Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 390 Bargaining
On the ninth day of September, the Double Ninth Festival, in the morning all the officials congratulated, Shi Congyun took the officials and the queen out of Daliang City from the east gate, went up the mountain to worship the ancestors, and returned to the palace in the afternoon. messenger.

The banquet was full of joy, and the envoys of the Liao Kingdom came to the hall to deliver the letter of credence.

Dou Yi, who was next to him, read the content and told Shi Congyun the content. It roughly meant a document for peace negotiation. The ruler of the Liao Kingdom thought about the people and hoped to maintain peace with the Qin Dynasty and not attack each other.

Of course, it is nonsense to say that it is for the sake of the people, and it is the truth to be afraid of being beaten.

After hearing this, Shi Congyun immediately understood that the opportunity had come. Although the prime ministers had speculated a lot about what kind of news the Khitan mission would bring when it arrived in Daliang, most of them thought they would come to sue for peace.

But only when the news was confirmed, Shi Congyun breathed a sigh of relief.

His mind turned quickly, and all the ways to fool the Khitan people that he had thought about before came to his mind. He didn't fight randomly, he came prepared.

He raised his hand to let the eunuch next to him accept the letter of credence, and then glanced at the Liao Kingdom mission below, of course he saw the most beautiful one among them, could it be Xiao Chuo?

Shi Congyun thought to himself, he was a little excited, but he didn't rush to ask, because there were still important matters.

"Seats are free of gifts." In the main hall, the candles were brightly lit, and all the officials were seated one by one. There was a dazzling array of delicacies, fruit plates and pastries.

The Liao missions took their seats one after another, and then Shi Congyun said, "You have come from a long way, drink some of my Daliang's wine to wash away the dust."

Speaking of picking up the wine glass, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom drank a glass very cooperatively, but the beautiful woman in the lead stopped, put down the jade cup in her hand, took a bowl from the table, looked up, and signaled the eunuch to pour her wine, Somewhat provocative.

The eunuch was a little embarrassed, Shi Congyun nodded directly, and didn't bother to make things difficult for the eunuch, "Give it to me."

The woman immediately drank a large bowl of wine with pride, and said in Chinese: "Good wine, but unfortunately the jade cups in your country are beautiful but small, and even the bowls are a bit small, but they are rich."

The civil and military ministers next to him all showed displeasure. This woman obviously meant to be provocative.

Shi Congyun waved his hand, he was too lazy to argue with her, he thought this could be Xiao Chuo, he is pretty, but he is just a bit precocious, let's see how I deal with you in the future.

So he raised his hand to indicate that it was okay, and with a normal face, he continued as if nothing had happened: "I have read the letter of credence of your lord."

The expressions of the envoys from the Liao Kingdom below became tense.

"After reading it, I was very moved, I didn't expect that the hero sees the same thing!

The Lord of your country is concerned about the country and the people, and is sympathetic to the people. He is a benevolent monarch who thinks about the people of the world. "Shi Congyun spoke very emotionally, tears were even shining in his eyes, and when he said something unexpected, everyone was shocked by his emotions, and the face of the envoy of Liao Kingdom also eased.

Shi Congyun slowly stood up from the chair, and then continued: "I have also thought about the sufferings of the people, and the harm done to them by military disasters. Go to sleep."

As soon as these words came out, many ministers in the court blushed.

They don't know whether the official family slept well or not, but one thing is certain, if the official family really can't sleep at night, it is because they hang around the harem
That is something that everyone knows, and everyone blushes even though they are veterans who have been in the officialdom for a long time.

Emperor Shi said emotionally: "I didn't expect that the person who understands me best in the end is actually your king, what a confidant!"

"Hahaha" the envoy of the Liao Kingdom laughed dryly, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Shi Congyun held his smiling face and spoke to the Liao envoy in a friendly manner, "I also fully agree with your country's request for peace talks.

However, because there was a little friction between us before, this matter is not clear in a few words, and it still needs to be discussed. "

The civil and military ministers below were all ashamed, and the envoy of the Liao Kingdom hesitated to speak, and some words were at a loss.

Is that called a small friction? If tens of thousands of people died, that is called a small friction?

Xiao Ji’s mouth twitched due to this trip to Liao Kingdom, but he didn’t dare to mention those, and he didn’t dare to refute the people above. He is the emperor of Qin Kingdom, the most powerful person in the world today, so he will do whatever he says. up.

This time he came here to ask for peace. Since the other party showed a willingness to negotiate a peace, Lian followed the words of the emperor of Qin above and said: "It is indeed some small friction. If peace can be maintained between the two countries, it will be better for the people of the two countries. It’s God’s blessing, I hope the Son of Heaven can be sympathetic to the feelings of the people, so that the conflict between the two countries can be turned into friendship and benefit the people.”

The emperor nodded: "I am very pleased that you have such thoughts. As the suzerain big country, I don't intend to pursue your crimes for such a small friction. How about this? Go back and tell your king to send [-] cattle and sheep to the south , I agree to a truce between the two countries, turning hostility into friendship."

Xiao Ji was stunned and couldn't speak for a while, because the face of the emperor of Qin State above changed too quickly. He had a pleasant face just now, and suddenly became calm and serious, so that he didn't even react.

But he was not foolish, he understood what he meant at once, and said: "Your Majesty, we came to your country sincerely to seek peace, we came with sincerity, and sincerely wanted to seek an end to the war between the two countries, but a hundred thousand cattle and sheep It's still too much."

The emperor of the state of Qin changed his words and asked, "Ah, isn't your sincerity not even worth a hundred thousand cattle and sheep?"

"This..." Xiao Ji originally thought of a countermeasure, but at this time, the emperor of Qin disrupted his position. "We do come with sincerity, just sincerity"

"Between the two countries, diplomatic relations are no small matter. When your country says sincerity, it will naturally come with sincerity. How much sincerity is yours? We will also show reciprocal sincerity." Shi Congyun said and walked down a few steps, looking down. Liao State Envoy: "If you only say your sincerity without actual expression, then I will not be able to explain to the [-] troops in Guanbei."

After saying this, he became serious all at once.

At this moment, Xiao Hunian from below stood up: "Your Majesty, the withdrawal of troops is a major event between the two countries, not only for the benefit of our people in Daliao, but also for the benefit of the people of Qin.

No matter how powerful your majesty is, why don't you still go to the grassland to fight us in spite of your complaints?

No matter how unbearable we are, we still have hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers, and the vast desert grasslands are left to the sons of Khitan to gallop freely.

They are a pack of wolves on the prairie, and they can control horses. Even if our army is definitely not your Majesty's opponent, our warriors will continue to attack and harass us. How long can you resist?
Even though we have had many troubles these years, it is not enough to kneel down and beg His Majesty for mercy.This is also the sincerity brought by our summation! "

After the young woman finished speaking, she was not afraid at all, and looked at the Emperor Qin Chao above, and the atmosphere became tense for a while.

Shi Congyun was stunned for a moment, thinking that she was indeed the legendary Queen Mother Xiao, but she was quite iconic, with a kind of heroic beauty.

But he didn't have time to think about that right now, the court was a little tense because of the speech just now.

The meaning of this woman is very clear. If the two countries do not stop their troops, even if the Liao Kingdom is defeated, their nomadic cavalry can still use the grassland as their foundation, and go south to plunder and harass the border of Qin State, making Qin State uneasy.

With Shi Congyun's violent temper, if someone dared to threaten him like this before, he would have turned his back on him long ago, but now the Southern Han Dynasty is a demon in the south, the Southern Tang Dynasty still occupies Jiangnan, Wuyue controls Zhejiang and Jiangsu, and Yunnan and other places are still in Dali Kingdom under control.

Emperor Shi had no choice but to grit his teeth and not lose his temper, and the man was able to bend and stretch, "Well, I also know that people don't say dark words, and I have already warned you that the [-] troops in Guanbei may attack the north at any time.

The soldiers are exposed to the wind and the sun in the north, leaving their hometowns for thousands of miles, and traveling far north. It is because your Liao Kingdom does not understand the general situation. Their swords have not yet drank blood, and their backpacks have not been filled with trophies. fulfilled. "

Shi Congyun's eyes turned cold as he spoke. He was tall, condescending and cast a large shadow, covering the envoy of the Liao Kingdom. An invisible sense of oppression seemed to spread out and permeate the air.

"[-] cattle and sheep, if you can't show your sincerity, I will have to let the soldiers go north to fetch them. What will happen then? The past two years have taught us enough lessons. If you are still lucky, just wait and see.

Let's see if my [-] mighty army can break through Shangjing Wangting. "

The young woman who spoke just now was also stunned. She blushed angrily, but she didn't dare to refute.

Xiao Ji was afraid, and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, calm down, Your Majesty, calm down, this matter can be discussed!"

"There is no need to discuss it. This is the bottom line. You can go back and discuss it with your lord. I didn't discuss it." Shi Congyun waved his hand and said decisively.

(End of this chapter)