Empress Dowager Xiang's anger could be felt throughout the entire hall.
All the ministers suddenly opened their eyes and looked at Wei Ming Mo Duo.
Wei Ming Mo Duo was naturally well prepared. As soon as he heard the angry voice inside the curtain, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed shamelessly: "I would like to report to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager of the Song Dynasty." , His Majesty the Emperor..."
"The various language spoken by my country on the certificate of credence are just a cover-up to appease the people in the country..."
"It's just a word used to make the evildoers in the country behave and behave..."
"I beg the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager and Emperor of the Song Dynasty to take a look at it!"
Such words are just a lie!
When the two palaces in the curtain heard this, they naturally didn't believe it. But it is a step. After hearing this, the Queen Mother stopped the Queen Mother Xiang who was about to have a fit: "Listen and see what the Xia people said..."
Wei Ming Mo Duo bowed again, continued to kowtow, and said: "The King of Xia, the Queen Mother, and the King of Xia both gave explanations..."
"When I arrive in the Song Dynasty, I will do everything I want to do!"
Weiming Moduo knew that what Dabai Gao Kingdom lacked most now was time!
So, buying time is what he has to do.
No matter what, we must find a way to delay the confirmation of the Song-Liao alliance.
This made preparations for the division of Song and Liao Dynasties between Dabai and Gao.
"Really?" The Queen Mother was moved.
If Xixia is willing to surrender, it will be unconditional surrender.
She began to recall the scene when the Western thief surrendered, the whole world congratulated him, and the officials also came to congratulate him.
no way!
When people are driven by the desire for profit, their rationality will be carried away by profit.
Mo Duo, the noble man in the palace, immediately bowed and said, "How dare foreign ministers deceive our country?"
"If there is even a single falsehood in what the foreign minister said, I will beg the Empress Dowager to kill the minister Xuande outside the gate!"
The Queen Mother looked at the Queen Mother and asked, "What does the Queen Mother think?"
The Empress Dowager shook her head and said, "My Lady, be careful of fraud..."
"It doesn't matter!" The Empress Dowager, her mind was now occupied with the scenes of the Western traitors surrendering and the officials being impressed and congratulating her for her wisdom and prowess. It was hard for her to listen to other people's words.
"You might as well listen and see how far the Western thief is willing to go?"
So, she asked from inside the curtain: "King Xia, are you willing to submit your petition to me?"
"My Majesty's will, I dare not disobey..." Wei Ming Mo Duo bowed his head again.
Empress Dowager Xiang tugged on the sleeves of the Empress Dowager and lowered her voice: "Mother, the thief from the West agreed so easily. You can't believe it..."
The Empress Dowager said: "I'm not busy, let's listen again..."
Her eyes gradually began to shine.
After all, she and Queen Mother Xiang have different mentality.
Although Empress Dowager Xiang is similar to the Empress Dowager in terms of stance.
But the Empress Dowager was a woman with a desire for power.
She is eager to make achievements, and she is also eager to set an example in front of the officials and let the junior officials follow her path.
She is even more eager to surpass the achievements of Zhang Xian, Mingsu and Cisheng Guangxian, to become Taixi of the Song Dynasty, and to become the female middle school of Yao and Shun among the people in the world!
Where is the Queen Mother?
She just wanted to keep the inheritance left to her sixth brother by Emperor Ying Liewu Shengxiao, and hand it over completely to her son when he grew up and took charge.
She really didn't think much about other things.
After all, she is now blessed by Bodhisattva and has a filial and sensible son.
I no longer want to ask for anything else.
If there is no desire in the heart, it is naturally impossible to be deceived.
Queen Mother Xiang looked at her concubine's expression and knew that she couldn't be persuaded.
He could only let the Empress Dowager do whatever she wanted.
After all, she is the concubine and the elder!
She is just a bride, a junior.
The concubine was in the hall, and when it didn't involve Sixth Brother's affairs, she could only follow the concubine's will.
Seeing that the Queen Mother was persuaded by her, the Queen Mother asked enthusiastically: "The King of Xia, the Queen Mother and the King of Xia, do you have anything else to say?"
Wei Ming Mo Duo now no longer cares about the possibility of being accused of false imperial edicts when he returns home.
He directly bowed again: "I am going to say this to the Empress Dowager, the King, the Queen Mother, and the Lord of the country: The Song Dynasty is a country of etiquette and a country of benevolence and righteousness... It will not cause the country below to suffer..."
"The Queen Mother of the King said more: I heard that the Queen Mother of the Song Dynasty was a mother to the world. Her virtues were reflected in the mountains and rivers, and her blessings extended to the birds and beasts. She was truly the compassionate sage of the world... not to mention the thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king..."
"No matter how big or small the empress's reward is, all the people in this country will enjoy it..."
This means that the Empress Dowager was not deceived as a human being.
And the worst part is...
The Queen Mother seemed to believe it!
…
Zhao Xu sat on the throne and remained silent.
But in his heart, he shook his head secretly and sighed: "Alas..."
He knew that his grandmother had made the same mistake as she did in her previous life.
My ears are soft and I can't bear to hear other people's lies.
One fool and the other accurate!
After being slapped in the face, he became angry from shame.
Fortunately, the civil servants and generals who guarded the border at that time were all capable ministers and generals tempered in the Xining and Yuanfeng eras.
Therefore, even if she gives random orders and uses people randomly, there will always be someone to wipe her butt.
A typical example is the Qing and Tang Tibetans and the Western bandits united to invade the Kouxi River.
Although Liu Shunqing, the commander she appointed by the Xihe River, neither knew soldiers nor had the ability to command an army, he had one good thing - he knew that he was not good enough, so he relied on the capable ministers and generals below him.
So You Shixiong fought as he said, and Zhong Yi said he should do it. Yao Si felt that there was an ambush among the Western thieves, so he believed that there really was an ambush.
then……
The great victory in Yuanyou's second year was achieved in this way even though the general himself did not have much experience in leading troops!
They captured dozens of people including Qing Yijie Guizhang, the Tubo general of the Qing Tang Dynasty, beheaded thousands of them, and captured more than 20,000 people, including countless cattle and sheep.
And this incident also proved a truth with facts - in the Song Dynasty, as long as the emperor did not micro-manage and delegated power to the commanders, the commanders without constraints could really win the war!
but……
Zhao Xu lowered his head: "It might be a good thing that she was deceived..."
Because Zhao Xu knew that her mother-in-law wanted face most in her life.
If anyone makes her lose face, she will make anyone lose face!
In the previous life, during Yuanyou's time, after Sima Guang's death, the Western thieves tore up the peace agreement and invaded, beating her face swollen.
Therefore, she never made peace with the Western thief again.
Therefore, in fact, during the entire Yuanyou era, the Song Dynasty only gave the Western Thieves a one-year annual gift in the first year of Yuanyou.
For the next eight years, not a single hair was given to the Western thieves!
From then on, he never gave the Western thief a good look.
Therefore, Zhao Xu didn't bother to care.
It's good to be cheated once.
…
When the Queen Mother was unable to interfere, Zhao Xu did not want to interfere, and the courtiers did not dare to interfere.
The visit of Xixia envoys to Chongzheng Hall went smoothly.
It was almost a one-man show between the Empress Dowager and the Xixia envoy.
The Empress Dowager then proposed her peace agreement to the Xixia people.
Xixia re-claimed its vassal status to the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty granted the king of Xia the golden seal of the queen mother, king and queen;
The two countries stopped their troops and each returned the captured officials and generals. The border between the two countries was demarcated according to the existing border. From then on, the two countries no longer raised troops. When they encountered fugitives, they repatriated each other and could not pursue them;
The Song Dynasty reopened border cities to Xixia, allowed Xixia to re-establish a chamber of commerce in Bianjing, and allowed Xixia to sell green salt in Shaanxi and Bianjing;
On the Holy Day of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the birthday of the King of Xixia, each should send envoys. Xixia pays tribute, and the Song Dynasty pays tribute. Xixia tribute horses, and the Song Dynasty gifts gold and silver tea. In principle, the value of the gold and silver tea given by the Song Dynasty should be twice that of the tribute horses of Xixia. .
The famous Mo Duo was inevitably doubtful after receiving these conditions, but he still bowed his head and bowed again, respectfully requesting that these conditions be sent back to the country to wait for the approval of the Queen Mother and the King.
Of course, the Empress Dowager agreed to this.
…
In the eighth year of Yuanfeng in the Song Dynasty, in the seventh month of the first year of Da'an in the Liao Dynasty (Twenty-sixth)
In the Liao Kingdom, I went to Fengguo Temple in Linhuang Mansion, Beijing.
Today, the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty is wearing regular clothes and kneeling in the Main Hall. Holding the incense in his hand, he looks at the statue of the recumbent Bodhisattva in the Main Hall. He bows respectfully and prays: "Emperor Liu Hongji of the Liao Dynasty, I sincerely pray to the gods and Buddhas to bless me." The four tribes of Daliao and the people of the five capitals, people and animals are safe, and the world is at peace!"
"If I receive the mercy and grace of the Bodhisattva and come to court again next year, I would like to offer fifty thousand guan of sesame oil money as a token of worship to the Buddha!"
After saying that, he bowed deeply.
Behind him, the Queen Xiao Tansi and the Queen's sister Xiao Tehanlan followed him and paid their respects.
The ten-year-old grandson of the emperor also followed him to worship under the guidance of his two aunts.
Yelu Hongji bowed again, stood up, walked to the huge incense burner in the Main Hall, and inserted the thick golden incense in his hand into the incense burner.
The monks on the left and right immediately began to knock wooden fish and recite scriptures.
Only then did Yelu Hongji finally start to turn around and look at the ministers kneeling outside the Main Hall.
Yelv Dilie, who had just arrived in a hurry, was left behind in Beijing.
This was the most loyal and trustworthy minister of Yelu Hongji. He served successively as Qi Lang, Beimian Linya, Nanjing Liugong, and Nanyuan King.
Now he is the king of the Northern Court of Liao Dynasty and has stayed in Beijing. This year, he will be worshiped as the military envoy of Taemucheng.
This is an official position with a very special political status in the Liao Kingdom. It has always been awarded only to the ministers closest to the emperor.
"Be lazy!" Yelu Hongji waved to Yelu Dilie and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
The latter came to him respectfully and bowed his head again: "Your Majesty, I have just received a letter from Yeluju and Wang Shiru, the memorial envoys to the Southern Dynasty..."
He held up a memorial and presented it to Yelu Hongji: "The Southern Dynasty proposed a very innovative covenant..."
"Huh?" Yelu Hongji suddenly looked unhappy and asked, "But Yelu Ju disobeyed orders and caused trouble in the Southern Dynasty?"
He is fifty-four years old.
The only son died, and so did the first wife, the queen.
Only one grandson survives!
It was Prince Liang who was being taken by Xiao Tansi right now.
Therefore, Yelu Hongji began to become particularly sensitive to anything that might lead to war.
Over the years, every time he sent envoys south, he would repeatedly warn them: Don't cause trouble and treat them with courtesy!
Whenever envoys from the Southern Dynasties arrived, he would always deliberately reveal his characteristic of being good at writing, poetry and praising Buddhism.
As in his youth, he no longer always liked to receive envoys from the Southern Dynasties in the traditional Khitan tents under the guard of the palace army. Instead, he would receive envoys from the Southern Dynasties in Linhuang Mansion or the palace in Nanjing.
He knows it very well!
Today's Daliao seems to be strong, but in fact it has numerous internal worries and cannot withstand the test of war.
Therefore, stability is paramount!
As his most trusted minister, Yeludilie certainly knew what his king was thinking. He quickly bowed: "Your Majesty, this covenant was initiated by the new monarch of the Southern Dynasty..."
"The new king of the Southern Dynasty?" Yelu Hongji asked in confusion: "Isn't it said that he is only ten years old, which is the same age as King Liang?"
"A child with a yellow mouth can also make the decision on military and national affairs?"
This is a joke!
"I didn't understand it when I first heard about it. It wasn't until I asked many officials and merchants who had recently gone to the Southern Dynasties to trade... that I found out something..."
So Yeludilie played out the legends and stories he knew one by one.
Yelu Hongji's expression gradually became serious as he listened.
If these stories and legends are true...
Then, the Southern Dynasty's luck is also very good!
An emperor who can receive ministers alone at the age of ten, practice benevolence and filial piety, and obey his father! ?
Is there any such precedent in the history books?
"Could it be that the Southern Dynasties were bragging?" Yelu Hongji asked.
Yelu Dilie bowed again: "Your Majesty will know after reading the letter from Yelu Ju and others..."
Yelu Hongji nodded, then took the memorial and held it in his hand to read.
As he watched, his eyebrows gradually wrinkled.
After thinking for a moment, Yelu Hongji said: "Gather all the southern and northern officials who are in Shangjing..."
"The officials in the south, court officials and above, the officials in the north, Lin Ya, Xiang Wen... all come to the Yuanhe Hall to discuss matters!"
"This matter is important, let's put our heads together!"
Yeludilie bowed: "No!"
He understood that his monarch was actually tempted.
Gathering the ministers together is just a formality!
Note: Yelu Hong's basic name was Yelu Hongji, but he took the initiative to avoid the taboo of Song Xuanzu Zhao Hongyin and changed his name to Hong Ji. However, Yelu Abaoji changed his Chinese surname to Liu, so Yelu Hongji would use Liu Hongji's Chinese name to pray for blessings.
Note 2: Yelu Dilie, also known as Yelu dilie. Looking at the chronology of staying in the five capitals in the history of Liao Dynasty, it can be seen that in the first year of Da'an, he went to stay in Beijing.
Note 3: In the middle period of the Liao Kingdom, the roads between the five capitals were already very flat and spacious.
Many personal records of Song envoys mentioned that the road to Linhuang Mansion was wide and flat.
But it is difficult to figure out, given the traffic environment at that time, how many days did it take for the exchange of letters between Song and Liao?
But judging from Fu Bi's example, it may be around ten days.
Note 4: In the previous chapter, the details of the credential explained in the chapter description were wrong. I was confused. The anti-counterfeiting of the credential is not to use gold thread to embroider the characters, but to use gold thread to embroider the pattern.
Generally, the credential is made of silk, and the patterns on it are different. The Song and Liao dynasties should have gold thread and dragon patterns as the main ones (based on the surviving imperial edicts of Song and Liao dynasties). There is no actual object for Xixia, so we can only guess that it should be the sun and moon pattern. It is marked with black and white, but it is also a dragon pattern if it is not kept intact.
(End of chapter)
