Chapter Ninety-Nine: Intent
The asymmetry of information will cause hesitation in judgment, or even mistakes, all of what these envoys see and get is all what happened in Guangxi, they don't know that this seemingly powerful Great Song Dynasty is already in danger, and this ruthless Luchen is just a cannon. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Of course, even if they understood all this, they couldn't do anything, and what the Yuan people wanted was not a tributary system, but a real land. In this regard, Annan, a neighbor of Yunnan Province, had a painful experience, so when the process, which was neither like a meeting nor a summons, was over, Liu Yu received a request to meet in private.
"Annan?" Liu Yu, who had already walked into the back hall, stopped, thought for a while, and nodded to Wu Laosi.
That long and narrow territory in the history of China has experienced many losses and regained, until the end of the Ming Dynasty finally left the territory, it is a pity to say, the ruling distance is far away, the environment is difficult to adapt to these objective conditions, although it can also be established, but in fact it is still because there is not enough interest driven.
In later generations, the monkey country that has repeatedly disputed with China in the South China Sea, relying on a coastline of more than 3,000 kilometers, and these coastlines are all surrounded by the South China Sea without exception, if it is not lost in history, the entire North Bay and even most of the South China Sea have become the undisputed Chinese inland sea, even if the maritime value has not been fully developed in time and space, its influence is still immeasurable, because it is the epitome of various small countries on the Indochina Peninsula.
When the person was ushered in, Liu Yu had already changed into civilian clothes, and Wu Laosi took him to the hall, and he stood on one side, looking at each other vigilantly.
"Tell me, who are you, and why do you want to see this official?" Liu Yu raised his eyes and looked at it, this envoy was born with a dignified appearance, and his stature was not as short as the average Annan person.
"In Xia Chen Guojun, he is the envoy of the northern border of the country, and his governing office is in Langzhou, and he is a neighbor of Dashuai."
Liu Yu was slightly stunned, what surprised him was not this person's fluent official language, but his identity, the northern border of Annan borders Bagan, Dali, and the Great Song Dynasty at the same time, which can be said to be the top priority of its national defense.
"You infiltrated the mission and came to Yongzhou to find out the truth?" Liu Yu's words were not the slightest polite.
"As the marshal just said, since you and I are neighbors, we have lips and teeth, please believe that no one wants the victory of the Great Song Dynasty more than me Annan, so that our conversation can continue, I don't know what the marshal thinks?" The visitor was not dissatisfied, and nodded with a stern face.
Liu Yu's mind was spinning rapidly, what was the intention of the visitor? He has no historical references and simply can't guess. In history, the Yuan people did not have to destroy the Great Song Dynasty, they couldn't wait to launch a crusade against Annam, and after several times, they were defeated in the grain road and the hot climate, and the last time even the commander instigated him to die on the side of the Baiteng River, until the death of Kublai Khan, he still remembered it.
So, it's true that there is a bit of a cold taste of dead lips and teeth, but now? Liu Yu smiled slightly.
"It has not been tested, and the official doesn't know if you are true or false, but I still agree with what you said, so please tell the official, can you Annan provide enough food for the Great Song Dynasty? Please rest assured that the official will pay according to the market price, and the method of payment can be discussed again. ”
"What is this......" The person who came obviously didn't expect that the other party's eyes were only on the grain, and after hesitating for a moment, he arched his hand: "Although the country has some output, but food is the foundation of the country, and your country uses a large amount, and the northern border where I can be the master is not a high-yield place, please also ask the marshal to give me some time, so that I can slowly mediate in the country." ”
"Then what is the purpose of you coming to see this official?" Liu Yu's smile condensed on his face just right, and quickly turned into coldness.
"The Yuan people are defeated in this way, and they must be empty inside, and they want to agree with the marshal to send troops together to attack the territory of Dali, and you and I will join forces to drive the Yuan people out of Dali, and the land they occupy, each according to the results of the battle, how?" The visitor seemed to have been prepared for the change in his attitude, and he still stood there and replied steadily.
Sure enough, Liu Yu's expression changed again, from indifference to surprise, this technique was used by him more and more skillfully, and in the eyes of the visitor, the other party's performance was in line with the normal psychology of a Song border minister.
Not to mention that the Song people have already entered a state of war, even on the front, they also bear the main force of the Yuan people, and at this time, they say that they will send troops together, just to find an excuse for their behavior. Liu Yu imagined in his mind the situation when the Three Kingdoms attacked Dali together, and he didn't know if Sai Chidian was calm and calm in the face of such a situation.
Since he dared to say this, he might have made arrangements before he came, it seemed that the toughness of the Yuan people had forced them to a dead end, rather than waiting for the other party's army to attack, it was better to strike first, achieve a good result, and win favorable conditions for the final negotiation, thinking of this, he shook his head.
"The handsome is not allowed?" The person who came looked confused, in his opinion, this was simply a pie falling from the sky, and there was no reason for the Song people not to catch it.
"No, it's a pity, you're late." Liu Yu's expression, like his words, was full of regret.
"What do you mean by that?"
"When the Yuan people entered the country, the official sent messengers all over the country to seek help from other countries, like you, who mainly used grain, and we provided the grain ships ourselves, and the price was not indebted. However, the attitude of all countries is perfunctory, or simply not allowed, you are afraid that after the Yuan people enter Guangxi, they will settle accounts, and you are also afraid that after the victory of the Great Song Dynasty, its momentum will be greater, so it is better for both sides to lose and lose each other, and it is good to confront each other for a long time, am I right? Chen Zhen guarded the envoy. ”
The face of the person who came was a little cramped, but his body was still standing very straight, and this was the case between countries, he didn't think there was anything wrong, and of course he didn't know why the new Fu Shuai wanted to be more serious.
"Now that the war situation has been decided, the Yuan people will be driven out of Guangxi in a few days, and they will even be counterattacked back, where is the end of this official? Shanxuan, Dali, you can't imagine it, because even I don't know it, that's why I want this lot of food, so I can be prepared. If you ask the official now, I will reply to you: 'The opportunity is not given by others, but earned by yourself.' You've missed it. ”
"What did you miss?" People were stunned.
"Just a few days ago, the envoy of this official signed an alliance with a certain country on behalf of the Great Song Dynasty, and agreed to attack the Yuan together, their army has gone deep into the hometown of Dali, and now I am afraid that they are about to hit the city of Dali, do you say you are late?"
The face of the person who came changed suddenly, he stared at Liu Yu in a daze for a long time, and only saw a piece of sincerity, there was no need for the other party to lie to him, because this matter was brought up by himself, so there is only one thing left, if what he said is true, who is this country?
"Bagan!" There is no need to think about it at all, this name blurted out, there is no border between the two countries, but they are adjacent to Dali, as the supreme governor of the northern border of Annan, how can Chen Guojun not know who that country is.
If the Great Song Dynasty has always been gentle and harmless, then this Bagan is strong and compelling, and the countries he conquered are almost all over the Indochina Peninsula, and it is impossible to imagine what will become of them once they get the Dali homeland?
The Great Song Dynasty would actually form an alliance with them? This is even more surprising news than Guangxi falling into the hands of the Yuan people, but Chen Guojun knows that this news is true, because as the other party said, when they asked for food and other materials, all countries adopted a wait-and-see and perfunctory attitude, and were unwilling to intervene too much, and the only thing that could be said to be moved was this Bagan who relied on his own force, and they even dared to take the initiative to attack the Yuan people.
It is no wonder that the other side will turn a deaf ear to his suggestion, and they have already begun to prepare for the summer for a long time, and this kind of thing must be discussed with the most powerful and aggressive countries, not their small countries at the end of the line. For a while, Chen Guojun's cold sweat broke out, he could let the Yuan people occupy Dali, and he didn't want to get Bagan, which is also one of the peninsulas, so the balance would be broken, you must know that the Bagan people don't have any adaptation problems.
"Once Bagan obtains the hometown of Dali, it will be adjacent to the envoy of Chen Zhen, I hope that the two sides will coexist peacefully in a good-neighborly and friendly manner, and the Great Song Dynasty will not intervene in the dispute between you, because both sides are our friends." Liu Yu made up for it very seriously.
"Thank you Marshal for telling me the truth, I'm going back here and discussing with the lord of the country about the food you need, I believe you won't disappoint Dashuai."
Chen Guojun immediately made a decision, and in the face of Bagan, a possible enemy of his confidants, he had to pin his hopes on the Song people again, at least to keep them in an impartial manner, otherwise, with the powerful sailors of the Song people, there would be no quiet place in Annan.
You know, Annan...... It is also the birthplace of the Song people!
Liu Yu said goodbye to him very politely, the other party was so anxious, obviously he wanted to find out the real situation, no matter how he said this kind of news, no one dared to make a conclusion without confirmation, otherwise it would be the end of a country and extinction.
"Pack up, we're going to go too." Liu Yu turned around and gave an order to Wu Laosi, who didn't ask anything, hugged his fist and retreated.
After the people in the hall are gone, Liu Yu's expression is still not relaxed, originally from here to Hengshanzhai, through the afterlife only a few hours of driving, but he didn't want to do that at all, it felt like someone was staring all the time, which made people shudder, so he could also ride a horse and catch up with the road for a few days overnight, grinding his double strands of bleeding.
What to do? Whether to explain all this to the country and the plate, waiting for a higher-level relevant department to take over, or pretending to be the same as before, until everything is revealed, as soon as Liu Yu relaxes, his mind is full of this kind of entanglement, and he can't get rid of it.
An unprecedented loneliness hits you.