Chapter 0327 The balance between society and the country
Zhao Yun nodded and said: "This is natural. I have a close relationship with brother Genghis Khan. We are true friends. I will do everything for him no matter what."
After saying that, Zhao Yun looked at Cao Youwen and said: "Cao Qing's family, I order you to take General Boshu back to Fengzhou immediately after dawn, and then bring Prince Tuo Lei back safely."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Cao Youwen solemnly accepted the order.
"General Borshu, it will be very hard to travel. You should go down and rest first. After daybreak, you will set off immediately."
Bo Shu was greatly moved and kept thanking Zhao Yun for his kindness. Then, under the guidance of the Song army guards, he went down to rest.
"Cao Qing's family, come here."
After Borshu went down, Zhao Yun called Cao Youwen to his side and told him: "Don't we have a group of surrendered Mongolian prisoners? You arranged for them to pretend to be Wokuotai's men and secretly ambush Borshu on the road. The purpose
It’s not to kill him, but to delay the time. I will give you news about when you can come back. If you don’t receive any news from me, you will accompany Borshu on the road, do you understand?”
Cao Youwen was surprised. He didn't know why Zhao Yun arranged it like this, but it was obviously not something he could ask. He nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Well, let's go down."
After arranging everything, Zhao Yun was relieved. Between Wo Kuotai and Tuo Lei, out of consideration for the interests of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Yun finally chose Wo Kuotai, allowing Wo Kuotai to successfully inherit the throne.
After Tuo Lei passed through Wudu Mountain and other series of battles, almost all the 30,000-strong army was wiped out. Such a shame was something he could not accept.
Moreover, he was favored by Genghis Khan the most, and he had a large number of soldiers and horses in his hands. If he became the Great Khan, the Song Dynasty would surely welcome the massive Mongolian attack in advance.
He might even form an alliance with the Jin Kingdom and join forces to attack the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty would not have time to develop.
And Tuo Lei's succession means that Kublai Khan may enter the historical stage early. This is a difficult opponent, and he is also a rare long-lived monarch among the Mongolian Khans. Such an opponent cannot let him
There is an opportunity to accumulate strength prematurely.
On the other hand, Wo Kuotai did not have many soldiers and horses in his hands. Even if he ascended the throne in history, he only had the title of Great Khan, but not the strength of the Great Khan. When marching and fighting, he had to look at Tuo Lei's face, which shows his situation.
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In addition, since Yelu Chucai is dead, he will not be able to develop without the help of Yelu Chucai, and his situation will only be worse than in history.
Tolei has strength but no status, and Ogootai has status but no strength. This situation cannot be maintained for a long time. It will only be a matter of time before Mongolia's supreme power explodes.
Choosing Wokuotai would be beneficial to the Song Dynasty.
After dawn, Cao Youwen secretly arranged everything, and then personally took a dozen cavalry and returned to the Song Dynasty with Bo Shu.
As expected, in the afternoon of that day, a team of more than a hundred people chased Cao Youwen and Bo Shu.
When Borshu saw the appearance of those people, he knew that they were Mongols, and was shocked.
Cao Youwen pretended to be surprised and said: "What's going on? How come someone is chasing us? Where did they get the news?"
Borshu was confused, "These people are all Mongolians. Now it seems that someone may have discovered me when I left the camp. They may be people from Wokuotai."
"What, they were sent by Ogedai, wouldn't we be in danger?"
It was the first time that Cao Youwen acted like an actor, and he almost laughed several times. Fortunately, Bo Shu's attention was attracted by the pursuers, so he was not discovered.
"General Borshu leaves first, I will cover you."
The pursuers kept shooting arrows. Two of the accompanying guards were hit by arrows and fell off their horses, dripping with blood. Cao Youwen quickly asked Bo Shu to go first.
If he doesn't leave, the fake beating will turn into a real beating!
Borshu had a mission, so he had to leave first, feeling full of gratitude to Cao Youwen.
"Brother, are you okay?"
"Thank you for your concern, General. I will not die for my humble duty."
Cao Youwen nodded and said to him: "Okay, you are 'dead' now. Go back to the military camp to rest."
After visiting the two soldiers and seeing that they were fine, Cao Youwen felt relieved and began to plan the next ambush.
He said to the person leading the pursuit: "We will escape into the mountains ahead at night. You will seal the main intersections in and out by then. Stay inside for a while. If you really want to enter Dashan Pass and reach the Song Dynasty, you will be captured again."
If you insist on insisting on it, it won’t make sense.”
"Yes, general, please rest assured, we will definitely obey your orders."
When everything was ready, Cao Youwen rode his horse to chase Bo Shu. In order to show his fighting skills on the battlefield, he turned back and had his armor slashed several times, leaving deep marks, and then he went after him with confidence.
As for Zhao Yun, he called Yu Tianxi and Wu Qian and ordered them to draft the covenant quickly so that Genghis Khan could sign the contract as soon as possible and create a fait accompli.
Zhao Yun knew that Genghis Khan was in poor health and he was racing against time. As long as he had this covenant, the situation faced by the Song Dynasty would be much easier in the future.
Although Yu Tianxi and Wu Qian were unwilling to make this covenant with Zhao Yun, they did not dare not step up the process due to Zhao Yun's power.
So they discussed with the people on the Mongolian side day and night, and finally drew up the covenant five days later.
There are more than a dozen covenants, large and small, and the larger ones are the following.
Article 1: Mongolia and Song Dynasty established a friendly relationship, opened up border trade, and opened up border trade. Taxes were 1 in 20, and the respective tax departments were responsible for collecting them.
Article 2: Mongolia recognizes that the Song Dynasty still has sovereignty over its homeland north of the Huaihe River, and is willing to give up the land that has been occupied by Mongolia. When the Mongolian princess Sayana married Song Emperor Zhao Yun, Mongolia
The dowry was returned to the Song Dynasty free of charge.
Article 3: When Princess Sayana marries the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, she must be established as the Queen on the wedding day, and the boy born to her will be established as the Crown Prince. If she dies early, she still needs to choose a new one among the children born to Sayana.
Crown Prince.
Article 4: Mongolia and Song Dynasty used the Song Dynasty’s homeland as the boundary. All the land to the west of the world belonged to Mongolia, and all the land to the east of the world belonged to the Song Dynasty. The two countries were not allowed to interfere with each other’s foreign military use, nor were they allowed to support the other country’s conquest.
You must not violate the covenant and enter the other party's territory.
Article 5: The people of both parties are allowed to intermarry freely. The people of both parties can go to the other country to study, live, settle, and reproduce, but they still need to abide by local laws. If they violate the laws, they should be dealt with by the other party in accordance with the law, without any favoritism.
Article 6: The monarchs of both sides establish a direct communication channel and can communicate directly through envoys to facilitate the resolution of disputes, and send envoys to visit each other every year.
Zhao Yun and Genghis Khan had reached a consensus on these terms before, so there was no dispute. The two of them signed it in person very quickly, in duplicate, and each party kept one copy.