Chapter 418: Raising troops in anger
Sheng Changbai sighed: "Mother, father did this to protect you."
"What protects me."
Mrs. Wang pointed at Haishi and said: "The officials have no intention of pursuing the case, but your father wants me to know Youyang, and you say so. People say that they forget their mother after marrying a daughter-in-law. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems That’s so true. Did she tell you that I made things difficult for her?”
"Mother, I have kept all the letters between Madam and me. If you doubt her, I can show you the letters. In her heart, Madam has never said that you are not at all wrong," Sheng Changbai said.
Mrs. Wang also knew that she had just made a mistake. It was not that she believed in Heidegger, but that of Xinsheng Changbai.
It is an unfilial act for the younger generation to criticize the faults of their elders.
If Heidegger did this, Sheng Changbai wouldn't be able to tolerate it given his temper.
But when she thought of going to Youyang, Mrs. Wang felt sad. She sat down, covered her face and cried.
Sheng Changbai sighed and said: "Mother, although the officials have no intention of pursuing the matter, and this matter is being tried by the Imperial City Department and outsiders don't know about it, what if the news is leaked and someone is holding on to this matter? ? My father asked my mother to return to Youyang, not as a punishment, but to let you avoid the limelight."
"The officials value you so much. You go and plead with the officials. As long as the officials pardon me, no one will be able to talk about this matter in the future." Mrs. Wang said anxiously.
"What mother said makes sense."
Sheng Changbai was silent for a while and said.
Mrs. Wang was overjoyed when she heard this. She was about to speak when Sheng Changbai continued: "You are my mother, and it is the duty of a child to intercede for you. However, the mother made a mistake and the child had no face to be an official, so she asked to resign from your majesty. Serve your mother at home”
"No, you can't resign!"
Madam Wang immediately became anxious when she heard that Sheng Changbai was resigning.
Sheng Changbai was her pride. She had been studying hard since she was a child, so she didn't have to worry about him. He finally got a gold medal and had a bright future. How could she let Sheng Changbai resign?
But Mrs. Wang is not stupid. After talking, she slowly came back to her senses, glared at Sheng Changbai and said, "Okay, don't you just want to force me to go back to Youyang? I'll just go back!"
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After saying that, he walked away angrily.
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After the Liao envoy arrived in Bianjing, he submitted his credentials and requested to meet Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing stayed with them for two days. After Yelu Zhongyuan's son arrived, he summoned the Liao envoys.
There were three envoys sent by the Liao Kingdom this time, and the chief envoy was a Khitan man in his thirties named Yelvxiu.
After the ceremony, Yelvxiu asked: "The Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom have an alliance. The two countries have been at peace for many years, but the Song Dynasty suddenly sent troops to suppress the border. We should give an explanation to the Liao Kingdom, right?"
"Presumptuous!"
An official from the Ministry of Rites shouted: "Although you are on an envoy on behalf of the Liao Emperor, you are only a minister after all, and you are talking to our emperor like this!"
Zhao Xing waved his hand, looked at Yelu Xiu, and said calmly: "The British Lord should tell you that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty encountered heavy snow during the drill and could only stop temporarily to rest. They had no intention of violating the border."
Although Yelvxiu had been scolded by officials of the Song Dynasty before, he still refused to give up and continued to question: "The place where the Song army camped was only more than ten miles away from the city of the Liao Kingdom, and it was already within the territory of the Liao Kingdom. The Song Dynasty's drill was actually a drill After arriving in the Liao Kingdom and stationed in the Liao Kingdom for several days, the Song Emperor wanted to cover it up lightly. Don’t you think it’s ridiculous?”
Zhao Xing said with a gloomy face: "I am explaining to you because you represent the Liao Emperor, but you have repeatedly questioned me. Do you think that I dare not kill you?"
"Emperor Song, calm down!"
The expressions of the two deputy envoys of the Liao Kingdom changed. One of them grabbed Yelvxiu, and the other stepped forward and bowed: "We just want to ask for the reason. After all, the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses entered the territory of the Liao Kingdom, and they made mistakes first..."
"Are you Han?" Zhao Xing interrupted.
"The foreign minister is indeed a Han and a Liao minister," the man replied.
"I have no intention of winning over you." Zhao Xing said calmly: "If the two countries are at war, we will not kill the envoys. But the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom are not at war, so killing you is nothing. Do you think that if I kill you, the Liao Dynasty will Is it because you are at war with the Song Dynasty? ”
"Emperor Song was joking, we..."
"I am a member of the Liao clan..."
Yelvxiu broke away from the official who was blocking him and said fearlessly: "If Emperor Song kills me, it will definitely cause a war between the two countries!"
"Really?" Zhao Xing smiled slightly and said, "Come here, drag this man out and kill him!"
"You..."
After Zhao Xing finished speaking, several wolves and tigers of the Forbidden Army walked in outside the palace.
Yelvxiu didn't expect that Zhao Xing would kill him if he disagreed with him, so he looked at Zhao Xing with a pale face.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
At this moment, Han Zhang came out and said: "It is not a pity for this person to die, but your Majesty is not worthy of tarnishing his reputation for this person."
"The Prime Minister's words make sense." Zhao Xing nodded, waved his hand and said: "Step back!"
The Imperial Guards who were about to arrest someone bowed and retreated after hearing this.
"Aren't you asking me to explain?"
Zhao Xing looked at Yelvxiu and said with a smile: "I wonder what the Liao Kingdom wants to explain?"
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"I...my emperor asked the Song Dynasty to increase the amount of one hundred thousand taels of silver and one hundred thousand pieces of silk every year as compensation..."
Yelvxiu may have been frightened, but his voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke.
In fact, when he came, Yelu Yixin said it was 200,000 taels of silver and 200,000 bolts of silk.
The so-called compensation was just an excuse, and Yelu Yixin had no idea that Song Dynasty would give it to him.
Of course, if Da Song offered it, he wouldn't refuse it.
Yelu Yixin's main purpose was actually to test the Song Dynasty.
However, Yelvxiu was frightened by Zhao Xinggang, so he directly discounted the amount reported.
He was afraid that he would really anger Zhao Xing and kill him.
"Bang!"
Zhao Xing stood up after snapping the case and shouted angrily: "The Liao Kingdom has gone too far to bully others. Where is Zeng Gongliang!"
"I'm here!" Zeng Gongliang hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.
"I order you to build equipment, organize the army and prepare for war. In the spring of next year, we will mobilize an army of 400,000 to go north to attack Liao. I will regain the sixteen states of Yanyun in one fell swoop!" Zhao Xing said coldly.
"I obey the decree!" Zeng Gongliang responded.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
As soon as Zhao Xing said this, many ministers stood up to dissuade him.
Yelvxiu almost cried when he saw the Song Dynasty Hall in chaos.
He didn't expect that Zhao Xing would send troops if he disagreed.
If the Song Dynasty really sent troops, Yelu Yixin would not let him go even if he returned alive.
Zhao Xing listened to the arguments of the officials with a cold face, saying nothing, but paying attention to Yelu Xiu's expression from the corner of his eyes.
Seeing Yelu Xiu looking like his dead father, Zhao Xing secretly laughed in his heart.
The so-called sending troops to recover the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun is naturally false.
With the current situation of the Song Dynasty, even the money he had saved in previous years was not enough to support the dispatch of an army of 400,000.
When a cannon is fired, gold is worth ten thousand taels. It may seem like cannonballs, but it is actually worth the cost of the war.
It is true that money is what we fight in wars.
(End of chapter)