"Aye..." Zhao Xin was hugged and placed in front of Zhao Zhen, and she bowed slightly. "Erlang is here..." Zhao Zhen picked up his son with a smile and put it on his knees as usual: "Ah
Ye Zheng and his ministers are discussing the issue of the Liao Lord’s credentials this time!”
Perhaps in front of his son, the official's tone and demeanor became calmer.
After all, no father is willing to let his children, especially young children, see his weak side.
He straightened up slightly and said to Zhao Xin: "This time, the Lord of Liao wants to interfere in the war between our dynasty and the Western bandits based on four issues..."
"The first is that Zhou Shizong should not have invaded the ten counties south of Waqiao Pass without authorization..."
"The second reason is that when I made the Northern Expedition to Emperor Taizong, my troops came out of nowhere..."
"The third reason is that Yuan Hao respected the Lord of Liao as his uncle and had already proclaimed himself a minister. He was named Yelu Yuanhao by the Lord of Liao. When the Song Dynasty launched an expedition, he should not fail to ask the Lord of Liao for his opinion first..."
"The fourth reason is that the Chanyuan Alliance agreed that neither Song nor Liao would set up fortresses, roadblocks, or cities on the border to show friendship. However, our DPRK broke the alliance by building water dams..."
After hearing this, Zhao Xin sneered and replied: "Aye, has this Liao Lord lost his mind?"
"Zhou Shizong's Northern Expedition was an attempt to punish the people and achieve the great cause of unifying the country. The same was true for Taizong's Northern Expedition. How could it be wrong?"
When the officials heard this, they all looked up and were shocked.
In fact, since Taizong Yongxi’s Northern Expedition, the highest level of the Song Dynasty has not heard the loud and resolute words here for a long time.
Zhao Xin, however, was fearless and continued: "What's more, the Chanyuan Alliance has agreed that Song and Liao will be brothers, and the past grudges will be ignored. The Liao people are now bringing up old matters again, just looking for trouble!"
"As for Yuan Hao's matter... we had already informed the Lord of Liao before we sent troops. From the second year of Baoyuan to the present, for three full years, the people of Liao did not say a word. The sudden mention of it now is just intentional!"
"Aye..." Zhao Xin raised his head, looked at his father, and said, "Erlang thought that Aye might as well write back to the Lord of Liao and ask him a question: Now that Yuan Hao is claiming control, is Liao willing to just sit back and watch?"
This question hits the nail on the head.
The Liao Kingdom, of course, did not want to see the Xixia Kingdom established and proclaimed itself.
Because this is not just a matter of face - the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty, also known as the Son of Heaven, if Yuan Hao claims that the system is successful, it will also be shameless for the Lord of the Liao Dynasty.
It is more about issues of practical interests.
The Liao people and the Dangxiang tribe of Yuan Hao have different interests in Hetao and Hexi.
In Zhao Xin's previous life, after Song and Xia negotiated peace, the Liao-Xia war began immediately.
However, the result was that the Liao people were pushed to the ground and beaten violently by the Xixia people. Their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. It was not the fault of Yuan Hao, a lunatic, who got away with it and was beheaded by his son. I am afraid that the Liao-Xia war will still be difficult to end.
Of course, the more important reason is that the two commanders recruited in advance by the Grenadier Army have initially acquired combat effectiveness.
Moreover, it is equipped with the first generation of grenades designed for throwing.
This kind of grenade is wrapped in an iron shell with one kilogram of powder inside. The iron shell is also filled with more than a hundred sharp iron pieces as shrapnel. A fuse extends from the projectile body. After testing,
After the fuse is lit, the throwing soldier has five seconds to prepare for the throw.
After being thrown, the power of the explosion will shatter the entire shell and the shrapnel wrapped in the shell, and produce huge lethality under the strong kinetic energy.
Liu Yongnian reported: Within a hundred steps, gunpowder smoke filled the air, not a single tile remained, and all cattle and sheep were killed.
This is of course an exaggerated rhetorical statement.
However, the power of this first-generation grenade is obviously enough.
If the Liao people wanted to invade the south, they would have no choice but to take the grenadiers commanded by these two and go to Xiongzhou to invite the Liao people to taste the joy of being bombed to pieces.
As the saying goes, if you hold a steel knife in your hand, you will naturally have a tiger in your heart.
Facing weapons and weapons from across the ages, the Liao cavalry will know what dimensionality reduction strikes are.
Of course, the number of grenadiers today is still too small, and the production and reserves of black powder are not enough to sustain a large-scale long-term war.
Otherwise, it would not be the Liao army threatening the Southern Expedition, but the Song Dynasty reviving the rebel forces to launch the Northern Expedition, regaining the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and even pushing back the grasslands to reestablish the order of the Celestial Kingdom.
Zhao Zhen didn't know this, but he was still moved by Zhao Xin's words.
"What Erlang said is not unreasonable..." the official said thoughtfully, "but if it is so direct, it will inevitably anger the Liao people..."
"Aye, don't worry..." Zhao Xin immediately blinked and said with a smile: "Just now, Erlang ordered Liu Qing, the envoy of the Imperial City, to visit Liu Liufu, the deputy envoy of the Liao State. From this Lin Ya of the Liao State
From his mouth, he knows the Liao Lord’s bottom line!”
"Oh..." Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up.
"It's exactly what Aye expected!" Zhao Xin took the opportunity to flatter his father: "The Lord of Liao is indeed mainly blackmailing this time... He just wants to take advantage of the opportunity, and now everything is just a ruthless act.
!”
Zhao Zhen listened and immediately laughed. He became more courageous and confident, and said: "If that's the case, then great, then great!"
As long as the Liao Kingdom really has no intention or determination to go south, then this is a problem that can be solved with money.
For Da Song, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.
Even if it is Yuan Hao's problem, if it can be solved with money and Yuan Hao can be honest, Zhao Zhen will admit it.
The key is that that lunatic Yuan Hao refuses!
Not only did he refuse, he also wrote a book that blackened the entire Song Dynasty from beginning to end, and severely trampled on the face of the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, even if you don't want to, you can only bite the bullet and fight.
If we don't fight, we won't be able to explain it to the world, and we won't be able to save the country's face.
"Then Aye, as discussed with the two governments, send Fu Bi to the Liao Kingdom, meet with the Lord of Liao, and inform the Liao Kingdom of our determination..." Zhao Zhen said: "It's just... I feel sorry for the people of Korea.
...But he will suffer the disaster of weapons..."
As he spoke, His Majesty shed two drops of crocodile tears.
But in fact, he didn't even have a good impression of Korea or anything like that.
After all, the last time Goryeo paid tribute to the Song Dynasty dates back to the time of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty. In the sixty years since then, the Goryeo people have only paid tribute to the Liao people and not sent anyone to the Song Dynasty to pay tribute to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, selling Goryeo, giving the Liao people a reassurance, and asking the Goryeo people to prevent this disaster, naturally caused no psychological pressure at all.
Therefore, Song Ting immediately formally responded to the four questions in the Liao Kingdom's credential.
First: Zhou Shizong captured the ten counties south of Waqiao Pass, which was originally the land of the Northern Han Dynasty and had nothing to do with the Liao Kingdom. Moreover, it was legitimate for the emperor of China to carry out the cause of unification. For the same reason, Taizong's Northern Expedition
Likewise.
Unification is the unshirkable responsibility of the Chinese emperor.
Moreover, in the Chanyuan Alliance, Song and Liao had settled their differences and agreed not to care about everything in the past.
Therefore, this was a discourteous act by the Lord of Liao, and the Song Dynasty had no responsibility whatsoever.
Second, Yuan Hao's rebellion was not only against the Song Dynasty, but also against the Liao Dynasty.
The Emperor of the Song Dynasty resolutely raised troops to pacify the situation, also to vent his anger on his younger brother, the Emperor.
If the Emperor of Liao is willing, the Emperor of Song is willing to work with the Emperor of Liao to suppress the Western bandits. After this is accomplished, Song and Liao will equally divide the land of the Western bandits. If the Liao Kingdom is willing, the Song Dynasty can even agree to transfer Guazhou and Shazhou to these two territories.
The territory occupied by Yuan Hao was given to the Liao Kingdom, so that the Liao people could connect the entire Hexi and Hetao into one.
Third, considering the friendship between the Song and Liao brothers, the brother-emperor of the Song Dynasty, after careful consideration and careful history review, it has been found that Goryeo is after Silla and has no relationship with Goguryeo, so the Song Dynasty solemnly
Announced, recognized and accepted the proposition of the Emperor of Daliao that "Goguryeo has been destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, and Goguryeo has no right to intervene in any affairs of Goguryeo after Silla", and agrees and agrees with the proposition that the Emperor of Daliao has no right to intervene in Bohai and Liaodong.
The governance of other places is the "administration of Daitian". The National History Museum has been ordered to revise relevant historical materials to rectify the name of the Daliao Emperor, especially to rectify the Eastern Campaign of the previous generation of Daliao Emperor Liao Shengzong Yelu Longxu.
Guaranteed neutrality, objectivity and high evaluation, Liao Shengzong's eastern expedition was to punish the people and punish them, and the teacher was famous.
Fourth, as the brother emperor, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty solemnly reminded the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty that as an emperor, he should set an example for the world and be a filial son.
