In the early morning of the next day, outside Lin'an City, Zhang Chu, the envoy to the Imperial City, personally sent a man about thirty years old and with a big belly away.
When the two of them parted, Zhang Chu warned: "He Guang, in this battle with Zi Qi, our Song Dynasty lost a lot of soldiers and generals. The officials are extremely resentful of Zi Qi. Although they have not sent troops now, the two countries
Another war is inevitable.
The official personally ordered the Imperial City Department to make every effort to investigate the military and political affairs of Qi State. We will entrust this task to you. You must know that the responsibility is heavy and don't let our family down."
Then He Guang quickly raised his hand and said solemnly: "Please don't worry, father-in-law. Even if I don't care about my life, I will investigate the man from Qiguo inside and outside. I will never dare to betray the official family, nor will I
I have betrayed my father-in-law. When I, the Song Dynasty, send out troops again, there will definitely be no secrets from the Qi Kingdom."
Zhang Chu nodded with satisfaction, "Very good. If you pretend to be a businessman, you will definitely get into trouble a lot. You must be careful. If you make a mistake, you must remember that people can die, but their identity and military intelligence cannot be revealed."
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"My subordinate understands."
"Okay, it's getting late, you can get on your way."
"Yes, I will take my leave."
He Guang and his men disguised themselves as a caravan and left Lin'an. Zhang Chumo watched him leave with a heavy heart.
Zhao Yun personally told him to install an informant in Ziqi Kingdom, not only to have a thorough understanding of Ziqi Kingdom's army, but also to control Ziqi Kingdom's palace and ministers, and the information must be detailed.
This shows that Zhao Yun attaches great importance to this incident.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Yun now attaches more importance to Ziqi Kingdom than to Jin Kingdom, which naturally makes Zhang Chu feel great pressure.
Just as Zhang Chu was getting on the carriage and going back, he suddenly saw a team appearing on the road. There were more than fifty people in the team. Among them, the people dressed as guards were sturdy and had sharp eyes. At first glance, they were not an ordinary team.
Seeing that there was a Jin Kingdom flag in the team again, Zhang Chu was stunned for a moment, and then turned his eyes to the person leading the team in front. He saw that an official named Liu from the Ministry of Etiquette was accompanying him, and Zhang Chu finally came to his senses.
More than ten days ago, Zhang Chu received a report from his subordinates that a Jin delegation was on a mission to the Song Dynasty. Now it has entered the territory of the Song Dynasty. It seems that it is them.
Zhang Chu didn't stay long and hurried away in a carriage.
Looking at this team again, it is the Jin Kingdom envoy, and the leader is Mu Tingfeng Guan, the Minister of Rites of the Jin Kingdom.
This time, he was sent as an envoy to the Song Dynasty on the order of the Emperor Wanyan Shouxu of the Jin Kingdom. The purpose was to unite the Song Dynasty to jointly raise troops to attack Mongolia and fight against Mongolia.
Mu Tingfengguan and his party entered Lin'an and stayed at Banjing Pavilion. Because Mu Tingfengguan was on an envoy to the Song Dynasty as the Minister of Rites, Zeng Yinglong, the Minister of Rites, also came forward to contact them personally in line with the basic diplomatic etiquette.
Seeing Zeng Yinglong, Mu Shi Fengguan sat upright with a solemn look on his face and said angrily: "Your Song Dynasty general Zhao Fan invaded our country of Dayin for no reason, causing huge losses to our army and people. Moreover, this move was not in line with the agreement between the two countries.
Master Lang was furious and ordered me to come here to question him. What do you think should be done about this incident?"
Zeng Yinglong was not afraid at all, with a calm expression on his face, and replied: "This time our general Zhao Fan of the Song Dynasty crossed the Huaihe River, not because of the imperial court's intention, but actually because he wanted to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors. This move is not inappropriate in terms of benevolence and filial piety.
Ambassador Mu Ting, you should know that the land north of the Huaihe River belongs to the Song Dynasty. Although it has been lost for hundreds of years, the soldiers and the people are quite indifferent, but the ancestral cemeteries are all there, which is really missed by future generations.
As a descendant of Zhao Fan, it is human nature to return to his hometown to pay homage and express his feelings. Unfortunately, he had no ill intentions, but as soon as he crossed the Huaihe River, he encountered your soldiers who blocked him arbitrarily, and a small conflict broke out.
, although it caused casualties to your Jin Kingdom, many people under Zhao Fan also died. I, His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, also deeply regret this misunderstanding.
When I heard that the envoy was sent as an envoy, His Majesty the Emperor took it very seriously and specially ordered me to come to contact you. The purpose is to express my Song Dynasty's intention to resolve the misunderstanding."
After hearing this, Mu Tingfengguan almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.
Mu Tingfengguan was furious and said: "What? For such a blatant attack, you actually said that you are returning to your hometown to worship your ancestors. This is simply an arrogance and no shame or remorse!"
Zeng Yinglong spoke softly and said: "I can completely understand why you are angry, but this is the fact. I can only tell you the truth. I have no intention of deceiving you."
Mu Yanfeng Guan was furious and said: "I will not talk to you. I want to meet your emperor and tell him the faults of the Song Army commander face to face."
"oh."
Zeng Yinglong said "Oh" and asked: "I wonder what your envoy has to ask for when he is sent as an envoy to the Song Dynasty, so that I can convey it to our Emperor."
Mu Tingfeng Guan did not hesitate and said directly: "This time you, the Song Dynasty, committed a very serious crime by invading our Kingdom of Jin. I, Lord Da Jinlang, require your emperor to severely punish the general and compensate him."
Although Mu Tingfengguan's mission this time was to join forces with the Song Dynasty to jointly conquer and fight against the Mongols, however, after meeting Zeng Yinglong, Mu Tingfengguan did not mention a word about this. He kept talking about how the Jin Kingdom was furious and demanded that the Song Dynasty
Severely punish Zhao Fan Yunyun.
After hearing this, Zeng Yinglong said: "General Zhao's return to his hometown to worship his ancestors caused misunderstandings. Although this move is inappropriate, as a descendant of the next generation, it is understandable. I am afraid that our Emperor will not be able to punish him, so that your Majesty's
I’m afraid it will be difficult to fulfill my request.”
Mu Tingfengguan was dissatisfied and retorted, saying: "You killed so many people in my Kingdom of Jin and robbed hundreds of thousands of my people. You told me this was a misunderstanding? You told me you can't punish the guilty officials severely? What are you going to do!"
If one day I, the Kingdom of Jin, do this to you, the Song Dynasty, how would you feel?"
Zeng Yinglong smiled slightly and said confidently: "If the Kingdom of Jin can also give me a visit to the Song Dynasty, then it will be even, and you and I don't need to talk anymore. This is not a bad idea."
"you."
Mu Tingfengguan was so angry that his teeth itched, but he had no choice but to do anything. Finally, he said: "No matter what, I want to meet with your emperor to discuss this matter with him face to face and make it clear."
Zeng Yinglong nodded and said: "I will report the envoy's request truthfully. As for whether our Emperor has time to see you, this is beyond my control."
After saying that, Zeng Yinglong stood up and said, "It's getting late. Please rest early."
After saying that, Zeng Yinglong took the opportunity to leave, but as if he had something on his mind, he turned back and said to him: "I heard that your princess has been in the Song Dynasty for several years and is quite homesick. I hope you can go and have a look."
Mu Tingfengguan thought of Princess Wanyan Zili, and his expression darkened, but he soon regained his composure and said, "I will go to meet the princess and express my condolences to her, so you don't need to worry about this matter."
"That's very good." Zeng Yinglong replied and left.