Chapter seven hundred and seventy fourth emperor's art
This "retirement from the court" confused Li Qi, not to mention that Song Huizong had not yet said, "You should be heavily rewarded for your extraordinary achievements." The key point is that the discussion has not been finished yet. Could it be that he went to court today?
Just watch him debate with Jiang Daoyan?
"What else do you have to report?"
"Receive the reward---!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Li Qi immediately came to his senses, looked around and saw Cai Jing, Gao Qiu, and Li Bangyan standing in front of him, all looking gloating.
This---these old guys are really disrespectful. Li Qi quickly changed his words and said: "That's just the second thing. The key is that I still have many things to tell the emperor!"
Cai Jing and others looked at each other, suddenly burst into laughter at the same time, and walked straight past Li Qi.
What do you mean? Is there something fishy in it?
Li Qi stood there and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out. When he turned around, he saw that Cai Jing and the others had already left the hall and hurriedly chased him out.
But just after passing a corner, they suddenly saw Cai Jing, Cai Sui, Gao Qiu and Zhu Meng standing in the corner talking something.
Li Qi quickly walked over.
Seeing Li Qi coming, Cai Jing exclaimed: "You are so talented. You can actually silence Jiang Yushi. You even have to lower your head and admit your mistake. I have been in court for decades, and this is the first time I have seen Yushi Jiang."
Shi Zhongcheng stands in this hall and bows to people to apologize, interesting, interesting!"
Gao Qiu and others also laughed.
"Grand Master, this is not called skill, this is called telling each other with reason and convincing others with virtue." Li Qi said angrily.
Cai Jing rolled her eyes at him, and then sighed: "I didn't expect that what you did was flawless. I have been worrying about you for so many days in vain. However, don't be complacent. This is just foreplay. The main event will be later."
"Later?"
Li Qi looked at Cai Jing curiously.
Cai Jingdao: "I really don't know whether to call you smart or confused. Do you think you can get over such a big matter with just a few words? Then you really make others think they are fools."
Li Qi frowned and said, "What does the Grand Master mean?"
Gao Qiu asked with a smile: "Do you think we are waiting for you here?"
Li Qi opened his eyes and said, "Will the emperor summon us later?"
Cai Jing nodded and said: "After the Battle of Hengshan, Xixia asked me for peace with the Song Dynasty. Do you know this?"
Li Qi nodded and said, "I heard about it in the northwest."
"At that time, the emperor thought that he would have a good life and let Xixia go. However, now they still want to plot Lanzhou. This is tantamount to tearing up the alliance and betraying the Song Dynasty. Although they did not succeed, this matter cannot be considered
over."
"Then why didn't the emperor say anything just now?"
Gao Qiu said: "This is not a glorious thing, and it also involves the Jin Kingdom and Xixia. It is not convenient to talk about it in the court at the moment, because once this is opened, it will inevitably cause a new round of controversy. In fact, the emperor
I've been waiting for you to come back, after all, you know this best."
Zhu Meng chuckled and said: "Economic envoy, you may not know. There has been a huge quarrel in the court over you these past few days. If the emperor doesn't give you a chance to explain, then this matter will really never end.
The emperor agreed to your bet just now. It was just to silence everyone. Since the goal has been achieved, this morning court will naturally end."
Cai Jingdao: "You have to explain the matter honestly and clearly later, and don't show off your eloquence anymore. Enough is enough."
"Well, I understand." Li Qi nodded, thinking. Is this the emperor's art?
After a while, a young eunuch came over and said, "Sir, the emperor has summoned you to go to Chongzheng Hall immediately to discuss matters."
Cai Jing nodded and warned Li Qi: "You have to be careful when you speak later."
"oh."
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When Cai Jing, Li Qi and others arrived at the Chongzheng Hall, Zhao Huan, Li Bangyan, Cai You and other ministers with real power had already arrived and were sitting on both sides.
Several people came to the palace and saluted Song Huizong.
Song Huizong stretched out his hand and said: "Sit down, my dear friends."
After they sat down, Song Huizong glanced at Li Qi and said: "Li Qi, when I just left, it seems that you heard that there was a memorial in the book. What is it about?"
Li Qi stood up and said sarcastically: "Return to the emperor, Wei Chen just said something intermittently, Wei Chen also wants to tell the emperor the whole story." Of course he would not ask for the reward in person, this thing really depends on fate.
Song Huizong quickly glanced at Cai Jing and the others and said with a smile: "Tell me."
Li Qi dictated the whole thing in an orderly manner, how he used Dong Zhuo to come to Beijing to confuse Xixia, and how Yue Fei perfectly blocked the enemy. Moreover, he did not use drills to cover up the truth of the whole thing.
The real purpose was told to Song Huizong, and the content of the conversation with Richard was also recounted.
Of course, he still insisted that he did not report it at that time because he was afraid that the military plane would leak it, so he did not tell his true thoughts. In addition, he continued to use the word drill to remind Song Huizong that he had not violated the rules.
After Song Huizong heard this, he felt a little relieved. He knew that the Zhe family army was loyal to the Song Dynasty, and they were forced to do so by the situation. Moreover, in all calculations, they had still made great achievements. As an emperor, if they could do more at this time
If he pursues the matter, it will be counterproductive, so he has no intention of pursuing the matter further, but at the same time he is very angry and hums: "You Li Qianshun, I think I treat you well, but now you have betrayed me, and you also want to plot against me.
The territory is really hateful."
Li Qianshun is Xixia Chongzong.
Cai You quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I thought that the economic envoy was putting the cart before the horse when it came to retreating from the enemy. Since Xixia was unjust in the first place, don't blame me, the Song Dynasty, for being ruthless. I thought that the economic envoy should report it immediately and pursue the victory.
The three armies immediately attacked Xixia and taught Xixia a harsh lesson."
Tong Guan also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to lead troops to attack Xixia again to show off our imperial power."
Wu Min suddenly stood up and said: "We think this is the best policy for economic reasons. Now that Xixia has surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, if we, the Song Dynasty, attack Xixia, and if the Jin soldiers use this as an excuse to send troops to help, then our country, the Song Dynasty, will
It will lead to a two-sided war, so please consider it carefully, Your Majesty."
Li Bangyan also stood up and said: "Wei Chen seconded the proposal."
Cai You hummed: "You two, please don't forget that it was Xixia who stirred up the trouble first, and my Song Dynasty master is well-known. Why does the Jin Kingdom interfere?"
At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Xixia also began to decline. Song Huizong sent troops to Xixia and repeatedly won, and occupied strategic areas. The Hengshan generation could advance, attack, and retreat against Xixia. If it hadn't happened at that time, Fangla's uprising would have
Song Huizong quickly shifted his focus inward, and Xixia might only have half a life left. Therefore, the Song Dynasty was not afraid of Xixia. If there was no Jin Kingdom, Song Huizong would not hesitate at all and would have sent troops to attack Xia long ago.
Song Huizong pondered for a moment, turned to Cai Jing and asked: "What does the Grand Master think should be done?"
Cai Jingdao: "I thought that Xixia had just surrendered to the Jin Kingdom. If the Song Dynasty attacked Xixia at this time, it would be tantamount to forcing the Jin Kingdom to tear up the covenant and send troops to the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the veteran thought that this matter should be considered in the long term. Even if we want to send troops, You have to wait a year or two.”
In fact, Cai Jing has always advocated the use of troops against Xixia to achieve side effects. However, at this time, he was already in his twilight years. Even if he made great achievements and held his position firmly, he would not be able to escape life, old age, illness, and death. Therefore, he was mentally unstable. There have been some changes, and we are not as stubborn as in the past, insisting on sending troops. We still have reservations.
Tong Guan suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan to eliminate this doubt."
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty said, "My dear, please tell me."
Tong Guandao: "Wei Chen thought that it was an expedient measure for the Jin Kingdom to allow Xixia to become its vassal. The Jin Kingdom's biggest concern was Yelu Yanxi. At that time, Yelu Yanxi had already fled to the border of Xixia. Li Qianshun was planning to take Yelu Yanxi to Xixia. If Yelu Yanxi is allowed to succeed, it will bring great obstacles to the Jin Kingdom, and as long as the Yelu Dynasty is not destroyed, the Khitan people will one day make a comeback. In order to capture Yelu Yanxi as soon as possible, the Jin Kingdom will not hesitate to agree. Give the northwest generation to Xixia. Therefore, we might as well send envoys to the Jin Kingdom and persuade the Jin Kingdom to attack Xixia together. By then, Xixia will be destroyed, and Yelu Yanxi will naturally have nowhere to hide, killing two birds with one stone."
Li Bangyan said: "If we can persuade the Jin Kingdom to send troops, then it might not be a bad idea to give it a try."
Song Huizong also nodded frequently when he heard this.
After hearing this, Cai You felt anxious. If Tong Guan was allowed to command the army again, his position as Privy Councilor would not be guaranteed. The post of Prime Minister was taken away by Cai Jing. If Tong Guan also took away the Privy Councilor's position, then Tong Guan would take away the Privy Councilor's position. He no longer had any real power in his hands. Once he returned to the pre-liberation period. Now that he saw that the situation was not good, he did not want to send troops to Xixia. He suddenly glanced at Li Qi and said with a smile: "If you want to send someone as an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin, , the economic envoy is undoubtedly the best candidate!"
He saw that Li Qi never wanted to send troops to Xixia, so he deliberately brought the topic to Li Qi and used Li Qi's words to prevent Tong Guan from leading the army again. It can be seen that in the face of interests, there are no permanent enemies or friends.
Sure enough, after he said this, everyone turned their attention to Li Qi again. Song Huizong then remembered that the person involved had been silent, so he asked: "Li Qi, this matter has a lot to do with you. What do you think about it?" What do you think of this?”
Damn Cai You, you actually used me as a spearman. Anyway, we are indeed on the same ground now. Even if you don't say anything, I have to stop them. Li Qidao: "If the emperor sends a minister to the Kingdom of Jin, we will I should obey the order, but I think it is unlikely that the Kingdom of Jin will agree."
Song Huizong asked: "Why is this?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Wei Chen in the northwest has heard about Xixia's surrender to the Jin Kingdom. Yelu Yanxi is indeed an important reason for this result, but it is not the only one. There are two other points. One, I am a big brother. The main purpose of the Song Dynasty's attack on Xixia was to capture the Hetao Racecourse. This horse is really important to the Song Dynasty. But what can they get when the Jin Kingdom attacks Xixia? Horses? You must know that the Jin Kingdom now occupies a large area of grassland in the north. Horses Yes, of course, the Jurchens are very greedy. It is impossible to say that they have no intentions for Xixia. However, the Jin Kingdom has been fighting for many years and has been depleted of people and horses. Wanyan Sheng has just ascended the throne. He first What we need to do must be to stabilize the internal affairs and recuperate. In addition, Yelu Yanxi is still outside and sending exhausted troops to attack a piece of land that is of little value to him. I believe Wanyan Sheng will not do such a stupid thing."
Tong Guandao: "The economic theory makes sense. If this is the case, then it is impossible for the Jin Kingdom to send troops to the Song Dynasty because of Xixia. This incident also proves this point."
You idiot, now that Yelu Yanxi is a lost dog, he doesn’t even have his only backer. The Jin Kingdom doesn’t need to expend too much energy to deal with him. Maybe the Jin Kingdom’s current recuperation and recuperation is just for me, the Song Dynasty.
Of course, Li Qi knew Tong Guan's original intention. If there had been no war, his status in the mind of Song Huizong would have been greatly reduced. He said: "Prince Guangyang, this can be said in two ways. Although Xixia is to the Jin Kingdom, perhaps
There is no redeeming value, but the Song Dynasty is very attractive to the Jin Kingdom. What is the Jin Kingdom lacking now, money, fertile land, talents, and technology. Just these four points, who can compare with it?
Go to our Song Dynasty. In the face of interests, everything will become unpredictable. If our Song Dynasty sends troops to Xixia alone, the Jin Kingdom can wait for the opportunity to advance or retreat. Once an opportunity arises, the Jin Kingdom may
If they send troops to the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty will be in trouble and fall into danger, while the Jin Kingdom will gain the most benefits at the minimum cost. Although I cannot guarantee that the Jin Kingdom will definitely attack the Song Dynasty.
Send troops, but in the face of such huge profits, it is inevitable that the Jin Kingdom will not be tempted." (To be continued...)
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