typeface
large
in
Small
Turn off the lights
Previous bookshelf directory Bookmark Next

Chapter 794: With an emperor like that from the Southern Dynasties, no one can be left behind when negotiating peace!

"Impossible!! Absolutely impossible!!"

In Luoyang Imperial City, in the magnificent palace, there were broken porcelain and hysterical screams.

Xiao Feng, who had fallen out of favor recently, fled in panic. Looking at Xiao Wuna who was walking quickly, he was like a drowning man seeing a life-saving straw: "King Lanling, you must persuade His Majesty!"

Xiao Wuna's face was also livid, and he directly shouted loudly: "If you hadn't slandered His Majesty at that time, how would you have been in today's disaster... Get out!!"

Xiao Fengxian's cheek muscles twitched and he retreated. Before he could leave completely, he heard rapid footsteps from behind. Emperor Tianzuo actually rushed out: "Master, save me! Master, save me."

ah!"

Xiao Wuna looked at the frightened Emperor Tian Zuo in front of him, and his face became even more ugly.

He had just scolded Xiao Fengxian, and he was talking to the headstrong Yelu Yanxi. In fact, it was Yelu Yanxi who showed full interest in attacking the Southern Dynasties, and those slanderous officials swarmed in agreement. Now he is leaving the responsibility to the officials because of Xiao

Wuna was ready to coax Emperor Tianzuo so that he would listen to his next rescue method and allow the main force of the Liao army to return home safely.

Unexpectedly, the other party immediately panicked, completely different from the confident and independent man before.

"Only when you are not arrogant when you win and are not discouraged when you lose can you achieve great things. This man is just the opposite, and he wants to conquer it himself!"

"If the main force of our army does not continue to go south, but turns back to Yanyun after the attack on Daming Mansion fails, then no matter how brave and invincible Lin Chong is, he can only protect Hebei..."

"A great situation was ruined in one day!!"

Xiao Wuna sighed in his heart, took a deep breath, helped Yelu Yanxi back to the palace, shouted back the guards on the left and right to prevent others from seeing the Liao Emperor's embarrassment, and then said slowly: "Your Majesty, for this plan

, only by negotiating peace with the Southern Dynasties can we have a chance to turn things around!"

Yelu Yanxi's eyes widened: "Negotiating a peace? How to negotiate a peace? Yanyun was captured. No matter they sealed the three passes or guarded Yanmen, our army's retreat was blocked! The ships built now are also

There is no way to cross the natural dangers of the Yangtze River... No matter how cowardly Zhao Ji is, he will never negotiate peace with us!"

Xiao Wuna said solemnly: "If you look at the military alone, although our Liao Kingdom is at a disadvantage, the strength of the army is still intact. They also captured Luoyang and had sufficient supplies of food and grass. Although the Song people captured Yanyun, they only occupied it for the first time.

It’s not like there’s no possibility of changing hands again…”

"And our army captured Yangzhou yesterday. Now all the craftsmen are working in the shipyard. Yangzhou and Jinling are only separated by a river. We can continue to persecute the capital of the Southern Dynasties!"

Yelu Yanxi frowned: "Having said that, I wrote to Zhao Ji before, and he also promised to call back the troops from the north. The two countries stopped fighting and returned to peace. However, Yanyun was still captured. It shows that the Song people are despicable and do not keep their promises. At this time

If we continue to beg for Tonghe, it will be even more hopeless!"

The two countries were at war during the day, and the people's lives were in ruins. At night, the kings of the two countries sent envoys to and from each other, "begging for peace" in their letters. What is this operation?

Yes, this was the operation between Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom, and Shengzong of the Liao Kingdom.

For the Liao State, Empress Dowager Xiao and Shengzong of Liao went deep into the country alone at that time and took great risks. Therefore, whenever the war did not go well, they sent envoys to the Song camp for negotiation.

For the Song Dynasty, they were worried about losing to the Liao people and wanted to leave a way out for themselves. Even if the other party's army burned, killed and looted in their own country, they also started to lick each other, and finally promoted Chanyuan.

The two countries became brothers.

Because of the lessons learned from the past, under the auspices of Xiao Wuna, the Liao army attacked Bianliang, destroyed Luoyang, burned, killed and looted, while at the same time sending envoys to Jinling for peace talks.

Unsurprisingly, Zhao Ji, like Zhenzong in the past, accepted the envoy without hesitation and sent envoys to the Liao army camp to discuss. The relationship between the two parties suddenly became harmonious, and they even began to formulate a detailed withdrawal treaty.

The first request made by Xiao Wuna was to let Zhao Ji's troops who had gone north to retreat. He would never allow such behavior to damage the friendship between the two countries, so he issued the eight-hundred-mile gold medal order.

But now and then, no one in the Song court, let alone the Liao army, believed that the Xiang army could really regain Yanyun. In their view, it was more like a strategy to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao.

Since the Liao emperor was willing to negotiate peace, it showed that the strategy was working, and there was no need to cause a commotion. Therefore, most officials agreed with Gao Qiu's withdrawal.

As a result, "Wei" was really captured...

Now that the Xiang army had captured Yanyun, even Yelu Yanxi knew that unless the Song court was really stupid to the extreme, it would be impossible to negotiate peace with the Liao army again!

Xiao Wuna didn't think so. He analyzed: "Your Majesty, the spies we sent to Jinling came back with a key message. The situation in the Southern Dynasties was in turmoil. Many ministers suggested that the former prime minister Zhang Dun should return.

Take charge of the overall situation!"

Compared with the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty, which became a decoration, the Liao State attached great importance to espionage work. In order to find out the situation in Jinling, it also sent a large number of spies. However, Yelu Yanxi did not quite understand: "I have also heard of this person.

, He is indeed a capable minister, but what is the use of the Grand Tutor mentioning Zhang Dun now?"

Xiao Wuna said: "The current emperor of the Southern Dynasty is not a prince at first. It is because the previous official died suddenly and did not leave a legacy. The queen mother designated the successor. When the Duan King was elected, the prime minister Zhang Dun said,

'Prince Duan is too frivolous to rule the world'!"

Yelu Yanxi said coldly: "The ministers of the Southern Dynasty are so bold. If it were our country in Daliao, how could such ministers be allowed to live?"

Xiao Wuna looked at Yelu Yanxi and continued: "Zhang Dun is a man who knows the military. He has defeated Xixia. He has always been prestigious in the Western army. Those who want him to return to the court are obviously from the main fighting faction.

I hope that the main force of our Liao army will remain in the Song Dynasty!"

"But once Zhang Dun takes over the military power and defeats our Liao army, the next step will be the turn of the emperor who killed his mother and brother, moved his capital and fled south..."

Yelu Yanxi was very smart and revealed it clearly: "The Tutor's intention is that if Zhang Dun returns to the court and defeats our army, the next step is to depose Zhao Ji of the Southern Dynasty and choose another Mingjun, so even if Zhao Ji knows that Yan Yun has been

In order to curb the power of the ministers, would you also be willing to negotiate for peace?"

Xiao Wuna nodded: "Yes, the emperor of the Southern Dynasties will never give a minister who has clearly opposed him a chance to perform when he has made a big mistake. Even though he is the king of a country at this time, he will in order to keep his

The throne is betrayed by the interests of the country, not to mention that Your Majesty will give the other party an irresistible reason to refuse!"

Yelu Yanxi looked respectful and bowed like a former student: "Please teach me, Master!"

Xiao Wuna narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw it. He was not happy but was shocked. He took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty declared war on the grounds that the emperor of the Southern Dynasties killed his mother. Now he has to admit that this matter was spread by our Liao spies."

The false news is that the Queen Mother of the Southern Dynasty died of natural illness and was definitely not caused by the emperor!"

Yelu Yanxi's expression changed drastically. He had been so full of words before. If he really did this, wouldn't he be slapped in the face?

But facing Xiao Wuna's gaze and thinking about the current situation, the anger just appeared between his eyebrows and dissipated. He could only grit his teeth and said: "Okay, let's do it this way and make Zhao Ji proud!"

Xiao Wuna continued: "Let the Song Dynasty be my brother and the Liao Dynasty my brother, and the money will remain as before..."

Yelu Yanxi continued to frown after hearing the first half of the sentence, but felt incredible after hearing the second part: "How can such a peace talk still be worth money?"

Xiao Wuna said: "It must be there. If we directly omit the annual coins, it will only expose our timidity in eager for peace talks, but we cannot be too forced and the name must be changed."

"The alliance of Chanyuan is a 'fee to assist the army'. It is the brother of the Southern Dynasty who pays filial piety to our elder brother of Daliao. Now we, Daliao, have to suffer some losses in name, just like Xixia did, and let Song use it as a 'year gift'

The amount of money is still 300,000 taels per year and 200,000 pieces of silk..."

"With such an emperor of the Southern Dynasties, no one can be left behind when negotiating peace!"

Yelu Yanxi clicked his tongue, not knowing what to say for a moment, and then suddenly thought of the most important thing: "Where is the land of Yanyun? It's just a yearly coin, we must let Song Ting return it, and use it as a gift again."

The ditch and the river are the boundaries!”

Xiao Wuna hurriedly said: "No! You must not directly propose to return Yanyun. That will definitely make the government and the public angry. The emperor of the Southern Dynasty will also have difficulty in convincing the ministers. On the contrary, it will be detrimental to the peace talks!"

Yelu Yanxi paled: "Is it the Taifu's intention to transfer Yanyun to the Southern Dynasty?"

Xiao Wuna said: "In the covenant, your Majesty can request to set up a market at the border to carry out mutual trade. Any thieves and fugitives who cross the border will not be allowed to stay in each other. The two dynasties along the border cities will continue as usual, and no city gods will be built..."

"These covenants are all to lower the Song Dynasty's vigilance. When it comes to the land of Yanyun, we might as well make the officials of the Southern Dynasty think that if we want to give up Yanyun, the other side will be willing to agree..."

"The most important thing is to open Yanmen and let our troops return!"

Yelu Yanxi's face immediately showed a ferocious look: "This plan is very clever. When our army enters Yanmen, are we afraid that we will not be able to recapture Yanyun?"

Xiao Wuna nodded: "After the Chanyuan Alliance, the peace between Song and Liao for a hundred years can also paralyze the Song court and make them think that we, the Liao Kingdom, will still abide by the alliance..."

"However, the land of Yanyun is related to the rise and fall of our Liao Dynasty. We must take it back at any cost and by any means! Once our army enters Yanyun, we will immediately tear up the alliance, send troops to seize the city, and wipe out the local army!"

"Even if they couldn't be wiped out all and let them escape back to Hebei, in order to cover up the situation afterwards, the Song Dynasty would definitely publicize that the rural army was defeated and retreated. The fierce general Lin Chong and the remaining rural army were naturally very resentful. The land of Hebei and Shandong also had a crush on the Song Ting.

There is great resentment, the people are against their will, and chaos breaks out..."

"If Lin Chong rebels, I, the Liao Dynasty, can help him separate Hebei and Shandong and fight against the Song Dynasty. If it can arouse more public anger and make the Southern Dynasty war-torn, too busy to take care of itself, it will be even more incapable of going north!"

The King of Lanling finally concluded: "Not only can the main force of Daliao be retreated, but also the border can be stabilized without damaging the national prestige. I just want to wrong your majesty and give in to the peace talks with the matricide of the Southern Dynasty...

"

"No grievance, no grievance! I still have the courage to endure humiliation and bear the burden, so what can I do if I let the Southern Dynasty think that we, the Liao Dynasty, have surrendered? If I have to suffer hardships one day and raise an army again, the Southern Dynasty will definitely repay this humiliation!"

Yelu Yanxi laughed loudly, performed the student's courtesy again, and praised sincerely: "The Taifu is indeed the pillar of our country in Daliao. I admire him for being able to have such a good plan for the country despite such disadvantages!"

Xiao Wuna was shocked again when he saw it. He hurriedly bowed down and kowtowed: "I don't dare to think that this peace negotiation will be difficult. I will go and prepare now. I will ensure that your majesty will have no worries and Liao will be safe!"

"Teacher, you should also take care of your health. Daliao and I depend entirely on you!"

Yelu Yanxi quickly helped Xiao Wuna up and watched the teacher retreat all the way with a sincere expression on his face until he disappeared into the palace.

The smile and admiration on Emperor Tianzuo's face disappeared little by little, replaced by the humiliation and harshness of gnashing of teeth, and then he murmured: "This old guy, doesn't want to be my seal of Daliao?"

Are you worried?"

Compared to the chilling sounds in the palace, Xiao Wuna walked outside the palace, but stopped, looked up at the clouds in the sky, and murmured: "After this battle, I may not have a good ending.

I hope the God of Heaven will bless me and the peace talks can proceed smoothly, and Daliao will not decline due to this southern invasion..."


This chapter has been completed!
Previous Bookshelf directory Bookmark Next