Chapter 65 As long as peace talks are always depressing
"Haha, young man, it is not appropriate to say in front of the Emperor of Liao that he trampled through the gap in the Helan Mountains, that his ambitions are hungry and he eats the meat of Huns, and that he laughs and talks about thirsting for the blood of Huns.
China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times, not just wholesale barbarians. When welcoming guests, our minimum requirement is not to say bad words.
In this national war, it was we who won the victory, not the Liao people. Since we are the victors, we might as well be more open-minded.
We want to conclude a truce agreement with the Liao Kingdom, not a declaration of war. Different occasions have different etiquette requirements.
The reason why we put on a grand song and dance is to respect the imperial power, not to respect Yelu Hongji. It was he who launched an all-out war that caused heavy casualties in Song and Liao. In my opinion, he is the biggest culprit.
However, the imperial power is supreme. To sign a contract, Yelu Hongji needs to put his seal on it. You might as well regard this grand song and dance as a sacrifice to heaven and a gift to the warriors who died in battle. Everyone has different starting points and can have various opinions.
Such a view.”
The old etiquette officer looked at the excited and angry Su Shi and explained to the young man the true meaning of this ceremonial song and dance with a smile.
"Enemies also need to treat each other as guests! The Book of Rites is so hypocritical!"
Su Shi roared and left. The old etiquette officer smiled and said to Su Shi's back: "Even if you are beheading, you must maintain human dignity, such as washing your neck!"
"ah!!!!"
In order to ensure the safety of the emperor during the alliance, Yun Zheng led a large group of scouts to search almost all of Pingdingtai. Not only were the bandits driven away by him, but even the slightly larger beasts were slaughtered.
Yunzheng's biggest harvest is a large basket of fresh wild strawberries.
Zhao Zhen failed in his attempt to assassinate Yelu Hongji at Yahe River, and only killed an arm of the Queen of Liao. Yelu Hongji tried to play a trick on the Golden Palace of Song, but in the end, except for the Prime Minister of Song, he was beaten to the point of vomiting blood.
, and nothing else was gained. Basically, the two men were tied in terms of personal force.
When Yun Zheng was inspecting the flat platform, General Gui Nu was also inspecting the same area with his people. The two sides passed each other and no one wanted to disturb the other. However, when Yun Zheng and General Gui Nu looked at each other, they realized that they
I really want to kill the other person.
"One day I will use your skull to make an exquisite drowning device." An eerie voice came from under the ferocious iron mask of General Ghost Slave.
"There are many people who want to kill me. Who are you? Even a low-level military officer dares to talk shamelessly in front of me. When I peel off Xiao Huo'er's human skin and make it into a drum head, you can be the drummer and help me beat the drum.
it."
General Gui Slave wanted to refute, but Yun Zheng had already left on horseback. He could only swallow his breath in the face of the Song Army's gleaming crossbow arrows.
Pingxing Pass must be built. This passage is no longer a secret. Whether it is the Liao Kingdom or the Song Kingdom, a city gate will be built here.
The Taihang Mountains are criss-crossed with ravines, and the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous. As long as you explore carefully, you can always find another way. I heard that this is what Huang Heihu and the others are doing now.
Two outposts were established on all commanding heights, one belonging to the Song Army and the other to the Liao State. The two parties were on guard against each other and guarded against each other. They unanimously sent their most capable soldiers there. If a war broke out, it would be a fierce battle.
An extremely brutal decisive battle.
The ceremonial officers of the Liao State entered the Song Army's military camp to observe Song's welcoming ceremony. At the same time, the ceremonial officers of the Song State also arrived at the Liao State's camp to test the Liao State's etiquette preparations. Once they found anything wrong, the other party would
It must be corrected unconditionally.
Officials from both sides had frequent exchanges and stayed up all night to discuss the number of the two emperors' entourage. At dawn, they finally reached an agreement on the armed strength of three thousand men each.
The person who served as the leader of the emperor's guard on the Song army was General Yun Zheng, and the leader of the guard on the Liao side was Yelu Xin, the king of Nanyuan of Liao. The armies of both sides retreated fifty miles together.
Yun Zheng always wanted to place some gunpowder on the flat platform, but was rejected verbally by Han Qi, Lao Bao, Wen Yanbo and others. They did not allow any unexpected events that would affect this alliance to occur.
"What a great fighter plane. If I can be allowed to bury gunpowder, it will be possible to kill all the emperors, queens, and noble ministers of the Liao Kingdom. Such an opportunity is really rare!"
Yun Zheng pointed his hand regretfully at the flat platform and sighed.
Han Qi said coldly: "This is the supreme national gift. We can do anything we can on other occasions, but in the alliance, there cannot be any conspiracy.
The decree to invite the Emperor of Liao was written by His Majesty himself, which means that the entire Song Dynasty has endorsed it. Even if you kill the Emperor of Liao on the platform, the credibility of the Song Dynasty will be lost from now on.
live."
"The State of Qin once detained King Huai of Chu"
"Because of this, Qin II died!"
After hearing Han Qi talk about the death of Qin II, Yun Zheng couldn't help but shut up. The most taboo thing in the dynasty was short life. The emperor could die, but the succession was unbreakable and lasted for eternity.
It must be emphasized in every year's heaven-sacrifice activities that if you do something that harms the inheritance of the system, no matter who you are, you will basically not end well.
"A pair of jade bis, three buckets of gold and pearls, a hundred kilograms of five-color grains each, a thousand pieces of dragon pattern embroidery, and five hundred pieces of phoenix pattern embroidery. This is a gift to the emperor of Liao. I know, but the problem is one pair of jade buckets and ten pairs of jade jue.
, Nanhai Fixed Plate Hundreds of Pearls, who is this for?
The combined value of these things is more than the annual coin. If that's the case, why do we have to fight to the death with the Liao Kingdom? Wouldn't it be over if we just give it to others?"
Han Qi was too lazy to explain Yun Zheng's words, so the old ceremony officer cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to the general, a son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall, let alone His Majesty himself. These gifts are indispensable. The white jade is a national weapon, and the recipient
Only the Emperor of Liao, as for the gold jewels, shells and dragon and phoenix embroidery were side gifts, the Queen of Liao lost an arm and the Song Dynasty had to make compensation.
As for the jade bucket, it was dedicated to the King of Nanyuan of the Liao Kingdom, and the rest were gifts to the accompanying Liao officials. This was also a necessary etiquette.
The general may not know that when the Song Dynasty sent such a generous gift, the Liao Kingdom must also give an equally generous gift in return. Jade bis and jade fights are common practice. Your Majesty gets the jade bis of the Liao State, and the general gets the jade fights of the Liao State. This is also
Fixed number."
Yun Zheng was willing to listen to this explanation. At least he could win a pair of jade buckets. This treatment was not low. At the Hongmen Banquet, Liu Bang's gift to Xiang Yu was a pair of white jade stones, and the gift to his Yafu Fan Zeng was a pair of jade buckets.
Yes, in exchange for Liu Bang's escape from the Hongmen Banquet, although the jade bucket was shattered by Fan Zeng with his sword, it also illustrates the preciousness of these two gifts from the side.
Ritual jade occupies a very important position among ancient jades. According to the ancient people's concept that all things have spirituality, it is believed that the beautiful stone-jade is the essence of mountains and rivers, a treasure gifted from heaven, and has the spirituality to communicate with the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth. It was written in the Zhou Dynasty at the end of the Warring States Period.
"Etiquette" considers jade articles such as wall, cong, Gui, Zhang, Hu and Huang as the "six utensils", also known as the "six auspiciousness".
When the emperors swore an oath, the only thing that could bear witness to their oath was the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers. The heaven, earth, mountains and rivers could not speak and had no binding force. In other words, the two emperors only had to bear witness to each other. The only thing that could truly promote the continuation of the alliance was strength.
"What is the criterion for selecting the best among the three thousand soldiers? Is it only the good-looking ones but not the ones who can fight, or is it just the ones who can fight but not the good-looking ones?"
Han Qi sighed and said: "Since the beginning of the alliance, you have been sarcastic and sarcastic. I know that you look down on the way civil servants do things. Are you a bit of a cuckold? Don't show it so obviously. You were covered in blood on the battlefield with Dongshi.
Just like the butcher above, why has I ever said an unpleasant word?
You yourself said that you couldn't bear it anymore, that the soldiers under your command had suffered huge losses, and that if you continued to fight, your life or death would be uncertain. At this time, you should not ridicule the peace talks, okay?
You are not the only one in the Song Dynasty who wants to regain Yanyun. From your majesty to the people, everyone has this idea. Take your time and we can always regain it.
You don’t know how complicated it is to recover Yanyun. If the army conquers the city and there are no civil servants to follow up, it will make no difference whether it is fought or not. Please bear with me!”
Yun Zheng sat down on the chair and said tiredly: "It would be better to end this almost meaningless war as soon as possible. I fought haphazardly without any goal. I defeated the enemy but did not receive the corresponding results. The Song Dynasty wasted its national power.
Financial resources, civilian power and the lives of soldiers were used to fight a meaningless war that did not exist in the first place.
Lao Han, I am really tired. After this incident, I resigned from my position at Yanmenguan and planned to rest for a few years. Lao Bao said that there was something wrong with my head, so I wanted to go back to my hometown to farm. Only that place can calm me down.
Come down."
Han Qi looked at Yun Zheng blankly for a while, nodded and said: "You have been fighting non-stop for five years, so it's time to rest for a while.
What! Are you planning to go back to your hometown in Dousha County?"
Yun Zheng nodded and said: "Wherever there is any civilian land allocated to me by the imperial court, it may have been deserted over the years."
"It's a good thing to go home to recuperate. It would be extremely difficult for someone like me who is so obsessed with fame to leave. To be honest, one of the main conditions for the alliance between the Liao Kingdom and His Majesty is that you retire, or at least not show up.
On the border between Song and Liao! I am still worried about this matter and don’t know what to say to you."
Yun Zheng chuckled and said, "The Liao Kingdom really thinks highly of me. Now you can explain to the Liao people that Yun Zheng is going to go home to herd horses, sheep, and plow the fields."
Han Qi frowned and said: "Aren't you discouraged? If so, I will rebuff the Liao people immediately. They are the defeated side and do not have much confidence to arrange the departure or retention of our Song generals. Neither do they."
qualifications."
Yun Zheng shook his head and said: "You are paralyzing the Liao people and secretly accumulating strength. I can still see clearly and will not misunderstand you. There is only one reason why I want to go home, and that is because I want to go home!" (Unfinished)