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Volume 4 Hu Han Cang Qiong Chapter 262 A surprising revelation

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    The banquet hosted by the Prime Minister's Mansion in honor of Tiance's envoys started with a high profile but ended hastily. The final result, as spread by folk storytellers, was that Sang Weihan had humiliated himself.

    But in fact, after Fan Zhi made his impassioned speech, Feng Dao, as the host, persuaded the banquet to break up.

    After the formal banquet, Feng Dao had a small tea party and only received Fan Zhi. At this time, according to tradition, Feng Dao was naturally asked to find out the purpose of Fan Zhi's visit and the bottom line of some negotiations - if Feng Dao  If you are still loyal to Shi Jingtang.

    But this time the tea party had just begun. When the tea boy who was serving him finished boiling the tea soup and left, Feng Dao said: "In today's debate, Wen Su was very good at pointing things here and there. Fortunately, Sang Guoqiao was abandoned by Wen Su."  I was overwhelmed by the large amount of data that came out, and I was unable to respond in time."

    Fan Zhi asked: "What does Feng Guolao mean by this?" Although he and Feng Dao often exchanged letters, and he also felt that Feng Dao was a potential partner, but after all, they were not in the same country, and they were not serving the same king, so they could not  Completely trust the other party. This sentence is half a request for advice and half a test.

    Feng Dao naturally saw the implication of his words, but he did not feel dissatisfied and said: "Heaven's policy is in the northwest. There is a very objective aspect in governing the people, the army, and the country. Anyone with a discerning eye can see this. As long as it is not  Even pedantic scholars like Wang Renyu will admit it, but to this day, scholars in the Central Plains are not concerned about these, but focus on the orthodoxy! Today, Sang Guoqiao was temporarily frustrated by Wensu, but when he calmed down, he must have realized something  "The scholars were temporarily intimidated by the literary quality, but after thinking about it, they couldn't be convinced."

    Fan Zhi calmed down.

    Feng Dao added: "After the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Eastern Jin Dynasty moved south. The country was divided between the north and the south. Except for the early days of the Wuhu rebellion, in fact, in the later stages, the north was not only stronger, but also politically superior to the south. But why has the north and the south been so late?  Unite?"

    Fan Zhidao: "The north is the country of the barbarians, and the south is the orthodox country of the Han family!"

    "Exactly!" Feng Dao said: "From the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, except for a few periods, the north was strong and the south was weak, especially after Liu Yu. It was almost normal to attack the north and defend the south. But it was because the south belonged to the Han family  The orthodoxy lies, so it will be difficult to unify the north and the south until the north is almost Sinicized, the people in the north and the south are united, and Yang Su marches forward again, the natural moat of the Yangtze River becomes useless. If the north is still a country of barbarians, unifying the south with the north will be  Hu Linghan, even if the battle to destroy Chen is successful, I'm afraid we will have to pay a huge price!"

    When Fan Zhi heard this, he knew that Feng Dao really wanted to unify.  He felt happy in his heart and said: "Today's east and west are not like the north and south at that time! In the Tang and Jin Dynasties, the Han Dynasty ruled the world. The only obstacle was Shi Jingtang'er."

    "But it will take a lot of effort to make everyone in the world believe that Tiance is also the Han family." Feng Dao said: "After all, the Anxi Tang Army came from the Western Regions. It did not come from the Central Plains, although it was inherited from the four towns.  . But before they fully understand it, the doubts of the Central Plains scholars are understandable."

    He lowered his voice and said: "Master Jin, Shatuo" Fan Zhi raised his eyebrows, and then heard Feng Dao say: "But are you really a descendant of the Miao family of the Han family?"

    Fan Zhidao: "It's not that Fan Zhi is deliberately deceiving, I advocate Long Xiang. He is definitely a descendant of the Han family! He holds high the banner of the Tang Dynasty, not for the sake of the situation, but out of his heart! Furthermore, I have followed Long Xiang for several years, and he has seen  Extremely broad. His daily speech is not afraid of nonsense, and he often makes shocking remarks, but the root is still Chinese. He even accompanied him when he was sleeping and heard him murmuring in his sleep. It was also a dialect accent from Hebei or Shandong.  It’s impossible for him to be like that if he’s not Han! He has been in the Western Regions for several generations, and it is inevitable that he has the blood of the Hu people, but his father’s line is definitely a descendant of Yan and Huang!”

    "Wen Su and Dao Ji have talked about this several times in their letters." Feng Dao said, "But if that's the case, why are you still unwilling to proclaim yourself emperor? The leader of the Han family calls him emperor, and the leader of Hu'er calls him emperor."  Khan, before he was called emperor, was first given the title of Khan of Heaven. This is a big mistake! Scholars often look at this, especially the title of Tiance, which has been highly criticized by scholars! Since ancient times, no one has used this title as a country.  Sir! This kind of behavior is actually done by Hu people who are not yet deeply involved in the Han Dynasty. You are a close scholar and cannot correct your fault. This is your fault!"

    Feng Dao’s vision was vicious after all, and he immediately saw that Zhang Mai’s cultural foundation was like that of a “Hu man who has not yet entered the Han Dynasty”!  In fact, it is not that Zhang Mai is a Hu and "has not yet entered the Han tradition", but on the contrary, he is Han but "is far away from the Han tradition"!

    Because he lived in an era when etiquette and music had collapsed, most Chinese people still insisted on the belief that "I am Chinese", but they had lost the characteristics and common sense that made traditional Chinese people Chinese.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of the dynasties of China, whoever has the heart for the world must be called an emperor, and the establishment of a country must have a country name. The source of the country name lies in the ancient name of the place where it originated.  Therefore, Liu Bang was called Han because he was the king in Hanzhong; the Sima family was called Jin because his ancestors were from Hanoi and belonged to the ancient Jin state; the Li family was named Jin.It is located in Hedong, so it is called Tang; even the Khitan also knows that its ancestral place is Liao, so the country is named Liao - this is also in line with the traditional Chinese tradition of country names.

    Only in the era when the "four olds" were completely destroyed, Zhang Mai would have no thoughts in this regard. He was neither eager to proclaim himself emperor nor king, nor did he have the idea of ??using the land as the title of his country.

    Fan Zhi said: "It's not that I haven't told this to my lord, but my lord said to me: I hope that China in the future will be a China of Chinese people, not a China of one family and one surname.  There is no need to follow the past practice. Mr. Feng, our master is not just a heroic and enlightened master. In my opinion, he wants to create great achievements that have never been done before by anyone before!"

    Even if Feng Dao is a man of great insight, he was stunned for a long time after hearing the words "I hope that in the future China will no longer be a China of one family and one surname"!  After a long time, he sighed and said: "If Zhang Longxiang really has such a big heart, then I really can't judge him based on past emperors. However, I can understand such a big heart, but it is difficult for the world's Confucian scholars to understand. Zhang Longxiang still has to figure it out if he wants to return the Central Plains to his heart.  You have to live in the heart of the scholars of the Central Plains."

    Fan Zhidao: "Please give me some advice from Mr. Feng Guolao!"

    Feng Dao smiled and said: "I don't hesitate to give you advice. Are you asking for advice from Wen Su or Zhang Longxiang?"

    Fan Zhi also smiled and said: "This is what my Lord ordered me to convey to Mr. Feng Guolao. My Lord said that since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains warlords have been divided and emperors have risen one after another. The people are in dire straits and the country's fortunes are in decline. It is also because of Mr. Feng's talent.  Preserve the essence and vitality of China. Without Mr. Feng, today's chaos in the Central Plains would probably be several times worse than it is now! Therefore, I ordered Fan Zhi to seek advice with courtesy and sincerity."

    After a pause, he continued: "This is the word "guo lao". My lord also called him this way when he was in the west. There are only two people who can be called this by my lord. The other one is Yang Guolao, the chief of the People's Political Council of the Tang Dynasty. "

    Feng Daodao: "Could he be Yang Yingyang's father?"

    "That's right." Fan Zhidao said: "My Lord once said that the Tang Dynasty had two great traditions, civil and military. The Central Plains had lost it for a long time. If Li Siyuan, Shi Jingtang and his like were just thugs, they could not be called true warriors! Fortunately, the Central Plains were lost.  It was kept in the Western Regions. The Tang army in Anxi brought it back and took the old general Dingguo as his sect, so the old general Dingguo can be called the old general of Wuzongguo. As for the cultural fortune of the Central Plains, it is fortunate that it is maintained by Duke Changle, so Duke Feng of Changle can  He is also called Wenzong Guolao."

    Zhang Mai did say similar words and made similar comments, but they were certainly not as pleasant as Fan Zhi’s words, which could make Feng Dao so happy that he felt so happy that it reached his bones!

    Especially the four characters "Wenzong Guolao".  The lethality is really powerful!  Thinking that these four words together with this evaluation may be engraved in the annals of history in the future is enough to make most scholars die for it!  The temptation is ten times and a hundred times stronger than that of an official living in Taiwan, having thousands of households in a city, or being a prince for generations!

    Feng Dao was half-leaning and talking to Fan Zhi.  At this time, he couldn't help but stand up straight, face to the west and bow, and choked with sobs: "Feng Dao, how can he be so virtuous? He deserves this false reputation!"

    Fan Zhi was also overjoyed when he saw this. Knowing that his mission was half successful, he quickly helped Feng Dao up.  He said in a low voice: "Looking at the world, those who can be benevolent and righteous are unable to aspire to the world, and those who have the ability to aspire to the world cannot care about the common people. Only Zhang Longxiang is the hero. As a benevolent king, Ganlong prospered and Qinxi stabilized.  All are clear proofs! Fan Zhi’s journey to the west in the past was not for his own wealth, and today’s journey to the east is not for the success or failure of a country! They are all for the sake of the common people in the world to escape from the sea of ??suffering as soon as possible! May the elders of the country also think of the common people of the world, and have  To teach me!”

    Feng Dao held Fan Zhi's hand and whispered: "Things in the Central Plains can be urgent, but not urgent."

    Fan Zhi said happily: "Why should we be in a hurry? Why should we not be in a hurry?"

    "It's urgent," Feng Dao said: "In the Jin Dynasty, the powerful soldiers are out and the national treasury is empty. Shi's Shatuo also won the country in an unrighteous way. Now he has lost the support of the soldiers and the people. Liu Zhiyuan is gradually disobedient in Xizhen. Sang Weihan  The center is suffering and cannot be controlled. The four parties are afraid of the national power of the Central Plains and dare not move for the time being. They do not know that they are extremely weak inside. If Zhang Longxiang can send people to carry the banner of Tiance and spread it among Xiang and Han, he will incite rebellion and the Jidu envoys will be sent to spread the message.  In Luo and Bian, the foundation of the Shi Jin Kingdom will be shaken, and Liu Zhiyuan may be able to surrender at once, which is unknown. If Chang'an is captured, Luoyang can be captured by sweeping the city. After taking the two capitals, send one army to the east to capture Shandong, and the other to the east.  Move north to the east of Hedong, one army to the northeast to capture Hebei, and one army to follow the Bian River to capture Huaisi. We will guard it from all sides and never dare to defeat Tian Ce's military power. Within this year, the North can be pacified!"

    Fan Zhi muttered: "I'm afraid it's too hasty to act like this." Firstly, he also knew that Tiance Tang's family background may not be able to support such a grand strategy at this stage. Secondly, he knew that Zhang Mai's established grand strategy was not like this.  Yes, it is unrealistic to change this grand strategic direction just because of a few words from Feng Dao.  There are many times when we know that the enemy is weak and cannot take it, just because our own foundation is also weak.

    FengDao nodded and said: "I also know that the matter in Mobei is pending, and Zhang Longxiang may not be able to use his troops in the east with peace of mind. If so, the Central Plains is not in a hurry. Zhang Longxiang has his own strategy for the matter in Mobei, and he will not worry about it.  However, since the military power is strong, we still need to find ways to win over the public opinion of scholars and create a "kingly" trend for Long Xiang! If the kingly trend matches the ever-victorious military power, the world will be unified. It is only a matter of time. The slower it is, the more likely it will be.  It’s perfect.”

    Fan Zhi said happily: "How to build momentum?"

    "The king's way lies in the word benevolence for the country, the word filial piety for the family, and the word Confucianism for learning." Feng Dao asked: "Does Qinxi have a benevolent policy of tax exemption and rent reduction? Elders in Guanzhong, if you are  Do you praise Zhang Longxiang as stated in the letter?"

    Fan Zhi said: "Of course, if there is even half a lie, may the God of Thunder destroy me! May the heaven and earth destroy me!"

    Feng Daodao: "If this is the case, first of all, we should make the border between Guanzhong wider and make it more convenient to travel from east to west. We would rather allow spies to come in and out than prevent the exchange of letters between scholars. But we must make it possible for scholars in the Central Plains to know and be convinced through various channels.  The benevolent government of Qin and the West also deepened the connection between the Central Plains and the Northwest Confucianism. As time goes by, the people of the east and west of Guanzhong will still be one, the east and west of Guanzhong will be one, and the Gansu and Qin will be one again. In this way, the Gansu and Longzhi will be integrated with the Central Plains. This cannot be done.  Separate! Since the scholars are unified, they can make each other's scholars and public opinions respond to each other, and each other responds to each other. Although they are under the two kings, they are like being in the same country. In the pre-Qin period, the warring states sects fought against each other.  Echo. This is the effect. Qin Shihuang was able to unify the world not only by force, but also accumulated hundreds of years of cultural confusion before him. Ganlong and Zhongyuan belong to one body, so this process will be faster  Easier.”

    The Guanzhong Plain is a land of vast plains. Nowadays, due to political and military reasons, it is artificially divided into two parts, the east and west. Even so, it is very difficult to truly separate the people-to-people exchanges between the east and west, so Wang Renyu can easily get the letters from his hometown.  At this time Feng Dao's opinion.  The purpose is to make the border control in Guanzhong easier to facilitate cultural exchanges between the East and the West. This is a matter of course for Tiance, and there is no difficulty. Fan Zhi nodded at the moment.

    Feng Dao added: "A filial piety is to support the little ones, and the second is not to be humiliated. The greatest filial piety lies in respecting relatives! The most important thing to respect relatives is to support them in the world. Since Zhang Longxiang grieved the loss of his parents, he should show his ancestors. So you must  We must try to know the origin of Zhang Longxiang’s ancestry. You said Zhang Longxiang’s murmur in his dream was in Hebei or Shandong accent?”

    Fan Zhidao: "Yes."

    "In this case, we should make a breakthrough from here." Feng Dao: "Zhang Longxiang has been in the Western Regions for a long time, so he may not know the importance of the clan. But since you are his minister, you should think about it carefully and consider all possible details. Examine the origin of his clan.  Where. Now that you have conquered the world, how can you be filial if you don't respect your relatives!"

    Fan Zhidao: "Yes!"

    Feng Dao said again: "Besides benevolence and filial piety, there is also respect for Confucianism."

    Mentioning this, Fan Zhi couldn't help but frown.

    At the meeting of the Chinese people in Qinzhou.  Zhang Mai has publicly announced that what Tiance Datang will establish will be a martial state!  Although Zhang Mai was not anti-Confucian, Fan Zhi felt that Zhang Mai might not find it necessary to clearly advocate Confucianism.  At least, he was not sure that he could persuade Zhang Mai.

    Feng Dao just glanced at him and seemed to know what he was thinking, and asked: "I heard that Zhang Longxiang advocates martial arts, are you worried about this?"

    "good."

    Feng Dao smiled slightly and said: "Confused! Although Zhang Longxiang is a martial artist, his martial arts has no conflict with our Confucianism!"

    Fan Zhi was a little stunned. Among the entire Central Plains intellectual community, he was considered the top wise man, but on some issues, he was not as sophisticated and thorough as Feng Dao after all. So after an in-depth discussion, he  Fan Zhi gradually let down his guard, and the relationship between him and Feng Dao became like a teacher and a student.

    Feng Dao said: "Confucianism is not just about cultivating literature. The original Confucianism was originally about civil and military education. The four subjects of Confucianism are morality, speech, politics, and literature. Literature is at the bottom.

    "A virtuous person can set an example for the world by his moral conduct. Zhang Mai and the old Anxi tribe behaved upright and upright, and they have traveled thousands of miles to this day. There is almost nothing that can really be criticized. The virtue of their monarchs and ministers, the strength of Longxiang, and the eagle  The courage of Yang, the fierceness of pulling out stones, the fierceness of Xi Sheng, Zheng Wei, although a merchant, can be honest, and Xue Fu, although an outsider, can be righteous! This is the strongest cornerstone for conquering all directions! Among them, Zhang Longxiang is the king.  Your example is the most important!

    "Those who speak can make people suitable for all directions and benefit the country. They are especially important in troubled times! Cao Yuanzhong is neither a relative nor a brave man. The one who can be reused is here!"

    "Political officers have internal affairs and foreign affairs. Internal affairs govern the country, and foreign affairs use force! "The Analects" records that the political affairs of Ke Ranyou and Zilu are one internal and one external. Compared with the natural policy, the internal one is Zheng Wei.  On the outside, Yingyang Yang, think about it, are these two the most important people around Zhang Longxiang nowadays?People?

    "As for the literary scholars, the literature mentioned in the Analects of Confucius does not refer to the narrow literature of today's poems and songs, but refers to people who are familiar with the literature of poetry, etiquette and sages, that is, what is commonly known as a literati today. The four subjects of Confucius are the only  At the end of the day! Your and Daoji's position in Tiance is similar to this.

    "The first category of talents can be pragmatic as well as pragmatic. The second and third categories of talents can be pragmatic. These three categories are called 'advanced'. The last category is pragmatic talents, which is called 'backward'."  . Confucius has long made it clear that if he wants to employ people, he must choose those who are advanced! So how is Zhang Longxiang’s criteria for employing people different from Confucius?”

    These words made Fan Zhi a little stunned. He knew all the allusions Feng Dao said and was familiar with them. However, when Zhang Mai explained the way of civil and military affairs, he never connected these with Zhang Mai's ideas.  In other words, Fan Zhi failed to arm Zhang Mai's political ideas with Confucian scholarship.

    Feng Dao continued: "The beginning of my Confucianism was based on advocating advancement. Even the wise kings of the Warring States Period, who didn't do this? Down to the Han and Tang Dynasties, all the kings in the prosperous times were also like this!

    "In the former Han Dynasty, Xiao He and Zhang Liang were responsible for the civil affairs, Han Xin, Wei Huo, and Chen Ping and Su Wu for the military affairs - all of them were highly valued. Sang Hongyang was also a merchant, and he still held power. He was as knowledgeable as Dongfang Shuo and Sima Xiangru. He raised him  If you are advocating for excellence! Shusun Tong is just an instructor of etiquette and music. How can he stand shoulder to shoulder with the Three Great Masters?

    "In the Li Tang Dynasty, Fang Du was responsible for civil affairs, and Li was responsible for military affairs. As for Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan and others, although their talents are great, can they be used? Li Du's poems and Han Yu's articles are both unparalleled through the ages. Which one can enter the center and hold on?  Authority? It is the fortune of the country to allow advanced scholars to take power! If the late scholars are given authority, that is the way to ruin the country! You didn't know the true knowledge of the sages, so you debated the ways of civil and military affairs with Zhang Longxiang in Qinzhou. Fortunately, Zhang Longxiang was given by heaven.  You are talented, even if you don’t study, but your actions can coincide with the purpose of the sages, otherwise the country and the world will be ruined by you!"

    When Fan Zhi heard this, he was almost dumbfounded. He never expected it.  As the leader of the literati, Feng Dao was revered by himself as "Elder Wen Zongguo" just now.  Will I accept Zhang Mai’s proposition to this extent!

    Fan Zhidao: "Despite this, scholars from the Central Plains may not be as high as Mr. Feng."

    "You are wrong." Feng Dao paused for a moment. There were some words that he seemed not to say, but he finally said them.  Said: "What I just said is the Dao, and it is a benchmark not to be biased too much in terms of the purpose of action. But when it comes to actually acting, the means can be based on the authority and directly pointed to the people's hearts."

    "Directly pointing at the human heart? Directly at the human heart. What Mr. Feng said about the human heart is"

    "This does not need to be stated clearly." Feng Dao said: "From my perspective on Zhang Longxiang's past actions, he has actually grasped the hearts of scholars very accurately. In this case, you can just follow the general trend and fix the details.  "

    After coming out of Feng Dao's house, Fan Zhi only felt that he was in a good mood. The mission of this mission was mainly to win over and intimidate the Shi Jin regime so that it would not dare to fall too far towards the Khitan. But now that Feng Dao has been won over, this may be better than  Predetermined goals are even more important!

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    Sang Weihan returned to the house and said to Li Song: "Feng Dao deserves to die!"

    He was furious and said: "On my way back, the more I thought about it, the angrier I got! That Fan Zhi obviously didn't dare to answer my words directly, but he was bypassed by him. At that time, I was facing off against Fan Zhi. It's not surprising that I was bullied by him.  . But the authorities were blind to the onlookers, and Feng Dao stood by without saying a word. And when the situation was most favorable to Tiance, he broke up the banquet as the host, leaving us with no chance to fight back. Such behavior is tantamount to aiding the enemy!  I must report to Your Majesty and punish him with death!"

    Li Song frowned. His and Sang Weihan's positions were slightly different. Sang Weihan was a die-hard pro-Khitan sect, but Li Song just had such a tendency. In his concept, both Tiance and Khitan were foreigners.  , it's just that the Khitan belongs to Beidi, and Tiance belongs to Xirong. If Tiance is strong, then Shi Jin should win over the Khitan to fight against Tiance, and "use barbarians to control barbarians"!

    And he also knew that Feng Dao was close to Tiance, but as Sang Weihan said, Li Song was unwilling to punish Feng Dao for this crime.

    No matter which emperor it is under, Shilin itself is a large community of interests. Although this community of interests is somewhat loose, it has gradually formed some unwritten consensuses. For example, now that Sang Weihan wants to kill Feng Dao, Li Song will  Disagree.

    By the Song Dynasty, the tradition of "not killing scholar-bureaucrats" was not only due to the kindness of the Zhao family.

    "Today you want to kill Feng Dao for collaborating with the enemy. If someone accuses you of this crime again tomorrow, how will you handle yourself?"

    Sang Weihan was stunned, and Li Song said: "The courtesy is no less than that of an ordinary man, and the punishment is no more than that of us! Killing here and there, that is what ordinary men do!" With a flick of his sleeves, he parted ways with Sang Weihan.

    SangvihanLooking at Li Song's retreating figure, he suddenly stamped his feet and lamented, saying to the sky: "Your Majesty, your country is in danger! In such a critical time of life and death, the ministers' hearts are not together!"

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    On the second day after Fan Zhi arrived in Luoyang, he submitted his credentials to the emperor and asked to see Shi Jingtang in the palace. How could Shi Jingtang have a good impression of the person sent by Zhang Mai?  Forced by the armistice treaty between the two countries, Fan Zhi had to be allowed into Luoyang, but he did not want to receive him, so he asked the Ministry of Rites to refuse and only sent ministers to negotiate.

    Fan Zhi, however, strongly rejected the idea that the Ministry of Rites would send ministers to discuss matters. He refused to talk about official matters until he saw Shi Jingtang, so he insisted on seeing Shi Jingtang.

    This back and forth dragged on for three days. During these three days, the story about the heated debate in the Prime Minister's Mansion had already spread throughout the city. Luoyang was the center where scholars gathered in the Central Plains. There were many famous Confucian scholars in the government and the public.  After hearing about the incident in the Prime Minister's Mansion, dozens of letters were sent to the post house in three days. It was not that they were collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, but that they were arguing with Fan Zhibi about the orthodoxy between the East and the West.  There are some who support Fan Zhi, some who refute Fan Zhi, some who both support and oppose, and some who actually investigate the data on field yield per mu, search historical records for wheat field yield per mu in the Han and Tang Dynasties, and then discuss it with Fan Zhi.  It is to hold high the banner of Confucianism and write a review.  Many discerning people among them also saw that Fan Zhi did not respond directly that day, and sharply pointed out in their letters.

    Fan Zhi read the letters he received one by one. As long as the content of the letter or the person writing the letter was important, he wrote back one by one. He wrote more than twenty letters in three days. Written defense is different from face-to-face defense, and there can be more.  Time allows Fan Zhi to think and consider his words.  By the fourth day, there were dozens more letters in reply!

    This back and forth was like a small-scale but high-level orthodox dispute, which almost wiped out most of the senior intellectuals in Kinki. Although the orthodox debate became more and more intense, the relationship between Fan Zhi and the Confucian scholars in Luoyang also became more intense because of the dispute.  See closely.  Moreover, not only Fan Zhi and Luoyang Confucians, but also Luoyang Confucians also had different opinions on this matter.

    Originally, as a foreign envoy, Fan Zhi would not allow such a thing to happen, but Feng Dao, who was responsible for receiving him, turned a blind eye and allowed it to happen.

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    On the fifth day, Fan Zhi submitted his credentials for the third time and asked for an audience with the palace. Shi Jingtang could not bear the trouble, and under the urging of Feng Dao, Zhao Ying and others, he finally agreed to meet Fan Zhi.

    At this time, news from northern Shanxi and Youzhou had come back. Shi Jingtang heard that there was something wrong with the sweaty horse. He was happy at first, and then he was worried and angry when he heard that Yelushuo refused to hand over the territory of the prefecture and county in ancient times.  When he met with Fan Zhi, he also wanted to see what Zhang Mai was going to do by sending this person here!

    In the side hall, more than ten important officials from the East and West Prefectures and the Ministry of Rites gathered together. In addition, there were five or six generals in Beijing. After seeing Fan Zhi, Shi Jingtang said angrily: "Your envoy has something important to do. I must see you in the palace."  ?”

    Fan Zhidao: "We are two countries that both belong to China. Although there are discords, when facing the Khitan, we should act as one and outward! The Khitan envoys used Yan Yun as bait to make China kill each other.  My lord does not want to fall into the Khitan scheme, so he specially sent me to ask for an audience with the lord of the country. I hope that the lord of the country will remember that we both belong to China, and the brotherly countries will jointly raise armies to recover Yanyun in the north and restore the homeland of the Han family!"

    Shi Jingtang laughed loudly and said: "The Khitan has promised to return Yan Yun to me. I can take it back at any time, so there is no need to raise an army!"

    Fan Zhidao: "Is this really true? Does the Khitan really agree to return Yan Yun unconditionally?"

    Shi Jingtang snorted, and Sang Weihan said from the side: "The alliance between our country and the Khitan does not need to be explained to other countries."

    Fan Zhi said: "In that case, my lord has another idea!"

    Shi Jingtang waved his hand: "Say!"

    Fan Zhidao: "My Lord said: As long as the Chinese land returns to China, everything will be easy to talk about. At present, the return of Yanyun to China is the most important thing. As for returning to Tang Dynasty and Jin Dynasty, we can leave it aside for the time being. Therefore, if the Khitan is sincere and unconditionally returns Yanyun to  Jin, our lord is optimistic about its success, and is willing to assist the Jin army with soldiers and horses from Chilechuan, and monitor the territory delivered by Khitan. Now all we need from the king is a nod, and our country is an ally of the Jin Dynasty. The sweat-blooded cavalry regiment of Chilechuan,  This is the backing of your army to regain Yanyun!"

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