Han Shizu

Chapter 330 The Envoy from the Southern Tang Dynasty 2
"It's hard for us to get a glimpse of the imperial court of the Han court, ministers and ministers. We can only walk and see more in the streets and alleys of the city!" Han Xizai looked at the deputy envoy with a slanted gaze. As if explaining, the sense of arrogance is quite uncomfortable.

The deputy envoy shuddered. He had suffered a lot of Han Xizai's arrogance along the way. If he hadn't been charged with the "mission" of surveillance and observation, he would not have followed this person out, preferring to stay in the guest house.

Sullenly drank a glass of wine, drank too much, his throat burned so badly that he almost spit out, finally recovered and complained: "The wine in the north is not as sweet and mellow as ours in the south!"

Responding to Han Xizai with slanted eyes: "What can be observed in this market in Kaifeng? The population is not as large as that of Jinling, the merchants are not as prosperous as Jinling, and the people's morale is not as safe as Jinling. The gap is even more the difference between cloud and mud"

The envoy's mouth was full of pride for Jinling and contempt for Kaifeng. It was a kind of contempt from the bottom of his heart, as if Kaifeng was really unbearable.

Hearing this, Han Xizai's face was unhappy, and he said in a flat tone: "You must know that the Great Tang has been managed by Liezu and the previous two generations for more than [-] years to protect the environment and the people. Only then can the Great Tang be as strong as it is today, and Jinling is as prosperous as it is today. And the war in the north Frequent, unceasing for years, ferocious predators, the Liu family has only established the country for two years, it is rare to be able to make Kaifeng Xiaozhi like this!"

"The emperor of Han in Kaifeng city can be said to be in crisis. He succeeded to the throne for only one year. Although he was young, he was able to stabilize the complicated situation, stabilize the court and army, and control the veteran generals. Resisting the Khitan, suppressing bandits and reassuring the people, and even rectifying the government and training the army." Han Xizai was worried and deeply moved: "Every move is steady and progresses. Don't be afraid of the vicious and brutal lord of the Central Plains, but beware of his calmness and calmness. Northern Han, sooner or later will be my great enemy!"

"Mr. Han thinks too highly of the Northern Han Dynasty!" The deputy envoy obviously didn't think so, "Just strolling around in the Kaifeng market, it's too childish to flatter the Han Emperor and assert that he is a powerful enemy of the Tang Dynasty. !"

Without waiting for Han Xizai to speak, the deputy envoy said again: "It is said that the young emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty is a wise ruler, with martial arts and martial arts. It is said that two years ago he used thousands of troops to defeat hundreds of thousands of Khitans, killed the Khitan leader, and returned to Youzhou, haha. "

"It doesn't matter if it's true or not. Even if the emperor of Han is really wise, what can he do? The northern countries rise and fall, and the throne changes so frequently. Now that the Northern Han has its deer, how long it can guard its country is a problem. Li Cunxu, Li Siyuan Shi Jingtang and Shi Jingtang were all ancestors and heroes at one time, but now, they have already turned into a pile of loess!"

Listening to his clear talk, there is some truth. In fact, in the past few decades, from Yang Wu to the Southern Tang Dynasty, that is, in Yang Xingmi's later years, he had a few head-to-head fights with Zhu Liang in the Central Plains. In the rest of the period, more It is in the shallows of the south that it quarrels with the nations.Although he is paying attention to the changing situation in the north, he is more like a bystander, watching a play.

I've watched this play a lot, and after watching it for decades, I gradually developed a kind of stubborn arrogance when I saw the heroes of the Central Plains beating their lives to death.As a Central Plains scholar traveling south, Han Xizai was quite touched by this, and he was not surprised by the deputy envoy's opinion.In the Southern Tang Dynasty, many officials were betting on the great Han's national fortune, talking about how long he could hold on to the country.

It is generally not optimistic. At the beginning, I thought it would last five or six years. When Liu Zhiyuan passed away, some people proposed two or three years.
Early on, Han Xizai did not regard Han as a great enemy, and even encouraged Li Jing to send troops to realize his ambition.But after going north this time, observing all the way, worries rose sharply in my heart. If the Tang monarchs and ministers still have this kind of mentality, they will suffer a big loss sooner or later.

Although the big Han still has the simplicity of a new country, there are many ugly things, the people are miserable, the generals are vicious, and the government is struggling, but a word called "order" has gradually changed from vague to real, and the Han court has basically maintained stability. For the rule of the Central Plains, the center's authority over the localities was initially established.

These things can be observed with Han Xizai's naked eyes and insight.Speaking of which, he has been traveling south for more than 20 years, but he has actually seen the dark turmoil in the Central Plains back then.Back then, he pretended to run southward and fled for his life. The terrified and panic can be seen vividly. Compared with the two, the big man today, although his wounds have not recovered, is much more stable than 20 years ago.

He was worried, but Han Xizai had no intention of arguing with the deputy envoy at this time, and he felt that it was unnecessary for him to talk to the deputy envoy.

Although Han Xizai didn't speak, but the kind of underestimation from the heart still stimulated the deputy envoy, who couldn't stand his aloofness, and retorted full of resentment: "Why, Han Gong thinks, what I said is unreasonable?"

"No way! The analysis is very reasonable, and the matter is pointed out, and it is deeply willing. There are not many people in the world who have such insight!" Han Xizai praised, but the tone of the plain and forced tone is nothing but praise.

Taking a deep breath, although he was in a private room, the noise from the restaurant continued to penetrate through the doors and windows, and the deputy envoy suddenly felt that he was no longer as irritable as he was at this moment, and said impatiently: "Han Gong, you should think about it carefully. , How to complete the mission of coming from the north, don't make inexplicable emotions here, scare words!"

Han Xizai smiled, and said calmly: "The Emperor Han doesn't want to see him, so can you and I force our way in?"

Displeased with Han Xizai's calm and self-righteous performance, the deputy envoy asked urgently, "Don't tell me we have to wait for a year since Emperor Han doesn't see us for a year?"

"If you are impatient, you can return to the south first!" Han Xizai said.

The deputy envoy fell silent.

Seeing this, Han Xizai became a little more serious just now, and said, "You and I want to complete the task this time, I'm afraid it's not that simple!"

"How?" The deputy envoy looked at Han Xizai.Although in the eyes of southern scholars like him, Han Xizai was arrogant and conceited, but no one ever belittled his insight and talent.

Han Xizai explained calmly: "From the fact that Emperor Han ignored us, we can tell that he is probably hostile to our dynasty. You and I have visited all the important officials of the Han court during this period, but we have not seen them, not even gifts. They can’t be sent out. Why is this, no matter it’s the Han Emperor’s order, or the Han Chen embodying the emperor’s will, it’s not a good thing!”

Hearing this, the deputy envoy became nervous: "If this is the case, what should I do? If the mission is not fulfilled, how will I explain to His Majesty after returning to the court?"

Han Xizai smiled and didn't answer, making the envoy wish he could bite him.

Get up, walk to the window, looking at the Tokyo cityscape outside, meditating.Han Xizai frowned slightly in his heart. The task of going north this time was not as difficult as the Lord Tang and his courtiers imagined. He came here with good intentions. The Emperor Han was a smart man. If the two countries get along well, it will obviously benefit Han more .

While thinking about it, Han Xizai also thought of the recent contacts with this courtier in Tokyo, all of which were closed behind closed doors.According to what he heard, the courtiers of the great Han Dynasty were greedy and contemptible, but this time, they were able to stand together.

He doesn't believe that these people's greed is getting any less, even if it's just for this matter, when a group of greedy and despicable people can endure the greed in their hearts and restrain their behavior, this is worth pondering.

more than 20 years ago, Wang Gao Jixing of Nanping went to Luoyang to meet Li Cunxu in person. After seeing the chaos of the Tang Dynasty and the lack of political affairs, he returned to the South with peace of mind and was happy, and he said that he had no worries about the Northern Tang Dynasty.

Han Xizai was sent to the North this time, but he has not yet met Liu Chengyou, and his heart is already heavy beyond words.

(End of this chapter)