Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 232 It’s not me that’s wrong, it’s the world

The negotiations went very quickly, because Liu Ling would not agree to accept most of the demands, and 80% of the benefits given by the Koreans would not actually fall into his hands, and it was even less likely that he would let a few Korean women and a few dowry gifts. He was so enthusiastic that he led his army northward out of the Great Wall again.

The war will indeed never stop, but Liu Ling will not be a loser rashly.

But the Korean people's demands can be used to coerce the Jin people. After all, the Korean people have already paid a very high price. If the Jin people want to ensure that they are not disturbed when they swallow up the Korean people, they may have to pay the same price.

In August, the envoys from the Xia Kingdom first set off to return home. In this era, envoys sent to other countries often had another responsibility, which was to spy on the reality of other countries during their missions. For example, Xu Kangzong once went to the Jin Kingdom as an envoy and wrote: The following "Records of the Itinerary of Xuanhe Yisi's Envoy to the Kingdom of Jin" clearly mentions that the Kingdom of Jin is building up its army and strengthening its troops.

At that time, it was almost two or three years ago when the Jin Kingdom had just destroyed the Liao Dynasty.

Neither the Jin envoy nor the Goryeo envoy left immediately. In addition, the Song envoy also did not leave. The Song envoy Xu Kangzong soon asked to see Liu Ling again to discuss some matters with him.

On a morning in early August, the sunshine was rarely warm. Liu Ling looked around in a side hall of Yanjing Palace and found that it was quite clean. After he sat down, the two old eunuchs quickly brought the official military report. Then one of them bowed and left, while the other stayed in place to help polish the ink and serve him.

Xu Kangzong arrived as promised. When the guards outside reported the news, Liu Ling put down his pen and gave a few instructions to the old eunuch.

"Foreign Minister Xu Kangzong pays homage to the Lord of the Han Dynasty."

"Please ask the envoy to read the useful ones directly." Liu Ling knocked on the table with his hand and said, "I still have a lot of documents to review."

After Xu Kangzong sat down, he took out a long and narrow wooden box from his arms. The contents must have been checked outside. Liu Ling saw him open the wooden box and take out a roll of yellow paper.

Hearing this, Liu Ling narrowed his eyes. The old eunuch next to him stood up and interrupted Xu Kangzong's words without any instructions, and said in a sharp voice: "How presumptuous!"

"Yan Yun is exhausted, and all his career has been ruined. I am afraid that the reception will not be good enough. If the envoy has any requests, you can just ask." Liu Ling said lightly.

"read."

"The Emperor of the Song Dynasty has an edict here!" Xu Kangzong stood up again, but Liu Ling opposite him still sat firmly, with a calm expression in his eyes.

Xu Kangzong was stunned for a moment, then he left his seat and knelt on the ground, and said nonchalantly: "The foreign minister was bold and added it without permission."

Xu Kangzong lowered his head and looked for a moment, then continued to read: "My brother is a hero of the world. The Song and Han Dynasties were close friends of the Qin and Jin Dynasties, and there was no separation between the two families. However, natural disasters occurred frequently in the Song Dynasty. Desperate people gathered in the mountains and forests, and thieves Running rampant on the road, the Han Dynasty previously recruited and accepted rebels. They are all exiled rebels of our country. They will not be accepted again from now on."

"I Shao Yingjun's destiny"

The old eunuch replied mercilessly: "The officials of the Song Dynasty are brothers of our Han Dynasty. They have defeated alliances several times. They are dishonest and unjust. They are not monarchs and ministers. The Song Dynasty cannot manage its own subjects. Why did it choose to target our Han Dynasty?" say?"

He walked in and bowed to Liu Ling, who nodded slightly and asked for a seat.

If you can't manage your people and come to me, what does it have to do with me?
Liu Ling opened his mouth and said: "Is it the officials of the Song Dynasty who are teaching the orphans to do things, or is it the envoy who added the words without permission?"

Liu Ling waved, and the old eunuch walked to Xu Kangzong, took the edict, and handed it to Liu Ling.

What catches the eye is Zhao Guan's standard thin gold hand. The writing is elegant yet tough, soft yet strong, and the handwriting is indeed excellent.

However, the content mentions Lianghe several times, and even uses more obscure words at the end to say that more coins can be given, but the requirement is that Liu Ling can no longer persuade people to defect to the Han in the Lianghe area. Many generals in the Han army were born in the Song Dynasty, and this cannot be concealed. Take Han Shizhong as an example. When he was in the Song Dynasty, he could only be a bullied junior high school student. After arriving at Yanyun, he repeatedly made military exploits and showed extremely high standards.

Most of these Han generals who were born in the Song Dynasty were also attracted by the Song Dynasty, but no one was stupid enough to return to the Song Dynasty to lead troops and serve as officials.

Liu Ling glanced at Xu Kangzong who was still kneeling on the ground, thinking about something in his mind, and asked casually: "Does your official family have any other instructions before you leave?"

"When His Royal Highness King Kang returned to China, he passed through Jizhou, Hebei. Later, Zhang Xiaochun, the two-river propaganda envoy, sent a message saying that King Kang was seriously ill and could not make the journey." At this point, Xu Kangzong seemed to have thought that he had said enough. He raised his head and looked at Liu Ling, He said: "I, the Song Dynasty, can offer another 400,000 yuan per year, and ask the King of Han to stop. If we really fight again, it will not be a good thing for the Song Dynasty or the Han Dynasty."

Xu Kangzong actually hasn't finished his first sentence yet.

It would be understandable if Zhang Xiaochun, the Lianghe Propaganda Envoy, was just helping King Kang explain to the court why he did not go back, but Zhang Xiaochun later requested in the attached note that another military expenditure should be allocated to the Hebei Forbidden Army.

This is holding a prince in his hands, and he is so bold that he starts threatening the court directly.

Not everyone in the Song Dynasty was a fool. The Zhao family, consciously or unconsciously reminded by some ministers, also realized that with the character Zhang Xiaochun had shown in the past few decades, it seemed unlikely that he would do such a threatening thing.

Unless there is someone behind him to support him.

King of Han.

Although the Han Dynasty has won more battles and lost less in the past few years, and its military edge has been sharpened, but on the map, the four kingdoms are parallel, and the current territory of the Han Kingdom is not comparable to that of the Xia Kingdom. "rare" embarrassing situation.

There is a lot of arable land and high potential, but the population will not recover in a short time.

In comparison, just looking at the map, the total territory of the Song Dynasty is dozens of times that of the Han Dynasty, and the domestic population is far times that of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Ling just smiled and said, "How many times has your Song Dynasty won in the past few years?"

You said you have big fists, so why don't you hit me?

Xu Kangzong was anxious and immediately shouted: "After all, our Song Dynasty was just neglected for a while. It was Tan Zhen, Tong Guan, and Liang Fangping who were the silverfish. Our officials in the Song Dynasty have now woken up, and our Song Dynasty court is still full of justice." !

If the King of Han thinks that some small tricks can shake the foundation of the Song Dynasty, and even tries it again and again, then the foreign ministers will feel that there is no need to have more coins and two families in the future! "

Liu Ling stood up slowly.

Xu Kangzong was stunned for a moment. When the man in black uniform stood up, his aura seemed to weigh on his heart, making him lower his head involuntarily.

"The so-called good relationship between two families, and the little foreign currency, listen, it was me who led the army outside Bianjing City, and the official family of the Song Dynasty sent five edicts out of the city a day, and sent his three daughters to my account , and made all kinds of promises, desperately begging the king to withdraw his troops! "

Liu Ling smiled, looked at the old eunuch beside him, and said, "Young chambermaid, did you hear that? Envoy Xu said that you are a silverfish."

Tong Guan looked down at Xu Kangzong who suddenly raised his head and looked over. Their eyes collided in the air. Xu Kangzong's eyes were filled with disbelief, while Tong Guan calmly replied: "In return, Master, Song Dynasty It’s always been like this, someone always has to take the blame.”

(End of this chapter)