Chen Zuo, the envoy of Goryeo, Jin Yuan, his deputy envoys Li Ziliang, Yin Yanchun, Xu Fang, and Jin Fuzhe were sitting in the splendid Dianli Hall of the Lifan Department of the Song Dynasty, silent.
There was some anxiety and uneasiness on the faces of the five people, which was suppressed with all their strength, and their faces tried to show a peaceful emotion. They glanced at their companions from time to time.
The matter of negotiating with the Song Dynasty is actually very simple. Give up the newly built six states of Ying, Xiong, Fu, Ji, Xian, Yi, and the three towns and nine cities of Tongtai, Pingrong, and Gonggui, and then spit out the thousands of miles of land occupied by the chaos.
Come out, admit your mistake honestly, and the matter will be settled.
All five people understood such a simple truth, but no one dared to point it out.
The strategy of building nine cities and occupying land was proposed by Li Ziqian and decided by the king. Important ministers Yin Guan, Wu Yanchong, and Cui Hongzheng personally implemented it. Even Jin Yuan was one of the main executors at that time.
If we abandon the city and admit our mistakes, we will offend the king, the powerful ministers and a series of important ministers. After the negotiation with Song Dynasty is completed, I am afraid that I will die without a burial place after I return.
So none of the five people wanted to talk about it.
They can only think of other ways.
First, he tried to influence the government through the literary figures of the Song Dynasty with whom he had friendship, but found that these literary figures, who were quite prestigious and influential in the past, were actually marginalized and had no influence on the military and state affairs of the Song Dynasty. They even published them in newspapers and magazines.
Not many people listen to my complaints.
I had no choice but to find a way to get to know the powerful people in the Song Dynasty, use money and Goryeo's flagship product - Silla maids to open the way, and bribe some courtiers to speak for them.
It's just that these courtiers of the Song Dynasty are far less efficient than Yelv Asi, Xiao Fengxian and Li Yan of the Liao Kingdom. They took money to do things and did what they said, and they were very efficient. These Song courtiers accepted the financial gifts with joy, but things were still not done.
, excuses on the left, excuses on the right, and finally said that this matter is too difficult and I'm afraid I have to pay more.
If you add more money, it’s your code! Profiteers! Those profiteers who are really bad, please refund your money! No wonder those literary people are lamenting that in the Song Dynasty, most good people are far away from home, and all evil people are in the court.
Spend it, since the Song Dynasty is willing to drag it, we will drag it here too. Anyway, the city of Kaifeng is a hundred times more crowded than that of Kaijing. We live here at public expense. If we don't live here, it will be in vain.
So Jin Yuan and others also let go. In the name of bribing the courtiers of the Song Dynasty, they held a banquet today and held a literary meeting tomorrow. They invited a group of like-minded people to have a great time by the river and the pool.
I really hope to live here forever!
Suddenly today, the Ministry of Li and Tibet of the Song Dynasty invited the Goryeo Dynasty Chen Zuo Troupe, saying that they had important matters to discuss.
The five members of Jinyuan were wondering, is it possible that the Song Dynasty is too troubled and is ready to solve this matter? Really, we are not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry?
While the five people in Jinyuan were thinking wildly, a group of people walked in at the door of Dian Ke Hall. The leader was Liu Zhengfu, the Minister of Rites, the second was Su Mai, the Minister of Quanli, and the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, Cai You.
They are all acquaintances!
Su Mai was the eldest son of Su Gong. He once established the Lifan Department with Liu Zhengfu, the Minister of Rites. Later, he moved to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and became the Yushi of Youdu.
A few days ago, I heard that his uncle Xiao Su Gong came to persuade him in person, so he submitted his resignation as the censor of Youdu. Both Sikobotong Gong and the officials approved. The officials also moved him to Shangshu to manage Tibet.
Ministry, power minister.
Cai You is even more familiar with the fact that one-third of the money and gifts sent by the Goryeo Guochen Troupe went into this guy's pocket. Could it be that his efforts finally paid off and he got things done?
The five Jin Yuan people were surprised and happy to meet Liu Zhengfu and the other two people.
After sitting down and saying a few words of greetings, Liu Zhengfu turned to the topic, "Jin Chen sent envoys, deputy envoys, and Minister Cai brought a briefing. The matter of negotiation with your country is of great importance, so I invite you to come."
Who is Shangshu? Could it be that some important minister was deeply moved when he saw us being humble and polite, bearing humiliation and burden, and then went to Shangshu to plead for mercy, thus impressing the kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty?
Liu Zhengfu turned to Cai You and said: "Cai Shilang, please read the Shang Shu to the envoys of Goryeo."
"Okay, Bachelor Liu." Cai You replied with a smile.
His smile was respectful, but not flattering, as if a like-minded person was expressing respect from the bottom of his heart.
"Envoy Jin Chen, deputy envoys, before reading this letter, please allow me to show you a few documents."
At this time, Cai You's whole body seemed to be glowing with golden light, a kind of light called justice from heaven.
"These two documents are the documents left by the Privy Council of the former Liao Northern Academy, following the decree of Emperor Daozong, and authorized the leaders of the Yalujiang and Baishan tribes of the Jurchens to serve as Jiedu envoys and governors; these two documents are the documents of the Prime Minister's Office of the former Northern Academy of Liao.
Records of the leaders of the Yalujiang and Baishan tribes of the Jurchens who went to Beijing to pay tribute to the former Liao Dynasty in the second year of Xianyong, the second year of Dakang, the sixth year of Dakang, and the fourth year of Shouchang. There is also a written note by the secretary of the former Liao Dynasty.
, it is said that the Yalu River section spans both sides of the Yalu River, 500 miles east and west, and reaches the source of Goryeo River in the southeast; the Baishan section borders the long wall on the east boundary of Goryeo..."
"There are also two documents here. They were reported by the governors of Huanzhou and Kaizhou in the former Liao Dynasty to the Privy Council of the Southern Academy, saying that the Jurchen Yalujiang tribe crossed the northern boundary wall of Goryeo and the Baishan tribe crossed the eastern boundary wall and plundered wantonly.
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Cai You placed these documents on the table one by one and said with confidence: "These documents were dug out from the vast sea of documents in the former Liao Dynasty. It fully proves that your country took advantage of the chaos to build a new heroic army.
, the six states of Fu, Ji, Xian, and Yi and the three towns and nine cities of Tongtai, Pingrong, and Gonglai, as well as their associated lands, were originally the land of the Yalujiang and Baishan tribes of the Jurchens."
"And these two tribes have long been vassal to the Qian Liao, and at the same time they have been paying tribute normally. Therefore, the land of these two tribes is also the land of the Qian Liao." Cai You seemed to be the chief minister of Dali Temple at this time, and made a righteous statement.
Supreme Judgment.
"Dear envoys, what I am going to read now is the crown prince of Emperor Tianzuo of the former Liao Dynasty, the only successor of the former Liao Dynasty, and the current official title of Yelu Kuan, Rao Legong of the Song Dynasty. I would like to remind you that Rao Legong's previous name was Yelu Ao and Lu Ao."
Cai Youzhi smiled proudly, and the five Jin Yuan people suddenly felt that this smile was extremely hateful and ferocious.
"Rao Legong said in Shangshuli that as the crown prince of the former Liao Kingdom's Tianzuo Emperor and the co-lord of the Khitan, Xi, Han, Bohai, Jurchen, Tieli and other ethnic groups, he surrendered to the Song Dynasty with an atlas and conquered the Liao Kingdom.
All the land and people were dedicated to the Song Dynasty. However, the Goryeo Kingdom took advantage of the chaos and invaded the land, causing him to "donate incomplete land" and lost his sincerity.
All the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Dynasty returned to the heart of the Song Dynasty."
"Rao Legong's poem is of excellent literary style. Time is limited, so I won't read it all below. Please read it carefully for yourself."
Silence, deathly silence in the living room.
Jin Yuan felt as if someone was standing in front of him, slapping him with his bow left and right, and slapped him dozens of times in one breath, completely humiliating his old face.
Li Ziliang's eyes widened at first, as if he was about to burst into anger, but then he became calm and lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Yin Yanchun and Xu Fang half-opened their mouths and were at a loss. They stared blankly at Cai You, the guy who had been drinking together yesterday and almost burned the yellow paper and chopped off the chicken's head.
Is he helping us or betraying us?
Jin Fuzhe breathed a sigh of relief.
The matter had to be settled sooner or later, and although it was settled in this way, which brought disgrace to the Korean envoys, if you think about it carefully, it was still the best ending.
The Korean envoys had their way, and after returning home, they also made an explanation - the Song Dynasty provided enough evidence to prove that the land of nine cities occupied by the city was the former Liao Dynasty.
When the whole country of the former Liao Dynasty surrendered, this land naturally returned to the Song State. Now the crown prince of the former Liao Dynasty asked the Song State to recover the "lost land" and spoke righteously. If his envoy dared to refuse, Song State and Goryeo would inevitably fall out and start a war.
This went against the bottom line that the king had drawn for the envoys when they set off - the kings and ministers of the Koryo Kingdom knew very clearly that there were more than 100,000 Ping Liao elite troops stationed in the northeast of the Song Dynasty, as well as more than 100,000 Qinglong Banner cavalry. How could the Koryo Kingdom
Neither can be defeated.
Therefore, we must not fall out with the Song Dynasty or cause a war.
Sure enough, after Cai You finished speaking, Liu Zhengfu said seriously: "The officials and ministers of our court have thought that the two countries have had good relations for hundreds of years and cannot start a war without permission, so they sent us here to ask envoy Jin Chen and all the deputy envoys.
What is your attitude?"
Jin Yuan seemed to have had all his strength drained from his body. He stood up unsteadily and replied in a hoarse voice: "Please allow us to discuss this."
"Okay, let's create a quiet room nearby for the Korean envoys to use."
Jin Yuan, Li Ziliang, Yin Yanchun, Xu Fang, and Jin Fuzhe discussed in the quiet room for nearly an hour, and finally came out dejectedly and said to Liu Zhengfu, Su Mai, and Cai You.
"The evil country is willing to abandon the six states of Ying, Xiong, Fu, Ji, Xian, and Yi, the three towns and nine cities of Tongtai, Pingrong, and Gonglai, as well as the attached lands, and return to the previous border. It only wants good neighborliness and friendship between the two countries from generation to generation.
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"Okay, we will go back to Shangshu Sheng and the officials immediately."
The news spread quickly, and in the afternoon, when Cai Jing returned to his residence, he heard his third son, Cai Yi, mentioning the matter jealously.
Cai Jing waved his hand disapprovingly and asked: "Little trick, Sanlang, how are you preparing for the big event?"
"Don't worry, Father, it's all ready." Cai Yi immediately regained his confidence, held his head high, and replied with great satisfaction. This chapter has been completed!