"Bang!" Without waiting for the fine seal to say the words, a Western Xia envoy had already risen up and shouted: "You Song people are really unreasonable, too hateful, really I can't be deceived in the Western Dynasty?" ”

With his roar, more messengers followed suit and glared at Sun Tu angrily, making it clear that they would never compromise: "The Song people are so deceitful, we will never agree!" ”

Seeing that they suddenly turned their faces, dozens of guards guarding outside the hall also rushed in, one by one with their guns drawn, completely looking like they were facing a great enemy, which frightened the officials of the Great Song Dynasty who accompanied them. Immediately, someone said in a round game: "Captain Sun, there is no need to be like this. They are guests from afar, but they have different opinions. ”

Sun Tu also laughed at this time, waved his hand, and said to the soldiers: "What are you nervous about, the guests are just a little drunk, and they still don't retreat?" Seeing this, those soldiers quickly exited the door, while he continued to look at those angry Xia Daodao with a smile: "What, did I say something wrong? Didn't your Xia Kingdom already claim to my Great Song Dynasty decades ago? Since you are a courtier, you should be like a courtier, can you really have different intentions? ”

This sentence really stopped them. If it had been placed a few years ago, maybe these Xia people would have dared to have a hard fight with the Song court, even if they had a feud in person, they would not be afraid, anyway, the Song army would not dare to invade the Western Xia country at will. But now is different from the past, the gap between the national strength of the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, and if you want to be the enemy of the Song Dynasty, the Western Xia is really in danger of losing the country. This made their momentum weaken instantly, and they could only sit back stupidly, and only whispered in their mouths: "Even so, you can't leave no room like this......"

And Xi Feng Chang calmed down at this time, stared at Sun Tu and said, "Is this the intention of the emperor of your country, or is it just the intention of your Sun Taiwei alone?" ”

"Well, this is not only my meaning, but also my wish to His Majesty." Sun Tu gave an ambiguous answer, and then said: "In addition, this is not to discuss with you, but the attitude of our court. If you still want to have further contacts with my Great Song Dynasty, these two conditions are fundamental, and if you can't do it, you don't need to talk about everything.

"Because this alone can be seen that the Xia State and my Great Song Dynasty have never been of the same mind, and now the so-called submission is just a temporary expedient measure, maybe at any time, you will fall to the Liao State, or some other re-emerging country. There have been too many things like this, we can't afford to be fooled by you, right? ”

"Taiwei Sun, you and I have a good relationship, and the national teacher has helped you save you many times, is this how you treat your friends?" It was no longer possible to convince Sun Tu from the official point of view, so he could only move with affection.

But Sun Tu's response made his heart sink even more: "The public is public, the private is private, since Sun is an official of the court and is in a high position, he can't affect the overall situation of the court because of his own private affairs." I will never forget the kindness you have done to me, and I will repay it in due course. However, since this matter is related to the interests of our Great Song Dynasty, there is absolutely no possibility of retreating. Only when you officially send a letter to me again to declare yourself as a minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and at the same time sever contact with the Liao State, and go to the emperor to claim the title of lord, will I order the withdrawal of the soldiers and horses Chen Yu on the border! ”

After a pause, he narrowed his eyes again: "In addition, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, if you hadn't sent an envoy to Tokyo in time this time, our Western Army would have used troops against Western Xia this year." You should also know that your Xia people were able to establish a country because Yuan Hao and his people stole a large area of land in the west of our Great Song Dynasty decades ago, especially seized all the land of Hehuang that was very important to my Great Song Dynasty. In the past few decades, many people with lofty ideals in the Great Song Dynasty have thought about regaining that large piece of land, and now the north has successfully taken back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, and then recaptured the land of Hehuang, and even the entire Jiangnan is nothing to us. ”

These words immediately made the faces of Xi Feng Chang and the others change greatly, and sweat broke out on their foreheads. They really didn't expect that the Song people had already begun to plan to expand westward, if this was true, the Xia Kingdom would be really dangerous.

You must know that there are indeed many problems in the Xia State today, the most serious of which is the lack of horses, grain and iron - horses and iron can be bought from the Liao State in addition to self-production, and the Liao State is also willing to sell these military supplies to the Western Xia at a low price, so that it will continue to drag down the elite of the Great Song Dynasty. But now, because of the civil strife in Liao, it is difficult to protect itself, resulting in almost no trade between the two countries, and the horses and iron tools of the Western Xia Kingdom have become a big problem.

As for the grain, it has nothing to do with the Liao State, it is entirely because of the endless domestic strife in the previous summer, which led to the lack of grain harvest. From last year to this year, there were several natural disasters in Xia Guo, which made the food shortage more and more serious, and in the end, he could only think of hitting Song Guo with his idea.

But now it's good, before this request has been mentioned, they heard the bad news that the Song army is about to go on an expedition, which naturally makes them feel uneasy. Even if they felt that Sun Tu's statement was mostly a lie and intimidation, they still didn't dare to believe it completely.

After some hesitation, Xi Fengchang finally said with difficulty: "The two requirements you mentioned are indeed too difficult for us, and they are not for us and other courtiers to call the shots, so ......"

"You can bring the news back first, and whether it will be successful or not depends on your own decision." Sun Tu behaved very well and spoke, but this time the title had changed, which made Xia Ren's face change again, but it was not good to oppose the protest.

Seeing this, Sun Tu raised three fingers again: "By the way, I have a third request." ”

"But ...... But what is it? Unexpectedly, he was so aggressive, in addition to those two big problems, there was actually a third requirement, which made Xi Fengchang only feel that his head was as big as a bucket, and he began to regret that he had come this time. Originally, he also relied on himself to have a relationship with Sun Tu, and felt that he could start from this to convince the other party to be the messenger, and he didn't want the other party to completely turn his face and not recognize people.

Sun Tu smiled again: "This matter is much simpler. I already know that your Xia people like to use it the most, not only have you installed many secret spies in Liao, but you are also average in my Great Song Dynasty. Now that you have surrendered to my Great Song Dynasty, there is no need for these people to exist, and I want you to hand over all their identity lists. ”

"It can't be!" Xi Feng Chang immediately shouted, he only felt that the conditions proposed by Sun Tu were really harsh. The last one is even more unacceptable, because it is not only related to the lives of many people, but also to the credibility of the entire Xia Imperial Court.

Those spies are the most loyal people in the army of the Xia Dynasty, they have sneaked thousands of miles away for the sake of the country, regardless of their own safety, they have been careful at all times, and they have made countless meritorious contributions, they are real heroes. Now, Sun Tu actually asked him to hand over everyone's list, that is, to push them to a dead end by himself, which is something that no one can accept.

Once this is really done, not to mention the losses, I am afraid that in the future, it will be impossible for the military and civilians of the Xia Kingdom to be willing to take risks to do such things. After all, for any secret agent, the imperial court behind them is the only guarantee they can trust, and if they don't even have this, they will really die.

Looking at the other party's categorical refusal, Sun Tu just smiled and didn't do much to persecute him. But just this smile still made people feel a burst of pressure, obviously, if they refused to agree to this request, then the Xia people's previous request would not be approved, and even the Great Song would send troops with them.

The Song officials below who accompanied the wine were dumbfounded, they really didn't expect Sun Tu to behave so aggressively today, step by step, without leaving room for the other party at all. Every request will be difficult for the Xia people to accept, and the loss will be great, whether it is famous or real, it will bring a lot of benefits to the Great Song Dynasty.

They were even in a trance, only to feel that all this was so unreal. You must know that only a few years ago, the Great Song Dynasty was still the unjust country that was always extorted by Liaoxia and other countries, and had to pinch its nose and suffer losses.

But now it's good, after only a few years, Sun Tu began to force Xia Guo to give up his dignity and hand over the list of secret spies. It really gives people a feeling of raising their eyebrows, and it also makes many people have a good impression of Sun Tu, after all, everyone knows that the Great Song Dynasty can have today, and its root is still in Sun Tu, the captain.

Seeing the tangled look on his face, Sun Tu didn't continue to persecute him, but waved his hand magnanimously and said, "I know you can't give me an answer for the time being, so it's the same as those two, and I'll talk about it when I think about it." But I would like to warn you that I may be able to wait, but the patience of the soldiers on the front lines is limited, so you have to hurry. ”

Xi Feng Chang smiled bitterly, what difference does this make? Immediately, he said with some expectation: "Can this third rule be flexible, just let me take all the people away." "At least it will save their lives.

But Sun Tu shook his head: "No." You said you brought everyone back, but how can I believe it? Well, you just have to give me fifty spies, and the others can take them back. However, if it is found that there are still Western Xia spies in the future by our Great Song Dynasty official government, it means that you are declaring war on my Great Song Dynasty, and it will not be our responsibility to fight again. ”

Speaking of which, the fine seal often knew that it was impossible to talk about it anymore. At the same time, without speculation, no matter how delicious the wine and food were, he could only get up and say goodbye a little helplessly, and he had to go to someone to discuss it first, and then report these things to the court, and finally the emperor made a decision.

It was only at this time that he really understood that the so-called negotiation had no skills at all, in the final analysis, it was still strength to speak, the Great Song Dynasty was now much stronger than the Western Xia, so Sun Tu was able to make all kinds of unreasonable demands, but they didn't even have a chance to oppose it in person.