Emperor Zhenzong was bent on peace talks, but Kou Zhun really had no other way, and he couldn't stop it, and his heart ached. He knew that Cao Yu was about to set off, so he waited for him, stopped him head-on, and asked uneasily, "How many Khitan coins did the emperor promise?" Cao Yu replied, "The emperor said, but the number of teachings does not exceed one million, and they can all be allowed!" "No, resolutely not allowed!" Kou Zhun said to Cao Yu in a fierce voice, "Although you have been instructed by the emperor, the number of Khitan coins promised must not exceed 300,000. Otherwise, I will take your head to thank the people of the world!" Cao Yu didn't like Emperor Zhenzong's permission to give the Khitan coin, and after listening to Kou Zhun's words, he only said yes.

Cao Yu went to the Khitan camp for the second time, and the Khitans still insisted on claiming the land in Guannan, and the Empress Dowager Xiao said to him, "The Later Jin Dynasty deeply felt my kindness to Da Liao, so I ceded the land in Guannan to Da Liao." Zhou Shizong was extremely rude and robbed away. Now, Song Liao is reconciled, and the land in Guannan should be returned, showing the sincerity of the Song Dynasty. Cao used where he was willing to follow, and argued with reason, "The Later Jin Dynasty ceded to the Liao Dynasty, and Zhou Shizong regained it, and this has nothing to do with the Great Song Dynasty." The land of Guannan is known as the land of the Great Song Dynasty, if it is ceded to the Liao Dynasty, how can I return to the dynasty and restore my life, this matter does not need to be discussed. If you ask for some gold and money, it is still negotiable. When Gao Zhengshi, the political affairs of the Liao Dynasty, heard this, he said angrily to Cao Yu, "The Great Liao is raising troops to the south this time, aiming at the land of Guannan, and if the goal is not achieved, he will never give up, otherwise he will see the people of the country again!" After hearing what he said, all the warriors outside the account also shouted in unison, "Yes, if you don't achieve your goal, you are ashamed of your countrymen, and if you don't achieve your goal, you will not give up!" Some people have even drawn their knives and are about to break into their accounts as they speak. More samurai murmured and cursed in Khitan dialect. When Empress Dowager Xiao saw it, she didn't stop it, but just sneered on the side.

After a long time, the noise gradually stopped, and when the voices were silent, Cao Yu said indifferently, "I was entrusted by the imperial court to come here, if something goes wrong, I don't want to live up to the court, and I am worthy of the people!

Liao Shengzong knew that with the current situation, it would be difficult for Cao Yu to give in, so he glanced at Empress Dowager Xiao, and seeing that she didn't say anything, he ordered someone to go out of the tent to disperse the onlookers, and the surroundings quieted down. Cao Yong continued, "The words have come to this, and the words are all said. If the Liao Dynasty wants to forcibly claim land, I am afraid that it can only restart the war provocation. Recently, the two sides of Song and Liao have fought a lot, and they have won and lost each other. A few days ago, the Queen Mother also saw it in person, God bless the Great Song Dynasty, the strange soldiers are prominent, and it is difficult to predict who will kill the deer. If the Great Song Dynasty wins a complete victory, or if it is an undefeated situation, it is impossible to cut the land, but I am afraid that even the New Year's coins will be lost. In this way, the Liao Dynasty gained nothing, and returned in defeat, not only ashamed, but also ashamed to see the countrymen! I hope that the Queen Mother will think twice before acting!"

Liao Shengzong and Empress Dowager Xiao listened to his analysis and knew that it was impossible to claim the land of Guannan, so they retreated to the next best thing and began to talk about the number of coins. Cao Yu remembered Kou Zhun's admonition and stuck to the 300,000 pass and refused to let go. Liao Shengzong and Empress Dowager Xiao had no choice but to make a decision with 200,000 horses of silk and 100,000 taels of silver, a total of 300,000 taels of horses, saying that the two countries would be commensurate with brothers.

Then, Liao Shengzong ordered Wang Jizhong to meet with Cao Yu and show him that the lord of Liao is now young, and he is willing to make an appointment with the Great Song Dynasty as a brotherly country. Later, seeing that the Great Song Dynasty ordered people to dig the trenches of the Yellow River, he was afraid that the Great Song Dynasty would change his mind and have other plans, so he wanted to finalize all the matters discussed as soon as possible.

After writing the letter of state, Liao Shengzong was still not at ease, and sent Yao Cambodia, the general of the right prison guard, to bring the letter of state, and went to the Song camp with Cao Yong, and the Song court arranged for Zhao Anren to be the accompanying envoy. Yao Cambodia was proud of the strong Khitan soldiers, and he was very arrogant and arrogant in his speech, and he despised the Great Song Dynasty. Although Yao Cambodia is arrogant, if you talk about the kung fu of bickering and grinding your teeth, how can he be the opponent of the Han bureaucrats in the Central Plains. Zhao Anren saw his arrogant appearance, heard his words, and immediately ridiculed him. "Your Excellency Su Wen is very knowledgeable, haven't you read the book 'Lao Tzu'? It says, 'The elite army is the most unknown, and the sage has no choice but to use it. Even if you win evenly, you don't think it's beautiful. Otherwise, it is to kill people for fun, and to kill people for pleasure, how can they win the hearts of the people in the world?" Yao Cambodia felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and no longer advocated that the Khitan soldiers were strong and strong, but instead praised Wang Jizhong's talent, such as the third. Wang Jizhong was originally a general of the Song Dynasty, which was obviously a ridicule of the Great Song Dynasty, how could Zhao Anren not know. Zhao Anren, as a Song person, is inconvenient to insist that Wang Jizhong is incompetent, since he has surrendered to the Khitan, the Khitan people praise him, and it is reasonable, Zhao Anren had to pretend not to know, and said vaguely, "I heard that when Wang Jizhong was doing things in Shouwangfu in his early years, he was a little cautious, and he didn't know anything else." ”

Subsequently, Emperor Zhenzong met with Yao Cambodia, and Yao Cambodia also presented his credentials. After reading it, Emperor Zhenzong agreed to Wang Jizhong's request, and ordered his close minister Li Jichang to take an oath to the Khitan camp to sign a treaty as the general of the left guard, and promised that when the Khitan retreated, the Great Song Dynasty would never pursue along the way.

Besides, after Cao Yu returned from the Khitan camp, he immediately went to the palace to report the peace situation to Emperor Zhenzong. At that time, Emperor Zhenzong was having dinner and could not summon him to see him immediately, and he was anxious to know the specific amount of the New Year's coin, so he sent a small eunuch to inquire. Cao Yu was interested in selling Guanzi, and said to the little eunuch, "How important this matter is, I want to tell the emperor in person, how can I say anything to you at will!" The little eunuch was helpless, so he had to go in and reply, Emperor Zhenzong remembered this matter in his heart, how could he eat with peace of mind, and then sent someone to ask, the man said to Cao Yong, "You tell me a rough idea first, since the Holy Lord sent me, you should believe me, why are you suspicious!" Cao Yu just refused to say, and the man asked several times before he stretched out three fingers and put them on his forehead tremblingly. Seeing that the man couldn't ask for more information, he had to go inside and listen to Emperor Zhenzong and said, "Cao Yu only stretched out three fingers to come out, and his fingers trembled so much, could it be three million?" Hearing this, Emperor Zhenzong couldn't help but exclaim loudly, "Oh, why are there so many!" He pondered for a while, and softly comforted himself, "But if you can end the battle, this method is also acceptable!" Because the temporary palace house was small, Emperor Zhenzong was talking inside, and Cao Yu could hear it clearly outside, but he intended to surprise Emperor Zhenzong to show his merits, so he deliberately delayed it again and again.

After Emperor Zhenzong's meal was finished, Emperor Zhenzong repeatedly asked about the number of coins, but Cao Yu avoided answering, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to his head, and said while kowtowing, "The number of coins is too big, and the ministers deserve death." When Emperor Zhenzong heard this, he became even more anxious, and hurriedly asked, "How much?" Seeing that Emperor Zhenzong's expression was anxious and quite severe, Cao took advantage of this and said, "There are 300,000 taels of silver silk. Emperor Zhenzong patted his chest and breathed a long sigh of relief, "You, you, you can make me anxious!" Emperor Zhenzong got this big surprise, and he didn't think about his deliberate delay, and was slightly disgusted, but Cao Yu laughed on the side.

The people beside him had already shouted in a flattering voice, "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor!" Emperor Zhenzong turned his worries into joy, and also laughed and talked with everyone. Only gave the Khitan 300,000 years old coins, which was beyond the expectations of Emperor Zhenzong, and in his heart, it seemed to take advantage of the Khitan. Emperor Zhenzong was happy, and rewarded Cao with a big reward, promoted him to be the assassin of Zhongzhou, the envoy of the cabinet in the east, and gave a mansion in the capital. The envoy of the East Pavilion was the official of the sixth grade, and Cao Yu was appointed to send the envoy to the end of the peace talks, which lasted for a total of 41 days. In forty-one days, he was promoted from the palace official of the ninth rank to the sixth rank, which would take more than ten years to do in normal times. Cao took advantage of the peace talks and became the fastest-promoted official.

The war has ended, about to return to Beijing, Emperor Zhenzong was overjoyed and excited, and immediately made a "Huiluan poem", the content is as follows: I am worried about the people, and Rong Fang temporarily saves the party. The flag is bright and warm, and the sharp weapon is bright and frosty. Rui Brigade Huaizhong Festival, a group of Hu scurrying in the northern wilderness. The ice dissipates the huge waves, and the light blows to gather Jiaxiang. Following the border of Hao'an, and Tongle well-off. Heaven is helping Shun, and returning to the dragon and the dragon.

Emperor Zhenzong's poems try their best to render the peaceful and festive atmosphere of "Jiaxiang", "An Border" and "Le Xiaokang". The fact of "Rui Brigade Huaizhong Festival" is true, Emperor Zhenzong said that he was "worried about the people", but the "temporary provincial party" was trying his best to flaunt and whitewash. What he did afterwards made it even more difficult to see his feelings of "worrying about the people" and being compassionate to the people. The artistic conception of "Huiluan Poem" lacks high-spirited heroic spirit, which is the true portrayal of Emperor Zhenzong, although he was victorious and defeated, he could not stand up and was afraid of the outside. Emperor Zhenzong was overjoyed and relieved, and someone put the "Huiluan poem" in the city of Lanzhou, and Leshi remembered it.

Emperor Zhenzong ordered his ministers to be peaceful, to comfort the soldiers in the camps, he and the ministers had a feast, and during the banquet, the ministers inevitably had some humility. After three rounds of drinking, Li Jilong said to Emperor Zhenzong, "Rong Lu started the battle lightly, the soldiers came to the city, all the soldiers did not want to fight, and advocated that the city should be defended, but His Majesty would be wise, and the royal army would be personally recruited to boost morale." If it weren't for His Majesty's blessings, how could he have killed Xiao Tzu Rin. "Li Jilong is a famous general of the Northern Song Dynasty, can fight through the war, many times on the border to resist insults, the first battle of Lanzhou is the main general, I can't imagine that he is also quite good at sycophancy, everyone has never seen, are all tongue-across. I only heard him continue, "When the Khitan soldiers retreated, the ministers wanted to take the opportunity to attack and kill Rong Kou, all because His Majesty had the virtue of a good life and insisted on resting the people and the soldiers, so everyone stopped. Your Majesty surrendered without a fight, and we did not have the slightest chance to make meritorious contributions. When Emperor Zhenzong heard this, his heart was greatly affected and he smiled happily. Emperor Zhenzong praised Li Jilong's words very much, and said to his ministers, "The northern land has been a great disaster for the Central Plains since ancient times, and now the Khitan is afraid of the power of China, and deeply admires the righteousness of China. I also know that we can have this day thanks to the great help of all Aiqing. "Emperor Zhenzong and the ministers, you say a word to me, and the monarchs and ministers congratulate each other, as if they got the Khitan coin, not the Khitan 300,000 coins promised by themselves.

Prime Minister Bi Shi'an was stranded in Kyoto due to illness and also made a special trip to congratulate him. Some of the ministers said that the annual coin was 300,000, which was too large, and Bi Shi'an heard that he said to them, "If such a number of annual coins are not allowed to be given to the Khitan, the Liao Dynasty will not sincerely negotiate peace, and soon it will invade the south again. Ago, because Wang Chao refused to send troops to rescue, Wang Jizhong's troops were all killed in battle, and Wang Jizhong himself was a prisoner of the Khitan, for which the court did not give Wang Chao any punishment. This time, Wang Chao disobeyed the edict and did not send troops to attack Liao, which caused the Khitan soldiers to drive into the real country for a long time, go deep into the interior, and approach the city of Lanzhou, posing a great threat to Emperor Zhenzong's northward journey. Everyone, you and I listed Wang Chao's crimes, but Emperor Zhenzong said disapprerovantly, "The Great Song Dynasty and the Khitan have rebuilt the old good, and they should be celebrated, Wang Chao's guilt can be lightly punished, and the deployment of the three roads can be revoked, and it can be changed to Chongxin Military Festival Envoy!"

After drinking for a while, Emperor Zhenzong said to Zhang Xiaochuan with drunken eyes, "This time, thanks to our General Zhang, we have trained a hundred warriors and made great threats, which made the Khitan soldiers quite frightened. General Zhang, I will give you three glasses of wine!" Zhang Xiaochuan thanked him and drank it all. Emperor Zhenzong said to Zhang Xiaochuan again, "General Zhang, a hundred warriors are here, I want to give them wine!" Zhang Xiaochuan was shocked when he heard this, and replied stubbornly, "Your Majesty, all the warriors are strange people, and it can be said that the dragon sees the head but does not see the end." The country is in danger, Fang stepped forward, and the matter was over, they left on their own, and the ministers were helpless. Emperor Zhenzong listened to Zhang Xiaochuan's words, frowned, and was skeptical, so he had to say stupidly, "It's a pity, it's a pity, such a strange person, but he can't be used by me, it's a pity!" After sighing for a while, Emperor Zhenzong said to Zhang Xiaochuan, "General Zhang, can you train another group of warriors for me?" "This 。。。。。。 Zhang Xiaochuan heard Emperor Zhenzong ask such a question, and remembered the entrustment of the abbot of the clear space in his heart, he hesitated, hesitated for a while, and said to Emperor Zhenzong, "This matter is quite difficult, I am afraid that I will disappoint Your Majesty!" Emperor Zhenzong was very displeased when he heard this, and asked Zhang Xiaochuan, "Time is short, General Zhang can train a hundred warriors, but why do you say this now?" Zhang Xiaochuan knew that he had made Emperor Zhenzong dissatisfied, so he had to hold on and say, " The reason why it can be done in a hurry, the most rare thing is that these strange people, all aspects of talent are first-class, this is not a lie, please Your Majesty Mingjian!" The ministers saw that Emperor Zhenzong's drunkenness had been revealed, his face was gloomy, and he was faintly worried in his heart, but he didn't dare to say more.

The scene was a little embarrassing, and at this time, Kou Zhun stepped out and bowed to Emperor Zhenzong. When Wang Qinruo and his ilk saw it, they couldn't help but gloat, and said in their hearts, "Okay, you are Kou Zhun, you don't know whether you live or die, and you dare to touch the dragon scales at this moment!" Emperor Zhenzong was also stunned when he saw it, and said to him, "Kou Aiqing, why are you?" "Back to Your Majesty, the minister pleads to your guilt!" Where could Emperor Zhenzong have thought that he would say such a thing, and replied to him, "Kou Aiqing has made great contributions, what is the crime?" Kou Zhuncheng said to Emperor Zhenzong with trepidation, "The minister is guilty, and the responsibility is really not small!" Emperor Zhenzong and his ministers were all monks and monks, and they looked at each other one by one, not knowing what to do. Kou Zhun continued, "Some time ago, things were in a hurry to obey the power, it was inevitable to force, many things were against the holy will, although the minister had a small merit, but it was difficult to resist, the minister hereby pleaded guilty!" Emperor Zhenzong heard this, suddenly realized, his face was a little pale, and said to him, "Kou Aiqing is not only not guilty, but has contributed to the society, how can I not know!" Kou Zhun is young and competitive, after listening to Emperor Zhenzong's words, and through the wine, he is proud of his pampering, and said half-truthfully, "Although the minister is guilty, if he does not violate His Majesty's will, how can the alliance of Lanzhou be concluded so quickly?" When Emperor Zhenzong heard this, he laughed loudly, and after laughing, he said to him, "Okay, you Kou Aiqing, where are you asking me for guilt, you are obviously asking for credit!" Kou Zhun also laughed "haha" when he heard this, and the ministers were all happy when they saw it, and Emperor Zhenzong admired Kou Zhun even more since then.

Only Zhang Xiaochuan was depressed in his heart, and later his father-in-law confessed to Emperor Zhenzong, accusing him of disobeying the decree in Shaolin Temple, and Emperor Zhenzong hated Zhang Xiaochuan's prevarication in his heart, and did not reward him. Although Zhang Xiaochuan is indifferent to fame and fortune, Emperor Zhenzong's attitude towards him will inevitably make the two even more estranged.

Kou Zhun once said that the New Year's coin can only temporarily maintain peace for decades, and sure enough, it is not. Later, the Khitan took advantage of the war between the Song and the Western Xia, fell into the ground, took advantage of the fire to rob, and demanded an increase in the annual coin, which made the Great Song Dynasty humiliated again. Since then, the New Year's coin has become a heavy burden for the Northern Song Dynasty court like a shackle. After the alliance of the Yuanyuan, the relationship between the Song and Liao sides also underwent fundamental changes, and it was no longer the situation of the Song lord and Liaofu, and before the Liao was destroyed, the Great Song Dynasty was always passively controlled. Moreover, the alliance of the Yuanyuan made a particularly bad start, and the emperors after Emperor Zhenzong, as soon as there was a war, pinned their hopes on peace talks, burying great hidden dangers, which is a later story.

The Khitan retreated, the crisis of the Great Song Dynasty was resolved, and Emperor Zhenzong admired Kou Zhun very much, trusted him even more, and believed that Kou Zhun had made eternal contributions to the imperial court. Wang Qinruo remembered the past, was jealous and hateful to Kou Zhun, and secretly looked for an opportunity to take revenge on Kou Zhun.

One day, after the early dynasty, Emperor Zhenzong was watching Kou Zhun leave with extraordinary admiration. When Wang Qinruo saw this, he was immediately jealous, and he mustered up the courage to say to Emperor Zhenzong, "Your Majesty respects Kou Zhun so much, is it possible that Song Liao negotiated peace and Lan Yuan formed an alliance, all of which are the credit of Kou Zhun?" Emperor Zhenzong replied without hesitation, "Of course, what is the doubt?" Wang Qinruo was also bold in order to pull Kou Zhun into the water, and he opened his mind, and then said, "The battle of Lanzhou is really a shame for Your Majesty, but Your Majesty thinks that Kou Zhun has merit?" Weichen is really difficult to understand!" When Emperor Zhenzong heard Wang Qinruo say such a thing, he immediately changed color, and said very unhappily, "Wang Aiqing, what do you mean by this?" Wang Qinruo has always held a grudge against Kou Zhun, and in order to take revenge, he said without concealing it at all, "In the Spring and Autumn Period, the sage has long said that the alliance under the city is a great shame. Your Majesty, as the lord of the Great Power of Ten Thousand Vehicles, what is there to be happy about signing such an alliance with others?" Emperor Zhenzong's mood plummeted when he heard this, and he didn't say a word, his heart was extremely unhappy, and his mood instantly deteriorated to the extreme.

After listening to Wang Qinruo's words, Emperor Zhenzong felt that his self-esteem had been extremely seriously hurt. He has always regarded the Lanyuan Alliance as Kou Zhun's immortal achievement, and even more as his own meritorious work. Emperor Zhenzong firmly believed that it was his "imperial expedition" that strengthened the morale of the three armies, and turned the country from danger to safety. Emperor Zhenzong was proud when he thought about this, and he felt that this was the most proud work of his life. Now, Wang Qinruo actually said that he was not ashamed, but proud, and the sage had already said it in the scriptures, which made it difficult for him to justify. Emperor Zhenzong suddenly felt embarrassed and depressed, which made him lose face.

In fact, where did Wang Qinruo dare to get along with Emperor Zhenzong, he went out to provoke the Son of Heaven, just to make Emperor Zhenzong angry with Kou Zhun. Wang Qinruo was able to observe his face, and when he saw that it had worked, he was proud in his heart, but he continued quietly, "Your Majesty has ever seen a gambler gambling?" Emperor Zhenzong replied, "What does this matter have to do with gambling?" Wang Qinruo replied, "Gamblers are so anxious to lose that they often give everything they have and bet all their wealth on the gambling table. If you win, you will win back all the losses at one time, and if you lose all at once, it is called an all-or-nothing bet. The battle of Shanzhou is exactly the same. His Majesty is Kou Zhun's desperate bet, he has repeatedly forced His Majesty to drive the expedition in person, if he is defeated, His Majesty has already become a prisoner of the Khitan. Now that he has won, it is naturally all his credit. Your Majesty is now sitting here in peace, it is really blessed by God, and it is a fluke!"

Emperor Zhenzong recalled the fright he was subjected to in Lanzhou, Kou Zhun's repeated persecution before, and listened to Wang Qinruo's deliberate words, the more he thought about it, the more he felt bad in his heart, and he hated Kou Zhun from love to hatred, and suddenly came to a earth-shaking reversal. At this time, in the heart of Emperor Zhenzong, Kou Zhun no longer had half of the credit. Soon, Emperor Zhenzong demoted Kou Zhun to the governor of Shaanzhou and let him go out of Beijing to take office.

Zhang Xiaochuan remembered that at the celebration banquet before, Kou Zhun deliberately diverted the attention of Emperor Zhenzong, which was a kind of affection for himself, so he went to admonish him. Emperor Zhenzong was annoyed with Zhang Xiaochuan, how could he listen to what he said, Zhang Xiaochuan had no choice but to return in a huff. After Kou Zhun dismissed the prime minister, there was only one prime minister Wang Dan left in the court. Wang Qinruo, Chen Yaosu and others controlled the government, and in the long run, how could there be any good things in the Great Song Dynasty?