Chapter 376 The Alliance at Sea (2)
Since ancient times, the Han court has attached great importance to the status of the monarch and ministers. As the saying goes, the name is just right, and when intercourse with the Gentiles, everything is easy to say. Even if other countries get a lot of benefits, they will only fail to see them. Now the Song Dynasty's attitude when forming an alliance with the Jin people is the same. As long as the Jurchens can surrender to the court, everything else is no longer a problem.
Tong Guan was ordered to go out to sea to secretly form an alliance with the Jin people, so he received this bottom line from Zhao Ji. After Wu Qimai and the other two came out, he was a little nervous, fearing that the other party would refuse. So as soon as he spoke, he stared at the two of them.
Wu Qimai and his nephew were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and smiled: "The State of Song is going to be stronger than my Dajin. If this time it can really help us get rid of the Dajin Kingdom, it will be even more of a renewed virtue for us. It is not too difficult for us to respect Song as the leader."
"Okay, please feel free!" Tong Guan was overjoyed after hearing the words and immediately made a decision: "Then make an alliance quickly. From then on, we, Song and Jin, are united and work together to destroy Liao!"
Looking at his excited look, Sun Tu sighed secretly. He really couldn't understand what the false title of a minister would do to the Song Dynasty. Not to mention that the Jin people could not take it seriously, if they really regard the Song Dynasty as a sect leader, what benefits could it bring to the Song Dynasty? At this time, he couldn't help but think of something from his shallow historical knowledge. It seemed that many years later, the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty and oppressed the Southern Song Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty treated him with courtesy. Perhaps the root of it came from here. People knew your preferences and deliberately used this to ruin you.
As soon as he heard that he was about to make an alliance, Wu Qimai spoke again: "Wait. Tong Shumi, the details of how you and our countries destroyed Liao have not been finished yet. How could we make an alliance so quickly? Liao has five capitals, Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture, Zhongjing Dading Prefecture, Tokyo Liaoyang Prefecture, Nanjing Xijin Prefecture, which is what you call Youzhou City, Xijing Datong Prefecture, which is what you call Yunzhou City. Since your Song Dynasty wants to retake the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, you must conquer Nanjing and Xijing among these five capitals, right? As for the other three capitals, we can attack the Great Jin Warriors. I wonder what Tong Shumi thinks?"
Tong Guan really didn't expect the other party to have such confidence. He completely dismembered the Liao Kingdom as soon as he opened his mouth. His tone was really quite good. You know, in fact, in the eyes of the Song Dynasty, even if he joined forces with the Jin Kingdom, it would be almost impossible to succeed in destroying Liao. After all, the Liao Kingdom was too strong, and its establishment was longer than the Song Dynasty, and its foundation was solid. It could not be destroyed in one or two battles.
This time, the Song Dynasty's intention was to let the Jin Kingdom restrain most of the Liao Kingdom's troops from the north, and then he suddenly sent troops to seize the land of Youyun. But since the other party said so, he would not object. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Of course, the two capitals of the Liao Kingdom in the south and west of the west will be taken by our Song Dynasty!"
"That's great. By the way, I wonder when Da Song plans to send troops?"
"This..." Tong Guan hesitated a little again, and after a while, he said: "The military path is impermanent, and it is difficult to set the specific time now. You should also know that the Song Dynasty is different from you and other small countries. It takes more than half a year to send troops to attack the country. In addition, there are many constraints in the court, which requires some time to arrange it. So it takes two or three years to truly use troops against the Liao Kingdom."
After hearing this answer, Wu Qimai was fine, but the young man around him couldn't help but curl his lips and showed a contemptuous expression. The Song State is really in trouble. Isn't it just sending troops to fight? It's so delaying. No wonder he was always suppressed by the Liao State for so long.
Wu Qimai nodded after being silent: "Then it's decided. My Dajin Society has been consuming the national strength of the Liao Kingdom in recent years, and I also asked the Dasong to make some compensation for us."
"This is easy to say. As long as you are willing to recognize me as the Song Dynasty, I will not be stingy in my dynasty for some money, wealth and food." Tong Guan agreed immediately. At this time, the officials who drafted the covenant had already written a detailed manuscript and quickly sent it to both sides.
Tong Guan took it and nodded with satisfaction. Next, it was the two Jin envoys. Wu Qimai and the others did not ask the Song people to wait too long. After reading the content of the covenant, they nodded to express their approval.
Originally, their purpose this time was to try to get enough benefits on the premise of joining forces with Song. Now that both goals have been achieved, are there still some oppositions? As for the recognition of Song as the sect leader, it is simply a trivial matter. If I am weaker than you, it is natural to take you as the master. Once I am stronger than you, I will talk about it.
So soon, two formal alliances stamped with seals of the two countries were quickly formed, and the envoys of both sides each received a certificate. No one would have thought that this alliance that concerns the fate of Song, Jin and Liao would be so smooth that it would have been reached in only half a day.
After the alliance was completed, Tong Guan finally felt relieved and laughed again, asking people to serve the wine and food again, and treat the two friendly Jin envoys. The banquet was drunk until the evening before finally dispersing. Wu Qimai, who was already drunk, did not receive Tong Guan's kindness to stay on the Song Dynasty boat overnight, but insisted on getting off the boat and rushed back at night.
Although Tong Guan was worried that these guys would make any mistakes at sea, after all, at night, they only had a few small boats that could not withstand the tossing, but in the end they were allowed to leave. Anyway, the bottom line of the Jin people was known. As long as they were given enough benefits, even if the envoys of this ship died at sea, there would be a second wave of envoys to form an alliance with their own families.
However, out of etiquette, he still politely sent Wu Qimai and some people off the boat. Finally, he watched the small boat they were riding gradually fading away in the bumps of the wind and waves. Then he let out a sigh of satisfaction: "The big thing is settled. Next, go to the Liao Kingdom and stabilize them. After about three years, we will be able to retake the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun!"
Thinking of this, he looked at Sun Tu who was standing behind him and smiled and said, "Qianli, you will also make contributions when this happens. At that time, I may transfer you to the north to guard the garrison, and lead your army to seize Youzhou City and make unparalleled merits. Where are you willing?"
Sun Tu was solemn at this time, thinking about his worries - the Song-Jin alliance was set, which means that the war between the Three Kingdoms would soon begin. As far as he knew, this war would be greatly beyond the expectations of the Song State. The seemingly powerful Liao State would be completely destroyed by the Jin people in just a short time, and the Song army would also expose its weak nature in this battle, which would eventually lead to a catastrophe!
It would be fine if I didn't think about it carefully before, but now I think about everything that will happen in the near future. Sun Tu was confused, but what choice should he make? In this way, he did not hear Tong Guan's question. It was not until the latter called twice that he pulled out of his thoughts: "Tong Shuai..."
"Why are you so worried?" Tong Guan couldn't help but ask in a strange way.
Sun Tu hesitated for a moment and still reminded him: "Xiaguan always feels that he is trying to get a tiger. It seems to drive a tiger and swallow a wolf, but what if he raises a tiger, what if he is suffering from it? If the Jin people are more cruel and domineering than the Liao people, without the Liao people in the north, my situation in the Song Dynasty would be in danger."
"Hahaha..." This sentence brought Tong Guan's laughter: "You are too worried about it. You really take the Jurchens seriously. If they were so strong, how could they be suppressed by the Liao people for a hundred years? In my opinion, as long as the war starts, the only one that will be severely damaged in the end will be the Jin Kingdom, and they may destroy the country. And what I want in the Song Dynasty is such an opportunity to seize the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun and reopen the prosperous Tang Dynasty!" At this point, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and that ambition and ambition could not be covered.
Sun Tu could only remain silent. This should be the general psychology of the war-leading faction in the Song Dynasty. As a small fifth-rank military officer, he naturally could not change the ideas of these people. But what should he do next?
When Sun Tu was full of doubts and didn't know what the way forward, on the fishing boat that was leaving, two drunk guys were already refreshed and could not see any drunkenness. In fact, the Jurchens were located in a cold place in the north. Men, women, young and old in the clan were both happy to drink as much as they were, and they drank the strongest wine. In comparison, the fine wine of Song State was like water to them, so how could it be that they could get drunk?
They were just pretending, just like some of the performances they did when they met today. At this time, Wu Qimai looked more calm and smart than before, and his nephew was no longer as naughty as a naughty person. The two looked at each other and smiled. The latter said, "Second uncle, I just looked carefully. Although there were many Song soldiers on the ship, they were all in a state of depressed spirit. Obviously, they could not even bear the storm at the sea. As expected, the Southern Dynasty was already weak. Once the war started, as long as ten thousand people could kill their capital Kaifeng."
"Haha, it's well said. The Song people are indeed weak, but what's more valuable is that they are really rich. Hundreds of thousands of stones of food are nothing in their opinion. If we can conquer the Southern Dynasty, our days will be no different from gods. Wushu, although you can't succeed as the Emperor of the Great Jin, as long as you make contributions, you may be able to be a little emperor in the south."
"Yes, one day, I, Wanyan Wushu, will personally lead my army into the southern world and bring all their wealth and children back to the north!" Wanyan Wushu, a rare general in the history of the Jin Dynasty, has emerged, but at this time he is still like a sword in the box, and his sharpness is not revealed.
Although his destined opponent Yue Pengju has not yet appeared in the Song Dynasty court, fate has already put a brand new opponent in front of him early in the morning...
On April 11, the first year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, in the fifth year of the Jin Dynasty's reunion, the Song and Jin Dynasty formed a maritime alliance.
The dispute between Song, Liao and Jin will soon begin...
Chapter completed!