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Chapter 909 Extreme Pressure
As Zhao Xu expected, he only waited for three days before intelligence from the Liao Kingdom began to be sent to his desk continuously.

More details, as well as the Liao ruler's subsequent reactions, were presented to Zhao Xu.

After reading it, Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes.

"My uncle wants to eat the plaintiff and then the defendant..." He was thinking about what Lin Xi reported. After Tianan Festival, Liao ruler Yelu Hongji summoned Lin Xi many times to discuss the situation with him.

In Lin Xi's report, Yelu Hongji privately hinted that "it is not impossible to negotiate if we want to spare the life of Goryeo Wang family in order to let Liao Kingdom live."

The key point is - what can the Song Dynasty give to the Liao Dynasty?
What kind of sincerity can Goryeo show?
Previously, Lin Xi's report mentioned that the Koreans had sent envoys to Liao many times and put forward various "peace proposals" to the Liao people.

Examining the text on Lin Xi's memorial, Zhao Xu looked at the amount of annual tribute that Goryeo proposed to the Liao people.

"The annual subsidy has increased from 50,000 taels of silver and 20,000 rolls of silk cloth to 80,000 taels of silver and 30,000 rolls of silk cloth..."

"The Koreans are so rich!"

Zhao Xu smacked his lips and began to feel indignant.

"You are so generous to the Liao people, but so stingy to me!"

"Is my Great Song Dynasty so worthless in your eyes?"

If there was money, he would give the Liao people 80,000 taels of silver and 30,000 pieces of silk cloth a year.

He was also willing to send the crown prince to the Liao Kingdom as a hostage, only asking the Liao people to withdraw their troops and draw the boundary along the actual control line.

But what is Goryeo’s attitude towards the Song Dynasty and me?
Zhao Xu thought about his interactions with the Goryeo people since he ascended the throne.

Then his whole face became gloomy!
"Fuck!" He couldn't help but curse in modern language.

"This Korean is treating me and the Song Dynasty as his bootlickers!"

He is still the kind of bootlicker who will pay for the hotel room and even buy breakfast for the goddess (Goryeo) and the scumbag (Liao)!

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu's face became even darker.

Because, it seems that this is the case.

From the beginning to now, how much convenience has the Song Dynasty provided to Goryeo?

Not to mention anything else, how many translated Buddhist scriptures did the monk Yi Tian take away from the Song Dynasty empty-handed?

How much aid did the Song Dynasty give to Goryeo after the Liao invasion?
Did Goryeo give any return to the Song Dynasty?
Even the promise made in the beginning, that Goryeo would lease Jeonra Island to the Song Dynasty and open the Goryeo ports for free entry and exit of Song Dynasty merchant ships, has not been confirmed yet.

All there was was the verbal promise from Monk Yi Tian and Li Ziyi.

Isn't this exactly the same as when those green tea PUAs were spare tires?

Zhao Xu became angrier and angrier, so he summoned an eunuch beside him and told him, "Go, tell the Imperial Academy scholar Xing Shu that I have ordered you to bring the monk Yi Tian from Goryeo and the Goryeo envoy Li Ziyi to me!"

Looking at the eunuch's receding back, Zhao Xu thought to himself: "Since Feng Jing left, I have lost a capable and trustworthy person by my side..."

"There are so many things to do, it's really troublesome!"

"It seems that it is time to appoint a new Emperor's Palace Waiter!"

Who should I choose?
It is very difficult to find an eunuch like Feng Jing who is absolutely trustworthy and easy to use.

For a while, Zhao Xu couldn't find a suitable one.

But we really need someone like this around us to coordinate internal and external affairs, and handle and process many things.

"How about...let Tong Guan try it?" Zhao Xu hesitated.

"Let him try it first!" Zhao Xu said in a low voice after a long time.

……

Half an hour later, Xing Shu brought the monk Yi Tian and Li Ziyi, who had been living in Kaibao Temple, to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu chose to meet the two men in the imperial garden behind the Funing Palace.

It is late September, already deep autumn, plus there is no sun today and it is a cloudy day, so the temperature in the Imperial Garden has dropped below ten degrees.

Even cooler than the temperature is the atmosphere in this imperial garden.

Yi Tian and Li Ziyi had just stepped into the imperial garden of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty when they noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Because the little emperor, who was always kind and polite to them in the past, stood in front of the flower bed in the garden with a gloomy face, looking at them viciously with a pair of cannibalistic eyes.

Although this emperor of the Central Plains still had a childish look on his face, his official age was only twelve years old this year. But it was precisely because of this that Yi Tian and Li Ziyi became even more frightened.

This is because adult monarchs generally have the skills to cultivate their qi.

No matter how angry I am, I will only keep it in my heart and judge the situation.

But the young monarch...

No matter how smart and sophisticated you are, you are still just a child.

Children are impulsive and will act on impulse!

What's more, around the little emperor stood a circle of warriors wearing gorgeous armor and holding bone flowers.

These are tall, strong, silent giants.

They were like iron towers, looking down from high above, and their eyes under the iron helmets flashed with unknown murderous intent.

Calling them both, I couldn't help but feel scared.

I was afraid that if something went wrong, I would be hammered to death by those warriors holding bone sticks right here in the palace!

The two men approached cautiously under the watchful eyes of the imperial guards led by Yan Yuan. When they were about ten steps in front of Zhao Xu, they knelt down with a plop.

"I, the poor monk Yi Tian..."

"Foreign ministers' courtesy..."

"May His Majesty the Emperor be blessed with good health!"

After the two men bowed their heads in worship, they waited a long time without receiving a response from the young Emperor of Song.

The two of them couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Until Xing Shu, who was standing in front of the two of them, stepped forward and bowed his head again: "I, the Hanlin scholar, respectfully wish His Majesty the Emperor good health!"

"Long live my life!" A cold voice came from the flower garden.

"Bachelor!"

"Chen is here!"

"Immediately expel that disloyal, unfilial, unkind, unjust, and shameless person from the country!"

The little emperor's cold voice immediately made Monk Yi Tian and Li Ziyi feel as if they were falling into an icy cave.

"Also, the scholar, please draft a letter to the Liao Lord for me!"

"Just say that the Song Dynasty will never interfere in Goryeo's affairs again!"

"From now on, the life and death of the Goryeo monarch and his subjects has nothing to do with the Song Dynasty!"

Yitian and Li Ziyi immediately panicked.

He kowtowed hurriedly: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

However, the little emperor seemed to be extremely angry and did not listen to them at all.

He directly issued another order: "Also, issue another decree to Dengzhou. From now on, all actions to transport armor to Goryeo will be stopped!"

"For those boats that have already departed, send people to catch up with them by speedboat immediately!"

Yitian and Li Ziyi had no idea what was going on?
As soon as I arrived, I heard a series of bad news.

As a result, my whole head was buzzing, my brain nerves short-circuited instantly, and I had no idea what to do.
But the heavy hammer continued to hit their brains one after another.

The beating made them dazed and confused, and also made them mentally confused.

Yitian wanted to open his mouth, but when he opened it, all the sounds were blocked in his throat.

Fortunately, Li Ziyi is still smart.

He immediately kowtowed and cried: "Your Majesty, I beg you to make it clear..."

"What crime did Gao Li commit?"

(End of this chapter)