In January of the first year of Kangding, Fan Zhongyan wrote a memorial on the Liao Kingdom's conditions for peace talks and sent it back to Bianliang.
He even proposed in the memorial that the increase in coins could be reduced to 100,000.
That is to say, the original annual coin was 300,000 guan. The Liao Kingdom asked for an increase of 200,000 guan. He thought that only an increase of 100,000 guan would be enough.
What was Zhao Jun doing when the memorial was sent back to Bianliang?
He was attending a funeral.
Wang Sui's funeral.
The old man never got through it after all. Even though he was given some medicine and survived through the end of the year, he still died in January.
At the funeral, Li Di was so sad that he burst into tears, which made Lu Yijian's mouth twitch.
In fact, since the establishment of the Constitutional Yuan, the number of members has been constant, and Zhao Jun stipulated that it should be elected every five years. Even if the performance in the past five years is unsatisfactory, there will be no change, unless it violates the law.
And with Fan Zhongyan’s great contribution in the next term, it is natural to remove the alternate and put him up. Now that Lao Fan has brought it up, should Yan Shu bring it up?
Lu Yijian must have hoped to bring Yan Shu up again to strengthen his own power, but he knew very well that if Yan Shu was brought up, Zhao Jun would definitely bring up Li Di to check and balance the growing Lu Party.
So in the end, it will turn into a political exchange. From now on, everyone will get rid of the title of candidate fellow intellectual and officially become a fellow intellectual of the Constitutional Yuan, on an equal footing with him, Lao Lutou.
However, he is satisfied with having three votes in the Constitutional Yuan. When Zhao Jun is away, he will still be the number one person in charge of power.
After the funeral, Li Di went to see Zhao Jun, but Zhao Jun did not give a positive answer. Now he also knew how to play politics. He just said some ambiguous words and hints, and then let Li Di leave happily.
In the afternoon, Fan Zhongyan's notes were delivered to the Constitutional Yuan. In the Constitutional Yuan, Zhao Jun was handling government affairs in various places in an orderly manner. Reform matters had been sorted out during this period.
Although Wang Sui died, it did not affect the operation of the Constitutional Yuan. In fact, the work pressure of the Constitutional Yuan is no longer as great as before. Each department can handle ordinary matters by itself. What the Constitutional Yuan has to do is to supervise and make large-scale planning.
It's just that these old men are too power-minded and fight for power. Not only do they form cliques in the Constitutional Yuan, but they also want to replace the ministers nominated by their own people, which makes Zhao Jun very annoyed.
It was fine when he was around, but once he is gone, will this group of people be in trouble again?
But he didn't bother to care.
Because Lu Yijian and the others are no longer here, he is living well. Being young is an advantage.
The old men have suffered a lot. From now on, the Constitutional Yuan will still be able to cover the sky by itself.
"The Ministry of Industry has a good plan. It mobilizes people along both sides of the Yellow River to dig and build small canals. One or two may not have any impact, but what if there are thousands of them."
Zhao Jun looked at the project in his hand and said: "Hundreds or thousands of small projects have accumulated into one large project, which should temporarily alleviate the possible diversion problem of the Yellow River in the future. The most important thing is that it can also irrigate Hebei, which is one county. The earth can also bear the workload of its work.”
"Didn't we dig a lot of ditches like this before?"
Lu Yijian turned around.
"We still have to dig. It would be better to dig more canals. There are also canals. Our future generations will have so convenient transportation in the new era, so we still have to dig more."
Zhao Jun said: "My university friend is from Jiangsu. They have a canal called Tonglu Canal. This canal also connects many other canals. It was excavated in the 1950s and 1960s, and it is still not there after the millennium. Stop dredging. Inland canals have not lost their significance because they are more accessible."
"Yeah, but I'm still short of money now."
Wang Zeng responded.
"It will happen in the future. Didn't Lao Fan win a great victory? They all went to the Liao Kingdom. It would be a good thing to save this little money and build more canals."
Zhao Jun smiled.
At this time, the official who hurried in to deliver documents said: "Zhiyuan, urgent report from the front."
"oh?"
Zhao Jun turned his head and looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Cao Cao Cao Cao is here, let me see what surprise Lao Fan has given me."
As he spoke, he took the document, opened it, and started reading.
Everyone was also curious and came to the side, but before they could take a look, they saw Zhao Jun's face suddenly dropped, and he looked very unhappy.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Yan Shu saw that his expression was wrong and asked quickly: "Did Fan Xiwen underestimate the enemy and rush forward, and the attack on Yanjing was frustrated?"
"no."
Zhao Jun threw the official document in his hand on the table and said angrily: "This guy has relapsed."
"Take a look, sir."
Lu Yijian took the document over.
A large group of old men also came over, their white heads staring at Zazi.
After a while, Lu Yijian's face darkened and she said, "Fan Xiwen is confused."
Zhao Jun spread his hands and said, "Isn't it?"
Lu Yijian smacked his lips: "How can he lower his price to 100,000 guan all at once? It's better to keep it at 200,000 guan."
"Um?"
Zhao Jun's expression became even worse. He looked at Lu Yijian and said, "What do you mean? Are you happy to lose power and humiliate the country?"
"But it is not a loss of power and humiliation of the country. The annual coins have not increased. They have just restored the birthday rituals given to Queen Mother Xiao. It is a good deal to exchange 200,000 coins for our development."
Lu Yijian argued: "Actually, I can understand your mood, but from a national perspective, this is the best solution."
"What about you guys? Do you think so too?"
Zhao Jun looked at the others.
Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "If there is no other solution, this is the only way."
"Liu Bang Bai ascended the siege and chose to make peace. Li Shimin was beaten by the Turks to Chang'an and signed an alliance under the city. Sometimes, short-term compromise is also an inevitable trend."
Yan Shu also said.
"Yes, two hundred thousand coins is not much. This is also a good thing for us."
"Unless there is a better way to prevent the Liao Kingdom from defeating the enemy, this is indeed the only option."
"The Liao Kingdom is desperate for life, but I, the Song Dynasty, cherish my life."
Song Shou, Cai Qishengdu and others also expressed their opinions.
In fact, this is the reason. They feel that the Liao Kingdom is now single and ready to die together with the Song Dynasty, but they are unwilling.
Unless there is a solution, but judging from the current situation, there seems to be no alternative.
Zhao Jun laughed angrily at them and said: "You guys are really stubborn and can't stop eating shit. Liu Bang and Li Shimin know their shame and then become brave. You guys have no idea what shame is. You continue to give money after you win. How about that?" Are you talking nonsense? I have told you so much over the past few years, and all my efforts have been in vain."
"Don't say it so harshly."
Lu Yijian was unhappy and asked: "Then tell me, how to deal with the Liao Kingdom's threat to fight us to the death?"
"First of all, he was just making threats."
"Secondly, even if it is true, is Song Dynasty afraid of him?"
Zhao Jun said in a deep voice: "The defeat of the Six Kingdoms was caused by bribing Qin. Appeasement policies such as giving away money can never solve the problem. We, the Song Dynasty, are a peace-loving country, and the Han people are also a peace-loving nation, but bullying is not ours. We can’t agree to it!”
"So in the end, you still don't have a solution?"
Lu Yijian spread his hands.
"Ask the officials what they mean."
Zhao Jun frowned.
He thought he had helped them change a lot in the past few years, but he didn't expect that these guys were still surrenderers and weaklings.
As the saying goes, a country is easy to change, but a person's nature is hard to change.
In the past, Zhao Jun had always been able to give them solutions, so he could support them.
Once a problem arises that even Zhao Jun cannot solve, coupled with the threat of national annihilation, their true colors will soon be revealed, exposing their true weakness.
Even Zhao Jun thought that Lao Fan, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, could agree, which really made Zhao Jun feel embarrassed and unhappy.
But Zhao Jun actually looked away from it a long time ago.
Although Lao Fan seems to be of the same mind as him, in fact he cannot escape the nature of a feudal bureaucracy.
So in the final analysis, only those who accept the ideological education of the new era can understand that the national character cannot be insulted and that the dignity of the country is above all else.
It was a rare situation where the rest of the group took sides and Zhao Jun was the only one to oppose.
If the dispute persists, naturally the only choice is to go to Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen is holding the child. Zhao Fang is two years old this year. He is just learning to talk. He is walking around the room with a stumbling step and saying something vaguely.
It was too windy outside to let him go out. Generally, children can walk when they are one and a half years old. Zhao Zhen held Zhao Fang in his mouth for fear of melting. He had to hold him every day. As a result, the child did not learn to walk until he was one and a half years old. Now Only in this way can we move forward steadily without fear of delaying the growth of our children.
After learning that Zhao Jun and the others asked for a meeting, Zhao Zhen felt that something big might have happened, so he quickly asked Wang Shouzhong to take the child to the back room, and he met everyone in Chongzheng Hall.
"Official!"
Everyone came in and were greeted one by one.
Zhao Zhen asked curiously: "What's going on today? It's rare for everyone to get together."
"There's news from Fan Xiwen."
Lu Yijian handed over the official document in his hand and said: "Liao is suffering from internal and external troubles. The Lord of Liao hopes to negotiate peace with us."
"Peace talks are a good thing."
Zhao Zhen took the official document with a smile and said while reading: "Now that we have lost the war, we don't think about the peace talks. What were we doing long ago?"
After a few seconds, Zhao Zhen couldn't laugh anymore.
He put down the official document in his hand calmly and looked at everyone, especially Zhao Jun's face.
Seeing that Zhao Jun's expression was not good, he asked cautiously: "What do you think, eldest grandson?"
"What do the officials think?"
Zhao Jun asked back.
Zhao Zhen looked at Lu Yijian and the others and said, "Where are you?"
"I thought I could agree."
Lu Yijian said solemnly: "The Liao Kingdom will definitely be defeated this time. There is no need for the Song Dynasty to fight them to the death."
"Yes, all the Liao army went south, bypassed the city, and fought to the death with us. The people were still the ones who suffered in the end. This is unbearable for us."
Wang Zeng also said.
"The official family and I also thought that we could agree to give 200,000 yuan in exchange for long-term peace. This would also be very beneficial to us."
"What's more, it's not a coin in name, but a birthday gift for Empress Dowager Xiao. It not only saves our face, but also prevents the two countries from fighting again."
"Yes, this is something that everyone can accept."
The others also responded.
But what is surprising is that Zhao Zhen did not express his position immediately, but said without hesitation: "Da Sun's opinion is my opinion."
In an instant, Zhao Jun's expression softened a lot, and he smiled and said, "The officials are wise."
"Hanlong, this is not what it is."
Lu Yijian jumped to his feet and said, "Do we need to fight to the death with the Liao Kingdom?"
"I really didn't want to talk to you just now, but now it's just for the sake of the officials, otherwise I will scold you severely."
Zhao Jun looked at Lu Yijian with disdain and said: "It's okay to lie to others, but don't lie to yourself. First of all, the name of a birthday gift is just a fig leaf, just deceiving yourself and others. Your bones have been broken, you have been in vain. I also wanted to help you connect your backbones, but in the end it was of no use."
"Then tell me, what should I do if the Liao people come?"
Lu Yijian said angrily.
"Let him come if he comes. At worst, we will destroy Liao and Xixia first. Even if our Song Dynasty is severely damaged, it is better than continuing to kneel down!"
Zhao Jun looked around and said in a high voice: "You have already lost your momentum before the fight started, and the Liao people will only become more unscrupulous. Don't say that they are just a threat. Is it really what they want?"
"This time the Liao Kingdom's coalition forces belonging to the state and tribes suffered heavy losses. Will they really be willing to follow the Liao Kingdom southward?"
"The Liao Kingdom is not a completely unified country and political power. There must be different opinions within them. If all of their 500,000 people are not afraid of death, I will agree to this peace negotiation and treat it as Liu Bang's siege. Li Shimin's alliance under the city will fight back when it becomes stronger in the future."
"But I don't believe that Liao's so-called half-million-strong army is all tough. After seeing the power of grenades and artillery, they still have the courage to come and die."
"Do you think what they say is true?"
"Wrong. In fact, the Liao people are used to bluffing, and every time you believe it and are afraid, so they think that any intimidation can be effective. They have tried and failed to make you feel that you can continue to compromise, but they have forgotten that they This is a big defeat, if we continue to fight, they will definitely lose!"
"So I never think that compromise can bring long-term peace. Only by being tenacious to the end can they truly feel fear. Tell Fan Zhongyan that if they want to fight, they will fight until the end."
"I can allow a Liao Kingdom to exist, but I cannot allow a Liao Kingdom that has oppressed us for a long time to exist. If they want to recover their economic losses, then they can exchange for horses, iron for iron, and copper. We can open the border at the border We can trade with them, but we will never give them gifts again.”
"The annual coins will be cancelled, and any gifts given to the enemy Emperor and Queen Mother for their birthday will also be cancelled. I can only tell the Liao Kingdom that it doesn't cost money but lives. Our lives depend on whether they have the life to take it."
At the end of the sentence, Zhao Jun looked at Zhao Zhen and said seriously: "Guan family, if the bones are broken, they can be reconnected, but if the spine is broken, it can never be reconnected. I hope you can stand up for yourself. More Use Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to flaunt yourself, stop listening to these bastards, and don’t think of yourself as Shi Jingtang!"
"Dignity never comes from others' charity, but from your own strength!"
This last sentence is so resounding!
I admit that I made the comment out of context, but aside from the facts, are you right? Um, just kidding. In fact, it's really just me who made the comment. I hope you can analyze it ideally and give me some reference opinions. It turned out that there was no ideal discussion, only abuse. In fact, many disciples speak harshly, for example, threatening to delete their books. I can understand these people, after all, I lied about the comments in the first place.
But many trainees and apprentices directly launched attacks on their lives, and I couldn’t stand it anymore.
It’s not that I have a glassy heart, Chun Chun is writing about the real situation of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty. If I were to write about these tough guys, it would not be a historical novel, but a science fiction novel.
The protagonist really wants to help the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers connect their backbones, but this cannot be achieved by winning two wars. What is needed is for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to send troops to the grasslands and sweep the north in one fell swoop.
So this is reality and reality.
What I write must be true to the truth, but before the protagonist even appears, people are directly attacking me personally. I think it is too much and outrageous.
(End of chapter)
