Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

"Yelu Hongji is dead!"

When the news reached Song Dynasty, Fan Zheng couldn't help but be stunned.

Zhao Xu said disapprovingly: "Birth, old age, illness, and death are reincarnations. Yelu Hongji was nearly seventy years old, so it is common for him to die due to illness. After all, thousand-year ginseng can only extend life, but cannot bring back the dead.

Fan Zheng shook his head. According to the course of later generations, Daozong of the Liao Dynasty should have more than a year to live. Coupled with the thousands of years of ginseng maintenance, he could only live longer and should not have died so early.

However, although Fan Zheng was a famous doctor, he was thousands of miles away from the Liao Kingdom. In addition, Yelu Yanxi blocked the news, so Fan Zheng did not notice anything unusual.

"Yelu Hongji was already old. He believed in Buddhism in old age, was arrogant and extravagant, and acted cautiously. This allowed the Song and Liao Dynasties to maintain peace. However, it also left the Song Dynasty with no opportunity to take advantage of it. Yelu Yanxi had just come to power, so I'm afraid it was exactly what was needed. When we establish our authority, there may be another storm between the two countries!" Fan Zheng said with emotion.

Zhao Xu nodded slightly. He was similar in age to Yelu Yanxi, so he naturally understood the young man's thoughts. Yelu Yanxi had just ascended the throne, and his actions would definitely be radical. This would certainly bring risks to the relationship between Song and Liao, but at the same time, it would not necessarily bring risks to the general public. Song can take advantage of this opportunity.

"There is no need to worry too much. Yelu Yanxi has just ascended the throne and is definitely eager to control the power of the Liao Kingdom. He will not provoke the Song Dynasty in a short time." Zhao Xu shook his head and said.

"Now there is news from the Liao Kingdom, asking the Song Dynasty to send envoys to mourn! I wonder how your majesty will make a decision!" Fan Zheng bowed.

Zhao Xu sneered and said: "Xixia and Liao are the countries of the father-in-law. It is natural for Xixia to go to mourn, but we, the Song Dynasty, are the kingdoms of heaven, so how can we go to Liao to mourn? I have decided not to Send envoys to the Liao Kingdom to anger Yelu Yanxi."

"Don't send an envoy to express condolences!" Fan Zheng couldn't help but was stunned, and then suddenly understood Zhao Xu's intention.

As an emperor, Zhao Xu naturally did not rely on his own preferences. The Song Dynasty was determined to unify the world. Yelu Yanxi had just ascended the throne. He would definitely not be able to bear the humiliation. He would make mistakes under impulse. This gave the Song Dynasty an opportunity to take advantage of. machine.

Fan Zheng thought for a while and persuaded: "The officials should think twice. Although the Liao and Song Dynasties are not the country of Weng's son-in-law, according to the Chanyuan Alliance, they are the country of brothers. Besides, the two countries have not gone to war. The etiquette they should have had at the beginning is essential. , someone should be sent to express condolences.”

Fan Zheng knew the records of later generations. After the death of Yelu Hongji, the Song Dynasty did not send envoys to express condolences. But this time, Fan Zheng was ready to persuade Zhao Xu to change this decision.

"Send an envoy to express condolences!" Zhao Xu frowned and looked at Fan Zheng in confusion.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "When Renzong passed away, Yelu Hongji hypocritically told the Song envoy who came to report the funeral that there had been no war between Song and Liao for forty-two years, and a national memorial ceremony was held. Now thirty-six years have passed in a hurry. However, when Yelu Hongji passes away, the officials can tell the Liao envoy that there has been no war between the two countries for seventy-eight years, and pay tribute to Yelu Hongji."

Zhao Xu frowned, then thought for a moment, and his eyes gradually brightened.

Everyone knows that the biggest enemy of the Song Dynasty is the Liao Kingdom. Before the Song Dynasty wants to defeat the Liao Kingdom, it must destroy Xixia. He paid tribute to his behavior.

In the future, when the Song Dynasty went to war with Xixia, Yelu Yanxi would definitely be put on the defensive. Even if Yelu Yanxi decided to go to war with the Song Dynasty against all opinions, once the war went unfavorable, Yelu Yanxi's crime of starting the war without permission would definitely be counterattacked.

"What's the name of this evil recipe?" Zhao Xu laughed and said without hesitation.

Fan Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "I heard that Yelu Hongji's posthumous name in Liao was Daozong, and this is called moral kidnapping."

"Moral kidnapping is exactly what it sounds like."

Zhao Xu thought carefully and couldn't help but marvel.

Once this method came out, the Song Dynasty only needed a few hypocritical words to make the Liao Kingdom tie its own hands and feet.

"Here comes! Su Shi, the Minister of Rites!" Zhao Xu waved his hand.

Soon, Su Shi responded to the call and bowed: "I have seen the officials!"

Zhao Xu ordered Su Shi: "The Liao Kingdom came to report the death of Yelu Hongji, who was posthumously named Daozong. During his reign, the Song and Liao countries were in harmony. There had been no war between the two countries for seventy-eight years, and the people of the two countries lived and worked in peace and contentment." , is indeed a moral model for emperors in the world. I was greatly saddened when I heard of his death. You immediately published the obituary of Daozong's death in the Di newspaper, telling the world that Daozong had made great efforts for the peace of Song and Liao Dynasties, and greatly praised him. "

"what!"

Su Shi was immediately surprised. He did not expect that Zhao Xu would have such high regard for Yelu Hongji. However, he did not expect that during Yelu Hongji's reign, Zhao Xu led the Song Dynasty to prosperity. Several wars were about to break out, but Daozong of the Liao Dynasty finally restrained himself. In total, Yelu Hongji was still the benefactor of the rise of the Song Dynasty.

"At the same time, you personally lead a team to the Liao Kingdom to express condolences! To express the Song Dynasty's respect for Daozong." Zhao Xu said solemnly.

Su Shi was the Minister of Rites of the Song Dynasty and the highest external official of the Song Dynasty. Su Shi personally expressed his condolences to Yelu Hongji, the Daozong of the Liao Dynasty, which was enough to express the importance that the Song Dynasty paid to Yelu Hongji.

"I obey the decree!" Su Shi said solemnly.

At that moment, Su Shi accepted the order and immediately published Yelu Hongji's obituary in the Di newspaper, and spoke highly of Yelu Hongji's life, praising him as a moral model for emperors of all dynasties.

"The Song Dynasty's evaluation of my late Emperor of the Liao Dynasty will be truthfully reported to the new emperor after the veteran returns home."

In the convoy heading north, the Liao envoy was greatly moved and said that he did not expect that the Song Dynasty would think so highly of Yelu Hongji.

Su Shi said with a sad look on his face: "Now we, Song and Liao, have been without war for seventy-eight years. This is a peace that has never been seen between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Grassland Dynasty. His Majesty Daozong has made the greatest contribution. The officials hope that the two countries will continue this peace." Pass it on and strive to achieve a hundred years of peace, no, two or three hundred years of peace."

"Thank you so much for your kind words from the officials of the Song Dynasty!" the Liao envoy said respectfully.

If it were before, the Liao envoy would not believe that the Song Dynasty would have such high regard for the late emperor. Now the Song Dynasty openly praised Yelu Hongji's deeds in the imperial newspaper, and sent the world-famous scholar Su Shi to express his condolences to Yelu Hongji. It can be said to be extremely grand.

Su Shi took the envoys of the Song Dynasty all the way north, and soon crossed the border and arrived at the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.

"Yanyun Sixteen States!"

Looking at the people in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun with the same Han Chinese clothes and faces, Su Shi was filled with emotion, because this was the greatest pain of the Song Dynasty. If the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun was not taken back, the Song Dynasty would not be peaceful and would always be in a state of chaos. Under the threat of the Liao Kingdom.

What made Su Shi even more wary was that when the convoy of envoys from the Song Dynasty passed by, the Han people in Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures showed wary eyes. Only a few literati showed a little kindness when they learned that he was a dignified scholar of Su University. , but it was only an appreciation of his literary talent, but he had no sense of belonging to the Song Dynasty.

"It would be difficult for the Song Dynasty to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun!" Su Shi couldn't help but sigh.

However, Su Shi did not stay, but directly followed the Liao envoys to Shangjing.

"What, the Song Dynasty praised Grandpa Huang highly and called him a moral model for emperors in the world!"

Yelu Yanxi, the new emperor of Liao, heard the news and said in disbelief.

"There has been peace between our dynasty and the Song Dynasty for seventy-eight years. During the decades that the late emperor was alive, he did not use any weapons to bring peace to the people of Song and Liao. This is a grand event that has never happened to any emperor in the past." Prime Minister of the Liao Kingdom. Xiao Wuna praised highly. "Not only that, he also sent the world-famous scholar Su Da to express his condolences!" A Liao official said proudly.

Su Shi's poems were famous not only in the Song Dynasty but also in the Liao Kingdom, not to mention that Su Shi was the Minister of Rites of the Song Dynasty. This move of the Song Dynasty can be said to have given the Liao Kingdom enough face.

Yelu Zhangnu, who was on the side, snorted coldly and said: "The young emperor of the Song Dynasty is very ambitious and suddenly shows favor to the Liao Dynasty. He must have evil intentions. Please be clear to your majesty."

Although this era does not understand the dangers of moral kidnapping, Yelu Zhangnu, who has always been a villain, is keenly aware of something wrong.

Xiao Wuna snorted coldly: "The Song Dynasty's show of goodwill is hiding evil intentions. Does Lord Yelu think that it is right for the Song Dynasty to treat the Liao Kingdom indifferently and not even come to express condolences to embarrass the late emperor?"

Xiao Wuna was an important minister left to Yelu Yanxi by Yelu Hongji, and Yelu Zhangnu was a confidant of the new emperor. The two naturally had conflicts. The two had long disliked each other, and now the conflict finally broke out.

Yelu Yanxi had just ascended the throne and needed the support of veterans such as Xiao Wuna. He immediately reassured him: "Perhaps the Song Dynasty is repaying the emperor's favor for praising Song Renzong! Since the Song Dynasty is so sensible, I, the Liao Dynasty, cannot neglect it."

Yelu Yanxi had a secret in her heart and just wanted to make Yelu Hongji's funeral go on in a glorious manner to show his pure filial piety. Song Dynasty's actions were exactly what he wanted.

"By the way, the envoy from the Song Dynasty has arrived. Where is the envoy from Xixia?" Yelu Yanxi said coldly.

Yelv Zhangnu lowered his head and said, "I would like to report to the officials that the Xixia envoys, led by Princess Nanxian, have entered the territory of Liao Kingdom."

Yelu Yanxi snorted: "Back then, Xixia asked for marriage many times, and the emperor agreed. Now that the emperor has passed away, why doesn't Li Qianshun, as his grandson-in-law, come in person?"

The Liao officials immediately bowed their heads and remained silent. According to folk customs, Li Qianshun as his grandson-in-law should indeed come in person, and as the emperor of Xixia, Li Qianshun naturally could not leave Xixia for several months innocently.

In fact, if it were normal times, it would not be rude for Xixia to be led by Yelu Nanyin to express condolences to the Xixia envoys. However, compared with the grandness of the Song Dynasty, Xixia was originally a small country and had a relationship with his grandson-in-law, which immediately aroused Yelu Yanxi's dissatisfaction. .

Soon, two teams of envoys from Xixia and Song Dynasty arrived in Liao and went to Beijing. The world-famous Scholar Su suddenly stole everyone's limelight.

Su Shi, who was instructed by Zhao Xu, even personally wrote a memorial tribute to Yelu Hongji, Daozong of the Liao Dynasty. His literary talent was soaring, and he even praised Daozong of the Liao Dynasty for his achievements, which greatly increased the reputation of the Liao Dynasty.

Yelu Nanxian, who came with full confidence on the other side, was dumbfounded when she saw this scene. She originally thought that she had paid great attention to it by coming in person, but she did not expect that the Song Dynasty actually sent Su Shi, the great scholar, and even more in the Song Dynasty. In Song Dynasty, Daozong of Liao Dynasty became famous.

In contrast, Xixia was extremely embarrassed. She originally wanted to take this opportunity to seek support from the Liao Kingdom for Xixia, but she was greatly frustrated. Fortunately, Xiao Wuna, the knowledgeable Prime Minister of the Liao Kingdom, smoothed things over for her, and she received a batch of aid. , but it is far from her previous goal.

Fan Zheng did not expect that the evil method of moral kidnapping was not only effective for the Liao Kingdom, but also had unexpected gains. If he had known about the Liao Kingdom's visit to Beijing, he would have laughed out of his dreams.

However, Fan Zheng soon stopped laughing. He never thought that he would be the backlash of the evil party's moral kidnapping.

"Indifference to human life!"

"Executioner!"

"Contemporary Baiqi!"

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When the Battle of Dali ended, everyone lamented the evil recipe of the evil doctor Fan Zheng, and they were even more frightened by his evil recipe of using human beings as locusts.

Not to mention that with the connivance of the East Route Army, the people of Dali suffered heavy casualties. According to incomplete statistics, there were hundreds of thousands.

Such terrifying figures instantly destroyed the image of the evil doctor Fan Zheng, and made Fan Zheng even more criticized.

"Back then, Bai Qi ordered the killing of 400,000 surrendered soldiers and the whole world was in an uproar. But today, there are only a lot more people in Dali who died under the evil doctor Fan Zheng's prescription of human locusts."

Many defenders were furious.

"Those hundreds of thousands of Dali people were killed by the southwestern barbarians and the Thirty-Six Tribes of Eastern Yunnan, and it had nothing to do with the evil doctor Fan Zheng." Someone retorted.

A Confucian scholar snorted: "Bai Qi ordered the killing of 400,000 surrendered soldiers. Could it be that Bai Qi dug the hole himself? Whoever gave the order must bear the blame."

"But the evil doctor Fan Zheng is good at healing the country, and his evil prescriptions can only save a lot more people." Some people defended the evil doctor Fan Zheng.

"The art of healing the country! In my opinion, the evil doctor Fan Zheng is better at the art of destroying the country!"

"Saving people is saving people, killing people is killing people. Since ancient times, the merits have not been equaled. No matter how many people the evil doctor Fan Zheng saves, he can't stop the fact that he is the executioner."

In Kaifeng City, a group of old masters shouted angrily.

Soon, this trend of thought spread quietly in Kaifeng City, and many people looked at Fan Zheng with extremely strange looks.

The evil doctor Fan Zheng has always had a bad reputation, and now that he has infected hundreds of thousands of lives, it has alienated the Song Dynasty, where scholars are popular, and has a lot of resistance to Fan Zheng.

Many old and stubborn officials kept writing letters demanding severe punishment of Fan Zheng in order to appease Dali, but Zhao Xu rejected them one by one.

"Moral kidnapping!"

Fan Zheng smiled bitterly after hearing the news. He did not expect that one day he would become a victim of his own evil methods, and he would also be morally kidnapped.

Didn’t the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty know that his evil prescription was used during the war? Didn’t he know that he led the Eastern Route Army to destroy Dali? No! They all know it.

However, they didn't care about this at all. They only stared at how many people Fan Zheng had harmed by using the evil recipe of man-made locusts, and at the same time they accused Fan Zheng from the moral high ground.

"My husband, don't be angry. My husband worked hard for the Song Dynasty. Both the officials and the people saw it." Li Qingzhao comforted him.

Fan Zheng snorted coldly and said: "Moral kidnapping, do you know that this evil recipe came from Fan's hand? Since Fan created this evil recipe, he can break the moral kidnapping!"

Fan Zheng had already found out that most of the people who kidnapped his moral character were some stubborn old masters. This time, he wanted to retaliate with others' methods. (End of chapter)