On March 18, the Zhao official family formally summoned the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin Wu Linda Zanmo in the Wende Palace. The minister Lu Hao asked the following, four ministers, six ministers, nine ministers, the censors below Taichung Cheng, and all the censors below. The academicians, the governors of the direct courts, the governors of the capital, the privy council, the key officials directly under the imperial camp, the left and right commanders of the army in the imperial camp, and the commanders of the city near Tokyo are all listed in the palace.
It can be said that Song Ting acted as solemnly as possible for a mere Jin envoy.
However, this gesture did not make the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, Wulin Dazanmo, feel that he had received any courtesy... On the contrary, after receiving the notification from Honglu Temple, this experienced diplomat realized that he had made an appearance this time. In all likelihood, it will end here.
The reason is very simple. If the officials of the Zhao and Song Dynasties really have any intention of negotiating peace, they will definitely let the people from the provincial capital, the Privy Council, the Ministry of Rites, and the Honglu Temple discuss it in detail from beginning to end, and then discuss it repeatedly to formulate the relevant terms before the formal summons. They even worry about the etiquette in the palace and the format of relevant documents.
But for such a quick and formal summons, the only way to do it is to face him for a while and then drive him away.
But, then again, as an important minister of the Jin Kingdom, how could Wulin Zanmo not know the true mentality of the Jin Kingdom’s senior officials, and how could he not know what his mission was during this trip?
Therefore, this person just sighed, but did not feel embarrassed.
When the two parties met, I don't know if it was due to the impact of last year's war. Wulin and Zanmo did not make any fuss about etiquette, and directly greeted them according to the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers. After the two parties met, the subsequent conversation was extremely direct. .
"What are the conditions for Nianhan?" Zhao Jiu said straight to the point with an expressionless face.
"The State Marshal (Nianhan) of Bojilie's capital was temporarily in charge of the country's affairs and military under the orders of the country's leader (Wu Qimai). Before the foreign ministers set off, they did give a verbal explanation, saying that the two countries had been fighting for a long time and had suffered heavy casualties. Have the virtue of living well..."
"You can just state the conditions." Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged and he interrupted the other party directly.
"There are no conditions." Wulin Dazanmo stood in the palace and faced it with his head raised high. "The meaning of Marshal Bojilie's capital in the national theory is that although there was indeed a victory or defeat in the battle of Yaoshan, at its core, it was just the Great Song Dynasty. We only defended Guanzhong, but the situation of Da Jin being strong and Da Song weak has not wavered... At this time, Da Jin is willing to negotiate unconditional peace, which is already a kindness."
Each of the five prime ministers had serious expressions on their faces, and the civil and military forces around them were in a state of commotion. Many people could not hold back and were ready to come out to refute.
"That's well said." At this moment, the young official on the throne took the initiative to nod. "At this time, Jin is strong and Song is weak. I quite agree... You come and say this in person, so that some people can calm down." Young officials who are in the battle of Yaoshan, please wake up. It’s just Wulinda...your surname is Wulinda, right?"
"Yes." Wulinda Zanmo was startled for a moment, and then he bowed his head to face each other. "The foreign minister is from the Jurchen Wulinda family."
"Wulin Qing... I deeply agree with what you said about strength and weakness, but is this kind of thing judged by strength? No matter how strong the Jin Kingdom is now, is it as strong as four years ago? From my side No matter how weak you are, will you be as weak as you were four years ago?" Zhao Jiu continued to face each other calmly, showing no expression. "I was not willing to make peace four years ago, so why do I want to negotiate peace with you now?"
Wulin answered Zanmo and frowned for a moment: "Then when does Your Majesty think there will be peace? Two big countries that are thousands of miles apart can't just fight like this for the rest of their lives, right?"
"It's easy to make peace. Yanshan is the boundary. The Jin will declare vassalage to the Song Dynasty and return Bianliang to plunder a certain population. Gold and silver, killing Nianhan, Wushu, Talan, Xiyin, living women, silver skills, pulling away from Su. The seven people showed their sincerity... In this way, it is natural to be reconciled." Zhao Jiu said unhurriedly. "The Jurchens are a native ethnic group in the Liao region. After all, we are all brothers and ethnic groups, living in the same neighborhood. Let's clean up the war crimes committed by the high-level officials. I am still willing to accept you."
The palace was quiet for four or five breaths. Not to mention Wulin Dazanmo, even the Song court was in a daze. Only a few important ministers who had been following this official for a long time glanced at this official. His expression was one of panic, and his face became more serious.
"Your Majesty, please stop joking..." Wu Lin responded angrily to Zanmo. "Dajin respects your Majesty's hard work over the past four years, so he came to make peace with you. But what your Majesty said was not the serious words of a leader of a country."
"These are serious words." Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged. "This is my original intention."
"Then it can only be said that Your Majesty is daydreaming!" Wu Lin replied to Zanmo and immediately protested.
"It's just a daydream." Zhao Jiu was still neither impatient nor angry, neither angry nor happy. "It's just that when you first came to this palace, if you told Nianhan about his intention to go south to attack Bianjing, I'm afraid it would At that time, all the civil and military officials in the Song Dynasty thought that Nianhan was dreaming in the daytime... But didn't Nianhan's dream come true? Then why do you say that the dream I had in the daytime can't come true?"
"Your Majesty." Wulin Dazanmo sighed and spoke seriously. "Dajin is indeed sincere in this peace negotiation, but it can't be accomplished at the moment, so why do he have to force his words into this?"
"Wulin's answer to your question shows his sincerity." Zhao Jiu thought thoughtfully. "I probably understand what you mean... You want to say that Jingkang has been entangled for four or five years after the war. After the battle of Yaoshan, although the Jin Kingdom still occupied the military Although it is excellent, it is also declining day by day. Those in the Jin Kingdom also realize that it is useless to continue fighting like this, so they are indeed in a state of negotiating peace. Although Nianhan, who is now in power, also knows it in his heart, but because of the defeat of the West Route Army, Regarding Wu Qimai's stroke, he could not show weakness easily and could only sign an unconditional truce-like contract to avoid the embarrassment of whether to send troops after this autumn. However, the situation could change easily, either Nianhan stabilized the situation, or Wu Brother Shu and Wu Qimai, who has regained power from Talan, by then there may be a peace treaty with practical benefits, is this what you mean?"
Ulin replied that Zanmo was born as a retainer of Nianhan, so how could he answer such a question? He just stood there and remained silent.
"Wulin answers your question." Zhao Jiu finally sighed. "I ask you again, were you also so sincere when you came here on Nianhan's order to form a maritime alliance and discussed with Wang Fu how to divide the borders of the Liao Kingdom? ?”
Wulin Zanmo was finally moved, but he was speechless. The civil and military officials around him also lost their luster.
"I thought that both you and Wang Fu were extremely sincere at that time, but Nianhan saw through the fact that the Song Dynasty was decorated with flowers and brocade on the outside, but was weak on the inside. Didn't you decide to go south anyway?" Zhao Jiu With a sigh, he put away his unnecessary expression and continued to speak calmly. "So, no matter how sincere you are today, what's the use?"
"If your majesty said this, the foreign minister would have nothing to say." Wu Lin replied that Zanmo was also bored. "The foreign minister brought the conditions of the Jin Kingdom, and the officials opened new conditions for the Song Dynasty. There is such a huge disparity. , I am afraid that the foreign minister does not need to go back and report... Of course, the foreign minister does not dare to go back and report with that condition... According to the foreign minister's words, it is better to directly assert that this peace negotiation has failed?!"
"That's about it." Zhao Jiu nodded in approval.
"Then, foreign minister, please take your leave." Wu Lin replied to Zanmo and bowed his hands, but couldn't help but say one more thing. "But there is one thing I would like to say before leaving..."
"It doesn't matter."
“At that time, between the Song and Jin Dynasties, it was the Song Dynasty that broke the contract first!”
"I know." Zhao Jiu nodded in agreement. "It was indeed the Song Dynasty that broke the contract first, but the one who broke the contract was the more cowardly and incompetent one... Therefore, Emperor Taishang Daojun brought humiliation to himself!"
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had no time to react and were stunned.
Then, Zhao Jiu was unhurried and still did not give anyone a chance to speak: "But my main battle today has nothing to do with people like Guo Yaoshi and Zhang Jue at that time, nor does it have anything to do with Emperor Taishang Daojun. ...I have been thinking about it diligently, but since Jingkang, rivers of blood have flowed everywhere, and grudges are difficult to resolve."
Wu Lin replied that Zan Mo didn't even know what to say, and there was nothing he could say.
"I have a book here, which can be regarded as a small record of a small part of the grudge between me and you Jurchens... You can take it back and submit it." Zhao Jiu said, and Yang Yizhong, who was fully armed next to him, walked out of the side door with something in his hands. Come up to the palace. "This is it. It is the "Tokyo Menghua Lu" that was newly copied overnight. Wulin Daqing will read it slowly on the way back."
Wu Lin Da Zan Mo was startled for a moment, and just took the book blankly, while the officials below Zhao Ding, regardless of their high official positions, who had wanted to speak several times, all bowed their heads and remained silent at this time... Wu Lin Da Zan Mo Mo didn't know what "Tokyo Menghua Lu" was about, but the official's actions in the past few days were listed there. This book was widely circulated, and important ministers who were a little concerned had already known its contents.
And anyone who knows the content will understand what this official means - he wants to negotiate a peace and give me a lively Tokyo city like the one in the book!
"At this point, I have one last question to ask you." After sending the book out, Zhao Jiu, dressed in a red robe, sat on the throne without moving, but finally had a lively expression. "Tell me the truth, Wu Is begging really a stroke?”
Wu Lin replied that Zanmo was furious for a moment, but he could only answer seriously while holding the book: "I would like to teach your Majesty to know, and to trouble you to worry about your Majesty... The king of my country did go out for a horse race in the spring, drank too much, and then suffered a stroke. "
"I know, let's go!" After hearing this, Zhao Jiu didn't respond and directly raised his hand to urge.
Although Wulin Dazanmo had already expected the outcome of today's meeting, he left before he could burn a stick of incense. He didn't know what to say, so he could only bow his head and bow, and then walked out of the Wende Hall. .
As soon as the people left, there was an uproar in the palace. After all, part of what Zhao Guanjia said just now was really too much! But a copy of "Tokyo Menghua Lu" was pressed there, and no one dared to take the lead, for fear of being used by this official. He was confused by hundreds of dish names, and then he was demoted from his official position in a daze.
In the midst of the explosion, the chief ministers, who were the heads of hundreds of officials, and some important ministers all had serious expressions on their faces, and no one moved or spoke at all... Without him, these people not only had to worry about being killed by hundreds of dishonest people. The problem is that they have been following this official for a long time, but they know his temper. How can they not know that the matter is not over yet?
"I originally wanted to report the name of the dish directly in front of the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin."
In the main hall that gradually became quiet, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the civil and military ministers in the hall. "But after thinking about it, it would be a waste of money. Why do the Jurchens care that you can't eat anything in this life, and then have resentment? On the contrary, the ministers , if you are thoughtful, you might as well go back and buy a copy of "Tokyo Menghua Lu", and then look at this book to see why I don't want to negotiate peace with the Jin people... I searched according to the pictures a few days ago and found that there are some things recorded in this book. It's a famous famous store. It's great to have one out of ten stores. There are hundreds of kinds of dishes. I don't know what they taste so I can't find them. I also have a grudge against the Jin people, so I just praised Wulin. Mo was kicked out."
This statement is so clear that even a rough guy like Wang De understands it completely.
"Later, a few waiters saw that I was unhappy and wanted to cajole me. They said that the food in "Tokyo Dreams" was not complete, and they had stayed in Tokyo for a long time and knew a lot of time-honored brands, so they volunteered.
Find other time-honored brands for me." Zhao Guanjia, dressed in a red robe, continued chattering. "After searching for several days, I only found Song Wusao who makes fish soup. As a result, Song Wusao's mansion and store had been occupied long before Zong Zhongwu regained Tokyo.
The rebels burned down the house, and when we came back we couldn't build a house at all, so we had to sell it to the elderly couple... I met the sister-in-law yesterday, and first I paid for her to buy a store on Mahang Street, and then I bought her a store.
Tell her that when the fish in the fish pond in my harem come out of the pond, I will provide supplies to her family first, and then you might as well take care of the business... I can only say that the name "Tokyo Dream Flower Record" is very good.
Well, at least the author knows that the past is like a dream, and he has been ruined by the golden man and can never go back!"
Zhao Guanjia spoke calmly and looked kind, but the civil and military officials below were just panicked.
After all, at this point, how could everyone not understand what Zhao Guanjia was referring to? Moreover, none of these officials had experienced the Tokyo city before Jingkang. After being panicked, many of them became dejected.
After waiting for a while, Lu Haowen sighed when he saw that the officials had listened to a long speech. Then he led all the officials out and gathered in the main hall to plead guilty.
"What does it have to do with you? Isn't it caused by the Second Sage's neglect of the government and the six thieves' chaos in the country?" Zhao Jiu suddenly brought the topic to the Second Sage again.
But now, some loyal ministers who had just tried their best to ignore the previous words of "humiliating themselves" couldn't bear it anymore and had to speak immediately.
But Zhao Jiu seemed to have expected it, but instead of letting these people be polite, he suddenly raised his hand and gave an order, saying an abrupt word: "Close the door!"
After hearing the emperor's order, Liu Yan, who had been prepared in front of the door, immediately led dozens of soldiers to close the main palace door. Not only that, the left and right side doors and some side windows were also closed... Although it was morning, the huge palace
All the doors and windows were closed, and there was no candlelight inside. The light suddenly dimmed, and only dark figures could be seen.
The civil and military personnel gathered in the middle of the hall were frightened and panicked for a moment, but they did not dare to move lightly.
"Officials!" In the darkness, several prime ministers asked almost simultaneously.
"Don't panic. I have always wanted to be honest with you about something, but I also know that some things cannot be said face to face. If I really say it, there will be no room for change between the monarch and his ministers." It can't be called a fool's errand, but it is also true.
Under the dim light, Zhao Jiu, who was sitting on the throne, raised his voice seriously. "Now, I want to follow the story of King Jueying of Chuzhuang and make a separation with all the ministers... You all need to take a few steps back collectively and fight in the middle of the hall.
Out of order."
There was obvious wavering and hesitation in the ranks of the ministers in the palace, but under the leadership of the first few prime ministers who fell silent, they still retreated collectively in accordance with the emperor's order and disrupted the order of official ranks.
"Stop!" Zhao Jiu said again at the right time. "At this time, let's not worry about the small details and just talk about one big thing... Those of you who really feel that we can negotiate unconditionally should lower your heads and go to the left now.
Those who can negotiate for peace can go to the right, but they are not allowed to stay in the middle... I only look at the quantity and will never distinguish."
The ministers instinctively raised their heads to look at the figure on the throne. Sure enough, they only had a rough figure, and they were shocked in their hearts.
After a while, one person actually went to the left, and the rest of the people, after a slight hesitation, went to the right.
"I understand, come back!" Zhao Jiu waited for a moment and then took the initiative to say.
And as expected, the man lowered his head and turned back to the queue.
"If the Jin people promise to return northern Shaanxi and eastern Jingdong, and return all the land on this side of the Yellow River, in order to negotiate a peace... If you think you can agree, go to the left."
This time, the scale of hesitation and commotion was even greater, and soon, under the leadership of the previous person, a quarter of the people went to the left, and three-quarters of the people went to the right.
In response to this, Zhao Guan's family did not have any superfluous reaction, but immediately asked people to come back, and then said: "If the Jin people promise to return the Second Saint and the powerful women and children of Bianliang captives, and if they feel that they can negotiate a peace with this, then go left."
The commotion was obviously bigger, and soon, without the person taking the lead at the beginning, the division was completed... one-third on the left and two-thirds on the right.
In other words, those who agreed to negotiate peace on this condition were actually more grateful than those who negotiated peace on the condition of returning the land.
Zhao Jiu in the throne room also fell into silence... Obviously, he still underestimated the impact of the words "filial piety and brotherhood" on the Confucian officials. In the end, it took several breaths for the official to make these officials who were obviously uneasy
Come back together.
"The last time, the biggest possible concession of the Jin people is to return the prisoners such as the Second Saint, deliver the three states of Jingdong, Northern Shaanxi and Hewai, and return Liu Yu and Keqiu to be disposed of. The two parties are equal in name, so we can negotiate a peace...
Who finds it acceptable?”
This time, because they were already familiar with each other from the previous three times, many people did not hesitate at all and went directly to separate sides... The numbers on both sides were actually about the same.
Zhao Jiu fell into silence again...not surprised, but filled with emotion. She lamented the unconscious desire of the bureaucracy to seek stability and peace, as well as its unconscious trend of conservatism.
Zhao Jiu knew very well that if the door was opened and the light was on, these people would most likely choose 'discord', which means they would be consistent with his official position. There were only a few people who dared to openly choose 'negotiable peace'.
If you do the work yourself, you will most likely be persuaded, or at least be willing to remain silent.
In other words, the group in front of him, he picked out at random, had no problems, and they were all outstanding "official confidants", but in fact, internally, this group was undoubtedly trending towards conservatism.
There are various reasons...for example, financial difficulties, most of the income was thrown on the imperial soldiers' horses, as evidenced by the issuance of national debt last winter. In this case, there is contact with finance, and then some
It is normal for responsible officials to want to reduce military expenditures through negotiation and then make improvements; another example is that the taxes imposed on the people in the south are heavy. If there are officials from the south who want to express their instinctive love for the countryside,
, which is even more natural.
Tolerance serves the country! This word has been spoken for four years.
Before the Battle of Yaoshan, the result of not being able to tolerate each other was to die without a burial place, so most people were willing to persist, and a considerable part of the corresponding resistance was due to the unfavorable objective conditions, and the other part was those who advocated retreating to the southeast.
Abandoners, but these people have long been thrown into the dustbin of history, so don’t mention them...
And what about after the Yaoshan War? After the war, the issue of national life and death was resolved, and the corresponding resistance of this term came more from the erosion and rebound of internal slack.
Zhao Jiu has thought of this for a long time, and he has always believed that this is normal and tolerable... Because anyone who has experienced such intense days for four years can slack off and rebound, and he should be allowed to
Slacking off and rebounding.
But he never expected that this kind of slack would accumulate so much and that this kind of rebound would come so quickly.
However, in the dark, Zhao Guanjia thought about it for a while, but suddenly burst into laughter... Doesn't this mean that he is still irreplaceable as an official?
Without the instinctive conservatism of the entire bureaucratic collective, how can we show our foresight?
Thinking about it carefully, in the past four years, I have done a lot of things in a daze, and the times have changed a lot, but the sense of mission in that era has not diminished.
If you travel to this era and become an emperor, don't you want to fight against gold?
At this point in the year, Zhao Jiu simply stood up and said, "Everyone returns to his place!"
Zhao Guan's family did not break their promise. After a while, the officials returned to their seats. The doors and windows of the various palaces were just opened. The dazzling sunlight shone into the palace, causing the officials to feel uncomfortable for a while. After a while, they discovered that the officials on the throne had disappeared without knowing it.
Already.
The ministers discussed it a lot, but they could only lose their countenance.
But the several prime ministers, whether it was Lu Haowen, who had a transcendent status, or Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun, who had distinct administrative styles, were all frightened and suspicious.
The things we just experienced, whether it was the Zhao Guan family expelling the Jin envoys without giving the officials a chance to interrupt, or the "self-inflicted humiliation" in the middle, or the final "story of Chu Zhuang King Jueying", are all extremely...
Serious political issues.
But just as the several prime ministers were trying to sort out their words and prepare to discuss how to deal with this mess, an extremely loud voice suddenly came from behind them:
"Those who just went to the left are all the work of the Jin people! That is to say, the officials have something to say first, otherwise your reputation will be ruined!"
Everyone looked back, but it was Hu Quan, the editor of the Privy Council and the editor-in-chief of Honglu Temple's residence newspaper, who was rarely in the hall today. He spoke angrily, with veins bulging, but he walked away in a puff of his sleeves, as if he spoke from the bottom of his heart.
As soon as these words came out, many people turned pale and frightened. The five prime ministers looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with it.