In August of the first year of the Qing Dynasty, Lord Yelu Zongzhen of the Liao Dynasty received the envoys Fu Bi, Duke Lu and his party in his Xijin Mansion in Nanjing. In order to intimidate, the Lord of the Liao even used his palace guards as guards. Displayed on both sides of the road.
However, Fu Bi and Lu Gong remained calm and faced the Liao cavalry directly. They even talked eloquently in front of Yelv Zongzhen and rejected all the claims put forward by the Liao monarchs and ministers.
The Liao people were at a loss for words, so they had no choice but to increase military threats.
Therefore, Yelu Zongzhen ordered his Han army in Nanjing to mobilize southward.
In just half a month, the number of Liao soldiers and horses outside Waqiao Pass had reached 50,000.
The pressure on the border defense of the Song Dynasty suddenly increased, and the gentry in Daming Mansion, which was on the front line, even fled.
If it were normal, this kind of intimidation from the Liao people would be extremely effective.
Because the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were afraid of the Liao cavalry going south, and they were even more afraid of the destruction caused by the war.
However, now, there is another Zhao Xin.
Although this king of the Song and Tang Dynasties was only over two years old, he had already established his own prestige and team.
Under the threat of Zhao Xin, the political affairs hall and the Privy Council withstood Zhao Zhen's eagerness to reach an agreement - the Song Dynasty did not kill scholar-bureaucrats, but the Emperor of the Song Dynasty had the ability and power and did not use certain ministers.
Prime ministers must think about their descendants.
After all, the final imperial examination is where the emperor makes his final decision.
At the same time, Li Di was the Prime Minister of Jixian. This secondary prime minister had a strong influence on Zhao Zhen and was the main combatant. After Li Di came forward, Zhao Zhen's attitude also became tough.
Therefore, he summoned the Liao envoys Xiao Ying and Liu Liufu, and severely scolded the Liao for their unjust acts. He even claimed: If your lord really ignores the good alliance between the two countries and insists on going his own way and breaks the brotherly agreement, then I will move the capital to Damingfu. The emperor guards the gate of the country, the king dies in the country, and he and his noble lord have a life-and-death showdown on the banks of the Yellow River!
Therefore, he issued an edict to upgrade the Daming Palace to Beijing, and sent Cheng Lin, who was in charge of political affairs, to Beijing to take charge.
The Gongsheng Army in front of the Genming Hall dispatched five commanders, and the Tianwu Army guarding the infantry troops dispatched seven commanders and marched to Daming Mansion.
For a time, Song and Liao each deployed heavy troops on their borders.
The Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty even pulled up crossbows on the city wall and put on a show - come here if you have the guts, I will shoot you to death.
The Liao Kingdom was not in vain at all. The cavalry approached Waqiao Pass and then walked along the river, making a posture of: I am coming, you should shoot!
This made the Yuanhao regime in the northwest overjoyed, and quickly dispatched a mission to send gifts to Yelu Zongzhen - dozens of beauties from the party, and many treasures from the party people.
Unfortunately, Yuan Hao's envoy has not yet reached Nanjing, the Liao Kingdom.
The Liao Lord's attitude suddenly changed.
First of all, on the 22nd day of the eighth month, Yelu Zongzhen ordered the withdrawal of the palace troops commanded by the emperor's younger brother Yelu Zongyuan.
Immediately afterwards, on August Jiachen (27th), he ordered the gradual withdrawal of the Han troops sent to the border.
He even personally held a banquet in the palace of Xijin Mansion to entertain the Song Dynasty envoys, showing enough goodwill.
So, in response, all the imperial troops sent by the Song Dynasty to Daming stayed in Chanzhou.
Therefore, when Yuan Hao's envoy met Yelu Zongzhen, the border armies of Song and Liao had already broken away from contact.
During this period, both countries maintained restraint.
The Song army never fired an arrow, and the Liao army's horses never entered the Song territory.
This made Ye Li Wangrong, the envoy sent by Yuan Hao, indignant. He said to Xiao Hui, the Liao minister who came to receive him: "Our Majesty, sincerely and sincerely, worships the Emperor of Liao as Zhengshuo. This is how Daliao repays
My lord’s?”
After hearing this, Xiao Hui sneered: "Does your country really serve me, the Emperor of Daliao, sincerely?"
"Back then, our late emperor Shengzong sent an envoy to confer your lord the title of King of Xia and marry the princess as his wife..."
"How did your lord repay Emperor Shengzong's great kindness?"
"I built my own country, called myself Dabai Gaoguo, and called myself Wuzu..."
"Are these things a minister can do?"
Ye Li Wangrong listened, but he was at a loss for words and could not answer, so he had to say: "If our country is destroyed by the Song Dynasty, what good will your country do?"
"If our country exists, your country will no longer have to worry about the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty, and our country can help your country contain the power of Song Ting..."
Xiao Hui laughed loudly when he heard this: "I, the Liao cavalry, are so powerful and unparalleled in the world, why do I need your country's help? I can scare the people of Song Dynasty with just one finger!"
"What's more, now the Song Emperor has agreed to establish a new alliance with our country, reaffirming the goodwill of brothers and jointly guarding the land of China's ancestors!"
"If your lord is wise, it is better to abandon your weapons and surrender early. Perhaps the Emperor of Liao can intercede on your lord's behalf and remain a minister of Song and Liao, guarding Lingzhou!"
A few days ago, Yelu Zongzhen entertained Song Dynasty envoy Fu Bi in the palace.
The Song-Liao negotiations have entered a substantive negotiation stage.
The ministers of the two countries began to insist on Wen Jue's character and entered a period of intensive practice of one word for one discussion.
Usually, this also means that the two countries are only one step away from reaching a final agreement.
Originally, according to the design of the upper echelons of the Liao Kingdom, progress would not be so fast.
At the very least, the Liao Kingdom also planned to get a fortune and military expenditure from Song Ting, and then turn around and head east.
However, half a month ago, Liao Gulu, who was left behind in Tokyo, sent someone to report that the Koreans colluded with Ba Yimen, the Jurchen Five Kingdoms Puni Jiedushi envoy, and the Shixian tribe to capture Baozhou, an important town of the Liao Kingdom on the Yalu River.
city.
This is because the Goryeo people learned about the Song-Liao alliance, and the Song Dynasty had recognized the Liao's ownership of the Bohai Sea and Goguryeo.
In order to prevent the Liao Kingdom from raising troops again, Wang Heng, the current king of Goryeo, resolutely ordered Jin Zhongheng, the military envoy on the northwest route, to wait for the opportunity.
Jin Zhongheng was a disciple of the late Goguryeo Prime Minister Wang Kedao. He was a die-hard anti-Liao element and a die-hard believer in the idea of Great Goguryeo.
Therefore, he immediately contacted the various ministries of Shengnuzhen who had been in contact with him for a long time. In mid-August, when the Liao defenders were unprepared, he raided Baozhou and captured this nail in the Liao kingdom.
For Yelu Zongzhen, this was the best excuse and reason for war.
So, now, the Liao Kingdom can't wait to reach an agreement with the Song Dynasty, and then march eastward to solve the problem in one fell swoop. Since the time of Yelu Abaoji, he has been abducting those innocent Bohai survivors in his back garden to have sex with the Jurchens.
The Goryeo barbarians.
This time, the Yelv Sect really wants to avoid future troubles forever!
Therefore, he had already ordered his palace troops to march to Tokyo to wait for orders, and also ordered Xiao Dilie, the Liao Privy Envoy who stayed in Zhongjing, to personally lead 50,000 cavalry and arrive in Tokyo before winter.
At the same time, the Liao Kingdom's grain, grass and baggage also began to gather towards the Bohai Sea.
The army has been sharpening its swords and is waiting for the spring of next year to show the Koreans what it means to have high heaven and high earth.
So, under this situation, Yuan Hao should not talk about sending girls away.
Even if all his sisters were stripped naked and sent to Yelu Zongzhen's bed, he would not even look at them.
The Emperor of Liao Dynasty was already immersed in the dream of fulfilling his father's ambition and defeating Goryeo.
