Chapter 69 one

Three days later, Xie Daoqing sent Wen Tianxiang, Jia Yuqing and others to meet Boyan at Mingyin Temple, which is only fifteen miles away from Lin'an. After greetings, Boyan invited Wen Tianxiang and Jia Yuqing to their seats. "The orthodoxy of my Great Song inheriting the emperors of the Central Plains in the past is not comparable to that of the Liao and Jin. Now the Northern Dynasty wants to turn our dynasty into a vassal state, or simply destroy our Great Song State?" Wen Tianxiang asked straight to the point. Boyan seemed a little surprised, looked at Wen Tianxiang in surprise for a moment, and smiled: "What does Prime Minister Wen mean?"

"If we turn our dynasty into a vassal state of the Northern Dynasty," Wen Tianxiang, who has strong orthodox ideas, always refers to the Yuan Dynasty as the Northern Dynasty, "ask Prime Minister Boyan to retreat to Jiaxing or Pingjiang. Amount. I am responsible for giving the exact amount, not a penny short. In fact, for the Northern Dynasty, this is the best policy." "How did you see that?" "Isn't it the best choice to win without fighting?" "So what about the middle policy?" "If your lord wants to completely destroy the Great Song Dynasty, you must consider that most of Zhejiang, Huaihe, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Sichuan are still in our hands. Excuse me: The prime minister sent troops to attack, how can we know the outcome?"

"I still want to listen to Prime Minister Wen's bad plan." "The Northern Dynasty is too aggressive, and it is bound to arouse rebels from all over the country. Once the army is in trouble, or the transportation of the Northern Dynasty is cut off, or the food and grass of the Northern Dynasty are burned, can the prime minister still gain a foothold in the south of the Yangtze River?" Boyan smiled calmly. "Prime Minister Wen has read a lot of poems and books, why did he forget a sentence: the general trend of the world, long-term division must be united, and long-term unity must be divided. Thinking that Mongolia was originally prosperous in the desert, if it did not follow the will of heaven and the people's will, how could we have such a vast territory today? In the Song Dynasty, in a corner of peace, for a hundred years, I was drunk and dreamed of death, and I didn’t think about making progress. God took it away, so what’s the use of manpower?”

"No! Prime Minister Boyan's words are wrong! My Song Dynasty has never lacked the number one prime minister, but only the martyrs who serve the country with their lives! I am Wen Tianxiang!" Boyan was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself: Wen Tianxiang is so strong and unyielding, even in the face of adversity, he is still tough, if he is released, it will definitely affect the surrender process of the Song court.Recently, there have been constant reports from the northern side. The Holy One is still waiting for the news of the demise of the Song Dynasty. It is better to surrender sooner rather than later. If you are late, you are afraid of accidents...

Thinking of this, Boyan's expression changed. "I saw a word in the past: 'foolish loyalty', but today I understand that it refers to people like Prime Minister Wen. Since Prime Minister Wen can't perform his duties well and complete the mission entrusted to you by the Empress Dowager Xie, Boyan can't do it. I just have to apologize." Boyan turned around and shouted sharply: "Come here, send Prime Minister Wen down to rest!" Several yuan soldiers swarmed up and took Wen Tianxiang down. Jia Yuqing's face was pale with fright, and he hurriedly got up and said, "Prime Minister Boyan, calm down. The officials are here to discuss the matter of surrender under the order of the Empress Dowager, and everything is according to the order of Prime Minister Boyan."

Boyan's anger turned a little bit, but his tone was gentle but unquestionable: "The form of surrender you presented still uses the name of the Song Dynasty, and there is no word for surrender, it must be revised!" "Yes, I will go back and modify it later." "Lord Jia, I will wait for you in Huzhou at three o'clock in the afternoon after three days. As for Prime Minister Wen, he has a strong temper, not enough successes and more failures, so we have to let him stay with me for the time being. I will be responsible for his life safety. I promise: the day Song Shi comes out is the day he regains his freedom."

"understand." Jia Yuqing just wanted to leave this place of life and death as soon as possible, and he didn't care about Wen Tianxiang's life or death. "Prime Minister Boyan, I will bid farewell!" "No." Just as Jia Yuqing left, Meng Qi reported, "General Aixue is going north with Song Chuanguo's jade seal. What orders does the Prime Minister have?" "No. Let's go, let's go see Aixue off together." In the early morning of the next day, Boyan led the main generals of the Yuan army to patrol Lin'an City under the guidance of Shuai Qi and drum music, and watched the tide in Qiantang.The members of the clan and officials who Song stayed in the capital signed their names one by one to meet.That night, Boyan moved to Huzhou (Wuxing, Zhejiang).