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1130, at the end of December, just before the Chinese New Year, the wedding envoys from the Song and Jin Dynasties stumbled in belatedly.
It has been a month since Di Lie's wedding. If Di Lie's other "big sniper" is as accurate as the one in his hand, he can almost make a little Di Lie.
However, even if you are late for a long time, as the saying goes, it is not strange to give gifts to many people. As long as the gift is heavy enough, everything else is easy to say.
With the strong power of Tianshu, the wedding gifts from Song and Jin countries were somewhat flattering, so the gifts were really not ordinary.
Di Lie¡¯s wedding, to a certain extent, was the Song Dynasty¡¯s wedding to a concubine, so the Song Dynasty¡¯s congratulatory gifts also had the meaning of dowry. The customs in the Song Dynasty were completely different from today. A woman's dowry was much higher than a man's dowry. The dowry of an official's family often cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's very similar to today's Indian marriage customs. If a woman doesn't have a small dowry, she won't be able to get married. This is actually good news for men.
If the official family is like this, what about the royal family?
Thirty boxes of gold, silver and jade ornaments, one hundred thousand coins, one hundred thousand pieces of silk, ten carts of official porcelain, thousands of catties of Jiangnan tribute tea The value of the items is almost equivalent to the amount of tribute paid by the Song Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty during the Shaoxing Peace Conference in another time and space (Song Dynasty) The annual tribute to gold is 250,000 taels of silver and silk each).
This is the national wedding ceremony of the Song Dynasty.
In comparison, the gifts from the Kingdom of Jin were much shabby: ten boxes of gold and silver ornaments, a hundred fine horses, two pairs of sea falcons, ten dendrobiums of northern pearls, a hundred mink fur collars, and ten century-old ginseng plants.
Don¡¯t worry about the size of the gift. Di Lie smiled and accepted them all.
The Kingdom of Jin only cares about sending gifts. As for envoys, one Wuling Simo is enough. Wuling Simou spent a lot of time in Chang'an and gained a lot. He had long wanted to return to the Kingdom of Jin. As soon as the congratulatory gifts arrived and the delivery was completed, he said goodbye to Di Lie and set off on the road with Hong Hao.
??In the Southern Song Dynasty, according to the reports from Lin'an spies, the two emperors' faction in the court almost attended the first major event every day. It¡¯s about discussing Zhao Jiu¡¯s positioning. Is it the Supreme Emperor or King Kang? In addition, every big and small court meeting requires fierce debate. Things that used to be decided in one day are now delayed for ten and a half months. Discuss but not decide. Determination will not work. It's a common thing. The efficiency of the entire Southern Song Dynasty court was dragged down to an intolerable level. So much so that leaders of the two factions, such as Lu Yihao, Zhu Shengfei, Zhao Ding and others, were worried and lamented if things continued like this. The country will be ruined, political affairs will be in ruins, and the world will be in danger.
However, after lamenting, we still have to quarrel when we should, and we still have to fight when we should argue - when it comes to our own wealth, future, and the interests of our children and grandchildren, no one is willing to give in, let alone let go.
This is the bad nature of human beings. Although everyone knows that doing so is not beneficial to the country and harmful to the society, when choosing between harming oneself and benefiting the country, or harming the country and benefiting oneself, they instinctively tend to the latter. How many people can there be in this world who sacrifice their lives for their country? Even if there were, it would not be in the temple, let alone among the Gong Gong princes who "civilians love money, military generals are afraid of death".
"However, the two emperors' factions, who are always fighting over everything big and small, are surprisingly unanimous on this dowry matter. The reason is also high-sounding: when a powerful country marries a concubine, how can the dowry be shabby? If you want lizi, you need face even more.
Di Lie knew that this generous dowry showed that the second emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty finally decided to embrace the influence of Tianshu. One side wants to consolidate its position, and the other wants to replace it. When the generals of the Southern Song Dynasty had ambiguous attitudes, played both sides, and did not dare to wade into troubled waters easily, the intervention of a third party was definitely the decisive force that influenced the situation. Both Zhao Qi and Zhao Jiu urgently need to use this power, even if they know that it is tantamount to luring the wolf into the house and drinking the dove to quench their thirst, they will not hesitate.
The sky is big and the earth is big, and the throne is the highest. Whether it is the son emperor or the grand emperor, he must be the emperor!
If you want to embrace Tianshu's influence, just paying a little dowry is not enough. Di Lie asked for more - but before that, you must fulfill the agreement. If you can't do what is written in black and white, there will be nothing else to say. Too much is in vain.
The envoy sent by the Southern Song Dynasty to celebrate the wedding was actually Zhao Zhen, the censor Zhongcheng who had been promoted to the title of Duke. Needless to say, he must have come to negotiate terms on behalf of the Emperor Xingyuan. As for the deputy congratulatory envoy, Di Lie was greatly surprised - one was sent to the Hubei Prison, named Wan Qixi.
When he first heard the name, Di Lie had no idea how to write it, and he couldn't match it with the historical impression. It was only when I saw the three characters "Wanqixi" on the famous tattoo that I realized that history could really be a joke. The second group of traitorous ministers in the Southern Song Dynasty (the first group was Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan) had actually gathered together. Needless to say, this person naturally negotiated terms on behalf of Zhao Jiu.
Out of curiosity, Di Lie specially summoned Wan Qixi, only to find that this man was actually a tall, thin old man over half a century old. He had a rather elegant appearance, and there was really no trace of his behind-the-scenes appearance.A traitor who is notorious throughout the world. However, think about the information previously submitted by the Secrecy Bureau, which shows that during the Zhenghe period of the Northern Song Dynasty, this person first taught in Xiangzhou and Yingchang Mansion, and later served as Taixuelu, Editor of the Privy Council, Shangshu Bibu Yuanwailang, etc. - It's all right A well-educated man, how can he have the slightest trace of a traitorous traitor?
Wan Qixi was infamous because he followed Qin Hui and framed Yue Fei. Now he has no chance to harm Yue Fei, but he is still colluding with Qin Hui after all. Of course, Di Lie will not care about this matter. It is a good thing that the enemy country has traitors! When the Southern Song Dynasty is unified, it will not be too late to deal with these clowns.
That night, Di Lie summoned the chief and deputy envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty to congratulate him on his wedding. At this time, the two envoys presented the real "congratulatory gifts" - the supplies needed for the Northern Expedition that the Tianshu forces had previously requested from the Southern Song Dynasty, including grain, weapons, military personnel, and military pay. , the first batch has been delivered to Yangzhou and delivered to the Tianbo Division headquarters stationed in Yangzhou.
This real gift is the receipt personally signed by Zhang Rong, the commander of Tianbo Division.
The receipts provided by the two envoys were very similar, and the amounts were not much different. They included 200,000 dendrobiums of rice and beans, 120,000 coins, 5,000 saddles and armor, 50,000 weapons, bows and crossbows, and cattle and mule power. Twenty thousand head, three thousand slavesthe above is one-third of the agreed support, and the remaining two-thirds. It will be delivered gradually after the beginning of next spring.
These materials and manpower were loaded on more than 400 cargo ships, then crossed the Yangtze River and transported to Yangzhou. After Zhang Rong signed for it, he did not unload the cargo at all and directly sent troops to board the ship to guard it. Then, with ten warships as the lead and the rear, they sailed out of the Yangtze River and headed north by sea. Ship to Cangzhou. Straight to the front line.
Of course, these ships were not taken by force, but rented. Long Xu also promised the ship owner on behalf of the Tianzhu Army that after arriving at the end of the field. Discounted prices are available. Purchase northern furs, pearls, jade, horses and other items. Guaranteed to return home with a full load. As a result, both parties were happy, except the Southern Song Dynasty court. Depressed. But there is no way, no matter from the perspective of agreement, morality, or even from the perspective of hoping that both sides will lose in a fight between Tianshu forces and the Kingdom of Jin, these materials must be given.
The transportation of supplies to the north has been confirmed by Tianbo Division's messenger who came back with the wedding mission, and Di Lie expressed satisfaction.
Zhao Zhen traveled westward in high spirits. He thought that now he was a Duke of the state, and his official position was from the third rank of Yushi Zhongcheng. He was called an important minister of the imperial court. This time he returned from the mission with great honors, and he could make a good appearance. Even the so-called King Hua should be a little polite to himself.
Unexpectedly, when he saw Di Lie, he couldn't tell how polite he was at all. He still waved to himself as he did in the past: "Please invite the Duke of Yong'an County Oh, it's the Duke of the country. Please come near." .¡±
"Such arrogance and rudeness are really outrageous. It is tolerable, but what can't be tolerated - hum hum hum, small intolerance will mess up the big plan, that's all, for the sake of the emperor's important affairs, let this beast be allowed to be rampant for a while. Zhao Zhen, while masturbating with Ah Q's spirit, stepped forward to see him. Then he couldn't wait to put forward various requirements such as purchasing firearms, hiring military craftsmen, asking the Tenchu ??Army to send instructors for training, and helping to form a firearms unit.
Di Lie¡¯s reply was that the Tianzhu Army¡¯s Northern Expedition was imminent and they needed to stockpile firearms and gunpowder in large quantities. The purchase of firearms could not be discussed until the end of the Northern Expedition. Since firearms cannot be sold for the time being, it is naturally impossible to talk about military craftsmen, instructors, and the formation of firearms troops.
Zhao Jian traveled all the way and sent generous gifts one after another, but only received an ambiguous reply. However, at least the other party didn't refuse him flatly, which is what I hope after all, right?
Zhao Zhen retired and was replaced by Wan Qixi. The old guy waggled his lips and praised Di Lie and the Tianzhu Army. Then he carefully made his request: "Kang Wang hopes to get Tianbo Master's help. If To be able to achieve great things, one must use the annual Jiangnan tax payment (a tax that states and counties were ordered to pay on a monthly basis for military expenses in the Southern Song Dynasty) and account money (a tax collected by various southeastern roads in the Southern Song Dynasty for military purposes). Reciprocate."
This bonus is really not small. It will never be lower than tens of millions. With such conditions, Zhao Jiu is really spending a lot of money.
From the requests made by the two envoys, it can be seen that Zhao Qi and Zhao Jiu have different priorities: Zhao Qi has lived in Tianshu City for a long time and is very aware of the power of muskets and the combat power of the Tianzhu Army, so he wants to Form a similar army; Zhao Jiu has only seen how powerful Tianbo Division is, but he doesn't know why it is so powerful. He just wants to get help from this army, so his request is more direct.
Di Lie¡¯s answer was similar. The Northern Expedition was imminent, and the Tianbo Division would also participate in the war. It would not participate in the internal affairs of the Southern Song Dynasty for the time being. Everything would have to be discussed after the Northern Expedition was over. Although Wan Qixi was not satisfied with this answer, the reason was so high-sounding that it was hard to say anything. Fortunately, the other party didn't refuse outright, and there was still room for discussion on the matter, so we could make a deal when we went back.
Di Lie is not just faking it, Tianbo Division will really participate in the Northern Expedition.
????????????????????????????????????????Lieutenant, how could you ignore the powerful weapon of landing operations? The Twelve States of Youyun, right? Sixty thousand defenders, right? Very good, just stay there stupidly. Is the "Maginot Line" awesome enough? Compared with them, the Twelve States of Youyun are nothing. Didn¡¯t they turn into decorations?
The Jurchens probably never dreamed of a beach landing battle. This time, these guys who are instantly invincible and courageous on the water can experience it.
In 1131, after the Shangyuan Festival, Di Lie said goodbye to his concubines and rushed to the front line of Zhuozhou.
At the same time, the Tianbo Division's 3,000-man ship in Yangzhou to the east escorted the second batch of support materials and troops from the Southern Song Dynasty and officially headed north to participate in the Northern Expedition.
The five brigades of the Western Army on Qinfeng Road to the west have been formed and are conducting joint military exercises with the Tianzhu Army's fifth integrated division. The training is expected to be completed in March and will immediately go to the Yanmen front line in Hedong.
Within Tianshu¡¯s influence, the grain collection from various states and counties has also been completed and is being shipped to Hebei and Hedong in a steady stream.
The supplementary division of Pingding and the reorganized Fushan Brigade were also divided and stationed in Hebei to guard the grain and baggage concentrated in the Changping warehouses in Zhending, Zhongshan and Hejian Prefectures to ensure that the Northern Expeditionary Army had no worries.
It¡¯s March and everything is ready, all we need is an excuse!
That¡¯s right, it¡¯s an excuse. The so-called teacher has a reputation - when the Jin army invaded the Song Dynasty twice, there was a high-sounding excuse each time. The first time was the Zhang Jue incident; the second time was the Xiao Zhonggong informant incident.
Whether it is ancient times or modern times, civilized people or barbarians all know that if you want to hit someone, you must occupy the moral high ground. As for things like peace treaties, they are meant to be torn up from the day they are signed.
Finding excuses to beat someone up is always a game only played by the strong. If the Jin Kingdom is strong, it can play like this; now, if the Tianzhu Army is strong, it must play back.
Di Lie handed over the task of "everyone is looking for trouble" to Ma Kuo, who was on a mission to the Kingdom of Jin.
Can this first diplomat of the Song Dynasty, who was both literary and military, complete his mission? (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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