Shi Miyuan and Kuo Duan drank a glass of wine and made a private agreement.
Kuo Duan put away the defense map of the Song army and said immediately: "After I return, I will send my troops south within half a year to force you, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, to depose Zheng Qingzhi. At that time, our two countries will work together to destroy the Jin Dynasty and form an alliance forever."
Kuo Duan sneered in his heart, but smiled warmly on his face, thinking that these Song people were really interesting. With people like this, why worry about Mongolia not being able to dominate the world.
He couldn't help but take the initiative to pick up the wine glass and said, "Come on, let me drink to Mr. Shi. Mr. Shi must be the prime minister of the Song Dynasty. Mongolia and I will not recognize anyone else!"
"Haha~" Shi Miyuan clinked glasses with him happily. Kuoduan was the son of the Mongolian Khan and the future heir of Mongolia. With his guarantee, Shi Miyuan was extremely happy.
At this time, Shi Miyuan and others were happy to receive Kuo Duan's promise. They ate and drank for a while. Seeing that it was late, Kuo Duan stood up and left, "Xiang Xiang, after drinking this cup, I will return to the country. But I believe that, We will meet again soon!"
"Your Majesty, there are too many people here, so I won't go out to see you off." Shi Miyuan stood up and bowed his hands.
Kuo Duan waved his hand, drank the last glass, and then led Yelu Xuan and others out of the restaurant and headed to the dock.
Shi Miyuan and Li Zhixiao sent him outside, then stood in front of the window, watching Kuanduan and his entourage board the ship, and watched the Mongolian mission's fleet leave the dock and head north.
At this time, Shi Miyuan couldn't help but sigh, "If Zheng Qingzhi and Zhao Taina hadn't forced me, I wouldn't have reached this point."
"Shi Xiang has nothing to do. People in the world will understand Shi Xiang's good intentions!" Li Zhixiao said: "Xiang Xiang has been in government for more than 20 years and has rich experience. His control of the world's situation is unparalleled by Zheng Qingzhi and others. . Sooner or later everyone will know that what you do is the right choice!"
"Hmph!" Shi Miyuan snorted coldly, "Those warring factions are really ridiculous. If they don't look at their own weight, they will start a war with the Mongols. I, the Song Dynasty, can't even defeat the Jin people. Will I be the opponent of the Mongols? Now the Jin Kingdom is destroyed. It is a foregone conclusion. Instead of supporting a Jin Kingdom that is about to be destroyed and offending Mongolia, which cannot be offended, we, the Song Dynasty, should take this opportunity to join forces with Mongolia to destroy Jin. In this way, we can swallow up the Jin Kingdom, strengthen our own strength, and make good friends with Mongolia to protect the country. Tranquility in the Southeast.”
"Can those soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River fight? They can't fight. I, the Song Dynasty, lost all the Liao Kingdom, Jin Kingdom, Xixia, and even Jinghai Town. Alas..." Li Zhixiao sighed: "The painstaking efforts of the Prime Minister, Officials and people will understand."
Shi Miyuan nodded slightly, "Go back! During this period, don't go against Zheng Qingzhi and praise him for the truth."
Li Zhixiao smiled and said: "The official understands that no matter how tall he is now, he will fall hard by then."
Shi Miyuan said coldly: "Back then, Han Yuzhou did not listen to the original prime minister's advice and insisted on worshiping Yue and demoting Qin to start the war. As a result, he was severely defeated by the Jin Kingdom. If he was not the original prime minister, he would have been attacked and killed and his head He was sent to the Kingdom of Jin with an additional 300,000 annual coins and a reward of 3 million taels of silver. How could the Jin soldiers give up? Zheng Qingzhi was really confused this time and didn't know how much trouble he had caused. Angry, I can't help but want to borrow someone else's head. At that time, I will pass his head to the side, let the generals on the front line take a look, and ask them to be calm and honest, and not to cause trouble to the Song Dynasty. "
Li Zhixiao echoed: "Yes! If I wasn't the Prime Minister at the beginning, the court really didn't know how to end it!"
Han Yuzhou was the prime minister during the Ningzong period of the Song Dynasty. The first major event during his reign was to worship Yuefei and demote Qin Hui.
In the court of the Southern Song Dynasty, the evaluation of Yue Fei and Qin Hui has always been the intersection of the war in the Southern Song Dynasty and the debate between the two factions of officials. Sometimes, one can judge which faction is in power in the Southern Song Dynasty from the evaluation of the two men.
After Han Yuzhou came to power, on the basis of the posthumous title Wu Mu given to Yue Fei by Emperor Xiaozong, he further praised Yue Fei, named Yue Fei the King of Hubei, and gave Yue Fei a very high status in politics, thereby boosting the morale of the army and the advocates.
At the same time, he exposed Qin Hui's evil deeds, cut off the posthumous titles of Shen Wang and Zhongxian given to Qin Hui by Emperor Gaozong, and changed Qin Hui's posthumous title to Miao Chou in an almost insulting manner.
This series of actions dealt a heavy blow to the forces of surrender and compromise, and did not lay the foundation of public opinion for the Northern Expedition.
It's just that Han Yuanzhou overestimated the strength of the Song Dynasty, entrusted the Northern Expedition to unjust people, and had spies inside, which led to its failure.
Shi Miyuan, who was the leader of the peace faction, saw the opportunity, and together with Empress Yang, assassinated Han Kanzhou and sent his head to the Kingdom of Jin to sue for peace. Since then, the main war faction of the Southern Song Dynasty has been in decline.
Shi Miyuan had been in power for more than 20 years, and the war faction had been suppressed. No one thought about the Northern Expedition anymore, which also led to the depletion of military armaments in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Li Zhixiao supported Shi Miyuan and said with a smile: "This time Zheng Qingzhi brought disaster to the court. At that time, the officials will still need to rely on my husband to seek peace for the Song Dynasty."
Shi Miyuan nodded, "If we want to have a good relationship with Mongolia, Zhao Tai cannot stay. He actually dared to poison Tuo Lei. It is really lawless. He must not be allowed to fill the clan membership. Do you understand?"
Li Zhixiao nodded, "This Zhao Tai's clan status is already doubtful. Don't worry, Mr. Shi. I say hello. Even if he can produce evidence, he will not be allowed to renew his membership."
Shi Miyuan nodded with satisfaction, "In addition, let people pay attention to the traces of Zhao Tai. He must be eager to return to the Kingdom of Jin now. Although the truth has released the news, the Jin people may not believe it. So it is best to take this on the road. Zhao Tai was killed and his head was given to the Mongols."
"The official has sent people to look for him secretly. Once there is news, he will be killed." Li Zhixiao said.
Shi Miyuan left the restaurant, came to the carriage, and gave his final instructions, "The actions must be clean and secretive, and no one can grab the handle."
Now that the emperor supports Lianjin, Shi Miyuan cannot openly confront the emperor. He can only use his influence to do it secretly to avoid angering the emperor.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister Shi!" Li Zhixiao helped Shi Miyuan onto the carriage, "I have a sense of propriety!"
"Previously, the Prime Minister was planning to support Zheng Qingzhi to take over. Now it seems that the Prime Minister has misjudged the wrong person! You work hard, and when the Prime Minister retires, I will let you become the prime minister!" Shi Miyuan said with emotion.
"I'm going to thank Shi Xiang for cultivating me!" Li Zhixiao was overjoyed.
Shi Miyuan nodded, got on the carriage and returned to the mansion, waiting for the Mongolian invasion from the south. The emperor asked him to come out and clean up the mess.
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After Sun Erniang agreed to Zhao Tai, Sun Jiaban changed his original plan. In addition to purchasing daily necessities along the way, he sailed northward all the way.
Soon Zhao Tai and his party arrived in Zhenjiang and were about to cross the Yangtze River and enter the territory of Zhao Fan, the envoy of the Lianghuai system.
Along the way, Zhao Tai rehearsed plays every day, but something happened during this period, that is, Zhao Tai met another historical celebrity, Jia Sidao.
At this time, in the cabin of Sun's class, sitting in front of Zhao Tai was a man with fluttering white clothes and an elegant demeanor. It was Jia Sidao, a drama fan of Zhao Tai.
