Zhao Ta knows that corruption is a cancer of the country, and at the same time, he also knows that he is now like walking by the river, and the shoes on his feet are not wet, although he has the reputation of a gentleman, but not to mention ordinary monarchs and ministers, even if he and the emperor are father and son, knowing that Lu Dao has no second heart for him, but the emperor will not rest assured, in his eyes, there may not be a eunuch like Tong Guan to reassure him, because he knows that the prince of Lu Dao may usurp his throne and seize his power, but those guys who have broken off the roots of their descendants have no descendants, even if they rob the throne and pass it on! But he didn't know that although the eunuch of Lu Dao couldn't snatch his throne, he could make him lose the country!

There was a celebrity named Li Mi in the Tang Dynasty, and the three generations of emperors of Suzong, Daizong, and Dezong were all monarchs and personal friends. Qin State general Wang Jian is very powerful, when he led the troops to attack Chu, he kept sending people back to Beijing to find Ying Zheng to ask for money and a house, and the most reluctantly 'forced' Ying Zheng to marry the princess of 28 years to him, an old man. The deputy general couldn't stand it anymore, and ridiculed him for being too greedy, Wang Jian smiled bitterly: You think I'm willing, but I can't do this!

At that time, Jie Zitui followed Chong'er, did not hesitate to cut off his shares and serve the king, and endured so many hardships and worked hard, seeing that the success of the revolution should be developed, and the opportunity to invite merit and reward arrived, he hid, and he didn't even want to be an official. What does he want if he doesn't want an official? Duke Wen of Jin, who had been tossing for more than ten years before waiting for the throne, was confused, and did not hesitate to order the mountain to be set on fire in order to ask him. The best thing to say is 'thirsty for talent'. That's not good, what the hell are you trying to do when you're hiding...

There are too many similar examples in the history books, although it is a bit of a taste of forcing good people to be prostitutes, but this is the way of power and conspiracy, the emperor's mental trick, so Zhao Ta is 'taking history as a mirror', if you put on a posture of not being greedy all day long, you have to carry it when you should put it in your pocket, and you have to stretch out your hand when you should reach out, anyway, it is better to have more money than no money, so you don't have to spoil it. We have done something that is beneficial to the people and the country.

Zhao Ta did not deliberately woo or intimidate Cai You this time, but only gave him some eye drops. He knew that although Cai You was not stupid, he was short-sighted, eager for quick success, and his eyes were so far away from his toes. It is said that knowing a son is better than a father. His father Cai Jing's evaluation is the most pertinent, this kid is really not the material to be the prime minister!

In order to realize his dream and bring down Cai Jing, Tong Guan allowed Cai You to take the position of deputy marshal of Liao, and he did not hesitate to turn against his father and son and ousted his father. As the chief envoy of the peace conference, he thought that he could make some benefits, but he learned that Tong Guan received a lot of gifts, and Wang Hao and others in the capital did not take less, and this Prince Yan also knocked a lot of money from Xixia. He didn't dare to do anything to Zhao Ta and Tong Guan, but he would definitely find trouble with Xixia during the peace talks, and let them know that 'don't take the master as a green onion'!

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The next day, the chamberlain, who arrived with the delegation, read out the holy decree, ordering Cai You as the main envoy and Tong Guan and Zhao Ta as deputy envoys, representing the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia to negotiate peace, and at the same time announcing that the Western Xia would send envoys to negotiate peace. Subsequently, the two parties began to discuss the time, place, and number of people attending the negotiations. These trivial matters are handled by the officials sent by the DPRK and the central government, and a few of their envoys are just checks, picking, and listening to reports!

After three busy days, the two countries finally agreed on the procedure and venue for the negotiations. According to Zhao Ta's meaning, he still wants to set the location in Dongguan Town, which is convenient for life and easy to control. But the Western Xia side thought it was an insult to them. The meeting place was insisted on being set up on the Yellow River beach 30 miles outside Lingzhou City, and the two sides were only allowed to bring 1,000 escorts with them, except for envoys participating in the negotiations, and troops were not allowed to come within 15 miles. Zhao Ta didn't want to agree, and Cai You also complained that it was too far away from the city and it was inconvenient to travel back and forth, but Tong Guan said that this was an 'international' practice, and the two of them couldn't say anything. …,

The date of the meeting was set for the first day of December, and on this day, Zhao Ta and other three envoys gathered in Xicheng to set off, and outside the city, the loyal and brave army generals and the cadres of the Jiesheng army had already formed their troops and waited, and their two armies were to serve as peripheral guards and be responsible for receiving the peace talks mission when there was a change.

The Shengjie Army is known as the first army in the northwest, the best treatment in the western army, the highest quality, the envy of the army, but when they meet with the loyal army, they are a little ashamed of themselves, not to mention the combat power, not to mention the meandering horses of all colors, or two horses per person, the main horse, the deputy horse, plus the exquisite military armor, only enviable.

Looking at the team of the three chief envoys of the peace talks, Cai You and Tong Guan were in front, setting up a guard of honor, playing their own signs: Cai You's Longtu Pavilion scholar and attendant, Xuanhe Hall scholar, Huaikang Junjie envoy, Kaifu Yitong three divisions, and peace negotiation envoy; Then there is Tong Guan's billboard: Jingfu Palace's envoy, the inspector's captain, Shaanxi's six-way Xuanfu envoy, Jing Guogong, Wukang's military festival envoy, Kaifu Yitong's three divisions, and the deputy envoy of the peace talks, which can be extremely publicized, I am afraid that others will not know who they are. Looking at Zhao Ta's honor guard to the other extreme, he only sent a standard-bearer to fight the flag of the east and west of the river, and nothing else.

Behind the three envoys are more than 100 civil and military officials sent by the three provinces and three divisions to participate in the peace talks, and a group of interpreters, clerks, and master books, in addition to a large number of miscellaneous servants and subordinates, who know that they are going to peace talks, and those who do not know Lu Tao still think that they are going to an outing, and the accompanying escorts are distinctive, and they are clearly distinguished, they came in groups, the 200 guards of the white horse are Cai You's personal guards, the 500 people riding red horses are Tong Guan's personal army, and the black-clothed black horse is Zhao Ta's 300 guards, guarding ten black-painted four-wheeled carriages, and nothing else．．．

There was nothing to say all the way, fifteen miles outside the city, two generals and horses stopped at the village, each sent scouts to run to the four directions, and the mission continued to move forward. When the sun rose, they arrived at the place of negotiation, where the Western Xia delegation also crossed the river on time, and the two sides stopped a hundred paces away, and a huge tent had been set up in the middle, and it was obvious that this was the place of negotiation. The advance personnel had already set up tents at the place of the peace talks for the people of the mission to rest, but Zhao Tan, Tong Guan, and Cai You seemed to be a little disgusted with the simplicity, so they chose an open space nearby to set up tents respectively, rearranged them, and left a large camp for the entourage.

After the two sides of Song and Xia arrived at Qi, they took a short rest, and then entered the central tent according to the arrangement, and the two sides sat down, Zhao Ta's eyes swept around, but found that the main envoy on the Xixia side was not Brother Cha, but was replaced by Shu Wang Renli, Brother Cha retreated to the deputy envoy, he and Brother Cha looked at each other and smiled, although they did not speak, they both knew their thoughts.

The two sides sat opposite each other, each on their own, but no one opened their mouths like mud bodhisattvas, staring at each other with wide eyes, as if whoever spoke first at this moment would admit defeat. As a deputy envoy, it was the first time for Zhao Ta to participate in such an important occasion, seeing that Cai You and the two of them were silent, thinking that this might be the rule, he also closed his mouth and squinted and took a nap.

I don't know how long it took, the tea on the table was almost frozen, and when Zhao Ta was killing Zhou Gong inextricably, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the tent, and a group of people came in as soon as the door curtain was lifted, "King Qin, please take a seat!" Zhao Tan, who was awakened, opened his eyes impatiently, and saw that the newcomers were all dressed as Khitans, and the leader was a young man about the same age as himself.

"Who are those people?" Zhao Ta turned his head and whispered to the interpreter sent by the Honglu Temple behind him.

"Lord Wang, those people are the envoys sent by the Liao State to ask for help from the Xia State, and the young man headed by them is the prince of the Liao State, Ye Luding!" The interpreter whispered.

"What is the Helper, please?" Zhao Ta knew that the Liao State was mediating the dispute between Song and Xia, but they entered the venue without a private discussion with Song Fang, which surprised him a little. …,

"Lord, please help... It's not a thing, he is the intermediary invited by Western Xia to mediate, and he is on behalf of the emperor of Liao! The interpreter replied.

"Since it was something invited by Western Xia, why did they let them sit on the throne, is this also the rule of exchanges between the two countries?" Zhao Ta asked again, at this time he understood why both sides were silent, it turned out that they were waiting for these people.

"It's... We and Liao are brotherly states, and we should sit on an equal footing, which is really not very in line with the rules! The interpreter said.

"Hu Shaoqing, this kind of thing that is detrimental to my Great Song Dynasty national body, why didn't you say it earlier!" Zhao Ta listened, turned his face and said to the accompanying Shaoqing of Honglu Temple.

"Lord Wang, I don't know how to be polite with my humble position, but this is the case the first few times, and I don't dare to change my humble position!" Hu Shaoqing replied.

"Lord Wang, don't worry about such a trivial matter, peace talks are important!" At this time, Tong Guan saw that Zhao Ta was angry, and hurriedly said.

"The difference between Taiwei's words is a matter of national body that must not be ignored, this not only gives people a handle, but also damages my great Song Guowei, this is not a trivial matter!" Zhao Ta said with a smile.

"This..."Zhao Ta's hat was big enough, Tong Guan knew that he couldn't wear it, so he turned his face and said to Cai You: "Master Cai, Prince Yan is dissatisfied with the seat arrangement, what do you think?" ”

"Just ask the prince to deal with it at his discretion!" Cai You secretly scolded Tong Guan, you can't afford to damage the country's reputation, and I can't bear the charge of obstructing peace talks, so he kicked the ball back as a last resort.

"In this case, the talks should be suspended immediately, and this king suggests that the venue be rearranged immediately and the seats will be arranged, otherwise the talks will not be discussed!" Zhao Ta said, seeing the two nodding, he said to the entourage waiting on the side: "Hu Shaoqing, you can inform Xixia of our suggestion!" ”

"Back to the prince, Xixia said that he was a subject of Liao, and he had the friendship of his nephew and uncle, so he should be treated favorably and refused to change!" It didn't take long, Hu Shaoqing, who was in charge of communication, said.

"Very good, this king can't find stubble, leave and go back to the city!" Zhao Ta listened, sneered and looked at the other side, Brother Cha proudly and said loudly.... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )