Chapter 5 Alliance of Chanyuan

farewell

Tang Dynasty: Wang Wei

Let's see each other off in the mountains, where the firewood leaves are covered at dusk.

The spring grass will be green next year, will the king and grandson return?

After Yongxi's Northern Expedition, there were several more contests between the Liao and Song Dynasties. The result was that no one could destroy the other and could only remain in a stalemate. Both sides knew that since no one could defeat the other, it would depend on their own development.

If the other party finds an opportunity, the country may be in danger of subjugation.

The Khitan also knew that if they continued like this, attacking each other, not only would no one be able to destroy the other, but it would also consume the country's financial and material resources. Based on this consideration, the two sides entered a period of relative peace.

A few years later, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi died, and his son Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng succeeded to the throne.

After Xiao Chuo got the news, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the new emperor had just succeeded to the throne and his foundation was unstable, so he could lead his army southward. This fight lasted for several more years, and both sides were anxious, so it was not an option to waste it like this.

Until the Khitans captured a Han named Wang Jizhong, who was a bodyguard of Song Zhenzong and had a good relationship with Song Zhenzong. After Song Zhenzong became emperor, Wang Jizhong rose to prominence.

Xiao Chuo and Yelu Longxu discovered that Wang Jizhong was a talented person, so they did not kill him. They made him an envoy of the Ministry of Household Affairs and married the daughter of a Khitan nobleman to him. Later, they learned that Wang Jizhong had been a close friend of Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty.

They immediately called Wang Jizhong and asked him about the Song Dynasty.

Although Wang Jizhong surrendered to the Khitan, he still thought about his homeland in his heart, so he took this opportunity to persuade the Queen Mother of Liao and the Emperor to stop fighting and make peace. He persuaded Xiao Chuo that both sides would benefit from cooperation and lose from fighting. The Queen Mother and the Emperor

I thought what he said made sense, so I started thinking about negotiating peace.

However, after all, Xiao Chuo had been in the political arena for so many years. He could negotiate peace, but now was not the time. He wanted to get the biggest bargaining chip for peace talks before negotiating peace. He immediately ordered and led an army of 200,000 to attack the Song Dynasty in a mighty manner.

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Although the Song Dynasty had been prepared for the battle before, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty still felt anxious when they heard that the Khitan army was coming like wolves and tigers.

scared.

Song Zhenzong also had a drum in his heart at this time. He knew very well how much he weighed, so he wanted to go south to take refuge.

At this time, Wang Jizhong wrote a letter to Song Zhenzong on behalf of the Queen Mother and the Emperor of Liao, expressing the Khitan's desire for peace talks and asking Song Zhenzong to quickly stop the war and make peace.

Song Zhenzong felt that it was ridiculous. The Khitan sent troops to continue attacking the Northern Song Dynasty, and on the other hand, they proposed peace talks. Who knows what medicine they were selling in the gourd? So, he also learned from the Khitan's approach, preparing for peace talks and deploying troops and generals.

.In this way, both sides refused to make concessions, and the peace talks ended.

Xiao Chuo saw that Zhenzong of Song Dynasty refused to drink wine as a penalty, so he accelerated the Khitan's attack on the city. They attacked all the way and approached Chanzhou. The situation in Kaifeng was critical. The whole Song Dynasty was shocked, and many ministers even asked Song Zhenzong to move the capital.

Jinling.

Song Zhenzong didn't know what to do at this time. Because at the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin released his military power over a cup of wine and relieved a large number of the founding generals from their military power, allowing them to enjoy their old age and go home to retire, and did not pay attention to the training of military generals.

This directly led to the low combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty, which was unable to compare with the powerful Khitan cavalry.

Song Zhenzong found Prime Minister Kou Zhun and asked him for advice. Kou Zhun firmly opposed moving the capital south. If he lost the capital, no matter where he fled, he would not end well in the end. Kou Zhun also firmly encouraged Song Zhenzong to go to the soldiers

Go to the middle, encourage them personally, and go to Chanzhou to supervise the battle in person. Although Song Zhenzong was very reluctant, when things developed to this point, he had no choice but to agree.

In this way, Song Zhenzong came to Chanzhou. Sure enough, as soon as the emperor arrived, the morale of Chanzhou was greatly boosted. He repelled the Khitan army one after another and shot and killed the Khitan general Xiao Talin. Xiao Talin's death shook the Khitan army. Originally, the Khitan army was shaken.

The army penetrated deeply into the interior of the Central Plains, and it was difficult to keep up with the food and grass. If the Song army cut off its retreat at this time, there would be a danger of the entire army being annihilated. So after careful consideration, Xiao Chuo decided to call off his troops and negotiate peace.

Although Song Zhenzong listened to Kou Zhun's words and came to Chanzhou to supervise the army, he was terribly afraid. Hearing that the Khitan was going to initiate peace, he was filled with joy. He immediately sent Cao Li to negotiate with the Liao State, and said that as long as the territory was not lost,

, even if the Khitan is compensated with millions of dollars, he must agree.

After Kou Zhun heard about it, he told Cao Lili privately that if the compensation was only more than 300,000 yuan, he would kill Cao Lili even if the emperor did not punish him. Cao Lili had no choice but to agree.

In the end, the two parties signed a contract, which was known as the Chanyuan Alliance in history. The Chanyuan Alliance had four contents. First, the Liao and Song Dynasties were about to be brothers. The elder Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty was the elder brother, and the younger Yelu Longxu was the younger brother. The two sides regularly sent envoys to each other.

Second, the Song Dynasty paid 200,000 pieces of silk and 100,000 taels of silver to Khitan every year; third, the border officers of the two countries each guarded their territory and were not allowed to invade at will, nor were they allowed to take in the fleeing thieves of the other country; fourth, neither country was allowed to visit

Castles were built on the border and rivers were diverted.

After the two parties reached an agreement, the Khitan returned to the court happily.

Life insights: A song "Go Home Often" sung by Chen Hong not only talks about family affection, but also expresses the busyness of modern people. People are always busy with their own things, running around for life, and it is difficult to take time off.

Spend some time chatting and heart-to-heart with our parents. In addition to spending time with our parents, we should also take time to keep in touch with the people around us. It is impossible for those who are cold and indifferent to each other to have their own circle of friends. Only if we continue to

Only through communication can we promote the transfer of information, the exchange of emotions and a deeper understanding between each other.

True friendship between friends is also maintained by mutual contact. There are many ways to communicate with each other, such as courtesy, mutual communication, etc. Among them, the most common and humane one is to sit there often when you have time.

When people say goodbye politely, they never forget to add "come and play when you have time". No matter whether this is a sentence from the heart, it makes people feel warm after listening to it. It seems that I can feel that I am being treated.

People accept people who are popular.

In ancient society, to be a good emperor, you would often visit incognito and observe the sentiments of the people; to be a good boyfriend, you would care about your girlfriend in every detail when you were in love; to be a good friend, you would not forget to visit your friends' houses often. Pay more attention to people.

When communicating with others, you will naturally have one more friend and one more path. So it is necessary to grasp this point.

We must integrate ourselves into social life, and we cannot blindly pursue individuality and ignore the collective. Having more contact with people is a good way to avoid this kind of "alone".

In fact, what we have to do is not much, just go to a friend's house to hang out together when we have time, maybe just chat casually, maybe have a long conversation, and from then on: we talk to each other in the home.

While making an impression, let him become more and more friendly with us. If this goes on, the relationship between us will become more and more harmonious.

It should be noted that when communicating, we should also pay attention to the following issues:

Choose the right time. To be a caring person, don’t disturb your friends when they are eating or resting. You should choose the right time, for example, when you are taking a break after a meal. If your friend has the habit of taking a nap, don’t disturb your friends. It is best to

The best time to go is after dinner, when the weather is cooler and people are in a calmer mood.

When you arrive at a friend's house, if you find that he is entertaining guests, you should not stay too long. After chatting with the host for a few words, you should leave politely.

If your friend is cleaning the room or busy doing things and cannot entertain you, you should stand at the door, say a few words, and leave as soon as possible to avoid embarrassment to the host.

The content of the conversation can be about chatting about all kinds of things, or you can express your opinions on a certain issue in a serious way, but the content of the conversation should not involve your friend’s privacy or mention issues that your friend does not want to mention. Conversely, you can make some comments that cater to your needs.
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