Detailed news about Zhang Pin's death soon spread to the city of Tokyo. Emperor Yelu Zongzhen of the Liao Dynasty buried him honorably and ordered people to escort him to Zhongjing. He personally went to the mourning hall to express condolences to his relatives and summoned Duojia, a minister sent by the Song Dynasty. Instructions.
What he did was beyond the expectations of everyone in the Song Dynasty, and Zhao Zhen responded immediately. He summoned Yeluhan in the Zizheng Hall and said: "The two countries are good neighbors and friendly, and we will not use weapons to cause the people of the border states to suffer. Life is in ruins."
Yeluhan burst into tears and praised loudly: "His Majesty, the Emperor of Song Dynasty, is far-sighted and has the world in his heart. He is really a blessing to both countries!"
After Ye Luhan retreated, Ye An walked out of the closed door. Zhao Zhen saw his disdainful look and smiled and said: "Although I don't mean to take the scene seriously, I know its meaning. It's inappropriate and inappropriate for you to act like this." identity!"
Ye An bowed and said: "Reporting to the officials, this matter has nothing to do with the Liao people!"
Zhao Zhen frowned slightly: "Is that related to Party items?"
"It doesn't matter!" Ye An said with a wry smile: "Zhang Pin got sick from overwork and was not acclimated to the soil and environment, so Jisushi came to report that he suffered from diarrhea for many days before his death, and also contracted wind and cold. When he arrived in Zezhou, he had a fever I can’t afford to be ill. I want to return home even though I am seriously ill..."
Zhao Zhen couldn't bear it for a moment, waved his hand and said: "Previously, I also demoted Raozhou because of his superiority. Now that I think about it, I feel that I owe a lot."
Having said this, Ye An naturally wanted to comfort him, so he said: "Didn't the officials later reinstate him as a Duzhi judge? If he returned to the Third Division, his knot must have been resolved long ago. Now it is still time to comfort his family and let him go." The courtiers are relieved and the people are convinced!"
Zhao Zhen nodded, this was what he had thought of, and then said to Chen Tong: "As a pretext, I sent his son Zhang to visit the Liao Dynasty in the north, and returned home with his coffin. When he returned, he was given three ranks of officials to show his favor. .”
Chen Tong quickly wrote it down and sent someone to send the words to the Hanlin Academy of Zhongshu Province where the decree was to be delivered. He stood outside the hall and looked around.
Pointing at Chen Tong, Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Did you see that this Shacai already knew that I wanted to talk to you, so he went outside the palace? He really trusts you!"
Ye An smiled bitterly and said: "I am a person with a casual personality, so it is better to follow some rules, so as not to become accustomed to disobedience in front of the emperor, and then the officials will be dissatisfied and I will suffer again."
"Hahaha! Ye An, why are you waiting for me here? I won't let you suffer in this matter. You go to the side hall with me. Today we have the new spring tea. It's quite boring for me to enjoy it all by myself. But it's the same It’s most comfortable when you drink together!”
For Ye An, Zhao Zhen had never seen anyone outside. For some reason, the eldest lady was the same way at the beginning. She always regarded him and Qin Mumu as her nephews, no, even closer than the relatives of the Liu family.
The side hall lacked the majesty of the main hall. Zhao Zhen sat casually at the top. It may have been a habit for many years. Even sitting casually made Ye An feel like he was sitting upright. His imperial temperament was not reduced at all, and he could only He could carefully sit down with him, prepare tea, and serve tea to Zhao Zhen respectfully.
This is considered the best state between the monarch and his ministers. Otherwise, Ye An should have bowed his head and bowed to ask for tea, which would have been even more tiring. Drinking with the emperor is not a good thing. If there is anything wrong, it will be a mistake for the emperor. The crime of ritual can be big or small, it all depends on the mood of the emperor.
Therefore, Ye An always believed that the concern from the emperor was a kind of suffering...
"Zhang Pin's death showed Yelu Zong's true imperial demeanor. I can't use this to make things difficult for the Liao Dynasty. However, the northwest has been uneasy recently. Li Yuanhao is ready to make a move. Although he bows to the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty on the surface, and even pays tribute, but
Privately, the carriages, horses, clothing, and guards are all in accordance with the imperial system, which is beyond the pale."
This is the foreign matter that Zhao Zhen is worried about recently. The news comes from Ganliang. Of course, Ye An knows it and frowns slightly: "The official holy book! There is also news from the Machine Speed Department. Yang Shousu went to Yuan Hao and said: "Shenwu makes meritorious service, virtue is prestige"
To the public, it is necessary to establish the Yuan Dynasty to show the age of the emperor to show the reform. The country has been operating for many generations and has a grand scale. It still follows the old Chinese name. How can it be a shining imperial tribute to show the district?" He has the intention of establishing the Yuan Dynasty, so he must be on guard.
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Zhao Zhen groped the beard that had just grown on his chin and sighed slightly: "The imperial court has no extra power to restrain the party at the moment. The northwest relies on Ganliang to maintain it, and it is really weak. The Imperial City Secretary should pay more attention to the northwest recently."
Ye An quickly said: "I understand..."
It is not wrong to say that Zhao Zhen was a conservative king. Even if he had the intention to attack Dangxiang and the Liao Dynasty, it was just an idea, but he never made preparations for war in advance.
Even if Ye An presented the Jingyou Musket, he only ordered the Third Division to allocate funds from the Northwest Firearms Division to continue research and development, and never considered actively preparing for war and preparing the necessary supplies from now on.
But if you don't prepare for war, others have already come with war!
A cavalry was ushered in on the Imperial Road in Tokyo City. The Pegasus galloped at a speed that made everyone dodge. It had been many years since anyone dared to ride a horse on the Imperial Road. Many people were waiting to watch the fun.
It's a pity that what they saw was not the excitement, but urgent news from the border!
When the patrolling censor and the Marquis of Yu saw the feathers on his back, they immediately dispersed the imperial people and cleared the onlookers starting from Nanxun Gate. The knight on horseback said nothing and looked tired. This was definitely not the case.
good news.
When the Imperial Guards at Xuande Gate saw the large and mighty troops coming and the Qi Yu, they immediately opened the Xuande Gate and sent people to deliver the news to the two mansions.
The knights on the other side even arrived at the Jiasu Gate. When the palace attendant saw this, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately summoned Geng Shoushan, the head of the palace chamberlain who was on duty.
Geng Shoushan was shocked when he saw the cowhide-wrapped letter box and the wax seal on it, and he asked hurriedly: "What happened in Bianzhou?"
At this time, the cavalryman had already drank the warm drink handed to him by the chamberlain, and had recovered some of his strength. "There is police in Fuzhou!"
Before he could finish speaking, Geng Shoushan picked up the cowhide letter box and ran towards the forbidden area. A group of internal servants followed him to protect him, not daring to waste a moment.
Just when Ye An and Zhao Zhen were chatting freely, Geng Shoushan broke into the Zizheng Hall. Just as the servants outside the hall were about to stop him, they saw two big mouths.
Chen Tong, who was breathing heavily, saw the letter bucket in his arms and immediately said, "What happened?" before the servant could cry.
"Fuzhou! There are police in Fuzhou!" Before Geng Shoushan could finish speaking, Chen Tong shouted "Ah!" and rushed straight into the side hall. Ye An and Zhao Zhen in the hall looked at him in surprise.
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"There are some things that I can't help but talk about. Just take a look!" Zhao Zhen was not surprised after reading the letter, but breathed a sigh of relief.
After Ye An took it, he realized that it was a border military situation, not a dangerous situation.
Li Yuanhao sent people to build forts at more than 300 places with dangerous terrain in the border area of Fuzhou, and summoned some old and weak soldiers as the vanguard. His main force followed behind and launched an attack on Fuzhou. However, the Song Dynasty border general Zhe Weizhong had a unique vision and
Before Li Yuanhao's troops arrived, they drove away the old and weak soldiers in the fort and burned down more than a hundred places in the fort, leaving some garrison soldiers who were beneficial to the Song Dynasty, so that Li Yuanhao returned without success.
This warning was issued by Zhe Weizhong, who believed that Li Yuanhao was targeting Fuzhou and was likely to invade Fuzhou on a large scale in the near future.