In the hall, Zhao Liangbi and Wu Ze were still arguing.
Li Xia sat at the top and listened, pondering Kublai Khan's ideas.
He closed his eyes and seemed to be in the city of Kaiping, where he saw envoys from all over the world, including black hair, chestnut hair, and blond hair, coming from all over the world, preparing to congratulate Kublai Khan, the new Mongol Khan.
Brother Ali is dead, there is only one sun in the sky, and there is only one Khan on the ground.
In this grand occasion, Kublai Khan spread out the information in his hand and saw Xiliji Khan, Haidu, Uluru Hunai, Li Xia formed an alliance, and even Bie'erge from the Golden Horde.
participate.
What are the top priorities?
It is to stabilize the sweat position.
Continue and complete the celebration of victory, announcing the birth of the new Khan of the Great Mongol Kingdom.
Kublai Khan really needed Li Xia to hand over the "Mongol Khan" of Liupan Mountain, either through diplomacy or war.
Thinking of this, Li Xia was no longer interested in Zhao Liangbi's remarks, and his eyes fell back on the table.
There are three words written on the paper - Qin, Tang, Zhong.
He has been thinking about how to decide the country's name for many days. These three words also have more meanings for Li Xia, representing his different ideas, either playing it safe, taking advantage of the situation, or taking risks.
In the same way, how you respond to the Mongol and Yuan envoys today also represents whether your future strategy will be prudent or radical.
"..."
"If the Yuan Dynasty joins forces with Zhao and Song Dynasty to attack, you will not be able to resist it. I hope you can see the situation clearly so that the people under your rule will not suffer the disaster of war."
When Zhao Liangbi said this, Li Xia finally responded and asked: "Do you know why I proclaimed myself emperor?"
"Everyone in the world knows the King of Qin's heart, why do you need to ask why?"
"Then why do I proclaim myself emperor now?"
Zhao Liangbi smiled and refused, but when Li Xia opened his mouth, he still seemed more respectful and did not dare to address him as "you" anymore.
Li Xia said: "I want to drive the Mongols north, save all the people from fire and water, and restore the dignity of the Han family. However, the Song Dynasty was cowardly and bowed to the Mongols, so I must proclaim myself emperor to lead the people of the world to stand up and fight. How can I possibly fight with you?
Negotiate peace?”
The smile on Zhao Liangbi's face never faded, as if he was respectful to Li Xia, but also seemed to be sarcastic.
He had heard too many high-sounding words, and no matter how righteous Li Xia said, he would not believe it. He must have become emperor because of his personal ambition, and Li Xia himself admitted it just now.
To say that Song Dynasty rebelled against Song Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor only after the Song Dynasty negotiated peace is just to find a reason.
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty inherits the destiny, observes the great rules of the saints, and implements the customs of the previous generations. He is the orthodox king of the Central Plains. I hope the King of Qin will not call him 'Mongolian'." Zhao Liangbi said: "As for whether to negotiate peace, I hope the King of Qin will think twice.
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"You don't have to think twice. The reason why I met you is because I need you to take my credentials back to Kublai Khan." Li Xia said, "Stay in Chang'an for a while. After my enthronement ceremony, I will send you off with gifts."
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Zhao Liangbi did not expect Li Xia to agree immediately, so he bowed and said, "Thank you, King Qin, for your hospitality..."
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There was no state guesthouse in Chang'an City, so the prefect Jiang Chun temporarily arranged a posthouse to entertain the Mongolian envoys.
At this time, Jiang Chun led Zhao Liangbi away from the Prince of Qin's Mansion and headed for the post house. Occasionally, he heard Zhao Liangbi and his deputy Yerunai conversing in a low voice in Mongolian.
Although Jiang Chun's Mongolian is not very good, he still learned some according to Li Xia's request, and he can almost understand it.
"If he refuses, then please ask the Great Khan to send troops to fight."
"He will agree, deliberately pretending not to agree, and negotiate terms..."
Jiang Chundan glanced at Zhao Liangbi and saw Zhao Liangbi's determined expression. He couldn't help but think of Qin Jiushao's analysis, and felt that it was really possible for King Qin to negotiate terms and agree.
For example, instead of giving the annual coins, they only need to hand over the Mongol Khanate in Liupan Mountain.
Trade with the Mongols so that you don't have to face the Mongol and Yuan offensives after proclaiming the emperor and can concentrate on dealing with the Song court... It's cost-effective no matter how you look at it.
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After placing the mission in the post house, Jiang Chun thought about it over and over, but instead of going back to the Chang'an government office to handle matters, he turned around and went to the surveying and milling institute.
He wanted to find Qin Jiushao and analyze King Qin's thoughts so that he could decide how to treat Zhao Liangbi and his party.
When he walked into the public room of Kanmoyuan, he saw Qin Jiushao lying on a wicker chair and taking a nap.
Although Jiang Chun had a high official position, he was very polite and stood aside for a long time, not daring to wake him up.
Finally, Qin Jiushao raised his eyelids, stood up and said, "Prefect Jiang is here."
"Excuse me, Mr. Qin. We have just settled the Meng Yuan envoys and passed by the Surveying and Milling Institute..."
"I would like to ask the king about his attitude towards it." Qin Jiushao said in a dull tone, looking very arrogant. "If you want to ask, just ask. Why go around the bush."
He also knew that his temper would suffer him in the officialdom, but he really couldn't give a good look to a mediocre person like Jiang Chun.
Without waiting for Jiang Chun to say anything, Qin Jiushao even guessed the conditions given by Meng Yuan, which shocked Jiang Chun.
"There's no need to make a fuss. It's not difficult to guess. This is how Xixia was founded."
"Then... Qin Gong thinks that the king will also establish a country like Xixia?"
"Instead of guessing about these trivial matters, why not guess what the name of the country will be..."
The two of them were just talking about this, when suddenly there was a rapid shouting outside.
"Prefect Jiang! Something happened!"
"what happened again?"
"The Military Intelligence Department and the Public Opinion Department surrounded the post house, claiming that the Mongolian and Yuan envoys were mixed in with the secrets and stole the secrets of the Gewuyuan..."
Jiang Chun was shocked, because he had arranged the post house, and he left quickly because he was afraid of taking responsibility.
"..."
Qin Jiushao was still sitting there, stroking his long beard, with deep thoughts in his eyes.
"Old man Qin, you guessed wrong again." Jiang Di poked his head out of the door of the public room.
"When did I guess wrong?"
"First, he said that the king would not be in a hurry to proclaim himself emperor, and then said that the king would agree to temporarily reconcile with Meng Yuan."
"It's just that according to common sense, it should be like this." Qin Jiushao was still proud.
He never felt that he was wrong.
He rubbed his fingers gently, and after calculating for a while, he murmured: "With such a bold risk, the king should have chosen the country's name as 'Zhong'..."
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Jiang Chun hurriedly hurried all the way until he arrived at the post house. He saw that the outside was surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside, and it was noisy inside.
"The evidence is conclusive, take it away!"
"Who dares to touch my people!"
"Finally, I would like to remind you that anyone who dares to protect someone will be shot without mercy."
"I am the Mongolian envoy. If you dare to touch me, try it!"
Jiang Chun recognized that the voice was not that of Zhao Liangbi, but that of deputy envoy Yelu Nainai.
Although Yelu Nainai was from Khitan in Eastern Liao Dynasty, he actually spoke Chinese very well.
"You bitch, you Song Dynasty has already surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty, you slaves and slaves dare to touch me?!"
"..."
Jiang Chun had roughly understood what had happened, so he stepped forward, planning to greet Lin Zi and Jiang Fan.
Suddenly a sound was heard in the air, and someone immediately screamed.
"Ehxiute!"
"kill him!"
"Who dares to touch him! He is the younger brother of King Dongliao! Do you want to start a war with Dayuan?"
In the chaos, someone bumped into Jiang Chun and knocked him to the ground.
Several figures rushed over quickly, trying to escape from the post house.
Jiang Chun only got up, feeling horrified.
Yelu Nainai was seen fleeing with a frantic look on his face, obviously not thinking that these soldiers really dared to leave him as the Mongolian envoy.
"puff."
Lin Zi stabbed Yelu Nainai over with a knife.
"puff."
He even added a second blow, and then he leaned down and took out a package from the lapel of Yerunainai's clothes. When he opened it, he found a bag of gunpowder and a piece of paper formula.
"Quia? Quibble with your mother!"
Lin Zi cursed and turned to look at Zhao Liangbi, but did not speak any more. He only waved the formula in his hand and sneered.
Later, the Military Intelligence Department dragged away Yelu Nainai's body and several details.
Jiang Chun stood there, licked his lips, then turned his head and saw Zhao Liangbi catching up.
"Prefect Jiang." Zhao Liangbi's face was filled with indignation, but his tone softened unconsciously, "Prefect Jiang must give me an explanation for what happened today..."
"explain?"
Jiang Chun was shocked, but he already knew what to do, and shouted: "You dare to use the name of the envoy to spy, you must give an account!"
He threw down his sleeves angrily, turned around and left.
Today, King Qin is going to receive him...
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Prince Qin's Mansion.
"Report to the king that Yelu Nainai has been killed."
After listening to Lin Zi's report, Li Xia nodded, turned to Han Qi'an who was sitting aside, and asked: "If I don't form an alliance with Meng Yuan, would it be too risky?"
Han Qi'an sighed and said, "Don't you, the King, always like to use dangerous tactics?"
"No." Li Xia said: "Gradually, there is no need to take risks anymore. This time I am sure to force Song Ting to surrender before Meng Yuan reacts, so I dare to press Kublai Khan to the death... In fact, I have been acting like this lately.
safe."
"Safe?" Han Qi'an smiled bitterly, "It's really safe. It's time to unite with the Yuan Dynasty and defeat the Song Dynasty."
"Lian Yuan and the Song Dynasty may become the next Xixia, but I don't plan to be Li Yuanhao. I want to be the Qin Emperor and Tang Zong."
Having said this, Li Xia tapped his fingers on the table and said, "By the way, the country's name has also been decided, so this is the one we will use."
Han Qi'an looked around and couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the piece of paper being pushed out.
"I thought the king preferred to use 'Zhong' as the country's name?"
"Just pretend that I don't dare to do anything. After the enthronement ceremony is held, we should attack the Song Dynasty as soon as possible..."