The envoy sent by Wanyan Zongwang was Shi Liai's eldest son, Shi Jian.
After hearing that the Jin Kingdom prayed for peace, many civil servants were very moved.
These civil servants did not really intend to negotiate peace.
Any fool can see the prince's ambition, and the battle to regain Yanyun will begin sooner or later.
The civil servants just wanted to slow things down. The country was riddled with holes by Song Huizong. Although the Ming Dynasty was in its third year, it never rested for more than a year and a half.
Even Qian Chen, the Minister of Household Affairs, wanted to persuade the prince to develop peacefully for a few years. As long as there is no major war for three years, the provinces and counties will surely regain their vitality, and he will be able to store countless money and grain, and then the prince can do whatever he wants.
Xiao Chu and Huan Guo, who advocate great unification and great revenge, have differences again this time.
Xiao Chu believed that we should take advantage of the continuous battles and victories and the high morale of the army to suffer the hardships of the people all over the country and drive the Jurchens back to Liaodong in one go.
Huan Guo believed that he should first complete various military and political reforms, work hard on internal skills, accumulate strength, and then pursue and fight fiercely to completely eliminate the Jurchen clan.
The cabinet is also divided into two factions, the difference is nothing more than a quick war and a slow war.
Most of the civil servants in the court held the opinion of easing the war.
Seeing the two groups arguing endlessly, Zhu Guoxiang asked everyone to stop arguing and go to meet the Jin envoy together.
"Shi Jian, the envoy of Dajin, was ordered to ask about the well-being of His Majesty the Ming Emperor on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of Dajin and the Marshal of Dajindu, the Second Prince Langjun." Shi Jian saluted with dignity and dignity.
Zhu Guoxiang nodded to express his acceptance, but did not buy Wu Beggar a gift in return to say hello.
Gradually, he bowed to Zhu Ming again.
"Mr. Shi, we meet again." Zhu Ming smiled.
Shi Jian said: "After nearly three years of separation, His Royal Highness remains as charming as ever."
When Zhu Ming led his troops to confront Wanyan Zongwang on the outskirts of Kaifeng, it was also at this time that he came to act as an envoy.
The two sides exchanged pleasantries, and Ju Ming introduced other ministers to Shi Jian.
Having finished talking nonsense, Zhu Guoxiang, who had done his homework, asked: "Is your grandfather Wang Shiru, the famous Prime Minister of Liao State?"
Wang Shiru was just an ordinary deputy prime minister in the Liao Kingdom, but in the Song Dynasty, he was a famous prime minister. Because this guy was Su Shi, Su Che's fanboy, and he had exchanged knowledge with Su Che face to face. That exchange was the first time between Song and Liao Dynasties.
A symbol of peace and diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Shi Jian replied: "Your Majesty still remembers my ancestors, and I am honored to do so."
Zhu Guoxiang didn't say anything again. Seeing this, Prime Minister Zhai Ruwen shouted angrily: "Your grandfather regarded Huaxia as Zhengshuo and was a famous official and scholar of the Liao Kingdom. How can you and your son have the nerve to surrender to the Jurchen barbarians?"
Shi Jian replied: "If the princes use barbarian rituals, the barbarians will be invaded; if the barbarians advance into China, the Chinese will be invaded..."
"Huh?" Zhu Ming suddenly interrupted.
When Shi Jian heard the sound, he didn't dare to continue because he recalled the last debate.
At that time, Shi Jian also used the same rhetoric, saying that when the barbarians and the Di entered China, China would be conquered. However, Ju Ming quoted Mencius's original words to directly end the debate between the two: "I have only heard of using Xia to transform the barbarians, but I have never heard of those who transformed the barbarians.
also."
Mencius said that the changes between Yi and Xia must be dominated by Xia.
The ministers didn't know that they had debated before. They only saw the prince say "hmm", and the Jin envoy was so scared that he swallowed the rest of his words. They were filled with emotion. The prince's majesty had already spread far and wide, and even
The envoys of the Kingdom of Jin are so afraid!
Ju Ming patted the table and said: "When you talk to a gentleman, use gentleman's etiquette. When you talk to barbarians, I might as well learn how to speak like barbarians. If you want to exchange for peace, just say it!"
Being regarded as a barbarian by Prince Zhu, he gradually felt extremely humiliated. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the foreign minister, as the envoy of the Great Gold, please treat me with courtesy!"
"I'm treating each other with courtesy," Zhu Ming asked doubtfully, "Isn't this the etiquette of the Jin Kingdom? I heard an old Song minister say that this is how the Jin envoys spoke to the Song monarchs and ministers when they came to the city three years ago.
He tried his best to humiliate me, but he also threatened him with swords at every turn."
Shi Jian argued: "It's important for scholars to treat each other with admiration after seeing each other for three days, let alone a country? Not long after the Jin Dynasty took over China, Chinese etiquette had not yet been properly learned, but at this time, the Jin Dynasty was already a country of etiquette.
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"What nonsense!"
The ministers present scolded each other, and the sentence "Big money takes over China" aroused public anger.
Huan Guo pointed at Shi Jian and roared: "China is here. When did the Jurchen barbarians invade China?"
Shi Jian replied: "Isn't the land of Yanyun China? The Liao Kingdom also called itself China back then. I, Dajin, have completely obtained the legal authority of China from Emperor Tianzuo."
Huan Guo sneered: "You are a barbarian after all. I don't know where China is but it is normal. Do you want me to teach you a lesson today?"
Shi Jian asked back: "Does the land of Youyun not belong to China?"
Huan Guo also asked: "My family has hundreds of mansions and beautiful houses, and two or three of them have been occupied by robbers. Can we say that the robber is the owner of the mansion?"
Gradually, I had to change my thinking: "Song and Liao used to treat each other as brothers. Since the Song was China, why was the Liao not China? The Jin Dynasty obtained the legal authority of the Liao Kingdom, so why couldn't the Jin Dynasty be China?"
Just as Huan Guo was about to retort, Ju Ming interrupted: "Mr. Hu, this person is messing around, and you have to be messy too, otherwise you will fall into his verbal trap."
"Please give me your advice, Your Highness." Huan Guo bowed quickly.
Zhu Ming asked: "You said that the Jin Kingdom obtained the legal authority of the Liao Kingdom. How did it obtain it? If the Emperor of Liao was captured, killed, and the daughter of Emperor Tianzuo was taken as a concubine, would this mean that the Jin Kingdom could obtain the legal authority of the Liao Kingdom? Robbers
That’s what you do!”
Shi Jian sneered: "Is His Royal Highness the Prince talking about himself? It seems that the Ming Dynasty and Song Dynasty also got it this way."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expressions changed drastically, and they were all eager to rush forward and argue with Shi Jian.
Ju Ming's smile remained unchanged: "I am a Chinese. The former Song Dynasty lost its virtues and made the people miserable. I am just the water that overturned the boat. This big house in China belongs to all the Chinese people in the house. If the people who manage the house are incompetent, the rest will take care of themselves.
You have the responsibility to stand up and make corrections. But what about the Kingdom of Jin? A group of bandits killed the owner and then occupied the big house in the Liao Kingdom."
Gradually I became speechless and didn't know how to refute.
Ju Ming added: "What's more, I didn't kill the former Song emperor. Zhao Huan realized his mistakes, and he didn't harm the people, so I gave him a chance to change his ways, and he is still an official in Shandong.
If Zhao Ji is caught by me, I will judge him first and then punish him. Even if he needs to be killed, he should be killed in a dignified manner. Unlike the Jurchen barbarians, after capturing Emperor Tian Zuo, Emperor Tian Zuo died in an unknown manner."
Shi Jian quickly defended: "Emperor Tian Zuo died of illness himself, why did our Majesty, the Jin Kingdom, want to harm him?"
"You will die sooner or later. If you are caught by the Jurchens, you will die of illness. Things are really coincidental," Zhu Ming said with a smile. "As for why we want to kill Emperor Tianzuo, of course we are afraid that he will live. There are countless people who want to rebel against the Jin Dynasty and restore the Liao Dynasty.
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Shi Jian finally broke his guard and shouted: "If you want to accuse me, why bother?"
Ju Ming smiled even more happily: "You also think this is a sin?"
"I didn't!" Shi Jian denied.
Ju Ming showed his average level as a keyboard warrior and didn't want to talk about it anymore. He smiled and asked, "Stop talking about such high-sounding things. Let's just talk about it. How does Jin Guo want to negotiate?"
This guy just blew up his shit and ran away, and even locked the toilet door.
He said anxiously: "This is the face of the country, how can it be high-sounding? Prince, please don't say anything else. We must debate to the end today!"
"Aren't you here to negotiate peace?" Zhu Ming tilted his head, "Since you are not here to negotiate peace, then go and argue with the ministers. I also want to launch an expedition to the north to fight the Jurchens, but I don't have time to talk to you here.
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Shi Jian was stunned on the spot. It was neither a matter of arguing nor a matter of not arguing. He was completely dumbfounded for a moment.
When the ministers looked at the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin, they couldn't help but feel sympathy. No one could say anything like the prince's mouth.
If anyone can tell the truth, the prince will act like a hooligan instead!
"Peace talks or debate?" Ju Ming asked sharply.
Shi gradually surrendered completely: "Please invite peace talks between the two countries."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
All the ministers present laughed incessantly, and Zhu Guoxiang also smiled and looked at his son's nonsense.
Ju Ming asked: "Tell me, Wu Qimai or Wanyan Zongwang, what kind of peace talks do they want?"
Wanyan Zongwang secretly sent people to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty behind the back of other forces in the Jin Kingdom. But Wu Qimai would definitely admit it, and once the peace talks were successful, most other nobles would also accept it, because the Jin Kingdom is now short of food and it is inconvenient to fight.
Shi Jian said: "Our Kingdom of Jin is willing to become a brotherly country with Ming Dynasty."
Ju Ming said: "No. If it is the country of grandfather and grandson, I can barely accept it."
Gradually being insulted to the point of wanting to vomit blood, he suppressed the anger in his heart and tried to speak in a calm tone: "Then let's not talk about brothers or grandsons, just talk about the truce between the two countries. Once the war breaks out again, the lives of Jin and Ming will be devastated. I
His Majesty the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty is kind-hearted and does not want to see the people suffer anymore, so he is willing to stop the war and negotiate with the Ming Dynasty."
The smile on Zhu Ming's face disappeared and he stared at Shi Jian and said, "You have the nerve to say this? How many times have the people under the rule of the Jin Kingdom been forced to revolt? Wanyan Zongwang was defeated and withdrew last year, burning, killing and looting me.
There are seven or eight prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty. Now you say you don’t want to see the lives of people in ruins? If you continue to tell me these nonsense, then stop talking about it!"
Shi was gradually rebuffed to the point of retreating again and again, and he no longer dared to say high-sounding words: "The two countries will stop fighting now and use the former Song and Liao border as the standard. How about that?"
"Okay, it's a deal!" Zhu Ming actually agreed.
Everyone, including Zhu Guoxiang, looked at Prince Zhu in surprise.
Before Shi could become happy for a few seconds, Ju Ming said again: "Ask Wanyan Zonghan to hand over all the occupied territory of the Song Dynasty and return the territory within three months, and I will agree to negotiate peace with the Kingdom of Jin."
Shi Jian unexpectedly exposed the internal conflicts in the Jin Kingdom and said: "Three months is too short, please give me half a year. Wanyan Zonghan is unruly, and we must work harder to persuade him. Please, Your Highness, must stop the troops for half a year."
Half a year? What a nonsense.
In three months' time, this year's newly harvested summer grain will be transported to Shanxi for the war.
Zhu Ming was furious: "You said that the territory of Song and Liao was the boundary, but you said it would take half a year to persuade you. The Jin Kingdom didn't even understand it, so it came to me for peace talks? Barbarians are barbarians, go back to Yanshan Mansion.
Come back after you have reached an agreement within three months!"
Shi Jian's envoy mission has actually been completed. He came here on behalf of Wanyan Zongwang. He only needs to make sure that the Ming Dynasty will not attack Youyan within three months.
As for Wanyan Zonghan being attacked, it is not a bad thing for Wanyan Zongwang.
Of course, for the overall benefit of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Zongwang will also send troops to help.
However, the Jin Dynasty court and Wanyan Zonghan needed to provide food and grass, and then he would appear as a rescuer, so that he could gain higher prestige, and Wanyan Zonghan's family would still owe him favors.