The thirty-third time on the Zhao Liangsi crossed the sea oath

However, it is said that when the Liao Kingdom was in power, there was a water passage from Suzhou to Dengzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the Suzhou mentioned here refers to the area of Jinxian on the Liaodong Peninsula now. There is a pass here, called Suzhou Pass, which is also known as Huacheng Pass, which becomes the way out of this sea passage. At that time, all the Jurchen tribes were rich in famous horses, while the Northern Song Dynasty was in short supply of horses. The horses of the Jurchens were in the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty and could be bought at a very good price, which had a great attraction for the Jurchens. Selling horses by land means that it is necessary to detour through the Zhongjing Dading Mansion and the Nanjing Xijin Mansion of the Liao State, which is inconvenient. The Jurchens did not shy away from hardships and dangers, braved the wind and waves, and risked their lives to open up this sea road.

At the end of October of the first year of Tianfu, two Han people came to Suzhou Pass, and the soldiers guarding the pass knew one of them, named Gao Yaoshi, who often came and returned to the horse, and everyone called him "horse dealer". The other person, but he didn't know him. Look at the way he looks. The appearance is weird, not like the Han people, the appearance is secretive, and there seems to be other pictures. In short, in the eyes of the guards, he was by no means an ordinary person, let alone a horse dealer. I was suspicious in my heart, and immediately told the guards and generals. When the guards heard this, they immediately detained the two. I asked Pharmacist Gao first, and Pharmacist Gao replied: "This time I came by sailing, not to return to Malaysia, it seems to be to do a very important thing. The High Medicine Master said as he pointed to his companion. Hearing this, the guards secretly glanced at the two soldiers. The two men understood, hugged each other, pulled out a shiny and bright knife, and put it on the man's neck, one left and one right. The cold air hit people for a while, but the man was so calm that he didn't even blink his eyes.

The guard asked, "What's your name?" You don't look like a Han person, but a Liao person. What the hell is going on? Say it, say it! ”

When the man heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "What you said is right, I am an authentic Liao man named Ma Zheng. Please take your knives, I have something to say. ”

When the guards heard this, they glanced at the two soldiers again. The two men drew their knives and stood beside them. The guard said, "Now, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Ma Zheng said: "This is a big deal, not something ordinary people can say, please see your chief, you dare to say it." ”

Seeing that Ma Zheng was bold and eloquent, the general guarding the pass did not dare to slack off, so he personally took the two of them to Xianzhou to meet Dutong Yanmu, and told him the whole story.

The capital of the mother of Yan is heavily guarded. More than 20 guards lined up on both sides, their swords unsheathed, chilling. Mother Yan's eyes were like lightning, and she stared for a long time, and then said coldly: "Okay, now if you have anything to say." I'm the commander here, and everything here is what I say counts. However, if you tell half a lie, I will kill you in an instant! ”

Ma Zheng heard this and said; "Master Dutong, I can't hide it, I can't tell you about it. You must see His Majesty the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin before you can say to him. ”

When Mother Yan heard this, she sneered and said, "Listen to what you mean, you are underestimating me." Hmph, come on, push me out of the door, cut it! ”

When the four warriors heard this, they lifted the horse as if they were carrying a lamb. Ma Zheng shouted loudly: "Lord Dutong, even if you kill me, I can't say it." This is a major matter related to the country, how can it be easily said to others? Besides, if you kill me and mislead the affairs of the state, will you suffer from the sin? ”

Seeing that the person really had some origins, the mother ordered the samurai to retreat. He saw that Ma Zheng was talking loudly, and it was difficult to judge his level and depth at the moment, so he thought to himself: "My brother Ah Gu is wise and famous, and he can see his truth at a glance." Why not send it to the mainland and let the emperor personally cut it off. Maybe there really is something important, so as not to be interfered with by it. "The decision has been made, and because of the importance of the matter, he ordered Yinshu to escort him to the Anchu Hushui Wanyan tribe. It turned out that the emperor of Liao was still in the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, which was adjacent to the Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo. Because of the important military situation, Yan's mother did not dare to leave without permission.

Yinshu can send Ma Zheng and Gao Yaoshi to the mainland to see Ah Guta. Ah Gu heard the letter and rushed back in the starry night. When they met in the first year, they said with a smile: "What a Ma Zheng, your father's name is Ma Zhi." The father and son were originally from Liao and lived in Xijin Mansion in Nanjing, Liao. Later, I heard that I had disappeared and disappeared, but I heard that I had gone to the south. Now he has crossed the sea, and has proclaimed that there is something important to see me. Ma Zheng, now that you have seen me, you should also make it clear what the big thing you are talking about is. ”

Ma Zheng said: "Your Majesty is really wise, and you know my Ma Zheng's life experience well. To tell you the truth, I am here to deliver a letter for the emperor of the Song Dynasty this time. As he spoke, he took out a wax pill from the sandwich of his clothes and handed it over.

What kind of magical power does this Ma Zheng have, and he will become the messenger of Song Huizong's envoy to the whole country? This matter has to start with the eunuch Tong Guan.

It turned out that Tong Guan and the treacherous minister Cai Jing colluded with each other and were each other's inside and outside. As a eunuch, he supervised the army on the northwest frontier and won the war against Xiqiang by luck. Tong Guan was arrogant, thinking that the Liao country was profitable, and asked Liao to make it false and real. Song Huizong listened to his words, and used Zheng Juzhong as He Liao's birthday envoy, and Tong Guan as his vice. The ministers admonished one after another: "Using eunuchs as envoys will make the Liao State think that we have no one in the Great Song Dynasty." Song Huizong said: "The Liao State heard that Tong Guan led his troops to break the Qiang, so he wanted to see him. Moreover, it also allows him to observe the reality of the Liao State. This is the best policy, please don't say more. Song Huizong expected that his dispatch of Tong Guan to Liao was the biggest mistake, and it laid a curse that was difficult to uproot.

On the way to the envoy, Tong Guan passed by the Xijin Mansion in Nanjing, Liao, and lived on the bank of the Lugou River. In the middle of the night, I saw a guard leading a man to meet him, claiming to be Ma Zhi, and he had a strategy to kill Yan. Tong Guan and Yu, very happy, and then returned. It turned out that this Ma Zhi was born in a big clan of the Liao State, and the official served as Guangluqing. His people have no virtue and no deeds, and they despise others. Tong Guan changed his name to Li Liangsi and recommended him to Song Huizong. Li Liangsi immediately offered advice to Song Huizong: "The Jurchens hate the Liao people to the bone, and the Tianzuo Emperor is desolate and unreasonable, if Your Majesty sends people to wade through the sea from the land of Deng and Lai, marry the Jurchens, and make an appointment with them to attack Liao, their country can be profitable." Song Huizong asked repeatedly, and Ma Zhi said to him: "The Liao State will perish, this is a trend that is difficult to change." His Majesty misses the suffering of the old people of Youyan, restores China's former territory, and regulates God on behalf of God to control the chaos. As soon as the king master comes out, the people of Youyan will inevitably come to greet him, and if the Jurchen takes the first step, it will be difficult to do. Song Huizong thought it was reasonable, and appointed him as the secretary, and he gave Zhao. The name of Ma Zhi has since been abandoned, and he is called Zhao Liangsi. Ma Zhengqi is the son of Zhao Lianghe.

At this time, there happened to be a Han man named Gao Yaoshi, who came across the sea to Dengzhou and returned to Ma, and rumored to the local people that the Jurchen had founded the country and repeatedly broken the Liao Division. These words reached the ears of the retainer Wang Shizhong, and Wang Shizhong reported this matter to Song Huizong. Song Huizong then ordered Cai Jing and Tong Guan to discuss together, and ordered Wang Shizhong to recruit people and Gao Yaoshi and others to go with the edict of the city, but they did not achieve their goal and returned in vain. Song Huizong instructed Tong Guan to recruit people, and Tong Guan recommended Ma Zheng as an envoy, and together with Gao Yaoshi, he went from the sea road for the second time, not wanting to succeed unexpectedly this time. got his wish again and saw the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, A Guta.

At that moment, Ah Guta's attendant took the wax pill and cut it open with a knife, and there was a letter hidden inside, and he dedicated the letter to Ah Guta. When Ah Gu opened the letter, it was an edict written by Song Huizong, and he saw that the edict read: "The sunrise is a saint." Eavesdropping on the expedition to Liao, repeatedly breaking the fierce enemy. Ruoke Liaori, the five dynasties fell into the Khitan Han land, the original Xiayi. ”

Ah Gu looked at it and laughed: "Your Southern Emperor is too wonderful. Now, Nanjing Xijin Mansion is still in the hands of the Liao people, but it is not a joke to send people to ask me for it! He wanted us Dajin soldiers to fight bloodily, sacrifice their lives, and fight desperately against the Liao people. He, on the other hand, wants to sit back and enjoy it effortlessly. I'm a big fool, and I wouldn't do such a stupid thing! Ma Zheng said: "Your Majesty is going to misunderstand what our emperor meant, and our emperor is very happy to hear that your dynasty has broken through more than 50 cities in the Liao Kingdom." Therefore he sent me as an envoy, wanting to be with him and to do it together. If Your Majesty wishes, he should send an envoy to continue the negotiations on the matter. ”

Ah Gu inquired about Ma Zheng's words, and said with a smile: "In this way, there may be room for negotiation. Well, let's talk about it today, you have to rest well after a hard journey. ”

The next day, Aguta convened the Minister of Civil Affairs and Military Affairs to deliberate. He first showed the edict of Song Huizong to the ministers, and said to the ministers: "Since the army was raised, all we have thought about is defeating the Liao State and destroying the Liao State. Actually, it's not that difficult, as long as we persevere, twist together, and spend a year, two years, or more, we will always achieve our goal in the end. But now it's not that simple. In the country south of Liao, a territorial claim was made to the Xijin Prefecture of Nanjing, Liao. Brothers, see what you should do. ”

"For the Great Song Kingdom in the south, we haven't dealt with them directly, and we don't know much about their situation. However, at a time when we are concentrating our forces on dealing with Liao, we should not set up another opponent. The reason for this is very simple, if a person wants to compete with two strong opponents at the same time, then, no matter how good that person is, the final loser must be himself. ”

Mou Lianghu said: "The Emperor of the Southern Kingdom is too unreasonable, since he said that the land of Youyan belonged to them five generations ago, then why didn't they take it back?" Now, he sees that the people of Liao are not our opponents, but they have come to us to ask for the land of Liao. In my opinion, what do we do with him? The territory of Liao should belong to our Jin State in the future. As long as the emperor of the southern kingdom dares to say half a word, I will lead 350,000 horses to kill them, and simply clean them up. ”

"Although this sounds pleasant, it is not appropriate. As far as I know, the Great Song Kingdom's territorial claims to the Land of Youyan have always existed. Zhao Kuangyin, the first emperor of the Great Song Kingdom, had a plan to recover Youyan after pacifying the various small kingdoms. The second emperor, Zhao Guangyi, inherited his legacy and sent an army to the north. It's just that the Liao army was still able to fight at that time, and it was not as useless as it is now. As a result, the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Kingdom was a complete failure, and the Liao State was victorious. Later, the Liao State invaded the south many times, and it was not able to destroy the Great Song State. Seeing that no one could destroy anyone, the two countries concluded an alliance under the city. ”

Aguta said: "In this way, the Great Song Kingdom is not so terrible. Otherwise, why didn't he have the ability to take the land of Youyan from the Liao State! ”

Sticky Han said: "Your Majesty, you can't say that. The Great Song Kingdom had a vast land, and its borders alone were thousands of miles long. If there were no strong soldiers, how could they hold such a long border? Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Song State will not waver in his territorial claims to Youyan. Therefore, we should steer clear of this controversial issue for the time being and adopt a joint strategy with them. Resulting in a state of pincer attack on the situation, each taking what it needs. When the Liao State is destroyed, we will become face-to-face neighbors with the Great Song Kingdom. At that time, what we were facing was only the Great Song Kingdom, and it became a one-on-one contest. As for who owns Youyan, it will become a practical question at this time. The ancients said: 'If you want to take it, you must first abandon it.' 'Your Majesty, what I am not going to say here is that it is such a simple truth.

Aguta said: "We see the same, since the Song people are already interested in the land of Nanjing Xijin Mansion, why do we want to poke this hornet's nest? It is the best way for us to avoid this place of right and wrong. If the Song people have the ability, let them recover it themselves. If they don't have the ability to recover it, then they can't blame us. ”

In the first month of the second year of Tianfu, Ah Gu sent Ma Zheng back to the Song Dynasty, and sent the Jurchens to scatter, and Li Shanqing, a Bohai person, was the envoy, and then reported to the Song Dynasty, carrying the national letter with him, and there were precious gifts such as Beizhu, Shengjin, mink leather, and ginseng.

Aguta had just sent off the Song envoy, and less than ten days later, the Tianzuo Emperor of the Liao State sent Yelu Nuge to negotiate peace. After that, the Liao State sent Xiao Shinal as an envoy and once again canonized Aguda as the emperor of Donghuaiguo. Aguta sent Hu Tugon as an envoy to the Liao State, and rebuked him for ignoring the words of the Jin State in the text, not saying 'Dajin' but only 'Donghuai,' which was a small state with its great virtue and implicit disparagement. Hu Tugon said to Emperor Tianzuo of Liao again: "If you do what the emperor of our country wishes, it will be possible to negotiate peace." Since then, the envoys of the two countries have traveled back and forth more than a dozen times, and it is extremely difficult to reach agreement on these specific issues.