After hearing what Wanyan Aguda said, Zhao Liangsi thought for a while and said: "It is not easy to say that Dajin originated from a barbaric land. Our court also understands it very much and is willing to become friendly with Dajin. In this case , it is better to imitate the old agreement between our dynasty and the Khitan, and transfer all the 500,000 pieces of annual coins lost to the Khitan to Dajin. Great Emperor, this is the bottom line of our dynasty, and no further negotiation is allowed."
Wanyan Aguda heard this, thought about it, and nodded in agreement.
After negotiating the annual coins, Zhao Liangsi relaxed a little and started talking about Yan Yun.
Zhao Liangsi said: "Great Emperor, the area around Yanjing is Hanzhou in the old Han Dynasty, and the area around Xijing and Yunzhong is also included. After the alliance between Song and Jin Dynasties, Xijing should be merged with Yunzhong and returned to the Song Dynasty. "
Wanyan Aguda said: "Xijing and Yunzhong are far away from Dajin. I don't want them. I just want to capture Agu. Our troops will naturally attack Xijing and Yunzhong. If Agu is captured in the future, Xijing will be merged with Yunzhong." Hand it over to the Southern Dynasty together."
Wanyan Aguda answered very easily, which surprised Wanyan Wu Qimai, Wanyan Nianhan, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Moulianghu, Wanyan Hanben and others who were standing by and were secretly anxious.
Zhao Liangsi was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't expect Wanyan Aguda to agree so freely. In order to gain some more land for the Song Dynasty, Zhao Liangsi then said: "Great Emperor, the areas of Ping, Ying, and Luan also belong to Yanjing, and they will naturally be handed over to our dynasty in the future."
The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyan were ceded to the Liao State by Shi Jingtang in the Later Tang Dynasty, while the three prefectures of Pingzhou, Yingzhou, and Luanzhou were ceded to the Liao State by Liu Rengong during the Five Dynasties. They are not the same thing as the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyan. Therefore, when Zhao Liangsi proposed that the three states of Pingying and Luan be returned to the Northern Song Dynasty, Wanyan Aguda had not yet expressed his position. Gao Qingyi next to him became anxious and directly pushed Zhao Liangsi back.
Gao Qingyi said: "What we are talking about today is the Yan region. Pingying and Luan are all the way apart. We cannot talk about them together."
Zhao Liangsi was secretly angry when he heard this, and thought to himself, "What do you think?" You just need to do a good job of translating. Why don't you stretch your mouth too long? ! Is it your turn to express your opinion? ! Besides, you are a Han Chinese, but you don’t know how to seek benefits for the Central Plains Dynasty!
However, there was nothing Zhao Liangsi could do about Gao Qingyi. Who made him the senior adviser of the Jin Kingdom? ! Therefore, Zhao Liangsi could only endure his anger and continue talking about the following matters.
Later, the two sides discussed some detailed issues.
After everything that needed to be discussed was discussed, Wanyan Aguda said: "The general terms have been agreed. Our country will attack the Khitan Xijing in November. After the envoy returns to the court, he will instruct the troops to respond accordingly. There must be no mistakes."
Zhao Liangsi said: "This is natural. However, for the two countries to form an alliance, it is best to have a written agreement."
Wanyan Aguda also said: "Exactly! Let's put the terms of negotiation between the two countries into writing."
Therefore, Gao Qingyi wrote the text of the Maritime Alliance:
1. During the Song and Jin Dynasties, troops from the north and the south were sent to attack the Khitan. The Jin State moved from Pingzhou Pine Forest to Gubeikou, and the Song State soldiers moved from Xiongzhou to Baigou to attack. The northern troops were not allowed to pass to the south of Songting and Gubei Yuguan; the southern troops were not allowed to pass to the north of Songting and Gubei Yuguan. The Jin took Xijing from Liao, and the Song took Nanjing from Liao. Youyan wants to be the land of Han China and should be returned to the Southern Dynasty. After Xijing captured Emperor Yelu Yanxi of Liao Tianzha, it was returned to the Southern Dynasty. Pingying and Luanbie are all the way, and its boundaries are Gubei Songting and Pingzhou Dongyuguan. After the offer, neither party was allowed to unilaterally make peace with Liao.
2. The Song State transferred the annual coins lost to the Liao State to the Jin State, in the amount of 200,000 pieces of silk and 300,000 taels of silver coins. The Song State gave the Jin State a certain amount of food and military subsidies. After the matter is settled, a deliberation field should be set up east of Yuguan.
3. After the Song and Jin jointly attacked the Liao Dynasty, the sixteen states of Youyan were handed over to the Song Dynasty.
4. Neither side is allowed to recruit surrender or accept rebellion.
5. Both parties shall abide by the covenant together. If the agreement is not fulfilled, all promised covenants shall be void.
After the covenant was drafted, Wanyan Aguda asked Gao Qingyi to submit the draft to Zhao Liangsi, who would review it to see if there were any differences.
Zhao Liangsi read it over, and there was a difference in emphasis on one sentence: "Pingying and Luanbie are all the way together, and its boundaries are Gubei Songting and Pingzhou Dongyuguan." This was specially added by Gao Qingyi. Zhao Liangsi originally wanted to discuss these three places again, but considering the need to conclude an alliance with Jin as soon as possible, he did not mention it again.
Wanyan Aguda looked at Zhao Liangsi and asked, "After the envoy has read it, are there any differences?"
Zhao Liangsi pondered for a moment, hesitated to speak, then shook his head and said: "Basically there is no disagreement."
Wanyan Aguda heard this and said: "That's good. Basically, there is no disagreement, which means we have basically reached a consensus. If there are any unresolved issues, the two sides will discuss it in the future. Now there are two copies written by Gao Qingyi, one is Jurchen and one with Chinese characters. Gao Qingyi On behalf of our country, the envoy represents the Southern Dynasty, and the signature is valid."
Zhao Liangsi was afraid that Gao Qingyi's signature on behalf of the Jin Kingdom would not be effective, so he said: "The alliance between the two countries should be signed by the emperors of the two countries to take effect. Since our emperor is far away in Bianjing, I, as the special envoy, will sign on my behalf; the great emperor is right in front of me. , when signed by one’s hand, it shall be regarded as yes.”
Wanyan Aguda heard this and said, "This offer is written in Chinese characters. I don't know Chinese characters, how can I sign it?"
Zhao Liangsi said: "The emperor only needs to sign Jurchen's name."
Wanyan Aguda said: "Okay, I'll sign."
Immediately, Wanyan Aguda took the offer handed over by Gao Qingyi and drew his name on it.
Zhao Liangsi also signed his name on the offer.
The Maritime Alliance has since been officially signed.
After signing the contract, Zhao Liangsi and others returned to the big tent where they were resting.
The next day, Zhao Liangsi was anxious to return to the court, so he said goodbye to Wanyan Aguda.
Wanyan Aguda then sent 200 cavalry to escort Zhao Liangsi back to his country.
Zhao Liangsi and his entourage, escorted by more than 200 Jurchen cavalry, galloped towards the south. As soon as they reached Tiezhou, they caught up with a cavalry team in the dust behind them.
A bay-red horse rushed to the front, with Gao Qingyi riding on it, shouting: "Special envoy, stay!"
Zhao Liangsi was shocked when he saw this, and heard Gao Qingyi shout: "The special envoy stays!" He thought, something bad has happened, maybe there will be some trouble again.
Zhao Liangsi quickly reined in his horse and stopped.
Gao Qingyi galloped to Zhao Liangsi and pulled the horse's head with a "hoo".
The bay-red horse that Gao Qingyi was riding stood upright and stopped in front of Zhao Liangsi.
Gao Qingyi said to Zhao Liangsi: "Please return the special envoy. My great emperor has important matters to discuss with the special envoy."
When Zhao Liangsi heard this, he became even more panicked and thought to himself, is it possible that the Kingdom of Jin will go back on its word and stop signing the treaty? Thinking of this, Zhao Liangsi's heart suddenly became cold. Seeing that the great work was accomplished, he was afraid that it would be ruined.
Zhao Liangsi had no choice but to follow Gao Qingyi and others back, wading through mountains and rivers all the way to Longgang, where Wanyan Aguda's camp was located.
Wanyan Aguda personally summoned Zhao Liangsi and said to Zhao Liangsi: "We agreed to go to Xijing to respond with troops, but the rinderpest broke out on the Jurchen ground, so we had to return to the army for the time being. We will do it together at the appointed time next year. I'm afraid of breaking our promise. I am in your country, so I ask your envoy to come back and tell me face to face."
What's happening here?
It turned out that during the entire negotiation process with Zhao Liangsi, a group of ministers and generals including Wanyan Wu Qimai, Wanyan Nianhan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Moulianghu, and Wanyan Hanben were also present. They felt that Wanyan Aguda was involved in the negotiation. I was too anxious, and some of the things I promised were too tight and might not be fulfilled, so I asked Wanyan Aguda.
After Wanyan Agu inquired about the words of Wanyan Nianhan and other ministers and generals, he felt that he was too rash and was afraid of breaking his promise to the Southern Dynasty, so he sent Gao Qingyi to chase him on horseback and asked Zhao Liangsi and others to go back to inform him of the situation.
Zhao Liangsi and his entourage were summoned back by Wanyan Aguda's envoys. Zhao Liangsi began to murmur, thinking that something had happened to the alliance, and was extremely nervous. When he returned to Longgang, where Wanyan Aguda's camp was located, he saw Wanyan Aguda and heard that After Wanyan Aguda said that, he realized that there was no change in the alliance, only the time of mutual support had changed.
Zhao Liangsi felt a lot relieved.
Zhao Liangsi thought that it would be a good thing for the dynasty to allow more time for both parties to respond, so that they could be more prepared. At the same time, Zhao Liangsi also felt that the results of the previous negotiations were not ideal, and the three states of Pingying and Luan were not included in Youyan. Among the sixteen states, for things like this, taking advantage of the fact that the big framework has been determined and the sponsor calls him back, we might as well make more efforts to include the three states of Pingying and Luan into the Yanyun territory. and returned to the imperial court.
How can this be achieved? Zhao Liangsi thought about it and thought of someone, someone who was more effective in speaking in Dajin.
This man's name is Yang Pu, a Han Chinese who grew up in Liao. His ancestral home is Jinyang, Hedong. He was born into a wealthy family in Tiezhou, Liao. He has been familiar with classics and history since he was a child. He is generous and ambitious. In his youth, he was a Jinshi in the Liao Kingdom and was promoted to Secretary Lang. , had worked with Zhao Liangsi in the Khitan court, and had crossed paths with them before, but they were not very familiar with them.
Yang Puhan has a profound cultural background and a strong attachment to the Central Plains, and he yearns for the prosperity and beauty of the mainland.
After Wanyan Agu raised his army, Yang Pu abandoned his official position and joined Wanyan Agu's army. He became Wanyan Agu's effective adviser and won Wanyan Agu's trust.
During his stay in Jin Dynasty, Zhao Liangsi also grasped this situation. Therefore, when he came back this time, he came to see Yang Pu specifically. In addition to reminiscing about the past, he also hoped that Yang Pu, as a Han Chinese, could say something for the Central Plains court.
After Zhao Liangsi found Yang Pu, the two chatted.
Zhao Liangsi recalled what happened when he was an official in the Khitan court, and especially talked about why he gave up his official position and went to the Southern Dynasty. He mainly envied the profound and profound culture of the Central Plains.
When talking about the profound and profound Central Plains culture, Yang Pu became interested and had a lively conversation with Zhao Liangsi, which was very speculative.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhao Liangsi said: "Since Liangsi defected to the Southern Dynasty, the Holy Emperor has been very kind to me. He has given me the title of Secretary Cheng and You Wendian to compile it. This time, I also appointed me as an envoy to Dajin with full authority to discuss the alliance between the two countries. The expedition against Liao was carried out; however, Liangsi listened to the wishes of the princes and refused to divide the three states of Pingying and Luan into the territory of Yanjing, and included them in the alliance treaty, all because of his descendants from Gaoqing."
The Jurchens called Wanyan Nianhan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Moulianghu, Wanyan Hanben and other clan members "Langjun". The "Langjun" mentioned by Zhao Liangsi refers to Wanyan Nianhan and Wanyan Hanben who participated in the negotiation. Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Moulianghu, Wanyan Hanben and others.
Zhao Liangsi said this because he deliberately distinguished Gao Qingyi from the above-mentioned clan members. He meant to emphasize that this was the opinion of Gao Qingyi alone, so as to dispel Yang Pu's concerns. Zhao Liangsi hoped that Yang Pu could come forward to help and explain the matter to the princes, and then return the three states of Pingying and Luan to the Central Plains court.
After talking for a while, Yang Pu also understood the purpose of Zhao Liangsi's trip.
Although Yang Pu admires the culture of the Central Plains, he is now an official of the Jin Dynasty and is deeply trusted by Wanyan Aguda. How can he be close to the Song Dynasty and speak for the Song Dynasty while ignoring the Jin Dynasty? Although Yang Pu wanted to say something good for the Song Dynasty from the bottom of his heart, he was inconvenient to speak out about it, which was a shame for Wanyan Aguda and Dai Jin.
Yang Pu was embarrassed by Zhao Liangsi's request for help. After blinking for a long time, he tactfully suggested that Zhao Liangsi go directly to Wanyan Nianhan and other grand master disciples. After all, Daikin's country was theirs and only theirs. Only if you are willing will this matter work.
Seeing that Yang Pu refused to come forward to talk about this matter, Zhao Liangsi had no choice but to come forward to find Wanyan Nianhan himself.
After thinking about the specific words, Zhao Liangsi walked into Wanyan Nianhan's tent when no one was around.
Not long ago, Wanyan Nianhan's father Wanyan Sagai passed away. Wanyan Nianhan took over the political affairs of his father Wanyan Sagai and served as the general marshal of the Jin army's attack on Zhongjing of the Liao Dynasty. One of the most powerful figures in the Jin Dynasty.
At this time, Wanyan Nianhan was sitting alone in the tent, thinking about the next strategic plan. He was surprised when he suddenly saw Zhao Liangsi entering the tent.
Wanyan Nianhan thought to himself that the alliance between Song and Jin to jointly conquer Liao had been confirmed and a written agreement had been signed. As the chief minister sent by the Song State, after completing the signing, he should not visit the other country again. A high-level official, Zhao Liangsi, paid a sudden visit regardless of avoiding suspicion. Could it be that there was something important?
Wanyan Nianhan thought so, and quickly stood up, greeted Zhao Liangsi, and let Zhao Liangsi take his seat.
Looking at the sudden visit of Zhao Liangsi, Wanyan Nianhan asked, "Your envoy has come to my commander's tent in person. What advice do you have?"
