Chapter 1180 Demo! Scare you to death! (Seeking monthly pass)
The Korean envoy has come to Beijing!
This was the first foreign envoy to come to Song Dynasty after the war. It was earlier than Li Qi expected. He estimated the time and thought that the Japanese envoy should arrive first. However, this was reasonable. After all, Japan was not threatened by external forces.
The situation was different in Korea. They were able to get to Tokyo as quickly as possible because the situation had undergone earth-shaking changes.
Since the Song Dynasty did not invite the Korean envoys, the Korean envoys still came under the guise of congratulating Zhao Kai on his ascension to the throne, and it was the old acquaintance Park Zhiqian.
On the first day that Pu Zhiqian arrived in Beijing, he handed over a congratulatory letter from their emperor. Zhao Kai also ordered someone to express his gratitude, but Zhao Kai did not receive him. This made Pu Zhiqian a little panicked, because the current situation is very delicate.
He didn't know the attitude of the Song Dynasty, but when officials from the Song Dynasty told him that Privy Councilor Li Qi would receive him this time, it gave him another reassurance.
Eastern suburbs, Liyuan!
When Wanyan Zongwang led his troops to attack Kaifeng, he fortunately did not notice the orchards in the suburbs. The main reason was that it was just spring when he came, and the pear trees had not yet bloomed. There was nothing in these orchards, so it was difficult to attract attention. Of course,
, if he knew that these orchards belonged to Li Qi, he would probably burn them all with fire.
Now the place is golden, with golden pears hanging everywhere, and many fruit farmers have begun to pick the fruits.
"Click---!"
At this time, Li Qi was lying under a pear tree, looking at the blue sky with casual eyes. He held a big pear in his hand and took a big bite. He felt the sweetness in his mouth, which was even more delicious in this hot weather.
Incomparable!
Park Zhiqian's arrival in Beijing heralded the end of Li Qi's vacation. During this period, he only visited the military camp and the weapons inspection. As for economic matters, he had almost no interference.
After a while, Ma Qiao came over and said: "Shuai Bu, the Korean envoy has arrived."
Li Qi hummed and asked with a hint of excitement: "Did you bring any gifts?"
Ma Qiao nodded.
"How many cars?"
"How many cars?"
Li Qi even looked forward to it: "Could there be dozens of cars?"
Ma Qiao shook his head and said, "I just saw a wooden box. And Ambassador Park didn't bring anyone with him, just an entourage."
"What?"
Li Qi flew into a rage and cursed: "You stupid guy, when I am not short of money, I just send you gifts in piles. When I am short of money, you just send me a box of gifts. How deceiving!"
"
Ma Qiao murmured in a low voice, "Who is bullying others too much?"
"What did you say?"
"I said, will you still see me?"
"No, I've been promoted, but this gift has been reduced. It's so rude."
"oh."
"Wait."
"Anything else?"
"Aren't you? This is a national matter. Don't you--don't you advise me to think twice?"
"I don't understand national affairs as well as you do, and my junior sister told me not to talk nonsense."
"You---forget it, just bring him here."
"oh."
Li Qi looked at Ma Qiao's leaving figure and said frantically: "Am I your boss, or is your junior sister your boss? It seems I have to find a housekeeper like Cai Yong."
In a short time, Pu Zhiqian came from this side with Maqiao.
Iron rooster! Li Qi cursed secretly. But he still stood up and hurried forward to greet him, saying: "Haha, it's incredible that a friend has come from afar!"
"Economic Envoy!"
When Pu Zhiqian saw Li Qi, he suddenly shouted loudly, which frightened Li Qi. He saw Pu Zhiqian trotting towards Li Qi.
What a situation! Li Qi, who was being repeatedly collected for debts, saw this scene and his first reaction was to run away.
Ma Qiao was also a little surprised, and his steps quickened slightly.
Park Zhiqian came to Li Qi and looked at Li Qi up and down, left and right, without saying a word.
He---what does he want to do? Li Qi covered his chest with his hands and looked at Park Zhiqian nervously.
"Ji-Ji Shi, it's great to see you, but you worry me to death. I'm really afraid I'll never see you again."
Park Ji-gyeom's voice and appearance are so vivid. Both his expressions and movements are extremely rich, and his eyes are red. It's so lifelike.
Damn it! Did you come all the way here just to act? Li Qi rolled his eyes secretly, but he said in a haphazard voice: "I am really sorry that Ambassador Lao Pu is worried about you."
"No, no, no, it is a blessing to the Song Dynasty that the economy is safe and sound, and it is also a blessing to me, Korea!" Pu Zhiqian raised his finger and pointed to the east.
"Haha, that's too serious, that's too serious."
While speaking, Li Qi secretly glanced at the gift in the entourage's hand and cursed secretly, "It's useless for your mother to talk so much nonsense. I would rather you exchange these nonsense words for a dozen carts of gifts."
Pu Zhiqian is such a shrewd person. Li Qi's glance never escaped his eyes. He quickly walked over, took the mahogany box with his own hands, handed it to Li Qi, and said: "This is specially ordered by the emperor of our country to be given to the economy."
The envoy gave me a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng. This small gift is not a sign of respect. I ask the economic envoy to forgive me. I am in a hurry and the generous gift is yet to come."
Yes, he was in such a hurry, so of course the gift was at the back. Why didn't I think of this? It seems that I really blamed him wrongly. Li Qi laughed and said: "Brother Pu is so out of touch, isn't he? Come on, come on, please come quickly."
sit."
He took the wooden box, handed it to Ma Qiao, and then asked Park Zhiqian to sit down.
Pu Zhiqian thought to himself, even the title has changed. If I didn't say that the generous gift was still behind, you probably wouldn't have invited me to sit down. He looked around and exclaimed: "It's so beautiful here!"
Li Qi smiled and said, "I think the weather is hot now and I feel bored staying indoors, so I chose to meet Brother Park here. Brother Park, please don't be offended."
"Where, where, the fragrance here is so fragrant, I really like it." Pu Zhiqian said quickly.
"That's good, that's good." Li Qi chuckled and said, "But don't call me the Economic Envoy. I am the Privy Council Envoy now."
"Yes, yes, I have also heard about this. Your lady is really talented and beautiful, and she is not inferior to men. I am so impressed by you!" Pu Zhiqian said as if he felt that this flattery was not enough, and added:
"But what I admire more is the Privy Councilor. I didn't expect that the Privy Councilor was both civil and military. He actually annihilated the army of the second prince of the Jin Dynasty and almost captured the second prince. He is really a god."
Damn! Are you trying to provide me with this flattery? Li Qi said humbly: "Brother Pu, you are flattering. In fact, the situation was very dangerous at that time, and I just won by luck. What a god, I am really ashamed.
Don’t dare to take it seriously.”
Pu Zhiqian said: "To be honest, when I heard the news about the Jin Kingdom sending troops in Goryeo, I was extremely shocked. As we all know, Song and Jin are an alliance of brothers. Why did we meet at war in the blink of an eye?"
Hey. Are you trying to sow discord in front of me? I'm afraid you have to go home and practice for a few years. Li Qi opened his hands and showed a hint of helplessness, saying: "There is no way, the golden soldiers are too strong, and the weak will eat the strong.
Those who survive.”
Pu Zhiqian was shocked when he heard about this weakling. He nodded repeatedly and said: "Having said that, how can the Jin Kingdom do this? Isn't it treachery?"
Li Qi chuckled: "You think everyone is like my country of gentlemen. The Jin country doesn't even know a single big character. You can't expect them to abide by their covenants, let alone make any verbal promises."
"That is, that is."
Pu Zhiqian nodded repeatedly, but thought in his heart that he was right. The two countries of Song and Jin had signed several alliances. They even reached an agreement on economic construction between the two countries. However, within two years, the Jin Kingdom sent troops to attack the Song Dynasty. Then the Jin Kingdom
Zu just gave us a verbal promise, how could they keep it?
Thinking of this, his heart beat faster and he sweated like rain.
Li Qi glanced at him sideways and almost laughed out loud, thinking to himself, you are too timid. If everyone in you Korea has this kind of virtue, how can you continue to play with me?
Said: "Brother Pu, are you very hot?"
"No no."
Pu Zhiqian shook his head and said: "But there is one thing that has always puzzled me. I hope the Privy Councilor can solve this doubt for me."
Li Qidao: "Please tell me."
Park Zhiqian said: "Since the Kingdom of Jin is so untrustworthy, why does your country want to make an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin again?"
In fact, this has always been the fear in his heart, and it is also what the Koryo people least want to see. They neither want the Jin Kingdom to destroy the Song Dynasty, nor do they want the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty to turn their hostility into friendship. What they hope is that the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty will always maintain a state of confrontation, so that
As soon as they come, they, Korea, will be able to fish in troubled waters.
Li Qi felt like a mirror and said: "This has nothing to do with credit. The key is that the Jin Kingdom's strategy failed from the beginning."
Pu Zhiqian was confused when he heard this, and said: "Please ask the Privy Councilor to give me some advice."
Li Qi smiled and said: "This is all because the Jin Kingdom picked the wrong opponent. Yes, our Song Dynasty's military strength is indeed inferior to that of the Jin Kingdom. I will never deny this, but the problem is that our Song Dynasty has a vast land and rich resources, and the population is worse than that of the Jin Kingdom." Dozens of times, with rich background, they want to swallow a big fat man in one bite. How is this possible? You should also know that at the beginning, the Jin soldiers were indeed overwhelming, and they reached the edge of the Yellow River in an instant. This was due to the gap between the two armies. However, Then we launched a counterattack in Kaifeng, not only annihilating the Jin army in Kaifeng, but also regaining most of the Yanyun area in one go. This is our inherent advantage."
This is all true. Li Qi did not deceive him. Pu Zhiqian nodded frequently and said, "Yes. The Privy Councilor's words make sense."
Li Qi continued: "But if you want our Song Dynasty to swallow up the Jin Kingdom in one go, this is impossible. Moreover, now that the emperor has ascended the throne in crisis and is working hard to govern, our Song Dynasty has also changed its appearance, and the combat effectiveness of the army has also been improved.
If the Jin State commits another offense, it will only suffer more heavy losses. Since the two sides are evenly matched, no one dares to act rashly. It is reasonable to turn the conflict into friendship. The Jin State did not understand the situation clearly at the beginning and rashly sent troops. The decision-maker
Their mistakes also caused them to suffer a huge defeat. I think the Jin Kingdom's agreement with our country also proved how failed their original strategy was. I guess they will adjust their strategy and point the finger at some small
nation."
Park Zhiqian's face tightened and he said, "How do you say this?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's very simple. The Kingdom of Jin was created through war, and all the benefits come from war. But they want to seize the Song Dynasty, which is not possible. What should they do? They can't just retreat.
Secondly, find something smaller to start with. Less is better than nothing. You Koreans should pay attention to your safety."
Park Zhiqian's mind was shaken when he heard this, his hand shook violently, and the tea in the cup spilled out.
Demo! Let’s see if I don’t scare you to death. A smile flashed in Li Qi’s eyes.