Before Xu Xian had time to persuade the child, the eunuch came to summon him to the palace.

"My lord Xu Xian, long live my emperor!" Xu Xian bowed to the little emperor who was wearing a bright yellow nine-color dragon robe.

Emperor Xiao had a wistful expression on his face. When he saw Xu Xian, his eyes suddenly lit up. He didn't need to be reminded by the eunuch next to him and said, "Quickly get back on your feet." Xu Xian stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Behind the bead curtain, the empress coughed twice, reminding the young emperor to pay attention to his image: "Xu Xian, do you know why your majesty and the Ai family called you back to the capital?", "It is for the rebellion in Lingnan."

"Then what explanation do you want to give?" Xu Xiandao said: "You don't have anything to explain."

"No? Those rebels want to kill you for revenge."

Liang Xiangguodao: "Xu Xian, you clearly have ulterior motives and instigate relations between Huayi and Huayi, causing the Ling people to rebel and the country to be unstable. I am ashamed of the late emperor's great love for you. What else do you have to say now."

Xu Xian knew that it was meaningless for him to explain how killing the snake mother was in line with the law. Obsessing over this matter would only cause an endless debate. He did not intend to let anyone bother with his matter.

If you can't solve trivial matters, then you will be a fairy in vain.

He smiled slightly and said, "That night, I went to the Ling King's camp."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole court was in an uproar. All the officials looked at Xu Xian with incredulous eyes. He dared to say that he had been to Ling Wang's camp, and he was not afraid of blowing his hide.

Wang Wenrui even winked at Xu Xian repeatedly, telling Xu Xian not to talk nonsense, and he would tell the difference for Xu Xian.

Liang Xiangguo even sneered. I didn't know how to deal with you at first, but I didn't expect that "there is no man in hell for you to break in." Any lie in this court is a crime of deceiving the emperor, but you actually said

Such a stupid lie.

Emperor Xiao was interested and said: "Really? Didn't they kill you? I heard that those barbarians are cannibals." Apparently he regarded this as a thrilling and interesting story.

Xu Xian ignored all these expressions, smiled slightly at the only decent audience, the little emperor, and continued: "Then I asked him, why did he rebel?"

The little emperor said: "Quickly tell me, why?"

Xu Xiandao: "He said that this was not entirely of his own free will, but that a sect called Zoroastrianism was organizing from it, and the rebellion of the Ling people was just part of the overall plan. They also contacted the Hu people in the north,

The Japanese in the east "wanted to work together to share the world. Even in the court, there were high-ranking officials and dignitaries who were their internal correspondents."

The silence in the court hall could be heard. All the civil and military officials and even the Queen were speechless by the news. Such a big conspiracy to subvert the world was simply unheard of, and they instinctively felt that it was not true.

Only the little emperor asked seriously: "What then?"

"I told him, don't do it again, you are asking for death."

"Did he listen?"

"Of course he didn't listen and wanted to kill me."

"What to do!"

Xu Xian spread his hands and said: "What else can I do? I will use my Iron Fist of Justice to teach him to go back and forth from there, and then they will retreat!"

These three words made Liang Xiangguo panic in his heart, and he reprimanded: "Xu Hanwen, you dare to scaremonger in the court and steal unparalleled achievements. Do you think His Majesty will believe such ridiculous lies?" All the officials agreed,

I'm afraid only small children would believe Xu Xian's words.

Emperor Xiao slapped his thigh and said: "Awesome! No wonder my father thinks so highly of you, Xu Xian, you are indeed the pillar of the country, and I will reward you greatly. Well, from now on you will be the prime minister." Prime Minister Liang was stunned for a moment.

, the civil and military officials didn't even react. Whatever happened, Xu Xian changed from a criminal officer who returned to Beijing to await trial, and became the Prime Minister.

Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xu Xian didn't wait for their reaction and immediately bowed in a loud voice.

The Empress said loudly: "Your Majesty, if you don't hold your tongue, Xu Xian, you are not allowed to kneel." The emperor's words were golden words, and they could not be ignored. If Xu Xian complied with the order, he would really be in a dilemma.

"Good." Xu Xian straightened up again.

"I won't shut up, Xu Xian, you still don't thank me." The little emperor was scolded by the empress in front of so many people, and he immediately felt very humiliated.

Xu Xian looked at the Empress with an innocent face, and the Empress glared at him fiercely. She deeply understood what it meant to be distressed. As soon as Xu Xian entered the hall, his few words caused the situation to get out of control. However, the emperor

It's disappointing that she actually listened to these leaky words. But now that she is in charge of government, she has to be cautious when hearing about such a major event, and said: "Xu Xian, what you said is true? Do you know that in this court?

Does luan mean anything when he speaks?" Xu Xiandao said: "Of course, it means that no matter what I said, I can't change it again." That's all he could remind. Can it attract the attention of the court?

That's not something he can decide.", "You!", the Queen Mother was furious. Xu Xian's meaningless attitude of "believe it or not" made her so angry that she wished she could have someone pull her down and chop her down right now.

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Emperor Xiao was not the same. He was used to the cautious and fearful attitude of civil and military officials towards his mother at court meetings. Xu Xian's behavior was particularly outstanding and admirable.

Wang Wenrui smoothed things over and said: "Your Majesty, the Hu people's opponents and the Japanese envoys are outside. We might as well announce them into the palace and listen to what they say. If there is really any conspiracy, we need to be careful to guard against it."

The Hu envoy was first announced to the palace, and he still asked for peace with Daxia and to marry Princess Hongxiu. The Hu envoy was proficient in Chinese and tried his best to speak well of their Yamcha Khan, saying how he was doing.

of sincerity.

Pan Wang said: "If you are really sincere, what is the meaning of the army pressing down on the border outside Yanmen Pass? Are you planning to use force to force us to agree?"

Withering, the people have no food and clothing, and invading the borders of your country is really a helpless act of survival. Even we, the Khan, can't stop it. People's minds are at ease, who is willing to let his son go into battle to fight. In the summer, go up to the country,

The land is vast and the resources are abundant. If we can make peace with each other and trade with each other, and provide winter supplies, we, the Great Khan, are also willing to donate goats and horses to turn conflicts into weapons and silk, so as to protect the inside and outside of the Great Wall forever without the need for weapons."

These words are high-sounding and seem to be very reasonable, making people can't help but imagine such a harmonious and peaceful scene.

Liang Xiangguodao: "I think it is reasonable. The Ministry of War spends a huge amount of money every year, and the border guards are even more miserable. Now as long as we take one tenth of it and give it to the Hu people to prevent them from freezing and starving to death, we can

Without the need for weapons, why not do it?" Xu Xian finally understood that the purpose of these barbarians was not just to get married, but also to defraud property. Most of the time, giving money directly is indeed cheaper than the cost of war mobilization.

many.

In the original history, the Song Dynasty gave the so-called "Sui coins" to the northern ethnic minorities every year, also called "Sui gifts". It is not that the Song Dynasty really had no resistance. Otherwise, both the Jin and the Liao could directly destroy the Song Dynasty without any need.

There are such considerations in asking for this money.

But in Xu Xian's view, this kind of behavior cannot escape "capitalizing the enemy". In other words, those barbarians who bowed their heads and surrendered quietly accepted the "rewards" of the Song Dynasty when their national power was weak. When their national power was strong, they would invade boldly in order to obtain more.

Big harvest. Well, it is simply impossible to satisfy the endless desires of the invaders with limited resources.
Chapter completed!