Chapter 795 The Song Dynasty signs another alliance under the city, and the world is boiling!
Jinling.
The beautiful land in the south of the Yangtze River and the imperial state of Jinling are the only ancient capitals among the four ancient capitals in China that have not been the capital of foreign governments. This place was once regarded as a place that protected the Zhengshuo of China and has been passed down through the generations.
But when Gao Lian walked to the streets of Jinling, he couldn't feel the so-called weight of history at all. All he saw were people selling real estate, boasting about it, as if it would be too late if he didn't buy a house.
The reason is simple. Since the capital was moved, housing prices in Jinling and even major cities in the south of the Yangtze River have skyrocketed.
The key is that after learning the lessons from Bianjing, as soon as they heard that the government was moving the capital, many powerful and wealthy businessmen sent people to Jiangnan early to buy land and luxury houses and profit from it.
After house prices soared, prices also rose accordingly. However, the imperial court was so busy at this time that it had no time to take care of it. Therefore, the city of Jinling soon became distinct.
The rich and powerful are still living like Bianjing, living in drunkenness and dreaming, but as for the people at the bottom...
One thing that impressed Gao Lian the most was that when the news of Yan Yun's recovery came in, he jumped up on the spot, laughed, and then shared the joy with everyone around him. As a result, all the scholars and scholars gathered around him and chanted on the spot.
The poem was composed, but the people on the street looked very indifferent and walked by in a hurry without even stopping.
This kind of reaction made Gao Lian furious at first. If it had been replaced by Hebei, Shandong and other places, even Henan today would have been excited and ecstatic. Why is it so numb here?
But he gradually understood that the people of Jinling were focused on how they would survive in the more difficult days ahead. How could they care about whether the Yanyun land thousands of miles away was taken back?
"The people in the south of the Yangtze River live a miserable life, and they don't care about those things that are normal. Even the court officials don't care..."
"Fortunately, Yan Yun has recovered. No matter how reluctant those civil servants are, they don't dare to embarrass the eldest brother at this time. They just disobey orders many times. I'm afraid the holy family will no longer be there!"
Gao Lian thought about it and sighed. He felt that it was not worth risking his future for such a court and such a new capital. He felt a little ashamed that he could not help Gao Qiu.
As I was walking, a bookish man suddenly stopped in front of me. He cupped his hands and said, "But Gao Gongshi in person?"
Gao Lian returned the courtesy: "Who is your Excellency?"
The man said: "I am Fan Zhengji, named Lingxue."
Gao Lian raised his eyebrows slightly: "It turns out he is Mr. Fan's son... Unfortunately, I have something urgent, so I'm sorry to be with you!"
This was Fan Chunli's son. Except for Cai Jing and his cronies, all the civil servants were very repulsive to Gao Qiu. Now that Fan Zhengji suddenly came to see him, Gao Lian suddenly became wary.
He knew that he had little education and was not as knowledgeable as the literati who had read poetry and books. In addition, now that Gao Qiu had recovered the golden body of Yan Yun, he did not want to tangle with these people anymore, so he was ready to leave.
However, Fan Zhengji's brief words stopped him in his tracks, and he even looked in disbelief: "What did you say?"
Fan Zhengji said in a deep voice: "Gao Gongshi heard it right. The imperial court wants to negotiate peace with the Liao Kingdom and prepare to sign an alliance in Yangzhou, so my father asked Xiaosheng to invite Gao Gongshi and ask about Yan Yun in detail!"
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"You actually have to negotiate a peace with such a good opportunity to destroy the enemy? What are the people in the imperial court thinking?"
In the main hall of Fan Mansion, Gao Lian almost rushed to Fan Chunli and shouted eagerly.
Fan Chunli's face was haggard, and his brows were full of exhaustion. He had aged much in just a few months. Looking at the angry Gao Lian, he sighed: "Mr. Gao, please sit down. I don't agree to negotiate for peace, but now I am asking for it in court."
The voices for peace are loud, and the Liao Kingdom has also promised to cede Yanyun. Your Majesty has already agreed, and I am afraid it will be difficult to dissuade him..."
Gao Lian couldn't understand: "Cesed? The Liao Kingdom first tore up the agreement of the Chanyuan Alliance, and then we recovered Yanyun. Now that is the territory of the Song Dynasty, why should the Liao Kingdom be ceded again?"
Fan Chunli explained: "If the name is not right, then the words will not be right. The land of Yanyun has been occupied by the Liao Kingdom for a long time. Now that we have made an alliance, we can return to our Song Dynasty in an open and just way. This is a great good thing!"
Gao Lian shook his head repeatedly: "But in this case, will the Liao army be sent back? This is letting the tiger return to the mountains. What if the Liao people regret it after returning to the country? Don't you know the importance of the land of Yanyun to the Liao country?
Bar!"
Fan Chunli said slowly: "This is exactly what I am worried about...cough cough cough!"
Halfway through the sentence, the veteran coughed violently and pointed at Fan Zhengji next to him.
Fan Zhengji looked at his father worriedly, and then explained on his behalf: "The person who advocated peace in the court repeatedly emphasized that after the Chanyuan Alliance, there would be a hundred years of peace. The Liao people would not go back on it, and the Liao Emperor also admitted that he was doing it for himself.
For his own selfish reasons, he used spies to spread rumors that the officials killed his mother, and then raised up an unjust army. He was willing to hand over the spies and worship the officials as his brothers. The officials were generous and generous, so they forgave the Liao Emperor, and the two countries returned to peace...
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Gao Lian finally understood: "After working on it for a long time, here is the key!"
As a member of the imperial city, he certainly knew how much effort the officials had made to suppress the matricide remarks. Now the Liao Emperor specifically admitted that the matricide remarks were false news released by the enemy to start a war. You can imagine the joy of the official.
Crazy look...
Stabilizing the throne is the essence of peace negotiation!
Gao Lian's anger was relieved and he slowly sat down.
Compared with Gao Qiu, he did not have the courage to confront the Nine-Five Master. He whispered: "Then if the Liao people are released and Yanyun is cut, how will they go back?"
Fan Chunli's eyebrows trembled: "Go to Yanmen..."
Gao Lian was stunned, then his eyes widened, and he stood up again: "Go to Yanmen? Are you going to release the most elite troops of the Liao Kingdom back to Yanyun? Then you are counting on a group of people who just broke the alliance and went south to abide by the new alliance, watching helplessly
Does the land of Yanyun belong to me, the Song Dynasty?"
Fan Chunli was silent, and after a while he asked: "After the recovery of the Yanyun land, will the local people return to their homes? If there is support from the government and the army, can they defend Yanyun when the main force of the Liao army breaks their promise?"
Gao Lian's chest heaved violently and he was trembling with anger: "When I came to Jinling, the township army had just taken Zhuozhou. I don't know whether the people of Yanyun supported me in the Song Dynasty, but Yelu was very afraid of the rebellion of the Han people's generals, so he killed several
A leader, I'm afraid he will become alienated..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "As for the support from the government and army? Oh, to put it bluntly, you have also seen the performance of the Northern Army this time. If you go north, you will go to support
Or are you going to disrupt the order of the rural army?"
"Since the Xiangjun army can regain the land of Yanyun, as long as the main force of the Liao army does not return, it will definitely be able to hold it! If you want to let the tiger return to the mountains, and even let the Liao army go directly to Yanmen, and then count on the support of those incompetent officers and soldiers, then
Prepare to lose Yan Yun, who you finally got back, again!"
Fan Chunli fell silent again after hearing this, and his face became paler.
Seeing his father acting like this, Fan Zhengji hurriedly said: "The imperial court is also helpless. The main force of the Liao army continues to linger in Henan. I'm afraid that life will be ruined and more people will suffer!"
Gao Lian said coldly: "When the Liao army was raging in Hebei and Henan, why didn't you say that the lives of the people were in ruins? Now we are going to negotiate peace, knowing that the people have suffered and the lives of the people have been in ruins?"
"Fan Xianggong, you are the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, and you are full of knowledge. I am just a commoner who has not read any books. It is thanks to my elder brother that I have become an official. I can understand the truth, but you should know better!"
"His Majesty wants to negotiate a peace, and we cannot disobey him, so we will accept it. But even if he wants to negotiate a peace, we will never let the Liao army return to Yanyun. Otherwise, what qualifications do you scholar-bureaucrats have to claim to have received the teachings of the saints, to rule the country and bring peace to the world?"
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Fan Zhengji's face turned red and white as he was refuted by Gao Lian's words. When he heard the last words, he became furious: "How could you be rude to my father?"
Fan Chunli showed a look of pain and reluctantly raised his hand and waved: "What Gao Gongshi said is good, but today's court is no longer what it was in the Bianjing period..."
After Zhao Ji moved the capital to Jiangnan, the court situation also changed drastically. Many local officials in Jiangnan were vigorously promoted. Naturally, these people did not want the Liao army to cross the river, and were not even willing to take the related risks...
As for the Yanyun Barrier, which is thousands of miles away, the people in Jiangnan cannot care about their daily lives. Do these officials care about it? Regardless of whether it is lost or not, the ones threatened by the foreign cavalry are Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other places, as well as Jiangnan, which is in danger of the Yangtze River.
What to do?
Therefore, Han Zhongyan, Zeng Bu, Fan Chunli, and Cai Bian all disagreed with this peace negotiation. Then they found that they seemed to have lost the ability to control the court situation, and only then did they propose the return of Zhang Dun. It was Zeng Bu who proposed it.
, but now it seems that it has had the opposite effect...
Fan Chunli had his own helplessness, but Gao Lian had already clasped his fists and said coldly: "I really don't know the changes in the court, and I am not qualified to know. That is something you need to worry about. I hope you can bleed for the front line."
My officers and men must consider and truly serve the country and the people as written in the sages’ books! That’s all I have to say... Farewell!”
Seeing Gao Lian fluttering his sleeves and walking away, Fan Chunli opened his mouth, and turbid tears overflowed from his eyes: "I have been an official all my life, and I have no regrets in my heart. Now I am reprimanded like this, but I am speechless. What kind of face is there under Jiuquan?
To meet my father who devoted his whole life to the Song Dynasty?"
After saying that, he felt weak and fell backwards. Fan Zhengji was the only one left in the hall shouting sadly: "Father!!"
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"Fan Gong is seriously ill and bedridden? Call some imperial doctors to go to the house and take a look!"
The palace in Jinling was being built overtime, and there were strange flowers and rocks there, which made Zhao Ji look forward to it. When he heard the news about Fan Chunli, the corner of his mouth slightly raised, and he took out the cursive script of the covenant and read it again, showing a satisfied look.
Zhao Ji was also a smart man. When he saw the peace talks proposed by Emperor Liao, he knew that this covenant was more like an unspoken deal than a peace negotiation.
The Liao Emperor wanted the main army to withdraw safely and possibly even plot to seize Yanyun. He wanted to wash away the sin of matricide and stabilize the throne again. Both sides got what they needed and hit it off.
The only pity is that Yan Yun may gain and lose again.
If Zhao Ji can recapture Yanyun in his hands, it will surpass the glory of all the Song emperors and approach Taizu.
But Zhao Ji has no regrets. First, the throne must be stable before everything else can be achieved. Otherwise, if Yan Yun takes it back and he is deposed, wouldn't it be like making wedding clothes for others?
After reading the covenant again, Zhao Ji suddenly thought of the old minister who had stayed in the residence, his favorite Cuju attendant: "Gao Qiu... I didn't expect that even you would dare to openly defy the decree and don't keep my majesty in your heart?"
His eyes were full of anger at being betrayed by his close associates: "Do you think that since I have been convicted of patricide and you have restored Yan Yun, you can take credit and be favored in front of the next emperor? Ha! I can't.
If I want to kill you, let the Liao people deal with you!"
"Messenger, sign a covenant!"
In September 1101 AD, envoys from the Song and Liao countries signed an alliance in Baoyou City, Yangzhou, agreeing to five articles.
First, Yelu Yanxi, Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom, recognized the Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty as his elder brother. He confessed that he had slandered him for murdering the Queen Mother, and went into war recklessly. He handed over the sinner to the spy. He pleaded guilty to his brother, and Zhao Ji generously pardoned him. The two countries
The war was stopped and peace was made, and the people did not suffer from the war;
Second, the Liao army immediately retreated from Luoyang, from Hedong to Yanmen, and returned to Zhongjing Road. The Liao State ceded the fourteen states of Yanji to the Song Dynasty and recognized that this area belonged to the Song Dynasty. The cities and towns along the two dynasties continued as usual and no construction was allowed.
City God;
Third, the Song Dynasty granted 300,000 taels of silver and 200,000 bolts of silk every year. When the Song and Liao countries encountered disasters, they helped each other;
Fourth, the Song and Liao countries set up forays at the border to carry out mutual trade;
Fifth, whenever there are fugitives who cross the border, the Song and Liao countries should work together to search for them and not hide them;
From then on, Song and Liao returned to a brotherly relationship, with Zhao Ji as the elder brother and Yelu Yanxi as the wise brother. This alliance was historically known as the Song-Liao Baoyou Alliance.
When the news of Yanyun's recovery and the peace treaty spread throughout all the prefectures and counties in the Song Dynasty, the world was boiling again!