Yanyun, that is the territory that the Great Song Dynasty is determined to get, and it is also the territory that is difficult to give up in the Liao State.

The two big countries, for the sake of Yanyun, have set off a big war.

Unless one of the two great powers is destroyed or decayed, the war against Yanyun will not stop.

Da Song has been weak for many years and has been oppressed for many years.

Now that a strong emperor and a group of powerful ministers have finally emerged, it is naturally impossible to watch the sixteen states of Yanyun remain in the hands of the Liao State.

The two countries set off a major war, which was expected.

An Ziluo felt that the Great Song Dynasty gave such generous conditions and formed an alliance with various subordinates in order to take the lead in appeasing the subordinates and preparing for the conquest of the sixteen states of Yanyun.

As for the Great Song Dynasty Hall is waving troops north, or making surprise troops to conquer the city in Liao, An Ziluo can't guess for the time being.

When the Great Song Dynasty will start a big war against the Liao State, it is not something that An Ziluo can speculate.

The war between two powerful and domineering empires is not something that Qingtang can easily intervene in.

The only thing An Ziluo could calculate in his heart was how to use the new covenant proposed by the Great Song Dynasty to obtain more benefits from the Great Song Dynasty for Qingtang.

An Ziluo told Ko Ji about his doubts about some of the terms and conditions of the covenant.

Kou Ji helped An Ziluo answer one by one.

After learning all the rules and regulations of the covenant in detail, An Ziluo signed his name on the document and stamped it with his seal.

Kou Ji took the paperwork, and after accusing An Ziluo, he left the Qingtang Station.

After An Ziluo sent Kou Ji away, he quickly returned to the room, picked up his pen and waved, and after half a ring, he appeared outside the door with a document that had just been written silently.

"Go and ask Mr. Wan to ......"

An Ziluo commanded, and the servant quickly left the door of An Ziluo's room.

Not long after, a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian in his fifties appeared in front of An Ziluo.

When An Ziluo saw the middle-aged man, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Wan, the student has something to ask for advice." ”

An Ziluo was very respectful in front of the middle-aged man, and it must not be the first time he had asked the middle-aged man for advice.

After the middle-aged man heard An Ziluo's words, he nodded slightly, "Go into the room and say." ”

The two entered the room.

An Ziluo looked at the middle-aged man pulling his clothes uncomfortably, and asked, "What is wrong with Mr. Wan?" ”

The middle-aged man was slightly stunned for a moment, and said with emotion: "It's been twenty years since I left the Great Song Dynasty, and when I come back again, I always feel that I am a little out of place with the Great Song Dynasty." ”

An Ziluo was just about to open his mouth, when he saw the middle-aged man looking at him and said with a smile: "Don't gossip, what questions do you want to ask?" ”

An Ziluo hurriedly took out the paperwork he had written silently and handed it to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man took the paperwork and reviewed it.

When An Ziluo was reviewing it by the middle-aged man, he whispered on the side: "This is the national letter that the Great Song Dynasty has just sent to send, and the Great Song Dynasty intends to conclude the same covenant with all his subordinates."

There are thirteen rules in the covenant.

I have a poor memory, and I only remember five of them. ”

The middle-aged man asked suspiciously while reviewing the documents: "Why don't you just ask the Great Song Dynasty for a copy?" ”

An Ziluo was stunned for a moment, and a wry smile appeared on his face, "I always feel that I am doing something wrong, so I don't dare to speak up." ”

The middle-aged man put down the paperwork in his hand, stared at An Ziluo with a slightly deep gaze and said: "The exchanges between countries are not only conspiracies and tricks, sometimes they have to be a little more generous.

Take this covenant.

Since Da Song dares to take it out, he is not afraid of being looked at, if you ask them for a copy, they will not refuse. ”

An Ziluo hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The student has been taught......

The middle-aged man nodded, handed the document to An Ziluo, and said very seriously: "The person who came up with this covenant is a character. A small piece of paper not only helped Da Song pacify the four sides, but also helped Da Song to obtain countless benefits. ”

Hearing this, An Ziluo muttered: "The various genera of the Great Song Dynasty, including us, have also received countless benefits. ”

The middle-aged man nodded slowly and said with emotion: "This is the power of this covenant. After signing this covenant, all the subordinates of the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty can get benefits, which is a win-win situation, so it is difficult for anyone to refuse.

If I don't think badly, except for Liao, no other country will refuse to sign it. ”

"Liao...... Can't sign? ”

An Ziluo asked unexpectedly.

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Yes, Liao Guo will not sign." Because many of the provisions in the covenant are based on the Great Song Dynasty. If the Liao State signed this covenant, it would be equivalent to bowing its head to the Great Song Dynasty, how could the Liao State bow its head to the Great Song Dynasty?

In addition, there is a rule in the covenant that hides a murderous motive.

I can see that among the envoys of the Liao State, there are naturally some people who can see it.

Therefore, the Liao State will never sign this covenant that hides a murderous motive. ”

"Killing?"

An Ziluo frowned.

An Ziluo really didn't see it.

Wang Zeng and others in the covenant hidden murderous intentions, are very ingenious, although An Ziluo has been learning Chinese since childhood, but after all, he is not a Song person, and the place he is in is not a Song land, under the influence of various factors around him, his knowledge is very limited.

is inferior to some scholars in the Great Song Dynasty, let alone compared with Wang Zeng and others.

Wang Zeng and others set up a killing plan, he naturally couldn't see it.

The middle-aged man pointed out one of the rules to An Ziluo, and carefully analyzed the hidden killing motives for An Ziluo.

After An Ziluo heard this, his brows furrowed into a Sichuan character.

An Ziluo said in a deep voice: "I thought that the Great Song Dynasty was showing mercy this time, but I didn't expect it to have sinister intentions. ”

The middle-aged man glanced at An Ziluo and said with a smile: "This is normal." ”

An Ziluo looked at the middle-aged man suspiciously.

The middle-aged man said with a smile: "In the Great Song Dynasty, there are many people who are scheming and strategic. They like to calculate everything they do. If one day you find out that they are not calculating you, then you are the real danger. ”

An Ziluo frowned and looked at the middle-aged man: "So, sir, do you think that this covenant with murderous intentions is the real covenant?" ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Not bad......"

An Ziluo opened his mouth to argue.

I listened to the middle-aged man's faint words: "The officials in the Great Song Dynasty are used to calculating others, and they also like to calculate others. So you have to get used to being calculated.

Qingtang currently has a request for the Great Song Dynasty, so it is normal to be calculated.

You will still have a long time to deal with Da Song in the future, so you must learn to see through it without saying it.

As long as the benefits of the covenant to Qingtang are far greater than the murderous intentions they are hiding, then they can be signed. ”

After a pause, the middle-aged man stared at An Ziluo and said: "In the past, Qingtang was just a small subordinate of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Great Song Dynasty didn't care about Qingtang at all, so Qingtang didn't even have the qualifications to be calculated. So when you were running around in the Great Song Dynasty before, you didn't see much calculation.

It's different now.

The Great Song Dynasty began to pay attention to Qingtang, so he naturally calculated Qingtang. ”

An Ziluo said with some displeasure: "So, I Qingtang still have to be glad that I am qualified to be calculated?" ”

The middle-aged man was slightly stunned, nodded and said, "It's really worth celebrating." ”

An Ziluo said with an ugly face: "I would rather not have this kind of qualification." ”

The middle-aged man clicked his mouth and sighed, "Can I help you?" As strong as Liao, it will also be calculated, let alone Qingtang. If you don't want to be calculated, you have to have the strength not to be calculated.

But does Qingtang have it now? ”

Without waiting for An Ziluo to answer, the middle-aged man continued: "Qingtang doesn't have it, since there is no one, then you have to learn to be calculated by others, and get used to being calculated." Then, in the calculations of others, seek a way of life for yourself and seek more benefits for yourself. ”

An Ziluo was very reluctant to admit the middle-aged man's statement, but he had to nod.

Only when there is not much difference in strength between the two countries can they be qualified to wrestle diplomatically.

The gap in strength is too big, and there is only bullying of the weak.

If you are weak, you have to be bullied, there is no reason to speak of it.

The middle-aged man raised the document in his hand and said with a smile: "This document, for Qingtang, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. So the benefits are far greater than the disadvantages.

So you don't have to be frustrated. ”

An Ziluo gritted his teeth and said: "I'm not depressed, I just hate Qingtang for not being strong enough." ”

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and said indifferently: "Then find a way to make it stronger." ”

An Ziluo said solemnly: "I will......"

After a deep sigh, An Ziluo spoke: "Sir, the Great Song Dynasty has hidden a killing intent in the covenant, how many people do you think can see it besides us?" ”

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment and counted carefully: "Western Xia, Liao...... Wa ......"

An Ziluo was stunned and said, "Wa Guo? ”

Western Xia and Liao were able to see through the hidden killing opportunities in the covenant, and An Ziluo was not surprised, but the Japanese kingdom was able to see through the hidden killing opportunities in the covenant, which really surprised An Ziluo.

The middle-aged man stared at An Ziluo and smiled, "It's unexpected, right?" ”

An Ziluo nodded solemnly, "It's a little ......"

The middle-aged man sighed: "Among the neighbors of the Great Song Dynasty, the Wa Kingdom is the most devout in the pursuit of Central Plains culture. Most of the writing of the Wa Kingdom was born from the culture of the Central Plains. The agriculture, iron smelting, porcelain burning, etc., all of which were learned from the Central Plains.

Even, some nobles of the Wa Kingdom were also begged back by the Wa people from the Central Plains. ”

"Asking for seeds?!"

An Ziluo couldn't believe it.

The middle-aged man pouted and said, "You can go to the Bianhe River in your spare time to have a look, there are many strange-looking boats on the river, and that is the boats of the Wa Kingdom." There were a lot of Japanese women in the boat, all of whom were Japanese nobles.

Their only purpose in going to the Great Song Dynasty was to seek seeds.

As long as you are a celebrity in the Great Song Dynasty, or a person with status.

They'll all ask you to borrow seeds.

Not only do you not need to give money, but sometimes you even pay it backwards.

As long as you are high enough and famous enough. ”

The corners of An Ziluo's mouth twitched, he went to Bianjing City several times, and he shouldered an important mission several times, and he really didn't go to the Bianhe River to wander, nor did he go to look for flowers and ask Liu's thoughts, and he really didn't know about it.

When the middle-aged man twitched at the corner of An Ziluo's mouth, he sighed with emotion: "So, everything in the Japanese country originates from the Central Plains, and the Japanese people's understanding of the Central Plains culture is naturally deeper than yours."

If it weren't for the fact that the men among the Japanese were too short, they would have been difficult to spot if they were dressed as Song people.

The Japanese people are unbearable, and the Japanese country is unbearable, but the attitude of the Japanese people towards the pursuit of learning is worthy of Qingtang's good imitation. ”

"Asking for seeds?"

An Ziluo asked with a disdainful expression.

The middle-aged man rolled his eyes.

An Ziluo muttered: "Goryeo and Dali both learn the culture of the Central Plains, why can't they see the murderous intentions hidden in the covenant? ”

The middle-aged man said with disdain: "Goryeo? It's hard to be a big man. When the Central Plains is strong, it is dependent on the Central Plains, and when the Liao State is strong, it is dependent on the Liao State. There is no persistence, no opinion, only attachment to the strong, a slave life.

Their humility is engraved in their bones, so they are destined to be slaves for the rest of their lives.

If they really learned the culture of the Central Plains thoroughly, they would not have broken off diplomatic relations with the Great Song Dynasty like they are now.

This tribute, if it weren't for the Liao State forcing Goryeo to come, the Goryeo envoys probably wouldn't have appeared in the Great Song Dynasty.

Good guy, the Liao State, who is the master, does not dare to despise the Great Song Dynasty.

You're a servant, but you're putting up a shelf.

Do you really think of yourself as a person?

With their attitude, it is a question whether they can face up to the covenant proposed by the Great Song Dynasty, let alone see the murderous motive in it. ”

The middle-aged man's tone was full of disdain for Goryeo.

mentioned Dali, the middle-aged man shook his head again and again, "Dali, living in a corner, not thinking of making progress, the Central Plains culture has learned a lot, but I haven't learned a little bit of the essence."

So don't expect them to see through the murderous motive in the covenant proposed by the Great Song Dynasty.

If they really learn the elite of the Central Plains culture, it is impossible for them to live in a corner, let alone promote any Buddhism. ”

An Ziluo pursed his lips and said with emotion: "Mr. has a little bit of a point of guidance......

"Pointing out the country?"

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, "There are many people who guide the country, but there are few people who govern the country." ”

An Ziluo looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was reluctant to say more.

An Ziluo didn't chase and ask.

The middle-aged man had no identity in Qingtang, but he was invited to their tent when he was a child and taught him and Jiao Guluo to learn Chinese.

From the point of view of the Song people, the middle-aged man can be regarded as the mentor of An Ziluo and Jiao Guluo.

But middle-aged people never think of themselves as mentors to the two of them.

Middle-aged people wander around the Western Regions all year round and rarely stop.

The reason why I was able to come to the Great Song Dynasty with An Ziluo this time.

It was also because An Ziluo led the envoy group to the Great Song Dynasty on the way to the Great Song Dynasty, and happened to run into it.

After An Ziluo's invitation, the middle-aged man followed him to the Great Song Dynasty.

As the middle-aged man said, after the new covenant proposed by the Great Song Dynasty was sent to the hands of various subordinates, not many people could see the murderous intentions hidden in it.

All the subordinates rushed to sign the covenant proposed by the Great Song Dynasty, for fear that it would be too late and the Great Song Dynasty would return.

Among them, many forces did not have much swords and soldiers with the Great Song Dynasty.

So non-aggression and so on, they don't really care.

They were concerned with some of the commercial and trade dealings mentioned in the covenant.

Transactions between countries are all large transactions.

The profits can be imagined.

No one dislikes having a lot of money.

In the past, when they returned home, they always secretly bought a large number of goods in Dasong and took them back to sell.

Now they can buy goods in the Great Song Dynasty openly, and even build a large border market in the border, they are naturally very willing.