Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Revising the National Book

"Hahaha, interesting, interesting, this is the first time I have seen such a credential, is this written by Yang Hao?" "yes." "I have seen Yang Hao's words, it seems..." "Oh, Yang Zuoshi's writing is really..., this is the ghostwriting of a meritorious Cao." Gao Xiang bowed his waist, and there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth. "I see." Zhao Kuangyin nodded. Liu Linxi handed Yang Hao's letter of credence to Gao Youshi who said he was sick at home. Gao Xiang saw it as a treasure, and immediately he was gone and his illness was cured. and went straight to the palace.

At this time, the setting sun was like blood, and the sky was full of colorful clouds. Zhao Kuangyin's family was having dinner, but since that time with a jade axe, he knocked out the front teeth of the official who entered the palace to speak, and was threatened by the official to write this matter into the emperor's daily life record. After Zhao Kuangyin kept apologizing with Li, if any officials came into the palace to speak out during the court meeting, unless the Forbidden Palace was locked, he would meet him. "Well, put it here, and I'll take a closer look." "Yes, then... Wei Chen is leaving."

Gao Xiang bowed his hand and resigned, feeling a little disappointed in his heart, because although the emperor showed a hint of ridicule, he didn't demote Yang Hao to nothing in person, and directly threw back the draft, refuting him to be ashamed. Yang Hao's letter, in terms of embellishment, is too plain and straightforward, and it does not have the elegant, elegant and profound diction and writing style of a great country. Liu Gongcao deliberately recorded his original words, without To make any modifications, Gao Xiang brought it just to let the emperor see: Your Majesty entrusted him with no one, at his level, can he be a Honglu Shaoqing?

Another thing is that these foreign affairs officials are the most sensitive in their words and deeds. When negotiating with others, they always talk about things. They never ramble and involve too much. If there is nothing wrong in the world, then you're done.But what about Yang Hao, Yang Hao’s letter is only for fear that the world will not be chaotic. Strange, but... Gao Xiang shook his head, and could only sigh: The emperor's heart is unpredictable. Yang Hao’s letter is eloquent and eloquent, the content is unconstrained, he simply thinks of what to say, the wording is simple and straightforward, and the general idea of ​​the letter is: first of all, he reviewed the history of the two countries. In 1999, it was a friendly country with a long history and simple folk customs. When the Central Plains was in chaos and the princes were fighting for hegemony, Khitan did not take the opportunity to hunt the Central Plains. It has a glorious peaceful tradition.

After the establishment of the Song State, Khitan recognized the legal status of the Song State and sent envoys to establish diplomatic relations. The two countries began to develop in a healthy and peaceful direction. Of course, there were some unhappiness between the two countries.The main reason is because of the Northern Han Dynasty, which has historical ties to Song and Khitan. For this reason, it is a pity that our emperor and your queen once fought and fought. Fortunately, the monarchs of both sides are peace-loving, and they have maintained a restrained attitude towards each other. Since then, the exchanges between the two countries have become increasingly close. Soon we also purchased a large number of cattle and sheep from your country, which strongly supported your country's economic construction.

After rambling, Yang Hao got to the point and began to explain the other party's accusation.Yang Hao did not point out the identity of the so-called Khitan merchants as spies, but admitted that they were legitimate merchants, and admitted that they were killed by Song officials, but denied that it was the Song court.In his explanation, it was Fu Tinghan, the governor of the army and horses in Dizhou, Shandong, and Mo Yan, the prefect, who were corrupt, violated the law, murdered for money, robbed the property of Khitan merchants, and killed them. "For this reason, the court of the Song Dynasty escorted Fu Tinghan, the military governor of Dizhou, Shandong, to Beijing, and executed him in public. As for the accomplice, Mo Yan, who was appointed to the jurisdiction of Dizhou, he has already fled. The businessman is fair, the state of Song is persevering in arresting the murderer. Now we in the state of Song have received news that the wanted criminal Mo Yan has fled to your country. We hope that your country can help us catch the murderer and bring him to justice.

As for the fact that your country's frontier squad was ambushed by our border guards and suffered heavy casualties, the imperial court attached great importance to this and immediately sent personnel to investigate the matter. The results of the investigation are hereby notified as follows: Your country's patrol squad entered both sides by mistake Only the isolated area without force was ambushed. Although this isolated area is just a isolation zone agreed by the two parties, it was not set up through consultation between the two countries, but it was unanimously observed by the border guards of the two countries. Your patrol sergeant strayed into the neutral zone. The conflict was caused by our misunderstanding. The Chinese government deeply regrets this and expresses its 120,000-fold apology.

After our careful and serious investigation, we found that the root cause of this misunderstanding is that some unfriendly tribes in your country often cross the border by force to "strike grass valleys", kill people, take lives, and plunder floating wealth, which aroused great indignation among the soldiers and civilians in our border area. The border guards are ready to deal with these bandits who do not abide by the laws of your country and disrupt the peace between the two countries. This misfortune was caused by the lack of obvious marks on the clothes of your patrol personnel. We extend our sincerest condolences to the dead soldiers of your country, and promise to return the remains of these heroes to your country as soon as possible, so that they can return to their roots.Taking this opportunity, we also request your government to follow the principles of peace, friendship, and common development, and proceed from the long-term interests of the two countries, to crack down on the increasingly rampant horse bandits and avoid similar misfortunes from happening again..."

Zhao Kuangyin read the letter again and his eyebrows twitched wildly. Finally, he couldn't help but slapped the table and laughed loudly. Empress Song asked curiously, "Is this letter of state interesting, sir?" Rarely has anyone laughed so freely." Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help laughing and said: "This Yang Hao is really a wonderful person. It's the first time I've seen people from Honglu Temple write with the heroic blood that only those commanders possess." "Yang Hao, is it Yang Hao again?" Princess Yongqing rolled her eyes and asked curiously, "What did that big stick say?"

"Yongqing, a girl's family, and a princess of a country, you must pay attention to your identity when you speak." Queen Song immediately scolded her. Zhao Kuangyin said with a smile: "It's very interesting, very interesting, especially the last paragraph: 'My lord will win the world with virtue, and the world will return to his heart; he will sweep the Central Plains with martial arts, and he will be invincible. With this wise lord and the teacher of the tiger, he will make all the people War, who can resist it? Let it attack the city, where can't it be conquered?" Haha, which ancient book did this sentence come from? Well, I have forgotten it, but... well, well changed , It’s much better than his nondescript "Teacher List"."

Princess Yongqing rolled her eyes cleverly, curled her lips and said: "I thought he said something, so it turned out to be a big flattery, which made Daddy Long Yan very happy." Zhao Kuangyin glanced at her, then smiled again: "I haven't finished yet, the following sentence is even more exciting: My lord is generous and benevolent, and has always been friendly with the emperor of your country. I hope the emperor of your country can resolve this matter calmly. If you don’t attack me, I won’t attack others; if people attack me, I will attack them. If anyone regards my lord as an enemy, my lord must be his most competent enemy! Wonderful, wonderful..." Empress Song pursed her lips and smiled, and said sweetly: "'If anyone regards my lord as an enemy, my lord must be his most competent enemy!" , The official family is a hero, a generation of heroes, who dares to regard my official family as an enemy, the official family will become the most powerful enemy he dare not ignore, haha..." Zhao Kuangyin paced in the room for a while, then stopped suddenly and greeted the door: "Zhang Dejun, pass the decree to order Honglu Zuoqing to send Yang Hao to meet you quickly." Yang Hao came, entered the palace, entered the inner court, and stood on the Royal Hall of Funing Hall. Zhao Kuangyin looked at Yang Hao suspiciously. Yang Hao was wearing a brand-new official robe, and there was nothing wrong with standing there, but... what was he holding in his hand?It's more than half a foot wide and one foot long, like a wat board that officials use to write down things when they see the king, but it's a lot bigger, and it doesn't look like... Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help asking: "Yang Qing, what is... what are you holding in your hand?" Yang Hao said respectfully, "Going back to the official's house, I'm holding a wat board in my hand." Zhao Kuangyin suffocated: "Why is your wat board so much bigger than common wat boards?" "Go back to the official's house, minister..." Yang Hao said coyly: "The courtiers discuss matters, and the wording is too eccentric, so I can't remember it, and...the words written by the minister are relatively large, and if the wat board is too small... I can't remember it. ..." Zhao Kuangyin almost couldn't hold it back, held back his smile, then lifted the letter of credence in his hand with a happy face, and asked, "Yang Hao, you drafted this letter of credence?" Yang Hao said in astonishment: "I have drawn up a letter of state, and I thought I would present it to His Majesty to review it at the court meeting tomorrow. Why... are you now in front of the official's imperial letter?" Zhao Kuangyin was also taken aback for a moment, and then he understood the reason. He smiled slightly, and didn't say anything about the tricks among his subordinates, but said: "I have read it, and it is very well written. The wording and sentence making are too indecent, did you plan to ask someone to modify it?" Yang Haodao: "Back to the official's house, I don't have that intention. I also know that my pen and ink are shallow, and what I write is too straightforward, but it also depends on who it is for. Poetry and wine are our Han culture. The official's hobby, I have lived in the north for a long time, and I know that the northerners are bold, so saying this is in line with their temperament, if it is embellished, it will be too elegant, and it will lose its flavor." "Well, it makes sense..." Zhao Kuangyin glanced at him with a smile on his face. This man is talented without learning, and he is indeed talented, not to mention the last sentence of flattery that made the emperor on horseback with great military exploits flustered. Immortal, the place where the needle is hidden in Mianli in this letter of credence also suits his taste.For example, the letter of credence specifically mentions the battle of the Northern Han Dynasty. The Khitan sent troops to rescue the Northern Han Dynasty. Although the Song army retreated in that battle and the Khitans pursued them, the Song army basically retreated after completing the strategic targets. Not only did they successfully move the residents of the Northern Han Dynasty to the Song territory, but the Khitans who followed them also ate a large number of people. deficit.Didn't you northerners say that if the result of the handling is not satisfactory to you, you will send troops to attack? Even if your majesty the queen personally conquests, and after our army has been exhausted after a long battle, the result is nothing more than that. You can send troops to attack Please go? Zhao Kuangyin thought over and over again, and the more he thought about this letter of credence, the more he was more satisfied with it, and after some more conversations, seeing that the Forbidden Palace was about to be locked with a key, he said unsatisfactorily: "Okay, take this letter of credence with you." Go back, I have already read it, there is no need to add or delete a word, just transcribe it like this, use the seal, and send it back to the Khitan envoy." "I obey the decree! I will leave!" Yang Hao raised his hands high, took the letter of credence respectfully, retreated out of the hall, and left the Funing Hall. Yang Hao was not far away when someone shouted from behind: "Hey, the one in front, But Yang Hao?" Yang Hao stopped in his tracks, turned his head and saw a girl in palace costume, with thick eyebrows and pretty eyes, a little shrewd, followed by two palace daughters, but he didn't know who she was, and hurriedly said: "It's my official, I don't know girl?" "Yang Hao is bold and talking nonsense. There is no girl in the palace. This is Her Royal Highness Princess Yongqing." A court lady scolded her coquettishly, but Princess Yongqing gave her a blank look: "You are talking nonsense, what is this princess not a girl?" "This...princess, the servant girl is saying...except for the maids in the palace, the only one who can wear unmarried buns is the princess. He knows why and asks, so it is rude..." "What's so rude, you don't know that he is the famous Yang Dabangchui? It's strange for him to see it." Princess Yongqing said triumphantly. Yang Hao heard it funny, but it was inconvenient to say anything, so he had to bow and say : "It turns out to be Her Royal Highness Princess Yongqing. I'm a courteous official. I don't know if the princess calls me to live here. What's the matter?" Princess Yongqing licked her lips and said with a smile: "You just came back from the Jianghuai area?" "Uh... exactly..." Princess Yongqing was even happier: "Then did you ever bring back some bad white fish, which is a specialty of Huainan. This princess likes to eat it the most, but it has been a long time since I ate it." "Princess Tangtang, you called me for this? The princess of a country is actually a greedy cat, and she still has to beg for food from her courtiers. It's really funny." Yang Hao couldn't help laughing and said: "His Royal Highness likes to eat bad white fish, just send it to the place at a fixed time, why bother to ask for it from the minister as a princess?" Princess Yongqing raised almond eyes and said: "What's the matter with the princess? This princess just saw you by chance, and suddenly remembered this matter. If you don't want it, it's fine. Dad has already set the rules, and the palace is not allowed to ask for money from other places. For food, if I can ask the local government for it, do I need to ask you?" She turned around and left, saying resentfully: "Brother knows that I like to eat bad white fish, so he went out and came back empty-handed, and he didn't say anything for my sister." Yang Hao was stunned, and wanted to call her, but Princess Yongqing walked away angrily, Yang Hao heaved a sigh of relief, and looked back at the Palace of Funing standing under the golden sunset, with some respect in his eyes.