Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 367 Why did you think of Xiao Zhouhou?
"The minister is born in the sons, and he is really ashamed of his talents. He came out of Jiaoyang, and his heart is sparse and profitable. He was nurtured by his father and brother. He enjoys the sun and the moon to travel leisurely. He misses the remnants of the nest.悃, to sue the first emperor, solid words, people who know more.
The living beings of Fangzhu a country depend on the restoration of the nine heavens.His Majesty Kuang is gentle and righteous, and his wife is benevolent. He must pretend to be clear, and even more so, relying on the power of the emperor, he will caress the old state and obtain the banquet.
However, what is worrying is that the Wuyue Kingdom is adjacent to the poor land, and it is similar to a deep siege. I am afraid that the border will be sealed off, or there will be disturbances.Still thinking about clever and wanton tongues like a spring, raising doubts about expressing, playing heresy, sneaking in deceitful ways.I would like to return to Jianzhu, to tell right and wrong, to envoy distant ministers, to be safe and sincere. "

Feng Yanlu respectfully recited the letter written by Li Yu, the lord of the south of the Yangtze River, to the Son of Heaven in the hall. Shi Congyun was in a daze when he heard it, and his face was bewildered. Can't these people write some vernacular Chinese? What kind of sentence are they bullying him? not educated?

After working for a long time, he didn't really understand what Li Yu wanted to say, but he was too embarrassed to admit it, it was too embarrassing.

Shi Congyun waited for him to finish reading, pretending he didn't listen, and asked Feng Yanlu to excuse him: "I'll give you half an hour, don't delay if you don't have much time, just speak up if you have something to say."

Feng Yanlu paused for a moment, then sighed and cupped his hands and said: "This time, I am here on behalf of our lord. Firstly, it is a new king who is succeeding to the throne. I have come here to report to the Son of Heaven, and to the king of a great country.

Second, the Former Lord rode the crane to the west, hoping that the emperor would be magnanimous, consider the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, and restore the title of the Former Lord. "

Shi Congyun understood this. When he attacked the city of Jinling, he forced Li Jing to give up the emperor's title, so he could only call himself the lord of the country and pay tribute to China.

Now that Li Jing is dead, he wants to restore the title of emperor. First, let Li Jing download it as the emperor, which is more face-saving, and also honors his ancestors.

Shi Congyun didn't get it right about this kind of face-saving matter, and directly agreed: "Li Guozhu has always been submissive to the court, and he has no major faults in Jiangnan. I allow him to restore the emperor's title and be buried. Dou Aiqing, you go to the Imperial Academy to discuss one. Grand and honorable."

"Yes!" Dou Yi, who was accompanying her, got up and took the order.

Feng Yanlu was a little surprised. He didn't expect things to go so smoothly. He thought that although the former lord was gone, it would be too difficult to restore the emperor, and the title was still a big deal. The so-called sky is boundless, and the great powers of the Central Plains might not agree. He didn't think it would be so simple. Thanks again and again.

"The Son of Heaven is generous and benevolent, with the sun, the moon, and rivers in his chest. It is truly a blessing in the world. The old minister thanked the Son of Heaven on behalf of the Lord!"

Shi Congyun asked him to waive the courtesy, but he had other plans in mind. The so-called bargaining is generally the same in politics. Now that they have given a lot of benefits, they should make concessions later, and he never cared about the face and reputation. , the real benefits are what he wants.

After thanking him, Feng Yanlu tidied up his clothes and continued: "The new lord has come to the throne for the third time. I hope to maintain the previous relationship with the great powers in the Central Plains. All the tributes and court meetings will not be missing. I will continue to regard China as the suzerain Zhengshuo.

I only hope that the big country can keep its promise and maintain the original peaceful situation between the two countries. The great army of the big country will not cross the river, and the two countries will go to war without laboring. In this way, we will respectfully pay homage to the north. The descendants will never be cut off. "

After Feng Yanlu finished speaking, he looked at the king above.

This time, Emperor Shi Congyun didn't agree immediately, but said slowly, "Well, I'm also thinking about these things you said, we are also a reasonable big country in the Central Plains, so naturally we won't attack you unreasonably.

But the succession of the new lord is a great joy, and your former lord has also restored the title of emperor. Now that the country's level has risen, it is unreasonable to follow the original standard. I think the annual tribute will increase by [-]% every year. "

"This..." Feng Yanlu was stunned, hesitant.

Shi Congyun was not happy, and pretended to be angry and said: "Why, I can give your lord enough face, restore your ancestor's title of emperor, let him be worthy of the Li family's ancestors in the spring, and fulfill your ancestor's reputation for filial piety , do you know how much concession I made!
Now I let you come here to make a small request and you don't agree. After all, you are the suzerain, or I, Daqin, are the suzerain! "

The few words were very harsh, and Feng Yanlu was taken aback. There was no reason to refute for a while, sweat dripped from the forehead, so he could only say yes repeatedly: "The emperor is angry, what your majesty said is reasonable, it is true that we are negligent, Qin is the suzerain big country , without a doubt."

Shi Congyun was not going to let the vague old man go, and continued to ask: "It's good to know that you are negligent, and I didn't mean to make things difficult for you, the benefits and status have already been given to you.

Furthermore, this year, the Puppet Han Dynasty was wiped out, the Liao Kingdom was defeated, and several military towns were expanded to the north. I plan to expand the army by [-], and I need to spend more money.

As the suzerain of our country, the expansion of the army is to protect you who belong to the country, so it is reasonable for you to pay more money."

Feng Yanlu forced a smile on his face, with a constipated expression on his face: "Your Majesty's words are justified, and what he said is justified."

Shi Congyun did not continue to embarrass him. A weak country has no diplomacy. This matter has nothing to do with his own ability. With such national strength, as a Shichen, he has no capital to be tough.

"The annual tribute is [-]%, and since you are a vassal, although your lord can mint coins by himself, you must use the style of the suzerain, which is the same as the suzerain country." The Southern Tang Dynasty had its own independent currency.

"This..." Feng Yanlu hesitated: "Our country has already removed the title of emperor, enshrined the Central Plains as Zhengshuo, and counted the year with the title of the suzerain. This coin"

"Then I don't care. When you go to the north to pay tribute, the copper coins you send will have to be re-melted and minted outside Daliang City. Let’s go to Jinling and take another look.” Shi Congyun found a plausible reason.

Feng Yanlu couldn't refute, so he had to agree again.

Seeing that the main goals were achieved, Shi Congyun stopped embarrassing Feng Yanlu, his tone softened, and he said a few words of comfort: "I tell you, my lord, as long as Jiangnan is obedient, I will not add weapons at will. Jiangnan is a vassal. Well, the people in the south of the Yangtze River are also the people of the Son of Heaven, and I can't bear to let them suffer from the sword.

Your lord complained about Wu Yue's threats in your letter. Go back and tell him that the king of Wu Yue is a loyal minister of the court and has always been obedient and loyal. I will tell him not to harass you at will, but you also must not use troops against Wu Yue, otherwise my suzerain will not sit idly by. "

"Yes, the old minister will keep this in mind, and will definitely tell the king."

Shi Congyun nodded: "If there is anything else, let's talk about it. I have a lot of opportunities every day, and I don't have much time."

An hour later, Feng Yanlu was lured back by the officials of Honglu Temple, and the next thing was actually nothing serious, everything that needs to be said has been said.

As soon as Li Jing died, Jiangnan entered the era of Li Yu. I don't know how well he writes poems now, and he is still melancholy about the youth of literature and art from time to time, but Jiang Shan and his wife, Shi Congyun is ready to snatch them all for him.

This is the established policy and strategy of the Qin State, and it has no honor with personal grievances, and of course it has no honor with Zhou Empress, big and small. Shi Congyun thought for a moment, um, Xiao Zhou Empress.
In the afternoon, in the Political Affairs Hall, Shi Congyun curiously asked about Li Jing, who had just passed away in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and asked all the ministers what kind of person he should be, and what appellation was appropriate for him.

All the ministers didn't think highly of it, and some people even laughed and said, "A hundred Li Jings are not as good as the officials." Shi Congyun was very happy to know that he was telling the truth.

At that time, Shi Congyun had just been invited out of his home and followed him to get acquainted with the environment. Liu Renshan, a former Southern Tang general who was a Zuo Jianyi doctor, said something with emotion: "In the second year of Baoda (Southern Tang Year No.), the ruler of the country spent extravagantly and built pavilions and high-rise buildings in the palace, which cost a lot and required a lot of labor.

After it was completed, a group of ministers were called to watch it, and everyone admired and praised it.Xiao Yan, the secretary of the Dali Temple and the Minister of the Ministry, was upright, upright, clear in his judgments, and as clean as water. At that time, he sneered and said, "I only regret that there is no well repaired downstairs." '

The king asked him why.The answer was: "It's one less than Jingyang!" (Jingyang refers to the Jingyang Tower of Chen Houzhu, and satirizes Li Jing with Chen Houzhu. The king was angry and demoted him to Shuzhou. "

After talking about this matter, Liu Renshan did not express any opinions, but the people present felt a lot, even Shi Congyun had some feelings in his heart.

The next day, Shi Congyun issued an edict, allowing the dead Li Jing to restore the title of emperor, and added "Emperor Ming Dao Chongde Wenxuan Xiao Emperor" and the temple name Yuanzong.

Since then, Jiangnan has completely entered the era of Li Yu.

(End of this chapter)