"Xuanbei Liang envoys come to see you!"

Jin Zhong's sharp voice sounded in the court, and not long after, Beiliang was making Xue Wenlu, and deputy envoys Yelu Wende and Yuan Wenjing stepped into the hall.

They came from the cold wind outside the hall, as if carrying the wind and snow of the North Liang, so that the ministers in the court were terrified.

On the other side, the warmth in the hall is also like the intoxicating prosperity of the Southern Dynasty, and the three of them are drunk.

Xue Wenlu didn't need to scan to know that there were many people sitting in the court hall today whose names he had seen countless times in the intelligence.

A generation of virtuous ministers Su Zongzhe, white-clothed emperor Zhao Qingsheng, officialdom tumbler Wan Wenbi, and Xia Jingyun, the hottest upstart of the Southern Dynasty now.

"Foreign Minister Xue Wenlu visits the Queen Mother and Your Majesty!"

Xue Wenlu took a deep breath and spoke loudly.

Although he secretly had the intention of provoking the relationship between the mother and son, after all, he was above the court, and he didn't dare to openly ignore Dongfang Bai being caught by the ministers in the palace, so he still bowed honestly first.

"Let's be flat."

Concubine De, who was sitting behind the beaded curtain, was still full of manners, and slowly spoke, "Your envoy came from afar, what is the matter?" ”

Xue Wenlu took out the letter of state, and his face showed his face, "I heard that the first emperor of your country died, and I am very sad to Your Majesty, so I specially ordered foreign ministers to come and express condolences on behalf of you, so as to consolidate the friendship between the two countries." ”

Concubine De looked at the national letter handed over by Jin Zhong, didn't look at it, and said directly: "Military affairs, the ministers know about it, read it directly." ”

Xue Wenlu frowned quietly, it seems that the rumored queen mother with good ability really has some doorways.

Xia Jingyun stood in the middle of the team, thinking silently, this Emperor Liang wouldn't have a word like Mao Dun Shan Yu in the letter, right?

That's just unbearable.

Fortunately, the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Liang Dynasty were not arrogant and confused, and the national documents were just some common words.

After Jin Zhong finished reading, Concubine De said slowly: "Your Majesty has a heart, and the mourning family and Your Majesty thank you here." ”

Seeing that the Empress Dowager of the Southern Dynasty pretended to be stupid and didn't speak, Xue Wenlu sneered in his heart, the general trend is like this, but you can't hide from it by pretending.

He stroked his chest and bowed, "In addition, I heard that the first emperor of your country, the eldest prince of Yongjun, Dongfang Ping, rebelled and harmed the people. ”

As soon as this sentence came out, the monarchs and ministers in the palace were all in a state of mind, and they knew that the main play had begun.

Concubine De said meaningfully: "Why do you need your country's help in the affairs of my dynasty, could it be that your country is also involved in this?" ”

Xue Wenlu didn't deny it, and even had a look of empathetic anger, "Queen Mother Mingjian! I rushed to the harrier eagle to ride the general Murong Hu, my selfish desires were inflated, and I actually flowed into Kou with the east, which damaged the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and I was angry with His Majesty, so I sent foreign ministers to come and explain to the Queen Mother, and proposed a solution. ”

Hearing that Xue Wenlu actually took the initiative to admit that the army of Northern Liang colluded with Dongfang Ping, many officials of the fourth and fifth grades above the court talked about it.

But the high-ranking officials above the third grade who had listened to Xia Jingyun's analysis that night were as stable as Mount Tai, waiting to hear Xue Wenlu's final plan.

Concubine De was naturally equally calm, "Let's hear it." ”

Xue Wenlu opened his mouth and said: "I am the will of Your Majesty, and my Dynasty is also responsible for today's affairs, and I am willing to reconcile with Your Majesty in the middle, and your country and Dongfang Ping will temporarily rest their troops in today's situation." After the soldiers are stopped, I will send an envoy to His Majesty to Shen Murong Hu and order him to lead the troops back to the country. ”

He leaned over, "To show my sincerity, I am willing to swear to Your Majesty with Guozuo and the ancestors and ancestors, as long as the Queen Mother agrees, I will not fight with your country within a year." ”

"Ridiculous!"

Before Concubine De could speak, a junior official who wanted to fight for a position stood up and said loudly: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty!" This statement is extremely absurd, our dynasty rebelled, and the Northern Liang led troops into the Kou, which was an undeclared war, openly entering the Kou, and exposing its wolf ambitions! How can you allow it to be so whitewashed as a rebel?"

"Shut up!"

The little official was talking excitedly, and a cold drink suddenly sounded in his ears, and Yan Songwen, the imperial historian, said in a deep voice: "This matter has been decided by the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, how can you openly roar in front of the palace!" ”

The petty officer was dumbfounded, and looked at the central ministers who were also silent at the front of the team, and he suddenly understood a possibility: did they want to agree?

Looking at the petty official who returned to the team like a mourner, many people in the court reacted at this moment.

Then my heart slowly changed from shock to understanding.

The current situation is already an external and internal trouble, if the Northern Liang invades again, how should this situation be cleaned up?

According to Xue Wenlu's words, if Beiliang can really mediate in the middle and abide by the promise of a one-year truce, it will be a great thing for the imperial court!

The imperial court can have a year's respite to slowly calm down the civil strife, stabilize the court, purge the officialdom, reorganize the troops, and then make plans.

As for Beiliang's calculations, of course, everyone knows very well that they are indeed trying to occupy the Swift Prefecture as the Marquis of Jianning expected, so as to use the puppet of the Swift Prefecture to loot the people's fat and ointment for their enjoyment without bothering to plunder.

But after the one-year period has passed, when we take back the Swift State, what is there to fear, is it difficult for the army to press the border, and a mere Swift State can withstand it?

Thinking about these thoughts, everyone also understood the thoughts behind the silence of the important ministers and high-ranking officials at the forefront at this moment.

Since there is this consideration, how can it be good to characterize the wolf ambition of Beiliang.

Dongfang Bai, who was sitting on the dragon chair, couldn't understand such a profound thing for the time being, he quietly turned his head and looked aside.

Concubine De also frowned slightly, obviously weighing in her heart.

The old minister Su, who was given a seat, raised his eyelids slightly and looked at Xue Wenlu, "Your envoy is far away, let's first mourn the emperor, my Great Xia is based on loyalty and filial piety, etiquette and righteousness first, and this kind of interest matter should be discussed later." ”

Many people who were originally going to make a list and suggested that they first invite the envoys of Northern Liang to go back to the post house for a while, waiting for a decision, instantly felt the gap between themselves and Su Lao Xianggong, and they were in awe in their hearts.

And these words also made Xue Wenlu powerless to refute, the other party oppressed people with righteousness and etiquette, and he couldn't really pat his chest and say, [I, barbarian], right?

"This statement is very reasonable, and the foreign ministers will first go to mourn the emperor of your country."

He bowed slightly, "But please also ask the Queen Mother to give a reply to the foreign minister today." ”

"Bold!"

Li Tianfeng directly drank coldly, "I act in the direction of the court, I have my own rules, and I have your share of pointing fingers!" ”

Unexpectedly, Xue Wenlu was not afraid at all, but said lightly: "The foreign minister naturally can't control how your country acts, but the foreign minister just wants to kindly remind him that after today, it will not be this price." ”

With that, he bowed again, turned and strode out.

Since entering the hall, this young man who has been gentle and elegant has not looked like a barbarian from Beiliang, and at this moment, he finally revealed the hideous face and sharp fangs of the steppe wolf.

Yelu Wende and Yuan Wenjing, who were behind them, looked at the hall that suddenly quieted down, and their hearts were full of excitement, and they also made a chest stroking salute, turned around and followed.

When the outsiders left, there was a voice in the hall again.

A courtier came out of the ranks, "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the people of the Northern Liang are really hiding evil intentions, but the lesser of the two evils, now I am in trouble, and the armpit elbow, and add a new chaos, the North Liang is in the north, sitting on the male army, eyeing the tiger, if it waves its army to the south, the community is afraid of overturning." I hope the Queen Mother will think twice. ”

"Ridiculous!" Another courtier came out and said in a loud voice: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the ambition of the wolf son of Beiliang is plotting against the land of my Swift Prefecture!" With the present as the boundary, if the sword is not used for a year, the whole state of Swift State will be lost. If the Swift State is lost, it will lose the natural danger in the east, and the people of Beiliang can drive into it for a long time, leaving a disaster for future generations! This is not possible! ”

"Who doesn't know what you're talking about? But I said it, the lesser of two evils! Compared with the entry of the Northern Liang army, it added another fire to the already dangerous situation, so that Sheji overturned, and what was it to lose a Swift State? What's more, if you lose it, it's not that you can't get it back, and after a year, the army can calmly collect it! ”

"You said you would take it? That's a whole state! That's the Swift State with a vast territory and natural dangers, do you know how big he is? How many soldiers do you have to fill in and how many lives do you have to get back? Do you think you're just here and you can take it back? ”

"Then there are no dead now? If the Northern Liang is attacked by pouring the country, won't we die? That's going to kill more people! And we are not ready yet! ”

Yes, I agree with this assertion, everything should be viewed in context. Now we are worried about internal and external troubles, even the soldiers are not together, if we really start a war with the Northern Liang, the consequences are unimaginable, but in the same way, now the Queen Mother Rende Her Majesty Shengming, all are in the Ying Dynasty, a year later, the civil strife has subsided, the world is settled, the soldiers are full of food, and they can easily subdue Swift State, isn't it just right? The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, and the ministers thought that they should agree to Beiliang's proposal. ”

Xia Jingyun listened silently, and almost didn't laugh out loud when he heard that sentence.

Immediately, when I heard the compromising voice that gradually gained the upper hand, my heart was full of sorrow.

That's human nature!

In the past, when there was no way to avoid it, everyone was still able to unite as one, and it took only one day to complete the expedition efficiently, but now, as long as there is the slightest possibility of compromise, so many people are willing to retreat and seek satisfaction.

Who wouldn't love such an opponent!

Because of the cowardice in his bones and the short-term Gou'an, he retreated, burying his head in the sand like an ostrich to numb himself, and did not rise up to resist when he had the strength to resist, but retreated step by step, and finally stood on the edge of the cliff when he could not retreat.

But when the two countries clash, will the opponent have mercy on it?

Obviously not, they will just press forward step by step, and when you have no way to retreat, they will kick you mercilessly and kick you into the abyss.

However, then again, Xia Jingyun is not unable to understand the thoughts of these people, the people on the dragon chair have changed, the ministers are not still these ministers, the gentry are not still these gentry, if you want to maintain the rule of the system, they are still indispensable.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the minister has a word!"

Xia Jingyun finally stepped out of the ranks and spoke loudly.

The court, which was originally noisy, quietly quieted down after this sentence. (End of chapter)