Big Song Xiaohou Ye

Chapter 169

Whoever was present muttered in a low voice, what a big grandson, what a young grandfather... Yelu Xinghe suddenly realized that this kid actually took advantage of him!He was about to curse, but Li Ce said first: "If you lose, you will also kneel and kowtow."

Yelu Xinghe snorted coldly, agreeing.

"Master Li, quick silver is here." At this moment, two craftsmen hurried back with a clay pot in their hands.

Li Ce left the resentful Yelu Xinghe, he handed the glass bottle to the two craftsmen and said, "Please bother you, try to attach this gold foil to the inner wall of the glass bottle as much as possible."

The two craftsmen carefully attached the gold leaf to the inner wall of the glass bottle with silver chopsticks, and then Li Ce took it, scooped out a large spoonful of mercury from the clay pot, slowly poured it into the glass bottle, and then shook it left and right. The gold leaf was immediately attached to the inner wall of the glass bottle, and it fit perfectly without any gaps!
"Well..." Everyone present exclaimed, what a good idea!
Li Ce smiled. He took the glass bottle in his hand and held it up high.

Yelu Xinghe's face instantly turned pale...

"Okay!" Zhao Zhen took the lead in shouting.

As soon as Zhao Zhen took the lead, all the ministers admired him one after another, and even Ding Wei couldn't help secretly praising this kid for being really smart.

"Okay, Li Ce, you really didn't disappoint me." Liu E was overjoyed and finally turned the situation around.

"It's a piece of cake." The guy said with a big mouth.

Zhao Zhen glanced at Zhao Ji triumphantly. Zhao Ji didn't look at Zhao Zhen, but at Li Ce. After this kid appeared, he repeatedly created miracles. One, now that the difficult problem has been solved, although I hate him, I have to admit that this guy does have some skills, but I hate him for going against me everywhere, if I can attract my subordinates, I will be even more powerful.

"Queen Mother, we all agreed just now. If someone can do it, we will reward you heavily." Zhao Zhen said to Liu E.

Liu E is in a good mood. Today is her birthday banquet, and Li Ce has done her honor, so she nodded and said, "That's right, no joke, Li Ce, what reward do you want?"

Li Ce was excited, he wanted too many things, and suddenly he didn't know which one to talk about first.

Seeing his excited look, Zhao Zhen was afraid that he would do something like throw away the watermelon and pick up sesame seeds, so he hurriedly said for him: "Queen Mother, Li Ce was the commander of the capital when he was in Zhending Mansion, and now he has come down to the capital for more than a month." , but still have no official positions, if such talents are not used by the court, it will be a loss to the Song Dynasty." The implication is to grant Li Ce an official position.

Liu E hummed and said: "A few days ago, you were asked to report at Cao Wei's, and you were too busy with Cuju to delay it. Anyway, I will reward you together today. You used to serve in the army, so you should be more familiar with military affairs. I understand, why don't I send you to Sanya to practice."

"Lord Cao, is there any vacancy in the three offices?" the queen mother asked.The sketch just now made the empress dowager very happy, and now that Li Ce has earned face for the Song family, the empress dowager has decided to promote this young man.

The three offices are: Dianqian Division, Guard Horse Army Division, and Guard Infantry Division. These three divisions command the imperial guards across the country and obey orders from the Privy Council.

Cao Wei felt ashamed of Li Ce for a long time, and when he heard the Queen Mother asked, he hurriedly said, "Dianqian Secretary, Du Yuhou is still short of one candidate." The queen mother asked, and he was ashamed of Li Ce in his heart. If there is no vacancy, there must be a vacancy.

"Marquis of Du Yu?" Li Ce muttered in his heart, what kind of official position is this?
However, Du Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, changed his face, and hurriedly stood up and said: "No, Yuhou, the capital in front of the palace, is in charge of the emperor's bodyguard, usually a fourth-rank official, Li Ce's qualifications are still young, and I feel that he is not competent. "

Why did Du Yan object?Because the Du Yuhou of the Dianqian Division is definitely a hot position. The emperor is close to the army, and he follows the emperor all day.How many people are greedy for this position.Of course, there is another more important reason. Du Yan had already found a relationship before and spent money. He planned to put his ignorant son in this position, so as to give him a certain background. The matter is about to be completed, but Li Ce is killed halfway, and the fat in his mouth is about to fly away. How can he let it go.

Zhao Zhen originally wanted to give Li Ce a civil servant, but he was very happy when he heard that he was the Marquis of Du Yu, the former secretary of the palace, because Li Ce would then become his personal guard, and he would be by his side. , itself is much more interesting.But the old dude Du Yan ran out to disrupt the situation, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but said anxiously: "How does Master Du know that Li Ce is not up to the task?"

Du Yan said loudly: "Li Ce has never served in the Dianqian Division, and he mentioned the position of Marquis Du Yu rashly, I am afraid that the people below will not accept it."

Li Ce didn't know what was so good about Du Yuhou, but after listening to Du Yan's repeated objections, he knew that this position was definitely a lucrative job. Damn it, this old guy dared to interfere with it, how could I let you succeed!
"Lord Du, have you heard of the great victory in Weizhou? Do you know who led it?" Li Ce said suddenly.

Du Yan saw that this kid dared to question him, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, but because His Majesty was present, he couldn't get angry, so he snorted coldly and said: "I know, it's you, the young man has some merits, so he will be punished." The day is on the lips."

"That's better than that. Some people don't have any credit to talk about, and their corpses are just a vegetarian meal." Chen Yaozuo said coldly, his apprentice was tortured by others, so he, as a master, naturally had to protect his apprentice.

Old Du Yan blushed. He was originally a servant of the Ministry of Punishments, but later he climbed up to Ding Wei, and was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Justice. However, he has made no achievements in the past few years as Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and has no outstanding achievements to speak of. Well, Chen Yaozuo's words can be said to have hit his sore spot.

"Master Du thinks Li Xiaozi is not good? You seem to be very confident in your judgment." Zhao Zhen asked with a displeased face.

"Old ministers have seen countless people, and I have seen many young people who became famous, but most of them are just lucky. In the same situation, others can become famous." Du Yan's implication is that Li Ce's surprise attack on Weizhou was just lucky. , it's not that he's good at it.

"Okay, let's talk about today's matter. None of you can do it. In the end, Li Ce solved it. Dare I ask Mr. Du before this, do you think Li Ce can solve this matter?" Zhao Zhen looked at him and asked road.

Du Yan was stunned, His Majesty actually asked himself this question, how should he answer this question?If he said he could do it, wouldn't it be farting if he satirized Li Ce just now because he was lucky?But if you say he can't do it, but he did it in the end, isn't it because you are inaccurate in your judgment?Just now I said that I have read countless people, and I think he is not qualified to be the Marquis of Du Yu.

Du Yan's face was flushed, and sweat was already oozing from his forehead. He looked at Ding Wei for help, but he saw that Ding Wei was silent like an old monk. Damn it, this old guy didn't help him after taking his money , Du Yan secretly scolded Ding as shameless.

Ding Wei would not wade into this muddy water, he felt like a mirror in his heart, the Empress Dowager obviously did this for the envoys of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Xinghe had already offended the Empress Dowager, Li Ce beat him before, the Empress Dowager could not help but not punish Li policy, and rewarded him heavily, she was slapping Yelu Xinghe in the face!You idiot, after being an official for so many years, you can't even see the meaning of this, and dare to refute it with the Queen Mother, Du Yan, Du Yan, you are so stupid.

Du Yan stood on the spot in embarrassment, his colleagues were gloating at him, he wished he could find a crack in the ground to sneak in, the situation was already like this, so he had no choice but to stop... His heart ached, that was 5000 taels of silver!For this matter, he has already spent 5000 taels of silver!

"Your Majesty, please make amends." Du Yan had no choice but to sit down again in desperation.

"General Yelu seems to have forgotten something?" At this moment, a moderate voice sounded, with a smile in it, it was naturally Li Ce.

Yelu Xinghe has been in a daze since just now. He doesn't understand why Li Ce can easily solve the problem that the craftsmen in the whole capital can't handle. monster!
"Hey, don't pretend to be stupid, I'm calling you." Li Ce didn't save him any face.

Yelu Xinghe blushed, and the two companions beside him buried their heads deeply in shame.

Li Ce knew that Yelu Xinghe was the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, and he represented the Liao Kingdom, and he was absolutely not allowed to kowtow. No matter what conditions he raised at this time, as long as he was not allowed to kowtow, he would definitely agree. He has no choice.

"I would like to gamble and admit defeat. I wonder if you Liao people are trustworthy?" Li Ce said with a smile.

Yelu Xinghe's cheeks twitched twice, but he didn't speak.

"Li Ce, General Yelu is so far away that he is a guest, so don't be rude." But the Queen Mother stopped her and said, it's almost over, there is no need to tear your face.

Now that the queen mother had spoken, Li Ce couldn't hold on any longer. He smiled meaningfully at Yelu Xinghe. Yelu Xinghe knew that he was laughing at him, and stared back hard.

After this incident, the Song family finally recovered the situation, and everyone looked better.After the second cup of wine was served, the artists of Jiaofang Division began to perform.This time Liu E's birthday, Jiaofang Division started preparations a few months ago. The girls on stage today, both in terms of appearance and figure, were selected from thousands of miles. Soon I was intoxicated by the graceful dance of the girls.

Soon the third cup of wine began, the dance music was removed, and a juggling show was replaced, but at this moment, a discordant voice sounded.

"Empress Liu, the population of our Daliao is increasing day by day. Today, the Song court still maintains an annual silver volume of 30. This amount is far from meeting the needs of our Liao Kingdom. We, the emperor of Daliao, require you to increase the amount of silver silk every year. 50 silk." Yelu Xinghe grinned, Liao people are so straightforward, they will not be tactful at all.

The ministers were astonished that the purpose of the Liao people's trip was to ask for money!And the appetite is still so big, and the opening will increase the silver silk by 20. I really think that the money of the Song Dynasty is all blown by the wind.

"Emperor Yelu, have you forgotten? When the two countries signed the Chanyuan Alliance 25 years ago, it was Yelu Longxu who was in power. The agreement made it very clear that the Song Dynasty would give Liao 10 taels of silver and 20 pieces of silk every year. The two countries have been living in peace for so many years, why is Emperor Yelu now going back on his word and doing something that betrayed his promise." Ding Wei said that he was the head of all the officials, so it was natural for him to come forward at this time.

Yelu Xinghe had expected that he would say this, he waved his hand and said: "You Song people repeatedly requested to sign the Chanyuan Alliance back then, and I, Emperor Yelu, thought about the livelihood of the people of the two countries, so I agreed to sign the contract. But for this reason, the three prefectures of Zhuo, Ying, and Mo were abandoned. Since you do not agree to increase the silver silk, then return these three prefectures to us."

Yelu Xinghe is shameless enough. The Chanyuan Alliance was clearly proposed by the Liao Kingdom back then. Unexpectedly, he turned the truth upside down and said that it was the Song Dynasty who asked for peace on its own initiative.

"The three prefectures of Zhuo, Ying, and Mo are our territory in the Central Plains. There is no reason to cede it out. General Yelu need not discuss this matter again." Ding Wei said bluntly that the Song Dynasty could not accept land cession anyway. An inch of land cannot be given to others.

"You Han people are so shameless. Later Jin Emperor Shi Jingtan respected my Daliao Emperor as his father. He dedicated the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun to my Daliao. From then on, these sixteen prefectures have been my Daliao territory. Now that we want to ask for it back, you are still blocking it in every possible way, let alone claiming it is your territory, which is really ridiculous!" Yelu Xinghe sneered, it seems that he had done enough homework before coming here.

"Then what about Shi Jingtang before?" Ding Wei asked lightly.

"Hmph, no matter what happened before or after in Daliao, we must either increase the amount of silver silk or return it to the old land of Liao." Yelu Xinghe said forcefully.

"General Yelu is so persistent, isn't he afraid of provoking a war between the two countries?" Zhang Shixun said coldly.

"Hehe...Your Great Song Dynasty, under the personal leadership of Song Taizong, assembled an army of 20 to invade our Daliao, and we were defeated. Why do you think that you are stronger than Emperor Taizong back then?" Yelu Xinghe This remark was so ingenious that all the courtiers of the Song Dynasty had no way to refute it.

(End of this chapter)