"Then what do you mean?" Yelu Dashi asked.

"It is naturally the matter of the King of the Four Army. However, since an envoy from the Southern Dynasty has come, it is appropriate for us to send envoys to visit. At that time, it will be a war or a peace, and just act according to the opportunity!"

"Li Jun's words are reasonable!" Yelu Chun, who had not expressed his opinion, finally spoke. Seeing this, Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi had to agree silently. Just now, another Han minister in the lower head shouted: "As far as I see, it is not enough to just send people to the Southern Dynasty to seek peace, and we have to send people to the Jin people to seek peace!"

Everyone's eyes suddenly gathered on the person who spoke, but Situ Zuo Qigong, and he heard him loudly: "In the current situation, the Song and Jin forces are united together. The reason why they can form a good alliance is that they are not able to join the territory. Over time, there will be a battle. If we talk about military power, the Great Jin world is invincible, and the southern people are not worth discussing. It is better to negotiate peace with Jin than to negotiate peace with Song."

When Li Chuwen heard this, he couldn't help but feel angry. It turned out that Zuo Qigongli had always been dependent on Li Chuwen to reach this position. He always followed Li Chuwen's leader in his daily life. Li Chuwen himself did not oppose peace talks with the Jin people, but in fact he also had contact with the Jin people secretly, but he took it out in the imperial meeting and said it was another matter. This was clearly a desire to break away from his own independence.

"What Situ said is very true!"

"What Zuo Gong said is the right truth!"

Unlike Li Chuwen, Zuo Qigong's words had just been spoken, and the people in the palace responded one after another. Not only did the Han ministers agree, but even many Khitans and Xi nobles expressed their agreement, and no one cared about Zuo Qigong's statement of "big gold". Obviously, in the face of the strong combat power of the Jurchens, even the Khitans and Xi people were terrified.

Yelu Dashi and Xiao Gan looked at each other, and both saw helplessness in each other's eyes. Xiao Gan coughed low and said, "Since that's the case, according to Zuo Gong, we will send a peace talks to the Jin people tomorrow, let the Southern Dynasty mission return, and send an envoy to discuss matters at the same time!"

With Empress Xiao Gan's brother and the Privy Council of the North Court, the commander of the army, speaking at this time was basically the final decision. So he discussed who to send to take on the task of peace talks with the envoys - in fact, the envoys who went to the Jin people were basically equivalent to surrendering, and it depends on whether the people were happy. The people in the palace knew this very well, but they were not exposed. Li Chuwen had something to do in his mind at this time, and after everything was finished, he followed Zuo Qigong and arrived at a place where no one was left. He took two steps forward and asked in a deep voice: "Zuo Situ, what do you mean in the palace today?"

Zuo Qigong's face seemed to be a little bit smiling: "Li like you, you are just planning something for us, Yan, Han people!"

"Planning for one or two?" Li Chuwen sneered: "I think it is to show off my achievements from the Jin people. Is it for your own wealth?"

Zuo Qigong smiled and said, "Don't you say you have no contact with the Jin people?"

Li Chuwen was pushed by Zuo Qigong's nail, which was neither soft nor hard, and could not speak for a moment. After a while, he sneered: "Do you think the Jin people will accept peace talks? They have an alliance with the Southern Dynasties and will never negotiate peace with our Liao Kingdom!"

"That's better than doing nothing. Just focus on holding the envoys of the Southern Dynasty!" Zuo Qigong retorted. When he said this, he sighed and said, "I, the Han people in Yan, are weak. Under the pressure of the Jurchens, the Southern Dynasty, and the Khitans, they can only choose the strong ones to follow. At present, the Jin people are the strongest. As long as they vote for the Jin people, they will only suffer from the suffering of swords and weapons. If they vote for the Song people, the Song and Jin sides will confront each other and fight, the war will be indecisive for decades or even hundreds of years. That kind of suffering is the most difficult! You and I have food and clothing, and all the clothes on the Yan people, how can we not consider them?"

Hearing this, Li Chuwen couldn't help but suffocate, but the strong aura in his heart still made him sneer: "You say a thousand words and ten thousand, but it's just for the sake of your own wealth and glory. The Jin people are powerful and violent and uneducated, and everyone knows it. If you hand over the land of Yan to them, you will push millions of Han people into the fire pit."

"What the subordinate of Li said is that the Jin people are indeed powerful and violent and uneducated. But it is precisely because of this that they need our Yan Han people to govern civil affairs. If the Southern Dynasties got Yan land, they would have many soldiers, so where would we have the share of our Yan scholars? Besides, although the Jin people were violent, they were also simple. Even if they were princes and ministers, their food and clothing were not much stronger than ordinary people, and their searches would naturally not be too excessive. How could they compare to the Southern Dynasties' excessive accumulation and far beyond the Han and Tang Dynasties?"

Li Chuwen was speechless by Zuo Qigong's refutation. He shook his sleeves and turned away with shame and anger. Only Zuo Qigong stood there and bowed farewell to his back.

In Jinggu Temple, Zhou Ping had just received the envoy from the Liao side and got the news that he was about to return soon. For a moment, the delegation members hurriedly packed their luggage and prepared to return all the matters. Only Zhou Ping sat alone in the house, reviewing the gains and losses of his days in Yanjing. While he was thinking, Xue Liangyu came in from the outside and asked, "What should I do with that child?"

"You are talking about Li Sheng, right?" Zhou Ping thought for a moment, "You changed him into servant clothes, just say that it was the slave we bought in Yanjing, but you must not be treated harshly, do you understand?" In order to keep it confidential, no one in Li Sheng's true identity except Zhou Ping and Li Cheng.

"I understand!" Xue Liangyu responded and turned around and went out.

"It seems that the salt and armor are gone!" Zhou Ping sighed and thought to himself, "But it's nothing. Even if Li Chuwen comes, I can't escort it to Yingzhou. I'd better find a chance to let Li Cheng go and bring Luo Sheer back. The Jinren Bingfeng has already arrived there, and it's not good if there is a mistake!"

"Deputy Envoy Zhou!" Zhao Zong walked in and said with a smile: "An official came from the outside, saying it was a gift from the Liao Kingdom. There were twenty or thirty cars. Let me go out to greet him!"

"Give gift?" Zhou Ping stood up confused, and Zhao Zong on the opposite side smiled and said, "Director Zhou, you are a young man from Liao. It is common for the two countries to hand over the gifts to each other. It is just that our gifts were heavy in the past, and the gifts of the Northern Dynasties are light, but now we are just going backwards!"

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for your advice!" Zhou Ping couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this and asked casually: "What are they usually?"

"This is not necessarily the case!" It seems that Zhao Zong is in a good mood when he is about to return to China. He explained with a smile: "It is usually a specialty from all over the country. Our dynasty usually includes porcelain, medicine, silk, etc.; the Northern dynasty usually includes fur, ginseng, jade, etc.."

When the two left the yard, they saw more than 20 carriages parked in the square on the left, which were piled up on it. The official who gave the gift was an acquaintance, Li Chuwen's son, Li Xian, the young supervisor of the Shaofu. He saw him bow to Zhao Zong and Zhou Ping and bowed to him, saying, "The lower official was entrusted by the two majesties to deliver the gifts given to the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty. Please ask the two envoys to check it!" At this point, he took out a gift from his arms and presented it with both hands.

"Thank you for your hard work in Young Master Li!" It seems that Zhao Zong had also seen Li Shi. He took the gift list with a spring breeze on his face, and put it in his arms without looking at it, and smiled, "Do you want to go in and have a cup of tea?"

"Thank you, my envoy!" Li Xian bowed and refused, "The officials are still in charge of official duties, so I will come to visit you again next day!" Speaking of this, Li Xian took a step forward, blocked Zhao Zong's view with his body, and stuffed a small ball of paper into Zhou Ping's hand without any traces in his right hand.

Zhou Ping knew what he wanted to buy the paper ball. After seeing Li Xian, he found a secluded place. When he opened the paper ball, he saw a few big words written on the paper, "All things are in the car, please take care of me!" After reading it, Zhou Ping looked at the left and right, stuffed the paper ball into his mouth and swallowed it. He walked to the square where the carriage was parked, and drove away the two clerks who were about to count the gifts, saying, "This is something for the official family, so let me count it myself!"

The two clerks did not dare to argue, so they quickly presented the gift list. Zhou Ping looked at the gift list and carefully counted it one by one. Sure enough, the carriage was loaded with only salt and fine iron armored soldiers, and the last three carriages were loaded with feather arrows and crossbows. Zhou Ping took a little attention and found that it was almost the same as what he asked for. He couldn't help but feel secretly happy, jumped out of the car and called out a few subordinates, and said, "This is a gift from both countries. You guards in shifts, and you must not lose a little."

Early in the morning of the third day, the Song delegation left the southern gate of Yanjing and embarked on the way back to the country. In comparison, in addition to more than 20 more carriages carrying gifts, there was also an envoy of the Liao delegation. Perhaps in order to prevent the Song delegation from colluding with the rebellious and conquering Changsheng Army, the route of the delegation's return changed. It did not pass through Zhuozhou, but through Yizhou.

Perhaps because of the greater difference in strength between the two sides, the reception group received more and more grandly. During the reception banquet, many Han officials also used various hints to express their admiration for the Southern Dynasties to Zhao Zong, which made him very proud. Zhou Ping, as the deputy envoy, had a completely different mood. He widened his eyes and looked for any opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to transport the armored soldiers and salt in the carriage to Yingzhou. Otherwise, if these salts and weapons were transported back to the Song realm, wouldn't it be a big joke?

"Ambassador Zhou! I'll do it first!" A sweet and slightly greasy voice woke Zhou Ping up from his thoughts. He quickly raised his head and saw a round Liao official facing him with an empty glass of wine, with a flattering smile on his face. He hurriedly finished the wine in the glass and said with a smile: "I just thought about something, please forgive me for the rudeness!"

"It's okay!" The Liao official hurriedly said, "The ambassador is worried about the king's affairs and cannot do his best at the banquet. He is really a role model for us." Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and smiled, "It's strange that a certain family looks very familiar with the ambassador. Could it be that he has seen it?" (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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