The general will eat grass

"I feel that we need to have a good grasp of the specific situation of the feudal king's territory, and then worry about other gains and losses. The specific situation..." Zhao Yuansong was half hesitant.

His Majesty the Emperor raised his hand: "Don't worry, just speak up."

"Yes. At the beginning, in order to find more food for our stomachs, I had counted the crops in many places in Beixuan. The Vajra vines in the Military Weapons Bureau and Changyu Shizi's Villa all came from Xiyi."

"What I want to say is that, taking Jishui County as an example, opening the checkpoints and promoting trade and commerce, no matter the Han people or the barbarians, can seek a little livelihood. The people have a way of life. There are very few of them. The prosperity of the people leads to long-term security, and the prosperity of the people leads to the strength of the country, so I feel that I can open up the north-south trade channel of Beixuan, enrich the people and strengthen the country."

The old-fashioned Shang Shuling immediately objected, "Didn't Zhao Zong say that on purpose to lure the enemy into the pass?"

Zhao Yuansong concealed his jealousy, and seemed to be admonishing him: "Yes, fourth brother, there is no precedent for opening the gates to trade with all nations. Now that you have married into the Duke Ding's mansion, don't act recklessly, or you will be misunderstood by others. It’s not good if you become a collaborator.”

As soon as he said this, the Hall of Supreme Harmony fell into dead silence.

Zhao Yuansong blinked black grape eyes at the second prince, looked at His Majesty the Emperor without any panic, and said in a particularly hypocritical way: "I don't have much talent, I don't understand anything at first, but you, the emperor, insisted on telling me."

His Majesty the Emperor glanced coldly at Shang Shuling and Zhao Yuansong.The faces of the two turned pale in an instant, and they suddenly realized that Zhao Yuansong had dug a big hole for them, waiting for someone to jump into it.

Zhao Yuansong did a lot of foreshadowing before answering the question, deliberately mentioning the trade between the Han people and the barbarians, which aroused opposition from conservative ministers.And yet, under the emperor's anger, he shamelessly suggested that the emperor had exempted him from the crime of being innocent.The emperor said that he had no choice but to transfer his anger to other people.

Shang Shuling and Zhao Yuansong were very unlucky, and they jumped out to oppose without thinking too much. Not only did they have to face the emperor's anger, but they also offended the Ninth Prince who regarded Zhao Yuansong as his own brother.These two people belonged to the prince, so they also offended His Highness the prince.

Shang Shu, who had been in contact with Zhao Yuansong in the imperial study of Chongming Palace, sent chills down his spine. He suddenly felt that Zhao Yuansong was a little scary, and he could transfer the contradiction with only the most vernacular words.Shang Shuling has been in the officialdom for many years. He has a lot of experience in how to face the emperor and courtiers, how to speak to guide others to obey.But now, he finally found out that Zhao Yuansong was "acting" on purpose, and Zhao Yuansong didn't understand the thorny issue of cutting down feudal clans at all.

This kid is young and very wise and close to a monster. He can turn him, an old official, into a roast on the fire by pretending to be ignorant unintentionally. If he wants to target someone, will he just leave that person dead? Woolen cloth?

Zhao Yuansong didn't know what Lord Shang Shuling thought. If he knew, he would enthusiastically advise him that if he wanted to learn the stunt of integrating acting into his life, he only needed to live in Changle Hou Mansion for six or seven years and hone his micro-expressions.

The doctor Yushi came out to break the embarrassment of the dead silence at this time, "What Zhao Zong said is very true, whether it is a border pass or a vassal king's territory, even if trade is prohibited, in order to make a living, there are still people who smuggle. It is better to open the pass card business. , use power to create a foreign country, spread power in all directions, destroy thieves and calm the people, restore the wild smoke and wild grass to green borders and yellow luxuriance, and restore the ruined walls to beautiful halls and carved jue."

Mr. Li's eloquence is not a cover. The master who often slaps people in the court, expresses his thoughts on the spot, comprehensively discussing the benefits of foreign trade in economics, politics, military and many other aspects. He will also open a business station, tax certificate management Waiting for a detailed suggestion on related matters, well-founded, using the method of gentleness, to eat away the aggressiveness of the foreign country, and all the courtiers were completely dumbfounded.

Zhao Yuansong scratched his red face and nodded frequently, as if he was ashamed that he didn't study hard and couldn't say such noble words.

All the courtiers: They seem to be discussing cutting the vassals, not how to unite the vassals to make money from foreigners, right?However, why the more I listen to it, the more I feel that what the Yushi doctor said is reasonable, and the more I listen to it, the more excited I am?

"Urgent report from the border!" Suddenly, outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a little general wearing a black pheasant plume on his head held the memorial high up in both hands, and rushed in from the gate of the hall in a hurry, "Reporting to the emperor, an urgent report from the border .”

"What, submit it quickly." His Majesty the Emperor immediately let go of the unhappiness in his heart, and took over the memorial passed by Eunuch Li and began to read it.I saw his brows tightened first, then slowly opened, then wrinkled again, instantly twisted into pimples, and finally there was only a gloomy look, but it didn't look like he was about to get angry.

The ministers under the throne: "...." The emperor's thoughts are as deep as the sea, complicated and difficult to distinguish like a woman.

Seeing that His Majesty remained silent for a long time, it was Doctor Yu Shi who stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, I don't know what happened at the border?"

Only then did His Majesty raise his eyes, and the first person to look at was Zhao Yuansong, who was still kneeling on the ground, "Yuan Song, get up first. Feng Changying shot and killed the Huns General Michal, and successfully retreated hundreds of miles from the enemy. From now on, Beixuan officially regained the northern pasture area."

All the courtiers rejoiced and praised again and again.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw the emperor's calm face, and stood up to ask if there was anything wrong.His Majesty the Emperor frowned and said, "The Huns were defeated and want peace talks."

"What!" The generals were the first to get angry, "Peace talk is a joke. If you lose the battle, you should pay compensation, pay compensation, pay compensation!"

The civil servants supported the peace talks, saying that a big country is a state of etiquette, and it is necessary to talk about demeanor.

His Majesty the Emperor had a headache from the quarrel, so he ordered some humerus ministers to discuss matters in the Chongming Palace in the afternoon, and the others withdrew from the court.

In the 13th year of Jianping, in mid-November, when the north wind howled, a large wave of envoys from the Huns came to Changyang Pass to discuss with Beixuan about the northern pastures.

Dongyi Murongtu got the news, privately reached a cooperation agreement with General Hushi, and sent envoys to visit Beixuan.The main purpose is to establish a common defense body. If possible, they are willing to continue to cooperate with Beixuan to launch an attack on the Huns.

In order to fertilize the pastures, most of the tribes of the grassland took refuge in the Daxi tribe of the Huns, but they were squeezed out by them.When they learned that Dongyi had cooperated with Beixuan and gained a lot of benefits, they were all ready to move.Even the Gengzhi tribe directly opposed the main combat faction, supported the little prince Dagu, truceed the war, and developed the economy.

There were quarrels every day in the court of the Huns, and the envoys entered Beixuan Changyang for several days before they got the final news from Falcon.As a senior official who knows Chinese, Tiang was sent to assist in the negotiations. He heard a lot of news about Feng Jingde from the soldiers fighting on the front line and from the market teahouse in Changyang Pass.

It is said that this general is very fierce, he was born in a family of generals, and he kills without blinking an eye.I also heard that this general valued love and loyalty, and was willing to risk his beheading to return to Beijing without edict to save his husband and wife.

Tyon felt that the general's weakness was his wife, so he suggested to his superiors to start with his wife, which might win more benefits in the peace talks.

However, he really overestimated his superiors. The powerful iron hooves of the Huns traversed the entire grassland, with their natural arrogance and arrogance, how could they put down their posture and befriend a Han wife.The most frightening thing is that his superiors thought that General Michal died in battle because he lost to his underestimated enemy. If it was him, he would definitely give the Central Plains people a good look.

Tyon was very speechless, and had no choice but to remind him that they came for peace talks, not for war.

On the day of the peace talks, Tyon followed his superior. The superior hugged his shoulders with an arrogant expression on his face, but he didn't say anything rude.Ti Ang looked for Feng Jingde among the peace talks officials in Beixuan, and decided how to speak after seeing the general with his own eyes.However, no matter how much he thought, it would be useless. The officials who came to negotiate this time were mainly Honglu Temple Minister Xu Sheng, and Feng Jingde was just a door god.Xu Sheng always had a smile on his face, he looked gentle, and when he opened his mouth, he spoke his tongue and argued hard.In the end, Tyon's superior got impatient and slapped the table and shouted: "The men in the grassland are not afraid of anything, and the iron hooves of the Huns can trample down all obstacles!"

With a groan, Feng Jingde, who had been silent all this time, unsheathed the long sword on his waist, and pointed the tip of the sword at the Xiongnu superior.His dark gaze was like a ferocious beast that chooses people to eat.

The minister of Honglu Temple stood up, still with the same smiling face, "You have occupied our northern pastures for more than 50 years, and you don't even want to pay any rent. You are really stingy!"

Feng Jingde: "No need to say more, fight if you want!" His sword tip moved a few inches towards the Huns' superiors, and the blade not only exuded a chill, but also smelled blood.

The Xiongnu superior stared at the sword angrily, but dared not speak any more.Tyon and the others were overwhelmed by Feng Jingde's power, they wiped the cold sweat off their foreheads without a trace, and felt relieved a little.However, they had lost the opportunity to negotiate, so they could only cut out the area of ​​the northern grassland according to the request of the Beixuan people, and pay them 20 taels of silver.

The Huns couldn't help it, because the Wang Tingzhu and his faction became more and more fierce, and there were still Dongyi people in the east of the Mumaerqin Grassland.The most frightening thing is that Da Ao sensed the turmoil in the eastern part of the mainland, and started to move around the corner.

The leadership of the Daxi tribe was questioned, and Daxi Dali also had a credibility crisis for the great shaman Qi Liangtu.In order to maintain the status of the Daxi Ministry, Dali Chanyu agreed to support the Zhuhe faction and develop the economy.

On November 13th, Jianping [-]th, the peace talks came to the end. In addition to the cession of land and compensation, the Huns also agreed to send cattle and sheep and a large number of war slaves to Beixuan. Beixuan provided the Huns with porcelain, tea and cloth.The treaty is successfully concluded, in duplicate, signed by representatives of both parties.

When the new defenders were transferred from the northern pastures, Feng Jingde escorted Honglu Siqing back to Beijing together.On the way back, Xu Sheng, Minister of Honglu Temple, laughed so hard that his teeth could not be seen.Not to mention that the first time Beixuan signed a treaty with a foreign race, it will leave a mark in the history books, and his own name will be remembered forever by future generations. It is said that as a Central Plains native, seeing that his country is strong, he can stand In front of his former enemies, giving them a face-off, that refreshing feeling, really made him live a lifetime in vain!

The treaty was announced, and the whole country celebrated. The royal family was happy that their army was better than the previous dynasty. The people, especially the people at the border, cried for the 50 years of persecution by the Huns, and for the hard work from now on. Happy for the new year.They have no money to buy firecrackers, so they beat their own iron pots with wood. Without brocade and colored silk, they tie up grass lions with wormwood straw and hold them up to dance wildly in the village.The village head and elders supported each other, stood outside the jubilant crowd, smiling with tears in their eyes.

The Fugen mother and son of Xiling Village now live in the other village outside the capital of Duke Dingguo's mansion. When they got the news, they knelt on the ground and wailed loudly. The head of Xiling Village burned a pot of paper money.Since coming to the capital, Fulgan has become more sensible. He kowtowed heavily to his father's tablet, "Father, the general avenged you and defeated the Huns. The Huns never dare to come again!"

Chang Gui's father also cried loudly, venting the resentment suppressed in his chest.He used to be a soldier and retired because of a leg injury. When the Huns looted their village, he did not stand up to prevent the village chief from being killed for his family. He was once looked down upon by his son.Today, he cried and cried, apologizing to the village chief's tablet, and relieved him of the burden that was about to weigh him down.

"Uncle the village chief, don't worry, we will always be brothers with Fu Gen, and we will take care of Fu Gen and Aunt." Chang Gui and Chang Lin also knelt beside Fu Gen and swore.