Yelu Xiantong and Wu Zhan entered the Duting Station, and when they arrived in the backyard, they looked at the flowers and trees in the courtyard and did not speak for a long time.

A cat suddenly emerged from the flowers, startled a flock of birds, and flew into the sky. Wu Zhan turned his head abruptly and said to Yelu Xiantong, "King, what do you think?" ”

Yelu Xiantong exhaled slowly: "This matter is extremely important, it is said that you should have asked Your Majesty first." However, the post delivery of the Song people did not deliver the news to us, and when the holy decree returned, I don't know when. The 300,000-strong army is in Mayi, and it cannot be attacked again, and if it does not retreat, it will be difficult to supply grain and grass in the rear. We really can't wait, so it's better for us to promise Song Jun first, wait for the news to be sent back, and see how the Holy Will will make a decision. ”

Wu Zhan nodded: "Yes, now that the advantage is on the side of the Song army, we really can't afford to think too much." The Song army opened up the Hequ Road, and the party had been destroyed, and the west of Datong Mansion could only be given to the Song army. Even if we don't agree, can we snatch it back from Song Jun? ”

Yelu Xiantong sighed, put his hands behind his back, looked at the peach and willow green in the courtyard, and did not speak for a while.

After going up to the temple today, I went to the Privy Council to see the deputies. Du Zhongxiao made it clear that the Khitan would cut Shuozhou, Dezhou, Baishuiluo and Jiujiuquan to the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty would hand over Yelu Chongyuan to the Khitan, and the two countries would cease fighting.

The Khitan has not ceded land for many years, but when it met Du Zhongxiao, the lord of the country died violently and cut out the meandering road. This time, there was a fight in Shuozhou and a few more states, Yelu Xiantong and Wu Zhan felt that it was unacceptable. It's just rational, knowing that the Khitan is in a weak position now, and it's not okay if you don't agree. Yelu Hongji captured Datong Mansion and urgently needed time to integrate the Khitan interior, and it was really not the time to start a war with the Song Dynasty.

sighed: "Ma Yi can't stay for a long time, so he has to promise the Song Dynasty, let's do it first." This matter must be decided, and the consent of the Holy God is still required. We went back to Datong Mansion with the Song envoy to see what the Holy Lord had to say. ”

Wu Zhan nodded: "Now I have to do this." Although Chongyuan is insignificant, because he rebelled, he fought for five years. Catch it back, and it's always an explanation to the inside. The saint also needs to deal with Chongyuan, so that the former Xijing Dao ministers, as well as the tribes that originally supported Chongyuan, will completely extinguish their minds from now on. ”

On the second day, Yelu Xiantong and Fu Bi arrived at the draft of the withdrawal of the two countries, and Zhao Zhen approved it. With Fu Bi as the envoy and Liu Yongnian as the deputy, he returned to Khitan with Yelu Xiantong and Wu Zhan, and waited for Yelu Hongji's approval.

After getting on the train, Fu Bi said to Yelu Xiantong: "The king is here, and the two countries have a truce, which can be described as a complete merit." ”

Yelu Xiantong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Cutting Shuozhou and other lands to the Southern Dynasty, how can you talk about merit?" This time I went back, and it was rare not to be punished. ”

Fu Bi smiled: "Don't think like this, the king. Shuozhou and other places were originally owned by Chongyuan, and we took Chongyuan and sent it back to Khitan, which is a rare good thing for you, how can the lord blame? This matter only requires a golden mouth of the king, which is a great credit. ”

Wu Zhan said: "Taiwei, the land belongs to your country, of course you say so." For us, this mission, cutting off the land, is really a negative grace. Taiwei doesn't have to be cheap and obedient, or think about how to get the saint to agree. ”

Fu Bi smiled: "Let's go to Datong Mansion first." The two countries gathered their troops in Mayi, and your lord must have been impatient to lead the troops there. ”

In the past few days, the Khitan has lost more than 20 cannons in Mayi, and the grain and grass are getting less and less, and they can no longer stay. Liu Ji failed to lead in the mountains, making the Khitan army miserable. To transport grain, it is necessary to stay away from the side of the mountain and take more roads, which will increase a lot of losses. In this battle, the Khitan couldn't fight it for a long time, but it was just holding on there. If the Song army attacked now, it was really possible to defeat the Khitan. It's just that Du Zhongxiao didn't want to start a war with the Khitan at this time, and strictly ordered the front line to refrain from it.

As the train drove out of Kaifeng Mansion, Yelu Xiantong looked at the field outside the window and sighed: "This train in your country is really a divine thing, it runs like flying, and it doesn't need forage, and it pulls a lot of goods." If there is such a divine artifact in this dynasty, it would be great. ”

Fu Bi said: "The train is indeed a sacred object, and this dynasty has benefited a lot. However, this item is not enough for itself now, but it cannot be sold. ”

Wu Zhan shook his head: "This road is all paved with iron, and the price of the car is not cheap, even if it can be sold, this dynasty can't afford it." ”

Fu Bi and Liu Yongnian glanced at each other, smiled but did not speak. Wu Zhan is right, the current train, with the Khitan finances, I am afraid that it is really unaffordable. Although the Khitan is large, it is not rich, it was far inferior to the Song Dynasty before, and it is even worse now. In recent years, the industry of the Song Dynasty has increased, and the wealth created is several times that of the original, which is comparable to the Khitan.

The early railways were not as refined as the later ones, nor were they as expensive, and they were not too difficult to pave. But for the Khitan, so much iron is an unbearable burden, let alone trains.

Yelu Xiantong looked out the window and quickly retreated to the flowers and trees behind him, feeling heavy. This failure in Mayi is a very important thing for the Khitan. That is, from then on, the head-to-head battle against the Khitan was no longer an opponent of the Song Dynasty. With the railway, the Song army could have a quick chance, and the status of the two countries had been completely reversed. I don't know if Yelu Hongji and others know about this huge change.

People who used to be envoys to the Song Dynasty, after returning to Khitan, talked about the Song Dynasty railway, many people listened to it as a story, but they didn't believe that it would be so powerful. This time, I came back and forth and sat twice, and then I saw it.

looked at Fu Bi and Liu Yongnian, their faces were relaxed and happy, and Yelu Xiantong was a little helpless. These two people used to be envoys to the Khitan, and that time was like this. At that time, the Song Dynasty was fighting against the party, and the war was not effective, and the Khitan envoy had to look at the faces of others. This time it was different, the party was wiped out, and the Khitan war was in the upper hand, and even the envoys were relaxed.

From the Khitan and Song dynasties, this train was a direct tool to show strength. The envoys who sat last time all knew that the strength of the current Song Dynasty was not comparable to before. In the face of this kind of tool, many of the weaknesses of the previous Song army have disappeared.

When we arrived in Huazhou, we crossed the Yellow River by ferry and continued to get on the train to the north. When I arrived at Xiangzhou Station, I saw a large number of freight trains in the station, carrying all kinds of goods, Yelu Xiantong said: "In the past few years, your country has been prosperous. Many of the goods produced by the Iron Supervisor were also sold to the Northland, and everyone really liked it. Here in Xiangzhou, there are many factories that produce goods. ”

Fu Bi said: "Iron is produced here, and it is one of the richest places in the world now. Of course, compared with Yezhou in the south, it is still much worse. With a truce between the two countries, they can trade on the border, and there will inevitably be more goods to the Northland. ”

Wu Zhan said: "That's it, you don't sell the really useful ones, and the useless ones are just to make us money." I heard that the agricultural tools produced in Yezhou in the south are very easy to use, but your country prohibits them from being sold abroad. What's the use of selling only oil lamps, running fires, and so on? Just make money. ”

Fu Bi smiled: "Those things are extremely convenient for daily use, how can they be useless?" ”

Wu Zhan said: "Without those goods, life is the same, and there is no benefit in using it." And the price is too expensive, and in a few years, the money will come to your country, and it is not a game. If the farm tools can be sold, there is some use. ”

Fu Bi didn't speak again, and smiled at Liu Yongnian. In the final analysis, the two countries are enemy countries, how can they sell those to the Khitan?