Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They all knew that the "Prisoning Dragon" incident in the West Lake was also seen. It was indeed that light and shadow appeared in the lake at night. At this time, monks and Taoists were doing things by the lake, trying to "rescue" the real dragon, but they did not succeed once. However, many people in the city believed it deeply, and some even made a sensation that the real dragon was Emperor Deyou who was hunting in the north. Only by welcoming it back can the Song Dynasty be prosperous and the people be safe, and this is also the source of a series of events in the capital.

The people in the peace delegation were also skeptical about this, but they also thought that someone was behind the scenes to depose the little emperor, but they were happy that the Southern Dynasties caused civil strife and abolished this strong opponent. At worst, Emperor Deyou could be used as a bargaining chip for negotiation. But they didn't know whether the real dragon was out of trouble. Anyway, they knew that the monks and Taoists made a lot of money, and rumors were also spreading among the people.

Now the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty just talked and dug a hole for the monks and immortals. These fools jumped in like a moth to the flames. Not only were the true face of the liar exposed in public and stripped off the cloak of the gods, but the rumors about the so-called real dragons would also be self-defeating. Then the pressure on retrieving Emperor Deyou will be reduced, and there is no need to be threatened by the Mongols.

"What's going on now?" Tiemur asked after a while he recovered.

"Now those monks and Taoists are escorted by the yamen runners in Kaifeng Prefecture every day, appear in various prosperous places in Lin'an to explain their own ways of cheating and making money. They are all disgraceful and are scolded every day!" Li Siyan said with a smile.

"This... this is not what a gentleman does. No wonder the scholars of the Southern Dynasty fell into such a depravity. The emperor he taught was also a shameless person!" Li Qian indeed frowned.

"I think the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty had quite a few tricks, and just used a little trick to make the rumors undefeated." Brother Sang cut a piece of meat and chewed it and said, "If Ping Zhang encounters this, what should he do?"

"Of course, we teach the people with the words of saints, expose the strange powers and chaotic words of the monks and Taoists, and then let the people see through their deceitful tricks. However, it is not a detrimental heart and a despicable means to fight back against tooth." Li Qian said righteously.

"Pingzhang thought that the words of saints were useful to those foolish people. The Southern Dynasties claimed to be in charge of literati and officials, and they had been educated for hundreds of years. But why did the people still believe the nonsense of those scammers and not listen to the words of those scammers? The reason is very simple, the methods of scammers are more skillful than those of Confucians. If you change to Pingzhang, you will probably be useless!" Brother Sang said with a smile.

"The left-wing minister's words are reasonable. The Southern Dynasty court is full of famous scholars. This matter has been going on for several months. They have also come out to refute rumors and explain them in a long and long manner, but they are often inferior to those evil monks. The Southern Dynasty emperor has only returned to Beijing for a few days and solved the troubles in the capital one by one. It can be seen that Confucianism and law rule the country is not good." Brother Sang also drank a sip of wine and said.

"It is the right way to govern the country with Confucianism. Only Jianzhou and county are the only way to understand the etiquette system..." The two of them had a sarcasm in their words. How could Li Qian be convinced and immediately retorted.

"The Southern Dynasty governed the country with Confucianism for three hundred years, first defeated the Khitan, then destroyed the Jurchens, and then destroyed the Yuan Dynasty. This shows that this method is not feasible." Li Qian was interrupted by Brother Sang and said proudly, "The Jurchens originally lived by nomadic life, but after destroying the Song Dynasty, they imitated the Southern Dynasty governing the country with Confucianism for more than a hundred years, but they were corrupt and destroyed the country with Mongolia. This is an example."

"How to govern the country, we can discuss it again when we return to the DPRK. We should put state affairs first. The most urgent thing is to reach a peace talk with the Southern Dynasties!" Li Siyan knew that the dispute between the Mongols and Yuan dynasties had been arguing for decades about whether to govern the country by Han law, but there was no result yet. As a surrendered minister of the Southern Dynasties, he knew that his status was low, and even Li Qian was robbed of his arguments. He would only be even worse, so he became a peacemaker and revealed this section.

"Well, what Li Shangshu said is good, so you can tell me what you have to say!" Brother Sang also knew the importance. Li Qian was the imperial teacher at least, and his status was respectful, so it was difficult to get over it. Moreover, his goal of expressing his position to Tiemur had been achieved, so he stopped when he was about to get it.

"We have just said that the focus of the current dispute is Kaifeng. The Khan is determined not to give up, and the Southern Dynasties are determined to win. As a result, many discussions have been unsuccessful, resulting in other issues stagnation and no substantial progress has been made so far." Li Siyan said.

"The Khan refused to abandon Kaifeng. First, it was a military center and a key area that blocked the capital. If Kaifeng was lost, there was no more land to defend, the Southern Dynasties army could march straight into Hebei; second, Kaifeng was the old capital of the Southern Dynasties, and Lin'an has re-entered it. If Kaifeng is taken away again, our dynasty will not only declare that it will sweep the floor, but the status of the lord of the Central Plains will also be questioned." Li Qian sighed softly, "The Southern Dynasties have fallen from Kaifeng to the Jurchens and settled in the south of the Yangtze River. All the rulers of all generations have taken repetition of the capital. If the Southern Dynasties emperors could regain Kaifeng without bloodshed, they would be greatly shocked and their status was consolidated. No one dared to question his incorrect position, and they could use this to call the Han people in the northern region to join the Southern Dynasties."

"That's true!" Li Siyan nodded, "But our dynasty is not without advantages. The Southern Dynasty requires the real occupation of the territory and re-demarcate the boundary. Now Kaifeng is still under the control of our dynasty, so it has the advantage. Now the trouble is that the King of Nanyang crosses the boundary and invades Xiangyang, and the war between the two armies begins again. Unfortunately, the King of Nanyang was defeated and captured, which makes us passive again!"

"Dulu is damn. He ignored the state affairs for some small profits. Not only did he fail and was captured, but Nanyang also became a bargaining chip for the Southern Dynasty to bargain with us!" Tiemur said angrily.

"The sect kings from all walks of life on the grassland went south to serve the king, but the court lacked food and grass, which was difficult to ensure the needs. In winter, there was no place to grazed, and people ate horses and consumed a lot. He was not allowed to make this bad decision." Sang Ge said, "The King of Nanyang has always been loyal to the court. If he can recruit powerful generals, he still needs to try to rescue him. It will also make other sect kings grateful to the Khan."

"This is a later story. The Southern Dynasties currently occupy Nanyang and will definitely not withdraw easily. If the actual control area is used as the boundary and Kaifeng is the first, it will be difficult for us to take care of the two places." Li Qian frowned, but he was not ashamed of the two. At this time, he was still thinking about winning over all parties, cultivating his own power, and preparing for the battle for the Khan throne.

"So if you want to protect Kaifeng and Nanyang, you must make some choices, otherwise the peace talks will end in vain and wars will continue." Li Siyan said.

"What I am worried about is that after the Song army occupied Nanyang, they still refused to give up. They would take advantage of the dry water of the Yellow River to cross the Hebei River, and it would be even more difficult to get it back!" Brother Sang said.

"Therefore, it is best to reach a peace agreement as soon as possible!" Li Siyan said.

"If you have any solutions, please tell me!" Seeing Li Siyan's appearance as if he was in his heart, Brother Sang urged.

"Although the Song army has stopped invading the north, the Sichuan-Shu area is still continuing to eliminate the hidden dangers of our dynasty from behind. In fact, the Sichuan province is now useless to our dynasty. After a long war, water conservancy has been disrepaired and the population has dropped sharply. It is no longer the place of Tianfu in the past. The entire province has only 200,000 households, but there are various garrison troops, the Chi army of the Ma and Semu army, which are more than 70,000. They are unable to support so many troops, and the imperial court has to make up for the vacancies every year. In addition, the Shu road is difficult to move, and it is very expensive, and the imperial court is actually overwhelmed!" Li Siyan said.

"After our dynasty occupied Sichuan, the regulation changes frequently, resulting in chaos in management. Xuanwei Office split and merged, and the army continued to integrate and disband, and its combat power was weakened, making it difficult to resist the offensive of the Song army. This is also the reason why he asked for the order to give up Chengdu and retreat to Hanzhong."

"Li Shangshu meant to exchange Sichuan Province in exchange for letting the Southern Dynasty give up Nanyang and Kaifeng, thereby solving the biggest obstacle to peace talks!" Li Qian understood what it meant after a brief thought.

"That is, the Southern Dynasty had occupied Chongqing and controlled the prefectures and prefectures in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Our dynasty was only controlled by the surrounding areas of Chengdu Prefecture, and there was no danger to defend, and the fall was only day and night. It would be better to retreat to Hanzhong and reorganize the troops to defend the dangerous passes to block the Song army's invasion in the north. Moreover, Longnan is a fertile land, and can farm farms to ensure military use, and there is no need to be allocated by the court. Once there is a change, our army can rely on the controlled road to enter Sichuan and then go to Sichuan and Sichuan." Li Siyan said.

After listening to Li Siyan's strategy, the three of them fell silent. As he said, Sichuan was already in danger. Retreat to Hanzhong to preserve its strength and fight again seemed to be the best choice in front of us. Qin Mountains are towering and the Han River is leisurely. The Hanzhong Basin is the second largest plain south of the Qinling Mountains, second only to the Chengdu Plain. It is like a corridor along the Hanshui River Valley, from the Gansu and Qinghai region in the northwest to the Jianghan area in the central and southern part.

The Han River and Shu Road constitute the transportation lines between the northwest and southwest and central and southern regions, tea, salt, mountain goods, medicinal materials, papermaking, etc., from Sichuan, Huguang, Shaanxi and Gansu, back to Tibet. Hanzhong coincides with the end of the Jiangnan-Ezhou-Han River and Guangzhou-Chongqing-Jialing River transportation lines. It is already the largest commercial center and handicraft center in the Shaanxi-Gansu region. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, with the development of the economy, with the joint action of business groups, inns, markets and cities, avenues and small roads intersect here, becoming the center of a continuous transportation line.

In the east, the Han River maintains communication with Xing'an, Yunyang, Xiangyang, De'an and Wuchang. The abundant water tributaries on both sides form capillaries in the mountainous areas; in the south, after centuries of military transformation, the waterway from Lueyang to Chongqing has been connected; in the north, the tea-horse trade has been to the Tibetan areas of Longnan and Qinghai since the Song Dynasty, and later a route to the Mongolian areas has grown through Guanzhong.
Chapter completed!