"Where is there any chance of life?"
Xia Anqi grimaced and whispered: "With Kou Ji's mind, Xixia will never be destroyed, and he will never return to the court."
Xia Wei said in pain: "If you have not yet reported your grievances, you will not be reconciled for your father!"
Xia Anqi looked at Xia Wei and lamented: "It is useless to be unwilling. Li Deming will never let our father and son go. Our father and son have no chance of revenge."
"Heaven! Don't open your eyes!"
"..."
Xia Yun roared hysterically in prison.
Xia Anqi couldn't speak, only sighed up to the sky.
Their father and son made a mistake in Da Song and escaped.
After several years, he fell under the sword of Song Dynasty.
It's like retribution.
Xia Yun and his son love and pity themselves in jail, no one pays attention.
The envoy of the Song Dynasty arrived at Xingqing Mansion on the third day after Xia Yu and his son were imprisoned.
Li Deming led the Xixia welcoming team, personally greeted ten miles, and respectfully welcomed the Dasong envoy back to Xingqing Mansion.
After entering Xingqing Mansion, Li Deming held another grand banquet and hosted the envoys of the Song Dynasty.
During the dinner.
Li Deming very generously gave Da Song's envoy a lot of money and beauties.
Da Song's envoy did not decline, and they all accepted it with laughter.
Before the officials of the envoy, Zhao Zhen specifically explained that the purpose of their trip was to squeeze some money out of Xixia. The more they squeeze, the greater the credit.
It is precisely because of this that when facing Xixia bribes, officials of the embassy group accepted all the bribes without any scruples at all.
After Li Deming gave the money and the beauties, he immediately indicated to the officials of the embassy that Xixia did not intend to go to war with Song Dynasty.
As a vassal of the Song Dynasty, Xixia is willing to live forever and adhere to the Song Dynasty and obey the instructions of the Song Dynasty.
The various mistakes Xixia committed before were not his original intention, but the secretive actions of Xia Yu and Xia Anqi father and son.
He also explained how Xia Yu and Xia Anqi's father and son could serve as senior officials in Xixia.
He claimed that after Xia Yu and Xia Anqi father and son escaped from Song Dynasty to Xixia, they changed their faces and concealed the past. They defrauded his trust by virtue of their own talents, and held a position in the Xixia court.
He was deceived by Xia Wei and Xia Anqi.
The officials of the Great Song Envoy were shocked when they heard that Xia Yu and Xia Anqi were in Xixia, and they were still serving as high-ranking officials in Xixia.
Xia Wei, in the Song Dynasty, he was one of the prime ministers and a big man.
When many officials in the envoy saw Xia Wei, they all lowered their heads to speak.
Such a figure voted for Xixia and helped Xixia calculate the Great Song Dynasty.
No wonder Da Song will suffer a big loss in the Northwest.
However, even if Xia Yu is more powerful, he still can't match Kou Ji.
When he was in the Great Song Dynasty, his status was higher than that of Kou Ji, and he had never beaten Kou Ji.
Leaving Song Dynasty and voted for Xixia, he is still Kou Ji's defeat.
The officials of the diplomatic mission had previously deceived Zhao Zhen to leave Bianjing City because of Kou Jiyu, and blamed Kou Ji.
Now I know that everything in the northwest was planned by Xia Yu, and thanks to Kou Ji, he defeated Xia Yu.
Their resentment towards Kou Ji disappeared a lot.
During the conversation with Li Deming, officials of the diplomatic mission learned that Li Deming intends to hand over Xia Yu and his son to Da Song for disposal. Even if someone expressed their opinion that they had returned to Yinzhou and met with Zhao Zhen, they would definitely be Li Deming. Deming said nice things.
Some people also revealed to Li Deming overtly and secretly that it is not enough to be a man, and they have to make money.
Although Li Deming was crying poorly, he still ordered people to prepare a sum of money and send it to the officials of the embassy.
After the officials saw the money, their attitude changed in an instant.
One by one, they swore to Li Deming's curse, claiming that they returned to Yinzhou and met Zhao Zhen, even if they were fighting for their lives, they would help Xixia speak to prevent Zhao Zhen from invading Xixia.
In the face of such a'strong' embassy officials.
Li Deming had to take out another sum of money and give it to them as a personal gift.
The officials of the diplomatic mission stayed in Xingqing Mansion for a long time and tried their best to extract money from Li Deming.
While squeezing Li Deming's money, they also squeezed money from the hands of the Xixia nobles.
Claiming that they can use their relationship to help them buy a house in Bianjing City, regardless of whether the Song Dynasty fights Xixia or whether Xixia will perish, the Xixia nobles can move to Bianjing City as a Song citizen. Continue to live the life of a rich man.
The officials of the diplomatic mission said so. Those Xixia nobles did not believe it, but those wealthy merchants in Xixia did. They ransacked their homes one by one and sent a generous gift to the officials of the embassy.
They don't care if the officials of the embassy can help them buy a house in Bianjing.
They only asked that when Xixia and Da Song were fighting, the officials of the diplomatic group could help them to protect them from the pain of the sword.
The officials of the Great Song Envoy were almost blatantly collecting money.
Li Deming pretended not to see.
Let the officials of the Song Dynasty envoy to search in Xingqing Mansion.
Officials of the Song Dynasty envoy raided Xingqing Mansion for eight days.
Eight days later.
The officials of the Great Song Dynasty envoy, with Li Deming's letter of begging for mercy, escorted Xia Yu and his son, and left Xingqing Mansion.
The officials of the Great Song Mission have just left.
Li Deming ordered his soldiers and horses to capture the wealthy merchants who contributed money to the officials of the Great Song Envoy and confiscate all their wealth.
After Li Deming gave Da Song a large sum of money, there was not much money left in the treasury.
After copying the wealth of those wealthy merchants, not only did they make up for the money dedicated to the Song Dynasty, but also a lot more.
Li Deming had long since confided the wealth of wealthy merchants and used it for military expenses.
It's just that the wealthy merchants in Xingqing Mansion have contacts with most of the nobles in Xixia, and the relationship is intertwined, so he is not easy to start.
The wealthy merchants gave him a reasonable excuse to donate money to the Great Song Envoy.
The reason why he did not stop when the officials of the Song Dynasty envoy were searching for money in the Xingqing Mansion, is to wait for the officials of the Song Dynasty envoy to have a good harvest.
The Great Song Envoy was on the way to Yinzhou.
Zhao Zhen, who was based in Yinzhou, received the news.
Inside Yinzhou City.
On the school field, inside the Chinese Army's big tent.
Zhao Zhen Dama Jindao sat on the head, looking at the paperwork in his hand, a little startled.
Kou Ji sat not far from Zhao Zhen. Seeing that Zhao Zhen's expression was different, he hurriedly asked: "But the officials of the embassy are in trouble in Xingqing Mansion?"
Kou Ji proposed that Zhao Zhen sent someone to Li Deming to squeeze money out of his hands, which is actually a very risky move.
If Li Deming made up his mind and wanted to fight Da Song to the end, he would surely kill the officials of Da Song's envoy.
Whatever the two countries intersect, it will not work in Xixia.
The reason why the Song Dynasty was able to seize the territory south of the Great Wall from Xixia was because the Xixia people robbed the envoy of the Liao Kingdom and angered the Liao Emperor Yelulongxu. The Liao Emperor Yelulongxu personally led the army to conquer Xixia.
Da Song took the opportunity to start his army, and found some bargains from it.
Therefore, going to Xixia is definitely a dangerous errand.
Xixia people really dare to kill the envoys.
Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji's question, put down the paperwork in his hand, and said with a very strange expression: "Xia Wei is in Xixia!"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, with a stunned expression on his face.
Zhao Zhen continued: "Not only Xia Yu, but also Xia Anqi's son, Xia Anqi, was also in Xixia. Previously, I provoked the war between Da Song and Liao, let the Liao people pass through Xixia and invaded my Da Song territory. It was conspired by their father and son.
The assassination of you was also conspired by their father and son. "
Kou Ji's face sank when he heard this, "Xia Wei is really a scourge! The trouble caused by their father and son to Da Song is far greater than the tens of thousands of people who have taken refuge in Xixia.
Their father and son deserve to die, they deserve a thousand cuts. "
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly, "It's time to make a thousand cuts, and he should also record his deeds and pass them on to future generations to spit them."
Kou Ji thought about it: "Is there a way for Li Deming to hand over their father and son?"
Zhao Zhen picked up the document and ordered Chen Lin to pass it to Kou Ji.
When Chen Lin walked towards Kou Ji with the paperwork, Zhao Zhen sighed: "Li Deming is very acquainted and has given Xia Yu and his son to the envoys sent by us. Now the envoys are escorting their father and son back to Yinzhou."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said, "Li Deming's sincerity in begging for mercy is full."
While listening to Zhao Zhen's words, Kou Ji looked through the documents Chen Lin handed him. After carefully reviewing the documents, he said to Zhao Zhen, "I knew today, why bother back then."
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly, "Father is not a person with little affection, nor am I. If Xixia is clinging to my Da Song, he treats me with this attitude, and it is impossible for me to treat Xixia. ."
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen deliberately paused for a while, and then said: "Maybe at the time of the crisis in Xixia, I can send a large army and spare no effort to help them."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said faintly: "But they have offended me, Da Song, to show weakness and beg for mercy. Is it useful? Although I am kind, I also have a temper.
I led the army to destroy it.
If I don't destroy it, the qi in my chest won't go well. "
Kou Ji put down the paperwork in his hand and said: "We have reached a consensus to conquer Xixia. Now hundreds of thousands of soldiers are standing by. As long as you give an order, you can start to attack Xixia.
When we hit Xingqing Mansion and captured Li Deming alive, the official's tone would go smoothly. "
Zhao Zhen smiled and nodded.
Kou Ji continued: "The people sent by the officials to squeeze money are a bit unbearable. They stayed in Xingqing Mansion for eight days before they raided less than 300,000 yuan of money."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhen sighed: "Xixia is too poor..."
Today, Zhao Zhen, with ample money in his hand, has a higher heart and a higher vision.
You must know that when Zhao Zhen was impoverished and impoverished at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, the Manchu dynasty's civil and military forces could quarrel for one day for 300,000 pennies.
It may be noisy for a day.
Kou Ji groaned: "Xixia is poor, but it's not so poor. I guess they put most of the money into the bag in the name of private gifts."
Accepting private gifts was a common occurrence in the Song Dynasty.
Some of the vassal vassals sought from the Song Dynasty, and after sending people to Bianjing, they would send a large private gift to the various senior officials of the Song Dynasty.
Sometimes the private gifts given by the vassals were more generous than the tribute to the court.
Officials of the Song Dynasty also accepted private gifts when they were envoys to the vassals, and even blatantly asked for private gifts.
This matter has formed a trend in the Song Dynasty.
At the end of the year, the officials of Hongshe Temple even get together and compare the private gifts they receive.
So after Zhao Zhen heard what Kou Ji said, he didn't get angry, but hesitated to ask: "How much can they earn in the bag?"
Kou Ji said solemnly: "When they arrive in Yinzhou, I will send someone to ask."
Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment, and sighed: "If they don't receive many personal gifts, let them take it."
Kou Ji curled his lips and said, "I'm afraid a lot..."
Zhao Zhen opened his mouth and said nothing.
Kou Ji said solemnly: "This wind cannot rise!"
Zhao Zhen hesitated and said: "After all, it is not the money that I gave, nor is it the anointing of the people of Song Dynasty who was scouted..."
Halfway through Zhao Zhen's words, Kou Ji said earnestly: "But they are relying on the prestige of my Da Song to receive so many private gifts. Although we don't care about the money, we still need to have the rules. .
I am stronger than Xixia, so it's okay to take some private gifts.
But a powerful country that is stronger than my Da Song, and a powerful country comparable to my Da Song, if you give them private gifts, they will accept them all, don't you feel shy? "
Zhao Zhen instantly understood the meaning of Kou Ji's words.
Da Song is stronger than Xixia, and it is nothing for officials of the Da Song envoy to give some private gifts.
The officials of the embassy group took Xixia's money, nothing more than to help Xixia say a few good things in the court.
But if a powerful country that rivals Da Song gave a private gift, it would not be a matter of simply saying a few good words to deal with it. Ninety-nine percent of it would sell some Da Song’s intelligence and benefit to satisfy people’s appetite.
Seeing that Zhao Zhen frowned and fell into deep thought, Kou Ji continued: "More importantly, if the officials let this matter go, they will be insatiable.
They were sent by the officials to squeeze money out, and the bulk of the money should be handed over to the state treasury, and only a small part of the rest can be shared.
But now they have divided the big head, and instead handed it over to the small head of the treasury.
They value their own interests more than the interests of the court.
If things go on like this, it will be fine. "
Zhao Zhen frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Why is the fourth brother so sure that the money they squeezed from Xixia is much more than what they reported?"
Kou Ji said: "Does the official still remember that when the minister returned from Hexi, he once sent a sum of money into the internal treasury?"
Zhao Zhen was taken aback and looked at Chen Lin.
Chen Lin hurriedly said, "But there is a gold and silver jewelry worth 300,000 Guans, which went into the inner warehouse."
Zhao Zhen nodded, looked at Kou Ji, and waited for Kou Ji's answer.
Kou Ji let out a sigh of relief, "That was a private gift from Qingtang to the minister, totaling 400,000 Guans. The minister took 100,000 Guans, and the remaining 300,000 Guans were sent to the official inner treasury."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he roughly understood what Kou Ji was going to say.
Zhao Zhen said solemnly: "The fourth brother wanted to tell me that the private gift Qingtang gave to the fourth brother was as many as 400,000. Xixia offered me more money in a national gift, surely more?"