Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 109 Come and tell me...

Su Wu stood up. Everyone was laughing. Su Wu also laughed...

Su Wu also knew that for a long time, it would not be him, Su Wu, who had the final say in the Song Dynasty. He also knew that for a long time, it would not be Wanyan Wushu who had the final say in the Jin Dynasty.

This would be a tragedy.

But right now, the atmosphere is just right, and it seems like everything is good.

The isolated and helpless Jin people received great help, and the "enterprising" Song people found good partners.

Su Wu walked out of the fire pit, walked to Wanyan Wushu, knelt down, and said directly: "Brother, this bow is not difficult..."

Li Liangsi was stunned, not knowing what it meant, and naturally did not translate it.

Wanyan Wushu just thought that Su Wu was speaking the words of the Song people's oath of brotherhood, so he continued to talk nonsense. He had his own beliefs.

Both of them kowtowed.

The whole room was filled with joy, everyone was laughing, and the skin bag came again.

Su Wu just turned his head and he and Wanyan Wushu, each holding a leather bag, drank continuously.

Wanyan Wushu said: "This time, we will work together, the Jurchens and the Song will definitely defeat the Liao people. We will definitely defeat the Liao people."

Needless to say, the translator came and went, and Su Wu nodded and smiled: "The Liao people will perish!"

The Liao Dynasty would perish, but it would not necessarily be at the hands of the Jurchens or the Song people. It would perish due to its own corruption and even more so due to its various internal strife.

The Jurchens were the mourners. The Song Dynasty only caused a little trouble in this war.

Su Wu also knew that Liao would not truly perish, as there would still be a vast Western Liao in Central Asia thousands of miles away that could rise again.

These are all things for later.

Drinking, eating meat, chatting and laughing.

Around the fire pit, everyone spoke with righteous indignation about how the Liao people bullied the Jurchens. There was even an old man who shed tears while speaking. The tears and blood he shed were too numerous to mention.

Su Wu was actually very sympathetic, and he also knew that the Wanyan Jurchens' uprising was a desperate and helpless resistance, which was just and legitimate.

Su Wu also said that it was talking about the war between the Liao people and the Song people a hundred years ago, and the grievances and entanglements between the Liao people and the Song.

Let’s also talk about what the Song Dynasty is like today, how many soldiers and horses it has, how many people it has, and how much land it has.

Wanyan Xie also came to ask: "What do you Song people want to gain from this war?"

This brings us to the point. This is a secret, hidden only in Li Liangsi's mind, and it is also Tong Guan's expectation for this war.

The first thing Li Liangsi talked about was naturally the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, where there were millions of Han people who also wanted to return to their homeland in the Central Plains. He said a lot of things like this.

Wanyan Xie also nodded: "How difficult is this? You attack the Liao people's Nanjing and Xijing, and we attack the Liao people's Zhongjing and Shangjing. In this way, we can attack from both north and south and destroy the Liao people in one fell swoop."

Li Liangsi translated this for Su Wu and laughed himself. This was exactly what he had thought. He did not expect the conversation to go so smoothly.

If the talks with Wanyan Xieye went smoothly, it would not be difficult to talk with Wanyan Aguda...

Su Wu nodded and smiled, but he had to be able to win...

Historically, the Song people made a big mistake in this matter and were severely beaten by the remnants of the Liao people.

In the end, because of the alliance, Tong Guan tried his best to use money to exchange the land of Yanyun from the Jin people, and was therefore awarded the title of Prince.

However, the remaining land, population, craftsmen, money and other items in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were plundered by the Jin people.

It also made the Jin people realize that the Song people were just paper-made and had no fighting power at all...

In this way, as soon as Wanyan Aguda died, everything changed and everything began.

Speaking of which, Wanyan Aguda was a man who actually always kept his promise. In the end, even though the Song people were useless, he still gave the land of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Song people.

I thought too much and drank a lot of wine.

Everyone went to sleep, and early the next morning they set out north to Huanglongfu. As they walked, they heard that Wanyan Aguda was not in Huanglongfu, but in Liaoyangfu, waiting to gather troops there.

So he went straight to Liaoyang Prefecture, but actually he was heading southwest. It was not known whether Wanyan Xie had deliberately concealed the truth or Wanyan Aguda was really changing places.

Of course, these are not important. The most important thing is to meet Wanyan Aguda.

Not far, about five days’ journey.

Along the way, Wanyan Xieye's team was getting bigger and bigger, with another team joining them from time to time.

By the time they arrived at Liaoyang Prefecture, the team had already grown to three to four thousand people, including three to four hundred elite soldiers in armor.

Liaoyang Prefecture was originally the capital of the Liao Kingdom. The Bohai people had rebelled before and occupied this place and proclaimed themselves emperors here. Now it has fallen into the hands of the Jurchens.

The Song people were not very well-informed about the news, which led to Su Wu and Li Liangsi taking many detours along the way. However, they were on a safe path, so it couldn't be said that they were wrong.

The Liao Dynasty's Dongjing City has now become the Jurchens' frontline base.

However, this city is not big, and does not seem very prosperous. Compared with the cities of the Song Dynasty, it is nothing at all, and even feels a little worse than Dongping Prefecture.

Along the way, there were people tied up everywhere. The Jurchens were plundering people everywhere. They were really short of people. The area outside the Great Wall was vast but sparsely populated.

There were not many shops doing business in the city, and the whole place looked deserted. People coming and going on the streets were all Jurchens, as if the city was a large military camp with many places storing various supplies.

The government office was Wanyan Aguda's temporary palace, and there was nothing luxurious about it.

Wanyan Xieye and Wanyan Wushu brought Su Wu and Li Liangsi to the audience.

Wanyan Aguda's face was full of wrinkles, his hair and beard were all white, and he even looked a little thin, perhaps because of his old age. However, his eyes were particularly bright. Just by looking at his eyes, one could feel that this man was energetic and intelligent.

He was not wearing any expensive or gorgeous clothes, nor did he wear any imperial crown on his head. He just sat there, not very high, and only heard Wanyan Xie talking in his ear.

He also looked at Su Wu and Li Liangsi who were not far away.

Su Wu had already covered his chest and saluted, then stood by and waited.

Wanyan Aguda finally spoke, pointed at Su Wu and asked, "Are you the envoy of Song?"

Wanyan Aguda had a special translator here, who could translate between Chinese, Khitan and Jurchen, so there was no need for Wanyan Xieye and Li Liangsi to translate. As soon as Su Wu understood, he pointed at Li Liangsi and said, "He is the envoy of Song."

Wanyan Aguda was still a little surprised. He had just been looking at Su Wu and had not paid much attention to Li Liangsi. Now he looked at Li Liangsi and took a few glances...

Then he looked at Su Wu and said, "Come and tell me..."

Su Wu looked at Li Liangsi, who was nodding repeatedly, so Su Wu took a few steps forward.

Then Yan A'gu opened his mouth and said, "Your name is Su Wu?"

"That's right, this is the foreign minister Su Wu." Su Wu covered his chest and saluted again to express his respect.

"Su Wu...how many troops can you Song people mobilize?" Wanyan Aguda asked.

Two hundred thousand. Su Wu knew this number. Li Liangsi said it. This was what Tong Guan said. An army of two hundred thousand.

But Su Wu answered directly: "Elite soldiers and horses, 100,000, auxiliary soldiers and civilians, 100,000."

Su Wu should have boasted about it, but he felt that there was no need. One hundred thousand people was not a small number, it was a lot.

"One hundred thousand..." Wanyan Aguda thought for a moment and asked, "You want the lands of Xijing and Nanjing?"

"Yes, use Yanshan to divide the north and the south. The Jurchens get the north of Yanshan, and the Song gets the south of Yanshan, plus Datong, the Western Capital." Su Wu said seriously and took it seriously.

In fact, he had a little expectation in his heart, hoping that he could really be a variable and bring something different to this maritime alliance.

"What about the grassland?" Wanyan Aguda asked again.

"The grassland is not included in this list. However, the Xixia and Dangxiang people may have the idea of ​​grassland." Su Wu replied.

"Dangxiang?" Wanyan Aguda nodded. Even now, he began to send people to contact Dangxiang.

Then Wanyan Aguda came to ask: "You Song people fought against the Liao people a hundred years ago, and it seems that the battle was not very smooth..."

This question is not easy to answer, but Su Wu said immediately: "Yes, the battle was not going well. The Khitans at that time were not as powerful as they are now. They were just like the Jurchens who had just emerged from the mountains and were powerful for a while. Even so, the truce in the past was also because a general of my Song army shot and killed the Liao commander Xiao Talin outside the city of Chanzhou. As a result, the Liao people retreated. Over the years, we Song people have been waiting for the Liao people to slowly decay, waiting for an opportunity to give them a fatal blow..."

Su Wu spoke neither arrogantly nor humbly, presenting facts and reasoning without over-boasting or belittling himself.

Wanyan Aguda listened and nodded slowly. He said something to the people around him and signaled the interpreter not to translate.

Wanyan Xie was also talking, and Wanyan Wushu was also talking. As they talked, they looked at Su Wu from time to time.

After a while, Wanyan Aguda looked at Su Wu again and said, "They said you are a warrior of the Song people, very good at fighting and full of courage. They said you Song people are trustworthy..."

Su Wu smiled and covered his chest, greeting everyone around him. Li Liangsi also seemed very happy and just looked at Su Wu.

There are also words from Su Wu: "I have also seen you Jurchens. You are trustworthy and most of you are warriors. With only 3,000 people, you were able to defeat the Liao people step by step. This is truly admirable."

Wanyan Aguda finally had a smile on his face.
"Okay! I will have someone draft the treaty, and you and I will sign it. It's settled. I just hope you can march north as soon as possible." Wanyan Aguda said.

Li Liangsi was already excited, but Su Wu was not too excited. He just smiled and bowed: "The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is looking forward to the conclusion of the alliance. His Majesty will surely be happy when I return this time."

"On my behalf, convey my greetings to the Emperor of your Great Song Dynasty. May all be well with him." Wanyan Aguda said seriously.

"I will definitely bring it to you! His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song, and also send my regards to the Emperor of the Great Jin, saying that all is well." Su Wu said this seriously, as this is very important.

This is not just a simple greeting, but a political statement by both sides.

It was mainly a political statement by the Song Dynasty, which acknowledged that there was still a Jin emperor in the world.

As expected, Wanyan Aguda's face was much more cheerful. For the Jin people, this alliance, at this moment, only had benefits and no disadvantages. It also gained political recognition and had formal diplomatic relations.

Then Wanyan Aguda asked, "What reward do you want?" Reward? What reward can the Jurchens give now? Money? Food?
Of course they do have some. They have a lot of tiger skins, bear skins, and sable skins. They also have a lot of pearl ginseng. Apart from that, they have nothing else.

There is also a life that is willing to fight to the death.

Su Wu spoke up: "I brought a lot of food and cloth, and also some iron, not much, I am willing to exchange some with Your Majesty, and even in the future, I can send more food and iron!"

Wanyan Aguda opened his eyes wide when he heard this: "What do you want to change?"

"Horse!" Su Wu said bluntly.

What's more, Su Wu knew at this moment that he actually didn't have much time left for trade.

At this moment, the Wanyan Jurchens were still living a hard life and were short of food and iron.

As soon as they captured the Liao capital Shangjing in one fell swoop, the Jurchens began to become well-off. After they captured the Liao capital Zhongjing, the Jurchens became completely rich, not in terms of money, but in terms of supplies.

Money doesn't really mean much at this moment.

By that time, the Jurchens were already small in number, and they had abundant food and fodder, and sufficient ironware. However, what they lacked was actually one thing: population, and what they lacked even more was craftsmen.

By that time, the food and ironware brought by Su Wu were not very valuable, and the Jurchens did not need them that much.

Therefore, this trade has to be done quickly, and the deadline may only be about a year.

When Wanyan Aguda heard that Su Wu wanted a horse, he frowned slightly and said, "We don't have many horses either."

Su Wu thought this was false because the Jurchens had horses for fishing and hunting. Although they were forest horses, there was not much difference between them and the horses on the Mongolian grasslands.

What's more, the Jurchens were now winning one victory after another, including many great victories, many of which were victories in field battles, and they had not gained much money or food.

But there must have been a lot of trophies such as armor, weapons and horses. The Liao people had a lot of horses, and they all fell into the hands of the Jurchens.

There were not many Jurchens and not many troops either, so how could they not have horses?
This is probably the wisdom of Wanyan Aguda, he was asking for a price.

Su Wu nodded: "The food and cloth transported this time, as well as the food and ironware transported in the future, are mostly to help the Jurchens fight against the Liao people. The price is negotiable. I just hope that the Jurchens will win. In exchange for horses, we also want to fight the Liao people in the future. The Liao people have many horses, and we Song people have fewer horses. In this way, the Song and the Jurchens will share what they have and work together to fight the Liao people..."

Wanyan Aguda listened carefully, looked around several times, and then started another discussion.

As soon as the discussion was over, Wanyan Aguda came and asked, "How many horses do you want?"

Su Wu's heart tightened when he heard this, because he had no idea, and the Song people knew too little about the situation of the Jurchens.

Then we need to have a very safe excuse. After Su Wu thought about it, he said, "First... First we need five thousand horses, and then we can discuss it later."

When the number of 5,000 horses was announced, Wanyan Aguda's face became a little solemn, and his attendants began to discuss...

Su Wu was a little nervous. This number might be too much, but he just asked for it. If he was really given 5,000 horses and he really took them back, it would be a big trouble and it would be difficult to raise them.

Of course, Su Wu couldn't bring back so many horses at once.

"Three thousand horses. I can only give you three thousand horses. We'll talk about the future later. How much food and iron can you bring to me?" Wanyan Aguda asked.

Su Wu knew that this founding emperor of the Great Jin Jurchens should not be underestimated and was extremely wise.

I think Wanyan Aguda also had some plans in his mind, but it is hard to guess what he was planning.

Su Wu could only calculate carefully in his mind and slowly said: "If you want more food, 500,000 catties of food and 200,000 catties of iron."

Su Wu thought that 500,000 jin of food was not a lot. If the Jurchens numbered 30,000 at this time, each person would only have a dozen jin, which would only be enough for about ten days. However, it could also give the Jurchens great confidence in the war.

Sometimes, in a big war, this ten days of confidence is very important.

For Su Wu, 500,000 jin of grain, about 5,000 dan, only cost a few thousand strings of money, not including the shipping fee, which was not much more.

Two hundred thousand jin of iron is not a lot, only about ten thousand guan.

Su Wu went on to say: "If you want cloth, I can give you the cloth I brought with me at a low price, and exchange it for a thousand horses."

This time, Su Wu transported grain and cloth. The 500,000 kilograms of grain could actually be delivered directly, but the iron had to be transported later.

But cloth seemed to be a wrong choice. The Jurchens did not particularly need it at the moment. This was a civilian supply, not an essential military supply. In other words, there was not much demand for it in the military.

If the Jurchens don't want it, it has to be shipped back.

Sure enough, Wanyan Aguda waved his hand and said, "If you don't want to exchange the cloth for the horse, I can give you money."

Wanyan Aguda was rich. After robbing Liaoyang Prefecture, he had a lot of money, copper coins, but at this moment, they were of no use to him because he had no place to spend them.

Su Wu nodded: "Alright, then let's exchange it for money. I have a lot of cloth, so I will exchange it for 300,000 strings of cash, just as a gift to you."

"Deal, when will the goods be delivered?" Wanyan Aguda was also anxious, he needed it urgently.

But once the Liao Kingdom's Shangjing was destroyed, he would not be in such urgent need.

"The grain can be delivered directly, and the cloth can also be delivered directly. Send someone to follow me to Laiyuan City to get it. The iron will be delivered in two months."

As Su Wu spoke, he had already made up his mind that this trip would be a win-win and a huge profit.

I was just a little disappointed. Three thousand horses were still not enough. Wanyan Aguda was obviously wise when it came to interests and not easy to deal with.

Seeing Wanyan Aguda talking to his left and right again, he said, "Wuzhu, go with you. Laiyuan is already under the rule of our Great Jin. When you come again in the future, just go to Laiyuan City to look for people."

Hearing this, Su Wu was not surprised, but just laughed a little. It turned out that the entire Liaodong was already under the influence of the Jurchens.

When you get ashore, there is no need to be so careful and walk through the mountains and forests. You can just go directly to Laiyuan City and solve the problem.

But it doesn't matter. Everyone has their own opportunities. If I hadn't crossed the mountains and rivers this time, I wouldn't have met Wanyan Wushu and others.

"Okay, that's settled." Su Wu nodded, happy that everything became simple.

But Wanyan Aguda suddenly asked: "This time, we are gathering troops to fight the Liao people in Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture. Do you want to go with me to see the Jurchen warriors fight?"

How could Su Wu have the time? He looked at Li Liangsi, who seemed eager to try. He seemed to want to see the battle between the Jurchens and the Liao people.

Perhaps they also wanted to see where the Jurchens' strengths lay.

Unfortunately, Su Wu said, "The alliance has been concluded. I must return and report to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty as soon as possible so that he can mobilize troops and start a war with the Liao people."

Li Liangsi was obviously a little disappointed after hearing what Su Wu said, but he was helpless because the Jin emperor was talking to Su Wu at that time.

"Okay, then we just have to wait until the letter of alliance is prepared, and you can take it back early to let the Emperor of the Song Dynasty know our Jurchen intentions as soon as possible." Wanyan Aguda nodded without hesitation.

Perhaps Wanyan Aguda intended to show the Song people the strength of the Jurchen army, but the Song people were unwilling to go. So what, it’s not that important.

Su Wu covered his chest and saluted, knowing that it was time for him to retreat.

Perhaps there will be some discussion with these people in person.

Su Wu and Li Liangsi left the hall, accompanied by Wanyan Wushu and an interpreter.

Li Liangsi at the side also said: "We should go to Linhuang Prefecture to see, so as to know the fighting power of the Jurchens..."

It seems that in history Li Liangsi witnessed the Jurchens' attack on Linhuang Prefecture, but since Su Wu came with him this time, he could not see it.

Su Wu waved his hand and said, "No need to watch any more. You and I both know that the Jurchens are good at fighting. What good will it do to watch them?"

Actually, he should go and see, so as to know himself and his enemy. But time is running out, and he doesn't know how long he will be away. Su Wu doesn't have the time. Instead of watching others kill people everywhere, he might as well go back and strengthen himself.

Wanyan Wushu, standing by, smiled and said, "Ah Hong, you came at the right time."

Su Wu knew that Ahong means "brother" or "elder brother" in Chinese.

Su Wu smiled and said, "You, make sure you eat well before you go to the battlefield."

"I know. I will definitely eat enough. When I am full, I will have strength. Then, I will kill a few more Khitans. Ah Hong, you should also kill a few more Khitans. Once the Liao people are destroyed, we will meet again."

Wanyan Wushu's face was filled with a sincere smile of a young man.

"We'll meet again in Yanshan." Su Wu's answer was actually a beautiful expectation.

What they hoped for was that the Song army could really conquer the Liao people's Xijing and Nanjing and recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Only in this way could they meet Wanyan Wushu in Yanshan.

Instead of going to Yanyun with money to ask for an audience as happened in history, and watching millions of Han people in Yanyun being looted.

"Okay, we must meet in Yanshan." There was only sincerity on Wanyan Wushu's face.

Su Wu felt mixed emotions.

"I will give you ten more sets of armor, and you can distribute them to the warriors under your command. May you win every battle against the Liao people." What Su Wu responded to was the sincerity on Wanyan Wushu's face.

The ten sets of armor were of great significance to Wanyan Wushu at that time. The young Wanyan Wushu's subordinates were so poor that they only had one set of neat armor.

With ten more sets, the combat effectiveness of Wanyan Wushu's subordinates would have a qualitative leap.

But in the future, these ten sets of armor will be just a drizzle for Wanyan Wushu.

Seeing that Wanyan Wushu was very excited, he stopped being polite and quickly covered his chest and bowed: "Thank you, Ahong. When we meet again, I will definitely give you a more precious gift."

Su Wu smiled and waved his hand: "Didn't you give me more than thirty Boyi Aha?"

"That's not enough, that's far from enough. How can those Boyi Aha compare to the twelve sets of armor that Ahong gave me?"

Obviously, in Wanyan Wushu's mind at this time, this was not an equivalent, far from it, and was very different.

"Okay, I'll wait for you to give me a more expensive gift tomorrow." Su Wu nodded. In fact, he was also looking forward to it.

I don’t know what the scene will be like when we meet again in the future.

"I will never break my promise. I will definitely give Ah Hong a more precious gift." The young man tried hard to say this, trying to prove his loyalty. Unfortunately, he was too poor now and could only say he would do it in the future.

(End of this chapter)