Judging from the atmosphere of this meeting, this negotiation is destined not to be conducted in a pleasant atmosphere.

Both parties entered the tent and saw a long table inside, with two rows of wooden chairs beside the table. It was relatively simple. Regarding the design of the meeting place, both parties were staring at it. It was impossible to arrange host and guest seats.

Finally, Zhang Fei asked for a long table to be set up, and everyone sat on one side.

After sitting down, although it was still early, the two sides had established a friendly atmosphere, and coupled with the "accidents" that had happened before, both sides hoped that the meeting would start directly, and not wait until Chenshi.

Ever since, the meeting has just begun.

Xiao Sushi was the first to say: "In the Chanyuan Alliance, we agreed in the south of Guannan to use the Baigou River as the boundary river, and in the contract, it was written clearly and clearly. "Everything in the cities along the border of the two countries is as usual, and nothing can be done.

"Building City Gods". However, in recent years, your Southern Dynasty has built more than ten arrow fortresses at the Baigou Posthouse in Zhantuoguan City, Xiongzhou. This is a serious violation of the agreement between the two countries. I wonder how you can explain it?"

Lu Dazhong and other officials accompanying him secretly frowned.

In fact, they had thought in advance that the other party might attack this first and thus take the initiative in the negotiations, because according to the agreement between the two countries, it was indeed the Song Dynasty that violated relevant regulations.

But if it is true, the Liao Kingdom violated more, but there is nothing that can be done against them for the time being, and in this regard, the Song Dynasty is willing to make compromises.

However, if they compromise easily, the Song Dynasty will be in a weak position in the subsequent territorial negotiations.

Zhang Fei calmly said to Lu Dazhong: "A copywriter."

Lu Dazhong was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, and was a little confused. After all, it was his first time to cooperate with Zhang Fei, and he didn't know his habits. In the past, he always directly attacked Zhang Fei, because he had memorized the relevant copywriting in advance.

Zhang Fei just gave an order and ignored Lu Dazhong. Instead, he said to Xiao Su: "We have conducted a detailed investigation on the arrow base of Baigou Posthouse. We have determined that this building does not violate the covenant between the two countries.

On the contrary, it is to strictly abide by the alliance between the two countries."

Xiao Su said: "Your Excellency, you must have made a mistake, right? The black and white writing on the paper states that everything along the border city is as usual, and no city gods are allowed to be built. The arrow base over there was newly built in recent years. Doesn't this count as a violation?"

At this moment, Lu Dazhong finally found the copywriting number A and quickly put it in front of Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei immediately opened the copy and read from it: "On the tenth day of September in the first year of Qingli, dozens of northern thieves crossed the river and robbed thirty households in Guixin County. On the eighteenth day of September in the first year of Qingli, dozens of northern thieves

The thieves crossed the river again and plundered twelve households in Guixin County, in the second year of Qingli...!"

"enough!"

Xiao Su said angrily: "We are talking about the issue of arrow base, why are you reading this?"

Why did he suddenly get angry? This guy said "Northern thieves" to his left and "Northern thieves" to his right, but he knew in his heart that they were all Liao army soldiers, not Liao thieves.

But they couldn't admit that those were Liao soldiers.

Zhang Fei said: "What you just said is not complete. The full text of the covenant is that the two sides will use the Baigou River as the boundary and withdraw their troops at the same time. From now on, any thieves and fugitives who cross the boundary will not be allowed to stay in each other. In the cities along the two dynasties, everything will be as usual, and no one will be allowed to stop."

Build the City God. I wonder if it is?"

Xiao Su said: "Is this any different from what I said?"

"Your Excellency neglected to say that from now on, any thieves or fugitives who cross the border will not be allowed to stay with each other."

Zhang Fei said: "Although I did not participate in the Chanyuan Alliance at the time, we certainly did not expect that so many thieves would cross the border in your country. What I just read was the specific record of Guixin County. In just one month,

, there have been more than ten border crossings in your country.

Our border defense is completely incapable of facing so many bandits crossing the border, so we just decided to build an arrow fortress to supplement the border defense's ability to prevent thieves, and it has achieved certain results."

As he said that, he took out a few pieces of paper from the document and handed it to Xiao Su, "This is the record that three years ago, Guixin County handed over four thieves from your country to your country for disposal."

Xiao Su glanced at it and threw it aside, "Don't tell me this. We only know that your arrow base has violated the agreement and must be demolished."

Zhang Fei said: "In order to show that the Song Dynasty abides by its covenant, if your country insists on its request, we are also willing to dismantle these arrow barriers. But your country must also write a statement."

Xiao Su asked: "What declaration?"

Zhang Fei said: "Suppose the rebels in your country cross the border and accumulate strength in our country, your country cannot accuse our country..."

After Xiao Su heard this, he immediately became furious. He slapped the table and shouted angrily: "If you dare to do this, you will definitely be greeted by the 100,000 iron hoofs of Liao Dynasty."

Zhang Fei smiled slightly and said: "The Chanyuan Alliance specifically listed this sentence to prevent this, but the thieves in the north of you are in groups. This is what we did not expect. With the manpower of our border defense,

That is difficult to deal with. What if there are rebels from your country among these thieves and they hide in our court?

We only built the arrow fortress to fulfill the agreement, and as we all know, the arrow fortress is only for defense and cannot be used for offense.

Compared to increasing garrison troops and horses, isn’t this the best choice?”

Lu Dazhong and the others could not help but secretly look at Zhang Fei from the corner of their eyes, secretly appreciating this in their hearts.

In fact, this provision was mainly aimed at thieves, and the Liao people were also worried that their soldiers would be caught by the Song people if they crossed the border, and they would have a reason to come back.

Rebellious thieves are the next best thing.

If the Song Dynasty dares to take in the rebels, it will rise to the national level. If you dare to do this, I will definitely send troops.

But that's what diplomacy is about. Since Zhang Fei raised this point, he had to be careful. If he made a statement, the Song Dynasty could accept the Liao rebels openly.

That's okay.

Xiao Ying on the side couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Why the Northerners are crossing the border? This is all just your words from the Southern Dynasty."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Fei said: "We have specific records. If not, there would be no ultimatum from our country to return the thieves to your country. Regarding this point

, you can go investigate."

Xiao Su calmed down, pondered for a moment, and said: "According to your wishes, as long as we allow you to keep this arrow base, if there are rebels who cross the border in the future, you will definitely capture them and return them to us."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "You have misunderstood me. What I mean is that our country attaches great importance to the agreement with your country, and we are very willing to dismantle the arrow base. However, we demolished the arrow base to dispel your country's doubts."

, rather than wanting to arouse deeper suspicion.

I hope your country can understand that our original intention of building the Arrow Barrier is to better implement our agreement and avoid greater disputes. If your country insists on letting us dismantle it, I will definitely dismantle it.

But it is necessary for us to inform you of the ins and outs and hidden dangers. Only in this way can we avoid more disputes in the future by being frank and understanding each other."

This statement was very gentle and the tone was sincere, which made the negotiations less explosive.

Xiao Su frowned secretly. This issue of rebels really hit their weak point, because there has been some internal turmoil in the Liao Kingdom recently, which is not to say that it is impossible to happen.

He made eye contact with Xiao Ying for a moment, then nodded and said, "We still have to investigate this matter first."

Zhang Fei said: "Of course."

The Liao envoys were all a little depressed, and they did not suppress the other party at the beginning, which was different from what they expected.

Because they expected that this coward was a coward, and he would be able to suppress the opponent by holding an arrow base at the beginning, but they never thought that this coward would not be a coward at all when he sat on the table!

But Lu Dazhong and the others felt more surprised that they actually managed to keep those arrow bases.

In their view, this is almost inevitable.

After a slight adjustment, Xiao Su added: "As for the dispute over the boundary of Hedong, our country has repeatedly mentioned it to your country, but your country has always responded passively, so that your southerners' intrusion into our country's land has become more and more serious. This time

All must be resolved and must not be delayed any longer.”

Zhang Fei looked directly at Lu Dazhong, as if asking, is this happening?

Lu Dazhong immediately argued with reason: "Whenever there is a dispute in the local area, this government never responds to you, and why does it respond passively?"

Xiao Sudao: "But you are all just perfunctory, and the problem has not been solved. Just like the land of Tianchi, it belongs to our Liao land. Our South Campus King's troops often herd sheep and horses here. Now the pastures there are all

To be invaded by your southerners and turned into farmland is really a great deception."

Lu Dazhong argued: "That Tianchi clearly belongs to our territory of the Song Dynasty. Our dynasty has an ultimatum to prove it. Moreover, during the Qingli period, Han Qi, the prime minister of our country, once presented this ultimatum to your country."

Xiao Ying smiled and said: "Everyone in the world knows that you southerners are good at writing. Regarding the ultimatum, we have never admitted it. We will only focus on the facts in front of us.

If Tianchi belongs to your territory, then why are the herdsmen of this dynasty herding sheep and horses here and not being deported? But we are different. When we learned that you southerners were invading farming, we immediately issued a document to inform you, including this time in

Internally, isn’t this enough to prove that Tianchi belongs to this dynasty’s territory?”

When the envoys of the Song Dynasty heard this, they were extremely depressed.

It was obviously you Liao people who invaded the border, we just tolerated it and didn't say anything, but now you are attacking us, it's really unreasonable and it's too much to bully others.

After all, the Song Dynasty was the weak side, so as long as the Liao Kingdom did not go too far, it would tolerate it.

To put things into perspective, in this Hedong and Hebei area, the right time, place and people are actually on the Liao side, so we will definitely suffer losses in a fight. After all, most of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are in the hands of the Liao State, and the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun is the richest in the north.

area, where the Liao Kingdom could station large-scale troops.

Later, when Han Qi fought for land, he did not say that he would expel the Liao people here on a large scale. He only affirmed the sovereignty here and moved people here to avoid further occupation of the territory by them.

Lu Dazhong argued: "The reason why we didn't say anything was because we thought about the harmony between the two countries, but we didn't expect that you would go even further."

"Excessive?"

Xiao Ying sneered: "If we didn't care about the harmony between the two countries, why would we discuss it with you and not directly send troops to expel you southerners?"

There is a hint of threat in the voice.

My troops are right behind.

Zhang Fei took over the words, "It seems that neither of us is willing to hurt the harmony between the two countries. This is good. This is exactly why we are sitting here. Moreover, we also come with sincerity this time. We hope to draw a clear line between the two countries."

We must set a very clear boundary, and at this point, there should be no further disputes to avoid causing misunderstandings and damaging the harmony between the two countries."

After hearing this, Xiao Su secretly laughed in his heart. It seems that this guy is just a tough talker. After all, he is still very afraid of our army. He nodded and said with a smile: "I fully agree with your words. We also come here with sincerity this time, hoping to draw a line."

Clear boundaries.

We hope that we can use the watersheds and ridges as the boundaries between the three states of Wei, Ying, and Shuo, so as to avoid further disputes. After all, artificial boundaries can be easily changed, but no one can move these mountains and rivers!"
To be continued...