With a belly full of question marks, they met the legendary young hero. Unfortunately, since ancient times, famous generals are like beauty. One day they will see white hair. At this time, Wang Deyong's hair was white, but the 60s veteran general's majesty is still as powerful as the Liao people, and they gave him a high hat as soon as they met. "We have admired your name for a long time, and we are lucky to meet each other today. This year, the harvest in the area of ​​Chanzhou is well managed."

Wang Deyong smiled slightly and said, "I am a wise and kind person, so I have been harvesting for many years." The cliché of "I am a wise man today, so I have been harvesting for many years." Ignoring it, the following is the wonderful thing. Wang Deyong introduced some personnel transfers to them at that time, such as he was transferred to Chanzhou a month ago. In addition, who did not write any specific history books, but Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu responded to listening with concentration and even alertness. What did they hear? The answer should be only one: The Song Dynasty is gathering strength to the north. Faced with the threat, the Song Dynasty chose to confront the tough!

After that, the envoys of the Liao Kingdom met with Fu Bi in private chat. They told the Liao Kingdom emperor's real goal. There were two: either hand over the land or marry the Song Dynasty princess. They must get one of the two!

Land has indeed been lost since the founding of the Song Dynasty, such as Lingzhou captured by Li Jiqian. But the princess? The Song Dynasty was not the Tang Dynasty, nor the Han Dynasty. Since Liu Bang, the monarchs of all dynasties have had a scoundrel atmosphere. They only talk about means when doing things, and it is rare to talk about taste and formality. Especially at that time, there was no so-called Taoism and ethics later. Women remarried or even had illegitimate children, which was nothing shameful. For example, Huo Qubing, a peerless general of the Han Dynasty, did not hide at all that he was an illegitimate child and a illegitimate child born to a slave. Therefore, the emperors of the Han Dynasty were the country.

To be of interest to the nation, you can marry your princess to the northern barbarians. Of course, they are also inconsistent when doing this, and usually use palace maids instead... The Tang Dynasty was an era when Hu people were difficult to distinguish. The royal blood of the Li family was born with the Hu people, which led to the subsequent requests for help from foreign races again and again to quell the domestic rebellion. Until An Lushan appeared, the Hu people finally got too big and dug up a big pit for the destruction of the Tang Dynasty. With this mentality, they did not mind intermarrying with foreigners. Moreover, their status as a strong man also made intermarrying without feeling humiliating...

But the Song Dynasty was not possible! Although Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi were born into civilians, they yearned for culture. The great defense of ethics and Han-oriented ideas all recovered at this time. It was no coincidence that Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism could take root and sprout in the Song Dynasty! Under the leadership of this idea, especially at this time, the Song Dynasty was at a disadvantage. Intermarriage was a greater shame and humiliation than defeating the war and losing territory!

After saying the conditions, the two Liao people may have seen Fu Bi's anger, so they quickly added a sentence, "Can you follow it? Follow it. Don't follow it? Even if you want to stop it, you should agree. If you can agree, forget it. If you can't agree, find a reason to get out of it. Don't get angry, the friendly relations between our two countries are the most important.

But when they entered Kaifeng City on March 26, their faces changed again, similar to those who had just arrived on the border. Apart from kneeling down and kowtowing to Emperor Renzong, they were inevitably told that they were completely in the status of a country.

First of all, in the spirit of the letter of the country, the Song Dynasty had to explain the reasons for the abuse of the Liao Kingdom for decades. Then the Liao envoy Duan Kang took the initiative to show his passion. Liu Liufu said: Why are you always digging ditches on the border? Isn’t it just to guard against our cavalry? Tell you, that’s useless! We can jump over by throwing some reeds, straw, or something! I think it’s cruel, each of our 100,000 cavalry throwing a bag of soil is enough to fill it up... After saying that, he threw down his hands and left the emperor and ministers of the Song Dynasty to breathe heavily.

After a long time, Zhao Zhen asked: Everyone talked, what should I do now, and how should I answer the question...

The civil and military officials of the dynasty were silent for a long time, and the last one who stood up was the most knowledgeable person in the Song Dynasty at that time. The former top scholar, now the Hanlin scholar Wang Gongchen. Wang Zhuangyuan looked through the vast historical materials of the previous dynasty and finally found a small mistake in the Liao Kingdom.

He said that Emperor Taizong did suddenly attack Youzhou after conquering the Northern Han Dynasty, but that was a decision that happened suddenly. The Khitans first expressed neutrality, but they quietly sent troops to support the Northern Han Dynasty. We discovered that the fierce battle occurred at Shiling Pass, and our General Guo Jin won a great victory. We were completely forced to fight! As for attacking Youzhou, can't we vent our vent in the face of provocation?

Regarding the issue of ditches on the border, Wang Zhuangyuan's opinion is to ignore it. The reason is very simple. If the Khitans really regard the anti-cavalry ditch as worthless, they will shut up. Now they say it is just a verbal threat. Don't care about anything, just pretending to be nothing...

This will enter the second stage of blackmail: the Song Dynasty bargained and cedeed the territory was absolutely impossible. If you discuss the marriage, don’t dream about the genuine princess. The girl from the royal family may be able to do it. The Song Dynasty could only agree to the extra money. There was a small fluctuation above 300,000 two horses per year.

On April 7, Fu Bi and Fu Weizhong followed the Liao envoy to the Liao Kingdom to interview Yelu Zongzhen. A small episode happened before leaving. The Song Dynasty decided to promote Fu Bi. This was a convention. In the Chanyuan alliance, Cao, the representative of the Song Dynasty, was just a small clerk of the Privy Council. For the sake of the country's dignity, he was temporarily promoted to the lord of the cabinet and deputy envoy of Chongyi. On March 28, Renzong decided to promote Fu Bi to the Ministry of Rites and the Privy Council directly. This was close to the top officialdom of the Song Dynasty. It can be said that he had reached the top officialdom of the Song Dynasty. Many people were dreaming of it! But Fu Bi's answer was: The state has urgent difficulties, and the ministers are obedient, and it is their duty to travel around. Why should I bribe me with official titles?

So Fu Bi set out on the road and still had his original position. During Fu Bi's rush to Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty also made some urgent adjustments to the northern border defense. In the spring, Zhong Shiheng of Qingjian City on Fuyan Road was transferred to Huanzhou on Huanqing Road with Fan Zhongyan. On April 21, Wang Deyong was deployed as the Dingzhou Road Capital. On May 1, Zhang Kang was appointed as the governor of Gaoyang Pass. On the 8th, Li Zhaoshu, the Hebei Metro Transportation Commander, was ordered to recruit troops and repair the northern city of Chanzhou.

On the 11th, because Deputy Envoy Fu Weizhong died of illness on the street, Zhang Maoshi, the governor of Beizhou, urgently appointed him as Deputy Envoy of Liao.

On the 16th, Emperor Renzong of Song issued an edict: Hebei Daming Prefecture is the fourth capital of the Song Dynasty after Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, Henan Prefecture in Xijing, and Yingtian Prefecture in Nanjing. On the 17th, Cheng Lin was appointed as the prefect of Daming Prefecture and Beijing. On June 17th, he ordered the deputy envoy of the Privy Council to be the central commander and deputy governor of the capital, Huangfu Jiming, as the chief and deputy governor of the capital, and quickly build the Beijing city for me! On the 24th, Ming Hao was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou and the governor of Hedong Road.

Before that, on June 4, Fu Bi and Zhang Maoshi had arrived at the capital of Liao. When they approached the capital, Liu Liufu found Fu Bi privately. "Master Fu, if our emperor is determined to cede land, and no one else agrees, what should we do?" Fu Bi understood: In the best, this is to explore the bottom first and set a tone for the negotiations that will be held soon. In the worst, the people of Liao are already selling their prices, and they blocked the Song Dynasty's retreat at the beginning, and there was no room for maneuver.

There is only one countermeasure: never give in! Even a one-inch retreat will cause greater greed! Fu Bi emphasized, "If you are determined to cede land, you are destroying the covenant, and the 'Chanyuan Alliance' will be invalid. If this is the case, cede land is just an excuse! We, the Southern Dynasties, will never agree, and we can only wait for it." Liu Liufu seemed very worried: Alas, you are so stubborn in the Southern Dynasties, this matter will be difficult to handle...

Fu Bi was almost happy. Is there anything more shameless than this? I want to kill you, please sharpen the knife for me, and it turns out that "You Northern Dynasties asked for cede land for no reason, but we did not send troops to resist immediately, but sent me to discuss marrying my daughter and increasing the coins. In this way, you all disagree and say that we are stubborn in the Southern Dynasties." Liu Liufu thought for a long time and did not say anything. The private contact broke down, and the people of the Song Dynasty did not give in, so they could only continue the threats and threats...

After the normal etiquette of Emperor Xingzong of Liao, Fu Bi first said, "Song and Liao have been reconciled for nearly 40 years, and father and son have been two generations. Now, the emperor, you suddenly ask for the cedes of land, why?"

Yelu Zongzhen reduced the content of the letter of the country a little and recited it: You, the Song Dynasty, first breached the contract, blocked Yanmen, increased the pond water, governed the city god, and registered the militia. What are these? It made our Liao Kingdom very uneasy. The ministers all said that they sent troops directly to let you understand what they were. But the emperor was very kind and thought that he should go back to our Guannan land first. If you don’t agree, it’s not too late to send troops again. What do you think of the rich envoy?

Fu Bi looked at the 27-year-old Khitan youth and felt really discouraged. Not only did you not understand history, but you didn’t even understand how to be the emperor of this nomadic nation. There was no way, Fu Bi decided to teach the little emperor of Liao from scratch. The content was divided into two parts: 1. A comprehensive review of the Battle of Chanyuan. 2. The fatal point of the Khitan emperors of all dynasties was pointed out. If you don’t understand this, we will have big trouble in the Song Dynasty because your throne will not be stable.

Regarding the first, Fu Bi asked directly: Did the Liao Kingdom forget the great virtues of Emperor Zhenzong of Song? In the Battle of Chanyuan, if you obey Kou Zhun's words and intercept you halfway, can there be a survivor in the Liao Kingdom?

Regarding the second question, Fu Bi asked: Will your Liao emperor and his ministers change their identity when they know peace and war? The little Khitan emperor was a little confused. In order to make him understand more thoroughly, Fu Bi summarized it into one sentence: It is your personal benefit to be in harmony with the Song Dynasty. When the war with the Song Dynasty, it is your ministers who benefit to the benefit. They encourage you to go to war, they are all for their own plans, and they are not for your consideration at all!

Yelu Zongzhen immediately panicked and asked in surprise "What does it mean"

Fu Bi took him to look back on history again, which is really a long lesson in history. Starting from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: The reason why the Khitans were able to obtain the 16 states of Yanyun was that there were 10 counties south of Waqiao Pass that you could never let go. Yes! Shi Jingtang, the founding emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty, was a treacherous minister who deceived the emperor and rebelled. He asked for help from your Emperor Taizong of Liao Yelu Deguang, and used 16 states as reward for sending troops. Then there was Shi Chonggui, the last emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty. This was a fool who could not see the situation clearly. He challenged you. Only after the failure, the Liao Kingdom could be the emperor in the Central Plains! It seemed that it was a complete victory, and the war was only for you.

It is beneficial. But please note that the so-called "China" at that time was just a ******* that was unpopular to the people in the Later Jin Dynasty. With such a territorial strength, what happened to you? Even Emperor Yelu Deguang himself died in the Han area and turned into a mummy and returned to his country. Is this the success you have always been proud of? And the most important point is, where are you gaining money? Indeed, you robbed a large amount of money and made money, but who did it? They all entered the pockets of military soldiers! But the death and wounded people, as well as the consumption of food, grass and military supplies, have to be borne by the emperor! Don’t you know this?

Yelu Zongzhen was stunned when he heard this. His father died early, his mother was purely violent, and the ministers had selfish intentions, so no one had told him!

Fu Bi's question is not over yet, and the most substantial sentence is left to the end. May I ask: A small country in the Later Jin Dynasty can cause the Khitan to be severely damaged. Now our Song Dynasty has enthroned thousands of miles, with millions of elite soldiers, countless money and food, and the law is clear, and the whole country is united. If you want to start a war, are you sure of victory?

Yelu Zongzhen was silent for a long time and slowly said two words "can't"

I'm surrendering? Very good! But Fu Bi corrected him: It's not that I can't, but it's "the victory or defeat is unknown." Let's take a step back and say that the Liao Kingdom won, but the lost soldiers, horses, money and food are the ministers or you are responsible for? On the contrary, if the two countries are in a good relationship and insist on the alliance, the annual monies of the Song Dynasty were only His Majesty, and only the ministers who exchanged can get some rewards. This is the key! All the ministers of your country can't share the benefits at all! Is it still unclear if there is more or less?

Next, Fu Bi explained the things that Yelu Zongzhen mentioned just now: the Yanmen was to guard against Li Yuanhao; the Zengtang River was done by He Chengju during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty. At that time, our two countries had not signed the Chanyuan Alliance, or were they enemy countries; the city gods and the militia were just restoring the old system that had been abandoned. Where did our Song Dynasty breach the contract?

Speaking of this, the destiny of the two countries and the living beings in the world depend on one issue. That is, how much IQ is this little Khitan emperor, the 27-year-old young Yelu Zongzhen? He is not so stupid that he knows what to do!
Chapter completed!