After the ceremony, Yang Lin was about to return home when a familiar person behind him stopped him.
"Yang Shaozai, happy New Year."
"Xiao Linya, haha, your country still sends you as an envoy this time, which shows that Emperor Liao attaches great importance to you. Brother Xiao has a bright future. I would like to congratulate you first."
After a good talk, Khitan Lin Ya Xiao Baoxian showed no joy on his face and said in a deep voice: "Yang Shaozai, I have told you before that our Princess of Liao has married the King of Xixia. In order to ensure good neighborliness and peace among the three countries, the common people will not be exempted.
Due to the war, can you tell your army to withdraw to Hengshan and stop attacking Xixia?"
The conquest of Xixia was strongly advocated by Cai Jing and Tong Guan. At that time, Yang Lin did not have a place in the court.
Cai Jing and Tong Guan relied on this advantage to gain a firm foothold. Xixia had reached a very critical point. They were really anxious.
Now the imperial court was not short of money, and several great victories in domestic and foreign wars made Zhao Ji want to make achievements in martial arts.
Cai Jing and Tong Guan are both very popular, and the pace of conquering Xia cannot be stopped no matter what.
Yang Lin smiled and said: "This is a major military matter. It can't be decided by a young commander like me. Well, after the state banquet, I will ask the Grand Master for you."
Xiao Baoxian rolled his eyes inwardly. This familiar feeling was the same as the last time, where he was trying to push the ball back and forth.
Xiao Bao first decided to give him some perspective. He could no longer be too polite to this frail young master. He coughed lightly, and with a sullen face and a calm voice, he said: "Young Master Yang, I have millions of cavalrymen in Daliao, and I will not sit back and watch Princess Cheng'an."
We were harassed by the Song army and couldn't sleep at night. If necessary, we will send troops to protect the safety of our princess."
Yang Lin sneered in his heart, the so-called Cheng'an Princess Yelu Nanxian was just a member of the Khitan clan, and she was far from the emperor.
Historically, Li Qianshun, the Xia Chongzong whom the Khitan had protected from the Song Dynasty, declared himself a vassal after the rise of the Jurchens and became a dog-legger of the Jin Dynasty, occupying the land of the Song Dynasty and the Khitan everywhere. He asked his grandfather to tell his grandma to marry Yerunan.
Xian, who was a man of character, knew that Li Qianshun followed the Jurchens to destroy the Khitan, so he went on a hunger strike in the palace and died.
After listening to Xiao Baoxian's threatening words, Yang Lin turned around and said to the officials of the Song Dynasty beside him: "I have said long ago that the Liao Dynasty was a powerful country with millions of soldiers and thousands of good generals. Such a powerful country could compete with
Our good neighborliness and friendship are really a blessing to the people all over the world. In the future, if our people break Xiazhou City, we must ensure the safety of Princess Anqing of Daliao. Anyone who dares to touch Princess Anqing is my enemy, Yang Lin, and the Song Dynasty.
The enemy is also the chief culprit for the destruction of peace between Liao and Song Dynasties."
Xiao Baoxian was so angry that his head hurt, and he sighed and said: "There are so many foreign countries present today, why can you tolerate Korea, Dali, and Jiaozhi but not Xixia?"
Just as Yang Lin was about to answer, a smiling voice sounded from behind him: "Your envoy has a good question, please let me answer your questions."
As soon as everyone heard the sound, they knew that Cai Jing had arrived, and they all moved out of the way. Yang Lin smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Your Excellency, my students wish you a happy New Year."
Cai Jing nodded with a smile and said to Xiao Baoxian: "The Li family of Xixia was originally a minister of the Song Dynasty. In the second year of Yongxi, the traitor Li Jiqian and his brother Li Jichong trapped and killed our general Cao Guangshi, occupied Yinzhou, attacked Huizhou, and captured us.
With an army of 400,000 rations and grass, a large army was sent out to surround Lingwu City.
I, the Emperor Zhenzong, am grateful that the Dangxiang people have always been submissive and could not bear the overwhelming army. Although I defeated the Li family's thieves, I still let him have the land of Xia, Sui, Yin, You, and Quiet in the five states. I only hope that the traitor Li Jiqian can be grateful for the emperor's great kindness. Don't Rebirth of alienation.
Who would have known that this traitor not only failed to appreciate the kindness of Emperor Zhenzong, he led the Qiang tribes to capture Lingzhou, an important town in the Song Dynasty, and renamed it Xiping Prefecture. Pay tribute, and at the same time prohibit the tribes in the Western Regions from selling horses to our Song Dynasty.
In the first year of Baoyuan, Li Yuanhao, the leader of the Western Xia bandits, openly proclaimed himself emperor. He also arbitrarily wrote the so-called "Manshu" and made great sarcastic comments on me, from the emperor to the soldiers. Is this intolerable?"
Xiao Baoxian broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. What Xixia did was indeed too outrageous. Even the Khitan people knew the virtues of these people. If Li Qianshun hadn't begged him so hard, Daliao would have been afraid that the Song people would have the land to raise horses in the northwest, and their military strength would be greatly enhanced. , it really doesn’t necessarily help him.
For a long time, the Song Dynasty lost the land of Youyan and was blocked by Xixia from the trade route with the Western Regions, resulting in the Song Dynasty being short of horses. If they were given enough war horses and even a place to raise horses, would the Song people not want to regain Yan? Cloud Sixteen States?
Cai Jing was still smiling and asked: "Excuse me, your envoy, why should we not cut down Xixia in this way?"
In the past, the Song Dynasty did not agree to stop the war, and it was just prevaricating. Now Prime Minister Cai Jing made it clear that he would not cease the war. Why did the Song Dynasty, which had always been weak and afraid of war, become so firm?
Xiao Baoxian's expression darkened. He came with a mission. Now that Liao was riddled with internal and external troubles, he was unable to go to war to protect Xixia and the Song Dynasty.
The Song people's record in the northwest made them even more afraid. You must know that the Xia army was not a weak force, but they were beaten back steadily.
It seems that it is impossible to convince the Song people to stop their troops, because the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty will not talk to you at all, and they don't even want to know what the terms of the peace offer from Xixia are.
Taking advantage of Xiao Baoxian's deep thought, Yang Lin said with a smile: "Prime Minister En, after the meeting, I would like to go to En Prime Minister's house and wish him a happy birthday."
Cai Jing smiled meaningfully: "Wen Yuan, some of my disciples who don't know you are just like you."
The old man and the young man walked down the Duiyu Tower. Their entourage had already come forward, and then the officials went back to their homes.
Yang Lin was on the carriage, closing his eyes and thinking carefully about Cai Jing's words.
What this old fox said was eloquent, and it was clear that he was determined to fight and would never stop in the northwest.
This is of course a good thing. Being able to regain Xixia would be a huge victory for the Song Dynasty. Not only would it be possible to reopen the trade routes in the Western Regions, but it would also provide a vast land for raising horses.
But why was Cai Jing suddenly so determined? Did he get any hints from the emperor? Or was there some news from Tong Guan?
At Yang Lin's position, it would be unbearable to be isolated from the decision-making circle, even just once.
Today's historical trend may have changed because of his little butterfly. He can no longer remember according to the original trajectory. Yang Lin frowned and was puzzled.
It seems that I and Tong Guan don’t move around too much, so we might as well keep in touch during the New Year.