One Piece of Song Dynasty

Faced with Wanyan Xiyin's threat of force, Zhao Liangsi said angrily: "We recaptured Zhuozhou and Yizhou with our own troops. Isn't your request going too far? Aren't you trying to sever the friendly relations between our two countries?"

Wanyan Xiyin saw that Zhao Liangsi was really angry, so he smiled and said: "Please don't misunderstand, it's not that this dynasty wants to sever relations with your dynasty, but that your dynasty is too stingy."

The two sides were silent for a while, and then Zhao Liangsi took out a piece of imperial pen from his arms and said: "If we add another fifty thousand, it will finally be OK."

Xiyin took the imperial pen and looked at it carefully, thinking that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was a person who liked to do business, and he needed to be squeezed out bit by bit. Wanyan Xiyin said: "We Daijin people don't like to do business, and we are not used to bargaining. We are straightforward people. If it works, we will do it. If it doesn't work, we will give it up. Don't worry. We just want one million yuan, less Not even a cent.”

Zhao Liangsi then took out another piece of paper from his arms and said: "This is the last piece of paper. I will add another guan for a total of guan. If it works, it will work. If it doesn't, I have to go home."

Wanyan Xiyin said: "It would have been nice if you had been so happy earlier. Why waste so much time talking? For this reason, I won't talk to you anymore. I will report to the emperor now."

The next morning, Li Jing came to the Jinggu Temple Post House and said to Zhao Liangsi: "My emperor has read the three imperial letters of the emperor of your dynasty and is very dissatisfied. You gave us too little, and it is not what we asked for." Half of it, I hope we can continue discussions tomorrow.”

Zhao Liangsi smiled bitterly and said: "I have told everything, there is nothing left to talk about."

That night, entrusted by Jin Taizu, Wanyan Xiyin came to Jingguo Temple again to communicate with Ma Kuo alone. Ma Kaoping stepped back and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Wanyan Xiyin said: "Since the emperor has already promised to return the land of Yan, he will not break his promise. You should believe this. However, the emperor of your dynasty only promised us guan in his royal letter, which is not enough for a large county. I am very dissatisfied with the taxes imposed on the emperor. What do you think we should do?"

Ma Kuo said: "Back then, our two dynasties reached a maritime agreement, and you all returned the people of Yan to the Song Dynasty. Then, we transferred the silver silk that was given to the Khitan in the past to the Song Dynasty. Now, your dynasty will camp in Pingluan. The three prefectures are excluded from Yan, and they are taking away Yanjing's officials, wealthy households, and skilled craftsmen. Under such circumstances, I think it is quite a lot to give you another two hundred thousand gu."

Wanyan Xiyin said: "What was discussed back then was that our two dynasties attacked the Khitan from the north and the south, and the troops and horses were not allowed to pass. You, the dynasty, took advantage of the situation to take the lost territory of Yanjing. However, the current situation is that your dynasty cannot take Yanjing for itself, but After I take it, I will give it to your dynasty, and your dynasty will enjoy the benefits of the land. Under such circumstances, what is wrong with your dynasty giving some of the benefits to my dynasty? Besides, these taxes all come from the land of Yanjing, and Why should you be so stingy when you can’t use your dynasty’s other property?”

Ma Kuo said: "At that time, Pharmacist Guo was leading his army to Yanjing. He stopped advancing only at the suggestion of the emperor of your dynasty. Therefore, we cannot say that we in the Song Dynasty were enjoying the benefits of the land. I was with the emperor of your dynasty at that time. Besides, I originally promised to give you , but now I have added to it, which equals , which is already a large amount. Besides, it is impossible for Yanjing’s taxes to reach million. Don’t believe those Khitan people who have subjugated their country. As for the ministers, they don’t want to see our two families getting along well, so you must not be fooled by them.”

Wanyan Xiyin added: "Speaking of Pharmacist Guo, we must also make it clear that we originally agreed that the Han people in Yan will belong to the Song Dynasty, and the guests will belong to our dynasty, right? Most of Guo Pharmacist's victorious army are from Yanbei, and Guo Pharmacist I am from Bohai Tiezhou, and none of them belong to the Han people of Yan. Logically speaking, they should all belong to us, Daijin, but we thought that your dynasty might want to make use of this team, so we did not ask for them. We thought Use those low-ranking officials in Yanjing to offset them."

Ma Kuo said: "The Han people and guests we agreed on back then refer to the common people and do not include the army. Your contradictory statement is just a sophistry."

Xiyin smiled and said: "A sophistry is just an excuse. If you can explain it, it is reasonable. At that time, it was not clear that Han people and guests did not include the army. Also, you have repeatedly asked for the three states of Yingping, Luan and Luan. It is not under the jurisdiction of Yanjing, nor is it the land that Shi Jingtang ceded to the Khitan. We all know this very well, so you should not mention this matter again in the future, we will not consider it at all."

Ma Kuo said: "The three states of Yingping, Luanzhou are all in the remnants of the Yanshan Mountains. They have been Han Dynasties since ancient times. You have no objection to this. As for whether this place belongs to Shi Jingtang, it has nothing to do with returning it to the Song Dynasty."

In the end, Wanyan Xiyin's private exchange with Ma Kuo ended on bad terms.

After listening to Yan Xiyin's report, Jin Taizu was hesitant to accept the plan proposed by the Song Dynasty. That night, Jin Taizu suddenly received intelligence from Bianliang, Tokyo, saying that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty had renamed Yanjing Yanshan Prefecture.

Jin Taizu then convened a meeting with his generals overnight to discuss. After some discussions, a consensus was finally reached: Emperor Zhao Song was so eager to change the name of Yanjing, which showed that he was determined to win Yanjing. Therefore, you must bite your tongue and never let go.

The next day, Xiyin came to the post house and said to Zhao Liangsi: "There is no need to talk about the issue of taxes in Yanjing. Our emperor has decided that in addition to the original Khitan annual coins of yuan, an additional one will be added every year. One million dollars. If you agree to this condition, you will go through the delivery procedures in Yanjing. If you don't agree, please ask your army and horses to withdraw immediately from all places under Yanjing, including Guo Yaoshi's Changsheng Army stationed in Zhuozhou and Yizhou. Our emperor will personally Patrolling the border.”

Zhao Liangsi was shocked after hearing this: "Aren't you threatening the Song Dynasty by doing this? Aren't you trying to break the agreement on the sea?"

Wanyan Xiyin said solemnly: "The matter has reached this point, and there is no possibility of changing it. I hope you will return home immediately to report to the emperor. In the coming days, we will arrange for you to pay your respects to the emperor, and we will no longer send envoys back."

The next day, Jin Taizu accepted the worship of hundreds of officials in the Chinese army's tent outside Yanjing City. The old Khitan officials all wore court uniforms, sang the greeting rites, and called them to the hall every time they entered the tent.

When Jin Taizu met with Zhao Liangsi, he said: "I have decided that you will give us an increase of one million yuan every year, and don't come to discuss it if there is a penny less. If you agree, we will handle the Yanjing settlement. If you don't agree, we will pull it down and ask Chang Sheng." The army has withdrawn from Zhuozhou and Yizhou, and I will personally patrol the border on the tenth day of February. If you agree, you must go back and ask your emperor as soon as possible. If you don't reply by the time, I will march south with the army."