Outlaws of the Marsh

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On this day, Li Yan suddenly received a report from Fang Xuedu Feige, and the Jin envoy asked to see him.

Li Yan called Hu Yanqing over, and then gave instructions like this.

This time the envoys sent by the Kingdom of Jin were Wu Xie and Gao Qingyi.

The two wanted to see Li Yan directly, but Li Yan only sent Hu Yanqing to meet them.

As soon as they met, Hu Yanqing asked: "At the beginning, our two families agreed to join forces to fight against the Liao, Xixia, and Mongol allied forces. Why didn't your Jin army show up on the battlefield on time?"

Gao Qingyi said: "Our army of the Kingdom of Jin got lost because they were not familiar with the road in Yunzuo, so they did not appear on the battlefield in time."

Hu Yanqing raised his eyes to look at Gao Qingyi, and said, "Did you fail to appear on the battlefield in time, did you dare to appear on the battlefield in time, or did not appear on the battlefield on purpose in order to fight for the benefit of the snipe and clam? Be mentally clear."

Wu Xie said: "The 27 warriors from the Jin Kingdom defeated the [-] Liao army, and the [-] warriors from the Jin Kingdom defeated the [-] Liao army. Have you ever been afraid of the Liao army?" ?”

Hu Yanqing said: "At that time, you had to fight. If you didn't fight, you would be exterminated. Now that you have won most of the territory of Liao Kingdom, naturally you will not dare to fight like before."

Wu Xie said: "Whether our Dajin Kingdom dares to fight or not is not for anyone to say. Don't think that your Liangshan Army can show off its power in front of our Dajin Kingdom if you win a hundred thousand miscellaneous troops!"

Hu Yanqing looked at Wu Xie and said, "May I think that you are threatening me, that you Jin Guo are threatening us in Shuibo Liangshan?"

Just as Wu Xie was about to say a few hard words, Gao Qingyi, who felt the murderous intent in Hu Yanqing's eyes, held Wu Xie down, and said: "Of course that's not the meaning, in fact, we are here to discuss the two The family will always come together as a good friend."

Hu Yanqing said: "How can we be friends forever?"

Gao Qingyi said: "Do you want to take Yanjing?"

Hu Yanqing said unequivocally: "Naturally, the land of Yan and the three prefectures of Pingluanying and their jurisdiction have been owned by our Han people since ancient times. Of course, we must take them all back."

Gao Qingyi said: "Juyongguan, Jinpo, Gubeikou, and Songtingguan have already been inhabited by many Khitan and Xi tribes. The so-called "old Han land" has actually been mixed with Hu and Han, and it is not your Han family's land."

This is unavoidable. A little research on the historical data shows that the Khitan and Xi tribes lived in Juyongguan, Jinpo, Gubeikou, and Songtingguan a long time ago, especially the latter. it's here.

Hu Yanqing said: "At least in name, these are the places of my Han family."

Gao Qingyi didn't argue, but said, "I, the emperor of the Great Jin Kingdom, can promise you the entire land of Yan, but you should also express it."

Hu Yanqing said: "Expression? What kind of expression do you want?"

Wuxie said: "We have an agreement with the Song people. If Yanjing is given to the Song people, the Song people will give us the Khitan's yearly coins to our Dajin Kingdom. Today we will give you the same conditions. After you occupy Yandi, you will also give it every year Our Dajin Kingdom has 30 bolts of silk and 20 taels of silver, and we have set up three forums on the border to exchange goods between the two countries, and our Dajin Kingdom guarantees that there will be no crimes."

In the eyes of Wanyan Aguda and other high-level officials of the Jin Kingdom, they are already sincere enough.

What they promised Song was only the land of Yan, excluding the land of the three states of Pingluanying, but for Li Yan, they had already tacitly agreed that the land of the three states of Pingluanying also belonged to Li Yan.

You know, this is not a compromise at 01:30—the Pingluanying three states strangle the Liaoxi Corridor, which is one of the passages that can enter the Central Plains. Therefore, if the Pingluanying three states are also given to Li Yan, then they It can be said that the Dajin Kingdom has completely withdrawn from outside the customs, and will no longer be able to attack the Central Plains in the future.

Of course, the reason why Wanyan Aguda and other high-level leaders of the Jin Kingdom were willing to make such a big concession was because they were afraid of Li Yan's military strength, and they were unwilling to conflict with Li Yan, who was able to fight and dared to fight. This powerful force has been subdued by Li Yan-Xixia has sent envoys to negotiate with Li Yan, and Tatar is willing to lose the annual tribute and become a vassal forever.

In the eyes of Wanyan Aguda and other high-level officials of the Jin Kingdom, they have already made such a big concession, and it is very appropriate for Li Yan to take out some old coins.

Hu Yanqing didn't dare to make decisions on his own, so he asked Li Yan for instructions.

Coincidentally, all of Li Yan's counselors were there.

Li Yan asked: "What do you think?"

Zhao Dingdao: "After we occupy the land of Yan, we are bound to be close to the Kingdom of Jin, so it is best not to make enemies with the Kingdom of Jin. 30 bolts of silk and 20 taels of silver are like a drop in the bucket compared to our Shuibo Liangshan. The Jurchens have counted for many years, and they are also excellent."

Chen Kuupong said: "That's right. After we occupy Yandi, our primary target is the empty Song State, so it's better to delay our troops against the Jin State."

Li Zhudao: "It is not wrong to use the strategy of delaying the army, but it must not pay the old coins. The Song State is so weak, and it is not ashamed. If we want to replace the Song State, we cannot be as weak as the Song State , it will be criticized."

Bao Kang said: "Jurchens are born poor, and poor people must have a greedy heart. This is an eternal truth, so we can't encourage their greedy heart. In that case, they will only want more and more."

Hu Yanqing said: "The Jurchens, the jackals, are weak to them, and they will be targeted by them, so they can't agree to the old coins they want, but can only agree to establish a discussion field to show the sincerity of our friendship with them in Shuipo Liangshan. .”

Lou Minzhong said: "The top priority is to seize the land of Yandi and Pingluanying three states, and then how to conquer Song Dynasty. For the Jurchens, we should still focus on stability. The so-called small intolerance will lead to chaos and big plans."

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In fact, Li Yan didn't want to fight against Jin Guo, at least not at the moment. After all, the Jin army is the number one... top two strong army in the world. In addition, Li Yan's main goal is the rich Song soil, not the The poor Northeast region, in other words, it is completely meaningless to start a war with the Kingdom of Jin.

However, Li Yan couldn't bear the old coin, even if he didn't care about such a small amount of money.

I won't say much about the reasons. In the eyes of Li Yan, a later generation, this is an undisputed shame.

Therefore, after listening to the suggestions of the counselors, Li Yan said to Hu Yanqing: "Go and tell the Jinshi, whether it is possible to open a discussion field, and I can charge less customs duties, but I will not give you the old coins. of."

Hu Yanqing then approached Wu Xie and Gao Qingyi and told Li Yan what he meant.

After Wu Xie and Gao Qingyi heard this, their complexions immediately became very ugly, and they thought, "It's too much for you to moor Liangshan. Not only do you not give New Year's coins, but you also collect taxes in the market, which is too bullying."

Hu Yanqing continued: "It's because the Khitan extorted the Sui coins from the Song State, which resulted in the Khitan being empty, and the Song State immediately sent troops to the north. The governor of my family did not want our two families to have such hidden dangers, so they did not agree to the Sui coins."

After hearing this, Wu Xie and Gao Qingyi thought to themselves: "This is threatening our Dajin Kingdom. He clearly means that if our Dajin Kingdom dares to ask for the old coins, when our Dajin Kingdom is empty in the future, they will send troops to attack us !"

Wu Xie and Gao Qingyi went back full of displeasure, and then told Wanyan Aguda and other high-level officials of the Jin Kingdom about Li Yan's attitude.

Wanyan Aguda and other high-level officials of the Kingdom of Jin were furious when they heard this!
They thought that Li Yan was belittling their Dajin Kingdom and had no sincerity in forming an alliance.

Some radicals even advocated attacking Li Yan to show Li Yan some color.

In the end, Wanyan Aguda tried his best to reject all opinions, saying: "Send an envoy to Song State to see what Song State has to say. If Song State is sincere, we will help Song State obtain Yanjing."

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(End of this chapter)