Monument Yangmen

Chapter 495 The Zhao Pu Who Loves Money Like His Destiny

A mission dressed in the costumes of party members entered Beijing and immediately attracted the attention of many people.

After entering Beijing, this mission in the costumes of party members lived in the newly established post station of Linzhou State.

All of a sudden, the people in Bianjing City boiled up.

To say that in recent days, it is this mission that has attracted the most attention.

It's not that there is anything special about this mission. After all, there are countless missions that make pilgrimages to Bianjing every year, and it is difficult for ordinary missions to arouse everyone's interest.

The main reason why the common people talk about this mission with great relish is that the ruler of this small country is said to be a beautiful woman who can overwhelm the country and the city.

Any matter, as long as a big beauty is involved, it is easy to arouse many reveries.

A lot of lace rumors came into being because of this. They are obviously deceptive, but everyone likes to get together and talk.

When the mission of Linzhou Kingdom entered Bianjing City, there was a lace story that spread the most viciously.

Rumor has it that the last time the mission of the Linzhou Kingdom came to Beijing, they sent a portrait of the Lord of Linzhou to the current Holy Majesty.

And Zhao Guangyi, who is obsessed with sex, seems to be greedy for the beauty of the Lord of Linzhou.

And ordered to the Lord of Linzhou to come to Bianjing to have an audience.

This time when the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom appeared, many people guessed that the Lord of Linzhou had been invited to meet Zhao Guangyi.

Some people even said vividly that they had seen the all-powerful Linzhou Lord in the Linzhou Kingdom's mission.

According to the common people, the appearance of the Lord of Linzhou is already comparable to that of a fairy.

In short, the entry of the Linzhou State Mission to Beijing immediately ignited the enthusiasm of the people in Bianjing.

It was just such a mission of the Linzhou Kingdom who was on the cusp of the storm, and their envoy, who did not know when, quietly appeared in Zhao's residence.

The envoy sent by Zhe Yuxun is a quintessential party member.

Zhe Yuxun had the grace to save this person's family, so he also chose to join Zhe Yuxun.

After the famous post of the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom was handed over to the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Pu received him very quickly.

The main reason why Zhao Pu, a busy man, learned from the envoys of Linzhou State so quickly was that the envoys of Linzhou State were generous.

The last time an envoy from the Linzhou Kingdom came to Beijing, he sold 5 taels of silver, and the silver ingots were so shiny that Zhao Pu's eyes turned into square holes.

Zhao Pu's obsession with money is endless.

And he seemed to dare to take any money because of his status and the emperor's favor.

After the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom entered the main hall of the Zhao Mansion, he saw Zhao Pu sitting on a tall seat drinking tea in a senile manner.

"The envoys of the next country pay a visit to Zhao Xiangguo."

When the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom met Zhao Pu, his attitude was very humble.

In fact, in the current era, except for the arrogant envoy of the Liao Kingdom, the rest of the envoys of the country did not dare to trust Zhao Pu after seeing Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu squinted at the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom, seeing that he didn't bring any gift, subconsciously looked at the butler in the mansion.

The butler secretly shook his head at Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu's expression turned ugly immediately, and his attitude became a lot colder, "Linzhou is a small state split from the party. I see this old man over and over again. What's the important thing to talk about? Hurry up if you have something to say. The old man is in charge. Looking at Da Song, who is hundreds of times bigger than your Linzhou country, is very busy..."

The envoy of Linzhou Kingdom was stunned, and approached Zhao Pu obsequiously, bowed and said: "Before discussing the business, the envoy of the next country has specially prepared a small gift, and please accept it with a smile."

The envoy of Linzhou Kingdom took out a unique handwritten fuze from his cuff and handed it to Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand to let the butler take over.

After the butler took it, he opened it and looked at it, his pupils shrank, and he quickly sent it to Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu raised his eyes and saw that it was actually a bank note of 5 taels issued by the Nanguo Money Bank.

And there are still two.

Bank notes are something that only emerged in Bianjing City, and they were issued by Nanguo Money Bank.

With the bank notes, you can go to the Nanguo money bank to exchange them for fine silver coins.

The Nanguo Money Bank is also trusted by the people of Bianjing because of the backing of Nanguo and the national reputation.

In addition, this product is extremely convenient to carry, so it is also highly praised by the majority of merchants.

You know, before the banknotes appeared.

Large transactions or large amounts of money delivery are very cumbersome things.

For example, someone sold a house in Bianjing City for a total of [-] guan.

Then it is very likely that when the money is delivered, several carts will be used to pull the copper coins for delivery.

Not only is there such an inconvenient trouble, but it will also be targeted by interested people.

For another example, people who often give gifts to Zhao's residence often carry boxes in and out, and are easily seen by the censor.

The upright Yushi will also impeach Zhao Pu.

Although Zhao Pu was not afraid, he was very annoying.

But since the appearance of bank notes, these problems have been solved.

Moreover, when traveling far to do business, there is no need to carry a lot of money.

At present, in the territory of Song Dynasty, there are four branches of Nanguo Money Bank.

One is in Bianjing City, one is in Jinling City, one is in Daizhou, and the last one is in Yongzhou.

The four semicolons almost occupied four important points in the Song Dynasty.

It is also the most prosperous place for business. Therefore, after the banknotes of Nanguo Money Bank appeared, they have been quickly accepted by the people of Song Dynasty.

At present, the two hottest branches are the Nanguo Money Bank in Bianjing City and the Nanguo Money Bank in Jinling City.

These are the two money banks connecting the north and the south, so there are the most merchants.

Of course, after seeing the huge profit model of Nanguo Money Bank, many businessmen have imitated it one after another.

But compared to the maturity of Nanguo Money Bank, they are still in the initial stage, and their reputation is not as good as Nanguo Money Bank.

Therefore, after Zhao Pu saw the two bank notes issued by Nanguo Money Bank, the expression on his face changed immediately.

His demeanor began to become more pleasant.

Zhao Pu has investigated the strength of the Nanguo Money Bank, so he will never question whether the Nanguo Money Bank will not be able to exchange money.

10 taels.

The shot is more generous.

"Hey, the old man told you a long time ago, when you come to this old man, don't call yourself an envoy to the country. Although the state of Linzhou was first established, it is next to our Song Dynasty. We are also neighbors separated by a strip of water, so don't That's polite."

Zhao Pu invited the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom to sit down, and then scolded the housekeeper, saying, "You idiot, the guests are already here, why don't you serve tea?"

The butler also understood Zhao Pu's temperament, so he cooperated and obediently went down to order the maids to serve tea.

The envoy of Linzhou State is also a well-informed person, and he was trained urgently by Zhe Yuxun before, so he knows the temperament of all the officials in Bianjing very well.

He was not dissatisfied with Zhao Pu's inconsistent words and deeds.

In fact, there is no such qualification.

After sitting down, the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom cupped his hands and said, "Zhao Xiangguo, I am here to ask for something."

Zhao Pu asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

Zhao Pu has encountered this kind of thing many times.

Didn't the person who came to Zhao's mansion come to beg him?

The envoy of Linzhou State said in a deep voice: "To be honest, since my lord was canonized by the lord of your country, members of the Dangxiang clan who were dissatisfied with Li Jiqian's rule came to vote one after another. However, after Li Jiqian learned that my lord had betrayed Dangxiang, He led his troops to attack.

The clansmen in our Linzhou rose up to resist and managed to gain a firm foothold.In the battle with Li Jiqian, my lord was lucky enough to get the land of two states.

The purpose of this small envoy's coming to Beijing is to report this matter to the lord of your country, and hope to get the canonization of the lord of your country. "

Zhao Pu was obviously taken aback when he heard this.

How long has it been since a small state of Linzhou expanded from one state to three states?
Zhao Pu also knew the inside story, he knew who the leader of Linzhou Kingdom was, and he also knew that behind Linzhou Kingdom there were not only party members, but also the great lama of the Bon religion in the Western Regions.

However, even so, it is impossible to expand from one state to three states so quickly, right?
Is there something tricky in this?
Zhao Pu mused, "I really want to know, which two states did Linzhou take over?"

The envoy of Linzhou said: "Fengzhou and Shengzhou."

"Toyosu... Katsushu?"

Zhao Pu was surprised and said, "Shengzhou is the land of the Liao people. You have not finished the civil war with Dangxiang, and you went to provoke the Liao people?"

In fact, Zhao Pu just wanted to confirm whether the people of Linzhou Kingdom took over the land of Song Dynasty.

After all, splitting wars within the party and invading the territory of the Song Dynasty are two different concepts.

As long as he doesn't attack Da Song's territory, Zhao Pu doesn't care how fierce the fight is within the party.

However, after hearing about Shengzhou, Zhao Pu was obviously taken aback.

Zhao Pu is not a pure Confucian scholar who does not understand the art of war.

On the contrary, Zhao Pu dabbled a lot in the art of war.

Therefore, after learning that the Linzhou State had finished fighting the party and went to fight the Liao State, Zhao Pu felt that the Linzhou State was a bit dead.

Fighting on two fronts is a taboo on the battlefield.

And at the same time, it provoked two big countries for Linzhou Kingdom.

Especially provoked the Liao Kingdom, which could wrestle with the tyrannical Song Dynasty.

Zhao Pu felt that Linzhou Kingdom was trying to kill him.

The envoy of Linzhou Kingdom obviously sensed a kind of sarcasm from Zhao Pu's tone.

It seems to be ridiculing them for being overwhelmed.

Regarding this, the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom could only smile wryly and said: "Zhao Xiangguo, my lord is a very peaceful woman. She just wants to lead the people of the tribe to live in peace and quiet, and has no intention of provoking anyone. I can’t blame my lord for the incident, it’s all because Guo Da’s Liao army in Shengzhou wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when they saw my lord and Li Jiqian fighting in Fengzhou.

But he didn't expect that he had a bad start and was wiped out by Li Jiqian's men.After repelling Li Jiqian, my lord saw how miserable the people of Shengzhou were under the torment of the Liao people, so he took over Shengzhou. "

Some people may think that there is a problem with what the envoy of Linzhou State said. In Fengzhou, it was the wild beggars who fought against the Liao army of Guo Dabu. Why did the envoy of Linzhou State push this matter on Li Jiqian?
In fact, he was right.

Because in the impression of the people of Song Dynasty, Li Jiqian is the co-owner of the party.

In other words, any dispatch of troops within the party can be counted on him.

After Zhao Pu listened to the words of the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom, the corner of Zhao Pu's mouth twitched obviously.

How pitiful are the people in Shengzhou?
Accepted?
If it were really as simple as you said, then the old man would still feel sorry for the people in Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.

Why can't the old man take advantage of the trend to take over the Sixteen States of Yanyun?

Zhao Pu was slandering in his heart, but he said: "This matter... I'm afraid it's not easy to handle..."

Hearing this, the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom hurriedly said: "I implore Zhao Xiangguo to help my lord speak out. During my visit this time, my lord searched out all my savings and exchanged all the small envoys into bank notes.

Except for the lord of your country, the envoys can be dedicated to Zhao Xiangguo after the rest is done. "

Zhao Pu opened his mouth and blurted out, "How many?"

The envoy of Linzhou State said with a straight face: "3 taels...gold..."

"Sigh~"

Zhao Pu gasped.

This amount was more than any bribe he had ever received.

Zhao Pu agreed to the request of the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom almost without hesitation.

"I'll leave this matter to the old man. Tomorrow in court, you just have to tell the truth, and the rest will be left to the old man."

The envoy of Linzhou Kingdom stood up and saluted Zhao Pu respectfully.

"Everything is thanks to Zhao Xiangguo."

After the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom left the Zhao Mansion.

Zhao Pu hurriedly called the housekeeper, and asked the housekeeper to take his name card to invite the disciples and old friends who were attached to him respectively.

at dusk.

Nearly thirty important officials in the court all gathered in the Zhao residence.

They discussed at the Zhao Mansion all night.

……

The next day.

early morning.

In the vertical arch hall.

As soon as Zhao Guangyi entered the hall from the apse, he felt that the atmosphere today was a little different.

But he didn't ask what happened.

Seeing that the officials didn't panic, it was obvious that nothing bad happened.

After facing up.

The ministers discussed some trivial matters.

After a tedious discussion.

Zhao Pu cupped his hands at Zhao Guangyi, and said: "Your Majesty, the veteran has received the letter of credence from Linzhou Kingdom, and the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom has come to Beijing again, and it seems that there is something important to see His Majesty."

"Lin State?"

Zhao Guangyi already knew about the envoys from Linzhou Kingdom entering Beijing.

In fact, Zhao Guangyi often pays attention to the news of Linzhou Kingdom intentionally or unintentionally.

There is no other reason.

Because of the gossip in Bianjing City, he also heard about it.

After listening too much, he will have some faith.

Zhao Guangyi is still very concerned about beautiful women, and she is also a beautiful woman who is overwhelmed by the country and the city.

"The envoys of Linzhou Kingdom have come to Beijing and have an audience with them on important matters? Then declare them an audience."

Zhao Guangyi asked and answered by himself, and directly announced to meet the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom.

The envoy of Linzhou Kingdom quickly entered the Chuigong Hall under the leadership of Xiaohuangmen.

Behind him, followed by four beauties with curtains on their faces, and a group of guards in golden armor carrying tribute.

"The envoys of the next country will visit His Majesty the Emperor of Song Dynasty. May His Majesty the Emperor of Song Dynasty have a happy life and a healthy life, and be blessed forever."

Zhao Guangyi's eyes were cast on the four beauties from the very beginning.

After hearing the compliment from the envoy of Linzhou Kingdom, he was overjoyed and said with a smile, "Very good, let's get back together."

"Thank you, His Majesty the Great Song Emperor."

(End of this chapter)