When the Liao and Xia envoys were still fifty miles away from Bianliang, they had already sent a report ahead of them.
The imperial court has already reached a conclusion, and it makes no difference whether it is reported quickly or not. This is the correct response to the current situation made by the envoy.
"My dearest ministers, I would like to warn my disciples and old officials in advance. I don't want any accidents to happen when I receive the envoys. If any courtier behaves inappropriately when I receive the envoys, I will directly order them to go to Yazhou. I will not forgive them.
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There has been no break in these days. Although no one dares to propose peace, they are still telling Zhao Xi the way of a saint.
Zhao Xi was originally dissatisfied with discussions in the form of court meetings, but Fu Bi stopped the court meetings because of the war.
There are specific etiquette for receiving envoys, and court meetings must be followed.
Zhao Xi was worried that the courtiers would talk nonsense regardless of the occasion after holding it in for a long time, trying to make the Liao and Xia envoys laugh.
Therefore, he asked his husband to say hello in advance.
No diplomatic envoy is innocent, saying that he is an envoy to the Song Dynasty to negotiate terms. For the envoys, they would rather see the panic and tension in Bianliang... The Liao and Xia armies broke through Yanmen Pass, and the Hedong Road was in danger.
This means that Bianliang City is not very safe.
This is still a situation where no troops were sent to Zhongjing Road and Shangjing Road.
It's a pity that Bianliang is very normal, with the same singing and dancing to promote peace, without any dignity of war.
This is not normal! In the early years, as long as there was war on the border, the whole Bianliang would be gloomy. But now, you can still hear heart-warming music and singing from the window of the Goulan Restaurant.
Xiao Zhuoer felt that this was done deliberately by the Song Dynasty to show him, just like a escort pulling him in circles on Hebei Road. This was a sign of cowardice!
When I think about it carefully, I find it impossible. Not to mention the Song Dynasty, even the Liao Dynasty, it is impossible for His Majesty the Emperor to make all the people in the capital obey the imperial edict and act as if nothing happened.
Xiao Zhuoer urgently needed to see the permanent envoy of Daliao in Dutingyi to find out what was going on.
I also want to pay a visit to the familiar and friendly courtiers of the Song Dynasty...
Dutingxi Post was in the outer city, and the Xixia envoys did not even have the chance to feel the reality of the people of Bianliang living and working in peace and contentment, so they were sent to the post.
Cai was indeed a little anxious. After sending the Xixia envoy to the post house, he even avoided politeness and left without stopping for a moment.
When he left the court, the court was still arguing over the supervision of the Yamen. Before he could complete his official duties, the Liao-Xia coalition attacked Yanmen Pass... but they had already broken through Yanmen Pass.
Along the way, Cai Que was suppressed by the Xixia envoys, and Cai Que could not stand up straight one day.
Although he had figured it out very well... the officialdom was absolutely tough on foreign affairs, but in the face of the fall of Yanmen Pass, he did not dare to speculate on the foreign strategy arbitrarily.
He was not Dou Bian. When Dou Bian left, the court had already made clear the strategy.
"Ms. Wang, I don't know what the imperial court's regulations are for external affairs. I hope that I can give you some advice..."
In a sense, Cai Que was one of the key players in Wang Anshi's reform. He felt that he was more likely to get a reply from Wang Anshi.
Wang Xianggong has always had a mountain-top mentality, just like Sima Guang... Anyone with a somewhat stubborn personality has the characteristic of protecting one's shortcomings.
Wang Xianggong doesn't want Fu Bi, Han Qi and others to just make a few vague remarks, and the rest is up to you to figure out.
Mr. Wang usually speaks clearly...~
"Be upright... Anshi doesn't dare to say anything about this, but there is one thing, time...~ The longer it takes, the more successfully this job will be done. I guess the ambassadors are the two of you, so please pay more attention!
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When did Wang Xianggong also use this method of saying half a sentence and leaving half a sentence? Is it possible... Cai indeed didn't think about it, but he didn't continue.
When this kind of thing is mentioned to this extent, there is no need to go on. Understanding whether you understand or not, and further questioning will only lead to failure.
After a casual chat about poetry and poetry, Cai Que left.
He finally understood one thing, and that was procrastination.
Dou Bian was much luckier than Cai Que. In the same year, Lu Huiqing was re-employed by the imperial court, accepted as the chief minister of Yi Temple in the imperial court, and was studying in the martial arts hall.
Zhang and Su Che, who were also in the same year, worked in the Jiangwu Hall, not to mention the chief examiner of their subject, Ouyang Gong, was also in the Jiangwu Hall.
Therefore, Dou Bian had roughly guessed the imperial strategy before he took up the post of envoy... The martial arts hall was empty, all civil and military ministers and officials went on the expedition, and Zhang and Su Che also went with the army.
This is not a purely defensive approach, so he knows exactly what he should do.
When the envoy entered the post house, he found that it was very difficult to get out!
The soldiers of the New Army no matter what envoy you are, military orders are only allowed in but not out. They only know how to execute military orders...
Sure enough, the imperial court soon issued an edict, and Cai Que and Dou Bian were transferred from being the accompanying envoys to being the accompanying envoys.
Both of them are very sensible. As soon as they received the imperial edict, they first showed up at the post house...
He told the envoy politely that they were tired from the journey and needed to rest. He also told the envoy more mysteriously that since it was war time, unlike in the past, they needed to burn incense and bathe, and then solemnly reported to the court about the escort.
In fact, just one sentence: Just wait and see, I will come when I am free.
Two or three days later, I went to the post house again, crying and complaining about the unreasonableness of my husband. I asked to see him several times but could not see him. It was said that my husband was busy dealing with the fall of Yanmen Pass...
"Your Majesty, it's time for the envoys of Liao and Xia to meet..."
After dawdling for more than ten days, Fu Bi felt that it was almost done.
"Then let's meet you."
Judging from the report, the march from the east and west to the middle road went smoothly.
After receiving the envoys, they rejected the request and respectfully sent them out of the country. When they returned and decided to mobilize the troops for the expedition, the war in Xiang and Xin counties should have come to a conclusion.
"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, I am here to ask the Song Dynasty to provide us with the secret method of gunpowder for Daliao to learn more about. Otherwise, our millions of fine cavalry in Daliao will soon penetrate through Hebei and reach Bianliang!"
I guess I had been holding it in for a long time in the post house. When I arrived at Qinzheng Hall, as soon as I finished the etiquette, I made a request without any politeness.
In Xiao Zhuoer's view, he had such capital, and the army had already broken through Yanmen Pass, which was the strongest line of defense between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty.
The guards of the Song Dynasty in the post house these days also prove the cowardice of the Song Dynasty!
"If we can't get the secret method of gunpowder, our Daxia cavalry will also attack Qin Feng and Huan Qing!"
Some people in the court were worried, and some even wanted to say a few words. After all, this is a war that will overwhelm the country. It is just a murder weapon that steals the power of heaven and earth. It is a murderous thing that goes against the way of a saint...
It was only when I heard that Yazhou would be exiled and not pardoned that I suppressed the impulse... People who engage in learning by themselves, Yazhou are just monkeys lying on trees, wouldn't they be buried by the sages and their righteousness?
"The secret method of gunpowder is like these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, which are meant for virtuous people to live in! It is not easy for you to come to Bianliang once. If you are interested, our Song Dynasty court will not hesitate to let you experience the prosperity of the Central Plains."
"As for the secret method of gunpowder... you and other barbarians are not qualified to know the details. Your Majesty, I think the new woolen scarves in Gongfang City are good, and they should be given to the envoys to make them grateful for the wealth of our Song Dynasty court!"
When it comes to being harsh, Han Qi is the master of political affairs.
Gongfangcheng scarf? It's a square scarf, the latest prop for women to show off to each other. But it makes sense to give it to Liao and Xia. They are both bitter and cold places, so the best use of it.