Chapter 173 The agreement is made, and the loyal ministers leave
The next day, Li Zengbo, who came to the Qinzheng Hall again, still had a sad face.
The debate yesterday was still vivid, and he also understood that relying only on his own strength, he would definitely not be able to stop Na Jia Yidao, and he couldn't figure out what to do under the complicated mood, so he had to stand and wait for Zhao Yun's arrival.
The hall was gradually filled with ministers, and the dragon chair also ushered in its own master in the eyes of everyone's expectation.
"See my emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live!"
Among the slogans that resounded in the hall, Zhao Yun slowly sat down.
Unlike yesterday, today's Zhao Yun's cheeks are red, and he seems to have infinite energy.
Although Li Zengbo looked strange, he was safe in his heart, as long as His Majesty was fine, then the court would naturally be safe and sound.
And above, Zhao Yun waited until he sat down, and then waved his hand, and Dong Songchen next to him immediately raised his throat.
"Xuan Chifeng's envoy Zhang Deyi has come to see you!"
Yesterday was too hurried, and they were not ready, so they were a little caught off guard when facing Zhang Deyi.
After all, this so-called matter of praying for heirs is ostensibly to inherit the so-called power, but in fact, it is just an armistice agreement between the Song Dynasty and the Chifeng Army.
The Red Phoenix Army exhausted the treasury of Fuzhong because of the previous Northern Expedition, and was afraid that the Song Dynasty would come to raid at this time.
And the Song Dynasty was also afraid that the Red Phoenix Army would attack at this time because the Northern Expedition was imminent, so it was eager to stabilize the Red Phoenix Army so that it could not interfere in the Northern Expedition.
The two hit it off, and that's what led to this situation.
Hearing the order, Zhang Deyi also stepped into the hall, and the surrounding ministers were eyeing him, all of whom regarded him as a flood beast, but he ignored it, and just bowed to Zhao Yun.
"Weichen Zhang Deyi, knock to see Your Majesty!"
Compared with yesterday, Zhang Deyi is much more normal this time, and he has obviously done a lot of work before this.
Zhao Yun closed his head slightly, and the smile that stretched out showed that he was very happy now.
"Aiqing is reluctant. It's just that I was shocked to hear your request yesterday. And this matter is not something that I can call the bullet alone, so I asked Aiqing to wait a little less. Please forgive me for any neglect!"
Zhang Deyi raised his eyebrows, but he remembered Xiao Feng's instructions before he left.
Praying for an heir is just a pretext, the most important thing is to lure the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty so that he can recuperate for the Chifeng Army, but now after seeing Zhao Yun like this, he knows that the other party is afraid that he already has a plan in his heart.
"Your Majesty laughed, I have always heard that Lin'an is prosperous, and it is really extraordinary when I see it today. Zhang was lucky enough to come here, he was really lucky for three lives, how could he complain?"
Zhang Deyi's words are not false, after all, the three hundred years of accumulation in Lin'an are not comparable to the twenty years of Chang'an City, especially the Lantern Festival, which naturally opened his eyes.
Zhao Yun suddenly felt happy, and laughed loudly: "Since this is the case, what should it be compared to your Chang'an?"
"Lin'an is prosperous, is the place admired by the people of the world, but also the place where the culture of the five lakes and the four seas gather, I played in it last night, it was really dizzying, breathtaking. Zhang Deyi's eyebrows jumped slightly, and he replied casually.
To be honest, Lin'an is indeed outstanding, after all, it was a city with a population of more than one million at that time, and the prosperity was enough to amaze anyone, but if it was compared with Chang'an, it was still much worse, at least in Zhang Deyi's opinion, it was true.
After all, Chang'an is the ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties, and its heritage is not inferior to Lin'an, especially after the Red Phoenix Army moved in, it is several times to build a large number of buildings to widen the city, and now the population has exceeded one million, and hundreds of miles of railroad carriages have been built inside it, which can be used by personnel.
After the construction of the railway, people from the surrounding cities poured in, which made it continue to expand.
Living in the city, every resident is full of enthusiasm, thinking that as long as they work hard, they can gain a foothold in the city, and even realize their dreams, which is enough to make anyone obsessed, after all, there is nothing more joyful than watching the city change bit by bit in their own hands.
Although Lin'an City is prosperous, it is nothing more than a flamboyation between literati and artists after all.
Just like the so-called flower list, behind the seemingly prosperity, there is nothing, as long as someone blows lightly, it will completely dissipate.
But in front of all the ministers of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Deyi naturally did not despise it, so he had to say so.
Although Zhao Yun felt that the other party seemed to be concealing, since he had been praised by the other party, he was embarrassed to continue to question, and said, "That's good." It's just Aiqing, what do you mean by the prayer you made yesterday for an heir?"
The ministers were amazed, knowing that it was finally a critical time.
Zhang Deyi was also nervous, and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty." As you must know, my lord has already lost the fertility of ordinary women because of the successive battles. I didn't think about His Majesty's sudden kiss before, and I can't elaborate, I'm really sorry. Fortunately, Zhao Mengfu was sensible and rejected the matter on the grounds that he had already been in love. Regarding this matter, please don't blame your lord!"
"I see, that's really my rudeness!" Zhao Yun didn't know if this was true or not, so he had to pretend to be sad and replied: "I didn't investigate before, but I accidentally offended King Jin. Please also convey my apologies for me, so as not to affect the harmony between the monarchs and ministers between us!"
Zhang Deyi replied: "This is nature. Therefore, as soon as the Northern Expedition was over, His Majesty ordered me to come here, partly to explain the matter, and on the other hand, to be able to ask His Majesty to give one or two children so that they could inherit her mantle. After all, the sword and gun are eyeless, the battlefield is ruthless, and if you are not careful, you may fall into the realm of no return. When the time comes, who will lead the huge Red Phoenix Army?"
Although his face was sincere, Zhang Deyi felt extremely disgusting deep down.
The internal bureaucratic system of the Chifeng Army is by no means the same as that of the Song Dynasty, there is no so-called emperor position, from the lowest small county order to the highest prime minister, all of them are elected by everyone, and when the term of office ends, they will be directly dismissed, even Xiao Xing is no exception.
At present, Xiao Feng does not hold any other position except for the chairmanship.
The rest is all handled by each department, and she never interferes with everyone's decisions.
And within these twenty years, after running in, everyone began to become familiar with this system that was diametrically opposed to the three provinces and six ministries, and even full of doubts about whether the emperor should exist. Even if Xiao Feng leaves one day, the entire Red Phoenix Army can still maintain its operation.
"So that's it?"
Zhao Yun muttered, doubtful in his heart.
He had also sent his subordinates deep into Chang'an to find out before, and he was quite clear about the many changes in the Red Phoenix Army, otherwise why would he be like a great enemy?
But when I heard what Zhang Deyi said today, I felt that what I had heard before was completely different.
Zhang Deyi looked annoyed, closed his head and replied: "That's right, that's it!"
Before coming, he had memorized the previous paragraph for a long time, just for fear of being seen by the other party.
"In that case, then I am ready. It's just a minister, who do you think is up to the task?" Zhao Yun said with a smile.
He didn't care what Zhang Deyi said, he only needed to send his blood relatives into the Red Phoenix Army, and then he could influence his descendants as the monarch of the Song Dynasty, so that they could slowly replace him, and then he could take the Red Phoenix Army as his own without blood.
Zhang Deyi was happy for a while, and immediately leaned down and bowed: "Then, thank you, Your Majesty." Then he frowned, but he complained: "It's just Your Majesty, the lord still has something to ask for, I don't know if Your Majesty can accept it?"
"What's the matter?" Zhao Yun replied.
Zhang Deyi complained: "Your Majesty, you must also know the land of Qilu, because of the defeat of the Mongols, many careerists have emerged, wanting to take advantage of this time to compete for fame and fortune, the people are all displaced, and there are even bandits who have invaded the border several times. Although my lord wants to cleanse the world, he has no choice but to exhaust the mansion before the Northern Expedition, so I implore Your Majesty to take action and give the people of the Central Plains a safe life!"
"Huh?"
When Li Zengbo heard this, he immediately turned his head and looked at Zhang Deyi.
Directly opposite, Na Jia Rudao held his head high with a smug face, looked at him with a provocative look, and seemed to say something in his eyes.
"Look, even the Red Phoenix Army has said this, what else do you have to stop?"
Li Zengbo looked annoyed, and was extremely vigilant against the Red Phoenix Army in his heart, so Xiao Feng was able to break into such a great cause, it must not be an ordinary person, the reason why she made this request was only afraid that there were other hidden mysteries in it.
It's just this mystery, what is it exactly?
Li Zengbo fell into deep thought for a while!
"Oh, I didn't expect your lord to be so compassionate and compassionate, and he really made people admire. Don't worry, I will do this naturally, and I will definitely not let those conspiracies confuse sentient beings. ”
On the dragon chair, Zhao Yun didn't notice the changes in the two courtiers, but after he heard Zhang Deyi's words, he was shocked in his heart, and he took a little precaution against Xiao Feng, but he still continued patiently.
He originally had the intention of going on the Northern Expedition, but he didn't expect to be directly seen through by Xiao Feng.
This feeling is really unpleasant.
Zhang Deyi breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty." “
There was nothing to do at the moment, and he bowed down to take his leave, and left from here.
After Zhang Deyi left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, no matter how the other party lowered their posture, but the momentum of the Heavenly Empire was really uncomfortable, and they almost felt suffocated.
There was no way, the Song Dynasty was repeatedly defeated by the Mongols, but the Mongols were defeated by the Red Phoenix Army.
Even though the other party was just a messenger, as long as he thought of these facts, it still made the ministers of the Song Dynasty seem to have returned to the sad situation of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Hunt.
Seeing that Zhang Deyi leaving, Zhao Yun also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It seems that this King of Jin also knows the general situation, but he made this request at this time." ”
Although Zhang Deyi was full of suspicions, what he wanted before was to let the Chifeng Army come down safely so as to ensure that the Northern Expedition could proceed smoothly, so he did not reject this request, and even faintly felt a little happy.
"It's obvious. The King of Jin must have been afraid of His Majesty, otherwise he would not have made this request. And this incident also verifies one thing, that is, in that Northern Expedition, the consumption of the Red Phoenix Army must not be small. Otherwise, with the pride of King Jin, he would definitely not have made this request to us. ”
Jia Rudao also looked smug and said to Zhao Yun.
The ministers also raised the corners of their mouths and said proudly.
"That's right. Although the King of Jin is powerful, he is a woman after all!
"She only took advantage of the weakness of Mongolia to ascend to the throne, otherwise how could she have today?"
"It's amazing. But doesn't she have to find a descendant in the end? woman, after all, woman!"
“......”
In the words, it is difficult to hide his pride at all.
It seems that after they send the prince out, the prince will be immediately accepted by everyone in the Red Phoenix Army, and then after Xiao Feng is a hundred years old, this person can naturally include the Red Phoenix Army in his hands.
When the time comes, they only need to bring out the Confucian etiquette, and the prince will include the entire Red Phoenix Army in the Song Dynasty.
At that time, the Song Dynasty will return to its former glory, and it will be just around the corner.
"Your Majesty!"
Li Zengbo saw that the ministers were extremely proud, and his heart was even more worried.
This kind of consequence is known to the ministers of the DPRK and China, and it makes no sense that the Chifeng Army does not know about it, since this is the case, the other party's behavior is really suspicious.
He took a step, still worried.
"The minister thinks that there is something wrong with the Northern Expedition!"
"The Northern Expedition is the Northern Expedition. What can you say other than say something inappropriate?"
Zhao Yun began to be a little impatient, especially when he saw Li Zengbo's stubborn appearance, he was even more angry, and scolded directly: "You also saw it today, and the Red Phoenix Army has reconciled heart." Now that the Red Phoenix Army has stopped, what do we have to worry about? What's more, the King of Jin also said that he is willing to support our Northern Expedition. That's it, what else do you want to say?"
Li Zengbo was dumbfounded for a while, he opened his mouth wide and wanted to defend something, but he couldn't explain anything.
After all, the Red Fengjun was willing to make peace with the Song Dynasty, and even took the initiative to ask for an heir, if this kind of good thing was prevented, wouldn't it be all bad in the brain?
Jia Rudao also started to ridicule on the side: "That's right! The Red Phoenix Army has already succumbed! What do you still insist on? If you follow your words, then should I suspect that you are a Mongolian traitor?"
"This, how can you insult me like this?" Li Zengbo was annoyed for a moment and said in a low voice.
He fought fiercely with the Mongols several times, and the soldiers under his command were killed and wounded, and he was slandered like Jia Rudao, which was naturally unbearable.
Jia Rudao sneered: "That's right! That the Red Phoenix Army has already reconciled with us, and you have no evidence, how can you prove that the other party is secretly hiding evil intentions? What's more, since its establishment, the Red Phoenix Army has taken the initiative to make friends with us several times. From the initial exchange of firearms forging techniques, to the elimination of the ancestral dragon disaster, and even the Sichuan military disaster, this is the case. There have already been so many cases, but you still have hidden hostility, what is the reason for this?"
Told by this, Li Zengbo was speechless and had to shut up.
Zhao Yun was not interested in continuing to look at Li Zengbo, and replied directly: "Hmph! You suspect that the friendly army is first, if I don't punish it, it will be really difficult for the ministers to accept it." You, resign!"
The voice fell, and the mind was down.
Although Li Zengbo wanted to defend himself, he also knew that Zhao Yun had made up his mind, so he had to take off his official robe and leave the palace.
Although the rest of the ministers were embarrassed, they only regarded it as a deserved, and did not miss it much, only Chen Yizhong and Mu Zicai were worried in their hearts.