[Southern Song Dynasty] Splendid mountains and rivers

The Chanyuan Alliance was a peace agreement signed between the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom hundreds of years ago.

At the beginning, Song and Liao wanted to compete for the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, fighting to the death, and finally signed a covenant in Chanyuan.The content of the covenant is that the Song Dynasty will present the new year's currency cloth to the Liao Kingdom, and the Liao Kingdom will return the three prefectures previously occupied.After the two parties signed the agreement, Zhenzong and Renzong immediately freed up their hands to deal with Xixia.Between the Liao and Song Dynasties, peace has been maintained for hundreds of years.

But this kind of calm can only be maintained on the surface forever.

For hundreds of years, the two sides have fought big battles without small battles. The biggest quarrel was Zhao Ji's order Tong Guan to go north to recruit Yanyun, but the Liao general swindled his surrender.Not long ago, the Liao Kingdom was destroyed by the Jin Kingdom, and the Liao people moved westward. The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were taken back by the Song Dynasty.

Put yourself in the shoes and think about it, if she were Emperor Liao, she would definitely be upset about this matter.

Think about it again, if she were Yelu Dashi, she would definitely try her best to take back this land with abundant water and grass.

However, think about it again as the Great Song Emperor... Is it possible to bring up the Chanyuan Alliance again?

There is absolutely no reason to send the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun back home!

Zhao Yuan gave a soft "um", lowered his head slightly, and his long eyelashes cast two small shadows.There was also a hint of gloom on the pretty face.

"Di Ji?" The young man's low-pitched voice was inexplicably worried.

"As you say, I'll listen," she said.

The young man shook his head, leaned down again, put his hands on her side, and said in a low voice: "The more you behave like this, the more worried I am. Yuan Yuan, this matter is far worse than what you think. as simple as..."

She raised her head and looked at him seriously, with a trace of doubt in her eyes.

"It's not just Xixia and Liao, and it's not just the officials who allow it or not. The Song Dynasty has been in existence for hundreds of years, and there has never been a precedent for cavalry to win. Even with sweaty horses, I am worried..." He He sighed softly, his eyes seemed a little unbearable, "What's more, now that the Song Dynasty is short of power, how can we collect food and grass to support this senseless war?"

For hundreds of years, the number of times the western army has defended the frontiers, garrisoned fields, and waged wars, and the court has abundant food and grass, can be counted on one hand.No matter how brave the man is, no matter how sophisticated the armor is, if there is not enough food and grass to support it, starting a war is a joke.He knows the cruelty of war better than anyone else, and he also knows better than anyone else that although Di Ji has always been clever and calculating, she can't make any food at all.

Zhong Yi lowered his head, looked at her quietly, and said softly: "This time, will you listen to me?"

"How are you going to do it?" She also lowered her voice.

"Procrastinate." Zhong Yi felt a little helpless, "Now there is no other way but to find ways to procrastinate. No matter whether it provokes a rift between their monarchs and ministers, or makes them want to leave, in short, try to postpone the coming of this war as much as possible."

She also looked at him quietly, and repeated word for word: "Just now you said, 'postpone'."

"Yes, I have never denied that there must be a battle between Song and Liao." He stood up, walked two steps in the room in a lonely way, and shook his head lightly, as if he was very distressed.Zhao Yuan also stood up, supported the dressing table, and looked at him without blinking: "If the Liao Kingdom has full wings in the future, how hard will it be to shake?"

Zhong Yi was startled: "Yuan Yuan?"

"Although I don't agree, let's draw a line with them now." The haze in her eyes became more intense, "But no matter what, Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, that is not allowed at all."

"I know."

Her face softened a little: "Since the general knows, let's just let it go. I..." She looked at him quietly for a moment, and then said, "I just watched from the sidelines and didn't say anything. But I am determined not to show myself this afternoon. Someone recognizes me."

Zhong Yi gave a soft "hmm".

This kind of meeting involving "encirclement" must have the presence of the supervisor sent by the Privy Council.I also don't know who the superintendent Zhao Huan sent after returning to the country, and whether they recognize her.Anyway, it's good to be careful.

He looked down at her and said, "Then I'll go first."

She nodded slightly and smiled at him.

After Zhong Yi left, Zhao Yuan immediately rolled up the maid, changed into the maid's clothes in the mansion, and walked back and forth in the mansion several times.She carefully observed the layout of the meeting hall, determined the best place to eavesdrop, and then touched her wrist and entered the space, preparing to come back to listen again when the session opened in the afternoon.

The space has been filled to the brim with all kinds of supplies, and she was a little cramped sitting there.

Now there is too much gold, silver, copper, iron, and lead here. In two days, she will take out pure copper and pure iron to make a new batch of armor for the Western Army.Pure iron is brittle, so it should be mixed with some carbon, the most important artisan and the method of tempering steel... Zhao Yuan sat in the space for a while, and seventeen or eight thoughts flooded his mind.She felt that she should go to sleep, so as not to be born to work hard and couldn't stop.

After sitting in the space for about three or two hours, she jumped out without making a sound.

The timing was just right, the location was just right, and there were already angry roars in the meeting hall.

...Too bad, she can't understand Khitan language.

Zhao Yuan stomped his feet resentfully, and looked inside through the window lattice.There were two groups of people sitting at a long table, each of them yelling at each other with red faces.Zhong Yi sat at the end of the long table, his deep black eyes revealed a bit of coldness.

At the same time, Yelu Dashi murmured something, and Emperor Liao at the other end of the long table rolled up his sleeves, looking as if he had nothing to do with himself, and also spit out two syllables from his mouth.

"Can't do it!"

Han Shizhong on the other end suddenly shouted, "Chanyuan oath, which one says that the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun belong to the Liao Kingdom? Please point it out to Lao Han!" He was impatient and spoke Bianliang official dialect , Most of the other party's people don't understand.

But Zhao Yuan finally understood.

They... sure enough...

The "encirclement of Xixia" is just a cover.

"General Han." Yelu Dashi seemed to be doing whatever he wanted, and said in Bianliang official language, "Then, in the Chanyuan alliance oath, which clause states that the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun belong to Song State? If there is no intention of cooperation, then—"

He hummed softly: "There is no deep hatred between this country and the Xixia Kingdom. If the Song Kingdom does not want to recognize the Chanyuan Oath, this country will naturally pick a good friend who is 'willing to accept' the Chanyuan Oath, and we will be friends for a hundred years forever."

This is a naked threat.

Whether to give up the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, or to face the joint counterattack of Xixia and Liao, this multiple-choice question is really not so easy to do.

"Ah……"

The young general at the end of the long table laughed softly, his eyes became deeper and deeper, showing a bit of sharpness, "It seems that there must be one party today who is going to tear up the Chanyuan oath?"