choke element

Chapter 817 Uncle and Nephew

Li Yun hesitated twice in one sentence, obviously the word that was swirling in his stomach was not a good one.

A son of an official like Shi Kuanzhi has seen a lot of yin and yang since childhood, how can he not feel it?This overly obvious cover-up and the contempt contained in it were more embarrassing than a face-to-face slap. He suddenly flew into a rage, and the veins on his face burst out of anger.

The current situation is changing too fast, and the prime minister is in the center of many conflicts. Some matters must be agreed with Li Yun, who represents Guo Ning, the Duke of Zhou.Last night in the prime minister's mansion, everyone discussed for a long time before deciding that Shi Kuanzhi would come forward to make friends with Li Yunpan. At that time, someone reminded him that the Ding navy was ready to sweep the north, so Li Yun must be arrogant. His words, even if they were not pleasant , even if there is malice, you have to hold back as much as possible.

As a result, things were imminent, and the anger was really hard to suppress.Shi Kuanzhi has always been regarded by outsiders as a kind-hearted character. In fact, he has been the son of the prime minister for so long. His temper has risen unknowingly. His usual modesty and gentleness are mainly due to the fact that no one dares to seriously contradict him. .

Seeing that Shi Kuanzhi was about to explode, Xue Ji was frightened out of his wits.

When Li Yun revealed his identity earlier, Shi Miyuan arranged an imperial banquet on the spot and asked Xue Ji to hold a banquet.This is actually the meaning of arranging Xue Ji to come forward and communicate with Li Yun.Due to the sudden change in the situation, today the eldest son of the historian was invited to show his kindness, but the responsibility for the success or failure of the matter always rests with Xue Ji.

He came up in a panic, raised his voice, and gesticulated to arrange the queue of people accompanying the Northern Envoy to play today.As if inadvertently, he passed by Shi Kuanzhi, and then kicked hard on Shi Kuanzhi's instep.

"Ouch!"

Shi Kuanzhi cried out in pain.

"Brother, what's the matter?" Li Yun asked blankly.

Shi Kuanzhi's feet were in severe pain, and when he turned around, he saw Xue Ji repeatedly flirting, his beard trembled with anxiety.His mind was still clear, he casually replied that he kicked a stone under his foot, then bent down and pressed the back of his foot, taking the opportunity to breathe steadily.

"I just thought of something."

When Shi Kuanzhi stood up, his face returned to calm:

"Through several layers of cover, your side placed the people in the Banjing Pavilion. The task is nothing more than to protect the safety of my virtuous brother, and to pass on information secretly so that my virtuous brother can act. However, those people came from the sea after all. There is no foundation for walking. So you can know the battle situation in Kaifeng, but you don't know what happened in Lin'an City, right?"

Li Yun cheered up immediately:

"Haha, haha, brother, I have stayed in the building for more than a month, and I don't know anything about the outside world. Why, what happened in Lin'an City can affect the relationship between our two families? decision?"

"Of course it won't affect your lord, but my Song Dynasty has its own national conditions here, and some things are for my father... well, even if it is a deal between the two countries, you don't have to be too vigorous and simple. Some words, let alone You should speak up quickly."

"What happened in Lin'an City? Brother, please be honest. My father-in-law has always respected your father, and our two families have always cooperated happily, so we are willing to change uncle and nephew as brothers. Could it be that this is embarrassing for the elder? It doesn't seem that the officials of the Song Dynasty have any eccentricities, so they must be the nephew of my Duke?"

"Sigh, my virtuous brother doesn't know. The battle situation in Kaifeng was reported back to Lin'an the day before yesterday, and Xuan Zeng brought Zhou Guogong's message. It was supposed to be a good thing, but unexpectedly the news was leaked that night, and spread everywhere the next day."

Well, it turns out that the key lies in the leakage of secrets.

Li Yun's family knew the news, but he received an urgent summons yesterday.The person in charge of sending the message was an old soldier who had been with Guo Ning for a long time and had more seniority than Li Yun; the carrier of the message was a special wax pellet hidden in a clay pot disguised as cooking seasoning.Li Yun saw the silk sealed in the wax pill, and immediately burned it.

Three or five master craftsmen who are far away from their own country can still handle things cautiously.The majestic prime minister's mansion of the Song Dynasty can't hide any news, it's just a joke.

Li Yun shook his head, and decided not to criticize, so as not to provoke Shi Kuanzhi again: "So what if it is leaked? Isn't this news a good thing for Da Song?"

Shi Kuanzhi sighed, with a heavy tone: "A good thing is a good thing, and it has inspired many people in the government and the public. So yesterday, a large number of imperial students Fu Que wrote a letter, and everyone was excited. They all said that since Zhou and Song As brothers, the territory of Dajin should be divided equally, so they stirred up public opinion in the court and the public for two consecutive days, urging the court to send troops north to regain their homeland."

Hearing this, Li Yun was at a loss: "Equal territory? Brother, isn't this crazy talk? How powerful your country is, you dare to talk about equal territory? This is the wrong medicine, right? Brother, these People are afraid that they are sick, so they need to be cured!"

Shi Kuanzhi let out a hey, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

In the past few years, because Da Jin was violently attacked by the Mongolian army, the north-south communication was interrupted for a while, so the judgment of Jin's strength within Da Song has been constantly changing.For example, Cheng Yi of the Privy Council, Qiao Xingjian of the Secretary Supervisor, and others believed that although the Jin Kingdom was severely damaged by the northern black Tartars, it still had strength; another group of scholar-bureaucrats, including Mingru Zhendexiu, believed that the Jin Kingdom was destroyed. Sooner or later, it is time to use force.

The debate between the two sides was very intense. As Prime Minister, Shi Miyuan didn't dare to act rashly even though he had the final decision-making power.In order to find out the situation in the north, Ding Wei and other envoys Jin He Changchun and his party were arranged.

As a result, Ding Yan came back and brought a third opinion, that is, Jurchen and Mongolia are not to be feared, and the newly rising Ding Navy is the big problem.

Before planning in the prime minister's mansion, he really thought about expanding the territory of the Song Dynasty by taking advantage of the opportunity of the two families in the Kingdom of Jin to fight each other.That's why he mobilized Zhao Fang's troops to go north, intending to influence the situation of the battle and grab the greatest benefits for his own side.But it never occurred to Zhao Fang that when he wavered a little in Kaifeng, he was crushed by Ding Haijun's iron cavalry, hundreds of people died on the spot, and he dared not move again.

Later, Zhao Fang wrote a special letter and entrusted Xuan Zeng to bring it back.In the letter, he used a large space to exaggerate the extraordinary strength of the navy, described in detail the methods he saw to govern the army in all aspects, and finally repeatedly emphasized that his own side must not make trouble again, otherwise it would be in vain to provoke an unprecedentedly powerful enemy. Suicide.

Zhao Fang's status was higher than Ding Wei's. He was a famous minister who knew soldiers, and his persuasive power in military affairs was more than ten times that of Ding Wei's.If the initial plan in the prime minister's mansion was like a dry air attack, his letter came back like a bucket of ice water, making everyone involved tremble and had to calm down.

However, they calmed down, but those who did not know the truth in the government and the opposition could not calm down.

It's also wrong to say it.Previously, Shi Miyuan and the Beiren reached a tacit agreement to jointly attack Dajin. Behind this, it was naturally related to the political and economic interests of the Prime Minister's Mansion, as well as some secrets that could not be revealed to outsiders.

But since the two have joined forces, there must be some reason to get it on the table.Therefore, in the past month, everyone in the History Party has used all their strength to promote and packaged the whole thing in a different way.

So too many people in the government and the opposition only know that the powerful enemy who has suppressed the Song Dynasty for a hundred years is about to end. In the process, the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack. Change the relationship between uncle and nephew between the north and the south to brothers.

As a result, the group of people who think that Dajin is still strong, only think that their own side is stronger; the group of people who think that Dajin is weak, even more believe that Dajin is really busy.After thinking over and over again, in short, the enemy is so weak, we are so strong; and the regime that followed in the north is so polite... Is this not obvious, is it a good opportunity given to Song Dynasty by God?If you don't return my rivers and mountains at this time, when will you wait?
What?Shi Xiang has no idea of ​​mobilizing troops?
What?The Jinghu soldiers who had already arrived at the city of Kaifeng withdrew again?
What?Shi Xiang cooperated with the Nading Navy in the north, and has not gained any actual benefits so far?
Ahhh!Shi Miyuan is indeed a treacherous minister!We are going on strike!We want Fu Que, we want to write a letter!We must impress the emperor with our loyalty and drive away the traitor Shi Miyuan!
Shi Kuanzhi explained in a long way, and finally concluded:
"In short, uncle and nephew are still brothers between the two countries. It can only be the result of our two arduous negotiations, but it must not be a concession proposed by you. Otherwise, those Tai students will be looking forward to Shu, and the forces behind the Tai students will only make things worse. The trend is getting bigger and bigger, and by that time, even if my father will not be coerced, some civil and military people in the frontier will inevitably lose their heads, and maybe troubles will arise between the two families!"

Having said that, Shi Kuan's mouth is dry.He took a breath and looked at Li Yun again.

Li Yun was still bewildered:

"Brother, if you have any opinions on the matter of the brothers and nephews of the two countries, please speak up. I really can't understand such a digression! Tai student? Fu Que wrote a letter? What kind of stupid thing is this?" ?”

"It's not a trivial matter for Tai student Fu Que to write a letter! It is a huge wave that can shake the court, and it will cause many variables! Your father's idea was brought up early, and it caused a lot of trouble!"

Shi Kuanzhi was a little impatient, he yelled a few words, and then asked: "You Dajin also have some eunuchs; if the eunuchs make trouble, what will happen?"

Li Yundao: "In Zhongdu at the end of last year, when the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin jumped off the building, there were indeed Jurchens who caused trouble. Later, we held them accountable, and most of them were killed."

"This……"

(End of this chapter)