The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 214 seems to be convincing
After Xiao Baoxian sat down, he saw signs on every seat.

The two prime ministers of the Song Dynasty plus the privy envoys, the six ministers, the Yushitai... It can be said that all the important ministers arrived, and then the guests were invited. In addition to them from the Khitan, there were also Xixia, Dali, Qiuci, Gaochang, Tubo, etc.

Further down, celebrities.

Poems, lyrics, books, paintings...

There are dozens of celebrities that can be invited to Bianjing City and its surrounding areas.

Xiao Yuanfeng said to Xiao Baoxian at this time: "The Song Dynasty has a way. The privy envoy had a speech. Liang Xin told Fengxian to listen to it, so I took note of it."

"Tell me about it."

"This statement is that the real role of the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty is to make the people of the Song Dynasty believe that they can protect the Song Dynasty."

"That's right." Xiao Baoxian didn't feel anything special after hearing it.

Xiao Yuanfeng said: "No matter whether the Song army can fight or not, it is important that the people of Song country believe it. Singing and dancing to bring peace is a prosperous age. As for some people freezing to death or starving to death, they will be whitewashed under the curtain. After all, this prosperity is A feast for carnivores.”

Having said this, Xiao Baoxian's expression changed.

How absurd is this, how foolish is it to have such thoughts and remarks.

But this is the Song Dynasty.

The weaker the Song Dynasty, the better it would be against the Khitan.

What Xiao Baoxian didn't know was that Xiao Yuanfeng had already regarded this theory as a classic, and his son Xiao Fengxian thought it was very reasonable.

Because he is a meat eater.

At this time, a Qiuci dancer came on stage.

A Qiuci dance made Xiao Baoxian unable to take his eyes away.

Xiao Yuanfeng whispered from the side: "This Liang Xin is inciting to send troops to Kucha, shouting about trade routes and how many grapes and fruits to buy every year. I heard Feng Xian say that every time he and Feng Xian and others play mahjong, They keep talking about... that." Xiao Yuanfeng pointed to the dancers on the stage.

Xiao Baoxian: "Why send troops to Qiuci?"

"No rush, no rush. Let's talk about it later." Xiao Yuanfeng also stared straight at the stage.

Zhao Ji is wearing a veil.

In Liang Xin's words, this is the emperor's majesty. People cannot see the emperor's face. These actors are not worthy.

In fact.

Because Liang Xin discovered that Zhao Ji was drooling.

And it flows unconsciously.

Liang Xin is here now.

He is not interested.

Of course, in everyone's eyes, Liang Xin was still afraid of Cao Tan, so she did not enter the palace.

Liang Xin is currently roasting a new plant from Kucha in the heated room nearby. The Kucha people got it from the Black Khanate, and the Black Khan got it from the Seljuk Kingdom.

There are already many plantings in Qiuci, and the ones brought this time can be regarded as one of the tributes.

bake.

Liang Xin believes that everything can be roasted.

As for what this thing was, Liang Xin felt it was like a beetroot before time travel with her own teeth and tongue.

It's the kind of beetroot that can make sugar.

The one I'm eating right now feels very sweet.

It doesn't have the starchy roots of potatoes, but has a refreshing feeling, like radish.Liang Xin has already ordered people at Huangzhuang to learn how to grow this new plant from the Kucha mission, and plans to start planting it next year, and then slowly increase production.

Although he is not sure that this will be a source of sugar other than sugar cane in the future, as a very sweet food, Liang Xin believes that it will sell well.

He also received Cao Yang's letter.

It is not a problem to arrange for people who can grow sugar cane and to prepare a large number of sugar cane seedlings to be sent to Liuqiu.

In the main hall, the Lingyou Palace Examination that Zhao Ji had been looking forward to for half a year was still going on.

Liang Zhong has already arrived with Cao Song's letter.

"Prepare tea in the flower hall." Liang Xin ordered, and walked to the flower hall with two freshly roasted beetroots.

Xiao Bao will come first.

The two of them bowed briefly, then went into the room and sat down.

Liang Xin took a knife and cut the roasted beetroot: "Xiao Xiang, try the delicacies from the Western Regions. I feel that this plant can be used to make sugar."

Extremely sweet.

The sugar content of beet sugar is 17.00%. Because it is roasted, the moisture is further lost and the sugar content is further increased.

After eating two slices, Xiao Baoxian said: "Liang Yanei, have you read Ambassador Cao's letter?"

Liang Xin: "It's a small thing, it's too small."

Xiao Baoxian: "Then what is the big deal?"

Liang Xin said: "Let me tell you straight, you are the elder, please forgive me if what I said is inappropriate."

"please say."

Liang Xin then said: "You Khitans, marry a princess. Then, we from the Song Dynasty will marry a princess to Xixia, and Xixia will marry a princess to Khitan. In this way, we will become in-laws."

Xiao Bao nodded first: "You can consider it."

Before, under various pressures, Xiao Baoxian had learned many things from Xiao Yuanfeng's letters and various reports from the Jin Mansion. Counting the days, after so many days since he had been out, his emperor had probably died and the new emperor had ascended the throne. , What we want is stability, and peace with the Song Dynasty is a plan.

What's more, Yelu Yanxi still wants to take revenge.

Immediately afterwards, Liang Xin said: "When the three of us were in Mount Tai, how about holding this grand ceremony? We are a country of brothers, with Khitan as the leader, Song as the second, and Xixia as the third. We will divide them according to the age of the emperors of each family. You guys If you don’t agree, our official family will give you the coins, and there are still coins to be reduced, since we are the in-laws after all.”

……

Xiao Baoshan was stunned.

This is crazier than the Lingyou Palace Examination.

Mount Tai.

You know, your Song Dynasty’s Zhenzong, Taishan Fengchan, is already a joke in the world.

Liang Xin continued: "Tell God that we are very friendly and we will not fight. Isn't it a good thing?"

"This..." Xiao Baoxian didn't know how to answer this.

Liang Xin didn't stop: "Organize manpower, go to Qiuci, fight against the Black Khan, and then ask the nobles from the three families to organize caravans. Think about the money they can make. These nobles will support their emperor or king crazily. As for what you want to ask That incident is nothing at all. With the opportunity to make a fortune right in front of you, who cares how many members of the royal family died in the capital?"

"Profits, in the final analysis in this world, only interests are eternal. Why our new laws before the Song Dynasty failed is because Banshangong touched the interests of the old nobles. Besides, you Khitan people, in the final analysis, the main internal contradiction is interests. .So the internal conflicts of interests become external conflicts of interests.”

"The Tang Dynasty received 5000 million yuan a year from the Western Regions. You defrauded us of the Song Dynasty. The money you gave us in a year was pitiful compared to this. You had [-] elite cavalry to bulldoze the Black Khan, rebuild the Anxi Protectorate, and collect taxes until you are weak. Do you know what a piece of purple silk costs in Rome? You don’t."

Xiao Baoxian answered at this moment: "I really don't know."

Liang Xin: "Purple is the noblest color over there. The top noble is called the noble under the purple curtain, because he can't make purple, and our purple is made from grass. A piece of purple silk, the price The same weight of silk as gold starts from five times, and it’s not surprising that it’s ten times as much.”

(End of this chapter)