"Hehe, young man, in front of the emperor of Liao, he said that he had broken through Helan Mountain. It is inappropriate to be hungry for Hulu meat, and to laugh and talk about thirsty Hun blood.

Since ancient times, China has been a country of etiquette, not a wholesale right-handed Hulu, and it is our minimum requirement not to speak ill of guests when welcoming guests.

In this all-in-one war, it is we who have won the victory, not the Liao people, since we are the victors, we might as well be more open-minded.

We want to conclude a truce agreement with Liao, not to issue a war letter, and there are different etiquette requirements for different occasions.

The reason why we put on a grand song and dance is to respect the imperial power, not to respect Yelu Hongji, it was he who launched a full-scale war that caused many casualties in the Song and Liao countries, and in the old man's view, he was the biggest culprit.

However, the imperial power is supreme, and the signing of the contract requires Yelu Hongji to use a seal on it, you might as well regard this grand song and dance as a sacrifice to the heavens, as a tribute to the warriors who died in battle, everyone's starting point is different, and there can be a variety of opinions. ”

The elderly ceremonial officer looked at the excited and angry Su Shi, and explained the true meaning of this ceremonial song and dance to the young man with a smile.

"Enemies need to be respectful! Hypocrisy! ”

Su Shi roared and left, and the elderly ceremonial official smiled at Su Shi's back and said, "Even if you cut off your head, you must maintain human dignity, such as washing your neck!" ”

"Ah!!!h

In order to ensure the safety of the emperor when he met the alliance, Yun Zheng led a large group of scouts to search almost all of the Pingxingtai generation. Not only were those bandits driven away by him from afar, but even some slightly larger beasts were slaughtered, and Yun Zheng's biggest harvest was a large basket of fresh wild strawberries.

Zhao Zhen's attempt to assassinate Yelu Hongji in the Duck River was unsuccessful. Only killed one arm of the queen of Liao, Yelu Hongji wanted to play a dagger on the golden palace of the Song State, but except for the prime minister of the Song State who was beaten and vomited blood, the rest did not catch anything, basically the two people fought a tie in terms of personal force.

When Yun Zheng inspected the flat platform, General Ghost Slave also led people to inspect the same place, and the two sides passed by, and no one wanted to disturb anyone. It's just that when Yun Zheng and General Ghost Slave looked at each other, they found that they wanted to kill each other.

"Someday I'll use your skull to make a beautiful drowning vessel." An eerie voice came from under the hideous iron mask of the Ghost Slave General.

"There are so many people who want to kill me. You are the oldest, even a low-ranking military attache dares to speak out in front of me, and when I peel off Xiao Huo'er's human skin and make it into a drum surface, you can be a drummer to help me beat it. ”

The ghost slave general wanted to refute. Yun Zheng had already ridden his horse and left, and he could only swallow this breath in the face of Song Jun's cold and shining crossbow arrows.

Pingxingguan must be established, this passage is no longer a secret, whether it is the Liao State or the Song State, a city pass will be built here.

Taihang Mountain ravines are vertical and horizontal, the mountains are high and the road is dangerous, as long as you explore carefully, you can always find another road. I heard that the Yellow Black Tiger is doing this now.

Two outposts were established on all the commanding heights, one belonging to the Song army and the other to the Liao state. The two sides guarded each other and dikes each other, and they invariably sent their most elite soldiers over, and if the war started, it would be a decisive battle with extreme cruelty.

The ceremonial officials of the Liao State entered the military fortress of the Song army to observe the welcoming ceremony of the Song State, and at the same time, the ceremonial officials of the Song State also arrived at the camp of the Liao State. Go and inspect the etiquette preparations of the Liao State, once they find something wrong. The other party must make unconditional corrections.

The officials of the two sides came and went frequently, and they discussed the number of the two emperors' retinues all night, and finally reached an agreement at dawn, with an armed force of 3,000 men each.

The person who acted as the leader of the emperor's guard on the Song army's side was the general Yun Zheng, and the head of the guard on the Liao side was Ye Luxin, the king of the Southern Courtyard of the Liao State, and the armies of the two sides retreated fifty miles together.

Yun Zheng always wanted to put some gunpowder on the flat platform, but was verbally rejected by Han Qi, Lao Bao, Wen Yanbo and others, who did not allow any unexpected events that affected this alliance.

"What a good fighter, if I can be allowed to bury gunpowder, it is possible to wipe out the emperor, empress, and noble ministers of Liao, such an opportunity is really rare!"

Yun Zheng regretfully pointed at the flat table and sighed.

Han Qi said coldly: "This is the supremacy of the national rite, we can do everything on other occasions, but in the alliance, there can be no conspiracy."

The will to invite the Liao Emperor was written by His Majesty himself, which means that the entire Great Song Dynasty has already endorsed it, even if you destroy the Liao Emperor on the flat platform, the credibility of the Great Song Dynasty will be wiped out from now on. ”

"The Qin State once detained the King of Chu Huai"

"Because of this, Qin II died!"

After listening to Han Qi talk about the allusion to the death of Qin II, Yun Zheng couldn't do it if he didn't shut up, the most taboo thing in the dynasty was that he had a short life, the emperor could die, but the succession was inexorable, and the continuation of the eternal life was something that every emperor had to emphasize in every year's sacrifice to the sky, saying that if you do something detrimental to the succession, no matter who you are, there will basically be no good end.

"A pair of jade, three buckets of gold beads, 100 catties of five-color grain, 1,000 horses embroidered with dragon patterns, 500 horses embroidered with phoenix patterns, this is a gift to the emperor of Liao, I know, the problem is a pair of jade buckets, ten pairs of jade jue, and 100 fixed beads in the South China Sea, who is this for?

The combined value of these things is more than the New Year's coin, in that case, why do we still have to fight to the death with the Liao State? Isn't it over just giving it to others? ”

Han Qi didn't bother to explain Yun Zheng's words, and the old ceremonial officer arched his hand and said: "Returning to the general, the son of a daughter can't sit down, not to mention that His Majesty is here in person, these gifts are indispensable, the white jade is a national weapon, and the recipient is only the Liao Emperor, as for the gold jewelry shell and dragon and phoenix embroidery are secondary gifts, the Queen of Liao has lost an arm, and the Great Song Dynasty must make compensation."

As for the jade bucket, it was dedicated to the king of the Southern Court of Liao, and the rest was a gift to the accompanying officials of Liao, which was also a necessary etiquette.

The general may not know that my Great Song Dynasty sent such a generous gift, relatively, the Liao State must also give back the same heavy gift, jade, jade bucket is the norm, His Majesty Xià got the Liao jade bi, the general got the Liao jade bucket, this is also a fixed number. ”

Yun Zheng is willing to listen to this explanation, at least he can drop a pair of jade buckets, this treatment is not low, at the Hongmen banquet that year, Liu Bang's gift to Xiang Yu was a pair of white bi, and the gift to his father Fan Zeng was a pair of jade buckets, in exchange for Liu Bang's retreat from the Hongmen banquet, although the jade bucket was broken by Fan Zeng with a sword, but it also illustrated the preciousness of these two gifts from the side.

Among the ancient jades, the ritual jade occupies a very important position. According to the concept of spirituality in all things in the ancients, it is believed that the beautiful stone - jade is the essence of mountains and rivers, a treasure gifted by God, and has the spirituality to communicate with heaven and earth, ghosts and gods. Written at the end of the Warring States period, jade artifacts such as Bi, Cong, Gui, Zhang, Amber, and Huang were regarded as "six instruments", also known as "six rui".

When the emperor swore an oath, the only thing that could testify to their oath was the heavens, the earth, the mountains and rivers, the heavens, the earth, the mountains and rivers could not speak, and there was no binding force, that is to say, the two emperors could testify to each other, and the only thing that could really promote the continuation of the covenant was strength.

"What is the criterion for the saying that 3,000 soldiers must be the best of the best, is it not good to be able to fight, or not to be good as long as it can be beaten?"

Han Qi sighed and said, "You have been cynical since the beginning of the Huimeng, knowing that you look down on the way civil officials do things, are you a bit of a city government?" Don't be so obvious, you killed on the battlefield covered in blood like the butcher in the East Market, how could the old man ever say a word that he didn't like?

You yourself said that you can't bear it, saying that the soldiers under your command have suffered huge losses, and life and death are unpredictable if you continue to fight, so don't mock the people who talk about peace at this time?

You are not the only one who wants to recover Yanyun, from His Majesty to the common people, take your time, we can always recover it.

You don't know what a huge thing it is to recover Yanyun, what difference does it make if the army does not follow up with civilian officials when it conquers the city pass. Bear with me! ”

Yun Zheng sat on the chair and said tiredly: "It's okay to end this meaningless war as soon as possible, I fought indiscriminately without a goal, defeated the enemy but did not receive the corresponding results, the Great Song Dynasty spent national strength, financial resources, people's power and the lives of soldiers, and fought a war that did not exist in the first place."

Lao Han, I'm really tired, after this incident, I resigned from my position in Yanmen Pass, ready to recuperate for a few years, Lao Bao said that my head was wrong, so I wanted to go back to my hometown to farm, only that place can calm me down. ”

Han Qi looked at Yun Zheng in a daze for a while, then nodded and said, "You have been fighting non-stop for five years, and it is time to recuperate for a while.

How! Planning to go back to your hometown in Dousha County? ”

Yun Zheng nodded and said, "Where is there still the private land allocated to me by the imperial court, it may have been barren all these years." ”

"It's also a good thing to go home to recuperate, but it's even more difficult for someone like the old man who is obsessed with fame to leave. To tell you the truth, one of the main conditions for the Liao State and His Majesty's alliance is that you will retire, at least not on the Song-Liao border! The old man is still worried about this matter, and he doesn't know what to say to you. ”

Yun Zheng smiled and said: "The Liao State really looks up to me, now you can explain to the Liao people, Yun Zheng is ready to go home to herd horses and sheep, and plough the fields." ”

Han Qi frowned and said, "You're not disheartened, are you?" If this is the case, the old man will go and reject the Liao people, they are the defeated side, and they don't have much confidence to arrange for my Great Song generals to stay, and they are not qualified. ”

Yun Zheng shook his head and said: "You are paralyzing the Liao people and secretly accumulating strength, I can still see it clearly, I won't misunderstand, there is only one reason why I want to go home, and that is because I want to go home!" (To be continued)

PS: Chapter one