Zhao Hongjin and Han Zeng's thoughts coincide, this waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Shou, is loyal and down-to-earth, steady and reliable, and is indeed the best person to negotiate and deal with this matter.

"Han Xiangguo and I have the same idea, so this matter is decided, send Zhang Shou there. Due to the inconvenience of my identity, I directly apologized, so Han Xiangguo wrote a letter and asked Zhang Shou to take it to the border between the two countries to explain to the envoys of the mission, and apologize by the way. However, in order not to damage the national prestige, at the time of the negotiations, it is still necessary to make some condemnations for their unauthorized detention of Chinese and DPRK officials, and hope that they can also apologize for this incident. ”

Han Zeng still agrees with Zhao Hongjin's arrangement, although the little emperor in front of him is still very young, he has been smart since he was a child, and he is deeply loved by the first emperor, and now he is assisting the little emperor in the hope that he can take on the burden of a country in Southern Zhao as soon as possible.

Now although he and his ministers are restrained by Fu Zuoliang everywhere, he can see that Zhao Hongjin must be a virtuous monarch in the future, but he is trapped for a while. Therefore, Han Zeng was already ready to help Zhao Hongjin regain power and eradicate the powerful ministers in the DPRK in his lifetime, even if it was to take his own life.

"It's best for the Holy Lord to make another edict for Zhang Shou to take with him, so as not to make things difficult for the other party when the time comes, with the Holy Lord's holy order in his body, Zhang Shou also has some confidence to go to negotiate."

"Xiangguo is still thoughtful, so I plan to order Zhang Shou as an envoy to negotiate with the envoy of the Jingyuan mission."

Han Zeng turned his head to an official in the civil service team and said, "Zhang Shou, don't you come forward to listen to the edict?" ”

Among the many civil officials, there is an official with a good appearance and long hair, although he is a civil official, his expression and demeanor have the heroic spirit of a military attaché.

"Weichen Zhang Shou is willing to lead the edict to go to the border between the two countries to negotiate with the envoys of the Najingyuan mission about the seizure of the officials, and complete the important task of receiving the mission, and will live up to the trust of the Holy Lord and the country."

Zhao Hongjin nodded with satisfaction and said, "I believe that Zhang Aiqing will be able to properly handle this matter, not only without losing the prestige of my southern Zhao Guo, but also smoothly lead the mission to the capital and complete the important matter of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries." Zhang Aiqing, this matter depends on you. ”

"The minister has ordered, please rest assured that the minister will not disappoint the holy lord and will definitely handle this matter well."

After Zhang Shou received Zhao Hongjin's edict, he hurriedly set off to the border between Southern Zhao and Jingyuanguo, and this matter should not be delayed for a long time.

He also knew very well that Fu Zuoliang did everything possible to obstruct the two countries because he was afraid that the two countries would formally establish diplomatic relations, so that he could not continue to control the government under the pretext of the war in the north. As a member of the civil official group, Zhang Shou naturally understands the difficulties of the little emperor Zhao Hongjin, so this matter is not as simple as it seems.

I don't know what kind of character the envoy of the Jingyuan mission is? It's really hard to deal with if you can't speak, and it's not soft or hard. Acting too weak will lose the national body, and acting too tough may cause contradictions in diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Because the reception group was already in front, Zhang Shou didn't make much preparation, and set off lightly with two servants. The three horses traveled day and night just to arrive as soon as possible, so as not to cause any other accidents, which would be even more difficult to deal with.

When the three of Zhang Shou's master and servant arrived at the border between the two countries, it was already three days later, and this was still a light trip, if the team walked slowly, it would really not be possible to arrive in seven or eight days.

The matter was urgent, and the three masters and servants were also very hard along the way, so as soon as they arrived at the border, they hurriedly contacted the reception group to ask the reason for the incident.

The small officials of the reception group couldn't tell what was going on, but said that a few days later, an official of the prospective Yuan mission invited the leader of the team to go to the county guard of Nanshui County to say that there was something to discuss, but how did he know that when he got there, he was detained, and several people accompanying him were also driven back, only saying that the officials of Nanzhao were detained after crossing the border and breaking into the territory of Jingyuan without permission, and asked Nanzhao to send officials of the corresponding rank to negotiate.

As soon as Zhang Shou heard this, he understood what the other party meant. This is because the person receiving is only the main matter of Cong Bapin, which makes the other party feel humiliated by Nan Zhao, so he escorted people down and forced Nan Zhao to send a person of equal rank to receive him. Although the approach is indeed a bit excessive, it is excusable, and anyone will feel angry when this kind of thing changes.

"It's all a good thing that Fu Zuoliang did, if he hadn't advocated letting a master from the eighth grade come to do this reception, there would be no trouble today, it's really ill-intentioned."

Now that the other party's motives have been determined, the next thing is much easier, nothing more than to meet the conditions put forward by the other party, so that the other party can get back face, and things still have room to turn around after all.

It seems that the other party didn't want to do things perfectly, but he just taught Nan Zhao a lesson.

Since it is his own side that is at a loss, then the posture should naturally be lowered. Zhang Shou hurriedly ordered someone to send a message to the county guard of Nanshui County, hoping that the other party could send a written invitation, so that it would be convenient for him to go and negotiate with the mission.

Who knew that the person who went to send the prayer post ran back not long ago, saying that the person had already prepared this written invitation document, and handed it to him directly after receiving the prayer post, and asked him to come back and tell Zhang Shou that he could go to Nanshui County Shoufu at any time.

Zhang Shou also felt a little crying and laughing, which showed that people were ready to wait for him, and it seemed that all the reactions and coping actions on his side were in the calculations of others.

This is how Cheng Xin used this method to force Nan Zhao to send a fourth-grade official to come, and it seems that what he is thinking and what he wants to do, people have long known. It seems that the envoy of this Jingyuan mission is not an ordinary person, who can predict everything in advance, and can be said to be thoughtful, flexible, and bold and decisive.

"Alright! Since this is the case, then the official will go to meet with the envoys of the Jingyuan delegation for a while, and see what kind of person can force my Nanzhao court into such a situation? It's really curious. ”

Zhang Shou and his entourage, after making some preparations in official robes, set off for the county guard mansion in Nanshui County. To solve the trouble in front of him, he must show some sincerity, so Zhang Shou asked the people under him to prepare a generous gift.

Speaking of this generous gift, it is a deep-sea mussel pearl in the South China Sea. Although the resources of this Nanzhao are scarce, grain, salt, iron, and cloth are all expensive things, but because of the proximity to the South China Sea, there are many rare things produced in the sea, such as the red coral tree that the envoy of the Southern Zhao Dynasty presented to Xiao Changyi last time, which can be said to be a unique treasure in this world.

But the problem is that these things should not be eaten or worn, and no amount of them can solve the problem of Nanzhao's lack of materials. Therefore, if the Southern Zhao State and the Jingyuan Empire can strengthen border trade and trade, they can exchange these things in the sea that the Central Plains regard as treasures for the living materials needed by the Southern Zhao, which can be said to be a good complement.

Because of this, Zhao Hongjin and Han Zeng have always advocated the establishment of diplomatic relations with Jing Yuanguo to strengthen the commercial trade between the two countries.

The relationship between countries is like this, giving full play to their own strengths, making up for their shortcomings through the exchange of interests, and many things can be solved by peaceful means, but there are always people who want to satisfy their desires through armed plunder, which is the fundamental reason why human society has been war-torn for a long time.

Exchange and plunder, it seems that more people will choose the latter, because it does maximize the benefits. However, the ultimate victims of the war are the common people, and if those in power fail to sympathize with the people's feelings, love the people, and only think about the ideal of accomplishing a thousand years of achievements, even if they finally win the world, they will lose the hearts of the people, and the result of losing the hearts of the people will be nothing in the end.

It's a pity that many people don't understand this truth, or they understand this truth but can't resist the temptation in front of them.

When Zhang Shou and the others were taken to the county guard mansion by the officials they received, they were stunned by the scene in front of them, what were they doing? The entire county guard mansion was demolished! There are also many plasterers and craftsmen working on the site, and it is completely a scene of reconstruction in full swing.

Looking at the county guard mansion full of bricks and tiles in front of him, Zhang Shou was stunned! Where is this work? Where are you receiving it? Since the county guard is like this, why not just lead them to the inn? What are you bringing them here for?

I saw Tao Qingyun wearing a coarse cloth shirt, rolled up cuffs and trouser legs, full of hands, feet, and face covered with mud, and greeted Zhang Shou with the appearance of a plasterer and a small worker.

He clasped his fists with both hands and arched his hands, and said with a smile: "Presumably, this is Lord Zhang Shouzhang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites sent by the Southern Zhao Kingdom, right?" I'm so sorry! Recently, the county guard mansion is being renovated and rebuilt, and Lord Zhang is really unlucky. You see, there is no place to sit here, so I can only grieve Lord Zhang to sit under the big locust tree next to me, so I will order someone to boil some boiling water to quench Lord Zhang's thirst, and then go to inform Lord Shao Xi of the mission to come and meet Master Zhang. It's too messy, please forgive me for the poor hospitality. ”

Zhang Shou was also embarrassed, so he could only politely reply: "It's okay, it's okay!" Lord Tao, you are too polite, I came here this time mainly to discuss with Lord Tao and that Lord Shao about the detention of our officials and the reception of the envoy, and Lord Lao Tao invited that Lord Shao over to discuss together. ”

Tao Qingyun smiled all over his face, raised his hand full of mud and compared it to the stones under the big locust tree, and said with great courtesy: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" Mr. Zhang, please take a seat first! I'm going to ask Master Shao to come and meet you. ”

As soon as Zhang Shou's buttocks sat on the stone, he heard Tao Qingyun pulling his neck on the roof of the courtyard and shouting, "Lord Shao, Lord Shao!" Nan Zhao sent the four-grade official Rite Department attendant Zhang Shouzhang to visit, and invited Lord Shao to come and meet! ”

"Got it! You tell him to wait for me for a while, until I'm done putting up this row of tiles. ”

Zhang Shou listened, good guy! Not only is the county guard doing muddy work, but the envoy of the fourth grade, Lord Shao, is also working on the house! Do you say that the officials of the Jingyuan Dynasty are so diligent and love the people? You have to go into battle to repair the house.

This is also a rare thing in Nanzhao! It seems that the envoy sent by the emperor of Jingyuan Kingdom is really not an ordinary person.

Zhang Shou felt a little curious, so he put his hand on the pergola and looked at the roof of the main hall of the county guard's mansion, only to see a young man who was also covered in dust was squatting on the roof and tiling the roof with the master bricklayer, his face was east and west, like a little flower cat, but he couldn't hide his handsome appearance.

"This is the envoy of the Jingyuan Mission? How is it possible to be a fourth-grade official at such a young age? Isn't this person a relative of the Jingyuan Dynasty? Otherwise, how can you be on the same level as me at such an age? ”

Zhang Shou was surprised when he saw that Shao Xi was actually a teenager.

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