() Su Jin stood up slowly and said: "Master Zhang, I heard that you Xia people are quite unconvinced by the defeat of this battle. Under this premise, this negotiation will definitely not have a good result, so I propose
Suspend this negotiation; you go back and tell Li Yuanhao that the two sides of us will continue to struggle with the military battle until one side beats the other side until they lose their temper and recognize the status quo. How about we sit down and talk about it at that time? "
Zhang Yuan stood up angrily and said: "Master Su, I respect you in every respect, but you are pressing forward step by step. Don't think that our great army of Daxia is incapable of fighting. You should give it a try. If you dare to invade my Daxia, I will discipline you for your failure."
Return."
Su Jin chuckled and said: "Everyone will tell you big words. I just ask you, are your armies chewing bark and grass stems to fight us? Don't pretend to be fat. If you fight again, you will only eat human flesh."
Yes! I am very clear about your current situation in Great Xia. The official warehouses are empty and the people are in dire straits. Years of war have left the fields uncultivated and the cattle and sheep ungrazed. It has reached the point of exhaustion. You are a smart man, but you are talking nonsense.
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Zhang Yuandao: "I'm afraid the situation in your country won't be much better." ..
Su Jin chuckled and said: "It seems that you have been away from the Song Dynasty where you were born and raised for too long, and you have long forgotten what kind of country our Song Dynasty is. I might as well tell you that this year our Song Dynasty will have good weather and abundant food.
In this year, the grain output in the autumn and summer of this year reached 140 million shi. Now our Song Dynasty has sufficient treasury and strong soldiers and horses. If you don’t believe it, you can send your spies to sneak into various places in our Song Dynasty to visit; wars are not fought by words.
Sufficient food and grass is the guarantee. After this heavy snowfall, I am afraid that you Xia people will be hungry and cold. It is only right to quickly find a way to solve the stomach problem. You should give up face first. If you have no stomach, you will lose face. In this way, you should compare
I understand."
Zhang Yuan naturally knew about the harvest situation of the Song Dynasty this year. This information is important information that must be heard every year. Everything Su Jin said is true, and Su Jin's words hit his weak point. There is indeed a truth in Daxia.
There were already signs of famine. Winter started earlier this year, and heavy snow fell early, which made matters worse. One of the purposes of coming to negotiate this time was not only to have a truce, but also to ask Li Yuanhao to obtain supplies from the Song Dynasty.
The mission of food.
Su Jin continued: "We, the Song Dynasty, are a country of benevolence and righteousness, and our Emperor, the Song Dynasty, is a king of benevolence and forgiveness. Only if we sincerely do so, will we negotiate peace with you. In fact, personally, I strongly recommend leading the army to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
Xingqing Mansion, let Li Yuanhao kneel before me, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, to plead guilty. To be honest, I have no interest in this negotiation. Again, we don’t need to talk nonsense. If you want to talk, just do as I say, otherwise we will stop.
Blame me for terminating the negotiations immediately."
Zhang Yuan sneered and said: "Daxia has been a country for several generations and has its own reason for existence. No one can say that it will be destroyed. What's more, how can the Liao Kingdom sit back and watch Daxia be annexed by you? I might as well tell you that the Liao Kingdom
The emperor has agreed to my request as the Emperor of Daxia and provided tens of millions of dan in aid to help Daxia tide over the difficulties."
Su Jin laughed and said: "Tens of millions of stones? Are you fooling children? Hundreds of thousands of stones can give you face. Li Yuanhao is really nothing. He played rogue with the Liao Kingdom and married the sister of Liao Xingzong.
, but you thought she was ugly and turned a blind eye, so you left a Liao princess to stay lonely in the northwest. She eventually fell ill and died, but Li Yuanhao didn't even take a look at it; not only that, you also blatantly accepted the rebels of the Liao Kingdom in the army.
The border nuisance of the Liao Kingdom made everyone in the Liao Kingdom almost vomit blood. Now that they are in trouble, they have gone to ask for help. Are you pitiful? Besides, when you had the upper hand, you asked the Liao people to attack us together in the Song Dynasty. The Liao people
Have you taken care of you? Now that you are in poverty, they will not help you anymore. Maybe I should suggest that I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, send people to the Liao Kingdom to make an appointment to march together to attack you. They will get half and we will divide you half. I
I think 90% of the Liao people will agree."
Zhang Yuan was secretly frightened. Although this kid was talking nonsense, there was no guarantee that he would not actually do it. Now that the country is in decline, the Liao people might really attack them. There is no real friendship in this world. Driven by huge interests,
Now, the Liao people might really be tempted.
Su Jin smiled and looked at Zhang Yuandu, who was deep in thought and said nothing: "Master Zhang, I actually sympathize with you. I heard that you were originally from the Song Dynasty, but you failed the imperial examinations many times before you joined the barbarians and abandoned your moral integrity.
Not to mention, I admire you very much for your ability to size up the situation and find your own way out; I can see that you are living a very prosperous life now, but have you ever thought about it, everything you have depends on Li Yuanhao. If I
The army crushed the tribal city of the Dangxiang people, what will happen to you, Zhang Yuan, then?"
Zhang Yuandao: "I don't need you to worry about my future."
Su Jin smiled and said: "I don't have the intention to trick you with my idle talk. I just want to remind you, don't try to be brave again and use your ability to judge the situation. Now is not the time for you to be brave; there is still a lot of tension between you and me.
There is no personal grudge, we just represent different positions. In fact, I don’t want to fight, but if you don’t repent, then you can only compete again.”
Zhang Yuan took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He finally realized how difficult this Su Jin was to deal with. Although Zhang Yuan wanted to say forcefully: "We'll see you on the battlefield," he thought of Li Yuanhao's special instructions before leaving.
words, and the messy situation in the country, his confidence disappeared without a trace; there is no doubt that if he doesn't fight, he will be defeated if he fights; if he loses again and again and then negotiates for peace, let alone whether others will pay attention to him or not.
Even if others agree to negotiate peace, the conditions will inevitably be extremely harsh. Rather than accepting more harsh conditions at that time, it is better to keep a low profile now and avoid another war.
"Master Su, we don't have to be so impulsive. We came here just to negotiate for peace. I didn't intend to come to fight with your country. In fact, the peace terms we proposed this time are very sincere and your country will definitely be satisfied.
Extremely."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Tell me how to have sincerity?"
Zhang Yuan took a breath and said: "I, Daxia, are willing to promise to withdraw fifty miles and never enter the Song Dynasty. The two sides will divide the boundaries according to the pre-war territory and form an eternal friendship and non-aggression. How about this?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "According to the pre-war territorial division, I agree with mutual non-aggression. The rest is nonsense. It is your own business to retreat or not. We have no control over it. Anyway, my Song soldiers will not evacuate the border.
"
Zhang Yuan said in astonishment: "You won't retreat? Then if we retreat, won't we give you an opportunity?"
Su Jin laughed and said: "Since you are sincere, why are you afraid that we will take advantage of you? It's obvious that you have something evil in your mind."
Zhang Yuan blushed and said: "There is no reason for us to retreat but not you. Isn't that unfair?"
Su Jin said: "It's a joke, we didn't ask you to retreat, you can just stay where you are."
Zhang Yuan thought for a while and said: "That's all, I will modify it according to Master Su's wishes."
Su Jin said: "I'm not forcing you."
Zhang Yuan did not answer, but continued: "The second point is that we hope that your country can resume trade with our country, Daxia, and that the border markets of both sides can reopen to trade and exchange what they need."
Su Jinxiao asked: "Are there any exchanges? Can I, the Song Dynasty, buy your horses?"
Zhang Yuandao: "How is that possible? This is something that is prohibited from trade."
Su Jindao: "What do you mean by interoperability? Then it's okay not to use this one. Apart from war horses, I, the Song Dynasty, have nothing I want to trade. Our market should not be open."
Zhang Yuan asked anxiously: "Don't you need our green salt fur beef and mutton?"
Su Jin sneered and said: "Green salt? We have sea salt from the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. After being carefully selected, the taste is not much worse. As for fur and the like, we have fine cloth and silk in Song Dynasty. Cotton is not much better than fur."
, and I am the Song Dynasty
The weather in the region is mainly warm, so there is no need to wear your bulky furs, and there is no need to eat meat. There are fish, shrimps, turtles, and poultry and livestock raised in the rivers, lakes, and seas throughout the Song Dynasty. It is not necessary to eat the meat of the party members.
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Zhang Yuanqi was so angry that he thought for a while and said: "Then are you allowed to buy your things, such as grain, tea, etc.? The price will be according to your market price."
Su Jinbao said: "No need to talk!"
Zhang Yuan said anxiously: "I don't agree with this, so what are we talking about?"
Su Jin sneered: "You are here to negotiate peace, not business. Don't make a mistake."
Zhang Yuan gritted his teeth and said: "The third point is that we should restore the annual tribute your country paid to me, Daxia, before the war. The amount remains unchanged, and I, Daxia, will never ask for an extra penny. This is sincerity enough."
Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "You are crazy, who cares who wants annual tribute? You are so shy to say it, but this matter can be said in two words: no discussion!"
Zhang Yuan was completely angry. He glanced sideways at Su Jin and said, "I understand. It turns out Mr. Su is not here to negotiate peace, but to disrupt the peace negotiation. I ask your country to change the negotiator. It is impossible to negotiate with you at all."
Su Jin spat and said: "It would be useless to change anyone else, no one will agree to your request; I am not here to sabotage the peace negotiation, I am here to negotiate peace, but the terms of the peace negotiation are not decided by you Xixia people.
But listen to us.”
Zhang Yuan said loudly: "What are your conditions? Why don't you tell me and listen to them?"
Su Jin shouted: "Take out your earwax and listen to me. My conditions are very simple. There is only one condition. If you agree, we will cease the war. If you don't agree, I will inform the emperor and lead the army to crush your Xia people."