Following an edict from Liu Chengyou, the Han army stopped attacking the Tang army as scheduled. The Tang army along the Yangtze River, which had been struggling to support the defense, finally took a breath. More than a month after the beginning of spring, the war in Jiangbei came to an end for the first time.
On the Jinling side, Li Deming hurriedly brought back the peace letter. He probably also knew the weight of the peace letter. Li Deming entered the palace immediately and presented himself to the Lord of the Tang Dynasty. Li Jing didn't seem to have any regard for these three principles of mourning the country. Looking too excited.
After all, all the fourteen states in the north of the Yangtze River can be dedicated, and the others are nothing. However, Li Jing felt extremely unhappy and said with some sadness: "Is it just me who started the emperor's career in the imperial examination?" "
"Your Majesty!" Li Deming couldn't help but said with relief: "There are only two days in the sky. If you want to proclaim yourself a vassal to the Han, how can you call him a vassal? It is a last resort to lower your title. This is an extraordinary move. When the peace agreement between the two countries is reached and the Han army withdraws to the north, After the foreign troubles have been eliminated, Your Majesty can still use the Luan rituals of the Emperor."
"Aren't you deceiving yourself and others?" Li Jing laughed at herself.
Li Deming felt a little embarrassed and continued to lie: "In ancient times, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, endured humiliation and heavy burdens for twenty years, and was able to take revenge and destroy Wu. I think the Han emperor was young and vigorous, and he was very happy with his achievements. This victory must be arrogant and difficult to control. Sooner or later, you will bring disaster upon yourself and bring chaos to your country. Your Majesty just needs to swallow your shame and work hard to govern, and one day you will be able to restore your country!"
"That's all. I hope the late emperor can forgive me, an unfilial minister!" Li Jing sighed.
After staring at the contents of the book and reviewing it again, Li Jing asked again: "Is the annual tribute fund too much? Can it be reduced?"
Hearing this, Li Deming secretly thought, if there is less, how can the Northern Han Dynasty handle it? Without thinking, Li Deming carefully replied: "Your Majesty, the greed of the Northern Han Dynasty is far beyond imagination. I am already a minister. According to reason Strive for the amount we just negotiated!"
"Hey..." Li Jing sighed silently: "Let me think about it again!"
Seeing this, Li Deming just reminded him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, when we first proposed this proposal, the Han army has already suspended the attack. If it is delayed for too long, after the Han army has rested and reorganized, it will be even more difficult to stop it. Minister When I was returning to the south, I accidentally heard that the Han Emperor had ordered that all the Han naval forces north of the Huai River be diverted south to enter the river..."
After hearing what Li Deming said, Li Jing's expression really changed.
After resigning from the palace, Li Deming worked non-stop and began to connect with the government and the public in Jinling, visiting his relatives, friends, colleagues, disciples and various peace negotiators, hoping to unite and promote the conclusion of the peace agreement.
Li Deming was not stupid. He knew that this proposal would inevitably cause another turmoil in the Southern Tang Dynasty. He alone was weak and could easily be humiliated by men like Li Zhenggu.
Unsurprisingly, when the specific content of the peace treaty spread, there was another fierce turmoil. The Jinling court and opposition parties were basically divided into two groups in response to the peace agreement. They refuted, abused, and criticized each other, making the Southern Tang court a chaotic atmosphere. .
However, compared to before, the objections this time were to the specific content of the peace treaty. Most people felt that the Northern Han Dynasty was too greedy. Even if Huainan fell and ruled by dividing the river, it would be inevitable and it would only lose face to become a vassal. The benefits of tribute are too heavy.
Based on the current situation of the Southern Tang Dynasty, after Sun Bing lost half of Huainan, it would be an extremely heavy financial burden for the Southern Tang Dynasty to bear such a large annual tribute every year.
However, in the midst of this turmoil, Li Jing completely strengthened his intention to negotiate peace. He only sent Li Deming across the river to meet with the Han Emperor to supplement some details.
In this regard, Liu Chengyou has nothing to do, just have a good discussion.
The Southern Tang Dynasty proposed that the captured Tang army soldiers and civilians hoped that the Han army could release them. How could Liu Chengyou easily agree to this? In Huainan Prefecture, nearly one hundred thousand soldiers and civilians were captured by the Han army. This is ten thousand How could Liu Chengyou not know the importance of young people? Population, especially young people who can go to the battlefield, is a precious asset.
After careful consideration, Liu Chengyou agreed to release the prisoners of Jiangnan origin. However, among the prisoners, thousands of Tang army generals had surrendered to the Han and had been included in the Han army's combat order. The parents, wives and children of those soldiers had to be sent by the Southern Tang Dynasty. Arrive in Huainan.
Li Jing learned that there was no need to stop him and agreed. He also proposed to Liu Chengyou that he would pay 200,000 shi of Yihuai salt every year. You must know that the salt supply in the Southern Tang Dynasty basically came from Huainan. In this regard, Liu Chengyou didn't mean to set up any obstacles, as long as he could exchange money and goods of equal value.
Later, the two parties agreed on the number of troops stationed along the river after the war was stopped. These were all negotiable.
In this way, the two parties went back and forth for nearly five days before finally reaching a peace treaty.
On the twelfth day of the second lunar month in the fifth year of Emperor Qianyou's reign in the Northern Han Dynasty, Li Jing, the lord of the Tang Dynasty, led the harem, clan and ministers to accuse the ancestral temple and cried out for the "Han-Tang Peace Treaty".
Afterwards, the prime minister Feng Yansi and others went north to present the final peace treaty to the Han emperor. With Liu Chengyou's approval, the agreement between the two parties was officially concluded. That night, Liu Chengyou held an imperial banquet to entertain Feng Yansi and other Tang officials.
During the dinner, Liu Chengyou looked at Feng Yansi with special eyes and had a kind attitude. Generally speaking, Feng Yansi played a big role in the Northern Han Dynasty's conquest of Huaihe River and was considered a "hero".
However, under the strange and playful gaze of the Han Emperor, Feng Yansi felt quite uncomfortable and responded with a smile. Eating fine wine was like drinking bitter water, his face was heavy, and he was actually sad.
In the Southern Tang court, Feng Yansi was more like a treacherous official who wielded power, but he was not as traitorous as Li Deming. Although he agreed to the peace agreement, when the Southern Tang Dynasty really signed such a peace treaty that was harmful to the country and the people, and extremely humiliating, he still couldn't help but Heartbroken.
After the news reached Jinling, the government and the public were in mourning. No matter what their previous attitudes were, when the peace agreement was reached, there was more or less a sense of sadness and humiliation in their hearts.
As for the leader of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing, he immediately fell ill and was almost unable to govern. He once again appointed the emperor's brother Li Jingsui to supervise the country, and asked the civil and military assistants to handle the aftermath of the peace negotiations with the Northern Han Dynasty.
Within the territory of Hezhou, on the other side of Dangtu, at the Liangshan Military Village, in the cold spring breeze, the flags with the characters "Tang" and "Lin" were fluttering. There are still many traces of offensive and defensive battles around the military stronghold.
In the stronghold, more than three thousand Tang soldiers packed up their food and military armor. In a solemn atmosphere, they boarded the ship and prepared to evacuate to Dangtu on the south bank.
Outside the stronghold, more than 2,000 Han troops were stationed in the stronghold to take over the stronghold defense in an orderly manner. Zhang Yongde came in person, simply because this stronghold was the enemy stationed by Tang general Lin Renzhao. For this man, who had added a defeat to his resume.
The Southern Tang general Zhang Yongde was still very interested.
Climbing up the stronghold tower and looking up at the Tang army heading south of the Yangtze River, Zhang Yongde couldn't help but sigh: "Lin Renzhao can be considered a general. This Liangshan stronghold was built so firmly by him that our army attacked for three days."
, that he can't get down, which is a testament to his ability. It's a pity that he has talent but doesn't have the right time and doesn't meet his master, how can he not be defeated!"
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On the Tang Army's warship that was gradually moving away, Lin Renzhao stood on the back side, also looking at Liangshan Village in the distance. There were many people in the distance. Looking at the Han flag raised high and fluttering in the wind, Lin Renzhao laughed a few times.
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In the laughter, there was obvious ridicule: "The soldiers fought bloody battles and defended, and the enemy could not defeat them. The imperial court gave up Jiang's defense with a single imperial edict..."
Situations similar to Liangshan Village happened many times in the areas along the Yangtze River. On the north bank of the Yangtze River, dozens of large and small cities and forts were all withdrawn. The Tang army retreated to the south bank, completely abandoning the north of the Yangtze River and handing it over to the Han army. Then, except for a few cities,
The village and most of the northern fortifications were all destroyed.
Of course, the attitude of most of the Tang troops was quite fortunate. Among the Tang troops guarding the coast, they were basically frightened by the Han troops during this period. It was not bad to end the war "honorably" and return to the south of the Yangtze River.
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It is not that there are people who are as angry and dissatisfied as Lin Renzhao, but they are only a minority among the Tang army. It can be said that in less than half a year of attack and defense, the Northern Han army had broken the backbone of the Southern Tang army.