？ "Retire the soldiers and horses, and return the territory? Hahaha......"

After listening to Liu Yun, the deputy envoy of He Zhengdan of the Liao State, Zhao Xu, a member of the Great Song Dynasty, suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

Then Zhao Xu said again: "I don't allow it!" Want to fight? ”

This confidence......

Although the two Liao envoys had long known that the Great Song Dynasty Emperor would not be able to speak so well, they didn't expect Zhao Xu to dare to say: "Do you want to fight? ”

Now it is not the Liao envoy who is intimidating the Song monarch, but the other way around, the Song Dynasty emperor is scaring the Liao envoy.

And what made the two Liao envoys even more speechless was that they were really scared!

Because the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang of Western Xia is likely to surrender to the Great Song Dynasty! Looking at Zhao Xu's confidence, the two Liao envoys affirmed their judgment more and more - the question now is not how to save Western Xia, but how to prevent Western Xia from surrendering to the Great Song Dynasty.

Relying on Song Liao to start a war could temporarily prevent Western Xia from surrendering...... But the question is, can you win? Not to mention being defeated, even if it falls into a long-lasting situation, the Great Liao State can't stand it. Now the backyard of the Great Liao Kingdom is in chaos, and I don't know when I can kill him. And Brother Wanyan Ying, who is female, took advantage of the opportunity of Daliao to relax his control to conquer the east and west, wanting to unify all the departments of the female.

Once the Wanyan family completes the goal of unifying the female straight, it goes without saying that it will also start a war against the Liao State.

And once Nuzhi, Zubu and the Great Song Dynasty join forces to oppose Liao, the Western Xia will definitely end their wait-and-see and join the side of the Great Song Dynasty, and then the Liao State will definitely face a catastrophe!

Therefore, the option now in front of Liao Guo is definitely not the one that starts a battle with Song State. Not only can they not go to war, but they also have to find ways to stabilize the Song State, so as not to stab the Song State in the back when the Great Liao and the Obstruction and Nuzhi start a war......

But the Liao State can't give up Western Xia! Because once the Western Xia returned to the Great Song Dynasty, the balance between Song and Liao would be completely broken. On the one hand, the Song State could obtain war horses and cavalry from the Western Xia, and on the other hand, it could also provide iron tools to the Divination through the land of the Western Xia.

The air pressure in the vertical arch hall was getting lower and lower, and the two Liao envoys were a little out of breath.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Yun finally raised his tone and argued, "I, Da Liao and Xia Guo, are like father and son, and I will never tolerate your country's wanton bullying of Xia Guo. If Your Majesty is really determined to annex the Xia Kingdom, then my Great Liao Iron Cavalry will sweep south! ”

The words are harsh, but the position has taken a big step back.

It is no longer "retreat the troops and horses, and return the territory", but do not destroy the Western Xia - of course, the Western Xia's initiative to surrender to the Great Song Dynasty also falls within the scope of "annexing the Xia Kingdom".

Although the Western Xia has now been beaten to the point that only half a life is left, with the support of the Liao State, it will not be a problem to delay for another ten or eight years. With these ten years and eight years, Da Liao will have the opportunity to destroy the Hindu Mogus and crush the ambition of the female straight.

Zhao Xu glanced at the prime minister Zhang Dian who was present, and Zhang Dian immediately stood up from the pestle and said: "Your Majesty, the western thief is deeply sinful, and cunning and untrustworthy, and capricious. Therefore, the minister thinks that he should not act against the western thief! ”

The adulterous appearance is really hateful! Completely ignoring the lives of the two countries!

Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun listened to Zhang Dan's words, and they hated it at all.

Xiao Haogu said directly in Chinese: "If your country insists on destroying Xia, then my Daliao Iron Cavalry will only have to go south to fight to the death!" ”

"You want to fight?" Zhao Xu smiled coldly, "Then let's fight to the death!" ”

This faint gentleman is really a little crazy!

The two Great Liao envoys were really a little speechless, after Song Taizong defeated Liao, there was no emperor of the Song Dynasty who really dared to take the initiative to provoke the Great Liao...... Why was it so unlucky that they met it?

Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun glanced at each other, and their foreheads were already covered with beads of sweat. The envoys of the Great Liao did their part, and they were really embarrassed to go home.

Liu Yun gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, if the two countries fight together, they will be ruined, and the banks of the Yellow River will inevitably turn into scorched earth!" ”

This was actually not a threat, because Zhao Xu had already said cruel words about starting a war. If the Liao envoy really wants to have confidence, he should turn around and leave.

But can they go now? Yelu Hongji had already told them: You can't break off friendship with Song no matter what!

In other words, even if the Western Xia is not saved for the time being, the Liao State must avoid a war with the Song State!

It's just that now Western Xia seems to want to take refuge in the Great Song Dynasty......

Of course, the current Western Xia is not the Yitang of the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang. She fought a tug-of-war with the Song Dynasty for thirteen years, and was defeated and lost, and her prestige had long been swept away...... The Liao State took the initiative to abandon Western Xia!

Because the current Western Xia could not survive without the support of the Liao State, it was impossible to survive, and voting for the Song Dynasty was the only way out.

Since it is the only way out, there is nothing to fight for, everyone surrenders together.

Therefore, now that the Western Xia has the possibility of defecting to the Song Dynasty, the Liao State must put on a posture of resolute support for the Western Xia. Only in this way could the pro-Liao faction in Western Xia wage a resolute struggle against the capitulation faction.

After Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun returned to Dutingyi yesterday, they sent someone to send the "Photo Picture of the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang" to Yelu Hongji, and on the other hand, they closed the door to discuss countermeasures.

The result of the discussion was that the Great Liao could not give up the Western Xia, and at the same time could not really break with the Great Song Dynasty.

To be honest, it will take a lot of diplomacy to accomplish this negotiation goal......

Fortunately, Da Liao was the Ming monarch, so he sent diplomatic geniuses like Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun to see through the tricks of the Song Dynasty's traitorous ministers in time.

After discussing for half a night, the two had found a breakthrough.

Xiao Haogu said at this time: "Is Zhang Xianggong saying that Xia Guo is cunning and untrustworthy and capricious? ”

Zhang Dian said angrily: "Isn't it? In the past thirteen years, the western thieves have repeatedly torn up the peace treaty, violated our borders, killed our people, and destroyed our cities, and their sins are unforgivable! ”

Zhao Xu also said hatefully: "Since I was at the Imperial Pole, the western thieves have deceived me when I was young, and I have committed crimes for many years, which is really hateful!" How can I spare them now? ”

Seeing Zhao Xu's angry appearance, Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun both thought of the fact that Empress Dowager Xiao Liang was likely to throw herself into the net - this woman is also a bad brain, who is not good to surrender to the Great Song Dynasty, people have been bullied by you since childhood, if this falls into the hands of others, hehe......

But it's a way to do it! may be able to use Liang's life to resolve the life-and-death situation between Song and Xia.

"Your Majesty," Xiao Haogu said, "Actually, the Xia Kingdom did not want to go to war with your country, and the invasion of the border for years was only done by the Empress Dowager Liang of the Xia Kingdom, as long as the Liang family returned to the government of the Xia Kingdom, the Xia Kingdom would not invade your country." If Your Majesty still doesn't believe it, I, Emperor Daliao, can guarantee the harmony of Song and Xia. ”

"No way!" Zhao Xu didn't think about it, and refused directly, but he didn't say anything to death, "The matter between the Western Thief and my dynasty does not need Liaoguo as a guarantee...... If the Liang family, Qianshun mother and son are truly repentant, they should enter Kaifeng in person and ask me for their sins, and I will forgive them. ”

Isn't it surrender to enter Kaifeng? Do you want to go back to Xingqing Mansion after the crime? Where is there such a good thing.

Xiao Haogu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Liang family is the first **, and Qianshun is the lord of a country, how can he go to a foreign capital to ask for guilt?" ”

Zhao Xu snorted coldly, and raised his hand as if he was about to drive people away. The two Liao envoys were shocked, and just when they didn't know what to do, they heard Cai Jing, who was acting as the accompanying envoy, speak.

"Your Majesty, it is better to call Mrs. Liang into the court and leave her son Qianshun to defend himself in Xingqing Mansion."

This is to let the Empress Dowager of Xixia Liang go to Kaifeng Mansion as a hostage!

Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun exchanged glances with each other, and they both felt a little embarrassed.

The king of a country gave his mother to a foreign emperor...... This is truly a shame that has never been seen in the past!

And this mother is still a ruthless character who has been listening to politics for thirteen years, if she really wants her to go to Kaifeng Mansion as a hostage, she still doesn't want to be mad and cut people? Besides, if she is really willing to go, will Da Liao be relieved?

This woman, it's better to get rid of it as soon as possible!

"That's it!"

Before the two Liao envoys could figure out how to answer, Zhao Xu had already spoken, "Just ask the Liang family to enter the court and ask for guilt!" I want to see what this woman who has spared my border for thirteen years is like! ”

Is that the end of it?

Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun looked at each other, and just wanted to raise an objection, the Great Song official here waved his hand and announced that the meeting was over—of course, not to send the two Liao envoys back to China, but only to end the meeting on Yuan Ri. Zhao Xu's toughness is actually just a diplomatic gesture.

……

Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun left, but Zhang Dian and Cai Jing did not leave the Vertical Arch Palace, and the official Zhao Xu still had something to discuss with the two of them.

"Your Majesty, the Liao people should have been tricked."

Zhang Xuan said to Zhao Xu: "If you can send the picture drawn by Wu Haogu to the Xingqing Mansion to show the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, there may be a rebellion in the Western Thieves." ”

The treacherous schemes are really one after another! Now the pro-Liao faction in the Liao State and Western Xia definitely did not believe in the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang. And if the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang is kept in the dark, she is likely to die an unknown death.

But if she had prepared, then there might be a fire in the capital of Western Xia. No matter who wins or loses in the end, it will definitely be the vitality of the Western Xia party members who will be damaged. Although it will not destroy the country, it will definitely have the spare strength to support Qingtang and Tibet.

As long as the Great Song Dynasty could easily annex the Qing and Tang Dynasty, the strategic encirclement of Western Xia would be completely established.

Cai Jing said with a smile: "Perhaps the Empress Dowager Xiao Liang of the West Thief will really come to the end of her life." ”

This is of course the best result, Empress Dowager Xiaoliang is the first of Western Xia, and she has been in power for thirteen years, and she knows the inside story of Western Xia well, and there are also a group of henchmen, if they can run to the Great Song Dynasty, then Western Xia will be even more declining.

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "If she is willing to come, I should treat her as the prince and mother." ”

Although the official Zhao Xu hates the Liang family, she is really willing to come to the same place, and she will still give courtesy and favor.

He thought about it for a while, and then said to Zhang Dian: "Then ask Brother Ling to write a handwritten letter to the Liang family of Xixia, telling her that if she is not satisfied, she can come to the same place, and I will ignore the past suspicions." ”

"Obey."