[Group Wearing Song Dynasty] The Glory of the Sky

The imperial court of the Southern Song Dynasty initially designated Shangqiu, Henan Province as Nanjing, and later moved south with the Jin Dynasty's offensive, and set up its business in Hangzhou.

Strangely, from the completion of the attack on the city in October to the end of the New Year in January, there was no response from the Song Dynasty.

Don't say that Liu Xi found out that the situation was wrong, and Mr. Guo Di was also anxiously waiting.

He claims to be a half internal agent, as long as one day the army from the imperial court comes to kill them, even if he fails to respond, he can still burn these people's treasures with a big fire.

Yangzhou is neither near nor far from Hangzhou. Even if people walk over 300 kilometers, they should arrive these days?

Guo Di did not wait for the news from the court, but he waited for an old friend.

That day when he was writing an article in the prefect's mansion, his servants rushed over and said that Mr. Sun had arrived.

Mr. Sun?

Guo Di was startled, put down his pen and frowned, "Which Mr. Sun?"

He stayed in Yangzhou for a period of time, so that he confused the modern and old names a lot.

Unexpectedly, there was a person walking quickly behind the boy, who didn't care about the so-called access control, and said in a cold voice: "Guo Zhizhou is very elegant!"

Guo Di saw the appearance of the man in front of him, he was surprised for a few seconds, and said uncertainly: "Sun—Sun Taichong?!"

"Yangzhou fell, but you live a peaceful life here?" The man sneered: "Although we are not old friends, we are also colleagues. I didn't expect you to be such a person!"

The middle-aged man in front of him was not wearing an official robe, but a cap with ears and a sweater, just like an ordinary civilian.

The visitor was none other than Sun Daofu, widely known as the "Crystal Lantern".

Guo Di gave a wink to the terrified boy next to him, and the latter hurriedly backed out, closing the door tightly.

"Sit first."

Sun Daofu was obviously still angry, and his voice was suppressed: "How can I sit?"

Although Guo Di was born as a general, he didn't have such a temper like this civil servant, so he just looked at him and said, "Another accident happened in the business?"

Sun Daofu is loyal to the court, so it is impossible for him to run out suddenly.

When he left the capital, he was either demoted or resigned himself.

Guo Di has been an official for decades and has welcomed and sent too many people, so he is no stranger to such things.

The civil servant only let out a long sigh of indignation, but still stubbornly refused to sit down.

The resentment and pain in his heart are full of anger, and no one can even say it at this moment.

"I don't care if I am a traitor or not." Guo Di raised his hand to clean up the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, and said unhurriedly, "Has the imperial court sent someone to take Yangzhou?"

The other party was obviously not in the mood to answer his question, so he snorted again.

All right, one or two.

Guo Di sighed for a long time, let him stand there like a wooden stake, and just said to himself: "If you don't want to say it, then I will say it."

"Last October, in the middle of the night, the south wall of Yangzhou City was completely blown up."

"A group of foreigners, although they looked similar to us, controlled the iron monsters and water dragons, and directly captured Yangzhou City."

Sun Daofu was slightly moved when he heard two nouns that should not appear.

But soon there was an expression of pleading guilty on his face, and he said angrily: "What water dragon! What iron sheet! You surrender as soon as you say, I'm afraid you're not making excuses for yourself!"

Guo Di let him yell a lot like venting, and waited for the man to calm down before continuing: "I was dragged out of the prefect's mansion at the same time."

"They tied me up on a high platform. I thought Yangzhou City would be full of corpses and blood flowed like rivers, but I saw water dragons and mist flying around. Twenty thousand defenders were unconscious or fainted, but none of them died."

"So what? Guo Di—so what?" Sun Daofu stepped forward directly, raised his hand and pressed his shoulder, and roared angrily: "Is this the reason for your treason? Because they So-called benevolence? Will benevolent people take over our cities?"

"Sun Daofu." Guo Di looked at him with calm eyes and said, "Do you think I have chosen?"

"From the very beginning, they never gave me a choice."

Although the Gentile came quickly and quickly, the first thing he did after gaining the upper hand was not to kill people, but to release them.

Guo Di was on the high platform, and he could clearly see them manipulating water dragons and meteor-like dazzling things. Slices of people rushed up and were knocked down, but none of them died.

And just as that Liu Xi said, almost all those who didn't want to be soldiers and stay here ran away.

Over the years that Guo Di has been an official, he has arrested many strong men near Yangzhou, and forced them to stay in the city whether they want to or not.

But that night, Liu Xi let go of nearly 1 defenders and let them flee to any place.

"Release?" Sun Daofu was also stunned for a moment. He was not grateful for the kindness of the Gentiles, but rather surprised by their motives for doing so.

The captives in the city, whether they are used as coolies or as new soldiers, are always useful.

"Yangzhou City, a total of [-] to [-] civilians and [-] to [-] defenders have left," Guo Di said slowly, "less than half of them are left now."

"All released?"

"Leave them all alone."

"What are they trying to do?" Sun Daofu regained his composure and said in a daze, "Have other big households been looted?"

"No."

The civil servant walked around him a few times anxiously, obviously perplexed and at a loss.

All of this went against his cognition - although he heard a few similar words on the way here, he was so angry at that time that he obviously couldn't listen to it.

But along the way, you can see people running towards Hangzhou.

"What do you mean you have no choice? Didn't you surrender?"

Guo Di signaled him to sit down and take a rest first, and continued: "The first thing these people do after occupying the city is to release them."

They didn't take their state seriously at all.

If they kill people, the remaining defenders will be inspired to fight and resist with even more desperate posture.

But when they released people, they were not only disintegrating the combat power of the defenders of Yangzhou City, but also diluting Guo Di's command power.

Guo Di was tied up for only two hours, and the defenders and civilians had already left like wild geese flying south. Although he was hired as a so-called consultant later, no matter whether he came or not, no one cared about him.

"In other words," the old man sighed slowly, "within one day, the old man's power was emptied."

The yamen was replaced by the Senate and the Senate, and the army was replaced by another person. Even the familiar deputy general was missing, and he probably ran away.

He Guo Di, if he raises his arms and shouts at this time, there are only a few people who will follow him to resist this water dragon and sky fire.

And if he hunger strikes himself, no one will return these powers to him.

A symbolic grave may be erected, but nothing more will be done.

"how is this possible?"

After all, Sun Daofu has been an official for many years, and he knows how much of what he said is true and how much is false.

As long as he, Guo Di, is a defender, he should stick to Yangzhou City and lead the rest of the people to fight to the end.

But he was taken out in the middle of the night, and his official position and military power were dismissed as soon as he said it. At this time, he can only be regarded as an ordinary person.

Thinking about this moment, he realized belatedly that Guo Di was not wearing official robes either.

The old civil servant's resentment turned into countless questions, and he couldn't sit still anymore, and started pacing back and forth beside Guo Di.

"And then? What did they do?"

"Pave roads, build houses for refugees, build fortifications, collect charcoal widely, and say they want to start fighting against gold."

Sun Daofu was dumbfounded when he heard the word anti-gold.

"Anti-gold?"

"Aren't they sent by Jin Guo?"

Guo Di nodded, feeling like someone who had come here before: "It's strange."

What he has seen in the past few months is strange, more than he has seen in the past few decades.

"What? Anti-gold?" Sun Daofu only felt that he couldn't come up in one breath: "Why did this foreigner come here?"

"I don't know." Guo Di shook his head and said, "One doesn't loot the property, and the other doesn't leave anyone behind and let it out, but to be honest, those water dragons and the sky fire are really terrifying."

He saw with his own eyes that tens of thousands of people were almost powerless to fight back under the water dragon that was several meters high——

What is the effect of attacking water with arrows?

"Is it really a dragon? Have you seen it?" Sun Daofu's mind was in a mess, and he couldn't speak at all: "Is it a ghost or a demon?"

"They said they were ordinary people, and these things were all made." Guo Di smiled: "Why can't I make these things."

When Sun Daofu heard this, he knew that the situation was over, so he just sat down beside him, speechless for a while.

Guo Di also guessed a bit of what was going on in the court, so he just got up and poured him a cup of tea, waiting for his next words.

Sure enough, Sun Daofu was demoted.

He originally planned to go south, but when he left the city, he saw many refugees from Yangzhou. He thought that Yangzhou was captured by the Jin people, so he hurried over.

And he witnessed all kinds of things in court, and he was really helpless.

——The emperor neither intends to resist gold nor defend the country, and still lives in his dream of peace.

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The reason why Sun Daofu was dubbed the "Crystal Lantern" by the people is because he has been a clean and honest official for so many years in politics, and he acted vigorously and resolutely, bringing endless benefits to the people of Sichuan and Shu.

He developed civil production and improved the tax on tobacco, tea and alcohol, which is actually doing good things for the well-being of the people.

The crystal has always been pure and clean, and the lantern is also used for guiding and lighting, both of which are his reputation.

But no matter how smart and capable an official is, in front of the imperial power, there is no room for change.

In the ninth year of Shaoxing, the Jin and Song Dynasties signed a peace treaty, ruining the century-old face of the Song State into the dust.

One is that the Southern Song Dynasty became a minister of Jin, accepting 25 taels of silver and 25 taels of silk every year.

The second is to ask the emperor to kneel before the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty like a courtier, and to be canonized by the gold master.

At that time, Qin Hui used the reason that the emperor was serving filial piety, and kneeled down to worship the benefactor on his behalf, but it also insulted the dignity of the Song royal family.

Later, Yue Fei died in prison, and Qin Hui also died of a sudden illness many years later. Important officials both inside and outside fell one after another, and the subjects were even more anxious.

After Qin Hui's death, the ministers wrote letters to discuss matters, hoping to avenge Yue Fei's grievances, but the emperor stepped forward directly and blocked everything.

His first words were——

"It was my original intention to make peace with the Jinren, and I asked him to do everything Qin Hui did."

The second sentence is——

"From now on, anyone who casually discusses border wars will be severely punished."

He excused Qin Hui, and strictly ordered to talk about the border affairs again, and those who could be reused were also officials from the capitulation faction.

The entire imperial court was like a teapot whose mouth was covered, and all the anger and boiling were suffocated.

Although Guo Di has been guarding in Yangzhou for 30 years, he is also clear about these past events.

He can only do his best to protect all kinds of frontiers, and he has no choice but to pretend to be deaf and dumb to the emperor.

"What's going on now?"

"What trouble?" Sun Daofu felt absurd and desolate in his heart, looked at him and said slowly, "Isn't it because of the Jin man?"

As early as two years ago, the gold lord Wan Yanliang sent Zuo Cheng and others to Bianjing to start building palaces, with the intention of going south.

At that time, Huang Zhong, the son of the state, was sent as an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin. After returning, he immediately wrote a letter, thinking that the Kingdom of Jin planned to use Bianjing as a base to invade the Song Dynasty in the south.

Once the gold master settled in Bianjing, the gold soldiers could reach the Song Dynasty in a few days. This is definitely not a small matter that can be ignored.

Guo Di has also heard about this matter, but due to the inconvenience of communication between the two places, he did not get more information: "What did the emperor say?"

"Your Majesty?" Sun Daofu sneered and said, "Prime Minister Tang came out to block it, saying that it was alarmist talk, nothing to be afraid of."

Isn't the meaning of the prime minister the meaning of the emperor?

"It's not over yet. Last year, as the servant of the Ministry of Rites, I went to the Kingdom of Jin again and met Wanyan Liang."

"Have you seen him?" Guo Di asked in surprise, "How?"

"How?" Sun Daofu stood up and said coldly, "I was humiliated like a grandson!"

At that time, Wanyan Liang had a hideous expression on his face, and asked Sun Daofu in front of everyone that he was a countryman!

Such a barbarian is so determined to become a kingdom!

Wan Yanliang pressed him directly, asking if the emperor of the Song Dynasty wanted to be a minister anymore?

He asked why people at the border recruited soldiers and built cities.

He asked why the Jin people who defected to the Song Dynasty were never repatriated, and there was no news of them!

Guo Di couldn't help but look terrified when he heard this.

Sun Daofu didn't want to stop to catch his breath at all, so he said coldly: "After returning to Hangzhou, I will naturally report to the Holy Mountain immediately."

"The Holy Majesty said," he actually smiled sadly again: "The Holy Majesty said..."

"We are responsive to the Jin Dynasty, what excuse do they have to do it again?"

Guo Di was speechless for a while, and only patted him on the shoulder slowly.

Sun Daofu was demoted in May of the 29th year of Shaoxing.

He knew that the emperor had no intention of defending the country, but he couldn't help admonishing him to strengthen his defenses against the Jin country. In the end, the emperor was annoyed by him and demoted him directly.

Although Sun Daofu was relegated to other places, people are panicking now, and no one cares even if he procrastinates repeatedly.

He stayed in Hangzhou on the pretext of packing his luggage and being sick, and heard many things from his old friends.

Since there were so many petitioners, the emperor arranged for Wang Lun to go to the Kingdom of Jin in June to see how the situation was going.

Wang Lun knew exactly what the Holy Majesty wanted to hear, and when he came back, he just cupped his hands and said, "The Kingdom of Jin is now peaceful and stable, and has no intention of invading south."

The emperor was completely relieved this time, he was afraid that he would offend the golden man by acting rashly, and he was very grateful for his steadfastness in the past.

But who is Wan Yanliang?

He is a rebellious minister who killed the king, how could such a person have a heart of loyalty and benevolence!

Sitting next to each other and sighing, both of them felt decadent.

"Where did this Linguo come from?" Sun Daofu frowned and said, "You really don't intend to take back Yangzhou City?"

"It may not be possible to take it back." Guo Di frowned and said, "I have been secretly observing their military strength...these people seem to really be able to fly through the clouds."

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

Sun Daofu has fallen into such a situation and has nowhere to go.

If he had followed the original plan and continued to serve as an official elsewhere, he would have been able to live on for a while.

But now, due to the fall of Yangzhou, he temporarily changed his route and did not go to Mianzhou to continue his official position. Once this matter is discovered, he will probably be charged with treason and injustice.

Yangzhou is occupied by a country of unknown origin, how can he return to Mianzhou with peace of mind!

"You stay here first, come out with me to have a look?" Guo Diku sat for a long time, then slowly got up and said, "There are too many changes in the troubled times, you and I can't help ourselves."

Sun Daofu froze for a moment, then nodded slowly.

Half of the population in Yangzhou City was reduced, but the street market was still bustling.

The difference from Hangzhou is that there are many young women on the road, and there are some people from Linguo who are dressed strangely.

It is winter now, but instead of wearing thick robes, they look light and comfortable.

The material of the clothes is also smooth and strange, as if it is not made of brocade.

The two old men walked slowly on the street for a while, and Guo Di only slowly explained to him what those cars were, why the street lamps no longer needed refueling, and how many buildings were built in Nancheng District in half a month. All the refugees have been resettled in, and they can still receive money for work.

Sun Daofu was quite amazed along the way, he was confused by what he saw, and before he could figure out how the car was running without a horse, two horns sounded suddenly in the distance.

"That's the iron monster I was talking about," Guo Di motioned him to stop next to him, and the two watched the car drive towards the Yamen, only continuing to talk in a low voice on the side of the road.

He hesitated whether to take Mr. Sun to the Senate.

Guo Di himself has already explained his plan to Sun Daofu, and is waiting and watching the situation in Yangzhou City - if they want to attack the Jin Dynasty, they can naturally help out, and if they want to harm the court, he can also release the news as soon as possible. Send a message to Hangzhou.

But Sun Daofu is an arrogant literati after all, he is really afraid that this stubborn bull will ruin his plan.

Before Guo Di could figure out what to do, the sound of horseshoes came from afar.

It turned out that the car was going to the Senate to report the news, and then people were let in at the Nancheng Gate.

Looking at the saddle ornaments on the chariot and horses, it turned out to be from the Ministry of Rites in Hangzhou.

"Could it be that bastard Wang Lun?!" Sun Daofu's expression changed, intending to keep up with the galloping carriage.

"Don't act rashly!" Guo Di said in a low voice, "Sun Taichong, you should have been an official in Mianzhou by now, do you want Wang Lun to arrest you and punish you?"

Sun Daofu showed a resigned expression on his face, and struggled: "But they are obviously envoys sent by the imperial court, so I don't worry—"

"I'll go, you go back to my house and wait!"

On Liu Xi's side, he was still studying the taxation and taxation system of the Song Dynasty with Sun Ci and the others.

Occupying this city is not an easy task.

The land system needs to be changed, the taxation needs to be changed, and how to set up school education, when will the two cities open and communicate...

Although Sun Ci was also from the Chinese Department, he was a little dizzy looking at these ancient books without punctuation marks at this time.

While busy, the people at the gate sent a message with a pager, saying that an envoy from the Song Kingdom had arrived.

...But they don't have a foreign ministry at all.

Liu Xi thought for a while, and while calling Qian Fan and Wu Gong, not daring to bother the old Mr. Long, he ordered the soldiers at the south gate to bring them over.

Qian Bureau and Wu Bureau arrived soon, and the envoys also arrived at the same time.

It was Wang Lun who came.

When he got off the carriage, he glanced at the three big characters 'Senate Council' hanging at the gate of the yamen, and frowned accordingly.

There were three famous Wang Lun in the Song Dynasty, one was the leader of the uprising in the Northern Song Dynasty, the other was an old minister in the early Southern Song Dynasty, and the third was him, the courtier who told Gaozong that the Kingdom of Jin was a peaceful country.

When Liu Xi went out to greet him, he caught a glimpse of the mustache on his mouth, and was about to say something, when he turned his head and saw Guo Di rushing over.

Wang Lun came all the way, although he saw the refugees but no casualties, he was puzzled when he saw that Guo Di was still alive.

At that time, Yangzhou fell, and a few officials rode back to Hangzhou on horseback. They recounted all their magical powers of manipulating the fire in the sky and summoning the dragon and the rain, which shocked the emperor.

But when they heard that no one was killed or injured in Yangzhou except for the bombing of the city wall, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also shocked.

Although Zhao Gou heard that Yangzhou was occupied, he was quite at a loss. The problem was that the neighboring country that occupied Yangzhou did not slaughter the people's livelihood, and secondly did not demand tribute from the Song Dynasty.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were already arguing endlessly, and when they heard that Yangzhou, which was sandwiched between the border and Hangzhou, had been robbed, they even exploded.

You must know that the main body of the Song Dynasty officialdom in the past few decades has been the repeated struggle between the peace faction and the war faction.

The matter of defending the Kingdom of Jin has been tossing for several years and has not been settled, so it can be seen how bad the administrative efficiency is.

In the end, after arguing and arguing, the emperor still made a decision-send envoys to take a look first, and then decide on other things.

Since Wang Lun was quite good at telling lies with his eyes open after his last mission to the Kingdom of Jin, he was very popular with the emperor recently, so he was sent out again.

Guo Di was sandwiched between the two, and he also felt embarrassed and flustered, so he forced to introduce the identities of the two and roughly explained his situation.

Seeing his nervousness, Liu Xi probably knew what he was doing, and only told Wang Lun and the others to follow him to the meeting room.

As a foreign envoy, Wang Lun actually took care of the nobles in the Kingdom of Jin who used their nostrils to look at people's faces. In the Song Dynasty, they also talked about people and talked nonsense.

He was a little surprised that the emperor who was said to be able to control the wind and call the dragon came out to meet him in person, and he was even more curious why half a month had passed, and Yangzhou City didn't even have the intention of a practice palace.

A few people walked quite quickly along the way, and other colleagues came out of the office from time to time, and when they saw Liu Xi, they just nodded and greeted.

Wang Lun was even more surprised when he saw that there were several women among them.

After arriving at the office, several officials sat down, and Bureau Qian and Bureau Wu also arrived at the same time, and they briefly introduced each other.

Wang Lun was not used to this kind of situation where people were sitting on equal footing. He was stopped by Guo Di when he wanted to salute just now. Sitting opposite Liu Xi at this time, he felt even more uncomfortable.

"Dare to ask, is this the emperor of Lin Kingdom?"

"Not the emperor." Liu Xi thought for a while, but decided to tell the truth: "Our neighboring country has an electoral system, and there are only leaders, and there is no hereditary position."

It was the first time he said this, and the moment Guo Di and Wang Lun understood it, their faces changed.

Guo Di was still wondering why Liu Xi didn't have a concubine or a harem before. Seeing that Zhao Qingyu and Long Mu didn't have the surname Liu, he felt even more strange.

"No—not the emperor?!" Wang Lun said in shock, "Then who will inherit the rule of Lin Kingdom?!"

"I said, it's an electoral system." Qian Fan twirled his pen and said, "Everyone chooses, whoever is stronger will win."

"This--" Wang Lun got up, intending to salute again: "This minister is indeed an envoy from Song Dynasty, please don't joke!"

Guo Di's face changed a few times, and he was speechless.

"That's what it means." Liu Xi said slowly: "Every five years, he can be re-elected. If after five years, this Mr. Guo has been recognized by everyone, he will sit in my position, there is no problem."

Wang Lun was dumbfounded.

Guo Di thought to himself that the Linguo people were really messing around, they didn't understand the principles of common sense at all, so he whispered: "They don't seem to have the distinction between monarchs and ministers."

Wang Lun slowly turned his head to look at Guo Di, thinking that this grandson would not want to claim himself as the emperor, and come up with such inconsequential things...it's impossible.

"No."

Liu Xi waved his hand, and Sun Ci who was next to him brought some things over and put them in front of Wang Lun.

"These things should be regarded as gifts, and they are given to you Song Dynasty."

At this time, Wang Lun took a closer look and found that he knew none of them.

The first, is a pair of brand new flashlights.

Wu Gong had the feeling of being thrown into the countryside to give welfare again, so he leaned over to demonstrate to him: "This way, the road can be illuminated, which is very convenient at night."

He turned off two or three lights and motioned Wang Lun to touch the button.

Wang Lun imitated tremblingly, and the bright light filled the room for a moment, so scared that he almost threw the thing away.

"There is no fuel to start the fire!"

"Yes," Wu Gong said patiently, "These two will be given to you."

Standing by the side, Guo Di was inexplicably relieved when he saw Wang Lun's stunned look.

The second thing is two pairs of binoculars.

Wu Gong opened the window, and after adjusting the focus, motioned him to look at the scenery outside.

Wang Lun was a little incoherent at this time, took the binoculars and looked into the distance, and saw that the vines and grass leaves in the distance were clearly magnified several times, and the cracks in the roof tiles were clearly visible.

"Isn't it——Isn't it possible to witness things thousands of miles away!"

Wu Gong knew that it would be troublesome to teach him to adjust the focus, so he only told him not to touch the mechanism of the central core, and just take this thing back to use.

The third thing is two thermos cups.

After all, Jiangyin Town is a town, and no one has any experience as a diplomat.

During the previous meeting, they mentioned this issue.

The conclusion is that if the Song Dynasty sends people over, they should at least be more sincere—if they occupy a city in the Song Dynasty, they should communicate politely first.

If the Song Dynasty didn't plan to cooperate with them and sent troops to kill them, then the power grid water truck flares with machine guns would last as long as they could.

It's only God's will, no one thought that they would travel to this wretched place.

And although the gifts are prepared cheaply, it's really not because they pick them up.

Liu Xi originally wanted to send something like a camera, but later he vetoed it himself.

——It's not because I'm afraid that something will happen if I give it away, but because I'm afraid they won't be able to use it after giving it away, and they won't be able to teach it.

The original intention of giving gifts is not to cause trouble for others, right?

Wang Lun looked at the few things randomly placed on the table, and all the plans in his mind were disrupted, so he just asked his subordinates to put all the things in the wooden box with trepidation.

He had heard that these people could call the wind and rain and control the water dragon, and he thought it was just a rumor.

But seeing this self-evident flashlight without fire, all the cognition of these decades collapsed.

Seeing his expression, Qian Fan added very consciously: "We are really not gods."

Really really really not a fairy.

"Really... isn't it?" Wang Lun stared at the electric light above his head that was lit up in an instant, and said in a daze, "Isn't it true that the gods came down to earth?"

Everyone including Guo Di shook their heads neatly.

So the serious and serious diplomatic occasion became a little awkward.

Guo Di, Wang Lun and a group of ancient people sat on the right, each with different thoughts.

At this time, Wang Lun could only continue to communicate forcibly, after all, he had to go back to deal with the emperor.

"You occupied Yangzhou, why?"

"We came from overseas, and we had no choice but to occupy Yangzhou," Liu Xi said gently, "If there are no problems, we will fight north and take the land of Jin Kingdom as soon as possible."

What about after winning the Kingdom of Jin?

Knowing his concerns, Liu Xi glanced at Guo Di, who was also uneasy, and continued: "If the Song Kingdom intends to make friends, they will naturally not invade. The two countries rule across the river, and they can still trade, right?"

Guo Di didn't quite believe his words.

"Intent to make friends—of course they intend to make friends!" Wang Lun hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Song Guo has no intention of interfering in the matter between Lin Guo and Jin Guo!"

Right now, even the emperor of the Song Dynasty can frankly express his allegiance to the King of Jin. Of course he, Wang Lun, knows what to say.

If Lin Guo and Jin Guo really fought, it would undoubtedly allow Song Guo to recuperate, which would be a good thing!

After the whole exchange, both sides were at a loss.

After bidding farewell to the convoy led by Wang Lun, Liu Xi returned to the Senate and looked at the two silent chiefs.

"What do you say?"

"Their attitude... is too strange." Qian Fan flicked the cigarette ash and said, "Is it because they are afraid that we will beat him? They Song Dynasty don't know how many people are here?"

"I think... maybe the ancient people were really full of fear of such unknown things." Wu Gong wondered, "You saw the expressions of those people when the flashlight was on?"

"When I left just now, I gave the envoy a lighter," Qian Fan said with a smile, "I hope he won't burn his hands."

And after Wang Lun went back, for the first time, he let go of his ability to open his eyes and talk nonsense, and honestly handed over all seven treasures—including the one Qian Fan gave him privately, without saying a word. Repeatedly.

He used to talk about those farting peace theories with the emperor, but he was hiding some of his own little thoughts.

On the one hand, the emperor is a person who is obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and he doesn't want to fight at all.

He spoke according to his mind, and he was promoted quite quickly after that, and his official career was quite smooth.

On the other hand, even if the Kingdom of Jin annihilates the Song Dynasty, with just these few words of nonsense, he can still leave a dead body in front of someone surnamed Wanyan, and maybe he can even be an official.

But the matter of Linguo has completely exceeded his cognition.

——A world without emperors and monarchs is simply unimaginable.

And things like flashlights and telescopes are unheard of artifacts.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the emperor held the flashlight and pushed the button, and it really emitted a bright light in the slightly dim room.

Zhao Gou himself was a temporary emperor, and his thoughts were all on how to copy Mi Fu's calligraphy and paintings. At this time, he was quite interested when he saw these strange things.

He ordered the maid to put out the palace lights first, close the doors and windows, and turned on two flashlights at the same time in the dark.

In an instant, there were two bright lights in the completely darkened room, drawing white traces like a falling comet!

Zhao Gou became even more playful, aiming the light at each of his courtiers.

The look of shock was evident on everyone's face, and no one could figure out how the light came out of such a small thing.

Wang Lun himself did not have the backbone and obsession of a literati. As an official, he actually wanted to go to Yangzhou City for a few years, and he even secretly envied the captured Guo Di in his heart.

It's no wonder that such a lofty old man is still in Yangzhou and refuses to leave - he won't leave either.

"Your Majesty, and these pair of binoculars."

Zhao Gou led the crowd to find a high ground, and began to try this clairvoyance-like good thing with great interest.

He played with it for an hour, probably because he only had a pair of eyes, and he kindly ordered a few of his close courtiers to look at it as well.

"Interesting—really interesting!"

The old man finally got tired of playing, and he signaled the maid to put the treasures in a brocade box, then looked at Wang Lun and said, "Did you see the dragon when you went to Yangzhou City this time?"

Everyone's ears perked up instantly.

This dragon is closely related to the blood of the royal family!

If someone really knows how to control the dragon, maybe he can save Da Song!

Wang Lun was stared at by countless eyes, and felt panicked on his back.

The significance of the dragon totem to the Han people can almost be equated with the inheritance of the emperor's blood.

He bit the bullet and saluted again, and said slowly: "Seeing Tiantianlong, he can really control it freely and fly in the air."

At this moment, almost many of the courtiers made sounds of surprise.

They didn't believe such nonsense.

But after seeing this miraculous flashlight and this telescope that can see thousands of miles away, many people began to think that these people from Linguo might have come from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Seeing that the emperor still had no anger on his face, Wang Lun just bent down and saluted again.

"However, they Linguo people said that they have no distinction between monarchs and ministers, and there is no emperor."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked instantly!