"You are arrogant because of your favor! You are arrogant and disrespectful to your superiors!" Hu Yin almost gnashed his teeth when he spoke of this. Not only Han Shizhong, but all the other military officials present were horrified. "If it weren't for the emperor protecting you, and if the overall situation wasn't important, how could I be asked to impeach you in this wilderness? In Chang'an, I would have thrown my hat to the ground and even fought the Guanxi Five Route Transport Commissioner to drive you all out in public! Han Liangchen!"
"I'm calling you!" Zhao Jiu suddenly interrupted.
"Yes." Han Shizhong replied in panic, then he bowed to Hu Yin. "Brother Hu... Hu Caosi!"
"If you keep going like this." Hu Yin waved his sleeves, almost in despair. "No matter how hard the emperor tries to save you, it's useless... because Han Xin is simply seeking his own death! Zhou Bo also deserves to know the value of jailers! Study hard!"
"Of course, of course, Brother Hu, don't be angry." Han Shizhong quickly replied, and then turned to Zhao Jiu. "Your Majesty, don't be angry either. I really lost my mind."
"I'm not angry." Zhao Jiu sneered and stood up. "If I were really angry, would I let Hu Qing come and talk to you?"
Han Shizhong let out a long sigh and looked back at the other generals who were being suppressed by him, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Don't feel embarrassed." Zhao Jiu seemed to have sensed Han Shizhong's intentions. He bowed his head and walked a few steps. Suddenly, he turned back and pinched the other's hand, responding with ease. "The war is imminent. The conflicts between the monarch and his subjects, between the commander and his ministers, and between the civil and military officials should not be intensified... But these conflicts are bound to happen. Speaking them out may not be a bad thing. It's better than going to the battlefield and still holding a grudge!"
"I have absolutely no grudges." Han Shizhong quickly expressed his opinion. "Hu Caosi was right in teaching me a lesson today. I was a little confused about how to advance and retreat..."
Zhao Jiu shook the other's hand and smiled, then walked forward. After a few steps, he seemed to remember something and gave a brief instruction to Yang Yizhong, who had been silent the whole time: "We will have a dinner at the mouth of the Jing River today. Cook that dish, and ask Liu Yan to bring the Xixia envoys here to treat them to a last meal."
Yang Yizhong bowed and left, but Yue Fei beside him suddenly realized: "May I ask your Majesty, is there any talk from the west?"
"That's right." Zhao Jiu continued to hold Han Shizhong's hands and nodded frankly. "Minister Hu has already persuaded Yelu Dashi. The Khitans brought Minister Hu from Hexi Tanghuang in the name of a diplomatic envoy. When they arrived at Zhuoluo City in the north of Lanzhou, they could have come directly. But Minister Hu thought that, firstly, Yelu Dashi had a condition that we should start by attracting troops, and he wanted to urge the Khitans to go back and report and send troops; secondly, he also wanted to go to Xingling to familiarize himself with the terrain and spy on the arrangements... So he only asked people to come back to report, but he continued to follow the Khitans to Xingqing Prefecture."
Yue Fei bowed his head heavily, and the others immediately realized why they had to come out to see Changling today... Besides, Zhao Jiu had no choice but to be so leisurely in Chang'an, because they had to wait for the news from Yelu Dashi before they could carry out the next step. They were forced to do so... and Han Shizhong was even more embarrassed, because this meant that the government had tolerated him until the last moment.
Without further ado, Emperor Zhao used Hu Yin to severely dampen Han Shizhong's arrogance, decided on a strategy for Yue Fei to be the key strike, and then went to the mouth of the Jing River more than ten miles away with a group of civil and military officials. Xue Yuanli and his party in Xixia City were inevitably in a hurry. Fortunately, these Xixia people, even the civil officials, were used to riding horses, and they galloped to the mouth of the Jing River, which was forty or fifty miles away from Chang'an City, and Emperor Zhao had indeed prepared a picnic there.
Of course, chopsticks were placed on the tables of everyone, including the Prince of Yan'an, to avoid any misunderstanding.
As for Xue Yuanli and other Xixia envoys, they were half happy, half worried, half surprised, and half expectant... Being summoned suddenly, who knows what the explanation would be? I hope they are just here to enjoy the scenery.
It's very clear!
"Mr. Xue, please look, the distinction is clear!" A moment later, under the setting sun, Xue Yuanli, who met Emperor Zhao Song for the first time, was somewhat dazed when Emperor Zhao, who was incredibly enthusiastic, grabbed his hands and dragged directly to the river bank.
To be honest, if it weren't for the bright red robe and fu hat that the other person was wearing that were so eye-catching, he almost thought he was dreaming... Was he really here to enjoy the scenery?
"It is indeed a clear distinction!" Xue Yuanli tried to respond in very standard Guanxi Han dialect, but his heart was extremely alert.
What does this mean? Is it a hint that the Song Dynasty and the Great Baigao Kingdom are irreconcilable?
You should know that the upper reaches of the Jing River is called Baimachuan, and the end of Baimachuan is right within the territory of the Dabaigao Kingdom.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhao just held Xue Yuanli's hand and looked at the water of Jingwei River, then let go and went back to sit down under the river bank, leaving Xue Yuanli very confused... However, no matter how confused this man was, he was still the emperor of Zhao Song. Xue Yuanli did not dare to neglect him, and neither did the others. From Han Shizhong, the military officer, Hu Yin, and Xue Yuanli, the foreign officials, all sat down.
However, after sitting down, before the dishes and drinks were served, Emperor Zhao suddenly looked puzzled: "Was Jing turbid and Wei clear just now?"
"Yes." Hu Yin bowed. "Since the Jing River is turbid, the Wei River is clear..."
Xue Yuanli also wanted to join in the conversation, preparing to recite some classical poetry or something like that.
But Zhao Jiu shook his head directly, no longer pretending, but sighed directly: "The Jing River is turbid and the Wei River is clear, it's all the fault of Xixia!"
Everyone was stunned. Not to mention the civil officials such as Hu Yin, even the generals from Guanzhong such as Han Shizhong, Qu Duan, Wang De, Liu Qi, and Li Shifu were shocked. Even Yue Fei, who was always gloomy and fierce, was shocked.
"Your Majesty!" Xue Yuanli secretly thought that it was not good, but he still stood up tremblingly to fulfill his duty. "The clearness or turbidity of this river has nothing to do with our Dabai Gao Kingdom?"
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