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Chapter 797: Da Song signed the alliance under the city again, and the world is boiling!
Jinling.

The beautiful land in the south of the Yangtze River, Jinling Emperor State, is the only ancient capital among the four ancient capitals in China that has not been the capital of a foreign regime.

But when Gao Lian walked to the streets of Jinling, he couldn't feel the so-called sense of history at all. All he saw were people selling real estate with hype, as if it would be too late if they didn't buy a house.

The reason is simple. Since the capital was moved, housing prices in Jinling and even major cities in the south of the Yangtze River have skyrocketed.

The key is that after learning the lessons of Bianjing, as soon as they heard that the official family was going to move the capital, many powerful and wealthy businessmen sent people to Jiangnan early to buy land and luxury houses wantonly and profit from it.

After the housing prices soared, prices also rose accordingly, but the imperial court was in such a state of desperation at this time that they didn't care about it at all. Therefore, Jinling City soon became clear.

The rich and powerful still spend their days and nights like Bianjing, drunk and dreaming of death, as for the people at the bottom...

The thing that impressed Gao Lian the most was that when the news of Yan Yun’s restoration came in, he jumped up on the spot, laughed, and shared the joy to the left and right. As a result, all the scholars and talents surrounded him, chanting Poetry and lyrics, but the expressions of the people on the street were very indifferent, and they hurried past without even stopping.

This kind of reaction made Gao Lian very angry at first, and if he changed to Hebei, Shandong and other places, even in Henan today, he should have been excited and ecstatic. Why is it so numb here?

But he gradually understood that what the people of Jinling are concerned about is how to survive the more difficult days in the future, and why would they care whether the land of Yanyun thousands of miles away is taken back?

"The lives of the people in the south of the Yangtze River are hard, and it's normal not to care about those things, even the court officials don't care..."

"Fortunately, Yan Yun has returned, even if those civil servants are reluctant, they dare not embarrass elder brother at this time, but they have repeatedly disobeyed orders, I am afraid that the holy family will no longer be there!"

Gao Lian thought about it, sighed, always felt that it was not worth betting his future for such an imperial court and such a new capital, and felt a little ashamed for not being able to help Gao Qiu.

As he was walking, a bookish man suddenly stopped in front of him, cupped his hands and said, "But Mr. Gao is in person?"

Gao Lian returned the gift: "Your Excellency?"

The man said: "My servant, Fan Zhengji, learns from age."

Gao Lian raised his brows slightly: "It turns out that he is the son of Mr. Fan... Unfortunately, I have some urgent matters, so excuse me!"

This is Fan Chunli's son. Except for Cai Jing and his cronies, all civil servants are very repulsive to Gao Qiu. Now that Fan Zhengji suddenly came to find him, Gao Lian suddenly felt vigilant.

He knew that he was not educated, that he didn't have many scholars who had read poetry and books, and now that Gao Qiu had recovered Yanyun's golden body, he didn't want to be entangled with these people anymore, so he was ready to leave.

However, Fan Zhengji's short words made him stop, and he even showed disbelief: "What did you say?"

Fan Zhengji said in a deep voice: "Mr. Gao heard correctly. The imperial court wants to negotiate peace with the Liao Kingdom and is going to sign an alliance in Yangzhou, so my father asked Xiaosheng to invite Mr. Gao to ask about Yan Yun in detail!"

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"Such a good opportunity to destroy the enemy is actually negotiating a peace? What do the whole court think?"

In the main hall of Fan Mansion, Gao Lian almost rushed in front of Fan Chunli, growling eagerly.

Fan Chunli's face was haggard, his brows were full of exhaustion, and he had aged a lot in just a few months. Looking at Gao Lian who was bristling with anger, he sighed: "Mr. The voice of harmony is very loud, Liao Kingdom also promised to cede Yanyun, His Majesty has already agreed, I am afraid it will be difficult to dissuade..."

Gao Lian couldn't understand: "Ceded? The Liao Kingdom first tore up the agreement of the Chanyuan Alliance, and then we recovered Yanyun. Now that is the territory of the Song Dynasty, why did the Liao Kingdom cede it?"

Fan Chunli explained: "If the name is not correct, the words will not go well. The land of Yanyun has been occupied by the Liao Kingdom for a long time. Now that we make an alliance agreement, we can return to the border of our Great Song Dynasty in a fair manner. This is a great move!"

Gao Lian shook his head again and again: "But in this way, is it necessary to send the Liao army back? This is letting the tiger go back to the mountain. What if the Liao people regret it after returning to the country? You don't know the importance of the land of Yanyun to the Liao country. Bar!"

Fan Chunli said slowly: "This is what the old man is worried about...cough cough cough!"

Halfway through the speech, the veteran coughed violently and pointed to Fan Zhengji beside him.

Fan Zhengji looked at his father worriedly, and then explained on his behalf: "The lord of peace in the court repeatedly emphasized that after the Chanyuan alliance, there will be a hundred years of peace, and the Liao people will not go back on their word. Privately, through the spies to spread rumors about the official's mother killing, revive the unjust teacher, willing to hand over the spies, worship the official as a brother, the official is magnanimous, so forgive the Liao Emperor, and the two countries return to peace... "

Gao Lian finally understood: "This is the key point after working on it for a long time!"

As a member of the Imperial City Division, he certainly knows how much effort the officials have made to suppress the remarks about killing the mother. Now the emperor of Liao specifically admits that the remarks about killing the mother are fake news released by the enemy country for the purpose of war. One can imagine that happy Ruoku looks...

Stabilizing the throne is the essence of peace negotiation!

Gao Lian's anger was vented all of a sudden, and he sat down slowly.

Compared with Gao Qiu, he didn't have the courage to confront the Ninth Five-Year Lord, and said in a low voice: "Then let the Liao people go, and Yan Yun was cut off, how can they go back?"

Fan Chunli's eyebrows trembled: "Go to Yanmen..."

Gao Lian was stunned, then his eyes widened, and he got up again: "Let's go to Yanmen? Are you going to let the most elite troops of the Liao Kingdom go back to Yanyun? Then count on a group of people who just broke the alliance and went south to abide by the new alliance, and watch helplessly. Does the land of Yanyun belong to Song Dynasty?"

Fan Chunli was silent, and asked after a long while: "After the recovery of the land of Yanyun, will the local people return to their hearts? If there is support from the government and army, can they guard Yanyun when the main force of the Liao army breaks their promise?"

Gao Lian's chest rose and fell violently, and he was shaking with anger: "When I came to Jinling, the township army had just taken Zhuozhou. I don't know whether the people of Yanyun supported my Great Song Dynasty, but Yelude feared that the generals of the Han people would rebel, so he killed several of them. A leader, I am afraid that he will be separated from his virtue..."

"As for the support from the officers and soldiers? Oh, to put it bluntly, you have also noticed the performance of the northern army this time. If they go north, is it for support or to disrupt the order of the township army?"

"Since the township army can regain the land of Yanyun, as long as the main force of the Liao army does not return, it will be able to defend it! If you want to let the tiger go back to the mountain, or even let the Liao army go directly to Yanmen, and then count on the support of those incompetent officers and soldiers, then Get ready to lose Yan Yun, who was so hard to get back again!"

Fan Chunli fell silent again after hearing the words, his face became paler.

Seeing his father like this, Fan Zhengji hurriedly said: "The court is also helpless. The main force of the Liao army will continue to linger in Henan. I'm afraid that people will die and more people will suffer!"

Gao Lian said coldly: "When the Liao army was raging in Hebei and Henan, why didn't you say that people were dying? Now that we are going to negotiate a peace, you know that the people are suffering and people are dying?"

"Fan Xianggong, you are the prime minister of my Great Song Dynasty. You are full of knowledge. I am just a commoner who has never read any books. I have become an official because of my elder brother. I can understand the truth. You should be more clear!"

"Your Majesty wants to negotiate a peace, and we can't disobey it, so we admit it, but even if we want to negotiate a peace, we must never let the Liao army return to Yanyun, otherwise, what qualifications do you scholar-bureaucrats have to claim to be taught by the saints, to rule the family and rule the country? ?”

Fan Zhengji's face turned red and then pale when he was refuted by Gao Lian's words, and he was furious at the end: "How could you be rude to my father?"

Fan Chunli showed pain, and reluctantly raised his hand and waved it: "What Mr. Gao said is true, but today's court is no longer what it was in Bianjing..."

After Zhao Ji moved his capital to Jiangnan, the situation in the court changed drastically. Many local officials in Jiangnan were greatly promoted. Naturally, these people did not want the Liao army to cross the river, and they were not even willing to take the related risks...

As for the Yanyun barrier, which is thousands of miles away, the people in the south of the Yangtze River can't care about it, so do these officials care?Regardless of whether it is lost or not, those who are threatened by foreign cavalry are Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other places. What has it to do with Jiangnan, which is in danger of the Yangtze River?

So this time, Han Zhongyan, Zeng Bu, Fan Chunli, and Cai Bian disagreed with the peace negotiation, and then found that they seemed to have lost the ability to control the court. Only then did they propose the return of Zhang Dun, which was proposed by Zeng Bu , but now it seems that it has the opposite effect...

Fan Chunli had his own helplessness, but Gao Lian had already cupped his fists, and said coldly: "I really don't know about the changes in the court, and I'm not qualified to know. That's something that you gentlemen need to worry about. I hope you can fight for the front line." The officers and men of the army should think about it, and truly do what the sages said in the book of serving the country and the people! This is all I have said... Farewell!"

Seeing Gao Lian leave in a flick of his sleeves, Fan Chunli opened his mouth, and muddy tears overflowed his eyes: "I have been an official all my life, and I have no regrets in my heart. Now I am reprimanded like this, but I am speechless. To see my father who devoted himself to Song Dynasty?"

After saying that, he was exhausted and fell back on his back, only Fan Zhengji's shrill cry was left in the hall: "Father!!"

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"Fan Gong is seriously ill and bedridden? Call some imperial physicians and go to the mansion to have a look!"

The imperial palace in Jinling was being built overtime, and the strange flowers and stones were located in it, which made Zhao Ji look forward to it. When he heard the news of Fan Chunli, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he took out the cursive script of the covenant to read it again, showing a satisfied expression.

Zhao Ji is also a smart person. When he saw the peace talks proposed by Emperor Liao, he knew that this covenant was not so much a peace negotiation, but more like a tacit transaction.

Emperor Liao wanted the main force to withdraw safely, and he might even try to seize Yanyun, but he wanted to wash away the crime of killing his mother and restore the throne to the throne.

The only pity is that Yan Yun may gain but lose again.

If in the hands of Zhao Ji, Yanyun can be regained, it will surpass the emperors of the Song Dynasty in the past, and approach the glory of the Taizu.

But Zhao Ji didn't regret that he had to secure the throne first, then he could have everything else. Otherwise, if Yan Yun took it back, he would be deposed. Wouldn't that be a wedding dress for others?
After reading the covenant again, Zhao Ji suddenly thought of the former minister in the hidden mansion, his favorite Cuju attendant: "Gao Qiu...I didn't expect that even you would dare to defy the order openly, and don't you take my majesty in your heart?"

In his eyes was the anger of being betrayed by his cronies: "Do you think that I have been convicted of murdering my mother, and that I have the power to restore Yanyun, so I can claim credit and be favored in front of the next emperor? Oh! I don't know." I can kill you, let the Liao people finish you off!"

"Messenger, sign the covenant!"

In September 1101 AD, the envoys of Song and Liao signed a covenant in Baoyou City, Yangzhou, agreeing to five articles.

First, Yelu Yanxi, Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom, recognized Zhao Ji, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, as his elder brother. He confessed to the crime of slandering him and killing the Queen Mother. Stop fighting and make peace, and the people will not suffer from war;

Second, the Liao army immediately retreated from Luoyang, from east to Yanmen, and returned to Zhongjing Road. The Liao Kingdom ceded the fourteen prefectures of Yanji to the Song Dynasty, recognizing that this land belonged to the Song Dynasty. City God;

Third, the Song Dynasty bestows [-] taels of silver and [-] bolts of silk every year, and Song and Liao should help each other in case of famine;

Fourth, the Song and Liao countries set up a market at the border to carry out mutual trade;
Fifth, whenever there are fugitives who cross the border, the Song and Liao countries should work together to search and arrest them, and they must not hide them;

Since then, Song Liao has returned to brotherhood, with Zhao Ji as the elder brother and Yelu Yanxi as the virtuous younger brother. This alliance is known as the Song Liao Baoyou Alliance in history.

When the news of Yanyun's recovery and the covenant of peace were spread throughout the states and counties of the Song Dynasty one after another, the world boiled again!
(End of this chapter)