The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

The news that the Song army captured Youzhou was indeed true. On the second day after meeting with Queen Mother Yeli, Su Jin ordered the capture of Youzhou after Queen Mother Yeli failed to make a final response.

An undefended city didn't need any effort, and in just half an hour, the army had already occupied Youzhou, an important town in the south of Xia Kingdom, thus opening the southeast gate of Xia Kingdom.

In order to create more pressure on Xia Guo, Su Jin ordered the army to continue to march northward, approaching Longzhou and Xiazhou. There are a small number of troops stationed in these two states, but why should the [-] troops be crushed by Xiaoxiaomaru? Blocked, and soon Longzhou Xiazhou was under siege.

Su Jin was not in a hurry to order the capture of Longzhou and Xiazhou, he was waiting for news, and he wanted to give Queen Mother Yeli time to react.

After hearing the news, the Xia Kingdom court was in a panic. The Queen Mother Yeli got the news of Yuzhou's fall while she was still on her way back to Beijing. Only then did she understand what Su Jin said that day of "telling the consequences with practical actions" What do you mean, Su Jin is going to force himself to express his opinion, otherwise, the army of the Song Dynasty will march northward, and half of the country will soon fall. [

The Empress Dowager Yeli both hated and hated Su Jin. Su Jin wanted Xia to entangle Liao's troops who were about to retreat and fight to the death. The purpose was of course to weaken Liao's troops and save Song from trouble after the war, but it was also to destroy Xia. The military strength of the country; the result of a fight with the Liao people is bound to hurt both, and the biggest beneficiary is naturally the Song people. They will inevitably hate each other, and Su Jin can be said to be exhausted.

The Empress Dowager Yeli just didn't want to see such a result. From her standpoint, the best outcome she hoped was for Liao to retreat, and Song to retreat, and then she would reveal Song's duplicitous practices to the Liao people, so as to provoke Song and Liao. If there is no hostility between them, Great Xia can quickly recover its national power from the neglect of the two powers. Not only did this war not deplete Xia's national power, but on the contrary, it has benefited Xia greatly in terms of material and morale. best result.

However, the sky did not come true. In front of Su Jin, the Empress Dowager Yeli clearly felt that her IQ was not enough. She hoped that Su Jin would not see this, but Su Jin obviously knew it already. Su Jin captured Youzhou. The last warning, if she doesn't give a clear answer, Su Jin will attack northward without hesitation, and the two armies will capture Xingqing Mansion in a few days, and the destruction of Daxia is just around the corner.

It was obvious where to go now, and the Empress Dowager Yeli quickly turned around and drove to Longzhou to meet Su Jin. In the face of the community and dignity, dignity is worthless.

In the camp of the Song Army in the southwest of Longzhou, Su Jin greeted the Queen Mother Yeli by laying out the red carpet, playing music and setting off salutes. Although in the eyes of the Queen Mother Yeli, this was a kind of humiliation to a certain extent, she still had a smile on her face. Stepping into Su Jin's big tent with a smile and a decent manner, the charming image of the Empress Dowager Xia also caused quite a commotion among the Song army.

After stepping back to the left and right, Empress Dowager Yeli's bright and flowery face was immediately covered with a layer of icy frost and snow, and her smiling eyes became indifferent and sharp; His anger is not unexpected, as it would be the case for anyone else.

"What a Master Su Jinsu, and Ah Li's husband-in-law, amazing, really amazing." Queen Mother Yeli teased.

Su Jin got up and cupped his hands and said, "I'm extremely sorry, I can't help myself, the Queen Mother calms down."

"Hmph, how dare the Ai family get angry? Ai family is being played by you in the palm of your hand, what right do you have to be angry? The wrong side is that the Ai family believed you credulously, and actually believed your nonsense and transferred the army to the north. I thought that based on your friendship with our Yeli people, you would keep your promises and not go back on your promises, but you forgot the fact that you are from the Song Dynasty, and you also forgot the principle of family affection in the conflict of interests."

Su Jin sighed and said: "The queen mother seems to be filled with righteous indignation, but let me ask, what did I not do as we agreed? Your army went north to defend against the enemy, and my Song army pretended to attack for half a month. Have you ever seriously attacked you?" ? We supply you with weapons, food and armor, as long as you reach out, I will do it for you, have you ever made a mistake? Now you are obliterating all these, isn’t it a bit unfair?”

The Queen Mother Yeli said: "Now? You not only captured Youzhou, but also surrounded Longzhou and Xiazhou. Haven't all your previous tricks been exposed? After all, everything is for today, and there is nothing to quibble about." of."

Su Jin smiled, and said slowly: "The queen mother must think so, and I can't help it. In fact, I understand your thoughts. Your Xia country could not escape this disaster of annihilation, and I tried my best to persuade the court and you Do you think the alliance was just a whim? If Ah Li and Duan Yun were not Xia people, I would not care about Xia Guo's life and death."

Empress Dowager Yeli sneered.

Su Jin continued on his own: "For the Xia Kingdom, the end of the crisis of subjugation is already the best result. With this as the bottom line, you should also consider the feelings of other countries. Why did I, the Song Dynasty, fight with the Liao people for your Xia Kingdom? Why? I want you to support the Liao people to retreat, so that the three countries can check and balance each other in the future. If the Liao people are not severely injured this time, Song Dynasty will suffer fierce revenge. Then you will come to help me Da Song? You won't, don't say I despise you Xia Guo, you will never fight Liao people for my Da Song; you don't need to think about these things, but I can't leave hidden dangers for the future, so I want you Annihilate all the 20 troops of the Liao people who entered the Xia Dynasty. This will not only increase your deterrence and reduce danger, but also make the Liao people dare not act rashly for a long time, or they will not be able to recover their vitality; you can't see this One point, but your selfishness drove you to reject me, I can only force you to agree to me."

Empress Dowager Yeli shouted: "However, our Daxia's army will be completely lost if we defeat the Liao people. When will our Daxia become strong? Isn't it reduced to Daozu?"

Su Jin said lightly: "You think too much. In your lifetime, you will not see the situation where Xia Guo dominates the world, because I am in Song Dynasty. I advise you to give up your ridiculous ambition! Xia Guo can exist already. Your grace, live your queen mother’s life well! As for Xia’s safety, you can rest assured, as I said that day, Da Song will protect your Xia’s safety, as long as you ask for help, reinforcements will come, in short I will do my best to compensate you."

Empress Dowager Yeli burst into tears of anger, she felt humiliated, Su Jin saw through her heart, and her words were very direct, she came here today to promise the other party, what's the point of criticizing her now.

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager Yeli wiped away her tears with a silk handkerchief, raised her head and said, "The Ai family can agree to you, but you must agree to a few conditions."

Su Jin personally brought a cup of tea to Ye Lidulan, and said with a smile, "Please tell me, Queen Mother."

The Empress Dowager Yeli let out a sullen breath and said, "First, what you need is to immediately withdraw your troops from Longzhou Xiazhou and withdraw from Youzhou City. Otherwise, even if I agree, the courtiers will definitely object."

Su Jin smiled and said, "It's easy to handle, as it should be."

"Second, I need more material assistance. With my current military strength in Daxia, it would be a delusion to wipe out the remaining 17 Liao army. Aijia needs to arm more party men to fill the army. These weapons You have to pay for all the armor and food, and you have to make up for the loss of the production stoppage caused by the men's enlistment."

Su Jin tapped on the table and thought for a long time, seemingly hesitating, Empress Dowager Ye Li said: "If you don't agree, my defeat in Daxia will not benefit you at all."

Su Jin paused with his hands on the table and said, "Okay, I promise you, I will assist you with 200 sets of armor and weapons within two months, with 800 million guan in money and [-] million shi in food."

"No, not enough." The Empress Dowager Yeli said.

Su Jin said: "I can only give you so much, this is already my limit, if you don't agree, just let it go, don't think that I don't know that you still have armor and weapons in Xiaguo, I don't want anyone to wear my Great Song armor in the future , take the weapons of my Great Song, and eat the food of my Great Song to kill my Song people."

The Empress Dowager Yeli was very angry and cursed like a shrew, but Su Jin was unmoved, and the Empress Dowager Yeli finally had to agree.

"Third, the Ai family wants you to keep your promise. Didn't you say that you can personally command the battle? The Ai family wants you to personally command the battle with the Liao people. If you win, you will naturally do what you want. If you lose, it will be you, Su Jin. It's not that I don't work hard in Daxia."

Su Jin just said it casually that day, but she didn't expect that the Queen Mother Yeli would actually make such a request, and Su Jin scratched his head immediately.

"Why? Don't you dare? Master Su is full of big words, but he dare not go to confront the Liao people in person. The Ai family sees you as really pitiful. If you are really afraid, the Ai family will take back this one, and it will also save you Su Your Excellency is embarrassing." The Empress Dowager Yeli finally caught the opportunity, so she naturally satirized and sarcastically.

Su Jin said: "Don't provoke me, I agree, but I need to ask the imperial court for approval, otherwise it will not make sense. The queen mother must immediately send an order to the northern army to hold back the Liao people and prevent them from slipping away. I will seek the imperial court's approval as soon as possible. Hurry to the north, if the Liao army escapes, you will have to bear the consequences."

Empress Dowager Yeli got up from her Buddhist sleeves and said, "It's a deal, I'm leaving."

Su Jin got up and clasped his hands and shouted loudly: "Respectfully send off the Empress Dowager, play music, and set off a salute!"

Amidst the sound of ceremonial music and firecrackers, the Queen Mother Yeli's car drove out of the camp and headed north quickly. Su Jin immediately ordered to pull out the camp and retreat. Half a day later, the Song army besieging the city around Xiazhou in Longzhou retreated like a tide, which shocked the defenders of the two states No, I thought it was a nightmare.