In Yingtian Mansion of the Song Dynasty, Qi Jiguang and Zeng Bu accompanied Cai Jing, who came from afar, and introduced the surrounding changes to Cai Jing with smiles on their faces.
Behind the three people is a long motorcade. This is a gift from the Song Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty!
If the negotiation is successful, the amount of this gift will increase tenfold and a hundredfold.
Groups of cavalry and infantry stood solemnly on both sides of the road, maintaining order. From time to time, people wanted to squeeze over to take a look at the famous Cai Jing, but they were blocked by the sergeants, making Cai Jing sigh secretly.
Even if the Qin army blocked these people from moving forward, they always had a gentle smile on their faces. Obviously, the theory that the Qin Dynasty was brutal must be lies. In addition, with Zeng Bu, a person who has always been a weak character, to govern, even if the Qin Dynasty could not
It can capture all the people's hearts and minds, but it can also allow the people to live in peace.
And he could see very clearly that a single Qin army could block a group of people behind them. With this power and several generals whose names were recorded in history, except for the Western army, which he had only heard of but had never seen, the Qin army was powerful.
The Song Dynasty had no ability to compete with such a large army.
"Grand Master Cai has been out of office and back again several times. In terms of officialdom ability, I am definitely not as good as Mr. Zeng, so I will get straight to the point!"
After Qi Jiguang finished speaking, he saw Cai Jing looking at him with confusion and chuckled: "Master Cai doesn't know something. The time I live in is hundreds of years later than the master. It's just that my Majesty was able to travel to different times, so he brought me here."
Da Qin!"
"You were granted the title of Grand Master when you became the Prime Minister for the last time. Although not long after you were granted the title of Grand Master, you were dismissed again and your home was confiscated, and you even starved to death on the road to exile. But later in history, it has always been
It’s called Aether Master!”
"I am here to negotiate with you, Da Qin, on behalf of the Song Dynasty. Do you think such nonsense can sway me?" Cai Jing was shocked. The emperor of Qin could go from the Qin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, and naturally he could also reach the time after the Song Dynasty.
But his tone was still disdainful.
"Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to the Grand Master to decide. What is the gap in combat power between the Qin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty? The Grand Master is the Prime Minister of the dynasty and must have his own opinions in his heart. I will only tell you one thing on behalf of my Majesty!"
Qi Jiguang bowed respectfully in the direction of Tianmen, then turned to Cai Jing and said: "My Majesty has said that if the Grand Master is willing to give his full help and reduce the losses of our Great Qin, he can make our Great Qin a nobleman!"
Speaking of this, Qi Jiguang also explained: "Since His Majesty ascended the throne, our Great Qin has been enfeoffed in parallel with counties and counties. Just like the Great Zhou, all nobles can be given a fiefdom in the borderlands!"
"What does Da Qin want from Da Song?"
Cai Jing's voice was still gentle, but with Qi Jiguang's cultivation as a top master, he could hear a hint of urgency in the other party's tone. He immediately stood up and saluted in the direction of Tianmen: "The Qin Dynasty has just unified the six countries for about a year.
, more than 20 million people migrated from the Ming Dynasty where I live, and the total population is only more than 60 million!"
"The Song Dynasty had more than 100 million people. The most important thing is that after the Liao Kingdom, a country called the Jin Dynasty emerged. However, the Song Dynasty was extremely unwise and united with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Kingdom. A newly rising country was bound to
Comes with huge ambitions!”
"Not only Zhao Ji, but also his son who urgently passed the throne after the Jin army came to the city were captured by the Jin State. The Jin State captured two emperors at once with a sheep-raising ceremony, and the people were killed and injured everywhere!"
"Zhao Gou fled to the south of the Yangtze River and established the Southern Song Dynasty, completely leaving the north of the Yangtze River to the Jin Kingdom, which was raging. However, his descendants, like the Northern Song Dynasty today, united with the rising Mongolia on the grassland to destroy the Jin Kingdom!"
"Does Grand Master know how many Song people are left in the world after Mongolia destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty?"
Qi Jiguang's voice was full of emotion, and he looked at Cai Jing, who had an equally tense look on his face, and said, "Less than ten million!"
As a military general, he has seen this history of China's subjugation to the world countless times.
Now that he is speaking to Cai Jing, he is not trying to impress Cai Jing. Being able to choose Zhang Juzheng from countless civil servants, he can completely see that Cai Jing is an absolutely selfish person, and the only thing that can impress him is his interests.
The benefits given by His Majesty the Emperor are enough, but what he is saying now is to find a reason for Cai Jing to truly defect to Da Qin.
"A hundred years after the death of the Song Dynasty, I, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, regained the mountains and rivers. But even after a hundred years of development in the Ming Dynasty, it is still far less prosperous than the Song Dynasty!"
Qi Jiguang stood up and saluted again in the direction of Tianmen, and then said: "My Majesty, the Emperor of Qin, believes that rather than letting these people die in the war, it is better to bring them back to Da Qin!"
"The etiquette of the Qin Dynasty that I remember is not as respectful as your Excellency!" Looking at Qi Jiguang, Cai Jing had an extremely strange expression on his face. For a military general, even Han Xin, Lu Ze, Peng Yue, and Yingbu were under his command, and his military capabilities were
The strength is absolutely incredible.
But such a military commander would stand up and salute whenever His Majesty the Emperor was mentioned. He could actually flatter the Emperor to such an extent. Let alone a military commander, even the civil servants who usually fawned over him were probably not so shameless. Now he even doubted that,
Could it be that the identity of the commander-in-chief of the other party was obtained by currying favor with the emperor?
"Ah!" Qi Jiguang really didn't expect that Cai Jingdu didn't ask about the death of the Song Dynasty. He himself didn't ask about it when he starved to death, and now he actually asked about his own etiquette!
I just thought that although many systems in the Ming Dynasty were said to have been established by Emperor Taizu, they were later changed beyond recognition, making it too troublesome to explain. Moreover, Emperor Taizu restored the Central Plains and was always respected by him and unwilling to talk about it behind his back.
"In the Song Dynasty, the status of officials was too high, but in the Ming Dynasty, the status of officials was greatly reduced, especially the status of generals. If you don't curry favor with civilian officials, it will be difficult to feed your brothers in the army, let alone gain military merit!"
"When the Song Dynasty fell, were there really only tens of millions of people left?" The voice was extremely hoarse and even a little sharp.
Qi Jiguang turned around and sighed softly. He was talking about Cai Jing, but Cai Jing was not moved at all. On the contrary, Zeng Bu on his side had two lines of tears on his face and his face was distorted.
However, it can be seen from history that Zeng Bu had a weak character, so it is understandable that he reacted so strongly to such news now.
"Da Qin now has tens of millions of people from the Ming Dynasty, among whom tens of thousands are scholars. Although the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty did not test history, these people know something about it. Governor Zeng will know it when he returns to Da Qin and asks about it!"
Seeing that Zeng Bu's whole body began to tremble, and his eyes had turned blood red, Qi Jiguang looked outside and said, "Come here, send Governor Zeng down to rest!"
Although Zeng Bu was a civil official, the status of military generals and civil officials in Da Qin was all determined by His Majesty's arrangement. But now that His Majesty is away, all affairs of Da Qin are completely directed by Qi Jiguang, so he has the right to send Zeng Bu down first and talk to Cai Jing alone!