Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 155 Negotiations between Song and Jin Dynasties
Emperor Huizong specially prepared a grand dinner for Taichang Shaoqing Li Gang and Shizhong Yingguanghou to celebrate their glorious return after leading the three armies.

In addition, ten thousand taels of gold were allocated from the treasury and rewarded to the two of them in the name of their great achievements in the defense of Bianliang.

The two of them readily accepted.

Earl Ying knew very well that after the peace talks were completed, Emperor Huizong would probably give him and Li Gang promotions.

Earl Ying was naturally very excited about such a generous reward.

But Li Gang disagreed.

In this extremely dangerous battle to defend Bianliang, Li Gang tried his best at all times, keeping his head in his belt.

But it's not for anything else, it's purely to repay the Zhao royal family for their cultivation.

At the dinner, cups were exchanged, and the civil and military officials in the court were flattering and flattering Li Gang and Earl Ying.

There is no need to mention all these things.

By the way, the grand dinner ended at dawn the next day, and Earl Ying returned home with his family.

Earl Ying was already very tired, his body was extremely weak, he fell down beside the bed with Pan Jinlian, Pang Chunmei, and Li Ping'er, and fell asleep with his head depressed.

I don’t know how long I slept for.

However, while he was sleeping, the Song Dynasty Hall had already begun preparations for the first formal negotiation with the Jin Kingdom on the Xinghua Ancient Road, two hundred miles away from Bianliang City.

Because at this moment, the Song Dynasty Hall still does not know what kind of conditions the Jin Kingdom will offer, so that the peace talks can be successfully completed.

Emperor Huizong, Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and others also had no idea.

Emperor Huizong just told Cai Jing: "My dear, our Song Dynasty suffered numerous casualties in the defense battle of Bianliang. The matter of negotiating peace with the Jin Kingdom will only be done based on the material resources of our Song Dynasty."

"It doesn't matter whether there is more or less. If this negotiation succeeds, the thousands of undead souls in our Song Dynasty will finally be able to rest in peace."

Cai Jing has repeatedly tried to figure out the holy will for many years, and he really understands the inner thoughts of Emperor Huizong.

In a nutshell, to put it bluntly, it is nothing more than doing everything possible to please the Kingdom of Jin, no matter how much money is spent.

But in this way, it goes against the previously established distinction between monarch and ministers in terms of priorities.

It is naturally imperative to please the Kingdom of Jin, and it seems to be as important as Mount Tai at the moment.

But after this battle, the Song Dynasty had been completely damaged, and it was simply impossible to recover as before in a short period of time.

The mountains and rivers of the Song Dynasty, up and down, required large sums of money everywhere, so they piled up, shortening the time to recover.

If the conditions offered by Jin Guo are too excessive, then things will not be easy to handle.

Cai Jing knew very well in his heart that it was General Zhong Shidao and others who made their reputations in battle, but if it was at the negotiating table, it would be him who showed his face.

Cai Jing played a decisive role in whether the peace talks between Song and Jin could be played out beautifully.

He was thinking in his heart that he must not let go of the chain, and he must not let down the trust entrusted by the Holy One.

So, on the 17th day of the month, the Great Song Dynasty Chaotang sent a negotiation team headed by Cai Jing.

Starting from the inner city of Bianliang, we rushed all the way and arrived at the Xinghua Ancient Road, which is located [-] miles outside Bianliang City, as quickly as possible.

Representatives of Song and Jin met at the negotiating table, with smiles on each other's faces.

Although the Jin people had always looked down on the Song people, this time they fought off two consecutive Bianliang defense battles, and finally the Jin took the initiative to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty.

In this case, the due etiquette must still be fulfilled.

Looking back on the past, since the Song and Jin Dynasties joined forces to destroy the Liao Dynasty, the Song people had a little bit of dignity in front of the Jin people for the first time.

Inside the tent, elite soldiers from the two countries stood facing each other with solemn expressions.

Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and others all sat down, facing the Jin negotiators sitting opposite them, and repeatedly flattered them and said their best words.The conditions for peace proposed by the Jin State to the Song Dynasty were: 500 million taels of gold, 5000 million taels of silver, and [-] cattle and horses each.

The three towns of Taiyuan, Hejian and Zhongshan were ceded.

In addition, the Kingdom of Jin will also send a prime minister and a prince from the Song Dynasty to the Jin camp as hostages.

Cai Jing and Gao Qiu were dumbfounded and looked at each other in blank dismay.

Zhu Meng, one of the six thieves, was panicked and said quickly: "Dajin is a kingdom in the north, so it traveled thousands of miles south to meet us in the Song Dynasty."

"The war has lasted for so many days, and both armies have suffered great losses. If Daikin uses such unacceptable conditions as the prerequisite for the success of the peace talks, in all fairness, it is a bit too much."

As soon as these words came out, the Jin State negotiating delegation sitting opposite was immediately unhappy.

The leader said arrogantly: "According to your words, do you, the Song Dynasty, not accept these terms?"

Like this, decisive and overwhelming.

Cai Jing wanted to agree to the conditions proposed by Jin Guo on the spot, but after thinking about it, he did not dare to make a decision directly on the spot.

Cai Jing thought for a while and then said: "This...that...that's it! We still need to return to the court and report it to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty before we can make a decision."

Just as Gao Qiu was about to speak, Cai Jing kicked him hard under the table.

Gao Qiu turned to look at Cai Jing and saw Cai Jing looking outside the tent again and again, so he kept his mouth shut.

The leader of the Jin State negotiating delegation looked up to the sky and laughed for a long time, and said: "You, the Song Dynasty, have always regarded yourself as a great country in the Central Plains for hundreds of years."

"With such a trivial gadget, is it possible that it still stumps you, Song Dynasty?"

"Hehe! I'm afraid your emperor of the Song Dynasty is far from wearing a patched dragon robe, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the tent laughed loudly.

They looked at the negotiators sent by Emperor Huizong as if they were watching a joke.

Cai Jing swallowed his anger and said cowardly: "I...I still need to make a pilgrimage to me and make a pilgrimage to see you here again at this time tomorrow!"

As he spoke, he led everyone out of the military tent quickly.

The golden man's laughter and sarcasm were left in the air, filling the air.

This time the peace talks made Cai Jing angry.

After walking out of the golden tent, he refused to get on his horse all the way, and kept cursing: "Damn it, the Kingdom of Jin is really bullying people too much, what do they think is wrong!"

"After two wars, our Song Dynasty suffered countless casualties, and countless undead souls were given away in vain. Now that they have negotiated peace with our Song Dynasty, the result is so inhumane. It is really disgusting and hateful!"

Gao Qiu lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "This matter is certainly hateful, but the decision-making power on this matter is still in the hands of His Majesty."

When Gao Qiu said this, Cai Jing said nothing more.

Too humiliating, too irritating.

Whether you agree or not to agree to the conditions proposed by Jin Guo now depends on the Holy Spirit’s decision.

The news soon spread to the court.

Emperor Huizong listened word by word to the ministers describing the conditions proposed by the Jin negotiating delegation at the negotiating table.

Emperor Huizong pondered for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "I agree."

As soon as these words came out, the Song-Jin negotiation was a success and it was certain.

(End of this chapter)