The news sent by Lubu Feijie spread throughout the Kaifeng Mansion City as soon as possible, and naturally it also spread to the political affairs hall. In fact, there were two copies of the recital brought by the concert official Lu Bufeijie, one was a secret recital written by Tong Guan to Zhao Ji - the one that Zhao Ji received in the Chongzheng Palace, and Wu Haogu also took a look. The other one is played on the chapter, which is sent to the political affairs hall.

So Cai Jing and Su Dongpo, who had just finished throwing the pot at the Chongzheng Palace, are now busy fighting for merit again!

There is nothing to fight for on the battlefield. Gao Yu is the commander-in-chief of Xingling Xuanfu Sixth Road, Tong Guan is the commander of Shuofang, Wang Yu is the Marquis of Yu, Yang Keshi is the commander of Shuofang's army, Xue Sichang is Shuofang's transport envoy, and Su Chi is Shuofang's deputy transport envoy. The credit book is naturally dominated by these few people! The monarchs in the court, at most, have to advocate and praise the merits, which is not painful for civil officials of Cai Jing and Su Dongpo. However, the credit for the bargaining table cannot be let go of both.

Don't think that the credit on the battlefield must be greater than the credit on the negotiation table, after all, the Great Song Dynasty was heavy on literature and light on military force, so the credit for playing lip service and shaking the pen is naturally a bonus.

Moreover, the enemy on the battlefield "only" one thief - although the Liao State sent troops to Xingling, it did not directly start a war with the Song Dynasty, and only said that it was "sent to relatives".

In other words, the mission of Yelu Te Ra to enter Western Xia with an army of 30,000 was to escort Yelu Nanxian, the princess of Cheng'an of Liao, to marry and go to Xingqing Mansion. No matter how ridiculous this reason is, anyway, the Great Song Dynasty court pinched its nose and admitted it. Therefore, Gao Yu's credit book will not appear in the head of the Khitan people. And the Khitans, who "did not participate in the war", were the protagonists in the peace talks.

Now Su Zhe and Lin Yi are negotiating with the Khitans in Xijin Mansion. There was also a negotiating table in Kaifeng Mansion, where Xiao Delidi and Niu Shuwen fought directly with the Song Dynasty.

"Brother Zizhan," Cai Jing put down the chapter, took a sip of tea and soup, and looked at Su Dongpo with a sallow face with a smile, "Gao Shiyan shouldn't have directly entered Xingqing Mansion and caught the thief chieftain Qianshun, right?" ”

Su Dongpo smiled, he had already seen the concert, and was holding a bowl of decoction and pouring it into his mouth, when he heard Cai Jing's question, he put down the porcelain bowl filled with the black medicinal juice, and thought about it: "The concert said that the pontoon bridge on the Yellow River was burned, and there were no boats available, so Gao Shiyan went south to approach Lingzhou." I don't know if I can defeat Lingzhou? If you can win Lingzhou, it will be really an immortal achievement. ”

Wen Yi interjected: "Lingzhou is not so easy to take, right? Yuanfeng used a lot of soldiers in the fourth year, but he didn't take Lingzhou City. ”

Li Gefei took over the topic, "Senior Master Yan can always approach Lingzhou." Zhi Keshi also sent troops from Tiandu Mountain, and it is estimated that he will soon be able to join Gao Shiyan under Lingzhou City. Regardless of whether Lingzhou City can be captured or not, we have to fight, and we have to ask the Western Thieves to cede the land of Lingzhou and Weizhou! ”

He was "singing on a high note", at least he thought he was singing on a high note! Raise the pitch first, and then kick the ball to Cai Jing. After all, the negotiations on the Kaifeng Mansion side are directly led by the political affairs hall, and Cai Jing is the left minister, and Su Dongpo is sick and crooked. Therefore, it seems that the negotiation table in Kaifeng Mansion can only be dominated by Cai Jing.

Therefore, Li Gefei wanted to squeeze Cai Jing with words and let him fight for Lingzhou and Weizhou at the negotiation table.

"Lingwei Erzhou is naturally going to fight!" Wen Yi took the ball kicked by Li Gefei, "But the most important thing is the righteous name!" ”

Su Dongpo took another sip of bitter medicine, and then coughed a few times: "I don't know what kind of righteous name Yu Bi wants?" ”

Wen Yi glanced at Cai Jing, Cai Jing said with a smile: "Naturally, the official family is the king, and the Qianshun is the minister." ”

In the eyes of the civil officials of the Song Dynasty, fame was more important than actual interests! And the biggest name is, of course, the monarch and the minister. Zhao Ji is a gentleman, and Qianshun is a minister. As long as this title is obtained, then the Great Song Dynasty court can think that the Western Thieves have been pacified, and Xinglingliang, Gansu Guasha and other prefectures and counties have all been restored.

Su Dongpo and Li Gefei looked at each other again, and Su Dongpo smiled: "Qianshun has always been one servant and two masters!" What does Elder Brother Yuan think? ”

Su Dongpo was another problem for Cai Jing.

Cai Jing touched his beard, "One servant and two masters are naturally not good!" ”

"Is Senior Brother Yuan sure?"

Cai Jing nodded, "Naturally, you are sure!" ”

Yes, Gao Yu is about to beat Qianshun to death, what's so difficult for you to let Qianshun claim to be a subordinate and recognize his father?

Su Dongpo stroked his beard and nodded, and said with a smile: "Now that Kaifeng Mansion and Xijin Mansion are in peace talks, and there is no envoy from the Western Thieves involved, it is a little inconvenient after all." Brother Yuan, why don't we choose a place to negotiate, and then call the envoys of the Western Thieves, how about it? ”

The current negotiations are the Song-Liao peace talks, and the two countries sent missions to each other, so there are two missions in two places to negotiate with each other. It's a bit confusing!

"This ......" Cai Jing's brows furrowed, because he had already discovered that Su Dongpo, a treacherous minister, was digging a pit for himself!

If you choose a place to negotiate, where will you choose? Kaifeng Mansion? Impossible, right? Why let the Khitans go to the capital of the Great Song Dynasty to talk? Why can't we talk about it in the province of Setsu? Therefore, the best place for negotiation seems to be the Jiehe Commercial Market, which is located between Song and Liao, and is not close to either side.

In other words, the important minister in charge of the negotiation must leave Kaifeng Mansion!

Cai Xianggong is willing to go on this business trip?

If he doesn't go, the credit will be Su Zhe's! He is going to go, and the political affairs hall will have to let Su Dongpo call the shots for a while......

When Cai Jing was feeling that something was wrong, a small yellow door came in from outside, conveying Zhao Ji's will, asking the important ministers to go to the Chongzheng Hall after lunch.

……

"Cai Qing, Su Qing, do you know that Lubu Feijie in the Northwest is flying?"

When they saw Zhao Ji again, the ministers found that the official's face was about to bloom, and Wu Haogu also stood in the Chongzheng Hall with a smile, looking a little villain......

"If you go back to Your Majesty, the ministers already know, and the ministers congratulate Your Majesty!"

Zhao Ji nodded, "It seems that the long-cherished wish of the first emperor will be fulfilled soon!" However, on the Khitan side, you still have to deal with it carefully, what advice do you have? ”

Cai Jing knew Su Dongpo's plan, but he didn't know how to open his mouth for a while, but he heard Prime Minister Su cough for a while, and then he spoke quickly and urgently in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, now the Khitans and I have sent missions to each other, one in Kaifeng Mansion and the other in Xijin Mansion, which is really not very convenient. It would be much more convenient to combine the two peace talks together, and then call the envoys of the Western Thieves. ”

"Hmm," Zhao Ji nodded, "That's exactly how it should be!" Just where to negotiate the merger as well? ”

"It's best to negotiate in Jiehe Commercial City." Su Dongpo immediately said.

"Cai Qing," Zhao Ji glanced at Cai Jing, "What do you think?" ”

"The minister, the minister also thinks it is feasible." Cai Jing is not stupid, his eyes rolled, and he already had an idea, "The envoy sent to Xijin Mansion by our dynasty, Su Zhe, is only the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, while the envoy sent by the Khitan is a privy envoy, and the two sides are not equal." Therefore, the old minister suggested that Zhang Kangguo, a member of the Privy Council, should be the chief envoy, and Su Zhe should be reappointed as the deputy envoy to negotiate peace with the Khitan and the Western Thieves in Jiehe Commercial City. ”

Zhao Ji looked at Zhang Kangguo, "Zhang Qing, can you go to Jiehe Business Market?" ”

"Yes." Of course Zhang Kangguo is willing, and he is very grateful to Cai Jing, this is a meritorious opportunity that fell from the sky.

"It's just that on what terms should the minister negotiate with the Khitan and the Western Thieves?" Zhang Kangguo asked again.

"Do you have any suggestions?"

Cai Jingdao: "The minister thinks that the peace talks should focus on righteousness. The Western Thief must be a vassal to my Great Song Dynasty, and he must not be a vassal to the Khitan at the same time!

In addition, the Western Thieves must hand over at least six states, including Yinxiayou, Yanshuowei, etc. If possible, Lingzhou must also be handed over. ”

"That's all?" Listening to Cai Jing's words, Zhao Ji actually showed a disappointed expression.

Cai Jing, who is good at understanding Zhao Ji's thoughts, was also stunned, what else does the Son of Heaven want? Do you want to recognize your father?

"Oh, also, Qianshun must recognize the official family as his father!" Cai Jing thought for a while, and added, "And there can only be one father in the official family!" ”

For Qianshun, there is only one father in the world, and that is Zhao Ji!

"None?" Zhao Ji looked at Cai Jing, who was stunned, and waved his hand and said, "It's a trivial matter for me to be Qianshun's father." He turned his head to look at Wu Haogu, "Wu Qing, tell me about it." ”

It turned out that when Wu Haogu was having lunch at the official's house, he had already said a lot of ideas.

"Obey." Wu Hao Gu Dao, "The minister thinks that the title of minister is only the most basic name, and it is not a problem for Qianshun." ”

That's right, Zhao Ji wants to be a godfather, so many people can't ask for it!

"Wu Chongdao, Qianshun is called a minister, what do you want him to do?" Cai Jing asked a little puzzled.

Wu Haogu smiled: "Naturally, I want him to be a minister sincerely!" ”

"Really? What is sincerity? ”

Wu Hao Gudao: "Naturally, it is to write Chinese characters, speak Chinese, practice Han family etiquette, use Han family surnames, and call themselves Han people." Since then, there will be no more party items and nations! This is a good son of His Majesty and a good courtier of the Great Song Dynasty! ”

This requirement is not only high, it is simply asking the thief to sell his soul!

Cai Jing shook his head, "This, how is this possible!?" ”

"Impossible?"

"Impossible, impossible!" Zhang Kangguo also shook his head. "Wu Chongdao, why didn't you say that you want to open an official school on the territory of the West Thief and develop a solution to the test?"

"It's still the Privy Council's thoughtfulness." Wu Haogu smiled, "It is true that official schools should be set up in the six prefectures of Xing, Liang, Gan, Su, Gua, and Sha to teach the Confucian Dao and conduct a liberation test. ”

It sounds like a dream! Writing Chinese characters, speaking Chinese, practicing Han family etiquette, using Han family names, claiming to be Han people, and then setting up official schools, opening courses and scholars, then Xing, Liang, Gan, Su, Gua, and Sha are the same as Fu, Lin, and Feng. The western thief is not a thief, but a good minister of the Great Song Dynasty who guards the world......