Zhao Liangsi stood up, clasped his hands in his fists, and said humbly: "Shaobo Jilie was too harsh in his words. I can't give you any advice. Shaobo Jilie is young and promising, with outstanding martial arts and superhuman courage. Liangsi admires him very much, so he took the opportunity to return to Longgang." , I specially paid a visit to Shaobo Jilie."
Wanyan Nianhan heard this and said: "Your Majesty has given you a reward. In fact, there is no particularly important reason why you came to Longgang for the second time. It is just because the time when the Jin and Song Dynasties jointly attacked Liao and supported each other has been slightly adjusted. , I just need to inform your envoy. Since your envoy is returning to Longgang for the second time, you might as well stay a little longer. After you have regained your strength, it will not be too late to return home."
Zhao Liangsi replied: "Thank you Shaobo for your great concern."
Wanyan Nianhan said: "Your envoy is being polite. This is what you should do. After all, your envoy is a guest!" After saying that, Wanyan Nianhan looked at Zhao Liangsi and continued: "Your envoy, please sit down."
"Thank you Shaobo Jilie." Zhao Liangsi sat down again.
Wanyan Nianhan said: "Your envoy returned to Longgang and came to my place. I'm afraid it's not just a conversation, right? I wonder if your envoy has any other advice?"
After Zhao Liangsi heard this, he pondered for a moment and said: "To be honest, Liangsi came here this time to visit Shaobo Jilie, and secondly to chat about the signing of an alliance between Song and Jin to jointly conquer the Liao Dynasty. "
Wanyan Nianhan thought that Zhao Liangsi was just talking about a commonplace, so he looked at Zhao Liangsi and nodded.
Zhao Liangsi said: "The agreement between the Song and Jin dynasties has been established, but some specific details must be explained clearly to avoid misunderstandings and disputes in the future."
When Wanyan Nianhan heard this, he was surprised and asked in confusion: "What does your envoy mean by this? Are there any matters in the covenant that have not been explained clearly?"
Zhao Liangsi replied: "Shao Bo is extremely fierce. In the future, after Da Jin raises his army, the northern troops will not be able to pass through Songting Pass, Gubeikou, and the south of Yu Pass, so as to avoid the two armies meeting each other and unexpected disputes. This is the biggest thing. Two countries." The division of the territory will be discussed in detail when the situation arises, but for the time being, Gubei, Songting and Dongyuguan in Pingzhou will be used as the boundaries. This is the second one. After the offer, peace with the Khitan cannot be made, the third is also. The Wei area under the jurisdiction of Xijing The three prefectures of , Ying, and Shuo are the closest to the Southern Dynasty. In the future, our dynasty will raise troops to capture these three prefectures first. The remaining prefectures of Xijing, Guihua, and Fengsheng will be handed over to the Southern Dynasty after you capture Emperor Tianzuo. These four are also . The two countries have good relations with each other. In the future, if our dynasty takes over Yanjing, you will still need huge amounts of money and materials. This is unreasonable and should be reduced. These five things are. After the matter is settled, we should set up an interrogation field to the east of Yuguan. Six."
Wanyan Nianhan was made dizzy by what Zhao Liangsi said, and thought to himself, isn't this all an agreed upon matter? In fact, Zhao Liangsi deliberately used words to distract Wanyan Nianhan.
Obviously, Article 3 cannot unilaterally make peace with the Khitan. It has been agreed for a long time. It is nonsense. Article 4 The Southern Dynasty would take Yuzhou, Yingzhou, and Shuozhou in the east of Hedong first. This was because the above three states were close to the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty could take them at any time without any worries. Article 5 requires the reduction of annual coins. The amount is difficult to determine, which is also nonsense.
In fact, only items 1, 2, and 6 are the real purpose of Zhao Liangsi, which is to ask Dajin for the three states of Pingying and Luan in the east of Yanshan.
The reason why Zhao Liangsi talked nonsense and nonsense was just to muddy the waters and confuse Wanyan Nianhan. Zhao Liangsi thought that the Jurchens were naive and easy to fool, so he was so scheming.
The Yuguan that Zhao Liangsi talked about was not today's Shanhaiguan, but today's Yuguan Town in Funing District, Qinhuangdao City. If the two countries set up a quarry to the east of Yuguan, then the place to the west of Yuguan would naturally belong to the Song Dynasty. .
This is Zhao Liangsi digging a hole for Wanyan Nianhan.
Wanyan Nianhan did not realize this and replied casually: "Everything your envoy says is good. Everything can be discussed. If it is inappropriate, we will get rid of it."
Zhao Liangsi was overjoyed when he received Wanyan Nianhan's reply and hurriedly said: "Does Shaobo Jilie keep his words?"
Wanyan Nianhan said: "Of course it counts! These are all things stipulated in the covenant! As for some small details, the two parties can negotiate and change them. The emperor of our country has also said that if anything is not finalized, it can be negotiated separately. "
"Okay!" Zhao Liangsi said, "I hope Shaobo Jilie will remember the conversation I had with my envoy today."
Because Wanyan Nianhan did not understand the meaning, he replied: "This is natural. When the time comes, your envoy can discuss it with me at any time."
"Okay!" Zhao Liangsi stood up, saluted Wanyan Nianhan, and said, "I take my leave."
Wanyan Nianhan also stood up and sent Zhao Liangsi out of the tent.
In order to pacify the three states of Luan, Zhao Liangsi and his party stayed in the Kingdom of Jin for a few more days. Because the conversation between him and Wanyan Nianhan was an informal conversation; therefore, Wanyan Nianhan did not take Zhao Liangsi's words seriously, and Wanyan Nianhan did not report to Wanyan Aguda afterwards. There is no official document identifying it.
Of course, even if Wanyan Nianhan agreed, it would be nothing but empty words. After all, he was not the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin.
Zhao Liangsi stayed in Dajin for a few more days, visiting Yang Pu, Gao Qingyi and others successively to organize the affairs of Pingying and Luan. Since there was no obvious effect, he said goodbye to Wanyan Aguda and asked to return to the Song Dynasty the next day.
Wanyan Aguda hosted a banquet for Zhao Liangsi and his entourage that night.
The next day, under the escort of Wanyan Aguda's troops, Zhao Liangsi and his party returned to the seaside, boarded the ship and returned to Dengzhou.
After wandering at sea for several days, Zhao Liangsi and his party returned to Dengzhou.
The magistrate of Dengzhou, Wang Shizhong, held another banquet in honor of Zhao Liangsi and his party, and then sent troops to escort Zhao Liangsi and his party back to Bianjing.
Zhao Liangsi returned to Bianjing and immediately went to the palace to see Emperor Huizong to report on the envoy's financial situation.
Emperor Huizong learned that the alliance had been signed, and carefully read the maritime alliance signed between Zhao Liangsi and the Jin Kingdom. He felt that all the terms were reasonable, and he was overjoyed and held a banquet in honor of Zhao Liangsi and his party.
The next day, Emperor Huizong summoned Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Cai You, Zhao Liangsi and others to discuss how to implement the Maritime Alliance, coordinate the Jin Kingdom's expedition to the Liao Kingdom, and regain the Khitan Youyan Sixteenth Kingdom that was lost during the Later Jin Dynasty. State affairs.
Tong Guandao said: "Our court will prepare soldiers and food first, and send people to keep an eye on the situation of the Jin Kingdom. We will not take action until they launch an attack on Xijing of the Jin Kingdom. Otherwise, the main force of the Khitan army will not be contained by the Jin Kingdom. We will The DPRK attacked rashly, but instead became the main attacker in the war with the Khitan, causing huge losses and outweighing the gains."
Emperor Huizong heard this and was very impressed.
When Zhao Liangsi saw this, he said: "Before I returned to the court, I had gone to Tiezhou, but I was suddenly chased back by the benefactor Wanyan Agu on horseback. I thought something had happened to the alliance, and I was very confused. When I returned, I After Longgang, the benefactor Wanyan Aguda told his ministers: "We agreed to go to Xijing to respond with troops, but the cattle plague 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 am afraid of breaking my promise, so I Please ask the Song envoy to come back and tell me face to face. "Your Majesty, after listening to the wishes of the gold master Wanyan Aguda, it seems that I have no intention of attacking the Khitan Xijing this year. Therefore, I believe that under the current situation, we should first deal with the Liangshan bandits. In order to avoid the worries of the Liangshan bandits when implementing the Lianjin policy."
At this time, Zhao Liangsi remembered that he was robbed by Liangshan before going on an envoy. Although Zhao Liangsi did not report to Huizong about being detained by Liangshan for one night, he remembered Song Jiang's entrustment and mentioned the matter of Liangshan bandits so that he could say a few words for Liangshan at the appropriate time.
Sure enough, Zhao Liangsi told about the Liangshan bandits. Emperor Huizong nodded frequently and praised Zhao Liangsi and said: "What you said is absolutely true. Since the Jurchens have no intention of attacking the Khitan Xijing this year, the imperial court may as well start to deal with the Liangshan bandits." things to relieve the worries when the United Jin Dynasty destroys the Liao Dynasty."
After speaking, Huizong turned to Tong Guandao and asked, "What do you think we should do about the bandits in Liangshan?"
Tong Guan stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, the campaign to suppress the bandits in Liangshan has been put in charge of Taishi Cai and Taiwei Gao."
Tong Guan's words reminded Emperor Huizong of the fact that Cai Jing had been dismissed as prime minister not long ago because he did not agree with the alliance with Jin to destroy Liao and regain Yanyun, and he was responsible for the conquest of Liangshan. Now, when he saw Tong Guan mentioning this matter, he smiled and said: "Conquests and wars require more attention from you. Grand Master Cai is an outsider in this aspect."
When Tong Guan saw what Emperor Huizong said, he felt happy. Then he bowed to Emperor Huizong and said: "Your Majesty, there are mountain bandits who have occupied the water and harassed the place many times. It is very abominable! Since the Jurchens have no intention of doing this this year, To attack the Khitan West Capital, the imperial court also prepared troops and horses to cope with the Jurchens. It is better to use these troops and horses to conquer the Liangshan bandits. On the one hand, it relieves the court's worries, and on the other hand, it can be used to train troops in actual combat. It is really the best of both worlds."
When Huizong heard this, he nodded frequently in approval.
Huizong's ambiguous attitude made Zhao Liangsi unpredictable.
According to Zhao Liangsi's information, Emperor Huizong was inclined to recruit the Liangshan bandits. At this moment, after listening to Tong Guan's words, Huizong nodded frequently, obviously leaning towards annihilating the Liangshan bandits by force.
At this time, Huizong asked Wang Fu again: "What do you think?"
When Wang Fu saw the question, he stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, I think what Tong Taiwei said is very true. Liangshan bandits have occupied the waterfront for several years, repeatedly harassing the place, killing people and stealing goods, endangering the imperial court and causing great harm. This time it is just right. Taking advantage of the imperial court's opportunity to prepare troops and conquer the Khitan, it is indeed a clever move to use Liangshan to train troops and destroy them to avoid future troubles. I agree with Privy Council Tong's suggestion."
"Okay!" Emperor Huizong was overjoyed and said: "If you want to win the battle, you have to practice; if you don't practice, how can you ensure the combat effectiveness of the imperial army?! Since Liangshan wants to go against the imperial court, he has to attack Liangshan first so that he can I know how powerful the imperial court is.”
After Emperor Huizong finished speaking, he turned his attention to Zhao Liangsi and asked: "You have been on mission to the Jurchens for more than a month. You have visited the hinterland of the Jurchens and had direct contact with the Jurchen army. Based on your observation, which one is stronger than the Liangshan bandits?" weak?"
Zhao Liangsi thought to himself, does the Holy Master really not know such a simple question? How can a group of grass bandits who dominate the mountains compare with the regular army of a country? ! Obviously, the Jurchen army attacked the city and captured the territory, swept the Khitan like a rolling mat, and easily captured the central capital of the Khitan. Is it something that the Liangshan bandits could do?
However, Zhao Liangsi was really hard-pressed to answer Emperor Huizong’s seemingly simple but actually profound questions. If you answer that the Jurchen army is powerful, it is obviously to increase the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige. Emperor Huizong does not like to hear it; if you answer that the Jurchen army is not as powerful as the Liangshan bandits, it is obviously inappropriate. Since the Jurchen army was inferior to the Liangshan bandits, why did the imperial court go all the way and lay down its dignity to form an alliance with the Jurchens?
Zhao Liangsi weighed it for a while and answered the question unreasonably: "Your Majesty, I seem to have heard it. It is said that Liangshan bandits are looking forward to being ordered to be safe by the imperial court day and night. Your Majesty, if the Liangshan bandits intend to be ordered to be safe by the imperial court, they will surrender without fighting. Wouldn't it be better if we recruit soldiers from the mountains and make them serve the imperial court, just in time to conquer the Khitans and regain the territory of the sixteen states of Yanyun?!"
As soon as Zhao Liangsi finished speaking, Emperor Huizong had not yet expressed his stance. Tong Guan was reluctant at first. He turned his head, looked at Zhao Liangsi angrily, and said, "Why did Secretary Zhao Cheng say such stupid words?!"
Zhao Liangsi only thought about how to advise Emperor Huizong, and did not consider the thoughts of Tong Guan and others. Seeing what Tong Guan said, he knew that he had violated Tong Guan's wishes, and he couldn't help but regret it.
