The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 460 Negotiation Begins

The news that Wan Yanliang was determined to use troops against the Song Dynasty soon reached Chai Rong's ears.

"My lord, Wan Yanliang is determined to use troops against us. I'm afraid the peace talks have broken down. In my opinion, my lord should leave the city early, lest the peace talks break down, which will be detrimental to my safety." An agent from the Song Dynasty in Shangjing came Seeing Chai Rong, passed the latest information to Chai Rong.

"Is the news reliable?" Hearing the news from the spies, Chai Rong frowned and said, "Now that the Kingdom of Jin is empty and a thousand wastes are waiting to be rebuilt, is it possible that Wan Yanliang will go his own way and use soldiers against us?"

The secret agent nodded and said to Chai Rong: "My lord doesn't know something. The current emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Liang, can't think according to common sense at all. My lord has already heard about his "I have three ambitions." At that time, he was still restrained. Now that he has finally ascended to the throne, his wolf ambition can no longer be controlled. As long as it is a woman he likes, even Wanyan Zongbi's daughter will not let it go. For such a person , we can’t use common sense to deduce it at all.”

Chai Rong had also heard about Wan Yanliang's news, so he couldn't help but shook his head at this moment, and said with a wry smile: "It's a blessing or a misfortune for our dynasty that such a person becomes the emperor."

The spy said to Chai Rong: "My lord, for safety's sake, I will secretly escort you out of the city tonight."

Chai Rong shook his head and said: "The two armies are at war, and if we don't kill them, the two sides haven't started a war yet. The possibility of them attacking me should be very small, so in my opinion, we should be safe."

The spy smiled wryly, and said to Chai Rong: "Although this is the case, for Wan Yanliang, it cannot be deduced according to common sense." Chai Rong will be beheaded to sacrifice the flag.

Chai Rong nodded, and said to the spies: "Well, tomorrow I will negotiate with them and make a final effort. If I can persuade them to give up the war, it will definitely be a blessing for the people of the two countries."

When the spy heard what Chai Rong said, he was deeply moved by his noble sentiments. He saluted Chai Rong and said, "Well, my subordinates will do their best to ensure the safety of your lord."

After a night of nothing, Chai Rong, who had been idle in Shangjing for three days, finally started the first round of negotiations with Jin Guo early the next morning.

This time, it was Tai Qi, the civil representative, who was negotiating on behalf of Jin Guo.

Taiqi is a civil servant, and he is a figure of the peace faction. Although Wan Yanliang has made a plan to use troops against the Song Dynasty, he still does not want to make the relationship with the envoys of the Song Dynasty too stiff at this time. It's kind of polite.

"Master Taiqi, the Youyun Sixteen Prefectures are the inherent territory of our Great Song Dynasty. Now that they are returned to our dynasty, they can be regarded as returning to the original owner." Chai Rong said to Taiqi.

Tai Qi heard what Chai Rong said, and said: "You can't say that. The Youyun Sixteen States were sent out by Shi Jingtang, the emperor of the Later Liang Dynasty. Why did they become the inherent territory of the Great Song Dynasty?"

Hearing what Tai Qi said, Chai Rong shook his head and said, "If Lord Tai Qi said that, it would be a long way back. At that time, Shi Jingtang was in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures occupied by the army of the Liao Kingdom, but it wasn't You Jin Guo."

Tai Qi continued: "But this Liao Kingdom was destroyed by our Dajin Kingdom. The territory that originally belonged to the Liao Kingdom should also belong to our Dajin Kingdom."

"Lord Taiqi, this statement is wrong. Even if it was the Sixteen States of Youyun captured by the Kingdom of Jin, it was bought back from your country with a lot of money during the reign of the Supreme Emperor. Yunshiliuzhou was originally our territory." Chai Rong said tit for tat.

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The debate between the two of you and me is not giving in. Arguments between civil servants have always been like this. It is very similar to the debates in later generations. To be honest, it is still very difficult to achieve the corresponding goals through real negotiations.

What finally determines the outcome of the negotiations is the competition of national strength and military strength.

On the first day of negotiations, no substantial progress was made.

The next day, the person sent out by the Kingdom of Jin to negotiate changed into Wan Yanchang, the general protecting the country of the Kingdom of Jin.

In fact, Wan Yanliang's meaning is very clear. Since a civil servant like Tai Qi has no effect, it's better to change to a stronger military officer. I think the military officer is more straightforward and has a quick temper. He will definitely be able to suppress him severely. Take a look at the morale of the envoys of the Song Dynasty.

But the result was exactly the opposite.

"Chai Rong, right? You are so brave, you really dare to come?" Wan Yanchang said to Chai Rong with a sneer as soon as he opened his mouth.

Chai Rong looked at Wanyan Chang in front of him, and was not intimidated, but said with a smile: "So it's General Wanyan, I don't know why I didn't dare to come?"

This sentence made Wan Yanchang ask back, could it be said that he defeated the army of the Song Dynasty, and your army is no longer able to do it, so you dare to come?But the actual situation is not like this at all, but his army was defeated by the Song Dynasty army.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you?" Wan Yanchang sneered.

"Is your country still a barbarian country?" Chai Rong didn't answer, but asked a rhetorical question.

In fact, if the civil servants and military generals really fight, the civil servants are not opponents at all. Maybe the military generals can kill the civil servants with only one hand, but if it comes to bickering, even ten military generals may not be able to deal with one Civilian.

So at this time, Wan Yanchang originally wanted to frighten Chai Rong with a strong force, but he didn't expect to be pushed back by Chai Rong with a few words, so the negotiation on the second day ended without a problem.

In this way, the negotiation reached the third day.

At night, the spies quietly came to Chai Rong's residence again.

"My lord, the situation is already very critical. In my opinion, I should send you out of the city first." The spy said to Chai Rong.

Chai Rong felt that the results of these two days of negotiations were quite good. After hearing what the spy said, he asked suspiciously: "I think the results of the two days of negotiations are quite good. I think the whole country of Jin will decide whether it is a war or a peace. If there is no unified opinion, give me a few more days, and maybe a big battle can be saved."

The secret agent shook his head at this time and said, "My lord, we have already received the news that the Kingdom of Jin is recruiting troops on a large scale, and the army is gathering in the capital. It is impossible for them to continue the peace talks."

(End of this chapter)