In official circles, in addition to knowing how to play both sides, you must also have a patient heart.

It is very difficult for human beings not to care about other people's opinions.

Most people usually have various emotions: There is no big deal in life except life and death. I take it lightly. You can’t hurt me. You can’t hurt me. I don’t care! I don’t care!

Wait until they are privately criticized by the leader.

This world is indeed full of bad people! You are all bad people! Why do you want to hurt me!

If you are scolded by your leader in public, you will probably doubt your life on the spot.

All of these are normal reactions for carbon-based organisms.

Those who can overcome it a little must have achieved some success.

Those who can truly ignore everything will achieve great success as long as they have the chance, such as Liu Bang.

Qin Hui cannot be Liu Bang, but he is not an ordinary person either.

It would be impossible to say that those words from up and down the court that were unfavorable to him had no impact at all, but if they caused his morale to collapse, it would be fine.

Especially Zhao Guan's sentence "Zhao Ding has never been in good health" has been lingering in Qin Hui's mind for a while, as if there is a kind of magic power.

In November, Tokyo received its first snowfall of the year.

Although there are fewer people on the bustling streets in the past, the silver coating makes this world city a little more elegant.

Zhao Guan's family was admiring the snow in the back garden. During this time, he was very peaceful.

All political affairs in the court can be delegated to the political hall.

Li Ruoshui, Minister of Rites, walked into the palace and arrived at the back garden: "Your Majesty."

"Oh, you're here, come, come sit down and have a drink together."

Li Ruoshui walked to the courtyard, where the fire was burning brightly.

Li Ruoshui was a little surprised that Zhao Guanji actually ate barbecue here in person?

"Your Majesty, the envoy from Dali Kingdom said that he is going back."

"Go back?" Zhao Ning asked, "Has the outcome been reached?"

"Nothing came out of the talks."

"What's their attitude?"

"As your Majesty expected, they retreated towards me, but I was prevaricated by the minister." Li Ruoshui said truthfully, "Now they have come to their senses and think that I will withdraw without retreating. It seems that they have given up on this idea."

"How can you give up on this idea?" Zhao Ning said with a smile, "Go and see the envoy of Xuan Dali Kingdom."

"yes!"

After Zhao Ning finished the barbecue, the people below collected all the belongings, and Zhao Ning returned to the Chui Gong Hall. The maids brought regular clothes and were feeding Zhao Guan's family to change.

At this time, someone outside announced: "Your Majesty, the envoy from Dali Kingdom has entered the palace."

Zhao Ning said: "Let him come in."

Li Shu, the envoy of Dali Kingdom, walked in and said respectfully: "I pay homage to the Emperor and wish you His Majesty's greetings."

"Saint Gong, please forgive me." Zhao Ning spread his arms, and the maids around him helped arrange his regular clothes.

"Your Majesty, I have come to the Celestial Dynasty with the wish of countless people in Dali to seek peace. The Gao family has been defeated by Wang Shi, and please your Majesty to withdraw Wang Shi as soon as possible to avoid further killings."

"How many times have you been killed?" Zhao Ning's calm tone contained a sense of power, "If the Gao family hadn't been arrogant and domineering and disrespectful, why would I have launched an expedition?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. We also hope that peace is the most important thing. The two countries have good relations, and the leader of our country has severely punished the Gao family."

"How can I believe that you will severely punish Mr. Gao?"

"This..." Li Shu said, "How dare I deceive the emperor?"

"You mean, if you say something, I have to believe you?"

"That's not what I meant, Xiaochen..." Li Shu wanted to speak, but Zhao Ning interrupted him.

Zhao Ning said: "If Wang Shi withdrew and the Gao family appeared in the political hall of Dali Kingdom again, wouldn't I be treated like a monkey by you? If so, how could I have the face to see the world again?"

"His Majesty……"

"I am a person with clear grudges. As long as you meet my requirements and hand over the Gao family, everything can be discussed easily."

Li Shu was speechless and speechless.

"Oh, by the way, in order to reach an agreement between the two countries as soon as possible, I will also send an envoy to Dali to meet with Duan Zhengyan, my Yunnan Jiedushi envoy."

Zhao Ning deliberately emphasized the official title of "Yunnan Jiedu Envoy", which meant that he was telling Li Shu that Dali is a vassal state of the Celestial Dynasty.

At that time, Zhao Ji canonized Duan Zhengyan as Yunnan's military envoy. You'd better change your position so that we can have a good talk.

Li Shu did not dare to say any more. During this period, people from the Ministry of Rites had been accompanying him to play in Tokyo. Li Shu had long lost the vigor he had when he first came to the Song Dynasty.

After Li Shu left the palace, Zhao Ning summoned Zhao Ding, Lu Yihao, Zhang Shuye, Li Ruoshui, and Wang Zongmao.

"Now Wu Lin is in Dali, not far from the capital of Dali. Dali wants to ask for peace and let me withdraw my troops. How can I withdraw my troops in such a good situation?"

"Does Your Majesty want to increase the number of troops?"

"No, the national treasury is tight now. My goal in the early stage of the Southwest is not to destroy Dali and Wang Zongliu."

"I'm here."

"Taifu Temple will send people to expand the grazing field in two places, one is the grazing field on Chengdu Fu Road, and the other is the grazing field on Guangnan West Road."

Both of these places bordered the Dali State, and were originally the places where the Song Dynasty and the Dali State were engaged in disputes.

"I want to force them from within the Dali Kingdom to transfer more tea to the Song Dynasty, so these two places must be prepared for personnel deployment, and there must be enough merchants to take over the goods."

Zhao Guanjia spoke quickly. He pointed to the Qinzhou area on Guangnan West Road and said: "I have asked Qian Yuqing to start building a seaport here. All the tea coming out of Guangnan West Road will be gathered in this seaport and sold to maritime merchants. These merchants

They are already familiar with the trade routes in the South China Sea, and they want everything they want. They will take whatever the imperial court gives them!"

There is already fanaticism in Zhao Ning's eyes, it's all money!

What is the purpose of destroying Dali at this stage?

Thankless!

Squeeze out all their valuables, the treasury wants money!

Destroying Xixia requires money!

Wang Zonglio immediately shouted: "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise!"

"You need to send a capable general to the market on Guangnan West Road, and build a business line from Guangnan West Road to Qinzhou as soon as possible. Aren't all the wealthy businessmen in the Song Dynasty having an affair with you Wang Taiwei? Let them pay

, go to Yongzhou to form a caravan."

Wang Zongliu said: "Your Majesty, this is not impossible, but the market on Guangnan West Road is mainly for buying horses, and the traders are mainly people from Qi State. People from Qi State are arrogant and domineering, and they often disagree with each other.

Just because I want human life, many merchants in the Song Dynasty have heard of it and avoided it, and many people are reluctant to do business there, unless the imperial court sends someone to buy horses, and the other side is still a little wary!"
Chapter completed!