Yang Yan returned to the palace with the five agreements negotiated with Yelu Chucai and presented them to Zhao Chen for reading. {[ Bayi Middle School?} ((〈文 <( 〕.

After reading it, Zhao Chen also thought that these five agreements were not excessive, and they were all acceptable to the Great Song Dynasty, so he nodded and said, "I see that this agreement is quite reasonable, and I can agree to it, and when it is submitted to the political hall for discussion tomorrow, it should be passed." My brother-in-law has worked hard this time. ”

Yang Yan said: "The official family has said that Weichen will do his best for the country, and he will naturally work hard. Moreover, this time it was only a negotiation with Mongolia, and it was not an expedition to fight, so it was not much hardship. However, although this time our Great Song Dynasty and Mongolia reached an agreement, it can also be seen that Mongolia is by no means a good person, so we must not take it lightly and sit idly by, nor can we fully trust Mongolia, and we must prevent it from being violated in the future to prevent Mongolia from repeating. ”

Zhao Chen also nodded, and said: "Brother-in-law is right, I think that my Great Song Dynasty also had an alliance with the Jin State to destroy Liao, and I know that after the Liao was destroyed, the Jin Kingdom immediately turned against my Great Song Dynasty, and raised troops to invade the south, kidnapped the two saints, and forcibly occupied half of my Great Song Dynasty. It can also be seen that the Hu people only talk about force, and they have no faith, and they must not be completely trusted. ”

Yang Yan said: "In fact, when the minister went to Mongolia, he realized the folk customs of the Mongolian people, was hospitable, and also attached importance to commitments, but between China and the country, there was always only interests and no faith, which had nothing to do with the Hu and Han people. Moreover, Your Majesty must not regard the Mongols as ordinary Hu people, after the destruction of the Jin, they are likely to be more difficult opponents than the Jin people. If you underestimate them, I'm afraid you will suffer a big loss in the future."

Zhao Chen was also slightly stunned, and said with a smile: "Since ancient times, the Central Plains Dynasty and the Hu people in the north have been incompatible, the Han has the Xiongnu, the Tang has the Turks, my Great Song Dynasty had the Khitan before the southern crossing, and now it is the Jin State, and all dynasties have been in trouble in the north, is there anything special about Mongolia?" ”

Yang Yan said: "Although the Jin State and the former Liao State were both established by the Hu people, they are completely different from the Xiongnu and Turkic tribes in the past. The Xiongnu and the Turks are nomadic people, choose grass and live, near the water and graze, although the country, but the habit remains the same, attacking the Central Plains Dynasty, but also just to plunder the population and money, but the Central Plains land and cities are not interested, so often just after plundering, they immediately return to the grassland, and will not occupy the city forever. Most of their harm to the Central Plains Dynasty was concentrated in the border areas, and few penetrated into the interior, so they basically did not hurt the foundation of the Central Plains Dynasty. The Jin and Liao kingdoms were different, although the Jurchen and Khitan were also nomads at the beginning, but after they established the state, they began to gradually change their nomadic habits, but imitated the Central Plains Dynasty and established a real state system. Therefore, their demand for the Central Plains Dynasty was not to plunder the population and money, but to permanently occupy the land and establish their own country. If we don't recognize that, we'll make mistakes again in the future. ”

Zhao Chen pondered for a moment before nodding and said, "Brother-in-law is right, in fact, whether it is the Liao State in the past or the Jin State today, their national system and habits are no different from those of the Central Plains Dynasty." This is indeed completely different from the previous Xiongnu and Turkic ethnic groups. ”

Yang Yan continued: "And although the Xiongnu and Turks are fierce and warlike, because of their nomadic nature, the country is in name only, so the foundation is unstable and the stamina is insufficient. And once they learn from the Central Plains Dynasty to build a real state, it will be different. Because it was at the beginning of the founding of the country, the ferocity and courage of the nomads were still there, and the state system provided them with a lot of material security, so they continued to have a long momentum, so it was far more difficult to deal with than the Xiongnu and Turks in those years. Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, we have been subject to the Hu people's state, which is of course our own reasons, but the strength of the Hu people is very different from the past, and it is also an important reason. ”

Zhao Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Brother-in-law is right, so according to brother-in-law, Mongolia is the next Jin country?" ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "If a nomadic people start to become interested in the land, then this nation is not far from forming a real country. The Mongol envoys sent to Jiankang this time were actually hoping to obtain land beyond the Great Wall as a foundation for the establishment of the country. And although the Mongolian envoy Yelu Chucai is a Khitan, his talent and insight are extraordinary, no different from the Han people, and he is familiar with the historical facts of the Central Plains. ”

Zhao Chen pondered for a while, looked at Yang Yan, and said, "Since this Yelu Chucai is so important, then why don't we strike first and get rid of him, so that there is no one around Temujin to use." And now that the Mongolian mission is in Jiankang, we can do it at any time. ”

Yang Yan shook his head and said: "Official, this minister has also thought of this, but one is that my Great Song Dynasty is in alliance with Mongolia, and the Mongolian mission was killed in the Great Song Dynasty, no matter what, my Great Song Dynasty will not escape the involvement, at present, our opponent is still the Jin State, and between Mongolia, it is better not to make extraneous branches, and second, if Temujin really has the intention to establish a real country, even if there is no Yelu Chucai, he will choose talents among other Khitans." And the Khitans have an enmity with Jin, and they will do their best to help Temujin. ”

Zhao Chen smiled bitterly: "It's still my brother-in-law who thinks about it." It's that I'm thinking too simply. ”

Yang Yan said: "The courage of the Mongols is by no means under the Jurchens of the past, once they have established a real country, after they have material security, the place outside the Great Wall will definitely not be able to meet their needs, then their next step must be to cross the Great Wall and invade the land of our Great Song Dynasty." Therefore, we cannot fail to take precautions in advance. ”

Zhao Chen couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, and said: "Brother-in-law Fang Cai also said that my opponent in the Great Song Dynasty is still the Jin State, so I must also maintain the alliance with Mongolia, so how can I prevent Mongolia?" ”

Yang Yan said: "Some officials in the DPRK and China are short-sighted and may not see through these, but in the hearts of the officials, they must treat Mongolia as a potential opponent, and they must guard against Mongolia in everything. ”

Zhao Chen nodded, he has been an emperor for almost eight years, of course he knows that there is no faith between countries at all, today's friends may become enemies tomorrow, and the heart of harming people is indispensable, but the heart of defense is indispensable. It's a pity that there are not many officials in the DPRK and China who can have such insight, and there are many dead brains who read books and read roundabouts, and they must be honest in everything and take the lead in discussions. It's a pity that the surrounding opponents will not talk about faith with the Great Song Dynasty.

Yang Yan continued: "The land of the sixteen states of Yanyun has always been the foundation for the Central Plains Dynasty to prevent the Hu people from going south. Therefore, although these areas are not the homeland of the Great Song Dynasty, after defeating the Jin State, they must also fight for it and recapture them all, and they must not be given up. Even if the time comes, he will immediately turn around and break the contract with Mongolia, and he will not hesitate to do so. ”

Zhao Chen completely agreed with this point raised by Yang Yan. Zhao Chen was completely aware of the strategic geographical importance of the sixteen states of Yanyun, so in his mind, the reconquest of the lost territory was calculated in the scriptures. After listening to Yang Yan's opinion, Zhao Chen's thoughts were even more firm, and he said, "What my brother-in-law said is that if you don't recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, then the restoration of the great cause cannot be regarded as complete. ”

Yang Yan also nodded and said, "It's really a blessing for the official family to think like this." There is another point, that is, when we send troops to the Northern Expedition to the Jin Kingdom, we must not be the contribution of our Great Song Dynasty, and we must force Mongolia to do its best, so although we promised to provide the Mongolian army with food, grass, materials, and ordnance and equipment, we must not give them easily, and we must force Mongolia to go all out to attack Jin, and we must not let them have the opportunity to preserve their strength.

Zhao Chen also smiled: "Brother-in-law has considered it thoroughly. I have a brother-in-law to help me, so why should I be afraid of becoming an enemy of Mongolia in the future? ”

Zhao Chen said again: "However, the top priority of my Great Song Dynasty is to deal with the Jin State and recover the lost territory." I don't know if my brother-in-law has a plan? And when should we send an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin to continue to negotiate with them an agreement to redeem the land? ”

Yang Yan said: "The strategy of recovering the lost territory, the minister has a preliminary plan, and only asks His Majesty to allow the minister ten days to write a detailed submission and then give it to His Majesty to read." In addition, the time of the envoy to the Jin State can be set after October, during this period, there are still three or four months of time arrangement, which is enough, and when the agreement between us and the Jin State collapses this time, and when the envoy returns to Jiankang, it will almost be the end of the year, and after the beginning of next year, my Great Song can start to act immediately. ”

Zhao Chen thought for a while and said, "Not bad." However, I am still a little worried, what if Jin Guo really agrees? ”

Yang Yan said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the minister Jin Guo will definitely not dare to agree." If there is one in ten thousand miles, and Jin Guo really agrees to come down, then it will also be of great benefit to my Great Song Dynasty. At that time, as long as you find an excuse and turn against the Jin State, the entire land south of the Yellow River can be taken in one fell swoop. ”

Zhao Chen thought about it again, finally nodded, and said, "Okay, it's decided." ”

The next day, Zhao Chen summoned his ministers to discuss the agreement reached between Yang Yan and Yelu Chucai. Sure enough, the ministers did not have much opinion on this agreement, and it was passed very well. So Yang Yan and Yelu Chucai officially signed the agreement on behalf of Song and Meng. Later, Yelu Chucai led the Mongol mission, left Jiankang, and returned to the steppe.

After the Mongolian envoy left, Zhao Chen immediately issued an order and began to implement Yang Yan's plan. And at this moment, the Jinglu of Anxi Road comforted Xin Qiji's injury and sent it to Jiankang.