I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 328 Please ask the emperor of your country to apologize to Su Jingming, our admonisher in the court!

Xixia, Xingqing Mansion.

After seeing Da Song's reply, Prime Minister Bu Zangying Pang couldn't help but feel depressed.

He originally wanted to take advantage of the conflict between Song and Liao to seek personal gain and take advantage of it.

Never thought about it.

The Song Dynasty claimed that Xixia would only reward Xixia by first sending soldiers to station at the border of Liao Kingdom.

Wu Zangying Pang thought for a while and decided to agree to the Song Dynasty first, and then try to delay the deployment of troops.

Xixia today.

He wanted to become an ally with the Song Dynasty, but he did not want to have a deep hatred with the Liao Kingdom. He wanted to benefit from the Song Dynasty, but he did not want to participate in the war between Song and Liao.

Their little scheme can't be hidden from anyone at all.

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Whoever launches the battle first means whoever is the first to destroy the Chanyuan Alliance.

To the north of Xiongzhou City is the Baigou River, the boundary between Song and Liao Dynasties.

The Western Army of the Song Dynasty was not afraid of the Liao soldiers at all.

Several commanders were very excited.

Fu Bi, Su Liang, Xiongzhou magistrate Yu Yue, and several Xiangdu commanders gathered in Xiongzhou Yamen.

He is tall and tall, with dark skin.

The fifth day of July.

At the moment, the four major forecourts on both sides of the Baigou River are all deserted.

Military generals are promoted based on military merit, and now is a great opportunity.

This person is warlike.

Fu Bi shook his head slightly.

Yu Yue could sense the self-righteous sense of superiority of the Liao people all the time at the border.

Yu Yue, the magistrate of Xiongzhou, was about forty years old.

But they are unwilling to take the lead in starting a war, nor are they willing to start a full-scale war.

Yu Yue continued: "Yelu Zhongyuan's pressure is just a repeat of his old tricks, forcing us to negotiate peace with him. At this moment, whoever proposes peace talks first will be passive."

Trebuchets, bows and arrows, kerosene, stones, rolling logs, etc. are all ready.

At the moment, both Song and Liao wanted to fight to consolidate their right to speak.

But if you can win, then the winner sets the rules and can take them all.

If he weren't wearing a civilian uniform, he would look more like a military general.

The sixth day of July, afternoon.

Yu Yue was the first to speak: "Xiangong Fu, Yushi Su, the current commander of the Liao army is Yelu Chongyuan, the emperor's brother of the Liao Kingdom. There are about 100,000 troops, but there are still some big families from the Liao Kingdom who are sending them one after another. Private soldiers came to build up their momentum. In the past seven days, Yelu Zhongyuan organized four exercises, and there was a strong tendency to attack the city. However, with the Chanyuan Alliance in the lead, he should not rush to send troops..."

Back then, when Qingli increased its currency, the Liao State gathered a large army on the border, forcing Song Dynasty to send envoys for peace talks.

Xiongzhou City has high walls and uneven battlements.

The special envoy for negotiation at that time was Fu Bi.

Yu Yue thought for a while and said with a smile: "That's fine. If we really take the initiative, I would like to be the vanguard officer!"

Fu Bi, Su Liang and others were all very aware of Yelu Chongyuan's status and situation in the Liao Kingdom.

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Hear this.

Although the closure of the market is also suspected of breaking the alliance, there are still reasons to explain it, but once a war breaks out, it will really destroy the Chanyuan Alliance.

When it comes to defensive warfare, the Song Dynasty has rich combat experience and is not afraid of Liao soldiers at all.

Fu Bi and Su Liang led five hundred Longyu troops to Xiongzhou, the border of Song and Liao Dynasties.

"The lower official suggested that we should remain unchanged in response to all changes. Their food and grass can't last much. If they come to attack the city, the lower official dares to use the heads on their heads to guarantee that there is no need for reinforcements. Let them attack Xiongzhou City for a month. Still impregnable!”

When Zeng Gongliang learned about Daming Mansion, he praised him many times: he was not only diligent in political affairs, but also particularly good at defending the city.

Whoever starts the war first will lose.

On the other side of the river, there are military tents of the Liao army scattered all over, and from time to time, the sound of horses galloping and armor clanking can be heard.

Currently, Pang Ji of Zhidaming Prefecture is in charge of logistics, while military command falls on Fu Bi.

And there is a faint tendency to compete with Yelu Hongji for the throne.

"Yu Zhizhou, what you said is a safe policy. However, the reason for this conflict is that the Liao people slandered and offered a reward to assassinate Su Yushi. The official request is that the Liao emperor apologize to Su Yushi, but now they refuse If we don't apologize, if we don't take the initiative, we will fall behind! I suggest that we take the initiative and show them how powerful we are!"

Fu Bi and Su Liang both had a good impression of him.

In the early Song Dynasty, there were many wars on both sides of the Baigou River. However, after the Chanyuan Alliance, there were many fishing shops and merchants gathering on both sides of the Baigou River.

The weather is hot and dry.

If the city is defended, he can defend it.

If he attacked, he also wanted to win a battle, boost his morale, and kill the Liao people's arrogance.

Fu Bi looked at Su Liang standing aside and asked, "Jing Ming, what do you think?"

Su Liang straightened his back and said, "I suggest you talk to Yelu Zhongyuan first."

"Let's talk? Then...then...in this way, aren't we at a disadvantage? Su Yushi, we are not afraid of Liao soldiers, and the soldiers in our hands are not afraid of Liao soldiers. We can win!" One of the commanders said excitedly.

Every time there was a peace talk, the Song Dynasty would lose someone, and the military generals would be afraid when they heard about the peace talks.

Su Liang looked at him with a smile.

"I know we can win. Let me analyze the current situation first."

Suddenly, everyone looked at Su Liang.

In everyone's impression, Su Liangnai was the most belligerent civil servant in the court and would never show weakness to Liao.

Su Liangdao: "This time, our real purpose is not to make Yelu Zong really apologize to me, but to re-sign the Chanyuan Alliance and abolish the Sui Ci. The key to abolishing the Sui Ci is that the Liao Kingdom must destroy the Chanyuan Alliance first. Alliance means they take action first."

"I suggested having a chat with Yelu Zhongyuan in order to provoke him and let him take the lead in starting a war. Do you think I want to make peace with him? When did I, Su Liang, disgrace the Song Dynasty? I want to know about Yelu Zhongyuan His attitude made the Liao people unable to help but take the lead in starting a war!"

"The Liao Kingdom started a war, which was unkind and unjust, and then we won the battle. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

Suddenly, everyone laughed.

Fu Bi also nodded and said: "This is feasible, let's talk first and then fight!"

……

The next day.

A document documenting the conversation on the river appeared in the hands of King Yelu Chongyuan of the Liao Kingdom.

Yelu Chongyuan couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"As expected, the Song people are more afraid of war than we are. They are the first to propose peace talks, so we have the initiative. This time, I will ask the Southern Dynasty to increase their coins by another two hundred thousand, and let the Liao officials take a look. Look at what I, Yelu Zhongyuan, am capable of!"

Emperor Yelu Zongzhen of the Liao Kingdom had sent special envoys to urge Yelu Zhongyuan twice to ask him to take the initiative to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty.

He kept pressing.

Now that the Song Dynasty took the initiative to talk, Yelu Zhongyuan couldn't help but feel that he was getting closer to the throne.

……

The next day, it was nearly noon.

On the Baigou River.

A large ship is anchored in the middle of the river. There is a large long table on the deck with three mahogany chairs on each side of the long table.

The ship was jointly inspected by Song and Liao, and only after it was determined that there were no problems, both parties disembarked.

Not long after.

Yelu Chongyuan took two Liao ministers, Fu Bi took Su Liang and Xiongzhou Zhizhou Yu Yue arrived at the ship by boat almost at the same time, and then stepped on the wooden planks onto the deck of the ship.

Fu Bi, Su Liang, and Yu Yue were all smiling and were about to say hello to Yelu Chongyuan.

However, the latter didn't even raise his eyes to look at Su Liang and the others, and sat down directly.

Yelu Zhongyuan has always been proud.

He believed that he was the king of Liao and had a distinguished status, while Su Liang and the others were just three officials.

Su Liang and the other three were no longer polite and sat down immediately.

Yelu Zhongyuan looked at Su Liang and spoke first: "You must be Su Liang, you are doing great harm to me, Daliao!"

Su Liang smiled lightly and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "King Yelu, if I had the ability to harm Liao, I'm afraid Liao would have died long ago!"

At this time.

A Liao minister said coldly: "Su Liang, as a scholar-official in the Southern Dynasties, I didn't expect you to be so despicable and shameless!"

"When the eldest prince and deputy envoy Xiao Ding of our dynasty went to the Song Dynasty to celebrate Zhengdan, they taught them wrong reform strategies, which caused the failure of our dynasty's reform, civil strife, and huge losses. Do you know that you are already a member of several wealthy families in our Liao Kingdom? The person and businessman who wanted to kill the most, if he had no official status in the Song Dynasty, he would have been killed long ago!"

Another Liao minister also said with a dark face: "The losses caused by the failure of our reform in the Liao Kingdom must be borne by your Southern Dynasty. As long as you promise to increase the currency by another two hundred thousand every year, we will withdraw our troops immediately. We will still be a country of brothers from now on." , otherwise our Liao army will go south and approach Bianjing City. By then, your losses will be more than just this..."

These two people had obviously prepared their words in advance, and their words were very domineering.

Su Liang couldn't help but feel happy.

He hadn't proposed abolishing the annual gift, but he didn't expect that the other party was already going to increase the annual gift.

The reason is: The failure of the Liao Reform was entirely the responsibility of the Song Dynasty.

When had Su Liang ever lost in a debate?

He smiled and said: "You Liao people really have to cross the river and burn the bridge!"

"It was Yelu Hongji and Xiao Ding of your dynasty who begged me to see the reform documents of the Song Dynasty. I, the Song Dynasty, regarded Liao as a country of brothers and did not hide anything. We took out all the reform techniques of our dynasty without any trace. Keep something private.”

"You can ask around. The current reform strategy of the Song Dynasty is different from what the two of them learned back home. It's because you Liao people are stupid and can't even follow a cat or a tiger. What does your huge loss have to do with our government?"

"Did I force Yelu Hongji and Xiao Ding to reform? Did I force some wealthy families and merchants of the Liao Kingdom to rebel? Did I cause huge losses to the Liao Kingdom's treasury? The occurrence of such things can only prove that your Liao Kingdom The emperor and officials have no brains, so they still can’t learn!”

……

Su Liang puffed out his chest and talked about the two Liao ministers until they couldn't even lift their heads.

Yelu Zhongyuan glared and said: "That's nonsense! What your Song Dynasty is best at is doing one thing overtly and another secretly, and there are endless conspiracies and tricks. If you don't increase the coins, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Su Liang spread his hands and said: "King Yelu, no matter what you do, I, the Great Song Dynasty, can take over!"

Su Liang's tone was quite harsh, which made Yelu Zhongyuan a little confused.

He originally thought that the Song people must be begging them for peace talks, but he never thought that they would act so tough.

Both sides stared, obviously talking to each other.

At this time.

A Liao minister rolled his eyes, looked at Fu Bi and Su Liang, and said, "You proposed this peace negotiation. What conditions can you accept?"

The Liao people were extremely stubborn when they saw this, and then they remembered that the peace talks were proposed by the Song Dynasty, so they naturally thought of the terms.

Fu Bi smiled slightly and said: "Our request is very simple. You were wrong first and slandered our officials. Please ask the emperor of your country to write a personal letter of apology to Su Liangsu, our admonisher in the court. After you have finished your apology, That’s it!”

"Wishful thinking!" Yelu Zhongyuan immediately stood up, turned his face and left.

At this time.

Su Liang added lightly and said: "King Yelu, are you afraid that your emperor will scold you? It seems that you will never be destined for the throne in this life!"

When Yelu Zhongyuan heard this, he clenched his fists and left angrily.

Yelu Chongyuan and Yelu Zongzhen were from the same mother.

But for several years, Yelu Chongyuan has been controlled by Yelu Zongzhen.

What he dislikes the most is that everything must be done with the consent of Yelu Zongzhen.

……

Immediately, both parties broke up unhappy.

Instead of easing, the conflict has deepened.

The Liao Kingdom requested an increase of 200,000 coins, and the Song Dynasty asked the Liao Emperor to write a personal letter of apology to Su Liang.

Both sides have their own demands.

……

At night, Yelu Chongyuan was in his military tent.

A Liao general said: "Your Majesty, I think the Song people deserve a beating. Once we beat them up, they won't dare to say such arrogant words!"

"How to beat them? They are huddled in Xiongzhou City and will not come out at all. And the price of attacking the city is too high!"

At this time, a Liao minister said: "If Fu Bi and Su Liang can be captured alive, is the price still high?"

Hearing this, Yelu Zhongyuan couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

If he could capture Fu Bi and Su Liang, two important officials of the Song Dynasty, alive, Yelu Zong would not necessarily punish him even if he lost 50,000 Liao soldiers.

"Your Majesty, the people of Song Dynasty definitely didn't expect that we would use all our strength to attack the city. If we can win this battle, we will have won everything. If a full-scale war between Song and Liao really breaks out, it will not necessarily be a bad thing for you! "

These words completely moved Yelu Zhongyuan.

Everyone in the camp is his confidant. Everything you think and say is for his sake.

The reason why Yelu Zongzhen pressed for peace talks was because the Liao Kingdom had insufficient military expenditures and serious civil strife. Once a war broke out, the Liao Kingdom would definitely be severely damaged, and his throne would also be unstable.

But this situation is a great opportunity for Yelu Chongyuan.

If he can turn the tide.

The Yelu and Xiao clans naturally supported him. After he won the throne, he would revive the Liao Kingdom.

Besides, if he could plunder the wealth of the Song Dynasty and even expand the territory again, his contribution would be even greater.

Yelu Zhongyuan thought for a while and said with a serious face: "Start preparing for the siege from now on, and tell the leaders of the big clans that if you make great achievements this time, I will definitely reward you generously!"

"Yes!" The eight civil servants and generals raised their hands in unison.

They feel that their destiny is about to change, and they will soon become ministers of the dragon.

Being a minister of the dragon means glory, wealth, being promoted to an official position, and being looked up to by others.

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at the same time.

After Fu Bi and Su Liang returned to Xiongzhou, they also began to set up fortifications.

They were sure that Yelu Chongyuan would definitely attack the city.

This time, Su Liang didn't intend to defend, and it was time for Long Yujun to go out for a walk.

As long as this battle can be won, as long as the annual gifts are cancelled, the Song Dynasty will completely stand up.

When he came to the border this time, Su Liang did not bring the Wind Fire Thunder and Wind Fire Gun. Since it was not an all-out war, he did not want to reveal the Song Dynasty's trump card so early.

It's time to test the results of the past two years of training.

(End of this chapter)