Chapter 278: No stop

Zhao Yu shook his head: "It may not be that easy to ask them to give up their military power. It may be even more difficult to mix Khitan and Han people."

"Your Majesty, this kind of negotiation is to fight and talk. Tell them with facts that if you don't talk, there will be no capital to talk soon." Ouyang said: "Besides, they cannot be ruled out that they are using delaying tactics, so they have to fight and talk. But according to my opinion, they should be sincere. It was completely beyond the expectations of the Khitans. It almost means that all the main forces of the Song army can go north to attack Tokyo at any time." Apart from the second-line troops, as the regular army, there were more than 600,000, which is a very terrifying number. Before Zhao Yu took office, the total number of imperial guards in the country was only 500,000, which was only 30% of the Liao army.

"Yeah, it makes sense."

Ouyang Xiaojing asked: "Your Majesty wants Weichen to run to Huanglong Mansion again, right?"

Zhao Yu smiled and refused to answer. It seemed that she was in a good mood: "Three days ago, when you were on the road, Zhang Jun sent the Jurchens surrendered to the Jurchens. They were very generous and only asked to buy Wanyan Wuqi as king. Then the Jurchens could manage the Jurchens autonomously in the north of Huanglong Mansion. The report also said that they could give up their military power."

"No," Ouyang said: "They must be eliminated."

Zhao Yu was amused when he heard this: "One side is a Khitan, and the other side is a Jurchen. Why are you so different in attitude?"

"Your Majesty, most of the Khitans are not very different from the Han people. Although they also graze, their main food is to cultivate fields. The Khitans are greatly influenced by Confucianism. The Khitans and Han people share the same language. Moreover, their superiors are incompetent and have no ambitions. The people also forgot nomadic things. Although there are some nomadic habits, everyone believes that nomadics are no longer the main economic support. They are more willing to build houses and buy land. The Khitans are invincible. In the occupied areas, the Khitans are more cooperative and kind. For them, being ruled by Song and ruled by Liao are not much. Some people even believe that the Song people can bring wealth and welcome the Song people."

Ouyang said again: "But it's completely the opposite. They only wrote the article after losing the most important Huanglong Mansion. The Jurchens and Chinese language are not in tune with each other. There is only one of thousands of Jurchens who know Chinese. They have no other way to survive except nomads. My Song Dynasty court certainly cannot fully support their country. As for giving up the army, it is even more ridiculous. Their army is the people, and the people are also the army. They have all the weapons needed by nomads. As long as someone greets them, the people will immediately become soldiers. The East China Sea area is even more bitter and cold. The Jurchens are persevering and will not be willing to surrender to other tribes, and the chiefs are unwilling to give up their power. The Han people are struggling in the Jurchens. In the occupied land, there are many Song Shangs attacked and looted. The Jurchens are not influenced by Confucianism. They believe that what they seized by force is their things. Not only is it difficult to assimilate them, but it can even be said that they cannot assimilate them. This is the difference between the two tribes."

Zhao Yu nodded and asked, "You mean the Jurchens don't need to talk about it?"

"No need to talk, General Han can fight slowly and talk slowly, kill fewer people and destroy less remaining local economy. But the Jurchens will raise tigers to cause trouble. If you delay for one more day, the enemy will be even more dangerous. Your Majesty, don't underestimate the Jurchens. They can all think of ways to go out to sea to loot, which not only shows that their etiquette is very poor, but most importantly, they have a group of excellent managers. If our army goes deep into the north to solve them, the time is right, and it will be even more difficult to deal with.

"Well... I want you to go to Khitan Tokyo again and help me discuss this matter. My Song Dynasty imperial guards have never fought against the Khitan head-on. The Khitans still have hundreds of thousands of troops. If they can die less, I can even promise Yelu Chun to return to Linhuang Mansion and give Linhuang Mansion to him as a place for food for generations."

Ouyang asked: "Why are you a wee minister again?"

"I heard that you have a good relationship with Yelu Chun and Yelu Dashi. Besides, you are an official who knows the Khitans best in the Song Dynasty. You also have the conditions for Lord and Reciprocity. You have proposed them yourself. Can you not go?"

Ouyang smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty doesn't know. When he redeems the Supreme Emperor last time, General Han cheated Yelu Dashi. I guess Yelu Dashi would take this account on Weimin."

Zhao Yu asked: "Will he kill you?"

"That won't be. If he kills me, it's like forcing all three armies to attack the Liao people." Ouyang replied, let alone Yelu Dashi, Emperor Tianzuo is not that idiotic. The current situation of killing envoys is to kill themselves. But looking at the Jurchens, it is very likely that Ouyang will be kept. This style is different, and its ideas and values ​​are different, so it is difficult to describe clearly. Besides, no one in the Liao Kingdom has any personal opinions about Ouyang. Even if there is, it may be Yelu Dashi, but Ouyang is still willing to believe that Yelu Dashi is a person with clear grudges.

"So, over the years, the Khitan, and the Jurchens, the only ones you think can be very easy to negotiate with. Who else can you send if you don't send?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers of Xixia are also willing to negotiate, but they are unwilling to give up the army. In the end, they didn't have a bargaining chip because of the false imperial edict of the minister. They lost all their bodies and had no choice but to agree to the conditions proposed by the minister. These can be discussed, like the Jurchens and Mongolia, don't talk about them, it's a waste of time."

Zhao Yu said: "You concentrate on doing your business and don't worry about Mongolia every day. I have a clear idea."

"Yes" Ouyang helpless.

Zhao Yu asked: "Did you send Wanyan Lan to Cangzhou prison?"

"Yes" Ouyang said: "I just thought, Your Majesty still doesn't know about this matter, so he didn't report it."

"Then you might as well kill her."

Ouyang said: "This person has a life-saving grace to me. Of course, I also have a life-saving grace to me. She can regard life-saving grace as dirt. After all, I am a scholar and understand the principle of repaying me with a drop of water."

"Yeah." Zhao Yu nodded and asked, "I ask you, why don't you write the Sleepwalking Notes?"

"..." Ouyang wiped the cold sweat. What do you mean?

Zhao Yu said: "Let Mengsheng continue to write, and I continue to read. I didn't say how the book was last time. It's because you concealed my help to write the book, which made me very unhappy. You are really not suitable to be a powerful minister and can't even understand the words. Do you know that after the sleepwalkings were cut off, many people went to trouble the Hangzhou printing factory and asked what happened later."

"There is no good"

"Ouyang." Zhao Yu thought about it and asked: "I really want to know how you know so much. You can even rejuvenate your skills and be proficient in the art of Qihuang."

"When you go back to your Majesty, it is said that all the top scholars in the world are Qu Xing. Therefore, Wei Chen often dreams of some messy things, and writing them in essays after getting up has become a habit. Besides, this method of trauma is not the first to use by Wei Chen. Wei Chen is traveling outside and reading medical books when he is bored on the journey. To be honest, General Zhang's injury is also a dead horse. Fortunately, General Zhang has a good fortune in his own way."

"Haha, but you did a good job." Zhao Yu said with satisfaction: "What is a pillar of the beam? This is a pillar of the beam."

"Thank you for your praise."

"But I have not rewarded the quelling of Dongting Lake. If I don't reward the military supervisor this time, you will not be at ease to help me."

Ouyang smiled bitterly: "What are you talking about with Your Majesty?"

"Come on," Zhao Yu said: "Pick up the things."

"Yes" An inner guard quickly brought a large plate into the side door. The plate was covered with red cloth, and there was something on the red cloth, and the things were covered with gold cloth. It looked quite mysterious, and it also had a considerable volume and a certain weight.

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "Ouyang, let you guess three times, and if you guess this thing, it will be yours. If you guess, I have to take it back."

"..." Ouyang Dahan, Zhao Yu was in an extremely good mood today.

Zhao Yu ordered: "Tip."

"Yes" The inner guard blinked his fingers at the gold cloth, and a metal sound rang out.

It was metal, and it was a whole piece of metal. Ouyang wondered what the emperor would give to a whole piece of metal? No, judging from the appearance, the metal was only half, it was a rectangular semicircle, which was cut in half by a cylinder. Ouyang looked at Zhao Yu's expression very proud. Obviously, this thing was very good to take, and he would be satisfied with it.

Gold? It shouldn't be so vulgar. Besides, Zhao Yu wouldn't have the nerve to shine gold in front of him. I don't care about the promoted official, and there is no need to use such a big thing to be a official, right? Is it a monument, not right, half a round iron sheet?

"Let him touch it" Zhao Yu seemed even more proud.

When Ouyang put his hand on it, he actually felt the words on it, which were the words descendants. The inner guard gently turned and moved away from Ouyang's hand. What are the descendants? Give titles and descendants? Who has ever seen such a title? Did this woman give birth to a son for herself?

This is not fun. Zhao Yu asked: "Ouyang, just think about it. I have something that I can admire and reward you will definitely be very happy. There are words on this thing, which are embedded in gold. This thing was rewarded in the Tang Dynasty. I remember that one of them was Qian Liu, the king of Wu Yue. This was the first one in the Song Dynasty."

Ouyang smiled bitterly: "I really can't guess" there are things I want, but I definitely didn't look like this.

"Forget it" Zhao Yu sighed: "Pick it up"

The inner guard lifted up a gold cloth, and Ouyang saw a semi-cylinder with a foot height and width of three feet. There were words on it, all of which were inlaid with gold. The first row of characters was inherited from generation to generation, and then his own achievements were engraved on it, starting from the Battle of Xixia. Finally, there were gold characters inlaid with them: "You are forgiven for nine deaths, your descendants die three deaths, or you may commit regular punishments, and there are no officials who are responsible for any punishment."

"What is this?" Ouyang was shocked.

"The iron coupon for the alchemy book." Neiwei replied.

Ouyang was shocked and asked: "Is it the legendary gold medal of death exemption?" Damn, this guy looked so much like half a gasoline barrel. Ouyang remembered watching TV. The gold medal of death exemption is a brand. Why did he get to his own side? This thing is just a legend. Ouyang didn't know that this thing was originally a gasoline barrel, but in order to prevent counterfeiting, he cut it half and left it inside.

"It's almost the same, but it's usually exempt from crime." Zhao Yu said: "You Ouyang often do bad things. Giving you this alchemy book will also avoid future prison disasters. Are you satisfied?"

"This... is so satisfied." Ouyang Xi said: "I had seen a few ministers in the court dislike each other, so I turned around and arrested them and beat them up, especially Zhang Bangchang."

"..." Zhao Yu almost fell into a coma. He didn't expect that the first thing he thought about was not his future safety, but that he wanted to use this thing to vent his personal anger. Zhao Yu could only say: "If you want to do something randomly, I will destroy the big inner piece and say you are forged."

"Thank you Your Majesty" is a more practical thing, but when you look back, you need to study what the nine deaths are, and what the three deaths are written above. However, the gold medal for avoiding death is very small, and no one must know it. It is estimated that it will be calculated based on the number of times. Alas... the second generation of officials is happiness, and they have a talisman before they were born. Son, I am an official, so you can kill people at will in the future.

"You wait in the inn first, and the peace talks depend on pomp." Zhao Yu said: "However, you can be more polite to the Khitans. I don't think you have to send Zhang Xuanming out to deal with it."

"Of course, Li Ganshun is still a relatively capable emperor and must be dealt with. Yelu Chuncai was a little confused and Emperor Tianzuo was incompetent. There was only one Yelu Dashi. The ministers would invite him to visit Tokyo."

"Well, I'm still relieved when you do things." Zhao Yu said: "Go down."

...

What surprised Ouyang was that Zhang Bangchang, as a minister, was actually a peace talks delegation. To be honest, Ouyang admired Zhang Bangchang very much. According to the records of the Ministry of Personnel, when he was a magistrate for more than 20 years, he had only one achievement on the record. There was only one such person. Needless to say, Ouyang also had some similar names such as opening canals, increasing grain production, increasing taxes and profits, and appeasement of local governments. Even the Hanlin Academy had the saying of conscientious work. Li Bangchang's only achievement was because he submitted a statement during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, taking items from Chongning and Daguan as flags.

Could it be that Zhao Yu specially used the gold medal to save himself from death? Later, when he asked the Minister of Rites, he realized that the Minister of the Shushu was a very important member of the delegation. The Secretariat was responsible for drafting the peace agreement. If he could not leave, he would of course have to go to the next level.

Although Ouyang was a small official, he was sent to the imperial envoy. Many of the people who went to Khitan with Ouyang were old acquaintances of Ouyang. Officials who had been on mission to the Western Xia together. Ouyang, based on the principle of waste utilization, called Zhang Bangchang to his room when he went on a break on the first day of his trip.

But Ouyang didn't expect that Zhang Bangchang's face was really pretty. When he entered the door, he first praised Ouyang's achievements and flattered Ouyang, saying that Ouyang was a pillar of the country and his future was limitless, etc. Ouyang was unmoved because this was a more objective positioning of himself. When Zhang Bangchang was thirsty, Ouyang Cai said: "I always thought that the truth that I was born with talent must be useful is the truth, such as Li Bangyan. So I wanted to ask Lord Zhang to use his director to help me a favor. If I have a lot of rewards, I have a elixir of alchemy books and iron vouchers at my hand, so I want to do something bad to you."

Zhang Bangchang immediately stood up and bowed, "The imperial envoy said that the reward is far from the same. Who doesn't know that the imperial envoy is dedicated to sharing the worries of the country and the people. Everything he does is related to the country's affairs. As long as the imperial envoy gives orders, the wind comes and rain comes, the subordinates will never frown."

...

Ouyang actually had long guessed that the Liao people would have a peace talk. Once the Huanglong Mansion was broken, not only the Jurchens could not stand it, but the Liao people also raised the combat effectiveness of the Song army to a new level. Continuing resistance was not very meaningful, not to mention that the Song people were able to carry out large-scale combat in the cold winter, which was something that the Khitans could not do. The Liao court was corrupt and there were no real people with ambitions. As long as they were well protected, they would not oppose being ruled. Ouyang knew that the focus of his work was no longer on military operations, but on expanding the territory, ensuring people's livelihood and maintaining local stability.

After passing through the Liao occupied area, Ouyang couldn't help but sigh that the Liao Kingdom, which was once twice as big as the territory of the Song Dynasty and had been standing in the north for more than two hundred years, could never avoid the destruction of inheritance. There was no sign of the prosperity of Empress Dowager Xiao during that time. The policies adopted in Liao and Jurchen areas were different, and they were mostly pacification. Whether they were Khitans, Han people or Bohai people, they were relatively kind.

The imperial envoy drove into the city, and the adults held their children to watch the fun, and there was no fear. The Song Dynasty also fully considered the local conditions. Local officials were kept in offices, and local officials were dismissed and abolished, and the Ministry of Personnel transferred capable officials to fill it. A hundred imperial guards were left in each county, led by a magistrate to cooperate with the magistrate to maintain public order. Han Shizhong issued military orders, and left-behind soldiers killed thirteen times, provoking, invading, plundering, etc., all within the scope of the thirteen times. The local people also expressed their recognition and support for what the Song Dynasty did.

In order to stabilize the rule of this place, the imperial court specially opened the Enke in the occupied areas. This Enke can only be participated by people from the occupied areas. This August, the provincial examination will be held next year and the palace examination. Next August is the Great Song Dynasty, followed by the imperial examination year. That is, scholars in the occupied areas will have two opportunities in a short time, which is great good news for scholars. The Song Dynasty will also provide measures such as ease travel expenses for any candidate who pass the state examination, which is an important means to stabilize the local area.

These methods are useless to the Jurchens. There will be no Jurchens taking the exam. They even speak Chinese in a minority, let alone Chinese characters. Therefore, the language and character not being able to understand is a major obstacle to rule. Or the unified character of Qin Shihuang is a huge contribution, otherwise what you need to learn now is not just foreign languages.

Scholars won over, and there were also people who grazed and farmed. These people benefited greatly from the five-year policy of exempting taxes from the Song Dynasty. The Khitans doubled their taxes at the time, and the Song people reduced their exemptions as soon as they came. Who do they support? Everyone knows it. The business association made great contributions to the city people. The venues they opened recruited a large number of local people. Although the wages were lower than those in the Song Dynasty, the local prices were lower. It was a very good income for them.
Chapter completed!