[There will be a change a little later.] 】

Xiao Xi felt that his deputy's movements had suddenly become weird in the past few days.

For two or three days in a row, he had a secret conversation with Han Gang alone, and every day there was even a letter for someone to send back. The members of the mission who were brought out walked one a day. The obvious suspicious practice was done without scruples, Xiao Xi thought about it, what did he rely on.

It is likely that he reached a secret agreement with Han Gang behind his back, but when Xiao Xi took out the identity of the envoy to question, he prevaricated and only said that he would not do state affairs.

However, Xiao Xi is not without henchmen, even though he repeatedly admonished his own cronies, but after the people sent by Xiao Xi inquired for a while, they still got some inside information.

Through fragmented returns, the pieced together content still lacks enough detail, but the most critical core, Xiao Xi has already understood.

Han Gang actually wanted to bribe Yelu Yixin by doing business! Without the New Year's coin, you can still let Shang's father get real money, and it is said that he can have half of the New Year's coin!

No wonder the boldness is so big. If this matter can really be negotiated for him, it will not be a crime to put his own righteous envoy aside.

But how could Xiao Xi be willing?! How could this matter be without him?

It's just that when Xiao Xi slapped the collected news in front of Zhan Gan, Zhan didn't even jump his eyelids: "I am the palace guard under Father Shang's account, this matter is not a state affair, it is Father Shang's private matter, Lin Ya wants to worry about it, then he has to vote for Father Shang's Luduo first!" ”

Zhegan sneered and said, and walked away, leaving only Xiao Xi with a crooked face.

It is indeed justified to be able to fold dry. He is a palace guard, to be clear, he is a house slave in Yelu Yixin's mansion. Xiao Xi can speak on behalf of the Great Liao court, but he cannot speak on behalf of Yelu Yixin. And to dry it, he can.

Xiao Xi sat in the middle of the night with a gloomy face, and then began to write a letter to Yelu Yixin.

It's hard to succeed, but it's easy to fail.

Since Song Renhe deliberately lined himself up, it would be better to simply kick their dreams.

Han Gang's idea was clearly the way of the Song people's new law, and all the money of the rich families who participated in border commerce in the past was gathered into the hands of Shang's father.

For Song Guo, sending money to Da Liao and sending money to Shang's father is a gift, so it is better to use it to curry favor with Shang's father, and easily avoid the notoriety of the year's coins.

Song people have too many eyes, but speaking of which, it is impossible for them to send the money directly after all. As long as you walk through the field, in the eyes of the major clans and wealthy families who originally had caravans to trade with the Song people, the money should have their share. What would they think if Shang's father had it to himself?

Isn't this a blatant plan of discord? As long as this point is pointed out, Xiao Xi believes that Yelu Yixin will make a choice.

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Xiao Xi was writing a letter to Yelu Yixin, wanting to spoil Han Gang's plan, but at this time, Han Gang already felt that his plan was messed up.

Han Gang found himself underestimating the importance of money to the merchants and their backstage.

Even if his plan was to be kept secret from the outside world, it was impossible to hide it from the parties who were going to Liao, and the horse racing headquarters was quickly notified. With Han Gang's guarantee, many people are also relieved about doing business with Liao. That night, the leaders of the meeting sat together to select the tongue debaters who would envoy the Liao State. He Ju was the representative of SF Express, and he participated in the whole process, and when he heard the report he sent every night, Han Gang could only smile bitterly.

In front of real money and silver, the Liao Kingdom, which had made the Song people afraid for a hundred years, also became shining and full of temptation. Originally, it was planned that the horse racing headquarters would elect a representative to go to Liao to meet Yelu Yixin in the name of buying racing horses. But after the Qiyun headquarters heard the news, they immediately made it clear that they wanted to get involved.

The upper echelons of the Qiyun Headquarters and the Horse Racing Headquarters with voting rights were full of clans, relatives, nobles and wealthy merchants, and the heads of the major guilds were also scrambling to drill in. The officials who come and go are not a system at all.

However, although SF Express is from Yongqin, it is deeply involved in it. After all, the entire chain of interests is linked up through the two head offices, and they are extremely closely connected. Therefore, Han Gang's influence among the local upper echelons in the capital is greater than that of Wang Anshi, Han Jiang, and Cai Qu, and it is much greater. Of course, it is also because of Han Gang's reputation in medicine.

Now Han Gang is partial and throws a large piece of fat beef like a flower cake to the horse racing head office, and the heads and vice heads of the Qiyun head office are all red-eyed and call the door to share the account - after all, there are only a few people who can occupy a place in the two head offices like SF Express.

In order to compete for the seat of the envoy, the two headquarters quarreled for three days. Huayin Marquis Zhao Shijiang rolled up his sleeves and went down in person, fighting with others, and scolded Zhao Zonghan, the Duke of Ye Guo, who came to persuade him - Yingzong's younger brother is the same as SF Xing, and he is named on both sides. He just shrank his head and avoided one side, and stood up to find scolding. When the trouble was at its worst, many people even sent their female dependents into the palace overnight to ask the queen to administer justice.

As a result, it was no longer one person who went to Liao to meet the father of the Great Liao, but formed a delegation of eight people, each representing the interests of a group of people from the two head offices.

But it is precisely because they have made too much trouble in the past few days that the secret is no longer a secret, and the government and the opposition are talking about it. The imperial historians are still watching the wind for the time being, but at any time a stunned young man may jump out.

The two governments that supported the matter felt disgraced, and their views of the merchants were even worse, and the queen also felt that it was a shame that her relatives had become covered in copper stench. In addition, there are too many people elected, and it is easy to do bad things when there are many people, and they all feel that they need to pick one who is always in charge, so that they can save themselves from being embarrassed by Liaoguo.

Han Gang didn't want to see officials get involved, but the officials' distrust of businessmen was deep-rooted, and it would be fine if only one person was elected from the two major head offices, but now that there are as many as eight people, he can't do anything about it, he can't refuse directly, he can only act on cameras.

Therefore, on the second day after the horse racing headquarters reported the candidates for Liao, two more governors gathered in the Chongzheng Palace, in addition to Han Gang, even the new imperial historian Li Qingchen was also present.

Han Gang's proposal is also a bit taboo to say. Although it is much better to expand the scale of trade with the Liao people than to pay money and donate land, it will definitely cause a backlash from the Qing Dynasty in Shilin if it is too trusting the merchants. The Zaifu had to beware of the bad things that would happen to the imperial historians who were confused. You must talk to the gendarme in advance, lest everyone be shameless after the most trouble-you can't wash the Yushitai again, right?

"There must be a minister who is valued by the Liao people to envoy to the Liao State, otherwise how can you win the trust of the Liao people with only a few merchants? In the past few days, you have fought for me, and it has almost become a joke among the people. Words are not good for money and goods, and with this generation as a guide, won't the Liao people underestimate China? ”

Prime Minister Han Jiang rarely spoke, but today he was the first to stand up. If Jingzhong started a business with Yelu Yixin, it would be a business for the Hebei clan, but Han Jiang didn't speak for this, it was really a doctor's temper, and he didn't like the businessman's miasma of state affairs.

Han Jiang's words entered Empress Xiang's heart, and she nodded: "It is true that you should choose a good minister to go to Liao, so as not to laugh at foreign countries." Bachelor Han, what do you see? ”

"Somebody has to be in charge." Han Gang can still say no, he really has nothing to say about those people, but there is still room in his words.

Seeing that Han Gang, who raised this matter to the queen, did not object, he asked the other Zaifu: "I don't know if you have any recommendations?" ”

Probably after discussing it, as soon as Xiang Queens nodded, Zhang Qi said, "How about serving the imperial Shi Cai Jing?" ”

"Cai Jing?" Empress Xiang remembered this person, serving the imperial history was no longer a petty official, and when there were only three or five people left in the imperial history platform some time ago, there was only one of them. But Empress Xiang didn't know much about Cai Jing's experience and talents.

"Cai Jing once sent an envoy to the Liao State when he was the judge of the Ministry of Health and Welfare to teach the pox method." Zhang Qi said, "I also have a reputation in the Liao Kingdom, and I have even seen Yelu Yixin. ”

I see. Xiang couldn't help but nod to the queen, it sounded like a good candidate. She looked at Han Gang through the screen: "Master Han, how is Cai Jing behaving in the Department of Health and Welfare?" ”

"When the minister promoted the Department of Health and Welfare, Cai Jingye had already been promoted." Han Gang wanted to say that Cai Jing was not suitable for the post, but Cai Jing was the most class every year, and his performance appraisal was up and down a year, and he was directly reduced by one year, which was recorded under the Zhongshu Gate, "But judging from the documents left in the Yazhong, he is very competent." ”

Whether in terms of ability or experience, Cai Jing is certainly one of the best candidates. He once went to the Liao State, and he presided over the teaching of pox affairs in the Liao State, and he has a very good popularity. Talent is also first-class, and I have done things in Chinese books.

But he didn't want Cai Jing to get involved in this matter, not because he was worried that Cai Jing, the head of the six thieves in the future, would reach out to make money from it, or accumulate credit because of this, but because he was afraid that he would help Fujian merchants in this matter - Cai Jing is very famous for taking care of the township, and he is running in many ways for the construction of Mulan Pi for his hometown - this will ruin Han Gang's plan to make the Yongqin Chamber of Commerce and Beijing merchants more closely connected.

"Cai Jing is indeed a good candidate. But he is now serving the imperial history...... "Han Gang quickly found an excuse. Now there is no way to directly oppose it, so it is better to drag people into the water first.

I don't know if it was Han Gang's urging or voluntary willingness, Li Qingchen really stood up in the imperial history.

"This is not the way to treat Confucian ministers!" Li Qingchen is a good helper, but I saw that he was full of expression: "The imperial historian, admonishing the Son of Heaven, supervising hundreds of officials." The prime minister wants to order the merchants to run, and the court wants to treat the Confucian ministers in this way?! ”

Han Gang's original intention was to force Li Qingchen to stand up and speak for Yushitai, otherwise the saliva of Taichung's subordinates could drown him. This is also just the right time to help yourself. Li Qingchen said these words now, so that Han Gang got his wish.

However, Li Qingchen's words made Han Gang still very uncomfortable to listen to, and he didn't need to do the right thing with Confucianism?

Do you still think that now the old party is on the stage?