The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 62 The Peace of the Southern Tang Dynasty

"Since Mr. Feng has this heart, I will give you a chance. Dad, I will go first and you can tell him." After speaking, Zhao Xu took Liu Qinhu and Dong Zhenhai out.

"Master Feng, get up." Zhao Kuangyin also looked down on this kind of spineless villain, so he quickly told him to get out of trouble, so as not to be upset.

"Thank you sir, thank you sir." Feng Yanlu felt as if he had escaped from death, and his entire back was soaked.

"Master Feng, did you really mean it when you said you wanted to work for Da Zhou, or did you just say it casually?"

Zhao Kuangyin kept staring at Feng Yanlu, which put him under great pressure.

"Feng Mou, everything he said is true. If there is even half a sentence that is not true, call, call Feng Mou to die."

In order to show his determination, Feng Yanlu did not hesitate to swear and curse.

"Alright, since Mr. Feng wants to work for my Great Zhou, there is an opportunity right now. Don't worry, this is for you to say a word to your king."

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One month later, in the court hall of the Southern Tang Dynasty, there was already a mess.

Tongping Zhangshi Feng Yansi was reporting the war in Jiangbei to the emperor. Li Jing was so angry that he left the paperweight on the dragon case on the ground.

All the ministers were obsequious and dared not speak. Li Jing was a very good-tempered emperor, but today he got so angry that the ministers did not dare to breathe too loudly.

Li Jing said angrily: "Dazhou has already occupied Chuzhou in Jiangbei, Yangzhou, Sizhou, Guangzhou, and Haizhou. What else do you want? Do you still want to annex my [-] Jiangbei prefectures?"

No one dared to make a sound, the emperor was furious at this time, who would dare to touch this brow.

"Where is Feng Yanlu? Didn't he come from Jiangbei? Let me tell you about the situation." Li Jing suddenly thought that Feng Yanlu, the Minister of Industry of Zhou Jun, had returned to Jinling at this time.

Feng Yanlu came out of the class and played: "The minister Feng Yanlu pays his respects to His Majesty, and wishes my emperor long live long live long live long live."

Li Jing waved his hand impatiently:
"Okay, okay, Feng Yanlu, didn't you write a memorial? You also just came back from Jiangbei, and you said that the Zhou court wanted to suspend the army. What's going on?"

After Li Jing asked, everyone looked at Feng Yanlu, because Feng Yanlu was the only one who came back from Jiangbei, and he had the most right to speak.

It turned out that when Zhao Kuangyin released Feng Yanlu back, Feng Yanlu returned to Jinling and immediately wrote a memorial to Li Jing.

In the memorial, he described in detail the Zhou court's willingness to suspend troops, which made Li Jing very puzzled.

Previously, I sent someone to send a letter to Chai Rong, expressing my willingness to seek peace, but Chai Rong refused.

Now that the troops of the Great Zhou court are in full swing, they have even occupied several states in Jiangbei, and they have taken advantage. Why would they want to suspend their troops now?
That's why Li Jing asked Feng Yanlu what's going on at this time?

Hearing this, Feng Yanlu immediately knelt down on the golden hall again:
"Your Majesty, I dare not hide anything. In the First Battle of Yangzhou, I was captured by Zhao Kuangyin. I wanted to die, but when I think about the eternal state of the Tang Dynasty, I..."

Feng Yanlu is really shameless, and he is still putting gold on his face at this moment.

Why didn't he himself say that when he was captured, he almost peed his pants in fright, and he still has the face to talk nonsense here.

It seems that this villain's thick skin is really unmatched by anyone, even the people in the court are muttering secretly;
"We don't know about you, Feng Yanlu. At that time, you were probably scared enough to pee your pants." It was Feng Yanlu's political opponent who thought this way.

Even his political allies blushed at what he said:
"We all know what kind of person you are, you better stop bragging, okay, you don't feel ashamed, we feel ashamed!"

Although Li Jing is not a good monarch, he still knows a thing or two about the virtues of his subjects.

Hearing what Feng Yanlu said, he also knew that this was an excuse for his defeat and capture, but now is really not the time to pursue this matter.

Hearing that guy Feng Yanlu was still chattering, he didn't intend to stop at all, and he was still flaunting himself shamelessly.

Li Jing couldn't bear it anymore, I don't know what kind of person you are, it's disgusting.

"Feng Yanlu, who told you to talk about this, let's talk about the main point, why do you think the Zhou court proposed a truce?" Li Jing frowned, a little impatiently.

Feng Yanlu probably knew that he was talking too much, but he didn't think that he would get carried away for a while and use the words of flattering others on himself.

"Ah, yes, Your Majesty, Zhao Kuangyin, the general of the state of Zhou in Chuzhou, personally told me that the state of Zhou wants to suspend its troops."

"Zhao Kuangyin, is this Zhao Kuangyin the one who killed my capital supervisor He Yanxi and occupied Tushan before,,, recently he occupied Chuzhou, isn't he the one?"

Li Jing had also heard of this name before, so he couldn't help but didn't know it. The military newspapers sent up all mentioned this name.

At that time, he also admired why my Tang Dynasty did not have such a brave general?If he knew that Zhao Kuangyin had stayed in Southern Tang for nearly a year, would he vomit blood angrily when he wanted to serve Southern Tang.

"Yes, Your Majesty is exactly this Zhao Kuangyin. He is now the commander of the court of the Zhou court and concurrently the military envoy of the Dingguo Army. He is deeply trusted by Emperor Chai Rong."

Feng Yanlu now thinks of the scene where he was almost killed in Chuzhou, his whole body trembles, and he can still feel as if the knife is still on his neck.

In fact, they didn't say that this Zhao Kuangyin has a child, and this guy is also very powerful.

When Feng Yanlu was in Chuzhou, he heard that this young man was already Du Yuhou at a young age, no wonder he had such a vicious aura when facing him.

"This Zhao Kuangyin has been unknown before, and he has only recently risen. This time, Chai Rong of the Zhou Kingdom personally marched, but I heard that this person dispatched troops most of the time."

"Yes, Your Majesty, this Chai Rong is young, but he uses soldiers like a god. He is also a rare general in the Zhou Kingdom. Since his debut, he has been invincible in every attack."

"Also, Emperor Chai Rong of the Zhou Kingdom personally conquered Shouzhou. Their soldiers are skilled and brave. I don't think Shouzhou can last long."

In fact, Feng Yanlu is still praising Zhao Kuangyin vigorously, but he also has his own purpose.

To say that Zhao Kuangyin is so heroic and invincible doesn't mean that it is justifiable for him to be defeated and captured.

However, in one's own court, it is a big taboo to praise other people's prestige wantonly, and some people will stand up and object immediately.

This person is Sun Sheng, who is also the Prime Minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty. They are political enemies and should support the emperor's younger brother, and one supports Li Hongji.

"The emperor, Feng Yanlu, actually made other people's aspirations less powerful than his own in our court. I think he is looking for an excuse for his failure. Please punish this person severely, Your Majesty."

Sun Sheng looked upright, but in his heart he just wanted to squeeze out this political opponent. It seems that this Nantang is also calm.

Feng Yanlu was not happy when he heard this. You actually demolished my platform at this time. Didn't you want to kill me?

"My lord Sun, I'm just stating a fact. Why are you exaggerating? You're making a big fuss! Besides, only by knowing the real situation of the Great Zhou can we arrange the military affairs of the Great Tang according to the situation. Army casualties."

Feng Yanlu really deserved to be eloquent and eloquent, and he could still come up with this excuse. Once he mentioned his political allies, he immediately jumped out to cheer for him.

"Your Majesty, this Feng Yanlu is pure sophistry, please punish him."

"Your Majesty Feng Yanlu's words are for my Tang..."

Looking at the chaotic situation below, Li Jing was very angry. This is his courtier, and he slapped the imperial case hard.

Seeing that the emperor was angry, the people below all shut up. Li Jing stood up from the dragon chair.

"Enough, let's see what you have become. Now that the country has become like this, you are still arguing here, which really disappoints me."

Li Jing's face was very ugly, showing signs of going berserk.That emperor is not a master of acting.

"Your servant is guilty!" Since ancient times, when the emperor was angry and laid down millions of corpses, no one was afraid.

"Okay, it's troublesome now. You should work together to tide over the difficulties together. Don't let me down again."

"Your Majesty is ashamed, remember His Majesty's teachings." These are all forms and everyone is a master of all kinds, but for a while, Chaozhong calmed down again.

"Okay, Feng Yanlu, let's talk about the truce." Li Jing sat back on the throne again.

Feng Yanlu first saluted Li Jing:
"Your Majesty, I see that Zhao Kuangyin and the others really want to suspend their troops. We can send envoys to contact them. If it is true, our people will be spared the suffering of swords and soldiers. If it is false, there will be no loss."

Feng Yanlu said slowly.

"Besides, when we send envoys to discuss peace, we can strengthen the security of various places, so as not to give the Zhou court an opportunity. Wouldn't it be better?"

What Feng Yanlu said was very correct, so no one objected. For the first time, unprecedented unity appeared in the Southern Tang court.

The ministers also agreed with Feng Yanlu's proposal very much, so everyone began to discuss who should be the envoy for the peace negotiation.

Seeing that all the ministers had the same caliber, Li Jing also decided to negotiate a peace. In fact, what he was more afraid of was that Zhou Jun approached Jinling, and his country would be over.

Although there is the natural danger of the Yangtze River, it is not very safe. With the morale of Zhou Guo now, who can guarantee that they will not be able to break through the defense line of the Yangtze River.

No one dared to make this bet, and no one dared to make such a guarantee. If Zhou Chao really wanted Shouzhou, he would give it to him, as long as they retreated.

"Okay, since all the ministers agreed to negotiate a peace, then Feng Yanlu's suggestion was made by you, who do you think should be the emissary?"

"Of course, Feng Yanlu, you actually said that. There must be follow-up preparations. You must have your own ideas, right?"

(End of this chapter)