In the Wende Hall, Zhao Zhen summoned Lu Yijian, Yan Shu and Du Yan to listen to the reports of Su Jin and Fu Bi in a small area (the latest chapter of Stardust Mercenaries).
Originally, Su Jin and Fu Bi only reported to Zhao Zhen alone, but Zhao Zhen could not act arbitrarily on important matters of the court. Especially for such important matters, it was natural to seek the opinions of the heads of the three major departments.
Fu Bi 1510 reported truthfully the details of his contacts with the Liao envoys in the past two days and the captured Xixia dead soldiers. He only added Tuoba Feng's name to the list of dead party members. Su Jin only said that he went back last night.
Afterwards, Tuoba Feng died of excessive blood loss. Although Fu Bi felt something was strange, he did not ask further questions.
Ye Cishi's confession was passed from Zhao Zhen's hands to Lu Yijian's hands, then to Yan Shu's and Du Yan's hands, and then returned to Zhao Zhen's hands (Relegated Immortal Song).
Zhao Zhen shook his confession and said slowly: "My dear friends, do you have any ideas about this matter?"
Everyone looked at Lu Yijian in unison. When he wanted to speak, Lu Yijian spoke first. This was already an old rule.
Lu Yijian cupped his hands and said: "I am reporting to the emperor that this matter has really shocked the old ministers. If the Liao envoy died in our Bianliang City, the Liao people would definitely point the finger at the Song Dynasty. This time it is God's blessing for the Song Dynasty. The rich man has insight into the Western Song Dynasty."
The thief's conspiracy is actually God's blessing. The veteran believes that the protection of the Liao envoy must be strengthened immediately without making any mistakes. In addition, Mr. Fu and Mr. Su need to hurry up and negotiate with the Liao envoy so that the negotiation can be completed as early as possible and everything will be safe and sound.
If we send the Liao envoy back home, we will have less to do with it; after leaving the Song Dynasty, if the Liao envoy makes mistakes, it will be my fault."
Zhao Zhen nodded slightly and said: "Fu Aiqing, Su Aiqing, have you arranged a negotiation period? The envoy of Liao Guo will be in Bianliang for a day, so he will have more worries."
Fu Bi said: "Your Majesty, Deputy Envoy Su has agreed with Envoy Liao to start formal discussions this afternoon. I will speed up the process and complete this matter as soon as possible."
Zhao Zhen nodded, but before he could speak, Du Yan said loudly: "Your Majesty, I feel that the two negotiating envoys have neglected their duties in this matter."
Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "How do you say this?"
Du Yan said angrily: "The behavior of the two special envoys is somewhat inappropriate. Yesterday, it was circulated in the market that Deputy Envoy Su did not discuss the country's massive bet before meeting with the Liao Envoy. This move has aroused criticism. There are rumors from the outside that our envoys from the Song Dynasty have behaved inappropriately.
, which harms the prestige of our country, the Song Dynasty."
Zhao Zhen said displeasedly: "I have already reprimanded Su Jin for this matter, but it was the Liao envoy who provoked this matter. As far as I know, the Liao envoy provoked first, and Su Jin was forced to fight with him; as for what harms the Song Dynasty,
I’m afraid the words about national prestige are a bit strong.”
Du Yan rolled his eyes, feeling very unhappy. The emperor had been doing something wrong recently, so he tried his best to speak for this kid. I really don't know what he was thinking.
"I think that if Su Jin and Liao envoys hadn't gambled wildly, how could the Western thieves find an opportunity? If Xiao Te hadn't been careful, wouldn't he have been poisoned by the Western thieves? By then, Liao would have
The country doesn’t care who started it (read the full text of Reborn Dandy).”
Su Jin was even more unhappy. Why did he pinch me when we met? We were discussing important matters, but this fat man Du Hei pointed the finger at himself again. Su Jin decided not to give him face today, but to teach him a lesson.
"Privilege Du, what you said seems to me like you are trying to incriminate me. How can I hear this? You are forcibly accusing me. May I ask, Su Jin, where did I offend you?" Su Jin frowned and said straightforwardly.
Cross-examination, without making any circles.
"Su Jin, be careful what you say, how could you be so rude to Privy Du?" Yan Shu quickly reminded with a wink.
Su Jindao: "That's how it is. I feel like Privy Du will reprimand me every time I do something. But I heard that it was Privy Du who recommended me to be the deputy negotiator. This is really strange."
Already."
Du Yan masked his face with frost and shouted: "Master Su, are you suspecting that I have an ulterior motive for you? You must provide conclusive evidence when you say this, otherwise I can't allow you to be so humiliated."
Su Jin sneered and said: "Only you know best whether there is a purpose or not. How dare I make random guesses? But as far as this matter is concerned, the negotiation between the two countries is an act of mutual competition. What I do is completely in accordance with the emperor's orders."
I was told to do it, but you beat me to death with a stick, saying that I behaved improperly. Is what the emperor said wrong?"
Du Yancuo asked in astonishment: "The emperor has given you orders to engage in wild gambling and fighting with the Liao people?"
Zhao Zhen also said in confusion: "When did I order you to gamble and fight with the Liao envoy?"
Lu Yijian said slowly: "Master Su, you will be punished for talking nonsense."
Su Jin spread his hands and said: "Who is talking nonsense? I remember it clearly. Mr. Fu was also present at that time. Your Majesty, you can't deny what you said."
Zhao Zhen asked with great interest: "Tell me, when and where did I say such a thing?"
Su Jin cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you have made it clear to me that when negotiating with the Liao people, we must stick to the principle of being reasonable, beneficial and restrained. It is in accordance with these three principles that I have done a good job. (Throne of the Dead txt download
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Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "I did say that, but I didn't ask you to gamble wildly with the Liao envoy."
Su Jindao: "The Liao envoy was arrogant and uttered provocative words. He declared that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were no match for the warriors under his tent. He asked the ministers to fight with them. He also said that if the ministers did not dare to accept the attack, they would have to fight in the market.
"The warriors of the Liao Dynasty are invincible in the world," do you think I can refuse to accept the call?"
Zhao Zhen said: "The Liao people are unreasonable, so naturally they cannot show weakness."
Su Jin said: "Yes, Your Majesty, you all know that it is the Liao people who are unreasonable, which means that I am reasonable. Doesn't this first rule apply? It is obvious that I entrusted the Holy Lord Hongfu to defeat the Liao envoy in one fell swoop, which not only won the Liao people
He showed respect to my soldiers of the Song Dynasty and actually won him a large amount of real money. Isn’t this a benefit?”
Lu Yijian snorted coldly: "You took advantage of the negotiation to win money for yourself, which is of course beneficial to you. But for the Song Dynasty, what benefit does it have to anger the Liao envoys for nothing and make subsequent negotiations difficult?"
Su Jinqi said: "I have told the emperor a long time ago that I will donate all this money to the national treasury. What will I gain? Besides, Prime Minister Lu said that I have angered the Liao envoy for nothing. Do you mean that I want to donate it to the national treasury?"
In order to please the Liao envoys, I lost tens of thousands of taels of silver to them, and then followed the Liao envoys' request and shouted three times in the Bianliang market, 'The Liao warriors are invincible in the world'."
Lu Yijian snorted and stopped talking. He was just helping Du Yan with what he said. If he had to argue with Su Jin one by one, Lu Yijian would definitely disdain it.
"Besides, the Liao envoy is not as angry as he imagined. Although Xiao Temo is arrogant and rude, he is still a person. He is willing to accept defeat and is straightforward. Besides, I will inform the Liao envoy in accordance with the emperor's instructions of 'restraint'
At the end of Xiao Te's life, he returned the silver to him before leaving, so that he could return home happily."
Du Yan said calmly: "One moment you say the money will be turned over to the treasury, and the next moment you say it will be returned to the Liao envoy, are your words still credible?"
Su Jin said sternly: "That's how it is. If the negotiation goes smoothly and both parties are satisfied with the result, the money will be returned to the Liao envoy. If things are not harmonious, the Liao people will not let go of the four clauses that humiliate the Song Dynasty, and the negotiation will break down."
Now, these tens of thousands of taels of silver will be used as military pay to play a role in the upcoming war. Is there any contradiction in this?"
When Zhao Zhen saw that the two of them were fighting, he waved his hands and said: "Today I want you to analyze the things that the Western thieves are doing to hinder them, and I don't want you to quarrel endlessly. When the envoys of the two countries talk, they are fighting everywhere and competing for the upper hand.
How could Su Jin not accept the provocation of the Liao people? Wouldn't that make the Liao envoy look down on me, the Song Dynasty? Su Jin was not wrong about this matter. Privy Du need not say more, and how to deal with the current matter (rent ghost
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Seeing Zhao Zhen's statement, Du Yan did not dare to say anything. He swallowed his sullenness and tried to calm down and said: "Your Majesty, I think there is no need to make a fuss about the Western bandits' obstruction. The confession provided by the two special envoys said that Dang Xiang died.
Now four of the seven scholars have been captured, and the remaining three are still at large. I believe that these three will show up after taking the poison. I only need to capture these three more to defeat this conspiracy."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "It makes sense. They have no way to survive when they go back. They can only fight again. Lu Aiqing is right. The safety of the Liao envoy requires more manpower. Fu Aiqing and Su Aiqing must select the personnel themselves and personally
From what I've seen, the Western thieves are good at disguise, but don't let them take advantage of it."
Everyone bowed their hands and promised. Zhao Zhen saw Su Jin's absent-minded look, and his heart moved and he asked: "Su Aiqing seems to have something to say."
Su Jin thought for a while and said: "I always feel that this matter is a bit strange, and it always feels weird."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Maybe the errand is important, and you two are always worried. Don't worry, you can run the errand smoothly. As long as you try your best, you will fail. I won't blame you."
Su Jin shook his head and said: "It's not what the emperor said. I am not a small minister in handling food affairs, but I have never been afraid. It's just that I feel some strange feeling that I can't explain."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Where is the blame?"
Su Jin scratched his head and frowned, unable to speak for a moment, when Yan Shu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Master Su feels that it is too easy to catch these people, and they seem to be too childish. (Latest Chapter of Martial Arts Tongtian).
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Su Jin clapped his hands and said, "Yes, that's the feeling. Yan Sansi revealed the secret with his words. I have always felt like this. Mr. Fu, do you feel like this?"
Fu Bi frowned and thought for a while and said, "It's true. Just last night, after we got the confession, we were still laughing at the Western thieves for being stupid. They actually came up with such a stupid plan and sent out these stupid people. Think about that.
Although the thief Yuan Hao is a capricious villain, he is not stupid enough to send these losers to do such an important thing. Isn't this looking for death?"
Zhao Zhen said doubtfully: "Are you worrying too much? Why do I think you are so suspicious?"
Su Jin said: "Your Majesty, you have not personally experienced this, so naturally you don't feel as strongly as I do. I am wondering how many dead soldiers Yuan Hao, the leader of the thief, sent into Bianliang? If there is no connection between the dead soldiers, maybe even
They themselves don’t know how many people came together to assassinate the Liao envoy. I have reason to suspect that the seven people in front are just a false shot. The success is better, and it doesn’t matter if they fail. As long as we have understood the tricks of the Western thieves.
misconceptions and let down their vigilance, their opportunity will come.”
Zhao Zhen looked shocked and asked: "You mean, they will have another group of people take advantage of us to relax our vigilance and assassinate again?"
Su Jin said thoughtfully: "Maybe it's not one wave, but two, three, or even more; if that's the case, the next few waves of assassins will definitely be mediocre."
Lu Yijian and Du Yan also secretly blushed. After carefully recalling the entire incident, the two of them had to admit that Su Jin's worry was not unnecessary, but very necessary. The two of them had just felt that something was not quite right.
But he didn't think about it deeply. This time when Su Jin said it, it made people feel that there were many doubts about it.
Lu Yijian and Du Yan looked at Su Jin a little differently, showing a little bit of admiration from their usual disdain.