"What does he mean? There's no room for negotiation?" Chen Qing asked with a gloomy face.
Zhang Xiao said helplessly: "He said that other royal families can be exchanged, including princes and below, but the prince and prince can only talk to the Song Dynasty court. The implication is that we are not qualified to talk to him."
Chen Qing was angry. This was clearly humiliating himself. Unfortunately, he agreed to the negotiation despite the pressure from the military generals who were opposed to the peace talks. Since he was shameless to them and was using the imperial hat to suppress others and pretend to be pretentious, then...
Don't blame yourself.
Chen Qing clasped his hands and said coldly: "Immediately send troops to send them out of the country. He wants to talk to the imperial court, so he invites them to Lin'an. Jingzhao does not welcome them."
Chen Qing issued an expulsion order, canceled the negotiations, and immediately expelled the Jurchen envoys from the country.
Two thousand soldiers rushed to the VIP hotel and surrounded it. Zhang Xiao did not show up this time. An official read the expulsion order to Wanyan Xiyin and asked them to leave Jingzhao City immediately and leave via the original road.
This sap really caught Wanyan Xiyin off guard. He wanted to explain something, but the officials clearly told him that the Xuanfushi did not want to talk anymore and asked them to clean up Jingzhao City now.
A strong sense of humiliation also made Wanyan Xiyin angry. The Song Dynasty had always been obedient to them, but today they were expelled by the Song army, and they were still a local force.
He had originally made an appointment to meet the intelligence chief lurking in Sichuan and Shaanxi in the evening, but now he couldn't care less, and immediately ordered his men to pack up and leave with a livid face.
The news spread quickly, and the people of Jingzhao all clapped their hands and cheered. It was a great joy that the Jin negotiators were driven out of Jingzhao City.
Thousands of people nearby ran to the VIP hotel and saw a large group of golden soldiers coming out. Rotten eggs and rotten fruits were thrown at the golden soldiers like raindrops. The Jurchen soldiers used shields to block them. Wanyan Xiyin was unable to dodge and was hit by two rotten eggs.
It hit him and made him vomit when he heard it. He was so angry that he flew into a rage.
The commander of the Song Army shouted: "Let's go quickly! It's still an egg now. If it is replaced by a stone, it will be in trouble."
Wanyan Xiyin was frightened and ordered the soldiers to set off immediately. A large group of golden soldiers escorted Wanyan Xiyin and fled Jingzhao City in embarrassment...
After passing Lintong County, it was already dark. Wanyan Xiyin ordered to camp on the spot. Not far away, the Song Army's two thousand cavalrymen who were monitoring them also camped to rest.
At two o'clock in the morning, Wanyan Xiyin was woken up from his sleep by the soldiers, "Prime Minister, someone from Jingzhao is here. They say they are sent by Golden Fox."
Wanyan Xiyin perked up and sat up quickly. The Golden Fox was of course a nickname. He was the intelligence leader of the Jin Kingdom lurking in Sichuan and Shaanxi. Initially, in order to seize Bashu, Wanyan Wushu sent a group of people to lurk in Bashu and collect information.
According to all kinds of information about Bashu, the leader of this group of people is Golden Fox.
After Chen Qing seized Shaanxi Road, the Jin State's intelligence network quickly expanded to Shaanxi Road, but this group of people lurked deeply and reported directly to Wanyanchang. Even Wanyanhelisha only knew of their existence, but the specifics
The situation is unknown.
Of course, these people are all Han Chinese from Yanshan Prefecture. They originally served the Liao Kingdom, but now they are loyal to the Jin Kingdom.
The person who came was a man in his thirties, tall and thin, with sinister eyes. He knelt down on one knee and saluted, "The humble Li Toutuo is a subordinate of Jin Fox and is responsible for the intelligence in the Jingzhao area."
"Are you a soldier?" Wanyan Xiyin saw that his arms were long and powerful.
"The humble position was originally a centurion under Marshal Wushudu."
"Very good, stand up and talk!"
"Thank you, Prime Minister!"
Li Toutuo stood up, and Wanyan Xiyin asked again: "Is it true that the 20,000 Jurchen prisoners of war are true?"
"It is indeed true. I have seen it with my own eyes. They were mining in the Red Copper Mountain in Qinzhou. There were 22,457 people in total. This is how it was recorded in the official documents of the Song Army. But how many real women were among them?
How many Khitans and Xi people are still learning about their humble positions, and there are also thousands of Jurchen family members who were captured in Fengxiang and are now working in the Song Army's workshops."
"Does Chen Qing have the sincerity to negotiate? Do you have any concrete information?"
Li Toutuo hesitated and said: "I have only heard a rumor that civilian officials support negotiations, but military generals generally oppose negotiations and believe that the 20,000 Jurchen troops will become new enemies if they are put back. Chen Qing's attitude should be slightly biased towards civilian officials."
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This explanation is more acceptable to Wanyan Xiyin. Chen Qing should just find an excuse to drive him away today. Even if the negotiation between Wanyan Helisa and Wanyan Qi breaks down, they can at least negotiate the redemption conditions of 20,000 prisoners of war, but
Driving people away at the slightest disagreement is obviously catering to the military.
"What's going on with the Song Army now?" Wanyan Xiyin asked again.
"I have written a detailed report and sent someone to Beijing. The Song army is now dispatching troops and generals. It seems to be attacking Xixia."
"When will we attack?" Wanyan Xiyin asked anxiously.
"I don't know the specific position, but with Chen Qing's characteristics, he will attack as soon as he is fully prepared and will not delay. It is estimated that the position will be completed within two months."
"I understand. When you go back, you must seize the time to collect information about the Song Army. In addition, the headhunting plan must be accelerated, especially for Chen Qing. I want to remind you that the old wolf master's bounty for Chen Qing is still valid. This is your chance.
Don’t let it go.”
"You must do your best in your humble position!"
Li Toutuo then left and disappeared like a shadow. Although the Song Army cavalry was monitoring the Jin envoy, they were only preventing the envoy from having a serious accident. As for individual people lurking in and out, the Song Army did not pay attention.
Wanyan Xiyin stood in front of the big tent with his hands behind his hands. He was really a little irritated. He didn't take Wanyan Helisa back with him. How could he explain it to Talan?
At this time, deputy envoy Xiao Hongquan said in a low voice: "I feel that the other party's generals will not object to the issue of redeeming Helisa and Helisa. The key is to make a price. Now that the other party has made a price, the Prime Minister will send someone to the capital after returning to Taiyuan.
Send the letter. If the imperial court agrees to Chen Qing's request, then exchange it directly. If the imperial court is unwilling, then the problem does not lie with the Prime Minister."
Wanyan Xiyin nodded, that was indeed the truth.
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At dawn, Zhonghuan was ready to go out. His official residence was also in Quy Nhon. In order to solve the housing problem for middle and low-level officials, Chen Qing bulldozed a large area of grassy open space in Quy Nhon and built a 200-meter-high-rise building.
Multiple sets of yards.
Of course, this is just one of the places where official residences are concentrated. According to regulations, officials above the fifth rank live in official residences, officials below the fifth rank are assigned official residences, and civil servants without rank live in single dormitories. Several people live in a courtyard, and each person
A room.
There is a big difference between official residences and official residences. First, the area. Official residences are all more than two acres. The smallest official residence is a five-grade two-acre residence, which is divided into front and back.
The official residence is a single courtyard. The largest official residence is a six-grade one-acre five-courtyard with more than a dozen rooms and a front and rear courtyard. The smallest official residence is a nine-grade two-room courtyard.
Zhong Huan was of the eighth rank, and his official residence was a small courtyard with three rooms. The conditions were very good, but it was a bit far to go to the inner guard every day, so the inner guard gave him a horse. At dawn every day, he left the house and set off.
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The official office of Neiwei is also on East Street, but it is at the other end, still a little far away from the prosperous commercial shops.
Zhong Huan handed the horses to the soldiers at the door and walked directly into the government office. The civil servants greeted him one after another, "Good morning Zhong joins the army!"
Zhong Huan liked this feeling very much. Although he was in the army, everyone respected him enough to make him feel his worth.
Moreover, Wang Hao arranged a separate official room for him, which really moved him. Even the first place Wei Ji and the third place Chao Qing were crowded in a lobby with dozens of people to work, but he had his own
Separate official room.
Zhong Huan sat down and a tea boy served him tea. He took a sip of tea and then took a bag of files. What he did every day was to review the reports submitted by each group. In Chao Qing's words, he
This position is actually that of the internal defense judge.
It doesn't matter whether he is a judge or a recorder and joins the army. What is important is whether he likes this job or not. From now on, he can still accept this job. After all, not every new scholar can enjoy a single official room.
of.
Zhong Huan took out the documents in the file bag. This is the report of the ninth group of internal guards. The duty of the ninth group of internal guards is to protect the safety of Xuanfu envoy Chen Qing and his family. There are three maids and one maid in Chen Qing's mansion.
Footmen are members of the inner guard.
In addition, the inner guards are also responsible for the protection of the outside. For example, when a lady goes out, in addition to a few personal female guards and horse guards, there must be inner guards guarding the outside.
The ninth group submitted a monthly report, which was a routine report. There was nothing worthy of further study. If there were no special circumstances that needed to be reported, Zhong Huan would file it directly after reading it and there would be no need to report it.
Perhaps because Zhong Huan was a newcomer, he also read this routine monthly report very carefully. At this time, a few lines in the corner of the report immediately caught Zhong Huan's attention.