Shi Kuanzhi did not think that his father would use his son as a shield. But since Jia Sidao talked about "the child with a yellow mouth", he had to make Shi Kuanzhi doubt him.
The prime minister did not have only one son. In addition to Shi Kuanzhi, he also had the second son Shi Zhaizhi, the third son Shi Yuzhi, and his nephew Shi Songzhi, who was also Junyan. If Shi Kuanzhi is implicated in this, even if he is not guilty and only stays quiet for a few years, he will inevitably be overtaken by his peers. How can this be done?
What's more, in the past two months, through Jia Sidao's help, he has gradually come into contact with the smuggling trade at sea and on land. Although Shi Miyuan avoids suspicion and does not participate in the Shanghai business, the Shi family himself is a wealthy family in Yin County, Qingyuan Prefecture. How can he really bypass him in matters at sea?
If this is managed well, no, no, the Duke of Zhou in the north will run it himself. As long as the historians can maintain the scene in the Song Dynasty, it will be tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, and the benefits will be overwhelming!
The Song Dynasty has been struggling with the difficulty of defense in the north in recent years, and the second is that the court's finances cannot make ends meet. Shi Kuanzhi originally thought that he was the person with the most resources in the Shi party. He controlled the military force in Huainan with one hand and the money at sea with the other hand, which was enough to solve these two problems at the same time.
With this, not only Shi Kuanzhi himself can serve as his father's assistant, but also as his father's successor in political status, and even the entire Shi family in Qingyuan Prefecture may go one step further!
However, no matter how beautiful the future of the Shi family is, it will be meaningless if it cannot be controlled by Shi Kuanzhi himself. As for the former, if you miss one step, you will miss every step; if you take one step slowly, every step behind will be slow. That was something Shi Kuanzhi never wanted to see.
In this case, how to deal with it?
Is it really possible to dispatch people to arrest everyone who dares to talk nonsense and cut off this trend from the source? Impossible, this is Lin'an! This is where scholars and scholar-bureaucrats from all over the world gather. Even the prime minister has to look forward and backward when doing things. How can you control your words?
Shi Kuanzhi composed himself and asked: "Shi Xian, what can you do?"
"Lang Jun really wants a solution?"
"nature."
"I have a way that can not only solve the problem faced by Lang Jun, but also solve the problem faced by Xianggong Shi, but..."
"Just what? Come on."
"It's just that it seems a bit unbelievable. I'm afraid, Mr. Lang, you won't be able to listen..."
Shi Kuanzhi also glanced at Jia Sidao: "It's raining outside, and I can't get away. Now that you've opened your mouth, I can't listen, so don't you have to listen? Speak quickly!"
"The Kingdom of Jin is a neighbor of the Song Dynasty. No matter whether this neighbor is a friendly neighbor or an evil neighbor, it will always be there and no one can move it away. Now that the civil strife in the Kingdom of Jin is about to end, no matter who succeeds the Song Dynasty, it will always be there." A country is a neighbor of the Song Dynasty and cannot be moved away. However, it is a new neighbor. It is better to show goodwill to the neighbor and get the goodwill of the neighbor than to be hostile to each other. "
"I'm afraid that the new neighbors are not good. Moreover, they have just used us to fulfill their ambitions, which is very sinister. Their leader is also using the banner of Guo Zhou. The implication is simply..."
"Let's not talk about the neighbors. Lang Jun, just ask whether the Song Dynasty needs the kindness of the neighbors."
Shi Kuanzhi sighed deeply, and after a while he said: "Yes."
"Have the people of the Song Dynasty always wanted to restore their old territories and wanted to destroy the Jin Dynasty for revenge?"
"That's the idea of ignorant people. How is it possible..." Shi Kuanzhi nodded mid-sentence: "That's right!"
"Then do it."
Jia Sidao laughed: "Then we will formally unite with Ding Haijun and reach an agreement. Perhaps we can also send troops to seize Tang, Deng and other states and even some military states in Guanzhong. In this way, the goodwill of the new neighbors will be gained. The hearts of the people in the Song Dynasty were also won, this was a matter of killing two birds with one stone, why not?"
Shi Kuanzhi waved his sleeves: "I thought Shi Xian, you were serious and solemn, and you must have high opinions, but I didn't expect to say such crude words. Such words can only be spread among ordinary people, but you can actually say it, it's unavoidable disappointing."
Jia Sidao looked confused: "Why is it so crude? Why is Mr. Lang disappointed?"
"Then the navy Guo Ning took Zhou Guogong as his name, what a vicious meaning? Isn't that clearly targeting the Song Dynasty? If we allied with him to destroy the gold, it would be to drive away the wolf and welcome the tiger! Did you hear that Gong Gong in the court , these days there are quite a few people suggesting that we should urgently negotiate peace with the Kaifeng court, cut off trade with Zhongdu, and then send troops to aid Kaifeng to fight against the Dajin rebel Guo Ning!"
Jia Sidao couldn't help laughing: "The princes in the court are either fools, or they are very hostile to Prime Minister Shi."
"how do I say this?"
"Whether the Song Dynasty can drive away wolves, tigers will always drive away wolves. Whether the Song Dynasty welcomes tigers, tigers will always become neighbors of the Song Dynasty. So driving wolves and welcoming tigers has no effect on tigers. It can at most consolidate the previous cooperation between the two parties. But if the Song Dynasty insists on provoking the evil tiger, is it because he feels that he has lived a stable life for too long and wants to see the power of the navy? "
Shi Kuanzhi turned around and sat down: "What you said makes a lot of sense. Keep talking!"
"In my opinion, these people who propose to support the Kaifeng court do not dare to be enemies of Ding Haijun. They just want to use this to finalize one thing, that is, Shi Xiang is wrong, and it is Shi Xiang who is about to be criticized by the government and the opposition. Under pressure, I have to admit that I was deceived, which caused the Song Dynasty to fall into war, and there was a huge loss of people, money, and materials!"
Thinking about it carefully, this was really the behavior of some people in the court. Shi Kuan subconsciously nodded and heard Jia Sidao continue:
"If you respond to these people, you are helping these people cause trouble for Shi Xiang. Is this an appropriate approach? If you ignore the imminent trouble because you are afraid of your new neighbors, is this an appropriate approach? If the current troubles cannot be solved, will Shi have the strength to deal with his new neighbors?"
Shi Kuanzhi was speechless.
"What's more..." Jia Sidao stood up, took a look outside the quiet room, and waved the tea doctor and servants who were serving him to move away: "Mr. Lang, the next words can only come out of me. ears."
Shi Kuanzhi nodded slightly.
"Over the years, as the Prime Minister's power has grown stronger, he has become less popular with the scholar-bureaucrats and civil servants in the court. They originally thought that they could use the Prime Minister as a cover for civil servants, but the Prime Minister regarded them as lackeys, and the two families have long been at odds. That’s the case, why should we worry so much?”
Jia Sidao approached Shi Kuanzhi and lowered his voice:
"If we raise the banner of regaining the lost land, we will have the support of countless people in the world. Once we win some land, we will gain great prestige. With the talent of the historian, we can naturally handle the things that follow. Be pretty and fasten the hats of who is a traitor and who is a villain. Under the general trend, it will not be difficult to completely eliminate the fools and useless scholars in the court. By then, the prime minister will truly have the power of the court. , and he is a hero that everyone expects, and in the future he may be able to... well, wouldn't it be beautiful?"
The meaning of these words was to encourage Shi Kuanzhi nakedly, allowing him to push forward the entire political power of Shi Miyuan, and then align himself with the powerful minister to the north.
These words are truly arrogant. If anyone leaks a word outside, he will be sentenced to death, implicating the entire Tiantai Jia family.
But that's what Jia Sidao said, and Shi Kuanzhi listened.
After saying this, Jia Sidao easily picked up the tea cup and drank half of it.
Because he can guarantee that such content must have been discussed privately by the Shi family and his son.
Since ancient times, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism has been the duty of ministers, but it is not necessary for ministers of power. It can even be said that if a powerful minister has no intention of going further, he is not worthy of the title of powerful minister.
After the Song Dynasty's southern migration, first Qin Hui and then Han Kanwei were rare powerful ministers. Qin Hui relied on the support of the Jurchens to usurp imperial power, and as minister Zuopushe and privy envoy, took charge of military affairs in the capitals of the three provinces; Han Kan Wei, as a close servant of the emperor, took advantage of the official's neglect to gain power through the imperial pen, and then used the call for the Northern Expedition to coerce the army and the people.
Han Kanwei's tricks may seem prestigious, but in fact he has a shallow foundation and turns into a clown at the slightest disturbance. Shi Miyuan has always looked down upon him. However, Shi Miyuan admired Qin Zhongxian's method, because Shi Miyuan himself was also a figure who danced on the bottom line of political ethics. For him, being loyal or disloyal to the Zhao and Song officials was a sign of changing the situation. Techniques; just like war or peace with the powerful neighbors in the north, they were all methods he used to control the Song Dynasty.
Now that Jia Sidao has made his words clear, unless Shi Kuanzhi immediately asks someone to kill him on the spot, he will have to enter a more critical discussion. But Jia Sidao can guarantee that Shi Miyuan may have such a ruthless decision, but Shi Kuanzhi definitely does not. He values Tiantai Jia Shixian, a young and wealthy partner, just as he values his own bright future.
so……
Shi Kuanzhi fell into deep thought.
What Jia Sidao said...can it really come true?
Such rebellious words were spoken not in the secret room of the Prime Minister's Mansion but in a teahouse. Shi Kuanzhi was frightened. However, these words seemed to have special magic power, making him unable to help but think along this line of thought. While thinking about it, he persisted: "Doing that may be beneficial to my family's power, but it will be very detrimental to the country!"
"Country? What country? The Song Dynasty? Who cared about the Song Dynasty at that time?"
"What I mean is that Guo Ning easily annexed the Kaifeng court and encompassed the territory of the Kingdom of Jin. Who can not be afraid of this man's ferocity? If such a person deceives us once, he will do it again. One day He raised troops from the north and south to invade..."
That's all I'm worried about. These noble gentlemen who have landed with a silver spoon in their mouths are as indecisive as one after another, and are as timid as a mouse!
Jia Sidao raised his voice slightly and sneered a few times: "In the past few years, whenever the Prime Minister wanted to do something in the Song Dynasty, there were always people who would hinder him. What Lang Jun wanted to do in Huainan, You have to be careful, lest you arouse the wrath of the mad dog in the court. At that time, Shi Xiang will have all the power in one person, and you, Mr. Lang, will be able to show off your power, so why don’t you dare to stand side by side with the north? "
He originally traveled in the interior of Northeast China, either by inducement or by coercion, to persuade countless Hu chiefs, Qu Shuai, but it was really not as difficult as dealing with these Southern Song people. At that moment, he was also a little annoyed. He stood up and stood in front of Shi Kuanzhi, looking down:
"If Mr. Shi and Mr. Lang don't have the guts to stand together, then I have another suggestion."
Shi Kuanzhi leaned back, a little unaccustomed: "What's the proposal?"
"Shi Xianggong still remained his loyal minister of the Song Dynasty. When Zhou Guogong raised his troops to go south in a certain month of a certain year, he asked Zhao Guan's family to leave the city and surrender, and behave like a dishonest man. Anyway, it was the Song Dynasty that lost face, and it had nothing to do with Shi Xianggong. relation."
"You, you, shut up!"
Shi Kuanzhi shouted, but he didn't know what to say.
The rain outside the window had stopped at this time, but neither of them had any intention of leaving. It was quiet for a while, and suddenly I heard someone coughing next to the quiet room.
After Shi Kuanzhi climbed up the stairs, he assigned his trusted servants to occupy the entire floor. Why did the people next door who were watching and listening appear again?
He was shocked and asked: "Who? Who is there?"
Jia Sidao was not surprised. He put his hands in his sleeves and stood still, nodding slightly to signal to the person next door.
A middle-aged man with a rich voice said: "If Duke Zhou really has a way to defeat Kaifeng in one fell swoop, I have no other way to think of except following your suggestion, Shi Xian. But I still have a few questions, haha, As you get older, you will inevitably become dull, so don't worry about it, Shi Xian."
"Don't dare."
"First of all, how can you guarantee that Duke Zhou will definitely be able to capture Kaifeng and level the Kaifeng court?"
"I have followed Duke Zhou since he raised his army. In the past few years, I have personally witnessed my lord's conquests in the north and south. No matter who the opponent is, he is invincible and invincible. He is just a puppet dynasty in Kaifeng and a desperate bandit. He is definitely not my lord's. opponent."
Hearing this, Shi Kuanzhi suddenly turned around and stared at Jia Sidao with horror on his face.
The person next door asking the question had a calm tone: "I see. Then, how can you guarantee that Duke Zhou is willing to live in peace with the Song Dynasty instead of committing another fraud and raid?
"Peace between the two parties may depend on the continued cooperation between the two parties at sea and the establishment of trust through tangible benefits. However, the key still depends on whether you can consolidate your army and deter our enemies on the border. Tigers and warriors. Otherwise, even if my lord wants peace, it will be difficult to stop the soldiers who are eager to perform meritorious service on the battlefield."
"That being the case, your lord is so tolerant of the Song Dynasty and has such great love for the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty. Why are you here?"
"My lord is a Han, but within the Kingdom of Jin, there are millions of Jurchens, Khitan people, Bohai people and even various miscellaneous Hu people. Because of these people, my lord may not be able to move up from the position of Duke of Zhou. It is easy to win the hearts of the people, but it is more likely to cause bloodshed. In any case, it cannot be completed in a short time. Therefore, my lord hopes that he will not interfere with the Song Dynasty, so that things can be sorted out slowly. By the way, I also hope that Xianggong Shi went to high places to use his brain so that future generations could see and learn from it."
The people next door laughed.
After laughing for a while, he asked again: "Shi Xian, who are you?"
Jia Sidao bowed and saluted: "With the help of Duke Zhou of the Great Jin Dynasty, Li Yun, the minister of the left and right ministers, has met the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty."
Shi Miyuan was silent for a long time in the next room.
He is naturally concerned about the situation in the north, and has been gathering information about the Chinese, civil and military personnel of the navy. He had heard of the name Li Yun before and knew that this person was a close subordinate of Guo Ning, Duke of Zhou. He was responsible for business and diplomacy. He had great authority and high prestige among the foreign tribes in the Northeast.
Such a person turns out to be so young and so bold. The rules and regulations of the Song Dynasty court were like a joke in front of this person. He wrote a few words lightly, and it was clear that he was playing with his favorite eldest son.
If his subordinates are like this, then how powerful should Guo Ning be?
After a long while, Shi Miyuan called out in a deep voice: "Xue Ji!"
"I am here."
"Tell the National Information Office that a Dajin envoy has arrived, and quickly clean the Banjing Pavilion and Duting Posthouse. Let Ding Yan and Hou Zhongxin come to receive the envoys. I will give you a royal banquet at the Banjing Pavilion tonight, Xue Ji. It’s a banquet and we have to entertain it!”
"yes."
Li Yun smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Shi. Ahem, I have been in the Southern Dynasties for a long time and have seen a lot of delicious food and wine. It would be better if the imperial banquet is lighter, and there is no need for big fish and meat."
