A Zifu monk flew from the east foot of Fulong Mountain to Nanli Mountain with his sword.
Outside the formation, he shouted to the inside: "Seniors of the Zhao family who are staying in Nanli Mountain, I have been ordered by Emperor Song to talk to you about something. Please let me in."
Zhao Lingyan did not let him in, but sent a member of the Zhao family's Zifu to talk to him outside the formation.
Zhao Huangzheng led Wang Daoyuan and others to intercept and kill several flying boats at the border of Wanling County and Wucheng County.
Suddenly, he received a message and learned that Song Yan wanted to negotiate peace.
After capturing several flying boats, the supplies were taken away, leaving no one behind.
Emperor Zhao took out the message jade talisman and asked: "Song Yan sent people to Nanli Mountain to negotiate peace. What do you think?"
It was not suitable for people with foreign surnames to express their opinions on such a major matter, so Wang Daoyuan and others remained silent.
Zhao Jingguo smiled and said: "It seems that our method worked. These more than twenty days were not in vain. It seems that the beating hurt Song Yan.
In my opinion, let’s talk first.
In the past twenty days, a lot of supplies have been grabbed.
You can go back and rest for a while. If the negotiation fails, you can come back and grab it again.
To avoid having to panic Song Yan all of a sudden, we can prepare a few more golden elixirs to fight with us.
The few hills south of Fulong Mountain are not much of an obstacle to us."
The Zhao family all spoke, and others naturally followed suit.
After all, fighting behind enemy lines means keeping your head in your belt, and no one wants to keep doing this.
No one had any objections, and Emperor Zhao agreed to the matter.
The group took a flying warship and returned to Nanli Mountain.
After several contacts with the Zifu monks, both parties agreed to peace talks.
The location of the peace talks is on a small hill without spiritual veins between Nanli Peak and the eastern foot of Fulong Mountain.
Emperor Zhao sent four golden elixirs, Zhao Jingguo, Zhao Jingbang, Wang Daoyuan, and Shi Zhizhong, to participate in the peace talks.
The Song Kingdom sent the only remaining Jin Dan from the Song Kingdom, plus Master Yulong, Master Xuanming, and Master Diyan.
Everyone came to this small hill, and on a flat piece of land on the mountainside, tables and chairs had been set up, and both parties sat down in separate places.
Master Yulong said: "What Emperor Song and His Majesty mean is that the northern and southern emperors of the Zhao Kingdom should be respected together and rule across the river.
The north of the Wanchuan River belongs to the Northern Emperor, and the south belongs to the Southern Emperor."
Shi Zhizhong smiled and said: "Our Majesty's intention is also very clear, Song State withdraws from the territory of Zhao State.
The traitor Zhao Lingtian, the Wanling Sect, and the traitors from the Setting Sun Palace all went to Nanli Peak to lead them to death.
Since the differences are relatively large, we don't need to talk about them.
Anyway, there won't be a fire in the backyard of my country Zhao, so I'll just see how long the three countries of Qi, Chu and Wu can endure it.
If it is to be destroyed, the Song State must be destroyed first, and our Zhao State still has some time to prepare."
As soon as these words came out, the Jindan from the Song Dynasty couldn't hold back his anger, and said quickly: "Friend Shi, calm down, there will inevitably be differences in the peace talks, and the conditions can be negotiated slowly.
Both countries have been in war for a long time and suffered great losses.
It will be of no benefit to anyone if the fight continues, and on the contrary, the Three Kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Wu will take advantage of us."
Wang Daoyuan smiled contemptuously: "There is no problem in continuing the fight. It just so happens that I want to kill all the monks in Can Yang Palace and avenge my ancestors.
After the three kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Wu defeated Song, they had to rest, right?
They are not without conflicts and cannot always work together.
After the Song Dynasty is destroyed, there will be fights over uneven distribution of the spoils.
If we continue to fight, the Song Kingdom will surely perish, but our Zhao Kingdom will not necessarily die."
Master Diyan's face changed slightly, but he didn't have any territory in his hands and didn't dare to say anything.
The more Zhao Guo acted like he didn't care, the more uncertain Song Guo felt.
Master Xuan Ming said with a smile: "Fellow Taoists, please calm down, we don't want to lose both sides.
Since neither party can accept the other's conditions, let's each take a step back.
If the two emperors are respected together, what if the Southern Emperor only needs Zhennan County, Wanling County, and Wucheng County?"
Zhao Jingguo stood up and clapped his hands: "How about we go back? From what they say, it seems that we have been defeated and we have to vomit out the territory we have won.
I think we can't just admit defeat, we still have to keep fighting.
The supplies from the Song Kingdom are really good, let’s grab some more and bring them back.”
Song Guo Jindan spoke again: "Don't be anxious, everyone, the conditions can be discussed slowly.
If it doesn't work, you can remove the title of Nan Emperor and reduce it to a royal title.
However, the territory can no longer be given away."
For the Song Dynasty, the identity of the sixth prince was not important at all; the territory was the most beneficial.
Zhao Jingbang snorted coldly: "If you want territory, it's okay. Wherever you have the ability to attack, that's the territory of the evildoer.
If you don't have the ability to fight me down, what the hell are you talking to me about here?
Is it possible that you still want to get something you can’t get on the battlefield by talking?”
Song Guo Jindan replied: "There are too many differences over the territorial issue, so we will put it aside for the time being.
The Sixth Prince can take the honorific title. As a prince of the Song Dynasty, the territory north of Wuchengguan is his fiefdom. What do you think?"
After holding it in for a long time, this guy finally revealed his true purpose, which was to turn the territory of Zhao State into the territory of Song State.
Zhao Jingguo took action and said: "The thirteen counties of Zhao State refuse to give up any land. Even Wucheng Pass belongs to our Zhao State.
The agreement between you and the three traitors has nothing to do with my Zhao family.
If your Song country dares to annex an inch of our Zhao country's land, we will capture the Song capital at all costs and massacre the entire Song family, even if our Zhao family is exterminated."
Zhao Jingguo is the official minister of Zhao Guozong and can be regarded as the head of the Zhao family.
His words can basically represent the meaning of the Zhao family and Emperor Zhao.
Everyone knows the virtues of the Zhao family.
Once the fire comes, he will never give up until he knocks his opponent down.
At that time, Wei Guo was angered, and Wei Guo even brought peacemaker Zhou Guo to attack him, and even took over a county.
Even the Zhou State could not suppress the Zhao family, and the strength of the Song State was even less powerful.
The two sides are at loggerheads, and the negotiators have no right to make more concessions and can only wait for another day to negotiate.
Three days later, the two sides negotiated again.
Jin Dan of the Song Kingdom was easy to talk to, and said when he came up: "Our Majesty agrees that His Highness the Sixth Prince can serve as the vassal king of the Zhao Kingdom.
Wucheng County, Wanling County, and Zhennan County are the fiefdoms of the Sixth Prince, but Wucheng Pass must be owned by the Song Dynasty."
Wang Daoyuan smiled at Zhao Jingguo and others: "I'll just tell you, there's no need to talk about it.
If there is no fear of killing Song Yan's child, no matter how much we talk about it, it will be useless.
Kill a few more golden elixirs and they will begin to speak human language."
Zhao Jingguo and others also looked as if they were about to get up and leave. Master Xuan Ming quickly dissuaded him: "After the last discussion, the differences between the two parties have been reduced a lot. We can continue to talk.
If Emperor Zhao has any requests, you can tell them."
Zhao Jingbang looked indifferent: "Your Majesty's meaning is very simple. Zhao will not give up an inch of its territory, and Wuchengguan must return to Zhao.
That evil beast Zhao Lingtian can be the king of vassals, but the fiefdom is limited to the territory of Zhao State that you currently control, and we will not give in any more."
Jindan of the Song Dynasty replied directly without thinking: "We agree with the request of the Zhao Kingdom."
As soon as this statement came out, the four golden elixirs of Zhao State were stunned. Why did they agree so readily?
Wang Daoyuan quickly realized that there might be a fire in the backyard of Song Dynasty.
However, once the words have been spoken, it is not easy to change them.
If Song Yan is offended, this fool can really do something like die with Zhao Guo.
Besides, if the Song Kingdom dies, the Zhao Kingdom will directly face the three kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Wu, which will be extremely detrimental to the Zhao Kingdom.
It is better to let Song State have a certain ability to protect itself and act as a shield for Zhao State.
The Song State, Wanling Sect, and Can Yang Palace are unlikely to make any greater concessions.
Subsequently, the two parties discussed various details.
One day later, Emperor Zhao and Song Yanzheng signed a peace treaty.
The sixth prince announced his abdication on the same day, and Emperor Zhao named him King of Zhennan.
It has been exactly twenty-nine days since he proclaimed himself emperor until he abdicated the throne, which is only one month short of one day.
When the sixth prince was conferred the title, Wang Daoyuan mocked: "The emperor is less than a month old, and he is the best in history."
The other golden elixirs of the Zhao Kingdom also made mocking remarks.
Although the Sixth Prince is timid, he is quite thick-skinned and can remain calm despite being ridiculed like this.