After casually settling the matter of Xie family in Fuyang, Li Jie moved to Chengming Hall after a while.
When Li Jie arrived, the important ministers of the two governments had been waiting for a long time. After a brief greeting, Kou Zhun directly raised today's issue.
That's what happened in Korea.
Goryeo hoped that the Song Dynasty would come forward to mediate the conflict between Goryeo and Khitan.
"Your Majesty, I don't think it's appropriate to agree to this matter."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Kou Zhun clearly expressed his opposition.
"oh?"
Li Jie raised his eyebrows and said bluntly.
"what for?"
Kou Zhun said bluntly: "The Khitan invaded Goryeo three times. Although the Khitan was from Wuming, the Khitan suffered considerable losses in the Battle of Tuohe in the third year of Tianxi."
"After that, although Goryeo won a brief period of peace by claiming vassal status and paying tribute, the relationship between Khitan and Goryeo did not fundamentally change."
"In the future, there will still be a battle between Khitan and Goryeo!"
"In addition, our country has just signed a new alliance with the Khitan. If we come forward at this time, it will inevitably touch the bottom line of the Khitan people."
Li Jie was indeed a little surprised when he heard this.
Kou Zhun has always been the main militant, but now, Kou Zhun has taken the initiative to wave the flag of neutrality.
After a while, Li Jie temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart and turned to Wang Qinruo to realize it.
Seeing the official call his name, Wang Qinruo quickly replied.
"The words of Prime Minister Kou are actually the words of a mature man seeking the country. I second my opinion!"
Immediately afterwards, Li Jie turned his attention to Lu Yijian, Ren Zhongzheng, Cao Lili, and Zhang Shixun.
"I second the proposal!"
"..."
"I second the proposal"
As a result, the recovery of several people was almost the same.
It wasn't until his eyes fell on Cao Wei that Li Jie heard different voices.
"I thought that the Song Dynasty might be able to come forward and mediate."
Hearing this, Li Jie's eyes were still on Cao Wei. Seeing this, Cao Wei began to explain.
"In ancient times, when there were external dangers, the Yi and Di were used to attack the Yi and Di. This was to the benefit of China."
"Although our dynasty defeated the Khitan and caused them to lose troops and generals, the Khitan territory is vast and it has been resting and recuperating for more than ten years."
"In a battle all the way to Hebei, the Khitans were defeated, but their bones and muscles were not injured."
"And the places near the north, such as Heishui Jurchen, Goryeo and other places, were all connected to China in the past. It may be possible to recruit people to come and go, lure them to come to court, and carry out the strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians."
"If the imperial court issues an imperial edict to Goryeo, it will be used by me. If Goryeo is obtained, even if the Khitan intends to go south again, they will not dare to go down with them all!"
"In addition, I have heard that Your Majesty intends to open the sea. Goryeo and our dynasty have been in contact with each other for a long time, and we are familiar with it. It may be possible to do business with Goryeo."
"Um."
Li Jie nodded slightly, then glanced at Kou Zhun and others without leaving any trace.
Today's Chengming Hall is really interesting.
What does Li Jie mean by Gao Li's request? In fact, it is not difficult to guess. Which one of the people present is not an old man who has been in officialdom for decades?
But they had no intention of agreeing.
Except Cao Wei!
Why did Cao Wei stand on the other side with the others?
Because Cao Wei had no choice at all.
The Zhending Cao family was one of the first big families to take refuge in Li Jie, and Li Jie also gave the Zhending Cao family enough benefits.
Cao Wei was promoted to deputy privy envoy, and the next step is to become privy envoy. Not only that, Cao Qi's daughter is still raised in the palace and is one of the reserves for the future harem.
With these, Cao Wei and the Zhending Cao family have no way out and can only go to the dark side.
"Cao Qing's words deeply touched my heart!"
After saying this, Li Jie turned his eyes and looked at Kou Zhun on his left.
Now, the pressure is on Kou Zhun's side.
After all, Li Jie has made his position clear.
Upon noticing the official's comment, Kou Zhun couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart.
'Everyone, I'm sorry.'
Kou Zhun first apologized secretly to other colleagues.
That's right.
He's going to jump back!
In fact, Kou Zhun's original intention was to use barbarians to control barbarians, because this was the choice that best served the interests of the Song Dynasty.
Judging from the current situation, if the Song Dynasty came forward to mediate the relationship between Khitan and Goryeo, even if the Khitan side was dissatisfied, it is expected that they would not dare to start a war again.
Therefore, the benefits of mediating far outweigh the risks.
As Cao Wei said, Goryeo was still a very good trading area. Goryeo was cold and mountainous, and ginseng, sulfur, yellow paint, and pine nuts were all unique products.
However, due to the pressure within the scholar-bureaucrat group, Kou Zhun had to make a decision against his will.
The reason why all the scholar-bureaucrats in the hall today unanimously oppose the mediation of the conflict between Goryeo and Khitan has a very simple purpose.
Make a sense of presence and express dissatisfaction to the officials in a subtle way.
After all, no matter how talented a monarch is, if he wants to govern a country well, he still cannot avoid the group of scholar-bureaucrats.
And this is the signal that the scholar-bureaucrats want to convey to Li Jie.
certainly.
Kou Zhun didn't fully agree with this matter, otherwise, he wouldn't be ready to rebel.
Since the birth of the prime minister, the struggle between imperial power and prime minister power has never stopped. Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.
The imperial power may not always be able to suppress the power of the prime minister, but it is not difficult for the monarch to replace a certain person.
The current Kou Zhun doesn't want to be replaced.
He had a hunch that Guan Jia must be one of the most outstanding monarchs in the history of the Song Dynasty. According to the blueprint drawn by Guan Jia, how strong would the national power of the Song Dynasty be?
Anyone who can participate in it will leave his name in history.
Therefore, Kou Zhun felt that he could express his objection, but only with a slight meaning.
The officials are so powerful, and it is definitely not good for an individual to insist on going against them.
"I second the proposal!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present had different reactions.
How can the battle be fought if the general surrenders directly to the enemy?
On the other side, when he saw Kou Zhun turning the flag, Wang Qinruo couldn't help but grin a little. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would even want to laugh out loud.
Confused!
Old guy, you are really confused!
What was agreed upon in advance was changed on the spot. There is no doubt that Kou Zhun's prestige will be severely damaged after this incident.
If he gets angry a few times, will Kou Zhun's party fall apart?
Thinking of this, Wang Qinruo couldn't help but glance at Lu Yijian next to him.
Maybe, he can try to dig a corner.
Lu Yijian is indeed a talent.
Even if the poaching fails, it can still shake the power of Kou Zhun's family. Otherwise, it will be good to disgust Kou Zhun.
On the side, Lu Yijian didn't know that Wang Qinruo was planning to win over him. His attention was now on Kou Zhun.
To be fair, although Kou Xiang's reaction was a bit unexpected, when you think about it carefully, it is reasonable.
Are all the officials personally killed?
How else could Kou Xiang respond?
Stick to your guns?
Look at Wang Zeng’s fate.
As long as Kou Xiang still has the intention to stay in the center, compromise is inevitable.
Anyway, the purpose of this operation has been achieved.