This day was the day when the Korean envoys left Tokyo. Outside Qingzhou Bridge in the east of Kaifeng City, Jin Yuan and others stood on the bow of the ship and bid farewell to Xu Yougui, the right minister of the Lifan Department of the Song Dynasty.
Li Dusi, the Zuo Dusi of the Eastern State Department of the Lifan Department, stood aside. Xu Yougui confessed: "Li Dusi, you are the envoy of the Song Dynasty. You will follow Jin Zhengshi and others back to the country to exchange credentials. You must observe the etiquette. Remember, now
You represent the Song Dynasty, so you must not be disrespectful to foreigners."
"My subordinates will remember it."
"Okay, the auspicious time has come, let's go."
"yes."
Li Ji and Xu Yougui bowed their hands to say goodbye, then bowed their hands to Jin Yuan and the other five, and returned to his ship. The four official ships slowly left the dock and headed east along the canal.
The five Jin Yuan people returned to the cabin, with angry faces on their faces.
"Why did the Song Dynasty favor one over the other? The envoys sent to the Byzantine Kingdom were very lively. Not only Zhang Gong, the Shaozai, Liu Shangshu of the Rites, Su Shangshu of the Li and Tubo were all present, but also Pan Daguan, Zuo Siye of the Hanlin Academy, Wanshengyuan
Mr. Zuo Siye, Sun Daguan (Sun Lu), Mr. Jisheng of Gewuyuan (Su Xie), Mr. Zuo Siye Ziqi of Biyong University (Xu Lin)..."
The more Li Ziliang talked, the angrier he became.
"It just so happens that our place is deserted and deserted. There are only a few cats and dogs. We, Goryeo, are very respectful in our national affairs. This time we have endured the humiliation and are willing to abandon the nine cities and give up the country. Why are we so neglected!"
The uncles and nephews Jin Yuan and Jin Fuzhe looked at each other and snorted coldly in their hearts. Although you are a royal and powerful person, you still have little education. You don't even know the allusions of distant friendship and close attack.
It's just that the two of them would not say these words, and they would only say it on the surface.
"The Byzantine envoy Yue Zhuoqun lived in the Song Dynasty for four years, made good friends with many important ministers and celebrities, and was quite popular among the officials of the Song Dynasty, so he received this honor."
Yin Yanchun and Xu Fang sighed secretly: "These days, we have been drinking and singing with the literary scholars of the Song Dynasty and the well-educated Confucian scholars, drinking and singing, reciting poems and lyrics, and talking about the mountains and rivers. Why can't we see these people today? It's really the warmth and warmth of human nature...
"
Jin Fuzhe interrupted the two of them sighing, "They can't save themselves now, so how can they come to see us off? I heard that the Song Dynasty cracked a shocking crime, the bandits in western Zhejiang, the giant bandits in Huaixi, and the Taihang thieves. They
He colluded with local officials and had evil intentions. He also sent people to Tokyo with gold, silver and jewelry to buy and bribe ministers of the DPRK and China, as well as celebrities, to cover his eyes."
"There is such a thing!" Li Ziliang, Yin Yanchun and Xu Fang asked in unison.
"It was published in the newspapers of the Song Dynasty. There were three officials who accepted bribes and were the first to report them. Among them was Cai Chen, the third son of Yuan Changgong, the official of Zhongshu Province. When he heard that Yuan Changgong was implicated in this, he resigned from Zuo Zizheng.
As a doctor, he begged to return home. The officials of the Song Dynasty sincerely retained him and asked him to serve as the president of Hongwen Academy."
"I heard that many officials of the Song Dynasty, as well as Confucian scholars and celebrities, were reported. The Tiqi went out in all directions and arrested them. Many people were arrested in the court and other places. The literary people and well-educated Confucian scholars who were friends with us were all in panic.
Nian'an, how could he even bother to send us off?"
After listening to Jin Fuzhe's words, Li Ziliang, Yin Yanchun and Xu Fang each pondered and had something in mind.
"I didn't expect that the Song Dynasty looked very powerful, but actually its internal affairs were not peaceful." Li Ziliang murmured.
"Gold and jade are ruined on the outside!" Yin Yanchun said coldly.
"Strong on the outside but hard on the inside!" Xu Fang said more straightforwardly.
Jin Yuan and Jin Fuzhe looked at each other, but still said nothing.
Which country has no internal worries? The Song Dynasty's new policies will always affect the interests of some people. These people will definitely wait for opportunities to cause chaos. But the Song Dynasty can suppress it and stabilize the situation.
What about our Goryeo? In recent years, in order to buy the rare treasures of the Song Dynasty, we have gone to the extreme to break the bones and suck out the marrow of the domestic people. Large-scale civil unrest has occurred in Gyeongsang Province, Jeolla Province, and Yangguang Province, and it is spreading everywhere.
Look at the excitement of others, but take care of yourself first.
The majestic towers of Kaifeng City were getting farther and farther away. Jin Yuan and Jin Fuzhe's uncle and nephew sat aside, looking at this majestic city with a myriad of features, covered with a golden crown by the rising sun, and felt filled with emotions.
"My dear nephew, what do you think of this mission to the Song Dynasty?"
"Uncle..." Jin Fuzhe had thousands of thoughts in his heart, but for a moment he didn't know where to start. At this time, a team was walking on the bank of the canal against the morning glow.
Wearing a bamboo hat and a hundred-year-old robe, carrying a bamboo basket on his back and leaning on a wooden staff, he walked toward the east with a pious face.
Jin Fuzhe recognized them at a glance. They were monks who graduated from the Buddhist Academy of Baima Ancient Temple in Luoyang. They came to Kaifeng City a few days ago and went to the Department of Merit and Virtue of the Ministry of Rites to exchange for official certificates. The two great monks who led the team were virtuous monks, and Jin Fuzhe, who worshiped the Buddha,
Yuan and Jin Fuzhe even visited them.
Now they are taking a group of graduated monks to Qilu County on foot to continue their purification work at various Buddhist temples. Since the Buddhist Qingyuan Campaign, the monks in the Song Dynasty did not touch money or farm land, and all their living supplies relied on donations.
As well as being supported by the government, traveling everywhere depends on walking.
After practicing the precepts so hard, a large number of fake monks couldn't bear the hardship and left one after another. Those who remained were the true and virtuous people who worshiped the Buddha, and they were even more respected by the believers.
Jin Yuan and Jin Fuzhe stood up, walked to the side of the boat, and saluted the group of real monks.
The boat passed these monks and got farther and farther away. Seeing these monks disappearing in the morning light and mist, Jin Fuzhe sighed: "We in Korea are too far away from the Buddha and too close to the Song Dynasty."
Jin Yuan was stunned and said, "Xiannephew, do you think Song Guoguo wants to devour Goryeo?"
"How many countries are left around the Song Dynasty now? How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed? This sentence was once said by Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty. Uncle, looking at the history books, when the Central Plains dynasty was strong, the surrounding countries suffered.
day."
Jin Yuan thought for a while, but still refused to believe it, "When Taizong of the Tang Dynasty became a martial artist, he never destroyed Goguryeo. Although Goguryeo was destroyed during Emperor Gaozong's reign, he still couldn't do anything to Silla and Baekje."
"Uncle, which emperor in the former Han and Tang Dynasties could take over the old Tubo lands, command troops in Mobei, pay homage to Yanran and Langjuxu Mountain, and receive the title of Great Emperor of Tenggili?"
Jin Yuan was silent for a long time, then shook his head.
"It's just that there are no heroes to make Zhuzi famous! For more than ten years in the southern and northern wars, the power of the Song Dynasty has been used to the extreme. The rise of the prison is proof - the forces in various places are ready to move, and it won't be long before war breaks out!
At that time, the Song Dynasty had too much time to take care of itself, so how could it care about us!"
Jin Fuzhe didn't say anything. He knew that his uncle didn't want to believe it, and he didn't dare to believe it. He would rather make up a set of reasons to numb himself.
It’s just that the truth is always the truth. When you are numb for a while, there will always be a moment of clarity.
Jin Yuan and his party successfully returned to the Goryeo Kingdom to open the capital. They reported the situation of negotiations with the Song Kingdom to King Wang Ma and the ministers Cui Hongsi, Wu Yanchong, Jin Jingyong, Ren Yi, Li Wei and others.
Jin Yuan told the Song State that they had provided concrete evidence and that the former leader of the Liao Communist Party, Rao Legong Yelu Kuan, requested to recover the "lost territory" and other details. He swallowed and said that the envoys unanimously agreed to submit a statement to the Song State and were willing to abandon the British.
The six states of Xiong, Fu, Ji, Xian, and Yi and the three towns and nine cities of Tongtai, Pingrong, and Gonglai, as well as the affiliated lands, were returned to the previous borders in order to maintain good neighborliness and friendship between Song and Gao from generation to generation.
The king of Goryeo remained silent, while the ministers Cui Hongsi, Jin Jingyong, Ren Yi, and Li Wei, the peacemakers, could not help but look at Wu Yanchong.
The Nine Cities and the Thousand Miles of Territory were built and captured by the late "Wen Jing" Gong Yin Guan and Wu Yanchong last year. After this great achievement, the king had great trust in these two people, even after several defeats with the Jurchen tribe.
, it was only temporarily dormant, but it was reactivated and continued to use troops in the north.
Now Wu Yanchong's official position is to guard Sikong. The minister of Zhongshu and the subordinates of Zhongshu are in charge of the affairs.
"Wu Qing, what do you think?" Wang Ma finally couldn't help but ask.
"This matter is important and needs to be discussed in a long-term and careful manner," Wu Yanchong replied.
Discuss again? I'm afraid it's a delaying strategy. Even Jin Yuan, a man who was full of confidence in the Goryeo Kingdom, also wanted to abandon the Nine Cities and give up the country, leaving no excuse for the Song Kingdom.
"Then let's take a long-term view and discuss it again." Wang Ma hesitated for a long time and finally made a decision.
But all the ministers in the court knew that this was just a temporary knot between the king and several important ministers. When they figured it out, the peace treaty still had to be signed, and the nine cities and the attached land had to be returned to the Song Dynasty.
The envoy of the Song Dynasty, Li Ji, also thought so. He stayed at the Sifangguan in Kaijing with peace of mind and visited famous Korean celebrities. He brought many beautifully printed poems and literary works by famous Song Dynasty writers and gave a set to every house he visited.
As a result, many celebrities and high-ranking families in the capital sent invitations to him one after another, asking the angels of the kingdom to come to his house.
Until that day, a ride came from the north and brought earth-shattering news. This chapter has been completed!