Chapter 1138: The Alliance of Yunsang, Ask for a Monthly Ticket)
You must know that this negotiation was jointly initiated by both sides of the court when both sides felt that they could not bear it, and both sides had made a lot of preparations for this. How could it end so easily?
But Li Qi has also made the bottom line of the Song Dynasty clear. On this basis, everything can be discussed, but below this, let's just stop talking.
Actually, having said that, is Li Qi really bullying people?
Of course not!
After all, the Kingdom of Jin is still bullying people. Why should I pay you annual tribute, and why should I withdraw from Yunzhou? We spent a lot of money in Yunzhou, so if you want to withdraw, you have to withdraw!
In the past, the Kingdom of Jin would not tell the Song Dynasty any truth, benevolence and righteousness. I just want it. Instead, this has become a phenomenon, or a tradition of the Song Dynasty. Whenever the Song Dynasty negotiates with any country, among them,
There must be a yearly tribute, whether it is the Liao Kingdom, the Xixia Kingdom, or the current Jin Kingdom.
But now the situation is different. Li Qi and Zhao Kai, two leaders with great power, have made up their minds to break this tradition this time. I can give you money, but it is by no means a tribute. It can only be said that it is
Help, and this must be in line with the core interests of our Song Dynasty, otherwise, I will not give you a penny.
The truth was not on the side of the Jin Kingdom, and force could not deter them. The Jin Kingdom could only retreat and ask Heshi Liebohe to go to the Song camp and tell Li Qi that the talks would continue tomorrow.
This is not a shame, because there are so many things to talk about in this kind of level meeting. Of course there will be friction and quarrels and quarrels are inevitable. No one wants to talk about everything in one day.
Negotiated.
This is unrealistic.
So the two sides came to the ship again the next day and started the second negotiation.
Thanks to the Jin Kingdom's concession this time, the two sides finally reached a certain consensus, and the focus of this negotiation was still on economic construction. Wanyan Zongwang must ask Li Qi to come up with a concrete plan and give a written guarantee.
No matter how big or small, everything is written into the covenant.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qi threw out the plan.
He had been prepared for this for a long time. Because after the Yellow River War, he had expected this day, because it was impossible for them to destroy the Jin Kingdom. This was undoubtedly a dream, so negotiations were only a matter of time.
Although Wanyan Zongwang's tone was very tough, Li Qi surprisingly did not argue with him this time. This was because economic construction was also very important to the Song Dynasty.
The key lies in the hearts and minds of the people.
The people's hearts in the Yanyun area had already been broken by the Song Dynasty. It could not be easily restored overnight or with a certain policy. It would take time to make up for it.
However, the best way to make up for it is definitely money.
Once the economic construction of the two countries has made decisive progress, the economy of the Yanyun area will surely revive quickly, and people will move to higher places. When the Han people living under the jurisdiction of the Jin Kingdom see the changes in the Song Dynasty, they will see
With the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, it was inevitable that they would not have other ideas in their minds.
Therefore, Li Qi was very happy to take a step forward.
However, Li Qi is not letting things go. He has a request, that is, it must not be the same as this time. Once there is any conflict in the relationship between the two countries, you will go to our Song Dynasty businessmen for surgery. In this case, who will dare to go to you?
The Kingdom of Jin is doing business.
Li Qi asked you, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, to issue an imperial edict to inform the world. Not only to the Song Dynasty, but to all countries, I guarantee that no matter what happens between the two countries, you must protect them.
Legal merchants doing business in the Jin Kingdom and their interests must be compensated if there is any damage. Whether it is merchants from the Song Dynasty, Japanese merchants, or others.
Although Li Qi often said that this covenant is based on the strength of both parties. Without hard power, any covenant is empty talk, but the situation today is different. Leaving aside other things, it is just the regulations to protect foreign businessmen.
, as long as Wanyan Sheng issued this imperial edict, it must be absolutely trustworthy.
Because the Kingdom of Jin was a newly established power and the surrounding countries had not yet recognized its status, the Kingdom of Jin urgently needed to establish its credibility. This was one of the reasons why Wanyan Aguda returned Kyushu to the Song Dynasty as promised.
This is also the main reason why Wanyan Zongwang used Yelu Yanxi as an excuse to send troops to attack the Song Dynasty. If you go back on your words and can't even protect a small businessman, who will dare to believe you in the future? This big country will be even more difficult to talk about.
No one wants to associate with you.
Wanyan Zongwang also understood Li Qi's intention, but he also felt that the treaty was reasonable. If you did not make a commitment, the merchants of the Song Dynasty would not dare to come here to do business, so he nodded and agreed.
The two sides discussed the details again and settled the economic construction matter.
This time the economic construction is more detailed and stricter than the last time.
Now that Li Qi has made this decision, he is certainly confident that he can do this.
This day's negotiation ended here. However, the third negotiation was not scheduled for the next day, but was scheduled for the day after tomorrow, because the next step was the focus of the negotiation, which was the division of regions, so both sides
Time required to prepare.
On the day when both sides were preparing, they started to divide the Yanyun area again.
In fact, basically, Li Qi has already made it very clear. Let’s not dwell on the previous covenants. If we follow the maritime alliance, all the Yanyun area belongs to me, but I know you will definitely not give it to me, so let’s maintain the status quo.
Bar.
But this is the country after all. Although the tone has been set, in terms of details, the two sides are competing with each other and no one is willing to give in. Especially the competition in Yunzhou has almost reached a fever pitch. Wanyan Zonghan is even willing to take advantage of others.
The prefectures and counties ceded equal amounts of land in exchange, but Li Qi refused to agree. The geographical location of Hunyuan County is too important. As long as I occupy this place, I will always be able to involve your Datong Prefecture on both sides. That must not be allowed.
, unless you give me Pingzhou.
If Wanyan Zonghan had known that Li Qi would use such a shameless trick, he would have had no choice but to retreat behind Sang Qianhe.
We talked for seven days in a row before we finally decided.
The Song Dynasty controlled Youzhou's Yanshan Prefecture, Yizhou, Tanzhou, Shunzhou, Huanzhou, Jizhou, Shuozhou, and Yingzhou, as well as the three prefectures of Zhuo, Ying, and Mo that had been returned by the Liao Kingdom, making a total of eleven and a half prefectures.
In the end, Li Qi refused to give in at all to the small half of Yunzhou's land, so we just crossed the river to conquer it.
Wanyan Zonghan had no choice, because from the beginning to the end, there was a huge dispute between the two countries over any inch of land in the Yanyun area. If it was really resolved with reason, they should have withdrawn. Now that small area has been occupied by the Song Dynasty
After occupying it, of course they have the right to take it as their own. Fortunately, Datong Mansion is still in their hands. Although it is harmless, this thorn here always makes him uncomfortable.
The Jin Kingdom took control of Xinzhou, Wuzhou, Guizhou, Yunzhou, Datong Prefecture, and Ruzhou, a total of four and a half prefectures.
Of course, most of Yunzhou is still in the hands of the Jin people. Moreover, the Jin country still controls most of the Great Wall. It is still in a favorable position for the Song Dynasty to attack, but at least the Song Dynasty also controls part of the Great Wall and can also send troops to the Jin country.
, will no longer be as passive as before.
Although it was divided like this, there were still some equal exchanges of land. Most of these exchanges were for the convenience of administration, and there was no dispute between the two parties.
Juyongguan is used as the boundary. A forage market is built nearby for people from both sides to trade. Both sides are not allowed to hide fugitives from the other side. In addition, the border remains as usual, and no city god is allowed to be built.
The negotiations that took half a month were finally over. The Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty were brothers again. The Jin Dynasty was the brother and the Song Dynasty was the brother. In this regard, no matter how eloquent Li Qi was, there was nothing he could do because Zhao Kai was better than Wanyan.
Sheng Xiao, this cannot be changed.
This was another major negotiation in the Song Dynasty following the Tanyuan Alliance and the Maritime Alliance. It was no less critical than the previous two negotiations. It was called the Yunsang Alliance.
Both parties were exhausted, especially Li Qi, because almost all the negotiations were completed by one person, Zhong Shidao, Yue Fei and others just came up to fill the scene. If Qin Hui was here, Li Qi would be much more relaxed.
Although there is still hostility between the two sides, in any case, since they have formed an alliance, they should put aside their prejudices, at least on the surface, so Li Qi held a small banquet on the ship to entertain the representatives of this negotiation.
, but the atmosphere of the banquet was very ordinary. After all, most of the people here were military generals. They had no acting skills and couldn't even say a few polite words. They relied on two old fritters, Li Qi and Wanyan Xiyin, to hold up the scene.
After the banquet, Li Qi was so tired that he quickly went back to his room to sleep.
It wasn't until noon on the second day that he woke up, secretly cooked a braised fish, filled his stomach, and then went to the master's Taoist room.
As soon as Zhong Shidao opened the door, he saw Li Qi and said with a hint of guilt: "You're awake. It's been really hard on you these past few days. It's a pity that I can't be of much help."
Although he is both civil and military, his philosophy is completely different from Li Qi's. Whenever Li Qi negotiates, there is usually no morality to talk about. All the talks are about interests. This is also in line with the values of the Kingdom of Jin. Therefore, Master Zhong
Although Tao is well-read in poetry and books, he has no use here.
"The father-in-law made a strong statement. Without the father-in-law's full help, there would have been no negotiation at all." Li Qi shook his head and said with a wry smile.
Zhong Shidao smiled, invited Li Qi in, and then said, "Oh, there's a letter from the division. He can arrive as early as tomorrow evening."
Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That couldn't be better. After General Zhong comes, everything here can be left to him. I'm afraid I have to go to Yanshan Mansion."
Master Zhong said: "Would you like me to go with you?"
Li Qidao: "I'm basically going there to arrange the hostage exchange. In addition, I will inform the Zong Prefecture of the results of this negotiation. As for the trouble here, I'll take care of you. You also need to have a good rest. You're too busy right now." Lieutenant, the Imperial Guards of the Three Governments are counting on you, so be sure to take good care of yourself!"
Zhong Shidao nodded and sighed softly, but he was very depressed. This opportunity had come, but he was old, which made it difficult for him to be happy.
Li Qi glanced slightly and understood the sadness in Master Zhong's heart. He changed the subject and said, "By the way, Master Zhong, do you know Yelu Dashi?"
Master Zhong said: "During the last expedition to Liao, I fought against him once. This man is indeed very good, especially in the military field. Why do you ask this?"
Li Qi snorted and said, "I want to see if this Yelu Dashi can be trusted."
Zhong Shidao was slightly stunned and said: "But now that we have formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin, you---."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Brother, the meaning of forming an alliance is to prevent the two sides from confronting each other, but secretly, everyone will play some tricks. I found that Wanyan Zonghan and Yelu Dashi seem to have some feuds, and they are also very afraid of Yelu Dashi. I I estimate that after they return this time, they will definitely find ways to eliminate Yelu Dashi's regime. I must stop them, or at least cause them some trouble."
This kid is really cunning. Zhong Shidao shook his head and said: "I can't help you. So, you will definitely do something in Korea."
Li Qi chuckled: "Of course, I have already made arrangements with Gao Li."
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