At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 151 Negotiations
In mid-March, the weather was already hot, and Meng Qi stood erect outside the Duancheng Hall, waiting for the emperor of Song to summon him.

On the left and right, the Song Ting imperial guards looked at him angrily, wanting to drag him down and cut him into pieces.

When the Yuan army entered Lin'an, the first thing they did was to demolish the palace. Today, only Duanchengjeon is left in the once vast front palace complex, and only Deoksugung Palace is left behind.

All the decorations of the two palaces were taken away, and the precious wood was also taken away. Although it has been repaired, it still looks dilapidated.

The initiator was not Meng Qi, but that didn't stop the guards from wanting to teach him a lesson.

Meng Qi was not worried about being beaten, but he was worried that it would not be easy for Dayuan to unify the world.

He was well aware of the evil done by the Yuan army, so it was not surprising that he was hostile, but it was terrible that he still maintained a high fighting spirit despite being hostile.

"Looking at what the little emperor has done, it can be said that he is divine and enlightened. If he had been born ten years earlier, I am afraid that the king would still be blocked north of the Huaihe River." Meng Qi secretly sighed.

At this time, the emperor was receiving the newly recruited courtiers in the palace. There were more than 20 people. The most famous one in later generations was Zhao Mengfu, a well-known painter.

There is also Ye Li, who is as famous as Liu Mengyan - a being with a name of disloyalty.

But to be honest, Ye Li was still relatively unjust.

Liu Mengyan was appointed prime minister and privy envoy at the same time, but he ran away when the Yuan army approached. After Lin'an surrendered, he immediately asked for surrender as the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty. It was really shameless.

Ye Li, who was still a student of Imperial College, impeached Jia Sidao and was exiled. He was not pardoned until Jia Sidao stepped down, but he failed to catch up with the imperial examination and become an official. Later, Kublai Khan sent people to look for talented people in the south before he became an official.

Such a person does not owe Song Ting a penny at all, and it cannot be called disloyal.

But because Ye Li was white, the emperor asked him to start as the county magistrate of Jiaxing County. Zhao Mengfu was originally a Zhenzhou Sihu who joined the army, but now he was promoted to the rank of living minister.

Others follow the usual practice of starting from the grassroots level and being promoted to the next level.

Everyone thanked each other, and the local officials left the palace one by one to prepare to take office. Zhao Mengfu stepped into the role and bowed: "Your Majesty, the king's division has won many battles and is taking advantage of the situation. How can we allow Yuanlu envoys to enter and undermine the morale of the army? I am bold, please give an order to your majesty. Kill him to show his determination to fight to the death!"

"I have already considered what you said." Zhao Shi stood up and said: "Now the front line is being prepared, and we can't send troops for the time being. I just want to talk to Yuan Lu. If he is willing to give up Jiangnan, I can call him my uncle. If you don’t want to, there’s no need to talk anymore.”

When Yuan Ting expressed his intention to come, everyone refused, because Song Ting had already regained Lin'an, and the situation was very good, so there was no need to talk about it.

A military officer like Jiang Dongting even suggested that the envoy Yuan come and then kill Mingzhi.

Zhao Shi felt that we could talk about it.

What if Kublai Khan didn't want to fight and wanted to retreat to Jiangbei?
Zhao is willing to learn from Zhao San, not to mention uncle, he can even call Kublai Khan's father. As for after calling him... at worst, he will die with his own hands. Anyway, he will get the territory first.

Everyone has nothing to say, Zhao Shixuan and Mengqi have an audience.

Meng Qi entered the hall, glanced around briefly, and saw many familiar people, such as Chen Yizhong, Lu Xiufu, etc.

Last year, during the Song-Yuan negotiations, at the beginning of the Song Ting's surrender, he called Kublai Khan the emperor, but in fact he didn't really want to surrender.

Meng Qi asked himself to be the envoy. When he arrived in Lin'an, the Empress Dowager Xie was discussing the matter with the ministers. He said, "With the power of the country now, how can I treat you?" and affirmed that Kublai Khan exempted the Empress Dowager Xie and others from "leading sheep". "Etiquette" finally prompted the Song Dynasty to surrender.

In the process, he met many people.

At this time, the two countries were still enemies. Meng Qi had no idea. He stood upright with his hands lowered and said: "The Yuan envoy Meng Qi has arrived with the emperor's edict..."

"Rebellious madman, how dare you be so rude!" Peng Zhenlong shouted angrily.

Meng Qi was not afraid and said: "I am bringing the emperor's envoy, just like the emperor himself. You are weak, so you should see the ceremony first." When everyone was about to retort, Zhao raised his hand and said: "There is no need to argue about false etiquette. After all, it is determined by strength." Honor and inferiority.”

"Since His Highness King Yi knows this, why don't you bow down?" Meng Qi said.

"Ha!" Zhao was too lazy to argue with him.

Zhao Yukun said: "This is a big fallacy! Yuanting has been defeated repeatedly, so how can it be said that it is strong?"

"You can only rely on the power of the sky thunder. Now the Great Yuan also has sky thunder, how can it not be stronger?" Meng Qi asked.

Zhao was too lazy to argue and said, "Is there an edict from Kublai Khan? Take it and read it!"

Meng Qi hesitated for a moment, then took out the edict and handed it over.

The king of the Song Dynasty always held Lin'an, enjoyed local worship, and was hereditary. Kublai Khan's conditions were still generous.

But Zhao was not moved at all.

After surrender, there is no guarantee of life and death at all. Even if Kublai Khan does not regret it, what about changing the emperor?
Zhao Shi put down Kublai Khan's edict and said: "Go back and tell Kublai Khan that if he is willing to return the land south of the Yangtze River, I will be reduced to my nephew and sign a contract to never violate him."

"Is King Yi willing to return to Tongzhou?" Meng Qi asked.

Zhao Shi replied: "It can be exchanged with Sichuan."

"It's just one state and a half for one road. Your Highness is really a good player." Meng Qi sneered.

"You are not the one who can make the decision. You just need to report back to Kublai Khan truthfully." Zhao Shi changed the subject and said: "After months of fighting, our country has captured many prisoners, including thousands of families. I want to exchange them. If Kublai Khan agrees, and we can discuss it again."

Meng Qi took a deep breath and said, "I will definitely bring it."

"Well, there's nothing left to talk about. Let's go back." Zhao Shi stood up and was about to leave when he stopped and said, "We are a group of 16 people. We will stay for half a month. The total cost of food and accommodation is 240 taels of silver. Remember to pay."

"Your Highness wants to follow Jia Sidao's story?" Meng Qi shouted angrily.

It really broke the defense.

Jia Sidao had never killed an envoy, so he did not dare, but he had detained him.

After the Battle of Ezhou, Hao Jing was sent to Song Ting on the order of Kublai Khan and was imprisoned by Jia Sidao for 16 years. He was not released until Xiangyang surrendered. He died of illness on the way back to Dadu, which was extremely tragic.

Meng Qi thought the little emperor wanted to find an excuse to detain him.

"Don't worry too much." Zhao Shi waved his hand and said, "It's natural for you to take care of your own food and lodging. How can you eat for free? If you have no money, you can pay the bill with Nong Sang Ji."

"I lost my composure." Meng Qi apologized and said, "No wonder the whole country of Song is united."

If the Nongsang Collection is an agricultural book written by him, it is not considered a work, but it is enough to guide agricultural production.

The fact that the little emperor wanted to get it so shamelessly shows that he was pragmatic and focused on agriculture. In turn, it can be inferred that he loved the people and loved others. It couldn't be simpler.

"Looking at you, this book is the only one that can pay off the debt. If you are willing to join the imperial court, you can also get rid of the debt." Zhao Shi waved his hand and left.

Does Meng Qi dare to stay?
One tael of silver a day was too expensive for the gods, so they immediately packed their bags and went back.

(End of this chapter)