I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 187 The Emperor of Liao: The Song Dynasty is not worthy of Su Jingming, I want to ask him to serve as the Liao Dynasty!

The tenth day of August, afternoon.

The weather was hot and there was no wind. On the several large locust trees in the Yushitai, cicadas kept chirping.

Su Liang sat in front of an ice basin, and from time to time he picked up an ice grape from the ice basin and stuffed it into his mouth, which was very satisfying.

This is the treatment of an ordinary scholar-official.

Compared with Su Liang, Xia Song is better at eating grapes.

There must be two maids standing by.

One person is responsible for peeling and removing the seeds, and the other is responsible for putting the pulp in his mouth.

He has already developed this extravagant living habit.

Fan Zhen, the imperial censor in the palace, impeached him once, but Zhao Zhen did not punish him because Xia Song was old.

……

At this time.

Censor Zhongcheng Tang Jie strode over, holding a letter in his hand.

"Jingming, you are in the limelight. Emperor Yelu Zongzhen of the Liao Kingdom personally wrote to the officials to praise you and wanted you to serve as the He Zhengdan envoy to Liao this year. This is a copied letter. Please take a look at it first. ."

Su Liang was a little surprised and immediately read the letter.

Soon.

Su Liang was amused.

The Liao emperor really cared about the Song Dynasty.

He commented on the strategies of recruiting officials and merchants, Qizhou Reform, and troop reduction strategies implemented by the Song Dynasty.

As mentioned in the letter, it was obvious that many people were sent to monitor the Song Dynasty.

Among them, most of the space is devoted to praising Su Liang.

Yelvzong really said that he had read all of Su Liang's articles and admired Su Liang's performance in Jiaolu City of Xixia.

He also compared Su Liang to Guan Zhong, Li Si, Xiao He, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng...

These people are all names.

Also.

Yelu Zongzhen also expressed a few words about "Su Liang was born at the wrong time" and said that Su Liangruo was a Khitan and had already worshiped the prime minister.

From these words, Su Liang heard two meanings.

One, provocation.

To instigate the relationship between Su Liang and the current husbands.

Second, kill with admiration.

Almost bluntly: The current Song Dynasty is not worthy of Su Liang.

After Su Liang read it, he threw the letter aside casually, shook his head and said, "It's just a verbal compliment, and there's no real monetary reward. It's boring, very boring!"

Tang Jie suddenly laughed.

Not to mention ordinary officials, even he would definitely be ecstatic or even lose his temper if he received such praise from the Emperor of Liao.

But Su Liang saw things very clearly. This kind of concentration was rare in the court.

Tang Jie said: "Jingming, would you like to use Liao?"

Su Liang's head shook like a rattle.

"If I don't go, it will take half a year. My son may not even recognize me. Besides, I think the emperor of Liao has bad intentions. If he forces me to stay in Liao, wouldn't I suffer a big loss!"

Tang Jie nodded in approval.

"I think so too. Yelu Zong really knows your role in our dynasty. According to the consistent style of the Liao people, he may even force you to marry into a wife and find a strong Khitan princess to carry you into the bridal chamber. At that time, you will It will be difficult to come back!”

After hearing this, Su Liang suddenly had a picture in his mind, and he became even more reluctant to leave.

The Liao Kingdom is not a place where one can reason.Even if Su Liang's tongue shines like a lotus flower, it will be of no use there.

Su Liang cannot boast.

In the current Great Song Dynasty, there is really no courtier whose value is higher than him.

"Come on, let's go see the officials right now and see how we can politely reject the Emperor of Liao!" Tang Jie said.

……

As soon as Tang Jie and Su Liang arrived at the entrance of Chui Gong Hall, the princes from the two mansions and three departments also arrived.

Zhao Zhen called everyone in, obviously to discuss the letter.

In the vertical arch hall.

Zhao Zhen cited Yelv Zongzhen's autographed letter and said, "My lords, what do you think of Yelv Zongzhen's intention to invite Jingming to congratulate Zhengdan as an envoy to Liao?"

Chen Zhizhong smiled and said: "Officials, I think this is a great good thing. Jingming is a model for our officials in the Song Dynasty. If he is used by Liao, he will definitely enhance the prestige of our country and let the people of Liao know how powerful our Song Dynasty is!"

Xia Song on the side immediately added: "Yes! The Emperor of Liao has never invited my courtiers so kindly. This matter will definitely become a good story."

At this time, Wu Yu frowned and stood up.

"Officials, is there a possibility that the Liao Kingdom is envious of having an official like Su Jingming in our dynasty, and they want to put Su Jingming under house arrest in the Liao Kingdom under some pretext?"

Wen Yanbo also stood up immediately.

"I think there is no shortage of such possibilities. In the past two years, Jingming has grown very fast. He has repeatedly proposed clever ideas for governing the country and has become famous in both Liao and Xia. The Khitan people have no spirit of contract. If they can't get talents, they will definitely try their best to destroy them. Dropped. Jingming’s mission to Liao is in fear of his life, so I suggest you politely reject the Lord of Liao!”

When Xia Song heard this, he immediately stood up.

"You two, you are too worried! We have not had any war with the Liao Dynasty for a long time. Su Jingming is just an admonisher. How could they be one person and have a gap with me, the Song Dynasty? You underestimated the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom. His character is also high in Su Jingming’s abilities!”

"Furthermore, if the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom personally writes an invitation letter, if we, the Song Dynasty, refuse because we are afraid that Su Jingming will be in danger, how can we talk about the prestige of the Song Dynasty!"

Even if we think about the worst and Su Jingming is put under house arrest by them, we can definitely get it back.If you are so afraid of the Liao Kingdom, then it is better to sever ties with the Liao Kingdom directly. Anyone who uses the Liao Kingdom may be put under house arrest by the Liao Kingdom! " Xia Song glared.

Zhao Zhen looked hesitant.

After all, it was the Emperor of Liao who personally invited him. If he refused without a suitable reason, he would lose his dignity in the Song Dynasty; but if Su Liang was really asked to serve as an ambassador to Liao, he would be really worried.

At the moment, Su Liang is particularly important to the Song Dynasty and no accidents can occur.

Zhao Zhen thought for a while, looked at Su Liang, and asked, "Jing Ming, what do you think?"

Su Liang said simply: "I don't want to go to the official house."

"Why?"

"There are two reasons. First, I am young. It will take at least half a year for my trip. By then, I will not recognize you. I don't want to be away from home for too long."

"Secondly, I am still young, and I am indeed outstanding in appearance, talent and learning. I am easily jealous of some people. I am afraid that I will be forcibly summoned as the Khitan's son-in-law. Then it will be difficult for me to come back!"

Su Liang looked serious and told the truth.

At this time, Xia Song stepped forward again.

"Officials, if you refuse Liao's request, it will be disrespectful to the great country. We will not be able to hold our heads high in front of Liao. I will be deeply ashamed!"

Xia Song also fought hard to send Su Liang to the Liao Kingdom, and his voice suddenly became much louder.

Zhao Zhen frowned slightly.

"Indeed, if you refuse without a good reason, you will indeed lose the prestige of the country. Think about it again, is there any good reason?"

"Officials, the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom has personally invited him. If we want to maintain the prestige of the Song Dynasty, we can only order Su Liang to serve in the Liao Dynasty!" Chen Zhizhong cupped his hands and said.

Tang Jie frowned.

Yelu Zhenzong really dug a hole for the Song Dynasty and forced Su Liang to jump into it.

At this time, Su Liang scratched his head and said with a smile: "The official, I have a plan."

"The Emperor of the Liao Kingdom wrote a letter. You can also write a letter. I heard that Yelu Hongji, the eldest son of the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom, was 17 years old. He advocated Confucianism and had longed for the Song Dynasty. Officials can also write a personal letter to invite him. If the Song and Liao emperors refuse, we should not be disrespectful if we refuse them."

"Hahahaha...Su Jingming, you are the bad one!" Zhao Zhen couldn't help laughing when he heard this strategy.

(End of this chapter)