The Song Dynasty officials present were stunned, and Qiao Xingjian was even more incredulous that he would be beaten in broad daylight.
He was a high-ranking minister in the Song Dynasty. He was whipped in the street, and he couldn't live with it for a while.
The surrounding officials were stunned, and the people in the distance couldn't help but point and point when they saw this scene. At this time, an official wanted to help Qiao Xingjian, but Yang Weizhong immediately knocked him down with another whip.
Yang Weizhong saw that the Southern Song Dynasty wanted to delay, and he could not be manipulated by the Southern Song Dynasty. He glanced at everyone with domineering eyes.
"I say it again, let Shi Songzhi come to see me!" As he spoke, he handed the whip to one of his subordinates. The Mongolian man sneered, then waved the whip and continued to whip, causing screams in the street.
Qiao Xingjian was a prime minister and could not be beaten to death, so the Mongols randomly found a Southern Song official to beat him to frighten the Southern Song Dynasty.
Outside the city, Jingci Temple. Shi Songzhi took his servants and settled down in the temple, preparing to take a holiday and spend a few days at leisure.
At this time, the servant had just made his bed when an official rushed in and reported urgently.
"Shi Xiang, something bad has happened!" Shi Songzhi was sipping tea and couldn't help but frown when he saw this.
"How unbecoming is it to be in a panic!"
"Prime Minister, the Mongolian envoy was arrogant and domineering and beat up Prime Minister Qiao and Minister Zhu of the Ministry of Rites!" the official gasped. Shi Songzhi was startled, his expression instantly became solemn, and he said angrily: "Did Mr. Qiao be negligent and allow the envoy Meng to take the opportunity to have an attack?"
"Xiang Qiao did not act negligently. The Mongolian envoy wanted to see Prime Minister Shi. Qiao Xiang just said that Prime Minister Shi was not in Lin'an, so the envoy Mongolian suddenly got angry. Shi Xiang, please return to the city quickly, otherwise Zhang Shilang will have to be beaten in the street by the Mongols. Die." The official cried.
Shi Songzhi stood up and paced back and forth in the room. He understood that the Mongols knew his intentions. If he didn't go out to meet him, he was afraid that the Mongols would really dare to kill people.
"Alas!" Shi Songzhi stomped his feet unwillingly and waved: "Go back to the city!" In Lin'an City, Jubao Street was crowded with people, and there were clear sounds of whips and screams.
In the street, Yang Weizhong stood with a cold face, and several Mongolian soldiers stood beside him with swords. A Mongolian Khan wielded a whip and whipped Zhu Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, causing Zhu Shilang to roll on the ground and scream in agony.
Many Song Dynasty civil servants around him were too frightened to look at him, and they were filled with fear. No one dared to come forward to rescue him.
A large group of Song soldiers separated the officials from the people to prevent the indignant Lin'an people from harming the Mongolian mission.
At this time, the people who were watching were aroused by the scene before them. Suddenly a group of officers and soldiers came over, separated the people, and shouted
"The Prime Minister is here!" Yang Weizhong heard the sound and turned around, seeing Shi Songzhi emerging from the crowd.
"Yang participates in politics!" Shi Songzhi glanced at the whip-wielding Mongolians, suppressed the anger in his heart, and greeted Yang Weizhong,
"If there is any neglect in the truth, Yang Shenzheng can come for the truth, why bother others?" Yang Weizhong showed a contemptuous sneer at the corner of his mouth, waved his hand, and his subordinates retracted the whip.
Shi Songzhi's cheeks fluttered,
"Help Qiao Xiang and Zhu Shilang to rest." Several Song soldiers quickly helped Qiao Xingjian and Zhu Shilang of the Ministry of Rites away. The two were insulted. After Zhu Shilang returned home, he resigned, but Qiao Xingjian said that he was ill. out.
Shi Songzhi came forward, Yang Weizhong's goal was achieved, and his actions just now also told the Southern Song Dynasty that Mongolia was not something the Southern Song Dynasty could control.
"Historian Prime Minister, when I come here this time, the Song Dynasty must give an explanation for tearing up the peace agreement and solve it properly. Otherwise, we, Mongolia, will regard the Song Kingdom as tearing up the peace agreement and send troops to attack Song Dynasty!" When Yang Weizhong saw Shi Songzhi, he State your intention directly.
Shi Songzhi saw the streets full of people and felt a little embarrassed. He took a deep breath.
"Yang Shenzhi, let's go to the Political Affairs Hall to talk!" Yang Weizhong did not refuse, and immediately followed Shi Songzhi to the Political Affairs Hall and talked behind closed doors.
In the political hall, Shi Songzhi sat down, waited for his subordinates to serve tea, and waved his subordinates to exit. At this time, there were only two people left in the hall, and they said in a deep voice: "As for the matter of tearing up the peace agreement, our court has sent envoys to explain to the country that it is entirely Zhao Tai's individual behavior and has nothing to do with our court. And remove the main war faction. , punishing Zhao Tai was also the content of the original supplementary secret agreement. I also dealt with Zhao Tai in accordance with the secret agreement, which triggered Zhao Tai to attack Hebei. The state should be able to understand this matter." After the initial peace talks, Zhao Tai was dissatisfied with Lin'an After letting the tiger return to the mountains and seizing the horses of the Mongolian army, Shi Songzhi was worried that Mongolia would be angry and refuse to recognize the peace agreement, so he could only sign a supplementary agreement with Mongolia to calm Mongolia's anger.
In the supplementary agreement, Mongolia clearly requested the Southern Song Dynasty to deal with Zhao Tai. Yang Weizhong waved his hand, no matter how much,
"I don't want to listen to this. I just want to ask you, what are you going to do now that Zhao Tai is attacking Hebei?" Shi Songzhi pondered for a while,
"Don't be angry, Yang Shenzheng! Zhao Tai doesn't listen to orders. Our court has deprived him of his title and regards him as a traitor. Now our court and the Huaihe River have stationed 300,000 troops to deal with Zhao Tai and quell the rebellion! It's just a big army. , it takes time to prepare, please wait for some time." Yang Weizhong snorted coldly,
"Xiang Shi, we are all smart people. I advise you to put aside your thoughts of reaping the benefits. Now that Zhao Tai's main force is in Hebei and Shandong's troops are empty, you must launch an attack immediately!" Shi Songzhi's intention was revealed, and Mongolia surrendered to the Southern Song Dynasty. The pressure was great, and he really hoped that both Mongolia and Zhao Tai would suffer losses, and then the Song Dynasty would clean up the mess.
In this way, the Song Dynasty could not only eliminate Zhao Tai, but also inflict heavy losses on Mongolia, making it unable to threaten the Song Dynasty.
However, although his idea is good, Mongolians are not stupid. Now that Mongolia has sent Yang Weizhong over, it is obvious that they want to attract the Song army to enter immediately.
Shi Songzhi weighed the pros and cons in his mind. In the face of pressure from Mongolia, the Song Army's secret troops would definitely not be able to stay still, but if they launched an attack like this, the Song Army would definitely suffer huge losses.
"Yang Zhengzheng! The truth is that the state is very anxious when Zhao Tai attacks Hebei. However, in my estimation, after our country blocks Shandong, Shandong's finances will not be able to support it for long. Now that Zhao Tai is aggressively raising troops, he is spending money like water. ." Shi Songzhi saw that Mongolia was unwilling to fight with Zhao Tai, so he could only tell his plan.
"Now we only need to delay. In three months at most, Zhao Tai will collapse! By then our two countries will advance from the north to the south, and it will be easy to destroy Zhao Tai. If we attack now, we will only lose more soldiers' lives in vain." Shi Songzhi What it means is that everyone should not think about reaping the benefits, but first hold off Zhao Tai and wait until Zhao Tai runs out of money and food before launching an attack.
In this way, both the Mongolian army and the Song army can avoid a head-on fight with Zhao Tai, and neither side will suffer losses.
"No! Your Song army is sitting on the sidelines in Huainan and there is no loss! It is absolutely impossible for us Mongolia to fight Zhao Tai alone for three months. You Song army must cross the river immediately and attract Zhao Tai back to Shandong. This is only fair! "Yang Weizhong waved his hand, leaving no room for doubt.
