Chapter 149: The Gap

At night, the city wall is drunk, and the breeze is gentle. Liu Qi sighed: "This kind of alien race is the state of etiquette in the Central Plains that deceived me. When the Central Plains was as strong as the Tang Dynasty, all countries came to the court. When the Central Plains was weak, when the Jin Dynasty was in chaos, it was chaotic. ”

Ouyang smiled: "I am a businessman, I know how to win the opponent when I have the most chips in my hand, and I can't give the opponent a chance to breathe and counterattack." ”

"Report!" A personal soldier went up to the city wall and said: "The emperor sent Zhang Bangchang and Lord Zhang to come to work for the army." ”

"Lao Jun?" Liu Qi was puzzled: "Didn't the third prince just finish working in the army?" Why is there another labor army? ”

"Check it out!"

Zhang Bangchang was being received by Li Han, Li Gang, and Zeng Bu and was drinking in the Nancheng Le Ying. Zeng Bu is from the Privy Council, Li Gang is the supervisor of the imperial history that must be equipped with logistics, and Li Han is the supervisor of the army, and Liu Qi is the chief general in the city.

Zhang Bangchang explained the intention of the labor army after a few rounds of drinking: "The emperor asked me to ask, has the envoy for the Western Xia peace talks been sent?" ”

Ouyang shook his head: "So far, there hasn't." ”

Zhang Bangchang said: "The emperor meant to send someone over to ask. ”

Ouyang smiled: "Lord Zhang, this negotiation is like doing business, people don't speak, we are in a hurry to contact people first, it seems that it is not easy to discuss." Besides, I'm a big Song Dynasty and now I've won all the battles. General Han is now attacking Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia. They are not in a hurry, what are we anxious about? ”

Li Gang's official character is the same as Zhang Bangchang's, and he said very directly: "Emperor Shengming, this front is going well, and the generals and officials in the front have no need for peace talks, why are the DPRK and China so nervous?" Ten years ago, the war against Western Xia was launched because some people wanted to make military achievements. Ten years later, peace talks were held with Western Xia because some people did not want to see others gain military merits. Lord Zhang, that's what the Minister of the Imperial Interior means, right? ”

Zhang Bangchang smiled and said, "Why did Master Li say this? ”

Li Gang said: "General Han directly took Xingqing Mansion, if this achievement is completed, it is the first miraculous feat since the founding of the Song Dynasty. I'm afraid it won't be difficult to become a king, right? Some people don't want Wu to be in the literature, and some people have been the prison army for more than ten years with victories and defeats, and they will be crowned king without a big victory, and they can't hold their faces in comparison. ”

Everyone understands what Li Gang is referring to. One is naturally Cai Jing, and the other is Tong Guan, the superintendent of Hebei West Road. Li Han hahaha: "Lord Li has drunk too much, come here, help Lord Li go down to rest." ”

"I'll go myself." Li Gang shook up and said: "Only after drinking can you spit out the truth." ”

Liu Qi waved his hand to help him down quickly, and then hugged his fists and said: "Lord Zhang, there is really no Western Xia envoy visiting at present. As for sending someone over...... The last general felt very inappropriate. There is no one in the world who wins the war and seeks peace first, and this matter will be explained to His Majesty in person. Our Song army is mighty, and it will definitely not be sent out first. ”

"Yes!" Zhang Bangchang admitted that what Liu Qi said was very reasonable, but some people in the court were in a hurry, so they came up with such a nonsense idea that their side sent envoys in the past. Zhang Bangchang said: "There is no need for the general to go to the table, I will naturally explain this matter after I return to Tokyo." There is no such thing as an envoy. Can the Western Xia Army take action recently? ”

"The enemy's main force was led by its emperor Li Qianshun and camped fifty miles away. The vanguard was the garrison of Western Xia, thirty miles away from us. At present, the enemy's siege equipment is not yet in place, and it will not launch an attack for the time being. ”

"How's the morale of my army?"

"The morale is high, and they all want to fight the enemy."

Zhang Bangchang was still very satisfied with this banquet, and almost at the same time, Wu Bada couldn't stand the torture and finally gave in. According to CIA research, a person's ability to bear is limited, and it is the wrong way to produce information. Anyone who is tortured will give in, the only difference is the length of time.

In the early morning of the next day, a lieutenant went out of the city with information and was intercepted by the Western Xia army after traveling ten miles. The lieutenant handed over a letter written by Ouyang himself, and the general of Western Xia looked at it, and the content was: Accept the will of His Majesty, order Han Shizhong's troops to rest on the spot, and not to attack any target during this period.

The lieutenant was invited to Li Qianshun's tent, and after asking a few words, Li Qianshun was very satisfied with the attitude of the Song army in peace talks, so he immediately sent a letter to go on the road with him, demanding that the Western Xia army besieging Han Shizhong be pursued and not attacked by Han. After Captain Song went on the road, Li Qianshun immediately ordered: "Mobilize the defenders of Hengshan, outflank them in a roundabout way, and annihilate the Korean troops in the Hexi Corridor." ”

In the midst of hypocrisy and intrigue, Ouyang and the others encountered a lot of trouble. The trouble is that Zhang Bangchang is not in a hurry to go back to the republic, but to enjoy the scenery in and around the county. According to the plan, today Ouyang must set off to negotiate with the Tangut people in the nameless village, otherwise the Tangut people will definitely sense that something is wrong. And Zhang Bangchang sent someone to invite Ouyang to accompany him to inspect the logistics line early in the morning. Of course, Zhang Bangchang can't be blamed for this, the emperor has an explanation, and Li Gang, who is in charge of logistics, and Zhang Bangchang, who is in charge of logistics, are not right, and it will be much better to be accompanied by Ouyang, a panacea.

Liu Qi said: "If the adults go to accompany Lord Zhang and can't go to negotiate, the Xixia people will definitely be suspicious." If the adults go to the peace talks, Lord Zhang will definitely be suspicious. ”

Wang Wu said, "My lord, time is running out. ”

"En......" Ouyang thought for a long time and asked, "Can you make Master Zhang faint for a day?" ”

Liu Qi smiled bitterly: "My lord, Lord Li is a Qincha, and there are Qincha guards. If you are not careful, you may be charged with rebellion. ”

Ouyang waved his hand: "Then take the medicine, they have the ability to have their own cook." ”

“…… That's all there is to it. ”

Near the nameless village, Wang Wu and Zhao Liu set off first. According to the agreed rules, the guards on both sides searched each other's bodies, and then both sides went into the village to check for ambushes. Wang Wu is more concerned about this matter than the Xixia guards. Liu Qi explained that the negotiators of the other side are of no value to us. But Ouyang is very valuable to the other party. It is not ruled out that the other party may make a black hand.

Li Qianshun is not without ideas, but Han Shizhong is more valuable than Ouyang in his opinion. This is going to be replaced by Yan A's bones, and Ouyang will definitely be killed first. As soon as Ouyang died, he broke the power of the Song army to throw money. Even if the Song Emperor is replaced, he does not have the courage to spend money.

The three of them sat on the chairs prepared by the guards, Wang Wu was in charge of Ouyang's side guards, and Zhao Liu led the horse, ready to flee for his life at any time. But the two didn't expect that it was Li Renzhong and Li Renli who chatted with Ouyang about poetry. The champion on the left and the champion on the right complimented that Ouyang's faces were a little feverish.

In the end, Ouyang, who wanted to delay time, uncharacteristically shifted the focus of the conversation to the peace talks: "Two adults, there is also a talk of peace talks in this peace talks, I don't know if the two Majesties have any regulations?" ”

As soon as the two opened their mouths, they knew that they were not businessmen, nor were they negotiators. came up and threw out an impossible price: "My emperor means, first, the Song army retreats to Qinfeng Road." Second, release the Proton Army, which was captured by the Song army. Third, before the change, Song Xia Yi and the Middle Song Dynasty gave 130,000 taels of silk, 50,000 taels of silver, and 20,000 catties of tea. It was changed to 200,000 taels of silk, 80,000 taels of silver, and 30,000 catties of tea. ”

"......" Ouyang couldn't get it from crying and laughing: "Two adults, is there a mistake?" Now it is my Song army that has the advantage. Isn't these three conditions too ......?"

"This is a mistake, this matter is waiting for the Song army to provoke the border, violating the peace treaty designated by Emperor Song Renzong, which is really disloyal and unfilial." Li Renli: "And the Song army has killed many people in my Great Xia, which can be described as unkind and unjust. But my majesty is magnanimous, and our two countries are also friendly countries......"

According to Ou's knowledge, the party members were chased and killed by Tubo back then, and they were attached to the Tang Dynasty to establish the city. And when Song Taizu is here, please also be a minister. However, in the second year of Yongxi, Li Jiqian and his brother Li Jichong booby-trapped the Song general Cao Guangshi, occupied Yinzhou, and broke Huizhou. He also "asked for surrender" to the Liao State and was named the king of Xia by the Khitans. In the second year of the Dao, Li Jiqian intercepted 400,000 stones of grain and grass from the Song army, and sent a large army to surround Lingwu City. This courtier is against the king, how can there be so much reason? ”

"The winner is king, and the loser is the villain. The fact is that Great Xia wins. After Song Zhenzong ascended the throne, he ceded Xia, Sui, Yin, You, and Jingzhou to Great Xia, and recognized that Great Xia was the first kingdom. ”

"Humph!" Ouyang disdains Song Zhenzong, and it is very important to say that the feudal dynasty has a good monarch. Seeing that this Song Zhenzong was timid and afraid, people continued to bully him. After this recognition of the people, the Western Xia people were not satisfied, and continued to capture Lingzhou, an important town in the Song Dynasty, renamed Xiping Mansion, and then captured Liangzhou, an important town in the northwest, cutting off the trade route between the Song Dynasty and the Western Regions, cutting off the tribute from the Western Regions to the Song Dynasty, and prohibiting the Western Regions from selling horses to the Song Dynasty. Everyone is bullied to the nose, but Song Zhenbrown is still forbearance-oriented. Later, the Western Xia was even more exaggerated, sending a large army to capture the three strategic places of Gua, Sha and Suzhou. It can be seen that the result of not strangling the enemy in the cradle is to raise tigers.

Ouyang Dao: "What we mean is that Western Xia will return to Ling, Yongle, Xiliang, Gua, Shazhou, and half of the Hexi Corridor. and pay 30 million yuan in war reparations. ”

"The shaft is rude." Li Renli said angrily: "You are also a scholar, how can you not know that everything is precious." Wouldn't such conditions force me to fight all over the country in Great Xia? ”

"Why don't you have lunch first?" Wang Wu said beside him: "Eat and drink well, we can talk about it later." ”

Eating on both sides, Wang Wu whispered: "My lord, there is nothing to talk about at all." Why are they still talking? ”

Ouyang smiled: "It's not okay not to talk about it. For example, what we want is that General Han's department quickly takes Xingqing Mansion, and they want to eliminate General Han's department. Everyone is dragging their feet. However, it must also be seen that the appetite of the party members is not ordinarily large, and they also see that the Song Dynasty is easy to bully. ”

Wang Wu read the book for a few years and said with a smile: "The Song Dynasty ruled the country with Confucianism, but it misinterpreted the meaning of Confucianism. and even on behalf of Gou'an. Not to mention them, even the people and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty only want to be happy. Adults look at the army, except for General Liu, who is young and vigorous, and is determined to forge ahead, even General Han is mostly thinking of protecting the land and defending the country. ”