Chapter 43: Delegates to the Armistice Negotiations

'The star team is singing, and the people of the country are afraid. Said: What is it? Said: Nothing! It is the change of heaven and earth, the transformation of yin and yang, and the rare of things. It's weird, but it's also; And fear it, no. ’

Seeing this, Hao Ren put down the book in his hand and sighed. He felt that his previous confusion had finally been relieved to some extent, and his heart was excited, and he couldn't help but get up and walk to the courtyard and look up at the starry sky.

If you want to change it to the set of science 'heaven and man induction' and 'heaven and man unity', as long as something rare happens, it must be linked to a certain immorality, and XX is a traitor. Just like Kublai Khan asked Hao Ren's teacher Hao Jing, 'Why was there an earthquake yesterday?' ’

Hao Jing replied, 'The crack in the sky is due to the lack of yang, and the earthquake is more than yin. The husband is authentic, the yin is also, and the yin is too prosperous. If there is an earthquake today, or if evil is on the side, or if a woman is prevalent, or if slander is handed over, or if the punishment is missed, or if the conquest is sudden, one of the five will be here. The husband loves the king, as he loves his son, so he shows this as a warning. If you can distinguish between adultery and evil, go to the woman, screen the slander, be cautious in punishment, be cautious in requisitioning, go up to heaven, and agree with the people, then you can turn the blame into a rest. ’

Only Xunzi bluntly said that the emergence of rare natural phenomena has nothing to do with human society. Sure enough, it is 'heaven is constant, not for Yao, not for ruin'.

was sighing with joy, but Hao Ren suddenly felt that something was wrong. If earthquakes are just a relatively rare natural phenomenon, how did this natural phenomenon occur? What makes the earth shake so violently, and how much force it must have. Where does this power come from?

Thinking of this, Hao Ren found that he could see the world, but he could not understand the world. A sense of irritability arose in my heart. In a fit of irritability, Hao Ren suddenly had a new idea. Science at least proposes how to understand the world, regardless of whether it is right or wrong, this is a direction after all. If you have a direction, you will feel that there is a foundation under your feet, and you will not feel at a loss.

Standing in the yard. Hao Ren fell into a deeper myth. Although he knew that he shouldn't go to Zhao Jiaren in the middle of the night, let alone see Zhao Jiaren, Hao Ren still wanted to go and meet this knowledgeable prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty. It seems that if Hao Ren wants to break free from the current myth, he needs to get more help from Zhao Jiaren.

The next day, Hao Ren asked to see Zhao Jiaren again. Zhao Taiwei did not agree with him, but sent a negotiator named Liu Meng. Liu Meng immediately discussed with Hao Ren the specific issue of the armistice, and Zhao Jiaren said at a meeting held last night that in just a few years, our forces will be able to overwhelm the Mongols, and the time will be ripe for the Northern Expedition." Liu Meng deeply believed this, and other officials and cadres were also quite supportive. Sending a cadre of Liu Meng's level to talk is enough to prove the sincerity of the Great Song Dynasty.

As for Hao Ren, the Mongol elite of all walks of life believed that the time when the Mongol power could overwhelm the Song State was the day of the outbreak of war. At this time, Mongolia did not need to be in such a hurry to fight a decisive battle with the Song State, but needed to make up for the shortcomings exposed in the war first.

Both the Mongols and the Great Song Dynasty adhered to a very materialistic attitude, and the belligerent ideas led by ideas or impulses did not affect the decision of the upper echelons, and the armistice representatives of both sides were very sincere. For the sake of future wars, peace is needed now.

The negotiations proceeded quickly, and the Confucian academic discussion that Hao Ren had intended did not appear. By the end of the afternoon, he felt that all kinds of land and place names were flying in his head, and his whole person was exhausted. Hao Ren is only a Mongolian nobleman in the Mongolian court, a Mongolian thousand-household. He didn't have more information than he had been told before he left.

Liu Meng was very happy. Although he suspected that the Mongolian kid in front of him was hiding some information, he preferred to believe that what this kid knew had almost been emptied. Since cooperating with the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, Liu Meng found that the personal level of these people is not bad. However, their knowledge and common sense cannot be compared with those of Zhao Jiaren's cadres. Liu Meng has a kind of 'joyful sympathy' for these officials, and following the accumulation of more than ten years of study by Taiwei Zhao, how can these guys who only know how to read learn in a year?

Even the officials of the Great Song Dynasty were still like this, and Liu Meng was more inclined to believe that how could a Mongol be compared with these cadres of the Great Song Dynasty, whose knowledge and knowledge were not trivial!

Hao Ren didn't think about it so much, he was tired along the way, and he was psychologically impacted. I slept very deeply at night, and the next day I ate and bathed. When I felt that my energy had recovered somewhat, Liu Meng came again. This time we will talk about how the Song State sent envoys to Mongolia for negotiations.

Now Hao Ren was a little unhappy. This unhappy expression was completely revealed on his face, and after Liu Meng saw it, he knew that Hao Ren had his own thoughts, so he asked, "I don't know what else Mr. Hao is dissatisfied with." "Last night, there was a special team to analyze the negotiations, and everyone felt that the progress was very reliable. If there is any change on the Mongolian side, it means that there is no sincerity for an armistice on the Mongolian side.

Hao Ren had no opinion on the progress of the armistice work handed to him by the Mongol Great Khan. The news he heard from his teacher Hao Jing made him feel that the Great Song Dynasty might not hesitate to oppose the armistice. I didn't expect the Great Song Dynasty to be so cooperative, and it can be seen that they are also sincere about the truce.

Seeing Liu Meng staring at him, Hao Ren had to say slowly: "Before my trip, the Great Khan told me that if I could talk, the envoy of the Song State would go to Dadu with me. ”

"Oh......" Liu Meng nodded. This was a very reasonable request, and it was about the same as the team had expected. But the Mongolian representative on the opposite side, Hao Ren, looked reluctant, which made Liu Meng feel that Hao Ren must have something to be dissatisfied with. He tentatively said to the young man in his twenties: "If Mr. Hao has any ideas, you can say it boldly." If we can do it or not, we will clearly tell Mr. Hao. ”

“…… I also want to see Mrs. Zhao again, some academic things have not been fully clarified, and I want to ask Mrs. Zhao again. Hao Ren hesitated to say what he thought. After saying that, Hao Ren felt a little ashamed. In the Analects, it is said, 'It is a shame to do oneself, to be used in all directions, and not to dishonor the king's life, which can be described as a gentleman'. Hao Ren thought that he was entrusted by the Great Khan to come to talk about the armistice and should be completely an armistice officer. Picking up the airport and asking for teaching is already a bit of a fake public and private in it. If you use the means of obstructing the truce to achieve your own goals, it is the way of the villain.

But Hao Ren couldn't control himself. After seeing a new world, the desire to see more clearly and more thoroughly tormented him, and he had to do something for the sake of this desire. Even if he regretted it, he was not willing to give up this opportunity. Hao Ren didn't work hard in Dadu, and it was because of his efforts that he realized that he had found what he was looking forward to in Dadu.

Liu Meng looked at Hao Ren in a daze. This is not because of contempt or ridicule, Liu Meng did not expect that the level of this Mongolian was far beyond his imagination. Following Taiwei Zhao's side, Liu Meng also had such a desire. He wants to know more, to know more, to master more. But no matter how Liu Meng studied, he found that Taiwei Zhao was like a source of knowledge that would never dry up, providing endless things.

Seeing people who shared the same feelings, Liu Meng persuaded: "This Brother Hao, it is impossible for you to stay in my Great Song Dynasty all the time. If you want to learn, overnight is not enough. ”

Hao Ren shook his head slightly, and then felt that it was wrong to express this, and he couldn't help but nod and said: "I don't think what I learned from Taiwei Zhao is that knowledge, the world is so big, where can I learn this thing." What I want to learn is his vision of the world. Taiwei Zhao is so strong because he has a different vision of the world. I just need him to give me some pointers. ”

Hearing this, Liu Meng first felt a great agreement in his heart, what this Mongolian said was exactly what Liu Meng had walked. When Zhao Taiwei knew it, Liu Meng admired it very much, but what made Liu Meng respect him even more was when Zhao Taiwei 'didn't know'. At this time, others are scratching their ears and cheeks, and they don't know what to do. But Taiwei Zhao can't, he can come up with a way to face the problem, understand the problem, analyze the problem, and finally solve the problem.

In the process of solving unknown problems, there will naturally be various problems, all kinds of mistakes, in short, there are many twists and turns. However, after the problem was solved, Liu Meng felt that he had gained more in the whole process than simply learning ten things. It is his ability that improves, not simply knowledge.

With the rise of his identification with this Mongolian, Liu Meng suddenly had murderous intent in his heart. If the person on the other side is incompetent, or a guy who has ability but no knowledge, it will be less difficult to defeat him. However, this guy is a knowledgeable Mongol, which means that he has the potential to grow to a very high level and become a very difficult enemy to deal with.

So Liu Meng couldn't help but say: "Taiwei is so busy, where can I have so much time to see you." I thought it would be better to find another teacher to tell you about it. ”

Hao Ren shook his head firmly, and he also let go at this time. Since the purpose of the envoy is no longer pure, if he can no longer achieve his goal, it means that he is sorry for himself while not going to the court. And Liu Meng's attitude is also pushing Hao Ren to a certain extent, and I can't tell what the reason is, Hao Ren has a natural insistence on what the enemy really opposes.

So Liu Meng and Hao Ren's diplomatic offensive and defensive battle went on for another three days, and when Zhao Jiaren finished one of several water conservancy projects, he asked Liu Meng how his situation was. Seeing that the paper couldn't contain the fire, Liu Meng, who had been trying to resist, couldn't tell the truth.

After listening to Liu Meng's introduction, Zhao Jiaren couldn't help laughing, "Roar, Liu Meng, that Hao Ren is very interesting, and you are also very interesting." ”

"Why am I so interesting?" Liu Meng felt that Zhao Jiaren's words were not completely positive.

Zhao Jiaren leaned back in his chair, crossed his fingers on his abdomen, and replied slowly: "If you want to destroy a country like Mongolia, it is useless to kill all the capable Mongols alone. We need to have the ability and self-confidence to kill any kind of Mongol. And I personally think that it is quite painful to live soberly in a country like Mongolia. He alone can't really change anything. Finally, in this world where idealism is in the majority, I really can't refuse a person who aspires to materialism. ”

Savoring the meaning of Zhao Jiaren's words, Liu Meng was silent for a moment and then replied, "I'll arrange it now." ”