Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 231: If you mess with me, you are a soft persimmon.

At the beginning of July, the clouds finally began to warm up, and the weather was no longer so uncomfortable. There was a peach grove outside Yunzhou City. Many officials and civilians in the city would go out of the city to walk in the peach grove and enjoy it in their free time. Rare peace.

Envoys from the Three Kingdoms of Song, Jin and Xia arrived in Yunzhou City one after another. In addition, envoys from Goryeo also asked to see them again, this time with a much more respectful attitude.

The area of ​​Yanyun has been in chaos in the past four years. The king's flag has changed on the city wall. In the eyes of outsiders, it is not simply "the history of Liu Ling's family". Yanyun belonged to the Liao Kingdom at first, and then nominally belonged to the Song Dynasty. Then Guo Yaoshi was independent for a while, and then the Jin people sent another army to swallow up half of the Yan land and confront Guo Yaoshi.

Finally, Liu Ling slowly accumulated troops to fight in the north and south.

Of course, in the eyes of Koreans, the last one is undoubtedly the most shameless and despicable one.

Liu Ling was wearing a black dragon-patterned robe and was sitting in the palace. In front of him, the envoys from the Three Kingdoms came forward one after another and bowed in accordance with the etiquette of foreign ministers. All the gifts had been read out loud in advance by the palace officials.

The person holding the gift list and reading it out was a female official. She looked quite young, had a very pretty appearance, and had a capable temperament in her movements.

There are not many eunuchs in Yanjing City, especially after several military disasters in the past, there are only a few dozen "father-in-laws" who can still stay in Yanjing. They are now responsible for guarding and cleaning everywhere in Yanjing Palace. Besides, there are no new eunuchs.

As for whether there were eunuchs in the back garden of the palace built by the Song Dynasty people for the three emperors and concubines, Liu Ling didn't care much. If the Song people were willing to send more eunuchs to serve them, he had nothing to do.

At this moment, the young female official read out the gift list and said loudly to the outside:

The Crown Prince of Xia, Li Renxiao, had ascended the throne not long ago, but he was too young. The Queen Mother Yelu was still in charge. However, the letter of credence sent was written in Li Renxiao's tone. The first sentence was "My sons and ministers pay homage to my father, the king." .”

One of the latter is a "country of brothers" and the other is a financial sponsor, so they can only give it a little face.

"The envoy from Korea is here to see you!"

The former gritted his teeth and remembered the fate of his last colleague. He kept comforting himself in his heart that he had sacrificed his life for the country and saluted Liu Ling directly. The envoys of the two countries are still standing, paying homage to foreign ministers.

"Where are the troops sent?" Liu Ling asked lazily.

After listening to the words of the Goryeo envoy, the Song envoy and the Xia envoy both turned their eyes and looked at the Jin envoy next to them, with playful expressions in their eyes.

Liu Ling had previously issued an order to accept the older, stronger, and heirless middle-aged women from Yanjing City into the palace. As the nuns in charge, they, along with the eunuchs, were required to be literate and familiar with the rules of the palace. system, the former exists as a specialized female official in the palace.

Liu Ling waved his hand, and the female officer whispered a few instructions. Immediately, a palace maid moved an embroidered mound for the envoys of Song, Jin, and Xia to sit on. Only the envoy of Korea was still kneeling.

"The Kingdom of Jin ruined its alliance due to its lack of principles and attacked our country with troops. Although our troops in Korea were well equipped, we failed to pay attention and neglected to take precautions. There were rebels in the country who blindly attached themselves to the Jin."

As soon as these words came out, the envoys from the Three Kingdoms who were already seated next to him immediately looked at him sideways.

The Korean envoy walked into the palace with small steps. Before he could say anything, the old eunuch following him reminded him sharply: "Bye."

After the Korean envoy finally finished bowing and saluting, he looked up at Liu Ling and said solemnly: "The emperor of our country is willing to use good horse beads to invite the leader of the Han Dynasty to send troops."

In the past two months, the Korean people have been beaten to death by the Jin people.

Previously, Liu Ling led his troops out of the Great Wall to capture Bei'an Prefecture, and Han and Jin faced off. The Koreans thought they could benefit from it. At that time, they didn't know much about the new political power of Han, and they just thought it was another inconspicuous army. The remaining party of the Liao Kingdom.

But this does not prevent them from wanting to fish in troubled waters. There are many smart people in the world, but there are even more people who think they are smart. Everyone has heard the story of the snipe and the clam fighting against the fisherman, but unfortunately, without any brains, they really can't find the right one. entry point. It’s not like the Koreans didn’t find a suitable entry point. They never regarded the newly born Han Kingdom as an ally from the beginning. They were only prepared to let it attract the attention of the Jin people so that they could take the opportunity to annex the weakly defended eastern states of the Jin Kingdom.

After knowing that Goryeo intended to send troops, Liu Ling directly ordered the withdrawal of troops. He only responded to the civilians of Yanyun who were released by the Jin Kingdom and retreated to Yandi. He had no intention of raising troops to respond to the Goryeo people.

After that, he directly negotiated peace with the Jin people, which gave the Jin people a great reassurance. The latter had originally devoted all its strength to a decisive battle with the Han army. Now that the Han army has withdrawn, it means that the Jin people have gathered all their strength. The Korean's face was hit with a backhand punch.

To be honest, Goryeo is not rich, and its population is average, but it is a country high and low, and it still has some domestic savings.

The Jurchens, who were generous and tragic and prepared to die for their country before the country collapsed, found themselves punching into a soft persimmon.

There was a pop, the pulp was pulpy, and the juice splashed.

The troops sent by Goryeo to attack Xuanzhou, an important town in the southeast of the Jin Kingdom, were met by the Jin army led by Wanyan Gao. In the first battle, the entire Goryeo army was wiped out. Then the troops were divided into three groups and went south. The Jin people attacked and robbed the city almost regardless of the cost. They did not consider how to rule Goryeo after the war.

When the Goryeo envoy arrived, the Jin army was only about 500 miles away from the Goryeo capital, Kaijing.
Before he finished speaking, Yang Tianji, the Jin envoy next to him, stood up, bowed to Liu Ling and saluted, and then said: "We, the Jin Kingdom, are willing to be friends with the Han Dynasty from generation to generation. Goryeo is just a barbarian on the sea, and it is not worthy of justice. We will treat our army After capturing Kaijing, our country will escort the leader of Goryeo to Yanjing to congratulate the great Han Dynasty!"

One of the two families begged Liu Ling to send troops, the other hinted and hoped that Liu Ling would not get involved.

Liu Ling was silent for a moment and said calmly: "I have sworn an alliance with Daijin several times, but your country has failed several times. The hatred between Shanhaiguan and the grassland has not been resolved, but your envoy bluntly said that I am not allowed to leave. Is this teaching me how to do things?" "

"Foreign ministers don't dare."

Hearing Liu Ling's words, the Goryeo envoy showed a hint of joy on his face, and hurriedly said: "Before coming, our country's Duke Zheng has already said that he is willing to make the ruler of the country imitate the Xia Kingdom. From now on, Goryeo and the Han Dynasty will have good relations for generations, and he is willing to lose Baoma pearl coins. The daughter of the Goryeo clan serves the king."

This probably means that Goryeo can learn from the Xia Kingdom and become a "country of fathers and sons" with the Han Dynasty.

The Korean envoy was also willing to go all out. Despite being a bit shy and ashamed at the beginning, as he spoke more and more conditions, he became more and more liberal. Any land can be used as a dowry for Tang Muyi, the daughter of the clan." This kind of words can also be said.

Deliver goods, deliver women, deliver land.

As long as the Han army makes some noise on the Great Wall, the Jin people will have to withdraw most of the troops that invaded Goryeo to defend Songting Pass and Zhongjing.

Liu Ling sighed and looked at the Jin envoy Yang Tianji, a little embarrassed: "Goryeo is naive and ignorant. A little punishment is enough. What does envoy Yang think?"

His attitude changed so quickly that the envoys from all the countries present were stunned. Immediately, the envoys from Song and Xia all smiled in unison, and suddenly said one after another:

"Foreign Minister Xu Kangzong believes that relations between countries should not resort to swords and weapons. If this is possible, why can't the Jin Kingdom sit down and talk properly?"

"I second the proposal on behalf of Daxia."

Both countries have suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Jin, and they don't mind spitting on the Jin again at this time.

Yang Tianji: "."

What does this have to do with you?

(End of this chapter)