Li Yun looked at Shi Kuanzhi's nervous face and just wanted to laugh; he felt that if he went to Zhongdu and told Zhou Guogong what he saw and heard today, Zhou Guogong would also laugh out loud.
The Southern Dynasty lingered in the mountains and seas for decades, and the hatred that gripped their hearts day and night was the humiliation of the emperor as his son and nephew. Therefore, the kinship between the north and the south was regarded as more important than the sky.
On the one hand, Shi Xiang and his cronies were unwilling to let the change from uncle-nephew to brother come too easily, so that they could not turn it into the interests of the Lin'an court; on the other hand, they were afraid that Duke Zhou would give in easily. It's for the sake of subsequent damaging operations.
To this day, people in the Song Dynasty should have deeply felt the uprightness and simplicity of Ding Haijun's behavior. They can better understand that Ding Haijun's deceitful strategy will definitely be followed by more upright and simple powerful methods.
Previously, Li Yun was looking through secret files in the cabinet library in Zhongdu to check the past events of the north-south conflict. There are records saying that after the Jin Dynasty deposed the puppet Qi Dynasty, Deputy Marshal Tarlan of the Left proposed to return the land of Henan and Shaanxi to the Song Dynasty, and returned the coffins of Huizong and Empress Dowager Wei.
Talan hoped to exchange this for the Southern Dynasty's annual coins and achieve peace between the North and the South. This itself was the result of the internal political struggle in Dajin. For the Song people, the conditions were very favorable. As a result, there was a lot of turmoil among the Song people. Some people screamed that they could not eat the fat meat given by the Jin people even if they starved to death. Some people thought that the Jin Dynasty suddenly got crazy and wanted to hand over Henan and Shaanxi. This was definitely a conspiracy to lure The army of the Song Dynasty came to the northern plains, and then galloped and annihilated them with iron cavalry, so it is absolutely unbelievable.
Shortly after the agreement was finally reached, Talan and his ally, Taishi Zongpan, successively failed in the political struggle. Then the Jin army went south again, and as expected, they fought with the Song army in Henan and Shaanxi, killing each other in rivers of blood.
There was such a precedent decades ago. Not long ago, the Ding Navy diverted trouble to the south. They took the opportunity to use troops. Shi Miyuan and his party would inevitably think more.
At this time, Zhou Guogong threw some grain crumbs casually, but Shi Miyuan's party regarded them as carefully crafted fragrant bait. They want to eat eagerly but dare not eat, and are afraid that others will eat to gain strength. In the end, I just reluctantly said that I still have to eat, but not now. I have to take a moment to see if there is any fishing line behind the bait.
What does it mean to look forward and backward, and what does it mean to be timid and timid? Li Yun has seen it at close range.
However, according to Guo Ning's habit, he always hits people with iron bones to make people call him daddy, regardless of the uncle and nephew he has won with words. At the moment, only the people of Song Dynasty are concerned about this matter. When Li Yunnan came down, he was granted full power by the Duke of Zhou, and he could make decisions on all matters, not to mention this kind of false pretense.
Then he laughed and said, "Okay!"
Shi Kuan was delighted: "Then, dear brother, can you announce it as soon as possible to set the record straight?"
"Can!"
"We will discuss the specific terms of inheritance between the north and the south in detail in private. Right now, my dear brother, if you want to publicize your lord's military might and will replace it with a large sum of money, you must be fierce and rude enough. In the relationship between the two countries, Only by refusing to give in an inch can we deter those with ulterior motives!"
"I understand! The more fierce and powerful the neighbor to the north is, the more reason the peacemaker has to suppress the opponents, and the more glorious the achievement of reaching the peace agreement will be!"
"Hahaha, dear brother, please keep your voice low. My father's profit in the Great Song Dynasty is ultimately for the common interests of you and my family. We just know this kind of officialdom secret and don't say it out loud."
"Then... we won't go to Tianzhu Temple today, right? Since brother said so, I think this matter is quite anxious. If Mr. Shi has some arrangements in Lin'an City, we will leave now."
Shi Kuanzhi coughed twice and said, "We still have to go to Tianzhu Temple. This is the court's ritual protocol and the etiquette cannot be abandoned."
"In that case, when will I speak out? Where will it be arranged?"
Shi Kuanzhi looked back at the companions who came with him.
Xue Ji stroked his beard and nodded to him. Shi Songzhi was chatting with several people in the queue behind him, and several of his close associates were a little nervous.
Shi Kuan said: "Right now, right here."
Li Yun was stunned: "No wonder there were so many people greeting me outside Banjing Hall today. It turned out that they had all arranged to listen to me.
guest. "
"Not only these people, but also a large number of listeners will be arriving soon."
Shi Kuanzhi coughed a few more times before continuing: "Those imperial students have been making noise outside Lizhengmen for two days in a row. The officials are deeply dissatisfied, and even the Denwen Drum Courtyard and the Procuratorate Courtyard have been harassed. In the early hours of this morning, there were still people outside Li Zhengmen agitating that it would be better to just drag the Northern envoy out and negotiate face to face. If the Northern envoy can be convinced with full of righteousness and achieve diplomatic victory, it will be better than Fucheng writing a letter stating the evil of the Prime Minister. It’s a hundred times more convincing.”
"In other words, the imperial students from your country have already come to Banjing Pavilion?"
"They left the main gate of Li, walked north along the city wall for ten miles, and changed to a boat at Yuhang Gate. It took at most one and a half hours to get here."
At this point, a person standing on the Chi'an Bridge looking out suddenly shouted: "Coming! Coming!"
Li Yun shook his head and sighed, feeling more and more that the officials of the Southern Dynasty were not good enough.
People like Shi Miyuan have become rulers of a great country, but they are slippery and do not bear any responsibility. He felt that he could gain benefits in Kaifeng, so he handed over the task with a secret letter and mobilized the troops in Jinghu, but he did not leave any evidence during the whole process. He felt that it was very difficult for the Tai students to seize the letter from the palace, so he said that they would be lured forty miles outside the city. On the outskirts of Chi'an Village, let them face the Northern Envoy.
Li Yun could even imagine that it would be best if the imperial students of the Southern Dynasties were frightened today. If I, Li, cause public outrage, are besieged by Tai students, or even something goes wrong, Shi Miyuan can also use my strength to suppress the people behind these Tai students.
This old thief is so slick, and sooner or later he will be unable to step on the gourd under his feet, and will fall on his back. But for now, I can only do my best to scare these students.
Just when Li Yun was planning, at the ferry beside Chi'an Bridge, ferries and passenger ships were berthing one after another, and they were crowded together at the ferry. Some of the ships were simply fishing boats and cargo ships, apparently forcibly seized to transport people on a temporary basis.
"Brother, just put on a vicious attitude and scold them. I have hundreds of people here to testify, so don't be afraid!"
Shi Kuanzhi whispered a few words beside him, then stepped back a few steps, pretending to stand by and watch.
Li Yun ignored him and turned to stare in the direction of the ferry.
The section of river from Chi'an to Yuhangmen is called Shangtang River. There are a lot of boats on the river, and there are buildings and restaurants on both sides of the river. This is what the saying goes: "The river is noisy with people, and the lights are shining towards dusk."
However, too many ships gathered at the ferry in a short period of time. Except for the dozen or so speedboats that arrived first, the twenty or thirty ships that followed were unable to dock. The people on the boat were impatient. Hundreds of people were shouting and shouting. Some people simply jumped from one gang of boats to another, crossing several times in a row until they landed ashore.
Such agility fell in Li Yun's eyes, making him immediately solemn. After staring intently in that direction for a long time, he determined that the most skillful dancers turned out to be his companions on the West Lake flower boat when he was drinking and drinking in the name of Jia Sidao.
The romantic places in Lin'an City include first-class flower boats, second-class brothels, and third-class perfume shops. Some scholars have been on the flower boats for a long time, and their daily life is to move from this boat to that boat. They are already familiar with the essentials of the movements, and now they can show their good ability to jump and jump from job to job.
After a while, thousands of people landed one after another and rushed to where Li Yun and others stayed. As expected, these people are all Tai students. They all wear black gauze hats and Zaoluo shirts. From a distance, they look completely black.
After living with these people for a long time, Li Yun also knew the style of some imperial students of the Southern Dynasties.
These imperial students are all the disciples of the eighth rank and below in the Southern Dynasties, who are as handsome as ordinary people. When it comes to talent and learning, he definitely has it. He has read more than a hundred times more books than Li Yun. When it comes to knowledge, it can't be considered bad. Although the warm wind makes people feel warm, they all want to be officials after all. Imperial students are just starting out. They will have decades of officialdom after that. Without any knowledge, they can't cope with it at all.
What's even more troublesome is that this group of people originally wanted to promote their own reputation with political trends. Now that they have gathered in large numbers, their morale has become even stronger. They are also accustomed to seizing the moral high ground and using their momentum to overwhelm others, so much so that when they start to cause trouble, even the current prime minister does not dare to challenge them directly. So, how do I deal with them?
According to Shi Kuanzhi’s
Suggestion, put on a vicious posture and scold them?
Over the past hundred years, most of the envoys from the Kingdom of Jin who went south were arrogant and arrogant. Shi Kuanzhi's suggestion was in line with the general impression left by the envoys from the north. But Li Yun felt that if he followed Shi Kuanzhi's suggestion, he would be used as a tool by Shi Miyuan and become a puppet passively involved in the political disputes in the Southern Dynasties. Is this good?
