The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1079 Verbal confrontation

The situation in northern Xinjiang became clearer again.

Xiangyang Mansion has Tianjie and Tianxiong armies stationed there, it can be regarded as impenetrable, and it may not be a problem to block more than [-] yuan troops.

In the south, Su Quandang led the two armies of Tiangang and Tianli, as well as the garrison of Jiangling Mansion, echoing each other.

In Ezhou City, He Fangsong, Jiang Xiu, and Jin Hao led the Tianying, Tianman, and Tianfu armies respectively as immovable as a mountain.

Although the Yuan army that was pressing outside Ezhou City has not yet retreated at this time, it is extremely difficult to take down Ezhou City.And they probably won't have the guts.

In Longxing Mansion, Lu Guang, Ma Xiu, and Huang Fu led the imperial guards to garrison, and the Longxing Mansion's garrison was also extremely strong in defense.

Zhen Jin, the coach who attacked Longxing Mansion, has quietly returned to Yuanzhong Capital.It is impossible for this Yuan army to attack Longxing Mansion again.

The soldiers of the Yuan army stationed in the northern border of the Song Dynasty were actually just bluffing. They all knew that it was impossible to break through the Song soil.

Not to mention Jianning Mansion, after Chen Diaoyan broke out of the city, Marshal Halbala and Song Jun head-on and suffered a big loss. He had neither the strength nor the courage to trouble Song Jun again.

The Song army in each city no longer paid attention to the Yuan army outside the city, and was busy recruiting prisoners and so on. It can be said to be in full swing.

At this time, in the city of Changsha, Qi Hongda, Yuan's ambassador to the Song Dynasty, also received a letter from Sang Ge.

Because flying pigeons cannot carry heavy tokens, the length of the letter is very short.The emperor didn't know that Xiangyang was lost, so he wanted to use Jingxi South Road as a gift to Princess Mingzhu as a dowry.

After Qi Hongda received the letter in his mansion, he stayed in the main hall and pondered for a long time.

He could imagine that the news that the emperor didn't know that Xiangyang had been lost must have been concealed by Sang Ge, the envoy of the General Institute.

But what to say after seeing Emperor Song is a difficult problem.

Taking Xiangyang is equivalent to taking half of Southwest Beijing Road. If I say that the emperor is willing to use Southwest Beijing Road as a dowry, will it make Emperor Song laugh and sneer?
It is easy for Song Guo to take down the entire Jingxi South Road now, it is only a matter of time, why should the Yuan Dynasty send it off?
But this matter was Kublai Khan's intention, but Qi Hongda had to do it.Unless, he confessed the truth to Kublai Khan and blamed Sang Ge.

This is even more unlikely.

Now that Brother Sang is in charge of the government, it is impossible for Qi Hongda's report to reach the audience directly.And he will inevitably be retaliated by Sang Ge in the future.

With Sang Ge's status in the Yuan Dynasty, it would be very difficult for him to fight against his mere ambassador to the Song Dynasty.

After pondering in the mansion for a long time, Qi Hongda finally walked into the bedroom, changed into his official robe, and then walked towards the palace.

At Yongle Gate, the eunuch passed it on to Zhao Dongting.

This time Zhao Dongting did not intentionally snub Qi Hongda any more, and immediately asked the eunuch to take him to the imperial study when he learned that he had come to ask for an audience.

In fact, Qi Hongda came later than Zhao Dongting expected.

Zhao Dongting thought that Qi Hongda would come to the palace to see him immediately after learning that the Xiangyang mansion was lost.But now, two days later than expected.

"Emperor Song."

Qi Hongda was taken to the imperial study room, and bowed his hands to salute Zhao Dongting.

With a little smile on Zhao Dongting's face, he said bluntly, "Did Master Qi come here for the Xiangyang Mansion's affairs?"

Qi Hongda didn't expect Zhao Dongting to be so straight to the point, he was stunned for a moment, and then showed bitterness, "Emperor Song, you are really deceiving me..."

"Oh?"

Zhao Dongting pretended to be puzzled, "What does Master Qi mean by this?"

Qi Hongda said: "You said that the army went to Xiangyang only to meet the defenders of Jiangling Mansion and Lu Wenhuan's old troops, and they withdrew from Jingxi South Road after meeting the army. But now they secretly dispatched two groups of lions and dragon guns to surprise Xiangyang. Isn't this a breach of trust? Aren't you cheating?"

As a Yuan minister, he was not afraid of slightly offending Zhao Dongting.After all, it is a fact.

No matter what Zhao Dongting said about this matter, he did not do it properly.

But Zhao Dongting didn't show the slightest sign of apology, he just smiled lightly and said, "Master Qi really wronged me. My army has obviously withdrawn to Jiangling Mansion, how could it be possible to send two regiments of Lions and Dragon Spears to attack the city?" As far as I know, it is clear that the rioters in the Southwest Road of the Gui Dynasty robbed the city of Xiangyang, and our Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty couldn't bear to lose their lives, so they rushed to Xiangyang to eliminate the thieves!"

Qi Hongda stared at Zhao Dongting dumbfounded.

It probably never occurred to him that there would be such an emperor who turned black and white like Song Emperor in the world.

Then there was a little light in his eyes, "What do you mean, Emperor Song, we Dayuan should thank you?"

Zhao Dongting shrugged and said, "If you insist on thanking me, I won't stop you."

Qi Hongda really bowed and cupped his hands, "Then Qi Hongda thanked Emperor Song in advance, but I also want to ask, Emperor Song, when do you plan to return Xiangyangfu Road to me?"

Since Zhao Dongting said that Xiangyang City was captured for the Yuan Dynasty to drive out thieves, it is reasonable to return Xiangyang City to Zhao in its entirety.

But Qi Hongda didn't expect that Zhao Dongting's eyes widened after hearing his words, "Is there still a large army in your dynasty that can suppress the rioters in Xiangyang Mansion?"

He leisurely picked up the teacup from Table Mountain and took a sip of tea, "The national power of the Gui Dynasty is now empty. In my opinion, it is better for me to take care of the city of Xiangyang first. Otherwise, I am worried that the soldiers of the Gui Dynasty will kill you It was damaged a lot in Xiangyang Mansion..."

This is a blatant threat.

"Ah!"

And Qi Hongda just smiled lightly, not getting angry.

Of course he knew that it was impossible for Zhao Dongting to return Xiangyang Mansion.But it's just superficial rhetoric.

This young emperor of the Song Dynasty is really an older fox than an old fox, not to mention thick-skinned, but also treacherous and cunning.

Obviously it was the Lions and Dragon Spears that forcibly breached the city, but Xiangyang must have been breached by the rioters, thanks to the Emperor Song who was able to tell.

Such behavior is no different from being a bitch and erecting a memorial archway.

It's just that although Qi Hongda is a scholar, he is not pedantic.He knows very well that this little trick is really not too much in the face of the competing interests of the two countries.

It was not glorious for them to attack cities and land before the Yuan Dynasty.

Which dynasty's expansion of territory was not accompanied by countless troubles and conspiracies?
After chuckling, Qi Hongda said: "It seems that Emperor Song is not going to return Xiangyang Mansion."

Zhao Dongting kept silent with a smile.

Anger slowly appeared in Qi Hongda's eyes, but his voice was as calm as an ancient well, "Don't you worry, Emperor Song, that our imperial army will fight to the death with your Song Imperial Guards at the border?"

Zhao Dongting's eyes were also slightly cold, "If you have the guts, you can try."

"Ha ha!"

Qi Hongda laughed again suddenly, the anger in his eyes dissipated, "Don't be angry, Emperor Song, I'm just joking."

He looked deeply at Zhao Dongting, and continued: "I have to admit that our soldiers are no longer the opponents of the imperial army. In the northern border, even hundreds of thousands of soldiers can hardly break through the defense line you set up on the border. My Majesty has dispatched troops to the Southwest Road, dare to ask Emperor Song, how long will the army of your dynasty want to take the entire Southwest Road, how long can the food and grass last?"

Zhao Dongting chuckled, "Just waiting for the autumn harvest, food and grass are not a problem. You should know how much food can be produced in our country every year."

"Do you still insist on getting the autumn harvest?" Qi Hongda asked quietly again.

Zhao Dongting still didn't take it seriously, "You don't have to worry about it, Mr. Qi. If I want to go down the Southwest Road of Beijing, I have my own way to keep the army without food."

This sentence, Zhao Dongting is not bluffing.But there is a way.

Not to mention that the armies of the Song Dynasty are not in danger of running out of food.Even at that time, he can still buy food from overseas countries such as Liuqiu and Mayi.

Since the Dongsha Islands became the center of maritime trade, Da Song's transactions with overseas countries have been quite close.

In addition, Wu Sanhai, the ambassador of maritime trade to the Americas, and others often go to the Americas and other places with large ships, which is enough to allow the continuous transportation of materials and resources from various places to the Song Dynasty.

Now the merchant fleet directly under the Maritime Trade Department of the Song Dynasty already has more than a hundred seagoing ships.

Qi Hongda couldn't help being dumb.

He obviously didn't expect Zhao Dongting to be so confident.

After a while, he said, "Okay, even if you have enough food, Emperor Song, don't you feel sorry for those noble soldiers who died in the frontier?"

Some doubts flashed deep in Zhao Dongting's eyes.

Qi Hongda has been going around in circles since he entered the door, which made him a little uncertain about Qi Hongda's intentions.

Patience, also gradually dissipated.

After a few seconds, he said bluntly, "Master Qi, what do you want to say when you come to see me?"

When he thought about it, if Qi Hongda wanted to go back to Xiangyang Mansion, he should have quit at this time.

(End of this chapter)