I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 332 The negotiations between Song and Liao started with drinking on the boat

July 23rd.

Liu Liufu, the third envoy of the Liao Kingdom, took the eldest prince Yelu Hongji to the other side of the Baigou River.

This time, Liu Liufu was the chief negotiator and Yelu Hongji was the deputy envoy.

The 10,000-horse Pishi Army ran wildly across the river for an hour before starting to set up camp.

move.

Naturally, it is to show momentum and help you feel more confident during negotiations.

But in the eyes of Fu Bi and Su Liang.

This is obviously——

The more something is lacking, the more something is shown off.

As for Yelu Hongji, on the surface they are a pair of uncles and nephews who have a harmonious relationship, but when it comes to the struggle for the throne, neither wants to make things easier for the other.

It wasn't until late at night that the two of them left with smiles on their faces.

Although this old guy advocated peace, he almost didn't fight with Fu Bi because he wrote in the covenant that annual tribute or annual gift was the annual tribute.

Since the founding of the Liao Dynasty, he can be regarded as the highest-ranking Khitan royal family captured by the Song Dynasty.

……

When Yelu Chongyuan heard that the envoys who came to negotiate were Liu Liufu and Yelu Hongji, his heart felt cold.

Fu Bi and Su Liang received a negotiation letter from Liu Liufu, inviting them to negotiate on the Baigou River.

Yelu Hongji's reputation plummeted, offending many Liao officials, which made Yelu Chongyuan's reputation rise a lot.

Fu Bi and Su Liang came to a study room in Xiongzhou Chengzhou Yamen to discuss tomorrow's negotiations.

They were certain: At present, the Liao Kingdom simply did not dare to fight with all its strength.

That afternoon.

Unless he can make great achievements in changing the national destiny of the Liao Kingdom in the future, it will be difficult to be qualified to inherit the throne.

Master Liu Liufu and Yelu Zhongyuan have never dealt with each other.

Such a person who was captured.

Even more embarrassing than Yelu Hongji.

I heard it was Liu Liufu, his old rival.

into the night.

Originally, it was because of the failure of the Liao State Reform.

Fu Bi couldn't help but feel excited.

But now, Yelu Chongyuan was defeated and captured alive.

He murmured: "Brother Emperor, you really want to kill me!"

……

The next day, it was nearly noon.

A big boat appeared on the Baigou River.

After the Song and Liao parties checked and confirmed that there were no problems, Fu Bi, Su Liang, Liu Liufu, and Yelu Hongji boarded the ship.

As soon as they got on the boat, Fu Bi and Su Liang had dark faces.

Fu Bi looked at Liu Liufu and said, "Brother Liu, Song and Liao are countries of brothers. This war should not have happened! I didn't expect that the Chanyuan Alliance, which had lasted for more than forty years, would be destroyed like this. My official family, I am very heartbroken. I wonder if your country’s move is what your Majesty meant?”

Liu Liufu shook his head quickly.

"Xianguo brother, this battle is definitely not ordered by my Majesty, but by the private orders of the nine kings. I... my court... do not want to fight either!"

"Don't want to fight? I'm afraid you said that because you lost! When we were negotiating with the nine kings of your country, he asked for another two hundred thousand coins. Is this... is this a personnel matter?"

Fu Bi just finished speaking.

Su Liang also looked at Yelu Hongji with a dark face.

"Prince Yelu, when you came to Bianjing, I, Su Liang, treated you well! I will show you what you want to know. We visited all the government offices in Bianjing. I didn't hide anything!"

"The year before last, when Xiao Ding came to Bianjing, he privately bought transcripts and reform articles from many newspapers in Bianjing. I turned a blind eye and thought about the country of brothers, so there is no need to be too external. I once thought that when your reform failed, you put all the blame on me, and I, Su Liang, turned out to be the sinner..."

Before they even sat down, Liu Liufu and Yelu Hongji were scolded.

The two of them didn't know how to explain it at all.

Immediately, both parties sat down.

Just as Liu Liufu was about to speak, Fu Bi said first, "Do you have any wine? This time it was the Liao Kingdom that was unkind. As special envoys, you two must drink to apologize first, and then we can talk!" Fu Bi's momentum could not be tolerated. reject.

At this time, Su Liang shouted towards the outside of the boat: "Bring the wine!"

soon.

Four large jars of wine were placed on the table, along with a stack of large black porcelain bowls.

Fu Bi looked at Liu Liufu and said, "Brother Liu, the sincerity of this negotiation is in the wine!"

"This...this..." Liu Liufu looked at the wine jar with hesitation on his face.

"What? Are you afraid I'll poison you?"

Fu Bi picked up the wine jar, poured a full bowl, and drank it all in one gulp.

Su Liang on the side also opened a jar of wine, poured himself a bowl, poured it into his stomach, shook his head and sighed: "I feel wronged!"

Liu Liufu knew that he was in the wrong. After filling a bowl of wine, he said, "I will punish myself with three bowls."

Immediately, Liu Liufu drank three bowls in a row, and Yelu Hongji also accompanied him.

This wine was brewed by the soldiers stationed in Xiongzhou City. It is very strong, and most people will be almost drunk after drinking three bowls.

After three bowls of wine, Liu Liufu and Yelu Hongji were both a little confused.

At this time, Fu Bi spoke again.

"Brother Liu, Prince Yelu, do you think your country has gone too far? What is Jingming's fault that he should bear the responsibility for the failure of your country's reform? Isn't it your Majesty's decision to make your country's reform? Can Jingming make the decision? ?”

"You framed Jingming in this way, and we asked your emperor to apologize to Jingming. Is it wrong? Do you think we asked your emperor to apologize for the sake of face? No, we are doing it for the merchants on the border between Song and Liao. If you don't show up, Without a sincere apology, would the merchants of Song Dynasty still dare to do business in the market?"

"Originally, things were not that bad, but they were ruined by all nine kings of your family. We were thinking about how to minimize the big issue and make peace with others, but what he wanted was to break through Xiongzhou City and capture me and Jingming alive. It's so shameless! It's so despicable. !”

……

Fu Bi cursed and drank.

Liu Liufu couldn't talk at all and could only keep drinking with him.

Fu Bi drank one bowl, and he drank two bowls.

Yelu Hongji who was on the side also drank with him and kept explaining to Su Liang.

Su Liang didn't listen at all and kept scolding Liao for being shameless and Yelu Chongyuan for being shameless.

Not long after.

Liu Liufu and Yelu Hongji became drunk.

Yelu Hongji was relatively young and couldn't get up from the table.

Liu Liufu realized that the other party was not here to negotiate at all today.

Just wanted to get the two of them drunk.

While Liu Liufu was still sober, he waved to the Liao soldiers behind him and said: "You two, I...the eldest prince and I are too drunk. Let's talk about this today, and we'll talk about it tomorrow! Let's talk about it tomorrow. !”

soon.

Liu Liufu was supported and Yelu Hongji was carried away from the ship.

Fu Bi and Su Liang also left the ship unsteadily.

After returning to shore.

Fu Bi and Su Liang woke up.

The two drank sober soup before negotiating.

In the first negotiation, Fu Bi and Su Liang just wanted to get drunk.

First destroy the opponent's rhythm and give the opponent a start.

at the same time.

In his conversation with Yelu Hongji, Su Liang basically confirmed that Emperor Yelu Zong of the Liao Kingdom was really able to compromise and apologize to Su Liang.

However, this is not enough.

Su Liang not only wanted Yelu Zong to apologize, not only wanted to abolish the Sui coins, but also wanted Liao to pay compensation.

Of course, this has to be done step by step.

At the moment, Liu Liufu and Yelu Hongji had already fallen into Su Liang's rhythm.

In terms of playing tricks and negotiating skills, the Song people can be regarded as the ancestors of the Liao people.

(End of this chapter)