In late spring Jiangnan, catkins are flying.
On the tenth day after Li Zhifeng left, Zhao Chao finally announced the negotiation plan to bring back the two emperors in the DPRK. Under the coordination of Li Zhifeng, they will have talks with the Tatar side through the Xiongnu and Di tribes.
At the same time, the infighting on the throne of the Tartars also came to an end.
This is good news for the Han people on the surface, but it is not. He Motie'er still had heavy troops in hand, but just switched to the area east of the Central Plains. The entire Central Plains was divided into two parts: east and west, with the Tatars in the east and the Huns in the west. And it went deeper into the Liangxi Plain, and it became a territory separated by Di, Jie and Qiang.
The next most important thing is to test the Tatar's attitude towards the apocalypse.
Yes and war, all in one thought. Xie Hui, Tang Wei and others believed that if Queen Baoyin agreed to the peace talks, then for a long time, perhaps at least ten years, the whole world would be divided into three families. The Tatars occupied the northeast and the north of the Central Plains, while the Xiongnu and other four Hus, as well as the Xianbei, who were hit hard by Tianqi, divided the Central Plains and the west and northwest regions.
The Tianqi Han people retreated to the southern half of the country south of Hubaoxi and became the Southern Dynasty.
Once the situation is formed, the next is the time for the Southern Dynasty to make great efforts to govern. In three or five years, it is not appropriate to use troops rashly, but to try to keep a low profile and seek development in the south of the Yangtze River.
It has to be said that this is an inevitable situation, and everyone in the DPRK and China very much agree with Xie Hui's inference. And You Miao keenly discovered one thing - everyone's discussion, almost did not pay too much attention to Zhao Chao. After all, these are the duties of the prince after his return.
Zhao Chao coldly watched everyone talking, and suddenly a sentence came out: "You Miao, what do you think?"
You Miao was also a little distracted. After thinking about the series of changes that would be triggered after the crown prince's Zen position, Zhao Chao suddenly came back to his senses after being asked this.
"I think this statement is reasonable." You Miao said.
Everyone nodded, and You Miao said again: "This year, Jiangnan has harvested 400,000 shi of grain. After years of accumulation, it will be able to support 200,000 soldiers and horses. After three consecutive years of battle, now the Kukong is exhausted, it is indeed time to rest and recuperate. The implementation of the new law went well, but because last year and the year before the previous year were extraordinary times, all parts of Jiangnan had to accept it.”
"But the new law itself has many drawbacks, and it needs enough time to ease and digest." You Miao added: "It takes a long time to train soldiers, so I agree with the opinions of Master Xie and Master Tang. In the next three years, it is not appropriate to take it lightly. War is declared."
Zhao Chao didn't react, just nodded.
"Then just follow Zhu Qing's opinion." Zhao Chao said.
After saying this, Chaozhong was in the cold for a while.
Zhao Chao said again: "Who still has a book? There is a book to play."
The ministers in the DPRK and China were all thinking about the prince's return, but no one started playing for a while.
Zhao Chao said, "I'm tired too, so I'll leave the court without a foundation."
The ministers bowed one after another, and Zhao Chao got up and left.
This time in the early morning, the retreat was actually a bit desolate and desolate. Hundreds of officials could not have imagined that they had been making noises and making irresponsible remarks for the past few days. Zhao Chao had already made a decision about welcoming the second emperor of the north.
You Miao came down to court, and finally a palace servant summoned Zhao Chao to see him. This is the second private meeting between the ruler and the minister since the last quarrel with Nie Dan. Originally, You Miao was always on hand almost every day. Every morning and after the court, Zhao Chao had something to discuss with him. But gradually, Zhao Chao always feels avoiding him.
You Miao was a little nervous about this for a few days, but remembered that Sun Yu once mentioned that it was the same thing in the officialdom. Once a person is in a high position, he has to face those things that the emperor has never encountered before, checks and balances between power and ministers, etc. The same is true of the battle between Li Xiangguo and Sun Yu, the father of Li Yan. Occasionally, the old emperor would leave one of them aside for a while, not to say that this person fell out of favor, or that he had sinned against the king. Doing this is not only to take into account the intentions of the ministers, but also to prevent the ministers from self-control, which is also a common thing.
However, when I saw him today, You Miao vaguely noticed something—Zhao Chao was old.
That feeling is indeed old. When we met in the morning, we were far apart. I didn't look carefully. When I came to the imperial study, I found that Zhao Chao had a lot of white hair on his temples, and his face was tired and haggard.
The last time Zhao Chao gave him this feeling was when You Miao returned to Beijing to take the exam after a few years apart. At that time, Zhao Chao changed from a teenager to a mature youth. But now, Zhao Chao has the situation of premature aging.
You Miao felt a little uncomfortable when she saw it, and she couldn't say what she thought before.
"Your Majesty isn't sleeping well?" You Miao asked.
Zhao Chao asked back, "What do you think?"
You Miao said: "If you don't have a good rest, ask the imperial doctor to prescribe some medicine to calm the mind and nourish the mind."
Zhao Chao nodded, You Miao knew that there were not many documents sent to Zhao Chao recently, and most of the government affairs were in the political affairs hall, and he handled them by himself. What else could bother him? Of course it's just that.
Zhao Chao said, "Are you blaming me for not letting you go on an envoy and sending Li Yan and Xie Quan?"
You Miao froze in her heart, and hurriedly said, "I dare not."
Zhao Chao looked at You Miao, You Miao wanted to lower his head subconsciously, but thought that he could not be guilty at this time and could not avoid Zhao Chao's gaze, so he said: "It is indeed the most suitable for Your Majesty to send Li Yan and Xie Quan. Li Yan had a good relationship with the prince back then, and secondly, Xie Quanneng represented the Jiangnan family."
"Hmm." Zhao Chao nodded.
You Miao was still a little worried and said, "I'm afraid that Li Yan won't be able to."
Zhao Chao said: "He can, you forget, that kid Li Yan also understands the big picture."
You Miao nodded silently, and Zhao Chao said again: "I know you are worried. After all, Li Yan had taken refuge with my imperial brother back then, and let him negotiate for fear that he would change the direction of the wind again. But Li Yan, who wants to climb up, is still still You have to rely on me. My imperial brother will not reuse him."
You Miao could only say: "Yes."
Zhao Chao got up, paced in front of the desk, and said, "My imperial brother was always guarding him back then. It should be said that he was guarding the father and son of the Li family. No one would believe my imperial brother. Besides, even if the imperial brother came back. Now, my son has let it go, he is only going to win over the Jiangnan family, and he will not miss Li Yan, and Li Yan will not be able to get the slightest benefit."
You Miao understood and replied, "Yes."
"I won't let you go." Zhao Chao said again: "I want to take you out. After all, it is better for the officials to participate less in the abolition. You are willing to do this for me. The third brother is very grateful to you. But If you do it, you will not be able to escape the reputation of being a traitor in your life. In the future, after we die, we will inevitably have to be discussed by future generations. Big brother will also turn against you, so if you can prevent you from wading in muddy water, try your best to I won't let you go. The traitor should let Li Yan go."
You Miao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, knowing that Zhao Chao was also trying to protect himself, so he nodded, feeling a little moved in his heart.