Chapter 8 Chapter Eight

When Yang Hao heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Oh? Why did the Tibetans write?" Since Tupan's subjugation, its forces have been fragmented. Although it is still a powerful force around the Song Dynasty, its form of government has been restored to the form of tribal alliances, and it is no longer a country. The foreign affairs channel can't be called a national letter in terms of specifications, so Yang Hao only calls it a letter. He knew that a large number of daily necessities of the Tubo tribe needed to be imported from the Song State, and the cattle and sheep products were sold to the Song Dynasty, and the Song State also relied on the power of the Tubo tribes to contain the Xiazhou Li family who was about to move, resulting in a balance of power in the northwest. A large part of the horses needed also depended on imports from the Tubo tribe, so the relationship between Tubo and the Song Dynasty is now relatively close.

Moreover, Jiao Sicheng also said just now that since he came here, there have been a lot of happy guests.The Khitan envoys came to fight, so they can't be called happy guests, but the Tibetans have some happy news? Jiao Haitao said happily: "This letter was written by the head of the Luodan clan of the Liugufan tribe in Liangzhou, protesting against my dynasty's false accusation of smuggling steel and imprisoning his nephew and a Han businessman who did business with him. The Tubo tribe regards Song as the orthodox of the Central Plains. Since the establishment of the tributary relationship, the Tubo tribe has been enshrining healthy horses to Song, respectfully training and submitting to Song. Now that Song is doing this, the Tubo tribes are too chilling. If we don’t If these people are released, Tubo will have to consider breaking off diplomatic relations with our dynasty, and we will never communicate with each other again."

Yang Hao rolled his eyes and said, "Cheng Jiao Si, is this the happy guest you mentioned? This...is this a happy event?" Jiao Haitao said with a wide-eyed smile: "Zuoshi, if we change the yamen, there will be disputes and troubles, that's not a good thing, but what is our Honglu Temple doing? The more chaotic things are, the more fierce the quarrels are. Our Honglu Temple Only then can it be used, isn’t this a good thing?” Yang Hao: "..." Jiao Sicheng took a look at his face, coughed hurriedly, suppressed his smile, and said in an official tone: "Lord Zuo Envoy, the Tubo tribes have always been respectful and friendly to my court, and provided us with a large number of urgently needed war horses, and established themselves in Liangzhou. For our court to contain the ambitious Xiazhou, and ensured that the Northwest vassals restrain each other, but they all depend on the situation of our Song Dynasty. Now it is only for smuggling small things. As it is unfavorable, this matter must not be careless, how to deal with it properly, I ask the adults to decide."

Yang Hao thought, yes, there is trouble in Tubo, if the imperial court sends me to appease... Yang Hao immediately turned his anger into joy, patted Jiao Sicheng on the shoulder, and said with a smile on his face: "What Jiao Sicheng said is reasonable, the more trouble they make Bad luck, Honglu Temple only has something to do, haha, give me the letter, and I'll take a look at the details." "Uh..." Jiao Haitao didn't expect Yang Hao to change his face faster than him. With a wry smile, he took out the letter from Tubo and handed it to Yang Hao. Changed, hurriedly coughed, and drank tea in a low voice.Fortunately, he concealed it quickly, and Jiao Sicheng who was standing beside him didn't notice anything unusual.

"My lord, how do you think this matter should be dealt with? After a proper countermeasure has been drawn up, it can be reported to the officials. With the cooperation of the officials, we..." Yang Hao put away the letter in a hurry, put his sleeves into his arms, then hurriedly got up, straightened his official hat, and said: "Prepare the sedan chair, I will enter the palace immediately." Jiao Sicheng stared and said: "Zuoshi, let's not discuss this matter anymore?" Yang Hao said: "There's no need to discuss it, I already have an idea, so I'll report it to the official and ask the official to make a decision."

When Jiao Haitao heard this, he hurriedly flattered him and said, "My lord is really amazing. In ancient times, Cao Zhi wrote a poem in seven steps, and now there is a Zuo Shi who makes a plan in one step. Your lord has strategy in mind, is unparalleled in wisdom, rich in knowledge, full of economics, astronomy at the top, and geography at the bottom. Suave and suave, proud and uncommon..." Yang Hao ran to the door, Jiao Sicheng flattered and followed all the way to the door, Yang Hao suddenly remembered something, and hurried back, Jiao Sicheng also chased after him with compliments, Yang Hao picked up the bag of bad white on the table Hugging Yu in his arms, Jiao Sicheng said solemnly: "Jiao Sicheng, I know that your admiration for me is like a torrent of rivers, endless~~~~, but these intimate words, wait for me to come back. Excuse me, excuse me, farewell."

Yang Hao was so anxious that he hurried out and boarded the car and headed straight for the palace. When he arrived in Da Nei, Yang Hao drove all the way, thinking about his own thoughts, and was led to Jiying Hall unknowingly. The little yellow gate leading the way in front stopped and sang to the hall : "Your Majesty, Honglu Shaoqing Yang Hao asks to see you." Only then did Yang Hao wake up, and he heard a steady voice in the hall proclaim: "Call him in." Yang Hao didn't have time to think, and stepped into the hall. In the palace, Zhao Kuangyin had just lost his temper, and Zhao Yu, the general of the left guard gate, directly brought the incident to the emperor. The emperor was furious when he heard this, and he issued an order not to allow the private sale of Qinshan wood. The ink is not dry yet. Well, when the prime minister of the court took the lead in destroying Tsunaki, is that okay?

At this moment, it was the afternoon, and the emperor was listening to the lectures of the scholars at the opening banquet. The one who taught the emperor today was the former prime minister Wang Pu.Hearing Zhao Xuan's explanation, Zhao Kuangyin sent him away, then slapped the table angrily, and said to Wang Pu: "Zhao Pu is becoming more and more bold and reckless, and dared to openly disobey the imperial decree. As for this, the prime minister broke the law, what should he do, Wang Qing ,you say!" Wang Pu squinted his eyes, looked around, raised his head to look at the sky, then looked down at the ground, folded his hands and said with a smile: "The officials calm down, Mr. Zhao has always been a civil servant, how could he allow his family to do such an injustice? In Yichen's opinion, Zhao Tun's temperament is violent and he cannot tolerate others, and it must be because he had a rift with the Prime Minister's family, so he falsely accused the Prime Minister."

Zhao Kuangyin was a little puzzled when he saw his movements first, carefully pondered his expressions, movements, and words, and couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Suddenly calmed down, he murmured noncommittally, walked a few steps in the hall, and said in a different tone: " That's right, I know Zhao Pu's character, how could he do such an illegal thing? Zhao Quan falsely accused the minister, and I was almost fooled by him. This person has sinister intentions and must be punished. The court minister should be severely punished, so I will be relegated to...Ruzhou, and become a dental school."

As he said this, the muscles of Zhao Kuangyin's cheeks twitched a few times. Wang Pu saw it, but his eyes were dim. Yang Hao walked into the hall quickly, and Zhao Kuangyin, who was still angry, saw this Honghe Shaoqing, who came here the day before yesterday with a wat board that was one size larger than ordinary people, and today he changed his burden, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "Yang Hao, what are you holding in your arms?" Yang Hao was thinking about things all the way, and forgot that he was still holding something in his arms. When Zhao Kuangyin asked, Yang Hao suddenly became alert, and couldn't help crying secretly: "It's broken, it's broken, why did you carry it directly to the palace? Tell the emperor, this is my gift." A gift for your daughter? It’s a taboo to talk about foreign ministers making friends in the harem. And... isn’t it said that the daughter is the lover of the father in the past life? Even if the son-in-law came to the house for the first time, the father-in-law probably wouldn’t like it, let alone me Identity, if Old Zhao knew that I was sending fish to the princess, wouldn't he blow me up first?"

Yang Hao was in a hurry, and quickly responded: "Go back to the official's house, this is a few catties of bad white fish that King Wei bought for His Royal Highness Princess Yongqing when he was patrolling the Yangtze River and Huaihe River at a thousand years old. It was only when I remembered that I was going to send some special products back to King Wei Qiansui. Because I was eager to ask the officials to decide on a big event, I ran to the palace first, uh... I forgot about it... ..." When Zhao Kuangyin heard that he was so diligent in state affairs, his expression softened a little, and he said: "Forget it, since it is something for the princess, why go around and send it to the Wei Palace." Take it, and retreat to the hall. Only then did Zhao Kuangyin say: "What happened for me to decide? Is it because the Khitan people are in chaos?" Yang Hao hurriedly said: "That's not the case. Because of a dispute with the local government, Tubo in Liangzhou sent envoys to complain to the government." Zhao Kuangyin's expression changed, and he said solemnly: "Tuban? Why did the dispute arise?" Yang Hao said casually: "Ba Miluo, a Tubo tribe, and Li Xing, a Han merchant, smuggled two cars of refined iron to Liangzhou. On the way, I seized them by the local government and sent them to prison. Originally, this was just a It is an ordinary anti-smuggling case, but it involves Tubo, so the matter is complicated. The letter from the head of the Luodan tribe in Liugu, Liangzhou was very dissatisfied with this. The officials decide for him to release his nephew and that Han businessman." Yang Hao said, submitting the letter. Zhao Kuangyin read it again, frowned and said: "Refined iron is a military supply. Those who trafficked it to foreign countries without permission from the imperial court will be punished with decapitation. Now they are only imprisoned, which is an extrajudicial favor." , he wants me to disregard the laws of the country with just one letter?" Wang Pu and Yang Hao didn't answer. Zhao Kuangyin talked to himself for a while, secretly weighing in his heart, the imperial court relied too much on the Tubo tribes, and a large number of healthy horses needed to be imported from there. His ambition, for the sake of two cars of fine iron and a few smugglers, if the two sides turn against each other, there is no benefit at all. After pondering for a while, he already had a plan in his mind, but turned to Yang Hao and said: "Yang Qing, You already know the ins and outs of this matter, so what should you do in your opinion?" Yang Hao kept staring at his face, and then he bowed and said: "The officials, I think, are just a few carts of fine iron, and it should not be used to make enemies with Tubo. The head of the Liugufan tribe in Liangzhou personally wrote The letter appeals to the officials, the imperial court should show him magnanimous grace, this man... should be released, as for the goods, you might as well return them to him generously, the Tubo Ministry asks for one and gets two, the officials will definitely gratitude." "Oh?" Zhao Kuangyin looked at him, smiled and said: "The Khitan people are domineering, but your reply is even more domineering than the Khitan people, and you are not afraid of offending them. Tubo is weak, but you have to show it. Annoyed them, why?" Yang Hao bowed and said: "Officials, just because the Khitan is powerful, even if the court shows its kindness and sincerely recruits, it will not submit to our court. On the contrary, the more humble our court is, the more arrogant they are, and they will indulge them. Their ambitions are constantly expanding. But Tubo is weak, and most of them rely on our government. If the big festival is not bad, this small department should not care too much about them, so it is easy to use Huairou methods to make them return." Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Although Yang Qing has a reckless temper, her mind is not bad, haha, that's exactly what I mean, so let's word it according to this meaning, and I will order Yousi to cooperate with you Honglu Temple to handle this matter well .Also, you might as well say bluntly in your reply that if there is a shortage of iron in Tubo, you can ask the imperial court, and the imperial court will pay according to the circumstances, and there is no need to smuggle it illegally, hehehe..." "I obey the order and leave." Yang Hao walked out of the palace slowly, stood under the tall porch pillars and let out a long breath, the cold sweat on his back disappeared. This Li Xing was that Li Xing, the craftsman who made bows and arrows in Yipintang, the hall of his adoptive father. younger brother.How did he hook up with the Tubo people? What happened in Luzhou?If it doesn't work, if you go back, you have to ask Bisu to contact 'Feiyu' to find out the reason. Yang Hao originally thought that the northwest was peaceful, and he entered this Qingshui yamen just to feign death and escape from the world, but he suddenly found that he had become a spider in the web, and any disturbance in any direction would inevitably involve him, and He... opened the net, so he himself was trapped in the net, and he couldn't break free.
Northwest, Luzhou, Mu's shepherd's big tent.Ding Chengzong and Li Guangcen sat side by side, and in front of them stood a few men who looked rough but had shrewd eyes. Ding Chengzong said: "That's all I want to say. You will split up and go to Xiazhou immediately. We'll provide everything you need to settle in for cover. Your only mission is to find a way to get close to the nobles of the Tuoba family. If you can gain the trust of the Li family in Xiazhou, you will help them go against the grain. It is the only purpose, and I have taught you many specific methods and means, and you can also adapt to the situation and show your own abilities.Well done, you alone are worth a team of 10,000 brave and skilled fighters, go! " "Yes!" A dozen big men bowed their hands together, bowed to Li Guangcen, and then retreated. Li Guangcen held back for a long time, and waited for them to take a sip. He couldn't help but coughed violently. Before he could catch his breath, he raised his glass to drink again. Ding Chengzong couldn't help but slightly frowned and said, "Mr. Li should drink less." "I'm used to it. If I don't drink it now, I'll die sooner." Li Guangcen smiled lightly, took another sip of wine, and said, "I think it's a good idea for you to spend time with Xiazhou. The bow was also taken out without any hesitation, so it's okay now, but will they be against us in the future?" Ding Chengzong smiled calmly and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, they don't have that ability. A sharp weapon can certainly enhance the strength of Tubo, but the national war is by no means a sharp weapon that can determine victory or defeat. I dare to conclude that there is no unified Regime, there is no clear and clear administration of officials, no military discipline with clear rewards and punishments, no heroic masters with great talents, not to mention Tubo, which is fragmented and scattered, even Khitan and Song Dynasty, who have such a sharp weapon as the "Yipin Bow", will still suffer defeat. The same cannot be relied upon. The second younger brother cleverly used tactics to make the Li family of Xiazhou and the Tubo people go to war on both sides, to wear down their strength and attract their attention. This is a good opportunity. I want to use it to the greatest extent and expand its influence.The enemy's enemy is our friend, why don't we help each other with all our strength?It's just a bow. If we cherish our secret skills and regard a dead object as our only reliance, that would be too lacking in confidence. In that case, the so-called reliance is actually no reliance. Our use of Xiazhou can cause discord among Tuoba nobles and crush them from within; funding Tubo can strengthen the strength of their enemies and crush them from the outside.They are fighting for us. At this time, we are mobilizing our troops until Xiazhou is troubled internally and externally. At that time, we can climb up and call, and the crumbling Xiazhou can be defeated in one fell swoop!It's just... when will he come back to preside over the overall situation? "