Fenghou

"After reporting to the officials, go back and take it to the Political Affairs Hall, let's discuss it!"

"Of course, Lu Xianggong, please wait a moment, I will come soon."

Qin Hui saluted and walked quickly to the imperial study room. At this time, the emperor Zhao Gou had ordered the eunuch to send the golden Buddha to his meditation room. Of course Chen Qing wanted to reward him, but he was not in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Qin is here!"

"Let him in quickly."

Zhao Gou is waiting for the negotiation between Qin Hui and the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin!

He was overjoyed that the Kingdom of Jin would cease fighting for a year. He couldn't wish for such a good thing, so how could he object?

"My minister sees Your Majesty!" Qin Hui came in and bowed.

"Free of courtesy and flat body, grant a seat!"

Qin Hui sat down, and Zhao Gou couldn't wait to ask, "What's going on with the negotiation?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the negotiation went relatively smoothly, and some consensus has been reached. For example, both sides agreed to a temporary truce for one year. The eastern part of the two sides is bounded by the Yangtze River, and each side will withdraw their troops."

Jin Bing also promised not to attack the northwest?

"No, they only promised Jiangnan, and even Jingxiang couldn't guarantee it."

Zhao Gou took a few steps with his hands behind his back, and asked again: "Mr. Qin, what do you think the other party is trying to do?"

"We believe that the other party has two attempts. One is to stabilize the north. There are too many rebels in the north, and they can't bear to disturb them. The second is to support the puppet Qi and win a year for the puppet Qi."

Zhao Gou asked with a smile, "Isn't it for sending troops to Shaanxi?"

"Your Majesty, many people say that Jin Bing is negotiating at this time to attack Shaanxi with all his strength. I think this is not quite right!"

"why?"

"Your Majesty! Jin Bing has assembled an army of 10,000+ along Shaanxi Road, led by Wanyan Wushu, and the front line of the East Road is led by Wanyan Nianhan. These are the two major strategic deployments of the Kingdom of Jin. They have nothing to do with each other. It is believed that the golden soldiers on the Shaanxi Road are enough, and there is no need to transfer troops from the Eastern Front, and the argument of transferring troops is not valid."

Zhao Gou nodded. He agreed with Qin Hui's point of view. The reason for the deployment of troops was indeed a bit far-fetched.

Qin Hui said again: "Your Majesty, we can use this year to wipe out bandits everywhere, including Cao Cheng in the south, Yang Yao in Dongting Lake, and Li Cheng's remnants. Your Majesty, this is the opponent's opportunity, and it is also our opportunity. "

"Ai Qing is right. If you want to fight against the outside world, you must first secure the inside. If you don't get rid of the thieves, the hearts of the people will not gather together, and your financial resources will not be enough. These bandits are also my confidant's serious troubles. What are the difficult conditions for both of you?"

"Your Majesty, the two main conditions are a bit difficult to achieve. One is that the other party requires us to withdraw all the Jianghuai troops to the south of the Yangtze River. Second, they demand that in the name of Your Majesty, they will guarantee that the Song army will not commit any crimes in the north this year."

Zhao Gou was also in a bit of a dilemma. The second point was not a big problem. The key was the first point. If all the Jianghuai troops were withdrawn to the south, wouldn't it be a waste of all previous efforts.

Zhao Gou pondered for a while and said: "Let the Zhengshitang discuss it! If necessary, we can discuss it at the court meeting."

"I understand. In addition, there is another important thing that I want to report."

"what's up?"

"Your Majesty, Jin Guo is willing to conditionally release the Queen Mother and return to the court."

"what!"

Zhao Gouteng stood up, surprised and delighted: "Is this true?"

"Wan Yanchang said it himself, but there are conditions."

"What conditions?"

"The other party proposed to exchange Chen Qing for the Queen Mother."

Zhao Gou's eyes widened all of a sudden, and he exchanged it with Chen Qing?

"why?"

"It's the Jin Emperor's intention. They want to use Chen Qing to worship Wanyan Loushi."

Zhao Gou sat down slumped, and the hope that had just been raised was suddenly shattered. Even if he agreed, the officials and the military would not agree!

Qin Hui said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the humble minister also thinks it is not very good, but after all, Chen Qing is only a low-level general and does not have a great influence in the command of the capital. Besides, compared with the safety of the Queen Mother, compared with the filial piety of His Majesty, a Small generals are not important."

"This... let me think about it again!"

Zhao Gou was really in trouble. Of course he wanted his mother to come back, but he didn't want to annoy the military, especially the Western Army.

Qin Hui persuaded again: "The officials negotiating with Weichen all feel that it is a matter of great importance to the country to get the queen mother back. There is no reason why the queen mother of a country has been detained by the enemy for a long time. This is a disgrace to the court. Some courtiers will support His Majesty to welcome back the Queen Mother, as for the military, I believe everyone will understand His Majesty's filial piety, and Zhang Jun will also put the overall situation first."

"I still have to think about it."

Seeing that the officials couldn't get an idea, Qin Hui changed his angle and said, "I know that Chen Qing is about to return to the Northwest, so I suggest that I temporarily put him under house arrest. When this matter comes to a conclusion, it won't be too late to let him go." .”

Zhao Gou took a few steps with his hands behind his back. He knew it was wrong, but he was still persuaded by Qin Hui.

"So be it!"

……

Chen Qing finished the formalities at the Ministry of War and felt relaxed. He had entrusted Hu Yantong to hand over [-] guan to Li Qingzhao, which was an advance payment for asking her to copy books.

Of course, for copying books, the price is simply sky-high. This money is actually Chen Qing's support to Li Qingzhao, so that she no longer worries about life and creates more popular masterpieces through the ages.

Chen Qing has already booked an elegant room in Hukou Restaurant, and he will have a hearty drink with Hu Yantong and Liu Qiong at noon, and he plans to leave Lin'an and return west in the afternoon.

Of course, Chen Qing was going to go back by boat. His horse was borrowed from Han Shizhong, and he had to hand it over to Hu Yantong to return it to others.

The boat has been booked. He will take the canal to the Yangtze River by boat, then go upstream from the Yangtze River to Chengdu, and then from Chengdu to Hanzhong. It is estimated that the light journey will take at least a month.

This time, he won [-] coins in the pot betting. Most people won't be able to get that much money, but the Qian family happily exchanged the money to him because he defeated Wan Yan Huo Nu. This is also the biggest gambling profit that Fengle Building has paid out since it opened in Lin'an.

He deposited three thousand coins in Baoji Qianfang, and he could withdraw the money in Chengdu.

Chen Qing quickly came to Donghua Gate, he wanted to take the stored sword first, and then went to Hukou Restaurant.

As soon as he walked to the gate of Donghua, he suddenly heard a shout, "Do it!"

In an instant, hundreds of soldiers with spears and crossbows rushed out from both sides of the tower, surrounded him, and dozens of cold arrows aimed at Chen Qing.

"What are you doing?" Chen Qing asked angrily.

Yang Xizhong, the commander of the personal battalion in front of the hall, stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "General Chen, I have ordered you to go and recuperate for two days, please!"

"I want to know the reason?" Chen Qing was unmoved.

"I don't know the specific reason. I just acted according to orders, but I guarantee that it is not imprisonment. I just ask the general to rest for two days."

"Is it under house arrest?" Chen Qing asked coldly.

Yang Xizhong didn't say a word, it was a tacit agreement.

"Wait a minute!" someone yelled from behind.

When Chen Qing turned his head, he saw Lu Yihao running towards him panting.

"Commander Yang, wait a moment!"

Chen Qing went up to meet him, but was stopped by soldiers with spears.

Lu Yihao smiled at Yang Xizhong: "Commander Yang, don't be nervous, I can guarantee that General Chen will not take the opportunity to escape, nor will he take me as a hostage."

Yang Xizhong pondered for a while, then nodded, and the soldiers moved away.

Lu Yihao stepped forward and whispered to Chen Qing: "I just heard that the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin proposed to exchange you for the Queen Mother. This incident aroused strong reactions from the court. God, don't worry, I will definitely fight with reason and let you leave safely."

Chen Qing couldn't believe his ears, he wanted to exchange himself for the Queen Mother, he sneered, "The Jurchens think too highly of me!"

"Hey! You killed Wanyan Loushi, and the emperor of the Jin Kingdom regarded it as a great disgrace, so he offered a reward of [-] guan to arrest you, but how can we use anti-gold generals to make a deal with us in the Song Dynasty? Against this ridiculous deal."

Chen Qing suddenly thought of Yue Fei, isn't that how Yue Fei was traded?

"Mr. Lu, with all due respect, Wanyan Chang is much more important than Wanyan Lou's family. Why didn't the court detain him and exchange the Queen Mother with the Kingdom of Jin?"

"You can't say that. The two countries are fighting each other. If you don't kill the envoy, the imperial court made a guarantee. That's why Wan Yanchang dared to come here."

Chen Qing snorted in his heart, it's really pedantic, if he were himself, he would definitely use up Yan Chang to exchange for the queen mother, or even the second emperor.

Chen Qing didn't say much, he was silent for a moment and said: "I listened to Xiangguo's arrangement, but I reminded Xiangguo that last night Wanyan's living girl could shoot me with one arrow, but he didn't do that, which shows the real purpose of Jin Guoren It's not my head, Chen Qing, but I want to use this incident to hit the morale of the Song army, especially the morale of the Western army, and make pre-war preparations for the second attack on Dasan Pass. In other words, if the imperial court is fooled, the Sichuan Road will be lost.”

After finishing speaking, Chen Qing clasped his fists to Lu Yihao, turned around and said calmly to Yang Xizhong, "Let's go!"

Lu Yihao stood still for a long while, he sighed a long time, and rushed to the imperial study.

Chapter 100 Opposites

Lu Yihao hurried to the imperial study room, but unexpectedly found that Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin were also there. Seeing Lu Yihao coming in, both of them fell silent.

Although there was constant filth between the two, when it came to handing over Chen Qing to Jin Guo, the two accidentally came to the same line, and both of them strongly agreed to handing Chen Qing over to Jin Guo.

However, at the discussion in Zhizheng Hall just now, Lu Yihao and Zhizheng Zhao Ding objected to handing over Chen Qing to the Kingdom of Jin, Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin supported it, and Li Hui, a privy secretary, expressed neutrality. The result was two to two, and no majority was formed. .

In this way, the final decision is still in the hands of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this morning, Chen Qingcai presented the Golden Buddha of Emperor Shenzong to His Majesty. His loyalty is a lesson to be learned. It took only half a day for him to be reduced to a prisoner. It is really embarrassing. Your Majesty, it doesn't make sense in terms of emotion and reason? "

Fan Zongyin said unceremoniously: "The Golden Buddha is a small matter, but welcoming the Empress Dowager is a major matter. It is related to the state system. We must be pragmatic. We cannot give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the sake of a small commander."

Qin Hui also said: "Filial piety comes first. Your majesty is the Son of Heaven. How can you just watch the queen mother suffer in the Kingdom of Jin? As long as it is for filial piety, all other inappropriate things can be forgiven. The people of the world will understand your majesty's filial piety." .”

Lu Yihao saw that the emperor was quite tempted, and suddenly became a little anxious, "Your Majesty, seeing that Jin Guo is going to attack Dasan Pass for the second time, at this juncture, Jin Guo proposed to exchange Chen Qing with the Queen Mother. When we arrive at Dashan Pass, how will the soldiers of the Western Army accept it? Morale will suffer a heavy blow, can Dashan Pass be held? Your Majesty, it is a matter of the safety of Sichuan, and we must not be hasty!"

Qin Hui snorted, "It's enough to give each of the officers and men of the Western Army a promotion. I guarantee that everyone is grateful to His Majesty, which is enough to offset the adverse effects of the Chen Qing incident."

Lu Yihao was furious, and stared at Qin Hui viciously, "Is the matter so simple? You are the majestic Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, but you are instigating the officials to do unrighteous things. If you do this, how will future generations evaluate the officials? Do you still want the name of family forever?"

Lu Yihao hit the vital point with his sword, and Zhao Gou's face changed. He really ignored the evaluation of later generations. He immediately realized that even if he wanted to do this, he couldn't do it by himself. There must be a scapegoat, Qin Hui or Fan Zongyin.

Zhao Gou waved his hand, "This matter is of great importance. Since the Zhizheng Hall has not reached a conclusion, let the officials discuss it. I am a little tired, let's go first!"

Zhao Gou got up and walked outside, "Go back to the palace!"

"His Majesty the Emperor returns to the palace!" The eunuch shouted from outside.

Zhao Gou gave Qin Hui a wink inadvertently.

……

"These bastards!"

Lu Yihao returned to the mansion in the afternoon and smashed the tea cup to the ground, 'Bang! 'The teacup was smashed to pieces.

The eldest son Lu Jin next to him was taken aback, and quickly persuaded: "Father, calm down!"

Lu Yihao also calmed down, waved his hands, sat down, pressed his fingers on his head, the blood vessels on his head were throbbing, he had dizziness, he couldn't get angry, he had to calm down as soon as possible.

Lu Jin quickly asked the maid to clean up the debris on the ground.

"Father, are you angry about Chen Qing?"

"You know that too?"

Lu Jin nodded, "I went to the Court of Appeal this afternoon to handle matters, and word spread."

Lu Yihao snorted heavily, "The dignified Song Dynasty actually wants to replace the queen mother with an anti-gold general, and Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin are still acting as minions for tigers, which is simply ridiculous."

Lu Jin sighed in his heart. His father was concerned, but he was in chaos. He fought against the officials for a Chen Qing, and he might lose Xiangguo.

"Father, in fact, most of the court officials support Mr. Qin, and they all feel that there is nothing wrong with replacing the queen mother with Chen Qing!"

Lu Yihao was silent, this result was within his expectation, Chen Qing was too humble, how could his weight be compared with the Queen Mother?

It can be seen from the eagerness of the imperial court to sign a temporary armistice agreement. Let alone the Northern Expedition now, as long as the Jin soldiers no longer go south, they will burn high incense. They all live in peace, but they are fascinated by the West Lake landscape and have long forgotten Bianliang. Be clean.

Chen Qing, an ordinary general of the Northwest Army, how could the court officials care about his life and death?

Lu Yihao sighed for a long time, asking him to fight against the officials of the court, he was more than willing but not strong enough!

At this time, footsteps came from outside, and the maid reported: "Master, Mr. Xu is here!"

"Let him in!"

After a while, an official about 40 years old came in. It was Zuo Shiyi Xu Yun. He once spoke for Chen Qing during the killing of prisoners. He was actually one of the confidantes of the official Zhao Gou.

But Xu Yun has another identity. He is the proud student of Lu Yihao, the right minister.

Lu Yihao winked at his eldest son Lu Jin, who closed the door and retreated.

"Pei Chang, how's the situation outside?"

Xu Yun hurriedly said: "Teacher, the official family fell ill!"

"fall sick!"

Lu Yihao smiled meaningfully, "The official's illness is really timely!"