The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 455 Weak countries have no diplomacy

Liu Neng's statement seems to be very sincere, that is, Xixia will recognize Mongolia as his elder brother in the future, and he will be Mongolia's younger brother in the future. It seems that he has suffered a lot of grievances.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find that this is not the case. In the end, they are all saying some stereotypes, like a person saying that I will recognize you as my big brother in the future, and I owe you 2 taels There is no need to pay back the silver, which is what it means.

Sure enough, when he heard what Liu Neng said, Zamuhe laughed. He laughed for a long time, and then he calmed down his emotions, and said: "Hahaha, this is really me. Funniest joke I've ever heard."

Liu Neng was a little embarrassed. As a civil servant, to be honest, he was still not used to the way of communication with these generals. They were all straightforward.

Jamuhe slapped the table vigorously, and said, "Liu Neng, right? You wouldn't treat us all as fools, would you?"

Liu Neng was startled, and almost knelt down. At this moment, he hurriedly said: "How is it possible, so...so-and-such has no such intention!"

"Since you came in, you have been talking nonsense. I think you have no intention of negotiating. I think you should hurry up and go back. Let's see you in Xingqing Mansion tomorrow!" Zamuhe said coldly .

At the beginning, Zhamuhe's words were relatively gentle, but at this time he suddenly went into a rage, which directly disrupted Liu Neng's position. He stammered a little: "My lord... my lord redeems my sins, I'm an official, there's no way I'm an official. That's what I mean."

"Hmph, if you want peace talks, then show enough sincerity, otherwise don't waste each other's time." Jamuhe said coldly.

Liu Neng hurriedly said at this time: "As long as Mongolia can withdraw its troops, we are willing to pay 20 taels of silver and [-] cattle and sheep to your country."

20 taels of silver, [-] cattle and sheep, it stands to reason that the price given by the Xixia Kingdom is not low. After all, the Xixia Kingdom is not as rich as the Song Dynasty. The price given by the Xixia Kingdom is extremely high.

"It's only 20 taels, hehe, Mr. Liu, are you begging for food?" Zamuhe said softly.

Liu Neng scolded his mother in his heart, it is obvious that you invaded our country, but now it seems that we have made a mistake, there is really no reason for this.

"Lord Khan, Lord General, we are really not rich!" Liu Neng said with a wry smile.

"Negotiations, you have to show a little sincerity. We have worked hard and mobilized so many people, and you just give us such a little money as if you are sending us off? How much is this?" Zamuhe shook his head, very Obviously, he is not very satisfied with Liu Neng's statement.

Liu Neng smiled wryly in his heart, and said, "General, we are really in a difficult situation right now. There is still a plague of locusts in the middle school recently, and the state treasury is seriously short of money..."

"How much money do you have in your treasury now?" At this moment, Temujin suddenly interjected.

"My lord Khan, to be honest, the annual tax of our Xixia Kingdom is only 40 taels, which is equivalent to taking the national treasury..." Liu Neng said stupidly.

Before he finished speaking, Temujin went on to say: "40 taels, I want it!"

Liu Neng was choked for a moment, and stammered, "Khan, this... this is a bit difficult for someone to do."

Temujin shook his head, and continued: "And they give us 40 taels a year!"

At that time, Liu Neng had the urge to scold his mother, 40 taels a year, why don’t you grab it, but at this time, he has no trouble resisting, he can only negotiate, and a weak country has no diplomacy. At this time, he, The result of resistance can only be the destruction of the country and the death of the people.

"This... This is really too much, the imperial court, the imperial court can't get it out!" Liu Neng stammered.

"In addition to these, the area north of Dingzhou City that we have already occupied is our Mongolian territory!" Temujin continued.

"What? This... This is absolutely not possible!" Liu Neng didn't expect that the conditions of the negotiation would be so harsh. Temujin didn't listen to what he was saying at all, and set the conditions for the negotiation forcefully.

"If it doesn't work, just meet us on the battlefield tomorrow!" Temujin said flatly, "As for the silver you want to pay as tribute, when the gate of Xingqing Mansion opens, I will naturally go and get it myself."

"This..." Liu Neng was speechless. A weak country has no diplomacy. At this time, he has no room for bargaining. He has to accept it if he accepts it, or accept it if he doesn't accept it.

"The conditions that Khan said, I really have no right to make a decision. In this way, when the officials go back, tell our majesty Khan's conditions, and ask your majesty to win." Liu Neng said with a wry smile.

"Since you can't make a decision, next time you can let someone who can make a decision to negotiate. Since you want to negotiate, you must show sincerity, otherwise don't waste time. We don't have time to waste with you. "Zamuhe said softly at this time.

When Liu Neng found out that he had come today, he could only smile wryly. Fortunately, the Mongols did not embarrass him, but let him go back.

"If you really want to negotiate, let Li Qianshun come and talk to the king in person, otherwise, don't come!" Temujin said to Liu Neng.

Liu Neng didn't dare to refute, if Li Ganshun came, would he still be able to go back?
After returning to Xingqing Mansion, Liu Neng conveyed Temujin's terms of negotiation to Li Qianshun.

Li Qianshun once dropped a cup.

"Too much bullying, it's simply too much bullying!" Li Qian said angrily, gnashing his teeth.

The Privy Council envoy said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, this time, Mongolia is planning to destroy our Xixia Kingdom!"

"Hmph, if you want to destroy our Xixia Kingdom, it depends on whether he has the ability. I, Xixia Kingdom, has been established for a hundred years, and a small Mongolian country has just been unified, so I dare to come to our place to act wildly, and pass on orders to me. All soldiers, get ready, tomorrow, the Mongols will have to pay the price!" Li Qianshun said through gritted teeth.

But even though he said this, but to be honest, it was all angry words. Li Qianshun understood that his weakness was some Taiping soldiers, and there was still a big gap compared with the tiger and wolf divisions of the Mongolian army.

"Your Majesty, there are less than 6 defenders in the Xingqing Mansion, but the Mongol army has a full 20. I suggest that you send [-] troops from the eastern front to the capital, and order soldiers from various prefectures to come to serve the king." At that time, we will cooperate with the reinforcements from the inside and outside, and we will definitely be able to defeat the Mongolian army." Liu Yuan suggested at this time.

(End of this chapter)