Xie Ding stepped on the stone slabs of the royal road in the imperial city with hurried steps, followed by two supplementary officials.
The two supplementary officials each held a thick stack of memorials.
All the way to Chui Gong Hall, Xie Ding bowed and said: "Your Majesty, this is the information requested by various ministries for funding."
"..."
Looking at the two piles of memorials on the hall desk, Han Zhen's eyes twitched.
Thanks to the confiscation of the homes of a group of noble and high-ranking officials in Tokyo City, the treasury was enriched, otherwise it would not have been able to withstand such a torment.
But there is no way around it, some money must be spent.
Medical colleges, engineering colleges, agricultural colleges...these are the cornerstones of a strong country and cannot be omitted at all.
Han Zhen chuckled and said: "Just ask the cabinet to send these memorials to the replacement officials. Why do you need Xie Qing to go there in person?"
Xie Ding took out another fold from his sleeve pocket and presented it to him: "In addition, there is also a fold from Honglu Temple. The envoy from Zhao and Song Dynasty has just arrived in the capital and is currently staying at Dutingyi."
He knows how to draw rivers to govern and negotiate peace.
He came here this time to ask clearly what the terms of the peace negotiation were, so that he could be prepared.
Taking the fold, Han Zhen asked: "Who is the envoy of Zhao Song?"
"Qin Hui!"
Xie Ding replied.
Qin Hui?
Han Zhen was slightly startled.
Good guy, in a roundabout way, this international student from the Kingdom of Jin has taken over again.
Xie Ding thought he didn't recognize him, so he explained: "This man is a Jinshi in the fifth year of Zhenghe and Wang Gui's grandson-in-law. The Wang family has a close relationship with Tong Guan. Perhaps he was recommended by the Wang family and Tong Guan to take up the post of chief envoy. "
Han Zhen ordered: "Old rules, leave him alone for a few days!"
Xie Ding asked: "Does Your Majesty have any explanation regarding the peace talks?"
Han Zhen asked: "How confident is Xie Qing that Zhao Song will pay tribute and become a vassal?"
"This... I'm afraid there won't be even a single cent."
Xie Ding had a wry smile on his face.
It is too daring for an official to think of paying tribute and becoming a vassal.
Because whether it was the Tanyuan Alliance or the Qingli Alliance, although Zhao Song had to pay a large sum of coins every year, he always had great righteousness in terms of status.
Xixia is a minister, and Liao is a younger brother.
Righteousness, or face, to Zhao Song, was countless times more important than annual coins.
Although the people in the court knew the inside story, the people did not. This righteousness was meant to be seen by the people of the world.
Han Zhen smiled slightly: "Let's give it a try first. My bottom line is that Zhao Song calls his brother and respects me as his brother, and he gets two hundred thousand taels of silver per year, one hundred thousand catties of tea, and three hundred thousand pieces of silk!"
Although the chief envoy of Zhao and Song Dynasties was Qin Hui, Han Zhen knew in his heart that Qin Hui had not turned dark yet.
Qin Hui was also a passionate young man before Jingkang.
Although he longed for power, he still had some loyalty and patriotism in his heart.
After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, Qin Hui was in the occupied area. Not only did he refuse to serve in the puppet government, he also dared to angrily denounce traitors such as Zhang Bangchang and Liu Yu.
What really changed him was the fall of the Wang family after Jingkang.
In the third year of Jianyan's reign, Qin Hui's father-in-law, Wang Zhongke, was the magistrate of Jiangxi at that time. The Jin army approached, but they fled without fighting. This aroused the anger of the people in the government and the public. Wang Zhongke was dismissed from office, and the power of the Wang family collapsed in an instant.
Seeing that his backer was gone, Qin Hui chose to become an agent of the Jin Kingdom and found another backer.
After returning to the Southern Song Dynasty, with the help of Qin Hui, the Wang family quickly recovered.
Zhu Xi's evaluation of Qin Hui is: The reason why Qin Hui's crime reaches heaven, and thousands of deaths are not enough to redeem him, is that at the beginning, he was planning evil to harm the country, and in the middle, he was using the power of the captives to seize the king.
Use the power of the captives to seize the king!
These six words can be said to clarify Qin Hui's face.
For the sake of power, you can be the lackey of the golden man.
However, the Wang family has not collapsed at this time, and his wife Wang's godfather Tong Guan is not only alive, but also in a high position. With a backer, the possibility of Qin Hui's betrayal is very small.
"I understand."
Xie Ding bowed and responded.
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At this moment, the city of Tokyo has regained some of its former prosperity.
The large-scale construction projects have brought income to many people at the bottom.
Once you have income, you will naturally need to consume, thus boosting the service industry.
Qin Hui and a group of Zhao and Song envoys, accompanied by Wang Zhi, the young minister of Honglu Temple, strolled on the streets of the capital.
The bustling city of Tokyo fell into the hands of thieves, which made him feel complicated.
Walking all the way to the east of the city, looking at the construction site in full swing ahead, Qin Hui asked curiously: "I remember that this area is a shack, where more than 100,000 people live. Is it going to be demolished now?"
There was a hint of arrogance in Wang Zhi's tone: "Yes, His Majesty plans to build a Cuju court here. When completed, it can accommodate more than 10,000 people to watch the Cuju competition at the same time."
"I see."
Qin Hui nodded, but secretly sneered in his heart.
This Han Zhen seems to be a mediocre person. As soon as he occupied Bianjing, he couldn't wait to build a large-scale construction and enjoy himself wantonly.
The Northern Expedition to our homeland is just around the corner!
"Behead me, behead me!"
"Li Bangyan and Cai You are going to be beheaded!"
At this moment, bursts of shouting came.
For a time, many people followed the sound and ran to watch.
Qin Hui was shocked, but he pretended to be calm on his face.
Not long after, prison vans came one after another from the inner city along Niuxing Street.
The leader of the prison car was Li Bangyan.
At this moment, Li Bangyan still retains the dashing and prodigal character of the past. He is much older, with a haggard appearance and dull eyes.
Behind them are Cai You, Zhang Bangchang, Liu Yu, Liang Shicheng and other traitorous officials.
Although Liang Shicheng was overthrown by Li Bangyan before, he was only dismissed from office and lived a comfortable life as usual.
After Han Zhen entered the city, he tried a lot of officials and princes. As one of the six thieves, Liang Shicheng was one of the six thieves. How could Wu Min and Xie Ding let him go? They were arrested and put on trial in the palace, and all his family property was confiscated.
"Good kill!"
"These thieves should have been killed long ago!"
The onlookers were furious and threw countless rotten vegetable leaves and stones towards the prison van.
The people of the capital have been suffering from the six thieves for a long time, especially the refugees living in shacks.
Stones rained down on the bodies of Li Bangyan and others, causing their heads to bleed instantly.
Qin Hui and other envoys from Zhao and Song Dynasty looked away with sadness.
The queue of prison vans was very long, with hundreds of them.
The onlookers, still not relieved, followed the prison car and went to the vegetable market in front of Wuchao Gate to watch the beheading.
After a moment of silence, an envoy from Zhao and Song Dynasty quietly winked. Qin Hui immediately understood and said suddenly: "Is Fan Lou still there?"
"It's natural."
Wang Zhi nodded.
Qin Hui invited: "I haven't tasted pear white and dragon and phoenix green for a long time. Why don't I serve as a host and invite Wang Shaoqing to have a few drinks in Fanlou."
Wang Zhi laughed and said: "Haha, then I would rather be respectful than obey your orders!"
When foreign envoys visit, they must be accompanied by Honglu Temple officials when traveling except where they are staying.
"Wang Shaoqing please!"
Qin Hui felt happy.
The two came to Fan Tower talking and laughing.
At this moment, Fan Lou is much more deserted than before.
After all, with the consumption level of Fan Lou, ordinary people cannot afford it. The main source of customers are princes, nobles, high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen.
Nowadays, all the princes, nobles and high-ranking officials in Zhao and Song dynasties are beheaded, exiled, and their homes confiscated.
As for the officials from Shandong, they were all so busy that even their family members still lived in the hotel. They had no time to visit Fan Tower. Even the wealthy businessmen were very busy.
As soon as they entered the Fan Tower, the waiter immediately came forward, greeted several maids, and used feather dusters to sweep away the dust from Qin Hui and others.
"Elegant room on the third floor."
Qin Hui waved his hand and said generously.
Of course he had been to Fan Lou before, but he usually sat there for a while and then found an excuse to leave early.
It's not that he is clean and self-sufficient, but the main reason is that he has a strong wife.
As the granddaughter of Wang Gui, whose godfather is Tong Guan, a powerful man, Wang has developed a unruly and domineering temperament since she was a child.
Moreover, Qin Hui's official career depends on his wife, which makes him even more henpecked.
Now that he was on an envoy to Qi, he finally got a chance, and Song Huizong granted him a lot of money, allowing him to find opportunities to bribe old ministers of Zhao and Song.
Today, he wanted to take a closer look at what kind of romantic and luxurious person Fan Lou was.
The waiter immediately stretched out his hand and signaled: "Please come over here, gentlemen."
Arriving at the private room on the third floor, the maid brought a golden basin to cleanse my hands.
An envoy from Zhao and Song asked calmly: "I've heard about the Su family for a long time, are you still here?"
"Here I am."
The waiter replied.
Hearing this, the envoy was delighted and asked, "Is Mother Tian here?"
Seeing Wang Zhi staring at the envoy, Qin Hui smoothed things over and said, "Brother Huang, this is a drunkard who doesn't care about the wine. When others come to Fanlou, they are all for a few people, but you are for the old bustard. You are really different from everyone else." different."
"Hahaha!"
These words caused everyone to laugh.
The envoy from Xinhuang got off the donkey along the slope and joked: "In this city of Tokyo, I am not the only one who is greedy for Tian's mother."
"That's true."
Qin Hui nodded in agreement and quietly looked at Wang Zhi.
Seeing the other person smiling, I couldn't help but feel relieved.
Soon, drinks, melons and fruits were brought into the private room, and the sound of silk and bamboo could be heard.
For a while, the private room was bustling with people changing cups and drinking wine.
Seeing that Wang Zhi looked drunk, the official surnamed Huang pushed his sister away from his arms, stood up and said, "I'm going to go to the spring."
Wang Zhi joked: "Haha, brother Qin is too drunk, so he used the excuse to go to the latrine to vomit?"
"Brother Wang, please wait a moment. I'll have a drink with you when I get back."
The official surnamed Huang staggered out of the private room.
After closing the door, the drunken eyes immediately became clear.
Looking around, he called a waiter and asked, "Where is the latrine?"
"My husband, please come this way."
The guy wasn't upset and led the way with a smile.
All the way to the latrine, after urinating, the official surnamed Huang took out a piece of ten green coins and slapped it in the hands of the waiter, and said proudly: "I reward you!"
"Thank you sir!"
The waiter looked overjoyed and was about to say some auspicious words when he heard a whisper: "I am the Imperial City's superintendent, and I will give this to Mama Tian."
Hearing this, the clerk lowered his head and saw that there seemed to be a piece of paper stuck in the piece of green money. He was shocked and confused.
After saying that, the official surnamed Huang walked towards the private room with drunken steps.
Looking at his back, the guy didn't dare to neglect, and jogged all the way to Lu Tian's courtyard.
Introduced by the maid to the study, the clerk hurriedly said: "Mother Tian, I have something urgent to report!"
In the study, Lu Tian was writing. She glanced at the clerk and asked in a magnetic voice, "Why are you so panicked?"
"Just now, someone called the Imperial City Supervisor asked me to give this thing to Mama Tian."
The waiter said as he handed over the ten green coins intact.
Upon hearing the words "Imperial City Secretary's Supervisor", Lu Tian's movements froze, he put down the brush, took the green money and opened it.
After reading the note, she put it into her sleeve pocket and threw the ten green coins over: "Since it's a reward for you, just take it. I will handle the matter myself. What should you do?" !”
"Thank you, Mother Tian."
The waiter looked happy, put ten coins in his arms, and left happily.
(End of chapter)
