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Zonghan likes quietness. There is neither drum music nor singing or dancing in the military tent. There are only a few simple dishes and a jar of wine. Li Hu also likes this atmosphere. Listen to the sound of rain, drink small wine, chat easily, and have fun.

"You really want to be a vassal state in the Song Dynasty?" Zong Han asked.

"Do you want to object?" Li Hu asked back.

The two of them had a sympathy and laughed it off.

"When do you plan to let the Song Dynasty intervene in our negotiations?" Zong Han asked again.

"Don't worry," said Li Hu. "Let's talk first. After the talk is over, I will report to Bianjing. Bianjing will send someone to you immediately."

Zong Han understood what Li Hu meant. He no longer paid attention to this matter. He directly asked Li Hu about the conditions for peace talks.

"Daibei is mine," said Li Hu. "This is the bottom line for us to rebuild the covenant."

Zong Han pretended to be hesitant and pondered without saying a word.

"How big is Daibei? Compared with the desert, it's a waste of money." Li Hu smiled. "The Jurchens' goal is to unify the north. But now you only occupy the northeast. You have to conquer the desert and conquer the distant west. Then you have to unify the north. In history, the Huns, Xianbeis, and Rourans are all like this. The Turks even conquered the entire Western Regions. The territory extends to the west of the Pamir Mountains. The Khitans actually did not unify the north. Therefore, their strength was seriously insufficient. They were unable to conquer the Central Plains. If you Jurchens want to conquer a big country and no longer repeat the mistakes of the Khitans, the first priority is to conquer the desert. Now the desert is fighting with the Khitans for control of the desert. This is your best opportunity to conquer the desert. If you delay the opportunity to unify the north for a small Daibei, is it not worth the loss?"

"Besides, I got Daibei and could attack Xixia immediately. The Khitans would lose their support and will quickly become defeated. This will be beneficial to you for conquering the desert."

Zong Han thought for a long time. Li Hu's words made him realize that Li Hu's ideas in the north strategy coincided with his own. This is a good thing. This will allow the two sides to maintain a close cooperative relationship for a long time in the future. It is indeed beneficial to the Jin Dynasty's unification of the north. But Li Hu is not a gentleman who is willing to make wedding dresses for others. He is a shameless villain who is profit-oriented. Every step he takes has deep meaning. He is seeking benefits for himself. So, what is his ultimate goal? Should he unify the north or go south to compete for the Central Plains?

Zong Han planned to test and touch Li Hu's bottom. "With your strength, can you defeat Dangxiang people?"

"Of course I can't do it. But it's different to the Song Dynasty." Li Hu smiled. "In order to recover Yan Yun, the Song Dynasty must first avoid fighting on both sides. So in the past few years, they attacked Xixia fiercely, seriously consuming the national strength of Xixia and forcing Xixia to negotiate peace. Now Xixia has lost the Khitans, a strong ally. The strength is even worse. If the Song Dynasty and I join forces to fight Xixia, there is a great chance of success."

"Is this why you are willing to become a vassal state of the Song Dynasty and bring the Song Dynasty into this negotiation?" Zong Han had already roughly understood Li Hu's background. Li Hu was very realistic. He neither wanted to compete with the Jurchens to overthrone the north nor went south to the Central Plains to anger the Song Dynasty. He aimed at the Western Xia, trying to occupy the western frontier, and replaced it with the Western Xia, in order to achieve a three-legged tripod. This strategy is very pragmatic and feasible. It is indeed Li Hu's style.

"I want to survive, too." Li Hu told the truth. He was very sincere. "My brothers will follow me to conquer the world. I always have to find a way for them to live. With my strength and my current situation, gaining a foothold in the northwest is the only way. If you want to gain a foothold in the northwest, you will definitely have a fierce conflict of interest with Xixia. This war is inevitable."

Zong Han's face was solemn, but he was secretly happy. Li Hu was becoming more and more terrifying. He had to be on guard against him day and night as an ally. He even had to open his eyes when he was sleeping, so as not to be plotted against by him.

"We re-establish the alliance. Daibei will give you it." Zong Han pretended to think for a long time and then said slowly. "But you must fight Xixia to restrain the Dangxiang people. This will help us completely destroy the Khitans and successfully conquer the desert."

"A word is determined." Li Hu said. "But you must abide by the maritime alliance. Let the Song people attack Yanjing and recover Youyan. The Song people only need to recover Youyan and get rid of the dilemma of fighting on the two fronts of the northwest imperial border. They will inevitably concentrate their efforts to fight Xixia."

"You are also from the Song Dynasty now." Zong Han smiled. "But you must never enter Youyan."

"A word is determined." Li Hu laughed. He didn't expect the negotiations to go so smoothly. It seemed that the battle of the tiger's mouth was very successful. Finally, he woke up the arrogant Jurchens.

"Before we go north to conquer the desert, we must stay in Daibei." Zonghan began to put forward the conditions. "Even if we conquer the desert in the future, Daibei will be an important transit for us to connect with the desert. We will garrison troops here."

This move was amazing. Although Li Hu had long expected that the Jurchens would never withdraw from Daibei, he still felt trembling in his heart when he heard Zong Han put forward this condition. This fierce wolf was staying in his courtyard. From then on, he would not dare to sleep with his eyes closed.

None of the two sides can do anything to each other at this moment. This is the inevitable ending of peace talks. The Jurchens lost. They had to admit that Dai Bei was Li Hu's plate. But Li Hu did not have the strength to drive the Jurchens out of Dai Bei. They had to settle for the second best. They set aside a piece of ground to give the Jurchens a garrison. In this way, both sides make concessions in order to maximize their interests and ensure their interests in Dai Bei to the greatest extent.

Li Hu and Zong Han talked for three days. There were many disputes between the two sides. None of them could be resolved. The most important one was where the Jin army was stationed, how much force was, the distribution of rights and interests of both sides in cooperation, etc. These were directly related to the interests of Li Hu and the Jurchens in Daibei. They were the most difficult negotiations between the two sides.

The second is the dispute between the two sides over the relevant clauses of the Maritime Alliance.

In the maritime alliance, the Song Dynasty attacked Yanjing and recovered the seven states in front of the mountain. However, Youyan included Youzhou (now Xijin Prefecture) and Pingzhou Road. The location of the seven states in front of the mountain in Yanjing was Xijin Prefecture. In this way, the Jin army could justify the capture of Pingzhou Road and enter Youyan from Yuguan.

The Jurchens were very smart. They deliberately did not explain clearly when signing the alliance. The Song envoy Zhao Liangsi was familiar with Youyan's form and once argued with reason. But the Jurchens ignored it. The Song people were eager to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and asked for it. So the alliance was signed in a very hurry and confused manner.

In addition, there is a very different side. That is, after the revenge of Yanjing, the Khitan royal family and the Han and Fan ministers of the palace tents of Yanjing, and how to deal with the Khitan army. The Song Dynasty governed the country with a righteous rule. After the capture of Yanjing, the Khitan people would definitely give certain treatment. The Jurchens asked to hand over the Khitan royal family to them. The reason was very simple. The Jurchens wanted to completely eliminate the Khitan people and destroy the great Liao country.

The issue of the ownership of the Pingzhou Road in Youyan is related to the safety of Youyan and Hebei. It is related to whether the Song army can concentrate its efforts to fight the Western Xia. The problems of the Khitan royal family, ministers and army in Yanjing are more directly related to whether Li Hu's northern strategy can be successful. Because Li Hu did not want to destroy the Great Liao. On the contrary, he also had to support the Great Liao and let the Khitans restrain the Jin army in the desert. Thus, he won the time for him to defeat the Western Xia. The negotiations on these two issues must come to an end. And they will be discussed soon. But both of these matters require the intervention of the Song Dynasty. Li Hu immediately reported to Bian Jing and asked Bian Jing to send envoys to Datong to negotiate with the Jin Kingdom.

Three days later, the two sides temporarily put aside the dispute. They first withdrew the army and then talked slowly. At the same time, they waited for the envoys of the Song Dynasty.

Li Hu had no intention of continuing to talk about the situation in Yanjing because he was worried about the situation.

On June 20th, Li Hu and Zonghan signed a principled draft agreement. The date of the next meeting was agreed. He immediately said goodbye and rushed to Yehuling with the Tiewei Camp.

On the 21st, Li Hu arrived at Yehu Ridge and met with Gao Baolong Abaddon.

At this moment, the Jin army was evacuating. Zong Wang, Zong Bi, Lou Shi and Li Hu met.

Zong Wang had received a letter from Zong Han and was very convinced of his drafted northern strategy. After meeting Li Hu, Zong Wang asked about the results of the talks and roughly knew Li Hu's intentions. At the same time, he also knew that after this war, the two sides ushered in a period of cooperation again. He was very happy for this.

"I really don't want to fight with you." Zong Wang and Li Hu walked on the wet grass. They smelled the fresh and humid air with a little sweetness. They said with emotion. "I feel good and warm when I can walk with you like this, chat and talk. We are a family. We are brothers and sisters. Why do you have to kill each other?"

Li Hu laughed. He hugged Zong Wang intimately, and then pulled Zong Bi who was following behind to his side. He also hugged him. "Xingxing saw us shook hands and walked together intimately. He was talking and laughing. She must be very happy. I'm afraid she would wake up when she fell asleep."

The three of them thought of Wanyan Xingxing. They felt warm in their hearts. If there was no war, everyone's life should be very happy. Unfortunately...

"Would you be good to treat Xingxing?" Zong Bi asked. "You have married three ladies. You won't neglect my sister, right?"

"Of course not. We are going to be fine." Li Hu smiled. "I'm going to marry the fourth wife soon. You all come to Datong by the way. By the way, look at Xingxing. She misses you very much."

"You're only married to the fourth wife?" Zong Bi looked at Li Hu with disdain. "Brother, you have to work hard."

"What are you so arrogant?" Li Hu asked dissatisfied. "How many ladies do you have?"

"Eleven." Zong Bi showed off his heart. "This is the one with a reputation in my account. There are more women without a reputation. I can't even count them myself."
Chapter completed!