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Chapter 766 A secret report from Tokyo, Liao Kingdom

When the sky was still dark, several fast horses galloped out of the residence of the Emperor of Liao Dynasty and headed south.

Xiao Fengxian dragged his tired body back to his residence. He didn't even bother to rest, so he started writing furiously. After that, he called his confidants and asked him to do it quickly...

The rebellion that occurred in the Liao Kingdom in Beijing was immediately reported back to the Imperial City Division in Bianliang, Tokyo, Song Dynasty.

Later, Gao Zhang also immediately handed it over to the Liao envoy Xiao Tao Su Wen who had been worried during this period.

Xiao Tao, Su Wo and Xiao Sixian stared blankly at the information "kindly" sent by Privy Gao, a powerful official in the Song Dynasty.

The two looked at each other in silence for a long time. Although they could not make decisions for the court, they also knew very well that if such a big thing happened, the princes in the court and the emperor should agree to submit to the Song Dynasty.

When the new holy will of the Emperor of Daliao arrived in Bianliang, Tokyo, the two of them invariably felt relieved.

What worries them the most is that Song State is not willing to agree to this suggestion.

In other words, the Liao Kingdom had less than 30 troops stationed on the Song-Liao border, while the Song Dynasty, which had many cowards, had nearly [-] troops stationed in this area.

The army of the Song Dynasty included both the Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army. Even though the Xiang Army had little combat effectiveness, it still belonged to the army.

The border troops of the Liao Kingdom were all elite. How many troops and horses should be withdrawn by the two countries? This was the big problem that Xiao Taosu and Xiao Sixian, the deputy envoy who had been appointed by the front line, had to face.

"You just have to speak your mind boldly, and my teacher will give you a thorough review."

Facing Gao Zhang conveying the concerns of the Liao envoy, Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty finished reading the memorial in front of him, and then showed Gao Zhang an encouraging smile.

"Now, since the Liao State is willing to send the Song and Liao border troops back to the country to quell the rebellion, this is absolutely excellent news for us in the Song Dynasty, and even for the Yanyun and Han people who care about the Central Plains."

"The more elites who are loyal to the Liao Kingdom leave, the easier it will be to weaken the Liao Kingdom's control over the Yanyun Land."

Besides, floods occurred frequently in Hebei during the Song Dynasty, and the court spent great efforts to maintain them every year.

If the Liao State dispatched a large number of border troops to leave, the Song Dynasty could also take advantage of the situation and dispatch a large number of Xiang troops in Hebei to build embankments and dredge them.

Since the Yellow River entered the Song Dynasty, large areas of land have become yellow flood areas due to the frequent flooding of the Yellow River.

If we can stabilize the Yellow River, reduce its flooding, and manage the large yellow flood area.

It was enough for the Song Dynasty to obtain countless fertile fields on both sides of the Yellow River, and these fertile fields were just used to house the eliminated Hebei Xiang army.

As a result, the Song Dynasty was forced to reduce a large amount of military expenditures...

As for the problems that the Liao Kingdom was worried about, Gao Zhang believed that they could be easily solved, such as establishing a ratio of troop reductions.

You, the Liao Kingdom, can transfer one battalion of troops from the border between Song and Liao. We, the Song Dynasty, can double that and transfer two battalions of troops.

The Liao Kingdom's troops stationed on the Song-Liao border will be reduced, and its control over Yanyun will also be weakened.

It is very conducive to the actions of those Han talents who secretly have a secret love for the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, for the Song Dynasty, this is also a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

Zhao Ji looked at his beloved disciple, listened to his well-founded analysis, and agreed with his thoughts.

But there is a big problem. If you want to deal with the issue of disarmament in Hebei, you must also be responsible for colluding with the Han talents in Yanyun.

Zhao Ji was really worried about leaving these matters to others. The important thing was to solve these big problems in his dream. It was his disciple Gao Zhang who forced the Liao Kingdom to give up Yan Yun and surrender to the Song Dynasty.

"Xiao Gao, I naturally support what you said as a teacher. However, these things are complicated. Who can be qualified for this position? After thinking about it, I feel that you are the most suitable person."

"Master has an order, how dare the disciple disobey it, and the disciple also feels that all matters are proposed by the disciple. If it is entrusted to others, the disciple will not feel at ease."

"You and I think exactly the same thing. That's fine. Just go. I happen to be in Bianliang, Tokyo. If you need any support, please let me know."

"But there is one thing, Yanyun Sixteen States, no matter what, you have to get it back for me." Seeing the flames called ambition rising in his eyes at this moment, Gao Zhang fell to the ground without hesitation.

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After Gao Zhang received the approval of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, he had an honest and in-depth exchange with the Liao envoy Xiao Tao and Su Wo.

First of all, the Song Dynasty expressed strong praise for the Liao Kingdom's willingness to restore the number of coins to the amount at the time of the Tanyuan Alliance.

For this reason, the Song Dynasty will also make huge concessions in jointly dismantling the border garrison with the Liao Kingdom. If you withdraw one person from the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty will withdraw two people, and so on.

Xiao Tao, Su Wo and Xiao Sixian were very happy, but they were not satisfied with Song's proposal that each country should use several cities as pilot projects for border trade.

Merchants from both countries were allowed to trade various goods in these designated cities, and regulations were also made.

If the Liao people made mistakes in the cities of the Song Dynasty, they would be punished according to the laws of the Song Dynasty. If the Song people made mistakes in the cities of the Liao Dynasty, they would naturally be punished according to the laws of the Liao Dynasty.

However, for the sake of fairness and justice, the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom could appoint diplomats to each other's border trade cities.

To protect the interests of our businessmen and people in the other country.

The expansion of border trade is definitely good news for the current Liao Kingdom.

However, the conditions put forward by the Song Dynasty made Xiao Tao, Su Wen and Xiao Sixian hesitate.

After all, the Song State was too proactive, which made them a little unsure of the Song people's thoughts. The important thing was that they did not dare to specialize in such major matters as increasing border trade.

Xiao Tao Su Wo could only say that he would send a message to the North as soon as possible to convey the goodwill of the Song Dynasty.

As for whether the court would agree to the conditions proposed by Song State, he did not dare to guarantee it.

Naturally, Gao Zhang would not stand in the way. He knew very well that the princes and nobles of Liao, who had always coveted Song's rich supplies, heard the news.

I will only jump out and raise my hands and feet to express my approval, and I will never oppose it.

For these cities to open to each other, Gao Zhang needed more than just easing the relationship between the two countries.

Rather, he wanted to use this method to make the Han people in the sixteen states of Yanyun see clearly the Song Dynasty's behavior.

We also want to let the Han people in Liao see how rich and prosperous the Song Dynasty was.

Only through infiltration in many aspects can the Han people in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun be willing to get close to the Song Dynasty from top to bottom.

Xiao Feng didn't even need to speak first to guide public opinion when the news was delivered to the Emperor of Liao.

Countless Liao nobles and princes stood up to express their support.

As for the foreign agencies called consulates, there are only a dozen people. Is it possible that a dozen people from the Song Dynasty can capture the cities of Daliao?
What's more, we can also be stationed in the Song Dynasty city. Anyway, why not do such a good thing?
At the end of autumn, the emperor issued an edict to appoint the emperor's eldest son Zhao Huan as the crown prince, and appointed Gao Zhang, the deputy privy envoy, as the prince's young master and minister of the Ministry of Armament.

In early winter, the prince's young master Gao Zhang was appointed as the envoy of the Hebei Road Manager of the Song Dynasty, and the border trade envoys of Song and Liao Dynasties left Bianliang, Tokyo.

And Liang Shicheng, Zhongguan Liang who had cooperated with Gao Zhang in Xixia, was once again kicked to Gao Zhang's side by the official family. He continued to take on various odd jobs and was prepared anytime and anywhere, changing from a handyman to a military supervisor.

As for the Crouching Dragon and Phoenix youngster Cai Laoliu and Na Tong Zhisheng, they followed Gao Zhang as expected and continued to Hebei Road to claim their merits.

Even if Prime Minister Cai is not happy, facing the imperial edict from the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, he can only watch Cai Laoliu escape from the prison and let himself go.

The administrative seat of Hebei Road was Damingfu in Beijing during the Song Dynasty.

But Gao Zhang also had another identity as the border trade envoy of Song and Liao Dynasties, so of course he could not stay in the rear.

He directly placed his headquarters in Baozhou (Baoding). Not far away, it was Xiongzhou that was proposed as an important border trade town after negotiating with the Liao Kingdom.

After arriving at the northern border of the Song Dynasty, Gao Zhang stayed for only a few days and had a lot of work in hand when he received a secret report from Tokyo, the Liao Kingdom...

(End of this chapter)