Outside the Taihe Hall of the Dashu Palace, the eunuchs and maids were very busy. Some were following orders, and some were carrying food boxes to serve dishes. Everyone looked nervous.
They all know that sitting here today are not only the civil servants and generals of this dynasty, but also His Royal Highness the King of Jin of the Song Dynasty, as well as civil and military officials of all sizes. They know that these people are not here as guests, but here to grab territory!
They have received accurate news. Now most of the cities in the Great Shu Kingdom have been occupied by the Song Army, and now the country has been surrendered by their own emperor himself! Many people even thought of the idiom of opening the door and bowing to the robbers!
It seems that these people wearing armor, swords hanging from their waists, with fierce faces, and speaking with Central Plains accents are the generals of the Song Dynasty. After tonight, they will take over everything here!
Almost everyone has mixed feelings in their hearts. They know that their destiny will once again be rewritten.
Rewritten by these Song people!
They were both frightened and confused as to where they would go in the future! The palace maids were better off. They were expelled from the palace and had to either go home or get married. But as eunuchs, they naturally could only stay in the palace, but now in the Kingdom of Shu
After surrendering, the King of Shu is no longer the emperor, and this place will no longer be a palace. Naturally, it is impossible for eunuchs like them to stay here.
If the Emperor of the Song Dynasty opened his eyes and allowed the Song Dynasty Palace to accept them, although their food and clothing problem would be solved, it would also involve other problems, such as leaving their hometown and being in a different place. The homesickness would inevitably be worrying, and it would make people worry more.
In the days to come, people will look up to them even more! After all, they are eunuchs who have subjugated their country! Eunuchs have no dignity. Wouldn’t it be true that eunuchs who have subjugated their country will make people step into the mud and never be able to stand up?
Many people can only sigh silently in their hearts at the misery of their fate!
They served these dignitaries carefully, and no one dared to breathe loudly, for fear that they would be killed if they were not careful!
As the saying goes: The master will humiliate his ministers to death!
The Emperor of Shu was dragged down from the clouds to the earthly world overnight from the majestic position of the Supreme Emperor, and became the king of the subjugated country. He was a minister of the Song Dynasty and was lost to everyone! The gap in his identity transformation was really too big.
Got it!
No one believed that Emperor Shu's mood was really as calm as the expression on his face!
Everyone was convinced that no matter how calm and calm Emperor Shu looked on the surface, his heart was definitely full of ups and downs! He was definitely full of grievances, anger, hatred, and unwillingness!
As long as any mistake occurs on the scene, the people of the Song Dynasty may be dissatisfied and use the topic to beat and insult the Shu Emperor! Once the Shu Emperor is beaten or insulted, he will naturally become angry and ashamed! Then the eunuch or palace maid who accidentally made the mistake can only
Consider yourself unlucky!
At least thirty canes!
Not dead but also crippled!
So no one wants to be the unlucky guy!
Zhao Guangyi and Meng Chang's dining tables are placed side by side, facing south and facing the same direction. Zhao Guangyi sits at the east end and Meng Chang sits at the west end. There is a distance of one foot between them.
The food tables for officials from the Song Dynasty and those from Shu were arranged on the east and west sides, facing each other, and arranged in sequence from north to south. The officials from both sides corresponded exactly one to one. Thirty people from the Song Dynasty were present, so thirty people from Shu were also sent.
people attended.
On the east side, King Feng Jiuxiao was the leader, followed by Wang Quanbin, Liu Guangyi and others.
On the west side, Li Hao, the Prime Minister of Shu, is the leader, with Meng Xuanzhe in the second place, Situ Zhao Jiliang in the third place, and the officials behind him sit in order according to their official positions.
Thirty food tables are lined up in a row, like a long dragon. The one farthest from Emperor Shu is already more than thirty feet away!
Zhao Guangyi looked at the food table in front of him. The carvings on the table were exquisite and continuous. There was no trace of splicing. It was actually carved from a whole piece of golden nanmu! He immediately smiled and said: "The King of Shu really knows how to enjoy life.
Ah, such a complete piece of golden nanmu is probably worth a lot of money, right?"
Meng Chang smiled calmly, "Yes! I used to think that the expensive ones were good, but now that I think about it, it's a bit naive and makes His Highness laugh!"
Zhao Guangyi laughed and said: "How dare you! The pursuit of glory and wealth is a normal dream for a man, how can it be childish? I also dream of one day being able to use such an expensive dining table, but it is a pity that I am poor! Haha!" Many ministers of the Shu Kingdom couldn't help but express their expressions.
There was a slight change, and it seemed that Zhao Guangyi had something to say, as if he was digging a hole, and he couldn't help but start to worry about whether Meng Chang would fall into the hole.
Meng Chang remained calm and said with a smile: "The King of Jin is joking. Now that the iron cavalry of the Song Dynasty is sweeping the world, the Song Emperor will soon become a peerless figure like Emperor Qin, Han Wu, and Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. He dominates the world and is rich all over the world. How can he be poor?
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Zhao Guangyi looked into Meng Chang's eyes, suddenly laughed and said: "What the King of Shu said makes sense, it suddenly dawned on me!" As he said that, he raised the wine glass on the table, and there was already wine in the glass.
"This glass is for the King of Shu!" He raised his neck and drank the wine!
Before the imperial decree of canonization from Emperor Song arrived, Zhao Guangyi first called Meng Chang by the name of King of Shu!
A spiciness burned all the way down his throat, "Good wine, strong enough!" Zhao Guangyi felt that the wine was as spicy as burning a knife. The wine was really strong, and his esophagus seemed to really burn!
But the aroma of wine is overflowing, but it is mellower and longer than Shaodaozi, and the aftertaste is endless. It is definitely higher than Shaodaozi by countless grades!
The King of Jin did it first, so naturally no one dared to neglect him. Officials from Shu and Song Dynasty raised their necks to kill him one after another. Many people's faces immediately twisted and showed pain after drinking!
This wine is too strong!
Although Wang Quanbin, Liu Guangyi and other generals of the Song Dynasty usually drank heavily, this was the first time in their lives that they drank such strong alcohol!
They once drank Shaoxing Nuerhong from the Southern Tang Dynasty. The wine was extremely sweet and soft. If the wine was not limited, each of them could probably drink ten jars and eight jars without any problem!
But after drinking a glass of strong wine, I felt a bit drunk on the spot, and I felt top-heavy and in a state of ecstasy. I guess I had to lie down after five glasses of wine!
Feng Jiuxiao slowly put down the glass of wine and was thinking about it when she heard Zhao Guangyi laugh and say, "Does the deputy envoy know the origin of this wine?"
Meng Chang had been guessing about the identity of this young man who was respectfully given the first seat by the King of Jin. When he suddenly heard him mention "Sir Deputy Envoy", he suddenly understood!
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "This wine has an outstanding sauce aroma, is mellow and clean, elegant and delicate, has a long aftertaste, and has a long-lasting aroma in the empty cup. It is definitely the best wine and the best choice!"
Meng Chang smiled and said: "It seems that the deputy envoy is a man who knows how to drink!"
Zhao Guangyi smiled and said: "Where is this? If you can only taste the wine, what does it mean? The deputy envoy can also taste what kind of wine it is!"
The King of Shu was startled!
He couldn't help but find it incredible, even all the officials of the Shu Dynasty found it incredible!
The King of Shu suddenly raised the jade cup, smelled it, and felt the strong fragrance. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, if he were the deputy envoy, how could he tell what kind of wine was in the jug with just one sip?
What? Even he didn't know what kind of wine was being served today! He only asked Eunuch Liu to serve the best wine and the best dishes to meet the highest welcome standards and not let the king of Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty find fault.
In his opinion, Mianzhu's Jiannan Shaochun and Shehong's Tuopai Spring Wine are both similar. Take a sip of spicy mouth, and drink too much. It's very beautiful! It's so unpleasant to feel dizzy! He couldn't help but look at Eunuch Liu,
Eunuch Liu looked at Meng Chang and quickly approached to whisper, but Feng Jiuxiao waved her hand and said, "This wine comes from Erlang Town, Gulin County, right?"
Eunuch Liu was immediately shocked!
Simply unbelievable!
As soon as Meng Chang saw Eunuch Liu's expression, he knew that Feng Jiuxiao had guessed it right!
"How did the deputy envoy know about the existence of this wine? He is truly a man of gods!" Meng Chang couldn't help but raise his thumb!
All the civil servants and generals of the Shu Kingdom also had expressions of disbelief on their faces! Although all the major dynasties had business contacts at this time, I had never heard of cross-border wine sellers! The main reason was that transportation was difficult and the freight was high, especially the wine jars were fragile.
The bodyguard didn't dare to take the order! Unless he added money!
The people of Shu fell into
Zhao Guangyi saw it and was happy in his heart!
He just wanted to take the opportunity of Feng Jiuxiao's wine tasting to give Shu a heavy blow and make them completely surrender to the power of the Song Dynasty!
When Zhao Guangyi mentioned the matter of wine tasting, Feng Jiuxiao knew that Xiao Jiujiu was in his heart, and there was no harm in cooperating with him, so he deliberately made shocking remarks, without hesitation and humility, directly pointed out that this wine came from Erlang Town!
Meng Chang smiled and said, "Have you ever been to Chengdu before, deputy envoy?"
"came!"
"Have you ever drunk wine from Erlang Town?"
"I drank it! But I didn't drink it in Chengdu! I drank it in Hengyang! A friend of mine's house!"
"Oh? Sir, you actually have friends like us..." Meng Chang turned to look at Eunuch Liu. Eunuch Liu agreed and immediately said: "Chinese wolfberry sauce wine!" Meng Chang immediately said: "Yes, wolfberry sauce wine, Hengyang Li"
I'm afraid this place is more than five thousand miles away, but your friend actually has this wine in his house. I'm afraid it took a lot of effort, right?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "That's right! My friend loves to collect wine. He has a collection of wine from all over the world! It's a pity that he doesn't like to drink, so I drank all his wine!"
Meng Chang laughed loudly, "Then every time you drink his wine, won't he feel terribly distressed?"
Feng Hexiao's eyes gradually deepened, and his voice became a little erratic, "He never feels bad! He told me that no matter what kind of wine, as long as it tastes good, he will buy it after it's gone! No matter where the wine is, no matter how far away it is
, no matter how expensive the price is, he will send someone to buy it."
Meng Chang couldn't help but sigh: "My dear friend, you are really a heroic hero! It's a pity that we haven't met each other by chance. I wonder if the deputy envoy can introduce me to you?"
He suddenly noticed that the faces of Zhao Guangyi and others became serious. He knew that what he said was inappropriate, but he didn't know where the mistake was. He felt uneasy for a moment!
Feng Jiuxiao said calmly: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, this friend of mine has passed away!"
"Ah? Died?" Meng Chang finally understood why the atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and said quickly: "I'm sorry."
Feng Jiuxiao didn't want to get too entangled and said with a smile: "Humans, no one can escape birth, old age, illness and death."
Zhao Guangyi smiled and said: "Sir Deputy Ambassador, let's continue talking about this bar!"
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "Yes, on this beautiful day, let's just talk about the wind and the moon! Then let's talk about wine! As far as I know, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty designated wolfberry wine as a tribute wine in the sixth year of Jianyuan. Twenty years ago
, the people of Gulin began to use Langquan water to make wine, and many people called it Fengqu method wine."
Meng Chang looked at Eunuch Liu with confusion on his face. Eunuch Liu had a strange look on his face and said softly: "Back to the Emperor... Your Highness, the deputy envoy was wrong! Now the locals do call this wine Fengqu Fajiu." He turned his head.
He looked at Feng Jiuxiao and said bravely: "Sir, Deputy Envoy, I have something to ask you."
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "Please tell me!"
Liu Gonggong said: "The name of this wine has only been changed a few months ago. If I hadn't been specifically responsible for contacting tribute wine, I would not have known about this news. How did the deputy envoy know about it?"
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "Can't you guess?"
Seeing the half-smiling expression of the young man in white in front of him, Eunuch Liu suddenly felt a sense of horror!
"Could it be..."
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "That's right! It was exactly what I, the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty, reported to me in time!"
Not only were the officials of the Shu Kingdom shocked, but even Zhao Guangyi felt stunned!
impossible!
Zhao Guangyi thought deeply for a moment, and then suddenly realized. Feng Jiuxiao was obviously deceiving them! Even if a wine in a town changes its name, it must be reported to Feng Jiuxiao. This is absolutely impossible! Feng Jiuxiao must have learned this news from other channels!
Meng Chang's expression did not change and he said with a smile: "We, Shu, were defeated by Zhao this time without any injustice! The gap between the two sides is simply worlds apart! Look, Prime Minister Li, Situ Zhao, every move we make is in the hands of King Jin."
Under the surveillance of His Highness, haha, what are we going to fight with?" He said it calmly, but anyone could hear the sadness in his words! The intelligence system of Dashu was poor in comparison.
Too far!
Zhao Guangyi's goal has been achieved, but he smiled and said nothing. He knew that the more silent he was at this time, the more mysterious atmosphere he could create, and the more invisible pressure he could put on King Shu and others!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Hao said: "May I ask, what is the official position of the deputy envoy?"
Feng Jiuxiao smiled slightly, "The deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty is equivalent to a first-class public servant, right, His Highness the King of Jin?"
Zhao Guangyi wanted to keep a calm attitude, but when he heard Feng Jiuxiao kick the ball to his feet, he could only smile and said: "At least he is a first-class gentleman!"
Feng Jiuxiao has no title at all, nor does he have any other actual duties, but the higher the rank in the Song Dynasty, the more aware of his importance. No one bothers to find out whether Feng Jiuxiao's rank is public or junior, whether it is between first grade or second grade, or not.
What about a word from Emperor Song? Anyway, everyone knows that as long as Feng Jiuxiao wants to scold a minister, that minister should be prepared to be scolded. If he talks back, it is probably easy to get a few slaps. In the end, the emperor will probably
He also had to criticize the minister for his poor brains, for not knowing how to admit his mistakes when he made a mistake, and for not knowing how to stand up straight when being beaten and give him a big slap! So Feng Jiuxiao was a transcendent existence in the court!
Some people wonder why the emperor is so partial, and some people who think they are well-informed will give dozens of reasons. Among them, the most credible are three points. First, Feng Jiuxiao is a close disciple of Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain and represents Longhu Mountain.
, is the patron saint of the Song Dynasty, and secondly, the wealth that Feng Jiuxiao secretly controls is huge. On the surface, it is run by others, but in fact it is him who controls it. Once he is offended, the economic foundation of the entire Song Dynasty may be destroyed.
They will all be shaken. The third is that his relationship with the Khitan Queen Mother Xiao is unusual. It is said that the Queen Mother Xiao said that as long as she does not die, she will be Feng Jiuxiao's friend for the rest of her life and will not send troops southward for the rest of her life! So if Feng Jiuxiao one day attacks the Song Dynasty
If you are dissatisfied, the Khitan army is very likely to move south at any time!
Some people say that Feng Jiuxiao colluded with the Khitan. Isn't this a traitor? Naturally, some people will refute, what kind of traitor is a Han? Without the agreement between others and the Khitan, the Khitan cavalry would have appeared in the Central Plains long ago! When you attacked the Southern Han Dynasty, you suppressed the rebellion of Jingchu
Did the Khitan move during the time? Why did they just watch you rush ahead instead of going to your hometown to dig out a nest?
With the current strength of the Song Dynasty, any direct confrontation with the Khitan will undoubtedly lead to defeat, let alone fighting on the northern and southern fronts? The Khitan did not stab the Khitan in the back, the Song Dynasty should burn high incense! Still calling people traitors? Haha!
At this time, Wang Quanbin and other generals were looking at Li Hao, and Li Hao felt an invisible pressure!
But there is no turning back when the bow is drawn!
"It turns out he is a first-class gentleman, disrespectful and disrespectful!"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "You're welcome! I guess Mr. Li is Mr. Li Hao, right?"
Li Hao was shocked, "The deputy envoy actually knows about Lao Chan?"
"Li Hao, courtesy name Qiongzuo, was born in Guanzhong and was the son of Li Gao. He moved to Fengtian with his father to avoid the war in the late Tang Dynasty when he was young. At the age of thirteen, Fengtian was captured by the Qi Kingdom and lived in Xinping County. Wang Yanshi, the lord of the former Shu and the latter
, was awarded Pengzhou Daojiang Order, Li Zhongshusheren, and a Hanlin bachelor. After the death of the former Shu, he entered Luo, and was awarded the title of Doctor of the Ministry of Military Affairs by Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty. Meng Zhixiang founded the Later Shu, and was also a minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. The current king of Shu, Meng Chang, succeeded to the throne.
Later, he became the governor of Hanzhou, moved to the Ministry of War as Minister of War, and became the Minister of the Ministry of War. He also worked with Pingzhang Shi. I heard that the wife of Prime Minister Li is the daughter of Liu Zhijun, the general of Qi State. Are you correct?"
Li Hao was almost petrified!
Meng Chang also frowned. The other party actually knew Li Hao's life very well. It was really terrifying!
Zhao Jiliang and others were already sweating on their foreheads. Fortunately, there was no bloody fight to the end! He still wanted to take the lead in the charge, haha, when the time came, someone might stab him in the back! He didn’t even know how he died!
Feng Jiuxiao looked at Meng Chang and poured a glass herself, "I particularly admire Your Highness!"
Meng Chang said: "You admire my ability to bend and stretch?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Not bad!"
Meng Chang smiled lightly, "Between life and death, I choose life. I am a realistic person."
Feng Jiuxiao said: "I can see that not everyone can have such a good attitude as you."
Meng Chang suddenly felt that Feng Jiuxiao was like an old friend of his for many years. His tone was calm, without the pride and pressure of a winner, nor the restraint of a young man when meeting someone who has been in a high position for a long time. He had an equal and calm attitude.
, which made him feel very comfortable, and he felt relaxed all of a sudden.
Meng Chang said, "I once had a dream."
Feng Jiuxiao asked: "What dream?"
"Work hard to rule and unify the world!"
"I know. I heard that you are secretly plotting with the Northern Han Dynasty, Japan, Tubo and other countries to carve up the Central Plains with the five-nation coalition!"
"Yes, I last heard that it was destroyed by someone. Now I think about it, that person should be you."
"Actually, it's not me, it's your five secret envoys who are not doing enough."
"It's all over, so don't mention it." Meng Chang also poured a glass of wine for himself. The eunuch next to him didn't react, and his face turned pale with fright. Meng Chang smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? From now on, you are free.
It’s over!” The eunuch knelt down with a plop, tears streaming down his face!
Meng Chang's expression did not change, he raised his wine glass and smiled at Feng Jiuxiao: "Don't look at who toasts you with wine when you are in good times, but look at who extends your hand when you are down!"
Feng Jiuxiao also filled his glass and raised his glass, smiling and saying: "Your Highness's words are very profound and thought-provoking!"
Meng Chang drank it all in one gulp and turned the cup over to show that he didn't have a drop left!
Feng Jiuxiao smiled, drank it all in one gulp, and turned the glass over to show that not a drop was left!
Zhao Guangyi's eyes flickered, and he felt unhappy when he saw that Meng Chang had unknowingly stolen the limelight. However, he did not dare to show it too obviously in front of Feng Jiuxiao. He just smiled and said, "Okay, drinking like this will make the atmosphere more exciting! I suggest
Let’s have a drink together. This drink is a tribute to the soldiers of Shu. They assessed the situation and stopped their activities in time, so as not to cause a large number of casualties. Their merits are immeasurable. I’d like to raise a toast!” After that, he drank it all!
Many civil servants in Shu frowned. The Jin King's words were full of sarcasm and sarcasm. If you drink this wine, it will taste very bitter!
Feng Jiuxiao raised his eyebrows. Although he felt that King Jin was a little too hasty, he couldn't accuse him in public, so he could only cooperate and drink down the wine!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After two glasses of wine, Meng Chang became so heroic that he stopped paying attention to it. He drank the third glass in cooperation, and then said with a smile: "Sir, Deputy Envoy,
Why do you think there is only one emperor and one minister? Those old ministers need to be capable and experienced, so why should they be replaced when the new emperor succeeds to the throne?"
Feng Jiuxiao thought to herself: This is obviously an attempt to pretend to be crazy by drinking. Since you dare to ask, I dare to answer!
"The ancients said, no one can be ruthless even if they are not grass and trees! People have selfish motives! The new king is not only afraid of this person, but also the power of this person! What is power is influence! As long as he is in power, his disciples
Therefore, officials will follow his lead!"
"What any new emperor needs most is not capable ministers, but loyal ministers! Only ministers who are loyal to themselves, not the ministers who were loyal to the previous emperor!"
When Feng Jiuxiao said this, Zhao Guangyi's eyes seemed to pass by Wang Quanbin, Liu Guangyi and other generals inadvertently! Although Wang Quanbin and others looked at Feng Jiuxiao, they clearly felt that King Jin had just glanced at them!
They can only remain calm and pretend not to notice!
But Wang Quanbin already knows that the days to come will not be easy for them!
We should not only make Zhao Guangyi feel that he is loyal to him, but also prevent Zhao Kuangyin from feeling that he has betrayed his elder brother and taken refuge in his younger brother! No matter which of the two brothers is dissatisfied with him, he will be in trouble! Silently, he can only sigh in his heart.
He took a breath and continued to listen to Feng Jiuxiao.
"So when the new monarch cannot follow his orders, he will feel disgusted and even hate the old minister!"
Meng Chang smiled and said: "I did the same thing back then!" He pointed at Li Hao and others, "These people were all promoted after I succeeded to the throne! They are only loyal to me! Those old guys, haha, were only loyal to me.
My father! No matter what I say, they have to point fingers and make irresponsible remarks. They always talk to me like an elder! No matter what I say is right or not, they deny it first! Even if they later
When I realize that I am wrong, I still want to save face and refuse to admit my mistake. I have to mess around until it is over! To tell the truth, what I want is an out-and-out executor, an eagle and a dog, not a bunch of uncles.
!" Meng Chang's voice suddenly rose several levels, and it was obvious that he was very excited!
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "I understand!"
Meng Chang calmed down immediately, "This wine is really strong, haha. I just drank a few drinks and started talking nonsense!"
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "How can you call it nonsense? Your Highness has very profound insights into certain things, which are worthy of our deep thought!"
Meng Chang's eyes lit up and he said: "Really! Sometimes I wonder, if I were you, could I be like you and still keep my expression calm and talk and laugh happily!"
Zhao Guangyi coughed and said with a smile: "Tonight is both a reception banquet and a celebration banquet. Let's not mention these unhappy things!"