The prince said coldly: "Bold, Xin Qiji, what do you say?"

Xin Qiji fell to his knees with a puff, and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince, in the past, my Great Song Dynasty and the Jin people formed an alliance to jointly deal with the Khitan Liao people, what was the result, the Liao people collapsed, shrank in a corner, and collapsed, but in the end, the Jin people turned their faces and did not recognize people, and took the opportunity to attack my Great Song Dynasty, so that it caused the change of Jingkang, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the people were not happy. Speaking of this, Xin Qiji kowtowed heavily, and said in a deep voice: "The lesson of the car ahead is not far away, and the painful lesson is vivid. With that, he kowtowed again.

The prince said in a deep voice, "Do you know whose idea it was?"

Xin Qiji's expression was indignant, and he said in a deep voice: "The initiator, there is no aftermath? No matter who proposes this proposal, it is short-sighted, and it is a plan to bring disaster to the country and the people, and it is absolutely unfeasible!"

Suddenly, a voice said: "It's a big mistake, being rigid and not knowing how to be flexible, knowing one but not knowing the other, it can be said that it is not a way, and it is not today's plan." ”

Xin Qiji was startled, turned his head to look, and saw an old man slowly turning out from behind the screen, walking up to the prince unhurriedly, bowing down and saying, "Old decay, see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The prince said in a deep voice: "Sir, excuse me." ”

The old man said in a deep voice, "Your Highness. ”

The prince said to Xin Qi: "Xin Aiqing, you get up and speak." ”

Xin Qiji kowtowed again and stood up.

The prince smiled and said: "Xin Aiqing, this palace will introduce you for you, this is the old Mr. Shi Haoshi, the crown prince's wife." ”

Shi Hao is a famous man in the world and a leader of Confucianism. Xin Qiji had heard his name for a long time, but he had never seen one, he was taken aback when he heard the words, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Senior Xin Qijian to meet Master Shi." ”

Shi Hao looked Xin Qiji up and down, and said with a smile: "Okay, Lord Xin is brave and loyal, both civil and military, he is really a rare loyal and righteous person." What you just said is reasonable, it is a word of loyalty to the country, but it is not a flexible and enterprising strategy, let alone a way to win in troubled times and adversity. ”

Xin Qiji's heart sank, and he said respectfully: "Please teach me, and the younger generation will listen to me." ”

Shi Hao said in a deep voice: "The stakes you just said, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not ignorant, let alone careless, but you don't understand His Royal Highness the Prince's true intentions. Speaking of this, he paused, and then said: "You said that this move is to drink a donkey to quench your thirst, playing with fire and self-immolation, and the old decay tells you that drinking a donkey can also quench your thirst, and playing with fire may not be self-immolating." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's intention to form an alliance with the Mongols was not to really cooperate with them, but to hang in the air, so that the Jin people would know about it, so as to deter the Jin people from having scruples and not daring to act rashly. ”

Xin Qiji was stunned for a moment, looked at the prince and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, do you mean to make a false shot, attack from afar, and use it to protect yourself?"

The prince smiled and said, "Yes, Xin Aiqing is really smart, and this palace has not misjudged anyone." The meaning of this palace is to attack from afar, Mongolia is far away, the Jin people are near, and the Mongolian people threaten the safety of the rear of the Jin people, so that they do not dare to act rashly against me, so as to buy time for us, we can take this opportunity to recuperate, accumulate national strength, make great efforts, and wait for the opportunity, when the country is rich and the people are strong, the soldiers are strong and strong, and the troops are sent to the Northern Expedition to recover the Central Plains in one fell swoop, recover the homeland, and restore the unification of the Song Dynasty in China. At that time, the morale of the people will be greatly boosted, and then we will fight a decisive battle with the Mongols, break it in one fell swoop, and then dominate the world. ”

This strategy is quite clever, Xin Qiji naturally knew that this was Shi Hao's idea, but it was just said by the prince's mouth.

Xin Qiji was overjoyed, bowed to the ground, and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is far-sighted, far-sighted, strategic, and decisive in thousands of miles away, it is really wise and wise, he will one day become my Great Song Zhongxing Holy Monarch, the first emperor of the ages!"

This sycophant is called a smooth shot, and the prince is called a comfortable one in his heart, and he laughed and said: "Xin Aiqing, the palace is not yet in power, don't dare to say nonsense." ”

Xin Qiji sincerely admired the prince in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness the prince is my prince of the Great Song Dynasty, and it will be a matter of time before he ascends the throne and pro-government. Weichen is willing to saddle the horse for His Royal Highness the Prince, be born and die, go to the soup and go to the fire, and never give up!"

The crown prince was overjoyed in his heart, and said with a smile: "Okay, Xin Aiqing, you leave for Mongolia early tomorrow morning, and you choose one or two loyal and reliable people from your headquarters to accompany you, and tell them to keep their mouths shut and never leak the news." What the main palace can give you is a verbal decree that when you arrive in Mongolia and meet Temujin, express the intention of the alliance of the main palace, and it is best to let Allah Temujin send people to our court to discuss the alliance. Do you understand the meaning of this palace?"

Xin Qiji said in a deep voice: "Weichen understands, please rest assured His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen will definitely live up to his mission and return successfully." ”

The prince nodded and shouted in a deep voice, "Someone." ”

The door of the temple opened slightly, and a pro-army guard strode in, holding a tray in both hands, covered with a red cloth.

The prince said in a deep voice