Chapter 481: Every inch of land must be fought, never give in
The State of Jin attached great importance to the negotiation on this matter and had made sufficient preparations, hoping to make a big deal out of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Liangsi could be said to be an "old friend". They knew each other well, and they had also inquired about it clearly.
Song Huizong was a timid emperor, and Wang Fu was just a traitor who was tough internally but weak externally. They were full of confidence in this negotiation.
Originally, everything was developing in the direction he expected, but he didn't expect that Li Qi suddenly jumped out and not only completely denied their arguments, but also made them sound and well-founded. Moreover, Li Qi's strong style also caught them off guard. Now,
They were already in chaos and were all taken away by Li Qi.
Salu's mother was almost driven crazy by Li Qi, and shouted angrily: "Is it wrong for me, Da Jin, to capture the five capitals of Liao Kingdom?"
"Silly brother, please don't be so excited, okay? We are negotiating here, not competing with who has the loudest voice." Li Qi rolled his eyes and continued: "Silly brother, I never said that you captured the fifth country of Liao.
Beijing is at fault, I mean we did not capture Yanjing, the responsibility lies with you."
As soon as these words came out, Song Huizong, Wang Fu, and Zhao Liangsi were all shocked.
Salumu and others also burst out laughing, their laughter full of sarcasm.
Song Huizong was a little confused and glanced at Li Qi slightly, but was ignored by the latter.
Li Jing stopped laughing and hummed: "What a joke! You can't defeat the Liao people yourself, but you come to blame us. It's really the most ridiculous thing in the world."
"No, no." Li Qi shook his head and said with a smile: "Think about it, you were the first to send troops. You fought from north to south and defeated the Liao soldiers steadily. As a result, all the elite soldiers of the Liao Kingdom followed them.
The Yanyun generation to which the emperor fled has arrived. Yanyun has several times more troops than usual. This is far beyond our army's expectations. Of course, I am not blaming you. This is a misunderstanding. You send troops first.
It’s not wrong, but just because it’s not wrong doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. You should understand us.”
Song Huizong heard this and thought it made sense. He nodded and said, "Yes, yes, our army faces greater difficulties than you."
Li Jing and the others don't know much about military affairs, and they don't know if this is the case. But the problem is that the emperor of Liao State did escape to Xijing. He snorted angrily: "Even so, you can't blame us. Who told you not to make an appointment with us?"
I, Dajin, will send troops together."
"I can't blame you for this."
Li Qi smiled and suddenly changed the topic and said: "But if our army is defeated, you will have a relationship that you cannot escape. If you hadn't repeatedly sent envoys to say that we did not abide by the covenant, the emperor would not have given the army a break.
After the Southern Expedition, we immediately sent troops to attack the Liao. How could the exhausted army fight well? However, at that time, the famous Song Dynasty general Zhong Shidao once offered a good plan, saying that we should station troops north of the Yellow River to recuperate and recuperate, instead of encircling the Liao, and wearing out the Liao.
The willpower of the army can disintegrate the Liao army from within. It can recover Yanyun without spending a single soldier. This is the best strategy. However, you, the Jin Kingdom, continue to exaggerate that we have defeated the Song Dynasty. The emperor is helpless. In order to prove
I, the Song Dynasty, abide by the treaty and would rather ignore military taboos and even sacrifice senior generals to keep the treaty and attack the Liao Dynasty. That is why we suffered a defeat. This was all forced by you, the Kingdom of Jin."
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his hands towards Song Huizong and said, "Your Majesty, did I say something wrong?"
Song Huizong was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and sighed, saying, "Yes, it's a pity that the breeder suffered unjust injustice for this. I'm ashamed of him."
"The emperor also wants to abide by the covenant. Since ancient times, there has been a dilemma between loyalty and righteousness. There is no way around it." Li Qi excused Song Huizong and asked Wang Fu with a smile: "Prime Minister, what do you think?"
What a good boy, you actually want to use this to pardon the old man Zhong Shidao's sins. Sure enough, he has a trick. A flash of anger flashed in Wang Fu's eyes, but he still squeezed out a smile and said: "You are right, the breeder is indeed suffering.
I feel wronged."
Li Qi smiled proudly in his heart, and said to Li Jing and others: "The king of Liao was cruel and unkind, and for the sake of temporary happiness, regardless of the life and death of the people, it was a good thing for Song and Jin to form an alliance to destroy them together, but you have your own way of fighting, and we have
Our style of play should have been non-interference with each other, but you have repeatedly urged us to march in the Song Dynasty, which has interfered with our country's military affairs, causing our army to return in defeat. I will not mention the process in the process, but you should ask yourselves,
Since the Song Dynasty sent troops, I have shared a lot of the pressure for you, the Jin Kingdom. By the time you arrived in Yanjing, the Liao soldiers were already desperate. You almost captured Yanjing with one soldier, but have you ever thought about it?
However, our soldiers of the Song Dynasty paid for this with their blood. Not only are you not grateful, but you also take the opportunity to extort taxes. How is this different from bandits? You, the Jin Kingdom, have been so unkind and unjust not long after the founding of the Jin Kingdom. How can you compete with the surrounding countries in the future?
Countries living in peace?”
As he spoke, his voice suddenly increased in volume.
Li Jing was so angry that he started to pant. He raised his hand and shouted angrily: "No matter what you say, the five capitals of Liao Kingdom were captured by me, Dajin. This is an unchangeable fact."
"Wrong." Li Qi yelled angrily and said: "What do you mean, Da Jin defeated them? Song and Jin had an alliance and pledged to defeat Liao together. It should be said that Song and Jin defeated Liao together. We all won."
The countries have equal status. Now that the Liao Kingdom has been defeated, it is time to share the results of the war. You have ignored us, the Song Dynasty, and even deliberately made things difficult, betrayed the covenant, and took the opportunity to blackmail you. Even if we promise you to give you the Yan land tax today, you will
New harsh conditions will be proposed, and you clearly want to monopolize the victory and defeat the alliance."
Li Jing said angrily: "Who defeated the alliance?"
"If not, that would be better." Li Qi raised the corner of his mouth and said: "We will never agree to the taxation in Yandi. Money is second. The key is that you are bullying people too much. If the taxation is not everywhere, it will be like you
The land is rented to us, but we don't have any sovereignty over it at all. We spent so much effort, and all we got in exchange are a few cities that don't belong to us. Haha, this doesn't make any sense. If you are sincere,
The focus of negotiations should be on Yun, Ping, Ying, Luan and other places."
Hearing his resolute tone, Li Jing knew that he would not find a breakthrough here, so he turned to Song Huizong and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know that the words of the official Yan ambassador represent your Majesty's meaning. If so, we express our gratitude for this visit."
Very disappointed with the negotiations.”
Although Song Huizong wanted to regain Yanyun as soon as possible in order to commend himself, Li Qi even said what he said. How could he disagree with Li Qi at this time and nodded: "Li Aiqing's words are what I mean."
, I am equally disappointed with your unreasonable demands, and I hope that when you go back, you can persuade your Lord to respect the friendship and alliance between Song and Jin."
The three envoys of the Kingdom of Jin looked at each other, and their eyes were full of disappointment. In addition, Wang Fu also felt very disappointed. As the conversation continued, no matter how many years or months it went on, he could not get the credit that was right in front of him.
Li Jing knew that if they continued to talk, there would be no result, and they did not have the power to make decisions about Yun, Ping, Ying, Luan and other places, so he said: "In this case, let me leave first, and we will go there tomorrow."
I will return to my country and truthfully report the negotiation process to our Lord."
Song Huizong had no intention of staying, so he said yes and asked someone to send them out. Before they left, they all glanced at Li Qi. There was endless resentment in their eyes.
Li Qi responded with a smile, so professional.
After they left, Song Huizong finally couldn't help laughing, and after a moment he said: "Li Qi, I'm lucky to have you today. What you said just now is really proud of me, the Song Dynasty, and you didn't let me down. Very good. Very good."
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Zhao Liangsi saluted and said: "In my humble opinion, the emperor had the foresight to arrange for the official Yan envoy to be this surprise soldier. This made this negotiation a complete victory. The Jin people are so domineering, it is time for them to suffer a little."
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After hearing this, Song Huizong felt even more proud and burst into laughter.
What is there to praise? Li Qi was really puzzled and nodded: "What Dr. Zhao said is true. All of this is the emperor's grace, and the humble minister just moved his mouth a few times."
Wang Fu, who was ignored, frowned, and suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, although Guan Yanshiyan has avenged the injustice of our Song Dynasty, for this little tax, he offended the Jinshi and hurt the Song and Jin Dynasties.
The harmony between the two countries will make the negotiations more difficult, and may even lead to a rupture between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty. In this case, our Song Dynasty's recovery of Yanyun will become far away, and the ministers think that we are losing a big thing with a small gain."
"The words of my love for you are not unreasonable." Song Huizong frowned and his face was full of sorrow. He was really a grass on the wall, and the wind blew him both sides.
You are such a traitorous minister, you turned your elbows outward. Li Qi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I cannot agree with the words of the king. The request of the Kingdom of Jin is actually very simple, that is, it wants more money. We failed to do so at the beginning.
They sent out troops as promised and even detained their envoys, but they endured it, which proved that they were reluctant to part with those coins. Now they would not ignore the overall situation just because of such a trivial matter. Wei Chen thought that they were deliberately testing this time
We, if we agree to pay Yanjing taxes to them today, the Jin Kingdom will definitely demand more in the future. If this cycle continues, we will not be able to bear it. We must stick to our bottom line and act in accordance with the covenant we made earlier. Regarding Yanjing,
There can never be any doubt about Yun's sovereignty. We must fight for every inch of land. Even if it is a tree or a pebble, we will never give in. Your Majesty, money is small. If you don't have it, you can make it again. City land is also a small matter. In the future,
It can be taken back, but if it loses its people's hearts, it will never come back. If the people know that we have spent so much effort and just come back to a few cities with incomplete sovereignty, they will definitely be very upset.
Disappointed, how will we face the people of the world then?"
Zhao Liangsi nodded and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen also agrees with what Guan Yanshi said. Wei Chen has dealt with the Jin people countless times. They will never end the negotiations because of this. As long as we remain patient enough, we will definitely be able to regain Yan Yun in the future.
, restore the rivers and mountains.”
When Song Huizong heard what Zhao Liangsi said, he felt as if he had taken a reassurance and nodded: "The two beloved ministers are right. Regarding the sovereignty of Yanyun, we must not give in."
At this time, a young eunuch came in and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness King Yun, and Lieutenant Gao are outside the door asking for an audience."
Song Huizong smiled and said: "Hurry up and let them in."
Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and was too lazy to listen to the ministers' hindsight and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to go to the imperial dining room?"
Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty asked in astonishment: "What are you doing in the imperial dining room?"
Li Qi said sarcastically: "Wei Chen just talked too much, and now I am unbearably hungry and my mouth is dry, so I want to go to the imperial kitchen to get something to eat."
Song Huizong laughed, waved his hand and said, "That's right."