"Chen Linxi, knock to see the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty."

"Please, the Liao State wants to stop the army and ask for peace, is it true?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it is absolutely true, this afternoon, Your Majesty can send someone to Liaoying with me to discuss peace talks."

"Cao utilization!"

"The minister is here."

"In the afternoon, you will follow this Liao messenger to Liao Ying. As long as the land is not ceded and peace can be negotiated, the Liao State can ask for some money, and it can also agree. ”

"Yes, you can ...... Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is the bottom line? ”

"If you have to do it, a million is fine." Zhao Heng replied without thinking. Lin Xi also glanced at Zhao Heng, the true sect in the hall, in disbelief, and immediately lowered his head, his eyes full of disappointment that could not be concealed.

"Obey."

"Alright, let's all go down." Zhenzong waved his hand and motioned for everyone to stand down.

Cao Yu asked Lin Xi when he got the account: "Honorable envoy, when will we leave?" ”

"Don't worry, I'll leave in the afternoon, I'll wait at the north gate."

"Okay, then I'll go back and change my clothes first, please wait."

Lin Xi hugged his fists and saluted back: "Please." ”

After Cao Yu left, Lin Xi quickly caught up with Kou Zhun who was leaving: "Kou Xiang, please stay." ”

"Is that you? What's the matter with you? Kou Zhun saw that it was the messenger of the Liao State just now, so he naturally didn't get angry when he spoke.

"Kou Xiang, there is something to ask for below."

“…… You say. ”

"Although Emperor Zhenzong has a million covenant, but the number of millions is still too much after all, I hope that Kou Xiang can remind this Cao Yu and let him talk less when he talks about peace."

"I understand, but why are you talking for us?"

"Kou Xiang, you may not know me, but I have seen you. I am a student of Cao Bin. ”

Kou Zhun was a little surprised when he heard this, but he didn't quite believe it, "You are Cao Bin's student?" ”

"When I was young, I followed my teacher to your house to pay respects to you, and when you were still participating in political affairs, I followed my teacher."

"Not bad...... I remember, you were a kid back then, and it was really you! Kou Zhun couldn't help but be a little happy, "Later, I heard that you followed Cao Lao to guard the border, but ...... How did you surrender to Liao? ”

"I didn't surrender, Liu Xi framed me, saying that I had fornicated with Liao, and I really had no choice but to flee to Liaoguo for refuge."

"Liu Xi? Is it Liu Xi, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty? ”

"It's him, I used to call him a lackey of the capitulation faction in the street, I can't think of it...... It's sad that I've become what I call a lackey. ”

"This Liu Xi is narrow-minded, and he won't end well sooner or later."

"Now it seems... There is no hope for this Great Song. If you have to do it, millions can be ...... If the year-old coins are really handed over according to this million, I'm afraid... The people of the Great Song Dynasty are about to suffer. ”

"Alas...... It seems that the Song-Liao truce is a sure thing, and I can only try my best to fight for it. ”

"Well, I see, there's a Lau Ko Xiang."

Kou Zhun looked at the dust and smoke in the distance in confusion: "Maybe Song Liao's peace is a good thing?" Hopefully this choice is the right one......"

"Although harmony may not be mutually beneficial, fighting will definitely hurt both, and I hope it is a good thing. By the way, Kou Xiang, how is the teacher doing? ”

When Kou Zhun heard this, he was a little indescribable: "Senior Cao, he... He...... He died of illness. ”

"What......" Lin Xi heard this like a thunderbolt on his head, followed by a burst of dizziness, and it took a long time to recover slightly, "Kou Xiang, you say...... Teacher, he died of illness? ”

"Yes, your teacher Cao Bin has been sick for several years, and he can only lie in the house when his condition worsened last year, and even the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital can't do anything, so he will soon drive to the west of the ......."

Lin Xi's heart was in severe pain, and he couldn't calm down for a long time, so he knelt on the ground on the street, "The student is not filial, and he failed to send the teacher on the last ride." Teacher, student gives you... Kowtow! Then he bowed three times and bowed nine times, with tears in his eyes, and he was unwilling to come back for a long time.

"Okay, I think your teacher also wants to see you come back one day, and when the war between the two countries is over, you can come back, after all, you are from Song. As for your identity, I will explain it to the emperor, and I will say... There are still hidden secrets of the border rebellion, and the traitor Lin Xi has verified that his rebellion is not true. Because he has been engaged in the Liao State for a year, in order to be precautionary, he will be demoted to a commoner, all family property will not be confiscated, and it will be returned to Lin Xi after being approved by the prime minister, so that it will return to the Great Song Dynasty. It's the best I can do, come back. ”

Lin Xi was a little moved, and felt a little aggrieved when he heard Kou Zhun's words, "Xie Kou Xiang!" ”

Kou Zhun took out a gold token from his cuff: "This is my token, if you still encounter obstacles, you can show this, and they will definitely let you go." ”

"Even if the liver and brain are smeared in the next place, it will be reported to Prime Minister Kou!"

"Alright, get up, in a word. Cao Yong, I'll go and remind him over there, you go to the north gate and wait. ”

"Lin Xi, goodbye to Kou Xiang."

In the end, after many efforts, Song and Liao finally reached an agreement. In the fourth year of Song Xianping, in December of the twenty-first year of Liao Tonghe, Song Liao signed the "Lanyuan Oath". (It is the historical alliance of the Yuanyuan, the actual time of the alliance is the first year of Jingde - December 1004 AD, in order to advance the development of the plot to 1001)

There are several important stipulations: 1. The establishment of friendly relations and the delivery of New Year's coins are to be 200,000 horses of silk and 100,000 taels of silver per year, and only the three divisions are sent to Xiongzhou for delivery.

2. The two countries became brothers, with Liao Shengzong respecting Song Zhenzong as his brother and Song Zhenzong respecting Empress Dowager Xiao as his uncle.

3. Provisions on the border: The armies of the border states shall guard the borders. Households in the two places shall not be invaded.

4. Do not disturb each other's fields and crops.

Fifth, without increasing the border defense equipment of each other, all the cities of the two dynasties can still be defended.

6. The treaty ends with an oath, and there is nothing to be desired from each other beyond the affidavit. It must be coordinated and has a long existence.

After the alliance of Song Liao and Yuanyuan, the battle of Lan Yuan came to an end. This battle put an end to the turmoil that had existed for more than 100 years since the end of the Tang Dynasty and maintained a 120-year peace between the Song and Liao states.

After the Battle of Lanyuan, Lin Xi's desire to return to the Song Dynasty became stronger and stronger, and Prime Minister Kou Zhun had sent a letter to allow him to return to his hometown, making it possible to return to the Song Dynasty without obstacles.

One night, Lin Xi was in the house in a daze looking at the letter, and Yanshou walked in lightly.

Yanshou suddenly came out from behind Lin Xi, "Hey! Lin Xi, what are you looking at? ”

"This is a letter from Kou Zhun, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, that he has allowed me to return to the Song Dynasty and return all the family property to me."

"Lin Xi, do you want to go back after all?"

"I want to ...... I want to take you back. ”

Yanshou took Lin Xi's arm, and his face became much happier when he heard this.

The next day, the Queen Mother was in the palace......

"Well, go ahead." When the Guanyin sisters saw their mother the next day, they were just about to persuade the Empress Dowager Xiao, but they didn't expect that the Empress Dowager Xiao would directly agree to their departure unusually.

"Mother, I ...... That's right. ”

"What? Aren't you two girls waiting for that? No way? If it doesn't work, I'll lock you both up. ”

"No, no, no! Guanyin (longevity) thanks to the mother's great grace! The two of them thanked each other in surprise.

"Pull it down, you two are spilling water in the morning and evening, splashing it out as soon as possible, and it will save me a headache every day...... What about Lin Xi? Let him come to me! ”

"He's outside the temple, so let's call him!" Yanshou picked up Guanyin and ran out, for fear that the queen mother would regret it.

"Lin Xi, Lin Xi! The Queen Mother wants to see you! She agreed! ”

"Really! I... I'll go now! Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, and then walked quickly towards the main hall.

"Lin Xi see Empress Dowager Xiao."

"Lin Xi, I only ask you two questions."

"Yes, Lin Xi must tell the truth."

"Back to Da Song, where do you live?"

"I used to have a mansion in Suzhou, and when I went to Suzhou a few days ago, I took a look, although it was dilapidated, but it was still able to live in it."

"Next, if you marry the two of them, who will be bigger and who will be smaller?"

"No matter how big or small, they are all wives."

"I've never heard of a man having two wives."

"If I hadn't before, I'd be the first."

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at Lin Xi's firm eyes, made sure that he didn't prevaricate casually, and nodded: "Poor answer." When are you going to go? ”

"When the border circulation between the two countries gradually returns to normal, we will leave, and it will only be these two weeks, the Queen Mother is not in a hurry."

"Take these two out of luck as soon as possible! Dangling in front of me every day, I'm still upset! Empress Dowager Xiao waved her hand helplessly, then turned her back and said nothing.