A fleet of building ships and escort ships sailed on the canal in winter, cutting through the waves and setting sail.
It is now the beginning of winter, and the dry water period has gradually entered. The green leaves of the vegetation on both sides of the bank have also withered, creating a somber scene in winter.
Jia Heng also held a Di newspaper in his hand, reading the text on it, his eyes condensed and his face darkened.
As he had expected, rumors of peace talks with the Jurchens had already begun to spread in the capital, including the memorials of Qiao Wangnian, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the memorials of Yan Hong, the director of the Imperial Academy.
At this moment, a clear voice came from outside. Tanchun entered the cabin, walked around the screen, his clear eyes under his beautiful eyebrows focused, and he looked at the young man not far away, and said softly: "Brother Heng. "
The cabin where the Yingying Yanyans are located is on the first floor, while Jia Heng is on the second floor on the other side of the ship. There is a study room for working.
Jia Heng looked at the slim girl with beautiful features, put down the newspaper in her hand, and said, "Third sister, here you go."
As she grows older by another year, compared to last year's small bean sprouts, the cardamom girl has gradually begun to bloom. As the original book said, the charm of "the essence of literary talent, forgetting the vulgarity after seeing it" has become visible between the eyebrows.
"You didn't disturb Brother Heng, did you?" Tan Chun hid his hands behind his back, with a faint smile on his increasingly charming face, and the joy that came from his heart in his eyes.
It seemed that meeting the boy in the python suit was already a very happy event.
Jia Heng smiled, looked at the lively girl, and said, "There's nothing going on right now. Why aren't you playing with Xiangyun, Baoqin and the others?"
Tan Chun chuckled lightly, came closer and said, "Come here and see if there is anything you need to tell Brother Heng."
The cook surnamed Xiao was nowhere to be seen, so she was bullied because she was young and could not often accompany Brother Heng out.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Then come over and help me sort out the official documents. No one has been sorting them out in the past few days. It's a mess. Oh, what do you have in your hand?"
When Tanchun heard this, his heart was filled with joy and he responded happily. Then he came closer, took an orange from his hand, handed it to Jia Heng, and said, "Sister-in-law You and Aunt Cao were sharing oranges just now. I brought one for Brother Heng." , tangerine, Brother Heng, try it to quench your thirst."
Jia Heng took the orange and said with a smile: "Just as I was feeling thirsty now, Qingwen went to play with Shishu and the others again, and there was no one to pour tea."
In the past few days, Qingwen often stayed together with the maids Xiren, Shishu, and Ying'er, playing dice. Moreover, Qingwen knew the stakes and never came close.
As Jia Heng spoke, he peeled an orange and said with emotion: "After returning to Beijing, there are still a lot of things. News from Beijing and Jinling are starting to be sent here."
Tanchun picked up the Di newspaper that Jia Heng put on the table, read it for a moment, frowned his heroic eyebrows, and said angrily: "Officials in the capital went to discuss peace, re-established the alliance, and released the captive Duduo." , It’s really unreasonable!”
Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Yes, in the past, there were Jurchen invasions in the north every three or two years. Now that they have finally won a victory, the officials in the court want to calm down the situation, but they don't know that this is just a Jurchen tactic to delay the attack. .”
Tan Chun put down the newspaper and said with concern, "Brother Heng, is this matter difficult?"
Jia Heng said: "I had expected this to happen before and sent several secret messages to the palace. This matter is not a big problem. The key is the outcome of the future war against the captives."
Tanchun thought for a while and asked: "The telescope I looked at earlier was probably the one that Brother Heng figured out to deal with the Jurchens. He has been preparing for this for a long time."
Jia Heng said: "The officers and soldiers have basically never won any battles against the Jurchens in recent years. They can only do more off-field work to increase their chances of winning."
Tanchun was about to speak when suddenly, from under the eaves of the corridor, a voice as charming as an oriole coming out of the valley came: "Brother Heng, are you in the inner room?"
Jia Heng looked surprised for a moment, and the voice seemed a little familiar. It should be Zhen Lan's voice.
"In the house." Jia Heng replied.
Tan Chun frowned and followed the sound with a somewhat scrutinizing gaze. He saw a girl with a slim figure and sharp eyebrows bypassing a mountain and river screen and entering the side room.
Zhen Lan was wearing a pink jacket embroidered with plum blossoms and a cyan pleated cotton skirt. She had a faint smile on her cold face that resembled Zhen Qing's facial features. She looked at Tan Chun and said, "The third sister is here too."
Tan Chun nodded, looked at Zhen Lan with charming eyes, and asked, "Sister Lan didn't play with the sisters?"
Although the two of them usually played together and talked quite happily, Tanchun still felt like he was being disturbed.
Zhen Lan chuckled and said, "I don't like them playing together. Third sister is not here, so I can't find anyone to talk about military matters."
Jia Heng glanced at a book in the girl's hand, pointed to a chair not far away to sit down, and asked softly: "Sister Lan'er, sit down, what do you want from me?"
Zhen Lan whispered: "I just came here to see Brother Heng and wanted to ask a few questions. I didn't disturb Brother Heng from his official duties, right?"
Jia Heng showed the orange in his hand to Zhen Lan, smiled and said, "I have some free time right now."
Zhen Lan and Tan Chun are both mentally alert, and if they are trained, they should become good helpers.
But compared to Tan Chun's simple mind, Zhen Lan's temperament is a bit like a millstone, and she is full of evil thoughts. She may have other agendas when she comes to Beijing this time.
Zhen Lan found a embroidered pillar and came over, her eyes fell on the orange in Jia Heng's hand, and she said with a chuckle: "The third sister still feels sorry for Brother Heng, but I came here empty-handed."
Although the girl is young, she is somewhat calm at the moment compared to Zhen Xi's shyness.
Jia Heng broke open half of the orange in his hand and asked, "Do you want to eat it, sister?"
Zhen Lan originally wanted to politely refuse, but after thinking about it, she took half of it, with some shame on her face, and said in a clear and sweet voice: "Thank you, Brother Heng."
Tanchun frowned when she saw this scene. She gave this to Brother Heng. How could Brother Heng give it to others?
In fact, Jia Heng just gave way to the guests politely.
When the girl was in a state of uncertainty, she suddenly heard Jia Heng's voice ringing in her ears, saying, "Third sister, bring me two cups of tea."
Zhen Lan said softly: "When I read the Three Kingdoms script today, I thought the strategies described in it were quite interesting. For example, attacking a city from the east and attacking from the west, and avoiding the real and attacking the weak. Brother Heng used the art of war. How did he come up with it? Let me see. I feel wonderful every time I do it.”
Jia Heng explained: "Some of them are fictitious plots and are not real military tactics. Many of them cannot be used when the two armies are fighting."
"I looked at Secret Art of War, and I think it's pretty good to use it." Zhen Lan gently took over the conversation and asked: "Brother Heng, I've read this Three Kingdoms story book many times, but I don't know what the follow-up will be. Looking back, when will Brother Heng write?"
"I said there is nothing going on on the ship these days, and I plan to write another one." Jia Heng picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
There happens to be an episode called "Zhuge Liang's rhetoric quarrels with the Confucian scholars, and Lu Zi's strength defies all opinions", which is slightly in line with the current situation.
"We can all submit to the Cao Cao, but the Lord cannot!" is the difference between "We can all negotiate for peace, but the Lord cannot!"
When Zhen Lan heard this, the narrow phoenix eyes under her beautiful eyebrows lit up slightly and said, "Then can I take a look at it in the next few days?"
Jia Heng said softly: "After you finish writing it, you can show it to Sister Lan."
If he asked Zhen Lan to come over and serve the pen and ink, Zhen Lan would probably be very happy, but he couldn't follow Zhen Lan's wishes like that. He still needed some means to deal with the youthful version of Mopan.
At this moment, Zhen Lan glanced at the Di newspaper placed on top of the cases, glanced at the writing on it, and asked: "Brother Heng, is the imperial court in Beijing going to negotiate peace with the Jurchens?"
Jia Heng nodded and said: "It is unbelievable that the Jurchens want to confuse and divide the courtiers of the Han Dynasty with clumsy means such as peace negotiation."
He had just submitted a memorandum to Emperor Chongping not long ago, mentioning that this was a Jurchen conspiracy to undermine our national policy, and that the Jurchens never really wanted to coexist peacefully with the Han, but temporarily put away their fangs after being beaten in pain.
Zhen Lan said softly: "How will Brother Heng cope with this after he returns to Beijing?"
She felt that this was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe the national policy trends and power struggles of important officials at close range.
Jia Heng looked at the beautiful girl whose eyes were full of childishness and hope. He felt quite interesting and said in a deep voice: "As for the peace talks, drinking poison to quench thirst is definitely not feasible."
The emperor is supportive, but he also needs to actively work to build a broader consensus. This in itself is also the time for him to expand his political influence and set up a big banner.
Zhen Lan said softly: "Brother Heng, if the Jurchens don't march south for a few years, the civil servants above the court will be very tempted."
At this moment, the girl subconsciously wanted to show her talents in front of Jia Heng.
Tan Chun heard the words from the side, but frowned, with a strange look in his eyes, and said softly: "Sister Lan, Brother Heng has something in mind, and we don't want to inquire about it randomly."
The girl clearly sensed a crisis in her subconscious mind - Miss Xiao, who had just been inseparable, left, and the third girl of the Zhen family wanted to have a seamless connection.
When Zhen Lan heard this, her jade face as white as snow froze for a moment, she pursed her pink lips and whispered: "Brother Heng, don't mind, it was me who was abrupt."
Jia Heng looked at the girl's embarrassed and embarrassed expression, her eyes slightly dazed. It must be said that the shrewdness and clearness of her eyes when she lowered her narrow phoenix eyes really looked like Zhen Qing.
Jia Heng glanced at Tanchun, chuckled and said, "Third sister, this is nothing. It's not a military secret."
This is a little girl who is addicted to politics. She finally meets people in the bureau and can ask questions. Naturally, she is curious in all kinds of ways.
"Throughout the history of Qing Dynasty, every time the Central Plains dynasty fought with the nomadic foreign tribes in the north, the opinions on war and peace were very different, and those who preferred peace and contentment appeared one after another. It was not just civil servants here, but military generals as well." Jia Heng said softly.
Zhen Lan tilted her head and looked at the young man, with a layer of curiosity on her beautiful face.
Tan Chun handed over the teacup, sat down, and listened to Jia Heng's description of the situation.
Jia Heng said: "The Han Dynasty today is different from the Jin and Song dynasties that were more settled in the south."
Zhen Lan said softly: "Brother Heng, what about Jin, what about Song?"
Jia Heng said: "My dynasty controls all the north and south of the world, but the northern frontier is plundered by bandits. The current situation is more like that of the former Han Dynasty. For example, the leader is working hard to govern and has the idea of rejuvenation. Although the courtiers have peace talks, But the master will not let it go."
The Southern Song Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty were relatively peaceful due to both political reasons and strength factors. The latter was because it was more difficult to fight the north with half of the south, because in the agricultural society of the feudal dynasty, the war potential of the north, which was superior in terms of cultivated land and population, was Stronger than those in the south.
As for political reasons, the biggest problem in the feudal era was the emperor himself. For example, if Emperor Chongping was determined to fight against the captives, then this matter could be achieved.
Of course, if political speculators used this trust to defeat Emperor Chongping, he might turn to peace again and trust the wisdom of his successor.
In fact, many of the leading militants in the Northern Expedition, whether they were Han Zhouzhou or Huan Wen and Liu Yu in the Western Jin Dynasty, used the Northern Expedition to gain political capital.
Of course, he is actually the same. He is also using the prisoners to gain political capital and realize his political ambitions.
Tan Chun condensed his bright eyes and said softly: "Now it seems as if the courtiers are using the peace negotiation as a stumbling block for Brother Heng."
Hearing this, Jia Heng looked at Tan Chun with warm eyes, smiled and said, "Third sister has really grown up, and her sight of people and things are extraordinary."
This is indeed the case with the current imperial court. After he captured the Jurchen Prince and coerced the Jiangnan officialdom, he clearly felt an invisible pressure coming from all directions. In other words, the Zhejiang Party shifted from its original neutrality to favor him and began to drastically weaken him. Shift towards the party's position.
When Tan Chun saw Jia Heng's words of affirmation, his face as beautiful as snow turned red with embarrassment, and he said softly: "I have learned a lot by being around Brother Heng, and Brother Heng has stopped teaching me recently."
When the girl said it at the end, her tone was slightly resentful.
Jia Heng smiled and said: "I thought before that my sister came to Jinling for the first time, and it was important to play more in Jinling. There will be many opportunities in Beijing in the future."
Tan Chun said softly, "Hmm," and said softly: "Brother Heng, these things are gathered together."
Zhen Lan listened to the conversation between the two and pursed her pink lips, feeling a little envious in her heart.
After she gets to know Brother Heng well, he will be willing to teach her.
After all, he helped her teach the Fang family a lesson that day and vented her anger.
The three of them were talking, and before they knew it, around noon, Yuanyang opened the curtain, came to the cabin, and called Jia Heng to go to the cabin to have lunch.
Jia Heng stood up, smiled and said: "Let's go, it's time to eat, we have to stop in Yangzhou in the evening."
Zhen Lan responded softly, and went to the cabin living room with Tan Chun and Jia Heng.
When Jia Heng came to the cabin living room, he heard Xiangyun and Baoqin's laughter, and several girls talking and laughing.
"Brother Heng." When Xiangyun saw the boy in the python suit coming over, he called out sweetly and said, "Brother Heng, don't always stay in the study and play with us."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Sister Yun, sister Baoqin."
At this moment, Chai Dai, Wen Qi, Lan Xi and others gathered around a table and sat down. Youshi and Caoshi were arranging dishes and placing bowls and chopsticks.
Youshi was still wearing the elegant blue-white coat and skirt, but now she had some light makeup on her face compared to the past. Looking at the young man sitting close to Tanchun and Zhen Lan, she felt something in her heart Somewhat complicated.
Some time ago, she went to visit the Eighteen Scenic Spots in Jinling, and she also went with him to relax, but whether at home or outside, he...
Maybe he was too busy.
Seeing Jia Heng sit down, Bao Qin smiled and said softly: "Brother Heng, my sister and Sister Lin have cooked some dishes. Brother Heng, try them and see if you can find them out."
Hearing this, everyone who knew the situation of Chai and Dai looked a little strange for a moment.
Baochai rolled her eyes at Bao Qin and said softly: "Sister Qin, these dishes are all different. How can Brother Heng taste them?"
Her cousin has been eccentric since she was a child, and she is also a solid person, and she doesn't care about the occasion when she makes jokes.
Hearing this, Jia Heng put down his chopsticks and thought to himself, this little chubby girl has become more open-minded in front of her brother-in-law since she was asked to call him last time.
"I know the dishes that Sister Lin and Sister Xue are good at cooking. What's there to guess?" Jia Heng put down his chopsticks and said softly in front of everyone's smiling eyes.
In this game of guessing who cooked the dish, there is a risk in guessing wrong.
Why not cover him with a quilt, stand side by side, and blindfold himself to try which one is Chai Dai?
Um?
Sure enough, what Xiaoxiao said was right. The evil concubine of the Zhen family was indeed a disaster to the country and the people. She almost brought him to ruin with all kinds of sexy tricks that raised the threshold.
I quickly dispelled some of the messy thoughts in my mind and examined myself three times a day, like a bone-scraping steel knife.
Daiyu's starry eyes sparkled under her smoky eyebrows, she pursed her lips and smiled softly, and said: "What I do is not as good as Sister Bao. As long as Brother Heng picks out the ones that are not hot enough, I guess it's me who did it." ”
Baochai cast her gleaming eyes at Daiyu and said softly: "The ingenuity of my sister's Huaiyang cuisine is second to none."
Xiang Yun thought it was just Chai and Dai who were just talking to each other. He chuckled and said, "Sister Bao, Sister Lin, cooking is so interesting, you guys should teach me too."
Jia Heng glanced at Xiang Yun and said with a smile: "Sister Yun is still young. It won't be too late to wait a few years before the dishes are ready, which causes the kitchen to catch fire."
Zhen Lan looked at the two of them, stared intently, and thought to herself, Xue and Lin were jealous overtly and secretly, and Brother Heng's back house was really lively.
This does not include Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe on the other ship. Those two are of high status and I don't know if they are related to Brother Heng.
Everyone stopped talking about anything else and started having lunch.
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And just as Jia Heng was hurrying towards Shenjing on the boat, Emperor Chongping in Shenjing City also learned from the Feige Biography of Jinyi Mansion that Jia Heng had set off to return to the capital.
Then, as Jia Heng stopped in Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Kaifeng, all the officials and people in the capital knew that the great Han Yong Ningbo had escorted the Jurchen Prince back to the capital, and their eyes followed Jia Heng's itinerary for a while.
As for the fleet of the ordnance inspectors Xu Tingye and Xie Jing who set off first, they had sailed from the Yellow River into the Yongji Canal and gradually approached Chang'an.
Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall
Entering the winter moon, the cold wind from the northwest blew past the outside of the palace. The soldiers guarding the palace with swords, like the vermilion pillars beside them, remained motionless in the cold wind.
The warmth in the Nuan Pavilion in the palace is as warm as spring. The surrounding ground dragons are burning hot air, which is transported into the palace through bamboo tubes. A layer of frost has already appeared on the glass windows.
Emperor Chongping threw the memorial in his hand aside, with a gloomy expression on his face, and asked Dai Quan, who was standing next to him, "What is the current attitude of the capital towards the peace talks proposed by the Jurchen envoy?"
It didn't take much time, and the memorials sent by the Secretary of General Affairs were all about these peace talks.
Dai Quan said: "Your Majesty, after Yan Hong, the director of the Imperial College, came to the throne, the public opinion in Beijing's Central Science and Technology Commission became louder. Many officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Section also came to support the proposal and proposed peace with the Jurchens."
"No wonder all the recent memorials are advocating the theory of harmony." Emperor Chongping looked a little unhappy and put down his ink pen.
The Qing gossip officials of the Han Dynasty included not only the admonishment officers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Sections, but also officials such as the Imperial College and the Hanlin Academy.
Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment and asked: "What does the cabinet say about Jia Ziyu's reward? Is there any discussion in the capital about Yong Ningbo escorting Prince Jurchen to the capital?"
Dai Quan said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yang Ge means that being promoted to the third rank of marquis is enough to reward his merits, and it also means preservation. Mr. Han Ge said that only when he is promoted to the second rank of marquis can he be rewarded for his merits. The closest thing in Beijing is There was no further discussion.”
Emperor Chongping laughed angrily and said: "After annihilating three hundred Jurchen banner soldiers and capturing the Jurchen prince, it is more than enough to be granted a first-class title. Only a third-class title is enough. Is this going to make the world laugh at you? The Jurchen envoy fell to the throne. In my eyes, I am afraid that I will laugh at the fact that all the emperors and ministers of the Han Dynasty are just living in peace and contentment like before in the Song Dynasty!"
These courtiers thought he was Zhao Gou of the former Song Dynasty, who settled in a corner and regarded a thief as his father?
When Dai Quan saw Emperor Chongping's face boiling with anger, Long Yan was furious, his heart was slightly frightened and he did not dare to say anything.
Emperor Chongping's face was as gloomy as iron, and he said: "Send someone to summon several cabinet ministers to Wuying Hall to discuss matters."
In other words, the two parties in Qi and Zhejiang are planning to use this peace negotiation to suppress Jia Heng's aggressive momentum, or to weaken Jia Heng's growing influence.
In other words, what Jia Heng did in Jiangnan, including "killing chickens to scare monkeys" against Jiangnan officials, aroused the vigilance of the Zhejiang Party to some extent.
"How is the progress of the recent preparations by the Ministry of Rites to present prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple?" Emperor Chongping asked in a deep voice.
As Ziyu's memorial said, if the Han Dynasty wanted to fight the Jurchens decisively, they must first inspire the morale of the people. Many civil servants held peace talks, fearing that the old things of the previous Song Dynasty would happen.
Well, Jia Heng did nothing else some time ago. He only focused on inoculating the emperor, and this shot was a booster shot.
Dai Quan hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yang and several other elders said that the New Year is approaching, and everything is peaceful and peaceful. I wish you good luck and good luck, and the matter of dedicating the prisoners... Although the Ministry of Rites is taking care of it, there is no movement. Not fast."
Emperor Chongping said coldly: "These people are really my good ministers!"
Dai Quan stood with his hands down, but for a moment he didn't dare to answer these words, and there was a turmoil in his heart.
As Emperor Chongping spoke, he raised his eyes and glanced at the vast sky outside, and said, "Show off in Kunning Palace."
At this moment, in the Kunning Palace, the lights are brightly lit and people are looking forward to it. The palace maids and eunuchs are standing under the pillars of the palace with their hands down, waiting for the nobleman's orders.
Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong sat opposite each other, smiling and whispering, with dignified manners. They were surrounded by several concubines from the palace, such as Zhou Guiren, who sometimes laughed and talked with them.
Empress Song was wearing a light yellow jacket and skirt today. Under her rolled-up temples, her forehead was as bright as jade, and her cheeks were as bright as peach blossom petals. She looked at Chen Ze with love in her phoenix eyes and smiled. Said: "Ze'er, what did Bachelor Lu in the school teach?"
Chen Ze said in a crisp voice: "When I returned to my mother, Bachelor Lu taught me Mencius and asked me to memorize it. After a few days, he said he would check my homework."
Concubine Duanrong chuckled and said, "Sister, Ze'er can already memorize less than half of The Analects of Confucius."
Empress Song smiled and said: "With Ze'er's progress, I should be able to teach Ze'er the meaning of the scriptures after the New Year."
Zhou Guiren was twenty-six and twenty-seven years old. He was dressed in aqua clothes and had a gorgeous face. He laughed and said, "Ze'er is very talented. If he takes the scientific examination, he won't be able to get the top prize in the future, just like in the opera. "
Empress Song said with a smile: "Scholars all over the world study hard in the cold window to get a place in officialdom. Zeer is a prince and sets an example for the Tian family. It is not easy for others to fight for it."
Concubine Duanrong was about to say something when the eunuch outside said loudly: "Your Majesty has arrived."
Empress Song stood up and went forward with Concubine Duanrong and other concubines. She looked at the middle-aged emperor who was walking in from the outside. Under the light of the lights, the cold look on the middle-aged emperor's face faded a little. , said warmly: "Ze'er is here too."
"Father." The eighth son of the emperor, Chen Ze, bowed politely to Emperor Chongping.
Empress Song smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I was just saying that we were going to pass on the meal and asked someone to invite Your Majesty over. Your Majesty is already busy over there."
Emperor Chongping sat down and said, "Ziyu and Xianning will be back soon."
As soon as these words came out, Queen Song's face was slightly startled, and then she asked in surprise: "Where are you now?"
"Fei Ge sent a message saying that they have arrived in Kaifeng." Emperor Chongping also had a smile on his cold face and said: "Ziyu has won a big victory this time, so he must celebrate it properly."
Aren't these courtiers in Beijing thinking of making peace? He just wanted to use his previous victory to rally the hearts and minds of the military and the people!
In fact, the civil servants in the court did not know that the reason why Jia Heng's proposal was confident that it would be approved by Emperor Chongping was because he realized that Emperor Chongping had the need to show the incomparable legitimacy of the emperor's legal system to the people of the world!
When Empress Song heard the sadness in Emperor Chongping's words, she pursed her pink lips and said softly: "Your Majesty, over there..."
Emperor Chongping said: "Now the voice of Lord Harmony is everywhere in the capital, and it seems to have the power to influence public opinion. I also want to hear Ziyu's thoughts."
Although he has no intention of peace talks, if Ziyu has other plans, he can look at it again, but the Jurchen Prince must not be released!
Concubine Duanrong said softly: "Your Majesty, since we have won a great victory and it is time to pursue the victory, how can we negotiate peace with the enemy?"
Emperor Chongping said: "Concubine Rong is right. Peace talks will undoubtedly give the enemy a chance to breathe, but at the same time it will destroy the fighting spirit of our generals, leaving everyone at a loss as to what to do."
The condition of the Jurchen peace talks is to exchange for Duduo, which is simply whimsical.
Queen Song smiled and said, "When Ziyu comes back, let's listen to his opinion."
At this time, Chen Ze blinked his eyes and thought appeared on his face. Mr. Lu said that although the country is big, if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger, and if it is warlike, it will perish.
The top priority of the Han Dynasty now is to hide its strength and bide its time, try its best to relieve the people's difficulties, and not rush into a decisive battle with the enemy.
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But on the other side, Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet after taking office, got into a sedan chair and headed towards Yijing Hutong in Yong'anfang.
After returning to the house, I sat down in the study and thought about the situation. At this moment, the dusk fell, and the old face of the big man's cabinet chief minister was shrouded in a dark shadow, while the old eyes in the sunken eye sockets flickered. non-stop.
When it was time to turn on the lamp, the maid took a fire stick and lit the candlestick in the study.
"Go and call the young master over." Yang Guochang said suddenly.
The maid said yes, and then slowly exited the study.
Not long after, Yang Sihong entered the study, stood upright, cupped his hands and said, "Father, please call me."
Yang Guochang's old face showed a hint of thoughtfulness, and he said: "How is the public opinion among the sergeants in Beijing these days?"
Yang Sihong's face paused, and he lowered his voice and said, "Father, the officials in Beijing and the supervisors of the Imperial College are all discussing peace talks with the Jurchens, and they can talk about anything."
Yang Guochang asked: "Where is the child?"
Yang Sihong said: "The news from Henan has reached the border of Kaifeng in the past two days. Father, the newspaper in the residence said that the ship arrived in Kaifeng two days ago, and the governor of Henan, Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, entertained him."
There was a cold look in Yang Guochang's eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "The Jia family and the Shi family are in-law families, so I said this kid is cultivating his wings, but the emperor doesn't notice."
The emperor was confused for a moment. If this kid no longer suppresses him, when he is thirty or forty years old, he will become a powerful minister in the future and bring trouble to the court. Is that okay?
Yang Sihong said: "Father, I heard that Uncle Yongning promoted sweet potatoes in Henan. The people relied on his good harvests. The people praised him and he became popular."
Peng Ye, the chief envoy of Henan, was once a general of the Qi Party. Now he is in Henan. It can be said that he is closely monitoring every move in Henan. Now that the sweet potatoes have been harvested, Jia Heng is widely popular in the hearts of the people in Henan.
"Sweet potato." Yang Guochang murmured a few words, frowned in the Chinese character "Chuan", and said after a moment of silence: "The child is now escorting the Jurchen Prince back to the capital, and his arrogance is even more intense. It's hard to say more about this. Considering the child's nature, he will most likely want to ask for help. The Holy Spirit is making slanderous remarks and destroying the good situation of the peace talks."
Yang Sihong said: "Father, Yan Hong and Cen Weishan have recently proposed to take advantage of the opportunity to make peace, thinking that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recuperate."
Yang Guochang sneered and said: "They are now aware of that kid's edge, but they still want to fish in troubled waters and want to overthrow me. I have indulged their wishes, so what can they do?"
Then he said: "If they hadn't used their own selfishness to avoid the children again and again, and raised the consequences of raising tigers, how could the children today be unable to lose their tails and become domineering and difficult to control?"
When he retires as prime minister, all three parties will be in power and only the Jia Party will steal the country!
Han Huang, Zhao Mo and others can't see clearly yet, and they are still waiting for him to charge into the battle. They are picking up ready-made things from behind.
As he spoke, he held on to the maroon armrests on both sides of the Grand Master's chair, stood up from his seat, and walked to the window. He looked at the rolling dark clouds in the sky to the west, which seemed to be pressing down on the winding ridges of the roof in the distance, and his heart surged. There was a sense of solemnity.
After a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice: "The King of Chu in Southern Province was assassinated and rebels were rampant. I originally thought that I could tie up my son for a while and let Prince Jurchen escort him to the capital to promote peace talks. However, this kid has always been cunning and returned to the capital immediately."
If one stays too far away from the emperor and the center of power for a long time, like former Sichuan Governor Gao Zhongping, he will gradually fade out of the center's field of vision over time.
Yang Sihong suggested: "Father, since the Zhejiang Party cannot understand Uncle Yongning, can father join forces with the Zhejiang Party and force Uncle Yongning to hand over the power of Jinyi? Since he is the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Governor of the Beijing Camp, is it a bit unreasonable to control Jinyi? Not appropriate? The assassination of King Chu happened earlier."
Yang Guochang said: "This matter can be tried. The key is to wait for this peace negotiation. Now the civil and military forces of the Han Dynasty are waiting for a child with a yellow mouth."
While the father and son were discussing, an old servant came to report that Liu Yuzhong, the Imperial Academy's wine minister, came to visit.
Yang Guochang ordered: "You go and greet me on my father's behalf."
Yang Sihong bowed his hands in a bow, and then went. After a while, Liu Yuzhong, who was offering wine at the Imperial College, followed Yang Sihong into the study.
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