"Since ancient times, there has been a theory of the death of lips and teeth. Although our Song Dynasty and Xixia are hostile, they are neighboring countries. The Han Dynasty asked our Song Dynasty to cede the five cities bordering Xixia. The purpose is to destroy Xixia. , once Xixia is destroyed, Song Kingdom must be the next target of Han Kingdom." The courtier surnamed Wang said very seriously.
"The covenant must not be broken, and Han will never break the covenant, otherwise it will be spurned by all the countries in the world, and even if he destroys Xixia, so what, the strongest in the world is still Liao, and Han does not dare to go too far. "Sima Guang insisted on his own opinion.
"Master Sima's actions are suspected of treason." The courtier surnamed Wang was obviously stubborn.
"Wang Anshi, you have to pay attention to who you are talking to. I am the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and I am ranked first. You are just a third-rank official. Is there any distinction between superior and inferior?" Sima Guang said anxiously.
"As an official and the country, you must never do anything to humiliate the country or the emperor." Wang Anshi said firmly, without any fear of Sima Guang's power.
"You..." Sima Guang looked at each other angrily.
"enough."
On the dragon chair, Zhao Ji waved his hands with a cold face.
"The emperor calm down." All the ministers said hastily.
"This matter will be discussed later, Sima Guang stays here, let's disperse the court." Zhao Ji waved his hand and dismissed all the officials.
"The ministers will leave." Except for Sima Guang, the other courtiers withdrew one after another.
In the main hall, only Sima Guang was left.
"Ceding the city to Han, can we keep the Great Song Dynasty safe for a hundred years?" Zhao Ji stared at Sima Guang and asked.
"Reporting to the emperor, after the cession of the city, I, the Song Dynasty, signed an alliance with Han. If Han reneged on the alliance, he would be cast aside by the people of the world. Moreover, Lord Cai Jing should also agree with this matter." Sima Guang said.
"In this way, you secretly inform Cai Jing that the covenant is carried out in secret, and it must not be known by the civil and military officials of the court."
"The minister leads the order."
......
Chapter 426 22 Cities Return to Han
Five days passed in a blink of an eye.
The palace of the Han Dynasty, above the court hall.
Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang took the lead, and the envoys of the Three Kingdoms came to the hall again.
"The time given to you for five days to consider has passed, what do you think?" Jia Xu looked at the three envoys and asked.
"I, the Emperor Xixia, said that fifteen cities are impossible. After all, my territory in Xixia is small, and there are at most ten cities." Li Wen said in a deep voice.
"My Tubo Khan also said that there are at most seven cities. After all, my Tubo land is barren." Said the Tubo prince.
"My Great Song..." Cai Jing was about to speak, expressing Zhao Ji's determination.
But Jia Xu immediately stopped him: "I will talk about the matter of my big man and your Song State later, let's talk about them first."
"Yes." Cai Jing glanced at Li Wen and Prince Tubo, seemed to think of something, and immediately stopped talking.
"Although your country's request is somewhat different from my big man's expectations, my big man is a state of etiquette, that's all, I agree on behalf of the king of the big man." Jia Xu smiled and said with a helpless look.
hear him.
Both Li Wen and the Tubo prince cursed secretly from the bottom of their hearts: "This shitty state of etiquette is just a bully and a robber."
But in terms of performance, they didn't dare to do anything, they could only respond respectfully, but they still asked anxiously: "Thank you, my lord, when will I release my Xixia captive (Tubo national teacher)?"
"After my army will cede the city and occupy it, the people you want will naturally be handed over to you to take away unscathed, but the premise of everything is that everything in the ceded city is not allowed to be moved, otherwise the ransom will be considered incomplete." Jia Xu smiled from the bottom of his heart. , watching the two warned.
"Yes Yes Yes."
"My Tubo (Xi Xia) is ready to cede the matter, just wait for your country to send troops in." The two can only obey, and they have nothing to do with the current situation.
"In this way, my big man and the two countries will be able to coexist in a long-term friendly relationship." Jia Xu laughed, very satisfied.
"You swallowed our territory today, and our army will definitely take it back in the future, and you will be torn to pieces." The two thought angrily in their hearts, but on the surface, there was still only a submissive smile: "Yes Yes, in the future, I, Xixia (Tubo), will definitely establish friendship with the great Han and coexist in the world."
"Today's event must be spread all over the world. I have prepared a good banquet in the post house, and the two envoys can go and enjoy it." Jia Xu pointed to the outside of the hall and smiled. The matter has been accomplished, so naturally Seeing off guests.
"Yes."
The two did not dare to disobey, and slowly withdrew from the hall, but looking at Cai Jing who was the only one who stayed behind, a doubt arose in their hearts: "Is there any scheme for Song Guo to come to Han, and he was left alone? It must be revealed."
Wait until the two leave.
"What's your emperor's opinion?" Jia Xu looked at Cai Jing and asked.
"As long as the big man sincerely enters into an alliance with my great Song Dynasty and makes an offensive and defensive alliance, my great Song Dynasty is willing to donate the five cities bordering Xixia to the big man." Cai Jing bowed slightly and said with clasped fists.
"it is good."
"The emperor of Song Dynasty is really a wise king, and I admire him."
"Your envoy, please rest assured that my great man also sincerely wants to conclude an alliance with the Great Song Dynasty to jointly deal with Xixia and Liao. This is the letter of alliance sealed by the seal of the king of the Great Han. After the city is ceded, you can take it back and present it To the emperor of your country." Jia Xu said, looking at Zhuge Liang.
"This is the book of alliance." Zhuge Liang held a scroll in both hands, and opened it for a look.
The letter said, "Today, Song is willing to present five cities as a gift to the great man. I feel very happy alone. I should conclude an alliance with the Song State. If Xixia and Liao invade the Song State in the future, my army of the Great Han will definitely help."
After this sentence, it is the artifact of the great man's national destiny, the seal of the country.
Ordered by heaven, you will live forever.
The eight characters can be clearly seen on the scroll.
"Please rest assured, the King of the Great Han. The five cities on the border of the Great Song Dynasty are ready to be ceded. Not only that, but also the [-] defenders in the five cities are also given to the Great Han by the Great Song Dynasty." Cai Jing was overjoyed and immediately solemnized He took the covenant over, looked at it last time, and saw the seal belonging to the big man, and he was determined.
"Hahaha, this time I successfully concluded the covenant for Da Song. When I go back, the emperor will definitely reward me a lot. That old man Sima Guang has no right to fight with me." Cai Jing laughed from the bottom of his heart, holding the covenant like a treasure generally.
"There is one more thing the messenger needs to keep in mind." Jia Xu's expression became serious.
"My lord, please speak clearly." Cai Jing was startled, a little apprehensive, for fear that something might happen again.
"The fact that Da Song bestowed on me the Great Han City Pool should not be passed on lightly, and it is absolutely best not to let anyone know." Jia Xu said in a low voice.
"Understood, I understand." Cai Jing hurriedly nodded in response.
In fact, there is no need for Jia Xu to say that the Song Dynasty will not make too much declaration on this matter. After all, the city was ceded to conclude the covenant.
"Hahaha, that's good, please go back to the post to rest." Jia Xu laughed.
"Okay, thank you, sir." Cai Jing also felt extremely satisfied today, and left the hall with a smile. He has gained a lot.
Seeing Cai Jing's complacent look, Zhuge Liang couldn't help laughing secretly: "Master Jia, you sold him, but he is still very happy. It seems that there is no one in the Song Kingdom in this world."
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