King of Song

Chapter 53
A precious treasure... a handful of loess...

No matter how you look at it, the two words seem to be irrelevant, but Lin Zhao, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, was ingenious!

Everyone thought that Lin Zhao would beg for some precious treasure from Lord Liao, but it turned out to be a handful of loess. Was he deliberately teasing people, or was his head kicked by a donkey?
Ye Lihu was the first to laugh out loud: "It's really funny, how can a handful of loess be so precious? It's simply inexplicable!"

"Who said a handful of loess isn't precious anymore? You're stupid if you don't see it!" Lin Zhao has firmly established the strategy of choking to death, and people are speechless when he opens his mouth.

"You..." Ye Lihu was on the verge of having a fit, but he took the occasion into account, forced himself to hold back the tone, and said with a sneer, "I am blind, but I really don't see why the loess is so precious?"

Many people at the scene had the same idea. Yelv Yixin had been observing the situation, and he vaguely felt that the situation was very bad.

Zhang Zongyi was confused, Lin Zhao, what are you going to do?Take it easy!Zeng Gong looked relaxed, Dongyang, you can play to your heart's content!
Lin Zhaolang said in a loud voice: "May I ask you, which seedlings, grains, flowers, plants and trees do not grow from the soil? Don't the rice and millet we eat come from the soil? Don't tell me, you only eat beef and mutton, let alone the water plants for shepherding sheep. Where did it come from? Isn't it all land!
What kind of jade objects, golden knives, etc. were offered by someone? May I ask which mineral deposits were not dug out of the soil?The food that people depend on for survival, all kinds of metal utensils, and rare treasures all come from the soil. May I ask which treasure in the world is more precious than loess? "

Nima, what is arrogance!Ye Lihu suddenly fell silent, and the people present were annoyed and funny when they heard such an answer.

At the same time, everyone admired this young envoy of Song Dynasty for his eloquence.If you want to ask what is precious in the world, it is not gold and jewelry, nor that handful of loess, but it is a slick tongue and a eloquent tongue!Look at Lin Zhao, whose tongue is shining like a lotus flower, and dung and soil can also be said to be gold!

Of course, some people also questioned: Where is there no loess, you must not be short of it in Song Dynasty, and even went to Liao to ask for a handful of loess.Is it inexplicable, or is there another picture?
After Lin Zhao finished speaking, he looked at Yelu Hongji and asked, "His Majesty the Emperor of Liao, can this precious gift be given to Song?"

"Since Song Envoy cherishes it so much, I will naturally agree..." Yelu Hongji chuckled, somewhat contemptuously. This Song Envoy is really cute, and then nodded slightly.

Just at this moment, Zhang Xiaojie shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, don't..." Unfortunately, it was a step too late after all, Yelu Hongji's words fell to the ground...

"No way, even a handful of loess should be stingy, and the people of Liao Dynasty are too hard-headed..." Everyone just cast contemptuous looks at Zhang Zhuangyuan...

That Xiang Lin Zhao seized the opportunity and hurriedly said loudly: "Master Zeng, write clearly in the "Quotations", the Lord of Liao donated the soil and the Great Song Dynasty, and after returning to Bianjing, please His Majesty review it and announce it to the world!"

Then he turned to Yelu Hongji and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor of Daliao, please also record clearly in your daily life note, so that you can have a proof in the future!"

Zeng Gong smiled and said: "That's natural, I will definitely record it clearly!" He thought to himself: Lin Zhao really has two tricks, isn't your Liao Kingdom trying to embarrass my Song Dynasty?This trick should make you unable to get off the stage!
Zhang Xiaojie wanted to cry, but finally reacted a step too late, reminding him too late.Everyone also recalled that the "Quotes" was a record of the dialogue between the envoys of the two countries, and it was to be presented to the emperor for review, and it was something that could be recorded in the annals of history.

With a handful of loess, the record has become a gift from the Lord of Liao to the Song Dynasty. The words are concise, but very vague.You know, there are many interpretations of the word "earth" in writing. It can be loess or country land...

pit!After a long time, the Song envoy got the Liao people involved by playing word games.It was obvious that the drunken man's intention was not in the wine, but at this moment it seemed that the "soil" was indeed the most precious thing, and the envoy Song did not make false claims.

Speaking carefully, Yelu Hongji can be considered a martial artist.Otherwise, how could there have been a rebellion by the emperor's uncle back then, and later he listened to Yelu Yixin's slander and killed his wife and children.In short, Lord Liao is a straightforward person, and his mind is not so fast. He wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate the Song Dynasty, but he was cheated unexpectedly.Zhang Xiaojie did come to his senses, but unfortunately he was still slow in the end.

It is completely impossible to give land to the Song Dynasty, the key is historical records and reputation!

A handful of loess as a gift today, but after a few years, what will inevitably be written in the history books?The Lord of Liao donated soil to Emperor Song!Donate soil, where is the soil?Especially after a long time, if someone who doesn't know the facts takes it out of context, Yelu Hongji will leave a big stain on the history, and even be criticized by others.

The hairy boy actually set me up, hum!Yelu Hongji was very angry, but as the emperor, he had already opened his mouth, how could he go back on his word!
But the eyes fell on Zhang Xiaojie intentionally or unintentionally, the best way now is undoubtedly to refute.See if it can be reversed, or at least change this situation!
Zhang Xiaojie said: "Oh, the "Quotations" records should be as detailed as possible, how can it be so vague, the same is true for my notes on daily life in the dynasty, it is clearly written, the Lord of Liao gave the loess and Emperor Song!" Playing word games, right?Well, let’s be clearer and more truthful.

"Loess? That's right!" Lin Zhao looked down at the soil in his hands carefully, and seemed to be talking to himself: "Oh, Liaodong is a black land, and the color of the soil is black. In order to be worthy of the name, it should be replaced with loess! Where is the Liao Kingdom?" Is there loess? By the way, Youzhou!" Immediately he shouted loudly: "If that's the case, then write it clearly, the Lord of Liao bestowed the soil of Youzhou and the Great Song Dynasty!"

Nima!It was originally an ambiguous word game, but now it is concrete, the land of Youzhou!

Youyun Sixteen States is a pain for all Song Dynasty people. Lin Zhao deliberately made a fuss here, purely to express the resentment in his heart, disgusting and disgusting Khitan people...

Zhang Xiaojie was completely depressed, maybe he was too anxious, and there were frequent loopholes in his words, he was already a little anxious, and said: "Why is the envoy of the Song Dynasty so anxious, what is it from Youzhou in Liaodong, His Majesty the emperor of our country will give a handful of loess as a gift." This time Should be strict enough!
"Furthermore, does the envoy Song imply that he has acknowledged our country's ownership of the Sixteen Youyun Prefectures?"

You know, the Song Dynasty has always dreamed of regaining the Sixteen States of Youyun.The two founding emperors made several northern expeditions, and later the Song court made a promise that the one who would restore Yanyun would be crowned king!

Although the Chanyuan Alliance agreed to use Baigou as the boundary, the Song Dynasty was still unwilling to give up Youyun explicitly!Zhang Xiaojie counterattacked on the basis of defense, and finally found a "loophole" in Lin Zhao's words, how could he not take advantage of it.

Sure enough, when this question came out, Zhang Zongyi and Zeng Gong's expressions immediately turned serious.The envoy represents the emperor and the country. If the answer to this sentence is not good, the Liao Kingdom will use it to make a big fuss.

"The sixteen prefectures of Youyun, why do I remember that it has always been the land of the Central Plains..." Lin Zhao pretended to be puzzled, and cleverly avoided using the word "Central Plains" to prevent being caught.

Zhang Xiaojie said: "Back then Shi Jingtang recognized the Emperor Taizong of our country as his father and dedicated the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, so it naturally belonged to our dynasty, not to mention Chan..."

"Shi Jingtang? Thanks to your eloquence, you are still so complacent!" Lin Zhao hurriedly interrupted, "My patriarch Chen Tuan, Immortal Master Lu Chunyang, and Master Shao Yong have all calculated that the Emperor Taizong of your country was originally a hundred years old. For Shouyuan, it's a pity that Shi Jingtang is uneasy and good-hearted, but at an old age he regards himself as the son of the emperor, and fell into the unrighteous place of Emperor Taizong of your country, so that his life was shortened!
For fear that your country would be uncomfortable knowing the truth, I couldn't bear to tell you.Unexpectedly, you and others are complacent about this. I can't bear the subjects of your country to be so confused and have unfilial words and deeds, so I have to speak out! "

The implication is that if you say it again, you will be disrespectful to Taizong and unfilial!Who can afford such a crime?Nima, Zhang Xiaojie is completely speechless this time!

Lin Zhao said again: "Besides, Shi Jingtang is just a false emperor of the former dynasty, so what has he to do with me?"

"So what about the former dynasty, can history not recognize it?" Zhang Xiaojie was already in a mess, ignoring the argument, and retorted with the trend, but he was still led by the nose by Lin Zhao!In fact, as long as he moved out of the Chanyuan Alliance, Song Shi really had nothing to say, but it was a pity that Lin Zhao interrupted his words just now, and instantly forgot them...

"Oh!" Lin Zhao patted his head and said with a smile, "If this is the case, Liaodong in the Tang Dynasty, and even Zhongjing in your country should be included in our territory..."

ah!Zhang Xiaojie was completely messed up, obviously trying his best to refute, but accidentally fell into the pit dug by Lin Zhao!It can be said that it is a loss of face, and it is even more embarrassing for Liao Kingdom!
Yelu Hongji's face was livid, he just talked casually about the land, and the Liao Kingdom would not suffer any actual losses.But he lost face, he wanted to humiliate the envoy Song, but he didn't want to, but he couldn't steal the rice!

There were more than one depressed Liao people, and a young noble officer jumped out and shouted: "Song people can only talk about it, and our Daliao army is strong and strong. I ask you to lead the army to go south and take Bianjing directly!"

"Hmph, what a shameless boast!" Lin Zhao said coldly, "In the past, the Holy Emperor and the Empress Dowager Chengtian (Xiao Chuo) of your country never did it, so why brag about yourself?"

Zeng Gong said sternly: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom, there is an alliance between your country and ours, but now there are people in your country who deliberately instigate the two countries to go to war with ulterior motives. Please punish the Lord of Liao!"

Yelu Hongji's face is very ugly, this birthday is really embarrassing.But it is impossible to really start a war, not to mention whether they have the strength to win the first battle.I have just experienced the emperor's uncle's rebellion, and there is a rebellion against divination. How can we fight against the outside world if the country is unstable?Once the troops are mobilized, I am afraid that some people will fish in troubled waters, and the gains outweigh the losses!The Song people were also sure of this point, so they dared to be so "arrogant"!
Seeing this, Yelu Yixin stepped forward and said, "Yeluna too, you are drunk, don't talk nonsense!" Then he said to Lin Zhao: "The envoy of Song Dynasty has a sharp mouth and a brilliant tongue, but the exchanges between the two countries are based on strength. Those who speak eloquently are just showing off their anger for a while, so they can do it for themselves!"

"Thank you His Highness Zhao Wang for your persuasion, I will keep it in my heart!" Lin Zhao clenched his fists tightly, and his casual words gained the upper hand today, but in the final analysis, the strength of the Song Dynasty and the military were still inferior to the Liao Kingdom.A weak country has no diplomacy. This is a good point. If you want to gain complete initiative, you still have to rely on your strength to speak!

Therefore, the Song Dynasty must be rich and strong!

(End of this chapter)