Xu Shiming said: "Sun Xiang's words are wrong, Feng Dao's affairs are true, but Sun Xiang should have heard that Feng Dao was ordered to go to Liao and insisted on returning south, right?" ”

Baili Wuji became interested and said, "Xu Xiang, tell me, what's going on?" ”

Xu Shiming began to narrate Feng Dao's anecdotes.

Let's start with an interesting fact. Feng Dao was a phase, once made someone read "Lao Tzu", he lay on the bed to listen, after the person opened the book, found that the first sentence of the book in the word "Dao" offended the public, so the "Tao can be Tao, very Tao." It reads: "Unspeakable, unspeakable, very unspeakable." ”

In that year, Shi Jingtang called the Khitan a son, and paid tribute to the Khitan every year, and this year, Shi Jingtang ordered Feng Dao to send an envoy to the Liao State to salute to show respect for his father and emperor.

Feng Dao did not hesitate to receive the order and said, His Majesty received the favor of the Northern Dynasty, and the ministers received the favor of His Majesty, why not.

At that time, Feng Dao did not participate in Shi Jingjiao's traitorous act of ceding Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, he said such things, but he was funny and wise, and he was always in good shape.

Because Shi Jingjiao, in order to please Yu Khitan, thought that only Feng Dao could act as an envoy, and had already ordered to say the words "This trip must be done". Although he also said that "the secretary respects virtue and respects, and cannot go deep into the desert", he just pretended to show concern.

Feng Dao, who was old and sophisticated, naturally understood his situation, and simply expressed his willingness.

After arriving in the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Deguang once sent someone to persuade Feng Dao to stay, and Feng Dao replied: "The Southern Dynasty is the son, the Northern Dynasty is the father, and the two dynasties are both ministers, how can there be a difference!" "The words are very beautiful, but in fact, I still don't want to stay in Khitan.

Feng Dao sold all the Khitan rewards, and the money he got was used to buy firewood and charcoal. Sixia said to people: "The north is cold, and the elderly can't stand it, so they can only prepare." "It seems that there are plans to stay in the north for a long time.

When Jerod agreed to his return south. Feng Dao asked to stay three more times, but after Yelu Deguang refused, he delayed for more than a month before he got on the road, and he rested on the road for two months before leaving the Khitan border.

I didn't understand it with me, so I asked him: "If others can go back alive, they can't wait to grow wings, why do you have to walk slowly." ”

Feng Dao said: "You go faster. The other party's fast horse caught up in one night, can you escape? Walking slowly can make them not understand what I really mean. It can be seen that his apparent obedience is only a means of obscurity.

After listening to Baili Wuji, he had a general understanding of Feng Dao.

See Xu Shiming and Sun Guangxian opposing each other. The dispute was unclear, and Baili Wuji smiled: "The two of you don't have to fight anymore, as for how to arrange, meet him." Wouldn't it be enough to listen to Feng Dao's own meaning? ”

Thereupon. As Feng Dao enters.

After a short rest, Feng Dao came in.

Immediately bowed to the ground, and shouted: "The minister greets His Majesty." ”

Baili Wuji was stunned when he heard this, and asked: "This king is only the king of a vassal country, how can he be called His Majesty?" ”

Feng Dao still bowed his head and replied: "The Southern Tang Dynasty has been the emperor for many years, and you have taken the land of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue without much effort, how can you not be called Your Majesty." ”

Baili Wuji listened to Xu Shiming's introduction and had a certain immunity to this old man's nonsense.

Waving his hand, he said, "Old gentleman, don't talk nonsense. Get up and speak. ”

Feng Daofang got up and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

"What is the matter with the old gentleman?"

"The minister is going south this time. Specially for the king. ”

"You have been made a Taishi in the Han Dynasty, why did you come to the Chu State?"

"Returning to the king, the minister has served as six prime ministers in his life, and has also served as Taifu, Taishi, and Zhongshu Ling, and has experienced ten emperors, with a total of only thirty-one years. The minister is tired and wants to go to the king to enjoy his old age in peace. ”

Baili Wuji said strangely: "What does the old gentleman mean by this? How can you think that you can enjoy your old age by defecting to the state of Chu? ”

"The king started from the small Badong, occupied Gyeongju as the foundation, plotted against Southern Chu, and now destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue, pacified the Wu Dynasty, and the ministers waited all the way, such as the unification of the world in the future, who is the king? The Khitan was brutal and occupied the Central Plains and could not be governed, so they could only return north. Liu Han started in the military rebellion, although there is military strength, but there is no foundation, now Gaozu is dead, his son is stupid, unable to calm the internal chaos, external resistance to the Khitan, just to survive. In this way, if the minister does not defect to the king, who else can he defect to? ”

Baili Wuji continued to ask: "I heard that the old gentleman came here with a convoy of ancient books, I don't know what the road is?" ”

"Returning to the king, this is the life's work of the minister, since Tang Changxing three years, the minister reported to the emperor for approval, by the Shangshu Tuntian staff Wailang Tian Min and others as detailed survey officials, Li He, Zhu Yanxi and other writing, according to the Tang Dynasty carved "Kaicheng Stone Scripture", and the scriptures of the joint publication, carved "Nine Classics", "Yi", "Book", "Poem", "Spring and Autumn Zuo's Biography", "Spring and Autumn Ram Biography", "Spring and Autumn Valley Liang Biography", "Zhou Li", "Etiquette" and "Rites", at the same time engraved in the Tang Dynasty Zhang Shen wrote "Five Classics Text", Xuandu wrote "Nine Classics" and other books. All are written in the end of the letter, can be engraved by craftsmen, and now it has been completed seventy percent, and the ministers defected to the king, just to complete this grand feat under the protection of the king. Please also ask the king to fulfill it. ”

In the third year of Tang Changxing (932 AD), it was the reign of Li Siyuan of Tang Mingzong at that time.

Baili Wuji understood, this old man didn't want to let this fifteen-year-long hard work be ruined in the flames of war. This made Baili Wuji begin to look up to Feng Dao, although he was flattering, and he had been Liao, and he committed the taboo of Baili Wuji, but this did not affect his contributions, and preserved the cultural inheritance for future generations.

"The old gentleman has a heart, this king has agreed to this request, I don't know what position the old gentleman wants to live in, please make it clear, this king will definitely allow you to be."

Feng Dao narrowed his eyes, looked at Xu Shiming, and then at Sun Guangxian, and said with a smile: "The king is gracious, and the minister is ashamed, but the minister is old and does not have enough energy to work for the king." I heard that the king has a school in Tanzhou and Jinling, and the minister yearns for many years, if the king does not dislike the old age and decrepit of the minister, he asks the king to reward the minister to go to the school to seek an errand. ”

Baili Wuji secretly scolded the old slippery head, this old man has a fight with Xu Shiming's character. After a few words, Baili Wuji had unconsciously compared Feng Dao with Xu Shiming in his heart.

is obviously a strategy to advance or retreat, but let him say it so sensational.

The two prime ministers of Chu are in front of him, and he is naturally embarrassed to snatch people's jobs in front of him.

Baili Wuji Ha Luha smiled and said, "The old gentleman doesn't have to be modest, this king allows you to invite." ”

As a result, Feng Dao was appointed as the governor and concurrently served as the decree of the Jinling Academy, allowing him not to go to the meeting every day to discuss state affairs.

Xu Shiming and Sun Guangxian had no objection.

……。

Toyotomi Shixu is blaming himself and introspecting, and Toyotomi Morihito is supervising on the side.

Because Toyotomi Shixu made mistakes, serious mistakes, mistakes that will cause endless trouble.

Of course, they don't know what kind of aftermath is endless. (To be continued......)