"Children of the Duan family in Dali Country!"

Hearing this, An Putin and Li Rui showed a surprised expression on their faces.

"Since you came by the emperor's order, why did you still have to go from Sichuan to Jiangnan and come here from Jiangnan? I wasted half a year on the way. Aren't you afraid of delaying the king's affairs?" An Putin was stunned for a moment and immediately said.

"The king's affairs? What king's affairs are there in my Dali Kingdom now?" the young man smiled bitterly.

"How do you say this?" An Putin said.

"We are in the south of the world, and you are in the north of the earth. You don't know the state affairs of our Dali, which is normal! In fact, it's all the old things from decades ago, so it's better not to talk about them! Xiao Ke Duan and Ming have met two of them!" said the young man.

"After the deputy minister of Goryeo, An Putin, is my Goryeo Hanlin Academy, Lord Li Rui and Li." An Putin said.

"It turns out they were two adults, and the young man is polite!" Duan Heming said again.

"Since everyone is going to Yanjing City to pay homage to the Emperor of Song, let's go with you together." An Putin said.

"It's the best!" Duan Heming said with a smile.

"When you go to Yanjing, you must be representing Dali to submit to the Song Dynasty?" An Putin said.

"Yes! Today, the four barbarians have successively submitted their respects to the Song Dynasty! As far as I know, dozens of Tubo tribes all sent people to Yanjing, hoping to get the title of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. There are also Mongolian tribes on the grasslands in the north to Yanjing to express their surrender. Annan also sent people to worship the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. People from Japan went to the Central Plains to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty! My Dali is a small country in the south of the world. Originally, a minister of the Song Dynasty. Now that the Song Dynasty unified the world, we naturally have to express congratulations to the Song Dynasty." Duan Heming said.

"All countries in all directions all respected the Song Dynasty, but this is not the case with our Goryeo! This time we went to the Song Dynasty to negotiate with the Song people." An Putin showed a sarcastic expression on his face and said.

"Negotiation? What to negotiate?" Duan Heming said in surprise.

At this moment, the waiter brought the food over, and the three of them stopped and stopped talking.

After the waiter left, the three of them started talking again.

"Of course, it is a matter of negotiating the ownership of Liaodong! Our King of Goryeo hopes that the Han people can completely withdraw from Liaodong and give it up to us completely! At that time, our Koryeo occupy a large area of ​​northern territory and can become a brotherly country with the Song Dynasty." An Putin said.

Duan Heming looked at An Putin with a strange look, with both incredible and sneering and ridicule.

"What, is there anything wrong?" An Putin said.

"Why are you negotiating with the Song Dynasty? Your Goryeo national strength is far inferior to that of the Song Dynasty, so how could you become a brotherly country?" Duan Heming said.

"We in Goryeo also have millions of people and hundreds of thousands of troops, which are enough to compete with the Song Dynasty and force the Song Dynasty to negotiate with us!" An Putin said.

"When I was in Jiangnan, I heard that you invaded Liaodong. After so long, you must have fought with the Han people. How about the victory or defeat?" Duan Heming said.

"This...there are wins and defeats each other." An Putin's face turned slightly red and he said.

"I'm afraid it's not about winning or losing each other, but about losing completely!" Duan Heming sneered.

"How did you know?" An Putin had to nod and asked back.

"Is this more important? The Song army was not a strong army in the world, but since Emperor Xuanwu ascended the throne, the Song army became stronger and stronger! Decades ago, the Western Xia could still compete with the Song Dynasty, but less than half a year after Emperor Xuanwu ascended the throne, the Western Xia destroyed the country in less than half a year! Since the rise of the Jurchens, the Liao Kingdom was extremely powerful, and the Liao Kingdom was destroyed by the Jurchens. They claimed that they were invincible, but in front of the Song army, they were still no match! When I left Dali, I only heard that the Song army had recaptured the Central Plains and Yanyun, but when I was in Jiangnan, I heard that the Song Dynasty emperor once again led the army to fight in person, completely destroying the Jin Kingdom, and the Jin emperor was killed! You Goryeo people have not fought for hundreds of years, how could they be the opponent of the Song army?" Duan Heming said.

An Putin nodded silently.

"Your troops are far inferior to the Song Dynasty. Now you are not obeying immediately, but you are going to negotiate with the Song Dynasty?" Duan Heming said.

"The emperor of the Song Dynasty was very young, less than twenty years old, and the generals in the army might not be convinced..." An Putin was speaking, and Li Rui pulled his sleeve.

"This matter is not something that can be told by outsiders." An Putin smiled and said.

"You are determined to do your own thing and will bring disaster to Goryeo in the future." Duan Heming smiled and said.

The three of them feasted in the restaurant, and the food in the restaurant was very good. After eating and drinking, the three of them left the restaurant together, and there were a few Korean guards following them.

"Young Master Duan came to the Central Plains alone, but there was no attendant?" An Putin said strangely.

"Not bad! I secretly left Dali and came with a secret order, so naturally there were no guards." Duan Heming said.

An Putin and Li Rui both thought that this Duan Heming was a bit strange. One thing was that Duan Heming had been delayed for half a year on the road and was wandering around. Secondly, Duan Heming actually said that he was under the secret order and didn't know what he was doing in the Central Plains.

"Mr. Duan went from Sichuan to Jiangnan, and then came here. I wonder what the situation in Sichuan and Sichuan is now?" Li Rui asked.

"Chuanshu, Jiangnan, was originally a prosperous place in the Song Dynasty, and now it is a prosperous scene! The Emperor of the Song Dynasty implemented a rent reduction order in Sichuan, Sichuan, and Jiangnan, stipulating that land rent should not exceed 30%. In just a few years, the people have become extremely wealthy! In addition, from Sichuan to Sichuan to Jiangnan, almost all tax cards have been removed, and merchants do not have to pay much taxes when doing business. Therefore, there are many trade exchanges between Sichuan and Sichuan and Jiangnan, and the commerce is extremely developed! Also, the road from Sichuan to Hanzhong has been completely connected. Although the Shu Road is still there, the road is much smoother than before! I heard that the official road from Hanzhong to Yanjing has been repaired! There are large wharfs along the coast, and the whole of China is well-connected!" Duan Heming said.

"I heard that Emperor Xuanwu and Emperor Jianyan had a war a few years ago. Sichuan, Shu, Jiangnan and other places should have encountered considerable damage. How could it be prosperous now?" An Putin said without believing.

"The Song Dynasty court has excellent methods of governing the country, and it is not surprising that there is a prosperous scene. Look at the Tianjin Wei in front of you. It has only been two years since its completion. Now there is no city in the world that can match this trade exchange! In fact, the Song Dynasty has a vast land and a large population. As long as the policies are appropriate, it is not surprising that it will be restored to prosperity in just a few years! The end of the Sui Dynasty was also in chaos in the world, and the people lived in poverty. When Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, the world began to recover prosperity in just a few years. This time it was just faster! People from Sichuan and Shu, and Jiangnan compared the current Emperor Xuanwu to Emperor Song Zu. Now it seems that his methods are still above Emperor Song Zu." Duan Heming said.

"I heard that Emperor Xuanwu is very young, has little prestige, and is a little weak in temperament. I wonder if it is true or false?" He had arrived at the entrance of the inn, and the three of them entered the room first, sat in the room, An Putin Road.

"Who did you hear this? How could such an emperor who revived the Song Dynasty be like this?" Duan Heming said in disbelief.

"I once paid a visit to Emperor Xuanwu. I saw that he was gentle and seemed to have nothing extraordinary." Li Rui coughed and said.

"This is a very wrong statement! I have been in the Song Dynasty for more than half a year and have a clear understanding of Emperor Xuanwu's affairs! What Emperor Xuanwu has done over the years has spread to the people, and you Goryeo people don't even know anything." Duan Heming shook his head and said.

"I would like to ask Mr. Duan for advice." An Putin said.

"You can find out these things by asking someone for some information. Well, I will tell you! Emperor Xuanwu was originally the eldest grandson of Emperor Daojun and the eldest son of Emperor Jingkang! Emperor Daojun promoted the Huashigang to cause chaos in the world. There were Song Jiangnan in the north and Fang La in the south. After the Jurchens arrived, the Song army was even more vulnerable! The Zhong family army was known as the strongest of the Song army, and Zhong Shidao was known as the first person in the Song army, but in front of the Jurchen cavalry, there was still only one way to defeat! The Jurchen army surrounded Kaifeng, Emperor Daojun, and Emperor Jingkang were all captured by the Jurchen people. Emperor Xuanwu was only ten years old at that time.

But he actually deceived the Jurchens with a substitute, and he escaped from Kaifeng with Li Gang! Later, he and Li Gang came to Xiangzhou, but they were framed by King Kang. It is said that with the help of Yue Fei, Emperor Xuanwu escaped from Xiangzhou and then came all the way to Guanshan to sue Zhe Keqiu! This person like Cao Cao, who actually threatened the emperor to command the princes! All the ministers beside Emperor Xuanwu were dismissed, and no one of his confidants, and even sent his daughter to the palace to supervise and confuse the emperor, and the emperor worked as a carpenter every day." Duan Heming said.

"Carpenter?" Li Rui said in surprise.

"Yes! But the emperor was a carpenter just to confuse Zhe Keqiu! I heard that the emperor was very obsessed with carpenters at that time. He stayed in the palace day and night to do carpenters. Zhe Keqiu thought that Emperor Xuanwu was incompetent and no longer cared about Emperor Xuanwu. Unexpectedly, Emperor Xuanwu took advantage of the hunting opportunity to secretly contact foreign ministers, and he secretly recovered the then palace chief manager Kang'an. Later, on the day of Emperor Xuanwu's wedding, he suddenly launched a mutiny to kill Zhe Keqiu! In folk legend, there were many twists and turns in this matter, but they were defeated one by the emperor. In the end, Zhe Keqiu was killed. The emperor ordered his confidant Yue Fei to control the Zhe family army!"

An Putin and Li Rui were all listening there blankly. Seeing Duan Heming stop, An Putin said, "What else?"

"There is the Emperor Xuanwu trained his troops personally! Emperor Xuanwu entered the army as the emperor, ate and slept with the soldiers in the army, and practiced together. The army supported the emperor from top to bottom! There are also stories in it. It is said that the emperor asked the soldiers to stand up and practice to intimidate the morale of the army at the beginning, and did not know whether it was true or false." Duan Heming said.

"There is also such an emperor?" An Putin said disbelief.

"These things are absolutely true! Some soldiers in the army left the army because of injuries. They all experienced these things themselves! When I was in Sichuan and Shu!" Duan Heming said.

"What's next?" Li Rui said.

"There were several personal expeditions after that! The first time I personally conquered Guanshan, the second time I personally conquered Xixia, the third time I personally conquered Jiangnan, and the fourth time I personally conquered Jurchens! Yesterday I came to Tianjin Wei and heard that the imperial teacher Li Gang had been dismissed from prefecture." Duan Heming said.

"Why are you going to stop being prime minister? I also know that Li Gang is a veteran of the Song Dynasty and has a very high status among the Song Dynasty literati, almost the first person." An Putin said.

"Emperor Xuanwu wanted to reform the imperial examination, but Li Gang disagreed, so he was dismissed by Emperor Xuanwu." Duan Heming said.

"He dismissed Li Gang, did there be no trouble in the court?" An Putin said.

"Emperor Xuanwu's prestige is even higher than that of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty. Even if he dismissed all the officials in the court and reappointed officials, he was afraid that there would be no trouble in the world." Duan Heming said.

An Putin's face was a little pale, and Li Rui was still asking questions. Duan Heming said all the things he had heard about Zhao Chen. It took Duan Heming a full half an hour to finish everything.

"The national strength of the Song Dynasty was stronger than ours, and the military strength was stronger than ours. They did not have any disputes between the monarch and the ministers. Why didn't they take the initiative to attack our Goryeo? Why is this happening?" An Putin murmured.

"The Song army was tired of fighting all the way, so they definitely needed rest, or the Song Emperor had other considerations. However, no matter what the reason was, you Gaoli people actually wanted to negotiate with the Song Dynasty, let the Song Dynasty give up Liaodong, and become the so-called brotherly country with the Song Dynasty. This is really absurd! I advise you to be better off immediately to surrender to the Song Dynasty." Duan Heming said.

An Putin was frowning, shook his head, and said, "I, Goryeo and I want to restore Goguryeo. How could I be the one who can surrender to the Song Dynasty?"

"Then you are seeking death." Duan Heming said.

"No matter what, I will first meet the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!" said An Putin.

*******

Early the next morning, they left Tianjin Wei and headed towards Yanjing City.

They all rode on horses and did not walk very fast, but watched the scenery of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures while walking.

Along the way, you can see countless fields, all of which are growing with crops, and there is no wasteland at all.

There are many farmers in the field! It is already early autumn and farmers are still busy!

When the sun sets in the afternoon, they stopped at a village entrance, and then they stayed in the village.

When they asked the villagers in the village how their living conditions were, the villagers in the village looked happy. When they talked about the Song Dynasty court and the Song Dynasty emperor, they all supported them from the bottom of their hearts.

"The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were ruled by the Liao Kingdom for more than 200 years. The Song Dynasty only ruled here for two or three years, but all the people here supported the Song Dynasty's rule, and even the Khitans supported the court! It was really amazing!" After late at night, Duan Heming, An Putin, Li Rui and others were in the room, and Li Rui said.

"Everyone is civil and military achievements, Emperor Xuanwu can be called a wise ruler. Are you still not determined?" Duan Heming said.

"It is hard to violate the emperor's order! We are only responsible for negotiations and cannot surrender." An Putin said with a wry smile.

Duan Heming shook his head and stopped persuading him.

They walked and observed it until four days later when they arrived in Yanjing City.
Chapter completed!