Chapter 307 Yan Yun (middle) (Please ask for a monthly ticket!)
Seven days later, the Emperor of Liao's decree arrived. When they heard Yelu Derong's message, Zhao Zongji and Chen Ke even thought they had heard wrongly:
'For the sake of fairness, we cannot keep talking in the Southern Dynasties! In the second half, we must move to Daliao to continue talking!'
"Damn, I can't talk anymore." After the Liao people left, Chen Ke said with a look of disbelief: "It's like someone is begging them."
"The people of Liao are good at fighting, but this is their conduct in diplomacy, and they can't always get things done." Zhao Zongji pointed to his head and said, "According to your words, they are awesome."
"Let them go." Chen Ke spat: "Let's go home and sleep."
"This is not something you and I can have the final say." Zhao Zongji smiled bitterly and said: "Besides, if we don't respond, where will the Emperor of Liao's face be? If you don't believe it, just watch, this trip is indispensable."
"Masochist." Chen Ke rolled his eyes and walked out: "I won't play with you anymore. I'll go home and sleep."
"Hey, brother..." Zhao Zongji followed out.
"I just came back from abroad and I don't want to go out again." Chen Ke ignored him.
"Can you bear to let me go alone?"
"Be patient." Chen Ke said: "You are a rough man, what can I not bear to do?"
"Don't worry?" Zhao Zongji changed his words.
"What are you worried about?" Chen Ke said angrily: "The two countries are at war and they haven't killed the envoys yet, let alone they are still a country of brothers."
"If I screw up my errand, I will be completely out of luck." Zhao Zongji said with a bitter face, grabbing him and saying: "Brother, if you can't fish him out, then you won't care about me, a good man who is brave enough to do justice.
I'm counting on you..."
"Oh, it turns out that I made a mistake and lost a friend for the rest of my life." Chen Ke had to stop and sighed: "I originally planned to take leave to pick up my little sister..." Speaking of which, by June, the Su family brothers and sisters should serve.
Chen Ke's original plan was to take leave and go home to accompany his little sister, and then slowly deal with Lao Su. If he went on a mission to the Liao Kingdom, he would definitely not be able to return to Sichuan.
"Well, don't worry, I'll send the guards from the royal palace to pick you up, and I'll make sure not even a hair is missing. How about that?" Zhao Zongji said with a smile.
"What do you know..." Chen Ke shook his hand angrily and strode away.
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Zhao Zongji knew the officials very well, and as expected. Soon he was sent as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom. He served as the chief envoy. There were two deputy envoys, one was Chen Ke, whom Zhao Zongji strongly requested, and the other was the former
Zhao Bian, the magistrate of the Liao Kingdom, was sent as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom.
This Zhao Zhijian was over fifty years old. When he was appointed as the imperial censor in the first year of Jiayou, Fan Zhen wrote a letter proposing to establish the throne, and he also followed suit. It was not convenient for the officials to touch Fan Zhen at that time, so they took him out of the capital.
He served as a local magistrate for three years. However, Fan Zhen is still digging copper in Yunnan. However, he was transferred back by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, transferred from Yushitai to Jianyuan, and became a leader, which shows that he has a lot of moral character.
With the addition of such an untouchable veteran in the mission, Chen Ke and Zhao Zongji suddenly felt a great deal of pressure...
"Don't be like this." In Bilangxuan, Ouyang Xiu, who had just finished grading his papers, heard that Chen Ke was going to the Liao Kingdom. He called him here specially and gave him detailed instructions: "Although it is hard to be an envoy, this is the key."
On the road to the trial of becoming a top minister, many famous ministers, including me, teacher, have gone through this experience."
"Master has misunderstood. The student is not even vague about going to Dali. What does it mean to go to Liao Kingdom?" Chen Ke smiled bitterly and said: "I just don't understand, why do you need to send Mr. Zhao with you?"
"He has been on a mission before and is very experienced. He will keep a check on you young people." Ouyang Xiu rubbed an jade inkstone given to him by Chen Ke: "What's so strange about this?"
"But he is Zhao Zongshi's man..." Chen Ke sighed and said, "It's impossible for Mr. Fu not to know."
"A joke." Ouyang Xiu frowned and said, "Have your wings grown hard? Let's play with factions. Who belongs to whom... I want to ask, who does you, Chen Zhongfang, belong to?"
"Even if I don't want to admit it, I am already regarded by everyone as Zhao Zongji's best friend." Chen Ke spread his hands and said.
"Wrong. You are from the official family!" Ouyang Xiu looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Bian is also from the official family. Even Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Zongji are both!" After a pause, he said seriously: "This kind of
At that time, only fools formed gangs!"
No heavy hammer is needed to play the drum. Chen Ke immediately understood the implication of old Ouyang... Yes, although Zhao Zhen is not a hero, he can definitely be called a wise master. As long as he doesn't close his eyes, he will never want to see it.
His own ministers form cliques. Where will this put him as an emperor?
"The candidate is decided by the rich prime minister." Ouyang Xiu whispered: "Only by doing this can he make the officials feel at ease: 'At least, my prime minister is still a sensible person!' Learn more, boy!"
An upright gentleman like Ouyang Xiu, like Fu Bi, does not want to be involved in this kind of fighting. But the old gentleman values feelings and cannot watch his disciples get involved in it without paying attention.
"Alas." Chen Ke sighed and said, "It's nothing more than a way of balance, but what should I do if there are constraints when I go on a mission?"
"The general is outside, and your orders are not accepted." Ouyang Xiu was used to the world, and said calmly: "Who is the envoy, and who is in the majority?"
"Hey..." Chen Ke's eyes lit up at first, and then he smiled bitterly. "In that case, I'm afraid I'll be in trouble when I come back."
"Let me tell you a little story." Ouyang Xiu said with a slight smile: "It was more than ten years ago when Mr. Fu was on an envoy."
Chen Ke quickly acted like he was all ears.
"Although we have an alliance with the Liao State in Chanyuan, the Liao people relied on their strong force and always blackmailed the Song Dynasty from time to time. So that time the rich prime minister went on an envoy, we also faced the same problem as you. At that time, the negotiations were at their most tense.
At that time, he unexpectedly received a letter from home." Ouyang Xiu looked at Chen Ke and said, "If it were you, thousands of miles away from the country, in a foreign land, what would you think when you received this letter?"
"Thousands of miles away from the country, if there is no special event, I will never send a message all the way." Chen Ke replied: "There will definitely be doubts and even fear."
"It's very true. Yes, doubts and fears. The more you care about your family, the more you care about your family, the more you will think and the worse you will think." Ouyang Xiu said slowly: "Ms. Fu is a very family-oriented person.
This is well known to everyone. But people around saw that he held the letter and remained motionless for a long time without opening it, and finally slowly tore it into pieces."
"oh."
"Others were surprised and asked, what if something big happened at home? Mr. Fu smiled bitterly and replied: 'I am in charge of the country, how can I be distracted by private matters? What's more... I am so far away from home, even if I know, what will happen?
What can I do?' After saying that, he got busy." After Ouyang Xiu finished speaking, he looked at Chen Ke and said, "Do you understand?"
"Understood." Chen Ke nodded and said: "Envoys representing the Song Dynasty abroad should put the country first and should not have selfish thoughts."
"Yes." Ouyang Xiu nodded and said solemnly: "You have to believe that the court will give you a fair evaluation!" After a pause, he said softly: "If not, someone will naturally speak for you..."
Chen Ke felt warm in his heart. He knew how difficult it was for a gentleman like his teacher to say such words. Thousands of words turned into a bow and he said word by word: "Disciple, you will definitely fulfill your mission."
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"That's right." Ouyang Xiu smiled happily and said: "You can teach me." After saying this, he said with a joking look on his face: "It's a pity to say that before the last flower list, you went on a mission. This time
We are on an envoy again, but it seems that you, the leader of the romantic squad, have no chance of participating in this grand event."
"Teacher, are you turning too fast?" Chen Ke said with a wry smile.
"Now that we've finished talking about business, shouldn't it be time to talk about romance?" Ouyang Xiumei said with a wide smile, "You are about to start a family and start a career. How about I help you find a group of singers? Consider it a wedding gift to you."
Chen Ke is so sweaty, the old society was really tough... Then I remembered Ouyang Xiu, the famous old leader of Fengyue.
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Under Yelu Derong's urging, the mission set off soon. Before departure, Chen Ke went to the Beihai County Prince's Mansion to attend the farewell banquet hosted by Zhao Yunbi for the two of them. During the banquet, Chen Ke could tell that the old prince had deep feelings for him.
It seems that the deep worry is not only about their trip, but also about something deeper.
After the banquet, Zhao Zongji asked Chen Ke to come to his place to have tea, and then made an excuse to step aside with Zhang, leaving him and the little princess some time alone.
The little princess was wearing a white dress and sitting next to Chen Ke with a smile. The spring breeze blew a few strands of hair and brushed her delicate face. She was so beautiful that it made people feel distressed.
Looking at the back of her thin and white hand with visible blood vessels, Chen Ke's heart shrank for no reason, and he smiled and said: "Xianger, do me a favor."
"Third brother, just give me your orders." The little princess nodded and smiled.
"When I was in Japan, I found that they had preserved a large number of books from the Tang Dynasty." Chen Ke said softly: "You know, the envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years carried our Chinese culture like ants."
"Yes." The little princess nodded.
"You know, many books and etiquette from the prosperous Tang Dynasty were lost in the wars and time." Chen Ke said seriously: "In order to fill in the gaps in this period of history, I brought those books back. I want to invite you
Please help me sort them out and see if I can come up with a complete set of Tang Dynasty etiquette." He smiled sheepishly and said, "I know this is very time-consuming, so I won't let you do it in vain." After saying this, he pulled it out of his sleeves.
He took out the straight box and said, "This is your reward."
"Third brother..." The little princess bit her red lips and laughed softly: "Sister, I am just a watchdog, but my head is not stupid." As she spoke, her eyes actually filled with moisture: "You have worked so hard for my sister.
,I can understand……"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Chen Ke chuckled and said, "I'll take it as your promise, but don't be tired, take your time, I'm not in a hurry."
