Chapter 174 The scene of abduction and abduction in a large-scale pit in Honglu Temple
On the second day of the New Year, as usual, a state banquet will be held to receive envoys from various countries in the Concierge Hall.
As the official in charge, Yang Lin got up early and put on his official uniform with Yin Qianqian serving him.
It was still cold in spring in Bianjing. Yin Qianqian felt sorry for her man, so she wrapped a layer of cotton-padded clothes underneath. After putting it on, Yang Lin looked around and said with a smile, "Why do I feel so fat?"
Yin Qianqian covered her mouth and snickered, and said: "Dalang just needs to be more generous to look like a tall man."
Yang Lin said with a smile: "Little Hoozi is so brave that he dares to comment on your man. You were not the one who cried for father and mother when we had sex last night."
Guarding the maid in the room, Yin Qianqian blushed prettyly and pushed Yang Lin out: "What crazy talk did the Dalang say? Let's go quickly. Don't delay important events."
Yang Lin laughed, left the inner courtyard, mounted his horse and came to Long Live Camp. Yang Jian was waiting for him early.
"Brother, you should immediately arrange your manpower to spread rumors in the city, saying that the Western Army is short of soldiers' pay and cotton-padded clothes, and the general insists on urging the battle. A mutiny has already occurred. The more detailed the details, the better."
Yang Jian nodded and asked: "It's the New Year now, and there are crowds of people gathering everywhere. If it makes people panic, I'm afraid the officials will blame me."
Yang Lin chuckled and said: "The last time I had a fight with Han Zhongyan, Chen Xian, the Minister of Household Affairs, took the opportunity to write a letter to me. It would be a waste of life not to take revenge. I sent someone to spread rumors, so I went to the palace to complain.
, it is said that Chen Xian was jealous of Tong Guan for leading the army as a eunuch, and spread rumors and slanders everywhere in an effort to demote this old man from the capital."
Yang Jian's eyes lit up and he said: "The Minister of the Ministry of Finance is a good job. This strategy kills three birds with one stone. It not only deceives the Khitan people, but also avenges personal revenge. It can also get involved in the Ministry of Revenue. Brother, you are so smart."
Seeing the old eunuch carrying Brother Thumb up, Yang Lin couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "Brother, stop teasing my younger brother here, let's go and make arrangements. A war is about to start over at Tong Guan, and we must ensure that the Khitans cannot participate. As long as they decide that we will not
If you know how to fight, you won't be able to deploy troops on the border. Once war breaks out, it will be too late to mobilize troops."
Countries with fixed cities like the Khitan and the Song Dynasty would need the logistics of millions of people once they mobilize an army of 100,000 people.
Tong Guan was condescending, fought his way out of Hengshan, and attacked with Tubo, and captured Xingzhou in just a matter of seconds.
I just hope that the eunuch Tong Guan can perform at a normal level and do everything step by step, and don't suddenly faint, so that there will be no big mistakes.
Thinking of this, Yang Lin suddenly became excited and even more nervous than the soldiers on the front line.
Xixia is like a stone in a latrine. Blocked in the northwest, the Song Dynasty lost contact with the Western Regions and lost the land to raise horses. The key is that Shaanxi-Gansu has spent countless money and food all year round, and it is useless to sacrifice soldiers. In fact, it belongs to the Song Dynasty.
Heartache.
All he could do was to hold off the Khitan, and then arrange food, grass, ordnance in the court to avoid the disastrous failure of the last time.
When Xiao Baoxian was told that he needed to negotiate with Yang Lin, the Khitan Lin Ya felt desperate.
This young minister, a close minister of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, was so good at pushing back and forth that Xiao Baoxian thought he had seen him for the first time in his life.
To his surprise, Yang Lin was very accommodating this time and took the initiative to come to the Concierge Hall of Honglu Temple before he could find him.
Yang Lin came in with a smile, followed by some guards, carrying a jar of wine.
"Haha, your Majesty is celebrating the New Year in our Song Dynasty, so you have to taste the fine wines and delicacies of our Song Dynasty." Yang Lin shouted loudly while directing his men to carry things in.
Without reaching out to hit the smiling man, Xiao Baoxian said with a smile on his face: "Yang Shaozai got up very early today."
Yang Lin chuckled and said: "Song and Liao were a powerful country in the world, and major military affairs were often related to millions of lives and deaths. How dare I delay? To be honest, I have been thinking about this matter these days. I can't solve it for a moment, so I have trouble sleeping and eating.
install."
Everyone went into the lobby of the Concierge Court and sat down together. Xiao Baoxian secretly thought to himself, the Song people were arrogant at first and respectful at the end. Could it be that something happened in the court?
With this thought in mind, he was not in a hurry to ask. Foreign teachers are like this. If one party gets on the pole, the other party will be cold and procrastinate.
Yang Lin hurriedly got to the point and said: "As I said before, as long as we stop our troops, Xixia will apologize and become a vassal, and pay the annual coins every year. After discussion with the emperor and ministers of the Song Dynasty, I feel that this is a very good move.
Although the Xia traitors committed serious crimes, I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, have the virtue of a good life and care about life and soul, so I am especially kind and forgiving to the traitors of the Li family."
Let's get straight to the point? Xiao Baoxian was even more suspicious that something was wrong with the Song Dynasty. There was no look on his face, and he said solemnly: "If the Song Dynasty is willing to stop its troops, it will actually be a good thing, but I don't know where your dynasty is willing to withdraw?"
"Withdraw? Why withdraw? Those lands are all lost territories recovered. I think the entire northwest was my Song Dynasty's counties."
Xiao Bao first saw that his attitude had hardened again, and he felt uncertain. His mission was to get Song Ting to stop the army, and there was no need to fight for Xixia's interests.
Thinking of this, Xiao Baoxian smiled and said: "If this is the case, there should be a covenant."
"Yes, I have full authority to handle this matter according to the imperial decree. I can sign an alliance with Xiao Linya right now."
Xiao Baoxian was scratching his head and wanted to know what happened to the Song Dynasty that made them so anxious to stop the army.
Could it be that Xia Jun fought back and won?
I shook my head secretly in my heart. The Song Dynasty held the Hengshan defense line. It could advance, attack, retreat or defend. Even if it lost a few big battles, it would not hurt its vitality.
At first, the Western Army fought like crazy and fought hard across the mountain chasm. From then on, the situation in the northwest was reversed, and the Song Dynasty suppressed Xixia.
In the end, the chicken thief mentality took over, and Xiao Baoxian was determined to explore the bottom of the Song Dynasty.
"Mr. Xiao said softly, if a contract is signed, I will have to report the matter back to the court, or send someone back to ask for instructions."
Yang Lin moved his eyebrows, as if trying to hide his anxiety, and asked: "How long will it take to return it?"
"It takes a month for a quick horse to come back." Xiao Baoxian was drinking tea leisurely. The Song people were so anxious to stop the army that he was not worried at all.
Yang Lin waved his hand and said: "It's too long, at most twenty days, we have to ask Xia Thief to sign the contract, otherwise we will continue to fight."
Haha, I didn’t even dare to say it out loud even when I was beaten. Yang Lin’s “guilty” look was clearly visible, and Xiao Baoxian even wanted to laugh. This Song Dynasty man really wanted to save face, and even if something happened to him in court, he still had to keep his mouth strong.
Xiao Bao first put on his airs and said calmly: "One month is already the fastest speed. No matter how fast it goes, I'm afraid the ordering soldiers will be exhausted to death."
Yang Lin frowned and said, "Okay, just one month, not even one more day."
Xiao Baoxian stood up to see Yang Lin off, returned to the concierge, and immediately sent someone to say: "Don't be tired these days, walk around Bianliang City, and inquire about any important news recently, especially the news from the northwest.