Poor Family Chapter 595

  Chapter 595 Restaurant rumors

   Perhaps it was the effect of alcohol, Wu Min was very refreshing tonight, without any airs of an official, and soon became acquainted with Li Daqi.

But Wu Min has always firmly grasped the unique sense of propriety of court officials, what should be said and what should not be said, he did not slip up at all, and his voice was just right, speaking in a low, not so mysterious, yet So that the drinker sitting next to him can't hear what he is saying?

   "Ten days ago was the day when the imperial court ordered the launch of the northern offensive. Yanqing made great contributions on the first day and accepted Guo Yaoshi's surrender..."

   "Who is this Guo Yaoshi?" Li Daqi couldn't help interjecting in a low voice.

"He is not an ordinary person. He is the supreme general of the Han people in the Liao army, commanding 8,000 Han troops. His surrender was a heavy blow to both the Liao court and the army, so the emperor personally summoned him in Yanchun Palace. He was made an official and a noble, and he was given a beautiful house in Beijing."

Gu Qian from Zhongshushe added with a smile: "This Guo Yaoshi is very good at talking. He said that although he is a Han, he is loyal to Liao. The case must kill him to avoid future troubles, he had no way out, so he surrendered to Song Dynasty, and he said it in tears, even the emperor was moved by him."

  Li Daqi sighed softly, "If this person is either loyal or traitorous, I hope Yanqing will not have too much to do with him!"

  Gu Qian picked up his wine glass and smiled slightly, "Even if Yan Qing wants to have something to do with him, he still doesn't like it!"

  Li Daqi was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?"

  Wu Min next to him was also a little curious. He knew that Gu Qian was often by the emperor's side, and Guo Yaoshi was at the side when he was awarded the title. Wu Min also smiled and said, "Brother Gu, why don't you talk about it."

Gu Qian drank the cup, and then said in a calm manner: "Guo Yaoshi hopes that he can lead his old troops to conquer the Liao Kingdom for the Song Dynasty. The emperor readily agreed, and he is going to make him the deputy capital commander, and follow the way of the teacher. , but Guo Yaoshi said that he hoped to follow Tong Guan..."

Speaking of this, Gu Qian deliberately paused, looking at Li Daqi's astonished expression, he said lightly: "What kind of temple is dedicated to what kind of god, how can the land temple that cultivates the teacher's way be able to worship Guo Yaoshi, a raptor who crosses the river?" What? So in the end he went to follow Tong Guan, and he had no chance of becoming a teacher."

  Li Daqi nodded silently. He understood it, and he complied with the old saying, it's not a family, and if you don't enter a family, it's okay, and your son can stay away from people like Guo Yaoshi who tend to be in power.

  At this time, Tang Zhengzong, who was silent all the time, couldn't help asking: "There are rumors in the market that the Queen Mother of Liao has decided to surrender to the Song Dynasty. Is it true?"

  Wu Min nodded with a smile, "That's true. This morning, the imperial court and the special envoy of the Liao Kingdom have reached an agreement to accept the surrender of the Liao Kingdom. They will use their official positions in the Song Dynasty as nobles of the Liao Kingdom, and the Liao Kingdom will hand over the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun."

   "What about the Kingdom of Jin?" Li Daqi felt a little inappropriate. How could the Kingdom of Jin stay out of the matter when Song and Liao reached such an agreement?

   "This should have nothing to do with the Kingdom of Jin. The Song-Jin Alliance made it very clear that the Great Wall was the boundary between the Song and Jin Dynasties, so Youyun Sixteen Prefectures should belong to the Song Dynasty."

Li Daqi was a businessman himself, and was deeply influenced by his son, he didn't take Wu Min's words seriously, he shook his head lightly and said, "The Kingdom of Jin spent money and food to attack Youzhou, but ended up getting nothing, how could it agree? "

Wu Min smiled and said: "This is not about buying a house or land and you can go back on it at any time. This is an agreement between the two countries. It has the signatures of the monarchs of the two countries. How can it be abolished easily? Don't worry! The Kingdom of Jin will not get nothing, at least they will get it." I don't think there should be a big problem with the yearly endowments of the Liao Kingdom in the past."

  Li Daqi didn't say anything anymore, he was just a businessman, he had nothing to do with court affairs, he only cared about his son's safety, since Song Liao had reached an agreement, his son should go home soon.

  Thinking of this, Li Daqi completely let go of his heart. He raised his glass and said with a smile: "Today is my treat, come! I'll toast the two officials again."

The negotiations between Song and Liao went through a full seven days, and the two countries finally reached an agreement. The Song Dynasty agreed to retain the nobles of the Liao Kingdom, reward them with the title of the Great Song Dynasty, and agreed to continue to respect the Empress Dowager Xiao as the Princess of Liao. The people were resettled in Hexi, and the Liao Kingdom had to cancel its national title and return Youyun Sixteen Prefectures to Song Dynasty.

This result made the emperor Zhao Ji very happy. Although the agreement still needs to be signed by the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom before it will come into effect, Zhao Ji can't wait. Renamed to Yanjing.

  At the same time, Zhao Ji sent two groups of Jinzi urgently to Yizhou and Zhuozhou, notifying Tong Guan and Zhong Shidao to take over Yanjing Mansion.

In the early morning, on the official road south of Yizhou, three cavalrymen were galloping on two horses. Autumn came very early today, and a gust of wind rolled up the dead leaves all over the ground, flying in the air like yellow butterflies. Stay, through the flying dead leaves, continue to sprint north.

   An hour later, the three cavalry finally arrived at the Song Army West Road Camp outside Yizhou City.

The West Road Army of the Song Army in the Yizhou camp has a total of 120,000 horses. This is Tong Guan's combat style. He concentrates all his troops on the front line. don't care.

  Tong Guan received an urgent order from the emperor six days ago, ordering him not to attack Yanjing Mansion for the time being, and to wait for the results of the negotiations between Song and Liao before taking action.

  Although Tong Guan was impatient and led his troops straight to Yanjing Mansion, but Tong Guan was a senior official of the imperial court after all, and he dared not disobey the emperor's edict easily, otherwise, even if he took Yanjing, it would be futile.

In the past few days, Tong Guan has been anxiously waiting for the results of the Song-Liao negotiations. Although Zhong Shidao took advantage of Li Yanqing's surprise attack on Zhuozhou, with the start of the Song-Liao negotiations, Tong Guan and Zhong Shidao are on the same starting line again. .

  Whoever can take Yanjing first means that whoever can get the imperial edict of Shenzong, how can Tong Guan not be anxious? He has been fidgeting for several days, waiting for news from the capital.

  At this moment, a soldier reported outside the account, "Report to the Taiwei, there is an urgent letter from Baozhou!"

  Tong Guan almost jumped up, "Quick... let the messenger come in!"

  The pigeon letters from the capital couldn't be delivered to Yizhou, and they could only be sent to Baozhou in the far north, and then Baozhou sent someone to deliver them to him. Tong Guan immediately realized that there must be news from the capital.

   After a while, the leader of the three messenger cavalry walked into the big tent, knelt down on one knee and said, "I am ordered to deliver the letter to the Taiwei!"

   "Where is the letter?"

The cavalryman immediately took out a sealed tube and handed it to Tong Guan. Tong Guan tore open the sealed paper with trembling hands, poured out a small bamboo tube from it, and pulled out a small roll of white silk from the bamboo tube, which was sent by his confidant from the capital. He unfolded the pigeon letter carefully. As he expected, the Song and Liao countries had reached an agreement, and the emperor Zhao Ji had decreed that he and Zhong Shidao immediately marched to Yanjing Mansion.

How shrewd Tong Guan is, he immediately saw the anxiety of the emperor. This kind of negotiation requires the two monarchs to print and exchange texts to be effective. As soon as the negotiation was over, the emperor couldn't wait to order them to take over the Yanjing mansion. How urgent?

  Of course, Yanjing City should also know the result of the negotiation at this time, and the Liao envoy will definitely notify Yanjing in time with the eagle letter.

  Tong Guan pondered for a moment and asked, "How long did it take you to come from Baozhou?"

   "Reporting to the Taiwei, the three of us rode six horses, and it took only one night to arrive at the camp."

Tong Guan quickly estimated the time in his heart. The pigeon letter was sent out at noon yesterday, arrived in Baozhou in the evening, and then rushed to his place overnight, and the decree from the capital usually departs in the afternoon. Even if it is delivered in gold letters, it will take two and a half days at the fastest It takes time to reach Fanyang County, Zhuozhou.

  In fact, I have nearly two days longer than Master Zhong. Although Fanyang County is closer to Yanjing than myself, I have two days to travel, so I should be able to get to Yanjing one step faster than Master Zhong.

  Thinking of this, Tong Guan immediately walked out of the big tent and shouted: "Pass my order, the central army and the front army are assembled and ready to go!"

Only half an hour later, Tong Guan personally commanded the 50,000 troops out of the camp and headed north. They did not carry luggage, and each of them only carried five days of dry food. They rushed towards the Yanjing Mansion in the northeast. Tong Guan believed The envoy of the Liao Dynasty in Beijing had already told Empress Dowager Xiao the result of the negotiation in an eagle letter. As long as he arrived in Yanjing, Empress Dowager Xiao would definitely leave the city and surrender.

In fact, any general will see that it is not appropriate to go north with such a light army, and there are great hidden dangers. As the leader of the army for 30 years, Tong Guan should know that it is not appropriate to take risks. It is a pity that Tong Guan is a fan of the authorities. Wang Jue, who had been looking forward to it for ten years, was dazzled, fearing that he would be overtaken by the way of the teacher, so he sent troops northward recklessly.

   Just as Tong Guan's army left, several letter eagles soared from the nearby forest, circling and flying towards the northeast.

  (end of this chapter)

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