"Pingzhang Gong's words are serious. As far as I know, it was Pingzhang Gong who promoted this peace negotiation. He repaired the good neighbors and the Song Dynasty and Mongolia fought against each other. This has indeed benefited the country and the people. Pingzhang's virtues benefit the people and his contribution lies in the country.
"
"Do I still want to thank you for your praise?" Jia Sidao sneered.
Looking back, I saw that the person who had just spoken was Wen Jiweng.
Wenji was named Weng Shixue, also known as Benxin. He was a Jinshi in the first year of Xingchang and ranked second in high school. Now he is appointed as Langguan of the Ministry of Rites, Quan Zhi of the Academy of Bachelors, editor of the Academy of National History, and reviewer of the Academy of Records.
"Your Majesty, I sincerely agree with Pingzhang Gong's contribution to good neighborly relations." Wen Jiweng had not gotten along well with Jia Sidao in the past, but today he pretended not to understand Jia Sidao's strange aura, and said, "We are indeed
After reporting the conditions put forward by the Yuan envoys to the officials, as for whether to agree or not, of course, it still depends on whether the conditions are suitable."
"What does your Ministry of Rites know? Whether Meng Yuan's conditions are suitable or not depends on the truth."
"Forgive me, Mr. Ping Zhang. It is the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites to receive foreign envoys. When it comes to making decisions, it is up to His Majesty to make the decision."
Jia Sidao frowned, not expecting these ministers to be so harsh.
Since he drove away Jiang Wanli, he has been able to dominate the court for more than a year. He has not encountered this situation for a long time.
He turned to look at Zhao Yu and saw that Zhao Yu was sitting on the imperial couch very nervously, his face turned pale with fright, and he was holding a memorial in his hand tightly.
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Jia Sidao looked at Xie Daoqing and Quan Jiu again. Through the bead curtain, he could only faintly see that they were looking at each other intently, as if they were very confident.
As for the officials in the palace, the biggest one is Wu Jian, the Minister of Rites.
Weak puppets, two women, a group of petty officials...why on earth dare to act like this?
Jia Sidao's eyes turned back and finally fell on the memorial in Zhao Fu's hand, realizing that it was the answer.
At the same time, he already had a guess in his mind, but he didn't dare or didn't want to confirm it yet.
"Master Xiang... Shi Xiang agreed to Yuan Ren's conditions, right?"
When Zhao Fu saw Jia Sidao standing there with an unhappy look on his face, he wished he could have someone bring a stool for his master to sit on, but in front of the Queen Mother and the Empress, he didn't dare, so he could only say good things.
I persuaded you.
"It would be great if we could stop fighting in the future... This is also the merit of the Master."
The officials in the palace did not expect the officials to be so impatient and speak so quickly, and they were happy to offend Jia Sidao less, so they all stopped saying anything.
Jia Sidao had always known that Zhao Fu was careless, so he was too lazy to argue, so he softened his tone and said, "Since I allowed Yuan Ting to send envoys, I have a sense of discretion in my heart. Why should the officials be in such a hurry at this moment?"
"Yuan...Mr. Yuan lost his temper at the State Guesthouse today and threatened to go back if we delay further."
"This is just a means of negotiation. Please rest assured and leave the matter to the ministers."
"Master, it's better to agree now, so as not to have that...night long dream...many dreams, that, and the conditions are not high."
The conditions proposed by the Yuan people were not high.
The Song Dynasty offered the Yuan Dynasty coins, 200,000 yuan each, and silk pieces each year, and the two countries opened a market in Xiangyang to trade with each other.
Song Ting could afford this coin, and he might be able to earn it back after opening up trade.
Only Jia Sidao was secretly alert when he heard this.
Because this is exactly what he promised to Kublai Khan when he negotiated peace in Ezhou.
After so many years, he detained Hao Jing, implemented public land laws, planned laws, and worked hard to govern, and finally began to accumulate savings in the national treasury.
The national power of the Song Dynasty has become stronger than before, while the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty has been weakening in recent years. If you agree to such conditions again, wouldn't it mean that you will live longer and go back?
"Your Majesty, even if the Yuan people want a small amount of coins, it will undermine the prestige of the Song Dynasty. Let me negotiate with the Yuan people and get the best conditions for the Song Dynasty. How about that?"
Zhao Yu did not dare to respond. He turned around and glanced, became anxious and said, "Master, please stop delaying, okay? If we make a peace treaty as soon as possible, all the people in the world will feel at ease."
Wen Jiweng came out again and said: "Pingzhang Gong, the national prestige is always empty. The purpose of negotiating peace is to allow the people to live their whole lives. From now on, things will be decided. The cattle and horses rest at the foot of the forest, and the acres of land are cultivated. There is peace."
Governance."
"go out!"
Jia Sidao became increasingly angry. He suddenly raised his hand and pointed outside the palace, signaling all the petty officials to get out.
He did not think that he was noble and upright, and he also wanted to have peace talks with Meng Yuan. But the peace talks had to take into account the overall situation and not just compromise.
Unexpectedly, none of the main militant faction was able to argue with him. Instead, a group of people jumped out and accused him of being too slow to yield.
Extremely ridiculous.
He had to endure it for a while before he said the word "get out".
"I have something important that I need to report to Your Majesty alone. Please exit first."
"Yes, yes, I will have a good talk with my teacher." Zhao Fu said and then added: "Oh, by the way, the Queen Mother and the Empress will also stay."
"I'll take my leave..."
After a while, all the officials left.
Only Wen Jiweng turned around and said something to Jia Sidao before leaving.
"Ping Zhanggong, as far as I know, Yu Ming, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites we sent to Chang'an, was killed by Li Xia. How is this act different from blatant rebellion? If we don't make peace with Yuan Ting at this time, how can we quell the rebellion?"
"How do you know that Yu Ming was killed by Li Xia? As far as I know, Li Xia did not rebel, and he was still a Song minister."
"well."
Wen Jiweng didn't argue, he sighed, shook his head and walked out.
The sky over Xuande Hall was gone, leaving only a smog filling the hall.
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"Master, I am so afraid of the Mongols!"
As soon as Zhao Fu saw the ministers retreating, he couldn't sit still. He looked at Jia Sidao pitifully and begged.
"The Master agreed to the Yuan Ren, right? It was so hard...it was so hard to negotiate peace. I couldn't get it even if I asked for it before...I am really afraid of them, so scared that I can't even sleep. I know that the Master is capable.
, we can still negotiate, but it’s okay, the Prime Minister has done a great job. Give them two hundred thousand pieces of silver silk, no need to go any less, they can afford it... One hundred and fifty thousand less, what’s the difference?
I'm asking for help from my master to give me peace of mind."
Speaking of this, Zhao Fu really burst into tears, his eyes were full of tears, and he was very pitiful.
Jia Sidao had a lot of strategies to say.
He wanted to say that the current world situation was a game between the three kingdoms. Li Xia and Kublai Khan were becoming more and more tit for tat, and the Song Dynasty had the opportunity to reap the benefits.
He wanted to say that there was really no need to rush to agree to Kublai Khan. The Song Dynasty was different from the Haidu and Uluru in Li Xiaxin. There was no need to make a choice immediately. The more calm you can, the more you can win from both sides.
Many benefits.
Li Xia was very calm. Even when the envoy of the Song Dynasty died in Chang'an City, he didn't even apologize. He only gave him a reward from Jia Sidao... This is the aura that a strong king should have.
cry?
Jia Sidao looked at Zhao Yu's tears and felt that these strategies were stillborn.
"Guan family, if we negotiate peace with Meng Yuan, we will force Li Xia to rebel."
"Li Ni? Hasn't Li Ni already rebelled?" Zhao Fu said: "He was about to rebel last time, and this time he even killed the officials we sent."
"Killed by the Mongols." Jia Sidao explained patiently, "This shows that the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty desperately wanted the court to break with Li Xia."
"Pingzhang Gong." Quan Jiu finally spoke and said: "No matter who kills whom, Li Xia will rebel sooner or later. I know he... he will definitely rebel, right?"
"Queen, this is a state matter, not that simple."
Although Jia Sidao used the word "Zhen", his tone revealed his contempt for Quan Jiu.
"State affairs are not about black and white, right and wrong. They are about timing, balance, and the interests of the country."
Xie Daoqing said slowly: "The official family, Li Ni's affairs are also mentioned in the memorial."
Zhao Fu quickly lowered his head and said suddenly: "Yes, yes, Lu Wende said that Li Ni did not dare to attack us. Even if he dared, Lu Wende could annihilate Li Ni."
He had never met Lu Wende, so he didn't have much respect for the general, so he called him by his first name.
As for whether Li Xia would rebel or not, whether Lu Wende could annihilate Li Xia, what was the basis for making these judgments... He had never thought about it.
Jia Sidao fell silent.
Sure enough, it was Lu Wende, this dog-fighting leader was really starting to risk everything for the sake of the Xiangyang market.
It's useless to say anything now. The emperor, queen mother, and empress in front of them can't understand, and they don't bother to use their brains to think about it. They just want to desperately fill up the fear in their hearts.
It's useless, as the military power is in Lu Wende's hands.
This time, Jia Sidao easily admitted his defeat.
He was extremely smart, yet he was defeated by those who originally followed and supported him.
Lost to human cowardice, ignorance, and greed.
Pingzhangjun's supreme power in state affairs was shattered in an instant, because Jia Sidao's power was originally given to him by puppets, women, and lackeys.
…
"I understand, it's up to Your Majesty to decide."
Jia Sidao didn't even raise his eyelids, he said something calmly, and then said: "Your Majesty, Jiaci's body and bones have not been well since the beginning of winter. I would like to..."
"Teacher!"
Zhao Fu was frightened and quickly got up to go to Raja Sidao.
"Is the Master angry? I don't want to make the Master angry. For this matter, as long as we can negotiate a peace, everything will be fine. I will listen to the Master in everything... Please don't resign, Master..."
Jia Sidao did not want to resign.
He is just tired.
Although he likes to dominate the world with one hand and monopolize power, when he encounters big difficulties, he still hopes that one of the people behind him can stand up and help share a little bit, even if only once.
It doesn't matter if you really can't share the burden.
As long as it doesn't hold you back, it's already good...