With the compromise and balance of forces of all parties, a new round of re-election of the Constitutional Yuan will be completed.

Originally, the number of members of the Constitutional Yuan was nine.

Both Lu Yijian and other three-phase three ginseng, plus Yan Shu, Fan Zhongyan and Zhao Jun.

Now it's twelve.

The former prime minister Wang Sui was reduced, and Zhang Shixun, Jiang Tang, Jia Changchao, and Li Di were added.

In addition, Cheng Lin of the Ministry of Finance, Zhang Dexiang of the Ministry of War, Han Ju of the Ministry of Industry, and Li Zheng of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce are four alternate acquaintances.

Although the alternate Tongzhi is more than the deputy minister, from this term, he has been excluded from the inner circle, because Zhao Jun's secret is not intended to be told to them, and naturally he does not enjoy the status of Yan Shu Fan Zhongyan before.

In the final analysis, Zhao Jun's secret from later generations is a symbol of the core of the Constitutional Yuan. Again, under this secret, everyone's communication costs become lower, and their speech is much more casual.

And this secret also contributes to Zhao Jun's authority, after all, once a person who is familiar with history is identified, then everyone is naturally willing to listen to him.

Although people's hearts are unpredictable, the people who come in are all factions, and even Jiang Tang had a good relationship with Zhao Jun at the beginning, so the factions can naturally be balanced.

As long as the two big factions of the Lu Party and the Wang Party are maintained, and a few swing factions are added in the middle, Zhao Jun will take the lead, and there will be a little less dispute.

Once there is infighting, Zhao Jun and Zhao Zhen will always be in the middle, so that everyone will not make too much trouble.

With the passage of time, the end of the year is approaching, and the first year of Kangding has come to an end.

And just when the Great Song Dynasty had just won the war with the Liao State and achieved a huge diplomatic victory, the people fell into the national celebration and celebrated the New Year with joy.

The Western Xia side is quite miserable.

In the second year of Baoyuan, Fan Zhongyan launched a counterattack against Xia self-defense, and he accused Li Yuanhao of launching a surprise attack on the Great Song Dynasty, and he did not repent, so he brazenly sent troops to attack the hinterland of Western Xia.

Although most of the Song army was blocked by the Western Xia army at the border, under the leadership of Zhang Kang, it still caused serious damage to the rear of the Western Xia.

This behavior made Li Yuanhao so badly injured that he couldn't even cooperate with the Liao State to launch an attack in the coming year.

Later, Li Yuanhao realized that it was very likely that the Song State had already sensed the possibility that the Liao State would also go south, so Fan Zhongyan would suddenly send troops before leaving, just so that he did not have the ability to intervene at the same time when the Song Liao went to war.

After realizing this, Li Yuanhao was also quite remorseful, knowing that he should still be vigilant at that time and do a good job of defense in the rear, otherwise such a situation would not have occurred.

But it has come to this point, and it is in vain.

Li Yuanhao was crippled by the Great Song Dynasty, and he could only choose to shrink up, lick his wounds, and wait for the outcome of the Song-Liao War.

Unfortunately, the result did not allow him to get his wish, and the Liao State led hundreds of thousands of troops south, and also returned with a feather.

Seeing this ending, Li Yuanhao was already heartbroken.

In October of the first year of Kandi, the content of Song Liao's peace talks at the end of August had been transmitted to Western Xia, at this time, in Xingqing Mansion and Yuanhao Palace, there was heavy snow outside, and Li Yuanhao's mood was as cold as the snow outside.

He was brutal and bloodthirsty, and because of his anger, he even killed several attendants in the past year, and even Zhang Yuan was almost killed by him.

Because of the rumors on Song Jun's side, Zhang Yuan was an undercover agent they sent over.

Although such a simple counter-plot may not work, many times, for those in charge, they would rather believe what they have than what they don't.

Wasn't Lian Po replaced by such a shoddy anti-intrigue scheme?

So at that time, Li Yuanhao really had murderous intentions towards Zhang Yuan.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuanneng was able to argue, and he noticed Li Yuanhao's murderous intent, and hurriedly expressed his loyalty to Li Yuanhao, and said that this was Song Jun's counter-plot, and asked him not to be fooled, which extinguished Li Yuanhao's intention to kill him.

In history, Li Yuanhao counter-planned to kill two generals, Yeli Yuqi and Yeli Wangrong, which was a kind of Shiheng after layers of design and careful arrangement.

In addition, Yuan Hao won several great victories at that time, and had an advantage in the war of the Song State, and the importance of the two generals became lower.

But now that he has suffered two fiascos, people's hearts are fluctuating, and it is obviously inappropriate to kill again.

And the Song army really didn't make any arrangements for Zhang Yuan's counter-plot, it was purely a joke of the border army, saying that Zhang Yuan brought Li Yuanhao to attack, so that Li Yuanhao lost his troops and generals, and it was their undercover agent.

Therefore, without evidence, just relying on rumors to kill a quite talented military advisor, Li Yuanhao is not so brainless.

After calming down, Li Yuanhao immediately appeased Zhang Yuan.

Today there is a council in the royal palace.

Li Yuanhao was with several important ministers.

The charcoal fire is lit in the house, and through the window next to it, you can see the snowflakes flying.

He was wearing a thick fur coat, his body was warm, but his face was very ugly, he looked around, sighed and said, "Everyone, I'm Daxia, where to go." ”

Zhang Yuan's face was heavy, he actually knew the current situation, and Xixia could only return to the previous situation of being a vassal to the Liao and Song dynasties, and the two could not be offended.

But as a legendary profession such as "Luodi Xiucai", which was "heroic" in ancient and modern times, Zhang Yuan's self-esteem told him that he wanted to take revenge on the Song Dynasty, and he must not let the Western Xia be a vassal to the Song Dynasty as before.

So he chose silence.

However, Yang Shousu, another minister and strategist, did not have any concerns in this regard, and he said to Li Yuanhao: "Your Majesty, even the powerful Liao State was defeated in the hands of the Song army's firearms, which is enough to show that the defeat of Great Xia is not a crime of war, and it should be considered in the long run." ”

"Tell me."

Li Yuanhao patiently asked, "What should I do now?" ”

"Immediately start peace talks with the Liao State and the Song State, and as before, pay tribute to the Liao and Song States."

Yang Shousu said frankly: "Only in this way can we have a turnaround, otherwise it will be unfavorable for us to continue to fight with the Song Kingdom." ”

Yeli Wangrong is also a very thoughtful person, and he also persuaded: "Yes, Your Majesty, the current situation no longer allows us to go to war with the Song State, and peace talks are the best choice." ”

"Peace talks?"

Li Yuanhao pondered for a moment and sighed: "It's really unwilling." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Yuan again and said, "Lei Fu, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Yuan saw that Li Yuanhao was still reluctant to the emperor's great cause, and after thinking for a while, he said seriously: "Your Majesty, it is true that peace talks should be held, but Your Majesty should not be unwilling, the Liao people will inevitably win us over, and then the Liao and Song Dynasty will have a war after all." ”

"Oh?"

Li Yuanhao asked, "Why?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "First, the Song State defeated the Liao State, which caused the prestige of the Liao State to plummet, how can Yelu Sect really give up? ”

"Hmm."

Li Yuanhao nodded with a deep groan.

"The firearms of the two Song States are strong, even if they don't talk about prestige, firearms have seriously threatened the status of the Liao State, how can the Liao State not feel afraid?"

Zhang Yuan analyzed: "With these two items, the minister can be sure that within three or five years, there will be a big war between the Liao and Song dynasties." It's just that after the defeat of the Liao State this time, they also need to recuperate, so they temporarily rest and recuperate. ”

"Since the Liao people are afraid, what if they dare not act?"

Li Yuanhao asked.

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "If the Liao people dare not act, they will definitely not win us over." But please wait patiently, if the minister's prediction is not bad, it will not be long before the envoy of the Liao State will come. ”

"You mean that the envoys of the Liao State will take the initiative to come and negotiate with us?"

Li Yuanhao was surprised.

"Nature."

Zhang Yuan said in a deep voice: "The firearms of the Song State are strong, and the Liao State will never dare to face it alone, and it will definitely find us to form an alliance, and then it will be our opportunity." ”

"Hmm"

Li Yuanhao nodded slightly.

Zhang Yuan took the opportunity to suggest: "Your Majesty can make an alliance with the Song State on the one hand, and form an alliance with the Liao State on the other hand, and open the border field first to nourish the country, and wait for rest and recuperation, and when the time comes, the Song State will pay for its blood debts!" ”

In fact, Li Yuanhao is not unaware of the situation he is facing, after the two defeats, the people's livelihood in China has withered, prices have soared, and the herdsmen of various tribes have complained and are miserable.

In addition, allowing the enemy to attack the hinterland of his hometown and suffering heavy losses made Li Yuanhao's prestige plummet, and it is impossible to start a war now.

The only way to do this was to immediately send an envoy to the Song State to ask for forgiveness, and then to pay tribute to the Song State.

But Li Yuanhao really couldn't pull this face.

A few years ago, he established the country with great strength and established himself as the emperor, but he was beaten and shouted at his father in the blink of an eye, and he lost face, which was simply a shame and thrown to his grandmother's house.

Although as a hero, it doesn't matter if there is such a thing as face, but if Xixia continues like this, I am afraid that it will become an international joke.

Where will his majesty lie at home and abroad? Where is the prestige? Where is the human heart?

So Li Yuanhao is really a little difficult to do.

But if it was forced, it was pointless, and the Song State closed the border field, making the situation in Western Xia worse and worse.

Northwest specialties could not be sold, and the tea needed by the party could not come in, so many people could only buy tea at a high price from Qingtanghua, and the demand exceeded the supply of commodities and the production cost rose, causing inflation, which made the economy of Western Xia close to collapse.

In addition, there is another reason that makes Li Yuanhao unwilling, that is, once he officially sends an envoy to the Song State, it means that he will cut the throne himself, accept the canonization of the Song State again, and become the king of Western Xia.

This was hard for him to accept.

But the reality is also not optimistic, he can no longer accept it, and he must also consider what will become of the country if he continues to engage in a long-term military confrontation with the Song Dynasty and does not engage in trade and trade.

I am afraid that it will not be long before many party tribes will have to revolt and overthrow him, the leader of the party tribe.

Therefore, Li Yuanhao could only ask the strategists and let them give them a reason.

Zhang Yuan gave the reason.

That is, the Liao side will definitely not be reconciled, and they will still have a chance at that time.

As long as Li Yuanhao endures it first, declares himself a vassal to the Song State, and when the Song State agrees to the mutual trade, he can recuperate like the Liao State first, and develop the domestic military, economy, people's livelihood, and so on.

In a few years, when both the Western Xia and the Liao Kingdom have recovered from the great injuries of their vitality, Yelu Zongzhen will be able to form an alliance with him, and he will be able to fight to the death with the Song State and take revenge!

"Ugh."

Li Yuanhao understood what Zhang Yuan meant, but sighed again: "Still unwilling!" ”

"Your Majesty, when the Yue Kingdom was beaten by the Wu State and almost perished, Gou Jian tried his courage, finally eliminated the Wu State, and successfully took revenge."

Zhang Yuan persuaded: "If you want to achieve great things, you need to learn to forbear, and forbearance at this time is to be able to win in the future." Even if it is a temporary defeat, you can't talk about heroes, only the final victor can show the true character of heroes! ”

"Hmm!"

Li Yuanhao said in a deep voice: "That's it! Send the Song Kingdom! ”

The first year of Kangding is destined to be an extraordinary year for the three countries.

At the beginning of the year, the Liao and Song dynasties fought a decisive battle in Baozhou, and the Liao State was defeated.

The two sides engaged in a diplomatic tussle that lasted for more than half a year, and finally ended in a great diplomatic victory for the Song State.

In the second half of the year, when the Western Xia side learned the news of the peace talks between Song and Liao, they couldn't sit still, so they could only send envoys to be ministers.

In November, Liao envoys also traveled to Western Xia, and the two sides concluded a treaty of strategic alliance.

This treaty was held in secret, and the two sides agreed that in the event of a full-scale war with the Song State in the future, one side would start fighting, and the other side would immediately rush to help.

Obviously, the strength of the Song State made Yelu Zongzhen unable to sit still, in addition to alleviating the increasingly acute contradictions at home, he also had to actively seek foreign aid and deal with the Great Song Dynasty with his allies.

The Song State didn't know about this situation for the time being, but the Neiying of the Song State also knew about the Liao State envoy going to Western Xia, and the people in the Political Yuan knew what the hell was going on between the Liao and Xia with their toes.

But this was originally something that Zhao Jun and the others could guess, and it didn't matter.

Don't look at the peace talks signed by Song and Liao, the Liao side is stabilizing the situation, why doesn't the Song side want to win time for development, and there are many internal drawbacks and contradictions in reform?

As long as the Great Song Dynasty is given a few years, there is money, food, soldiers, artillery, grenades, and even flintlock pistols, what is the point of Liaoxia re-alliance?

Therefore, the Great Song side did not care much about their alliance, nor did they actively try to destroy their alliance.

At the end of the year, the envoys of the Western Xia and Pang Ji, the envoy of the Song State in the northwest at that time, held peace talks on specific matters.

Finalize the content of the treaty.

First, sum.

Second, the Western Xia Emperor Li Yuanhao cut himself to the king and paid tribute to the Great Song Dynasty.

Third, every year, Western Xia must offer 1,000 sheep, 500 cattle, 500 war horses, and 300 camels to the Great Song Dynasty.

Fourth, the two sides opened markets with each other on the border, allowing all commodities to circulate freely and not to interfere with them, and public security and regional affairs were jointly managed by the Western Xia and Song states, and taxes were determined by the nationality of the merchants of the buyer and seller.

Fifth, the Western Xia must pay tribute to the Great Song Dynasty every year to the Qianyuan Festival (Song Renzong's birthday) and He Zheng.

Sixth, the Song State restored all diplomatic relations that had been cut off from the Western Xia and maintained contact with the envoys, but all the expenses for receiving the envoys would be cancelled, and the expenses on the way to the envoys of both sides could only be paid for at their own expense.

Seventh, the Song and Xia signed a non-aggression pact, and if one side tore up the treaty, the other side would regard the other side as a hostile state. This time, because of the invasion of the Xia State, the Song-Liao relationship should have been completely interrupted, and the Xia State should be required to compensate for all war losses, but considering that peace is the expectation of the people of the two countries, give the Xia State another chance, don't say it unexpectedly!

Eighth, Song and Xia took the original border as the boundary, and the two sides withdrew their troops. Thereafter, no one shall hide from one another if there are thieves who have crossed the border. The cities along the border of the two dynasties are not allowed to build city gods, they are not allowed to increase troops on the border without permission, and they are not allowed to rashly send troops across the border to capture thieves and fugitives without notice.

Ninth, the Song agreed to buy the green salt, saffron, fur and other specialties produced in the Western Xia to alleviate the current situation of the economic collapse of the accumulation of domestic specialties in the Western Xia, but it must be ceded to the Song Dynasty, and the Western Xia must not prohibit all prohibited goods including war horses and minerals from the Song State. At the same time, as in the case of Liao, both sides lifted all embargoes.

A series of peace talks, and finally the Western Xia envoy went to Bianliang of the Great Song Dynasty to meet the emperor, and then after it was determined, the seal was sealed. In the end, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty gave Li Yuanhao as the special inspection school Taishi and the envoy of the Dingzhong Military Festival, Xia Yinsui Youjing and other states to observe and deal with the envoy of the fall of Zhubo, the king of Western Xia, and the end of the peace talks.

Regarding Li Yuanhao's knowledge of current affairs, Da Song naturally welcomed it with both hands. In this way, the peace talks between the Liao State and the Western Xia side will temporarily come to an end with external troubles.

In the midst of this hustle and bustle, the first year of Qingli has arrived!

(End of chapter)