There are almost all the elements that should be included in any diplomatic negotiation. However, when the secretaries and subordinates of both sides have finished sorting things out, holding pens in front of the white paper and eagerly waiting for the two sides to exchange words, there is a dead silence in their ears.
Su Jin played with the ring on his finger and just looked at the other person and smiled. Su Jin didn't speak, and Fu Bi didn't speak either.
Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu thought that the Song Dynasty would have a convincing refutation of the four demands made by their country. There would be a fierce war of words at the beginning of the negotiation, and Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu were even ready to accept the challenge.
I prepared myself carefully and thought about my words, but what I found was calmness.
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"Two adults, let's start." Xiao Temo couldn't defeat the other party, so he spoke first.
"Isn't this already started?" Su Jin said with a smile.
Xiao Temo rolled his eyes, chose to ignore Su Jin, and turned his head to Fu Bi. It was better to talk to the other party's envoy at the negotiation table to show equal status. The status of the lazy deputy envoy Su was not equal to his own. Besides, the status of the lazy deputy envoy Su was not equal to his own.
, this rich boss seems to be kind-hearted. To put it bluntly, he is easier to bully at the negotiation table.
"Envoy Rich, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of Daliao, I have made a formal request to your country regarding the four matters mentioned in the letter of credence from the Emperor of Daliao to His Majesty the Emperor of your country. These four matters are the continuation of the Liao and Song Dynasties.
As a necessary condition for friendly coexistence, I request that your country must unconditionally agree to these four requirements. Only in this way can the obstacles that have hindered the ever-lasting friendship between Liao and Song be eradicated."
Before Fu Bi could answer, Su Jin burst out laughing, which immediately attracted everyone's attention. Xiao Temo said displeasedly: "Deputy Ambassador Su, you should be dignified and solemn in such an occasion. If you laugh out loud, it is inconsistent with the status of the occasion."
Su Jin suppressed his laughter and said, "I'm really sorry. I feel funny for no reason when I look at your serious look."
Xiao Temo frowned and said, "The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes. What's so funny about the way my envoy talks? Besides, the important national events I'm talking about are not here to make you laugh."
Su Jin smiled and said: "I'm sorry, I really can't hold it back; your serious look looks very serious, and you look a lot more dignified. It's just that you can express such a rude request in a serious way. This is too much."
Ridiculous."
Xiao Temo said angrily: "This is a reasonable request, and of course it is righteous. Deputy Envoy Su, I am not trying to refute your face. Look at Deputy Envoy Liu next to me. When the envoy speaks, the deputy envoy should
Listen attentively instead of interrupting randomly; the rich boss hasn’t spoken yet to express his position, but you are getting more and more tired, which is not appropriate."
Su Jin scratched his head and said: "So this kind of situation is about ranking and seniority, right? Okay, you two leaders will talk about it, I just don't say anything."
Xiao Te finally saw that Su Jin had surrendered, and felt proud. He taught the other party to surrender as soon as they had a confrontation. It seemed like today was a good sign.
"Concerning what I just said, I would like to ask the rich master what his attitude is?"
Fu Bi looked at Su Jin and saw that Su Jin was tilting his head and staring at the door of the tent and winking. Following his gaze, he saw Su Jin's personal maid, Xiao Sui'er, holding the corner of her clothes and standing at the door. Fu Bi felt a big headache.
, It’s not that Xiao Sui’er has ever pulled her off a horse and thrown her butt into horse manure, but because on an occasion like today, Su Jin specially brought a maid to join in the fun, making it clear that she didn’t want to have a serious talk.
"Well... I think that the four demands made by your country are really difficult for me, the Song Dynasty, to accept." Fu Bi composed himself and returned his thoughts to the negotiation table.
"We, the Song and Liao dynasties, had entered into the Chanzhou Agreement long before the previous dynasty. The two parties had lived in peace for decades and had become brotherly states. Your country has blatantly ignored the agreement between the two countries and renewed the agreement to violate the Chanzhou Agreement.
Yuan Yuan’s four-point request is taking advantage of the situation, and I, the Song Dynasty, will never agree to it."
"Taking advantage of the fire?" Xiao Temo said angrily: "The four demands made by our country are reasonable and well-founded. The alliance between Chanzhou was agreed upon by the two emperors. At that time, we, the emperor of Daliao, agreed to make peace with each other.
However, it does not mean that the conclusion of this covenant has erased all past grievances between the two countries. Now that decades have passed, there is a rising voice in our court, demanding that the unresolved disputes between the two countries be resolved in the past. What does this mean?
wrong?"
Fu Bi frowned and said: "The sages once said that people don't know what they can do if they don't have faith. As a big country in the north, if you go back on your words like this, how can you convince the people of the world? Let's not talk about whether the four demands you made are reasonable or not. If this is the case,
If any covenant can be reached in this negotiation, who can guarantee that you will not change your mind in a year or two? If you don't have faith, you will not establish it. This is a view generally recognized by the people of the Song Dynasty."
Xiao Temo frowned angrily and said: "The rich envoy is saying that Daliao is not trustworthy? If Daliao is not trustworthy, it would have sent its army south to Bianliang forty years ago. Now Daliao is showing good intentions.
, but you said it was a breach of trust. In that case, what else is there to talk about?"
Fu Bi said with a livid face: "Master Xiao, please pay attention to your words. Why go straight to Bianliang? You are an envoy on behalf of the Liao Kingdom. You must speak in a measured manner and in line with your status."
Xiao Temo laughed and said: "My envoy has already saved face for you, and I, the Emperor of Daliao, have also saved face for your Song Dynasty. Otherwise, this envoy would not have to come here to talk to you at all."
Fu Bi's face turned red and he shouted angrily: "You... don't bully others too much."
Xiao Temo held out his chest and belly, looking arrogant and arrogant, and said in a cold voice: "You only need to say whether you agree to these four conditions. If you don't agree, today's negotiation will be abandoned. We will each go to the meeting to save money."
Why did you hurt the harmony? To be honest, Mr. Xiao's impression of you two adults is not bad; even if one day you and I are at war with each other, I will definitely find a way to spare your lives."
Fu Bi's arms shook in anger, he pointed at Xiao Temo and said bitterly: "You go too far to bully others and humiliate me too much. You are not sincere. I can see it."
Xiao Temo became more and more proud, crossed his arms and said: "So what? We Daliao people never speak as coquettishly and secretly as you Song people do. We can smash a hole in the ground with our spit, rich people
If you cannot make the decision, please ask the emperor of your country to send someone who can make the decision."
Fu Bi's eyes were about to burst out with fire, and he didn't know how to refute. This is why a scholar can't explain why he encounters soldiers. If a person like Xiao Temo wasn't lazy and difficult to deal with, how could the Emperor of Liao send him to come out?
This incident was originally caused by the students of the Liao State, so it naturally required some strong arguments to justify it. Only a blindly confident person like Xiao Temo who went to the Song Dynasty as an envoy could show no reason in front of the Song monarchs and ministers.
To be confident and confident, he needs to use his skill of being careless.
Xiao Temo smiled proudly, and Liu Liufu also laughed. The two Liao envoys were so happy that they did not pay attention to Su Jin, Fu Bi and a group of Song officials.
"Pa!" A slap hit the table hard, causing everyone in the tent to tremble in shock. Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu's laughter suddenly stopped, and Su Jin slowly stood up. Come on, keep slapping the table.
Xiao Temo came back to his senses and said angrily: "Master Su, what are you doing? Are you threatening me?"
Su Jin spat and said: "The place where the two countries are discussing important matters should be dignified and solemn, but the two of them were laughing playfully. They didn't take our Song Dynasty seriously, or they didn't take this meeting seriously." What's the matter with Shang?"
Xiao Temo chuckled and said: "Deputy Ambassador Su is quite vindictive. I just said this to you, and you returned it immediately. It seems that you are also a person who is determined to retaliate."
Su Jin shouted: "You are right, I will retaliate for my anger and I will judge others for my money. Whoever makes me unhappy for one day will make him unhappy for the rest of his life."
Liu Liufu said: "Deputy Ambassador Su has such a loud tone. Anyone can say this, but it's just talk."
Su Jin chuckled, stretched out his hand to grab the paper and pen of the recording officer next to him, and wrote two words on the eyebrow of the paper: IOU, and then pushed it along the desk, and the piece of paper floated to Xiao Temo and stopped in front of him. .
"Mr. Xiao, we can't agree on our state affairs today. Why don't you use this opportunity to settle your private matters? I'm sorry you don't have the money to repay the ten thousand taels of silver you owe me, so why don't you write an IOU."
Xiao Temo said in astonishment: "Deputy Ambassador Su, this is a time when the two countries are discussing national affairs. Private matters are private matters. How can there be no distinction between public and private matters? This is too shameful of you."
Su Jin glared and said: "What national affairs are you talking about? What kind of kindness are you talking about with a bad wolf? I have made the decision, let's not talk about it anymore, you just go back and report, saying that the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty did not piss in your Liao Kingdom's pot; they want to fight a war Let's accompany you. But before that, write me an IOU. If you don't pay back the money you owe, don't even think about leaving. You can travel all over the world and there is no reason to default on the debt."
Xiao Temo said angrily: "Deputy Envoy Su, do you really mean what you say? I would like to remind you that our Daliao Kingdom is not just casually saying that we are stationing troops on the border this time..."
Su Jin waved his hand and shouted: "Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense, no one wants to hear you show off here, write the paperwork quickly, and then get out."
Xiao Te was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. When he was about to have an attack, Liu Liufu hurriedly whispered in his ear: "Master Envoy, this is someone else's territory. Didn't you listen to him? There are thousands of people stationed around the school grounds. Where is the Song Army?"
Xiao Temo cursed secretly: It turns out that this little thief has already made arrangements. It is better for a good man not to suffer the immediate loss and to endure it for the time being. Without saying a word, he grabbed a pen and paper and wrote down that he owed the Song Dynasty Su Jin 10,000 taels of silver now. This is the evidence, and he signed his name below. After writing, he threw away the pen and turned to greet all the Liao people involved in the negotiations: "Let's go. We will pack up immediately when we get back to the post office and leave overnight to return home."
Fu Bi looked at Su Jin in a daze. Su Jin's sudden outburst relieved his anger, but after this, things were out of control. But when he saw Su Jin smiling and winking at him, looking confident, he felt a little calmer.
Xiao Te finally walked to the door of the tent and was about to step out of the tent when he heard Su Jin's cold voice behind him: "Mr. Xiao, do you want to leave right now?"
Xiao Temo turned around and shouted: "How are you going to treat me? Is it possible that I still need to be detained?"
Su Jin stood up from his seat, raised the note in his hand and sneered: "I won't detain you, but I suddenly remembered something, so you need to help me resolve this matter before I can return home."
Xiao Temo said angrily: "You and I have nothing to say. Let's take our leave."
Su Jin laughed and said: "It's strange that you left without my order. Don't worry, I just suddenly can't trust the character of you Liao people. You said that I took your ten thousand taels of IOU, and the two countries will fight in the future.
The war is in turmoil, who should I ask for debt? If you accidentally die on the battlefield, wouldn't this money become a bad debt? So after thinking about it, I still want Master Xiao to pay off this debt.
Let’s go again.”
Xiao Te was so angry that he almost vomited blood. This person was just looking for trouble. He knew that he was penniless, but he would go after his ass to ask for debts. He had lost the dignity he should have as a human being.
However, there is nothing wrong with repaying debts. The question is, where will you get the money to repay the debts?
When other people were sent as envoys to the Song Dynasty, they were greeted with great splendor and treated as guests of honor, but when they arrived, they ended up in this state.