"Emperor of the Song Dynasty, you must not act on impulse!"
The Song generals were furious, and Zhang Tiangang rushed out to put out the fire.
This is not the time to be impulsive!
"Xiangong Zhang, Lintao Mansion and other places are our country of Great Jin. We must not be servile and let others underestimate our country of Great Jin!"
Guo Xiabao looked at his superior officer with disdain, and was very dissatisfied with Zhang Tiangang's cowardice.
"Shut up!"
Zhao Hong's face was full of anger and he started to slap the case.
Acting fearlessly and half-heartedly, but unfortunately looking in the wrong place.
"Guo Toad, right? Listen carefully, it's easier for me to kill you than to crush an ant. I also want to say one more thing, if you make another arrogant statement, I will never let you go. You can try it !”
Zhao Hong's face was ashen and his brows were furrowed.
At this moment, he really had the urge to kill. The deep-seated contempt for the Song emperors and ministers was really hard for him to accept.
The royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasty, Song Renzong, Song Huizong, and Song Gaozong, including the scholar-bureaucrats who ruled the world together with the kings, passed on the humiliation of the "Great Song Dynasty" to the "Great Coward" to millions of Song people. , which makes him intolerable.
The remaining people shed tears in the dust and looked south to see Wang Shi for another year.
The tears of reluctance for the Song Dynasty among the survivors have long since dried up; the hot patriotism of the survivors has long since cooled to death.
Just like Guo Xiatu in front of us, a real Han Chinese has become a loyal supporter of the Kingdom of Jin, but instead despises fellow Han people, which is really chilling and helpless.
Has he ever had the pride of the Han people?
"Emperor of the Song Dynasty, please calm down the fury of thunder, don't do it!"
Zhao Hong and the other generals looked ugly. Zhang Tiangang was frightened and quickly tried to dissuade him, waving his hands at Guo Xia Toad.
"Deputy Ambassador Guo, please get out!"
Seeing that Guo Xiazou was not convinced and wanted to contradict him, Zhang Tiangang became serious.
With Guo Xiandao here, the peace talks may collapse at any time. I don’t know why the emperor sent such a domineering warrior here?
Is it to show off to the people of Song Dynasty? It's a pity that the people of Song Dynasty are no longer the people of Song Dynasty.
"Deputy Envoy Guo, I am the official envoy this time. Do you want to disobey His Majesty's imperial edict?"
Zhang Tiangang looked at Guo Xiandao, his face turned cold.
Several other Jin officials hurriedly whispered to dissuade him, took Guo Xia Toad and walked out.
Guo Xia Tou glanced at Zhao Hong with cold eyes and wanted to say something cruel, but finally did not speak.
Being able to be a military commander along the way is not only a tough guy, but it is also his instinct to assess the situation and observe the situation.
Zhao Hong was really angry, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes. If he said one more word, he would probably be killed on the spot.
Guo Xia Tou didn't say a word and walked out angrily. Fan Zhong glanced at Zhao Hong, whose face was ashen, and coughed lightly.
The emperor has a strong personality. Isn't this really angry?
"Jin Envoy, the will of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is very clear. Lanzhou, Lintao Prefecture, and Taozhou will be leased by the Song Dynasty for ten years, and the lease fee will be 200,000 yuan per year. After ten years, Lanzhou and other places will be returned to the Kingdom of Jin. "
Zhao Hong was angry and silent, and Fan Zhong quickly answered.
According to the emperor, who knows whether there will still be a Jin Kingdom in ten years.
"Fan Xianggong, didn't Song Huang just say 300,000 guan per year? How did it become 200,000 guan?"
Zhang Tiangang was stunned for a while.
"Envoy Jin, just now your deputy envoy was rude to me, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, so I changed the offer to 200,000 guan. Go back and tell the deputy envoy that if he refuses to accept it, he will send troops to attack!"
Fan Zhong said coldly, not saving any face for Zhang Tiangang.
"This this......"
Zhang Tiangang was speechless and speechless.
It seems that the feud between Song and Jin has always been a thorn in the hearts of Song people, and it is not so easy to resolve.
"Ms. Zhang, our army has no choice but to rent Lanzhou, Lintao Prefecture and other places. I think the sponsor doesn't want to fight alone and face the impact of the Tatar army, right?"
Zhao Hong's face regained his composure, he raised his head and spoke seriously.
In fact, his irritation and irritation towards Guo Xiazou stemmed from eight words: sad for his misfortune, angry for his inability to fight.
This "Qi" is not Guo Xiatu, but the Song Dynasty, which is worthless and hard to describe.
poor person must have something mean. What does he want to blame Guo Xiazou? Is Guo Xiazou loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and not afraid of power?
As many sins as the Song Dynasty committed, there will be as much retribution on her descendants.
In the Battle of Yashan, 100,000 soldiers and civilians went to sea to die. It was tragic and tragic. Wasn’t it the fault of oneself?
Zhao Hong looked at Zhang Tiangang, who had a wry smile on his face, and tried to speak as gently as possible.
"Ms. Zhang, please go back and tell the benefactor what I mean, and he will definitely make a decision. Please also go back and tell Princess Wen that I miss her very much. If you have time, let her come to me, and I will do my best to be a landlord." , sweep the court and wait."
There was a hint of melancholy in Zhao Hong's words.
In fact, he already felt that there seemed to be no future between him and Princess Wen of the Great Jin Kingdom.
"Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the foreign ministers have resigned."
Zhang Tiangang had no choice but to retreat angrily.
At this point, the only thing left was to go back and persuade the benefactor, Wanyan Shouxu, and those domineering Jurchen nobles, so as not to cause trouble again and anger the Song Dynasty, which was not easy to mess with.
The Great Jin Kingdom is no longer the original Great Jin Kingdom, and the Great Song Dynasty is no longer the original Great Song Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, do you really have to pay the rental fee to the Jinren?"
Zhang Tiangang left with worries, and Yu Jie couldn't help but ask.
"Your Majesty, our army captured Lintao Prefecture, Lanzhou and other places from the Tatars. What does it have to do with the Jin people? Besides, this is my hometown in the Song Dynasty. Why should I pay the Jin people?"
Cao Youwen's words also revealed his unwillingness.
All the generals in the hall looked at Zhao Hong.
In fact, most people are even more curious, who is Princess Wen, who actually wants to sweep the court of the mighty Emperor of the Song Dynasty?
Could it be said that the emperor and the princess of Wen State really had an affair?
"The situation is compelling, of course I will give it."
Zhao Hong looked at the generals and changed the topic with profound meaning.
"But in the dilapidated Shaanxi and Henan provinces, how long can the Jin Kingdom survive? Five years or eight years?"
The Song Dynasty did not have the strength to go to war with Mongolia and the Jin Kingdom at the same time. It can even be said that the Song Dynasty did not have enough strength to go to war with Mongolia. He wants to stabilize the Kingdom of Jin and not go to war with the Kingdom of Jin for at least three or four years.
I just don’t know how long the Jin Kingdom can last?
Even if the Mongolian army failed to cross the Song Dynasty and sent troops to the Jin Kingdom from Hedong and Hebei, it is estimated that the Jin Kingdom would not be able to survive for a few years.
All the generals were stunned for a moment, and then they all suddenly realized.
Perhaps before the day when Lanzhou and other places are returned, the Jin Kingdom would have perished long ago.
"Your Majesty, the Jiangnan East Road has implemented the New Deal and has 50,000 elite soldiers. In addition to Meng Gong from Jinghu North Road, Yangzhou Du Gao, and the navy from the Coastal Construction Department, we, the Song Dynasty, do not need to worry about the Jin soldiers. Great Song Dynasty. Song’s biggest concern is the Tatars!”
Yu Jie had full confidence in the Song Dynasty's border troops.
The Song Dynasty was not afraid of the Jin Kingdom and was strong enough to fight. However, the Mongolian cavalry was invincible in the field. The two armies faced each other, and the outcome was unpredictable.
"I have only been on the throne for more than two years, and the national strength is still weak and not enough to launch a national war. The current situation is that the Mongolian cavalry is the dominant one, and the Song and Jin Dynasties are all weak. Otherwise, I will directly go to war with the Mongolian army instead of fighting with it. Make peace, rest and recuperate.”
The generals were speechless for a moment, and there was silence in the hall.
"Let's just say that when we launch the Northern Expedition, the land of the two rivers is vast as far as the eye can see. If there are no tens of thousands of cavalry and hundreds of thousands of troops in the plains, how can we compete with the Mongolian cavalry that comes and go like the wind, and blindly defend the city?"
Zhao Hong glanced at Fan Zhong and Yu Jie.
"Fan Zhong, Yu Jie, you two only have about three years. After three years, it is very likely that the Mongolian army will come back, and there will also be a war in the west. Hexi and Lanzhou will face the Mongolian cavalry. charge."
According to historical inertia and memory, it would take about three years for Ogedai to become the Mongolian Khan and use troops against the Jin and Song Dynasties. There was only three years left for the Song Dynasty to prepare.
"Your Majesty, how should Xixia respond?"
Yu Jie's heart was heavy, but she couldn't help but ask.
Marching into Hexi will inevitably lead to conflict with Xixia. But I don’t know how to deal with it in the future.
"Xixia exists in name only, but the people are not guilty. All the people of Xixia are my subjects of the Song Dynasty. As for how to get along with Xixia, let's see as we go."
Once the Mongolian army attacks again, only God knows where Xixia will go and how the Song Dynasty will deal with itself.
When Xixia is in trouble, will the Song Dynasty send troops to rescue it?
No matter what, he did his best to save a civilization and the lives of hundreds of thousands of Xia people, and he has a clear conscience.
"Fellow soldiers, do you know why I was angry at Guo Toad in the lobby today?"
Zhao Hong looked at the generals and finally returned to the focus of the topic.
"Your Majesty, isn't it because Guo Xiabao is rude to Your Majesty and despises our Song Dynasty border army?"
Yu Jie asked in surprise.
"Guo Toad, a Han Chinese to the core, is subservient to the Jurchens. Also, does Guo Toad dare to be so presumptuous in front of the Mongolian Khan?"
Zhao Hong looked at the ministers and his tone was a bit desolate.
"Your Majesty, the Jurchens have entered the Central Plains and bathed in our Chinese culture. They are no different from our Chinese people. Guo Xia Tou is arrogant towards your majesty because our Song Dynasty has always been weak and lacks blood and is looked down upon by him. Your majesty worked hard to govern and enrich the country. A strong army will surely change the world of our Song Dynasty. One day our Song Dynasty will be conquered by all barbarians, and all nations will come to court!"
Cao Youwen responded with clasped fists and half of his face turned red.
"Your Majesty, our Song Dynasty uses culture to control military affairs, but lacks blood and martial arts. The Han Dynasty is Zhengshuo, but it has become a weak country despised by the barbarians. Your Majesty advocates the spirit of iron and blood, training officers and soldiers, and our Song Dynasty will surely surpass other countries. Come on, regain the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties!"
Fan Zhong's blood boiled and he spoke generously.
All the generals and ministers were all red-faced and started making noises.
"Enrich the country and strengthen the army! I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"
"I am willing to be His Majesty's pawn and ride for His Majesty, even if I die!"
The generals and ministers were excited, and Zhao Hong was also enthusiastic and slapped the table.
"Everyone, you are well said! Your heart will not die until you reach the Yellow River, and your heart will be even hotter when you reach the Yellow River. Come with me to see our great mother river! Let us fight together and bleed together for a powerful Han Dynasty. Sacrifice!”
"Your Majesty, please!"
With Zhao Hong in front and all the generals behind, they filed out of the hall. Everyone mounted their horses one after another, with Zhao Hong in front, followed by all the generals and ministers, riding their horses out of the city, and together they boarded the south bank of the Yellow River.
At noon, on the bank of the Yellow River, everyone was sitting on their horses, pointing out the mountains and rivers, and writing excitedly, all feeling sad.
Since the Song Dynasty crossed south, the Yellow River has become a despair, existing only in books and the dreams of millions of Song people. The majesty of the "Yellow River far up among the white clouds" and the "Nine Bends of the Yellow River and thousands of miles of sand" have become a nightmare in the middle of the night, bringing tears of sadness.
Now I am standing on the shore, watching the river roll away, majestic and surging, surrounded by towering mountains. The sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the mountains and rivers are endless as far as the eye can see. Everyone is full of ambition and full of ambition.
Those who are sentimental may feel dejected, or burst into tears, crying and lamenting...
Picturesque, a moment how many hero. Time flies, the sea changes, and a hundred years is just a blink of an eye. The Yellow River has witnessed the rise and fall of many dynasties and carried the suffering of countless nations. Now, I hope it will witness the rise of a Central Plains dynasty.
Those pages of national humiliation are about to be turned over, and a new era belonging to the Han Dynasty is about to come!
(This is the end of the second volume)
