In the Song Dynasty, after Cai Jing was dismissed as prime minister, Wang Fu took over Cai Jing's position, and he and Tong Guan were jointly responsible for the alliance with Jin to destroy Liao and recover Yanyun's homeland.
The two of them discussed it and decided to send Zhao Youkai, the official of the imperial court and the Zhimi Pavilion, as the chief envoy, and Zhongyilang Wang Huanchong as the deputy envoy. Together with Li Shanqing, they went to the Kingdom of Jin again, met with Wanyan Aguda, and agreed Specific alliance treaties.
After confirming the personnel who will be envoys to the Kingdom of Jin, Tong Guan asked Wang Fu: "Xueshi Wang is the new prime minister, and it is up to you to decide everything. Now that the personnel who will be envoys to the Jin Kingdom have been determined, what etiquette does the prime minister think should be used to treat gold?"
As the new prime minister, Wang Fu felt that his worth was much higher and he spoke with a louder and more confident voice. After hearing Tong Guan's question about what kind of etiquette should be used to treat gold, Wang Fu replied: "Our dynasty of Huanghuang is a country in the Central Plains; Jurchen is a Dongyi country and belongs to a small barbarian country. The Emperor Wanyan of Jin Dynasty was originally from the Liao Kingdom. A military commander should not be promoted too high, otherwise, things will be difficult to deal with later on."
Tong Guanjian said that he felt it was inappropriate, so he suggested: "Should we call Zhao Liangsi to discuss this matter together? Zhao Liangsi is familiar with the Jurchen situation and may be able to provide useful insights."
The newly appointed prime minister Wang Fu felt that Zhao Liangsi was no longer worthy of discussing issues with him, so when he heard Tong Guan said that he would call Zhao Liangsi to discuss the matter with him, he was very unhappy and thought to himself, "Who the hell is Zhao Liangsi!" Is he worthy enough to discuss issues with the dignified prime minister? That’s too much praise for him!
However, when Zhao Liangsi was called to discuss the issue, it was Tong Guan who suggested that he should count on Tong Guan in future wars with the Liao Kingdom. Therefore, Wang Fu could not refuse, so he said: "Since we want to discuss the issue, we must ensure that we are thorough. You might as well call Cai You here to discuss this matter together."
Hearing this, Tong Guan said: "It's best to send someone to summon Zhao Liangsi and Cai You immediately."
Cai You is the eldest son of Cai Jing. He is very good at flattering others and only likes Emperor Huizong. He never tells the truth. His only goal in life is to be promoted to an official position. In seeking official positions, he is even willing to plot against his own father.
After Cai Jing became prime minister for the fourth time, Cai You did not hesitate to lose human relations in order to exclude Cai Jing. As a result, father and son fell out of harmony and turned against each other.
It is said that once, Cai You went to Cai Jing's mansion and caught up with Cai Jing talking to guests. When Cai Jing saw Cai You coming in, he asked his guests to wait. As soon as Cai You came in, he hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Cai Jing's hand to diagnose his pulse, and said, "Your pulse is soothing, is there anything uncomfortable?"
Cai Jing replied: "There is no discomfort."
So Cai You said again: "There are still important things in the palace, so I will go back first."
After that, he turned around and left.
Cai You came in a hurry and left in a hurry. The guest was as confused as a monk two feet tall, so he asked Cai Jing, "Master, why didn't you stop for a moment longer?"
Cai Jing said helplessly: "You must not know the reason. This traitor wants to kill me because I am sick!"
A few days later, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict ordering Cai Jing to become an official.
Because Cai You was good at camp, he could wear a pair of trousers with Wang Fu and Tong Guan, so Wang Fu suggested that Cai You also come to discuss the etiquette of how to treat gold.
Wang Fu then summoned Zhao Liangsi and Cai You to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss matters.
Not long after, Zhao Liangsi and Cai You came to the prime minister's house one after another.
Zhao Liangsi, Cai You, Wang Fu, and Tong Guan met the ceremony and sat aside. The four of them discussed together how to treat the gold with etiquette.
Tong Guan said to Zhao Liangsi: "Zhao Xiuzhuan, Quecai, I am just talking with the prime minister about sending envoys to Jin. At present, the personnel of envoys to Jin have been determined, and they will be appointed by Zhao Yi, the official of the imperial court, and Zhao Zhimi, the envoy to Jin. Youkai is the chief envoy, and Zhongyilang Wang Huanchong is the deputy envoy. Together with Li Shanqing, he returns to Jin. However, Shang Shang is not sure about the diplomatic etiquette with which he should treat Jin. Therefore, I call you two to come and discuss the matter. .”
When Zhao Liangsi heard this, he pondered for a moment, and when he was about to speak, Cai You said first, "Xiang En, Privy Councilor Tong, the Jurchens are barbarians, and our country is a country in the Central Plains. What kind of diplomatic etiquette should we say to them?! Just follow the rules!" Just write an edict to him."
After Zhao Liangsi heard what Cai You said, he hurriedly said: "No! Since the two countries are in alliance, they should be treated equally and not be trusted. I think it is appropriate to hold the letter of credence when going to the Kingdom of Jin this time."
"No!" Wang Fu said: "What Zhao Xiuzan said is inappropriate. Our dynasty is a country in the Central Plains. If we praise the Jurchens too much, there will be many twists and turns in the negotiation terms in the future. The Jurchens will raise prices all over the sky, so it is better to stick to the edict. In this way You can crush one end of it.”
Zhao Liangsi felt that something was wrong and argued with reason: "What the Prime Minister said is certainly reasonable. However, the Jurchens' military power is obviously stronger than that of the Liao Kingdom. At present, it is our court who takes the initiative to unite with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Kingdom. I came to the court to form an alliance with him, but I don’t have credentials, so I’m afraid things will be troubled.”
When Wang Fu heard this, he looked unhappy.
Seeing that Wang Fu was not happy and could not agree with Zhao Liangsi's opinion, Tong Guan said, "I will go with the imperial edict this time and give him a try to see what Jurchen's attitude is, and then I will make a decision."
Zhao Liangsi still insisted on his opinion and said to Wang Fu and Tong Guan: "Benefactor, Privy Envoy, please listen to what I have to say. Xiaguan once served as Guanglu Qing in Khitan and governor of Ningbian Prefecture, and had many contacts with Jurchens. Jurchens It’s true that he is a barbarian; however, the more barbarian he is, the more he cares about my court’s attitude towards him. If my court sends people to entrust money with the Holy Spirit’s edict, then the owner of the money will not be happy, and I am afraid things will happen again.”
Although Zhao Liangsi said this, Wang Fu still disagreed and insisted that Zhao Youkai and Wang Huanchong go there with Emperor Huizong's edict.
When Zhao Liangsi saw this, he could no longer insist on his opinion. Tong Guansui said nothing more.
After several people discussed it, Zhao Liangsi and Cai You stood up and left.
After sending off Zhao Liangsi and Cai You, Wang Fu and Tong Guan recruited the imperial ministers Zhao Youkai and Zhongyilang Wang Huanchong, and appointed them as envoys Jin Zheng and deputy envoys, holding the imperial edict of Emperor Huizong, together with Li Shanqing. , set off on the second day, still from Dengzhou, to the Kingdom of Jin, where he met with Wanyan Aguda to discuss the matter of uniting with Jin to destroy Liao.
On the second day, Zhao Youkai and Wang Huanchong carried the edict of Emperor Huizong and took Li Shanqing with them. Under the escort of imperial soldiers, they set off from Bianliang, Tokyo, to Dengzhou, preparing to transfer gold by sea.
After walking for three to five days, the group and their companions arrived in Dengzhou. Zhao Youkai suddenly fell ill and died.
At this time, Emperor Huizong suddenly received a spy report saying that the Jin Kingdom had reconciled with the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom ceded the land of Liaodong to the Jin Kingdom and conferred Wanyan Aguda as the Emperor of Donghuai Kingdom.
After receiving the news, Huizong became suspicious of the Kingdom of Jin and hurriedly sent someone to call back Zhao Youkai and Wang Huanchong, and sent another person to the Kingdom of Jin to send Li Shanqing back.
The messenger sent by the imperial court rushed to Dengzhou and learned that Zhao Youkai was dead, so he asked Wang Huanchong to return to the court and sent Wang Yanlin, deputy general of the Dengzhou Army and Horse Division, to accompany Li Shanqing back home.
Wang Yanlin accompanied Li Shanqing to board the ship from Dengzhou. After drifting on the sea for more than ten days, he arrived in Liaodong and rode to Liaoyang Mansion. He met Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Kingdom who was preparing to lead his troops to attack Zhongjing of the Liao Kingdom.
Li Shanqing made a report on Song's situation and what he heard to Wanyan Agu. After Wanyan Agu inquired about it, he became furious and summoned Hu Yanqing, who was detained in the Kingdom of Jin, and cursed him.
Hu Yanqing was summoned inexplicably, and was beaten and scolded by Wanyan Agu inexplicably. Monk Zhang Er was confused, so he turned to look at Wang Yanlin, wanting to know from Wang Yanlin what was going on.
Seeing Hu Yanqing's confused look, Wang Yanlin sent Zhao Youkai as the chief envoy and Wang Huanyun as the deputy envoy to accompany Li Shanqing back to the Kingdom of Jin to discuss the alliance. However, Zhao Kaiyou fell ill and died on the way. The court also heard that the Kingdom of Jin Having accepted the canonization of the Liao Kingdom, the Great Emperor of the Jin Kingdom has become the Emperor of the Eastern Huai Kingdom and formed a brotherly state with the Liao Kingdom. The court suspected that the Jin Kingdom had no intention of alliance, so it reassigned a subordinate to accompany Li Shanqing back to the country. .
After Hu Yanqing learned about this situation, he explained to Wanyan Aguda.
After Wanyan Agu inquired about Hu Yanqing's explanation, he said angrily: "Some time ago, the Liao Kingdom did send envoys here to ennoble our country as the East Huai Kingdom, to confer me as the Emperor of the East Huai Kingdom, and to use the emperor's honor guard, but our country did not agree. Well! Now, their envoys are still being detained by me in the Kingdom of Jin. This is all because I didn’t get any relevant information about your country. I thought that your country is the kingdom of the Central Plains, and I wanted to make a good relationship with your country, so I whipped them. The Liao envoy detained him in our country, but why did your country suspend the negotiations?"
Hu Yanqing replied nonchalantly: "The emperor is angry, not because our country has suspended the negotiations, but actually because he heard that your country has accepted the canonization of the Liao Kingdom and formed a brotherly country with the Liao Kingdom, so there was this misunderstanding."
After Wanyan Aguda heard this, his anger subsided a little, and he asked Wang Yanlin: "Since you are accompanying our country's Li Shanqing back to the country, can you bring your country's credentials with you?"
What Wang Yanlin brought with him was the edict from Emperor Huizong. At this moment, Wang Yanlin did not dare to say that he was carrying an imperial edict. He just said: "Yes, I carry the credentials of our country." After saying that, he took out the imperial edict and presented it to Wanyan Aguda.
Wanyan Aguda took it and handed it to Li Shanqing who was returning home with him. Li Shanqing took a look and saw that it was an edict from Emperor Huizong. So Li Shanqing said to Wanyan Aguda: "This is the edict of the emperor of the Southern Dynasty."
When Wanyan Aguda heard this, he flew into a rage and reprimanded Yanqing and Wang Yanlin: "Although our country is newly established, it is still a country after all. What does your emperor think of me? Why do you want to issue an edict to me?! Then the Liao Kingdom canonized I am the emperor of Donghuai Kingdom, which is an insult to me, and I will not accept it; the emperor of your country also issued an edict to me, what kind of truth is this?!"
When Hu Yanqing and Wang Yanlin saw this, they were so frightened that they sweated profusely. Hu Yanqing hurriedly stood up and said: "Great Emperor, please calm down. Whether we use an imperial edict or a certificate of credence is all decided by the court. We are only sent as envoys according to the order. However, since we are on behalf of the country, we should consider it for the sake of the country. It is understandable that the Central Plains Kingdom is cautious about etiquette. If the two countries can reach an alliance, they will naturally have equal status and there will be no more edicts."
When Wanyan Aguda saw this, he snorted angrily and said to Hu Yanqing: "Your country came across the sea and asked for mutual friendship, which is not our country's original intention. Our country has captured many places in the Liao Kingdom, and even the Liao Kingdom Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing and Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo have been captured, and other places can also be captured. The reason why our country sends envoys to your country is to make friends with neighboring countries. Now, your country does not bring credentials, but it does. What kind of edict are you writing to me? This is very unreasonable. It shows that your country does not want to have a good relationship with our country! Originally, I wanted to detain you two, but considering that the fault lies with your country’s court, not you two. Therefore, I let you two go back and tell your emperor that if you really want to have a good relationship with us, you should show your credentials early and let someone who can make the decision come to negotiate; if you use an imperial edict to impeach me again, I will I will never agree to it.”
After saying that, Wanyan Aguda ordered Hu Yanqing and Wang Yanlin to be driven out of the tent.
Hu Yanqing and Wang Yanlin were driven out of the tent and returned to the post station of the Jin Kingdom. After some discussion, they hurried back to report to the court. If they come again next time, the imperial edict will never be accepted. They must use the national letter. .
The next day, Hu Yanqing and Wang Yanlin came to say goodbye to Wanyan Agu, saying that they would go back and ask the court to send another envoy to discuss the alliance.
Wanyan Aguda asked Li Shanqing to take out his national certificate and handed it to Hu Yanqing to read.
Hu Yanqing lowered his head to look at the credentials, and after reading them, returned them to Li Shanqing.
Wanyan Aguda looked at Hu Yanqing and said: "Go back and tell your great emperor that our country and the Khitan have not reconciled. We also hope to form an alliance with your country, and ask your country to send another envoy with credentials."
Hu Yanqing humbly replied: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we will return to the country immediately and will report the situation here in detail. The imperial court will definitely take the matter seriously and send envoys over to reach an alliance treaty with your country."
Hu Yanqing and Wang Yanlin said goodbye to Emperor Wanyan Aguda of Jin Dynasty and set off back to China, still accompanied by Li Shanqing.
