According to the procedures, he had to take the Song Dynasty's Secretariat and Cao Yong back to the Liao army camp and continue the negotiations.

Before leaving this time, the emperor told him the standard, "The Khitans either asked for cede land or asked for money. The Guannan area has been in China for a long time, and they will not give in a single inch of land. But you must know historical traditions and conventions. For example, the Han Dynasty once gave money and jade to the Xiongnu Chanyu. You must grasp the degree of the measure. I set the upper limit for you to 1 million taels of silver per year."

Cao Yong finished listening respectfully, but raised his head and looked angry, "Don't worry, Your Majesty! Just like the Khitans' delusional, I would rather die than agree."

As soon as he went out of the palace, he was caught by Kou Zhun. "The emperor said the limit was 1 million taels. But as long as it exceeded 300,000 taels, I will chop your head when I come back." Then he left without saying anything more.

Cao Yong felt not fear, but sadness. Such a powerful threat revealed an extremely real regret: Kou Zhun was also emphasizing the price of peace talks. In other words, he no longer took the initiative to fight!

He didn't know that before that, there was a secret answer between Kou Zhun and the emperor. Almost half a day, he completely gave up the super grand blueprint goal, no longer mentioned any war, and no longer fantasize about Yanyun and the Great Wall's natural danger. The only effort he made was to warn Cao Yi to save some money for the country and not burden the descendants with too much burden!

Because there were rumors that Kou Zhun wanted to fight in a war, he wanted to take the opportunity to monopolize the power and control the court, and to use this to hold the emperor hostage...

It was against this background that Cao Yong challenged Liao with his neck. But he only knew himself but not his enemy. He only knew that the price could not be killed, and Boss Kou would chop him up. But he had no idea the real purpose of the Liao Dynasty's battle. Why did he interweave it in depth this time without hesitation? He was determined, but why did Wang Jizhong express his sincerity through private channels from the beginning? These things were not clear, why did you negotiate with others?

On the 4th, Cao Yong re-entered the Liao camp and faced the entire Khitan wolf pack alone! Han Qi also introduced him a new friend Gao Zhengshi, who was the "companion" of the Liao Kingdom at this time

The second phase of the negotiation began! The Liao Dynasty still had the land in Guannan as soon as it opened its mouth. But the iron cock Cao quickly entered the state. "Shi Jin cuts, Chai Zhoufu, and the emperor of the Song Dynasty is now named Zhao! These three things are the matters! My Song Dynasty founded and related to the southern land. I don't know anything about the previous dynasty! To be honest, I dare not mention the land to our emperor at all. Even if the annual monies are given or not, it is between the two."

Refusing and decisively. At the beginning, the fantasies of the Khitans were cut off. At that time, many people thought he was crazy, especially the Khitans in front of him. Since this is the case, why are you here to do this peace ambassador? Just start a war! There is no sincerity in this way. Is it a chance to get angry with our queen mother and emperor?

In a rage, everyone thought that the envoy of the Song Dynasty was very perverted and that they would not talk to him. We went directly to talk to the emperor of the Song Dynasty! So Zhao Heng met another envoy of the Liao Kingdom, Yao Jianzhi, in Chanzhou City, and reaffirmed the legal ownership of the Liao Kingdom over the Guannan area.

Zhao Heng only replied: Cao used his full authority to represent the Song Dynasty and asked him to tell me if he had something to do!

On December 4, 1004, the third and final stage of the negotiation began! Liao State's companion Gao Zhengshi said the first sentence, "This time we, the Great Khitan Emperor, personally led the expedition to Guannan! If we cannot achieve our wish, we will have no shame to go back to see people."

Cao Yong became tougher, and even to Gao Zhengshi, to Empress Dowager Xiao, Han Derang and Yelu Longxu behind the scenes, said the last key words of negotiation, "I will come to negotiate, and I will be ready to die at any time! As long as you Liao Kingdom does not regret it, just make random requests! You don't think of land, and even the war will stop." As soon as this was said, everything was over. All the Khitans had to bow their heads. Regardless of coincidence or not, Cao Yong hit their point - the fatal flaw in the Liao national system was captured by the people of the Song Dynasty!

The fatal point of the Liao Kingdom lies in its military system "Oludo" and "Touxia Junzhou". It is like a vassal state of the Han people and a country among the country. It allows the Liao Kingdom to always maintain its strong military strength and continuously grow the martial spirit of the Khitans.

Continuous wars, "heroes" constantly emerged, and they held more and more military power, so they looked forward to war even more. Every time they fought, the real power of the army continued to fall into the hands of the leaders of the Oluduo. The emperor of the Liao Kingdom was gradually undermined...

There is another layer. The nomadic peoples implement the "young son guarding the stove" system, that is, all the father's property is inherited by the youngest son. Therefore, the inheritance of the late emperors of the Liao Dynasty was not inherited by the next emperor, but by the princes. Therefore, the Liao generation ended with constant struggles within the royal family. Every emperor ascended the throne in the bloody massacres in the royal family. The root of the source is the military power of the princes, and some of their private military prefectures are strong enough to challenge the emperor! This is also the stubborn disease of all nomadic peoples, and the incurable disease: the Liao Dynasty's Oludo, the Jin Dynasty's Bojilie, the Yuan Dynasty's four Khanate countries, and the Qing Dynasty's Eight Banners... It was not until Kangxi's "secret establishment of a crown prince" that was completely solved!

Empress Dowager Xiao and Han Delang knew very well that their crisis was that they would "force peace with war". On the one hand, they kept attacking the Song Dynasty, so that it could not recover from the decline of the Zhao Guangyi era, and on the other hand, they showed off their military achievements to the various Oludos in the country, proving that the strongest Oludos had always been in the hands of the emperor (this point is extremely important. Because one and a half years later, Empress Dowager Xiao would face the challenge of the second strong Oludo in the country). But this is not a long-term way. If the battle continues, one day Oludo's power will be strong to a level that is difficult to subdue. Moreover, Empress Dowager Xiao is 52 years old this year,

She will die in five years. If this matter cannot be completely resolved during her lifetime, then when her son officially becomes emperor, he will not only face revenge on the Song Dynasty, but also tightly suppress the Oluduo in the country. Such a situation will make her die with peace! That is why the Liao army will continue to advance, jumping to the heart of the Song Dynasty, and use all means to force the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to the point where peace must be made. And we must also accurately grasp the timing, because Xiao Dalin's death has prevented the Liao army from fighting again, but we still have to discuss a decent withdrawal plan. Otherwise, after returning to China, they will face them with a bigger nightmare!

That day, all the Khitans had to bow their heads to Cao Yi. They watched him stretch out three fingers very quietly. That was the maximum "labor fee" that the Song Dynasty could give them - 200,000 pieces of silk and 100,000 taels of silver per year.

Too few! In order to make this number bigger, the Khitans invited Cao Yong into a secret room to meet a legendary person who deserves to be damned but not dead - Wang Jizhong!

Through Wang Jizhong, the Liao Kingdom conveyed another two requirements: 1. For the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries, can we call each other the Southern Dynasties and the Northern Dynasties? Let’s get a little closer, can the emperors of the two countries become brothers? Our Liao emperor is 3 years younger, and he suffers some losses and is better to be a younger brother; 2. Since the Southern Dynasties are brothers, we must be kind. Now that we are peaceful, don’t dig big ditches near the border and build castles make us nervous.

If you agree, please ask both parties to make an oath and write it in writing. This is used as a proof of a century of friendship. Now that the affidavit of the Liao Kingdom has been written, please ask Ambassador Cao to take it back and convey Wang Jizhong's nostalgia...

On the 5th, Cao used a debt note worth 300,000 yuan per year and a letter of brotherly love to return to Chanzhou City with the Khitan envoy Yao Jianzhi, and threw General Yao to Zhao Anren to "take his companion" to report to the emperor.

He was so dedicated that he was just about to catch up with the emperor's meal time. The royal etiquette was that no one could disturb the emperor at this time. But through the curtain of the door, Cao took advantage of the emergency and Zhao Heng became even more anxious. In the end, whether the peace agreement was completed or not, how much debt would he owe every year? Can this meal be eaten with peace of mind?

The emperor sent a personal eunuch outside the curtain to ask, but he became as depressed as the Khitans yesterday. Because Cao Yong just didn't say it! Such a country was super secret, so he could only report it in person! Later, many people said that Cao Yong had ulterior motives, and wanted to make some benefits for himself (in fact, he really got it). But another fact was that the conditions for his reply were not decided. Zhao Hengru felt unhappy and could completely reject it this time, and then talked about it. But if these were leaked in advance, it would be known to everyone. Think about the consequences of the Song Dynasty? Not to mention how they would be passive when they talked about it later. Be careful of the serious setbacks of the people and the army! He was fighting with great enthusiasm, and he would have to pay compensation and apologize every year! Who would still play with Zhao Heng?

So Cao Yong was silent and had no mistake at all. But the emperor's curiosity was unstoppable. He repeatedly sent people to inquire. Cao Yong had no choice but to make the classic gesture again.

As a result, three fingers were stretched out. According to legend, Zhao Heng's chopsticks fell to the ground and said, "Three...Three million! Too many", but then he suddenly relaxed. "It would be nice if this is the case." This sentence made countless people of lofty ideals raise their middle fingers to the emperor for thousands of years, afraid of war and peace to this point! 3 million a year, how many people's wealth and ointment of the Central Plains can exchange for his peaceful years alone? No wonder Zhao Song always lived in a difficult life all the time, and he was asking for it!

But to be honest, this peace is definitely not a loss-making deal, but on the contrary it is a big profit! Do you know the investment in a war in the Song Dynasty? That was 30 million taels! Compared with 300,000 taels, that is a terrifying number! In addition, compensation would be a humiliating the national system? So what is the marriage between the Han and Tang dynasties, and whether it is a woman to pay for money or not? Ask the strongest Han Emperor Wu and Emperor Taizong of Tang, one of them had to wash away the humiliation of his ancestor Liu Bang after his father and grandfather worked hard for two generations! The other had to surrender to the Turks when he first started to rise.

It was only after the White Horse Alliance that Li Jing went deep into the desert and swept the royal court! Then why did Zhao Heng rise immediately on the ruins left by the big bitch and subdue the Khitans who were unable to deal with so many emperors in the past? Also, if you insist that the Song Dynasty lost spiritually, you would be speechless. Zhao Heng was the elder brother and Longxu was the younger brother, much better than Shi Jingtang's godson back then, and how much worse was he than the brother-in-law of the Han and Tang Dynasties? In the end, the money Zhao Heng earned in the past seven years was enough to spend 3 million yuan a year!

In any case, this is just my unilateral view of the "Zhenyuan Alliance". The essence of this matter is a 10,000 prismatic prismatic interpretation of it. 10,000 people will have 20,000 interpretations of it. The same person has a 180-degree turn in different moods. Zhao Heng himself will do this soon...

Cao Yong finally went to the emperor for a visit after dinner and said the actual number of 300,000 taels per year. The huge contrast made Zhao Heng go to heaven in an instant. Is this true? This minister is very effective and rewarded! Later, he fully agreed to the Liao Kingdom's request, signed and sealed the peace agreement, and made the following clauses take effect:

1 From then on, the Song and Liao dynasties became brotherly countries, calling each other the Southern Dynasties and Northern Dynasties. Emperor Shengzong of Liao was young and called Emperor Zhenzong of Song. The descendants of each other were arranged in order, so they should not be confused.

2. Taking Baigou River as the national border, both sides withdrew their troops. After that, any fugitives who crossed the border shall not be kept in and hidden. The cities on the border between the two countries shall be based on the present, and new cities shall not be built and war prepared. Everything shall remain the same.

3. Song Dynasty provided Liao with 100,000 taels of silver and 200,000 pieces of silk every year. Every year, it was delivered to Xiongzhou. The time was roughly set in autumn.

4 Both sides set up courts (trade markets) on the border to achieve fair bargaining and doing business peacefully. The Song people should not cheat, the Khitans should not force themselves, and try to win-win.

The above is the reason why the famous "Zhenyuan Alliance" in history is called Chanyuan because there was a large lake in Chanzhou in ancient times, and it has been done now...

Peace finally came. In Chinese history, Hu Han joined hands with each other for the first time. I bounced my brocade and you blew your Hu Ba. Let us put down our swords and guns, and then friendship lasted forever... 38 years later, in 1042, Fu Bi inherited Cao's will and used his will to enter the Liao Kingdom again, rejecting the rude requests of surrender and cede land. Using Cao's method, he always grasped the fatal flaws of the Liao Kingdom, and increased 100,000 taels of silver and 100,000 pieces of silk every year. After that, the conditions for paying 500,000 taels of gold each year were dispelled from the real delusion of the Yelu Zong of the Liao Xingzong. In 1122, 80 years later, Zhao Ji, the Song Huizong, finally broke the contract and attacked Yelu Chun of the Northern Liao Dynasty... There were 118 years of wonderful days, enjoy it slowly! Until the weapon was forgotten and welcoming the final shameful demise!

On the 6th, Yao Jianzhi visited the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and received a letter from the Song Dynasty. On the 7th, he returned to the Liao camp with the Song envoy Li Jichang to meet Empress Dowager Xiao... The peace agreement officially came into effect... Both the Song and Liao sides ordered the army to defend their positions and release the return Song army or Liao army, and not to intercept and attack...

On the 8th, Cao Yong, a hero of the Chanyuan alliance, was granted the title of envoy of Dongshangge Gate and the governor of Zhongzhou.

On the 9th, the emperor wrote 12 poems of "Returning to the Lun" by 60 words. But unfortunately, most of the Song steles in the ancient city of Chanzhou (now Puyang, Henan) have been damaged, and only 25 words can be distinguished today. Therefore, look at the poem "Kaizhou Chronicles" of the Ming Jiajing and the "Kaizhou Chronicles" of the Qing Guangxu, "I am worried about the people and the military carriage is temporarily in the country. The flag is in love (Guangxu was originally the word "Xia", but the alliance of Chanyuan is winter, and it should not be summer). The sharp weapon is bright and autumn frost. The sharp travels are loyal and loyal, and the group of Hu (Guangxu was originally the word "Evil", which should be changed by literary inquisition) fleeing to the northern desert. The strong ice vanishes huge waves, and lightly blows Jiaxiang. Continue to safeguard the border and enjoy a well-off life. God waits for help, and returns to the dragon soars" (to be continued)
Chapter completed!