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In March last year, Zhao Youkai and his group arrived in Dengzhou under the order of Zhao Ji, intending to take a boat to cross the sea to the Jin Kingdom and discuss the joint destruction of Liao with them.

Unexpectedly, when Zhao Youkai arrived in Dengzhou, he couldn't afford to get sick and eventually died in Dengzhou.

The magistrate of Dengzhou, Wang Shizhong, quickly sent someone to Beijing to report the matter to Zhao Ji. Deputy envoy Wang Huan, translator Hu Yanqing, Jin envoy Li Shanqing and others had to stay in Dengzhou to wait for Zhao Ji's imperial edict.

Zhao Ji had just received news of Zhao Youkai's death, but suddenly received a secret report from Heshen, the governor of Xiongzhou, Hebei: The Jurchens had negotiated with the Khitan to make peace. The Khitans had severed the land of Liaodong to the Jurchens, and the Jurchens were named Donghuai Kingdom, and the Wanyan Aguda was named the Supreme Saint and Emperor Ming.

The secret report also emphasized: This was the Jurgens who took the initiative to request a rehabilitation with the Khitan. The Jurgens concealed this matter from the Song Dynasty, which was a deliberate fraud.

After reading the secret report, Zhao Ji felt a little cold.

Cai Jing said: "There is no need to send someone to serve as a missionary to the Jurchens. Since the Jurchens have reconciled with the Khitans, we will go to ask the Jurchens to attack the Khitans from both sides. Wouldn't it be boring to cause trouble?"

Tong Guan said: "Let the Jurchen envoy go back by himself, so there is no need to send someone to send him away."

Zhao Ji thought for a while and said, "Even if the Jurchens and the Khitan have reconciled, we should send someone to send the Jurchen envoy back and bring them the gifts, so that it is impolite to come and not to go back. If the Jurchen envoys are allowed to return on their own, the Jurchens will think that the Song Dynasty is very rude, which will also lose the face of the Song Dynasty. Let Wang Huan stay and let Hu Yanqing accompany him to send the Jurchen envoys across the sea to return to the country."

Last June, Jin envoy Li Shanqing and others returned to the Jin Kingdom.

Wanyan Agu found out that the Song Dynasty had only sent a translator named "Hu Yanqing" to come. The official envoy did not come and did not send the letter of the country. He was very angry. He ordered Wanyan Zonghan to blame Hu Yanqing.

When Wanyan Zonghan saw Hu Yanqing, he scolded: "You Song Dynasty shouldn't give up halfway like this. You shouldn't use the Dengzhou Prefecture to transfer documents and certificates. Isn't this despise our Great Jin Kingdom? You are so disrespectful to me Great Jin!"

Hu Yanqing quickly explained: "The envoy had already arrived in Dengzhou, but unfortunately died of illness. So I discussed with your envoy and wanted to come to the army earlier, so I asked Dengzhou to write a document to transfer... My Song Dynasty had already learned that your country had been in harmony with the Khitan, and my Song Dynasty envoy and the letter of the country did not come. This is why. If your country did not meet with the Khitan, my Song Dynasty would definitely send envoys to discuss it together, hoping to observe clearly..."

But before Hu Yanqing finished speaking, Wanyan Zonghan waved his hand, and then several Jin soldiers following Wanyan Zonghan rushed to General Hu Yanqing and captured him.

Hu Yanqing was detained by the Jin Kingdom for nearly half a year.

During this period, there was no progress in the Jin-Liao peace talks.

Wanyan Aguda felt that it was meaningless to continue talking like this and was a waste of time.

Therefore, Wanyan Aguda was preparing to end the peace talks with the Liao Kingdom, and he wanted to continue to attack the Liao Kingdom with force.

In this way, the alliance with the Song Dynasty and the destruction of Liao became important again.

So, Wanyan Aguda invited Hu Yanqing to his tent, and then said to Hu Yanqing very seriously: "It was not my Dajin who asked for communication across the sea. It was not my Dajin who attacked the Khitan between the north and the south, but I was not my Dajin who went to ask you to the Song Dynasty. But you repeatedly despise me. I sent an envoy to hold my Dajin's letter in my hand, but your Emperor of Song Dynasty refused to receive it, which made me very angry."

Wanyan Aguda has always been upset about Zhao Ji's failure to receive the Jin envoy. He felt that Zhao Ji probably didn't look down on the big gold established by the Jurchens at all.

In fact, it is true. At this time, the Song people, including those in power in the Northern Song Dynasty court, seemed to the Jurchens just a group of newly rising barbarians. The so-called Jin Kingdom was just a small tribe, far less than Goryeo, Japan, Khmer and Dali, and at best, they were similar to the Li Dynasty and Chameng. If the Song Dynasty had not needed the Jurchens to help them restrain the troops of the Liao Dynasty, the Jurchens would have been enough to give the Song Dynasty some tribute, which was not worthy of the Song Dynasty's sending envoys. It was precisely because of this that Zhao Ji did not personally meet the envoys sent by Wanyan Aguda.

Wanyan Aguda said again: "Since our Jurchens established a country, we have obtained several prefectures and counties in the Khitan. Other prefectures and counties in the Khitan are also the items in my big Jin's bags and can be taken at any time. The reason why I sent envoys to your Song Dynasty last time was to make good neighbors. The envoy sent by your Song Dynasty unfortunately passed away halfway, so we should send other envoys. We should not just send you a translator to discuss matters. Isn't this despise my big Jin? It shows that your Song Dynasty does not want to make good friends with me at all. I originally wanted to keep you in my big Jin Dynasty, but then I thought that it was wrong to your court, not you, so I decided to let you go back. After you go back, when you see your Song Emperor, you tell him that if you really want to make good friends with me and destroy Liao together, please show the letter of the country as soon as possible. If you still use the edict, it will be difficult to follow."

This time, Wanyan Aguda also wanted to unite with the Song Dynasty to destroy his great enemy, Liao Kingdom. Therefore, he explained the previous reconciliation with the Liao Kingdom: "The Khitan did send envoys to come over and want to appoint me as the Emperor of Donghuai Kingdom. I did send someone to invite the envoys. But your Song Ma Zheng took a step forward to the Khitan envoys and convinced me to be in harmony with both countries. Since I have promised to be in harmony with you Song Dynasty, the Khitan envoys and the Khitan envoys were the most saint and the Ming Emperor, I did not accept it. Moreover, because the Khitan envoys were not fully polite, I also whipped them. I have always abide by the agreement with you Song Dynasty. However, I did not expect that your Song Dynasty would be so despised by my Jin Dynasty. I hope you will go back and report the true situation here to your Song Dynasty emperor as soon as possible."

Wanyan Aguda then sent someone to Hu Yanqing a letter of state, and emphasized: "After you go back, be sure to tell you the Emperor of the Song Dynasty that I have not made peace with the Khitan, and it is impossible to make peace. If he still wants to attack the Khitan with me from north to south, please send an envoy to communicate."

At the end of February this year, Hu Yanqing returned to Dengzhou by boat with the Jin Dynasty's letter.

Seeing that Hu Yanqing was dark, thin and exhausted, the king wanted to persuade Hu Yanqing to rest in Dengzhou for a few days.

But Hu Yanqing felt that he was in charge of his own affairs and did not dare to stay at all. He went to Tokyo Bianliang City to meet Zhao Ji.

From Hu Yanqing's mouth, Zhao Ji learned that there was no peace talks between the Liao and Jin dynasties.

Zhao Ji also brought the two old ministers Cai Jing and Tong Guan, and asked them who was suitable to replace the Song Dynasty to serve as an envoy to the Jin Kingdom.

Tong Guan strongly recommended Zhao Liangsi as an envoy. He said: "The plan to defeat Liao and recover Yanjing by the Jin Dynasty was originally proposed by Zhao Liangsi. He knew the best of this strategy and was eloquent. What do the officials think?"

Cai Jing also thinks that Zhao Liangsi is a suitable candidate.

So, Zhao Ji, the king and his ministers called Zhao Liangsi and told Zhao Liangsi about this.

After hearing this, Zhao Liangsi said, "I am willing to go, but I request to bring the letter of nationality to go there, so that I can show my formality and importance."

Zhao Ji was unsure of his mind, so he looked at Cai Jing and Tong Guan.

Tong Guan said: "It is too early to use the Jurchens' books now. You can go and see the situation this time. If you really need it, it is not too late to use the books of the country next time you go."

Zhao Liangsi respected Tong Guan, who brought him to the Song Dynasty, so when Tong Guan said this, he had to remain silent.

Cai Jing saw Zhao Liangsi’s embarrassment and said, “It’s not a good idea to talk out like this. In my opinion, it’s better to ask the official to write a letter for writer Zhao Xiu to take it with him. This is more credible.”

Tong Guan praised: "The Grand Master's brilliant plan!"

Soon, Zhao Ji issued an edict to appoint Zhao Liangsi, a compiler of the Right Wen Hall of Zhongfeng, to act as the chief envoy, and Zhongxunlang Wang Huan as the deputy envoy, and still took a boat from Dengzhou to cross the sea to the Jurchens - to the outside world, they still claimed that they went to Liaodong to buy horses.

When Zhao Liangsi went to the Jin Dynasty this time, he did not bring a letter of nationality or edict, but only carried a letter of Zhao Ji's imperial pen with him. The letter of imperial pen reads: "According to Yanjing and Guanzhou City was originally a land of Han. If you are allowed to return to the old age, you can pass it over to the Khitan silver and silk, and you can go and discuss it. Even if you have no national trust, I will not say anything."

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At the end of March this year, Zhao Liangsi and his party boarded a boat from Dengzhou, crossed the Bohai Bay and arrived at Suzhou Pass in Liaodong. They originally planned to take a horse from here to Azhichuan on the banks of Lailiushui River to meet Wanyan Aguda.

The Guan Shuan of Suzhou was named Gao Guobao. He said to Zhao Liangsi: "You don't have to go to Azhichuan. Your Majesty is in Xianzhou at this time, so you can go there directly."

Zhao Liangsi then changed his itinerary and headed straight for Xianzhou.

When Zhao Liangsi and his party arrived in Xianzhou, Wanyan Aguda had already led his army to leave. At this time, the Jin army was divided into three groups and rushed to the capital of Liao Kingdom to Beijing.

Zhao Liangsi and others rushed to chase after him, and finally caught up with Wanyan Aguda in Qingniu Mountain.

A few days later, Zhao Liangsi and others followed Wanyan Aguda to Shangjing.

In order to intimidate his future neighbor Da Song, Wanyan Aguda said to Zhao Liangsi: "Let you see how I use military service."

After saying that, Wanyan Aguda rode down the mountain and came to the front of the battle, asking the soldiers to beat drums and cheer.

In an instant, the horns and war drums sounded.

I saw the cavalry with golden swords and iron horses roaring away, and the infantry then clamored like waves.

Starting from the morning to attack the city, it was less than noon that Jin general Wanyan Jiemu led his army to climb up the city wall and conquered the outer city of Shangjing. The remaining troops in Shangjing were then led to surrender.

Soon, Wanyan Aguda officially met Zhao Liangsi in the military camp with the power of great victory.

Zhao Liangsi briefly explained the proposition of the Song Dynasty. He said: "The Yanjing area was originally a Han area, but was occupied by the Khitan during the Five Dynasties. Now, our Song Dynasty wants to jointly attack the Khitan with your country, and your country takes the Zhongjing area. Our Song Dynasty takes the Yanjing area. I wonder what your country thinks?"

Wanyan Aguda said: "The Khitan is unrighteous and has been defeated by me. Logically, all the prefectures and cities of the Khitan should belong to me, and they are all the land of my Dajin. But considering the kindness of your Emperor of Song Dynasty, and Yanjing was originally a Han land, so I promised to give you Yanjing. In a few days, I will lead my troops west to destroy the Khitan."

Zhao Liangsi said: "The Khitan fortune is poor all. If we attack the north and south, what should we do if it doesn't die? Today, we have made an agreement between us and both sides, and neither side can make peace with the Khitan again."

Wanyan Agu laughed and said, "Our two families have already been in harmony, how can I make peace with the Khitan again? If the Khitan sends someone to make peace with me, I will say to the Khitan envoy: I have made an agreement with the Song Dynasty to give Yanjing to the Song Dynasty. Unless you Khitan complete the agreement for me to give Yanjing to the Song Dynasty, I will never make peace with you Khitan."

After hearing Wanyan Aguda's words, Zhao Liangsi was very happy. He said: "Although today's agreement is not made, the world, ghosts and gods are in the world, and they cannot be repentant."

The next day, Wanyan Aguda invited Zhao Liangsi to enter Shangjing together to see the palace of the Liao Kingdom.

They rode together with horses and reins, entered the Da Nei from the west gate of the palace, and passed through the Yuluan Palace, Baozheng Palace and other palace halls in turn.

In the evening, Wanyan Aguda held a banquet at Yanhe Tower to entertain the generals and Zhao Liangsi and his party.

Zhao Liangsi and the generals of the Jin Kingdom celebrated their longevity with the cup and shouted long live the mountain.

Wanyan Aguda raised his wine glass and drank with everyone, gathering together.

Zhao Liangsi was in a good mood and wrote a poem 1: The old monument of the founding country was dark and the old land of King Xing was dry. He turned around and laughed and said that the prince was the prince, and rode his horse to the jade throne with his chariot.

After the dinner, Zhao Liangsi followed Wanyan Aguda back to the military tent and began to discuss the matter of the Year gift.

Zhao Liangsi promised to give the Jin Kingdom 300,000 two horses.

When Wanyan Agu heard this, his face darkened. He said, "Yanjing does not belong to you during the Song Dynasty. You gave Khitan 500,000. Now that I have given Yanjing, you only gave me 300,000 gold. What is the reason?"

Zhao Liangsi had no choice but to agree to the same as before and give him 500,000.

Zhao Liangsi was very smart. He took the opportunity to bring Xijing into the scope of Yanjing. He said: "There are 16 states in the Han area in Yanjing, including Xijing."

Wanyan Aguda was very generous in selling the land of Liao Kingdom. He waved his hand and said, "I don't want the land of Xijing, but it is said that Ashi (the nickname of Emperor Tianzuo) has fled there. After I capture Ashi, Xijing will also give you the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Liangsi further said: "There are also Pingzhou, Luanzhou, and Yingzhou, and these places also fall into the scope of Yanjing."

At this time, the translator Gao Qingyi directly said to Zhao Liangsi in Chinese: "Today, it mainly discusses the place of Yanjing. Pingzhou, Luanzhou and Yingzhou are another route and are not within the scope of Yanjing."

Gao Qingyi is from Bohai. He once served as an interpreter in the Ministry of Revenue of Liao Kingdom and later joined the Jurchens.

Wanyan Aguda was so smart and experienced. Although he did not realize what Gao Qingyi meant, he immediately laughed: "Today's letter has been agreed to not need to be changed. The soldiers and horses of this dynasty are scheduled to arrive in Xijing on August 9th. After you return to the Song Dynasty, you will ask your emperor to raise an army to respond."

After saying that, Wanyan Aguda hugged the daughter-in-law of Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi and went to sleep. The princess was born in a noble family in the Liao Dynasty. She first married Yelu Yanxi's son as a concubine, but soon after, she was occupied by Yelu Yanxi. Later, the princess had an affair with a guard around Yelu Yanxi, and was later imprisoned by Yelu Yanxi in Shangjing. After the Jin soldiers captured Shangjing, they captured the princess, and Wanyan Aguda included the princess and a large number of Khitan ladies into his own harem. However, this princess was extremely beautiful and good at dancing. The key was that she was the woman of Wanyan Aguda who killed his rival Yelu Yanxi, so she was most loved by Wanyan Aguda.

Originally, Zhao Liangsi was about to go back.

But two things happened in the middle, which caused some trouble in this alliance.

One of the things was that Wanyan Aguda was preparing to raise an army directly to attack Xijing (i.e. Yundi) of the Liao Kingdom, but Wanyan Zonggan, the eldest son of Wanyan Aguda, believed that Xijing was too far away and summer was about to come again, and the army and horses were prone to exhaustion, which was not conducive to combat. In addition, if you go deep into the enemy's territory to attack Xijing at this time, once the food and grass are scarce, it may be extremely unfavorable to the Jin army. It is better to withdraw your troops temporarily, accumulate your strength, and fight again at the right time.

Wanyan Aguda felt it was reasonable, so he decided to attack Xijing of Liao Kingdom next year.

The second thing was that a group of senior officials of the Jin Dynasty discussed in private and believed that the Pingluanying area was dangerous and occupied this area, and they could make advances and retreats, and they could leave a road to go south. Moreover, the Pingluanying area had long been owned by the Khitan before Shi Jingtang ceded Yanjing to the Khitan, and it did not belong to the former territory of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, the Pingluanying area did not belong to Yanjing, but to Pingzhou Road. In addition, Zhao Ji's letter only wrote about asking for Yanjing, but did not write about asking for Pingzhou, or even Xijing. The nine states in Xijing were given extra. There was no need to give to the three states on Pingzhou Road, nor should they give to them, let alone they could not give them.

Wanyan Aguda was persuaded by a group of senior officials of the Jin Kingdom and decided not to give Pingzhou Road, that is, the three prefectures of Pingluanying to the Song Dynasty.

On this basis, Wanyan Aguda sent Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiyin to discuss the details of the alliance with Zhao Liangsi and others.

Zhao Liangsi had a long history of this, and he directly listed six opinions based on the conditions for alliance drafted by Ma Zheng and others:

1. After raising troops in the future, the Jin army will not be allowed to pass Songting Pass, Gubei Pass and Yu Pass south of so as not to see each other and have an unexpected accident.

2. The specific boundaries of the two countries will be discussed at that time. The Gubei Pass, Songting Pass and Dongyu Pass are the boundaries for the time being.
To be continued...