Chapter 449: Is Li Yan really your Song Kingdom's courtier? )

Holu and Dadiu were the ones who left the Jin country in the first month, arrived in Dengshu in February, and arrived in Tokyo in May, and then they were placed under house arrest almost all the time in the Tongbunkan.

Until August, no one talked to them about the attack on Liao from the north and the south, and no one explained to them what happened to Li Yan, so that Huo Lu was so anxious that his tongue and nose were bleeding several times.

It was not until the end of August that Zhao Ji called Hulu and Da Diu and said: "The two countries are friendly, everything remains the same, it is just a matter of the alliance, and there are still some details that need to be confirmed again." ”

As soon as he heard it, he knew that what Zhao Ji was talking about the three states of Heping, Luan, and Ying in Houshan Kyushu, and said: "The book contract has been decided, how can it be changed lightly?" ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ji Junchen was depressed!

At the beginning, when Zhao Liangsi sent an envoy to the Jin Kingdom, he said to Cai Jing and Tong Guan: "Liangsi must do his best to fight for the interests of our Great Song Dynasty, but Liangji has a request. ”

Cai Jing asked, "What request?" But it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”

Zhao Liangsi said: "Liangsi asked to bring the national credentials, so that Fang Xian was formal and attached. ”

Before that, the Song State had sent people to contact the Jin State, but Zhao Ji Junchen felt that the so-called Jin State was a group of Fang Wai Savages, which could not be compared with the Great Song Dynasty at all, so he gave Wanyan Agu a good edict, and as a result, Wanyan Agu was furious and detained the envoys of the Song State.

Zhao Liangsi didn't want to be detained by the Jin people, so he asked Cai Jing and Tong Guan for a national letter.

Tong Guan said: "It's too early to use the national credentials for the Jurchens, you should go and see the situation this time, and if you really need it, it will not be too late to use the national credentials next time you go." ”

Zhao Liangsi respected Tong Guan very much, and when he saw Tong Guan say this, he had no choice but to remain silent.

Cai Jing said: "It's not a good way to talk out of thin air, I think, it's better to ask the emperor to write a codex, you take the codex with you, so the credibility is relatively high." ”

Tong Guan praised: "It's still too much of a master's clever plan." ”

Soon, Zhao Ji issued an edict to appoint Zhao Liangsi, the right writer of the Zhongfeng Doctor, to act as the chief envoy of the court, and Wang Huan, the loyal training lang, as the deputy envoy, and crossed the sea from Dengzhou to the Jin Kingdom by boat.

Externally, they still claimed that they only went to Liaodong to buy horses.

Zhao Liangsi went to the Jurchen that time without bringing a letter of state or an edict, but only a codex written by Zhao Ji's imperial pen.

The royal pen codex wrote: "According to Yanjing and Guanzhou City, it was originally a Han land, if you promise to restore the old, you will transfer the Khitan silver silk to your Jin Kingdom in the future, although there is no national letter, you will not say anything." ”

Zhao Liangsi and his entourage boarded a boat from Dengzhou and crossed the Bohai Bay to Suzhou Pass in Liaodong, from where they planned to take a horse to Azhichuan on the banks of the Lailiushui River to meet Wanyan Aguta.

The Suzhou retainer named Gao Guobao said to Zhao Liangsi: "You don't have to go to Azhichuan, Your Majesty is in Xianzhou at this time, you can go there directly." ”

Zhao Liangsi then changed his itinerary and went straight to Xianzhou.

When Zhao Liangsi and his entourage arrived in Xianzhou, Wanyan Aguta had already led his army to leave—at that time, the Jin army was marching on Shangjing, the capital of the Liao State, in three ways.

Zhao Liangsi and his entourage quickly chased after him, and finally caught up with Wanyan Aguda in Qingniu Mountain.

A few days later, Zhao Liangsi followed Wanyan Aguda to a hillside in the south of Shangjing City.

The name of that mountain is Longgang, the mountains are surrounded by sanitation and flying birds, the pine waves and forests are lush and lush, standing on the top of the mountain suddenly feel relaxed and happy.

Looking at Shangjing City not far from Longgang, Zhao Liangsi was full of emotion - he was familiar with that city, and he had been there many times when he was an official in the Liao State. The vicissitudes of time and the mountains and rivers have rotated, and the city is still a thing. He didn't expect that he would come here again as an envoy of the Great Song Dynasty.

Wanyan Aguda said to Zhao Liangsi: "You go down the mountain with me now, see how I use the soldiers, and then choose to stay." ”

Wanyan Aguda rode down the mountain to the front of the battle, and ordered the soldiers to beat drums and cheer.

Suddenly, the trumpets and drums sounded in unison.

I saw the cavalry of the Jin Ge Iron Horse roaring away, and the infantry army then marched forward like a wave.

The siege began in the morning, and before noon, the general Yan Mu led the army to climb the city wall and conquer the outer city.

Zhao Liangsi was shocked when he saw it, he never expected that the Jurchens would be so able to fight!

Subsequently, Wanyan Aguda officially met with Zhao Liangsi in the big tent of the military camp.

Zhao Liangsi briefly expounded the position of the Great Song Dynasty, saying: "The area around Yanjing was originally Han land, and it was occupied by the Khitan during the fifth dynasty. Now, my country wants to join forces with your country to attack Liao, your country will take the area of Zhongjing, and I will take the area of Yanjing, I don't know what your country thinks? ”

Wanyan Aguda said: "The Khitan has no way, and has been defeated by me, it stands to reason that all the state cities of the Khitan should belong to me, and they are all my land, but I think of the kindness of your Song Emperor, and Yanjing was originally a Han land, so I promise to give Yanjing to you." ”

Zhao Liangsi said: "The Khitan is exhausted, if we attack from the north and south, why should it not die?" It is very good that your country has agreed to form an alliance, and from today onwards, neither of our countries can make peace with the Khitan. ”

Wanyan Agu's mind is extremely shrewd, he knows the meaning of Zhao Liangsi's words very well, so he said heartily: "Our two families have already reached an agreement, how can I make peace with the Khitan again?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Liangsi was very happy and said: "Today's agreement, although there is no oath, but there is heaven as proof, and it cannot be repented. ”

Wanyan said: "The gods are the witnesses, and they will never repent. ”

After getting the promise of Yan Aguda, Zhao Liangsi was in a good mood, and he also wrote a poem: The old monument of the founding of the People's Republic of China is dark, and the hometown of King Xing is dry. turned around and smiled at the prince, riding a horse with Yuluan.

After the dinner, Zhao Liangsi returned to the military tent with Wanyan Aguda and began to discuss specific matters.

At this time, Zhao Liangsi and his entourage learned that what Zhao Ji wrote by himself was Yanjing and Guanzhou City.

According to the literal meaning, the Song Kingdom only needs the seven states of Yanjing (Youzhou, near Beijing in later generations), Zhuozhou, Yizhou, Danzhou, Shunzhou, Jingzhou, and Jizhou, even if the Confucian Prefecture between the front and back of Taihang Mountain is counted, it is only eight states.

This is completely different from what Zhao Ji Junchen wanted.

What Zhao Jijunchen wants is the entire land of Yanyun.

And the entire land of Yanyun, a total of nineteen states, is divided into three parts.

The first part is Kyushu behind the Taihang Mountains, that is, Yunzhou (Liaoxijing, later Datong, Shanxi), Wuzhou, Xinzhou, Fuzhou, Yingzhou, Shuozhou, Huanzhou, Ulzhou, and Confucianism.

The second part is Yanjing and the six states under its jurisdiction, a total of seven states, that is, Youzhou, Zhuozhou, Yizhou, Danzhou, Shunzhou, Jingzhou, Jizhou - this part also has a saying, that is, Ying, Mo Erzhou are added, not counting Yizhou and Jingzhou, which was ceded to Khitan by Shi Jingjiao at the beginning, after historical changes, Ying, Mo Erzhou (and Ningzhou) have actually been recovered by Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, and later the Song State inherited these two states, and established a national defense line based on these two states, and Yizhou although not dedicated to Liao by Shi Jingjiao, But later the Jin general Sun Fangjian rebelled to the Khitan with Yizhou, and since then the Khitan has maintained the occupation of Yizhou, and Jingzhou is not offered by Shi Jingjiao (at that time, the Khitan had already occupied Jingzhou), but Jingzhou was originally also a Han land, belonging to the Great Wall, so the current seven states in front of the mountain should be Yanzhou, Zhuozhou, Yizhou, Danzhou, Shunzhou, Jingzhou, Jizhou seven states. )

The third part is the three states of Pingzhou, Luanzhou and Yingzhou, that is, Pingzhou Road.

These three parts are equivalent to three passages to the Central Plains.

The first channel, although it can also lead to the Central Plains, but because this passage has Chenjiagu, Yanmen Pass, Feihukou and other dangerous passes, as well as a series of natural hazards in the Hedong region, as well as a strong western army to assist in defense, so the nine states behind the mountain are actually slightly inferior in strategic value, to put it bluntly, these nine states Song State just can't get, it doesn't matter, as long as Song State can manage the Hedong region well, it is difficult for the Hu people to enter the Central Plains from this channel.

The second passage is the most important, as long as the Hu people occupy these seven states and want to enter the Central Plains, it is simply easy, and as long as they pass through the defense area of the Song army (Ying, Mo Erzhou and Xiongzhou, Bazhou), the front is the plain of Pingchuan, and the longitudinal horse will go to the edge of the Yellow River in a day or two, and after crossing the Yellow River, you can go straight to Tokyo Bianliang in a day or two, and then you can launch an attack on Tokyo Bianliang, just ask, can the emperors of the Song State not want to recover the Yanjing area?

In addition to the first two passages, the Pingzhou Road composed of Ping, Luan, and Ying can also lead to the Central Plains, but this passage has a few more passes than the second passage.

Although these three roads can enter the Central Plains, there are several dangerous passes on each one.

If all these three roads can be recovered, supplemented by elite soldiers and steady generals, as long as there are no problems within the Han people, the Hu people will not want to enter the Central Plains, and the Han people will not be harassed by the Hu people.

But!

Although Zhao Ji's artistic level is extremely high, his geographical knowledge is seriously not good, he only knows that the Yanyun region is important, but he doesn't know why the Yanyun region is important, and he doesn't know that the Yanyun area is actually three parts, only when Yanjing and the state city include these nineteen states.

What's worse is that Zhao Ji didn't take this seriously, and without consulting the minister, he casually wrote this imperial pen codex with huge loopholes for Zhao Liangsi.

What's even worse is that this is a private letter written by Zhao Ji to Wanyan Aguda, Zhao Liangsi didn't know the content of it before, so he didn't prepare at all.

It has to be said that Zhao Liangsi's reaction was still very fast, and he immediately said on the spot: "There are a total of sixteen states in the Han region around Yanjing, including nine states under the jurisdiction of Xijing. ”

Wanyan Agu was very generous, and it was also because he felt that Yundi or the territory of the Liao State had nothing to do with their Jin State, so he said: "It is said that Ah Shi (Emperor Tianzuo's nickname) fled to Xijing, and after I captured Ah Shi, Xijing and the prefectures and counties to which it belonged are easy to say." ”

After seeing that Yan Aguda spoke so well, Zhao Liangsi immediately went further: "There are also Pingzhou, Luanzhou, and Yingzhou, which also belong to the scope of Yanjing Handi. ”

As soon as Wanyan Aguda wanted to open his mouth, the translator Gao Qingyi took the lead in Chinese and said to Zhao Liangsi: "Today we will mainly discuss the land under the jurisdiction of Yanjing. Xijing Road and Pingzhou Road are the other two roads, which are not under the jurisdiction of Yanjing. ”

Wanyan Aguda was so shrewd that he immediately realized that there might be a problem in this, so he said, "I'll give you an answer to this matter tomorrow." ”

Zhao Liangsi couldn't press too hard, so he could only list six more opinions, and said: "1. After raising troops in the future, the Jin army must not pass through Songting Pass, Gubei Pass and Yuguan, lest the two armies meet each other and accidents." 2. The specific boundaries between the two countries will be discussed at that time, and for the time being, Gubei Pass, Songting Pass, and Dongyu Pass will be the boundaries. 3. After the contract is signed, it is not allowed to make peace with the Khitan. Fourth, the three prefectures of Wei, Ying, and Shuo under the jurisdiction of Xijing are the closest to our Great Song Dynasty, and our country will raise troops in the future to take these three prefectures first, and the rest of Xijing, Guihua, Fengsheng and other prefectures will be handed over after the Jin army captures Emperor Tianzuo. Fifth, it doesn't make sense for your Jin country to move all the people in the land of Yanyun, so it's okay, you can move the colored people such as the Khitan, Bohai, and Xiren, and the Han'er will belong to our Song country. Sixth, the two countries are on good terms with righteousness, and in the future, their own countries will take Yanjing, but you will ask for money and goods from Liao officials, which is unjustified and should be removed. Seventh, after the matter is decided, we should set up a field in the east of Yuguan. ”

Zong Han listened carefully and replied, "Everything you say is good. But in the three states of Wei, Ying, and Shuo, I'm afraid that Ah Shi may also go there, and those places will be discussed after my soldiers and horses go. As for the money and property of Liao officials, let's talk about it later, if it is really not suitable, it can be removed. ”

Xi Yin said: "I personally supervised the war in Beijing with the emperor, and we set fire to the Khitan tombs, palaces, and temple statues, and have completely cut off the possibility of peace with the Khitan. ”

Wanyan Aguta also said: "If the Khitan sends someone to make peace with me, I will tell him: I have made an agreement with the Song State to give Yanjing to the Song State. Unless you give Yanjing to Song Guo, I won't make peace with you. ”

Judging from the conversations between the two sides, Jin Guo is still very sincere about the Song-Jin Alliance, at least for now.

After some discussion between the two sides, it was agreed that the soldiers and horses of the Jin State would march from the pine forest of Pingzhou to Gubeikou. The soldiers and horses of the Song State marched from Xiongzhou to Baigou. Neither party is in breach of contract. In the event of a breach, all previous covenants are not counted.

The next morning, Zhao Liangsi went to find Yan Aguta again, wanting to determine the ownership of the dead cloud land, and then ask for Ping, Ying, and Luan.

Pity!

Wanyan Aguda didn't see Zhao Liangsi at all, but just asked his eldest son, Wanyan Zonggan, to come forward on his behalf.

It turned out that last night, Gao Qingyi found Yan Zonggan and other generals to state the relationship between Ping, Ying, and Luan, and said the reason for not giving these three states to Song State.

The reasons for this are as follows:

First of all, the three states of Ping, Ying, and Luan, like Jingzhou, were not ceded by Shi Jingjiao to Liao Taizong back then, but taken by Liao Taizu from Liu Rengong, the envoy of Lulong Jie in the late Tang Dynasty.

Secondly, the three states of Ping, Ying, and Luan have already separated from Yanjing Road, and they have become Pingzhou Road alone, which does not belong to Yandi, and the main thing in Song is Yandi, not Pingzhou, and the envoy of Song is insatiable when he sees that His Majesty is too good to speak.

Thirdly, unlike the Kyushu Prefecture in the Mountains and the territory of the Jin Kingdom, which are not very close to each other, the three prefectures of Ping, Ying, and Luan can be connected to the Jin Kingdom.

The most important thing is that the three prefectures of Ping, Luan, and Ying, with dangerous terrain and many passes, are important passages from the northeast to north China, and they are also the places where soldiers must fight.

In other words, after this night, Wanyan Aguta and others already knew the important strategic value of Ping, Luan, and Ying.

Therefore, Wanyan Zonggan said to Zhao Lianghei: "You only need Yanjing and other seven states for Emperor Zhao, and my Dajin Emperor will be the two families forever, and the Kyushu after the mountains will also agree to discuss with you, but now your appetite is getting bigger and bigger, even the three states of Ping, Luan, and Ying, are you ready to close the door to contact us with Dajin?" If so, then it doesn't matter if this alliance is not formed. ”

Zhao Liangsi touched his nose in front of Wanyan Zonggan, he was very depressed, but he was helpless, who made Zhao Ji not write clearly, and he fell into the pen.

Zhao Liangsi could only return to the Song Kingdom with this historical legacy.

Soon after Zhao Liangsi returned to the Song Kingdom, he rushed to catch up with the Shangla Rebellion and other events that broke out in a concentrated manner, so that Zhao Ji extinguished the idea of recovering the land of Yanyun, and Zhao Liangsi and Ma Zheng, Ma Kuo, father and son who followed the envoy to the Jin State were all left out in the cold and not reused, which eventually led to the problem left over from history has not been resolved.

Now, Zhao Ji has the idea of recovering the land of Yanyun again, so he really wants to correct the little mistake he made before.

It's a pity that Horu and Da Diu just don't let go.

Zhao Ji had no choice but to kick this matter to Wang Huang to deal with, and said: "Zhao Lianghe, they came back and said that Emperor Dajin has promised to return the sixteen states of Yanjing and Xijing to us, which is very sincere. ”

Holu and Da Diu followed Wang Huang to Wang Hao's mansion.

Wang Hao was actually prepared, and he directly took out a royal book and handed it to Holu.

It is said in the imperial book that the Great Song Dynasty will take back all the Han lands that used to belong to the Central Plains, such as You, Yun, Ping, Luan, and Ying, according to the agreement.

After reading the imperial book, Hao Lu said: "This is impossible, you only need Yanjing and other seven states, our Dajin Emperor wants to be friendly with your Great Song Dynasty, and agree to discuss Kyushu after the mountain, and now you have intensified, even Ping, Ying, Luan three states, how is this possible?" ”

Wang Hao said: "From the beginning of Zhao Longtu's sea envoy to your country, our goal was to recover all the Han lands of the Khitan that had fallen five generations later, which had been clearly agreed in the maritime alliance signed with the Gui Dynasty. ”

Ho Lu said: "Don't talk about the original contract anymore, your Song State has forced the two of us to stay for eight months, and has not sent troops to Yanjing as agreed, the original contract has long been invalidated, and we are only discussing the current situation now...... If you all want Yanjing, Xijing and Pingluanying, and then you are willing to hand over the old Khitan silver silk to us, then there is nothing to talk about! ”

Wang Hao said: "I am a person with a cheerful nature, everyone knows, since you have come to discuss state affairs today, then we will say everything." To tell you the truth, I have received the holy decree that I can give Xijing to you, we only want to get Yanjing and Ping, Luan, Ying and other prefectures, so that we can make all the Khitan coins, what do you think? ”

After enduring it for more than eight months, Huo Lu couldn't hold back any longer, and said angrily: "Your Song Kingdom is simply insincere, now most of Xijing is occupied by Li Yan, and a small half is occupied by my Dajin, but you want to use this place to exchange Ping, Luan, Ying and other states, it is simply too deceitful!" ”

Wang Hao said: "Li Yannai is the governor of my Great Song Dynasty Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, he occupies the Xijing area, naturally that is, my Great Song Dynasty occupies the Xijing area, why not use it for trading?" ”

Wang Hao knew that Jin Guozhi was not in Yundi, because Yundi was too far away from Jinguo, so he deliberately used Yundi as a bargaining chip - as long as this chip was not sold, who knew that it did not exist.

Which Cheng thought, at this time, a person who looked like an entourage behind Hao Lu and Da Diwu smiled coldly and said, "Is Li Yan really your courtier of the Song Kingdom?" Is the area around Xijing really from your Song Kingdom? ”

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