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Chapter 560 Candid
There are still two letters on the case that have not been read.

One is Zong Wenrui's reply letter to Yao Shu, and the other is Yao Shu's surrender letter to Cai Zhu.

Zong Wenrui is the general of the right-leading army guard, who is in charge of the inner guard; Cai Zhu is the commander of the Imperial Army, a dignified commander.

All are not trivial.

Zhao Yun didn't read the two letters right away.

He calmed himself down first, and said, "All the ministers of the Privy Council and Li Xia will stay, and the rest will retire...waiting for the Ban Pavilion."

"I'm waiting to retire."

The servants and dancers don't have to go out of the palace, and Zhao Yun didn't let those foreign ministers go back to the mansion directly, he didn't want people to know that the banquet was over tonight.

He was a little annoyed, blaming Wu Qian for being ignorant, so he couldn't wait to report it in private?
After several honorable officials left, Zhao Yun suddenly said, "Yang Zhen, you stay here."

"The minister obeys the order."

Yang Zhen stopped in his tracks, knowing that His Majesty would keep him, because he was the right leader of the guard, and Zong Wenrui's direct subordinate.

But, I am an honorary officer, just a job, and I have never met Zong Wenrui.

I don't know what to answer when His Majesty asks about this matter.
Yang Zhen stood still and took a sneak peek, only to see that Li Xia was still standing straight, looking at the retreating dancers.

At this time, what are they doing?reluctant?

He couldn't help thinking like this.

……

Feeling Li Xia's gaze, a dancer turned her head quietly, with tenderness and shame in her eyes, and finally left reluctantly.

Li Xia was thinking, if this official can continue to feast and watch dances at this time, it will be called courageous.

After a while, all the idlers in the hall have retreated.

"All sit down."

Zhao Yun ordered in a deep voice, and then Xiao Huangmen started Zong Wenrui's reply.

The content is very simple, Zong Wenrui declined Yao Shu's offer to surrender.

But between the lines, Kublai Khan is regarded as the king of the kingdom... I respectfully ask the lord to treat the people of Heshuo kindly.

This does not seem to be a big mistake. The same is true of the Song and Jin document exchanges before, from "The Emperor of the Song Dynasty sent a letter to the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty" to "the minister made a statement", and even the official letter to the enemy chieftain has changed from "edict" to "edict". "Book of Creation" finally became "Feng Biao", and his subordinates, Wenrui, corresponded with the important officials of the enemy country, so the tone of his words should naturally be more respectful.

After all, it is not a time of war, and Zong Wenrui can't afford the crime of "presumably starting border provocations" if Mongolia is angered.

Zhao Yun's face became colder and colder.

A general of the old guard received a surrender letter, did not report it, replied to the letter, and sent the messenger away secretly... Did he leave a way out after declining, or did he want to continue negotiating terms?
But what can't be seen in the surrender letter, there is only righteousness in the letter.

Yao Shu often only said that the Song Dynasty was unbearable, that Kublai Khan was orthodox, and promised to be a high-ranking official.

What is the specific plan, it is impossible to say in the letter, so as not to leave clues for Da Song to explore the situation in Mongolia.

So what did they dictate?What does Mongolia want this General Suwei to do?
Zhao Yun once again felt that death was so close to him.

He really, hates that barbarians can use scholar-officials.

People in the world think that Liao and Jin began to decline because of the practice of Wenzhi.Only Zhao Yun knew in his heart that Liao and Jin turned to Wenzhi because of their brutality and fierce resistance that aroused the hearts of the people of Song Dynasty.

Liao and Jin turned to civil rule because they could not govern, so that the people and financial resources could no longer support continuous wars.

Zhao Yun is not afraid of barbarians like Meng Ge.

Behold, the barbarians are dead at his hand.

But he was afraid of Kublai Khan's "do the way of China, and you will be the master of China".

This will be the beginning of the loosening of the heart.

Kublai Khan is a conspiracy.

……

I read Zong Wenrui's reply, and also read Yao Shu's letter to Cai Zhu.

Zhao Yun watched for a long time, and was silent for a long time.

"Cai Zhu's wife, is she really the wife and sister of the traitor Yang Dayuan? Are these two brothers-in-law?"

Wu Qian saluted and said: "Cai Zhu denies this matter, saying that he is just a neighbor. This matter is still being investigated."

Zhao Yun asked, "Cai Zhu didn't reply?"

"No reply."

"When did he get the letter?"

Wu Qian said: "Half a month ago."

Zhao Yun closed his eyes, his tone became more formal, and said: "The right minister will explain the ins and outs in detail."

Wu Qiandao: "Yesterday, at about six o'clock, two big men left the city from Fengyu Gate. Because their names were exposed and their guards were injured, they wanted to escape. Xu Hexing, the commander of the Zhongzuo Army, led his troops to hunt them down. One of them committed suicide by taking poison, and the other was captured.

The person who took the poison was supposed to be the chief envoy, who had met with Zong Wenrui and Cai Zhu; as far as the captive knew little, he was still being interrogated, and confessed a list, saying that the chief envoy had asked Cai Zhu face to face, "Everyone surrendered, but the general alone Death righteousness', the minister has asked Cai Zhu, and Cai Zhu admits it.There are hundreds of generals stationed in Lin'an and dozens of generals from various places..."

Wu Qian has been talking for a long time.

The process is detailed and detailed.

"...The news is too much, and I don't know what is true and what is false. Please make a clear decision."

After Wu Qian finished speaking, his face became more and more tired.

Zhao Yun said: "Left Prime Minister, talk about your opinion."

Ding Daquan got up quickly, with a blue face expressionless, he responded respectfully and respectfully: "Your Majesty, I think this is a serious matter, so I should investigate it first."

Said, almost not said.

Zhao Yun was not happy.

"Talk about the matters of the Privy Council."

Rao Huchen was staring at the box in front of him in a daze, seemingly lost in deep thought, unable to react for a while.

"Your Majesty, I have... have..."

Jia Sidao got up, made a salute, and replied: "Your Prime Minister is mature and prudent, but you just reported it in public, presumably there is a plan in your mind?"

Everyone looked at Wu Qian again.

Wu Qian hurriedly said: "The minister is very anxious and has lost his sense of propriety. Please punish him, Your Majesty."

Jia Sidao sneered when he heard the words, and glanced at Li Xia, there was still a smile in his eyes, but there was also some other meaning.

Zhao Yun saw that these chief executives couldn't come up with any ideas, and he became more and more irritable, and said, "Li Xia, you are Shu Shuai, what do you think?"

Li Xia hurriedly got up to salute, and said: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I am indeed greedy for meritorious service, sent troops to disperse, and killed eight civil servants. There is also the matter of greedy ink, I don't know what to say..."

Zhao Yun was impatient.

But Li Xia was still talking, lowering his head, speaking very slowly, appearing very guilty and serious.

"Your servant... really used Lu Wende's pretext of buying money to corrupt public accounts. We agreed... to share money and food from the imperial court. But in the end, I couldn't get any money and food... Lu Wende repeatedly urged me, and it was too late for me to regret it. carry on.

The minister also privately trafficked the spoils...sold to Xiangyang to sell, and shared with the deputy envoy of Hubei's appeasement, Gao Da, seven for me and three for him.

They said that it has always been done like this, and the minister thought it was a common practice... Unexpectedly, when he returned to court, he would be informed by the right minister.I have no place to be ashamed, I dare not argue..."

Zhao Yun actually knew all these things.

After the messenger who went to Hanzhong to issue an edict returned to the court, he told everything.

Li Xia first lied to the Shu people to return to the court to ask for money and food.When returning to the court, the ship sailed to Xiangyang and stopped for a day.

Afterwards, some of his subordinates said that he slipped his mouth - "Why are there so many points for the surname Gao?!"

Zhao Yun knew what these generals were doing behind their backs.

Recovering Hanzhong, is there really nothing captured?Open your mouth to the court all day long?
All pocketed by these army chiefs...

But right now, he is not in the mood to listen to Li Xia talking about such shit.

"enough."

"The minister's crime is heinous!"

Li Xia had already held up the official hat on his head with both hands, and said again solemnly.

"Chen... begging for bones!"

He seemed a little at a loss, holding his official hat and wanted to put it on the table, but he was afraid of putting it on the wine and vegetables, so he forgot to kneel down for a moment.

"Enough." Zhao Yun said coldly, "I'm asking you something."

"I'm guilty, I don't have the talent for civil governance, and I can't govern Sichuan and Shu. Please send officials from the imperial court. They beg for money and food from me all day long. I need money for water conservancy and food for disaster relief. I can't handle it. I enjoy it and admire Lin'an." Prosperity... Your majesty is talking nonsense, please punish me, but the battle is over, please dismiss me, your majesty, I also want to do well...

"Shut up! Put your hat on!" Zhao Yun yelled angrily, "You are the commander-in-chief appointed by me, and it's not time to shirk your responsibilities!"

"I am terrified, I will not lie, but there is a serious crime..."

"Don't ask me to say it again, put on your hat and tell me what you think of Yao Shu's surrender letter."

"I am terrified, thank you Your Majesty Long..."

Jia Sidao on the opposite side sneered again, and while Zhao Yun wasn't paying attention, he opened his mouth to Li Xia who was wearing a hat.

There was no sound, but he clearly said two words.

"Clumsy."

Li Xia didn't seem to see Jia Sidao, she put it on carefully and straightened her sleeves, as if she was really panicked just now.

Only now did Rao Huchen raise his head, his eyes full of suspicion.

Li Xia had already turned to Zhao Yun, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I think the reason why Yao Shu wrote letters everywhere is because... Kublai Khan panicked."

"Kublai Khan panicked?" Zhao Yun was slightly surprised.

"Yes." Li Xia replied: "The minister is in Hanzhong, and he found out that Kublai Khan was competing with Brother Ali for the Khan position... Now Kublai Khan's military strength is not even enough to fight against Hunduhai. Therefore, he can only preach the use of Han control, in order to persuade more Han people to support him.”

Zhao Yun raised his hand, stopped Li Xia, and ordered: "Get the map."

"Yes."

"go on."

Li Xia said: "Once Kublai Khan is defeated, it is possible to shrink Qin Long's troops to Hanzhong..."

"Attack Hanzhong? How dare you attack Hanzhong when Mongolia is in chaos?"

Li Xia said: "With the old story of Jin Guo's 'taking compensation from Song' ahead of time, Kublai Khan must have had the intention of going south. What he is doing now is just... a public opinion offensive."

Zhao Yun asked again: "Do you think that Kublai Khan is at a disadvantage in the battle for the throne of the Mongolian Khan?"

"The minister is dull, and he can become an official as a spy, but he is good at this way, so the minister dares to assert that this is the case."

"I ask you, how should we respond to this 'public opinion offensive'?"

Li Xia pondered for a long time, then shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"I only know martial arts. I really don't know how to deal with this matter. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Zhao Yun already had self-confidence, so he raised his hand and pointed at Li Xia, and said with a smile: "My minister, only Feiyu is the most honest..."

　Today, there is a reward from a silver alliance and a leader, and the leader will be rewarded first, and then the silver alliance will continue to add updates.But I haven't finished coding Chapter 2, it should be very late.Don't wait, you can't survive me...

　　
　
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