When Cao Chuan questioned Yunzheng and his party in shock and anger, half a month had passed since the battle of Chuhedian. At this time, Yunzheng was a little annoyed. What a funny head this captain had? Anyone with a discerning eye could see the strength of the white-clothed guards.
He knew that he was many times stronger than his group of old soldiers. At this time in Jiangnan, in addition to the dignitaries of the Central Army stationed in Jiangdong, there were only two princes and four princes who were ordered to train the new army. Who could do whatever they wanted?
Pulling out such a team? I can’t understand this. This person is really a loser!
It's just that no matter how useless this person is, Yun Zheng cannot treat him and his people as traitors to the party and treat him like he did on Gaoyou Lake. He suppressed the anger in his heart and Yun Zheng still planned to let Yun Weili take control of his.
Go and show him the official seal. If you are wise, you will get out. If you really want to rely on Zhu Mian's power to cause trouble, he, Marshal Yun, is not a vegetarian. He is not afraid that Zhu Mian will be popular in front of the emperor. No matter how awesome he is, he has the guts.
Just send someone to kill me in my barracks to see if I can use you as a meal. As for revenge, Yun Zheng has also looked away. Anyway, we are not on the same path. If you hold a grudge, just hold it. This young marshal has been raped by others.
Hold less grudges?
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly frowned slightly, and there was a "swish" sound in the air. Yun Zheng stretched out his hand and grabbed the incoming object, but it was just a small ball of paper. He couldn't help but smile, remembering the time he was studying before traveling through time.
In the Mood for Love, who knew how to throw notes in class, he opened the note without hesitation in his hand and saw that it read: "The Wanyan tribe of Liao State has rebelled, and has defeated the Khitan expeditionary army twice.
All the ministries are ready to move."
It was a very straightforward sentence, and it was not signed. Yunzheng knew it was Beishan Wuxue's handwriting just by looking at it. Only she could write the words in such a lonely and lonely way, and only she could tell herself about the Liao Kingdom.
situation
Yunzheng was suddenly startled, and took another look, his heart pounding like a Jurchen! Wanyanbu! Could it be Wanyan Aguda? Could it be that the Jurchens are about to wipe out the seemingly powerful Liao and establish the Kingdom of Jin? Thinking of this
, Yunzheng couldn't help but be a little surprised. According to the historical records he saw before traveling through time, there was an inside story to the Jurchens' rebellion against the Liao Dynasty. In the history of that time and space, the rise of the Jurchens was closely related to the Song Dynasty!
This matter is rather troublesome, and we should start with the Tanyuan Alliance, because it involves a big issue that many people in later generations have misunderstood, and it is related to the true relationship between the Song and Liao countries.
We can calculate that from the fourth year of Song Taizong’s Taiping and Xingguo reign (the first year of Emperor Jingzong’s Qianheng reign in Liao Dynasty, 979 AD), when Song Taizong conquered the Northern Han Dynasty and the first battle with the Liao reinforcements began, to the first year of Song Zhenzong’s Jingde reign (the first year of Song Zhenzong’s Qianheng reign, Liao Shengzong)
In the 22nd year of Tonghe (AD 1004), there were countless battles between Song and Liao in a total of 25 years. The number of beheadings recorded in major historical books alone was more than 100,000, and at least hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed.
It is not possible to count the number of people who died in the war. This was the powerful Khitan Empire. If it were a nomadic tribe like the Huns and Turks, they would not have such a large population to die. In the late Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty, they faced off in Liaodong. In most battles, only a few people could be beheaded.
The two sides have been facing each other for many years. Each has its own victory or defeat, but they can never tell the difference. Although the Song Empire does not have the Great Wall, its powerful infantry phalanx can always keep the enemy away from the country; although the Liao Empire is at the forefront of technology, economy, and population.
Disadvantage, but the flexible cavalry force also prevented the Song infantry from extending the battle line to the territory of the Liao Kingdom. Both sides went back and forth like this. After tens of thousands of able-bodied men were killed in each battle, the strategic situation did not change in any substantial way.
There is no way to go on. Now we must come to an end.
Later, Liao Shengzong issued an imperial edict for the Southern Expedition, vowing to recapture Guannanying and Mozhou. This time the scale was larger than before. The emperor's brother, King Yelu Longyou of Chu, was left behind, King Shun was left behind, and Duxiangwen Xiao Taolin, the commander of the Bubu Department, was the commander. , King Xi Xiao Guanyinnu was the vanguard, Empress Dowager Xiao, Liao Shengzong, and Han Derang all led their own troops to go out. The combat troops amounted to 200,000 cavalry, and the total force was probably no less than 500,000. Faced with such a large-scale southern invasion, the Song Dynasty fell into another trap. During the fierce quarrel, Song Zhenzong originally wanted to go to the army in person, but the courtiers quarreled and hesitated. However, Prime Minister Bi Shi'an and the Privy Councilor Wang Jiying both requested to go to the army in person. Another prime minister, Kou Zhun, even said strongly that it was necessary. Zhenzong personally conquered the war and stationed in Chanzhou (today's Puyang, Henan) to supervise the war.
However, before he set off, Xiao Talin's vanguard had already started the battle, trying to attack the Weilu Army and Shun'an Army. The defenders Wei Neng and Shipu repulsed the Liao Shengzong Yujia stationed not far from Beiping Village, and were defeated. Tian Min's spies knew that he led the Jingsai Army to attack Yu Jia at night, and almost succeeded. Emperor Shengzong of the Liao Dynasty also praised him for being "unstoppable." When the forward of the Liao Army marched into Baozhou, he encountered the Song Army's Zhenwu Primary School Sun Mi in the dense forest and led ten soldiers to investigate. , Sun Mi was not afraid and used the cover of the dense forest to kill dozens of Liao soldiers and then escaped safely.
But these small battles were just a prelude. On the 22nd, Empress Dowager Xiao's army marched to Dingzhou. Wang Chao obeyed the imperial edict and held back his troops. Xiao Taolin took the opportunity to attack Suicheng, captured the guard Wang Xianzhen alive, and then laid siege to Yingzhou. Xiao Bayar and Xiao Guanyinnu conquered the Deqing Army (today's Qingfeng area in Hebei Province), and fourteen people including Zhang Dan, the guard general, were killed in the battle. This time, Xiao Taolin finally passed those familiar place names and stepped onto the road. After passing through several battlefields where the two armies saw each other, they went deep into the Song Dynasty and arrived at the North Ferry of the Yellow River in Chanzhou. Then the army of Empress Dowager Xiao and Liao Shengzong also followed, causing shock in the Song Empire and the public. For a while, King Xiao's power seemed to be even more powerful. Of course, Brother Yelvxiu, the God of Victory, is not necessarily right to do this. It is indeed majestic to go deep into the Song Dynasty. However, it makes sense for Brother Xiu and Xiezhen never to do this in the past. Not to mention the powerful Song Empire, the Five Dynasties were The destruction of the Later Jin Dynasty also made it difficult for Taizong of the Liao Dynasty who went deep into the Central Plains. Xiao Taolin's purpose in doing this was probably not to win, but to intimidate the young Song Zhenzong with military force and raise the price of peace. As expected, not long after sending troops Later, the Khitan Empire asked Yelu Xianzhong (Wang Jizhong) to send people with his bows and arrows to find Shipu. After agreeing to negotiate with Shipu and report to Zhenzong, Zhenzong used the direct Cao Yuan of the palace as his co-residence prince and pretended to be the deputy envoy of Chongyi. They went to the Liao camp to negotiate, but the main purpose of the Liao side was to get back the two states of Ying and Mo that had been captured by Zhou Shizong. However, the Song side refused to give up an inch of land and was only willing to pay some money to settle the matter. , Cao Lili failed to negotiate anything in the end and left angrily.
The large number of Liao troops that penetrated deeply into the Song Dynasty really shocked the Song Empire. The shortcomings of having Kaifeng as the capital were revealed. On the one hand, the Liao army could freely plunder on the North China Plain. What is even more frightening is that if the Liao army fought hard, several Wanjingqi rushed straight to Tokyo and kidnapped the emperor. It was unknown (the Jurchens would stage a real version more than a hundred years later). Some timid courtiers asked Zhenzong to move to a safe area. Wang Qinruomi, the political official of Jiangnan Ginseng, asked to move to Jinling. People from Sichuan signed a secret request from Privy Councilor Chen Yaosou to move to Chengdu, which made Zhenzong even more hesitant.
At the critical moment, Kou Zhun stood up! Kou Zhun was born in a poor family. He only relied on the imperial examination to become an official. He had no political background. He was loyal and upright by nature. He did not form parties for personal gain or speculation. He relied solely on his talent to make progress. He was a typical Song Dynasty Prime Minister Kou Zhunzeng.
When discussing matters with Taizong, the quarrel got heated. Taizong became furious and wanted to walk away, but Kou Zhun grabbed his sleeve and forcibly settled the matter. He was praised by Song Taizong as "my Wei Zheng". Kou Zhun was the supreme minister at the time.
, burdened with heavy responsibilities, he pretended not to know that it was the evil idea of the two people, and said to Zhenzong: "Whoever comes up with such an idea can be killed first! Now that the enemy has invaded, the emperor needs to come to the front line in person to boost morale. How can he go there?
Jiangnan, where are you running to Sichuan?!" When everyone was still arguing, Kou Zhun gave full play to his role as prime minister. He first went to Gao Qiong, the commander of the front office, and asked: "The Taiwei has received great favor from the country, how can he repay it today?
Gao Qiong replied very simply: "Gao Qiong is a warrior and is willing to die to serve his country!" So Kou Zhun asked Gao Qiong to follow him back in and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty doesn't believe what I just said. Now ask the generals!"
Gao Qiong replied loudly: "What Kou Zhun said is true!" At this time, Zhenzong and the civil servants were shocked. Kou Zhun took the opportunity to say: "Don't miss this opportunity, hurry up!" Wang Yingchang, who led the imperial equipment, also agreed.
Said: "Your Majesty is entrusted with the task of taking action from heaven. He will conquer whatever he goes to. If he stays here all the time, it will only make the enemy more arrogant."
Zhenzong saw that civil and military affairs were united, so he no longer hesitated and drove to Chanzhou. However, this time he was really burdened with a heavy psychological burden, so he had to appoint the 54-year-old veteran Li Jilong as Tong Zhongshu's subordinate Ping Zhangshi and Shannan Dongdao Jiedushi (
Li Jilong will die of old age next year, and is already in his twilight years). Together with Shi Baoji, the military commander of the Wuning Army, the son of the founding father Shi Shouxin, he will be the commander of the army in front of the east and west of the formation. He will lead the army to Chanzhou to confront the Liao army.
After Chanzhou Nancheng, there was a new problem before Zhenzong: Chanzhou City was divided into north and south cities by the Yellow River. Now the emperor could not cross the Yellow River? Zhenzong was very reluctant to cross the river because he was not Taizu after all.
It is hard for him to imagine that an emperor like Taizong walked out from the battlefield but was a prince who grew up in a deep palace. Crossing the Yellow River and directly facing the fierce Khitan cavalry
Just when Zhenzong was hesitating in Nancheng, Li Jilong and Shi Baoji on the front line achieved unexpected results! Li Jilong reached the front line and rearranged the Song Army's defensive positions. This time he was no longer facing Brother Yelu Xiu, and it was easy for him to do so.
Xiao Taolin was very surprised after receiving the report and went out to the camp to check. He didn't know that the Song Army's most terrifying new weapon was already waiting for his big crossbow, which could only be cocked with nine oxen.
The nine-ox crossbow, a super cold weapon with a range of more than 2,000 meters, was aiming in his direction. When Xiao Taolin entered the effective range, the mighty tiger army leader Zhang Qie accurately shot him in the forehead! This man in Khitan
The empire defeated more than a dozen famous generals from tribes and countries who had never met an opponent in the four directions of the empire. After Yelvxiu Ge, another spiritual pillar of the Liao army fell violently under the North City of Chanzhou on the north bank of the Yellow River.
Li Jilong very humbly credits Shi Baoji, Shi Shouxin, Shi Baoji, Shi Baoxing and his sons for establishing the supreme glory of the "Shi Family Army"!
After receiving the victory news, Kou Zhun and Gao Qiong were overjoyed and insisted on asking Zhenzong to cross the river. Kou Zhun said: "The battle situation is favorable now. If your Majesty still dares not to cross the river, the soldiers will be afraid and cannot win in one go. Reinforcements from all directions are gathering now. You
What are you afraid of?!" Gao Qiong spoke even more rudely: "If Your Majesty does not cross the river and comes to Beicheng in person, the people will be more miserable than if their parents died!" Feng Zheng, the signatory of the Privy Council, listened and scolded Gao Qiong, and Gao Qiong said angrily: "
You, Mr. Feng, have been promoted to the prime minister of the two governments with your good writing skills. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, you still come to accuse me, Lao Gao, of not being polite. Why don't you compose a poem to repel the enemy?" After saying this, he took advantage of his anger.
The guards called in and rushed Zhenzong's chariot to the North City and walked across the pontoon bridge. The chariot stopped again. Gao Qiong grabbed a mallet and beat the charioteer and said, "That's it! Why are you still hesitating?!" Zhenzong was helpless.
, had no choice but to order to move forward
"Long live!"
When Zhenzong's imperial chariot appeared on the tower on the north bank of the Yellow River and unfurled the Yellow Dragon Flag, the morale of the Song army was a hundred times higher, and the cry of long live could not be heard without end, and the sound spread for dozens of miles. Song Zhenzong finally felt the great shout of a supreme commander who was personally on the front line.
It also spread to the ears of every Liao army officer. They had gone deep into the Song Dynasty and lost their spiritual support Xiao Taolin. They were already burdened with a heavy psychological burden. At this time, they heard such an impassioned shout from the Song army,
Even more frightened, even the formation was out of order
Amidst the high-pitched shouts of the Song army, Queen Mother Xiao held Liao Shengzong in her arms (actually she was 33 years old, and she was probably more Oedipal) and said softly: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid we can't win." Han Derang took on the role of a
The father in the family (Emperor Liao lost his father when he was 12 years old, so he regarded his mother's lover as his spiritual father) fulfilled his responsibilities. He spread out his generous arms to hold both mother and son in his arms and said in a deep voice: "Yes, but we all
I tried my best!" The three members of the family held their heads and cried. After that, Liao Shengzong acted like an emperor, kissed his "father" and mother, and then replied resolutely: "Negotiate peace!"
The messenger for peace talks was Cao Lili. He had negotiated once before, but this time his mental outlook was obviously very different from last time. The reason was simple: the Ministry of National Defense was the backbone of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This time he straightened his back first.
Of course, such a big thing is not that simple. Cao Li still had to go there several times before he managed to reach an agreement.
At the beginning, the negotiations could not be reached. The Liao Dynasty sent Zuo Feilong to send Han Qi and Cao Li to return to the Song Dynasty to continue the negotiation. Han Qi kneeled down and presented his credentials very respectfully, but once again stated that the premise of the negotiation was the return of Guan Nanying and Mo Erzhou of the Khitan Empire.
After the territorial discussion, the Song court unanimously decided that Guannan had belonged to the Song Dynasty for a long time and would never return it. At most, they would give some money to settle the matter. They were ready to reply with this. Only then did the Song court discover a very embarrassing thing. Due to dozens of fights with the Khitan Empire,
Years of war, other countries were small countries, and the Song people had forgotten how to interact with other countries on an equal footing. Fortunately, Hanlin scholar Zhao Anren vaguely remembered the system of credentials, and wrote a reply to the Liao Dynasty
Cao Lili and Han Qi returned to the Liao tent with their credentials. The Liao Dynasty felt that he was very upright and said that the land in Guannan must be returned. Cao Lili pretended to cry and said: "The Northern Dynasty (Liao) mobilized troops. If it is hoped that the Southern Dynasty (Song) will
Give me some money and we can talk." When the Khitan people saw that he was not very tough, they immediately revealed their bottom line. Gao Zheng, a political strategist, suddenly said: "The purpose of our country's large-scale arrival is to regain the land of Guannan.
If you can't, it will be a big loss!" Cao Liang was indeed a master of diplomacy, very good at grasping the rhythm. At this moment, he suddenly said forcefully: "I came here under orders, and I am not afraid of death. This is my condition. If the Northern Dynasties are not afraid of regrets and ask for whatever they want.
, The land of Guannan cannot be taken back, and the soldiers can't stop it!" The Song envoy's sudden toughness dealt a heavy psychological blow to the orphans and widows of Khitan, and they had no choice but to agree to only charge a small amount of money. Cao Lili pretended to be generous and gave 200,000 pieces of silk every year
, the Khitan sent one hundred thousand yuan to the right prison guard, General Yao Jianzhi, and Cao Yongli to return to the Song Dynasty to present their credentials.
The Khitan people did suffer a bit in the diplomatic field. After writing the letter of credence, they realized that the letter was too hasty. They only wrote "I agree to receive money only" and there were many important matters that were not explained. I was too embarrassed to speak again, so in the end I had to
Asking his acquaintance Wang Jizhong to find Cao Yongli's supplementary clause of "only accepting money" was not enough. He also agreed that Song and Liao were brotherly countries and would never engage in war. The Song Empire would no longer build canal fortresses on the border. Cao Yongliang pretended to be generous and agreed.
He and Yao Jianzhi returned to the court of Song Dynasty and knelt down to present their credentials. Although this time the credentials agreed to the conditions proposed by Cao Yongliang, they still blamed Song Fang for not abiding by the conditions Wang Jizhong made with him. The Khitan people are really naive.
Lovely, those were the conditions put forward by the Liao army when they had the upper hand. Now that the situation has changed, how can they still abide by it?
In December of the first year of Jingde (the 22nd year of Liao Tonghe, 1004 AD) (already January 1005 according to the Western calendar), the two countries formally signed a peace treaty, which roughly contains the following points:
First, the Song Empire continued to occupy the territory of Nanying and Mozhou and would not return it to the Khitan; second, the Song and Liao Dynasties were a country of brothers, with Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty being the older brother, Shengzong of the Liao Dynasty being the younger brother, and so on for the descendants.
Brothers will never fight each other, and the Song Empire will no longer build fortresses and canals on the border; third, sign an Interpol agreement, no longer shelter criminals from the other side, and accept surrender; fourth, the Song Empire will give the Liao Empire 200,000 pieces of silk every year, and money
One hundred thousand guan, a total of 300,000, is called "Sui Gift" (later renamed "Sui Coin"); 5. Open up mutual markets and eliminate trade barriers
Because the peace treaty was signed in Chanzhou, Chanzhou was named Chanyuan in ancient times. In the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Chanzhou to avoid the taboo of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty (Li Yuan), so it was called "Chanyuan Alliance" in history. Regarding this peace treaty, there have been many very different evaluations in later generations.
It is said that future generations will be reconciled to this
