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Chapter 230 Yelu Hongji
The wrath of the Queen Mother can be felt throughout the hall.

All the officials suddenly widened their eyes and looked at Wei Ming Mo Duo.

Wei Ming Mo Duo was naturally prepared long ago. As soon as he heard the sound of anger in the curtain, he immediately knelt down with a plop, and kowtowed shamelessly in front of the hall: "I report to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager , Your Majesty the Emperor..."

"Above the national book, all kinds of low-level language are just a blindfold to appease the people of the country..."

"It's just a word used to make the traitors in the country keep their own way..."

"I beg the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor to look into it!"

Such words are also deceiving ghosts!

When the two palaces in the curtain heard this, they naturally didn't believe it.But it was a step. After the Empress Dowager heard it, she held back the Empress Dowager who was about to explode: "Listen, what the Xia people say..."

Wei Ming Mo Duo bowed again, continued to kowtow, and said: "The King of Xia, the Queen Mother, and the King of Xia both gave explanations..."

"When the minister arrived in the Song Dynasty, everything was up to the country to follow!"

Wei Ming Mo Duo knew that what the current Dabaigao Kingdom lacked most was time!

Therefore, buying time is what he has to do.

No matter what, we must find a way to delay the confirmation of the Song-Liao alliance.

Thus preparing for the division of Song and Liao in Dabai Gaoguo.

"Really?" The Empress Dowager was moved.

If Xixia is willing to surrender, and unconditionally surrender.

She began to recall the scene of the western bandit surrendering, the world congratulating her, and the officials also coming to congratulate her.

no way!
Under the obsession with profit, people's rationality will be taken away by profit.

Mo Duo, the noble man in the palace, immediately bowed and said, "How dare foreign ministers deceive our country?"

"If there is one word false in what the foreign minister said, I beg the Empress Dowager to kill the minister outside Xuande's gate!"

The Empress Dowager looked at the Empress Dowager and asked, "What does the Empress Dowager think?"

Shaking his head to the Empress Dowager, he said, "Your Majesty, be careful of fraud..."

"It doesn't matter!" The Empress Dowager, now her mind is full of the surrender of the thieves, the scene of the officials admiring and congratulating her for her brilliance and martial arts, it is difficult to listen to other people's words.

"You might as well listen and see how far the Western thief is willing to go?"

So, she asked inside the curtain: "King Xia, would you like to submit a petition?"

"My Majesty's will, I dare not disobey..." Wei Ming Mo Duo bowed his head again.

Empress Dowager Xiang tugged on the sleeves of the Empress Dowager and lowered her voice: "Mother, the thief from the West agreed so easily. You can't believe it..."

But the Empress Dowager said: "Not busy, just listen again..."

Her eyes gradually began to shine.

After all, she and Queen Mother Xiang have different mentalities.

Although Empress Dowager Xiang is similar to the Empress Dowager in terms of stance.

But the empress dowager is a woman with a desire for power.

She is eager to make meritorious deeds, and she is also eager to set an example in front of officials, so that small officials can follow her path.

She is even more eager to surpass the achievements of Zhang Xian, Mingsu and Cisheng Guangxian, to become Taixi of the Song Dynasty, and to become the female middle school of Yao and Shun among the people in the world!

What about the Queen Mother?

She just wanted to keep the foundation left by the English Liewu Shengxiao Emperor Sixth Brother, and hand it back to her son in its entirety when Sixth Brother grew up and took charge of the government.

She really didn't think much about other things.

After all, she is now blessed by the Bodhisattva and already has a filial and sensible son.

I don't want to ask for anything else anymore.

If there is no desire in the heart, it is naturally impossible to be deceived.

Looking at the look on her aunt's face, the Queen Mother knew that she couldn't be persuaded.

So he can only let the empress dowager do it.

After all, she is an aunt, an elder!

She is only the bride, the younger generation.

The concubine was in the hall, so she could only follow the concubine's will when it didn't involve Sixth Brother's affairs.

Seeing that the Queen Mother was persuaded by her, the Empress Dowager asked enthusiastically, "Queen Dowager Xia and King Xia, what else do you want Qing to bring?"

Wei Ming Mo Duo now no longer cares about the possibility of being accused of false imperial edicts when he returns home.

He directly bowed again: "Qizou the empress dowager, the king, the queen, and the lord of the country all said: The Song Dynasty is a country of etiquette, a country of benevolence and righteousness...it will definitely not make the next country suffer..."

"The queen mother of the next king said: I heard that the empress dowager of the Great Song Dynasty, the mother of the world, the virtue of mountains and rivers, lakes, birds and beasts, is really the sage of the world...not to mention the thunder, rain and dew, all are the king's favor..."

"Empress rewards, no matter how much or how little, the next country will be happy..."

This is because he didn't fool the Empress Dowager as a human being.

And the bad part is...

The Empress Dowager seems to believe it!

……

Zhao Xu sat on the throne and remained silent.

But in his heart, he secretly shook his head and sighed: "Oh..."

He knew that his grandmother had made the same mistake as her previous life.

The ears are soft, and they can't listen to other people's fooling around.

One flicker one accurate!

After being slapped in the face, she became angry from embarrassment.

It is also fortunate that the civil servants and military generals guarding the border at that time were all capable ministers and fierce generals tempered in the Xining and Yuanfeng eras.

Therefore, even if she directs and uses people indiscriminately, there will always be someone to wipe her ass.

A typical example is the joint entry of Qingtang Tubo and Western Thieves into Kouxi River.

Although Liu Shunqing, the commander of the Xihe River she appointed, neither knows soldiers nor has the ability to command an army, but this person has a little bit of goodness - he knows that he can't do it, so he will rely on the capable ministers and generals below.

So, You Shixiong fights as he says, and Zhong Yi does as he says. Yao Si feels that there is an ambush by the western thieves, so he believes that there is really an ambush.

then……

In the second year of Yuanyou's great victory, even though the general himself did not have much experience in leading troops, he achieved a great victory!
Captured Qingtang Tubo general Qing Yijie Guizhang and dozens of people, beheaded thousands of them, and captured more than [-] prisoners, including countless cattle and sheep.

And this incident also proved a truth with facts - in the Song Dynasty, as long as the emperor did not micro-manage and delegated power to the commanders, the commanders without constraints could really win the war!
but……

Zhao Xu lowered his head: "It might be a good thing for her to be deceived..."

Because Zhao Xu knew that her mother-in-law was the most important thing in her life.

If anyone makes her lose face, she will make anyone lose face!
In the Yuanyou era in the previous life, after Sima Guang's death, the western thief tore up the agreement to join the bandits, and the old man's face was swollen.So, she never made peace with Xi Zei again.

Therefore, in fact, during the entire Yuanyou era, the Song Dynasty only gave the Western Thieves a one-year annual gift in the first year of Yuanyou.

For the next eight years, not a single hair was given to the Western thieves!

Since then, he has never given the Xi thief a good face.

Therefore, Zhao Xu didn't bother to care about it.

It's good to be cheated once.

……

When the Queen Mother was unable to interfere, Zhao Xu did not want to interfere, and the courtiers did not dare to interfere.

The visit of Xixia envoys to Chongzheng Hall went smoothly.

It was almost a one-man show between the Empress Dowager and the Xixia envoy.

The Empress Dowager proposed her peace agreement to the Xixia people.

Xixia re-proclaimed its ministers to the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty bestowed golden seals on the King, Queen Mother, King, and Queen of Xia;
The two countries stopped their troops, and each returned the captured officials and generals. The border between the two countries was delimited by the existing border.

The Song Dynasty reopened border cities to Xixia, and allowed Xixia to re-establish chambers of commerce in Bianjing, and allowed Xixia to sell green salt in Shaanxi and Bianjing;
On the Son of Heaven festival of the Great Song Dynasty, and the birthday of the king of Xixia, each envoy should be sent to each other. The Xixia is called a tribute, the Great Song is called a gift, the Xixia is a tribute horse, and the Great Song is bestowed with gold and silver tea. .

Wei's name is Mo Duo, he got these conditions, he was doubtful in his heart, but he bowed his head again, respectfully requesting these conditions to be sent back to the country, waiting for the approval of the queen mother and the king.

In this regard, the Empress Dowager of course agreed.

……

In the eighth year of Yuanfeng in the Song Dynasty, Wuwu in July of the first year of Da'an in the Daliao Dynasty (26)
Liao Kingdom, in Fengguo Temple, Linhuang Mansion, Shangjing.

Today, the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty is wearing regular clothes and kneeling in the Main Hall. Holding the incense in his hand, he looks at the statue of the recumbent Bodhisattva on the Main Hall, and respectfully prays: "Emperor Liu Hongji of the Liao Dynasty, I sincerely pray to the gods and Buddhas to bless me. The four tribes of Daliao and the people of the five capitals, people and animals are safe, and the world is at peace!"

"If I receive the Bodhisattva's gift of mercy, I would like to offer [-] guan of incense oil as a gift to the Buddha!"

After speaking, he bowed deeply.

Behind him, Empress Xiao Tansi and Empress Xiao Tehanlan, the younger sister of the Empress, followed in long obeisance.

The ten-year-old grandson of the emperor, under the guidance of his two aunts, also paid respects.

Yelu Hongji bowed again, got up, walked to the huge censer in the Daxiong Palace, and inserted the thick golden letter incense in his hand into the censer.

The monks on the left and right immediately began to knock on the wooden fish and recite scriptures.

Only then did Yelu Hongji finally start to turn around and look at the ministers kneeling outside the Main Hall.

Yelu Dilie, who had just arrived in a hurry, stayed behind in Shangjing.

This is Yelu Hongji's most loyal and trustworthy minister. He has successively served as Qijulang, Beimian Linya, Nanjing Liushou, and Nanyuan King.

Now he is the king of the Northern Academy of the Daliao Dynasty and the left-behind in Shangjing, and this year he has been worshiped as the Jiedu Envoy of the Mucheng.

This is an official position with a very special political status in the Liao Kingdom, and it has always been awarded only to ministers who are closest to the emperor.

"Be lazy!" Yelu Hongji waved to Yelu Dilie and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

The latter came to him respectfully, and bowed his head again: "Your Majesty, I just received a letter from Yeluju and Wang Shiru, the envoys sent to the Southern Dynasty to pay homage..."

He held up a memorial and presented it to Yelu Hongji: "The Southern Dynasty proposed a very innovative covenant..."

"Huh?" Yelu Hongji suddenly looked unhappy, and asked, "But Yeluju didn't listen to orders and caused trouble in the Southern Dynasty?"

He is 54 years old.

The only son died, and so did the first wife, the queen.

Only one grandson survives!
It was Prince Liang who was being taken by Xiao Tansi right now.

Therefore, Yelu Hongji became extremely sensitive to everything that might lead to war.

Over the years, every time he sent envoys to the south, he would repeatedly urge: Do not cause trouble, and treat each other with courtesy!

Whenever an envoy from the Southern Dynasties arrives, he will always deliberately reveal his characteristics of being good at writing, poetry and worshiping Buddhism.

No longer the same as when I was young, I always liked to receive envoys from the Southern Dynasties in the traditional camp of Khitan under the guard of the palace tent army, but received envoys from the Southern Dynasties in Linhuang Mansion or Nanjing palace.

He knows it very well!
The current Daliao appears to be powerful, but in reality there are countless internal worries, and it cannot stand the test of war at all.

Therefore, stability overwhelms everything!
Yelu Dilie, as his most trusted minister, of course knew his king's thoughts, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this covenant was initiated by the new king of the Southern Dynasty..."

"The new ruler of the Southern Dynasty?" Yelu Hongji asked in confusion, "I heard that he is only ten years old, which is about the same age as King Liang?"

"A child with a yellow mouth can also make the decision on military and national affairs?"

This is a joke!

"I didn't understand it when I first heard about it. I didn't know anything until I asked many officials and merchants who had been to the Southern Dynasties trade market recently..."

So Yeludilie played out the legends and stories he knew one by one.

Yelu Hongji's expression gradually became serious as he listened.

If these stories and legends are true...

Then, the luck of the Southern Dynasty is too good!
An emperor who was able to meet ministers alone at the age of ten, perform benevolence and filial piety, and obey his father's way! ?

Is there such a precedent in the history books?

"Could it be that people from the Southern Dynasty are boasting?" Yelu Hongji asked.

Yelu Dilie bowed again: "Your Majesty, after reading the letter from Yeluju and others, you will know..."

Yelu Hongji nodded, then took the memorial and read it in his hand.

Looking at it, his eyebrows gradually wrinkled.

After thinking for a while, Yelu Hongji said: "Call all the south and north officials in Shangjing..."

"Officials and courtiers and above in the south, and officials Zhu Linya and Xiangwen in the north...all go to Yuanhe Palace for discussion!"

"It's a matter of great importance, when brainstorming!"

Yelu Dilie bowed, "No!"

He understood that, in fact, his monarch had already been tempted.

Summoning a group of ministers is just a formality!
　Note: Yelu Hong’s basic name was Yelu Hongji, but he took the initiative to avoid the taboo of Song Xuanzu Zhao Hongyin and changed his name to Hongji, but Yelu Abaoji changed his Chinese surname to Liu, so Yelu Hongji would use Liu Hongji’s Chinese name to pray for blessings.

　　Note 2: Yelu Dilie, also known as Yelu Dilie, according to the chronological table of the five capitals left behind in Liao history, it can be seen that in the first year of Da'an, he was left behind in Shangjing.

　　Note 3: In the middle period of the Liao Dynasty, the roads between the five capitals were already smooth and spacious.

　　Many personal records of Song envoys mentioned that the road to Linhuang Mansion was wide and flat.

　　But it is hard to figure out, how many days would it take for Song and Liao to exchange letters under the traffic environment at that time?

　　But guessing from Fu Bi's example, it may be around ten days.

　　Note 4: In the previous chapter, the details of the credential explained in the chapter description were wrong. I was confused. The anti-counterfeiting of the credential is not to use gold thread to embroider the characters, but to use gold thread to embroider the pattern.

　　Generally, the national books are made of silk cloth, and the patterns on them are different. Song and Liao should be dominated by golden silk dragon patterns (according to the surviving Song and Liao imperial edicts). Xixia words have no real objects, so we can only guess that they should be sun and moon patterns Black and white are used as rules, but unevenness is also a dragon pattern.

　　
　
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