The ugly moment has passed, and everyone in Chui Gong Hall is still immersed in their own thoughts.
The husbands were thinking about how to talk about this matter...
Zhao Zhen was trying to hide his emotions. No matter how he said it, the Emperor of Northern Liao, since the Tan Yuan Alliance, was in a sense his nephew...
"Zhongzheng, go to the guard camp quickly and order Cao Lin to send out an army of soldiers to surround Duting Post. Without an imperial edict, Duting Post is only allowed to enter but not leave."
"Anyone who disobeys the order will be detained!"
"Your Highness..."
The calm of Chui Gong Hall was broken by Zhao Xi's words, and it was still such an order.
"Dad, gentlemen, based on the current situation of the Northern Liao court, the mission will not be single. Once news of the rebellion in the Northern Liao comes from the mission, there will inevitably be civil strife among the missions."
"The first is to prevent civil strife in the mission from affecting the country. The second is to control the mission. No matter whether Bei Liao ends up calming down the civil strife or starting a war, the imperial court can adapt to the situation by controlling the mission."
The so-called adaptability is actually to be prepared to take advantage of circumstances when one's strength is insufficient.
During the civil strife in the Northern Liao Dynasty, if the members of the mission belonged to Yelu Hongji and Yelu Chongyuan respectively, internal strife was inevitable.
No matter whether they win or lose, control first. Whether Bei Liao quickly quelled the civil strife or fell into war, the country and the dynasty both advanced and retreated well.
Protecting envoys and controlling rebellious officials and traitors are all rhetoric.
To put it bluntly, this is a way of offering good things to Bei Liao. In the current situation, Zhao Xi has no choice but to do the same.
"Very good! The Privy Council ordered the imperial army to cooperate, and at the same time, stop contact with the envoys of the Western thieves... The country and the dynasty must treat them as inseparable."
After Han Qi said this, he was still a little proud.
The original intention is to separate and treat them, but they have to shout that they cannot be separated and treat them.
It's very simple. Didn't Beiliao and Xixia come together? Well, let's receive them together. Aren't the requirements the same? That's great, then we need to talk about it together.
The civil strife in Northern Liao was beyond the control of the country, so who can say when to discuss it, what the final outcome will be, and what the outcome will be.
Take it one day at a time... This is the purpose of the country and the DPRK towards the outside world.
According to Zhao Xi's original intention, he should take advantage of this opportunity and wait for it. Control the Northern Liao mission, negotiate with Xixia alone, directly reject the unreasonable demands, force Xixia, and then...
However, the country is afraid of war!
Time is still a little tight. For example, the mobilization of soldiers, the appointment of generals, and some military preparations have been rushed... After thinking about it, Zhao Xi still did not refute.
Anyway, if there is such a gap, I can make more preparations.
As for the Xixia mission...it can stir up some anger if appropriate.
When Yinshi arrived, Duting Posthouse in Guanghuafang and Dutingxi Posthouse in Huiningfang were surrounded by guard camps and imperial troops at the same time.
The Duting Posthouse in Guanghuafang was specially designed to receive envoys from the Northern Liao Dynasty, while the Dutingxi Posthouse in Huiningfang was prepared for the envoys from the Western Xia Dynasty.
At the same time, before dawn, both post houses were surrounded by soldiers.
When Cao Lin led his soldiers to Duting Posthouse, the sound of killing inside the posthouse was loud...
Five hundred people surrounded a post house, almost reaching every five steps. The soldiers of the guard camp did not need to give orders at all, and quickly found a favorable position, a position that was convenient for capture and observation.
Someone actually escaped...
Isn't it good to just kill each other in there? You have to look for trouble!
"Stop! Following the imperial edict, no one is allowed to leave the post house!"
"I am the assistant envoy, Brother Xiao Liu, and I have important events to report to the Song Dynasty court."
Major event? Exactly! Isn’t it just to let the country and the DPRK intervene in your internal strife? Who is stupid?
The specific situation of the civil strife in Northern Liao is unclear. How could the state and the DPRK get involved casually?
"Returning to Xiao Zuoshi, what are you doing with the Liao Dynasty? The country has no right to interfere. According to the imperial decree, we can only protect all the pavilions and posthouses from being attacked..."
This is a poor excuse, but there is really no more suitable one.
"General, there is indeed a major incident to inform Song..."
"boom……"
From what Wang Zhongzheng said, His Royal Highness seemed to be asking that the fight at Dutingyi should not bring harm to the country.
When he saw someone else rushing over to kill the envoy, Cao Lin shot without hesitation.
They were fighting among themselves anyway, and no one would care if one or two more people died.
Besides, you have saved that assistant's life, right? If it doesn't work, just kill him together...
Cao Lin held the gun and approached the envoy step by step...
The other party was already stunned, frightened by the sudden gunshot.
I had heard about the muskets and artillery used in the Song Dynasty, but I didn't expect that it was so easy to kill a person.
"General...General, I am Brother Xiaoliu, a descendant of the Liao Dynasty. Yelu Zhongyuan has rebelled, and I am attacking and killing the envoys. I hope the Song Dynasty court will rescue us..."
It's impossible to save him, but he can be escaped and taken care of.
Cao Lin did not respond, but just waved, and soldiers came over and took him away with support.
The imperial court had arranged for special civil servants to come to fight with each other. This was not something Cao Lin should consider. He just hoped that someone would run out and attack his side... That way he could see the capabilities of the Northern Liao soldiers.
But Dutingxiyi is a different story.
The envoys of Xixia were not aware of the civil strife in Northern Liao and were still waiting for the arrival of their envoys as usual...
"Wu Zhengshi, the post house is surrounded by Song troops..."
"Surrounded?"
"It is indeed true. The post house is surrounded by Song troops. Although they have not entered the post house and have not harassed our envoys, they are indeed surrounded."
"Invite the envoy of Daliao."
With Daxia's power alone, Wu Zong knew that it would be impossible to obtain wool textile technology from the Song Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, we have sent people there. Duting Post is also surrounded by the Song Army, and it is the East Palace Guard Camp as rumored. Moreover, something big seems to have happened in the Liao Dynasty. Duting Post is in chaos, and the Song Army does not allow us to enter!
"
Wu Zong was a little confused and confused. He still didn't understand the situation of the Song army surrounding the post house. Why was the Liao envoy confused again at this time?
He waved his hand and let people go down first.
Now it seems that the only thing left to do is to wait for the Song Dynasty to take over.
Han Qi's order to surround the Western Post in Duting was a bit redundant. There was no order at all. He simply sent additional troops around the post. There were no restrictions on the entire Xixia envoys.
Either the Xixia envoys were confused, or even the imperial guards on duty were confused.
"Returning to the official envoy, the envoy from the Song State Pavilion has not arrived..."
I don’t know how many times I have asked this question again and again, but the result is the same every time.
"Your Majesty, there are rumors in the market that the Emperor's uncle of the Liao Dynasty rebelled, which caused the Liao Dynasty's envoys to kill each other. In order to prevent the fighting from affecting the people, the Song army just sent more soldiers to guard the post house."
Civil strife in the Liao Dynasty? At this moment, Wu Zong knew that the matter of forcing the Song Dynasty this time was probably going to end.
It should be said that everyone except the Liao Emperor could see clearly the intentions of the Liao Emperor's uncle in plotting to usurp the throne. Even Daxia knew that this would happen sooner or later.
Unexpectedly, they broke into trouble when they were coercing the Song Dynasty together.
Now that the Liao Dynasty could no longer borrow its power, Wu Zong needed to consider how to get the Song Dynasty to hand over its wool textile technology and fulfill the purpose of the imperial court's dispatch of envoys.