"Prince Yelu, you should be careful with what you say. This is Zhou Dynasty, not your Liao Kingdom. It is not a trivial matter to offend me, the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty, by talking nonsense." Yang Jun also said in a deep voice.
Yelvshi said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, I made a mistake, and I don't dare to do it again. Your Majesty, your Majesty, I will get straight to the point and avoid beating around the bush. I am here as an envoy to your country this time. Firstly, I am repairing books for my father and restoring old friendship with your country."
Secondly... I just want to ask your country to help us and give us a helping hand to suppress the Jurchen rebellion."
Guo Xu chuckled and said: "You really want to ask us for help, right? But I can't think of a reason to help you. Why should I help you suppress the rebellion in Liao?"
Yelvshi said: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, our country, Daliao, and your country are brothers. How can we not help our brothers when they are in trouble? This is one. Second, the Jurchen tribe is ferocious and barbaric, with no regard for morality and ethics.
They are an uncivilized people. After they captured our Liaoyang Mansion, they killed 60,000 of our soldiers and civilians in three days, including a large number of women and children. It can be said that they are a people who have lost their humanity and lost their conscience. If we, Daliao, cannot destroy them,
If these people occupy our country in Daliao, they will also be a great threat to your country. As the saying goes, they will continue to go south and attack your country. Therefore, assisting us in Daliao to exterminate the Jurchens is not only helping us but also helping you.
country."
"Hahahaha." Guo Xu laughed again, pointed at Yelvshi and said: "What a glib person. I reluctantly accept the first reason, but the second reason is too ridiculous. What do you mean?
, it is our responsibility to help you? What does your Liao affairs have to do with me in the Zhou Dynasty? You Liao people are hard to defeat the Jurchens, how could you know that we can't defeat the Jurchens? Are you insinuating that I, the Zhou Dynasty's soldiers and horses are not very powerful, or are you?
Curse me that the great Zhou Dynasty will be destroyed by the Jurchens?"
Yelvshi frowned and said: "Your Majesty, what I said is the truth. This matter is indeed good for your country. It is better to deal with us than to deal with the Jurchens. They have no regard for integrity and no rules. Ex.
The agreement reached can be overturned in a blink of an eye. They are a group of barbarians who are no different from animals. They are not only murderous, but also cunning and deceitful, which is completely unreasonable. If His Majesty the Emperor does not believe it, I will send you to Daliao and
I will tell you the entire process of their negotiations, so that you will know how they went back on their word, were cruel and cunning, and were shameless and unjust."
Yang Jun said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the words of the Liao envoy are true. According to the information I got, the Jurchens are indeed reneging on their word, cunning, vicious, and murderous. They are a group of future people in the Changbai Mountains.
It is difficult for civilized people to communicate and trust without being educated.”
Guo Xu glanced at Yang Jun, swallowed the few sarcastic words in his mouth, and turned to ask Yelv Shi: "But how do you want us to help you? Send troops? Need supplies, food and grass? Or any other needs?
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Yelvshi felt happy. Guo Xu asked, does that mean he was ready to agree to his request?
"Your Majesty, the Liao Dynasty has spent a lot of money fighting the Jurchens for several years. We really need the help of Dazhou this time. It is best if we can provide soldiers, horses, food, grass and supplies to help us wipe out the Jurchen rebellion in one fell swoop."
Guo Xu burst out laughing and said, "You really have a big appetite. So how many troops and supplies do you need?"
Yelvshi hurriedly said: "I have listed a list of demands to the officials and asked His Majesty the Emperor to take a look."
Yelvshi took out a clear
After submitting the list, Guo Xu took it and looked at it with a sneer on his face. The items on the list were clearly and densely packed, ranging from the number of soldiers and horses to grain and grass supplies, equipment and weapons, war horses and equipment, and so on.
There are dozens of them, I want almost everything, and the quantity is huge.
Guo Xu resisted the urge to tear the list into pieces on the spot, and asked in a deep voice: "You want us to send a hundred thousand troops, millions of stones of food and grass, and countless supplies and equipment. Do you know how much it will cost? Even if I agree to you
,Are you willing to pay for this money?"
Yelvshi was stunned and said: "Your Majesty, this is aid, how can you ask us to pay for it? Besides, all the material, human and financial resources of Daliao are currently used to suppress the rebellion, how can we have money to pay for it?"
Guo Xu shouted in a deep voice: "It's a joke, you don't give me money, but you ask me, Dazhou, to provide money to help you with things. How can this be true in the world? Are you bullying me, Dazhou?"
Yelvshi shouted: "No, didn't you just give me the reason? Suppressing the Jurchens will also be beneficial to your great Zhou Dynasty. As the saying goes, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold..."
"Shut up!" Guo Xu couldn't bear it anymore. He didn't want to listen to Yelvshi's nagging anymore, and his anger was not limited to him. "You Liao people are used to being domineering. Do you think that I, the Zhou Dynasty, are weak and can be bullied? Since you have come to ask for help, you should do it.
You seem to be asking for help. Do you think that I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, can give orders and take whatever you want? You want me, the Great Zhou Dynasty, to send 100,000 troops, millions of stones of food and grass, countless armors, weapons, horses, and equipment, but not even a single cent? This is simply ridiculous.
What a big joke. How can there be such a cheap thing in the world? What does your Liao Kingdom have to do with me when the Jurchens are destroyed by the Jurchens? Don’t try to trick me with any words that are good for me, the Zhou Dynasty. If the Jurchens are really tigers, you Liao people are wolves.
A raccoon dog is not a good thing. When you come to me, you are not sincere, but you are very arrogant. Go back and tell your father Yelu Zongyuan that I can't help you. The Jurchen rebellion is his business and has nothing to do with me, the Great Zhou Dynasty. Come here.
People, take the Liao envoy and leave."
As soon as Guo Xu said this, Yelvshi was stunned and speechless. He looked at Lu Zhongtian and Yang Jun hurriedly for help. Lu Zhongtian hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, don't make such a hasty decision, discuss it before making a decision."
Guo Xu said coldly: "What else is there to discuss? They are asking us to send so many soldiers, horses and supplies for nothing. You don't know how much money this will cost. I'm afraid even millions of taels can't stop them.
Could it be that this amount of money fell from the sky?"
Yang Jun frowned and said: "Yes, the people of Liao are not rich. What does this mean? Prince Yelu, you always have to express your feelings, otherwise we will not be able to explain to the world. You are too outrageous."
Yelvshi said hurriedly: "Of course there will be a reward, His Majesty the Emperor hasn't allowed me to finish my words yet."
Guo Xu shouted: "Tell me, should I give you money or not?"
Yelvshi smacked his lips and said: "This... we really can't afford the money. My father said that since our two countries have restored their old friendship and restored the Yanyun Alliance agreement, the cost of borrowing troops will be deducted from this agreement."
Guo Xu frowned and said: "Deduction in the agreement? What does it mean?"
Yelvshi said: "Isn't there a clause in the Yanyun Alliance Agreement that your country will contribute 100,000 taels of silver and silk every year to Daliao? It is equivalent to 500,000 600,000 taels of silver every year. I, Daliao, will be exempted from this 100,000 taels of silk every year."
Yes, if you have five or six million taels in ten years, it will be enough to pay for your troops."
Yelu
As soon as Shi said this, Guo Xu was furious. He jumped up from the soft couch and cursed sternly: "You Liao people are so shameless. You can think of such a method. You are treating me as a fool."
What? At this time, you still want to restore the terms of the Yanyun Alliance's middle-aged coins, and you still want to use this silver as your money to pay for our troops. You simply don't take me, Dazhou, seriously.
.Stop saying that I have not agreed to restore the Yanyun Alliance with you. Even if it is restored, do you still want these coins? You have to pay tribute to us every year. Don’t forget, it is you who asked for it.
We, we are not begging you. At this time, you still think you are superior to others, do you think you can point fingers at me, the Great Zhou Dynasty? You are crazy. Yelvshi, I remember that you first came to my great Zhou Dynasty, and I don’t want to punish you.
You must get out of our Great Zhou immediately within three days, otherwise, we will kill you without mercy. I am completely disappointed in you for insulting my Great Zhou. Leave immediately, I don’t want to see you again."
Yelv Shi was confused. He didn't seem to understand where he was wrong. In fact, Yelu Zongyuan didn't let him say these words when he came. He just asked him to adapt to the situation. Just then Guo Xu asked Liao to pay money, and he concentrated
Shengzhi thought of the Sui coins, so he said it. He thought he had thought of a good way to solve the problem, but he didn't know that this touched the emperor of Zhou. In his opinion, this was completely
It is an excellent and equal solution.
Yelvshi is not a dandy, but a bit dull. He is a bit honest. Moreover, the difference in behavior between the Liao people and the Zhou people leads to some deviations in their understanding of this matter. In Yelvshi's view, since the two countries
To rebuild the old friendship and restore the Yanyun Alliance, wouldn't it be the same as before? There was nothing wrong with the method he proposed. He did not understand at all that his words touched the weakness that the Emperor of Zhou hated most. The Yanyun Alliance is objective
The Shang Dynasty allowed the Zhou Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom to maintain a relatively peaceful situation for a hundred years, which promoted the development and prosperity of the two countries. However, in the minds of the emperors and subjects of the Zhou Dynasty, they always felt that it was a low-key agreement. For example, every year
Although the amount of tribute coins is not large, it is definitely a humiliation.
Seeing Lu Zhongtian and Yang Jun also rolling their eyes and looking at him, Yelvshi realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, so he immediately made amends.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of Zhou, please calm down. If this method fails, we will discuss other methods. I have no intention of humiliating you, and it is not that your Majesty wants to boss you around. If your Majesty, the Emperor, is not angry, you can punish me.
, I will never complain. But please consider the good relations between our two countries and don’t reject Daliao’s request easily." Yelvshi said hurriedly.
Guo Xu was not willing to talk nonsense with him, and shouted coldly: "I won't talk nonsense to you. If you can't come up with money, how can I send troops in vain? If you don't have money, you have to exchange it with something. If you don't have anything, you have to exchange it with land.
I can give you a suggestion. I can recruit 100,000 elite soldiers to help you put down the rebellion. I can agree to all the requirements on this list, but there is one thing: you need to cede three places in Fangshan, Yongqing, Zhuozhou on the south bank of the Sanggan River.
As a mortgage, I don’t want your place. After the war, we will calculate the amount of silver and materials consumed. When you can pay the full amount, I will return your place. This can be regarded as a fair and equitable transaction.
Go. You go back and report to your father. If you agree with this suggestion, you will send someone to sign an agreement. After handing over the city, I will immediately send one hundred thousand elite troops north to help you destroy the Jurchens."
