() After the peace agreement was concluded, Su Jin hosted a grand banquet for Zhang Yuan and others that night. Zhang Yuan also put his heart into his stomach, and both parties were smiling and enjoying the atmosphere.
If Zhang Yuan hadn't learned the truth at the end of the banquet while chatting with the two Song generals sitting next to him while drinking, this would have been a wonderful night.
"Master Zhang, you Xia people are really flexible and flexible. You fight when you want to fight, and make peace when you want to make peace. I admire you." A black-faced general praised with his big finger and his tongue.
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "That's natural. If we separate for a long time, we will unite. If we unite for a long time, we will separate. When we should fight, we should fight. When we should make peace, we should make peace."
"Li Yuanhao is really smart. He agreed to become a minister of the Song Dynasty so easily. It's really puzzling." A red-faced general interjected.
Zhang Yuan took advantage of the wine and said proudly: "It's a waste of time to teach several generals. Don't think that I don't know your evil ideas. Are you ready to attack my Daxia? In this way, you
But there is no chance to take action, hahaha, haha."...
"Attack the Xia Kingdom?" The black-faced general asked in surprise: "When was the order given? As the deployment commander of Jingzhou City, how could I not know such an order?
"I don't know either. I am also a captain. How come I don't know anything about this?" said the red-faced general.
Zhang Yuanshai said: "Stop pretending, do you think I don't know that you were ordered to assemble in Weizhou City to concentrate your forces to attack Huizhou? Those carts of food and groups of soldiers came into the city. When I
Are you blind? Moreover, the 80,000-strong army from Yanyan and Huanqing has already set off and is aiming directly at Youzhou. I know all this clearly. Also, you were originally going to set off at the beginning of this evening. Now that the peace agreement has been completed, we can only
Drinking here, hahahaha."
The black-faced general and the red-faced general looked confused. They looked at Zhang Yuan as if he were looking at a fool: "Where did you hear these nonsense? We came from various states just to receive military pay and food for the next few months.
, this year’s food and salary were all sent to Weizhou by the imperial court. We came from various cities to take the food and grass and escort them back. It was snowing and muddy, so of course we had to bring more soldiers and horses. Besides, this time we received a huge amount of food and grass for one season, but
There is no room for us to be careless, how can we plan to gather together to attack Huizhou?"
"What? Aren't you here to gather to attack Huizhou?" Zhang Yuan was a little confused.
"I see you are losing your mind and going crazy. Since yesterday, the soldiers and horses escorting the grain have been returning home one after another. A few of us, Mr. Su, stayed behind and told us that there was a banquet tonight and asked us to attend the banquet.
If you want to leave again, you are thinking too much." The red-faced general had a mocking look on his face.
"Then...Fan Zhongyan leads an army of 80,000..."
"Tch... Mr. Fan is still in the capital. He has been promoted to deputy privy envoy and will not return to Qingxiaoyan until the next year. How can he lead troops on an expedition? What nonsense are you talking about?" The two Song generals thought that Zhang Yuan must be an idiot.
, imagining these invisible things out of thin air, turned their heads to talk to others, and no longer wanted to talk to him.
Zhang Yuan felt cold from head to toe, and he gradually understood: Oh my god, I have been fooled by this kid. Everything was planned by Su Jin. The gathering of soldiers was fake, and the convoy of armor and equipment was fake.
It was a lie, and the news I heard in the middle of the night was even more false. I thought I had understood the Song people's conspiracy, but I didn't expect that I was completely deceived and was completely confused.
Why am I so stupid? The Song army is also severely weakened, so how can it attack Daxia at this time? If it is really capable, why are there only tens of thousands of people defending the city in the battle of Weizhou? Jianing's army is tens of thousands
Fan Zhongyan, who was restrained by others, could not come to help, which showed that the Song army was wary of Daxia and was unable to confront it head-on. This time, the weather was cold and the ground was freezing, and most of the Song people were afraid of the cold and had no war horses.
Riding, how could they travel long distances in the wind and snow to attack Daxia? Isn't this asking for death? Why didn't these people think of it in advance?
Zhang Yuan's resentful eyes passed through the crowd and found Su Jin, who was toasting and drinking with a group of generals. The boy was smiling from ear to ear. While talking and laughing, those people were pointing at him one after another. Don't ask.
Laughing at his own stupidity, Zhang Yuan wished he could find a way to burrow in, causing great embarrassment and humiliation.
Humiliation was not the main thing. Zhang Yuan immediately thought that he had agreed to Song Guo's many rude requests on his own initiative. If Li Yuanhao learned about this matter, all his family members would probably not be able to escape Ling Chi. No, this matter
You must never make it clear, even if you have suffered the loss of being dumb, you will admit it. You can only treat the nihilistic things as true, and when you report back, you must also treat it as true. You need to save face, and you can't lose your head.
Zhang Yuan made up his mind and put a smile on his face. Although he felt as sick as if he had swallowed a dozen blowflies, he could only forcefully swallow the stuff that was about to vomit, pretending that he was enjoying it.
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News of the peace negotiation between the two countries spread throughout the world within a few days. The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were naturally extremely satisfied with the content of the peace negotiation. Although Li Yuanhao was furious, Zhang Yuan's eloquent story added to the story of what he saw in Weizhou.
Once again, Li Yuanhao is a man who knows how to choose. When faced with the choice between national subjugation and humiliation, he will naturally know which one to choose. After calming down, he comforted Zhang Yuan and gave him praise.
Of course, for Li Yuanhao, it was impossible for him to really serve the Song Dynasty like a minister. He decided to block the content of the peace negotiation. From now on, when the Song Dynasty came, all envoys would be arranged in Youzhou. He did not want to speak in front of the ministers of the Xingqing Mansion.
Hu Wansui took over the imperial edict from the Emperor of Song Dynasty, and the gold and silver given by Zhao Zhen to the King of Song Dynasty were thrown into the well on the day they were delivered.
Su Jin's reputation in the Song Dynasty court was very high. This man was really not a playboy. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was versatile in both civil and military affairs. Things in the northwest were a big concern in the Song Dynasty. This man had been in the northwest for several months, and he actually
It ended so perfectly. No one else had such good luck. Even Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan, two recognized virtuous ministers, had spent several years in the northwest and experienced several major defeats, but they still
It was up to Su Jin to end the uncertain situation.
At the beginning, Zhao Zhen gave Su Jin an evaluation: he is a top scholar, a hero, and has a face with thick walls. At that time, many people did not understand its meaning. Now it seems that the emperor is as wise as a torch, knows people well and makes good use of them. Su Jin
His success also invisibly made the ministers feel awe of Zhao Zhen. The emperor did not give him for nothing. Although he looked easy-going, he was like a mirror in his heart.
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The sun shone brightly for several days, the snow melted, and the weather got warmer. Taking advantage of the fine weather, Su Jin organized hundreds of strong men to go to the south of Liangzhou to build a resting station for a large number of horses. With more people and strength, in more than twenty days, three
A post station that is fifty miles apart extends from south to north, but there seems to be no movement from the Yeli tribe. Su Jin decided to go to the Yeli tribe in person after the new year. The spring famine in the next year is when Xixia is in urgent need of food. At that time,
It was time for the first batch of war horses to be exchanged for food, and what Su Jin had to do was to quickly mobilize food from the south to stockpile it before then. For this purpose, Su Jin had already mobilized more than 3 million guan of cash as backup.
Before leaving Beijing, Qian Henian, the chief manager of Su Jinming Huitong Bank, withdrew 3 million in reserve currency. Su Ji Huitong Bank's first investment was in this business. Huitong Bank has been relying on exchange withdrawals to support itself.
The balance of payments is almost zero, and if you don't make big investments, the money left in the bank will be dead money, and this time is the best investment opportunity.
Three million yuan was brought to the southern states by Qian Henian to start a large-scale purchase of grain. This year's grain harvest was bumper, and after the official warehouses were full, private stocks were still abundant. After a massive purchase that was ten cents and one stone higher than the market price,
Three million guan of money was turned into nearly five million dan of grain, which will be transported to the northwest one after another year and year after year.
Su Jin's busy feet did not touch the ground. For official matters, the defense of the entire Qinfeng Road and Jingyuan Road had to be re-planned. More than a dozen fortresses were to be built in key places. Moreover, the people's livelihood relief might have to be arranged properly. For private matters, horse smuggling was established.
Su Jin was exhausted from all the complicated matters such as how to build a racecourse, how to transport the horses into the army unobtrusively, and so on.
At this juncture, Yan Biyun, who was in Qinzhou, sent the news of the birth to Weizhou. After receiving the news, Su Jin quickly dropped everything on hand and hurried back to Qinzhou at starry night.