Chapter 1403 1079. Verbal Confrontation

The situation in northern Xinjiang has become clearer once again.

There is Tianjie and Tianxiong's army stationed in Xiangyang Prefecture, which should be considered as solid as a god. It is no problem to block the Yuan army for more than 100,000.

There was also Su Quandang leading Tiangang, Tianli armies and Jiangling Prefecture garrisons echoed each other in the south.

In Ezhou City, He Fangsong, Jiang Xiu and Jin Hao led Tianying, Tianman and Tianfu army as if they were still moving.

Although the Yuan army, whose troops were pressing outside Ezhou City, had not yet retreated, it was extremely difficult to capture Ezhou City. And they probably wouldn't have the courage.

Longxing Prefecture, Lu Guang, Ma Xiu and Huang Fu led the imperial guards to guard the imperial guards. With the Longxing Prefecture garrison, the defense strength was extremely strong.

The head coach of Longxing Mansion, Zhen Jin, has quietly returned to Yuanzhongdu. This Yuan army will never be able to attack Longxing Mansion again.

The soldiers stationed in the northern border of the Song Dynasty were actually just bluffing. They themselves understood that it was impossible to break through the Song Dynasty.

Not to mention Jianning Mansion, after Chen Diaoyan broke out of the city, Marshal Halbala and the Song army suffered a great loss head-on. They had neither the strength nor the courage to cause trouble to the Song army.

The Song army in each city no longer took the Yuan army outside the city seriously, and was busy recruiting prisoners, etc., which was in full swing.

At this time, in Changsha City, Qi Hongda, the Yuan ambassador to Song Dynasty, also received a handwritten letter from Brother Sang.

Because the flying pigeon could not carry too much token, the length of the letter was very short. The emperor did not know that Xiangyang had been lost, so he wanted to serve as a gift on the southwest road of Jing to give Princess Mingzhu a dowry.

After receiving this letter in his mansion, Qi Hongda stayed in the main hall and pondered for a long time.

He could think that the emperor didn't know that Xiangyang had been lost, must have been hidden by Brother Sang, the general manager.

It is a difficult problem to say what you should say after seeing Emperor Song.

Taking Xiangyang is equivalent to taking half of the Southwest Jing Road. If he said that the emperor was willing to use Southwest Jing Road as a dowry, would the Emperor of Song laugh and sneer?

It is easy for Song State to take over the entire Southwest Road in Jingxi now. It is just a matter of time. Why should the Yuan Dynasty send him off?

But this matter was Kublai Khan's intention, but Qi Hongda had to do it. Unless he reported the truth to Kublai Khan and blamed Sang Ge.

This is even more impossible.

Now that Brother Sang is assisting in the administration, he, Qi Hongda's retribution, could not reach the Shengting directly. He will inevitably be revenge by Brother Sang in the future.

Given Sang's status in the Yuan Dynasty, it would be difficult for him to deal with his mere ambassador to Song.

After pondering in the mansion for a long time, Qi Hongda finally walked into the bedroom, changed into his official robe, and then headed towards the palace.

When they arrived at Yonglemen, the eunuch reported it to Zhao Dongting.

This time, Zhao Dongting did not deliberately neglect Qi Hongda. When he learned that he was coming to ask for a meeting, he immediately asked the eunuch to take him to the imperial study room.

In fact, Qi Hongda came later than Zhao Dongting expected.

Zhao Dongting thought that Qi Hongda would come to the palace to see him immediately after learning that Xiangyang Prefecture had lost. Now, it was two days later than he expected.

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Qi Hongda was taken to the imperial study room and bowed to Zhao Dongting.

Zhao Dongting smiled slightly and said bluntly: "Did Lord Qi come for the Xiangyang Prefecture?"

Qi Hongda didn't expect Zhao Dongting to be so straightforward. He was stunned at first, and then showed bitterness, "Emperor Song, you are really cheating on me so hard..."

"oh?"

Zhao Dongting pretended to be confused, "What does Lord Qi mean?"

Qi Hongda said: "You said that the army went to Xiangyang just to pick up the defenders of Jiangling Prefecture and Lu Wenhuan's old troops. After meeting the army, they withdrew from the southwest route of Jingxi. But now they secretly sent a lion and two dragon spear regiments to attack Xiangyang. Isn't this a breach of trust? Isn't it a deception?"

He was Yuanchen, so he was not afraid of offending Zhao Dongting at all. After all, this was the fact.

No matter how Zhao Dongting said this, he was not authentic.

But Zhao Dongting did not have any guilt at all, and only chuckled: "Mr. Qi is really wronged. My army has obviously withdrawn from Jiangling Mansion, so how could it be that the two regiments of lions and dragon spears have been sent to attack the city? As far as I know, it was clear that the rioters in the southwest road of Guichao Jing robbed Xiangyang City. My Song Dynasty imperial guards couldn't bear to suffer the consequences, so they hurried to Xiangyang Mansion to eliminate the thieves!"

Qi Hongda stared at Zhao Dongting in amazement.

I probably never thought that there was an emperor like Emperor Song who was inverted in black and white.

Then a little light came out in his eyes, "Then what Emperor Song meant, we Dayuan should thank you?"

Zhao Dongting shrugged and said, "If you insist on thanking me, I will not stop you."

Qi Hongda really bowed and bowed, "Then Qi Hongda thanked Emperor Song for his first time, but I also want to ask, Emperor Song, when will you return the Xiangyang Prefecture Road to our court?"

Since Zhao Dongting said that it was Xiangyang City that was seized for the Yuan Dynasty to drive away the thieves, it is natural to return Xiangyang City to Zhao.

But Qi Hongda did not expect that after hearing what he said, Zhao Dongting actually stared at him, "Can the army in the Kingdom still suppress the rioters in Xiangyang Prefecture?"

He took the teacup from Table Mountain leisurely and drank a tea, "The country's strength is now empty. According to my opinion, it is better for me to let this Xiangyang Prefecture be managed first. Otherwise, I am worried that the soldiers of the Prefecture of the Dynasty will lose a lot in Xiangyang Prefecture..."

This is a completely naked threat.

"Oh!"

And Qi Hongda just chuckled and didn't get angry.

Of course he knew that Zhao Dongting would not return it to Xiangyang Prefecture. It was just superficial statements.

This young emperor of the Song Dynasty is really even older than an old fox. He is not only very thick-skinned, but also very cunning.

It was obviously a lion, and the two dragon spears forced the city to break through, but Xiangyang was defeated by the rioters, and it was thanks to the Emperor of Song that could be said.

This behavior is no different from being a bitch and having to set up a arch.

However, although Qi Hongda is a scholar, he is not pedantic. He knew very well that these tricks were really not too excessive in the face of the interests of the two countries.

Their attacks on cities and land before the Yuan Dynasty were not glorious.

Which dynasty’s expansion of territory was not accompanied by countless misfortunes and conspiracies?

After chuckling, Qi Hongda said, "It seems that Emperor Song, you don't plan to return it to Xiangyang Prefecture."

Zhao Dongting remained silent with a smile.

Anger slowly appeared in Qi Hongda's eyes, but his voice was like an ancient well. "Isn't you worried that our army will die with your Song State's imperial guards on the frontier?"

Zhao Dongting's eyes were also slightly cold, "If you have this courage, you can try it."

"Ha ha!"

Qi Hongda suddenly laughed again, and his anger dissipated, "Don't be angry with Emperor Song, I'm just a joke."

He looked at Zhao Dongting deeply with his eyes and then said, "I have to admit that now our soldiers are no longer the opponent of the imperial guards of the Guizhou Dynasty. In the northern border, hundreds of thousands of soldiers are difficult to break through the defense line you set up on the border. Only the emperor of our dynasty has dispatched troops to the southwest Jing Road. I dare to ask Emperor Song, how long can the Guizhou army want to take over the entire southwest Jing Road?"

Zhao Dongting chuckled, "Just wait for the autumn harvest, food and grass are not a problem. You should know how much grain can be produced in my country every year."

"But do you still insist on getting the autumn harvest?" Qi Hongda asked again.

Zhao Dongting still disagreed, "It won't be a problem for you, Lord Qi. If I want to go down to the southwest road of Beijing, I will have my own way to keep the army going."

Zhao Dongting did not bluff this sentence, but really had a way.

Not to mention that the army of the Song Dynasty is not in danger of being out of food yet. Even at that time, he could have purchased food from overseas countries such as Liuqiu and Ma Yi.

Since the Dongsha Islands became the center of maritime trade, the transactions between the Song Dynasty and overseas countries have been quite close.

In addition, Wu Sanhai, the ambassador of the Americas, and others often went to sea in large ships in the Americas and other places, which was enough to continuously transport resources from various places to the Song Dynasty.

Now the merchant fleet directly under the Song Dynasty Maritime Trade Department has more than 100 sea ships.

Qi Hongda couldn't help but speak silly.

He obviously did not expect Zhao Dongting to be so confident.

Then after a while, he said, "Okay, even if Emperor Song, you have enough food, don't you feel sorry for the soldiers of the noble dynasty who will die on the frontier?"

A little doubt flashed deep in Zhao Dongting's eyes.

Qi Hongda has been in circles since entering the door, which made him feel a little confused about what Qi Hong's intention was.

Patience gradually dissipated.

After a few seconds, he said bluntly: "Mr. Qi, what do you want to say when you come to see me?"
Chapter completed!