The Song Dynasty was a very strange Chinese historical dynasty. The emphasis on culture and restraint on military affairs reached a state of near perversion. Sergeants with tattoos on their faces abounded in the army of the Song Dynasty. In addition to preventing these sergeants from deserting, the Song Dynasty also

The main thing is that the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty despised the warriors from the bottom of their hearts. Of course, this is also inseparable from the chaotic Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. In addition, the Song Dynasty was already in a situation where there were enemies on all sides. Naturally, the sergeants became dissatisfied with the Song Dynasty.

I am becoming more and more disheartened.

One thing to say is that the civil servants of the Song Dynasty were indeed very talented. They relied on their pen and strategy to deal with any matter. The endless rebellions, large and small, could be easily solved. The rebellions that the Song army could directly bulldoze were naturally unnecessary.

To elaborate more, once there are rebels with amazing combat power and a certain degree of resilience, the emperor and the princes will use the tried and tested "recruitment strategy". The most famous ones are the more than 100 heroes in "Water Margin"

, after the Liangshan heroes were recruited by the court, they were immediately dragged to the south to fight Fang La's rebels. In the end, the Liangshan heroes and Fang La were naturally wiped out by force while talking and laughing. In the end, people in later generations will think of "recruitment" when they mention it.

The magical Song Dynasty.

Of course, some capable and powerful old people from the Song Dynasty also wanted to gain an official status through rebellion. You must know that a small rebellion will be granted a small official by the princes, and a big rebellion will naturally be replaced by a small official.

As a high official, once you have an official position, you will naturally not think about continuing to rebel, and you will naturally fall into the trap of the great ministers.

"Your Majesty, the rebels in Jiangning Mansion proposed to divide the river and rule, and are willing to assist us in the Song Dynasty to attack Liao and Xixia. From now on, the north will be Song Dynasty and the south will be Ning." Soon the grand ministers came to the palace to meet the old emperor.

, and then explained the requirements of Ning Yuanjun and Suning.

"Hmph! Will these rebels be the rivals of the barbarians from Daliao and Xixia?" Hearing that the Ningyuan Army actually offered to help the Song Dynasty fight against foreign enemies, the old emperor was still surprised at first, and then

He questioned with disdain.

"Your Majesty, these Ningyuan Army rebels are quite powerful. One shot blasted open the city gate of Jiangning Mansion, and then all the officials of Jiangning Mansion knelt down and begged for surrender."

"Humph! That's because they are all a bunch of weaklings, especially Murong Yanzhao, who was unworthy of the respect he had shown to the officials of the Song Dynasty in the past, and even came to the end of his old life without a guarantee." Speaking of this group of ungrateful capitulators, the old emperor was

He was so angry that he was shaking all over.

"Huh? Your Majesty, this time the Ningyuan Army rebels are very sincere. We are also asking the Ningyuan Army to sell firearms to our Song Dynasty, so that our soldiers in the Song Dynasty will be much more relaxed." In fact, the three great ministers are the most

Knowing the true family background of the Song Dynasty, it is natural to want to solve the rebellion in Jiangnan as soon as possible. After all, the British princes on the border can be said to be under increasing pressure.

"Come here! Bring Yutu here." Of course, the old emperor understood the mentality of these great ministers best, and then looked at the eunuch beside him with a wry smile and ordered.

"Yes! Your Majesty."

Soon the internal officials brought the emperor's special map, and then at the old emperor's instruction, they unfolded it in front of the ministers. Then the old emperor said to everyone with a bitter face, "My ministers, south of the Yangtze River, there are

I, the sacred land of the Song Dynasty, have not taken back the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures that I have longed for, and now I have to cross the river with the Ningyuan Army to conquer it. Do you think I can really agree to it?"

"Your Majesty..." The three great ministers naturally know this truth, but they really don't have the capital to drag it out. If they continue to make trouble, they will only become more and more passive.

"Of course I am deeply aware of the hard work of all the gentlemen, but my bottom line is that I can only canonize Gu Tingye as Ning Guogong, and the fiefdom is Jiangning Mansion. All Ningyuan troops must withdraw from the cities outside Jiangning Mansion. In addition, since Gu Tingye has been

The Gu family has created an ancestral hall and genealogy, so I can give him the surname Zhao, and he will be named Zhao Ning in name as my adopted son. I also hope that he can live in peace in Jiangning Mansion in the future." The old emperor naturally did the same.

Knowing that there was no way to drag it out any longer, he looked at the three great ministers and told his bottom line.

"Yes! Your Majesty."

The old emperor who made the decision at this moment was heartbroken. It had been almost a hundred years since the Zhao Song Dynasty was established. As the fourth emperor of Zhao Song, he was working hard to govern, but he really couldn't imagine how he could work hard to govern to this extent.

Like a broken ship that is leaking from all directions and about to become silent.

"Hey... I am ashamed of my ancestors..."

...

Although Suning had informed Ning Yuanjun of the bottom line of the negotiation before Wang Zhixin left, Wang Zhixin and several senior ministers of the Song Dynasty still returned to Jiangning Mansion just to show off after the first peace talks. After all, they could not let the Song Dynasty

The emperor and the princes saw Daning's urgency, otherwise the negotiations between the two parties would just fall into endless wrangling.

"Mr. Wang Ge, how did your trip to Bianjing go this time?" Suning looked at Wang Zhixin in front of him with a smile, feeling that the other person was very capable at doing things.

"Back to your lord! Everything is going very smoothly. The emperor and the ministers in Bianjing are also willing to negotiate peace. I even suspect that they will take the initiative to contact us after a while." At this time, Wang Zhixin also explained with a satisfied smile.

.

"Well, then Mr. Wang Ge, you can rest in Jiangning Mansion for a few days, and then go to Bianjing to negotiate peace with all your ministers."

"Yes! Your Majesty, how should we discuss the matter of firearms?" Wang Zhixin then asked about the firearms again, wanting to know Suning's true bottom line and intention at this time.

"We will only sell rapid-fire muskets and bullets to the Song Dynasty. As for the price, you can negotiate it yourself. As long as it is no less than one hundred taels of silver each and one tael of silver for ten rounds of bullets."

"Yes! Your Majesty."

In fact, the Jinyiwei at this time had already learned the bottom line given by the old emperor. You must know that the Song Dynasty court at this time did not have any sense of confidentiality. These civil servants could not wait to put the court affairs and state affairs in their collections. Many of them had

Various firearm information written by the officials of the Song Dynasty also spread throughout the Song Dynasty, so it also created many convenient conditions for their own Jin Yiwei.

A small Ningguo Dukedom will not satisfy Suning, so the negotiations cannot be truly smooth. Anyway, the Ningyuan Army's attack on Jiangnan East Road and Liangzhe Road has not stopped, and the negotiations will not be affected at all.

No matter what the final decision of the Bianjing court of the Song Dynasty was to come to his own side's plan, it was irrelevant.

At this time, Su Yi, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, walked straight into the study and quickly explained the sudden incident to Suning in a low voice, "Master, Yangzhou Pier has just reported that an official ship suddenly ran into the jam and has fled towards Bianjing."

"Oh? Which company's flag is flying on the official ship?" Suning looked at Su Yi in front of him in surprise and asked. This was the first time that Ning Yuan's army had a red card since the rebellion.

"The flag of King Yong! The official ship is filled with the family members of King Yong, including the daughter of King Yong, the Princess of Jiacheng County."

"Ha! No wonder they didn't dare to accept the interrogation, but took the risk and rushed directly. This is because they are worried about being detained by our Ningyuan Army."

"Master, how should we deal with it?" Su Yi then looked at Suning and asked.

"Su Yi, give the navy an order to send two fishing boats to follow at a distance. When they arrive at the Bianjing Pier, they will be rammed and sunk by me." Thinking that the old emperor in Bianjing still had the same arrogant virtue, Suning was ready to make an excuse.

"Yes! Master, do you want to capture the Lord of Jiacheng County?" Su Yi probably understood Suning's beauty mentality best, so he stopped for a moment and looked at Suning and asked.

"Forget it! It's too ugly."

"Yes! Master."

...

At this time, Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai were at Yangzhou Pier, preparing to board a ship to Jiangning Mansion. Although Mrs. Sheng had urged them not to be reserved in Yangzhou, Sheng Hong still stubbornly stayed in Wenrou Township for several days, and finally this

After many urgings from Sheng Changbai, he got up from Aunt Wei's bed, and then boarded the ship with Sheng Changbai with a face full of reluctance.

But before the passenger ship had time to leave Yangzhou Pier, it saw a high-ranking official ship with a cost of 1,500 yuan. It accelerated directly past the Ningyuan Navy's checkpoint, and then fled towards the northern waterway.

At first glance, there are many wealthy and wealthy children on the boat.

Just when everyone on the dock was waiting to see Ning Yuanjun's joke, it didn't take long for two large iron ships of the Ningyuan Army's navy to hoist the official ship. Everyone knew at a glance that Ning Yuanjun was this person.

I am not prepared to suffer this loss, but I don’t know exactly where to sink this official ship that rushes into the card.

"Father, whose official ship do you think this is?" Sheng Changbai looked at Sheng Hong beside him curiously and asked.

"The flag is flying the flag of King Yong! They must be the family members of the third prince, King Yong." Sheng Hong looked at the flags and signs on the official ship and easily guessed the identity of the other party.

"Oh? Ning Yuan's army has caught a big fish this time!" Sheng Changbai couldn't help feeling that Ning Yuan's army was so lucky.

"Huh? I heard that Prince Ning is in peace talks with the Grand Prime Ministers, so there won't be any conflicts at this juncture." At this time, Sheng Hong thought that Ning Yuan's army would suffer this dumb loss. After all, he thought that Ning Yuan's army should be very urgent.

He wanted to be recruited by the imperial court.

"It's hard to say! What Gu Tingye did was extraordinary. No one can tell what choice he made in the end."

"Hey! What a troubled time!"

"Father, let's leave quickly! Prince Ning must have known about our affairs, and maybe he is waiting for us father and son at Jiangning Mansion."

"Okay! Go to Jiangning Mansion."

The passenger ship did not travel long. The passenger ship Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai arrived at Jiangning Mansion. They were easily brought to Suning by Ning Yuanjun. "Sheng Shanda, I should call you father-in-law now."

"Ah? I don't dare!" Sheng Hong, who was ecstatic in his heart, quickly saluted respectfully and said.

"Father-in-law, Chang Bai, let me tell you some good news first. Hua Lan is pregnant."

"Ah?" At this time, Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai looked at each other in surprise, and then both father and son bowed and said congratulations, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Well, father-in-law, I have something I need you to do." Looking at the cautious and cheap father-in-law in front of him, Suning suddenly had a bad idea in his heart.

"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."

"Father-in-law, I heard that your Sheng family still has a big house in your hometown in Yuyang?"

"Ah? Exactly." Sheng Hong blinked his little eyes in astonishment, not understanding why Prince Ning in front of him would ask this question.

"I heard that the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, Sheng Shulan, is both talented and beautiful. I want my father-in-law to go to Youyang and bring Sheng Shulan to Jiangning Mansion. Now because Sheng Hualan is pregnant and it is inconvenient, I still lack a daughter.

Personal maid."

"ah?"

"What? My father-in-law refuses?"

"I don't dare! I will leave for Youyang right now."

"Well, I will send a hundred households to protect you. After all, this journey will not be too peaceful."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."

"Sheng Changbai, do you want to continue studying next, or come directly to my side and become a secretary?" After making arrangements for this cheap father-in-law Sheng Hong, Suning then looked at Sheng Changbai.

"Your Majesty, Changbai still wants to continue his studies." Sheng Changbai quickly and respectfully replied to Suning, no longer as free and easy as he was when he was drinking and talking about plum blossoms.

"That's fine! There are still many great Confucians in Jiangning Prefecture. It's optional whether you take part in the imperial examinations of the Song Dynasty in the future."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."
To be continued...