Chapter 402: Remnants of the Han and Tang Dynasties
Wanyan Yong looked at the court, and originally from discussing whether the Black Stone in Wuzhou would be exempted from the Jin Dynasty's annual monies, it turned into questioning and intimidating Ye Qing, and he could only shake his head helplessly.
Of course, it would be easy for him to stop him, but he also wanted to see if this young man, who was considered to be unsighted by Qi Shilie Zhining, really had something extraordinary that others could not reach.
So at this moment, Ye Qing was still calm and answered with ease. Even after facing several signs of her eyes, she joined the debate and gave Ye Qing a trick of digging a small hole from time to time, and was carefully and cautiously led by Ye Qing with words.
He was well organized, answered in a smooth manner, thoughtful and calm, and even had a hint of arrogance and disdain. In the face of everyone's attacks, he was able to keep his head calm from beginning to end. Even several times of replies made Wanyan Yunji and Wanyan Zongxian speechless, and relying on the other people's cheers, he could only be considered as being able to deal with it.
"I have heard of the sharp tongues of the Song people for a long time. Today, I saw it, it was indeed extraordinary." Wanyan Yong finally spoke.
As his deep and majestic voice sounded, the whole court was silent for a moment, with only a few people snorting threateningly at Ye Qing, who breathed a sigh of relief, and then they all retreated back to their own positions.
Wanyan Yunji and Wanyan Zongxian also looked at Ye Qing, then slowly walked to where they were, and looked at Wanyan Yong who spoke with the others.
Wanyan Yong was very satisfied with everyone's reaction, which at least showed that his prestige, as an emperor, still worked for everyone in the court.
Looking at Ye Qing who had finally gotten rid of the entanglement of everyone, Wanyan Yong smiled. Today, Japan wanted to see if Ye Qing was as unique as Qi Shi Liezhining said, and naturally, it was to discuss with the court officials whether it was feasible to reduce the annual monies of Song State.
But now it seems that in front of the Song envoy, there is probably no one in the court who is willing to reduce the annual monies to increase the ambition of the Song people and destroy the prestige of the Great Jin Kingdom.
"Let's stop here today. I can't agree to you about reducing the annual monies of Song State. But if Wuzhou really hides a considerable number of black stones as you said, then there is still room for discussion on the annual monies of reduction and exemption. Please retreat to the court." After Wanyan Yong concluded, he did not give everyone, including Ye Qing, the opportunity to speak, and directly let the court officials retreat.
The officials of the Jin Kingdom who passed by Ye Qing once again showed disdain and ferocious look. Even the old Wanyan Zongxian snorted heavily when passing Ye Qing.
As Qi Shilie and Zhining came over, just as he was about to leave the court with Ye Qing, Wanyan Yong, who stood up on the dragon chaise, slowly spoke: "Love your dear and Ye Qing, I have something to ask."
Wanyan Zongxian and Wanyan Yunji who walked to the door paused, looked at each other, and then continued to walk out.
Ye Qing and Qi Shi Liezhining, who were about to leave, turned around and followed Wanyan Yong out of the court from another door, strolling in the vast but somewhat inconsistent royal palace.
The bluestone floor under your feet is obviously much more elegant than the small and exquisite stone bricks in Lin'an Palace.
Walking west from Renzheng Hall, when Ye Qing saw the three words Yuhua Gate, Wanyan Yong turned his head and said to Qi Shi Liezhining: "You go back to the Secretariat first, and come over to lead him out of the palace later."
After Qi Shilie and Zhining left, only Wanyan Yong, Ye Qing, and two eunuchs behind him were left at Yuhua Gate.
Wanyan Yong was only fifty years old at this time, and it was the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period. Perhaps he was the emperor, and he had endless majesty and domineering spirit from top to bottom. The yellow dragon robe shone in the sun, making Wanyan Yong even more heroic.
The standard national face, slightly dark skin, thick beard, eyebrows, and eyes are not very big, but they are extremely deep, as if full of vitality and mysterious dry wells, making people unable to see the end.
"Accompany me to have a walk." Wanyan Yong walked out of Yuhua Gate with his hands behind his back and continued along the path in front of him.
Ye Qing followed Wanyan Yong and walked through Yuhua Gate. In front of him was a unique scenery of the world, with all kinds of flowers, plants and trees, various rockery pavilions, pavilions, towers, and small bridges of flowing water.
"How about it, is there any Gen Yue that Zhao Ji built in Kaifeng Prefecture back then?" Wanyan Yong looked quite proud. Many ornamental stones here were pulled from the Gen Yue gardens destroyed by their Jin people in Kaifeng Prefecture from thousands of miles away.
"This... I really don't know. I don't have the blessing to fill the scenic scenery of the Genyue gardens back then, but looking at your Majesty, your garden should be no less than the Genyue gardens back then." Ye Qing continued to move forward with Wanyan Yong.
The overall area of this garden, named Tongleyuan by Wanyan Yong, is only one-third smaller than the area of the palace next to it.
There are two large and one small and three lakes. From time to time, birds can be seen in the sky "stealing" fish in the water. In the area not far away, some rare birds and beasts are also raised.
He heard the whistling sound coming from another direction from a distance, and Ye Qing immediately stretched his neck and looked over.
"There is no tiger in Lin'an?" Wanyan Yong asked again.
"No, even a wolf is rare." Ye Qing replied truthfully.
"What do you think of my paradise?" Wanyan Yong continued to ask.
"Tongle Paradise, Your Majesty has the world in mind, is wise and wise, the Jin, the Song family means?" Ye Qing guessed from the literal meaning.
"If you are concerned about your heart, ten Jin people are not your opponents of the Song people, but if you are brave, all ten Song people are not your opponents of the Jin people. Do you know why?" Wanyan Yong did not answer Ye Qing's words, but it was also answering Ye Qing's question and continued to ask.
"Because I, the Song people, cannot work together? Because we often have internal conflicts in the face of interests? Intrigue?"
"Yes, this is the bad nature of your Song people..."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for saying it bluntly. Is this probably the bad nature of your country? Or if it is a little bit bad, it is probably the bad nature of the entire Han and Tang dynasties?" Ye Qing looked at Wanyan Yong sitting in the pavilion, and saw that the other person had no sign, so he had to stand and say.
"Remnants of Han and Tang Dynasties?" Wanyan Yong frowned: "Who told you this?"
The four words "The Remnants of the Han and Tang Dynasties" obviously aroused Wanyan Yong's curiosity towards Ye Qing. He looked at the chair next to him and signaled Ye Qing to sit down. He ordered the eunuch next to him to give him a cup of tea that licked his lips.
In the court, Ye Qing, who had been swearing at five or six Jin ministers, had already become dry and dry at this moment.
After thanking Wanyan Yong for sitting down, Ye Qing also knew that it was time to get to the topic next, and it depends on how high the quality of the conversation between the two could reach. In this way, it can basically be determined whether the next issue of annual tribute reduction will become a reality.
After a sip of water in a hurry, Ye Qing put down the teacup and said, "Three hundred years ago, whether it was Your Majesty's Great Jin Kingdom, Song, Tatars, or Xia people, weren't they all Tang people? Are they all considered part of the Chinese nation? So it should be nothing wrong to call it the remnants of the Han and Tang dynasties?"
The word "Tangren" in the previous life still had enough influence on the outside world. The Tangren has been synonymous with China throughout the world, especially in Southeast Asia.
Tang people, Tang surname (Han surname), Tang Yi, Tang Feng, Tang Huo, even overseas countries at this time would replace Chinese dialect with Tang dialect. Therefore, in front of Wanyan Yong, Ye Qing's conceptual purpose of binding Song, Jin, Xia, Tatar, and Liao into a Chinese nation was obvious, and Wanyan Yong noticed it.
Just as everyone knows which cent was the biggest in the previous life, Wanyan Yong is also a monarch who highly praised Han culture, otherwise he would not have been called "Little Yao and Shun".
"You define Song, Jin, Xia, Liao, Tatar, Tufan and others as the remnants of the Han and Tang dynasties of the Chinese nation. If one day I cross the Yangtze River to take down Zhao Gou's nest, it would not be considered an invasion of the Central Plains by foreign races. It can only be considered an infight between the remnants of the Han and Tang dynasties? Is it also considered an orthodox Central Plains?" Wanyan Yong asked with a smile.
He really wanted to see what other amazing remarks could be made by Ye Qing, but he had to admit that if he regarded himself as a survivor of the Han and Tang dynasties, then it would be a tempting and good excuse for the Great Jin Dynasty to expand its territory and unify the ethnic groups in the Central Plains of China.
"Of course, if Your Majesty can unify the country one day, it will naturally be the orthodox of the Central Plains of China, but..." Ye Qing stopped appropriately, picked up the teacup and looked at the eunuch beside him.
Wanyan Yong looked at Ye Qing and the eunuch in a hilarious manner, nodded and signaled the eunuch to pour tea for Ye Qing, and then ignored Ye Qing's way of speaking, and continued to ask, "But what?"
"I'll tell you, please don't be angry."
"But it's okay to say it." Wanyan Yong pointed to the tea, meaning that if it doesn't work, you drink it first, and then talk about it after you finish it.
"I think that whether it is Your Majesty or your country, whether you want to continue leading your army south, north, or westward, you are afraid that you will be powerless and unable to do it now, unless Your Majesty wants the Jin Kingdom to follow the footsteps of our Song Dynasty in a short time." Ye Qingyu is not shocking and will never stop. The implication is that the Jin Kingdom is now just a paper tiger, and it can be broken with one stab.
"Why?" Wanyan Yong was not angry, and there was not even much change in the mood swing on his face.
However, the two eunuchs on the side moved slightly, but were stopped by Wanyan Yong with his eyes.
Ye Qing seemed to have not seen the actions of the two eunuchs, quietly lowered his head and looked at the teacup in front of him. After thinking about it, he slowly raised his head and looked at Wanyan Yong and said, "Because now, whether in the heart of His Majesty, in the hearts of Xia Kingdom, Tatars, and Liao people, the Song Dynasty is still the orthodox of this territory. Even if the Song Dynasty is now in a corner, it turns out that this cannot be changed." Ye Qing looked at Wanyan Yong's majestic tiger eyes and said calmly.
This was how the two looked at each other's eyes. After a long time, Wanyan Yong said two words again: "Why?"
Chapter completed!