Chapter 143 Sending envoys to Liaoning

Zhao Shu waited for Han Qi to report the birthday of the Empress Dowager of Liao, but he forgot one thing. Even if Han Qi had this chapter, he was usually the last one to report. Prime Minister Han Qi was thinking about the matter in his hand. Who should be recommended to Liao? He was too old and unwilling to travel long distances. He used to be Fubi. The old man went. Now Fu Bi's mother is not in the court. Looking at the new prime minister Zeng Gongliang, who is in his sixties, the emperor will definitely not send him. He looked around at these officials. There are really few people who can be qualified to replace the Song Dynasty and make the emperor satisfied.

Emperor Renzong was a little tired at this time. Recently, he didn't know what was going on. His health was getting worse day by day. He sat on his side a little. Next, according to the usual practice, the minister's memorials could be dealt with at that time. If it needed to be discussed, he put aside. The three-day court meeting was almost finished until noon. The more he heard it was. Come on, the more Renzong feels dizzy,

It's Xue's turn to play up. Xue Xiang pointed out that the total number of Shaanxi Luxiang Army and the Forbidden Army reached as many as 250,000, and these soldiers accounted for more than half of the total number of soldiers who were old and weak, sick, and played with small skills. Therefore, Xue Xiang suggested to repel those soldiers who could not fight on the front line and could not serve the country in Shaanxi. Soldiers, and the court issued a clear text: Generals make soldiers violate ** for no reason,

Originally, Emperor Renzong nodded to this matter, and the quasi-playing was very simple. However, Emperor Renzong was sleepy, physically tired and confused. The officials in the court also seemed to see that Renzong was tired. Xue Xiang had just finished playing and stood in the hall with ivory in his hand waiting for Renzong's answer. Then he looked at Emperor Renzong: He used He bowed his head with an arm on the side end of the throne, and half squinted his eyes with his hand. After listening to Xue's up, Emperor Renzong's other hand was slightly raised and put it down. He thought that it would be better if the prince had made a decision again. He remembered that the king knew very well about Shaanxi Road, and his mind was confused at the same time. As a result He actually put the two things together and said, "How does the emperor look at this matter?"

This words were like a muffled thunder in the hall, which stunned everyone. The officials looked at each other and opened their mouths with surprise. Lord Bao and Wang Anshi were even more surprised. How did their son become the emperor? This joke was not casual, but no one dared to speak out. Everyone suspected that they were listening. Wrong,

The king said, God, his sister added his uncle, how did I answer the words? If he didn't speak, the emperor asked his name, and his words were equivalent to admitting that he was the emperor, and the emperor seemed to be drowsy. If he was talking in his sleep, who would disturb the holy driver and wake up the emperor, he would lose his head.

Forget it, I'll sleep even if you sleep. Who can't pretend to sleep? Wang's hands are clinging to the ivory. He lowered his head and closed his eyes. He can feel it with his eyes closed. The fire in Prince Zhao Shu's eyes is going to burn him.

The usual ministers in the hall talk to you, and occasionally mixed with the buzzing of each other, which are the voices of Renzong's habits, as if some wives can't hear their husbands snoring and can't sleep. Renzong also suddenly can't hear the ministers' comments. The hall was silent, and the nap immediately woke up, and he was also conscious. I said the wrong thing just now, but how can the words be round?

The emperor squinted at the crowd. Zhao Shu was looking sideways at the king. From the perspective of Emperor Renzong, he only saw the back of Zhao Shu's head with a hard-winged head, and then looked at the way the king pretending to sleep in the court. Renzong secretly laughed that the boy was smart, and the emperor pretended to stretch out. The lazy man cheered up and said, "This matter is under pressure. After retreating from the court, Prince Xuan will discuss the matter with Wang Shilang in the arch hall." Hearing what he said, the ministers all understood that Renzong just made a mistake to find a compromise for himself. Prince Zhao Shu felt uncomfortable in his heart, and even his name could be called wrong,

Prime Minister Han Qi slowly stood up. Now he has thought of a good candidate, Wang, but his starting point is different from Zhao Shu. He doesn't know that even if he doesn't recommend Wang, the prince will strongly recommend him.

Han Qi stepped forward and said: "Shang, in two or three months, it will be the birthday of the empress dowager of Liao. The State of Liao sent an invitation to send an envoy to celebrate his birthday, and invited the emperor to send an envoy to Liaoning to show the goodwill of the alliance between the two countries."

Renzong looked at Han Qi. Han Qi was surrounded by Zeng Gongliang. Without Fubi, Renzong was a little disappointed: Renzong opened his mouth and asked the ministers, "Which minister would like to go to Liao?"

There is silence on the court. What's wrong with the officials of the State of Song? There are many people here who know that they are not good, and some people don't want to go to Liao.

"The prime minister can have a suitable candidate."

The king woke up now. He pretended to be asleep, not to mention hearing a few words from Liao,

How old-fashioned Han Qi is. Even if he wanted to recommend Wang in his heart, he didn't know, "I don't know if there is anyone in the emperor's heart. I am willing to discuss the right person with all the ministers."

Emperor Renzong looked at the officials and asked helplessly, "Which minister can choose the right person to choose the State of Liao?"

The prince scolded Han Qi in his heart. Now that Lord Bao spoke, he knew that there must be a king in a while. Anyway, he was also the elder of the current dynasty, and there was prestige. He cleared his throat and signaled him to speak. "Your Majesty, Weichen thought that the envoy to Liao should have literary talent. I heard that Yelu Hongji also liked Han. Those who learn are well-ed in poetry. If ordinary young people are afraid that they can't take on this task.

Wang listened and laughed secretly. He had to say that his godfather turned to him and chose himself out first.

The ministers buzzed again. Renzong looked at Lord Bao, Lao Bao, Lao Bao, and let's not talk about the new civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. You old ministers have seen through for a long time. Can Yelu Hongji's poems be profound in my Song Dynasty?

"Oh, I haven't heard of this. Does anyone know what poems Yelu Hongji has written?" Renzong deliberately asked,

Bao Zheng pretended that Ouyang Xiu, who had just noticed, was also in the court. He said in surprise, "Oh, Ouyang Hanlin must know, right, Uncle Yong."

Ouyang Xiu looked at Bao Zheng, and scolded in his heart. You are a sheltered son. Why did you push this thunder on me? Who doesn't know that Yelu Hongji, the current emperor of Liao, remembered that he loved the messenger most, but since Bao Zheng said so, if he didn't know, wouldn't it make people laugh?

There is no way for Ouyang Xiu to harden his scalp and say: "The emperor of Liao is good at rhythm, good at calligraphy and painting, and loves poetry, and has a "poetry friends" with his subordinates. What is more popular is the title of "Huangju Fu" Yesterday, you got Qinghuang ju Ju Fu, broken and cut Jin Ying to fill in the sentence, sleeves There is still a lingering fragrance in the middle, and the cold west wind can't blow, "

After listening to this, Bao Zheng said happily to Renzong: "Yes, you see, I'm not true. This poem compares the famous poem of "Huang (huang ju) Chrysanthemum Fu" written by Li Yan to a colorful **. The fragrance is lingering, the wind is blowing, and the "I still feel it in the sleeve" is elegantly written. It's very charming. Anyway, I can't write it out.

Ouyang Xiu was so angry that he almost stared at him. He said in his heart that he couldn't write down your pride,

Renzong looked at Ouyang Xiu and nodded. Just as he was about to open his mouth, Sima Guang stood up. Sima Guang and Ouyang Xiu were best friends. He knew that Ouyang Xiu was unwilling to go, so he stood up and said, "The emperor, I think that Uncle Ouyang Yong is not suitable. Uncle Yong didn't say anything about his knowledge, but this official affairs in charge of Hanlin Academy is heavy, for It is important for the country to choose good materials, not to mention that the Khitans are belligerent, and it is not appropriate to choose a weak person.

When he said this, everyone turned their eyes to the seed again. The seed was stunned and no one looked at it. He was a military general who was born with a bad temper. He also knew that it was not his turn to go, so he simply ignored it,

Renzong shook his head. He didn't think that the seed was not good, but that the responsibility of the seed was heavier than that of Ouyang Xiu. The seed was in charge of the Privy Council, and he was responsible for the major matters of national defense. How could he run to celebrate his birthday with an imperial empress dowager in a neighboring country?

It's the turn of the crown prince Zhao Shu to appear. He sighed and said, "If you want to talk about this matter of Liao, it's not a big deal. Liao set up a double-track official system of officials in the south and officials in the north, with "the system of his own clan to govern the Khitan, and treat the Han people with the Han system". In the north, the officials govern the palace accounts, tribes, and vassals of the country, and in the south, the officials govern the Han people's state and counties, rent, The matter of military horses is governed by customs, and this kind of governance is quite similar to the two systems of the vassal and Han dynasties in Western Xia.

As soon as Wang looked at the prince's talk about the topic, he immediately thought that it should be related to the prince at this time. Zhao Shu was well-informed. In those years, he could know that his biological father under the moon was Di Qing, not to mention the information of Liao. Well, choose me,

Zhao Shu looked at Wang with a smile and said, "If you want to talk about this system of two countries, Wang Shilang is familiar with this officialdom management, not to mention the experience of the previous mission to Xixia."

Wang didn't wait for Zhao Shu to continue to talk, and if he said more about He Li bowl's identity, it would not be clear in one or two words. Sooner or later, it will be his turn to do this matter. If he dies, he will continue to shake if he doesn't die,

Thinking of this, Wang took a step forward and said loudly, "I wish a happy birthday to an old woman in the State of Liaoning. There is no need to bother the heavy military ministers. I would like to go."

Special note of this article: Regarding the question of the name of the State of Liao, this time should be Khitan, but for the convenience of readers to read, it is uniformly called the State of Liao, and then add this annotation to show that in 907 A.D., the Taizu of Liao, Yelu A Baoji unified the ministries of the Khitan as Khan, and the name of the country was "Qitan". In 916, it was changed to the Kingdom of the Kingdom of Dongdan. , his eldest son Yelu Bei was the king of Dongdan, and later a vassal of Liao. In 947, Yelu Deguang, Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty, changed his name to emperor in Kaifeng (and the capital was here), and officially named the name of the country "Liao". Later, he was repulsed by Liu Zhiyuan, the high ancestor of the Later Han Dynasty, and returned to Youzhou and Shangjing. In 983, Empress Dowager Xiao (the empress of Yeluxian of Liao Jingzong) was renamed "Da Khitan", in 1066, Liao Daozong Yelu Hongji restored the country's name "Liao"