Yelu Hongji's bark-like face, after he calmed down, it was difficult to tell the emotions, anger, sorrow, and joy. His slightly yellow eyes stared at Xiao Wuna for a while, and said quietly: "Just tell me."
"According to the decree!" Xiao Wuna turned to Su Che and others and said loudly: "I, the Holy Emperor of Liao, are willing to preside over the peace talks between the Song and Xia countries and call off the troops to make a truce."
"King Lanling, please speak frankly." Su Zhe replied calmly.
"The two countries of Song and Xia immediately stopped fighting and formed a friendship. To show sincerity, I also ask the Song Dynasty to return Yinzhou, Liangzhou and the old places of Xishou and Zuoxiang Shenyongjunsi..."
"Slow down!" A loud voice sounded from behind Su Zhe. Li Kui stepped forward and bowed deeply to the Lord of Liao. "Li Kui, deputy envoy of the Song Dynasty and young minister of Honglu Temple, please invite His Majesty the Lord of Liao."
Forgive me!"
He is really a figure from Tsinghua University in the South. He knows etiquette and etiquette. These vulgar people under him are incomparable.
The Lord of Liao smiled and nodded, "It doesn't matter if you say so!"
"Song and Xia have negotiated peace. To show their sincerity, we also ask Xia to return the land in Henan!"
Xiao Wuna exploded and jumped to his feet and said: "The two states of Yin and Liang, as well as the two military divisions, are the old lands of Xixia. The Song State occupied them by force, so returning them is a matter of course!"
Li Kui said without hesitation: "The land of Henan, the land of Hexi, and the land of Lingwu are all my hometown of the Song Dynasty! Back then, the Li family of the Western Xia Dynasty submitted to our dynasty and asked to be a military envoy to serve as a barrier. I don't want Li
The Clan is a treacherous villain who conspired to rebel and establish himself as a king. The Liao Dynasty is the Huanghuang Kingdom, and King Xiao is the pillar of the Liao Kingdom. Why should he associate with the ministers who are scheming!"
Good guy, Xiao Wuna's face turned dark as soon as this big pot was pressed. He quietly glanced at Lord Liao who was sitting at the top and saw an unhappy expression flashing across his lips.
As a human king, what you hate most is the rebellious ministers.
Li Kui stared at Xiao Wuna, feeling a sense of pride in his heart. If you dare to quarrel with me, a civil servant of the Song Dynasty, I am not calling anyone, but all of you, weaklings.
"Your Majesty," a crisp voice sounded, and Li Qingluan, dressed in men's clothing, walked out of the crowd and saluted the Lord of Liao, "I am the representative of the Xia Kingdom and would like to speak with the Song envoy."
The eyes of everyone in the hall were all focused on her beautiful face and graceful body. Some were greedy, some passionate, some indifferent, some disdainful...
Lord Liao's expression also softened a lot, "If this is the case, Princess, please tell me."
"Deputy Ambassador Li, you said that Henan, Hexi and Lingwu are the old places of the Song Dynasty. The basis is simply that the Song Dynasty inherited the talismans of the former Tang Dynasty. The sixteen states of Yanyun and Liaodong Bohai are all the old places of the former Tang Dynasty. Doesn't the Song Dynasty also
Should it be regarded as the old land being recovered?”
Li Qingluan is really sharp and hits the vital point with his sword.
The temperature in the Xian Temple suddenly dropped a few degrees, and the looks of some Liao ministers became a little unkind.
Li Kui was not in a hurry. At this time, he was grateful to Liu Cunyi and the "clerical attachés" of the envoy. On the way, they hosted many drills. One side was Song Fang, the other was Xia Fang, and the other was Liao Fang.
The three parties started to argue.
The most important principle of the exercise is not to pretend to be stupid because you are playing the hostile Liao Xia side, but to stand in their shoes and find ways to refute the side playing the Song Dynasty.
Take turns to exchange identities and refute each other's opinions. Someone raised Li Qingluan's point of view during the exercise.
Li Kuiyi replied righteously: "Of course, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, Liaodong and Bohai are all old places of the former Tang Dynasty, but the past has passed and the Song Dynasty will not mention it again. Why? Because I, the Emperor Zhenmiao of the Song Dynasty, had a close relationship with the Liao Dynasty.
The Emperor of the Guosheng Temple joins hands to discuss peace and swears to the Heavenly Alliance to forever be friendly and not to engage in war."
"It has been a hundred years since then. During these hundred years, the Liao and Song dynasties set their sights on the Manan Mountains and put their soldiers into storage. They were friendly and harmonious, with constant exchanges. They only wanted to be a brotherly country in the world."
Li Kui spoke affectionately, and the Lord of Liao nodded repeatedly.
Since he came to the throne, he has always been determined to maintain a good relationship with the Song Dynasty and not engage in war. The Song Dynasty did not want to provoke the Liao Kingdom, which seemed to have a strong army. Occasionally, minor border conflicts between the two countries were quickly settled.
The Lord of Liao came to the throne for forty-five years, and the two countries of Song and Liao were in harmony for forty-five years. The two countries had a prosperous life and rest. This is something he has always been proud of.
Li Kui changed the subject, "However, the Li family of Dangxiang initially established themselves in the Five States of Yinxia. I, Emperor Taizong, took pity on their embarrassment and gave them money and gifts. I was extremely benevolent and righteous. However, the Li family is really a repetitive villain, especially Li Yuanhao, who is the most rampant.
He was treacherous. He traveled around the Song and Liao countries with the benevolence of a great country. He had two ends, and he was capricious. One moment he rebelled against the Song Dynasty and attached himself to the Liao Dynasty, another moment he rebelled against the Liao Dynasty and attached himself to the Song Dynasty, and sometimes he rebelled against both the Liao and Song Dynasties."
"Over the past hundred years, there has been no war between the Xia and Song Dynasties that was not instigated by the Xia Kingdom. They harassed the borders, plundered the people, failed to abide by the peace treaty oaths, and betrayed their trust. We, the Song Dynasty, were helpless every time. What could we tolerate and what could not?
Be patient and fight back!"
"Your Majesty, the Lord of Liao, and all the pillars of the Liao Kingdom, I would like to ask you, what qualifications does the Xia Kingdom have for such a repetitive villain to be honest and benevolent with us in the Song Dynasty? What qualifications do we have to be compared with the Liao Dynasty? The two countries of Song and Liao are glorious kingdoms, humble gentlemen, and they are ashamed of this.
Join the evil villains like Xia Guo!"
Li Qingluan's face turned pale with anger.
She is just very smart and scheming, but she is not good at refutation. Let alone compared with Li Kui who has gone through repeated exercises and refutations.
What's more, she never expected that the Song envoys would arrive so quickly and with such thorough preparations. There was no preparation at all.
He dealt with the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom, and used his beauty and the interests of the Liao Kingdom to seduce and persuade the Liao Lord and important ministers. Only then did the Liao Lord and ministers reach a tacit agreement to support the Xia Kingdom and force the Song Kingdom to spit out Yinliang and other states.
I originally thought I would succeed, but I just waited for the Song envoys to arrive belatedly. Then they joined forces to force the weak and useless Song civil servants, who only valued peace, to gain from the negotiation table what they did not get on the battlefield.
She had only warmed up the matter once, and before things reached a fever pitch, the envoys from the Song Dynasty arrived quickly, not only under the banner of congratulating the Lord of Liao on his birthday, but also sent a dream team with Su Che as the envoy.
In comparison, the sincerity of Li Qingluan and Xia Guo seemed insufficient. Especially today in the Hall of Appearance, the envoys of Song State showed their style, and as soon as they gave out the congratulatory gifts, they revealed their rich family background.
Li Qingluan and Xia Guo were immediately at a disadvantage.
Li Qingluan tried her best to save the situation, but it was a pity that they came in a group, but she was alone. Their gifts filled six ships, and the Xia Kingdom was so poor that the mice in the warehouse were crying, and she was the only one to support them.
But even if she were torn into pieces, she still wouldn't be able to feed the hungry wolves of Liao.
Seeing the subtle change in the momentum in the palace, Lord Liao spoke with a smile.
"The other deputy envoy of the Song Dynasty, Mr. Wen Shu, seems to have said nothing today."
Li Gefei, who had been silent all this time, took a step forward and said respectfully: "Li Gefei asks His Majesty, the Lord of Liao, to forgive me for my sins. I am a dull and stubborn person with little knowledge and dare not speak softly."
"Uncle Wen, you are belittling yourself. I know your great talent. Your masterpiece "Luoyang Famous Gardens" last time benefited me and the emperor's grandson a lot."
In Li Gefei's mind, heaven and man were at war.
Should we let go of the reserve and aloofness of a scholar? Next to him, Li Kui let go of all restraints and engaged in a verbal battle with Liao and Xia, winning a complete victory.
What about yourself?
Serving the country and the people is for righteousness! With such righteousness, what does a little reserve and aloofness mean? Along the way, the subtle indoctrination by Liu Cunyi and others finally worked.
Li Gefei made up his mind in an instant and said respectfully: "Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun are very honored to see this humble work. In the past few years, I have devoted myself to studying gardens in Jiangnan and other places, and compiled a book "Jiangnan Famous Gardens"
". It is a sloppy and vulgar work. I just hope that it will not contaminate the eyes and ears of His Majesty and His Highness."
"Hurry and present it!" Lord Liao said in surprise.
Li Gefei submitted "Jiangnan Famous Gardens" which was actually painted by Jiangnan painters of the Traditional Chinese Painting Museum and written by Jiangnan literati. He only temporarily assumed the name of editor-in-chief.
When Lord Liao opened it, his eyes sparkled.
Stacking stones and arranging water, water and stone complement each other, elegant and elegant, fresh and refined, heaven and man are one, Tao follows nature, there are such beautiful places in the world, I only wish I could not be born here in this life.
Not only the Lord of Liao was dumbfounded, but also the emperor's grandson who came up was mesmerized.
After a while, the emperor's grandson said with a longing look on his face: "Your Majesty, Nanjing has mountains, water, and a warm climate. You can build such a beautiful garden according to this atlas."
The Lord of the Liao Dynasty was convinced, "It is indeed true. Mr. Wen Shu, this picture album is ingenious, and the writing style is even more detailed and beautiful. It is very good, very good!"
