The ministers all understood that this time the Liao people came prepared, taking advantage of the internal and external troubles of the Great Song Dynasty, first stationed troops on the border, and then sent envoys to come, and the requirements put forward were both harsh and arrogant, and they purely belonged to the lion's big mouth.

In this case, negotiating with the Liao people became a forbidden area that no one wanted to touch; Originally, the negotiator between the two countries was a popular official position, but after the negotiation was completed, the official position was like a bamboo shoot that had been pulled out, and it was slowly raised.

Taking the use of the negotiation envoy of the Yuanyuan Alliance, Dian Zhicao, as an example, Zhenzong Zhao Heng was eager to make peace, and he put a very wide bottom line on the indemnity, and one million or millions of silver was acceptable. And Cao used the request of the Liao State to save his life in order to save his life under Kou Zhun's warning, and finally the compensation was pressed to 100,000 taels of silver and 200,000 horses of silk, which greatly surprised Zhao Heng.

It was originally a reparation alliance that humiliated the country, and it was a faceless matter to pay any compensation, but it was regarded as a major victory, and Cao Yu was also heavily rewarded, from a small palace straight to the top of the road, and finally achieved the position of privy envoy and prime minister, it can be seen how much the original negotiation brought a big turn to Cao Yong's life, and in the heart of Zhenzong Zhao Heng, Cao Yong was determined to be a capable person.

Of course, in general negotiations, it doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, but only how much mutual benefit is between the two sides, so if this kind of negotiation is made, there will be dozens of people who will break their heads and rush to recommend themselves. The negotiations between the two countries involving territory and dignity are a double-edged sword, and if the negotiations are successful, they will naturally rise to the top and become the second Cao to take advantage of them, and if they do not negotiate well, they will be scolded for losing power and humiliating the country, demoting and dismissing people, and even beheading.

The current situation is like this, no one asks themselves if they are sure to complete this negotiation, since they are not completely sure, most people choose to protect themselves, cover their mouths and keep silent, if the emperor really points to his head, then it is God's will, he thinks he is unlucky, and he takes the initiative to ask for help, which is unwilling.

Zhao Zhen waited for a long time and no one spoke, his heart was annoyed, and his tone became stern: "The big thing is coming, no one from the Manchu Dynasty has come out to speak, I am really chilling, why don't I go and talk to them in person?" ”

Everyone was frightened, and Lu Yijian got up and played: "Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to go to negotiate, but ......"

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed at first, but when he heard the word, his face sank again.

"If the old minister goes to negotiate with the Liao envoy, it will be too much to promote the Liao people, the Liao envoy Xiao Temo is just a fourth-grade official, and the deputy envoy Liu Liufu is just a Hanlin bachelor and a seventh-grade petty official; If the old man went to negotiate with them as prime minister, wouldn't he look down on them; In terms of etiquette, he lost a game first. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "What you said is reasonable, how can you give them too much face, who should be selected according to your opinion?" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, and the officials above the fourth rank in the court breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that if you pay attention to the equal position and equal level, it will definitely not be your turn.

Sure enough, Lu Yi said simply: "The old minister thinks that he should select someone with a similar official rank to negotiate with him, and the candidate should choose someone who is steady and down-to-earth, familiar with the experience, and has a degree of advance and retreat." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Do you have a candidate in mind?"

Lu Yijian said: "There is the best candidate in the old minister's mind. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Let's hear it." ”

Lu Yijian coughed and said, "The person who the minister wants to recommend is Lord Fu Bi, who is the right righteous speaker." ”

Fu Bi chuckled in his heart, and the ministers turned their heads to look at themselves with a brush, and suddenly made a big red face, and hurriedly went to see Yan Shu's face, but saw Yan Shu's face was blue and full of anger.

Du Yan, Zhang Dexiang and others are secretly happy, Lu Xiang's move is really clever, this rich Bi has risen rapidly in recent years, he is only in his thirties and has been mixed with the emperor to become the position of the intellectual, Yan Shu is a lot of help behind the scenes, if Fu Bi becomes an important position in time, it will make Yan Shu have a strong supporter in the court, and the life of himself and others will not be easy in the future; Lu Xiang's move was to raise salaries, saying that he was recommending talents, but in fact, he was strangling Fubi in the cradle, and it was strange that such a negotiation could be negotiated well.

"Qi to play the emperor, the old minister thinks it is not suitable, although Fu Bi is talented, but he has no negotiation experience, and his eloquence is not good, it is difficult to speak, the old minister thinks that he is not suitable for this big task." Yan Shu hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"No, Yan Sansi's words are absurd, Fu Bi is stable and thick, and he is knowledgeable, and he holds the position of intellectual system, which is deeply liked by the emperor; And the negotiation is not a matter of words, but a word, word by word, word by word, word by word, word by word, but lost; Rich people are capable enough to take on this role. ”

Lu Yijian couldn't tolerate Yan Shu's excuse and retorted with a smile.

Yan Shu said: "This matter is very important, please also ask the emperor to think twice, the negotiation of the envoys of the two countries is nothing less than a game on the battlefield, soldiers and horses are fighting each other, how can some talents be competent, but also need to have scheming, sophistry, after all, the whole merit, the emperor is clear." ”

Zhao Zhen twisted his beard to look at Yan Shu on the left and Lu Yijian on the right, it was difficult to decide.

Lu Yi simply played: "If the emperor is difficult to decide, why don't you listen to everyone's opinions?" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Do you think Fu Bi can take on this responsibility?" ”

The ministers nodded one after another: "This matter belongs to the rich lord." ”

"The rich man is humble in his words, and the Liao envoy is arrogant and domineering, just to restrain the Liao people with clumsiness."

"The rich man is very knowledgeable, he is in charge of ancient and modern things, and he knows all the strategic articles and poems of the imperial court.

“……”

The words of the crowd were nothing more than trying to push the errand to Fu Bi, so that this unfortunate thing would not fall on their own heads; Lu Yijian is an old man, he knows everyone's thoughts well, knowing that when he asks such a question, everyone will only agree and will not object, and sure enough, the truth is as he expected, almost a general support.

Yan Shu sighed secretly, he made a mistake today, and he was suddenly overshadowed by Lu Yijian, and the decline has been achieved, and it is difficult to get it back.

Zhao Zhen said to Yan Shu: "Yan Aiqing, since everyone thinks that Fu Bi is suitable, what do you think?" ”

Yan Shu said helplessly: "In this case, it is up to the emperor to decide." ”

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed and said: "Okay, I will appoint Fu Bi as my special envoy to deal with the negotiation and contact matters with the Liao people, and add the title of Wenhua Hall Straight Bachelor, and immediately prepare for relevant matters." ”

Fu Bi stepped forward to bow to thank him, and his heart was up and down, but he was helpless.

Du Yanxiao's mouth couldn't close, Lu Yijian's move was too good, and he gave Yan Shu a big slap without moving, so that Yan Shu still had nowhere to spill his anger, high, really high!

Du Yan decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue, since Lu Yijian had already lit the fire, he should also follow and add a scoop of oil, so he coughed, Shi Shiran stepped forward and said: "Start the emperor, the minister still has a play." ”

Zhao Zhen finalized the candidate, his heart was a little relieved, and he smiled, "Du Aiqing, please speak." ”

Du Yan said: "The Liao envoy is divided into the main and deputy, and Lord Fu Bi is the special envoy, how can there be no deputy envoy to assist during the negotiation, can it not be attacked by the Liao envoy with one enemy and two enemies?" The minister felt that he should be given another deputy envoy to assist in the negotiations. ”

Zhao Zhen clapped his hands and said: "Yes, I am confused, how can one mouth be able to defeat two mouths, one punch is difficult to defeat four hands, it should be equipped with a deputy envoy to assist; Is there a candidate for Du Aiqing? ”

Du Yan shook his head and said: "The candidate is ready-made, isn't Su Jin, the newly retired grain envoy who has made great contributions, the best candidate?" To have the ability to do things, to have a touch of the style, and the eloquence is quite good, that day even the ministers and huge people in the palace were speechless by him; And this person is an official who lives in the position of the seven-product history museum, and is not a seamless choice to use the four-grade main envoy to the four-grade main envoy, and the seven-grade deputy envoy to the seven-grade deputy envoy? ”

Everyone was in an uproar, and there was a faint smile on Lu Yi Jian Qingjun's face, Du Shumi can be regarded as a teachable child, and he learned his own hand in a blink of an eye, for this Su Jin, everyone has been upset recently, and it is a good way to pull him into the water to vent his anger.

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "Su Jin?" "Zhao Zhen knows that Su Jin must have been very busy recently, and he wants to study for the exam and set up a silver village, and now he will ask him to negotiate, I am afraid that he will lack skills; And this kid has a stubborn temper, maybe he doesn't want to take on this position at all, do you still want to be angry with him for this?

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Du Shumi's words are reasonable, and Su Jinzhi is very suitable for the position of deputy envoy for negotiation, please ask the emperor for permission." Lu Yijian said.

Zhao Zhen looked at Yan Shu, he didn't want to embarrass Yan Shu too much, the relationship between Su Jin and Yan Shu was no longer an ordinary recommendation relationship, when he knew that Su Jin was going to marry the daughter of the Yan family, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but reassess Su Jin's status. Zhao Zhen decided that if Yan Shu said a word, he would also categorically reject Du Yan's performance, although Su Jin was indeed a good candidate.

To everyone's surprise, Yan Shu actually nodded and smiled: "Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal, Su Jin is indeed the best candidate for the deputy envoy." ”

The Manchu Dynasty Wenwu thought that Yan Shu would obstruct it, but he didn't expect to hear this, and suddenly his mouth opened like cracked leather boots, and there was a snorting and unbelievable panting.