In the main hall of the court, the vest of Zhang Caiming, the Chinese scholar, gave birth to a strong chill, as well as a sense of happiness for the rest of his life.

From this point of view, these families seem to be making a lot of trouble, but in fact, they are all in Xia Xiang's control.

This seems to be a situation where the two will compete and there will be a defeat, but Xia Xiang found a third solution from it, so as to completely eliminate the problem.

Every move he made seemed to be idle chess that had nothing to do with the dispute between the two sides, but in fact it was dissipating the opponent's fighting spirit.

You said that I had a prejudice against the gentry, humiliated the gentry, had the sadness of the death of a rabbit and a fox, and worried that I would definitely try to kill more big families in the future, but you see, the Wang family, the Lu family, and the Yin family, these three families that I can kill openly, but I only punished the first evil.

This step seems to be the most inconspicuous, but it is actually extremely important, so that many people who are actually worried about Xia Jingyun's position begin to calm down and think with a rational thought, so as not to be coerced by his past cases and instinctively resist.

And with this rationality, next, the brilliant Tui'en directly hit the backyard of these big clans, and their strength was greatly reduced.

With this will, I am afraid that almost all the big clans will have concubines and side branches to stand at the end of the court, and under the advantages of one another, everyone's will to resist will naturally be much smaller.

And then, when the dozens of boxes of gold and silver arrived, and according to the general, it was only a tenth of a country's harvest, which was a direct and strong stimulus, which made everyone's hearts sway.

The reason why the family is so resistant is nothing more than a good word, but now that the good word has a way to make up for it or even enhance it, the price to be paid is only a concubine and a side lineage, so what reason is there to directly confront the imperial power?

In the end, with the introduction of Yu Deshun, who firmly supported the new policy, into the center, everyone understood the resolute attitude of the Queen Mother, and found a better way from it, how much resistance can be left?

When more than half of the people change their minds, and the remaining stubborn people really succeed?

Forcing the palace to force the palace, what is particular about is to suppress people with power, and without the advantage of numbers and momentum, then it is not called forcing the palace, it is called the mantis arm as a car! That's called hitting a stone with an egg! That's called suicide!

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Caiming slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, it is better to be sparse, Xia Xiangzhizhi, it is hard to say if there is anyone else in this world who can fight, anyway, with his own ability, there is no chance of winning.

Do it well, although you can't become the other party's descendant, but after all, the other party also has the capacity to accommodate people, from the perspective of the court situation, leaving yourself as a neutral faction in the center, you can also have a good reputation, and finally land safely, and it is not bad to have a lifetime of glory, why lose the life of the family for that icing on the cake like Wan Wenbi.

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly moved slightly.

Yesterday, the Beiliang delegation had already arrived in Beijing, and according to the rules, they were going to submit their credentials today.

All they could discuss during their trip was the matter of the two dynasties opening a trade route.

Zhang Caiming was taken aback, and suddenly realized, what a lever!

He looked at Xia Jingyun's back, and even looked a little shocked.

After the bead curtain, the queen mother's voice also sounded again, "Xuan Daliang envoys come to see you." ”

In the side hall of the palace, the representatives of the Northern Liang Mission, headed by Yerod, accompanied by the other six surnames, have been waiting for a while.

"Damn, I can't stand it, sit down for a while!"

Saying that, a man sat directly on the ground, and someone on the side hurriedly persuaded: "What are you doing, hurry up, we are in the palace city of the Southern Dynasty, the face of the court on behalf of the court, we have to talk about etiquette!" ”

"Talk about the etiquette of a fart, did they talk about it?" The other simply agreed, and also sat on the ground, with a disgruntled expression, "Hang us here for almost half an hour, is this their etiquette?" ”

Hearing this, the rest of the people thought about it and sat down one after another, and in the entire field, only Jerod was still standing.

"Everyone, please be restless, this is the scheming of the people of the Southern Dynasties, which is not only their disadvantage, but also they hope that we will be impetuous and restless because of this."

He looked at the crowd and smiled, "And the more this happens, the more it shows that they are empty-hearted." Let's catch an ordinary horse on the grassland, just throw a set of horse poles, only if you want to catch the kind of divine horse that can be met but cannot be found, will you try all kinds of ways, right? ”

Everyone nodded their heads when they heard this, and their emotions stabilized a lot.

And at this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the temple gate.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Queen Mother has a summons, please come with the lower officials!"

Everyone looked at each other, smiled lightly at the corner of their mouths, and walked out, led by Yerod.

When I came to the front of the hall, I saw the scene in the hall at this moment, and looked at the dozens of boxes full of gold and silver, and everyone in Beiliang was stunned.

What does this mean? I just gave a dismount, and now I'm tempting again?

Everyone looked at each other, and naturally felt that this was the benefit that the Southern Dynasties were preparing to promise themselves, and at the same time, it was also the bait they used to lure them into compromise.

Because there really wasn't anything else to explain the existence of these things, his expression inevitably became more and more arrogant.

Yerod coughed lightly and stepped forward to salute respectfully, "The foreign minister will meet the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, and I wish the Queen Mother and Your Majesty a long life." ”

The Queen Mother's voice came from behind the beaded curtain, "No courtesy." Why did you come from afar? ”

Yerod handed over the letter of state in his hand, "On the orders of His Majesty the court, the foreign ministers came to discuss the joint establishment of a business between the two dynasties and the opening of the Western Regions, the Eastern Regions, and the Nanyang Trade Route. ”

"I have already explained this matter in detail in the plan, what is there to puzzle about your country?"

Jerod smiled slightly, "It's not something that is incomprehensible, but something that is inappropriate." ”

He said aloud: "According to your country's proposal, the two sides will jointly send troops and capital to set up a general business to manage the tripartite trade routes, but the terms of the trade are yet to be discussed. ”

As soon as these words came out, he didn't wait for the Empress Dowager of the Southern Dynasty and His Majesty to answer, and suddenly felt a slight cold gaze on his back.

It's like walking in the wilderness at night, being watched by wolves.

In the court, the heads of the big clans and court officials who had just been "adopted" stared at the Beiliang people fiercely, what else about this?

Because there have been too many things happening in the Great Xia Dynasty recently, this matter has only been discussed once at the highest level, plus there is a matter of the previous peace between the north and the south, everyone only thinks that they are fooling the people of Beiliang, and the place is remote, no one cares, let alone takes it seriously.

But that's no longer the case!

With such a huge amount of real benefits and huge policy benefits, it is no longer a thing that is completely cost-effective and not worth considering to go to those directions to make a living.

Even after many big clans changed their thinking, they began to think that since it is no longer cost-effective to annex land and raise slaves within the country, should they take the opportunity to go there and bloom two flowers, which can not only prevent accidents, ensure the inheritance of clan blood, but also grab huge profits.

If the people of Beiliang are also involved in this matter, one more person will get a piece of the pie!

If there are more big forces, there will be more troubles and less benefits!

If the people of Beiliang have to join, it is naturally the lower the proportion, the better, and the smaller the share, the better!

Xia Jingyun said at this time: "This article was written by me, and the proportion of it is determined by us repeatedly, and we think it is fair and just, what does your country think is wrong?" ”

Yerod only felt like a man's back, but he didn't know the specific reason for this hostility, and even according to the original plan, he opened his mouth in exchange for the support of the Southern Dynasty families, and continued: "For example, your country's imperial court accounts for thirty and a half of the shares, and my dynasty accounts for thirty percent of the shares, and the two dynasties stand side by side, why are there still many points? If the proportion of the rest to the families is too low, and the proportion of Xia Xiang is too high, it is also debatable,"

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, but did not speak immediately, and the clans present were excited again.

What's wrong? In this plan, they have already prepared a share for these families?

So, what are the contents of these dozens of big boxes, do we really have a share?

If you want to do this, then we won't have a good face for you Beiliang people!

Our court takes more, that's as it should be! We are the Central Plains Zhengshuo, and we are the victors of the north-south situation.

People take a lot of Xia Xiang, and that's even more deserved! This matter was all planned and arranged by Xia Xiang, and he saved up by himself.

As for us taking less, isn't it because of you Beiliang people?

If you don't come, won't we have more share?

We can't compete with the imperial court, we can't compete with Xia Xiang, and we can't compete with you group of grassland barbarians?

Listening to this, you account for at least 30% of the total, but you still don't have enough?

We can't wait to donate money directly to destroy you, wouldn't it be better for us to directly occupy your North Liang and spread the branches!

So, when even some people began to support the court to refute Jerod.

"How ridiculous is that! I Daxia is the Central Plains Zhengshuo, the land is vast, the soldiers are good and the food is sufficient, I can do this alone, but for the two countries to calculate the diplomatic relations, I am willing to participate in the grand event with your country, this is friendly and reasonable enough, how can your country get an inch, but also the amount of share capital! It will inevitably make the world laugh! ”

"Yes, there are three trade routes, the land of the Eastern Regions has entered the pocket of our expeditionary force, the land of the South Seas, your country is thousands of miles apart, and at the same time it is not good at sailors, there is no help, and those who can conspire are nothing but the Western Regions. In this case, it is only half a percent less than my dynasty, which is already the benevolence and generosity of our dynasty, and the hearts of Aneng people are insufficient! In my opinion, it is reasonable to make your country's share half of our dynasty! ”

"The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since Beiliang feels that their share is too small and this matter is too difficult, it is better not to reluctantly cooperate with them, I can act independently, and I can support these things, and Beiliang will not bother."

Yelude is not such a stupid second generation, under the deliberate cultivation of his father, it can be said that he is more powerful than most of the second generation, but he is also stunned at the moment.

Before coming today, he had done research and homework, and he knew that there were disputes in the court of the Southern Dynasty now, and even he had calculated that those big clans of the Southern Dynasty had a little brain, and they would take advantage of their entry into the palace today to make trouble, in order to force the court to compromise.

But he never expected that when they came to this court, they would face a scene of a group attacking.

Even, there were people who shouted out the voice of directly driving their Beiliang people out of this cooperation without welcoming a rebuttal.

What about rebuttals? Those big people who oppose the new policy of the Southern Dynasties, are you stupid or crazy? Shouldn't we join forces to exert tacit pressure today?

Jerod felt that his education over the years had been affected today, and he could not understand the situation he was facing at the moment.

Of course, he is not to blame, and if he changes his father, he may not immediately think that these people have been directly surrendered by Xia Jingyun and not just suppressed.

So, Yerod had to struggle, "Your words can be described as a big fallacy, I heard that your country is now implementing a new policy, there are a little disputes, and it involves a lot of energy, if there is no help from my big beam, I am afraid that your country will not have so much energy to open up to the outside world!" ”

"Nonsense!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

"There is absolutely no doubt about our support for the New Deal!"

"The courtiers and civil and military officials are all absolutely supportive of the new policy! How can you be allowed to confuse the public by talking nonsense here! ”

Beiliang people: ???

But no matter how stupid they are, no matter how unwilling they want to admit it, they all know that something must have happened in that short period of time that they didn't expect.

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, and then slowly spoke, "You have all seen it, this is what my Great Xia Dynasty and the people want." Even the conditions given to you now are very reluctantly fought for you, and if you still give in and only care about you, I am afraid that you will be scolded to death by the raging discussions of the government and the opposition. I think you should all understand these four words, right? ”

Everyone in Beiliang silently rolled their eyes in their hearts, how can these four words come out of your mouth like a joke!

If you knew that the public was angry, there would be no new deal!

Yelude shook his head and said: "Xia Xiang, there are indeed many unreasonable things in this matter, and it is difficult for us to agree to this condition." ”

Xia Jingyun raised his eyebrows and pointed to the boxes in the hall, "Have you seen these boxes?" ”

In the team of the Beiliang people, a person frowned and said, "Xia Xiang just wants to use these things to buy us?" We have the emperor's order, and we can't be tested with a little money! ”

Above the court, a sneer instantly sounded.

Xia Jingyun shook his head with a smile, "What the true phase means is that this is our first batch of results in the Eastern Regions, but unfortunately the agreement has not yet been completed, so there is no part of yours." Hurry up early, sign early if you want to sign, otherwise there will be more opportunities for greed later! ”

"Is Xia Xiang threatening us?" A man couldn't help but speak.

Xia Jingyun smiled faintly, "How can the facts be considered a threat!" ”

Seeing that the good words could not be spoken, the people of Beiliang except Yelude turned on the threat mode according to the advance plan.

"Since Xia Xiang wants to put the facts, then the lower officials can also put a fact. Whether it is the Western Regions or the Eastern Regions, if there is no participation of our beams, the safety of the trade routes will not be guaranteed by your country, right? ”

"My court and your country, in this matter, just like a person's legs, missing one, I want to go how far, is it a little taken for granted?"

"In the Western Regions, the prestige of my Great Liang may be higher than that of your country, and your country is really determined to expand its territory and trade with its own strength? At that time, if something happens, if the caravan is robbed and the settlement is looted, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses! ”

The people of Beiliang said a word, and the courtiers couldn't help but change their faces slightly.

Although the words of the Northern Liang people sound ugly, they are really not too arrogant.

They may not help much to make things happen, but they can do bad things.

They can't reach Nanyang, but whether it is the Western Regions or the Eastern Regions, their forces can be easily influenced.

At that time, the caravan of Great Xia was tired of doing business, riding horses and singing, and happily returning to the court, and suddenly they were robbed by horse bandits.

After coming here a few more times, who would go there with their heads to settle down or do business?

Xia Jingyun squinted slightly, "What do you mean, is it really threatening the true appearance, threatening me?" ”

A man chuckled lightly and sent Xia Jingyun's words back as they were.

"How can the facts be considered a threat!"

This untouched words were like a slap in the face, slapped on Xia Jingyun's face loudly and crisply.

Xia Jingyun didn't get angry, and said calmly: "The original appearance can say that about you, because it is really the truth, you say the true appearance like this, and the original appearance wants to ask,"

His gaze swept over the people in Beiliang and snorted softly, "Are you worthy?" ”

Looking at the people of Beiliang who were suddenly discolored, Xia Jingyun's tone also suddenly shook, and his face turned terrier, "When you first arrived in Beijing, you threatened me to ask you for this matter?" Who gave you confidence? Is it the king of Zhennan who was chased by Jiang Yuhu to hold his head, or those snow dragon riders who can no longer hold swords and guns? Is it the Lieyang Pass and Phoenix City firmly held in my hands, or is it your turbulent court? ”

"You can spoil our business, you do have that strength, but you have the guts, do you dare?"

"My King Chaojing is in Lieyang Pass, we have the final say on whether we fight or not, not you!"

"You can threaten our caravans, but we can threaten your court!"

"And threaten us with the plundering of caravans, the destruction of trade routes, and the massacre of the settlers? Do you dare to try it? I lost a horse to the caravan, and you Northern Liang Liang are going to die a noble man with seven surnames, do you dare to gamble! ”

"Since you arrived in Beijing, the prime minister has been paying attention to your words and deeds, but I didn't expect that you really can't understand the situation and are arrogant!"

"Give you face, then go on, if you really think you have to do it, then let's fight again!"

"You ask this courtier, each family donated tens of thousands of taels of silver to support the Wudang army to destroy your Northern Liang, divide your land, and reward a county, you see if they can do it!"

"!"

The courtiers of the full hall immediately let out a neat promise, looking at the eyes of everyone in Beiliang, as if to say, just eat them now, and then go to war directly!

Under the direct and clear windfall profits and the active stimulation of the imperial court, these people, who were not so enthusiastic about expanding the territory, also fell into a kind of pioneering and enterprising frenzy at this moment.

This fanaticism made even the most ferocious Beiliang people turn pale in an instant, and the rest of the people were even more silent.

Because of the unquestionable unity that the Great Xia Dynasty is showing at this moment;

Because of Xia Jingyun's direct but clear words;

What's more, behind him is the general trend that has now reversed in the north and the south.

After the fiasco of Yinmayuan, the initiative of the general trend of the world is no longer in the hands of Beiliang!

Even if Jiang Yuhu takes the initiative to attack Beiliang, it is possible that he will not be able to defeat it, but before the exact victory comes, the haze in his heart will not be blown away, and everyone will weigh it and everyone will be afraid.

As a righteous envoy, Yelud had no choice but to come out to play a round at this time, "Xia Xiang's subordinates are rude and ignorant, talking nonsense, and please calm your anger." ”

Bai Yunbian, who is now a central minister of the court, finally began to exert his authority after being silent for a whole morning, and said lightly, "The subordinates are rude and ignorant, then don't let them speak, since they have spoken, don't say that they are so frivolous and take us for fools?" Who knows if you're really rude and ignorant, or if you're pretending to be rude and ignorant? ”

Yelude turned his head to look at everyone, everyone hesitated, Yelude's eyes were sharp, and the four people who had just spoken had to turn their heads to look at Xia Jingyun, "Xia Xiang is angry, Lord Bai is angry, we are really rude and ignorant, and we have no intention of offending." ”

Bai Yunbian directly grabbed the conversation, "You said you were rude and had no intention of offending, how can you prove it?" ”

The old faces of the four of them were flushed.

Bai Yunbian snorted, "Look, that's one of you singing with a red face and the other with a white face, deliberately, you are so deliberately provocative, then we have to respond!" ”

Yerod's face immediately changed, if the Southern Dynasty was really so single-minded, they would at least have to think about it in the long term today.

For the sake of today's plan, we must not clash with them in the court, and we must go back and discuss again.

Therefore, he immediately looked at the four of them, "You don't listen to orders and don't follow the rules, and you ruin the dignity of the court, do you want the court to bear the consequences for your mistakes?" ”

The four nobles who were also flying and domineering in Beiliang had purple faces, and they had no choice but to speak.

"Lord Bai, you know the lower official, the lower official is just a brain, yesterday arrived, didn't the lower official say the wrong thing and offended you!"

"Lord Bai, you know the lower officials, at yesterday's dinner, the lower officials couldn't control drinking too much, didn't they still shout at you to take us to your country cough cough, that upstairs shopping! It's not rude people, who would be like that when they first arrived! ”

"Lord Bai, you know the lower officials, the lower officials have always been rude, and when he was waiting in the side hall, he almost took off his boots and lay on the ground, so there is no etiquette rule, it is really just an unintentional mistake."

"Lord Bai, you know the lower officials, the lower officials. The lower official is indeed rude and stupid, you. You. You look at my appearance, I don't look like a good person! ”

The ministers had already lowered their heads, their shoulders couldn't help shaking, and it was very difficult to hold back their laughter, if they didn't care about the etiquette in front of the king, they would all laugh.

Bai Yunbian nodded leisurely, "Then it seems that you are really rude." Xia Xiang, since it was an unintentional mistake, why don't you spare them. ”

Xia Jingyun looked directly at Yelude, "What do you have to say?" ”

Yelude hurriedly said: "Xia Xiang's meaning, the lower official has already understood, and I also ask Xia Xiangrong and I to discuss it for a while, and we will definitely give you an answer as soon as possible." ”

Xia Jingyun nodded, and said to the Queen Mother and Her Majesty: "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, since this is the case, let them discuss this matter and then discuss it." Although they lost their manners in front of the palace, they still hoped that the Queen Mother and His Majesty would be rude and rude to them, and they would be a little lenient if they did not get the reason for the king's Taoism. ”

The people in Beiliang were extremely aggrieved, and hurriedly said: "The foreign minister is rude and offensive, and I hope that the Queen Mother and Your Majesty will forgive you!" ”

After Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian finished singing, the Queen Mother naturally had no opinion, "Let's discuss the follow-up with Xia Aiqing." ”

Yerod hurriedly led everyone to caress his chest and bowed, "The foreign minister receives the order, and the foreign minister retreats!" ”

When they successfully walked out of the main hall, everyone couldn't help but glance back with palpitations, especially the four who were forced to apologize, for the first time, they had a little agreement with Xue Wenlu's words, that Baiyunbian is really not a fucking good thing!

And Jerod's heart was thinking about many things.

Although this trip was humiliating, it was a rare insight and opportunity for his personal growth.

Xia Jingyun of the Southern Dynasty is really amazing!

He whispered solemnly: "Don't delay, get out of the palace quickly, and go back to Honglu Temple to discuss!" ”

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And at the same time, the girders, the beams.

Back at the Dingxi Palace, Yelushi summoned a henchman to him.

"Quickly send a message to Yeluxiu, let him act immediately when he sees the letter, and seize the territory!"

"Yes!"

Looking at the back of his henchman leaving, Yelushi snorted softly.

Tricks, not only Emperor Xian and Jiang Yuhu can play, he is no stranger to this trick. (End of chapter)