A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

After breakfast, Shen An was going to visit the academy.

"Um... Zhuo Xue! Isn't this child stupid?"

Shen An changed his clothes and was teasing his son in his arms.

The weather is hot, so taro is worn in a bellyband, making it look extra meaty...

This kind of meat is not fat, but the kind of meat that is very cute, the kind that makes people want to touch it.

But Taro would just stare at him blankly, occasionally opening his mouth, making meaningless sounds, and drooling a little.

Yang Zhuoxue was in a good mood after her confinement. She wore a thin dress today and was arranging her clothes for Taro. Hearing this, he raised his head and said, "My mother said I was like this back then."

The meaning of this sentence is: taro is like me.

The first child of two young couples was naturally a rare sight. There were several friendly discussions and disputes over who the taro should look like, and no one was convinced.

Shen An shook his head, "I seemed to be like this back then, very calm. Yes, look at whether Taro is very calm and has the air of a general..."

Before he finished speaking, a line of water rushed over, and Shen An, who was unprepared, was covered in pain...

"oops!"

Yang Zhuoxue was about to stop, when Shen An shook his head and whispered: "Don't scare the child into peeing, otherwise it will be bad in the future..."

This is what he heard back then, and he doesn't know whether it is correct or not.

He didn't even move, just holding the taro up until the old man finished peeing.

"This kid is so."

Yang Zhuoxue took the child and said sheepishly: "I didn't teach him well, but he is so steady..."

Didn’t you say that you were stable when you were a child? They said taro looks like you, who does it look like now?

Shen An coughed dryly and said seriously: "Look at Taro, he is still so steady after peeing."

Uncle Taro was lying in his mother's arms, looking like he didn't feel any guilt at all. He was really very stable.

After changing clothes again, Shen An took Wen Xiaozhong out.

As soon as he went out, Shen An almost bumped into someone.

"Why are you blocking my door?"

This man happened to be blocking the door. If Shen An hadn't been vigilant, he might have bumped into him.

"I've seen Gui Xinhou."

The man turned around, but it was Ruan Xian, the envoy from Jiaozhi.

"Messenger Ruan! It's been a long time. Are you here from Jiaozhi again?"

Shen An opened his mouth and talked nonsense. Over there, Wen Xiaozhong came out with his horse. When he saw Ruan Xian, his eyes became stern.

Ruan Xian wanted to mediate the Song Dynasty to stop the naval harassment, but he underestimated the wariness and disgust of the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers towards Jiaozhi. After waiting for a long time, he finally couldn't hold it anymore.

Shen An mounted his horse and left. Ruan Xian hurriedly followed and whispered from a slightly behind position: "Marquis Guixin, our Majesty has a deep affection for the Song Dynasty and wants to turn the two countries into a country of brothers! This navy...should it stop?"

Jiaozhi is not afraid of the Song Dynasty attacking from the land, because the miasma along the way is the biggest enemy. By the time the Song army reaches Thang Long City, there is no need to take action, most of them will probably fall.

Miasma and terrain are two magic weapons for Jiaozhi to fight against the Central Plains. They are proud and conceited. They feel that the Han people in the Central Plains cannot deal with them, so they can grab as many as they can. If they can stabilize, they will stabilize. If they cannot stabilize, we will come back. That’s it.

This mentality caused Jiaozhi to be a scourge in the Central Plains from now to the Ming Dynasty. It was really like a tarsal maggot, especially disgusting.

But the Song Dynasty took a different approach.

Don’t you think that the land route is safe?

Okay, I'm coming from the water, can you stop me?

The battle outside Thanglong City allowed the Cochin people to see the bravery of the Song Dynasty's infantry and the power of new weapons, so Li Rizun panicked.

If people from the Song Dynasty came to harass you every now and then, how would you live your life? So Ruan Xian came.

But the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty didn’t let go, so what should we do?

Ruan Xian felt that if he went back like this, Li Rizun would let him know what roaring and anger meant.

The Wrath of the Emperor is so... bloody!

He shuddered and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister would like to see His Majesty the Emperor."

"The officials are not free."

Shen An was thinking about things in the southwest.

After Jiaozhi was suppressed, the biggest problem on Guangnan West Road was the natives.

The Song Dynasty originally did not have a strong sense of military presence in the southwest. After Nong Zhigao's rebellion, everyone saw the true situation of the Song Dynasty's external power and internal cadres. So Li Rizun was moved and felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Maybe he could Can he take over the Central Plains?

Li Rizun knew the art of war and the principle of combining good and strange things, so on the one hand he was reorganizing the army, and on the other hand he sent people to Guangnan West Road to induce the natives to rebel.

This is called internal and external coordination.

Those natives got the promise of the Jiaozhi people, so they took action with the dream of becoming emperors and generals. As a result, they were destroyed in the battle of Xipingzhou, and even the 20,000 elite members of the Jiaozhi people were destroyed.

This directly defeated the ambitions of the natives and made Guangnan West Road safe to this day.

But the natives are a big problem!

They live in the mountains or in remote places, and they usually live their lives as they please. When the opportunity comes, they will relapse.

How to gather them?

Shen An was very melancholy.

"... I have brought a lot of jewelry. If you like it, you can send it all to your house later..."

Shen An shook his head, feeling that the problem in Southwest China would eventually have to be dealt with by force.

Don’t the natives from Cochin often cross the border?

Then get them.

Thinking of this, he turned his horse's head.

"The Converter..."

Ruan Xian hurriedly followed, but when Shen An entered the palace, he could only squat outside.

"Isn't the Song Dynasty a country of etiquette? Why did it ignore the envoys?"

Ruan Xian was complaining in self-pity when Bao Zheng happened to arrive. When he heard this, he frowned and asked: "Which country's envoy is there?"

"Prime Minister Bao..." Ruan Xian was happy in his heart and felt that he was really lucky today. He hurriedly stood up and saluted, "This is Ruan Xian, the envoy of Jiaozhi."

Bao Zheng's frown deepened and he asked: "Who doesn't care about you anymore? Speak up and I will make the decision for you."

Even if they are warring opponents, their envoys will be properly arranged, and there will be no mistakes in food and accommodation. This is basic etiquette.

Ruan Xian was stunned for a moment, and then remembered Bao Zheng's reputation.

spray.

No. 1 in the Song Dynasty.

If he could be persuaded, there might be hope for this matter.

Yes, Bao Zheng is the third envoy. I heard him say something a while ago... want peace, not war.

This one is a pacifist!

Some luck...

Ruan Xian was ecstatic in his heart and said hurriedly: "Prime Minister Bao, I have been here in Bianliang for a long time because the Song Dynasty navy attacked Jiaozhi... You know, Jiaozhi and Song Dynasty are the same family, but the Song Dynasty navy went all the way outside Shenglong City. , came ashore, burned, killed and looted... Bao Xiang, it was bloody! Smoke was everywhere and corpses were everywhere! This... is so cruel that people can't help but cry..."

Prime Minister Bao, you are a famous pacifist and you must make the decision for the Cochin people!

There were tears in his eyes, and he said in a trilling voice: "Bao Xiang, Jiaozhi...what an injustice!"

Bao Zheng frowned at him and suddenly said: "The navy was just training and looking for waterways, but they took the wrong path..."

Ruan Xian was stunned, and then stunned.

"Xiang Bao, isn't that right? It's an inland river, not the sea. There's no such thing as a wrong move..."

Bao Zheng's face turned cold, "I said if they go wrong, they go wrong. If you don't believe it, turn around and ask them to go wrong again."

Lao Bao calls for peace because the Third Division has no money, and once a war breaks out, the military spending will drive him crazy.

He fluttered his sleeves and walked away. Ruan Xian felt a terrible pain in his heart, and couldn't help crying out sadly: "The Song Dynasty is bullying people!"

When the sergeant guarding the gate heard this, he couldn't help but became angry and shouted: "What do you mean when Jiaozhi kept harassing Guangnan West Road? At that time, the Song Dynasty sent envoys to Jiaozhi, but what did they get? Prevarication and ridicule! Now this is a Retaliation for retribution, what grievance do you have?”

yes! Tit for tat.

The idea of ​​convincing people with virtue is currently unworkable, especially when Han Qi is the prime minister. What this guy likes most is beating up drowned dogs.

Ruan Xian said with tears in his eyes: "What should we do?"

The sergeant laughed and said: "Go home and rectify the navy. Maybe we can block it. If you are not convinced, come overland. See how scared the Song Dynasty will be."

This was how the envoys of the Song Dynasty were ridiculed and humiliated. Now the two parties have changed their positions and become envoys of Jiaozhi.

So refreshing!

An old soldier said with tears: "In those days, one Nong Zhigao made the Song Dynasty miserable, and the people of Jiaozhi were even more jealous. When I was guarding in the southwest, it was really scary! Now, Jiaozhi was beaten by the navy of the Song Dynasty. It feels like a dream, but don’t wake up from this dream, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable..."

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"The natives in the southwest are a problem. Sirs, what should we do about this matter?"

Shen An dropped the question, and then told Ruan Xian about following him.

"The Jiaozhi people are now afraid of being beaten. Before reviving the navy, Li Rizun did not dare to attack the Song Dynasty. This is a good time."

"Don't worry about Ruan Xian." Han Qi muttered: "Most of those natives are scattered in various places. It's hard to gather them! Unless there is some benefit."

Zeng Gongliang stroked his beard and said: "Last time I went to the southwest, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net saw that the life of those natives was very poor, so I thought that the biggest benefit is to let them farm, as long as there is sufficient land for farming. Once the harvest is over, they won’t leave, and gradually they will become one with us, regardless of each other.”

"Good!" This was the first time Han Qi praised Zeng Gongliang, which made him a little excited, but when he thought about it, he felt that he was a bit cheap.

We are all Zaifu, why are you excited when Han Qi praises you?

"Who's going?"

Han Qi felt that this matter should be done with caution, "This person must be good at dealing with people. I think Shen An is the most suitable, but his child is still young, so he probably won't be able to go, so who will go?"

Little Taro is having fun, and it would be too cruel to let Shen An leave Bianliang at this time.

"What are you thinking about?"

Bao Zheng came in, and Han Qi told him the matter. He thought for a while, "I remember that Tang Ren was a brave and resourceful man. He was well led by Shen An, and he was originally in charge of the Privy Council. The messenger’s is just right.”

"Okay!" Han Qi felt that this candidate was the right one, so he ordered: "Immediately report to the officials and let them go to Fuzhou as soon as possible."

Bao Zheng frowned and said, "Ruan Xian is pretending to be pitiful outside. What's going on over there in Jiaozhi now?"

"It's not bad. The last naval attack made Li Rizun a lot more honest." Shen An thought for a moment, "It's just that the forces in the border area still don't stop, and they will attack the Song Dynasty from time to time."

"If you don't fight, you won't be honest, then fight."

Bao Zheng is obviously more decisive than Han Qi, and he doesn't look like a pacifist at all.

Han Qi said somewhat uncomfortably: "We are going to fight, but are we sure of the weapons preparedness in the southwest?"

Shen An smiled and said: "There are many divine crossbows. Once the huge crossbow array is deployed, it can drive people crazy."

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Goodnight everybody.