Chapter 1097

"The Lord is right, but no one knows whether the ministers in the court will be united with Your Majesty and face the current situation..." Zhong Shidao thought about it, but still seemed a little frowning.

He was also very clear about the nature of the ministers in the court. He was killed in other places, and he bleed and sacrificed for the country, no matter how much he paid. In the eyes of those ministers, it seemed that things were all over.

They speak of the kingly way, Confucianism, benevolence and filial piety. Confucius said, Mencius said, "When they talk about the great principles, they actually have more selfishness than the other."

Just those guys may have to settle the matter and dare to agree to any conditions, just like Zhu Guangting, who went to Shaanxi North Road to negotiate.

Wang Yang and a group of civil and military officials from Shaanxi Road were not unreasonable. It can even be said that their concerns completely represent the reality of the Song Dynasty today.

Especially among the old party, which still accounts for nearly two-thirds of the court, a large number of surrenderists and pacifists are among them.

On the contrary, among the new party that is determined to innovate and enterprising, almost everyone is a militant, and at least in terms of fighting will, he is far stronger than the old party.

But even so, they were too small to form a mainstream in the court.

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"Your Majesty, I think that although the Liao Kingdom is asking for a huge price, it proves a problem. The Liao Kingdom does not want to meet my great Song Dynasty. Therefore, the great Song Dynasty should keep its foot firm and not let it be timid and give in first."

Zhang Dun, this former friend of Su Dongpo and the most powerful figure in the New Party, is standing in the court and talking.

This guy is definitely a character. He is very handsome, elegant and free and easy, and has a loud voice. Now that he has just returned to the court, he has been entrusted with the position of Minister of Works.

However, how could a mere minister of the Ministry of Works be able to get into the eyes of Lord Zhang Dunzhang? Thinking about his clan brother Zhang Shi, who used to be as famous as himself, and now he has become the stern master of the Song Dynasty.

The weight of his in the court is far above his own, which makes Zhang Dun, who has always been arrogant, endure it, but when he first entered the court, he can only temporarily commit himself to the Ministry of Works.

Now, the Liao Kingdom was sent to the country and spoke out loudly. However, the old party members in the court, one of the two, were mostly advised to sit down with the Liao Kingdom and discuss it carefully.

Seeing that the emperor was unhappy, Zhang Dun also realized that this was his opportunity and jumped out to express his strong opposition.

Seeing that the former reformist general had barely returned to the court, he bravely stood up and refuted the old party bosses, Emperor Zhao Xu was also quite pleased.

At least in terms of diplomatic concepts, these new parties are far stronger than those self-confessional conservatives.

"Mr. Zhang, according to your opinion, what should I do with Song Dynasty?" Liu Anshi couldn't help but stand up and asked insidiously.

"Of course, we will expel the Liao envoys, strengthen the military preparations of border towns, and wait for the enemy with great force. If he dares to launch troops to attack the Northern Liao Dynasty, our great Song Hu Ben will be able to keep the enemy out of the country." Zhang Dun glanced at Liu Anshi and said disdainfully.

"Mr. Zhang said it very lightly." Liu Anshi couldn't help but sneer.

"Don't forget that Northern Liao is not the Western Xia. Northern Liao has a million troops, which is not inferior to our Song Dynasty at all. Moreover, Northern Liao has many cavalry, far exceeding our Song Dynasty. Our Song Dynasty has been promoted for a long time, and the border towns have been separated for a long time, and the military equipment has been abandoned."

"If the Northern Liao army is launched, then the people will be destroyed and displaced, can you afford this responsibility?"

"So what if I am here to take this responsibility? At least I will not be like some people. When I hear that the Liao people are trying to invade the south, I am so scared that I fight. Li Li dare not speak." Zhang Dun waved his sleeves and said in a heroic and powerful manner.

"You! Zhang Dun, what do you mean?" Liu Anshi's nose almost stumbled to the back of his head.

"Why, Zhang neither named nor said his name. Why is Lord Liu so furious? Could it be that Zhang hit the nail on the head?" Zhang Dun smiled gracefully.

"Mr. Zhang, if you do this, it is equivalent to putting my Song Dynasty in a dangerous situation. If the Liao Kingdom brazenly raises troops to attack, what can you take on this responsibility?" Naturally, other old party bosses jumped out to reinforce their comrades.

"That's better than when the Liao envoy came, you would like to agree quickly, hoping to calm the people and sell the interests of our Song Dynasty." The old party had comrades-in-arms. As a boss of the new party, Zhang Dun also had a romance to the gang. The new party and the old party once again attacked each other in the court.

The neutral faction in the court and the Shu party among the old party were watching coldly. Our Su Dongpo and Su Daxiang were stroking their long beards and looked very serious, but their eyes were very gossiping.

Naturally, no one could suppress the increasingly fierce battle without the Prime Minister. From the beginning of the verbal attack, it gradually developed to the point of pointing fingers and scolding each other. Later, both sides even began to roll up their sleeves, looking like they were about to perform all martial arts.

After receiving the instructions of the emperor, Ma Shang immediately stood up and shouted in a quiet voice. Grand Grand Master Su, who understood it, also cleared his throat and stood up, with a serious expression.

"Silent, Your Majesty is in front of you, and how can you be so polite?! Now that Liao is coming to the country, he intends to launch an army to invade our Song Dynasty. At this moment, you should work together to discuss national affairs instead of attacking each other, making the court messy..."

Su Dapao is Su Dapao, who is literary and beautiful, and his mouth is definitely not covered. In addition, he is the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, and his words are right.

The ministers who had already made up their minds could only helplessly bow down and apologize to His Majesty, and the emperor naturally seemed very generous and kind, and then, well, then naturally announced his retreat to the court.

Anyway, such a major event in negotiations between the two countries cannot be resolved overnight. More importantly, the attitude of the Liao Kingdom did make the emperor Zhao Xu feel a little numb.

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"The Liao people are really too bullying me, the Emperor of Liao was so crazy. If he put forward such conditions, he did not put my Song Dynasty in an equal position." In the imperial study room, the Tongzhi Shumi Zhang Qing stroked his long beard and analyzed calmly.

"The Liao people have always been arrogant, especially Yelu Hongji. In the past, only the Liao Kingdom was bullish to other countries. When was it taken precedence like now, and suddenly, it lost the newly established capital of Xiazhou, the capital of Hedong Road." Su Dongpo stroked his long beard and drank tea with a pleasant taste while analyzing.

"This is definitely a great humiliation for the Liao Kingdom and the Liao emperor who is highly regarded. How could he not be angry and crazy, so that he would be unable to do so?"
Chapter completed!