Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 635 The Envoys Are Coming

The day after Su Chen left Lu's mansion, Deng Wang Li Congyi brought people to the mansion again, nominally to visit the old general Lu Jiang's condition, but in fact, to inquire if Lu Jiang had learned some inside information after communicating with Su Chen.

Li Congyi came to Lu Jiang's room, and after a brief narration, he asked straight to the point: "General Lu, how did your talk with Su Chen go? Have you ever detected signs of treason in him?"

Lu Jiang sat up, with a calm expression, and said: "Lu has already talked with Su Chen, and he didn't hide the fact that Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Great Song Dynasty and the supervisor Ding Deyu wrote letters to him. To be honest, he just accepted the letter." When I arrived at the letter, I didn't write a reply, and there is no such thing as "fornication and treason". The city gate guards can testify to this, and they didn't see General Su send the letter. Moreover, Jiang Zuo Sulang's character and behavior Frankly speaking, as long as he speaks out like this sincerely and makes a solemn statement, Lu believes that he is innocent."

Li Congyi was a little stunned, he didn't expect that after Lu Jiang said something, he would trust Su Chen so much.

He looked at Lu Jiang and asked: "Does General Lu trust Su Chen that much? He said no, you just believe that, and you don't question it?"

Lu Jiang replied: "Trust comes from character. Jiangzuo Sulang's talent and character, no one will doubt him. Deng Wang is from Jinling, and he is a royal nobleman. His affairs should be heard by Deng Wang. Some more. The queen and the prince were also saved by him. Since he has confessed the truth, I think it is not appropriate to go into it in order not to chill the commander's heart and the morale of the soldiers. Moreover, Su Chen suspects that it was the envoy of the Song Dynasty. plan."

King Deng asked suspiciously: "These letters are Song's strategy?"

Lu Jiang said: "Yes, this should be the envoy of the Song Dynasty's divorce plan, which is to divorce the relationship between the commander-in-chief of our army and the court. Once there is a crack, then once the court suspects it, it will have a great impact on our army and cause our army. Suspicion, this will destroy morale. If we misbelieve and remove the coach by mistake, it will cause greater danger. That's why we say that this is a kind of alienation plan. It may not only target Su Chen, but may also target Lin Renzhao at the same time. The imperial court has to guard against it."

Deng Wang fell into deep thought, and nodded slightly, because this kind of situation did indeed occur on Lin Renzhao's side.

Since Lu Jiang has such trust, Li Congyi can't force him to coerce him, he must stand on his side, and this matter needs to be re-assessed.

Now Deng Wang, Li Congyi, didn't get the desired answer from Lu Jiang's mansion, so he planned to temporarily appease the old general, and then secretly investigated. If Su Chen really didn't have an affair with the empire, he could feel more at ease, and it wasn't for discrediting Su Chen can't.

After all, both Su Chen and Lin Renzhao are very important to Tang Guo.

If the whole line collapses because of the removal of these two people, then the Tang Kingdom will disappear, and his status as a prince will disappear. Therefore, when the court is in crisis, King Deng, who is a royal nobleman, cares more about whether the Tang Kingdom can Hold on?

The reason why Li Congyi was so angry before he came here was because he was worried that someone as talented as Su Chen would really be entangled with the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and even defect to the enemy and treason the country. For the court, it would be a kind of betrayal, betrayal of the royal family and the Tang Dynasty.

After all, the imperial court attached so much importance to Su Chen, if Su Chen did that kind of thing, it would make him feel extremely angry, so when he came here, he was mean and suspicious.

But after talking with General Lu, he also realized that if this is a conspiracy by the Song Dynasty, then he should be cautious. He can't really destroy the Great Wall. Su Chen, who has been wronged, is not good for the royal family and the country. He still has this bit of brains.

Half a month later, Cheng Dexuan led the envoys to Yangzhou, and the news of the envoys had already reached Jinling City.

The Imperial Palace of Jinling City, above the Jinluan Hall.

Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, the atmosphere is oppressive, because the Song army has been attacking Tang for more than three months, from April in the late spring to the hot July, and there is still no sign of retreating, and the two-line army is always at a disadvantage. There are only a few tens of thousands of soldiers and horses assembled in Fuzhou, Fuzhou, and Xinzhou, and they have not rushed over yet.

Han Xizai was the first to mention the recruitment of soldiers and horses, the mobilization of food and grass, and how to form an alliance with the Shu Kingdom, the Northwest Zhefu, and the Northern Han Dynasty. The ministers discussed for a long time, but there was no good solution for a while.

At this time, You Jianyan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Report to the official family, I have something to report."

Li Yu saw that the Minister of Rites stood up and spoke, so he asked, "You Qing, what do you want to play?"

You Jianyan said: "Going back to the official's house, the Song Dynasty sent an envoy to Jinling. They are about to cross the Yangtze River and come to Jinling. This time they came to discuss peace. Their credentials have been delivered."

"Negotiate peace?" Li Yu was a little surprised. It would be a good thing for Song Guo to negotiate peace and withdraw troops!
The rest of the ministers were also shocked when they heard the news, and immediately they were happy, happy, and whispering.

"Song State wants to negotiate a peace, and it is about to withdraw its troops."

"So, we Tang Guo can keep it."

"The war is about to stop."

The group of ministers discussed it as if a pot had exploded.

Li Yu was a little excited, and said to the Minister of Rites, "When was the letter of credence delivered?"

You Jianyan said: "When I returned to the official's house, it was delivered yesterday afternoon, but I only saw it before I came to the yamen. The palace gate was closed at that time, so it was inconvenient to enter the palace at night to disturb the rest of the official's house, so it was convenient for the Song Dynasty envoys to send it to the country this morning. Book!"

"Okay, submit it." Li Yu couldn't wait.

A servant and eunuch stepped forward, took the letter of credence from the envoy, and handed it to Li Yu.

After Li Yu took it over, he saw the letter of state, which stated that the Song Dynasty sent an envoy to Jinling to the south, and it would arrive in three days. As a condition for the truce, Jiangzuo Sulang was hand-picked and asked to let the Tang court discuss and make decisions in advance.

"Ask for Su Chen?" Li Yu was a little stunned when he saw this. This condition completely caught him by surprise.

At this time, You Jianyan, the Minister of Rites, said: "This time, the envoys of the Song Dynasty will arrive at Jinling City in three days, and they want to discuss with the Tang court about a truce. In addition to our sending gold, silver, jewelry, silk horses and other tributes. , the emperor of the Song Dynasty asked for Su Chen. It is said that Zhao Kuangyin cherishes talents and likes Jiangzuo Sulang's talent and poetry articles very much. He intends to ask to go to the capital to serve as a companion and lecturer for the prince of the Bianjing court. If he agrees, Song Jun can do it. A truce and a peace agreement!"

After he said this, the court ministers were even more surprised.

"Ask for Su Chen?"

"Could this be a conspiracy?"

"Su Chen is the number one talented person in my country of Tang. He is capable of writing and martial arts, and also knows how to study things and do business. His value is too great, so he can't be handed over to the country of Song!"

"Yeah, that will make the Song Kingdom stronger."

Most of the courtiers felt that it was inappropriate to hand over Su Chen.

But there are also some courtiers who feel that it is worthwhile to exchange Su Chen for the safety of the Tang State. After all, Runzhou is in danger. Once the city is broken, Su Chen will not escape the fate of being captured and killed. To Song Guo, in exchange for a chance to negotiate a peace and armistice.

Han Xizai's face was a little serious at this time, he realized that Song Guo looked at pity on the surface, but in fact he had no good intentions!
(End of this chapter)