Chapter 171 King Xuan Ce of the Great Song Dynasty (1)
For three consecutive days, Wang Dan, the Privy Councilor of the Great Song Dynasty, felt that his right eyelid kept beating.
The party members came to request that Li Deming be canonized as the envoy of Xia Guogong. They have arrived in Bianliang for almost half a month. However, the officials have not yet given a formal reply to this matter.
It would be great if the army of the Song Dynasty were still as brave and good at fighting as when Emperor Taizu was in power. Taking advantage of Li Jiqian's sudden death and Li Jiming's unstable position, he sent his troops to the west and swept away the party rebels in one fell swoop. It would not be a bad idea.
A happy thing.
As the de facto prime minister of the Song Dynasty, although he, Wang Dan, always talked about Confucius, he was not so pedantic that he believed that the Song Dynasty could not attack the barbarians. (Note: The moral standards of the ancient Spring and Autumn Period believed that taking advantage of other countries to hold events
Starting a war during a funeral is immoral.)
However, at this moment, the Song Dynasty's army, although its number was five times greater than that of Emperor Taizu, its combat effectiveness was far inferior. Li Deming was really angered and invaded with troops, and the northwest states had to be beaten to pieces again.
Even if the Song army managed to hold on to its position with the help of newly invented weapons such as gunpowder arrows and thunderbolts, in the end, the war would at best have the same outcome as last time.
That is to say: the Song Dynasty only had a nominal suzerainty, acquiescing to the fact that the Dangxiang people were separatist in Xiazhou. Moreover, they had to pay for the territory of several prefectures and counties and some gold, silver, jade and silk to resolve the anger of the Dangxiang people.
If it doesn't work well, the Dangxiang people may even join forces with the Liao State to launch an attack on the Song Dynasty from Hebei and Yongxing armies at the same time. In that case, the consequences will be disastrous!
As one of the few civil servants who "knows soldiers", Wang Dan firmly did not believe that falling out with the party members was a wise choice for the Song Dynasty.
Although the Dangxiang envoy's attitude was a bit rude. Although Li Deming, the new leader of the Dangxiang, in his letter to the officials, arrogantly regarded himself as his younger brother and refused to call the officials his uncle. However, in the battle between the two armies, corpses littered the fields.
, these verbal disputes are really trivial matters not worth mentioning.
As a celestial dynasty, the Song Dynasty should be magnanimous and tolerate the rudeness of party members instead of fighting for momentary sentiment. Because Li Deming, like his father Li Jiqian, called the officials of the Song Dynasty his brother instead of calling himself nephew, and refused to treat him.
His canonization.
In fact, regardless of whether he was canonized or not in the Song Dynasty, Li Deming was the co-leader of the eight parties and the local emperor of Xiazhou. His status would not be affected in any way.
Moreover, when the Liao Kingdom heard that Li Deming had ascended the throne, he would definitely try to win over him in every possible way. If Li Deming hated the Song Dynasty for being deliberately neglectful and turned to the Liao Kingdom, the latter could use Xiazhou as a bargaining chip to force the Song Dynasty to do more things in Hebei.
concession.
After careful calculation, Song Dynasty not only lost face, but also suffered huge losses in terms of profits.
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Wang Dan, the Privy Councilor of the Great Song Dynasty, believed that anyone with some sense should be able to see the above, except for those officials who are just trying to gain fame.
Therefore, in every recent court meeting, he would advise and urge the officials to laugh off Li Jiming's rudeness and refrain from any disputes of temper.
However, every time, his suggestions were met with crazy refutations from the officials, and in the end, they just ended up "postponing the discussion".
If it's just the officials who can't see the situation clearly and cause trouble, Wang Dan can understand and resolve it. The officials' job is to troll people. The bigger the target, the faster the reputation will rise. It's normal to jump out and make trouble.
Relying on his past experience, Wang Dan had his own way to deal with it, so that his suggestions were successfully accepted by the officials.
However, this time, what he never expected was that Kou Zhun, who had always been calm and pragmatic, actually sided with Yan Guan this time! He didn't even think about it. If the Song Dynasty and the Dangxiang people lost both sides in the fight, what would happen in the end?
Who will be cheaper?!
"Does this Kou Laoxi'er have another agenda in private?" Thinking of Kou Zhun's abnormal behavior, Wang Dan's right eyelid began to beat crazily again, and at the same time, an ominous thought quickly emerged in his heart.
Based on his understanding of Kou Zhun, Wang Dan firmly believed that the other party was not a man who acted on his own initiative. Otherwise, Kou Zhun would not have insisted on letting the Song Dynasty accept the peace terms proposed by Li Jiqian despite the criticism from the whole world the year before and last.
Then, things are a bit mysterious. Kou Zhun didn't care that after the defeat of the Song Dynasty last time, Dang Xiang's envoys came to humiliate him. But this time he suddenly cared about Li Deming not calling the official "uncle" in the letter. The change before and after was too big.
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There is no doubt that Kou Zhun had other plans in private. Moreover, what he was planning was not trivial, otherwise, it would not have been hidden from him and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty!
"Come here, prepare the car, I am going to the palace to meet with the officials!" Thinking that Kou Zhun might be planning a big event in private, Wang Dan quickly raised his hand, covered his right eye tightly, and shouted at the same time
Give orders loudly.
Kou Zhun has just returned from Yongxing Military Road, which is not far from Xiazhou occupied by the party members!
Kou Zhun has not been a master willing to suffer losses since the day he became an official. Last time, he was disgraced when he presided over the peace negotiation with Xiazhou. It is strange that he came back this time without thinking of a way to take revenge.
After smoothing it out in this way, all the things that Wang Dan had been puzzled about before suddenly became clear.
When an official bites someone, he never bites in vain. There must be someone in a high position behind him every time.
This time, the person standing behind them was Kou Zhun! It was not Kou Zhun who was led astray by the words of the officials because he was temporarily confused!
Kou Laoxi was so bold that he would hide anything from anyone. However, Wang Dan believed that Kou Zhun would not hide it from the officials no matter what!
Due to the tacit understanding between the officials and Kou Zhun, this matter was delayed in replying to the party envoy. From the very beginning, it had the tacit approval of the officials.
In the past ten days, the officials have been cooperating with Kou Zhun!
"This Kou Laoxi'er is really a wolf-hearted person!" The more he thought about it, the angrier Wang Dan became, and he gritted his teeth on the carriage.
Wang Dan knew that he was too weak in temperament. But Kou Zhun was resolute in temperament, and Wang Dan also knew it clearly.
Therefore, he believed that it was the blessing of the country that he and Kou Zhun were partners, and they could learn from each other's strengths and complement each other's weaknesses. In the court, he always tolerated Kou Zhun in every possible way, no matter big or small.
He didn't expect that after he gave in in every possible way, what he got back was that Kou Zhun and the officials teamed up to keep him in the dark!
In this case, why should I still be the Privy Councilor of the Great Song Dynasty? Wouldn't it be more in line with the wishes of the officials to hand over the position to Kou Zhun as soon as possible?
From now on, state affairs will be handled privately by Guan Jia and Kou Zhun, and there will no longer be any need to worry about the system and regulations left by Emperor Taizu. The remaining governors who participated in politics will also be eliminated, and no more talking will get in the way...
I was thinking bitterly about how I should express my attitude to Zhao Heng, an official of the Song Dynasty, and force him to find his way back. He also gave Kou Zhun a lesson, so that the latter should not think that he was the only one smart in the civil and military affairs of the dynasty, and others were smarter.
It was a clay and wood carving. Several horses suddenly passed by his motorcade at a high speed. The horses' hooves brought up mud and splashed the clear tiled car windows into a blur.
"Who is so rude?!" Wang Dan was furious and immediately became furious.
No matter how much he doesn't like to put on airs, he is still the de facto prime minister of the Song Dynasty! Every time he travels, there is a guard of honor given by the emperor to lead the way.
When the horse collided with the prime minister's chariot, did the other party have no eyes? Or do you think that the officers and soldiers of Kaifeng Mansion were all blind?
However, the next moment, all the anger in his stomach turned into surprise.
The car door was opened forcefully by his close aide Wang Geng. The latter's face was full of ecstasy and his words were incoherent, "Enxiang, Enxiang, is the messenger, the messenger of victory! He went straight to the palace!"
"Report a victory, what victory? The imperial court has clearly not sent troops anywhere recently?" Wang Dan frowned, unable to believe every word the other party said.
"It seems to be Xiazhou!" Wang Geng adjusted his breathing and added loudly, "Didn't Enxiang hear you just now? The messenger was shouting all the way. "Li Dezhao, the eldest son of Xia Guogong, put down the rebellion and sent an envoy to win! To the officials,
