No one is a single face, but a complex polyhedron. And this polyhedron will reveal one side as the environment and current situation change.
When Li Yun was in Liaodong, he was decisive in killing and driving the tribesmen like dogs and horses. During the Song Dynasty, when he was in Lin'an, he became an honest and generous young man. Shi Kuanzhi, a month ago, intended to rely on his father's strength to
The young master who started his own business in Huainan has now become a good brother who loves and respects his friends and takes care of his partners.
As long as the goal they pursue does not change, people's behavior can change at any time. Hypocrisy can turn into sincerity, vigilance can turn into love, and life and death can turn into honey and oil. People are complex and changeable, just like the Song Dynasty and its powerful neighbors in the north.
The relationship between them is complex and ever-changing.
In this complex environment, the initiative lies in the hands of our powerful neighbors in the north.
In the past two years, the split situation between Zhongdu and Kaifeng has been ended by Guo Ning's powerful force. As long as Ding Haijun controls the Qinlong border area as soon as possible, the change of political power will not affect the monolithic situation in the north. And because
A bright future lies ahead, and its internal unity and unity are completely different from those of the Song Dynasty.
In contrast, the Song Dynasty was deeply troubled by its own difficulties. It seemed that the right prime minister Shi Miyuan, who was almost as powerful as Guo Ning in the Song Dynasty, actually had many omissions in his true control of the court situation, and it was easy for him to
Targeted by political opponents.
Therefore, although Shi Miyuan himself did not take any action, Shi Kuanzhi rushed to Chi'an early in the morning and was the first to meet Li Yun. Especially those times when the two families changed between enemies and friends outside Kaifeng City, they had to negotiate terms and give confessions to come up with a conclusion.
Only satisfactory results are required.
Li Yun took Shi Kuanzhi's arm and walked side by side intimately. The two of them seemed to have endless things to say, which made a group of people at the back of the queue look envious on their faces and praised him: "Unexpectedly, Ke Shaoji, the son of Prime Minister Shi,
Qiu, do you still have the ability to break the Chongzunzu? Looking at this posture, he and the Northern Envoy are like brothers with different surnames!"
There was a person who was just involved today who couldn’t understand clearly and liked to show off, so he laughed and said:
"More than just brothers with different surnames? More than a month ago, when Li Yun was still called Jia Sidao, he and Shi Kuanzhi were frequent guests on the flower boat. It would not be an exaggeration to say they are brothers-in-law..."
When he was about to say a few more words, he suddenly saw a sneer on the cheek of someone next to him. He woke up suddenly and slapped his hand to cover his mouth. After a while, he bowed left and right with a smile on his face: "I drank too much last night.
I'm so confused right now that I don't even know what I'm talking about. Everyone, please don't take it to heart."
Everyone knows that Li Yun is Jia Sidao, but no one should mention the three words Jia Sidao now. An envoy from the North, claiming to be the son of a Song Dynasty official, ran back and forth in Lin'an City
In half a year, he had found out all the big and small things in the Song Dynasty, everything that should be understood and not understood.
The day Li Yun claimed his identity, the Lin'an government and the public were agitated. Many people said that the Song and Jin countries had existed side by side for decades, and each other had sent many female cadres. But among the female cadres who went south from the Jin Kingdom, Li Yun was
Yun can be regarded as one of the few outstanding people, and probably only King Shen Zhongxian can surpass him.
The question is, who is to blame for such an omission?
After the outcry, no one could answer.
If we want to pursue this matter, we can't do without Shi Xianggong and his cronies. But Jia Sidao and Shi Dang's cronies have created the so-called "Shanghai trip", and they are making a fortune every day. They want to poke this hornet's nest.
, it is better for us to think about whether we can withstand the thunderous blows of many powerful officials of the historical party.
It's even more troublesome to pursue it further.
The father of Jia Sidao is Jia She, who is now active in Huainan. This man has long been known as a good dancer. Now half of the civil servants, military generals and merchants in Huainan regard him as the God of Wealth in private.
This Jia Sidao himself was daily active in Huainan's Qianjian and coastal ports. One of these two directions is the key to Shi Xianggong's further control of military and financial power; the other is the numerous high-ranking officials from Lin'an to Fuzhou, Guangzhou and other places.
Home prohibitions.
The fact that Jia Sidao was able to intervene shows how much benefit he has brought to these three heads and six sides. Since ancient times, destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents. Anyone who talks too much about the details will not survive the next hour!
Shi Kuanzhi was used to being surrounded by stars, so he was immediately attracted by the crowd.
He was irritated by his nonsense. If the talkative man's words fell into his ears again, I'm afraid he would immediately order the man to be dragged out and beaten to death.
Fortunately, he had already taken Li Yun on his arm and walked to the top of Chi'an Gaobu, where he could look in the direction of Chengtian Palace and Zoumatang. The sound of waves coming and going by Qiantang drowned out the noisy words.
After chatting with Li Yun for a while, he asked in a low voice: "Xian brother, is there room for negotiation on Duke Zhou's request?"
Li Yun shook his head: "I have lived in Banjing Pavilion for a month. I have been isolated from the inside and outside. I don't know anything. Finally, my brother is here today. I would like to ask if your family's war against Kaifeng is going well.
?What request did my father-in-law make?"
Shi Kuanzhi laughed: "Brother Xian, what can I do if you don't have time to entertain me?"
"I only have respect and love for my brother, why do I dare to have fun?"
The two walked in silence for a few steps, and Shi Kuanzhi said: "My father decided to place you in Banjing Pavilion at Beiwa Tea House. My father has always valued the harmony with Daikin, so although the people in Banjing Pavilion,
They may have low-ranking positions, but they are all trustworthy and reliable people. However, the same may not be true for those who joined in later."
"Oh? Who are the people my brother is talking about? Can't even the power of the Prime Minister stop them?"
Shi Kuanzhi shook his head: "It's not that we can't stop it, but if we have to stop it, it won't look good in several aspects. For example, the captain sent by the Dianqian Division is a member of King Rong, and he might be an official behind the scenes. You
Say, what can we do?"
"I see……"
"Another example is that the man in charge of cleaning the building said he hired a taciturn servant from Chengtian Palace for safety reasons. In fact, it was a skilled servant specially sent by Zhang Liangpeng, the envoy of Eastern Zhejiang Province and a coastal administrator.
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"Haha, to tell you the truth, brother, this Zhang Liangpeng and I are quite familiar. Does he actually care about me so much?"
"In the past six months, Zhang Liangpeng has wanted to wear a pair of trousers with you, Mr. Li. How could he not care about you? Besides, he sent you, but he is not his."
"It's not his, but whose is it?" Li Yun looked confused.
Shi Kuanzhi smiled half-heartedly and continued: "These servants are the subordinates of Zhou Keshan, a famous sea merchant in Qingyuan Prefecture. They probably have lives on their hands, and they are ruthless thieves at sea. Because Zhou Keshan borrowed money a while ago
He took the ship to Xuan Zhen, and then arranged these people to Chengtian Palace under the banner of Xuan Zhen."
"Chengtian Palace was built under the imperial edict of the Song Dynasty, and its names are all personally written by officials. How bold is it to promote this place..."
"After all, it is a Taoist temple. Although it is not of the same lineage as the Quanzhen Sect in the north, the autographed letter from Quanzhen Master is still of some use. As for the Quanzhen Master, it seems that he has been stationed in Ninghai Prefecture on Shandong East Road recently, and is related to Ding
The navy is very close."
Li Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Brother, you have good vision and good methods."
Shi Kuanzhi raised his voice: "After all, this is the residence of Emperor Song Dynasty! If you really want to come, you can come, and if you want to go, you can go, then you will be looking down on me, Song Dynasty!"
After being depressed for more than a month, he finally gained the upper hand and showed that he understood the situation well. This shout was a bit more powerful.
Then he saw that the people waiting by the road were all worried, as if they were afraid that he would offend the envoy from the North and cause some trouble.
Shi Kuanzhi felt as if someone had poured bitter water into his heart, and he suddenly became depressed.
"In short, you definitely know. You probably also know the conditions that Zhou Guogong proposed to Xuanzhen in Kaifeng. Let's not be dumb. Let me ask you, is there room for negotiation on this condition? Where are you?
,Wouldn’t it have been publicized already?”
Li Yun sneered and shook his head: "What else is there to discuss?"
"My dear brother, is there anything in this world that cannot be discussed?"
Li Yun's face darkened.
After a long while, he slowly said: "Brother, there are also Confucian scholars and scholars in the North. Although my lord founded the country with military force, he can also tolerate the scholar-bureaucrats."
"What do you mean, brother Xian?"
"Zhao Bingwen, a famous Confucian scholar in the North, had previously recommended a junior named Yuan Haowen to be Ji Yiwen in front of Zhou Guogong. This Yuan Haowen is very familiar to me. I heard him say that in recent years, northern Confucian officials have deliberately
Abandon the Zen of Yao and Shun
I have left the Wen Dian of the Later Zhou Dynasty and regarded the Song Dynasty as a usurping dynasty and a country with contempt for the frontier."
"How is this possible?" Shi Kuanzhi asked.
"My lord has not taken this proposal, but plans to inherit the imperial lineage of Dajin, and then become brothers with your country... This is really magnanimous and benevolent to the extreme! Brother, what else do you want to discuss? What do you dare to discuss?"
At this point, Li Yun's face was full of contempt: "Even if you want to discuss it, dare to discuss it...are you worthy of discussing it with us? You can't stand up in front of the Jurchens! My father-in-law has swept away hundreds of thousands of Jurchens, and his power is overwhelming
How can you have the nerve to argue with me like a banquet? Why, our two countries are brothers, and you are not satisfied? Do the officials of the Song Dynasty really want to be the elders of the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty in my family?"
With Shi Kuanzhi's status, no one has dared to be so irritable in front of him for a long time. After hearing this, he was stunned for a while, and suddenly waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no! Dear brother, I didn't mean that! We didn't mean that!"
"What does that mean? Tell me and listen!"
Shi Kuanzhi coughed twice and looked to the left and right. Several companions hurriedly backed away a few feet away. The people waiting by the road were far away and couldn't hear their words at all, but they also backed away diligently.
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Shi Kuanzhi rolled up his sleeves, approached Li Yun's ear again, and lowered his voice: "What my father means is that other things are just minor gains and losses between the two countries and are of no importance. The two families were in the teahouse on Yujie that day.
We just talked about everything. But there is one very important point, our two families may have some misunderstandings!"
"Which point?"
"My dear brother, when you meet with our monarchs and ministers, and even on the day of the Great Zhou Dynasty, can you not mention the country of brothers? We might as well remain the country of uncles and nephews, how about it? Hmm, dear brother, don't doubt it, naturally it is the country of the great Zhou Dynasty.
Zhou is my uncle, and I, Song Dynasty, am my nephew."
"this……"
Li Yun stared at Shi Kuanzhi and couldn't help but reach out and pick out his ears: "Master Shi, are you crazy, or did I hear wrongly? Your country's diplomacy is so..."
He swallowed the word "lowly" back into his stomach. After thinking about it, when he was about to replace it with the word "humble", he changed it again: "Is your country's diplomatic style so humble?
