The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 463
Zhao Ji cursed secretly in his heart. In fact, he really wanted to agree, but he didn't want to set this precedent at will. After all, the Great Song Dynasty was established on the basis of ending the warlord separatism. It happened to become a feudal town.

Looking across the important officials in the hall, Zhao Ji misses Cai Jing, who has retired, very much at this moment. If he is present today, he might be able to provide him with some practical suggestions.

"Forget it, this is the end of today's discussion. Tong Aiqing, please hold on to the people from Yunzhou for the time being, and don't be too negligent."

After saying that, Zhao Ji looked at Wang Fu again, and paused for a while. After all, he still felt that Cai You was more in his favor, and then said, "Cai Aiqing, you are in charge of negotiating with envoy Mu Xu."

Tong Guan and Tong Guan looked at each other, and hurriedly bowed to accept orders.

Coming out of the palace, Cai You naturally followed Tong Guan's footsteps and asked him the truth.

"Private, tell me the truth, is Mu Xu credible this time? If we continue to work together with the court like last time, the two of us will not be able to do business with the officials!"

Tong Guan hesitated for a moment, and after seeing that there was no one else around, he replied truthfully, "This old man is worried about this, so he dare not speak out to the officials. Otherwise, how can I miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"

Cai You nodded, then rolled his eyes, and made a bad move, "Then how is the envoy sent by Mu Xu, is there a possibility that we can bribe him?"

"This... this person is quite sharp-tongued, I'm afraid it's difficult to deal with." Tong Guan hesitated.

Cai You judges others by himself, but he does not agree with this statement. He is extremely confident, "Is there anyone in this world who has no desires? I don't believe it! Tomorrow I will invite envoy Mu Xu to the banquet in the Loulou, so as to test him out. him."

Sure enough, Cai You did what he said.For the next seven or eight days, Lehe will be entertained every day. During the period, apart from being accompanied by beauties, he will also present a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, which even hints at Lehe. As long as Lehe is willing to cooperate with the imperial court, high-ranking officials and rich salary will not be a problem in the future. Down.

When Le He went to the appointment for the first time, he guessed Cai You's plan, and after a little calculation, he simply acted with Cai You while pretending to be false.

Facing the benefits from Cai You, Le Hena would not refuse anyone, until he saw that the fire was almost ready, he deliberately revealed some specious inside stories to him through drunkenness.

Cai You did not doubt that there was him, and after receiving the news, he felt as if he had found a treasure, so he went to the palace to meet Zhao Ji on the same day, and made a vow to him.

The reason why Mu Xu acted so abnormally was because of his serious shortage of troops, he was worried that he would not be able to cope with the Liao people's counterattack, so he wanted to drag Da Song into the water to relieve some pressure.

After hearing this, Zhao Ji felt very reasonable, and then summoned the ministers to discuss again.

This time Zhao Ji's attitude was much firmer, revealing his intention to take advantage of this golden opportunity to send troops to the Northern Expedition.

What can the emperor Zhao Ji say? Although he is incompetent in governing the country, he is a first-class master in playing power. From Cai Jing's resignation and reinstatement several times, we can get a clue.

In addition, during Zhao Ji's reign, the court was full of flatterers, so he had few constraints as an emperor, unlike the Renzong and Shenzong dynasties, when those prime ministers dared to challenge the emperor at every turn.

In this way, once Zhao Ji made up his mind, the officials basically had no choice but to obey them honestly.

A group of people discussed and discussed, and it was still the old problem before, and they all felt that other conditions were acceptable, but Mu Xu's request to become a prince was too much appetite, and he was afraid of agreeing to such a request, which would easily arouse criticism and bring trouble to the world. The rebels set a bad start.

Zhao Ji himself was vacillating, but in the end it was Liang Shicheng's words that moved him. Liang Shicheng said so,
"I think it's okay to agree to Mu Xu's request. Yunzhou is not owned by me in the Song Dynasty. As long as Mu Xu is willing to be a minister today, it means that the court has righteousness in hand, and he can intervene in Yunzhou's political affairs in the future.

Furthermore, instead of worrying about Mu Xu becoming bigger, it is better to think about it, if he cannot withstand the pressure of the Liao Kingdom, what if he invests in the other side?At that time, the imperial court will not only lose the chance to recover Youyun, but also Hedong will never have peace! "

Liang Shicheng's words of a different approach can be said to awaken the dreamer.Not only Zhao Ji thought it was reasonable, but even Zheng Juzhong, who was the most vocal opponent, couldn't find anything to refute.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji immediately made a decision and said, "Since this is the case, there is no need to discuss this matter again. I will make Mu Xu the Duke of Ying, the Jiedu envoy of Yunzhou, and grant him the right to open the government and build teeth."

When Zheng Juzhong heard the words, he said unwillingly, "Officials, according to the court's old regulations, the canonization of such a feudal official needs to go to the court in person to thank him. I wonder if Mu Xu should come in person?"

Zhao Ji couldn't help but said, "Then Mu Xu doesn't dare to take risks alone?"

Not wanting to, Zheng Juzhong sneered and said, "Hmph! This is a clear decree from the official family, and it is also a golden statement. If Mu Xu dare not come, it means that he has a ghost in his heart, just to let the world see his wolfish ambition."

Gao Qiu, who had a deep relationship with Mu Xu, his eyes lit up, and he immediately went out of the class to agree, "Zheng Shilang's words are very kind, so it would be best if Mu Xu didn't come. In the future, the court will seize him as a handle and send troops to conquer. Block the mouth of the world."

With Zheng Juzhong and Gao Qiu taking the lead, Li Gang and others followed suit.

In the final analysis, in the eyes of these people, Mu Xu is just a mere gangster leader, even if he has his own soldiers at the moment, he still can't stand on the stage.

But he dared to risk the displeasure of the world and negotiate conditions with the imperial court, which is really a heinous crime.According to Zheng Juzhong's idea, it can not only add trouble to him, but also prepare for future rainy days, so why not do it?

Zhao Ji was very good at the moment, and even at Wang Fu's suggestion, he hypocritically gave Mu Xu a mansion in Beijing and some maids in the palace.

When Le He learned about this from Tong Guan, he was full of reluctance and refuted it on the spot.

"The Liao people will not be reconciled to losing the Xijing Road, and they will send troops to retake it at any time. At such a critical moment, the head of my family wants to stay and take charge of the overall situation. How can he leave at will?"

But Tong Guan also said, "This is where the court etiquette and rules of the Song Dynasty lie. If the head of the Ni family village alone made an exception, what would be the state's prestige?

Besides, the village head of your family once said that he wanted to imitate the old things of King Qian, so he should also know that the whole country of King Qian surrendered to the Song Dynasty in the past, so he shouldn't come to Beijing to worship the emperor as usual.

If the village head of your family sincerely professes his vassal to the Song Dynasty, he should condescend to come to the capital instead of just sending envoys. This is a disrespect to the court and officials. "

Le Hewai wanted to argue with Tong Guan again, but he was told suddenly that Zhao Guan's family had made an order from the government to pass this matter to the public.

He suddenly frowned, knowing that it would be extremely difficult to change this matter, so he had to endure the unhappiness and quickly edited a book, attaching the ins and outs of the matter, and sent someone to Yunzhou quickly, and handed it over to Mu Xu for personal review.

After going back and forth like this, it has been more than a month since Lehe received Mu Xu's reply, but what he never expected was that Mu Xu actually replied in the letter, he can go to Beijing to worship the Emperor of Song Dynasty, but he must It was after Wang Qing Zhaoan.

Although I don't know why Mu Xu made this decision, but the matter has come to this point, Lehe, who is far away in Tokyo, has no choice but to formally inform Tong Guan about this matter.

Even Lehe was surprised by Mu Xu's decision, let alone Zhao Ji.After they heard the news, they were completely confused, and finally reached a conclusion after some discussion.

There may be three reasons why Mu Xu made this condition.

One is that Mu Xu and Wang Qing had a private agreement, and this move was to back up Wang Qing so that the court would not dare to despise Wang Qing. From the fact that Mu Xu could easily persuade Wang Qing to recruit, it can be seen that the two had a deep collusion in private.

The second is that Mu Xu may want to use Wang Qing's recruitment to test the bottom line and sincerity of the court, and make a clear judgment on whether he will come to Beijing in the future and whether he should cooperate with the court to attack Liao.

Third, if the imperial court's arrangement for Wang Qing was not proper, then Mu Xu might use this as an excuse to find an excuse for refusing to come to Beijing.

Consciously seeing through the calculations, Zhao Ji and his ministers certainly didn't want to leave Mu Xu with something to say, so that he would have another chance to speak up.

At that moment, Zhao Ji gave Tong Guan an order, ordering him to speed up the implementation of Wang Qing's recruitment.

In fact, Mr. Zhao Ji and his ministers were simply overthinking. Mu Xu proposed this condition because he and Wang Qing had made an agreement in advance, so he wanted to take the opportunity of going to Tokyo to settle the matter.

It is said that after receiving the urgent letter from Lehe, there was also a quarrel within Liangshan about whether Mu Xu would go to Beijing, and everyone expressed their opinions.

Generally speaking, the populace faction headed by the Ruan brothers, and the heroes who defected from Fang La's side, all opposed fiercely, saying that they could not trust the court.

However, Hu Yanzhuo, Guan Sheng and other factions who came from the imperial court suggested that Mu Xu agree to come down.The reason they gave was that since Zhao’s official family issued a decree, they would not be afraid of the court’s refutation. Otherwise, what is the majesty of the emperor, and how will he rule the world in the future?
Mu Xu himself prefers the latter. He is not afraid of any tricks by the Song court. With his current skills, it may not be possible for one person to fight against one army, but if he just wants to simply escape from Tokyo City, it will be a piece of cake. Things.

Seeing that everyone was arguing more and more fiercely, but Mu Xu did not express his position for a while, Xu Guanzhong, who was a military adviser, had no choice but to stand up and stop it, saying,
"Brothers, don't hurt your peace, and just listen to Xiaoshang's words."

When everyone calmed down, Xu Guanzhong cupped his hands at Mu Xu, and continued,

"From Xiaosheng's point of view, the village owner should still go through with it, just as the Huyan brothers said, this is a decree issued by the Song Dynasty court, and it is for the people of the world to see.

Due to emotion and reason, they dare not make excessive moves.If not, who would dare to trust the court in the future? "

Having said that, Xu Guanzhong faced the crowd again, and continued to explain,
"There is another important reason why I urge the village master to enter the capital, and that is the issue of status. As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not go well. Although we are powerful now, in the eyes of the surrounding countries, we are still just a bunch of grassroots bandits. , into the eyes of others.

But if there is the endorsement from the Song court, it means that we can get rid of our current embarrassing status, and it will be much more convenient to deal with other countries in the future.Of course, this is just my humble opinion, as to whether to go or not, it is up to the village master to decide for himself. "

Mu Xu clapped his hands with a smile, and said, "The words of the military adviser are very suitable for me. The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty gave such a difficult problem, because they were sure that I would not dare to go, and wanted to force me to lower the terms of cooperation between the two parties, but I Don’t let them do what they want.”

"When does the village master plan to set off, and which brothers will he order to go with him?" Lin Chong asked.

Mu Xu waved his hands and said, "Don't worry, I once promised Wang Qing that after he recruited, he would write to the imperial court to strengthen his prestige so that the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty would not dare to cross the river and demolish the bridge easily. This is just an opportunity. Doing this together can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.”

After finishing speaking, he suddenly saw Lin Chong's hesitation to speak out of the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help wondering, "Does the teacher have something to say?"

Lin Chong said embarrassingly, "I went out of Beijing that day, and left in a hurry, so I didn't say hello to many friends, so..."

Mu Xu shook his head and laughed, he still couldn't figure out what Lin Chong was thinking, this guy was going to reminisce with his friends, it was clear that seeing that Mu Xu was about to open his teeth and build a mansion, his status would definitely increase, so he moved the idea of ​​returning home.

For such a small request, Mu Xu would never refuse, so he agreed without saying a word, and asked everyone present with a smile, "Who else wants to go to the capital together, please come here quickly. If you pass this village, But this shop no longer exists!"

Everyone, look at me, and I look at you. Several people showed signs of emotion, but they didn't want to be preempted by Chai Jin, "Chai is quite familiar with Tokyo, so let Xiaoke be the village master's guide, how about it?"

The few people who were snatched the opportunity secretly regretted being a step late, but they had no choice but to watch Mu Xu nod his head in agreement, and ordered Wu Song and Shi Xiu to accompany them.

The above is Mu Xu's reaction after receiving Lehe's urgent report.

But the imperial court didn't know, in order to make Mu Xu have nothing to say, after receiving Zhao Ji's order, Tong Guan didn't dare to delay for a moment, and immediately sent envoys to see Wang Qing, and even went there himself. Luoyang sits in town so that he can negotiate with Wang Qing at any time.

Finally, with Tong Guan's hard work, the two sides quickly finalized all the matters concerning the recruitment in less than two months. Wang Qing also agreed to complete the delivery of the soldiers and horses under his command, and after dismissing all the subordinates who did not want to be officials, He went to Beijing to meet the emperor.

After waiting for more than ten days, as soon as Fang got the exact news of Wang Qing's departure, Tong Guan couldn't wait to order someone to tell Le He, urging him to send a letter to Mu Xu to let him come to Beijing as soon as possible.

Of course Le He knew that Tong Guan would not make fun of this matter, but he deliberately changed his appearance to verify the authenticity, and then sent someone to send a message to Yunzhou with Tong Guan's expression full of hatred.

After Mu Xu got the report, he immediately entrusted the general affairs to Xu Guanzhong and other confidants, took four leaders, Lin Chong, Chai Jin, Wu Song, and Shi Xiu, and a hundred cavalry, and entered Hedong from Yanmen Pass.

On the way, he stayed in Taiyuan for three days, reunited with Li Shishi and other female relatives, and after paying attention to Tianhu's current situation, he went all the way south, diverted to Xiangzhou and entered Jingji Road. After crossing the Yellow River, Tokyo was in sight.

　Thank you book friend Zhou Huanyu for your reward

　　
　
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