Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 643 Don't fight, don't get angry, just accept it calmly
After receiving the imperial edict, Su Chen's face was calm, without any expression of excitement or anger, because he had already prepared himself mentally, and even if he had thoughts, he would not show it to his face.

Su Chen was completely disappointed by the court's arrangement, and felt that there was no need to entangle with the Southern Tang court and Li Yu anymore.Angry to the extreme, often respond with silence, completely bearish, and completely give up.

Don't argue, don't quarrel, don't get angry, completely give up on him!

Li Congyi and the eunuch were relieved to see that Su Chen was not abnormal, but respectfully accepted the imperial edict.

In fact, before they came to the Su Manor, Li Congyi and the eunuch had discussed that if Su Chen overreacted and refused to accept the order, then the guards would be mobilized to subdue him forcefully.

However, considering that Su Chen, Peng Qingqing, Jing Hong and others all have martial arts skills, fighting will also bring certain risks, so it is better to deal with the matter peacefully as far as possible not to use force to suppress the situation until the end.

If Su Chen was really hurt and couldn't be handed over to Song Guo, there would be problems.

"An Guohou, you can take care of it at the mansion, and tell your family members that we will return to Beijing early tomorrow morning." The eunuch said.

Su Chen nodded, cupped his hands and said: "I'm sorry for your father-in-law and King Deng. When I make arrangements, I will return to the capital with my father-in-law early tomorrow morning.

"Very good." The eunuch nodded and agreed with a smile.

After the eunuch who delivered the order and Li Congyi led the people away, the Su Mansion returned to tranquility.

Many servants and servants in the mansion didn't know the seriousness of the matter. They thought that Su Chen had been promoted again and had already been made a prince, so they showed joy and excitement.

Only Bai Susu and Peng Jingjing knew the inside story in advance and understood what this imperial decree represented. Su Chen had already been betrayed and given up by the court as a bargaining chip in the negotiation.

Peng Qingqing's face was ashen, and said: "It's useless for us to do our best to protect our family and the country. In the end, this is such an arrangement."

Su Chen winked at him and said, "We'll talk about it when we go back to the room."

Holding the imperial decree in his hand, Su Chen walked in front, walking resolutely towards the study.

Back in the study, Su Chen casually threw the imperial decree on the desk, not paying attention to it; there was no reverence in his heart, the so-called imperial decree was just a piece of waste paper,

Bai Susu said: "Brother Chen, the situation has developed in an unfavorable direction. The imperial court canonized you as a prince and increased the title, but it is actually trying to appease you. It seems that you are going to be sent to the Song Dynasty."

Su Chen nodded and said: "I have already expected that, with the character of the court and the current official Li Yu, as long as the North proposes a peace, he will agree, because in his bones, he would not dare to go head-to-head with Da Song. This kind of fear has already We are humble to the bone, so we cannot change all these resolutions, we can only adjust our mentality to deal with it!"

Peng Qingqing said: "Then what's next? Are we going to be slaughtered like this, and obey the ridiculous arrangement of the court?"

She has a bit of a temper and refuses to swallow this breath.

Su Chen took a look at Peng Qingqing, and found that she was angry. He couldn't help but soften his voice, and comforted her: "Otherwise? The imperial court decreed that we, as imperial officials, have no ability to resist, so we can only take one step at a time. , temporarily dismantle the property, and then see how to transfer it to the Northern Song Dynasty step by step.

"With the current financial resources of our Su family, many new Gewu items, even if we go to the Song Dynasty, I believe that we will be able to gain a foothold in Bianjing City, whether it is in terms of literati reputation or financial resources, but I am a little worried. , The Great Song court was also full of party struggles and internal strife, and if I pass by, I may be caught in the vortex of struggle and cannot be alone."

Bai Susu was surprised and said, "Brother Chen is worried that in the Song Dynasty, he will be wooed by all parties and forced to offend some people?"

Su Chen nodded and said: "That's right, as far as I know, although Zhao Kuangyin of the Great Song Dynasty has already sat firmly on the throne, the court has never appointed a crown prince, and even named his second brother Zhao Guangyi as the prefect of Kaifeng. Above the royal ranks, he is similar to the quasi-crown prince, and Zhao Pu is the minister of power, and currently has a close relationship with the eldest prince.

"Zhao Pu has always advocated that Zhao Kuangyin make the eldest prince the crown prince, so Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi are already fighting, and Zhao Kuangyin's move is undecided. Here, it is full of games. There are many old and new officials in the court who are fighting for power.

"So, when I went to the northern imperial court, I still had to face the choice of standing in line. If I leaned on one side, I would definitely offend the other side. We have no roots and no backers in Bianjing, so we will naturally walk on thin ice. We should proceed with caution."

Bai Susu showed a look of surprise, and suddenly said: "So that's the case, Brother Chen is worried about these aspects. It's no wonder that you are always worried recently. It turns out that you already understand the situation in Song Dynasty. I wait for women, but I don't know Song The imperial court of the country has these things."

Su Chen was afraid that the two daughters would be worried, so he forced a smile and said, "But it's okay, let's watch as we walk, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, and the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. When encountering difficulties, just solve them."

Bai Susu asked again: "Then my servants and servants of the Su family should be taken away together, or should some of them be kept?"

Su Chen thought for a while, and said: "We can just bring some loyal and reliable people to the north for the time being, and then wait for me to gain a foothold in Bianjing City, continue to support business agents, manage the business here, and convert them into gold and silver on a regular basis, etc. , Transport us to the north, Tang Guo is ashamed of me, and will definitely not stop it. Moreover, we can also do business in Bianjing and recruit new servants and servants.

"This time, let's convert some property into gold and silver jewelry, which is easy to carry. Let's take some with us. When we arrive in Bianjing, we can also set up property shops and start from scratch."

Bai Susu nodded, that's the only way to go, but as long as there are people and abilities, she is not worried that she will live in embarrassment in the north, because Su Chen's various inventions are endless, full of business opportunities, and Bai Susu has business acumen, even in the north Bianjing City will also start off smoothly and develop into a big merchant.

Su Chen asked Jing Hong to select ten guards, who were loyal and reliable, and able to travel with them. They were all young men without family members. Orphans grew up without family members, so as to prevent them from missing their hometown and rebellious.

Jing Hong also resigned from the position of Marquis of Duyu and became Su Chen's bodyguard again, planning to return to the capital with him tomorrow.

Su Chen visited Lu Jiang in the afternoon, planning to say goodbye.

When Lu Jiang heard the news, she was also a little sad and indignant. She felt that the court had gone too far. Instead, Su Chen comforted him and said: "General Lu, we are still ministers after all, and we don't have any freedom. Civil servants and scholar-bureaucrats, the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers dare not die. The situation forces them to stand up and bear all this. I can think about it, and General Lu does not need to be angry about this matter. I hope you can continue to guard Run with King Deng. state, and prevent the people of Runzhou from suffering the baptism of war."

When General Lu heard this, he sighed and said, "General Su, I have made things difficult for you. I hope you don't hate Tang and the imperial court because of this. No matter where you are, you used to be from Tang, and Runzhou has always been your homeland."

Su Chen knew that General Lu was a loyal and patriotic man. According to historical records, even if the Southern Tang Dynasty fell, he would still miss the old lord wholeheartedly and resist to the end. This kind of integrity was especially rare during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

Because of this troubled time, dynasties changed, and some officials even served as officials in four dynasties.

There are very few people like Lu Jiang who are brainless and loyal, but they are also worthy of respect.

Su Chen sighed softly in his heart, nodded and said: "I see, General Lu, please rest at ease and heal your injuries. If you can't do anything in the future, please protect yourself."

He wanted to remind Lu Jiang that if the country is destroyed in the future and is captured, he must know how to be soft. History clearly records that Lu Jiang resisted to the end, was caught in Bianjing, and refused to kneel down, ordered by Zhao Kuangyin, Drag it out and behead it.

After the two talked about it, they couldn't help but sigh, Su Chen resigned from Lu Jiang, went to Xu Mansion and Han Mansion, and said goodbye one by one.

After nightfall, Su Chen accompanied Bai Susu back to Bai's house to make an explanation. After all, after this farewell, Bai Susu will be separated from his family for a long time.

(End of this chapter)