[Bao Qingtian] Why is peace?

At the beginning of May, An Lehou followed the officials sent by the court to Xiaoguan.

Contrary to what Pang Yu imagined, when he came to the border this time, the officials sent by the Xixia side for peace talks were very polite to him, asking for gold and silver for gold and silver, and cattle and sheep for cattle and sheep.

Usually, even if the Great Song Dynasty wins the battle, it will be the party that suffers when negotiating with these nomads.When the enemy is strong and we are weak, the hard-won victory becomes the target of the opponent's criticism, and the excuse is that there are countless money and food.When the enemy was weak and we were strong, those in power used the name of "showing off our country's prestige" and couldn't bear to ask their neighbors for trophies. In order to show their generosity, they even took the initiative to "gift" gold and silver.

Over time, the Hu people at the border all thought that Song people were easy to bully, stupid, rich in money, and would not rob white or rob.

The people at the border kept complaining, and the imperial court emphasized civility over martial arts, and there were very few generals who could withstand the pressure and bite the enemy.

Even if he was as brave as Di Qing, although he defended one side from being disturbed, he had never seen the Xixia people on the opposite side give him any good looks.

In this regard, the young master was quite confused. The Xixia people are not sugar-coated cannonballs, so they have come up with some kind of moth, right?

"That's not true." Marshal Di Qing, who is guarding the northwest, laughed, "Now you have someone named 'Ghost Seeing Sorrow' in the Northland, and these people who come to peace talks are very afraid of you."

"What?!" Pang Yu frowned. What kind of alias is this? It sounds unlucky.

Di Qing explained to him: "A few years ago, you discussed the peace talks with Liao. After you came back, not to mention the serious damage to the Liao Kingdom, there was also civil strife for a while. Up to now, the court and the middle are still fighting with blood everywhere. You are alive and dead. Then you went again Dali, support the eldest son who should have lost the throne, so that there will be no one in the southwestern part of the Song Dynasty who has two hearts. Not long ago, you went to Korea again... Cough, the tragedy of the Korean people, Di Mou, who is thousands of miles away I’ve also heard about it a little bit. Tell me, what is this ability of ‘whoever negotiates peace with who will be unlucky’?”

Pang Yu was taken aback, how could he do that?

This is really wronged, he was not the one who disturbed the Liao Kingdom, he was not the one who killed the third son of the Dali Palace, and it was not the one who conspired to seize the throne of Goryeo behind his back!

Di Qing was a little unwilling and said: "Now my reputation as a general is not as effective as that of your An Lehou. A few days ago, I heard that you were coming, and the Xixia people on the opposite side immediately gave up the two border cities that belonged to the Han people. This is probably the first time in decades that they have been so generous."

Pang Yu rubbed his nose and said, "If this title is really so useful, then I'll be wronged to carry it."

Di Qing snorted, and said, "If you don't leave in a hurry, you can take this opportunity to solve some serious problems."

"A serious problem?"

Pang Yu was curious, when suddenly someone outside lifted the curtain of the big tent, and it was Mei Niang who walked in with a teacup.

Mei Niang has been dressed as a woman and married Di Qing years ago.

I don't know why the two of them saw each other. When the battle ended that day, Bai Yutang wanted to take her back to Kaifeng, but she insisted on staying, saying that the Xixia dialect that she had studied hard for so long would always come in handy here.

In fact, what she was thinking in her heart, probably only she knew, anyway, she never left the border since then.

For this reason, Empress Dowager Li often complained to Empress Pang that the girl was not allowed to stay in the college, but she still issued a decree for a marriage for Mei Niang, and Shili Hongzhuang was carried to Xiaoguan.

At this time, Mei Niang's face had faded from the youthfulness of a girl, and she was a little more mature than a woman, and her gestures and gestures were also much more stable.

"Just now I heard you talking about your confidant's serious troubles. Could it be that what my husband said was the traitor Liu Shi on the opposite side?" Meiniang asked.

"Exactly." Di Qing nodded.

Mei Niang suddenly looked angry, she clenched her skirt tightly and said: "Such a person who has forgotten his ancestors should be killed!"

It turns out that the Liu family can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. Since the northern land was separated by the Hu people during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, they have become running dogs under the account of the Hulu. Shaoli, the strategy of "surrounding the Central Plains from the periphery and gradually encroaching on the Han Dynasty" was also written by them.

When Mei Niang was an undercover agent for Xixia, she often used Huo Tianyan's identity to find out more information about Xixia. When she learned about this, she was so angry that she almost grabbed a hatchet and ran to kill people.

Fortunately, Di Qing held her back and did not let her reveal her identity, which aroused unnecessary suspicion from the Xixia people, and took her back.

The ancestors of Ming and Ming were also Han people, and they didn't want to return to their homeland, but instead became lackeys of the Hu tribe, planning to destroy the Han people's country, their conscience is really black!

The more Mei Niang spoke, the angrier she became, her eyes turned red.

Pang Yu comforted her and said, "Don't worry, since we are here, we will always find a way to deal with the Liu family."

Bai Yutang thought for a while, and the corners of his mouth slightly curved: "Actually, it's very simple to solve this matter."

"It's simple?" The three looked over, Pang Yu and Mei Niang looked forward, but Di Qing was a little suspicious.

Bai Yutang smiled and said, "Isn't it enough to add the clause 'Repatriation of the Liu clan to the Central Plains' to the terms of the peace talks?"

Pang Yu stared at him blankly: "Is this... feasible?"

"Why not?" Bai Yutang shook his hand lightly and said, "Your Majesty has the reputation of ghosts on his body. As a Han Chinese, Mrs. Liu has an extremely low status in the eyes of Xixia people. It doesn't matter if you give up. If you Saying that they want to marry the princess of Xixia, they may have to be in trouble for a few more days."

From the domineering little crabs in Bianjing to the ghosts in the border population, Pang Yu didn't know whether to cry or laugh.However, Bai Yutang's proposal is indeed somewhat feasible.

Di Qing glanced at Pang Yu, who looked like the wind and the moon, and then at the handsome Bai Daxia beside him. He was so fearless. At this time, General Di also had to admit that he also felt that these two people were a little bit "" Ghosts are sad".

A few days later, I learned that the conditions of the Song people's peace talks were cattle and sheep instead of gold and silver. They could also open up the market and provide the salt and tea needed by the herdsmen for the winter. Most of the officials were very relieved, wishing to pack up the Han people who had overwhelmed them overnight and send them to the Song army camp on the opposite side!

By the time the members of the Liu clan realized it, it was too late. As soon as they set foot on Song soil in exchange for "items", the border people who had been ruined and displaced by them began to throw stones at them and looked at Song, who was also Han. Seeing the deep-seated hatred in people's eyes, they trembled, and they didn't even dare to call for help, because no one paid any attention to them.

Without the Liu family who can advise Xixia, Xixia will have to settle down for at least the next 20 years.

The Western Xia wolf lord was not willing to part with Mrs. Liu, but there was a lot of approval from the audience, so he couldn't do it if he didn't agree.

After all, in his mind, the Han people can only be used but not trusted, after all, they are not my race.

If Mrs. Liu, who worked for Xixia, knew the truth, I don't know what expression she would have.

Do you regret it?too late!

……

On the third day after the peace treaty was signed, Bai Yutang and Pang Yu rode their horses on the Gobi Desert.

The scenery in the northwest is different from the Central Plains with green mountains and green waters, and has a special flavor. Pang Yu finally saw the spectacular scene in the poem "the desert is solitary, the sun is setting in the long river".

Taking a deep breath of the rough air outside the Great Wall, Pang Yu turned around and asked the people around him: "Where shall we go next?"

Bai Yutang pondered for a moment, stared at him and said, "I heard that there are even more beautiful scenery to the west of the Western Regions, would you like to go there with me?"

Pang Yu smiled wantonly, put his hand in the opponent's, interlocked his fingers, and the affection flowed.

"You should take care of yourself!"

The sky is big and the earth is big, as long as you are with us all the way.

May this life be spent with you, peace and joy.

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