my wonderful zoo

Chapter 270
"Sure, then you will be the deputy chief of staff of the military government's staff department from now on, with the rank of major general." Chen Xun happily gave the senior official a generous salary: "Where is Mr. Zong?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. I feel a lot worse recently. I want to take a rest first." Zongze replied.

This answer was beyond Chen Xun's expectation. He thought Zongze would also choose a department to pave the way for the Zong family's children, but he didn't expect that he was planning to retire directly.

"You can't take it easy now. I'll find the best doctor to take a look at it. You can rest. I'll arrange a relaxing job for you. Go to the Ministry of Military Affairs and help those raw melons and eggs prepare new weapons. The general outline of military training." Of course Chen Xun would not let him go home, otherwise it would make others think that he was trying to kill the donkey: "At that time, if you want to move, you can go to the staff, if you want to rest, you can go home and sleep, and your salary will still be paid. "

"Thank you, Commander." Zongze stood up, performed a military salute, and then agreed.

"You two happen to be here today, so please check in with me and meet the Liao envoy together." After the official conversation, Chen Xun invited the two of them.

This envoy from the Liao State was the previous envoy from the Liao State, the envoy from the Liao State who had been planning to meet but never met.

This man was really persistent. He couldn't wait in Kaifeng, so he ran to Ye County.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xun returned to Guangzhou a few years ago, so he took a boat to Guangzhou again. As soon as he arrived in Guangzhou, Chen Xun went north again.

As a last resort, he had no choice but to go north again. Then Chen Xun had been fighting on the Korean Peninsula, and he had been waiting in Ye County.

This time it was finally time to wait, and Chen Xun was moved by the invitations sent to him several times.

Everyone came to the lobby of Ye County Government and formally received the Liao envoy.

"I have met the Grand Governor." After the Goryeo envoy entered, his posture was very low and he knelt down directly.

Chen Xun didn't stop him. After he finished his salute, someone moved him to a chair and let him sit down.

"This is a gift from my king to the governor." After saying this, he asked his subordinates to give him the gift list.

Chen Xun took it and opened it directly to check. The first line said "Jade Seal of the Nation".

Is it so direct?
Don’t ask for anything, just hand over your biggest trump card?

What kind of trick is this.

Chen Xun didn't know what the Liao envoy's thoughts were going through for more than a year.

Following Chen Xun to the south and north, he ran a lot. Among the officials outside the military government, this person can be said to be the person who knows the military government best.

He saw the Chen Jiajun's invincibility, the military government's new policies, the prosperous new atmosphere of Guangzhou, the invincible posture of the Navy, and the terrifying productivity bursting out from the industrial revolution.

It can be said that the three views of the Liao envoys and others were completely subverted by the military government.

Just like the Chinese people who first arrived in the United States in the 90s and [-]s, the shock cannot be described clearly in a few words. Many of these people in later generations have become public servants. They knelt down and could not get up for decades. The same was true for the envoys of the Liao Dynasty. .

If it weren't for his identity as a Khitan, and if it wasn't for his duties as an envoy, he wouldn't want to go back.

And he did kneel.

Originally, the envoys of a country represented the country's monarch and did not need to kneel when meeting foreign monarchs, but the envoys of the Liao Kingdom knelt down just now.

All previous diplomatic plans were overturned by him, and in the end only frankness was the only way to go.

Weak countries have no diplomacy, which has been the most reasonable since ancient times.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Ce used the imperial seal to borrow troops from Yuan Shu to gain momentum, and the Liao envoys also planned to do the same.

However, he did not intend to borrow troops, but to take advantage of the situation.

"Bring it here and let me see it." Chen Xun demanded.No need to explain, everyone knows what Chen Xun is talking about.

The attendant of the Goryeo envoy took out a wooden box wrapped several layers of red cloth, opened the package, and opened the wooden box. It was padded with thick velvet, and a jade seal was embedded in the velvet.

Chen Xun had never seen a real imperial seal, but when he held this square jade seal in his hands, the strong historical atmosphere on the seal told him that it was real.

The seal script engraved on the front of the jade seal was completely incomprehensible to Chen Xun. It was completely different from the current regular script and looked like a pattern.

"Two elders, take a look." Chen Xun handed the jade seal to Li Gang next to him.

The two men took the jade seal and looked around, frowning.

Because Cai Jing had previously deceived the Song Emperor by making a fake jade seal, many tests at that time finally proved that the jade seal was fake. On the contrary, it made the senior officials of the Song Dynasty have a special understanding of the jade seal passed down from the country.

If there were carbon 14 identification now, we would be able to quickly identify the authenticity of this square jade seal. But if there is no carbon [-] identification, we can only rely on human power.

But Chen Xun didn't care very much.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, Chen Xun just thinks it is true.

Moreover, this jade seal was presented by an envoy from the Liao Kingdom, which is of great significance. It is believed to be genuine, and the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

"There is no flaw." The two looked at it for a long time, and finally Li Gang reported to Chen Xunhui in a low voice.

"That's good." Chen Xun nodded, and then directly asked the Liao envoy: "What does the envoy want?"

"I went to Guangzhou some time ago and saw the power of the military government. I don't dare to ask for too much. I only hope that the military government can support the Liao Kingdom with some weapons so that we can return home." The envoy replied.

Sure enough, I still want to return to my country.

"I can support you with weapons, but it is impossible to return home." Chen Xun replied.

"Why?" asked the envoy.

"The Northland has been the territory of our Han people since ancient times. As far back as the Tang Dynasty, we have set up several protective palaces in the Northland. The farthest Anbei Protectorate has included Xiaohaidu. All the borders before your Liao Kingdom are within our territory. Is there any homeland within the territory of the Han people?" Chen Xun replied.

The small sea became Lake Baikal in later generations.

The envoy was already a little desperate when he heard Chen Xun's rogue words.

"But since you presented the artifact, I can't let you have no way of survival." Chen Xun continued: "Now that there are many small countries in the Western Region, you can continue to go west. With the support of our sophisticated weapons, the countries in the Western Region will definitely not be yours. Opponent, when the time comes, the vast land there will naturally allow you Khitans to multiply and live." Chen Xun didn't finish his words, and chose a word about multiplying, and did not say anything about founding a country.

"However, according to what you said before, the Western Region was also a Han territory during the Tang Dynasty, and the Anxi Governor's Office was in charge of the Aral Sea." Although the envoy did not hear the flaw in Chen Xun's words, he still noticed something was wrong.

Chen Xun could only sigh in his heart, he is really talented, he knows the history of the Han people so clearly, no wonder he was sent as an envoy.

According to the territorial division of Longyou in the Tang Dynasty, Afghanistan in later generations belonged to the territory of the Tang Dynasty. It can only be said that the Tang Dynasty was really too powerful.

"That place now belongs to Black Khan, and I am not an unreasonable person. If you can defeat those small countries, the territory you occupy will naturally belong to you." Chen Xun replied.

If we can defeat you when the time comes, the territory we occupy will naturally belong to us.

Chen Xun didn't say this.

(End of this chapter)