Han Qi was not a kind person to begin with, he was just annoyed because of the heavy negotiation matters and being disturbed by the endless peace.
As soon as the implicit edict from the court arrived, Han Qi immediately began to operate.
There is no shortage of people who have bowed their waists in every dynasty, not to mention that at this time, they were still known as the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains.
For literati, there is really no taboo about betrayal in this situation.
Han Qi was also quite straightforward. After selecting some officials, he directly invited the chief officials sent by the imperial court to the four states to join the negotiation team, and handed over all the governance rights of the four Yunying states to those officials.
Moreover, Han Qi also ordered all subordinate officers and soldiers of the New Army stationed on the garrison to fully support their official duties.
Sure enough, in less than half a month, after beheading hundreds of heads, the entire newly occupied area became stable to a certain extent. At least there were no more harassment incidents against the garrison soldiers and dispatched officials.
Han Qi could finally devote himself to negotiating the details of the covenant.
I can't figure out why Yelu Hongji of Northern Liao had to play King's Covenant. Everyone knows that this so-called covenant is just a rhetoric and can be torn up at any time.
Just like the Tan Yuan Alliance, it was pressing hard in the Northern Liao Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty changed many times while compromising everywhere.
The basis for the execution of the covenant is that both sides are evenly matched. When one side is stronger than the other to a certain extent, the covenant will no longer be remembered.
Perhaps in Yelu Hongji's view, a covenant with the participation of a king would be observed to a certain extent.
After all, the Tanyuan Alliance has persisted for a hundred years despite being on the verge of collapse. Even if Beiliao continued to be unreasonable, they still racked their brains to find some excuses.
The current situation is that the Song Dynasty is prosperous and the Northern Liao Dynasty is declining day by day. The Northern Liao Dynasty also wants to use time for development, hoping to use the covenant to restrain the Song Dynasty to some extent and give them a chance to breathe.
But Han Qi knew that his official family was by no means a fuel-efficient lamp...
If it were not for the shortage of soldiers, I am afraid that the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun would have been captured this time. This was still a passive response to the war. Once the Song Dynasty took the initiative to launch a war that day, I am afraid it would not only be a matter of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
It has been less than twenty years since the official family managed the guard camp and led the guard camp to march southward, and the official family was just thirty years old. The changes in the country can be described as rapid.
No one can be sure how much the country's strength will improve in another ten years!
By then... I am excited just thinking about it. He, Han Qi, was also lucky enough to catch up with this era of great change...
Han Qi figured it out, or was told by Fu Bi... Since he is a sage king, what if his ministers are in a cooperative position? He also has the opportunity to be famous throughout the ages.
Right now, he needs to complete the treaty negotiations with Beiliao.
Even though Han Qi knew that this covenant was of little use, he still devoted himself to it seriously. It gave Northern Liao an impression... The Song Dynasty also needed this time.
Ever since the kings of both sides agreed to sign the treaty, the exchanges between Yunzhou and Hongzhou have never stopped for a day.
At first he was a messenger, and later he was an assistant official. Yelu Yixin of the Northern Liao Dynasty was already stationed in Hongzhou, and the level of contact between the two sides became higher and higher.
What Han Qi didn't expect was that the first covenant clause that Yelu Yixin came to Hongzhou to preside over for negotiations was actually aimed at Xixia.
When either Song or Liao party has a war dispute with Xixia, the other party shall not provide any form of help to Xixia... ~ This clause is not a restrictive clause at all for the Song Dynasty, but rather seems to be proposed by the Song Dynasty.
Compared with Northern Liao, Xixia was the thorn in the side of the Song Dynasty! Being betrayed and defeated repeatedly has always been an unavoidable shame for the Song Dynasty. Especially for Han Qi, this was especially true.
At the same time, Han Qi also knew that in this battle on Hedong Road, the plan of the country and the DPRK to treat the Liao-Xia coalition forces differently was fermented.
Perhaps Yelu Yixin was a supporter or leader of this Liao-Xia coalition.
The disastrous defeat of the Northern Liao Dynasty against the Song Dynasty not only lost the Yunying four states, but also not only lost the Sui coins, but also dragged down the Northern Liao's position as the leader among the three families.
With such a heavy price, Bei Liao needed an excuse, an excuse that the entire Bei Liao, from the king to the generals, could accept.
Therefore, the Battle of Hedong Road was a joint argument between Song and Xia to trick Daliao. It was very popular in Northern Liao and was even unanimously agreed upon.
Han Qi understood, even if he wanted to agree directly...but he still hesitated for a long time, and pointed out overtly and covertly that there was something fishy between him and Xixia.
This made Yelu Yixin very happy. In fact, it didn't matter whether the truth was like this or not, but Song Guo's vague reminder was what he needed.
This time, it was indeed him who advocated the war with the Xixia Alliance against the Song Dynasty. During this period, he was indeed somewhat passive.
Although he suppressed some gossips in the Daliao court, and with the fact that the Song Dynasty covered it up, he was able to solidify this suspicion.
Then... we can only regain Daliao's dignity from Xixia.
Suspension coins and a treaty between brothers. Han Qi also proposed the first clause of the Song Dynasty.
This is also a clause that will not cause much objection. The brotherhood is nonsense, and the key point is to cancel the annual currency. Beiliao has already recognized this.
The original Tanyuan Alliance was the Song Dynasty's exchange of money and food for development. Now it can also be said that the Northern Liaoshe's money and food are exchanged for development.
Although there are differences between the two times... after all, it is just the beginning, and the two sides have not yet reached the point where the bayonets are red. Han Qi is also enduring it.
Taking military occupation on a certain day as the boundary line... From this point on, the two sides began to argue more.
So, both Han Qi and Yelu Yixin began to wander around their respective actual control areas...
The Datong Basin is surrounded by the Luliang Mountains, Yinshan Mountains, Yanshan Mountains and the northern foothills of the Taihang Mountains. Except for the Sanggan River washout plain in the east, which can reach Hongzhou directly, the rest has natural mountain barriers.
This was also the line of defense of the Central Plains dynasties in the past dynasties.
Whether it is Di Qing, Zhong'e, or Guo Kui, they are all generals with considerable garrison experience... It is quite sad to say that every time all the generals of the Song Dynasty occupied a place, the first thing they thought about was how to defend it.
It was also because of this idea that after the troops left Yanmen Pass, the four armies began to clear out all the Liao troops within the mountain defense lines.
Except for the area east of Yunzhou and along the Sanggan River to Hongzhou, complete and solid defense lines have been established.
This gave the negotiating team a quite favorable initiative on the boundary line issue.
Terrain is the best boundary demarcation line...
After Yelu Yixin completed the inspection of the actual boundary line, he had to agree with the Song Dynasty's formulation of the boundary line.
The only focus is on the Sanggan River Basin...
At this time, Yelu Yixin put forward another request: to establish a forgery market in Yunzhou.
To say that the previous clause represents the Northern Liao court, in Han Qi's opinion, this clause represents some of the Northern Liao aristocrats.
As everyone knows, for the Song Dynasty, establishing discussion areas was more important than boundary lines.
To use what officials have said, military aggression is the last resort compared to cultural aggression and economic aggression.
From the beginning of the negotiation, it seemed that all Bei Liao's demands were not divorced from what he had agreed upon during the political discussion when Han Qi set out.