Chapter No need to say more
As everyone looked at them, Liu Yin might be really tired, maybe he didn't realize that the king of a country was in front of him, and maybe he felt that his identity deserved the treatment. He was not polite, and sat on the chair with a little bow and took the tea without hesitation.
Liu Yin's actions not only made Lu Xiufu present feel too proud, but Wang Silian was also stunned. He was also a little uncomfortable with the difference between the emperors of the Southern Dynasty. This time, the three souls were scared to lose their souls. He saw that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty was not displeased because of his "rudeness", and then he breathed a little relieved.
"Sir, Your Majesty is busy with all your time. Please tell me if you have any questions!" Lu Xiufu started with a light cough.
"I reported to the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty that the guards of the Southern Dynasty could not bear the trouble of life. They intend to surrender to the Southern Dynasty and sent us to contact us. However, the deadline is approaching, so please give us grace!" Wang Silian said.
"Haha, Wang Hanlin also worked in the Privy Council of the Yuan Dynasty. He should know the principle of "raising 10,000 troops, spending money every day". Our 100,000 troops stationed at Zhending City. He consumed 10,000 stones of food and grass every day, but just for the sake of arguing, do you think I will wait?" Zhao Bing sneered.
"Your Majesty, I know that the army consumes a lot every day, so I will definitely be able to compensate you as appropriate. Please give me a few days to give me a grace!" Wang Silian did not expect that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty refused so simply, but thinking about it was just to extort more money and therefore proposed to compensate.
"Hmph, what's the use of some money?" Zhao Bing snorted, "The reason why I promised Shi's request to surrender is that I am grateful to his father who advised Kublai Khan to treat the people of Jiangnan well, but he now suggested tricks. In fact, he joined forces with Zhang Gui of Baozhou to attack our army from north to south. Fortunately, he was defeated by our dynasty and was spared from retreating for a hundred miles. Since Shi's attempt to fight, I don't need to care about my old grace."
"Does Your Majesty ignore the 100,000 people in the city? What's their fault? Is this what Your Majesty calls righteousness?" Seeing that the Southern Dynasty emperor was unmoved, Liu Yin interrupted.
"The national war is unrighteous. Although the people in the city are innocent, they are ultimately the people of the enemy country. Moreover, the people of a hundred thousand states are just a drop in the ocean for great causes. I will not change my major plan because of this, and it is difficult to stop my northern expedition. It can be flattened within three days!" Zhao Bing waved his hand.
"You..." Liu Yin didn't expect that the Southern Dynasty emperor would answer correctly, and he didn't argue with him at all. He said angrily in anger.
"Don't be rude!" Lu Xiufu saw that he didn't even need respect, and immediately scolded him.
"Forget it, don't worry about it!" Zhao Bing waved his hand.
"Your Majesty is determined to do whatever he wants, abandoning the lives and deaths of all people, and is to be scolded by the people of the world and left in history books." Liu Yin continued angrily, but he did not appreciate it.
"Haha, the Mongol Yuan entered the Central Plains, invaded the south of the Yangtze River, and slaughtered countless cities. Millions of people died under his iron hoof. They did not dare to denounce them. They resisted in anger. They were not just a sloppy person who was obedient to the people, became an official of the Mongol Yuan, and praised him with his salary. Now they have the face to use this to criticize what I did, but they still know how to write the word "shame"!" Zhao Bing sneered.
"Xingxiu, don't say anything again!" Seeing that Liu Yin was so angry that his lips were trembling and could not say a word, but he still struggled to get up to speak, Wang Silian quickly stopped him.
"I don't want to have a verbal dispute with you anymore. If there is still no definite attitude tomorrow, our army will definitely attack the city!" Zhao Bing looked at the few people and stood up and left his seat.
"Your Majesty, wait!" Chen Fu saw that the conversation had collapsed and quickly saluted.
"What else? If you still want to talk about morality, let's discuss it later!" Zhao Bing asked.
"Your Majesty, the main difference in this negotiation is that Shi's stay or stay is determined. Can you forgive me?" Chen Fu had been sent to another country after all, and he could see clearly that he had room for maneuver. Seeing that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty had room for maneuver, he quickly turned to the main business. He also knew whether Shi's promised to surrender in the city was not the main thing. In the final analysis, he was still the benefits he wanted to get from it.
"I have already made it clear about this matter. Zhending please surrender to our dynasty to ensure the safety of the lives and property of the military and civilians in the city, and never kill a single person indiscriminately." Zhao Bing first emphasized, "The Shi family is naturally also listed. I can protect the lives and property of his family and the family, and the property of the clan, and I can also be rewarded for the dynasty to be an official. However, I must be moved out of Zhending, and all his land and houses will be compensated!"
"Your Majesty, Shi's family has made contributions to the people of Zhending, and has his own patrol to help the royal army stabilize the place, and can also contribute money and food to the court. Please give your kindness!" Chen Fu said with politeness.
"Your Majesty, as long as your Majesty is kind to the Shi family to be attacked and received Zhending, he will surrender to Your Majesty, be loyal to the Song Dynasty, and save Zhending from war, and the people will praise it for generations!" Wang Silian also asked.
"This is my bottom line, and there will be no more compromise. You don't have much time left. Whether to fight or not depends on the thoughts of Shi and you!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and refused again. After saying that, he raised his legs and left...
After dinner, Lu Xiufu turned his camp and reported to the emperor about his subsequent affairs. When the four envoys who said Zhending saw His Majesty's determination to recover Zhending, they felt that the crisis would no longer be delayed. After urgent discussions with him, they finalized the final draft. They did not dare to stay for a moment and immediately returned to Shi Ge immediately. They would persuade him to surrender before leaving, and whether it was successful or not, they would make the final reply tomorrow morning.
"In order to express sincerity and to save Liu Jingxiu from the trouble of rushing around, they left him in the inn as hostage!" Lu Xiufu said with a funny feeling.
"They were worried that Liu Jingxiu Shu would speak angrily and make things worse. They were full of benevolence and righteousness, but in the end they left it alone and had no loyalty at all!" Zhao Bing sighed.
"Oh, Liu Jingxiu lacks calmness, but he still has some backbone, which is different from the other people!" Lu Xiufu said with great regret.
"He must have scolded me for being unreasonable and taking human lives apart, and only using power to suppress others is a fool!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.
"Haha, his words are a bit extreme, but there is still knowledge. What is lacking is experience and worldly style. If there is more inappropriateness, I think Your Majesty will not care about it." Lu Xiufu said with a dry laugh.
"Lu Xiangxiu is not a petty person, so I will hit me with this!" Zhao Bing snorted.
"Your Majesty is broad-minded, how dare I!" Lu Xiufu quickly bowed and apologized.
"Although Liu Jingxiu's words are a bit offensive, it also shows that he still has the character of a literati and is rare in this chaotic world. Regardless of whether the surrender is successful or not, I will not care about him, let alone kill him to vent his anger." Zhao Bing said.
"Haha, if he knew that Your Majesty was like this, he might be less prejudiced to Your Majesty. He just told me that he would see Your Majesty to distinguish it!" Lu Xiufu said with a smile.
"The long night is long, and it is also interesting to talk about scriptures and Taoisms with this famous scholar in the north. It is just that I am worried that his body will not be able to support it!" Zhao Bing said intriguingly.
"I saw that he was in poor health and could not explain it if he really died in our camp. So I asked the imperial physician to see him, saying that it was just because of poor diet and he was not seriously ill." Lu Xiufu said, "If Your Majesty is interested, you can invite him to come so that you can resolve the misunderstandings!"
"Well, it seems that the rumors are true. He said that he is unwilling to accept help from others. When he has no food to eat, he even uses grain bran and wheat bran to satisfy his hunger. He often faints. It's so pedantic!" Zhao Bing understood after hearing this. Liu Yin was so poor that he couldn't eat a good meal, which caused him malnutrition and fainted due to hypoglycemia at any time. In fact, he was hungry.
"The food that comes out of pity and the water that steals the spring is also to cherish your reputation!" Lu Xiufu sighed.
"Will it also insult his reputation when discussing the truth with me, the emperor of the enemy country?" Zhao Bing chuckled.
"I'm afraid that he would persuade His Majesty to stop his troops or be valued because of this, he would be famous all over the world. Wouldn't he win both fame and fortune?" Lu Xiufu also smiled.
"Okay, it depends on whether he can convince me!" Zhao Bing nodded.
At a moment, Liu Yin was really invited. Although Zhao Bing did not greet him, he also prepared tea and snacks. The meeting was arranged in the back hall, with felt carpets on the ground, and everyone could sit on the ground, leaning against the short couch to drink tea. There was more casualness and less restraint, which was also a common form of gatherings of literati in this era.
"Your Majesty is polite!" After Liu Yin came in, he was not as nervous as he was in the hall and said to the emperor.
"Mr. Jingxiu, don't be polite, just be as easy as you like!" Zhao Bing bowed and asked him to take his seat.
After a few greetings, after drinking half a cup of tea, Liu Yinyan said, "Your Majesty, I have the honor to have an interview today. I feel that the opportunity is rare and I want to ask Your Majesty for advice!"
"I am the last lesson, but I can't afford to ask for advice!" Zhao Bing waved his hand, but also looked like he listened.
"Your Majesty personally fought against the northern expedition, seized tens of miles of land, collected tens of millions of people, and unified the world. I want to know how Your Majesty treats Confucian scholars from the north?" Liu Yin asked.
"If I follow my wishes, I will abandon all the Confucian scholars in the north and not be appointed, and they will not be allowed to enter the officialdom!" Zhao Bing said.
"After the Jingkang Incident, the Song Dynasty moved south to Jiangnan, and the Confucian scholars from the north first surrendered to the Jurchens and then attached to Mongolia. It is not surprising that Your Majesty had this idea!" Liu Yin nodded, but said, "Although the Confucian scholars from the north successively depended on foreign races, Your Majesty wanted to unify the world, and he was also the people of Your Majesty. It would be so harsh!"
"Your Majesty's meaning is not that..." Lu Xiufu and Deng Guangjian were also surprised when they heard His Majesty's words. They were prejudiced against the scholars in the North, but they were definitely not that absolute. Lu Xiufu was worried that it would cause a misunderstanding, so he wanted to explain.
"It is precisely because I want to unify the world that I have to do this!" Zhao Bing interrupted his words.
Chapter completed!