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Na Honglu quickly said: "After returning to the Courtyard, Yang Zuo envoy hosted a feast for Zheng Wang and Xu Xuan according to the etiquette system. During the banquet, Xu Xuan talked like a river, citing scriptures, pointing out rivers and mountains, and shocked everyone with his words. To help the wine, And write a poem in class." As he said, he presented the copied poem, and Zhao Kuangyin took it in his hand, and after reading it, he praised: "Sure enough, he is worthy of being the number one talented scholar in the south of the Yangtze River. His poems are not as beautiful as Li Yu's, so there is no sense of surprise. Let's taste it carefully." , the bearing is particularly superior, and it is in line with today's weather. It not only pleases the weather of our Song Dynasty, but also does not fall into the prestige of the Tang Dynasty. In a sudden, with this urgent talent, among the scholars in my dynasty, Lu Zhigao can be compared. , and the rest are not as good. With Yang Haozhi's knowledge, there is no way to compose words to match it."

Hong Lu hurriedly applauded and said: "What the officials said is true. Yang Zuoshi only raised his glass to praise, and persuaded Xu Xuan to drink, but did not respond." Zhao Kuangyin smiled: "Continue talking, what will happen next?" Hong Lu said quickly: "Seeing that Yang Zuo envoy refused to comment, Xu Xuan's interest in poetry declined a little, and he drank alcohol again for thirty days, so he talked about the proclaiming of the Tang Dynasty. He talked endlessly, and the minister hid behind the screen and wrote the pen. Sulu is not as fast as it should be, so only a few words are recorded."

Zhao Kuangyin sneered: "Xu Xuan has always had the talents of Su Qin and Zhang Yi, but this is not the Warring States Period, there is no six countries to stand by him, and the unification of the world is unstoppable. The situation in the world is controlled in the palm of your hand? This is really a scholar's opinion, hmph, what did he say?" Honglu quickly said: "Xu Xuan said that the head of the Tang Kingdom is kind-hearted. Since he succeeded to the throne, he has worked diligently and governed without much loss. The territory is safe, and the common people are rich. Raising soldiers is only for self-protection, and there is no way to win the world. The heart of the Song Dynasty. Today the ruler of the Song Dynasty is wise, and the world is united with the heart. The Tang Dynasty will not fall behind. For the sake of the common people, it is decided to cut down the title of the country and be reduced to the king. It’s really a blessing to be kind and give up fighting forever. Uh...that’s the general idea, Xu Xuan’s words are eloquent, and the words are as fast as the wind, and the minister’s records are not complete..."

Zhao Kuangyin savored it carefully, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "This sentence, the key is to raise soldiers and protect yourself. He not only calls himself a minister, but also fears that I will borrow his soldiers or station them in his territory. This sentence clearly means that the Tang Dynasty can call himself a minister. But I can't transfer his soldiers from Tang, and I don't need to garrison in Tang, because he is fully capable of protecting himself, hehe...how did Yang Hao say it?" "Uh..., Yang Zuoshi showed a smile on his face, just persuading him to drink."

Zhao Kuangyin was stunned: "Did he not say a word?" "No." Zhao Kuangyin was stunned for a moment, then said: "Then what did Xu Xuan say?" Hong Lu quickly said: "Xu Xuan also said that the Tang Kingdom surrendered to the Song Dynasty, with all sincerity. Tang is willing to serve the Song Lord with loyalty. I hope that the Song Lord will treat the Tang Kingdom with a benevolent heart, and don't use swords to cause corruption in the world. He said, There is no country in the world that will not perish for a thousand years. It is a grand plan to dominate the cause, causing thousands of people to suffer. Up and down, from the king to the people, there must be one heart and one mind, united as a city, and there will never be a laugh without a fight, which will make the world laugh."

Zhao Kuangyin just sneered, and without waiting for him to ask this time, Hong Lu quickly added: "Yang Zuoshi smiled and just invited wine." "Go on." "Yes, Xu Xuan said again, the purpose of Tang's conquest of Song is to stop the war and support the people. He is also the lord of official benevolence, so he will not treat the people of Tang harshly, so he has his heart. Today, the Tang Dynasty is honored as a minister, and I hope that Song Jun can accept it. Treat the Tang Lord and his ministers like father and son, and never start a war. Otherwise, the Tang Lord has won the hearts of the people for decades of benevolent governance. Today, the Yangtze River is dangerous, the hearts of millions of people can be relied on, Jinling City can be relied on, and the officials are united. You can rely on him, although Master Song is strong, he has nothing to fear."

"What a sharp mouth!" Zhao Kuangyin said disdainfully: "Is the Yangtze River natural danger to rely on? To protect the Yangtze River, the Huaihe River must be protected, and the Tang State Huainan cannot be protected. Now it is all in the hands of our Song State. Isn't the Yangtze River natural moat just empty talk? I am far inferior to that in poetry, but I can refute this sentence." It's a pity that I can't refute it personally. How did Yang Hao deal with it?" Honglu Kuaijiao's cheeks twitched a few times, and he replied: "Yang Zuoshi smiled and invited wine."

When Zhao Kuangyin heard it, his cheeks twitched a few times as if it was contagious, and Fang said, "Continue talking." "Yes, Xu Xuan also said that the territory of the Tang Dynasty is not as wide as that of the Song Dynasty, and its soldiers are not as brave and good at fighting as the Song Dynasty. However, there are many rivers and lakes in the south of the Yangtze River. The Tang Dynasty has hundreds of thousands of water troops, and they are all good at water warfare. Even if you raise soldiers in lakes and rivers, it is difficult to become a great weapon in ten years of poverty, and the soldiers are already tired. This is the strength of the Tang Dynasty. If the Song Dynasty treats the Tang State kindly, the Tang Dynasty will serve the monarch with respect and respect, and there will never be any opposition. Otherwise, The Lord of the Tang Dynasty once said personally: "If the king's teacher sees the beggar, he should be subdued by the army, personally supervise the soldiers, and fight against the city. If he doesn't get it, he will gather his family and set himself on fire, and he will never be a ghost of other countries!""

Zhao Kuangyin laughed loudly, and said disdainfully: "It's really hard for Li Yu to say such a bold statement. Unfortunately, this is nothing more than a sour scholar's big talk. Can Li Yu...can he do it? How does Yang Hao answer him?" ?” Hong Lu said quickly: "Yang Zuoshi showed a smile on his face..." Zhao Kuangyin frowned, and interrupted: "Just for a drink?" "Uh... yes!" "... Then what did Xu Xuan say?" Honglu laughed quickly and said, "Xu Xuan has nothing to say, just drinking." Zhao Kuangyin was silent for a moment, and burst out laughing suddenly: "Hahaha, hahaha, hahahaha..., some tofu in marinade, one thing is one thing, it turns out that the nemesis of people like Xu Xuan is Yang Hao, I can be regarded as wrong, Haha, with his ignorance and wisdom, this Yang Hao actually let a talented man like Xu Xuan make a gourd with a saw-mouthed gourd.


Xu Xuan never thought that when he came to the Song Dynasty, all the well-prepared arguments would be useless when he met Yang Hao, a living treasure. Yang Hao had a good temper and took good care of them, but no matter you Whether he used some poems with puns to enlighten him, or made a request in person, Yang Hao always smiled, with an unpredictable appearance, so that you can't guess what he meant. Xu Xuan lost his temper after being tortured by him. Want to see Zhao Pu?No time, Mr. Prime Minister is busy.Want to see the official?Ridiculous, the prime minister is not free, how could the official family be free.As time passed day by day, the current situation became more and more unfavorable to the Tang Mission.

First of all, the news that the Tang State begged to subdue and cut the title of the country has already spread, not only throughout the Song Dynasty, but also in all directions, including Khitan in the north, San Francisco in the northwest, Wuyue in the south of the Yangtze River, and the people of the Tang State who were kept in the dark , I know this now, and I know clearly that Li Congshan, King Zheng of the Tang Dynasty, and Xu Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, are now living in the Kaifeng Courtyard of the Great Song Dynasty. , food and wine, and hospitality to them.Although the official letter of credence has not yet been handed in, and the treaty between the monarchy and the subject has not been officially signed, but when this matter has become known to the world, they have no way out. At this time, an expected thunderbolt sounded, and the war in southern Fujian was over.Pan Mei and other Song generals captured Chenzhou and Hezhou, followed by Lian Kezhao, Du, Lian, and Shaozhou, defeating more than 100,000 Southern Han troops at the foot of the Lianhua Peak. After years, it finally returned to the Central Plains. The whole country of the Song Dynasty celebrated with joy, Zhao's family rewarded all the ministers, and even the servants knew that Zhang Dejun had been restored to his original surname by him, and he gave him another name called Ji'en.Wang Jien's original surname was Wang. When he first entered the palace as a servant, he recognized a great eunuch named Zhang as his adoptive father, so he changed his surname and called him Zhang Dejun.Even he has been rewarded, one can imagine the hundreds of officials in the court and the generals with meritorious service. The DPRK and China are busy with these matters, and no one pays attention to the Tang envoys.You know, this is the state of Tang rushing to surrender, but for the State of Song, this kind of thing is all there is to do, and if there is no desire, you can be strong, and the State of Song is naturally hardened.Xu Xuan could still hold his breath so far, but King Zheng Li Congshan, who knew that his brother was having trouble sleeping and eating, and was eagerly waiting for news, couldn't sit still. He doesn't expect to meet Xu Xuan's demands. He is just a naive scholar. Like his elder brother, he thinks that there is no need to tear up his face. He asks the Song Dynasty to write down some things in black and white. Zhao Kuangyin recognizes the status of a monarch and a minister. , we must abide by the rules of the monarch and ministers, otherwise... Isn't the emperor of the Song Dynasty afraid that people will laugh at him for breaking his promise and be ridiculed by future generations? Li Congshan obviously forgot what Zhao Kuangyin promised him a few years ago in the Jinluan Hall, holding the hand of Zhe Dejian, the Jiedu envoy of the Yong'an Army who came to surrender on his own initiative.Different opinions arose within the negotiating mission, and Zheng Wang Li Congshan was far superior to Xu Xuan in terms of status and intimacy with Tang Guozhu Li Yu, so he naturally led the negotiation. As a result, the negotiation conditions dropped again and again, and the Song State intensified. Not only did it not allow any conditions for submission, but it also forced the Tang State to make major concessions on such trivial issues as the etiquette system for the exchange of credentials between the two parties in the future, requiring the Song State Emperor to give In the edict of the king of the Tang Dynasty, he was not called the king of Jiangnan, but he was called by his first name. For Song State, it can be described as double happiness. The Han State was wiped out, its territory expanded, and its prestige became more prosperous. The Tang State added to the icing on the cake. Just held the Tang State's surrender ceremony, officially established the status of monarch and minister, and the general Pan Mei escorted the Han Emperor Liu Jiye returned to Kaifeng, so he immediately held a surrender ceremony and invited Tang envoys to visit. Zhao Kuangyin was promoted to sit in the court, civil and military officials lined up on the left and right, foreign ministers who watched the ceremony also stood on the hall, and Liu Jiye, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was taken to the golden hall.The emperor of the Han Dynasty was a rare and stupid emperor. Because he was worried that the clan would usurp the throne, he killed all his brothers, uncles and nephews. He thought that if ministers had families, they would have selfishness. After castrating himself, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are all eunuchs and court ladies. The emperor also doted on an extremely obese Persian woman, and played with her in the harem, calling himself "Doctor Xiao Xian". eloquent.Yang Hao watched with cold eyes, he really couldn't see that such a person was so cruel and stupid. Zhao Kuangyin was in a good mood at the moment, although he was not ashamed of Liu Jiye as a man, but seeing him kneeling on the top of the golden palace, shouting long live and paying homage, Long Yan was very happy. mansion.Liu Jiye went to the palace tremblingly, and he would be beheaded in his own way. Unexpectedly, Emperor Song was so generous, he couldn't help being overjoyed, and immediately kowtowed like garlic. Zhao Kuangyin asked someone to show him a seat with a smile, Liu Jiye thanked him a lot, and sat down, Zhao Kuangyin asked someone to give him fine wine, but when Liu Jiye saw the fine wine in front of him, his expression changed drastically, he slid off the chair and knelt down Fu Yudi Hao Tao burst into tears: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, please forgive me, Your Majesty." Zhao Kuangyin was very surprised, looked around in amazement and said: "This... I just gave you a glass of fine wine, why is the Marquis of Enparment crying?" Pan Meisun laughed and said: "The officials don't know. When the Marquis of Enshe was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, it was better to kill the ministers with poisoned wine. The officials gave him wine. He thought the officials wanted to kill him." When Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and waved: "Come on, bring me that glass of wine." Zhao Kuangyin took the cup in his hand and drank the wine in one gulp. Seeing Zhao Kuangyin drank the cup, Liu Jiye realized that he treated the belly of an adult with the heart of a villain, and couldn't help feeling ashamed. Zhao Kuangyin looked at Liu Jiye with a smile and said: "If I want to kill you, I will take your head in an upright manner. There is absolutely no way for the king of a country to do such a despicable trick! From now on, Liu Qing only needs to keep his duty and be loyal to Song Dynasty. The sword of the Lord will never be laid on your neck." As he spoke, his eyes glanced over Li Congshan and Xu Xuan intentionally or unintentionally, and they couldn't help lowering their heads sadly. The court meeting was over, and Zhao Kuangyin held a banquet in the palace to entertain the Marquis of Enshe. Li Congshan and Xu Xuan were present to accompany him. During the banquet, Liu Jiye tried his best to flatter him. Yesterday he was still a high-ranking emperor, but today he can adapt so quickly to his own New role, playing a qualified jester, Yang Hao saw him, but he couldn't help secretly admiring this person's psychological quality, Li Yu...will come here one day, if Li Yu has half of Liu Jiye's knowledge of current affairs, presumably He won't be killed by violence, um...but not necessarily, Zhao Guangyi is not Zhao Kuangyin after all, his heart...he...he... Yang Hao held his cup and stood there suddenly. He couldn't remember exactly when Zhao Kuangyin died, but he remembered very clearly that Zhao Kuangyin died suddenly shortly after Song took over Southern Tang.Now that the imperial court has conquered the Southern Han Dynasty, the officials have talked with him in private, and they will send him to the Tang Dynasty to spy on its military situation and drive apart its monarch and ministers. Tang made a move, so in other words, Zhao Kuangyin's days are numbered? Zhao Kuangyin was sitting at the top, chatting and laughing with his courtiers, Yang Hao looked at him silently, the person in front of him was just a name he saw on the pile of old papers, but now he can see him in real life, this person is undoubtedly He is a generation of heroes with great talent and boldness. Soon thereafter, he will turn into another name, just a name recorded in history books. No one has ever been in such a situation as Yang Hao. He can see a great man recorded in the history books with his own eyes, and he will hear the news of his death with his own ears and witness his death.How will he die?What happened to the eternal mystery?Yang Hao thought obsessively, all the hustle and bustle in his ears had been turned a deaf ear, and he was completely caught in his own thoughts... "Yang Qing, Yang Qing..., Yang Hao!" "Ah? The minister is here!" Yang Hao woke up and found that Zhao Kuangyin was calling him. Zheng Wang and Li Congshan sitting beside him had a pale face, but Xu Xuan's face was ashen, and he couldn't help being a little surprised. Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said: "Li Qing's flirtatious talk has won my favor. I have decided to ennoble and increase Li Qing's official position and stay in Kaifeng. The lord of the south of the Yangtze River will send an envoy to the court. Reciprocity is a courtesy. I will send you to the Tang Dynasty on my behalf. Xuanfu, when Xu Qing returns to the country, you can go with him." "My chance has finally come, Zhao Guanjia, how about you? Do you still have a chance..." Yang Hao took a deep look at him, stood up and bowed and said, "I... obey the order!"
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