Chapter 356: Pulling the knife into a fast

This is the imperial wine. In "Water Margin", the heroes of Liangshan stole the imperial wine. The heroes who robbed the house were also intoxicated by the imperial wine. Zhao Xing turned his mind around the scene described in "Water Margin". He thought that he was fascinated by this description when he read this description, but now after a glass of wine, he only felt that his hungry stomach finally found something, while the rest had no feelings.

"This is probably Zhu Bajie eats life fruit..." Zhao Xing muttered in a low voice. He put down the wine cup and found that the officials in the hall stared at him with a serious expression with a strange expression. He quickly sighed and praised him as if nothing had happened: "What a fragrant imperial wine..."

The officials in the hall suddenly burst into laughter, and many officials rolled on the ground with laughter. After they laughed, Zhao Xing added lightly: "I remember that the last time I drank the imperial wine, it was the time when I passed the imperial examination. At the Qionglin banquet, Empress Dowager Gao and the Emperor congratulated us. At that time, the top scholar Zhan Miao, the second-level scholar, Tanhua Xu Shixi, was vivid in my mind..."

Zhao Xing talked about Empress Gao at the state banquet and the late emperor. The officials in the hall immediately stopped smiling. They all lowered their eyes and changed into puppet-like expressions. On the imperial throne, the little emperor also looked embarrassed. His eyes turned and exclaimed as if nothing had happened: "In the past, General Lian Po was over 60 years old, and someone asked if he could have sex? Today, the two generals came from Guangnan to escort the tribute envoy and his beloved minister, can he still have sex?"

After hearing this, Zhao Xing couldn't help but praise him actively.

It is worthy of being the little emperor who loves art and pays attention to perfection through Wang Sheng. He clearly saw the hunger of Zhao Xing and Shuai Fan, and now he gave the two a way out.

The little emperor's speech art was better than his brother. He did not mention that Zhao Xing fought a war with the Liao Kingdom to avoid embarrassment from the Liao Kingdom's envoys present. He only talked about the trivial matter of two people escorting the tribute envoys to Beijing, and then used an allusion to tentatively ask Zhao Xing's intentions.

Can you still have a meal? This question is when Lian Po was in his sixties. King Zhao wanted to send Lian Po to the war again, but he was worried that Lian Po would be old and his physical condition was not good, so he sent an envoy to ask. The implicit meaning of this sentence is: I am going to reuse you, can you be competent?

Shuai Fan held his stomach and drank the glass of imperial wine just now. The empty stomach began to squirm, and his stomach made a hungry sound, but Shuai Fan didn't speak. He turned to Zhao Xing and signaled Zhao Xing to make the decision with his eyes. Zhao Xing lowered his head and replied briefly: "You can eat! Very hungry!"

On the seat of the foreign envoy, Wang Shiru raised his cup and interrupted: "Mr. Zhao swallowed Dali, are you still hungry?"

Zhao Xing looked at Wang Shiru deeply and replied: "Mr. Wang underestimated my appetite. I not only swallowed Dali, but also swallowed 12 free trade corps overseas. However, I, tens of millions of people and tens of millions of merchants in the Song Dynasty, still felt that my appetite was not good."

Wang Shiru's provocation did not say that the Liao Kingdom was humiliated by Zhao Xing, but the resentment in his words could be heard from afar. Zhao Xing's counterattack made the officials of the Song Dynasty ecstatic. They looked at Wang Shiru with gloating, enjoying Wang Shiru's humiliation and complaints like drinking nectar. They were full of humiliation and complaints, and were full of joy: "It's great. I have dealt with Liao Kingdom in the Song Dynasty. I have never seen the envoys of Liao Kingdom so wronged in a century. This taste is simply beautiful - Wang Shiru, you are finished, and I haven't heard the officials asking if they can eat. If Zhao Laohu has another appointment, it is not in Xixia, it is in Liao Kingdom. Until now, anyone who provokes this tiger has no better life. Have you seen it? The deposed king of Dali and the prince of Jiaozhi in front of the hall. They have all teased this tiger. Now their situation is your role model. See how long can you be proud."

The little emperor obviously also admired Zhao Xing's answer. He waved his hand and ordered the eunuch: "Although this state banquet is etiquette, how can the meritorious ministers be restrained? The person who comes will give him food, Zhao Qing and Shuai Qing, how many do you eat?"

In the past, Lian Po once ate several dou of rice, but the numbers recorded by ancient people are basically unreliable. How big is it to count rice? Zhao Xing couldn't even eat half a dou, so he bowed and replied: "Although I am strong, my appetite is not good, so I don't need much rice. A leg of lamb is enough. But this time, Dali is used as the soup. I wonder what kind of seasonings His Majesty will need when he goes down?"

Zeng Bu shook his head and spoke out and persuaded: "This is not a gentleman's way."

Zeng Bu meant that the king of the fallen country, King Dali, also sat in the hall, and the minister of the Song Dynasty joked about Dali, which was unkind, and hoped that this joke would end here.

To be honest, it is indeed not in line with the usual etiquette of the Song Dynasty at the state banquet. When Zeng Bu said this, the officials present were a little embarrassed. Wang Shiru quickly glanced at the envoys of the vassal state who came to congratulate him and sighed slightly disappointed. His words did not arouse the expected unity of the same hatred. The envoys on the seat who came to congratulate him only wanted to appreciate the songs and dances of the Song Dynasty. They were shocked by the culture of the Song Dynasty. They looked convinced. Wang Shiru, who was angry with his unconfrontation, sighed softly in disappointment. When he turned his face, he found that Zhao Xing was staring at him and observing his expression. Wang Shiru quickly raised his wine glass, shook at Zhao Xing, and used his robe sleeve to cover his face, avoiding Zhao Xing's exploration.

Next, it was a mess. The second cup of wine and the third cup were compressed together. The officials of the Ministry of Rites omitted the results in the middle and drank toasts one after another. When the palace maids placed food in front of Zhao Xing and others, the fourth cup of wine should be carried out. Then, the dishes served with the fourth cup of wine were also served.

The wine items at the third cup include: white meat, salted fermented beans (fermented black beans), fried meat (water-burned meat), and double-lowered hump horns (camel-shaped dumplings, boiled and steamed). Shuai Fan rolled her eyes, ordered the plate of fermented black beans, and shook her head speechlessly. The reason why fermented beans served as a big dish at the state banquet was due to the salt administration of the Song Dynasty. Due to the specialty method of salt in the Song Dynasty, salt became a luxury, and most dishes were not filled with salt, which formed the unique dish culture at that time - all local dishes were compared to salt. When served on the banquet, guests had to dip in sauce, and fermented beans was a kind of salt sauce.

Shuai Fan has been in Guangdong for many years. After following Zhao Xing, he has completely adapted to the eating habit of cooking and adding salt. When he first returned to the capital, he looked at the white meat served and turned his face to see the officials on both sides and the officials were very elegantly picking up a few fermented black beans with chopsticks, rubbing them gently on the white meat, and then skillfully wrapped the fermented black beans with slices of meat and putting the slices of meat into his mouth. Shuai Fan was about to cry.

It is not impossible to pick up a round fermented black beans with chopsticks and complete this series of difficult moves. But he hasn't done this for many years. Now he wants him to complete all this at the state banquet, and he can't do it at all. He held the chopsticks and hesitated.

The chopsticks are made of ivory, as thick as white jade, and the tails of the chopsticks are inlaid with gold, making the chopsticks look brilliant in the golden wall. The handsome guy can lift something heavier, but at this time, he felt unimaginably heavy.

Just so happened that the palace maids brought two lamb legs. Zhao Xing grabbed the lamb legs rudely and shouted regardless of his image: "Come on the knife, let me lead the knife into a piece."

Countless officials curled their lips secretly, only two words in their hearts: Martial Artsman!

But Zhao Xing's rudeness happened to help Shuai Fan. He also quickly followed suit and acted rudely: "Come on the knife, how can you not have a knife? Let me cut the sword for Your Majesty. I wonder which fertile land Your Majesty likes?"

Shuai Fan's words are full of metaphors. His words follow what the emperor said before. He used lamb legs to describe territory. Now, the officials eased their attitude. They smiled and glanced at the foreign envoy sitting in the front row. Some officials couldn't help but shouted: "Xixia!"

The envoy of Xixia sat in the seat, his face turned green. He had already received news that the corrupt official Lu Huiqing, a good friend of the people in Xixia, had been stopped by the stubborn old man Fan Chuncui, and the news he received further was that the Liao Kingdom suffered a great loss in the battle between Zhao Xing, and Zhao Xing used a variety of new weapons and was powerful. For a moment, the Liao kings and ministers were very panicked, and for this reason, they had to accept a humiliating equality treaty, although the treaty was signed in the name of the local area.

Fan Chuncui had no sense of confidentiality. He led the five hundred Suzaku soldiers all the way back to Huanqing, and was very flamboyant. The people of Xixia knew that Fan Chuncui had received a new army from Zhao Xing. This army was specially tailored for the late Zhang Zhen. The firearms unit specializing in cavalry tactics. Judging from the performance of this army fighting with the Liao people, the people of Xixia cannot think of a way to deal with this army for the time being. Thinking of this, the envoys of Xixia were bitter.

"It's impossible to provoke, it's true that it's impossible to provoke. Who would have thought that Zhao Liren was demoted from Huanqing to Lingnan and was still thinking about our Xixia. For ten years, he has been deliberately building this firearms unit specifically targeting us, claiming that there is no city that cannot be opened in front of him... Fortunately, we have peace talks, otherwise, what will I rely on to fight in Xixia?"

In a second thought, the envoys of Xixia had a glimmer of understanding: "Zhao Liren is teasing me, and the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty are teasing me. After they had this army, they were unwilling to agree to peace and thought that we would start a war so that they could find excuses. No, I must not let them find trouble."

When Zhao Xing and Shuai Fan entered the hall, they removed all the weapons. They asked the palace maid for the flesh-cutting knife. The little emperor clapped his hands childishly and ordered: "Come on, offer the swords for the two brave generals."

The ministers were attracted by Zhao Xing and Shuai Fan. The envoy of Xixia hurriedly turned to the Liao envoy Wang Shiru, who was beside him, and said, "Mr. Wang, I have something to do and I hope to see you. I wonder when will you have time?"

Wang Shiru was in a good mood, and he nodded and agreed: "I live in the Great Liao Fan Pavilion... Well, I am very close to Zhao Liren's house, you can go there to find me."

After a moment of pause, Wang Shiru couldn't help but reveal excitedly: "When I entered the hall just now, I saw my Liao Dynasty personnel stationed in Beijing. I received news that the female leader Yang cut him to death. The new leader was named Aguda - Junior, my northern border of Great Liao has been freed."

When the envoy of Xixia heard this, he smiled and said, "In this way, my country has a lot of reliance on the Great Liao. I hope Lord Wang will speak more beautifully in front of His Majesty."

The envoy of Xia State said "Your Majesty" here refers to the Emperor of Liao State.

Wang Shiru agreed with a heart-blooding heart, smiling happily, and found that Zhao Xing's cold gaze swept over. He felt a chill in his heart, and then he thought: "No, with Zhao Li people there, my Great Liao cannot be relaxed. Although the northern part of our Liao Kingdom is pacified, the country of Song is even more prosperous. Zhao Li people lose huge taxes to the Song court every year in the south. As a result, the Song Kingdom becomes richer, and on the other hand, the Liao Kingdom... Alas!"

The singing and dancing continued, and the men and women participating in the performance were all dressed in red scarves and colorful clothes. The red scarves floated all over the venue, which separated Zhao Xing's inquiry gaze. Wang Shiru looked at the rolling red ocean that day, and suddenly felt dizzy. He felt that the red spot was full of blood, as if it was a sea of ​​blood.

"The means Zhao Liren showed this time are really powerful. How should we deal with it? I heard that Zhao Liren brought the remnants of the land this time. So, what kind of power should the complete configuration of the Suzaku Army be? It is chilling to think about it."

Wang Shiru's question was asked by the little emperor. At the state banquet, he asked publicly: "Zhao Qing's family, General Cao and Mr. Zhang both said that your musket team is different from the imperial guards. I have already seen the five hundred Suzaku Army in detail. It is indeed different from the firearms made in the military weapon prison, and also from the ones you made in Mizhou. How could this happen?"

The foreign envoys present all raised their ears. Not only did the Liao Kingdom, Xixia, even the envoys of Goryeo, Japan, and Jiaozhi also raised their ears.

The little emperor asked this question, one was because he had no sense of confidentiality, and the other was because he wanted to take the opportunity to show off and deter overseas vassal states.

小皇帝这次算是捡了个便宜,他哥哥筹备的万国来朝典礼,还没来得及享用就驾崩,结果让他一登基就享受万国来朝.这样他对哥哥的丰功伟绩十分钦佩.然而,他毕竟是个十几岁的小娃娃,抑制不住的兴奋让他不知道该如何炫耀,结果就拿大宋最犀利地武器出来显摆.

Zhao Xing frowned slightly and bowed and replied: "Your Majesty. Weapons are not collectibles and cannot be kept in high shelves so that they can be sold as antiques in the future. I have always thought that whether the weapons are good or not must be constantly tested in actual combat, and then innovated and changed according to actual combat needs.

As a new weapon, I am still trying it. The muskets in their hands that His Majesty saw were already the fifth-generation product. When I left Guangnan, the weapons in their hands were not outdated, but they were delayed in the past few months. Those muskets have been outdated. I heard that the Guangnan Firearms Bureau has developed the seventh-generation musket, which is more powerful than the muskets in the hands of the Vermilion Bird Army now and have a faster firing rate.”

Zhao Xing's answer was very vague. His words were in line with the little emperor's flaunt, but what is the specific principle of the musket? Why can it exert such great power? He did not disclose a word.

Wang Shiru frowned and raised his glass to remind him: "Officials. According to the agreement... we don't want it to be outdated."

Wang Shiru said something vaguely. After all, the equal agreement between the Song and Liao countries was not something that the Liao people needed to show off. However, this agreement was a bit dissatisfied with the Song State, which was the provisions for opening up the export location of the military to the Liao State. The young emperor frowned and glanced at Jiang Zhiqi, hoping that Jiang Zhiqi would answer.

Jiang Zhiqi is now rewarded for merit and has been promoted to Privy Councilor. The military is under his jurisdiction, but such a literati who only knows poetry can deal with military institutions. What can he talk about military institutions? He only knows etiquette and morality. He believes that since the agreement has been signed, he should be honest and trustworthy, so he frowned and considered the wording, and couldn't speak for a long time.

Zhao Xing spoke quickly and relieved his siege: "Mr. Wang, when we were on the road, you once asked me about learning in Guangnan. I forgot to tell you that I advocated in Guangnan: diplomatic affairs belong to Lifanyuan, and business affairs belong to Maritime Affairs.

Business is business. My Song Dynasty court does not compete with the people for profit. What the people want to sell is not allowed to be banned. So don’t ask the court or the merchants what you ask for.”

Jiang Zhiqi secretly gave a thumbs up: "It turns out that Zhao Liren is waiting for him here. Don't joke. The trade matters belong to the merchants. How about the license system in the agreement? What license is approved is not the final say of the court. Can my court allow arms merchants to enter Tianjin? Just wait, wait until your hair is white, maybe you can wait."

The little emperor didn't know the truth. When he saw Jiang Zhiqi participating in the negotiations, he looked happy. When Wang Shiru's face suddenly turned blue, he understood that Zhao Xing's words were hitting the vital point. He quickly picked up the wine glass, and as he raised his glass, the officials of the rituals who were singing the rituals started - the next round of toasts began.

The court ministers did not know the details. When they saw Jiang Zhiqi being proud, Wang Shiru looked like he swallowed a fly, they were confused. But after all, the court signed a local agreement with the Liao Kingdom. Many of the contents of the agreement were secret agreements and were not something worth showing off. They had to pick up the wine glass and sang the same gift...

"Permission", after the banquet, Jiang Zhiqi and other important officials of the court were kept by the young emperor. The former explained proudly: "The agreement signed by Guangnan and Nanjing Road came forward in the name of the local government. The Liao Kingdom blamed anyone. They could not blame the court, but strictly abide by the agreement. The Liao Kingdom gave us a city but got nothing. We can completely control the export of goods through the license, as long as the imperial court does not approve the entry of arms merchants and tea merchants. The Liao people get nothing. However, the agreement stipulates that the Liao Kingdom must open horse trading, which is what the Liao Kingdom must abide by. We have the right to buy war horses in Liao Kingdom. Now, they only have this kind of goods that we need. Besides, what they need is up to us."

After saying this, the emperor and ministers of the Song Dynasty suddenly realized the truth. The little emperor stood up excitedly, walked in the hall constantly, muttering to himself: "First gain a foothold, and then gradually eliminate it - Zhao Qing, when I was the king of the past, you once said the currency war. Is this the currency war you mentioned? Let me tell me in detail."

The little emperor talked about dating Zhao Xingdi while in Qiandi. The officials consciously looked away and looked like they were wandering around, wishing they could jump out and express their opinions: I didn't hear, I didn't hear anything.

Zhao Xing bowed: "Your Majesty, I will definitely open the ban on money. I will allow my Song Dynasty copper coins to flow out freely so that merchants can trade with other countries."

The little emperor looked at Han Zhongyan, and Han Zhongyan nodded slightly: "Since the capture of Xianglin County by Zhao Taiwei, my Song Dynasty copper coins have increased by three times. The copper coins handed over by the Guangnan Coin Cashing Department this year have more than doubled. Now, the amount of coins in Guangnan has exceeded the maximum amount of coins in the Song Dynasty by five million jin. With this copper coins input, it may be possible to deal with the shortage of money for the time being."

Zhao Xing bowed again: "The so-called shortage of money is just that the monetary system is incomplete. I am willing to ask the court to allow the minting of silver and money again. This matter is the foundation of all generations and the creation of the world. There have never been three kinds of coins together. His Majesty has created it and should be admired by all generations."

The little emperor was flushed with excitement. His eyes were wandering, and he swept Han Zhongyan, Zeng Bu, Jiang Zhiqi, and Chen Guan, but the focus of his eyes was not on these people.

Zeng Bu nodded slightly and replied: "In the past, Fan E and Li Chang once talked about establishing a three-level monetary system to reduce the circulation of copper coins. In this way, although the supply of copper coins is small, there is no shortage of money. It was just that the reform was too great. If the court really wanted to take action, it would still need to consider it."

Han Zhongyan glanced at Chen Guan and showed his eyes. Anything Zeng Bu agreed to, Chen Guan must object. Zeng Bu agreed to suspend the issuance of new coins. Chen Guan opposed: "Your Majesty, I heard that this third-level monetary system was originally created by Lord Zhao. Your Majesty has recently ascended the throne. This year, the new money has not been issued to Momo Money. The new dynasty is new, and it is time to mint new coins. Now Lord Zhao is here. If you have any questions, please let Your Majesty break it early."

As soon as Chen Guan opened his mouth, Han Zhongyan immediately stated: "This year's year-end coins have not started to be cast. If your Majesty is willing, you can first try to cast a batch of silver medals and gold medals and gold medals. Let's wait next year, depending on the trial situation, and then establish a strategy for implementing the world."

Jiang Zhiqi laughed: "What a big deal, is it worth considering? I heard that Guangnan has issued silver and money in recent years. The merchants from Guangdong and Guangxi have brought this habit to Hangzhou and Yangzhou. Your Majesty can determine the exchange ratio of gold, silver and copper according to Guangzhou's examples, so as to promote the world as a new measure in the new year, and there is no need to discuss it."

Zeng Bu looked at Zhao Xing and smiled bitterly. Zhao Xing said, "What Zeng Xiang said is worthy of being an old minister's plan for the country. The court has established a policy, and it is time to gather ideas and consider it carefully. However, Zeng Xiang is too conservative this time. This time it is still the right thing about Han Xiang, Lord Chen, and Jiang Shuxiang. The new year and new atmosphere are the new creations of His Majesty the New Emperor. I, Guangdong and Guangxi, have been piloting the three-level monetary system for many years. There are ready-made examples. There should be no disadvantages in promoting the world."

As soon as Zhao Xing finished speaking, the ministers present cursed in their stomachs: "Little Fox!"

Zhao Xing praised everyone in his words, and even the two of them were competing against each other. He praised all this kind of sleek attitude towards the world, which made everyone despise them.

The little emperor was very excited. Since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, China has not had a precedent for minting a three-level monetary system at the same time. This was created by him, and the ready-made examples promoted by Guangdong were there. The little emperor who was very happy with the achievements was in great pleasure. He picked up his pen, wrote a few words in his famous thin gold style, and handed it to Zhao Xing with his backhand: "Zhao Qing, so, use these words as the year number coins. Ask the Ministry of Revenue to mint the money model, and mint it by the Guangdong Monkey Citting Office, and issue it to the world."

Zhao Xing took a step back and signaled Zeng Bu with his eyes. Zeng Bu stepped forward to take the word "Di" inscribed by the little emperor.

However, the little emperor did not find out the mistake in his actions - Zhao Xing was a local official. If the court wanted to mint new money, the imperial court should sign the edict and issue it to the Ministry of Revenue after the edict was signed by the minister of the Political Affairs Hall, and then pass it to Guangnan. The little emperor just handed the edict directly to Zhao Xing, which violated the court's deliberation procedures. Zhao Xing took a step back to avoid suspicion.

But the little emperor was not aware of his mistakes. He walked with his hands behind his back and was still immersed in excitement. Soon, he stopped and turned around to ask Zhao Xing: "(Xiang) the Empress Dowager planned to return to power in May, but the saint is basically ignorant of the ministers. I plan to implement the Shaosheng Reform after taking power and trace the cause of his elder brother. What do Zhao Qing thinks?"
Chapter completed!