In the Liao Kingdom, the only people who truly lived a happy life were the Khitan people, to be precise, only the Khitan nobles. Most of the other races, including the Han people who accounted for 80% of the total population, were overwhelmed by heavy taxes and exorbitant taxes.
Become a slave and risk your life and death from now on.
On the other side of the map, the Song Dynasty was very humiliating militarily and had problems of one kind or another, but the common people lived a prosperous, free, and peaceful life. The prosperity of the people of the Song Dynasty was not only unprecedented, but also unprecedented a thousand years later.
No dynasty can compare.
Comparing the two, there are tens of thousands of Liao people every year...most of them are Han people who cross the border and come to the Song Dynasty to make a living.
It is a pity that they are not popular because the Song Dynasty has been peaceful and wealthy for too long, and the population has grown too fast, which has caused a population problem. The scholar-bureaucrats in the court regarded these escapees as causing trouble for the Liao Kingdom and refused to take them in...
...If there are spies from the Liao Kingdom mixed in among them, and the other party catches them, they will be passive in diplomatic relations.
Therefore, in the view of Zhao Zongji and Zhao Bian, this article only expresses the default unspoken rules in the form of articles, and there is nothing wrong with it.
But Chen Ke didn't think so. He believed that repatriating people who wanted to escape from the Song Dynasty would be an emotional harm to the Han people in the Liao Kingdom... They would think that the Song Dynasty no longer regarded them as compatriots, so that one day the imperial court would
If you want to regain Yanyun, where can you find the leading party?
"We can't argue anymore, Zhong Fang." Zhao Bian sighed: "The cooked duck has flown away, and the Liao people are already very angry. If we argue again, it will only cause trouble. If the Liao people take the opportunity to interrupt the negotiation, won't we end up at both ends?"
Failed."
"Yes, Zhong Fang." Zhao Zongji also advised: "Besides, setting the terms is one thing, whether we strictly implement them is another matter. At that time, the court will turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye, which will be no different from now."
"..." Chen Ke stopped talking. Regulations are formulated and may or may not be enforced. This is purely to create conditions for corrupt officials to extort and flee.
But he also knew that what Zhao Bian said was reasonable, and that enough was enough...the fate of those who escaped had never been of concern to the big shots.
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Since the people of the Song Dynasty agreed in principle to these five articles, they entered the written stage that everyone had been waiting for - drafting the oath. Ordinarily, there would be nothing to argue about at this time, at least that's what the people of the Song Dynasty thought.
Unexpectedly, when drafting the oath, the Liao people made another mistake. They actually wanted to change the title of the Emperor of Liao to the Emperor of Song from 'uncle' to 'brother'...
The envoys of the Song Dynasty were all very angry. The Liao people were so cute, how could they have such thoughts?
"The Alliance of Chanyuan, Liao and Song Dynasties are two countries of brothers. They are equal generations." Li Yan was there, with a strange expression and plausibly said: "If the emperor of our country calls your emperor 'uncle', he will become an uncle-nephew."
Country. Isn’t our Daliao a generation shorter than the Southern Dynasty? How is this possible?”
"Since they are countries of brothers, the two countries will always be countries of brothers and will not be affected by any factors. As for the titles between the emperors of the two countries," Zhao Bian said with a wry smile: "They are the descendants of the ancestors. Noble.
The first emperor of our country, Emperor Xingzong, called me, the current official of the Song Dynasty, as brother. The current emperor of your country is the son of Xingzong. If he also wants to call my official family brother, wouldn’t the father and son become peers? How can such a person be like this?
What’s the idea?”
"Besides, given the age of your emperor, shouldn't you call my official uncle the emperor?" Zhao Zongji added.
Zhao Bian's words were irrefutable. Xiao Feng and Li Xuan were silent for a moment. The former said: "What you said makes some sense. But this is the death order of my emperor. He said that the two monarchs should be equal. If in the future,
When your emperor's grandson ascends the throne, he will never take advantage."
What are you saying? Can you survive three generations of our emperors? Zhao Zongji was angry. He slapped the table and said, "Are you cursing our officials?"
"No..." Xiao Feng shook his head, paused and said: "But, our Majesty, we need this title." After a pause, he revealed the truth and said: "Tell the truth, why I am causing trouble for you in the Southern Dynasty this time, the reason is my family
Your Majesty felt unhappy when he saw the title of your official uncle in the credentials. Therefore, we will not give up until we give him this title."
When Xiao Feng said this, the image of a ** young man appeared vividly in the eyes of the Song Dynasty envoy. He really could not have imagined that the emperor of Liao Kingdom was so weird. What is fame? The foundation of the Chinese nation's inheritance for thousands of years is fame.
Status! If the name is not correct, then the words will not be correct. When it comes to the issue of status, there is always no room for sloppiness! If you are wrong, you will be a treasonous sinner who will be reviled by the whole world!
How could Zhao Zongji dare to be vague about major issues of right and wrong? Zhao Zongji tried his best to suppress his anger and answered in formal diplomatic terms: "In the Song Dynasty, we are more concerned about status than in the Liao Dynasty. Seniority is a kind of status! Back then, my official family in the Song Dynasty also
I once encountered the same problem, but our official family strictly adheres to the status and calls the Emperor Shengzong of your country uncle. Why is it that when it is your emperor's turn to call my official uncle, he messes with the seniority and ruins the status? "
He was still reasoning, but the people of Liao showed a scoundrel face: "We in Liao generously waived the increase of five hundred thousand guan, but your country still cares about a small title? Besides, it's not that you want to be the emperor.
Calling my majesty uncle is just a courtesy, what's wrong with that?"
"You in the Northern Dynasty think it is a trivial matter, but we in the Song Dynasty regard our status as more important than the sky! We would rather teach people to die than to teach them to die!" Zhao Zongji said flatly: "There is no possibility of discussion on this matter! Don't let your country do it anymore.
Mention it!" He had no way out. If he agreed, it would be an insult to the official family! An insult to the Song Dynasty! An insult to the entire nation!
"Then there's no way to talk." Xiao Feng sighed: "It's already reached this point..."
"If you don't want to talk, let's talk!" Zhao Zongji and Zhao Bian stood up and packed their things and said, "We also feel that we can't talk!"
Seeing that the two of them were furious, Xiao Feng knew that the matter was not discussed. What's more, he also sneered at Yelu Hongji's idea: 'How can you do this, how can Nanchao agree?' His attitude immediately softened, and he calmed the two down and sat down.
Throwing out more realistic goals:
"If you can't change it to 'Emperor Brother', it's okay. The two countries inherit their imperial line at their own speed, so the title is inherently troublesome. It's better not to refer to each other based on seniority, and call each other 'Emperor of Liao', 'Emperor of Song'"
Just be the emperor, is that okay?"
"No!" This seems to be okay, but how can Zhao Zongji and Zhao Bian dare to take this responsibility? If they go on a mission and lose the seniority of the official family, even the great merits will not be worth it.
In short, the two of them were firmly opposed to it. As for why it didn't work out, they didn't bother to explain it and couldn't explain it.
The Liao people felt very unhappy. Why didn't the Song people even give them this face?
"The five items in the oath are to give your country a lot of face, but the issue of status is not something we, as ministers, dare to discuss." After questioning, Zhao Bian gave the answer.
"Then you should quickly write back and ask for instructions." Xiao Feng said.
"I don't dare to ask, and I don't dare to ask." Zhao Bian's reply was not tough at all, but it let the Liao people know that there was no possibility of change.
The deadlock formed, and it all depended on Yelu Hongji's decision. Yelu Hongji was used to being wild. He thought that after the negotiation was over, he would come back to sign, have a meal, and send the Song envoy away, and then he could continue hunting. Who?
He knew that he had been dragging it out for seven or eight days, but there was still no result... The season for catching swans was about to end, and he was so anxious that he couldn't restless.
Therefore, the grueling job of negotiation is not something that an athletic boy can do. After several months of negotiation, nothing happened, but he couldn't help but give up after a few days. He personally came to Changchun's tent, summoned the Song envoy and lectured him.
:
"It is the most just thing to call each other emperor and not take advantage of the other! If the Southern Dynasties still insist on calling each other by seniority, they are just trying to take advantage of others!" He glared and said in a stern tone: "If you continue to be stubborn, be careful of damaging your master.
It's a big event. If I raise my troops and go south, it will be a great disaster for your Song Dynasty!"
Is it still a threat of war? Can't it be something new? Zhao Zongji stood up suddenly and said: "May I ask Your Majesty, if we send troops, we will definitely win?"
"We will definitely win!" Yelu Hongji said proudly: "I have 600,000 cavalry..."
"If we really must win, why bother talking to us for half a year!" Before he could finish his words, Zhao Zongji interrupted: "What's more, now, our Song Dynasty has millions of soldiers on the border and has set up fortresses widely. Relying on our strong air power,
With national strength and the unprecedented unity of the people, victory will definitely belong to us!" It's just bragging anyway, who wouldn't?
But this was in front of the emperor of the Liao Kingdom. Few people in the world dared to speak loudly, but he even sprayed spit foam into his face.
Yelu Hongji saw the burning anger in his eyes. It was a state where he would rather be broken into pieces than give in even half a step. Obviously, it was impossible to make him surrender. Yelu Hongji thought gloomily.
, but...do I have to convince him?
‘All roads lead to Beijing, but this road doesn’t lead to me. I’ll take another one!’ Yelu Hongji was indeed very smart. He immediately turned around and sneered:
"I now announce that I have decided to send another person to discuss this matter with the Southern Emperor. Zhao Qing's family, your mission is over..." After a pause, he said cruelly: "If your master agrees, but you have been
You are causing trouble, how can you judge this crime?"
With just one word, the Emperor of Liao revoked the Song envoy's negotiating power, and the three of them no longer had the right to talk to the Liao Dynasty...
Zhao Zongji's passionate blood suddenly turned cold. What does it mean to "have the intention to kill a thief, but have no way to save him"? This is what it feels like... This is the end of his errand. This mission for the first time in his life still ended in failure.
His heart became desolate and he was no longer interested in talking. At this time, Chen Ke stood up, walked to Zhao Zongji, stood side by side with him, clasped his fists at the Emperor of Liao and said: "Of course your Majesty has the right not to talk to us anymore.
But please, please give us a copy of your country’s negotiation minutes, so that we can go back and explain to the emperor.”
