People in Zongwu: Starting with the Yin Gui Sect

In the third year of Chongzhen, the winter solstice court was held.

After nearly two months of waiting, the Song Dynasty's envoys finally received an audience from the Ming Dynasty.

"Song Dynasty's envoy Qin Hui pays respects to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Envoys, please excuse me!"

"Thank you, His Majesty, for your grace!"

As Qin Hui stood up, Wu Yu finally had time to observe this traitor who was listed as the No. 1 traitor in the Song Dynasty in the Biography of Traitors.

And not only Wu Yu, but also a group of ministers followed suit to look at each other. They were familiar with this traitor who was even worse than Wei Zhongxian of their Ming Dynasty.

Although Wei Zhongxian was annoying, at least he had never betrayed the country or the nation. He even used the silver he had embezzled more than once to subsidize the military expenses of various places. It can be said that if it were not for Wei Zhongxian, I am afraid that the soldiers on the frontier would have given up long ago.

Of course, they knew, but it was impossible to let them let Wei Zhongxian go. Once the emperor no longer needed him, that would be his death.

But the Prime Minister Qin in front of him was different. He was a national sinner, and he could not be cleansed no matter how he tried. Although there was a suspicion that he took the blame for their emperor, the emperor could not be wrong, so the pot could only be taken by Qin Hui.

Qin Hui looked at these people and knew what they were thinking, but he didn't care at all. Even if he was given a chance to do it again, he would still do it.

Because he knew that if he wanted to get something, he had to pay. Since he wanted to be the prime minister, he had to do what the emperor wanted him to do. It was worth it to exchange fame for wealth!

And how did the saying go, if I can't be famous for a hundred years, then I will be infamous for a thousand years.

"Envoy Qin, I and all of you have read the letter from your Song Kingdom. I and all of you are naturally willing to send troops. After all, the two countries belong to the Central Plains Han Dynasty, and it is impossible for foreign races to occupy them.

It's just that when to send troops and how many troops to send depends on your sincerity.

In addition, the envoy does not need to mention the marriage. Since Emperor Taizong, my Ming Dynasty has always implemented the national policy of not marrying and not forming alliances, so there is no need to mention the marriage. The Ming Dynasty will not form an alliance with any country, not before, not now, and not in the future!"

Wu Yu's words also made the civil and military officials in the court straighten their backs, and everyone's eyes showed full of pride.

That's right, this is my Ming Dynasty. No marriage, no tribute, no cession of land, no compensation, the emperor guards the national gate, and the king dies for the country. This is the backbone of my Ming Dynasty.

Does your Song Dynasty have hair? Your Song Dynasty has no hair!

Qin Hui could naturally hear what the other party meant by these words, but he didn't care at all, as if Wu Yu was not talking about their Song Dynasty at all.

Still the same sentence, even if he was given another chance, he would still choose to help their emperor kill Yue Fei, because he and the emperor would not sleep peacefully without Yue Fei's death.

"Then I wonder what your country wants?"

Hearing that the Ming Dynasty was willing to send troops, and even without the excuse of marriage, Qin Hui also asked what the Ming Dynasty wanted in return.

Wu Yu did not answer, but looked at the cabinet chief Huang Liji.

Seeing that His Majesty was looking at him, Huang Liji also stood up.

"What we want in the Ming Dynasty is very simple. First, the Ming Dynasty needs 30% of the taxes from the Song Dynasty to maintain for ten years, and the main source of taxes must be food. At the same time, we need to open up trade between the two countries.

Second, the Ming Dynasty must obtain the mining rights of all coal mines in the Song Dynasty for ten consecutive years.

As long as your country agrees to the two conditions we put forward, we will send troops after the spring to drive the Mongols back to the grassland until your country recovers all the lost land."

Food! Food! Food!

What the Ming Dynasty lacks most now is food. Even though sweet potatoes have been planted in many places and the Guangzhou Navy has been sent to Southeast Asia to buy food, it is still far from enough.

In the face of the Little Ice Age that lasted for more than ten years or even decades, no matter how much food there is, it is not enough.

Because when the temperature drops to a certain level in a few years, I am afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty will fall into a situation of no food harvest. This is why Wu Yu is desperately developing business, so that he can buy more food from other countries.

In addition to food, the second thing is to keep warm. Although the Ming Dynasty itself has enough coal, some deeper coal cannot be mined at all with today's technology.

Charcoal is ridiculously expensive. Many places have almost cut down trees. Let alone other places, just the bare mountains in Beijing will show how scarce charcoal is now.

Besides, at this time, facing Huang Liji's lion mouth, even Qin Hui, the greatest traitor in history, couldn't help cursing.

Ten Years and Three SuccessesTaxes and ten-year coal mining rights, why don't you go and grab them? You don't even need to send troops. I'll just pack up the whole Song Dynasty and give it to you.

But Qin Hui knew that their official would definitely agree. In his eyes, nothing is more important than the throne. It's just a loss of power and humiliation of the country. Anyway, it's not the first time.

But even so, Qin Hui still planned to cut it first. Even if it's not the Dragon Slaying Sword, it must be the Crescent Moon Scimitar.

Thinking of this, Qin Hui said directly: "Ten years is too long. Even if the foreign ministers agree, the emperor of our country will not agree. So five years at most. If your country does not agree, forget it. At worst, we can go to the neighboring Tang Dynasty for help."

"Ask the Tang Dynasty for help? The envoy may have thought too much. Although the Tang Dynasty has been established, it is not stable both at home and abroad. It is impossible to clear the obstacles in a few years. By then, I am afraid that the opportunity will be gone.

But since the envoy has said this, it is unreasonable for us to refuse. After all, we are all Han people. We can't take advantage of the fire. Five years will be five years!"

Originally, they expected three years, but they didn't expect that the great prime minister Qin gave them two more years.

Sure enough, he is a dog rich man. No wonder his military strength is so weak that anyone can step on him, but the result is that he becomes richer and richer. Except for losing some face and dignity, he seems to have never suffered any loss in other aspects.

"It was too hasty!"

At this moment, both the Ming officials and Qin Hui felt regretful. One side felt that they had given too little, while the other side felt that they had given too much. But now that the words had been spoken, it was impossible to regret it.

"Okay, then sign the letter of credence!"

Since it was impossible to do anything, both sides had to accept it and only hoped that Yu Qiu would ask for more (give less) next time.

What, you said there would be a next time? That was necessary, because neither side thought that the Mongols would stop annexing the Song Dynasty with the intervention of the Ming Dynasty. At most, they would just rest and recuperate for a few years, and they would continue in the end.

And at that time, the Song Dynasty would still be defeated and would still ask for help. This was something that anyone could think of.

"Since the letter of credence has been signed, the foreign minister will take his leave!"

Since the purpose of this trip had been achieved, Qin Hui had no reason to stay any longer.

"The envoy is leaving. I won't see you off."

After a while, when Qin Hui's figure completely disappeared, Prime Minister Huang Liji continued: "Your Majesty, since our Ming Dynasty has signed a letter of credence with the Song Dynasty, I wonder if the Yuan Dynasty..."

"Since the letter of credence has been signed, our Ming Dynasty cannot do such a thing as going back on its word. The Yuan envoy has disappeared. Just inform him after the court session. Those who are willing to stay can wait until the spring, and those who don't want to stay can leave now."