The entire Quanzhou was waiting quietly, and in Bianjing, the news of His Majesty's tour had been confirmed. Although some people opposed it, the resistance was not great. The ministers were concerned about the Beijing Chamber now. Since Yang Zhen had kept quiet, no one dared to make trouble again.

At this time, the news from Babaili was quickly sent to the door. Yang Zhen received Chen Ao's memorial and sent it to the palace again without stopping.

The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. The Song ministers are not ministers, and the swords and axes are added together. The vassal ministers are not ministers. Should we be the example of the Song ministers? Please ask Your Majesty to judge.

This is Chen Ao's last sentence, which is easy to understand. At this point, Chen Lengzi is going to kill people. If the ministers of the Song Dynasty have the intention of being unjust and confiscate their families and destroy their clans, the vassal ministers should follow the rules of the Song ministers and refuse to surrender and have ill intentions, this should be the case.

This was the first time for the Song Dynasty to conquer a vassal state on this charge. Since the Song Dynasty, because it has been confronting the Western Xia and Khitans, it has always adopted a policy of appeasement against the vassal states. The vassal ministers did not come to pay tribute, or spoke wildly, or even acted unlawful. During the Han Dynasty, they had been killed for thousands of miles. However, the Song Dynasty often turned a blind eye and tried to calm down the situation.

For example, in the Xining War between Song and Yue, the people of Yue divided their troops into two groups and marched to attack the Song Dynasty by water. They were famous for their troops. The Yue army posted a list everywhere that China was a young Miao, which was a way to assist in the service, and was poor and living in the poor. Now they sent troops to save each other. Then the Yue army defeated the two states of Qinlian and killed more than 8,000 people. Finally, they surrounded Yongzhou and massacred many soldiers and civilians. After that, Song Ting was furious and dispatched troops to fight back. He was stalemate with the Yue people. In the end, the Yue people sent an envoy to seek peace. The Song court actually agreed. From then on, the two states of Qinlian were transferred to the Yue people, and the Yue people still claimed to be sued.

Therefore, the plot against Quanzhou by Li Gongyun, the King of Dayue, was actually the cause of the Xining War. It was precisely because the Song Dynasty had expected that the people would calm down the situation, so they dared to plan to attack Quanzhou, rob, and then make peace. The courage of people was originally encouraged by others. It was the Song Dynasty's continuous adoption of appeasement policies that made the people of Yue very brave and used the strength of a small country to attack the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ji read the memorial silently. First, he learned about the Yue people's plan. He was also furious and wished he could slap the table. However, when he saw Chen Ao's request to send a boat army to expedition to Yue Kingdom, he hesitated for a moment.

First, the Song Dynasty did not have this rule and used the method of a private minister to deal with the vassal kings. This was unprecedented in the Song Dynasty. This memorial was to set a precedent for the national policy of the Song Dynasty for a hundred years.

Zhao Ji was silent for a moment and said to Yang Zhen who was sitting on the bottom: "What do you think Yang Aiqing?"

Yang Zhen was still making trouble for the people of Dayue. In fact, he did not agree with it in his heart. However, Yang Zhen was regarded as a stinking stone by outsiders, but to say that he had no political wisdom, it was some people's imagination. Jingcha was the top priority in Yang Zhen's heart. It was this thing that he wanted to promote after taking office, but how could Yang Zhen not understand that if Jingcha had not supported the King of Pingxi, it would never be able to continue. Success or failure was at this critical moment. Of course, Yang Zhen could not create any trouble.

Now King Pingxi is going to conquer Dayue. If his assistant does not support him, why should King Pingxi support his Jingcha? So Yang Zhen has made up his mind and he must express his position on this matter.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the affairs of the Great Yue Kingdom are closely related to the maritime affairs. It would be better to do what he wants to do? The Great Yue Kingdom has always feared power but was not worthy of virtue. During the Xining period, he repeatedly provoked the Great Song Dynasty and killed the soldiers and civilians in the border town. Since that's the case, this time he took advantage of this matter and beat them well. It also lets the countries of the South China Sea know that the Great Song Dynasty, who is truly surrendering, treats me like a guest of honor, but if I have ambition, I will never tolerate the evildoers."

Zhao Ji said worriedly: "That's right, what I fear most is to repeat the mistakes of the Battle of Xining."

In the Battle of Xining, it was attacked by Yue State, plundering and killing tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians. After that, the Song Dynasty sent troops to retaliate. Yue State was mountainous and had heavy miasma. Therefore, the war was not smooth. It was delayed for a long time and consumed countless financial resources. Many officers and soldiers were killed and injured, but in vain. In the end, it had to accept the peace of Yue State. Although the war ended decently on the surface, the result was only to be known by one's own suffering.

This is what Yang Zhen is most worried about. Although Chen Ao repeatedly promised to make a quick battle in the memorial, how can such a thing be done? Yang Zhen pondered: "Your Majesty, how far the war is to be fought is the business of King Pingxi and the Navy, and whether to start a war is your Majesty's business."

Yang Zhen’s comments were very smooth. Zhao Ji couldn’t help but nodded and said, “What you said makes sense. Since that’s the case, then you will be correct. The decree of the disciples has drawn up and sent it to Quanzhou quickly without delay.” He smacked his lips and continued, “I will leave in a few days. Everything will be simple. Yang Aiqing also needs to arrange this matter.”

Yang Zhen said: "The old minister has already given orders."

Zhao Ji glanced at Yang Zhen with appreciation, thinking to himself that everyone said that Yang Zhen had a bad temper, but he had never disobeyed me before. It seemed that rumors outside were unreliable.

In fact, he didn't know that Yang Zhen, the old fox, wanted to promote the Beijing Inspection, so he had already made a small plan in his mind. As long as it was not involved in the Beijing Inspection, he could compromise on anything, and even if he wanted to please Zhao Ji, he would be willing to do so.

Zhao Ji stood up slowly and said with great interest: "I heard that Quanzhou is so hot that it is tight, and the ships over there are thirty feet long. I want to take a sea boat."

Yang Zhen said: "A gentleman does not stand a dangerous wall, let alone a destiny monarch. There is no need to sit on a sea boat, so he goes to the pier to take a look."

Zhao Ji laughed and said, "Yang Aiqing, go and do your own thing, I'm just talking casually."

After sending Yang Zhen away, Zhao Ji sat back on the imperial seat with enthusiasm, and his eyes fell on Shen Ao's memorials. The memorials used Dong Qichang's calligraphy. Dong Qichang combined the calligraphy styles of the Jin, Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, and their brushwork was unique. His calligraphy style was elegant and ethereal, and his style was full of style. His brushwork was vigorous and elegant, plain and simple. He could be said to be a master of the great collection of running scripts. The Song people, a Song Dynasty man, had only amazement even if he had achieved such achievements as Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji recently borrowed a lot of Dong Qichang's aftertaste in his pen. After admiring it for a while, Zhao Ji lifted the pen like a fighting spirit, and also used Dong Qichang's brushwork to write an accurate character under the memorial.

After finishing writing, his left hand was still holding the sleeve of his right hand, and the pen held by his right hand was still hanging in the air. Zhao Ji looked at his words carefully, then shook his head again, always feeling that there was still less elegance between his brushwork. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said to the eunuch beside him: "Jin Dan."

The eunuch was prepared and brought a lacquered wooden tray, which contained a bowl, warm water, and a pill as big as a fist of a baby. Under the candlelight, it shone with a vermilion.

Zhao Ji reached out to pinch the pill with a familiarity, covered it in his mouth, and then took warm water and swallowed it. After a long time, he rinsed his mouth. His whole body suddenly became energetic, his eyes flashed with brilliance, so he picked up his pen and commented on the memorial: "All matters of the vassal states are entrusted to you, and you can just slap the office on your own, and there is no need to ask."

The ink traces are not dry, and the brushwork of this line of characters is much better than the accurate character just now. The font combines Dong Qichang's elegance and Zhao Ji's thin and refreshing charm.

Zhao Ji put the pen in the pen holder with satisfaction, admired his writing with interest, and couldn't help but smile and said, "It depends on whether he still has the face to challenge me."

Zhao Ji's cheeks had turned red, and his eyes were shining. After writing running script, he seemed to be paralyzed again. He sat on the chair dejectedly, and he seemed to be slouched.

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The Haizheng Yamen had been sharpening their knives for so long, but there was no news. Quanzhou was talking a lot, and the King of Dayue repeatedly protested. Although the lieutenant surrounded the King of Dayue's mansion, he had no choice but to do anything, but he was just not allowed to visit him. However, the most fierce discussion now was whether the Haizheng Yamen would attack Dayue.

However, when I heard that there might be war, many merchants were excited. They needed military pay to buy a large amount of supplies when fighting. Now many merchants in Quanzhou already had a lot of goods, and the Naval Government Office had negotiated with people, ordering a lot of food and injury medicine. Some people even heard that if they really used force against Da Yue, there would definitely be a lot of business opportunities on Da Yue. Not to mention anything else, if the Yue Kingdom was in war, the grain production would definitely be reduced. Usually, they would sell grain to the Song Dynasty. Now, the Song Dynasty's maritime merchants purchased grain from various countries in the Southeast to sell it to Yue Kingdom. In addition to this, many local goods from Da Yue Kingdom would also definitely reduce production. Quanzhou can take the opportunity to enter and defeat the local goods from Da Yue Kingdom and replace it.

Quanzhou has been open for a long time and has the most sensibility of business. When I think about it, I immediately feel that there is a business coming.

In addition to this, there are many merchants who sharpen their knives. If they take over the Great Yue Kingdom, there are many forests and minerals in Da Yue Kingdom. These things were of course worthless in the past. However, since the promotion of the maritime government, raw materials such as logs, iron ore, and clay have been scarce, and land transportation is inconvenient. Guangnan West Road has no shortage of this, but the transportation cost is too much, which is really not worth it. If it is transported from Great Yue Kingdom to Quanzhou, the price of this raw material will probably plummet.

Those merchants who were anxious and red-eyed were crazy at this time, and many people were thinking about waiting for the exhibition to sell their old goods. But now, the King of Pingxi really attacked Dayue, which is probably the best opportunity to get rid of the current predicament. Therefore, many people wandered outside the Haizheng Yamen and searched for news. Occasionally, people from the Haizheng Yamen would go to Yonglefang to buy some supplies. It is said that even the arrow shafts for making bows and arrows would require 50,000 bundles, not to mention the arrow clusters. Originally, these were managed by the court's weaving bureau, but the court did not care about the navy for a while. If they really had to wait for the weaving bureau to be built, they didn't know when. If anyone could receive the business of these hundreds of thousands of arrow clusters, they would not be able to turn around if they didn't open for three years.

It’s a pity that when the thunder was heard in the Haizheng Office, it was impossible to see rain. Many signs indicate that the war might start, but the wind was loud and the rain was small, and there was always no accurate message.

Many people were anxious, and some, such as those foreign merchants, showed disdain when they mentioned this matter. The Song Dynasty started a war against the vassal states. This matter has never happened. Not to mention anything else, in the Battle of Xining, the Yue people occupied several states of the Song Dynasty and slaughtered tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians. The Song Dynasty made up its mind to fight back. With the Song people's temperament, this battle would definitely not be fought.

Furthermore, the National Exhibition is about to be held, and at most it will be more than a month. The Nanyang Navy has great skills. Is it just a little time to conquer the Dayue Kingdom? You know, Dayue claims to be China in Nanyang, and regards himself as the orthodox South Ocean, and has strong military strength. In the past few decades, it first went south to defeat the Zhan Kingdom, eroded Zhenla to the west, and defeated Dali to the north. The country is strong and is like a tiger in the South Ocean. The Song Dynasty was struggling with a large army of 300,000 and advanced along the water and land. I am afraid that it may not be able to defeat the Dayue Kingdom. I am afraid that this attitude is just to make the Dayue people surrender. To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than to scare and scare. This method is not uncommon.

In fact, the Haizheng Yamen was full of uncertainty. The King of Pingxi was determined to eat the weight, but the court was not sure, so there was nothing to do. The most important thing now is to see what the court said.

Shen Ao has been in the Haizheng Yamen these days, while raising an expedition and waiting for news from the court. He is 90% sure about this matter. There is no need to say that Zhao Ji’s trust in him, and Yang Zhen will never object, but if there is no accurate letter, Shen Ao always feels a little unconfident. He has been busy for so long and has created such a great momentum. If he denies his memorial, it would be a big loss.

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Chapter completed!