Chapter 420 Nerugu
After meeting with the Liao envoys, Zhao Xing summoned the envoys sent by Yelu Chongyuan.
"The foreign minister pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!" Nerugu bowed and saluted.
"No gifts!"
Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "I already know the purpose of your visit this time, but the Song Dynasty will not send troops."
"Your Majesty!"
Nerugu did not expect that before he spoke, Zhao Xing directly refused to send troops, and said anxiously: "The civil strife in Liao is very beneficial to the Song Dynasty. Moreover, the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun is the territory of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty has always thought Recovering the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun is a God-given opportunity.”
"I really want to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun. The civil strife in Liao will also be good for the Song Dynasty."
Zhao Xing nodded and said: "But I am not a fool. Yelu Zhongyuan's so-called alliance to destroy the Liao Dynasty was just to use the Song Dynasty as a spear envoy. And you should know that I have met the Liao envoy before I met you. Yes. The Liao Kingdom agreed that as long as the Song Dynasty did not send troops, the Sui coins would be cancelled.
After I agree, I will be able to save a lot of money in the future, but Yelu Chongyuan is treasonous.
There are obvious benefits, but he chooses to take risks and cooperate with a treacherous person, damaging his reputation.
If you were you, what would you choose? ”
"I heard that His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was wise and powerful, but I didn't expect to be so short-sighted!" Nerugu said sarcastically.
"You are very courageous and dare to use provocation against me."
Zhao Xing sneered and said: "I forgot to tell you that the Liao Kingdom promised some benefits and asked me to hand you over to him."
"I didn't agree originally, but now it seems that it doesn't matter if I agree."
"After all, Yelu Zhongyuan cannot choose to surrender because of you."
Nerugu's face changed when he heard this, and he said anxiously: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty misunderstood, and the foreign ministers did not mean to provoke the generals. The Liao Kingdom issued these conditions just to stabilize the Song Dynasty. When the Liao Kingdom is destroyed, My father, after regaining his strength, can still force the Song Dynasty to continue paying tribute to the Liao Kingdom."
Zhao Xing's face darkened when he heard this and said: "Why, do you think the Song Dynasty is afraid of the Liao Kingdom? The Liao Kingdom can take it if it doesn't want it, and it can take it if it wants it?"
"The Song Dynasty is naturally not afraid of the Liao Kingdom, but when it went to war with the Liao Kingdom, the losses were even greater. How could it be as good as dealing with the Liao Kingdom now?"
Nerugu smiled and said: "As long as the Liao Kingdom is destroyed, the Song Dynasty not only does not need to provide annual coins to the Liao Kingdom, but also can recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. This is something that neither Emperor Taizu nor Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty has accomplished. If Your Majesty If you do it, your achievements will far exceed that of Taizu Taizong.”
"Haha, what you said makes me a little excited."
Zhao Xing smiled slightly. Just when Nerugu was feeling happy, he saw Zhao Xing's face turned cold and said, "But the premise of all this is to destroy the Liao Kingdom, but I can't believe in Yelu Chongyuan."
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"Your Majesty!"
Nerugu gritted his teeth and said: "The foreign minister is willing to stay in the Song Dynasty as a hostage!"
"You think too highly of yourself. You are not the only son of Yelu Zhongyuan, but you also have so many grandchildren." Zhao Xing shook his head.
"I am not an only son, but before I came to the Song Dynasty, my father had already announced me as his heir." Nerugu said.
"Then it's even more useless. I'm afraid your brothers want you to die and will definitely find ways to destroy it." Zhao Xing said.
Protons and the like have no meaning at all, and they will be discarded when they should be discarded.
Seeing what Nerugu wanted to say, Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "The Song Dynasty lacks cavalry. If Yelu Zhongyuan is sincere and sends me 100,000 horses, I will agree to send troops!"
"It's just one hundred thousand war horses, it's nothing. Foreign ministers can agree to this condition. As long as the Song Dynasty is willing to agree to jointly destroy the Liao Dynasty, not to mention one hundred thousand war horses, two hundred thousand will be fine!" Nerugu said quickly.
When he came, Yelu Chongyuan told him that no matter what conditions the Song Dynasty offered, even if they were asked to become vassals of the Song Dynasty, they could agree first.
After all, without Da Song's help, they wouldn't be able to survive much longer, so why would they care so much.
And now that the Liao Kingdom is in the middle, there is no way to transport the war horses. It's just a blank check, he doesn't care at all.
Zhao Xing sneered in his heart when he heard this, let alone Yelu Zhongyuan now, even when Yelu Zhongyuan had the upper hand before, he couldn't say that one hundred thousand war horses were nothing.
The Liao Kingdom only had a few hundred thousand cavalry. Even if the grassland was now in the hands of Yelu Chongyuan, it would be very painful for Yelu Chongyuan to take out 100,000 horses.
"Then 200,000 horses, when will they be sent, I will send out troops!" Zhao Xing said lightly.
"Your Majesty is joking."
Nerugu forced a smile and said: "War horses can't fly. If there are hundreds of horses, there is still a way to send them to the Song Dynasty. Now that my father has retreated to the grassland, 200,000 war horses cannot be sent to the Song Dynasty."
"It's okay, I've thought about it for you, you can go to Hehuang." Zhao Xing said calmly.
"But Hehuang is the territory of the Qiang and Tubo. With such a big piece of meat, the Qiang and Tubo will definitely not let it go, and even Xixia will take action."
"You don't have to worry about it now. If it's robbed, it's my business in the Song Dynasty. All you have to do is send your war horses to Hehuang."
Zunsiluobu has not completely taken control of Hehuang yet, so Zhao Xing naturally cannot tell him.
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"This..."
Nerugu agreed so happily because he could not deliver the war horse before.
But now that Zhao Xing said this, he was a little bit embarrassed.
"What?"
Seeing Nerugu's hesitation, Zhao Xing said with a cold face: "Could it be that what you said before was all lies to me?"
"Foreign officials dare not!"
Nerugu came back to his senses and said quickly: "The foreign minister will send a message back and tell his father about this!"
Zhao Xing waved his hand indifferently and said: "Whatever, I will only send troops when I see the war horses!"
Nerugu had no choice but to retire first.
After leaving the palace, Li Ge, who was waiting outside the palace, hurriedly greeted him.
"Prince, has the Song Dynasty agreed to send troops?" Li Ge asked.
Nerugu looked down on the Han people and did not like Li Ge very much. In addition, he was upset. When Li Ge asked, he instinctively wanted to get angry. However, when he thought about what his father told him when he came, he still endured it and said: "First of all, Let’s get on the carriage!”
There are some problems with Li Ge, and Yelu Zhongyuan can naturally guess some of them.
After all, Li Ge is a Han Chinese, and Yelu Zhongyuan cannot have much trust in him.
Li Ge had done everything beautifully during his previous missions. Yelu Zhongyuan didn't believe it at all if there was nothing fishy about it.
But Yelu Zhongyuan didn't care. Even if Li Ge defected to the Song Dynasty, it wouldn't matter, as long as he could achieve what he wanted.
Therefore, before coming to the Song Dynasty, Yelv Chongyuan told Nerugu that if the Song Dynasty did not agree, he could listen to Li Ge's opinion and let him think of a solution.
The Khitan people are good at riding, but Nerugu is a descendant of the clan and has long been accustomed to a comfortable life. Now that the weather is cold, he will naturally not suffer the hardship of riding a horse.
The two got on the carriage, and Nerugu recounted the conversation in the court to Li Ge.
After listening to this, Li Ge pondered for a while and said: "Prince, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was right about one thing."
(End of chapter)