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Chapter 927 Don't lose an inch of land, and don't allow an inch of gold (first update)
Chapter 936

A group of civil and military officials expressed their opinions with great interest.But Wang Yang didn't have much joy on his face, but frowned thoughtfully.

Seeing Wang Yang's appearance, Su Dongpo couldn't help asking Wang Yang in a low voice. "Nephew, don't you feel happy to hear such good news?"

"Of course I am happy, but I feel that things are not as simple as you adults think." Wang Yang glanced at the vast number of civil and military officials who were beaming, and decided not to bother to pour cold water on everyone, but whispered towards Su Dongpo .

Zong Ze, who was standing beside Su Dongpo, also froze his ears and leaned over to gossip.

"Oh? What do you think is the problem?"

"Uncle, can't you see it? Xixia took the initiative to shake hands with Song Dynasty and ask for peace. With the arrogance and rebelliousness of the Liao Kingdom, if there is a vassal state, dare to make such a move. If you don't raise troops to destroy it, then it is not us Beiliao is what I know." Wang Yang analyzed in a low voice.

Indeed, the Liao Kingdom has always been very arrogant, greedy, and rebellious, and this can be seen in its attitude towards vassals.

But now, Xixia dared to take advantage of the opportunity of the two armies to fight and shake hands with Song alone to make peace. What happened?Xiao Shen, the coach of the Liao Kingdom, just watched helplessly as the Xixia army among the allied forces left the camp, and retreated towards Xingqing Mansion unscathed.

This kind of performance is simply unbelievable. The important thing is that after that, the Liao Kingdom invaded Xiazhou and took down the left wing of the Brave Army Division.

There were no large-scale bloody conflicts, and it could almost be said that it was a peaceful invasion, where brothers and sisters advance and retreat.

"...All these things make my nephew doubtful. In fact, Xixia's handshake with the Great Song Dynasty probably came from the Northern Liao's order, or it might be that the Liao Kingdom sent hundreds of thousands of troops to the south, but they got nothing. It's too embarrassing, so I simply took Xixia's Xiazhou and the left wing of the brave army commander and took them as spoils of war as a confession."

"Nephew, your words are quite reasonable, but in this way, Xixia has spent so much energy and national power, and in exchange for the loss of the east, how could Xixia agree?" Su Dongpo stroked his long beard and pondered for a while, holding back I couldn't help asking my own questions.

"So what if he doesn't agree?" Wang Yang spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders and asked them back.

"I see..." Zong Ze next to him slapped himself on the forehead. "With such Xixia's decline, facing the powerful Liao Kingdom, there is indeed nothing to do."

"From this point of view, the offensive and defensive alliance between Xixia and Liao should still exist."

Wang Yang nodded and said with certainty: "It must exist. Today's Beiliao and Xixia are completely dependent on each other. Xixia cannot do without the help of the Liao Kingdom, and the Liao Kingdom still needs the existence of Xixia. After all, marrying yourself The princess went to Xixia, but Xixia disappeared in a blink of an eye, that would be too embarrassing for the Liao Kingdom."

"It makes sense. I was thinking about whether our Great Song Dynasty should put down Xixia in one go. Now it seems that we have to take a long-term plan..."

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When Su Dongpo's eight hundred li urgent document arrived at the capital, it happened to be at the opening of the court meeting. After hearing that the Liao army had withdrawn from the position, Xixia asked for peace with the Song Dynasty.

There was a pause in the court, and then, the ministers who reacted all spoke to the emperor one after another. In a word, they agreed quickly.

Presenting the facts and reasoning, in short, Da Song has already taught Xixia a lesson, and blocked the Beiliao, which raised hundreds of thousands of troops to go south. It has already played the great prestige of Da Song, which is definitely enough, so I hope your Majesty will do it for Da Song. For the sake of the people's livelihood in Song Dynasty, the war was stopped.

Zhao Xu couldn't bear the huge pressure, so he went to find the Empress Dowager to discuss it. The two of them concluded that, indeed, this impromptu war had already consumed too much treasury.

In addition, the Northern Liao Dynasty has already withdrawn, and the Great Song Dynasty has not yet had a battle to determine the strength of the universe, so it is not a bad thing to accept it as soon as it is good.

"Our Song Dynasty, in fact, the results of these two battles have been very brilliant. We first took the land of three states, then Yinzhou and Longzhou, and also took the land of Youzhou and one state to stop hundreds of thousands of Liao The Xia Lianjun really played out the glory of our Great Song Dynasty."

"At this time, since the Liao Kingdom doesn't want to fight, and Xixia doesn't want to fight anymore, then it might be a good thing to accept it first."

"After all, from last year to now, the continuous war on Shaanxi Road has lasted for more than a year. It is time for the common people to rest and recuperate, and the soldiers should also take a good rest."

Watching the empress dowager Gao Tao talking, Zhao Xu finally nodded. "The emperor's grandmother said that these few battles have already brought out the power of the Great Song Dynasty, and we should stop for a while, so as not to save those ministers from nagging their grandson all day long. Moreover, it is the autumn harvest at this moment, so You should pay close attention to the people's livelihood."

"In the eyes of the emperor's grandmother, who is the envoy to go to Shaanxi Road to host the peace talks? Now all the ministers in the court have volunteered, but the grandson is a little uncertain..."

"Don't ask me, an old woman who no longer listens to politics, about this matter. It's better for you as an official to make your own decision. But for this matter, you should choose someone who is eloquent and smart." Gao Taotao smiled and said He waved his hand.

"Speaking eloquently, and being quick-witted... It's a pity that Wang Wushan is now a local government official. Otherwise, I would have asked him to do it, and it will definitely be resolved properly." Zhao Xu couldn't help but said with some regret.

"That's true, but I'm afraid that this kid still has more to say, and there will be demon moths in the chaos, and there will be another storm in the court, which is enough for you."

Zhao Xu nodded, and began to think about what kind of candidates should be sent.

Among the civil and military officials, there are quite a few who are eloquent and eloquent, but not many are quick-witted and able to make decisions on the fly.Moreover, quite a few ministers are too old, so it's impossible to let a big man like Liu Zhi, who is in his seventies, come forward, right?

That also looked down on Xixia too much, and finally turned around, and Zhao Xu's eyes fell on Zhu Guangting.

In the end, Zhu Guangting, the Imperial College's sacrificial wine and the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, obeyed the emperor's edict and went to Xixia...

"I don't have much to tell you, but you have to remember, you can't lose an inch of land, and you can't allow an inch of gold, but if you violate one of these two rules, you don't have to come back to Zhu Qing's family." Zhu Guangting was left alone. , directly told Zhu Guangting the bottom line of the peace talks.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will save it naturally, and I will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty and our soldiers on the border of the Great Song Dynasty." Zhu Guangting quickly bowed down and assured Zhao Xu.

It is quite rare to be able to get such an opportunity. After all, in the past, most of the peace envoys sent by the Great Song Dynasty went because of defeat and wanted to shake hands with the enemy to make peace.

It is rare that the Great Song Dynasty has the upper hand this time. This trip to Xixia will definitely be able to use all its prestige. Maybe Xixia will definitely give him a lot of benefits in order to be able to negotiate a successful peace. Thinking about Zhu Guangting, Zhu Guangting is full of confidence.

As for His Majesty's words that an inch of land must not be lost, and an inch of gold must not be allowed, of course there will be no problem. After all, Zhu Guangting still has a bottom line...

(End of this chapter)