Chapter 1088: The worth of terror (seeking a monthly ticket)
Since the military commanders had always been in the limelight, these civil servants seemed very incompetent at that time and did not even have a chance to show their faces. This made the civil servants very hurt. Now that it was finally their turn to appear, how could they not cherish this opportunity.
These civil servants racked their brains and thought, if this negotiation can make the Jin army withdraw, then they are the biggest contributors. So many of your generals died to force the Jin army back dozens of miles, and we didn't waste any time.
With one soldier and one soldier, the Jin army was able to withdraw directly and rebuild the army to avoid future troubles. This achievement is obviously greater than yours!
I have to say, they are really stupid and naive!
So the peace-seeking faction headed by Zhang Bangchang, Wu Min, and Huang Xinren began to be active. They first hoped that all the imperial troops could return to the city to create a good atmosphere for their negotiations, but they were rejected by Li Qi.
Ignored, and the reason was so that they could not refute it at all. Although this made them a little annoyed, it did not affect their confidence in this negotiation.
In the early morning of this day, Zhang Bangchang and Jiang Daoyan took a group of envoys to Mengyang and went to Jinying to negotiate with Wanyan Zongwang. These losers had no dignity at all when facing the Jin people. They not only went to Jinying in person, but also
, and also brought five thousand taels of gold, five thousand taels of silver, and countless fruit wines to give to Wanyan Zongwang as a meeting gift.
Although Zhao Kai emptied the palace, he did not have the ability to use the national treasury. In fact, Zhang Bangchang and others were planning to send 10,000 taels of gold. However, due to Li Qi's economic reforms, the money was slowly transferred to the people's hands, and the national treasury was temporarily unavailable.
They would not be able to make enough money, and Zhao Kai stood in front of them to prevent them from misappropriating money from the treasury unscrupulously. Moreover, most of the main income of the imperial court recently was in the weapons prison.
They also wanted to go to Li Qi to ask for money, but before they could ask for money, Li Qi complained to them that they were poor, and they returned in vain. They scraped together here and there, and finally got the meeting gift.
Done.
Obviously the Song Army won the battle, but it looked like the Song Army had lost the battle.
But these civil servants had their reasons for doing this. Even before the Chanyuan Alliance, the court was also divided into the main war faction and the peace-seeking faction. As a result, the peace-seeking faction won the final victory, and also brought stability to the two countries.
After more than a hundred years of development, the Song Dynasty also began to enter its prosperous age after the Chanyuan Alliance. Therefore, these civil servants felt that if the Chanyuan Alliance could be repeated, the Song Dynasty could be stable for another hundred years. They were definitely great contributors and must
To be recorded in history.
Before they set off, this kind of news had already spread among the people, which made the people of Kaifeng very angry. They cursed these people as traitors and treacherous officials. They even hated the leader of these treacherous officials, Song Huizong.
Obviously, Song Huizong's peace-seeking policy had deeply hurt these people.
Zhang Bangchang never thought that all the details would have been exposed before he even started. He hated the person who leaked the news. But this could not stop him from seeking peace at that moment, but he did not dare to make a big deal about it. He did it secretly
Went out of town.
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When Wanyanzong saw that the Song envoy couldn't help but come and bring so many gifts, his face burst into laughter. They all said that Song people were weak and incompetent. Only now did he realize it deeply. Since the other party was so kind, of course he would give all the gifts.
Xiao Na, if you come here to kill me, of course I won’t let you go.
Originally, the Jin Army had been forced into a difficult situation, but suddenly the plot took a turn, and another village had a bright future, and it could even be said that it turned defeat into victory.
In front of the Song envoy, none of the Jin army generals looked like a loser. They were all very fierce and their words were very oppressive.
Zhang Bangchang was originally a weakling, but after being yelled at by Wanyan Zongbi, his legs were shaking.
After the white-faced man finished singing, Wanyan Zongwang, the red-faced man, started to speak. He first grabbed hold of Zhang Jue and Yelu Yanxi's affairs, and criticized the Song court bitterly. Then, he said that we don't want to send troops against you.
Our Great Ancestor regards your country as a brother. It is you who were unjust in the first place, and that is why we came here to beat you in embarrassment.
We have traveled so far and so many people have died. Is it easy for us?
When Zhang Bangchang heard this, he believed it to be true and couldn't help but feel elated. He said that it was all a misunderstanding before and there was a lack of communication between the two of us. Now that it has been explained clearly, the friendship between the two parties should be consolidated.
Strengthen friendship?
Wanyan Zongwang liked hearing this sentence very much at this time, and the white-faced mother came out again, OK, you have to fix it, no problem, I will pay the money and the land to accompany you.
But there were no people left, and no prisoners survived under Yang Zaixing's gun. Of course, this was what Li Qi acquiesced to, and he would kill them if caught.
I have to say that the Jin people are really "friendly" and provided two ready-made plans to Zhang Bangchang and others.
The first plan is to give 5 million taels of gold, 50 million taels of silver, 10,000 cattle and horses each, and one million pieces of silk; and then cede the three towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan, and Hejian, and the prince must be used as a hostage before he can agree to it.
retreat.
Zhang Bangchang didn't hear clearly, so he almost nodded and agreed. Now he just wants the Jin army to retreat, so that he can get the credit. You can take as much credit as you want. Fortunately, Jiang Daoyan was not stupid enough to be spared, so he stopped him quickly.
,Are you kidding? With so much money, even if you use all the wealth in the country, it’s not enough!
The second plan is to increase the annual tribute to 5 million taels of silver. In addition, this time you have to compensate us for the loss of 3 million taels of silver, cede the town of Taiyuan, and also use your economic envoys as hostages.
This method is too common in the business world. The first plan is obviously prepared for the second plan, forcing you to agree to the second plan.
Of course, no matter what kind of plan it was, Yanshan Mansion and the others were not prepared to return it. This place had already been included in the territory of the Jin Kingdom. Moreover, Wanyan Zongwang also understood clearly that Yanshan Mansion was the northern gate of the Song Dynasty. With Yanshan
Mansion, Hejian Mansion can be taken at any time, after all, it is too close, and Taiyuan is the gate to the northwest. Without taking Taiyuan, we cannot completely control the northwest region, and then we cannot disintegrate the military power of the Song Dynasty.
With the first plan ahead, this second plan is simply a gift!
The envoy of the Song Dynasty breathed a sigh of relief. If the Jin people killed this first plan, it would undoubtedly greatly increase the difficulty of this negotiation. However, there is another problem. That is Li Qi. If
Without Li Qi, they would not have been able to agree immediately. However, Li Qi was very cunning and they were not sure. Therefore, Zhang Bangchang and others did not agree immediately, but said they would go back to discuss it.
Of course Wanyan Zongwang understood. However, he only gave Zhang Bangchang two days. Within two days, you must give me a reply, otherwise another army of mine will come.
This frightened Zhang Bangchang and other civil servants half to death, so they nodded and agreed.
After Zhang Bangchang and others left, the Jin camp was full of laughter!
They never expected that the ministers of the Song Dynasty would be so soft. Perhaps Li Qi had given them too many tough stances before, which made them feel a little incredible for a while.
But Liu Yanzong said with a hint of hesitation: "Second Prince, do you think the Song people will really send the cook here? Even if they are willing, will the cook give in easily?"
Pharmacist Guo said: "The governor can rest assured. As far as the Southern Dynasty is concerned, the emperor's imperial edict means everything. Even if the cook doesn't want to come, he still has to come."
After saying that, he smiled and looked at Wanyan Zongwang: "Second Prince, when the cook comes, we can cut him into eight pieces."
Wanyan Zongwang asked: "When did I say I wanted to kill him?"
Pharmacist Guo was stunned. He was very confused. If you don't kill him, then what should he do?
Wanyan Zongwang smiled and said: "Anyway, this stinky cook still has some abilities. If he is willing to submit to me, Dajin, I can forget about it and promise him that after we occupy the Southern Dynasty, I will make him the King of Song Dynasty."
Liu Yanzong nodded and said: "Yes. I believe that if the Southern Dynasty really sends the cook here, the cook will definitely hate the Southern Dynasty and will definitely seek refuge with the Second Prince."
Wanyan Zongwang laughed, feeling very proud.
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After Zhang Bangchang and others returned to the city, they had mixed feelings of joy and sorrow. Of course they were happy that Wanyan Zongwang's second plan was so in line with their wishes. But they were worried because they didn't know why Wanyan Zongwang wanted Li Qi. What good things did he have? I really don’t know. If it were anyone else, they would be 100% sure, but with Li Qi, they really don’t have any confidence.
However, no matter what, Li Qi had to go, because the emperor had given them the power of negotiation, allowing them to make full decisions, and also took back Li Qi's military power. They had every right to force Li Qi to go, and if they could borrow So getting rid of this hated guy Li Qi can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.
Time was running out, so on the morning of the next day, Zhang Bangchang explained the negotiation process to the superiors and hoped that Li Qi could go to Jin Camp as a hostage.
In fact, Li Qi had already received news of this negotiation process yesterday. His first reaction was to immediately subtract the first plan from the second plan. After calculation, it was terrifying. This person is definitely the most valuable person in the world. Ah, he was quite grateful to Wanyan Zongwang for giving him such a terrifying net worth, and he was still muttering in his heart, who could afford to eat the dishes made with such a high net worth!
After Zhao Kai heard this, he was silent and looked at Li Qi.
Li Qi laughed, stood up and said, "I said, Magistrate Zhang, are you kidding me? Why don't you go yourself!"
Zhang Bangchang said solemnly: "To be honest, I am absolutely willing to go in place of Duke Ming. For the sake of my country and the country of the Song Dynasty, what's the point of regretting a mere life? I even offered to take the place of Duke Ming on the spot. It's a pity that the second prince of Jin Kingdom did not agree, and also specified that Duke Ming Guo should go."
Jiang Daoyan hurriedly stood up and said: "I can also testify to this, and Lord Ming, please rest assured that you are only going as a hostage, and there is no fear of your life. As long as the Jin army returns to the Jin Kingdom safely and receives compensation, they will naturally I will let you back."
Wow! You are studying acting, right? You pretend to be like this, but when you say it, you really look like you are deceiving a three-year-old child. Li Qi is almost pissed off by these two idiots. Such a high price,
If he lets me go, is it possible for him to send me back? Hehe said: "You two are really eloquent, but do you think I will believe this?"
Wu Kai suddenly stood up and said: "Ming Guo Gong, this is for my country and the country of the Song Dynasty, and for the millions of people of my Song Dynasty. As a minister of my Song Dynasty, isn't this what you should do?"
Wu Min also said: "If the Duke of Ming Dynasty does not go, then our Song Dynasty will suffer heavy losses. I ask the Duke of Ming Dynasty to think twice."
Li Qi opened his hands and said: "Think twice, what does this have to do with me? I have always been against peace talks. Since you want to talk, don't involve me."