At this time, Tokyo is still full of flowers, singing and dancing, and it looks like a prosperous era; I didn't know that the Liao and Song Dynasty had started a war now, and it was in full swing, and of course I didn't realize that the current peace and tranquility were all bought by the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty who shed their blood at the border passes and the front line.

At this time, in the court, Xiao Xiaomu, the envoy of the Liao State, was chattering endlessly, saying that the Great Liao was questioning and blackmailing the Great Song Dynasty.

I heard him say: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, this time the Emperor of my dynasty sent his subordinates to Tokyo to ask about the three rebellious and unrighteous acts that your dynasty has done recently:

The first is to ask why the Gui Dynasty "bullied and bullied" the Western Xia, started wars without permission, and forcibly captured its cities and territories, which was really a nameless move; Our emperor clearly demanded that the Great Song and Western Xia stop fighting, and the Great Song withdrew from the forcibly occupied Western Xia cities and territories and restored the pre-war borders;

The second is that the princess of Chen Guo of my dynasty was abducted to the territory of your Great Song Dynasty, may I ask what the Great Song Dynasty wants, and the monarchs and ministers of your dynasty must give a reasonable explanation to the Great Liao Emperor.

Third, why did the Gui Dynasty "arbitrarily" increase its troops and fortifications on the border of the Liao-Song Dynasty, and also dredged the relevant rivers into the Khitan, what do you want to do? ”

He also said: "I will ask His Majesty the Emperor to bring the national letter to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty and ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty to read it. ”

Zhao Zhen hurriedly asked the eunuch to read it, and he began to read it, and saw that the more he looked down, the more ugly his face became.

I saw him say coldly: "Xiao Yuanjun, is your Great Liao Emperor intimidating this emperor, is he going to declare war with the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

At this time, Xiao Xiaomu said again: "This is also so that you Song Dynasty court knows what the consequences of offending our Great Liao are, but our Great Liao Emperor has the virtue of a good life, and he does not want your Southern Dynasty (Liao and Song Dynasty are called each other as the Northern and Southern Dynasties) to be destroyed in the border pass."

Give you a chance, as long as Zhou Shizong "illegally" occupied us back in the ten counties of Guannan (the Northern Song Dynasty controlled the ten counties), we will still be brothers in the future. Otherwise, the Northern Dynasty is convenient for cavalry and shooting, and the soldiers and horses are strong..."

At this time, Kou Zhun came out and sneered:

"Xiao Yuanjun, it's so big, and say that the three trumped-up crimes you have woven for the Great Song Dynasty are pure nonsense, and you are blackmailing my Great Song Dynasty accordingly, you Da Liao miscalculated, and our Great Song Dynasty is not a vegetarian; If Da Liao wants to fight, let the horse come, let's see the truth on the battlefield.

When the Empress Dowager Xiao led the army south to the Yuanyuan, I was never afraid, and we shot your commander Xiao Tzu Rin under the horse, so that the Liao army suffered heavy casualties and lost morale; Only then did the alliance of the abyss come into being.

Now with Xiao Yuanjun's two mouths, he wants to tear up the covenant and let Da Song Ping cut the land for nothing? Are you Da Liao too taken for granted, too whimsical, who gave you the confidence to be ignorant and arrogant.

Our Great Song Dynasty territory is not so large, but not an inch of land is superfluous; In fact, if the two sides really want to fight, your Great Liao Dynasty may not be able to take advantage of much.

Besides, there are no strongmen like Empress Dowager Xiao and Yelu Brother in your Great Liao Dynasty. Although my Great Song Dynasty is not good at attacking but good at defending, the Liao army will go south, and our Great Song Dynasty will definitely be strong and clear, and the Liao army will fall into the vast sea of our Great Song Dynasty army and people. ”

And the privy envoy Xue Kui said: "According to the military intelligence report from the front, Da Liao crossed our border without authorization, went deep into our country to fight grass valleys, burned, killed and looted, and did all kinds of evil, causing a large number of casualties among our border people. You also beat a rake, and a wicked person will sue first. Now there is even better news that the 1st Division of our Great Song Dynasty has annihilated more than 5,000 invading Liao troops, including nearly 2,000 Pi Room Army and more than 3,000 Wuding Army. ”

I saw Xue Kui play forward: "Official, last night the commander of the border pass, Chong Shiheng, sent a good news, saying that his Yang Wenguang Department annihilated more than 5,000 Liao troops, and now Weichen will present the good news to the emperor's imperial review." ”

At this time, Qian Weiyan, the governor of the political affairs, said: "Official, this good news will not be fake, besides, the new army has only been in army for more than three months and has never experienced war, how can it be the opponent of the elite leather room army of the Liao army?" Shouldn't it be a false report of military merits and a risk of merit? ”

Tongping Zhangshi Lu Yijian also said: "This good news is not enough to convince the public, and I ask the emperor to send someone to verify it in detail, so as not to be deceived." ”

Zhao Zhen said dissatisfiedly at this time: "Why is it not enough to convince the public if the first division of Lu Yi has achieved a great victory, and the two Aiqing should not grow the ambition of others and destroy their own prestige; I am optimistic about the abilities of General Yang and Meng Yuma, and this good news will definitely not be added; The two of them will surely be able to create an elite army for me that is brave and good at fighting. ”

At this time, Xia Zhu, the governor of the political department, came out and said: "Weichen's impeachment of Lu Xiang and Qian Xiang is alarmist, and slandering the military exploits of the border army regardless of the occasion, which not only chills the heart of the soldiers of the border army, but also has the suspicion of giving the Liao envoy Zhang Mu a message. ”

At this time, Lu Yijian and Qian Weiyan's faces suddenly became hot, and it stands to reason that the imperial court should use this great victory to fight back against Da Liao's blackmail; The two really can't question the authenticity of the good news from the front line on such an occasion, which will make the Liao envoy laugh and be generous, and make the Great Song Dynasty settle down in the negotiations and negotiations with the Great Liao, adding to the laughing stock.

After Zhao Zhen listened to the words of Lu Yijian and Qian Weiyan at this time, he was suddenly angry and changed color; I secretly scolded the two of them for being as stupid as pigs, and they were still important ministers of the court, speaking regardless of the occasion and without proportion, at this time above the court, they had begun to suppress the arrogance of the Liao envoy, and with the "divine operation" of the two, the Liao envoy saw the joke again, and suddenly let them turn the tables again.

He sighed in his heart: "I'm not afraid of Shenyi's opponent, I'm afraid of pig-like teammates." ”

He coughed, and just wanted to get angry, when the Queen Mother Liu E came forward.

At this time, the Queen Mother said:

"Xiao Yuanjun, let's not talk about this good news, in fact, my Great Song Dynasty has already added 100,000 troops to the Song-Liao border, plus the original 100,000 garrisons, it has reached 200,000;

I heard that your Da Liao has no more than 80,000 troops on the border, and once the two sides fight, you Da Liao may not be able to take advantage of anything.

I have met your Empress Dowager Chengtian of the Northern Dynasty (Xiao Xuan), and if she were alive, she would definitely maintain the alliance signed between the Song and Liao countries;

Because the Liao army at that time was far more prosperous than now, they did not take the land of Guannan, and at the same time, the Song and Liao sides also made it clear that the two countries were bounded by the Baigou River in the alliance of Lanyuan, and the Great Liao recognized the sovereignty of the Great Song over the land of Guannan (Suicheng and Zhuo, Ying, and Mo Prefectures). ”

At this time, Xiao Xiaomu said: "The Queen Mother, it is useless to say more, and then the time has changed, now my Great Liao country is prosperous, the soldiers are strong and strong, and my Liao Emperor is a promising king, and it is my responsibility to recover the land of Guannan; That is to say, I will only go to the land, otherwise there will only be war. ”

At this time, Zhao Zhen said: "Xiao Liao, it is impossible for us in the Great Song Dynasty to cede the land, that is a matter of the Five Dynasties, and it has nothing to do with us." Secondly, if you fight, it will not do you any good Liao.

Now that you know my bottom line, you can talk about anything else, but you just won't lose your power and cede land. ”

At this time, Xiao Xiaomu knew that the Great Song Dynasty was united, and had a tough attitude on territorial issues, and did not hesitate to fight with Daliao for the sake of Guannan.

He knew that it would be fruitless to continue talking, so he pretended to threaten, and then pretended to be arrogant and walked away.

From time to time he returned to the embassy of the Liao State, and then he saw the messenger from his own country in the embassy, and saw that this person was covered with mud, sluggish, and weak, and the whole person was paralyzed on the ground and could not get up.

Sure enough, the messenger laboriously took out a letter sealed with fire paint from his arms, and then handed the secret letter to Xiao Xiaomu in a trembling manner, and after handing it over, he saw his eyes roll and faint.