In Lin'an, the negotiations between the two parties had been stalled for ten days due to a deadlock. Both sides refused to give in, so the negotiations were shelved.
But there are always people who can't calm down first, and Emperor Zhao Gou is one of them. Of course he wants to get Bianliang, and he can't even dream of it. Even if it is just a nominal possession, he will be happy.
Maybe after negotiation, he could also control the palace, ancestral temple, altar or imperial mausoleum and other power buildings. In this way, he still actually controlled the part of Bianliang that served as the capital.
Of course Zhao Gou was not stupid. He was shrewd enough. As long as he controlled the imperial power part of Bianliang, the other part would be a larger county town, and he was not interested at all.
But Qin Hui was right. Chen Qing expanded the scope of Jinghu South Road. The strict Jinghu South Road was limited to Tan, Heng, Dao, Yong, Shao, Chen, Quanzhou, as well as Wugang Army and Guiyang Prison.
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However, Chen Qing included seven states including Jianglingfu, Yuezhou, Ezhou, Dingzhou, Yuanzhou, Jingzhou, and Lizhou that originally belonged to Jinghu North Road. Not only did the scope greatly expand, but also the Jingxiang area in the north was
A siege was formed and the threat was extremely great.
Not only was Qin Hui intolerable as the prime minister, Zhao Gou as the emperor was also intolerable to him.
But I want the fish and the bear's paw. Zhao Gou didn't want to make too many concessions on Jinghu South Road, but he also wanted to make substantial gains on Bianliang, so he could only put pressure on his men.
Xu Xiantu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Jinghu South Road is too far away from us and too close to Sichuan and Shaanxi. Chen Qing has actually controlled Jinghu South Road by suppressing bandits and cracking down on salt dealers. He only wants to negotiate with us now.
It’s just a title.”
"nonsense!"
Zhao Gou was dissatisfied and said: "I appointed all the officials on Jinghu South Road. Did they all betray me?"
Qin Hui also said beside him: "Ms. Xu is exaggerating a bit. How can Jinghu South Road be so easy to control? If the name is not right and the words are not right, it is meaningless to just rely on force to seize it. People's hearts yearn for the imperial court, which has already happened in Yang Yao's Rebellion
It was fully reflected in the rebellion with Liu Guangshi. Your Majesty, the reason is very simple. If it is to be used by force, why would Chen Qing have to negotiate with us? He was the one who proposed the negotiation first!"
Qin Hui's words were very pleasing to the ears, and they completely spoke to Zhao Gou's heart. He nodded happily and said: "Qin Xianggong is right, how can force decide the people's disfavor?"
Xu Xiantu said helplessly: "We think so, but the other party doesn't think so. They have stopped negotiating. Hu Yun simply can't find anyone, and there is nothing we can do about it."
Qin Hui sneered, "This is just the other party's negotiation skills. They asked for negotiation, not us. They have a purpose, not us. They want the title of Jinghu South Road, but they only give us one."
In Bianliang, even the appointed officials can only stay in Lin'an. They are bullying the court too much. If they don't want to talk, they will just stand still. If they have the ability, they will send troops to seize Suzhou and Pizhou directly. Since he calls himself Song Chen,
I want to see if he dares to risk the disapproval of the world and use force to deal with the imperial court?"
"Then I would like to ask Qin Xianggong, what should we do if the other party ignores us?" Xu Xiantu said in real dissatisfaction.
Qin Hui shook his head, "Can't Xu Xiangguo figure it out? Our response has completely exceeded Hu Yun's authority and exceeded Chen Qing's plan in advance. Of course, Hu Yun has to report it to Chen Qing, and such a complicated situation is not
If Ge Xin can make it clear, he will definitely send someone back to Beijing to report. This has been going back and forth for at least a month and a half. Now Hu Yun doesn’t know what to do? He can only avoid us. Once Chen Qing’s reply comes
, he will definitely take the initiative to come to us. Negotiations are like this. You have to wait patiently and deal with it calmly. You can't eat hot tofu if you are anxious."
Xu Xiantu sighed, "Since Qin Xianggong said this, there is nothing I can do."
Xu Xiantu bowed to Zhao Gou again and said, "Your Majesty, I am not capable enough to solve your Majesty's problems. I request to withdraw from the negotiation!"
Zhao Gou looked at Xu Xian's picture for a while and then nodded, "Xu Aiqing will go to Huaixi for me to reward Zhang Jun's army and learn more about the situation. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Wei Chen understands!"
Of course Xu Xiantu understood that the officials wanted him to take over the task of cutting down the vassal Zhang Jun. If nothing else happened, Qin Hui should be the one to take over and preside over the negotiations.
Xu Xiantu resigned, and Zhao Gou immediately said to Qin Hui: "Qin Xiangguo and Zhao Yan have a good talk to understand the current situation of the negotiations, and then formulate our corresponding countermeasures. I can't always give in and let the other party make further progress. Sometimes, a little
Being tough can actually make the other party soften."
"Your Majesty's golden words will be remembered by all the ministers!"
In the Xinfeng Teahouse, Hu Yun was having afternoon tea with Wang Mu. Speaking of negotiations, Hu Yun sneered and said, "Zhao Yan came to me this morning and said that the leader of the negotiations has been replaced by Qin Hui. He hopes to restart negotiations and see both sides.
Is there any possibility of bridging the interests?”
"Did Brother Xian agree?"
"Why should I agree? I asked him if there had been any changes to the plan they proposed before? He said there had been no changes. Since there had been no changes, what was there to talk about?"
Wang Mu took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "I don't quite understand. What are their demands? So that the negotiation cannot continue?"
"They didn't have any demands to begin with. They completely followed our ideas. Their little request was nothing more than to actually control the palace, ancestral temple, altar, etc. in Bianliang. If nothing happens, the negotiation would be completed three or four times at most.
It could be ended, but Qin Hui came in and disrupted the situation. He first proposed to use the Yangtze River as the boundary and take away most of Jiangling Prefecture, and then proposed that Ezhou was not included in the negotiations. I was confused at the time, Jiangling Prefecture and Ezhou were not in the negotiations.
During the negotiations, when King Yong visited Lin'an the year before last, he had already allocated five states on Jinghu South Road and Quanzhou on Fujian Road to us. The late emperor had just written the abdication edict, and now they are actually going to tear up the agreement and refuse to admit it?
How else can we talk about it?"
The more Hu Yun talked, the more annoyed he became. Wang Mu quickly smiled and waved his hands to calm him down, "The initiative is in your hands. If you think it's unreasonable, just leave them alone."
Hu Yun nodded, "I have already reported to King Yong, and I am still waiting for King Yong's reply. Brother Shaofu, how do you think King Yong will respond?"
Wang Mu pondered for a moment and said: "I estimate that King Yong will forcibly annex Jinghu South Road, and then put pressure on Jiangjinghu North Road, forcing the court to return to the negotiation table and accept his previous plan."
Hu Yun sighed, "What you said is completely possible. Alas! His Highness still values status very much!"
Wang Mu smiled slightly and said: "Of course the status is very important. After all, the Song Dynasty is still orthodox, and the rule of the Song Dynasty is far from the point of resentment from heaven and people. We are not a foreign race, and we cannot use the Jurchen method to seize the country.
, the best way is to follow the example of the Song Dynasty to replace the Later Zhou Dynasty, and use the method of abdication, so that everyone can accept it."
"Yes! You have to be patient and encroach step by step. In the end, only Lin'an is left in the court. Who still recognizes it?"
"So it is very important to have the right name. After all, Jinghu South Road was not captured from the Jurchens and the court agreed to entrust it to the jurisdiction of Prince Yong's Mansion."
Hu Yun thought for a moment and said slowly: "I know, just two words, patience!"