Song Gexing

Chapter 183 Liao Envoy
Faced with the questioning of the Liao envoys, Han Qi and Fu Bi came forward. Both of them had been envoys to the Liao State and were respected by the Khitan nobles.

The result of the confrontation was that the Liao Kingdom reluctantly admitted that it had wrongly blamed the Song brothers because there was no evidence that the Song army had attacked Hengshan.

Could it be that the small tribes in Tubo and Dangxiang voluntarily surrendered to the Song Dynasty? This is unreasonable. Small tribes often attached themselves to the Liao Kingdom.

"...Before the foreign ministers arrive to attend the enthronement ceremony of His Highness, I asked the Duke of Wei to visit his married daughter. I wonder if His Highness will agree?"

After the negotiation was over, Yelu Yixin, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, asked Zhao Fang politely. His humble appearance, handsome appearance, and elegant temperament made the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty admire him.

But Zhao Fang knew this person very well. It was true that Commander Yelu Yixin was a mess, and he had an excellent reputation in the Liao Kingdom. He was a polite and knowledgeable corporal.

Born in the Five Khitan Academy, he entered the officialdom during the reign of Xingzong of Liao Dynasty and was admired by Xingzong and Queen Xiao Tali. Daozong promoted him immediately after he succeeded to the throne.

However, this man was the culprit for the subsequent decline of the Liao Kingdom. He killed the Queen Xiao Guanyin and the Prince during his 14 years in power, and also killed a large number of capable Khitan ministers.

Finally, when the black hand reached out to the emperor's grandson again, Daozong became alert. After investigation, he discovered that he had raised a vicious wolf.

Although he was killed in the end, the vitality of the Liao Kingdom was greatly weakened. After Yelu Yanxi succeeded to the throne, he was faced with the situation of no one available, which gave the Jurchens a chance.

Hearing that he wanted to see Xiao Guanyin, Zhao Fang smiled. Historically, this guy was the mastermind who falsely accused Xiao Guanyin, but now they belong to two countries, so why not meet him.

Yin smiled and said: "My father-in-law entrusted you with it, so I dare not shirk it. I will go back tonight and tell Guanyin that she has missed her mother's family for a long time."

Yelu Yixin thanked her hurriedly and said seriously: "Your Highness's words are inappropriate. The daughter of Duke Wei is not your Highness's wife. How can she be called father-in-law? This is against etiquette and law."

This remark made officials of the Song Dynasty praise him one after another, saying that he knew etiquette and followed the rules, and he was worthy of being a literary class official in the Liao Dynasty.

Don't misunderstand the officials, the Wenban official is not a small official, but an official position in the northern government of Liao Kingdom, similar to the secret cabinet officials in the Song Dynasty, who are in charge of the rare books in the palace.

Zhao Fang smiled and said: "Taibao Yelu misunderstood. When Guanyin married Gu, Gu's father and emperor ordered her to be treated like a little princess. She was second only to the crown princess in Gu's harem. In a few days, Gu would ascend the throne. , she is also second only to the lonely queen, although she is a concubine, she is no different from the main wife."

Yelu Yixin's eyes flashed and he praised: "The benevolence of Emperor Song is known to all the world. Today, foreign ministers are bathed in holy grace again. No wonder our Majesty sighs every time. He is willing to lead the horse for Emperor Song and serve him as his nephew!"

Zhao Fang laughed loudly and said: "Song and Liao are originally countries of brothers. At that time, the alliance agreed that the monarchs of the two countries were brothers and the emperors were uncles and nephews. Now the emperor of Liao and I are the same generation. They are my father's nephews. We should respect our elders." It is my Confucian tradition, it seems that the Liao Emperor is a man of my generation who is familiar with scriptures!"

Although it is nonsense if it is not nutritious, both sides feel comfortable listening to it, and they are testing each other's wits. How could Zhao Fang be fooled.

Don't think that Yelu Yixin was belittling his own emperor. He was testing the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers to see how they would react after hearing how the Liao Emperor admired Zhao Zhen so much.

Naturally, Zhao Fang was not fooled and directly pointed out that Yelu Hongji was his father's nephew. This was an oath that the two parties had sworn decades ago.

The Chanyuan Alliance was never abolished and they still abide by each other. The Song Dynasty did not want to break the oath made by Song Zhenzong and Liao Shengzong.

He once again emphasized that the Battle of Hengshan was not initiated by the Song Dynasty, which invalidated Yelu Yixin's careful plan.

The Chanyuan Alliance has been criticized by Song Hei for losing power and humiliating the country. In fact, except for the Sui coins, the Song Dynasty did not commit any humiliating behavior.

The Song Dynasty was not an emperor, but a country of brothers of the same generation. If you think about it with your brain, you will know that Kou Zhun agreed to this in the first place. How could he agree if it meant losing power and humiliating the country.This guy is more capable of trolling than Bao Heizi. To put it bluntly, he understands that if the fight continues, there will be no benefit to both sides except that both sides will suffer losses.

Everyone is looking for a step down, so the covenant will naturally not go too far. The Manchus ceding territory and paying compensation would be a loss of power and humiliation to the country.

The 30 yuan per year was just a year's salary and benefits for the three prime ministers of the Song Dynasty. The Liao Kingdom only wanted to save face, but actually did not get any benefits.

When Zhao Fang went home that night and told Xiao Guanyin about the incident, he warned, "Yelü Yixin is very scheming. Guanyin, please don't let his appearance deceive you. Be careful that he digs a hole for you and endangers your father and the others."

Xiao Guanyin had no impression of Yelu Yixin. She came to the Song Dynasty when she was eight years old, so she naturally believed her husband's words more.

After hearing this instruction, he nodded solemnly: "I understand, it seems that Zha La is still wary of my aunt's influence, and has not let go after so many years."

Zhao Fang was stunned and asked in confusion: "Who is Zha La?"

Xiao Guanyin pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Hong Ji's nickname is Chala. I used to call him that when I was a kid."

Zhao Fang suddenly realized that it was right when he thought about it. Yelu Hongji was a Khitan, but his name was obviously a Chinese name, so naturally he also had a Khitan name.

It was normal for Xiao Guanyin to call him by his nickname, because Yelu Hongji was a generation younger.

Although the Khitan people were basically Chinese, their marriage system still retained the characteristics of the nomadic people. According to etiquette, Xiao Guanyin could not marry him, but historically she was his first queen.

Xiao Guanyin is the direct cousin of Yelu Hongji's father, and Xiao Pingjin, the biological mother of Liao Xingzong, is Xiao Guanyin's aunt. This is the real ruthless person.

When Xingzong ascended the throne at a young age, Xiao Peijin was revered as the queen mother and took power as her biological mother. She was comparable to Wu Zetian and actually wanted to kill her own son.

After years of fighting between mother and son, Liao Xingzong won and put his mother under house arrest.

Xiao Pingjin's natal family was naturally involved, but Xiao Guanyin's father, the fifth eldest child, was not very young at the time and did not participate.

However, although Xiao Pingjin was under house arrest, Liao Xingzong could not bear to kill his own mother. Therefore, except for a few people who participated in the original Xiao family, the rest of the descendants were not implicated.

After the old lady was under house arrest for decades, Xingzong missed his mother as he grew older, so he released her and took her back to the capital.

But who would have thought that the old lady in her 70s would not give up. Fortunately, Xingzong had already secured the throne at this time, and there was nothing she could do.

Moreover, this old lady lived a long life. Even after Xingzong died, she was still alive. She did not die until last year, but that was when Yelu Hongji was already the emperor.

It's no wonder that Yelu Hongji is afraid of the Xiao family. His own grandmother is so ruthless, so what's the point of his wife? The poison of a tiger can't even eat its offspring.

It is true that wives are companions for life, but the world has seen many couples killing each other. There are a few mothers who kill their sons. Even animals rarely do this.

This is probably why in history, Yelu Hongji believed someone who falsely accused Xiao Guanyin, because the Xiao family had a criminal record.

(End of this chapter)