Zhao Tai smiled and asked knowingly, "Oh? Come for me!"
Jia Sidao stood up and pointed at the red flag flying outside the joint hall. "When I entered the village, I saw the big flag in the distance. When I got closer and saw clearly the four characters "loyalty report" in the letter, I knew what brother Zhao had in mind. Sheji, I will definitely make this trip worthwhile."
Zhao Tai stared at Jia Sidao and saw that he was a little embarrassed. He suddenly sneered, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said calmly: "It's because the Song army can't stand it in Huainan!"
Jia Sidao was a little embarrassed, but he didn't expect Zhao Tai to see through his intentions and put on a cold expression.
"This~" Jia Sidao was speechless for a moment, "this" for a long time, and finally he could only sigh: "Brother Zhao is so wise! This time it is indeed a disaster!"
Zhao Tai put down the tea cup and said, "The Mongols went south, claiming that they would only destroy us and not attack the Song Dynasty. Before the Mongolian army went south, I repeatedly asked people to go to Lin'an and made powerful statements. I claimed that the Mongols superficially wanted me, but they were actually plotting against the Song Dynasty, but Lin'an did not Listen to my words and sit back and watch me besieged by the Mongols.”
"This is all because there are treacherous ministers in the court who deceived the officials. In fact, the officials and Prime Minister Zheng value Brother Zhao very much." Jia Sidao sighed for a while, then said sincerely: "This time I was ordered to appease Brother Zhao. , the imperial court has agreed to all the conditions proposed by Zhongyi Town. Now that the imperial court is in trouble, Brother Zhao is a loyal man, so please send troops to save the country from danger!"
Zhao Tai originally begged the Southern Song Dynasty to recruit him, but the Southern Song Dynasty did not accept his conditions.
Now that the Southern Song Dynasty took the initiative to bring up recruitment again, the conditions could not be the same as before.
Because the Southern Song Dynasty was not threatened by Mongolia at that time, it was Zhao Tai who took the initiative. Therefore, Zhao Tai did not dare to put forward any excessive conditions to the Southern Song Dynasty. He only hoped to be recognized by the Southern Song Dynasty and get close to the Southern Song Dynasty, the only thick leg left in East Asia, so that Mongolia would not dare to Easy to attack.
Now that the Southern Song Dynasty is asking for Zhao Tai, Zhao Tai will naturally raise the price.
Zhao Tai picked up the tea cup again, changed his expression, and said, "Brother Jia, you know what I am like. After I am Taizu, I have no second thoughts about the Song Dynasty. Although the court at that time refused to save him, I did not I don't hold any grudges. In order to buy time for the imperial court to set up defenses, I did not escape. Instead, I stood firm in Pizhou and blocked the Mongolian army for the imperial court. For this reason, my troops consumed a lot of money and there were many complaints about my deployment. Now you ask me to send troops, I have no reason to convince the public!"
When Wang Bin heard this, he closed his swaying feather fan and said, "That's right! Our Zhongyi Town was ruled by the Song Dynasty. A few months after arriving in Mongolia, we have already done our best to be kind and righteous. At first, when we were in danger, Lin'an stood by and watched. Now that Lin'an is in crisis, we are asked to send troops to defeat our Zhongyi Town. For what?"
As soon as the military advisor spoke, many generals in the festival hall immediately became rebellious and agreed, "I wanted to caress you at first, but now it's hard to think of us. Your Majesty, we are firmly opposed to sending troops."
Although Jia Sidao was young, he had a lot of knowledge and experience. When he saw this situation, he knew that Zhao Tai and the generals of Zhongyi Town were acting.
Jia Sidao was a smart man and said straight to the point: "Don't get excited. The court had some ill-considered issues before, but everything is easy to discuss. Brother Zhao, if you have any difficulties, you can raise them and I will convey them to the court."
Zhao Tai continued his performance with a sincere look on his face, "Well, that's what I said. I am a member of the clan. If the Song Dynasty is in trouble, how can we not save it?"
Zhao Tai paused, but did not say how to save him. Instead, he looked at several subordinates and said in a reproachful tone, "Military advisor, Brother Jia is an envoy of the imperial court. You must not be rude. I think the Song Dynasty is in trouble. We Rescue is necessary. If you have any difficulties, tell Brother Jia while he is here."
Wang Bin sighed, "We understand the king's loyalty to the Song Dynasty."
With that said, Wang Bin shook his feather fan and said to Jia Sidao: "Jia Sicheng, this time Mongolia went south, the sacrifice of our Zhongyi Town soldiers has been witnessed by all the world."
Jia Sidao echoed: "The court is now aware of this."
Wang Bin continued: "Since ancient times, if soldiers want to serve their lives, rewards and punishments must be clear. If the court wants to appease us, let us send troops, and help the court tide over the crisis, it must first give us enough rewards."
Jia Sidao nodded, "It makes sense, so what reward does Zhongyi Town want?"
Wang Bin said: "We in Zhongyi Town conquered two thousand miles of rivers and mountains in Shandong. After surrendering, the imperial court will set up a large town in Shandong and let us recruit troops and collect taxes on our own. This is not excessive!"
This request would definitely not be agreed to in the Southern Song Dynasty, but now the situation is different.
In order to understand the urgent need, Song Ting could only give in.
When leaving Lin'an, Zhao Yun told Jia Sidao that as long as Zhongyi Town sent troops to relieve the Song Dynasty, Zhao Tai could be allowed to arbitrarily decide on Shandong's military and political affairs and admit that Zhongyi Town remained independent in fact.
"There is no problem with this request. The court can consider it." Jia Sidao nodded.
Wang Bin added: "In terms of official rank and title, not to mention titles, at least they should be hired at the same level!"
Jia Sidao mused: "This request is also reasonable."
Wang Bin immediately said: "Our Commander-in-Chief was named the King of Loyalty when he was in the Jin Kingdom. Now that he has surrendered to the Song Dynasty, it is not appropriate to use the title of the Kingdom of Jin, so please ask the court to designate our Commander-in-Chief as the King of Qi!"
"Become a king?" Jia Sidao was shocked. This request was a bit too much.
Wang Bin frowned, "Is there a problem?"
Jia Sidao nodded sincerely, "There is indeed a problem. I'm afraid it goes against the ancestral system."
Wang Bin said: "It's understandable that it's difficult to be crowned a king with a different surname. But my family, Jie Shuai, comes after Taizu and is a member of the Great Song Dynasty clan. I don't think it's too much to grant the title of King of Qi."
Many generals in the festival hall immediately shouted, "That's right! The Song Dynasty appeased us and established two thousand miles of land and hundreds of thousands of troops. How about making us a king? If we don't make it, we won't send troops!"
Jia Sidao could decide other conditions, but for the title of king, Jia Sidao had no power to agree.
When Zhao Tai saw his subordinates yelling and Jia Sidao looking embarrassed, he suddenly laughed and interrupted everyone's conversation, "Everyone, be quiet. Don't embarrass Jia Si Cheng!"
Zhao Tai came down and said with a smile to Jia Sidao: "That's all for today's business. Brother Jia, you have also heard your opinions. Please think about it. I asked someone to prepare some wine. We haven't seen each other for a long time. How about a drink?"
Seeing this, Jia Sidao could only nod his head, and then followed Zhao Tai to the living room, eating wine and talking, but he didn't mention what happened just now.
Jia Sidao could not make the final decision on Zhao Tai's request, and the Mongols were in a hurry to attack the Southern Song Dynasty. Jia Sidao did not dare to stay longer and returned to the Southern Song Dynasty overnight after drinking.
When Zhao Tai saw Jia Sidao walking down the mountain, watching Jia Sidao's back walking away, he couldn't help but ask, "Will Lin'an agree to our conditions?"
Wang Bin shook his feather fan and said rather profoundly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The spies have come to report that Kublai Khan's army has left Pizhou and gone south. It is expected that the Southern Song Dynasty will not reject our request. After all, Your Majesty is originally from the clan, so the resistance to being crowned king will be small." a lot of."
