The Minister of Rites of the Song Dynasty was Hu Ju, one of the Four Woods and Three Fierce Men, and the iron man of Shi Miyuan.
At this time, he was sitting in the public room drinking tea. Qian Suzhao, the servant who had just left, hurried back and knocked on the door.
Hu Ju took a sip of tea and then said slowly: "Come in."
Qian Suzhao was not a member of the Shi Party, nor was he a member of Zheng Qingzhi. He was one of the many officials in the DPRK who did not form any party.
Hearing the sound, he pushed the door open and said anxiously: "Mr. Hu, the Mongols have come to make trouble, forcing us to sign a treaty, and asking us to hand over the golden envoy. What should we do?"
Hu Ju smiled and said: "Su Zhao, don't be anxious, come and taste this year's new tea soup."
As he spoke, he took the tea cup and put the finely ground tea powder into it, then lifted up the small pot and slowly poured boiling water into it, whisked it with a tea spoon, and stirred out a bowl of green tea soup.
Qian Suzhao was furious and said, "Mr. Hu, the Mongols are knocking on the door. How can I have the time to drink tea? Now the Mongols are waiting for our reply, please give me some information."
After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply.
Hu Ju put down the teacup and sighed, "Su Zhao! You know that when the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China was in power, he wanted to unite with the Mongols to destroy the gold. He had already reached an agreement with the Mongols. All he needed was the official's nod, and the alliance was concluded. It’s done. Now that Prime Minister Zheng has taken office, he immediately changed his tune and wanted to join forces with the Jin Dynasty to fight against the Mongols. What do you want me to do? Now that the Mongols have grievances, I can’t control them. You should immediately send someone to the Political Affairs Hall to report to Prime Minister Zheng!”
Qian Suzhao frowned, and Hu Ju picked up the tea cup again, "I'm going to have tea, Su Zhao, do you want to eat it?"
Seeing this, Qian Suzhao could only bow his hands and salute, "I will send someone to inform Prime Minister Zheng now."
He definitely couldn't make the decision on such a matter, and the minister didn't express his position, so he could only report it to the political affairs hall.
In the political hall, Zhao Tai and Zheng Qingzhi had discussed the details and were drawing up the terms when the door was suddenly pushed open.
The two of them looked sideways and saw Li Zhixiao, the political official who came in.
Zheng Qingzhi frowned, "Xiang Li, what's the matter with you?"
Li Zhixiao glanced at the two of them and said with a smile: "Mr. Zheng, just now news came from the Ministry of Rites that the Mongols have lost patience and went to the Ministry of Rites to cause trouble. Now they want the court to hand over the golden envoy and negotiate with them Sign the treaty, otherwise all consequences will be borne by Prime Minister Zheng.”
Zheng Qingzhi's heart trembled, he looked at Zhao Tai, and then said in a deep voice: "How will the Ministry of Rites deal with it?"
"Haha~" Li Zhixiao said: "The Ministry of Rites cannot handle this matter well. After all, Prime Minister Zheng wants to join forces with the Jin Dynasty to fight against the Mongols, and the Ministry of Rites does not know how to reply to the Mongols. I have already reported the matter to Prime Minister Zheng, and I resigned. "
As he said this, he glanced at Zheng Qingzhi and Zhao Tai, sneered, and turned away.
When Zheng Qingzhi saw his back, he was so angry that he punched the table, "This group of historical parties, since the Prime Minister came to power, have done nothing and opposed the Prime Minister everywhere. Sooner or later, the Prime Minister will exile them all to Lingnan." .”
After hearing what Li Zhixiao said, Zhao Tai's expression became serious. Only a few people knew about his arrival in Lin'an. Now that the Mongolians actually got the news, Zhao Tai took it seriously.
It seems that Shi Dang has probably sold him out.
"En Xiang, how do the Mongols know that I am in Lin'an?" Zhao Tai frowned, and then answered to himself: "It seems that the Shi Party and the Mongols have colluded."
Although Zheng Qingzhi became prime minister, he had no power in Lin'an.
Therefore, it was difficult for the capital of Zheng and Qing to get news about Shi Miyuan's actions, including his meeting with Kuo Duan.
Zheng Qingzhi looked solemn, "This should be Shi Miyuan using the Mongols to put pressure on the truth. However, he thought that this would make the truth surrender, and he underestimated the truth."
Zhao Tai said: "En Xiang, Shi Miyuan is not only putting pressure on you, but he is also putting pressure on the officials!"
After hearing Zhao Tai's words, Zheng Qingzhi was stunned for a moment, and then his expression became serious. He had completely broken with Shi Miyuan now, and there was no way out. No matter how much pressure Shi Miyuan put, he would withstand it, but what about Zhao Yun?
The emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty had a problem. He was often indecisive about fighting, defending, and peace. He tried every method, but was unwilling to put in a lot of effort. If he encountered a slight setback, he would change his mind.
After all, Zhao Yun is a young emperor, and his ability is not outstanding. He has not suffered setbacks or pressure now, and he still has certain ambitions. However, once he faces setbacks and pressure, he is very likely to change his current views.
Historically, before Duanping entered Luo, Zhao Yun was confident and ambitious. However, after Duanping failed to enter Luo, he was immediately discouraged from his ambition and had no enterprising spirit. Instead, he relied on Jia Sidao to seek peace.
Zheng Qingzhi was convinced after hearing what Zhao Tai said, "However, there is no problem with the truth. The key is whether the officials can withstand the pressure!"
Zhao Taidao: "It depends on what the Mongols want. If the court does not agree to their conditions, Mongolia is very likely to provoke trouble on the border and even launch an attack to put pressure on the court. If the front line is defeated or the war situation is unfavorable, Shi Dang will They will definitely attack Eun-sang, and the officials may also change their minds!”
Zheng Qingzhi nodded slightly, "Shi Miyuan is really hateful. He is colluding with Mongolia to achieve his comeback!"
After Shi Miyuan stepped down and Zheng Qingzhi took charge, he was excited for a while. However, after all, Shi Miyuan had controlled the court for more than 20 years. As soon as he took action, Zheng Qingzhi immediately became in danger.
Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "Enxiang should inform the frontline commanders as soon as possible so that they can prepare in advance. In addition, the officials will return to the Jin Kingdom as soon as possible. As for the Mongolian mission, they can delay as long as they can. !”
Now that Shi Miyuan has lost Zhao Yun's favor, if he wants to come back to power, he must make Zhao Yun realize that it was a mistake to choose Zheng Qingzhi.
The best way to clarify this point is to use Mongolia to put pressure on the Song Dynasty. Once the Song Dynasty suffers losses, he can attack Zheng Qingzhi, overthrow the United Kingdom to fight against Mongolia, and return to the political stage.
After hearing this, Zheng Qingzhi nodded, realizing that his situation was not optimistic.
At this time, he looked at the terms drawn up on the table, took out the big seal, sealed it, and handed it to Zhao Tai, "Guorui, take the terms and return to Bianjing quickly. Henan is located in the Central Plains, threatening Hebei to the north and threatening Hebei to the north. You can attack Shandong from the east and Guanzhong from the west! If the Mongols want to use military force to threaten the truth, they can only go south from Shandong to the Huaihe River, or attack Hanzhong from Guanzhong. You have to explain the truth about the truth to the emperor of Jin, and then you can station troops Border, relieve the pressure of the truth!”
The Mongols actually asked Zhao Tai from the Song Dynasty, which made Zhao Tai feel a little uneasy. He didn't like the feeling that his destiny was controlled by others.
This was also the reason why he did not want to stay as Zheng Qingzhi's staff.
Because even Zheng Qingzhi cannot actually control his own destiny. As long as Lianjin suffers setbacks against Mongolia and Zhao Yun cannot withstand the pressure, Zheng Qingzhi may be sold at any time.
Zhao Tai immediately clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister. If the Mongols threaten Prime Minister En with military force, once they go south, I will lead my army to flank the Mongolian army!"
