In mid-May, Gao Liangcheng was escorted to Tokyo.

For a time, everyone was paying attention.

The entire Song Dynasty court was immediately divided into two factions.

One group believed that Gao Liangcheng had disobeyed the emperor and offended the emperor and should be executed immediately to deter the barbarians from all directions.

For example, the dogleg faction of Zhao Guan's family, headed by Mo Qian, Gao Qiu and others, believed that Gao Liangcheng should be executed resolutely and must not be tolerated, otherwise those barbarians would inevitably ignore the Celestial Empire in the future.

Execution of Gao Qiancheng can be done once and for all.

One group believes that Gao Liangcheng is the orthodox successor of the Gao family in Dali. He has a high prestige in the Dali Kingdom, and he surrendered at a critical moment. Not to mention that killing Gao Liangcheng is unlucky, and killing Gao Liangcheng will inevitably cause chaos within the Dali Kingdom.

Public anger will do no good at all.

For example, Cai Mao, Lu Yihao and others strongly opposed the killing of Gao Liangcheng, and even Zhao Ding also opposed it.

It can be seen from this aspect that villains will always be villains.

Villains are not necessarily bad. For example, people like Gao Qiu and Mo Qiu just want to cater to their superiors and will not talk about the pattern even if they can.

But the governors still made a very clear distinction, and basically treated this matter objectively based on the political situation.

Gao Liangcheng cannot be killed casually.

You know, Zhao Ning's political goals in the first phase of Dali have been achieved.

The Gao family was weakened, Zhang Bangchang entered the power center of Dali State, and the Song Dynasty's army had not yet withdrawn. Dali State also agreed to pay the money, and the economic war was ready to begin.

Killing high-quality people will only bring harm to the situation at hand and will not be of any use.

A qualified politician should have the most basic understanding of this aspect, rather than being carried away by the so-called face and temporary enthusiasm.

Not only did Zhao Ning not kill Gao Liangcheng, he also arranged for him to live in a mansion in Tokyo.

Of course, there are watchers everywhere.

No one was allowed to enter without the emperor's permission, except for the Dali envoys in Tokyo.

They can come and go freely and even talk freely.

This can be regarded as Zhao Ning's political statement, which gave Dali country enough face.

Not only that, on May 13th, Zhao Ning made a special trip to the house where Gao Liangcheng was under house arrest.

Gao Liangcheng was sitting by the pond in the backyard, practicing calligraphy.

He Sui, the envoy of Dali Kingdom, sat across from him and said: "Xiangguo, I still know some people in Tokyo. If you need any help, just tell me. Your Majesty sent a secret message to me, saying that you must help me."

Take good care of you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for me. We have everything here, but I don't need any help at the moment."

He Sui continued: "I have also inquired about it. Someone in the Song Dynasty court wants to kill the Prime Minister, but I heard that several ministers are opposed to it. However, several of the current favorites of Zhao Guan's family, such as Gao Qiu, Mo Qiu and others,

None of them have bad intentions."

"It doesn't matter, as long as Zhao Guan's family is not stupid, he won't kill me." Gao Liangcheng continued writing.

Suddenly, some guards appeared in the corridor.

They quickly dispersed and immediately spread around the backyard, stabbing every patch of grass with their spears and even turning over every stone.

Teams of crossbowmen also followed, also distributed around.

He Sui was shocked. As an envoy from the Dali Kingdom, he had naturally been to the palace. He recognized the background of the people in front of him at a glance.

"It's the Imperial Guards!"

Gao Liangcheng was also quite surprised.

He saw several people walking over quickly.

The leader was Wang Huaiji. Wang Huaiji came over and said, "Gao Liangcheng?"

"I am."

"Your Majesty is here, prepare yourself."

He said he asked Gao Liangcheng to prepare, but in fact, he searched Gao Liangcheng and He Sui's bodies first to make sure there was nothing, and then said: "Get ready to meet the driver."

Gao Liangcheng's brain was still a little confused.

His Majesty?

Zhao Guan’s family?

Why is he here?

Just when he was confused, Zhao Ning had already walked over.

Gao Liangcheng saw the Zhao official's house.

He originally thought that Zhao Guan's family was a middle-aged fat man who was pampered and chubby.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Guanjia looks so young, with a tall and straight posture, steady steps, and sharp edges, giving people an indescribable sense of power.

The biological age of Zhao Ning's body is already thirty-four years old, but he has a fitness habit, so he looks very young and energetic.

Zhao Ning has always believed that life lies in exercise, and only by maintaining strong energy can you fight against countless difficulties.

After he came over, He Sui recognized Zhao Guan's family and said quickly: "The foreign ministers have come to see the emperor and wish him peace."

Gao Liangcheng also reacted and said quickly: "The guilty minister has come to see His Majesty and wish you holy peace."

"Sacred peace."

He Sui was a little scared. Although he found out that he, the envoy, could come to see Gao Liangcheng, he was met by Zhao Guan's family at this time and was still suspected of tampering. After all, Gao Liangcheng was a political prisoner.

"Gao Qiancheng?"

"The sinner is."

"Sit, sit and chat."

Gao Liangcheng sat down.

Seeing that Zhao Guan's family was not angry, He Sui also breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Ning suddenly noticed the writing on the table, picked it up and read it.

In the eyes of the Zhao family, Gao Liangcheng's calligraphy was naturally not worthy of publicity, but Zhao Ning still praised it: "It's well written."

"It made His Majesty laugh."

"Are you still used to living here?"

"Everything is still getting used to."

"Tokyo is different from Dali. The summer in Tokyo is unbearably hot. You have to learn to get used to it."

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty. I am so grateful that I shed tears of gratitude."

Zhao Ning didn't know much about the history of Dali, but judging from the information collected about Dali during the Song Dynasty, Gao Liangcheng was a virtuous prime minister, young and promising, and was very popular among the people in Dali.

"The war is over." Zhao Ning continued, "A war between the two countries is not what I want. I have ordered to increase trade with Dali. In order to support Dali, the imperial court provides food to Dali at low prices to ensure that Dali

The country is rich in food and clothing, silk, paper, cloth and other commodities can also enter Dali. I am the emperor, and the people of Dali are also my subjects, and I must treat them equally."

"Your Majesty is kind and virtuous. It is a blessing for the people to have such a sage monarch as your Majesty all over the world."

Zhao Ning smiled and said: "I know you have some complaints about me in your heart."

"The guilty minister dare not."

"It doesn't matter. I can't make everyone satisfied with me. I'm here just to tell you that the Song Dynasty is not hostile to Dali. I have attached great importance to people's livelihood since Yuji. It is my responsibility for the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

What I pursue in my life.”

"Your Majesty is benevolent."

"I heard that you also attach great importance to people's livelihood in Dali Kingdom, and the people all love you?"

"The criminal is just abiding by his duties."

"No, no, I appreciate people who care about the country the most." Zhao Ning put on a posture of wanting to do business with Gao Liang, "The reason why you are here now is not because I hate you, I don't hate anyone.

People, it’s just that some things happened between Song Dynasty and Dali that you and I can’t decide. We all need to give an explanation to others. Do you understand what I said?”

"The sinner understands."

"As long as you understand, I won't kill you. I hope you can become a bridge of peace between Song Dynasty and Dali."

After talking about these scenes, Zhao Ning brought the topic back to daily life.

After chatting for a while, Zhao Ning got up and left.

After Zhao Ning left completely, He Suicai said: "Xiangguo, it is true that Zhao Guan's family pays most attention to people's livelihood nowadays. This is very similar to you, Xiangguo."

"You don't understand. Zhao Guan's family is doing this so that I can write a letter to Dali for the people in the Dali court to read, so that they will recognize the Song Dynasty and cooperate with the next policies of the Song Dynasty."

"What should we do?"

"If the Song Dynasty is really willing to fund us, I will also be willing to write a letter back to ease the relationship between the two parties and promote common prosperity for both parties."
Chapter completed!