The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

In the Hall of Wende, Zhao Zhen summoned Lu Yijian, Yan Shu and Du Yan to listen to the reports of Su Jin and Fu Bi on a small scale (the latest chapter of Stardust Mercenaries).

Originally, Su Jin and Fu Bi were just reporting to Zhao Zhen alone, but Zhao Zhen couldn't act arbitrarily on major court affairs, especially such a major event, naturally he had to ask the heads of the three major departments for their ideas.

Fu Bi truthfully reported the details of his contact with the Liao envoy in the past two days and the captured Xixia soldiers, but added Tuoba Feng's name to the list of dead party members, and Su Jin only said that he went back last night After that, Tuoba Feng lost too much blood and died. Although Fu Bi felt strange, he didn't ask.

Ye Cishi's confession passed from Zhao Zhen's hands to Lu Yijian's, then to Yan Shu and Du Yan's hands, and after a turn, it returned to Zhao Zhen's hands (The Song of Exile).

Zhao Zhen shook his confession and said slowly: "My dear friends, do you have any ideas on this matter?"

Everyone looked at Lu Yijian at the same time, and it was Lu Yijian who said first when they wanted to speak. This is already an old rule.

Lu Yijian cupped his hands and said: "Qi Zou the emperor, this incident really shocked the veterans. If the Liao envoy died in my Bianliang city, the Liao people would definitely point the finger at my Song Dynasty; The thief's conspiracy is actually God's blessing; the old minister thinks that the protection of the Liao envoy must be strengthened immediately, and no mistakes can be made; in addition, Mr. Fu and Mr. Su need to negotiate with the Liao envoy as soon as possible, so that the negotiation can be completed as soon as possible. Sending the Liao envoy back to the country, we will lose one point of ties; after leaving the Song Dynasty, if the Liao envoy makes a mistake, it will be the fault of the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly and said: "Fu Aiqing, Su Aiqing, have you arranged a negotiation period? The Liao Guo envoys will be in Bianliang for a day, and there will be more hidden worries."

Fu Bi said: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, Deputy Envoy Su has made an agreement with the Liao envoy to start a formal meeting this afternoon, and I will speed up the steps to finish this matter as soon as possible."

Zhao Zhen nodded, but before he could speak, Du Yan said loudly, "Your Majesty, I feel that the two negotiating envoys are suspected of dereliction of duty in this matter."

Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "How do you say that?"

Du Yan said angrily: "The behavior of the two special envoys is a bit inappropriate. It was rumored in the market yesterday that Deputy Envoy Su and the Liao envoy did not talk about the country beforehand. , it will damage my Great Song Guowei."

Zhao Zhen said displeasedly: "I have already reprimanded Su Jin for this matter, but this matter was provoked by the Liao envoy. As far as I know, the Liao envoy provoked first, and then Su Jin was forced to confront him; as for what harmed the Song Dynasty?" The words of national prestige are probably a little too serious."

Du Yan rolled his eyes, his heart was very upset, the emperor didn't know what happened recently, he tried his best to speak for this kid, he really didn't know what was going on in his heart.

"The old minister thought that if Su Jin and the Liao envoy hadn't made a wild bet, how could the western thief have found a chance? If Xiao Temo hadn't paid attention, wouldn't he have been poisoned by the western thief? By then, Liao The country does not care who provokes it first (read the full text of Rebirth Dandy)."

Su Jin was even more upset, why did he pinch me as soon as we met? He was discussing important matters, but this fat man Du Hei pointed his finger at him again. Su Jin decided not to give him face today, but to teach him a good lesson.

"Privilege Du, what you said feels like you want to incriminate me. How do you hear me? You are forcibly incriminating me. May I ask where Su Jin offended you?" Su Jin frowned bluntly. Asking questions without going around in circles.

"Su Jin, be careful what you say, how can you be so rude to Privy Du?" Yan Shu quickly reminded with winking eyes.

Su Jindao: "That's the way it is. It gives me the impression that Shumi Du will be blamed for everything I do. I heard that it was Shumi Du who was recommended by Yili to be the deputy negotiator. This is really strange." gone."

Du Yan masked frost and shouted: "Master Su, are you suspecting that the old man has other purposes for you? You have to show solid evidence for what you say, otherwise how can the old man allow you to be so humiliated."

Su Jin sneered and said: "Only you know the purpose of the purpose. How dare you speculate wildly, but as far as this matter is concerned, the negotiation between the two countries is an act of mutual rivalry. What I do is completely in accordance with the emperor's order." You were instructed to do it, but you were beaten to death with a stick, and you said that your behavior was inappropriate, so what the emperor said was also wrong?"

Du Yan was stunned and said: "The emperor ordered you to gamble wildly with the Liao people?"

Zhao Zhen also said blankly: "When did I order you to fight fiercely with Liao envoy?"

Lu Yijian said slowly: "Master Su, you will be punished for talking nonsense."

Su Jin spread his hands and said: "Who is talking nonsense? I remember it clearly. Mr. Fu was also there at that time. Your Majesty, you can't deny your words."

Zhao Zhen asked interestingly: "Tell me, when and where did I say such a thing?"

Su Jin cupped his hands and said: "Qi Zuo Emperor, you clearly told me clearly that you must adhere to the principle of being reasonable, beneficial and restrained when negotiating with the Liao people. It is precisely these three principles that I do poorly. )."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "I did say that, but I didn't ask you to fight bravely with the Liao envoy."

Su Jindao: "The envoy of the Liao Dynasty was arrogant and provocative, saying that our soldiers from the Song Dynasty were no match for the warriors under his tent. He asked Weichen's subordinates to fight with him, and said that if the minister dared not accept the move, he would have to fight in the market. Calling 'Daliao warriors are invincible in the world', do you think the minister can not accept the move?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Liao people are unreasonable, so naturally they can't show weakness."

Su Jin said: "Yes, your majesty, you all know that the Liao people are unreasonable, that is to say, the minister is justified. Isn't this the first one? It is obvious that the minister entrusted the blessing of the Holy One to defeat the Liao envoy in one fell swoop, and won the Liao people. The respect he has for my soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, and the fact that he has actually won a large sum of real money, isn’t that called a benefit?”

Lu Yijian snorted coldly: "You took advantage of the negotiation to win money for yourself. Of course it is beneficial to you. For Song Dynasty, what's the benefit of angering the Liao envoy for nothing and making the subsequent negotiations difficult?"

Su Jinqi said: "I have already told the emperor about this batch of silver. How can I benefit from donating it to the treasury? Besides, Lu Xiang said that I angered the Liao envoy for nothing. Is it okay to lose tens of thousands of taels of silver to them in order to please the Liao envoys, and then shout three times in the Bianliang market as requested by the Liao envoys?"

Lu Yijian snorted and stopped talking. He was just helping out with Du Yan's words. If he wanted to argue with Su Jin one sentence at a time, Lu Yijian would absolutely disdain it.

"Besides, the Liao envoy is not as angry as he imagined. Although Xiao Temo is rude, he is still a character. He is willing to gamble and admit defeat, and he is very straightforward; besides, I will inform the Liao envoy according to the emperor's instructions of 'restraint'." Xiao Temo, before leaving, I will return the silver taels to him, so that he can return home happily."

Du Yan said indifferently: "Sometimes you say the money will be handed over to the state treasury, and another moment you say it will be returned to the Liao envoy. Is there any credibility in your words?"

Su Jin said sternly: "That's the way it is. If the negotiation goes well and both parties are satisfied, the money will be returned to the Liao envoy. If things are not harmonious, the Liao people will not let go of the four terms that humiliate the Song Dynasty, and the negotiation will break down." Now, these tens of thousands of taels of silver will be used as military pay to play a role in the upcoming war, is there any contradiction in this?"

Seeing that the two were fighting, Zhao Zhen waved his hands and said, "Today I want you to analyze the incident of the Western Bandit's interference, not to quarrel endlessly; when the envoys of the two countries talk, they are fighting everywhere and competing for each other's upper hand; The people of Liao made provocations, how could Su Jin not accept the move? Wouldn’t that make the envoy of Liao look down on me, Da Song? Su Jin was not wrong about this matter, so there is no need for Privy Du to say more, let’s talk about how to deal with the current situation (rent ghost company)."

Seeing Zhao Zhen's statement, Du Yan didn't dare to say more, swallowed his sullenness, and tried to calm down and said: "Your Majesty, I think there is no need to make a fuss about the Western thief's obstruction. The confession provided by the two special envoys said that Dang Xiang died. There are seven scholars, four of them have been captured now, and the remaining three are still at large, I think that since these three have taken poison, they will definitely show up, and we only need to capture these three again to defeat this conspiracy."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "It's reasonable, they have no way out when they go back, they can only fight again, Lu Aiqing is right, the safety of the Liao envoy needs to send more people, and Fu Aiqing and Su Aiqing should choose the personnel by themselves. Take a look, the thieves are good at disguising, don't let them take advantage of their loopholes."

Everyone bowed their hands to promise, Zhao Zhen saw Su Jin's absent-minded appearance, his heart moved, and he asked: "Su Aiqing seems to have something to say."

Su Jin thought for a while and said: "I always feel that this matter is a bit strange, and it always feels weird."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Perhaps the errand is important, and you two are worried in the end. Don't worry, go on the errand, as long as you do your best, it will fail. I won't blame you."

Su Jin shook his head and said: "It's not what the emperor said, the food affairs of my minister are not small, but I have never been afraid; it's just that I just feel some strange feelings that I can't express."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Where is the blame?"

Su Jin scratched his head and frowned, he couldn't speak for a while, but Yan Shu who had been silent all this time said suddenly: "Master Su thinks it's too easy for these people to catch, and it seems like it's too childish (latest chapter of Wu Dao Tong Tian). "

Su Jin slapped his hands and said: "Yes, that's the feeling. Yan Sansi's words made it clear. I have always had this feeling. Do you have this feeling, Mr. Fu?"

Fu Bi frowned and thought for a while, "That's true. Just last night, after we got the confession, we were still laughing at Xi Thief's stupidity. He even came up with such a plan to send out these pustule people. Think about that Although the thief Yuan Hao is a capricious villain, he is not so stupid as to send these wretches to do such an important thing, isn't this courting death?"

Zhao Zhen asked suspiciously: "Aren't you worrying too much? Why do I think all of you are suspicious?"

Su Jindao: "My Majesty, you have not personally experienced this matter, so naturally you don't feel as strongly as the ministers; I am wondering how many dead men the thief leader Yuan Hao sent into Bianliang? If there is no connection between the dead men, maybe even They themselves do not know how many people came together to assassinate the Liao envoy. The minister has reason to suspect that the seven people in front of them are just a feint. The illusion, so let down their vigilance, their opportunity will come."

Zhao Zhen was shocked, and asked, "You mean, they will have another group of people to assassinate us when we relax our vigilance?"

Su Jin said thoughtfully: "Maybe it's not one wave, but two, three, or even more; if that's the case, the next few waves of assassins will definitely not be mediocre."

Lu Yijian and Du Yan also made up their minds secretly. After carefully recalling the whole incident, the two had to admit that Su Jin's worry was not superfluous, but very necessary; the two felt something was wrong just now, But he just didn't think about it deeply, and when Su Jin said it this time, it made people feel that there were many doubts in it.

Both Lu Yijian and Du Yan looked at Su Jin differently, showing a little admiration from their disdain all the time.