Entering September, the positions of Song and Liao were rapidly approaching. Only minor details remained.
The differences mainly focus on the respective names of the Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty in the alliance letter.
The Liao Kingdom insisted on using the title of Emperor of the Liao Dynasty of China and Emperor of the Song Dynasty of China, and asked the Song Dynasty to allow ministers of the Liao Kingdom to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices.
He also stated that this is the final position of the Liao Kingdom and cannot be changed even a word.
The Song Dynasty naturally strongly disagreed.
They think that the Yelv clan of Liao Kingdom was originally from Khitan, so how can they be called China? How can they sacrifice Mount Tai like the emperor of China?
The Liao Kingdom retorted that Li Cunmao of the Tang Dynasty was from Shatuo, but he was also the emperor of China.
Now, the Emperor of Liao respected Confucius and Chongwen, practiced rituals and laws, and was well-mannered with cultural relics. Why can't he be the Emperor of China?
Does the Chinese emperor still need to talk about blood?
Didn’t Confucius say that?
If the barbarians enter China, China will be conquered!
Naturally, the Song Dynasty became sophistical. Fu Bi told Yelv Zongzhen that Li Cunmao could be the emperor of China because he was a military envoy appointed by the Tang Dynasty and had always been loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Zhu Wen only established the country after the fall of the Tang Dynasty.
Since the Liao Kingdom was not canonized by the Tang Dynasty, it naturally could not have any claim to inheriting Chinese laws.
Naturally, the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom scoffed at this statement.
They only named one person, leaving Fu Bi speechless - Shi Jingtang.
The founder of the Later Jin Dynasty relied on Yelu Deguang, Taizong of the Liao Dynasty, to seize power.
Fu Bi reported back to Bianjing and expressed the persistence of the Liao monarchs and ministers.
Therefore, Zhao Zhen could only hold an imperial meeting to discuss this matter.
Unfortunately, after several meetings in a row, the emperor and his ministers could not come up with a solution, so they had to let Fu Bi make a decision on his own. What could Fu Bi do?
Faced with the day and night pressure, intimidation and intimidation from the Liao monarchs and ministers.
He had no choice but to take the blame and agreed to the Liao people's request, but only withdrew the condition that the Liao could send people to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices.
As a result, by September Yiwei (the thirteenth day), the Song and Liao parties reached a formal alliance.
The content of the covenant, excluding the rhetoric and explanations of each other's positions, consists of four main contents.
First, the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty were brothers. Among them, the Song Dynasty was the brother and the Liao Dynasty was the younger brother. The Song Dynasty still followed the agreement of the Chanyuan Alliance and gave the younger brother of the Emperor of Liao Dynasty one hundred thousand taels of silver and twenty thousand taels of silk every year.
Ten thousand horses as pocket money.
Second, both the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty can use the name of China, and they both agree that they have some different views on relevant history, but the two countries have decided to put aside their past grievances and look forward together.
Therefore, the Song Dynasty did not openly oppose the Liao Dynasty's use of the name Emperor of China externally, but the Liao Kingdom could not and could interfere with the Song Dynasty's internal representation of the Liao Kingdom.
Third: The Emperor of the Song Dynasty believes that the actions taken by the brother of the Emperor of the Liao regarding Goguryeo, Bohai and other affairs are reasonable and necessary. He will order the revision of the national history to change some of the past erroneous statements about Emperor Shengzong of the Liao's Eastern Expedition, and
It can be modified according to Daliao's opinions.
Fourth, Daliao could sell cattle, sheep, livestock and fur products with a total value of no less than 200,000 guan to Song Dynasty every year, and Song Dynasty must trade them with silk, tea and other commodities of equivalent value.
Of course, privately, there are still several secret terms.
The main content is that the Song Dynasty must send imperial doctors to the Liao Kingdom to teach the technology and knowledge about vaccination, and must ensure that this matter will never be mentioned or made public.
In addition, the Song Dynasty must regularly send people to copy the latest works of relevant literati and celebrities designated by the Liao Kingdom and send them to the Liao Kingdom.
As a result, the new covenant was sent to Bianjing.
On the 19th day of the ninth lunar month, Zhao Zhen officially put his seal on the alliance letter, and then ordered people to deliver the alliance letter to Waqiao Pass, where the Song and Liao parties would complete the exchange of contracts.
The Song and Liao parties reached an agreement unexpectedly and quickly.
The clouds of war quickly disappeared from the sky over Hebei, and Daming Mansion became prosperous and lively again.
During the whole process, Li Yuanhao in Xingqing Mansion was dumbfounded.
His mood also experienced a roller coaster-like excitement.
It only took more than three months to go from surprise and ecstasy to loss, disappointment and despair.
As a result, his own attitude towards the Liao people quickly took a turn for the worse!
After learning about the exchange of contracts between Song and Liao, Li Yuanhao frantically smashed the Liao items in his palace. The mistake was that the princess he married from the Liao had already died of illness, and she might not be able to escape his clutches.
Yeli Wangrong, who had just returned from a mission to the Liao Kingdom, kowtowed tremblingly: "The matter has come to this, please calm down the anger..."
"Useless guy!" Yuan Hao cursed loudly, and he didn't like Yeli Wangrong no matter how much he looked at him. If it weren't for his two brothers Yeli Ronghen and Yeli Yuqi who now hold heavy troops and are his right-hand men,
Yuan Hao had already drawn his sword and killed the minister who could not help him to separate Song and Liao.
Even so, Yuan Hao grabbed Yeli Wangrong and beat him until Yeli Wangrong's nose was bruised and his face was swollen. He could only kneel straight on the ground and let him vent his anger.
"Go and call Rong Ren and Yu Qi!" Yuan Hao cursed and fought for a while, but he had no strength anymore and ordered breathlessly.
"Promise!" Ye Li was prosperous as if he had been granted amnesty.
Soon, brothers Yeli Ronghen and Yeli Yuqi who were waiting outside the palace came to Yuanhao. They knelt down and kowtowed tremblingly: "Wuzi, did you call us?"
"Stop kneeling..." Yuan Hao had almost vented his anger and calmed down. He waved to the brothers: "Get up!"
Then, Yuan Hao took the brothers to a map hanging on the wall of the palace.
"I have thought about it for a long time..." Yuan Hao said: "We can't continue to be passive like this... All the tribes have complained. If this continues, I am worried that in the spring of next year, some tribesmen will flee to Tubo, Song Dynasty, and Liao Kingdom.
…”
In fact, these situations have begun to occur now.
The so-called Dabai Gao Kingdom established by Yuan Hao was inherently deficient. It was just a tribal alliance. Starting from the Li Jiqian era, it began to have some ethnic characteristics.
But that was an alliance formed through violence and marriage.
After Yuan Hao came to the throne, he relied on bloody suppression, massacre and bribery to maintain unity.
But in fact, many tribes and even nobles do not agree with the so-called Dabai Gao Kingdom.
Once the stomach is not full, escape will occur immediately.
Just like now, on the borders of Song, Xia, Xia and Liao, there are tribal herdsmen fleeing into each other's territory every day under the cover of night. The fugitives even run towards Tubo!
Even though Yuan Hao issued repeated orders and publicly executed many captured escapees, there was still a steady stream of escapees.
If the people are not afraid of death, why should they be afraid of death?
"Wuzi, where are we going to attack?" Of course Yeli Ronghen and Yeli Yuqi also knew the current situation in the country, so they asked directly without any nonsense.
"Here!" Yuan Hao's hand pointed to a place on the map and gave it a heavy hammer.