Zhao Bing talked with Ma Shao for more than half an hour, then he stepped back, and would never agree to anything, and it was even more impossible to reach an agreement. In fact, most of the time he was talking about his "friendship" with King Zhennan, which was nothing more than the two of them doing business together.

Speaking of when they were in Qiongzhou more than ten years ago, they used the name of the Otuo merchants sealing the sea to monopolize overseas trade. Tuohuan made huge profits and made a fortune from it. Qiongzhou could also freely enter and exit the coast of Guangdong and Guangxi, and even set a 30-mile buffer zone to "convenient" trade. Both sides got their own place, and the cooperation was very pleasant. Although there were conflicts in the middle, the cooperation was still mainstream. If it weren't for the evil monk's tomb thief, the two sides might have a happy cooperation and made foreign wealth!

As for Zhao Bing's recovery of Jiangnan, King Zhennan was in charge of Yangzhou, the two sides quickly became involved. Unfortunately, Tuohuan had lost power at this time and could not do big business. He could only make small fuss about small transactions such as grain, sea salt, fur, war horses, and more. Last year, he added some spice business. Although he had no previous profits, the King Zhennan Mansion quickly recovered from the attack.

The two sides also wanted to strengthen "in-depth" cooperation as before, thinking of starting a debate in Yangzhou and increasing the scale. But first, Boyan interfered in the peace talks, refused to agree, and even prepared for war in Jiangzhou to invade the south. So Zhao Bing had to take a lesson and sent troops to harass the Yangtze River. However, Boyan was still uninterested, but instead built cities, built fortresses along the river, and blocked all ferries. This made it difficult for smuggling and transactions to be transferred to the sea.

Taking money is equivalent to killing parents. Although Zhao Bing said it was obscure, he could hear that the King of Zhennan used some means to drive Boyan out of the court and go to the northwest to pacify the army. Unexpectedly, if he changed to Yuxi Timuer, he would be a blind eye. He wanted to seize Jiangnan again, but he didn't take King of Zhennan seriously. Not only did he not listen to the advice, he also sent troops to harass Jiangdong repeatedly and provoke war, which once again triggered the Yangzhou Incident.

In short, what Zhao Bing revealed was that he wanted the two countries to live in peace. He had no intention of occupying the two Huai Rivers. He just wanted to live a good life in the treasure land of Jiangnan. Unfortunately, Yuxi Timuer made great achievements in order to achieve success and fame. In this way, his behavior touched his bottom line, threatened his safety, and blocked his own way of wealth.

Another meaning of the expression is that King Tuo Huan of Zhennan was too stingy. He sent troops for the benefit of both sides, but he just wanted to take out such a little thing and wanted him to withdraw his troops. This was simply to send beggars. Now he was in a difficult situation and was in a very difficult situation. He did not want to break up. If he wanted to withdraw his troops, he had to take out some real things, otherwise he would not be able to explain it to the court and would not be able to comfort the generals.

Therefore, the price of the negotiations had to be increased a little. The Mongolian Yuan wanted to cede Zhenzhou, Yangzhou, Taizhou and Tongzhou, and pay tribute to the Song Dynasty every year, 10,000 taels of gold, 200,000 taels of silver, 3,000 good horses, 20,000 sheep, fur, and some silk. He also agreed to set up a tent in Yangzhou to trade cattle, sheep, and horses, and the sea salt of the Song Dynasty was not allowed to circulate south of the Yellow River.

Moreover, he could not have been able to spend a long time in Yangzhou, and he also wanted to go home for the New Year early. Therefore, even if he wanted to talk, it would be limited to ten days. If he did not agree, Zhao Bing naturally could not care about the "faithfulness" of both sides and sent troops to rob him. The situation eventually developed to a point where it was not controllable. He also told Ma Shao what he said today was his final condition. As for the details, he only needed to contact Duke Zhuang, and he would no longer participate in the specific discussion...

"Are they leaving?" Zhao Bing asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, my subordinates have sent them away and arranged for someone to 'escort' back to the city according to the plan!" Duke Zhuang said from the mercy.

"Well, what did they say along the way?" Zhao Bing put down the official document in his hand and asked again.

"Report to Your Majesty, you see that they did not find any fraud in it. You only mentioned the cedes of the three states several times. It is not their ability to decide. You need to report to the Emperor of the Mongols and get the imperial approval. In addition, you complain that the tribute mentioned by Your Majesty is really difficult to achieve. This not only insults the face of the Mongols and the Emperor of the Mongols, but also angers the Emperor of the Mongols and the ministers. You also need to discuss it again, otherwise they will be punished." Duke Zhuang replied.

"What do you think?" Zhao Bing nodded and asked with a smile. He still admired Duke Zhuang very much. He was not passionate about fame and fortune, and was very low-key, but he was passionate about serving the country. In contrast to his brother Zhuang Siqi's flamboyant personality, his elder brother Zhuang Duke Zhe was bold and meticulous, and he was responsible for his work. He asked him to serve as the General Secretary of the Martial Arts Department one after another, and later in charge of the Propaganda Department, all of which were very good. Now the other newly promoted people are not inferior to him in family background and talent, and even better than him in some aspects, but they will ask him for advice on things that are not sure. Now the imperial front office is vaguely led by him.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates thought they had believed that we still had 100,000 elite soldiers under Yangzhou City, so they kept complaining that they could not make the decision on cede and paying tribute. In fact, there is nothing wrong with saying this. Since the rise of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, they have rarely lost their lives in the attacks and plundering the land. They all paid tribute to them by others, and even our dynasty was no exception. His Majesty asked them to cede land and pay tribute, how could they accept it?" Duke Zhuang said in his words.

"Today, His Majesty shared the porridge in front of Ma Shao and the others, but his 'unintentional' reveals the strength of our army in Yangzhou, so that they can see the military opportunity. Out of timidity or information communication, he wanted to send messengers in the name of asking for instructions from the court to communicate the news."

"Well, I didn't show any flaws in front of them, right?" Zhao Bing nodded and asked with a smile.

"No, everything Your Majesty did is very natural, especially as if he had discovered and stopped the number of troops in time, it was simply a stroke of magic. If his subordinates had not known the inside story, they would have been deceived." Duke Zhuang recalled and said seriously.

"That's great. I guess you will make a fortune when you meet tomorrow!" Zhao Bing also said seriously.

After conquering Jiacheng, he began to withdraw troops. First, the second army stationed in Zhenzhou and Taizhou were ordered to search and wipe out the enemy's military camps within 30 miles of the surrounding area in the name of searching and eliminating the remaining enemies in the surrounding area. In order to avoid being attacked by the enemy at night, they would return to the city immediately after dark. In fact, there were many people who went out and few people who came back, and they had already withdrawn to Jiangnan in batches. At present, there were only one regiment of the two cities, but under the banner of two divisions.

On the other hand, the canal ships that transport food and grass secretly launched a withdrawal operation. The ship just came with the stars and took the moon, and there was no sun at both ends. The enemy was surrounded by the city and naturally could not approach the reconnaissance. In a few days, the Changzhou Army, Jiangzhou Army and Runzhou Army had retreated to Jiangnan one after another. Next, the Imperial Guard Cavalry Brigade, the First Brigade and the First Army Cavalry Brigade had to withdraw in batches to increase the maneuverability of the Yuxi Timur army.

The troops besieged Yangzhou were the first army, the second regiment of the guards, the second regiment of the guards, the baggage brigade, and the first land brigade that protected the canal ferry. However, they had to act under the banner of withdrawing troops to confuse the enemy. Zhao Bing's move was bold and a risky move. If the action was exposed, let alone Yuxi Timur would change the combat plan of the southern invasion and instead launch an encirclement and annihilation on them, even if Tuo Huan, who was guarding the city, had a strong blow, it would be enough for Zhao Bing to suffer.

Therefore, we must not only make Tuo Huan believe that there are 100,000 troops besieging the city, but also make Yuxi Timuer firmly believe that the main force of the Song army in Jiangdong is still under the city of Yangzhou. Today, Zhao Bing took the opportunity of distributing Laba porridge to let Ma Shao watch the scene and asked him to use it as a soundtrack to pass on the "truth" back, so that Tuo Huan dared not act rashly. Yuxi Timuer dispelled his concerns and boldly carried out the southward invasion.

"This is the responsibility of my subordinates. How can you ask for your Majesty's reward?" Duke Zhuang bowed and refused.

"Hey, this is not my money, but Ma Shao gave it to you, don't want it for nothing!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and said.

"Your Majesty's intention is that Ma Shao wants to bribe his subordinates?" Duke Zhuang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, although his subordinates have no remaining wealth, their salary is enough to live in life. They will never accept bribes from the enemy!"

"If you want to collect, you have to keep it. If you don't accept it, how can we implement our plan and how can we let them pass the message!" Zhao Bing was abnormal and said repeatedly.

"Your Majesty also asks you to make it clear!" Duke Zhuang never understood his intention and asked for advice.

"I have already made it clear today. I will entrust the peace talks to you and will not interfere too much. Today he repeatedly mentioned that he would report to the court to make the real gold decide, but you insisted on escorting him back to the city. Of course, he would put his ideas on you, and the most effective way is..." Zhao Bing twisted his fingers and said.

"Your Majesty believes that they want to bribe their subordinates to provide convenience for them? But..." Duke Zhuang naturally knew what it means to twist his fingers after being with the little emperor for many years, and he was a little amused and crying.

"I know that you are honest and honest, and I don't want to do such despicable things. But as I know that Ma Shao is similar to you, I have always disliked this. But today he found that he sent a heavy gift and his attitude changed. He naturally thought that the superiors and inferiors would be effective, and he would bribe you with money and property, so that you would agree to send messengers to communicate the information between Kyoto and Yangzhou." Zhao Bing tapped the table a few times and said.

"Your Majesty, what if I don't accept it?" Although Duke Zhuang knew that this was the order to accept the gift, he still thought it was contrary to his principles of being a human being, and it was a little difficult to accept. He lowered his head and raised his eyelids and said softly.

"Then congratulations on your wealth. If you don't accept it, you will only think that you think you are too little and will continue to increase the price until you are in charge!" Zhao Bing slapped the table and pointed at him.
Chapter completed!