Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 936 Wang Xiu's Consideration
Not to mention the war in the South China Sea, inside the city of Kaifeng, outside Xuande Gate, from Yujie to Zhuquemen, there are huge crowds of people.

Wang Xiu, Cai Yi, Shen Mo, Wang Yuan and other ministers of civil and military affairs stood outside the gate of this vicissitudes of life, all wearing formal official uniforms.In the crowd of ministers, there was even Zhang Bangchang, who was the new left-behind in Tokyo, and his status was equivalent to that of a prime minister.

Along the bluestone avenue from Xuande Gate to Zhuque Gate and Nanxun Gate, there are crowds of onlookers. The heavily armed imperial guards are one person at five steps and one sentry at ten steps. The officials of Kaifeng Prefecture are cruising back and forth. , but Xiao Sha's silence.

"Why haven't you arrived yet? You're just a pig who doesn't understand etiquette." Cai Yi became a little impatient and began to curse.

"Be patient, they are going to the Suzaku Gate." Wang Xiu glanced at Cai Yi and said.

Cai Yi smiled awkwardly, and said in a low voice, "It's still too late."

Shen Mo covered his mouth with his sleeve, and said softly: "I can't wait, you should go back first."

Cai Yi rolled his eyes, and said angrily, "You thought it was all those pigs and sheep."

Zhang Bangchang on the side was quite reserved, he glanced at Cai Yi displeasedly, and shook his head inadvertently, this kid is so Meng Lang, he can even be a minister.He belittled himself in his heart, completely forgetting that he was not welcomed, and his reputation was in a mess.

"Okay, solemnly." Wang Xiu said softly with a straight face.

It turned out that it was Wushu who sent troops to escort Taishang Zi Palace, and they had already arrived outside Kaifeng City. The escort ambassadors this time were all old acquaintances of Wang Xiu. Needless to say, Zhang Tonggu, Gao Sheng was also someone he hadn't expected.

In fact, Wang Xiu was the one with the most pressure. He called the ministers in Kaifeng for a meeting. As Zhang Bangchang, who had the most say, he turned his back on him.

That's right, on one side is the Emperor's Zigong, and on the other side is the army pressing down on the border, if you let it go, no matter what you do, it will piss off the scholars and the people.If you dare to refuse, you will bear the wrath of the imperial court, and even the Taishang Zigong will block it, which is clearly treasonous; if you let the Jin army cross the river, it will be criticized by thousands of people, and it will be no wonder if you are not scolded to death.

In the end, it was Wang Xiuli who overcame all opinions and let go of the pontoon bridge to allow the Five Thousand Golden Army to cross the river. Liu Kai's troops were on standby, and the Yunqi Army was also in the east and west of the city, preparing for possible changes in the situation.

Just today, Wang Xiu was very preoccupied, and everyone was equally heavy. Except for Silence and Cai Yimo, no one wanted to talk much.

"Come on soon, let them come over, Lord Zhang and Yi Zhi will preside over the handover, and all the adults and I will go to the Dutang to wait." Wang Xiu turned around and left after speaking.

This left everyone alone, there was no discussion beforehand, no one knew why Wang Xiu left suddenly, it was fine just now.According to the requirements of etiquette, Wang Xiu, as the prime minister, should have Mrs. Gong go to the Zi Palace. It is a bit unreasonable to leave at this time, even mad, but he did leave with a cold face, making people wonder what to do.

The censor of Gyeonggi Province rolled his eyes, thinking about whether to impeach Wang Xiu. As a prime minister, he dared to despise Taishang Zigong.

Others didn't think so. Wang Xiu had always been cautious, but there was absolutely no reason for Meng Lang to suddenly appear.

Cai Yi glanced at Zhang Bangchang, and said indifferently: "Wen Shi also makes sense. How could the prime minister of the Song Dynasty be humiliated when the captives came too late? As the prime minister, the current special entry and left-behind minister, it is also my duty to welcome Zigong."

Mo Mo and Wang Yuan didn't have any grudges, they turned around and left with Wang Xiu, Zhang Bangchang couldn't help but smiled wryly, facing Wang Xiu's strength, and Mo Mo's words, he said helplessly: "This old man is reluctant."

"I'm going to take the old man's role." Cai Yi smiled softly, as if he had expected it long ago, and his expression was that relaxed.

But on the way to Dutang, Shen Mo caught up with Wang Xiu with a worried face, and said in a low voice: "Wen Shi, it seems something is wrong, that's too good!"

"It's okay, I'll see which one is bolder." Wang Xiu understands Mo Mo's good intentions, but he has his own ideas, too accommodating to others has no personality, not to mention he has another plan.

Not to mention Wang Xiu's reserve, Zhang Bangchang and Cai Yi alone had to deal with that set of procedures, which was very cumbersome.

The Taishang’s Zigong is not a joke. Whether it is etiquette or handover, there are certain rules. The entire Kaifeng city greets them with mourning. Even thousands of miles away, they are in Jiangning Mansion. Looking at the sacrifice in the direction of Kaifeng, Zhu Lian and the Han family led their wives to pay homage in the palace, which is not generally grand.

As for whether it is true or false, then the benevolent see the benevolent and the wise see wisdom!

Zhang Tonggu had a pleasant smile on his face, while Gao Sheng had a cold face. When people knew the relationship between Gao Sheng and Wang Xiu, they felt very contemptuous, but he didn't care because he represented Dajin.

"Wen Shi, after the ceremony, do you want the captives to go back immediately?" Shen Mo asked Wang Xiu worriedly.

Wang Xiu pondered for a moment, then said: "They came here on a mission, let's have a look first, isn't it just an army of five thousand horses! I left their horses behind, and as for the people, they were all thrown into the river to feed the fish. "

He smiled silently, Wang Xiu was joking, but he was not lacking in ruthlessness, if something really happened, he would definitely believe that Wang Xiu would kill him.As for the first hello, he knew it well but automatically filtered it.

However, Wang Xiu was thinking about how Wushu would make a move. This was very important to the smooth progress of the Northwest War. He knew that the Jurchens would take advantage of the fire, but he did not rule out that they would give Song a fatal blow.

Some people think he is reserved, and some people think he is arrogant, but he has never shown up, allowing Shen Mo and Yu Wenyi to appear on the stage, and they started a confrontation with Zhang Tonggu, which is nothing more than a balance of certain interests, without any substantive matter .

The Jurchen's request is very simple. Da Song can teach the party members a lesson, but they can't destroy Xia. If necessary, they can sacrifice the interests of the party members to meet Da Song's conditions.

Of course, neither Wu Shu nor Zhang Tonggu, nor even the entire Jurchen high-level, believed that the Great Song Xingchao was capable of destroying Xia. They were nothing more than reaping benefits from the northwest and forcing the party members to open their war horses.

With regard to the fact that Song Dynasty could obtain war horses and form a powerful horse army, after the Jurchen analysis, even if Song Dynasty could win, as long as Xia did not subjugate the country, the horses that Song Dynasty could obtain would not be able to form a horse army capable of fighting against Jurchen .

Purchasing and breeding are completely two concepts. There is only large-scale breeding of horses and a powerful horse army that is continuously accumulated, and there is no strong horse army formed by purchase.

Although the powerful horse army of the Jin army also traded with party members and plundered grassland horses, the north itself also produced horses.

However, the Song Army's hundreds of thousands of troops were conquering, and Zhang Qiyuan provided the Song Dynasty's intention to destroy Xia. Just in case, Zhang Tonggu was still required to convey the high-level intentions of Jurchen.

(End of this chapter)