The phoenix chariot slowly stopped at Furong Pavilion.
Several palace ladies came forward and helped Quan Jiu down.
The guard of honor was quickly placed over, and the embroidery stool was placed beside the chariot.
A foot wearing phoenix shoes slowly stepped on the embroidery stool. Quanjiu's skirt was very long, and only at this time did her feet appear.
On the other side, Wang Qinghui quickly ran out, bowed in front of the chariot, and said: "I have seen the saint, and the officials have arranged the chariot to select the virtue hall."
The foot that was on the embroidery stool was quickly retracted, and Quan Jiu, who had only half raised her body in the chariot, sat down again. She had no intention of continuing to the Furong Pavilion to see those beauties.
But she didn't leave immediately. Instead, she asked, "It was you who persuaded the officials?"
Wang Qinghui was a little scared when he heard this. He was worried that the queen would be jealous because of this, so he hurriedly said: "No, it's because the officials have been interested in the country recently."
Quan Jiu in the chariot smiled and didn't even bother to listen. She waved her hand lightly and let the chariot set off. She seemed very calm.
Because she didn't care whether Zhao Fu favored Wang Qinghui or who else, and she didn't believe that Zhao Fu was really concerned about state affairs. The reason why she asked that question was just out of curiosity...curious whether Li Ni's threat could scare Zhao Fu.
But it couldn't scare her anyway.
Suddenly, a young eunuch ran from far ahead and shouted: "It's not good! Saint, it's not good! The official fainted..."
Quan Jiu was not surprised, and even a little too lazy to listen.
She was used to her husband's weakness and thought it was normal for him to faint. "Drunk again?"
Quan Jiu's mouth curled up slightly, as if with some contempt and disapproval.
She was once taught not to show her emotions or emotions, but recently, as her mood fluctuated, some of her emotions gradually became too lazy to hide.
"Let the kitchen prepare some ginseng soup and send it over."
However, the young eunuch stepped forward and whispered beside the phoenix chariot: "Sage, urgent report from Xiangyang..." Quan Jiu's eyes glaring obviously.
For a moment, she didn't believe it, then she was shocked, and then she was angry.
As her anger grew stronger, her body trembled as if struck by lightning, her eyes rolled, and she fainted...
Drowsy, drowsy, over there in the Xuande Hall, Zhao Yu woke up again. "Your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty, the queen also fainted..."
Zhao Fu didn't seem to hear anything and sat up, only to feel a cold patch of ice on his crotch and a smell coming from him.
He must have been dizzy for a while, and the urine he was scared out of has cooled down but hasn't dried yet. At this moment, he has a lot to deal with, but he needs to do it one by one slowly. The first thing he thinks of is that he must negotiate a peace.
If peace negotiation is the only way to avoid conquest personally or escape from Lin'an, then what does it matter? Zhao Yu thought about it and turned to look at the eunuch who had just spoken.
"What did you say?"
"Your Majesty, the queen also fainted."
"Isn't the teacher angry? That's good." Zhao Fu murmured, "That's good..."
This time, he didn’t listen to his teacher again. It was because he wanted to negotiate a peace too much. From now on, he must listen to his teacher...~~
"What the officials said today is quite good. They have negotiated peace every time. What do you want us ministers to do?" Returning to Geling Villa, Jia Sidao took off his official uniform and seemed to have lost all his energy.
Lost it. He sat down tiredly, leaned against the stove, raised a glass of wine, but did not drink it, but poured it on the ground. This was to pay tribute to the dead Lu Wende.
Before entering the palace today, Jia Sidao had already received the news of Lu Wende's death.
He was the first person in Lin'an City to get the news, and until a eunuch was arranged to go to Xuan De Hall to inform the officials, he was also the only person in Lin'an who knew the news.
Everything today was planned by him.
Those officials who advocated moving the capital or proposing peace negotiations were arranged by him. He deliberately asked Zhao Fu to lead the expedition in person, and deliberately violated the etiquette in front of the emperor and returned the decision-making power to Zhao Fu.
From the beginning to the end, he didn’t say a few words, allowing the dignified emperor to bear the infamy and continue to listen to Jia Sidao.
Plan to follow.
Even Qin Hui couldn't do this.
But Jia Sidao did not feel proud.
It was just a matter of fooling a fool emperor. If he still felt complacent about it, it would be a bit too self-satisfied. Jia Sidao was not willing to do this.
"This is the case every time. Looking at the Great Song Dynasty, no one can defeat me. But facing Meng Yuan and Li Ni, they can only give in time and time again."
Liao Yingzhong advised: "Ping Zhanggong was facing the most difficult situation since the founding of the Song Dynasty. It was the great contribution of Ping Zhanggong that he was able to negotiate a peace at this time."
"Ah."
Jia Sidao laughed at himself and said: "The king is a waste, and the ministers are also waste. What else can a bunch of wastes do?" In addition to being self-deprecating, this sentence also seemed to slander his superiors. Liao Yingzhong pretended not to hear it and asked softly.
Said: "Do you really want to recognize Li Ni's imperial title?"
"emperor....."
Jia Sidao murmured, it was really hard to imagine that little brat ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor at such a young age, so he commented: "He doesn't look like an emperor, he doesn't have the spirit of an emperor."
After saying this, he thought that it had been some years since he had seen Li Xia, and he wanted to meet Li Xia in person again.
"Today, I asked the officials to personally conduct the expedition out of sincerity. If the officials are willing to personally conduct the expedition, I can leave Lin'an in person to command the three armies. I no longer have to worry about those officials trying to take the opportunity to bring me down."
Liao Yingzhong responded: "It is no small matter for the imperial commander to go on a personal expedition."
He knew very well that with Jia Pingzhang's current momentum, he must force Zhao Fu to personally conquer, and he would definitely be able to do it. As for "if the officials are willing", it is obvious that he can think of the officials not being willing from the beginning. In the final analysis,
Still haven't made up my mind.
"I want to make up my mind to lead the imperial family on a personal expedition. I know that sooner or later I will inevitably have to fight Li Xia, and the Song Dynasty has lost Lu Wende. I am the only one who can command the world's troops. However, the time has not yet come."
Jia Sidao spoke very slowly, while turning the wine glass in his hand.
He unconsciously performed this completely useless little action and said: "Many of our good methods have not yet been effective, so we need to wait a little longer, and we also need to wait for Li Ni and Meng Yuan to consume each other.
This time, Lu Wende was too negligent and happened to be seriously ill, so he gave Li Ni a chance. Lu Wende let me down so much. All I can do now is make up for it and ease the situation first. And after three to five years, you will see
He. I asked the officials to personally conduct the expedition. This is not just a matter of words, but a plan for a rainy day."
Liao Yingzhong stopped talking, and there was a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
Even he began to doubt whether reforms such as the public land law, the planning law, and the meridian classification law could improve the situation of the Song Dynasty.
Nowadays, a lot of news has come back from various places, but Jia Sidao doesn't believe it at all, thinking that the scholar-bureaucrats are slandering, making things out of nothing, exaggerating, or just making a fuss about some bad things in the implementation process.
He seemed to firmly believe that under his governance, the national power of the Song Dynasty would gradually recover... After talking about this, Jia Sidao reluctantly comforted his unwillingness.
It was very painful for him to admit Li Xia's throne, but he had to admit it.
"Let's talk about the terms of the peace negotiation. We will know what Li Xia wants in the near future. You can guess first so that you can be prepared...
~~
The news of Lu Wende's death was rushed back to Lin'an, but Li Xia's request for peace talks had not yet been delivered.
For one thing, Li Xia did not want to show that he was eager for peace talks, but instead wanted to show his intention to continue attacking Lin'an. It was Lu Wende who wanted peace talks, so he was willing to give his own conditions.
Secondly, Lu Wenhuan still held on to the hope of persuading Li Xia and was unwilling to send those excessive demands to Lin'an.
It was not until Lu Wende died and Xiangyang's defensive pressure was huge that Lu Wenhuan had to submit the unreasonable terms to the court for review.
This was already the fifth day after the Song Dynasty received the news of his death. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty and all officials were ready to bargain with the rebels.
"It is said that before he died, Lu Wende was still worried about the country. He was afraid that Xiangyang would be lost after his death, so he tried to negotiate peace with Li Ni. This is Li Ni's condition. Please take a look at it."
Zhao Yu hasn't seen it yet. How many people are there in the palace?
An important central official who had read this clause in advance became emotional again when he heard this sentence.
"Why bother asking your Majesty to take a look at it again? I think Li Ni has no sincerity at all!"
"In my opinion, there is no need to negotiate peace with this traitor. We must mobilize troops from Huaihe and Jiangxi to support Xiangyang and Ezhou respectively. We will first relieve the siege and then put down the rebellion."
"Having said that, Lu Wende died at the wrong time..." "Lu Wende's crime cannot be forgiven!"
Strangely enough, since receiving the news of Lu Wende's death, the Central Committee has not discussed the matter of war or peace, as if it has tacitly agreed to a certain meeting and peace.
The reason is that Lu Wende was too important to the Song Dynasty court. It is said that "thousands of miles along the border are under his control, and the generals and garrison are all for his relatives and private citizens." When such a pillar of strength fell, everyone could not help but calm down.
. Therefore, what most officials were thinking about was negotiating peace, and they even wished they could agree to Li Xia's conditions earlier so that he could withdraw his troops as soon as possible.
At that time, everyone thought that all they needed to do was recognize his throne.
On the contrary, at this time, the terms were really delivered. Being agitated by this excessive request, some people began to calm down.