Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 508 Celebrate victory in advance (please subscribe!)
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Knowing that Guo Yaoshi and the Changsheng Army had surrendered, Zhao Ji and his ministers were very excited!

Li Bangyan, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, Chengzhi Shangshu Youcheng, said to Zhao Ji: "It is a great joy for the government to break the last barrier in front of Yanjing City in Liandeyi and Zhuoerzhou. I suggest a banquet to celebrate."

Li Bangyan has a handsome appearance and a beautiful demeanor. He was born in a family of silversmiths, so he has been familiar with the society since he was a child. He is very good at singing, composing songs, writing lyrics and playing football.

In addition, Li Bangyan has a good relationship with Cai You, but is at odds with Wang Fu. He and Wang Fu often compete for favor, and the two often fight openly and secretly.

Zhao Ji accepted Li Bangyan's proposal and ordered Shili, the servant boy, to go to Yanfu Palace to arrange a music banquet.

It was a common event in the Northern Song Dynasty for the monarchs and ministers to gather together, drink wine, compose poems, sing songs and perform plays, and have fun.

Of course, Zhao Ji seems to be more prominent and more enthusiastic - because Zhao Ji likes to dance and write, and he has a literati atmosphere. He communicates with Wang Fu, Cai You, Li Bangyan and other ministers in private, and he doesn't even need to behave like a monarch and minister.

At noon that day, Zhao Ji hosted a banquet in the Ruimo Hall of Yanfu Palace to entertain the ministers.

Ministers attending the banquet included Prime Minister Wang Fu, Jiedu envoy Kaifu Yitong Sansi servant Liang Shicheng, Zhongshu servant Zhang Bangchang, Shangshu Zuocheng Wang Anzhong, Imperial scholar Chengzhi Shangshu Youcheng Li Bangyan, Zhongshumenxia servant Bai Shizhong, etc.

Outside the hall, there are tall bamboos and cypresses, lush forests, and inside the hall, there are intertwined cups of wine and laughter.

The utensils used for the imperial banquet are incomparably magnificent and radiant.

Fine wine and delicacies, Shaole music and beautiful women, the fragrance is overflowing, just like heaven.

Monarchs and ministers gathered together happily.

After drinking for five rounds, Zhao Ji suddenly had an artistic impulse. He got up and said, "I suddenly want to write a book."

All the ministers were in high spirits, cheering and hugging Zhao Ji along a flower path to the Palace of Preserving Harmony.

There are countless treasures, ancient tripods, Yi wares and jade wares in the Palace of Preserving Harmony, as well as a large number of Confucian classics and books of various schools of thought, as well as Taoist gold cabinets and jade books, all of which were collected by Zhao Ji from all over the country. came.

When he came to the Palace of Preserving Harmony, Zhao Ji spread out the rice paper, held his pen and held his breath for a moment, then suddenly wrote, and then danced like dragons and phoenixes, a huge thousand-character essay was completed in one go.

All the ministers were amazed - Zhao Ji was uncharacteristically this time, instead of writing the thin gold style that he was good at, he wrote in a big book and cursive, which opened the eyes of all the ministers!

"The heavens and the earth are mysterious and yellow, the universe is prehistoric, the sun and the moon are full, the days and nights are arranged, the cold comes and the summer goes, autumn harvests and winter hides..."

Looking at this 11-meter-long work depicting gold clouds and dragons, all the ministers were full of praise.

Wang Fu said: "The cursive script of the official family is like the ape flying over the tree, and the water flowing freely, with a magnificent momentum."

Li Bangyan said: "The official cursive script is either continuous or broken, like blooming spring flowers and scattered pearls and jade."

Zhang Bangchang said: "The official cursive script is more like a bird flying out of the forest and startling a snake into the grass."

Bai Shizhong said: "The cursive script of the official family is like emerald pines lying on a high mountain, and strange stones standing on a chasm."

Wang Anzhong said: "The wild grass in the official house is full of ups and downs and changes, just like flowing clouds and flowing water, and also like lightning and thunder. The artistic level has far surpassed that of Zhang Xu and Huai Su in the Tang Dynasty."

Liang Shicheng glanced at the officials and said, "You guys only saw the superficiality, but didn't see the essence and true meaning."

All the ministers looked at Liang Shicheng, waiting for him to continue.

Seeing this, Liang Shicheng went on complacently: "Look, looking at the whole book, it flies like a tiger perched on a dragon, floats like a meeting of wind and clouds, the ocean is unrestrained, and the aura pierces the Changhong. Don't you feel a kind of joy of victory?"

When the ministers heard it, they suddenly realized.

Zhao Ji nodded, fully affirming Liang Shicheng's evaluation.

On October [-]th, Xiao Pu Xiannv's melody was delivered to Tokyo.

Zhao Ji is even happier after reading it!
He immediately summoned Wang Fu and other ministers to Chongzheng Hall to study how to deal with it.

Ministers were very divided on this.

Wang Fu believed that Xiao Pu Xiannv just paid money to become a minister, which is unacceptable, and must be paid by land.

Li Bangyan thinks it is acceptable. His reason is that it is already a historic victory for Khitan to pay the money and become a minister. It will be a heavy burden to post upside down.

Wang Anzhong agreed with Wang Fu's point of view. He believed that if the Khitan did not accept the land, it would be rejected, and the army should continue to go north, because the recovery of Yanjing was not all for economic interests, but also for border military interests, and important political significance.

They argued for a long time, and no one could convince the other.

In the end, Zhao Ji adopted the suggestions of Wang Fu and Wang Anzhong, and decided to reject Xiao Puxian's proposal.

The fact that Miss Xiao Puxian asked to be called a Tibetan caused a great shock in the court. For the Song Dynasty, this was indeed a historic victory worthy of celebration.

Dazai Wang Fu led all the officials to express their congratulations, saying:

The commanding generals used the prestige of Shen Zhongxia to take chaos and humiliate the dead, and then restored the land of Yan.The minister heard that the twelve prefectures of Shunzhao began to leave the land of the capital of Hebei, and built eight hundred countries in Zhou Dynasty. Rao of Lu Hai, Shi Jin did not accept Khitan, so he began to cut off the land, and lost the danger of Jinhe...

Congratulations to Your Majesty the Emperor, who possesses the nature of Yao and benevolence, is both wise and courageous, born of literature and virtue, with the chariots of the four seas, suppresses the power of heaven, and opens up the land of the three kings. All the strategies of collecting and conquering are dependent on the god of arbitrariness, The slender material is in Jiuchong, the deed is almost ten thousand miles away, the gods serve their duties, the heaven and the earth are in harmony, and they are eager to achieve the honor of the ancient times. , to further explain the transformation of civilization...

It can be seen from this memorandum that Wang Fu was indeed trying his best to flatter him.

Zhao Ji was also a little flustered, and he issued an edict to respond:
My heir compiles Pitu, renovates the common government every day, thinks big and trusts, and cooperates with all nations. Every time he welcomes the neighbors, he abides by the covenant, so he doesn't want the tribe to rebel against the clan alliance and order the commander to go out to patrol the border...

The people of Yan followed suit and asked for their orders to come back. They will restore Yanyun’s former territory and talk about the past ambitions of the ancestors. The monarchs and ministers celebrate, and China and foreign countries are happy. ...

Afterwards, Zhao Ji issued four edicts in succession.

[-]. Change Yanjing to Yanshan Prefecture, and give new names to Zhuozhou, Yizhou and other eight states.

[-]. Grant Qu amnesty to newly recovered prefectures and counties.

[-]. The rate of extermination, that is, exempting the newly recovered states and counties from all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and giving relief to the poor and hungry people with official millet, so as not to displace the people from their homes.

[-]. To select talented people. For the newly recovered states and counties, those talents who embraced their talents and embraced their skills but were lost among the people, or those who were recommended by the village but did not try them out, and those who offended the powerful or were rejected by the powerful because of their loyalty, As well as officials who were convicted due to mistakes, they must be screened and promoted.

The imperial court arranged for a fast horse to send Zhao Ji's edict to Xuanfu Department of Hebei, Xiongzhou.

After receiving Zhao Ji's edict, Cai You came to the station in person and said to the Liao envoy: "We have received the edict, and we will not accept any payment from you as ministers. Unless it is you who accept the land, there is no need to talk about it. Now please leave the country immediately. .”

Xiao Rong was taken aback!
Han Fang bitterly said: "If Daliao does not exist, you will be disturbed by Jurchen and Li Yan in the future, and your lips will be dead and your teeth will be cold!"

Cai You didn't listen, turned and left.

Han Fang stood in the courtyard and said loudly: "The Liao and Song Dynasties have been married for a hundred years, and the oath is here. You can deceive the country, but you can only deceive the sky?"

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(End of this chapter)