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Chapter 716 The Alliance of Luanhe (Part 2)

There are 300,000 guan annual monies, and only 60 years left. After thinking about the condition proposed by Yelu Jun for a long time, Zhao Yan finally nodded, but he attached another condition and said: "I can agree to the third condition, but the 10 million guan compensation you Liao Kingdom compensated us must be paid within one year, and the first compensation delivered cannot be less than five million guan!"

"No, the time for a year is too short, and ten million yuan is not a small amount. I can only pay it back within three years as soon as possible. In addition, the number of first repayments this year can only reach three million!" Yelu Jun argued again.

"The compensation for the first time is at least 4 million, and it must be paid off within two years!" Zhao Yan bargained again. He didn't believe in the credit of Liao, so the compensation must be implemented as soon as possible. Otherwise, when Liao recovers, he may not expect to get the remaining compensation back.

"Trade!" Yelu Jun thought about it for a moment after hearing this, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Although four million guan is not a small amount, he estimated the national treasury and his own treasury, and then squeezed some from other nobles in the country. He should be able to make up this amount. As for the remaining number, he can only find a way out.

The three main conditions were all agreed, and Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing, but considering that Yelu Jun is still here, he could only bear it for a while, then raised his glass to Yelu Jun and said, "Your Majesty, the conditions for withdrawing the army have been met. I'll give you a cup here. I hope our two countries will have a good relationship forever in the future and will never start the war easily!"

Although Zhao Yan did not laugh out loud, Yelu Jun felt even more depressed when he looked at his beautiful face. He picked up the wine glass and touched Zhao Yan for a while, and then drank it all. However, this cup of mellow wine tasted a little bitter now, especially thinking that he not only wanted to cede the Sixteen States of Yanyun, but also had to compensate a large amount of money, which made Yelu Jun feel extremely distressed.

Zhao Yan and Yelu Jun drank a few more glasses, but they were in different moods. The same good wine was completely different when they drank two completely different flavors. At this time, Zhao Yan suddenly thought of something again, and immediately gave instructions to the guard behind him, so the other party turned around and entered the cabin. After a while, the other party brought out a plate of steaming dishes and put them on the table. However, the dish was a bit strange. The plate was full of glutinous rice balls the size of a baby fist. It was more like rice than a dish.

"Huh?" Yelu Jun's expression changed when he saw the dish he had just served. This time, Zhao Yan spoke again without using it. He took the initiative to reach out and grabbed a glutinous rice ball, then tasted it gently. This made the expression on his face relax, as if he was saying "It's true", and then ate all the balls in his hand in a few bites.

Seeing Yelu Jun's appearance, Zhao Yan also smiled slightly, and did not use chopsticks. He reached out and picked up a glutinous rice ball and took a bite. The glutinous rice ball looked simple. In fact, it was very particular when making. One of the main ingredients in it was beef and sheep marrow. Therefore, this meatball not only has the fragrance and sweetness of glutinous rice, but also has the fatness of beef and mutton. In addition, the people who make this dish are very attentive, so it tastes unique. It is a rare delicacy.

I saw Yelu Jun ate a few meatballs in a row, then suddenly sighed and asked Zhao Yan, "Is the emperor sister okay with you?"

"Well, Si'er gave birth to a daughter and two sons for me. The three children are very healthy and cute. She likes life in the south very much. But occasionally she will think of you brothers and sisters." Zhao Yan answered immediately. When he mentioned Yelu Si, a hint of tenderness flashed across his face.

The glutinous rice ball in front of Zhao Yan is one of the traditional festival foods of the Khitans. Every time on the first day of the first lunar month, the Khitans will make this glutinous rice ball with glutinous rice and beef and sheep marrow, and then throw the glutinous rice balls out late at night, and it must be even. This means that the whole family will have a very smooth life in the next year.

When Yelu Si was a princess of the Liao Kingdom, because her mother was born in a low-key manner, she didn't have a good relationship with other brothers and sisters. However, Yelu Jun was very good to her sister, and Yelu Jun also liked to eat the glutinous rice balls she made. So before Zhao Yan came to Liao Kingdom this time, Yelu Si personally made some, hoping to give it to Yelu Jun for him to taste it, but he didn't expect that Zhao Yan would have the opportunity to sit with Yelu Jun and drink.

Yelu Jun was also quite moved when he looked at the glutinous rice balls in front of him. His father Yelu Hongji liked beauty, so he had a lot of brothers and sisters. However, among the many brothers and sisters, he only felt some siblings in Yelu Si's sister. Others were either jealous of themselves or flattered themselves. When they were with them, Yelu Jun only felt like he was acting, and only when he was with Yelu Si could he put down his mask to show his true self. Unfortunately, Yelu Si was abducted by Zhao Yan later, which made it difficult for Yelu Jun to see her again, but he did not expect that she still remembered that she liked to eat the glutinous rice balls she made.

"It's good that the emperor sister is fine, but she is alone in other places. Apart from you, Brother Yan and your three children, there are no relatives. So I hope you can treat her well and never let her be sad!" Yelu Jun was silent for a while, and finally suddenly said sincerely to Zhao Yan. At this time, he was not saying these words as an emperor, but making some requests and entrustment to Zhao Yan as a brother.

"Don't worry, Si'er is my woman. As long as I'm still alive, she will never be wronged!" Zhao Yan said with a serious expression at this time. Among the women around him, Yelu Si gave up his princess identity for him and stayed with him without any status, which also made Zhao Yan cherish Yelu Si very much.

Next, Yelu Jun asked about Yelu Si's daily life, and Zhao Yan also answered one by one. When Zhao Yan mentioned Yelu Si and his son, a gentle smile flashed on his face from time to time, and he was also very familiar with the lives of their mother and son. From this, it can be judged that Zhao Yan did love Yelu Si very much, which made Yelu Jun finally relieved.

The public and private matters were all discussed, and it was getting late at this time, so Yelu Jun and Zhao Yan said goodbye. The two returned to their respective boats and agreed to send their subordinates to continue discussing the specific conditions for withdrawing the troops tomorrow. After all, although they discussed three general conditions, it was not easy to complete these three conditions. The people below needed to discuss detailed matters, which was the most time-consuming.

Just as the two ships were separated, Zhao Yan, who was standing at the bow of the ship, suddenly spoke to Yelu Jun: "Si'er asked me to bring you a lot of gifts, but there were too many gifts. My ship was too small to hold it at all, so I will send it to you when I go back."

Yelu Jun nodded when he heard this, and then said, "I just happened to give some gifts to the emperor. I will take your people back together!"

After returning to the military camp, Yang Huaiyu and Hu Yanping and other generals surrounded him and asked about the results of the negotiations between Zhao Yan and Yelu Jun. Zhao Yan smiled and told him about the three conditions he had negotiated with Yelu Jun. As a result, Yang Huaiyu and others were extremely excited. They originally thought that they could get the Liao Kingdom to compensate for some money and let the other party admit that the Song Dynasty ruled the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, but they did not expect that Zhao Yan would force the other party to pay annual monies to the Song Dynasty every year, which made them, the Song people, angry.

In the next few days, Zhao Yan sent several envoys to the Luan River on a boat and negotiated with the envoys sent by the Liao Kingdom. These envoys were all masters of disputes. They could only get a long time to get a big problem, so the negotiation process was also very slow. In the end, Zhao Yan and Yelu Jun were a little impatient. After urging these envoys many times, they finally got the specific plan for this peace talk half a month later. Although it was somewhat different from the three conditions discussed by Zhao Yan and Yelu Jun, in general, it was still supplemented on the basis of the three conditions. For example, the Liao Kingdom proposed that the Song Dynasty let Yelu Renxian's army be released before, but they needed to pay an additional one million chunk for this, etc. similar treaties.

Zhao Yan and Yelu Jun did not change this specific plan, so they chose another sunny morning. The two of them came to Luanhe again on a boat, and then signed their names on the two same peace proposals face to face, and stamped their own seals. Although Zhao Yan was just a prince, he had been instructed by Zhao Xu before and could sign any agreement on behalf of Zhao Xu.

After the peace agreement was signed, Zhao Yan and Yelu Jun picked up the wine glass again, then toasted the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, and finally drank three more cups together. This was the completion of the entire ceremony. Both sides retreated to both sides of the Luan River. Yelu Jun delivered the compensation that had been prepared before, and then Zhao Yan led the army away from the south bank of the Luan River to retreat to Bei'an City.

However, Zhao Yan did not stay in Bei'an City for too long, because according to the peace agreement, Bei'an City was also returned to the Liao Kingdom, so Zhao Yan and the others only rested in the city for a few days, and then led the army south to Gubeikou again. However, after they left, the entire population of Bei'an City was transferred to the territory of the Song Dynasty by the army, leaving only an empty city for the Liao army.

As Zhao Yan's Song Dynasty returned to Gubeikou, the Song Dynasty's military operation to attack Liao and recover Yan Yun finally came to an end. The war ended with the complete victory of the Song Dynasty. The Liao Dynasty not only lost the land of Yanyun, but also was wiped out by the Song army. In particular, the entire army of Yelu Renxian was wiped out. Although many prisoners of war were released later, they were all Yelu Renxian's direct descendants. I am afraid that Yelu Jun would not put them in the army again.
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