Regarding Zhao Gou's reaction, Tang Situi looked surprised.
In his opinion, Zhao Gou, who has cultivated his moral character for many years, should not have such a reaction - it is said that he did not have such a reaction when he knelt down to accept the canonization of Jin people.
When he learned of the deaths of Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan, he just cried sadly and did not dare to show any trace of hatred - hatred for the Jin people, even though many of his relatives died at the hands of the Jin people.
But Zhao Gou also had no intention of revenge.
How could such an emperor with such a weak character be so angry?
And facing the Emperor of Ming Dynasty?
He quickly stepped forward and picked up the credentials of the Ming Dynasty that Zhao Gou had smashed on the ground. He picked it up and looked at it. After a while, his eyes widened and his face turned pale.
Shen Gai stood aside and looked at Tang Sidei's pale face. He took the credentials from Tang Sidei's hand regardless, unfolded them and looked at them. After a while, his face turned pale.
Wang Lun, Ye Yiwen and Zhou Linzhi hurriedly gathered around to watch together. After watching for a while, they all screamed in shock, feeling that something was not good.
This letter of credence is actually quite concise and concise. There is nothing special. It means that the collapse of the Yellow River is all the fault of your Song Dynasty.
It was you, Sanyi Huihe, who ruined Hebei.
It was Du Chong who was left behind in Tokyo and was appointed by you to open up the Yellow River embankment and destroy Henan and Lianghuai.
Now the Central Plains is in ruins everywhere, and it’s all because of you. It’s your series of operations that destroyed the Central Plains.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has settled the Central Plains, it is time to recuperate and resume production. However, when we look at the dilapidated Central Plains and the miserable people, we feel like crying and realize that the Yellow River must be repaired.
But faced with the dilapidated Yellow River embankment and high costs, the Ming Dynasty really couldn't come up with more money and materials to make up for it. In this way, the Ming Dynasty thought of you as the criminals.
Don’t say anything, just pay.
No matter how much you give to the Kingdom of Jin every year, you will give it to us now. The amount of money and goods can be discussed, but there is a premise, that is, the total value of the special maintenance fees for the Yellow River handed over to the Ming Dynasty every year cannot be less than 250,000. Two taels of silver and two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silk.
that's all.
A concise and concise letter of credence has been written.
"Your Majesty! This..."
Wang Lun raised his head and looked at Zhao Gou, who was blushing and furious.
"They built the Yellow River, and they actually asked us to pay for it? Say it's our fault? Bastard! Bastard! If Su Yonglin wants to build the Yellow River, he will build it himself! Now he actually blames me, the Song Dynasty? What did he know about what happened back then? He knows What? You still want the coins? Wishful thinking! Wishful thinking!!!"
Zhao Gou was obviously angry. His artistry was completely gone, replaced by a scolding gangster.
He was scolding Su Yonglin and threw all the dirty words he could think of into Su Yonglin's head, as if he regarded Su Yonglin and Ming Guo as heinous bastards.
Zhao Gou was furious.
In addition to being angry, the ministers felt the seriousness of the problem.
Being able to send the country's military chief as an envoy to address this issue obviously represents the importance that the Ming Dynasty attaches to this matter, so this matter is destined to be very serious and cannot be solved in a few words.
And there may be another meaning here - if you don't send the money over, then don't blame us for leading the troops south to get it ourselves.
Wang Lun was the first to think of this.
"Your Majesty, please calm down and be patient. The Ming Dynasty sent its military chief to the south as an envoy to deliver the credentials. It is obviously a sign that they attach great importance to this matter. They will never give up. They also have the intention of using troops and horses to coerce our dynasty. "
When Wang Lun expressed his worries, Tang Sidui and Shen Gai immediately turned into bitter faces.
But Zhao Gou did not.
"Let him press! Let him press! I'm still afraid of him!"
Zhao Gou's eyes turned red and he smashed the tea bowl on the table with a wave of his hand.
"Let him lead the troops! Let him come! Is the Song Dynasty easy to bully? He has 400,000 soldiers, but I don't have 400,000 soldiers? If he dares to go south, I will make him look good!!"
Zhao Gou roared angrily and looked so smart that even Zaifu and his team were curious - why are you so smart all of a sudden?
But thinking about it, it’s not impossible to understand.
The words in the credential are indeed unpleasant to hear.
The purpose of the Ming Dynasty's Credentials is to blame the Song Dynasty for the current decline of the Central Plains and the Yellow River problem, and to blame the three generations of emperors Renzong Shenzong and Zhezong. It seems to have opened fire on the ancestors of the Zhao and Song royal families.
The Central Plains to this day is all the fault of your Zhao and Song royal family, and you must take full responsibility for this.
Zhao Gou did have reason to be angry.
How could the Emperor's family make mistakes? Those who made mistakes were all ministers, incompetent ministers, not the emperor.
but.
Tang Sihui spoke with a very bad expression.
"Your Majesty, the army of the Ming Dynasty is very elite. The army of hundreds of thousands of people of the Jin Dynasty collapsed in just three years. It is completely unable to fight against the Ming army. Obviously, the Ming army is far stronger than the Jin army. Although our army is large in number, it is not able to fight against the Ming army. …”
Tang Sidui didn't finish what he said, but these few words were enough for Zhao Gou to react from his anger, and then frowned tightly.
The Song army could not defeat the Jin army.
The Jin army could not defeat the Ming army.
Eliminate similar terms and draw a conclusion.
The Song army could not defeat the Ming army.
An obvious fact lies before our eyes.
Because this fact is so obvious, when the Ming Dynasty wanted to build the Yellow River but was short of money, they naturally thought of the Song Dynasty, their weak military power and the impression of wealth, as well as the fact that they once gave New Year coins to the Jin Kingdom. .
You can give it to Jin Guo, but you can’t give it to me?
It would be strange if they didn't have this idea.
Zhao Gou was silent, and so was Tang Situi.
Zhou Linzhi glanced at the pale Wang Lun - he remembered that Wang Lun had said before when the Xixia envoy left in disappointment that the Song State did not dare to promote itself because it was afraid of its powerful neighbors, so sooner or later it would attract the covetousness of its powerful neighbors.
At that time, what should the Song Dynasty do?
At this time, what should the Song Dynasty do?
Zhou Linzhi suddenly thought of Zhang Jun again, and also of Chen Kangbo, and even of those warring ministers who had warned the court to rectify their armaments and be wary of the Ming Dynasty.
Although he was also wary and felt that the Ming Kingdom would not simply live in peace with the Song Dynasty, he did not expect that the Ming Kingdom would start to have evil intentions towards the Song Dynasty so quickly and try to take action.
It is still a despicable and shameless operation like asking for Sui coins.
Why should this be spruced up, dressed up, and made a little friendlier?
Directly sending the military commander over, isn't this a clear threat?
Zhao Gou and the five members of the prime minister's team were silent for a long time, and then Zhao Gou lowered his throat and asked the prime ministers in a low voice.
"What do you think? Tell me."
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely necessary to start a war. We cannot have such an idea unless it is absolutely necessary. The main thing is to focus on negotiation. We can use the agreement signed by the two countries to refute the Ming Dynasty and reprimand the Ming Dynasty for breaking the alliance and breaking the agreement. This will definitely bring disaster to the world. It was ridiculed by others, so as to repel the delusions of the Ming Dynasty and safeguard the national system of the Song Dynasty."
Tang Situi has always been against war, let alone a battle like this where there is no chance of winning, so he advocates peace talks.
Zhao Gou felt weak in his heart and his head lowered.
"Can it be negotiated?"
"The veteran will do his best."
Tang Sihui said so.
Shen Gai also stood up and expressed his willingness to fight Xin Qiji on behalf of the emperor and Tang Sidui, using his righteousness to suppress Xin Qiji. Such unreasonable demands of the Ming Dynasty would definitely not succeed.
Zhao Gou seemed a little tired. After thinking about it, he waved his hand.
"Then Mr. Tang and Mr. Shen, this matter is entrusted to you. You must reject Xin Qiji for me."
"According to the order."
The two of them obeyed Zhao Gou's order and slowly left the palace to prepare.
Before the three remaining Privy Council members could say anything, Zhao Gou asked Ye Yiwen and Zhou Linzhi to leave, leaving Wang Lun alone.
"Deyan, I will only discuss this matter with you. You have to tell me the truth."
Zhao Gou stared straight at Wang Lun.
Wang Lun seemed to realize something.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty."
"How is the armament of the Song Dynasty? If we really...really meet the Ming Dynasty's swordsmen, what are the chances of winning?"
Zhao Gou was very nervous when he asked this question and had no confidence. He felt that asking this question was a bit inconsistent with what he had always thought.
But for some reason, he wanted to ask.
