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The Flag Enters the Yanyun Chapter 128: A sudden turn of events (Part 2)

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    "What do you mean?" Yelu Dashi asked.  "It is naturally the responsibility of the king of the four armies to organize the army and prepare for war. However, since there are envoys from the Southern Dynasty coming, it is appropriate for us to send envoys to pay a return visit. When the time comes, it will be war or peace. Just act according to the situation!" "Li Men's words make sense!  Yelu Chun, who had not expressed his position until now, finally spoke. Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi had no choice but to agree silently.  At this moment, another Han minister below said loudly: "From what I can see, it is not enough to just send people to the Southern Dynasties to seek peace. We also have to send people to the Jin people to seek peace!" Everyone's eyes suddenly turned around.  When they gathered around the person who was speaking, it was Situ Zuo Qigong who said loudly: "In today's situation, the two powerful powers of Song and Jin are standing side by side. The reason why they can form an alliance is that the territories are not connected. As time goes by, there will be a war."  . In terms of military strength, the Jin Dynasty is invincible, and the southerners are not worthy of mentioning it. It is better to negotiate peace with the Jin Dynasty." After hearing this, Li Chuwen couldn't help feeling secretly angry.  It turned out that Zuo Qi Gongli had always been attached to Li Chuwen before he could reach this position. He always followed Li Chuwen's lead when speaking. Li Chuwen himself was not opposed to negotiating peace with the Jin people. In fact, he also secretly had contact with the Jin people.  It's another thing to say it behind his back in the Imperial Council. This is clearly an attempt to break away from him and establish his own faction.  "What Situ said is true!" "What Zuo Gong said is right!" Unlike Li Chuwen, as soon as Zuo Qigong's words came out, everyone in the palace agreed. Not only did the Han officials agree, but also many Khitan and Xi tribesmen  The nobles also expressed their agreement, and no one cared about Zuo Qigong's statement that "a big gold" can be obtained with each mouthful.  Obviously, even the Khitans and Xi people were frightened in the face of the Jurchens' powerful fighting power.  Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian looked at each other, and both saw helplessness in each other's eyes. Xiao Qian coughed and said, "In that case, as Zuo Gong said, we will send peace envoys to the Jin people tomorrow.  Let the envoys from the Southern Dynasty return and send envoys to discuss the matter at the same time. "As the elder brother of Queen Xiao Qian, he is the privy minister of the Northern Court and the commander-in-chief of all armies.  Speaking at this time is basically the final word.  So we discussed for a while who to send as envoy for the peace talks - in fact, sending an envoy to the Jin people's side is basically equivalent to surrender, it depends on whether they are happy or not.  Everyone in the palace knew this, but they didn't expose it.  Li Chuwen had something on his mind at the moment and would wait until everything was over.  He followed Zuo Qigong.  Arrived in a deserted place.  He took two steps forward and asked in a deep voice: "Zuo Situ, what do you mean by being in the palace today?" Zuo Qigong's face seemed to be a smile but not a smile: "Like you, Li Men, you are just planning something for us Han people in Yan.  That's all!" "Planning?" Li Chuwen sneered: "I think it's for your own wealth, right?" Zuo Qigong laughed: "To each other, please don't talk about you and me.  The Jin people have no contact?" Li Chuwen was hit by Zuo Qigong's neither soft nor hard nail, and he was speechless for a while. After a while, he sneered: "Do you think the Jin people will accept the peace proposal?  But those who have an alliance with the Southern Dynasty will never negotiate peace with our Liao Kingdom! " "That's better than doing nothing and just clinging to the thigh of the Southern Dynasty envoy!" Zuo Qigong retorted. At this point, he sighed.  He said in a tone: "We, the Han people in Yan, are single and weak. Under the pressure of the Jurchens, the Southern Dynasties, and the Khitans, we can only choose the strong ones and follow them. At the moment, the Jin people are the strongest. As long as you vote for the Jin people, you can eat them."  The pain of fighting once is enough. If you surrender to the Song Dynasty, the Song and Jin Dynasties will fight each other, and the war will last for decades or even hundreds of years. That kind of pain is the most unbearable!  Everything is made by the people of Yandi, how can we not think about them?" Hearing this, Li Chuwen couldn't help but suffocated, but the strong feeling in his chest still made him sneer: "You can tell me a thousand words, ten thousand,  It is for the sake of their own prosperity. Everyone knows that the Jin people are tyrannical and uneducated. If you hand Yan land over to them, you will push millions of Yan land Han people into a pit of fire.  It is true that the Jin people are tyrannical and uneducated. But it is precisely because of this that they need us Han people in Yan to manage the civil affairs. If the Southern Dynasties gain Yan, they will help the scholars. How can we, the Yan people, be included?  Although the Jin people are violent, they are also simple. They are princes and ministers, and their food and clothing standards are not much better than ordinary people. Naturally, their collections will not be too excessive. How can they compare with the excessive accumulation of people in the Southern Dynasties and their far-reaching Han and Tang Dynasties?  ¡± Li Chuwen was speechless as he was refuted by Zuo Qigong¡¯s words. He was ashamed and angry, and suddenly swung his sleeves and turned away, leaving only Zuo Qigong standing there and saying goodbye to his back.  In Jingguo Temple, Zhou Ping had just received the envoys from Liao and received news that he was about to return in the near future.  For a while, the attach¨¦s of the mission were busy packing their luggage and preparing for their return.  Zhou Ping was the only one in the house.?Sitting in silence, reviewing the gains and losses of these days in Yanjing.  While he was thinking about it, Xue Liangyu came in from the outside and asked, "General, what should I do with that child?" "You are talking about Li Sheng, right?" Zhou Ping thought for a moment and said, "You put him into servant clothes, just  They are the slaves we bought in Yanjing, but we must not treat him harshly, understand?" For the sake of confidentiality, no one in the mission knew Li Sheng's true identity except Zhou Ping and Li Cheng.  "I understand!" Xue Liangyu responded, turned around and went out.  "It seems that the salt and armor are gone!" Zhou Ping sighed and thought to himself: "But it doesn't matter. Even if Li Chuwen delivers it, I can't escort him to Yingzhou. I'd better find an opportunity to let Li Chuwen deliver it."  Let's go and bring Luo Sheer back. Jin Renbingfeng is already there. It wouldn't be good if something goes wrong!" "Deputy Envoy Zhou!" Zhao Zong walked in and said with a smile, "Here comes Waijian.  An official said it was a gift from the Liao Kingdom. There are twenty or thirty cars. You and I can go out and greet them!" "A gift?" Zhou Ping stood up in confusion, and Zhao Zong on the other side smiled and said, "Vice-General Zhou, please come out!  When the Liao Kingdom was young, it was normal for the two countries to exchange gifts. It's just that in the past, our courtesy was more important than that of the Northern Dynasty, but now it's the other way around!  As soon as he moved, he asked casually: "Then what are they usually?" "That's not necessarily the case!" It seemed that Zhao Zong was in a good mood about to return to China. He explained with a smile: "They are usually specialties from various places. I  The items from the North Dynasty are usually porcelain, medicine, silk and the like; the items from the North Dynasty are usually furs, ginseng, jade and the like." The two of them walked out of the courtyard and saw more than 20 carriages parked in the square on the left, which were piled high.  However, the officer who gave the gift was an acquaintance. He was Li Chuwen's son, the young eunuch Li Shi. He bowed to Zhao Zong and Zhou Ping as a gift and said, "I have been entrusted by your majesties to give this gift."  A gift from the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty has arrived, and I would like to ask the two noble envoys to check it." At this point, he took out a gift list from his arms and presented it with both hands.  "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Li!" It seemed that Zhao Zong had also met Li Shi. He took the gift list with a cheerful face, put it in his arms without looking at it, and said with a smile: "Would you like to go in for a cup of tea?"  "Thank you for your envoy!" Li Xi bowed his hands and declined: "I still have official duties, so I will come to see you another day!" At this point, Li Xi took a step forward, blocking Zhao Zong's sight with his body, but with his right hand  Without leaving any trace, he stuffed a small paper ball into Zhou Ping's hand.  After getting the paper ball, Zhou Ping already knew it. After bidding farewell to Li Shi, he found a quiet place and opened the paper ball. He saw a few big words written on the paper: "Everything you need is in the car. Ninth brother, please take care of it!"  After reading it, Zhou Ping looked around and saw that there was no one around. He stuffed the paper ball into his mouth and swallowed it. He walked to the square where the carriage was parked, drove away the two scribes who were about to count the gifts, and said, "This is for the officials."  Let me count the things myself!" The two scribes did not dare to argue and hurriedly handed over the gift list. Zhou Ping looked at the gift list and carefully counted the carriages. Sure enough, in addition to salt, the carriages contained armored soldiers made of refined iron.  , the last three carriages were all equipped with feather arrows and crossbows.  Zhou Ping did a little inventory and found that it was almost the same as what he asked for.  He couldn't help but feel secretly happy in his heart. He jumped out of the car and called some of his subordinates, saying: "This is a gift from the two countries. You guys will take turns guarding it, and you must not miss it at all." In the early morning of the third day, the Song Dynasty delegation came out.  At the South Gate of Yanjing, I embarked on my way back home.  In comparison, in addition to more than 20 more carriages carrying gifts, there was also an additional Liao envoy in the mission.  Perhaps in order to prevent the Song envoys from colluding with the rebellious Chang Sheng Army, the return route of the envoys was changed. Instead of passing through Zhuozhou, it passed through Yizhou.  Perhaps because of the greater disparity in strength between the two sides, the reception the mission received became more and more grand along the way. During the banquet, many Han officials also used various hints to express their admiration for the Southern Dynasties to Zhao Zong. This  It made him very proud.  As the deputy envoy, Zhou Ping's mood was completely different. He widened his eyes and looked for any opportunity to transport the armored soldiers and salt in the carriage to Yingzhou. Otherwise, if the salt and weapons were transported back to the Song Dynasty,  Isn't this a big joke?  "Ambassador Zhou! I'm going to do it first, out of respect!" A sweet and somewhat greasy voice woke Zhou Ping up from his thoughts. He quickly raised his head and saw a chubby Liao official who had just left the empty house.  The rim of the empty wine glass was facing him, with a flattering smile on his face.  He hurriedly drank the wine in the cup and said with a smile: "I just thought of something, please forgive me for being rude!" "It's okay, it's okay!" The Liao official quickly smiled and said: "The ambassador is worried about the king's affairs, and he is also worried about the banquet.  He is really a role model for us." At this point, he paused and said with a smile: "It's strange that the ambassador is very familiar to someone. Could it be that he has seen him somewhere?" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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