A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

"Shen is waiting for the imperial edict. The palace will summon you."

Not long after the memorial was handed over, someone came.

Shen An stood up and felt a little hungry.

He walked out of the check-in room and said, "I have something to do after I leave the palace, so I won't come back here."

Zhang Liufu followed him, feeling his heart, liver, and lungs trembling together, and nodded with a grimace.

You are leaving early!

Leaving early is punishable by impeachment.

But he forgot that Shen An still had a post to be ordered.

After arriving outside the imperial city, Shen An first bought a few pot stickers and then went in while eating.

The chamberlain who brought him here said with a troubled look on his face: "Shen Daizhao, this is the imperial palace."

He had never seen anyone eating on the way into the palace.

Shen An swallowed the pot stickers and said confidently: "My family is poor and I didn't eat breakfast."

The waiter rolled his eyes, thinking that you are a rich man. You can make a lot of money just by talking about the fragrance business, but you are pretending to be poor.

So he walked and ate all the way, and when he arrived outside the temple, he had just finished eating the pot stickers, but his mouth was full of oil and looked a bit unnatural.

Entering the hall, Fu Bi and Han Qi were both there, looking unhappy.

After saluting, Zhao Zhen said with a straight face: "It is customary for officials from various places to receive Korean envoys. You have just arrived at the Privy Council. If you don't understand these things, you should ask more questions. Don't just do whatever you think."

This was a small rebuke. I would ask someone to pass the news back to the harem later. I think the queen who felt she had been wronged would be happy.

Last night the queen admitted her mistake, but she was in a very bad mood. Even the queen was doing half-hearted work and was not dedicated at all...

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen felt that he was walking back and forth between the harem and the courtiers, playing a very good balance.

Shen An raised his head and said in shock: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, this practice has not been around for a long time!"

Goryeo borders the Liao Kingdom on land and can be regarded as the younger brother of the Liao people. But this younger brother often came across the sea or from the land through the Liao Kingdom to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty.

Is this considered the second marriage between one woman and one woman?

"When I was in Xiongzhou, I often heard that officials in a certain place were doing nothing to govern and traveling with their daughters..."

This is a bit of a slap in the face, but many important ministers of the Song Dynasty had this experience. For example, Ouyang Xiu, he just followed a good Shangguan, and then he was cool and happy all day long.

But this is not doing your job properly!

Fu Bi frowned and said, "Let's talk about the Korean envoy."

Can you tell me something? ! One guy brought up the problem of officials not doing their jobs.

Han Qi also felt that Shen An had too many things to do, so he said: "This is a courtesy exchange. If not, where would the Song Dynasty have come from all the countries to come to court?"

Shen An shook his head and said: "Although there are more officials in our court, we should work hard at least. Are the local officials so idle that they have nothing to do? When an envoy comes, he will drop what he is doing and go eat and drink with him, and... …”

I have to play with you!

Zhao Zhen said angrily: "This is etiquette, the etiquette is great... You just have to work in the Privy Council."

Do your job well and don't stretch your hands too far.

What the official said is a bit shocking!

Several prime ministers and ministers all smiled slightly, feeling that a young man like Shen An should give such a warning.

Shen An said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have now taken over the position of Deputy Chengzhi. Isn't it true that half of the diplomacy is in my hands?"

The Privy Council Ceremony Room was in charge of external affairs, of course, mainly with Liao and Xixia.

Fu Bi thought to himself, how dare you refute the official? So courageous.

Zhao Zhen said angrily: "Diplomacy is important, you should go back and think about it carefully before talking about it."

"I have been thinking about this for a long time."

Today, Shen An transformed into the second person of Bao Zheng and began to attack with venomous tongues: "Since I am in charge of this matter, I have to say something about preferential treatment of Korean people..."

"The envoy from Goryeo came all the way, but the Song Dynasty was also accompanied by officials, and food and accommodation were arranged along the way. So why should the local magistrate give him a grand reception?"

Shen An said angrily: "This is a welcome and send-off, but this is supposed to be a matter for Honglu Temple and the Ceremony Room. What does it have to do with the local officials? They are just taking the opportunity to eat, drink and have fun!"

If we talk about who the Song Dynasty was the best to, it can be said to be Goryeo.

But the Koreans are just like the outsiders!

Shen An felt that he should not give them a penny more, not to mention that every time their envoys appeared in the Song Dynasty, the officials along the way had to greet them.

"Moreover, missions from other countries are not allowed to trade privately. As for the Koreans, their goods are constantly sent to Bianliang. The envoys suddenly become businessmen and go out to trade in person... Officials, this difference in treatment is too obvious."

Zhao Zhen was so angry that he pointed to the door and said, "Get out!"

Shen An walked outside the main hall, suddenly remembered something, and turned around and said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Sui Yang was so kind to outsiders back then..."

Fu Bi felt that this matter was a farce, and the official's rejection was natural.

But when he heard the name Sui Yang Emperor, his cheeks couldn't help but tremble.

He glanced above and saw that Zhao Zhen's anger had miraculously dissipated.

In order to praise the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty specially lured foreign envoys to come to see him, and then entertained them with good wine and delicious food. When he arrived in the capital, he even wrapped the branches with silk in luxury...

This is not a good sign...

Fu Bi suddenly wanted to laugh.

Isn't this kid Shen An too narrow-minded?

He started with a lot of lies, but in the end it was his trump card.

Your Majesty, you are a benevolent king, so you can't follow what Emperor Sui Yang did, otherwise it will be difficult to write it down in the history books.

Emperor Zhao Zhen is dedicated to his eternal glory. If there is a flaw like Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, even if it is just a minor diplomatic issue, he can't tolerate it, right?

have to!

This time he scratched the official's itch, and this matter was probably going to cause trouble.

"Your Majesty, this matter..."

Fu Bi knew that he should come forward, otherwise Zhao Zhen would not be able to step down.

It seemed like it was the first time he knew that the Song Dynasty was treating the Korean people preferentially, and he said sadly: "I received a letter last year, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net saying that the Song Dynasty treated the Korean people too much, and it was famous among the countries it interacted with. Ranking first, isn’t this… inappropriate?”

It's not that no one has said anything about this, but everyone thinks it's not a big deal, so they just throw it away.

Even if Shen An doesn't bring it up today, someone will say it in the future. Take Su Che, for example, who later specifically said that he treated the Korean people too favorably.

Zhao Zhen pondered, looking unhappy.

He looked up and saw that Shen An had not left, but was standing outside the hall, looking at him eagerly.

This young man is a little reckless, and he is far from flexible compared with the important ministers.

But this is Naoomi!

Don’t hide anything, just say it if you have something to say.

And if you look at the expectant look in his eyes, you clearly feel that Song Dynasty has suffered a loss and should not continue to let the Koreans take advantage.

Innocent heart!

Zhao Zhen found a step for himself, and then said: "This matter... is easy to discuss, but it's not easy to talk about it in Gaoli."

It’s done!

But among the emperors, except for those who are stupid or show off, there are very few emperors who don't care about their reputation.

Leave your name in history!

What a temptation!

Shen An cleverly grasped this mentality of the official family, and with the final blow, the matter was accomplished directly.

This boy... is somewhat interesting!

Fu Bi turned around and took a look.

Shen An bowed outside and said: "Your Majesty accepts remonstrances very quickly, and shames Emperor Qin and Han Wu..."

Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han probably all had a reputation for cruelty, so Shen An couldn't have said it better.

Zhao Zhen said angrily: "You should do your job well... and less offend others."

You have offended the queen's relatives in just one day. If I hadn't suppressed you, you would have been better off.

But this is only the second day, and you have offended the Koreans again, you...

This advice was very cordial. Shen An bowed silently and then left.