Zhao Tai got off the bed and paced in the tent. His eyes were as bright as a torch and he thought quickly in his mind, "I have given Lin'an a decent excuse to not go to Lin'an today because of my illness. If the Lin'an court is sensible, this matter should end here." , but I’m afraid that they will be confused and insist on giving out gold medals! If I also give Gu Fa twelve strokes and I still don’t go, it will basically be like breaking up.”
Thinking of this, Zhao Tai felt that Wang Bin was right and should not give Lin'an another chance to win a gold medal.
"Send the order, the armed guards will take the baggage, seize it, and escort the wounded first!" Zhao Tai said immediately.
Wu Xian immediately clasped his fists and said, "I obey my orders!"
Wang Bin said, "Your Majesty, the prisoners must also be taken away together to avoid the peace talks between Mongolia and Song Dynasty, and Mongolia demands the release of the prisoners!"
Zhao Tai nodded, "Yes, take the captives with you and leave when it gets dark!"
Wu Xian saluted, "Yes!"
Wang Bin heard this and asked, "When will the king leave?"
Zhao Tai exhaled, "I just postponed my illness and refused to go to Lin'an because I was afraid that they wouldn't understand what I meant. I have to do one more thing!"
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That night, the Wuwei army hurriedly packed up, took the prisoners and the captured money, and left the camp for Chuzhou.
Zhao Tai estimated that after the peace talks between Meng and Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty would be wary of him and forget about rewards, money and food.
Therefore, this batch of seizures is extremely important to Shandong. It is the starting capital for the reconstruction of Shandong after the war.
Zhao Tai began to withdraw his troops one after another, while negotiations on the Mongolian and Song side were in full swing.
In mid-April, Wokuotai sent envoys to Hengjian Mountain to start negotiations with Shi Songzhi.
In the Chu army camp, Shi Songzhi and Yang Weizhong exchanged terms. After reading the letter, Shi Songzhi snorted coldly, "The request made by your country is simply ridiculous! The Song Dynasty won this battle, why do you still call me a vassal? Pay tribute? Besides, it is extremely unreasonable for me to kill the clan king and apologize to your country!"
Although Shi Songzhi advocated peace, he still could not do the same thing as his uncle Shi Miyuan, who killed the war prime minister Han Xuzhou and sent his head to the Kingdom of Jin to apologize.
Of course, he didn't disapprove of killing Zhao Tai. Zhao Tai was indeed a threat to the court and needed to be eliminated, but not now.
Zhao Tai is the key to winning this battle between Mongolia and Song Dynasty.
If Zhao Tai is killed before peace is negotiated, what if Mongolia regrets it?
Therefore, in Shi Songzhi's opinion, Zhao Tai can be killed, but only after the peace negotiation, the imperial court has restored its military strength and has the strength to withstand the Mongols, before killing the threat of Zhao Tai.
In addition, tens of thousands of troops chanted "Man Jiang Hong" in unison, and many eyes were fixed on the peace negotiation. If he agreed, it would be too obvious, and the world would regard him as Qin Hui.
Shi Songzhi still wanted to save his face, but the time to get rid of Zhao Tai was not yet ripe.
Of course, Zhao Tai now has a large number of troops, and since he delayed his illness and refused to go to Lin'an, the court wanted to kill him, but there was no such condition.
Yang Weizhong said: "In this battle, the Song army was lucky enough to win in Huainan and surround one of our partial divisions! Don't forget, Mr. Shi, that we also surrounded Kaifeng! Isn't your proposal to hand over Henan to us equally unreasonable?"
At the beginning of the negotiation, the two sides exchanged words and became tense. Both sides argued vigorously and refused to give in at all.
However, as the war continues, neither Mongolia nor Song Dynasty actually want to fight.
Mongolia's southern expedition had suffered too many losses and had already damaged its vitality. There was no benefit in continuing the campaign.
The losses in the Southern Song Dynasty were also great, and Huainan was devastated, and the war caused a large number of people to flee.
If relief and resettlement are not carried out as soon as possible, the stability of Jianghuai River may be endangered.
"Haha~" Qiao Xingjian, the Minister of Rites, who came from Lin'an, broke the deadlock with a smile, "It's a negotiation! We are just talking about our demands and discussing!"
After listening to his words, both Mongolian and Song Dynasty borrowed their donkeys to go down the slope.
Yang Weizhong said: "Then we will discuss it point by point and seek common ground while reserving differences."
Shi Songzhi said: "It should be so!"
"Now we, the Mongols, surround Kaifeng, and the Song army surrounds Hengjian Mountain. We, the Mongols, let go and Feng Song's army returns south, and the Song army withdraws.
The siege of Hengjian Mountain allowed the Mongolian troops on the mountain to cross the river, and both sides returned the prisoners! how? Yang Weizhong suggested.
Shi Songzhi chatted with his subordinates for a few words and nodded, "We can reach a consensus on this one!"
Yang Weizhong continued: "Your country has long had a treaty with the Jin Kingdom, with Dashan Pass and the Huaihe River as the boundaries! The Jin Kingdom was destroyed by Mongolia, and the territory of the Jin Kingdom is naturally owned by Mongolia! Therefore, your country not only demands Henan but is rude , it is unreasonable to accept the remnants of the Jin Kingdom and surrender Shandong! I, the Mongolian, suggest that after the Mongolian and Song Dynasty negotiate peace, Dashan Pass and the Huaihe River should be used as the boundary!"
Shi Songzhi said solemnly: "Both the Central Plains and Shandong are my hometown in the Song Dynasty! Back then, our country joined forces with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, but the Jin country betrayed its trust and invaded our country. The Jin country betrayed its alliance first, and took the Huaihe River as its boundary at Dashan Pass. Absolutely impossible!"
"Then we can't agree on this one!" Yang Weizhong spread his hands, "It seems difficult to continue the peace talks. I think we can talk about it another day!"
After speaking, Yang Weizhong stood up directly. Qiao Xingjian quickly smiled and said: "Haha~ Envoy, please don't be excited! The conditions proposed by your envoy must also take into account the actual situation of our country. Although Shandong nominally submitted to the Song Dynasty, our country did not actually control it. ! I think the two sides will use the land they currently control as the boundary. How about that?"
Shi Songzhi looked at Qiao Xingjian in surprise, and Qiao Xingjian only said in a voice that Shi Songzhi could hear: "The official intention is to negotiate a peace as soon as possible, as long as Mongolia's demands are not excessive than those of the Jin Kingdom."
Although Shi Songzhi advocated peace, he did not want to harm the interests of the Song Dynasty. However, he listened to Qiao Xingjian and said that the officials would accept the annual coins as ministers, and he only hoped to negotiate peace as soon as possible.
Yang Weizhong was also a little surprised. After hearing this, he couldn't help but sit upright and became tough, "No! Dashan Pass, Qinling Mountains, and Huaihe River must be used as the boundary. In addition, in order to show the sincerity of your country, Zhao Tai must be severely punished. This person has repeatedly provoked our Mongolia, You have the ambition to restore the Central Plains. If you don’t kill this person, how can we, Mongolia, believe that your country is sincere in negotiating peace?”
Shi Songzhi stood up and snorted coldly, "It seems that your country has no sincerity! King Linyi is the king of my Song Dynasty and has repeatedly defeated Mongolia. If you have the ability, you can try to attack Shandong."
Shi Songzhi understood what Zhao Yun meant, but even though the Song army had won, he still had to accept such unreasonable demands. How could he enter the Political Affairs Hall in the future? How to be prime minister?
Moreover, the Mongolian knew the situation completely. Even if he wanted to kill, he could not kill Zhao Tai.
After Lin'an's gold medal summons, Zhao Tai seemed to smell the smell of danger and hid in the camp claiming to be ill. He sent people several times to invite Zhao Tai to come to the camp to discuss peace matters, but Zhao Tai always made excuses not to come.
In this case, how could he kill Zhao Tai.
The combat power of the Qi army is there. You Mongolians can't defeat the Qi army. Why do you think he can kill Zhao Tai?
Therefore, Shi Songzhi had no way of realizing the Mongols' demands, and his expectation for peace negotiations was not the Shaoxing Peace Conference, but the Chanyuan Alliance.
Yang Weizhong stood up immediately after hearing this, and Qiao Xingjian also stood up this time, "Envoy, please take a step to speak!"
Yang Weizhong was about to leave, but upon hearing this, he and Qiao Xingjian went aside to have a secret conversation.
The two talked for a while and then walked back to the table. Yang Weizhong said: "Okay, your country doesn't want Henan, and I, Mongolia, don't want Shandong! However, now that the peace has been negotiated, your country can no longer reuse the main war faction, and Zhao Tai needs to be transferred in the future. Leaving Shandong, and gradually disbanding the Qi army, we can no longer provide any support to the Qi army."
Shi Songzhi looked at Qiao Xingjian in surprise, and Qiao Xingjian smiled and said, "Ms. Shi, please continue talking!"
Shi Songzhi thought about it carefully. Although he didn't want to go to Henan, he didn't want to cede any territory, so he nodded, "Okay! Then maintain the current boundaries!"
Yang Weizhong continued: "Since the troops have been withdrawn, the prisoners released, and the border between the two countries has been negotiated, let's talk about the last item. How many Mongolian coins will your country give me every year?"
