Subsequently, Zhao Tuan ordered others to enter the hall. Xin Qiji and the other six mermaids rushed in. Previously, Xin Qiji had been summoned by Zhao Tuan twice to Yanhe Hall to write three articles of "Nine Discussions" and "Ying Q", and "Ten Treatises on Mei Qin", and Zhao Tuan had a deep impression of him. Cao Xun, Gao Zhen, and Zhang Shiyan were routinely summoned by the emperor after participating in the battlefield competition in Shangwu Academy. But Zhao Tuan probably doesn't remember. Wei Chang and Liu Fuwu saw the emperor for the first time, and several people were very excited.

Zhao Tuan said a few words of encouragement to everyone, and all he said was praise. Then he gave them robes, jade belts, gilded spears, and other items. Then he announced a reward of 100,000 yuan to reward the soldiers of this expeditionary force. and separately rewarded Yang Yan with 30,000 yuan, 500 horses of silk and silk, and 200 acres of land. He also taught Yang Yan to write down the details of this expedition into a notebook and submit it to the Privy Council for discussion.

Coming out of the palace. Cao Xun and the others were very excited and couldn't stop talking about the scene in the palace. Xin Qiji was a little regretful, because Zhao Tuan never asked about the recovery plan, and all the hard work he had prepared for the night was in vain.

After seeing Zhao Tuan, Yang Yan and the others returned to the barracks, and the matter of writing the note was naturally handed over to Xin Qiji. Two days later, the note was written and handed over to the Privy Council, along with a list of the soldiers who had died on the expedition.

At this time, the money, silk, silk and other things given by Zhao Tuan were also distributed. Yang Yan left only the land for himself, and immediately entrusted someone to dismantle the silk, silk and other things into copper coins, plus the 30,000 guan rewarded to himself and the 100,000 guan rewarded to the whole army, and distributed them to the soldiers. The dead and the crippled shall take two portions, and the surviving shall take one portion, and so shall each of them.

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Townes retreated.

At this time, Tang Siwei was sitting under a willow tree by a small lake in the house, setting up a pole to fish.

Because Zhang Jun is seriously ill, he can't be a director. In desperation, Zhao Tuan had no choice but to appoint Tang Sihui to Shangshu Zuo Pu to shoot Tongzhongshu, and to serve as a privy envoy. At this time, the other was the deputy prime minister, the governor and the same governor of the Privy Council, Yu Yunwen, who was announcing the pacification of Sichuan at this time. He was already an old man in his sixties, and at this time he had finally reached the pinnacle of power, but he had no joy at all, although he sat by the lake, his eyebrows were tightly locked, and he seemed to be preoccupied, and he had been hooked several times, but he did not find it.

Some time ago, because of the inability to stop the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty. Tang Siwei was quite slandered by the ministers of the Lord and the faction. Now that the Northern Expedition of the Song Army has failed, most of the ministers of the Lord and the faction think that it is a rare opportunity, and Qian Duanli, Yin Sui, Wang Zhiwang and others have come to visit and persuade Tang Si to withdraw from the face, and write to the emperor to negotiate peace with the Jin State. But Tang Sihui was not acceptable at this time, and he did not move. They were very dissatisfied.

In fact, Tang Siwei has his own ideas in his heart, he is not unwilling to negotiate peace, but he knows that Zhao Tuan is different from Zhao Gou, Zhao Gou is wholeheartedly to negotiate peace with Jin Guo, even at all costs. And Zhao Tuan said in his heart that he was not willing to negotiate peace with Jin Guo when he was forced to do so. Now that the Northern Expedition has failed, and the most resolute Minister of War, Zhang Jun, is seriously ill and resigned, this is indeed a good time, and the Emperor Zhao Gou also advocates peace, and the Emperor Zhao still has a certain influence on Zhao Tuan.

But he still didn't know what Jin Guo meant at this time, so Tang Siwei never dared to propose peace easily. If the Jin State insisted on attacking the Great Song Dynasty, it would be impossible to negotiate peace with the Jin State. If it happens that Jin Guo tears up the covenant again, then he can't afford this responsibility.

At this time, a family member came to his side and said, "Xianggong, Lu Zhongxian and Sun Zao are here." ”

Tang Si raised his eyebrows, and immediately said, "Take them to the study, I'll wait for them in the study." ”

The family said yes and went immediately.

Lu Zhongxian is in his forties, with a white face and a short beard, a slightly chubby body, and wears a long robe. Sun Zao is not yet thirty-five years old, slightly taller, his eyes are bright, and the sun is slightly protruding, and he knows at a glance that he is a master of exquisite internal skills. These two people are Tang Siwei's right-hand men. Lu Zhongxian's official position is Chaofeng Doctor, Gongbu Langzhong, and Sun Zao's official position is Wu Yilang. Both the civil and the military are petty officials. This time, it was Tang Siwei who learned that Jin Guozuo Marshal Su Shi Lie Zhining had sent someone to Lin'an secretly, so he immediately sent these two people to contact him.

After the Shaoxing peace talks, the Song and Jin countries had peace with each other for more than 20 years, sending envoys to and fro. Therefore, some ministers between Song and Jin had some private connections. And even in the case of the war between the Song and Jin countries, the two sides deliberately maintained some of this connection in case of contingency. This is not a matter of treason.

Seeing the two of them coming in, Tang Siwei immediately got up. Lu Zhongxian and Sun Zao bowed their hands and said, "See Xianggong." ”

Tang Sihui waved his hand and shouted at the words of the two: "No need to be polite." How things were. ”

The two glanced at each other, Lu Zhongxian looked happy, and said, "Xianggong, Jin Guo is willing to negotiate peace with us." ”

Tang Si let out a sigh of relief, and said with his hand: "Great, great." Let's talk about the details. ”

Lu Zhongxian said: "Yesterday, I contacted and talked with the people sent by the left marshal of the Jin State, Su Shi Lie Zhining. He said that the Jin Kingdom was not willing to continue to fight with our Great Song Dynasty, and as long as we were willing to make some concessions on land and New Year's coins, we could negotiate peace with us. ”

Tang Siwei nodded and said, "Did he say what specific conditions he had?" ”

Lu Zhongxian shook his head and said, "He didn't say specifically. It is only said that the land we occupy must be returned, and some land must be ceded and the annual payment must be repaid. If I am interested in peace in the Great Song Dynasty, I can send an envoy to Bianliang to discuss with Sushi Lie Zhining to discuss the specific peace plan. ”

After all, peace negotiation is a process of bargaining between the two sides, and no one wants to expose their hole cards prematurely without full certainty. But is this Jinguo move true or false? Tang Siwei kept pacing back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, thinking carefully in his heart. Lu Zhongxian and Sun Zao saw that he was thinking, and they didn't dare to disturb, and they both stood quietly on the side.

Suddenly, Tang Si retreated and stopped, and said, "How much success do you think the Jin people have in negotiating peace with me this time?" ”

Of course, Lu Zhongxian knew that this question was not easy to answer, but he couldn't help but answer, thought about it, and said: "At present, the national strength of my Great Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom is so large that it is impossible for anyone to destroy anyone in a short period of time. If you start a war rashly, it will not only be bad for my Great Song, but it will also be bad for Jin. From this point of view, if the Jin Kingdom can get some benefits of land and coins, there is no need to fight with my Great Song Dynasty, so why not? Therefore, Zhongxian thought that this peace negotiation should be true to Jin Guo. This is Zhongxian's shallow opinion, and please make a decision. ”

Tang Si stroked his gray beard and nodded. He had also taken these circumstances into account just now, and now Lu Zhongxian's statement strengthened his thoughts. At the same time, he was also quite satisfied with Lu Zhongxian's insight. He stopped and said, "Very well, you both are doing a good job this time, and I will never treat you badly." When they heard this, they both smiled.

Tang Siwei said again: "Do you dare to be an envoy to negotiate peace with Jin Guo." ”

Lu Zhongxian's heart moved, he is now just a court doctor from the sixth grade, the Ministry of Works. And his fate is completely linked to Tang Sihui, he knows that Tang Sihui is a strong peacemaker. If he can succeed with Jin Guo, his status in Tang Sihui's mind will naturally be very different, and at that time, his official position can at least be promoted to the level of the sixth minister, and it is not impossible to be an envoy all the way in the future, or to be in charge of the government.

Thinking of this, he arched his hand and said, "Zhongxian is willing to serve Xianggong." ”

Tang Sihui held a slight hand, stretched out his hand and said: "Okay, tomorrow I will go to meet the emperor and recommend to the emperor that I will use you as an envoy to negotiate peace with Jin Guo." He turned his head and said: "I don't need you for this peace discussion, I will definitely recommend you to be a group training envoy in the future if I have the opportunity, you can rest assured." ”

Sun Zao was overjoyed in his heart, and arched his hand and said, "Thank you." ”

After the two left, Tang Si coughed violently, and a family member came in with a porcelain bowl and said, "Xianggong, it's time to take medicine." ”