"Prince Yelu should be careful to speak, this is Da Zhou, not your Liao Kingdom. It's not a trivial matter to offend my Emperor of the Great Zhou. Yang Jun also said in a deep voice.

Yelushi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I am gaffe, I don't dare anymore." Your Majesty the Emperor, I will get straight to the point and not beat around the corner. I have come to your country as an envoy this time, firstly, to repair the book for my father and the emperor, and to rebuild the old friendship with your country; Secondly...... I want to ask your country to help us and help us to exterminate the Jurchen rebellion. ”

Guo Xu smiled and said, "You really want to come and ask us for help, right?" But I can't think of a reason to help you. Why do I want to help you quell the rebellion in Liao? ”

Yelu Shi said: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou, my Daliao and your country are the country of brothers, how can you not help your brothers if they are in trouble?" This is one of them. Second, the Jurchen race is ferocious and barbaric, regardless of morality and morality, and is an uncivilized race. After they captured our Liaoyang Mansion, they killed 60,000 of our soldiers and civilians in three days, including a large number of women, children and children. Tong can be said to be a family that annihilates humanity and loses all conscience. If our Great Liao can't exterminate them, if these people occupy our Great Liao, it will also be a great threat to your country. As the saying goes, they will continue to move south and attack your country. Therefore, assisting me in exterminating the Jurchens is not only to help us but also to help your country. ”

"Hahahaha." Guo Xu laughed again, pointed at Yelu Shi and said: "What a clever man, the first reason I reluctantly accept, but the second reason is too ridiculous. You mean, it's our responsibility to help you? What do you have to do with my Liao Kingdom? You Liao people are hard to defeat the Jurchens, how do you know that we can't defeat the Jurchens? Are you insinuating that my Great Zhou soldiers and horses are not highly combative, or are you cursing that my Great Zhou will be destroyed by the Jurchens? ”

Yelushi frowned and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, what I said is the truth, and this matter is indeed beneficial to your country. It's better to deal with us than with the Jurchens. But they have no regard for their faith and no rules. The agreement reached before can be overturned in a blink of an eye, and it is completely a group of barbarians, no different from beasts. Not only are they murderous, but they are also cunning and deceitful, which is completely unreasonable. If His Majesty the Emperor does not believe me, I will inform you of the whole process of my Da Liao's negotiations with them, so that you can know how they have rebelled, murderous, cunning, shameless and unjust. ”

Yang Jun said in a deep voice beside him: "Qi Shengshang, what the Liao envoy said is true, according to the information I got from the report, the Jurchens are indeed rebellious, cunning and vicious, and murderous. That is a group of uncivilized people in the Changbai Mountains, who are uneducated and difficult to communicate and trust. ”

Guo Xu glanced at Yang Jun, swallowed a few sarcastic words in his mouth, turned his head and asked Yelushi, "Then how do you plan to ask us to help you?" Dispatch troops? Need supplies, food and grass? Or is there something else that needs it? ”

Yelushi was overjoyed in his heart, Guo Xu asked, isn't that already ready to agree to his request.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, my Da Liao has spent a lot of money because of the fierce war with the Jurchens for several years. This time, I really need Da Zhou's help. It is best to give soldiers, horses, food, grass and materials to help us exterminate the Jurchen rebellion in one fell swoop. ”

Guo Xu laughed and said, "Your appetite is really not small. So how many soldiers and horses do you want? ”

Yelushi hurriedly said: "I have made a list of needs to the officials and ask His Majesty the Emperor to take a look. ”

Yelushi took out a list and handed it over, Guo Xu took it and looked at it, with a sneer on his face. The list is clear and dense, from the number of soldiers and horses to grain and grass materials, equipment blades, war horse equipment and other materials, there are dozens of them, they simply want everything, and the quantity is huge.

Guo Xu resisted the urge to tear this list apart on the spot, and asked in a deep voice: "You want us to send 100,000 troops, millions of stones, grain and grass, and countless materials and equipment. Do you know how much it costs? Even if I promise you, are you willing to give this money? ”

Yelushi was stunned for a moment and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is aid, how can you ask us to give silver?" Besides, all the materials, manpower, and financial resources of my Daliao are now used to counterbalance the rebellion, how can I have the money to pay? ”

Guo Xu shouted in a deep voice: "Joke, you don't give money, ask me to send people and money to help you do things in Da Zhou, how can there be such a reason in the world?" Can't you deceive me? ”

Yelushi exclaimed, "No, hasn't Shicai already said the reason?" Exterminating the Jurchens will also be beneficial to your Great Zhou. As the so-called lips die and teeth are cold......"

"Shut up!" Guo Xu couldn't hold back any longer, he didn't want to listen to Yelushi's rambling anymore, and his anger stopped him. "You Liao people are used to being domineering, are you weak and bullying when I am Da Zhou? When you come to ask for help, you should look like you are asking for help. Do you think that my Da Zhou is a place where you can give orders at will and take it away? Do you want me to send 100,000 troops in Da Zhou, millions of stones of grain and grass, countless armor, weapons, horses, and equipment, but I can't pull out a dime? It's a big joke. How can there be such a cheap thing in the world? Your Liao Kingdom was destroyed by the Jurchens, what do you have to do with my Great Zhou? Hugh used something good for my Great Zhou to coax me. If the girl is really a tiger, you Liao people are wolves, and a raccoon dog is not a good thing. When I came here, I was not sincere, but I was very arrogant. Go back and tell your father Yelu Zongyuan, I can't help it, the Jurchen rebellion is his business, and it has nothing to do with my Da Zhou. Come and take the Liao envoy away. ”

As soon as Guo Xu said this, Yelushi was stunned and speechless. Hurriedly looked at Lu Zhongtian and Yang Jun for help. Lu Zhongtian hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, don't make a decision so hastily, discuss and then make a decision." ”

Guo Xu said coldly: "What else is there to discuss?" They don't pull out a dime, but they want us to send so many soldiers, horses, and supplies, and you don't know how much money it will cost. I'm afraid that a few million taels can't stop it. Could it not have fallen from the sky? ”

Yang Jun frowned and said, "Yes, the Liao people don't pull out a dime, what is this?" Prince Yelu, you always have to express it, otherwise we won't be able to explain it to the world. You guys are outrageous. ”

Yelushi hurriedly said: "Of course there is a reward, His Majesty the Emperor hasn't allowed me to finish yet." ”

Guo Xu shouted: "You say come and listen, to give silver or not to give silver?" ”

Yelushi smacked his lips and said, "This...... We have no money. My father said that since the two of us have rebuilt the old friendship and restored the agreement of the Yanyun Alliance, then the cost of borrowing troops will be deducted from this agreement. ”

Guo Xu frowned and said, "Deducted in the agreement?" What do you mean? ”

Yelu Shi said: "Isn't there a clause in the agreement of the Yanyun Alliance that your country will contribute coins and silks to my Daliao every year?" It is equivalent to five or six hundred thousand taels of silver every year. I Da Liao exempted this year's coins and silks, so that there will be five or six million taels in ten years, which is always enough to pay for your troops. ”

As soon as Yelushi said this, Guo Xu immediately exploded, jumped up from the soft couch, and scolded sharply: "You Liao people are really shameless, you can actually think of such a way, is this taking my Da Zhou as a fool?" It's all at this time, and you still want to restore the terms of the Yanyun Alliance's middle age coin, and you still want to use this silver as your money to pay for our troops, you simply don't take my Da Zhou seriously. Slowly, I haven't agreed to restore the Yanyun Alliance with you. Even if it is restored, do you still want this year-old coin? You have to pay us tribute every year. Don't forget that it is you who ask us, not us. At this time, you still think that you are superior, do you think you can dictate to my Da Zhou? Crazy you. Yelushi, I remember that you first came to my Great Zhou, and I don't want to cure your sins. You must get out of my big week immediately within three days, otherwise, you will be killed. You are such a person who insults my Great Zhou, I am completely disappointed in you. Leave now, I don't want to see you again. ”

Jereshi was confused, he didn't seem to understand where he was wrong. In fact, Yelu Zongyuan didn't let him say these words when he came. Just let him improvise. Guo Xu asked Liao Guo to pay the silver, and he concentrated his wisdom and remembered the matter of the year's coin, so he said it. He also thought that he had thought of a good solution to the problem, but he didn't know that this had touched the backlash of the Great Zhou Emperor. In his opinion, this is an excellent solution that is completely equal.

This person is not a fool, but a little dull. There is some sincerity in being a person. Moreover, the differences in the behavior of the Liao and the Great Zhou people have led to some deviations in the understanding of this matter. In Yelushi's opinion, since the two countries have rebuilt the old friendship and restored the Yanyun Alliance, shouldn't this year's coin also be the same, and there is nothing wrong with the method he proposed. He didn't understand at all that his words touched the weakness that the Great Zhou Emperor hated the most. The Yanyun Alliance objectively allowed the Great Zhou and the Liao State to maintain a relatively peaceful situation for a hundred years and promoted the development and prosperity of the two countries, but in the minds of the emperors and subjects of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they always felt uncomfortable and always felt that it was a low-voiced agreement. For example, the annual tribute coins, although the number is small, it is definitely a humiliation.

Seeing that Lu Zhongtian and Yang Jun also rolled their eyes and looked at him, Yelu Shi realized that he seemed to have really said the wrong thing, so he immediately remedied.

"His Majesty the Great Zhou Emperor is angry, if this method fails, then talk about other methods. There is no intention of humiliation in the next place, and it is not that the emperor wants to dictate to Da Zhouyi. If His Majesty the Emperor is not angry, he can cure my sin, and I will not complain. But please consider the friendship between your two countries, and do not easily refuse my request. Yelushi said busily.

Where is Guo Xu willing to rub his tongue with him, and shouted coldly: "I don't talk nonsense with you, you can't come up with the money, how can I send troops in vain?" If you don't have money, you have to exchange things. If you don't have anything, you will exchange the land. I can give you a suggestion, I can shoot 100,000 elite soldiers to help you quell the rebellion, I can agree to all the requirements on this list, but there is one thing: you need to cede three places in Zhuozhou, Yongqing, Fangshan on the south bank of the Sanggan River as collateral. I am not a place for you, after the war, we will count the amount of silver and materials consumed, and when you can pay the full amount, I will return it to your place. It's a fair deal. You go back to report to your father, agree to this suggestion, and then send someone to sign an agreement, and after handing over the city, my 100,000 elite soldiers will immediately go north to help you destroy the Jurchens. ”