Chapter 728: The mission is eager, Zhao Shen's thoughts
Chapter 728: The mission is anxious, Zhao Shen’s thoughts
Under Zhao Shen's unhappy mood, after the Tubo delegation entered Lin'an, they immediately made a soft show of force!
The officials of the post house still maintained their courtesy, eating and drinking, and the utensils were fully prepared. However, the Tibetan envoy's request to see the emperor fell flat! There was not even the slightest response.
Now that Chengdu Prefecture has been defeated and the country is also invaded by soldiers of the Song Dynasty, how can Lu Dongzan not be anxious?
Therefore, on the first day he came, he found the chief officer of the post house and proposed to meet His Majesty the Emperor.
Or, first meet with the chief official of the Ministry of Rites.
The name of the postmaster was Zheng Qiannan! He immediately agreed with a smile and accepted the 'little gift' from Tubo without any objection.
On the second day, Lu Dongzan, who couldn't sit still, found Zheng Qiannan again!
"Master Zheng, I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor might see me?"
Zheng Qiannan has a broad heart and a fat body, with a kind and sincere smile on his chubby face, "Prime Minister, I have sent your application to the Ministry of Etiquette. As for when the Lord of the Ministry of Etiquette will present it to His Majesty, it is not my little postmaster. You can know it."
Seeing Lu Dongzan's ugly face, Zheng Qiannan smiled slightly again, "Don't worry, Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister is anxious, I will help him find out something today. Of course, I can't guarantee whether I can get the news. After all, Sir You also know that it is not easy for me, a little Yi Cheng, to get in touch with the ministers in the DPRK."
Although he felt a little unhappy, Lu Dongzan couldn't be too demanding if someone could help him in Lin'an City.
Immediately, he said gratefully, "In that case, thank you very much, Mr. Zheng.
In addition, we brought a lot of Tibetan specialties when we came, and I will have someone bring them to Mr. Zheng later."
Zheng Qiannan nodded with a smile and turned around.
As Lu Dongzan waited anxiously, the day passed again.
Until the next morning, he arrived at Zheng Qiannan's door early in the morning.
Three poles high in the sun, Zheng Qiannan finally shows up!
"Master Zheng, do you have news?"
Zheng Qiannan smiled and shook his head, "Hey, I waited all day yesterday and finally met a colleague from the Ministry of Rites. However, it is said that the adults in the Ministry of Rites are busy discussing something with His Majesty. Other things can naturally be Just push!”
"There is no need to be anxious, Prime Minister. Your Majesty will naturally summon you when all your work is over in a few days."
Two days, three days...
Lu Dongzan's heart was burning, but he didn't dare to be tough! Now, the situation between the two countries has changed. It was a good thing that the Song Dynasty was not tough on them. If they caused any trouble at this time, it would definitely make it worse!
In the Qinzheng Hall, Zhao Shen sat with his eyes closed, and Wang Hu respectfully knelt before him!
"How is the Tibetan mission doing now?"
Zhao Shen asked calmly.
"According to His Majesty's order, no summons will be held for the time being, and all civil and military officials in the DPRK are not allowed to meet with him in private! In the past few days, I have been ordering the Imperial City Secretary to keep an eye on this matter personally.
The Tibetan envoys were obviously anxious to be summoned by His Majesty, and they would go to the post manager Zheng Qiannan every day to inquire.
Moreover, they also asked people to bring gifts and want to visit the adults in the court.
However, all of them were rejected.”
"snort!"
Zhao Shen showed a proud smile on his face! Before this, the envoys from other countries came to the Song Dynasty almost as if they were masters. The Song Dynasty took good care of them, but these people were still not satisfied! But now, the Song Dynasty has won, And it was an unprecedented victory.
This Tubo has gone from being aloof to being submissive! Although Zhao Shen did not say much about the old masters in the court who wanted to persuade others with virtue, he was extremely disdainful in his heart!
What is virtue?
Only when you are strong enough, you are virtue and what you say is truth.
Otherwise, even if you speak the words of a saint, it will still be bullshit!
When the Liao Kingdom invaded the Song Dynasty, did the Song Dynasty have no moral officials?
When the Jin Dynasty went south, did the principles of the Song Dynasty civil servants work?
Wasn't it that Song Dynasty was too weak at that time and couldn't beat others with his fists?
Furthermore, you are weaker than me, why should I reason with you?
This is true between people, and even more so between countries.
Now, Tubo directly damaged 180,000 soldiers and horses, and the truth lies in the hands of the Song Dynasty!
"In that case, let's add more fire! Anyway, I'm not the one who's anxious!"
Zhao Shen smiled faintly and said...
On the fifth day when the Tubo delegation arrived in Lin'an, Lu Dongzan finally couldn't sit still anymore! Last night, he spent a lot of money and got Zheng Qiannan drunk, and got an extremely astonishing message from him. information.
In the past few days, all the officials in the Song Dynasty court were really busy.
What they are busy with is actually dealing with the tens of thousands of surrendered troops from Tubo! According to Zheng Qiannan, the caliber has basically been unified now. These tens of thousands of surrendered troops are ready to be split up. In addition to being filled into the local armies in various places, The rest are sent directly to the state capitals as labor!
Lu Dongzan had already found out that although Tubo was defeated, a total of 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers surrendered directly.
Although he hated that these soldiers could not fight to the death, he was slightly relieved in his heart. After all, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were a considerable force. If these tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers could be brought back to Tubo, then for Zampu It is of great use to stabilize the subsequent situation.
At least, it won’t leave Zamp with no soldiers at his disposal!
But now the Song Dynasty has actually thought about disposing of these soldiers and horses. If they are really scattered to various places and armies, how can he bring these soldiers and horses back?
But no matter how anxious he was, he did not dare to go straight to the palace. He threatened and lured Zheng Qiannan, but he still got no response. For a while, the Tibetan delegation was like ants on a hot pot!
"Bang bang bang!"
Hearing the door ringing, Lu Dongzan inside the room frowned! Da Song's hospitality was impeccable, and banquets were prepared for them almost every day.
However, at this moment, Lu Dongzan was not in the mood to attend the banquet?
So, I just made excuses to get rid of it tonight.
"Is the Prime Minister here?"
A voice sounded outside the door.
Lu Dongzan shook his head feebly and said casually, "I feel a little uncomfortable, please forgive me..."
"Prime Minister, under the order of Mr. Zheng, I brought some food to the Prime Minister so that he would not be hungry in the middle of the night..."
It was just a gift, so naturally Lu Dongzan couldn't refuse, "That would be troublesome..."
With a creak, the door opened, and a boy from the inn came in with a food box, and then put all kinds of food on the table!
"Use it with caution, Prime Minister!"
The boy exited the room and closed the door again.
Looking at the table full of food, Lu Dongzan had no appetite at all.
However, he stood up, walked to the table, and picked up the wine bottle.
But the next moment, Lu Dongzan was slightly stunned, because under the wine bottle, there was a folded square piece of paper...