MTL - Poor Family-v2 Chapter 920 Qin Huibei envoy
Chapter 920 Qin Huibei Envoy
"Brother Gao!" Fan Zhixu shouted behind Gao Shen who was about to leave the hall.
Gao Shen stopped in his tracks, smiled slightly and said, "Brother Fan seems a little excited today!"
"I'm not excited, don't you see that the official's attitude is a bit vague?" Fan Zhixu said meaningfully.
Gao Shen nodded, "Speaking of it this way, it seems that the officials are not too keen on welcoming back the Second Emperor."
Fan Zhixu sighed and said: "In fact, we can understand the feelings of the officials. He has not been on the throne for a long time, and the late emperor has not abdicated. In terms of law, he is still the emperor of the Song Dynasty. , but it’s just a note, it’s not a formal edict, but ten thousand yuan can be refunded. Even if the first emperor returns and the officials give up the throne, he should welcome the second emperor regardless of personal honor and disgrace. What we have done, we must not give up the opportunity to welcome back the second emperor just because the officials are attached to the throne."
Gao Shen smiled and said: "Speaking of a good conscience, the official's ability is indeed stronger than that of the late emperor. At least he was not indecisive in fighting gold, and his attitude was firm. His support and trust in Li Yanqing was also the same as before. Only then did he defeat Xixia and regain Went to Hedong, forcing the Kingdom of Jin to give up the plan of the Southern Expedition and come to discuss peace."
"We all know this. The official abdication to the first emperor is just talking. Of course, all the officials unanimously support the official to continue to rule the world, but they will definitely give up welcoming the second emperor because of the throne. Whether it is moral or ethical It will be untenable, and it will become the shame of the officials behind them."
Gao Shen nodded, "As long as the identity issue is resolved, I believe the officials will agree to Fan Xianggong's plan."
"Then Mr. Gao still insists on exchanging prisoners of war for land, and refuses to accept the return of the second emperor?" Fan Zhixu looked at Gao Shen and said.
The reason why Fan Zhixu had to persuade Gao Shen was because he knew that Gao Shen's attitude was Li Yanqing's attitude. Gao Shen was actually Li Yanqing's representative of Li Yanqing's interests in Zhizheng Hall. There will be twists and turns.
Gao Shen smiled slightly, "Fan Xianggong is serious. I don't disagree with welcoming the second emperor back. It's just that the focus is different. I mainly consider safety issues first. If five prisoners of war can be exchanged for Haizhou, Pizhou, Suzhou, Bozhou and Yingzhou and other five states will greatly reduce the strategic pressure on the front line of the Huaihe River. Of course, if we have more bargaining chips to exchange with Jinbing, I will also suggest welcoming the second emperor back."
"Gao Xianggong means that he also supports the return of the Second Emperor!" Fan Zhixu looked at Gao Shen eagerly.
"Yes! I support it, but I advocate winning safety first, and then welcoming back the Second Emperor."
Fan Zhixu nodded. He now knows Li Yanqing's attitude, and he supports it in principle, but it's not the main appeal. It doesn't matter. It depends on how to negotiate. "
Gao Shen smiled again: "It's not enough to convince me, and Qin Shangshu is not very enthusiastic about welcoming the second emperor back!"
"He is selfish!"
Fan Zhixu sneered, "He is not as considerate of the country as Mr. Gao. I suspect that he lied about fleeing back to the Song Dynasty. That's why he doesn't want the second emperor to come back."
“It’s not clear whether he has selfish intentions, but there are some people who support his view that the people should come first.”
"Those are just a few, so you don't have to think about it. The key point is that I hope that Zhizhengtang agrees. As long as our court officials are committed, no matter how reluctant the officials are, they will have to compromise in the end!"
Zhao Gou returned to the imperial study with a heavy heart. He sighed in the room with his hands behind his back. He really didn't expect such a result in the peace negotiation. Most of the officials strongly demanded to welcome the second emperor back.
He has no objection to welcoming back the Supreme Emperor, after all, he is his father, but he is very reluctant to welcome back the emperor brother Zhao Gou, who is still the emperor in name and has not abdicated! Doesn't the emperor's return mean that there will be two emperors in Song Dynasty?
Zhao Gou took out a letter from the drawer, which was a memorial to Li Yanqing when he sent someone back to the prisoners. The memorial reported in detail the whole story of the Battle of Shaanxi Road and the Battle of Taiyuan. What I read was not the memorial, but a letter in the memorial. Li Yanqing only wrote one sentence in the letter, "One center is loyal, and two centers are trouble." '
A short sentence is worth a thousand words, which made Zhao Gou extremely shocked. Of course, he knew what Li Yanqing meant, and he would never forget how his father tried everything possible to regain the throne when his brother ascended the throne, and the Great Song Dynasty was formed. The two centers have endless troubles. Once the father and brother are welcomed back, this consequence will inevitably occur.
Zhao Gou knew from his profound statement that Li Yanqing did not agree to welcome the second emperor back from his heart. It was only related to morality and he could not object publicly, so he could only remind himself in this obscure way.
Zhao Gou showed a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, Li Yanqing didn't dare to object publicly, could he do it himself? You must know that even if you are the emperor, you cannot withstand the strong pressure of the civil society.
Zhao Gou couldn't help but sighed, and put Li Yanqing's memorial back in the drawer. At this time, an **** reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Qin Shangshu is asking to see you!"
"Show him in!"
Zhao Gou had a very good impression of Qin Hui. In Du Chong's case, he interceded for Du Chong with special insight and kept the tradition of civil servants as commanders. This time Qin Hui strongly advocated exchanging five prisoners of war for the captives. Although there are very few people who agree with him in the court, it also shows his loyalty to himself, and this loyalty alone is worthy of his reuse.
After a while, Qin Hui hurried in, bowed and saluted: "My minister sees Your Majesty!"
"Qin Aiqing, what's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, I came here on my own initiative."
Zhao Gou was taken aback, "What are you asking for?"
"Your Majesty, judging from the situation in the court today, it is almost inevitable to welcome the Second Sage back. I think that the Kingdom of Jin will not object too much, so I feel that it is necessary to send someone to the Kingdom of Jin to meet the Second Sage first. Things have been dealt with in advance, so that even if the Second Sage returns, Chao Gang will not be thrown into chaos."
Zhao Gou's eyes lit up. This is a good way. Since the return of the father and the emperor's brother cannot be avoided, then prevent it in advance, let the emperor take the initiative to write the abdication edict, and let the father recognize his emperor with a formal edict. When they come back, they will be strictly monitored by themselves, and the crisis of the throne can be avoided to the greatest extent.
Zhao Gou praised Qin Hui very much. He can advise and solve problems for himself at the critical moment.
"It's just that Qin Aiqing, as a minister, will be in danger if she goes to Yanshan Mansion?"
"Your Majesty, since the Kingdom of Jin has sincerely negotiated peace, it will not embarrass your ministers. If your majesty is not at ease, you can first remove the humble minister from the position of minister."
Zhao Gou nodded, "You're right. If Jin Guo is sincere, he won't embarrass my envoy. You don't need to be dismissed from the post of Minister. You can go there without worry. If Jin Guo dares to embarrass you, they don't want to make things difficult for you." Wanyan Zongya has gone back."
That afternoon, the Zhizheng Hall came up with a negotiation plan, with Fan Zhixu as the negotiating envoy, Gao Shen and Lu Yihao as negotiating deputy envoys, and various ministries and Privy Council officials as negotiating members, waiting for the arrival of Jin Guo negotiating envoys.
At the same time, Zhao Gou ordered Qin Hui to be a secret envoy, and went to Yanshan Mansion and Liaodong to visit his father and brother on the pretext of sending spring clothes.
Qin Hui traveled north by sea by boat, arrived in Cangzhou a few days later, and was immediately escorted to Hejian Mansion by hundreds of Jin soldiers. The reason why Qin Hui was sent to Hejian Mansion was because Wan Yanxie happened to be patrolling Hejian Mansion.
Two days later, Qin Hui arrived in Hejian County on horseback, and was escorted into the government office by Jin soldiers.
Wanyan Xieye has been touring various places in Hebei during this period. Now that the Kingdom of Jin has decided to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty, consolidating the existing occupied areas has become Wanyan Xiye's top priority.
First of all, it is necessary to restore order and prohibit the Jin soldiers from arbitrarily embezzling people’s property and killing Song people. Secondly, it is necessary to appease officials from all over the country, improve their treatment and salary, and let them work for the Kingdom of Jin with peace of mind.
Wanyan Xiye’s fundamental purpose is to hope that Hebei and other places can resume normal production and provide taxes for the Jin Kingdom’s control. Especially when the Jin Kingdom’s headquarters is affected by the disaster, the taxes in Hebei and the Central Plains are very important.
At this time, a soldier entered the inner hall and reported, "Du Shuai, he has been brought here."
"Let him in!"
After a while, Qin Hui hurried into the inner hall, knelt down and saluted, "My minister, Qin Hui, sees Marshal Wanyandu!"
Wan Yanxie also saw his respectful attitude, so he couldn't help nodding in satisfaction, waved his hand and said, "Sit down and talk!"
"Marshal Xie Du!"
Qin Hui sat down at the side, and Wan Yanxie also served tea, he smiled and said: "You have done a good job on Du Chong's matter, I am very satisfied."
Qin Hui sighed, "Du Chong's official career is dead, and it is impossible to make a comeback."
"Actually, I don't care much about what will happen to Du Chong in the future. I just said that you followed my orders and I am very satisfied with this matter."
"It is a humble honor to serve Marshal Du!"
Wan Yan Xie also said: "You are doing well, and you were promoted to Minister of Rites in less than half a year. I hope you can go one step further and enter the Zhizheng Hall of the Song Dynasty as soon as possible."
"The humble job is also working in this direction."
"Then tell me, what is your purpose for going north this time?"
"Reporting to Marshal Du, all officials in the imperial court unanimously demanded to welcome the return of the second sage, but the officials were worried that the return of the second sage would affect his throne, so the humble officials took the initiative to invite Ying to go north, and wanted the second sage to make an official statement and give up the throne."
Wan Yanxie also sneered, "Are you so confident? Do you think Jin Guo will definitely let these two father and son emperors go back?"
Qin Hui was silent for a moment and said: "If it is for the sake of the great cause of the Jin Kingdom, I suggest that you put them back."
"Why?" Wanyan Xie also stared at Qin Hui sharply.
Qin Hui said in a calm and unhurried manner: "The humble official knows very well that as long as these two people go back, they will definitely become the root of the Song Dynasty's internal troubles!"
(end of this chapter)
