Yang Yan was slightly stunned, and immediately understood, and said, "Could it be that Tianji Palace has decided to stand on King Deng's side?" ”

Ye Muxue sighed and said, "Although I haven't made a final decision yet, it's not too far away." ”

It turned out that entrusted by Hua Qingtan, the palace master of Tianji Palace, a delegation composed of senior sister Tan Xueqing, fourth junior brother Xie Qingfeng, and sixth junior brother Song Yiren visited Tianlin Mansion and Jianning Mansion respectively. Ye Muxue and Zong Tianxuan, as the proposers, also traveled with the group.

Yang Yan also told Zhao Chen about this matter before entering Sichuan, and asked several ministers of the court and China to prepare for reception. After deliberation, several ruling ministers also agreed that in the current situation, it is also necessary to unite all forces that can be combined to unite against the Jin army. Moreover, Tianji Palace still has a very special status in the Great Song Dynasty, and its support should be enlisted as much as possible. At the very least, it can weaken Zhao Kai's power.

Therefore, after the representative of Tianji Palace came to Tianlin Mansion, the imperial court sent Zhou Kui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as an envoy to go out of Tianlin Mansion for ten miles to greet the delegation of Tianji Palace. And on the same day, Emperor Zhao Chen personally received them in the Golden Palace and gave them a royal banquet. Of course, all this was a courtesy reception, and did not touch on substantive issues.

The next day, the prime minister Chen Junqing and the privy envoy Han Yanzhi met with the representatives of Tianji Palace, and first explained to them the legitimacy of the Tianlin Mansion court: the emperor was succeeded by the edict of the Emperor Taishang, and the vast majority of the ministers of the previous dynasty recognized Zhao Chen's throne by scriptures. Then he introduced the current strength of the Tianlin Mansion Imperial Court, which has jurisdiction over Jiangxi, Lianghu, Liangguang and other places, with no less than 300,000 military horses and horses, and is also very rich in money, food and materials. Although there was a rebellion of Wu Xi in Sichuan, Wang Yan, the Xuanfu envoy, and the Xingzhou Imperial Garrison Division all expressed their allegiance to the court of Tianlin Mansion with scriptures, as well as the current battle records of the Song army and the Jin army.

At the same time, Chen Junqing and Han Yanzhi also indicated like the representatives of Tianji Palace that if Tianji Palace supports Zhao Chen, the imperial court will also add it to the current Tianji Palace in accordance with the etiquette of treating Chen Jun's ancestor before. Each palace master will be given the title of honor by the emperor himself, and can serve each other without the courtesy of his courtiers. At the same time, Tianji Palace was also allowed to set up a preaching place in the capital.

When Yang Yan heard this, he also nodded slightly, and exchanged glances with Zhao Yueru. Although they didn't speak, the two had the same mind, and they both thought that it was not low for the Tianlin Mansion Imperial Court to offer such conditions, and now that the Tianlin Mansion Imperial Court showed its due strength and legitimacy, the two of them really couldn't figure out why the talks finally collapsed. With the little strength in Zhao Kai's hand, how could he impress Tianji Palace?

Although the movements of the two were small, they were also seen by Ye Muxue. Ye Muxue could naturally guess their thoughts. couldn't help but smile bitterly, took a sip of water, and continued.

The representatives of Tianji Palace stopped in Tianlin Mansion for five days, and then left Tianlin Mansion and went to Jianning Mansion in Fujian.

When he arrived at Jianning Mansion, Zhao Kai personally went out of the city thirty miles to greet the representatives. And ten miles away from the city, the "suburban welcome gift" in ancient times, sent armored soldiers out of the city to clean the road bribes, and invited the representatives of Tianji Palace into the city.

The "Gift of Welcoming Guests in the Suburbs" began in the Western Zhou Dynasty and was usually the highest etiquette performed by the monarch to ministers with special merits. It means that the king no longer regards his ministers as his subordinates, but as his own guests, hence the name. In the 800th year of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the ministers who received the "welcome gift" were only Taigongwang, Zhou Gongdan, Zhao Gonghu, Song Weizi, Yi Jifu and a few others, and they were all famous ministers in later generations. However, after the Zhou Dynasty, the imperial power flourished, and the Han, Jin, Sui, and Tang dynasties did not have a "suburban welcome ceremony" anymore.

In Jianning Mansion, Zhao Kai was very respectful to the representatives of Tianji Palace, and first went to the pavilion early every morning to greet them, and then accompanied them to their own palace to discuss matters, which was simply to respect the people of Tianji Palace as if they were teachers.

At the same time, Zhao Kai also promised that as long as Tianji Palace supports him, after he unifies the world in the future, he will receive the most solemn courtesy from Tianji Palace. Each palace master will serve as the national teacher of the Great Song Dynasty, and his status will be higher than that of the prime minister, and he can participate in military affairs. And set up a dojo in the capital, every time there is a major festival or event, the emperor must personally go to the dojo to worship heaven and earth. Moreover, in the future, every new monarch of the Great Song Dynasty ascended the throne, and the coronation ceremony was held in the dojo of Tianji Palace.

After the representatives of Tianji Palace and his entourage returned to Tianji Palace, they reported the experience of both sides and the commitments of both sides to the rest of the palace completely and truthfully. Xie Qingtan immediately summoned the other six senior brothers, as well as Ye Muxue and Zong Tianxuan, a total of nine people, to hold a meeting to discuss, Tianji Palace should support which side.

At the meeting, Liu Bofang, Xie Qingfeng, Han Zhifen, and Zhou Hongyi all believed that in this examination of the two parties, Zhao Kai's attitude and etiquette towards Tianji Palace were obviously much stronger than Zhao Chen's, and the conditions offered were much more generous, so they all strongly advocated supporting Zhao Kai. Only Tan Xueqing and Song Yiren objected.

Yang Yan listened, and Zhao Yueru glanced at each other, and couldn't help but look at each other a little. Who knows that the Tianji Palace is not the comparison of the troops, strength, land, financial resources, and popularity of the two sides, but they are actually entangled in what courtesies and commitments. Before Yang Yan could speak, Zhao Yueru was already a little displeased, and said, "Miss Ye, the grandeur of the courtesy is just a false name, let's not talk about it for the time being." But have you ever thought about how much it is possible for King Deng to fulfill his promise with his current strength. In my opinion, it is nothing more than a castle in the air, painting bread to satisfy your hunger, how can you not even see this? Although she and Ye Muxue knew each other, they were only general friends, and they were unhappy in their hearts, so they naturally spoke politely.

Hearing Zhao Yueru say this, Ye Muxue's expression was also a little embarrassed, and she was speechless for a while.

Although Yang Yan was also dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't want Ye Muxue to be unable to get off the stage, and said, "Didn't Miss Ye say that there are still two people who oppose it?" What is their opinion? ”

Ye Muxue said: "Uncle Tan and Uncle Song also have the same opinions as the princess, thinking that with the current strength of King Deng, I am afraid it will be difficult to unify the world. However, Senior Brother Zong believes that although King Deng's strength is weaker now, the world is unpredictable, and King Deng may not be able to unify the world. When Chu and Han fought against each other, Liu Bang's strength was not as good as Xiang Yu at the beginning, and he did not finally unify the world and establish the Han Dynasty for 400 years. What's more, Corporal Deng Wang Lixian, there will be heroes in the future, and if we have the help of Tianji Palace, we will definitely be able to turn weak into strong, so the strength of the strength, although it should be considered, is not absolute. ”

Zhao Yueru raised her eyebrows and was about to speak again, but was stopped by Yang Yan. Then Yang Yan looked at Ye Muxue and said, "Then may I ask Miss Ye, please tell us clearly, what is the final decision of Tianji Palace?" ”

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