The early morning sun shines on the majestic Wende Palace, the flying dragon flows gold, the blue tiles are overflowing, the huge hall door is open to the south, the armor with bright armor holds the golden gourd axe and stands solemnly on both sides, and the hall pillars of the double package all exude a solemn atmosphere.

In the main hall, a routine court meeting is being held for three days, and the two classes of civil and military sub-stations are around and silent.

In the middle of the main hall, only Zhou Bangyan, who had just been recruited into the court, was bowing down and reciting his "Biandu Fu": "...... Such as Di such as Beijing, such as Gang such as Fu, wild no vegetable color, ditch no donation. It is enough to tire of widowers and widows, and to prepare for the destitude of drought. Then there will be nine years of foresight, and they will be planted again.

The emperor of Kai relied on the good peasants of Qianjia, the world and the people, and sowed a hundred grains and Kemin, which should be ready at three o'clock. Coaxing, sipping rain and mist, let it go, Hou Qianghou Yi, thousands of couplings, not angry and self-reliant.

Neglect its reason, the grass is not planted, the view of the soap, and the stalk, the furrow, thousands of miles and even deduce, ugly and barren, barren, turn into a good time, it is not easy to change the name......"

Reading and reading, Zhou Bangyan was already choked up, almost fifteen years! Once, he was also in this solemn hall, recited aloud this "Biandu Fu", at that time he was only more than 20 years, in his prime, and sitting on the golden hall was the heroic Emperor Shenzong.

Because of this colorful chapter, he was appreciated by Emperor Shenzong, and he jumped from a Tai student to the youngest Tai Xuezheng in the history of the Great Song Dynasty.

How high-spirited and ambitious he was at that time!

And now, where are the Si people?

Emperor Shenzong is gone! And he himself was exiled to the south for more than ten years because of his support for the New Deal, how many years does his life have there been?

The monarchs and ministers in the palace listened to this "Biandu Fu" and listened to Zhou Bangyan's choked voice, in fact, Zhou Bangyan was not the only one whose heart fluctuated, Zhang Dian, Li Qingchen, Huang Lu, Lin Xi, Zhang Shangying, Cai Jing and others, who did not have such a bitter history.

At the beginning, Emperor Shenzong was killed in the battle of 200,000 soldiers and civilians in Yongle City, weeping in the court, depression became ill, and returned to heaven in his thirties, so that these reformers suddenly became like children without mothers, and let others bully.

The New Deal is gone! was knocked to the ground and ravaged wantonly, and all those who were committed to the New Deal were blasted out of the court, and there was no one left. One by one, they lived a life similar to that of a prisoner, and Cai Cheng, a veteran of the New Party, was forced to die in Lingnan.

What happened to Zhou Bangyan is just a microcosm of that vast political storm.

This "Biandu Fu" reminded them of that unbearable time again.

The court was silent, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

Waiting for Zhou Bangyan to finish reading this old fu, Empress Liu's voice came from behind the curtain: "Zhou Qing, Emperor Shenzong had a good eye for talent, and promoted you to Taixuezheng in an eclectic manner, and now more than ten years have passed, I think you must be more knowledgeable, and after the deliberation of the prime ministers of the court, it was decided to appoint you as Taixuezheng again, you must do your best to manage Taixue well, and cultivate more available talents for the imperial court." ”

"Your Majesty, Empress Xie Shaosheng, obey the order!"

Zhou Bangyan didn't see the slightest excitement on his face, it was more of an indelible loneliness, or he was still sad that it was not Emperor Shenzong who was sitting on the throne!

No matter how he feels, the great era of the past is gone, the waves of the times are wave after wave, the back wave pushes the front wave, look forward!

Front, Honglu Siqing has already executed the wat and said: "Your Majesty, Empress Shaosheng, Xia envoy Liang Yi has entered Beijing last night and placed in Duting Xiyi, Liang Yi requests to go to the temple as soon as possible to face the saint and start peace talks between the two countries." ”

After Honglu Siqing returned to the train, Empress Liu didn't ask the minister, but first asked Zhao Rudao: "What is the opinion of the official?" ”

Zhao seemed to be a little at a loss and said, "I ...... I'd better listen to the ministers' opinions first! ”

Empress Liu, behind the bead curtain, asked: "The Xia envoy came to ask for peace talks, what is the opinion of the secretaries?" ”

Fan Chunren, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was the first to come out and play: "Your Majesty, Empress Shaosheng, the old minister thinks that since the peace between our dynasty and the Liao State is deadlocked, in order to avoid the danger of Liaoxia jointly attacking the Song Dynasty, we should negotiate peace with the Western Xia as soon as possible to break this situation that is not conducive to our dynasty." ”

Fan Chunren's words were agreed by many people, after all, the panic caused by the last crisis to Da Song was too strong, and it was understandable that they were worried about facing such a crisis again.

Most of the ministers did not know much about the current situation in Western Xia, and Yang Yi was worried that they would tend to compromise, so he went out and said: "Your Majesty, Empress Shaosheng, Fan Shangshu's worries are understandable, but according to the current situation in Western Xia, the possibility of Liaoxia jointly attacking Song is very small; The Western Xia was defeated one after another, losing no less than 150,000 soldiers in one year, the national strength has long been exhausted, and now the livelihood of the Western Xia people is withering, the displaced people are all over the wilderness, a large number of refugees are unable to provide relief in this cold winter, and there are countless people who are bandits and thieves and run to my Great Song Dynasty; Empress Dowager Liang in order to fight for power and profit, the party departments were greatly purified, and the Western Xia was full of domestic crises, rebellions were frequent, and Xiangli Qiguang even occupied the Yan Military Division of Heishui Town, which was self-contained, and competed with Xingqing Mansion, and with the current situation to develop, Western Xia was very likely to fall into a civil war.

In addition, after Renduo Baozhong and Wei Ming Ah Wu were captured, the morale of the Western Xia was low, and there was a lack of generals to unify the army, even if they reluctantly sent troops to attack, they would be vulnerable, so our dynasty did not have to worry about the situation of Liaoxia joint attack on the Song Dynasty. ”

Many ministers in the palace listened to Yang Yi's analysis, and couldn't help nodding frequently, treating people with themselves, the Great Song family is much thicker, and they feel unsustainable under such consumption, not to mention the small state of Xixia Yuer, and it is a big defeat after defeat, and the loss of troops is a hell of a life!

Empress Liu behind the bead curtain asked solemnly: "Yang Yi, you have been in the northwest for a long time, and you have a better understanding of the situation in Western Xia. ”

"The minister thinks that there are two points that my Great Song must insist on, first, the Western Xia completely broke off diplomatic relations with the Liao State; Second, return the land west of the river to my Great Song Dynasty. ”

As soon as Yang Yi's words fell, all the officials in the hall couldn't help but gasp; The first one is good to say, and the second one allows the Western Xia to cede all the Hexi Corridor to the Great Song Dynasty, which is tantamount to cutting out most of the land of the Western Xia, where is this peace talk? It's obviously forcing the Empress Dowager Liang to hang herself!

Zheng Yong, the waiter of the Criminal Department, came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, Empress Shaosheng, Yang Yi's discussion is very inappropriate, this will only force the Western Xia to be trapped and fighting, in case the Western Xia is reckless and joins forces with the Liao State to attack my Great Song Dynasty again, the consequences are unimaginable." ”

Before Yang Yi could refute, the cowman Zhang Shangying had already stood up and shouted: "Lord Zheng, last year, Liaoxia was unkind and unjust, taking advantage of the first emperor's great trip, he entered my Great Song Dynasty in a big way, and my Great Song Dynasty rushed to the battle, and he was still able to win, and now Xixia has been beaten to the point of being angry, and he is still breathing, so he will send troops to come again, what are the unimaginable consequences?"

Over the years, the Western Xia has repeatedly entered the Kou, resulting in the destruction of life in my northwest, the destruction of crops, and the displacement of the people.

Your Majesty, Empress Shaosheng, and the ministers agree with what Yang Shi said, Western Xia must break off diplomatic relations with the Liao State and return the land west of the Great Song River to negotiate peace with it, otherwise it will be appeasement and adultery. ”

Han Wei frowned, and said out of class: "Your Majesty, Empress Shaosheng, although I am lucky to win the Great Song Dynasty today, I am not convinced by convincing people with my strength!" Even if Western Xia was forced to cede the land of Hexi to me in the Great Song Dynasty, how could he be willing? This will only lead to greater misfortune in the future. If this is translated, I can be subdued by the great virtue of the ......"

"Ridiculous!"

Lin Xi, a member of the Zhongshu House, didn't give Han Wei any face, and interrupted Han Wei's words with a cold face, only to see him sneer: "In the early years of Yuanyou, Sima Guang was a great virtue and ceded all the four cities of Mizhi to curry favor with Xixia, what was the result, did Xixia be grateful to Dade?"

Since the beginning of Yuan You, I have entered the Great Song Dynasty no less than 60 times, this is the gratitude of Western Xia?

The first emperor made a great trip, Liaoxia not only did not send an envoy to come to mourn, but took advantage of the mourning period of the Great Song Dynasty to raise hundreds of thousands of troops to attack. Is Han Shangshu going to be Mr. Dongguo? ”

Lin Xi and others were reasonable, and Han Wei was speechless, if you really calculate, Liao still has the bearing of a great power, and it is relatively able to abide by the covenant; The Western Xia was a purely rogue state, and there was no faith at all; Just like when Sima Guang ceded the four cities of Mizhi, before the ink dried on the peace agreement, Western Xia sent troops to attack! And it was three days and two ends, and it was called a happy truth, and any covenant was a joke for Western Xia.

There are Zhang Shangying and these cattle people who come out to fight, Yang Yi doesn't need to talk at all, he retreats to the train and raises his mind leisurely, he didn't intend to negotiate peace with Xixia, of course, if the Empress Dowager Liang is really willing to cede the Hexi Corridor, that's another matter.

The disputes in the court do not need heavyweights like Zhang Dan, they have already been settled, Zhang Shangying is more desperate than Yang Yi, he further asked for a Yinzhou, Yang Yi was secretly funny, and he didn't say anything, the so-called sky-high asking price, landing to pay back, negotiating! It doesn't matter if he gives it or not, he will make an offer first.

In the end, the bottom line of the negotiation was set according to Yang Yi's two-point principle.

As soon as this matter was over, Cai Jing came out again and said: "Your Majesty, Empress Shaosheng, the minister thinks that the imperial court has previously given a lower reward to the Xia general Renduo Baozhong and the famous Ah Wu, and these two people have a very high reputation in Western Xia, and the minister thinks that it is better to give the two of them high-ranking officials to show the benevolence of our dynasty." ”

Sure enough, it is Cai Jing, this trick is really beautiful, when the two countries opened peace talks, the Great Song Dynasty wantonly rewarded Renduo Baozhong and Wei Ming Ah Wu, which was indeed a blow to Western Xia, dissatisfied? Dissatisfied, let Ren Duo Baozhong and Wei Ming Ah Wu lead the troops to attack Western Xia!

After Cai Jing's reminder, Yang Yi also thought of another trick, which was used to deal with Liang Gefang, that is, to put a gossip to Liang Gefang: My Great Song is a state of benevolence and righteousness, and I am ready to put Renduo Baozhong and Wei Ming Ah Wu back!

If this is the case, Liang Dingfang is afraid that he will have nightmares every night.

(To be continued)