Yelu Yixin didn't say much about the so-called interception mission.
In these few words, both parties understood the purpose.
Yelu Yixin knew what he wanted to know, which was the purpose of the mission...it was just nonsense and had no practical significance. It was nothing more than arguing with the imperial court because of the border dispute.
Wu Zhizhong also knew what was going on between Yelu Yixin and the Northern Liao court.
"Wu Zhengshi, I am responsible for all border affairs. I know that you have no purpose in coming here. I believe Wu Zhengshi is also a smart man and knows what to say and how to say it."
There was no time for the Song envoy to answer, so Yelu Yixin waved his hand and left. At this time, the accompanying envoy also formally contacted Wu Zhizhong.
Regarding this situation, Wu Zhizhong seemed as if nothing had happened, and continued his journey northward after talking about the romance with the Liao envoys.
"Your Majesty, what will happen to Your Majesty when the Song envoy arrives at Zhongjing Road?"
"Nothing will happen. It is not appropriate for me to meet with Your Majesty because of this matter, but I am thinking about Daliao. I have been planning for three years, and I have supported the families of these craftsmen for three years. Once these craftsmen return to the north, we, Daliao, will
There’s no need to be so trapped.”
"There are sheep in Daliao, so there is no need to worry about the raw materials of wool. However, whether the finished sheep products are sent to the Western Regions, north, or bartered with Korea, how can the income be comparable to simply selling wool?"
"Chariots, as far as I know, the chariots of the Song Dynasty originated from horse carriages. If our dynasty has the craftsmanship of the Song Dynasty's carriages, we can know its flaws... The battle between Liao and Song Dynasty will eventually come,
Once the war begins and the disadvantages of Song's chariots are mastered, our Liao soldiers will know themselves and their enemies!"
"In these years, the Song Dynasty has sold more than a hundred new items to the Liao Dynasty. How can the gold and silver flowing from our dynasty to the Song Dynasty be counted in tens of thousands? The annual coins are gone, but the Song Dynasty has taken them away from the Liao Dynasty year by year.
Made a huge fortune."
"Your Majesty needs money and food, the nobles need money and food, Daliao's wealth is always limited..."
Judging from what he said, Yelu Yixin was definitely a capable minister who worried about the Liao Dynasty. But why he single-handedly planned the affairs of the Song Dynasty craftsmen is a bit unclear.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty must eventually know about this matter."
"The court is under the control of Xiao Lugu, and Brother Yan is also accompanying His Majesty, so there is no need to worry."
He said there was no need to worry, but Yelu Yixin also knew that the whole thing was done behind His Majesty's back, and there was no way he could bring it to court. But he really couldn't intercept and kill the envoy halfway...
Many things are not perfect yet.
Since the letter had been written to Xiao Lugu, it was nothing more than a transfer of some benefits. Presumably the ministers and workers of Daliao were also interested in many craftsmen of the Song Dynasty.
People always have a guilty conscience when they do something inappropriate. The current strength of the Song Dynasty is not only unafraid of the Liao Dynasty, it is even a bit stronger. It is also because of this that Yelu Yixin miscalculated the Song Dynasty’s envoy mission.
The purpose of Beiliao was to intercept them halfway.
After roughly guessing the purpose of the Song Dynasty's mission, I felt a little regretful... There are no fools in the Song Dynasty's court.
Indeed, Wu Zhizhong was a little lucky to have seen what happened to Yelu Yixin. Now he needed to figure out how to exceed the quota for this mission.
Originally, the imperial court just wanted to argue with Bei Liao and start by asking Bei Liao for sending people to rob the prison... Bei Liao would definitely deny this.
When he knew that the cause of the matter was not dominated by the Northern Liao court, it was another matter. Perhaps, there was a big gap that could be exploited...
The ambassador was Wang Qi, a real Han Liao official. The ambassadors of the Northern Liao Dynasty to the Song Dynasty were mostly Han people... In the Northern Liao Dynasty, most of the people who passed the Jinshi examination were Han people.
The title of Embassy Companion is inherently a nonsensical title, and only Han Liao officials can handle such romantic matters.
The relationship between the two countries is one of opposition and exchange, which is quite obvious even in small matters. For example, the ambassador of the embassy also wants to compete in terms of literary talent.
Unfortunately, Wu Zhizhong had no intention of gaining any upper hand in this aspect... He just waited for the Emperor of Liao to receive him.
"Song Envoy, why are you here?"
"Song Dynasty envoy Wu Zhizhong came to see His Majesty the Emperor of Liao..."
Wu Zhizhong also knew that Beiliao did not pay attention to etiquette, but he still had to do what he should do.
"Your Majesty, I know something about the envoys sent by the Song Dynasty..."
Wu Zhizhong was preparing to organize a speech to explain the situation, but who knew that someone in the palace tent had already spoken.
"Your Majesty, the Song Dynasty has closed down the market and closed the checkpoints between Liao and Song Dynasties. I think the Song Dynasty sent envoys to explain this matter..."
Wu Zhizhong was a little confused for a moment. Although he couldn't figure out the temper of the Northern Liao Emperor, these words were enough to make him passive.
"Oh, but so?"
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom, the five thousand cavalrymen of the Liao Kingdom on our border with Xiongzhou are the reason why we have closed down the border. The reason for this is that earlier, our prison in Xiongzhou was robbed, and the person robbed was a Liao soldier.
Fugitives from the country...”
"This is unreasonable! The Song Dynasty's prison was robbed, what does it have to do with us, the Liao Dynasty? The closure of the forex market and the closure of the checkpoints are unreasonable!"
As long as the topic can be brought to the prison robbery, Wu Zhizhong can continue the topic. Obviously, the topic has been brought, and Wu Zhizhong is still worried that the Northern Liao court will keep insisting on explaining the reasons for closing down the market.
The original intention of the court was to dangle between the prison robbery and the closure of the business.
"Your Majesty the Liao Kingdom, fifty and six people were robbed of the Xiongzhou Prison of our dynasty, resulting in the death of more than ten Xiongzhou jailers and nearly a hundred injuries to officials and civilians."
"After many rounds of siege in Xiongzhou, I finally captured the thief. As far as the foreign envoy knew, the so-called thief came from the Liao Kingdom. In this way, the foreign minister was appointed by the imperial court to go to the Liao Kingdom to get answers."
The mission had discussed how to deal with it in the Liao court.
Even if it is known that Yelu Yixin took the lead in this matter, he could not directly identify it in the Northern Liao court... This is the bottom line. Not to mention that the civil strife in the Northern Liao court was something that the Song Dynasty loved to see, but Yelu Yixin is now in the Northern Liao court.
Once the power of the Liao court points out this matter, it will surely fall into the defense and defense of many Liao ministers.
It can't even be said that the thieves were soldiers. The more vague it is, the easier it is to confuse people's focus. As for whether the thieves were annihilated or captured, whether it is true or false, who knows what happened.
Since Yelu Yixin intercepted him midway and then let him go, that is to say, Yelu Yixin had a countermeasure for identifying him in the Liao court.
Only by finding another way and making vague statements like this can we avoid the attacks in the Liao court. After all, the purpose of the mission is to argue...
Sure enough, the officials of the Liao Dynasty who were originally tit for tat seemed to have lost their temper. Instead, they looked as if they had just heard about it, and they looked like His Majesty the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom.
It seemed that the Emperor of Liao really knew nothing about this matter, and Wu Zhizhong felt that this mission might bring unexpected surprises.