There is no well in Linzhou City, so you can only rely on the sand spring outside the city. Especially during this drought, the sand spring almost became the lifeline of the people in the city. Therefore, in September last year, Liang Yimian sent a large army to attack Linzhou.

However, I don’t know where Lu Gongbi got the news, so he built a city wall around Shaquan in advance, so the Xia army could not conquer it, so he plundered the surrounding people and wealth and prepared to retreat. The governor Wang Wenyu led his troops from the prefecture and fought at the Great Wall. The Xia army was defeated, discarding the captured people and wealth, and fled in a hurry, so he did not end up being wiped out by the entire army.

Therefore, Wang Ju sarcastically said: "Aren't you Li Bingchang and Liang's family influenced me? As long as the court treats me preferentially and reforms from now on, the borders of the two countries will be peaceful. Only then will a little bit of vitality be restored and then use troops. What a peace! Your Majesty, this is 255,000 yuan a year, it's really good to give it."

Many of the important officials present blushed.

"I didn't give in at the beginning, and I didn't send any prisoners of war back!"

Now there were more ministers blushing. Chen Shengzhi said: "Our dynasty is China, a country of etiquette."

"If this is the case, why should Mr. Chen worry about the possibility that Liao and Xia may join forces?"

Chen Shengzhi can't speak.

The key was that it was difficult for everyone to distinguish the truth, and Wang Ju said that it would be possible to destroy the Western Xia. However, because everyone opposed it, the military was stopped. If the annual gift was inevitable, if you want peace, you must give it. The key was that if you did not return the prisoners of war to the Western Xia, the Western Xia would have reduced nearly one-fifth of the young men, and these young men were still the old men, so you would have to restore your vitality for a longer time. At least now you dare not take advantage of the great disaster of the Song Dynasty and come to plunder the Song Dynasty again.

Because of everyone's insistence, although Wang Ju sold some prisoners of war, most of them were sent back. Later, Liu Zhi even found the sold prisoners of war from various pit mines in Hedong, sent silk and silver to them, and asked them to go back.

I won’t mention how many idiots I have done this.

Wang Ju said again: "Your Majesty. Please set up the army in Hengshan, and then select a general from Yanda, Yao Xiong, Gao Yongneng and others to serve as the magistrate of Linzhou, and then Wang Wenyu is the magistrate of Linzhou. Otherwise, with Fan Chunren's character, he is also a lord who values ​​harmony. If he doesn't do it well, he will lose that Hengshan. Once that Hengshan is lost again, Xixia will gradually recover its vitality and the northwest will continue to do anything again."

"Fan Chunren..."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Fan's ethics are impeccable. He can also be called a good official in the governance of the people, but in military affairs, it is really not possible. This is also a strange thing. I lack the courage of Zhou Yafu. If I had a little more courage at the beginning, I would not have to be afraid of the Gouhe of Duke Wen of the court and others, and the possible attack on me, but I would take advantage of the victory and be able to fight Dong Wen and use troops to go westward. At least I could use the power of great victory to break through Lingzhou. Even if I finally withdraw my troops, I could still sweep most of the Xixia areas. In the next ten years, I would not be able to recover my vitality."

This made more people blush.

Cai Ting lowered his head and smiled.

This was Wang Ju deliberately disgusting these civil officials who were greedy for life and fear of death, but Wang Ju also told Cai Ting about his concerns and plans. The reason why he did not use troops was mainly because of the court, and the treasury was gradually empty again. Finally, he went deep into the enemy territory. The power of the host and the guest was changing, and the enemy was at risk of destroying the country. He would definitely resist stubbornly, and the Liao Kingdom would also prevent the Song Dynasty from destroying the Western Xia. No matter which reason, Wang Ju could not continue to use troops.

But Lao Cai wouldn't say it either.

Wu Chong asked, "What about Jingyuan and Xihe?"

"Mr. Wu, there are not only these three generals in the country. Even if we have transferred Miao Shu and Liu Changzuo to Hebei as I have discussed, there are Zhang Shouyou, Wang Junwan, Zong Gu, Zong Dia, Zong Yi brothers, Zhe family brothers, Zhou Yongqing, Zhang Yu, Lin Guang, and among the successors, Qu Zhen, Guo Cheng, Zhao Long, Liu Shaoneng and other generals have also grown up one after another. These are brave generals who can stand alone, not during the Qingli period. What are you afraid of?"

It’s not that there is no general, there is no general but not used, or if it is not used well, who will blame him?

Wang Ju said again: "As for whether Xixia and Liao will join forces? In my opinion, most of them will not. After all, the two countries once held grudges due to the Hequ war. If Liao Kingdom starts war with our dynasty, Xixia will definitely sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight. If Xixia starts war with our dynasty, the Liao Kingdom will be the same. In addition, there are disasters in Liao Kingdom, and I believe that most Liao Kingdom will not use troops to our dynasty."

Not only did the Liao Kingdom suffer disasters, but Yelu Hongji was also a fan of Song. In addition, Yelu Yixin seemed to be trying to attack Xiao Guanyin, the most talented woman in Liao Kingdom, so Wang Ju concluded that Liao Kingdom would not turn her eyes into enemies.

However, the entire Northern Army was lax in defense, and the Privy Council could not obtain more information from the Liao Kingdom. Wang Ju did not dare to say anything, so he changed the topic and said: "In fact, the main thing is to be strong yourself. Just like many scholars want to pass the imperial examination, but they don't work hard. By luck, how can they win? In recent years, the country has been much better than during the Qingli period. Not only have they won several great victories, but many famous generals who can fight emerged. However, the strong are mainly strong in the Western Army, and Hebei and Hedong are a little weak."

"That's the future..." Chen Shengzhi said worriedly.

"Although this is the case, the offensive and defensive momentum is in me, and the war may not depend on superficial strength. For example, Tuoba Tao's victory at Hulao Pass Huatai, but was blocked in Xuanhu. The second southern expedition was a series of great victory, and then in Xuyi. Moreover, even if our dynasty is a little empty, the Liao Kingdom also has a drought. The tynasty is the main force of the tynasty, and the strength is not very different. What's the fear? If they dare to invade our dynasty, I will return from Quanzhou to help Your Majesty and help the Song Dynasty to control it! So, when the Liao envoy comes, I will test for Your Majesty."

The four Liao envoys came.

There are usually four envoys, the emperor sent two envoys, one Khitan and one Han, and the empress dowager also sent two envoys, one Khitan and one Han. The Song Dynasty often sent only one envoy. This is because when the alliance was formed under the city, the Liao Kingdom regarded the Song Dynasty as its elder brother, that is, the Liao Kingdom got the inner rank and the Song Dynasty gained face. The two countries no longer fought, so the envoys were of higher standards than the Song Dynasty. Later, the annual quota was changed, but this convention was still preserved.

There is another rule: the envoys of the two countries should not stay for more than ten days in the other capital or Nabo place (the time on the road does not count).

The Liao Dynasty envoys often set off in the twelfth lunar month and arrived at the capital of Song around the Chinese New Year. Usually, on the 6th and 7th day of the lunar month, Song Jun entertained his ministers in the Chuigong Hall.

On the sixth day of the lunar month, Zhao Xu hosted four Liao envoys.

The ministers were accompanying each other, while the important ministers were in the main hall. However, this was accompanied by a banquet, and the main hall could not accommodate the ministers. Therefore, some low-level ministers stayed in the wing hall, that is, the corridor outside the main hall.

Wang Ju barely qualified to be in the main hall, but he stayed in the last seat.

Of course, if you don’t have this qualification, Zhao Xu will also give him a position and increase his qualification.

When they were about to eat and drink, Wang Ju picked up the wine glass and stood up and walked to the front of the four Liao envoys in front.

"I will first respect the well-being of your empress dowager, and your majesty will be blessed." Wang Ju said, holding up his wine glass.

This was a bit unruly. The four messengers were stunned for a moment, but Wang Ju said something nice, so he had to drink.

After drinking a cup, Wang Ju said again: "Before the Chanzhou Alliance, which country of Song and Liao won? I heard some people say that your country had defeated, which country forced the Zhenzong army to be under the city. But some people said that our country had defeated, and Li Jilong and other generals repeatedly sniped the invading army. Even the head coach of your country Xiao Talin was shot dead by our army with a crossbow. Even Yang Yanzhao suggested that the Chanzhou army would first drag the team down. But our country's 100,000 troops were still in Dingzhou, so we asked them to block the rear and let your country's army never come back. It was just that His Majesty Zhenzong was kind to the people of the two countries. He didn't want to start a war anymore, so he made concessions to each other and formed a alliance. That statement was correct, and I would like to ask the four envoys to explain my doubts."

The four messengers were a little confused, which was inconsistent with the style of this banquet.

"Our dynasty and your country formed the Chanyuan alliance in the first year of Jingde in the third year of Qingli. It lasted for 41 years, and gave your country 8.2 million pieces of silk and 4.0 million taels of silver. From the third year of Qingli, the country had re-conferenced the alliance. Another 200,000 was added. Today, another thirty-one year has passed. I gave your country 9.3 million pieces of silk and 6.2 million taels of silver. The total is 17.5 million pieces of silk and 1.5 million taels of silver. Even though the silver mines in our country have continued to expand, the whole country lacks silver and the price of silver is getting more and more expensive."

In fact, this statement is a bit wrong.

Although he gave a lot of silver to Xixia and Liao, he changed it back one after another through trade.

However, copper coins were lost seriously.

Later, the Liao Kingdom simply stopped minting coins and used copper to cast Buddha statues, making the copper coins of the Song Dynasty legal currency. Seeing this situation, Song Renzong tried his best to do so, but it didn't work. So Wang Anshi simply let it go, and the copper coins were circulated even more severely.

In fact, this situation has caused harm to the economies of both countries.

Because the Liao Kingdom had no goods to sell, it was still prohibited to sell the war horses that could be sold at a price. In addition, there was no sufficient currency, so the Song Dynasty materials needed could not be obtained. If it were not for the support of these 500,000 yuan, it would directly harm the Liao Kingdom's economy.

The Song Dynasty was even more miserable, and its own copper coins were not enough. In addition, the severe outflow, so the copper coins circulating on the market became more and more tense. Moreover, because the other party lacked currency, the trade was always a deficit and did not drive much of the Song Dynasty's economy.

But where did this gold and silver go?

It's not the Liao Kingdom, but the Dashi side...

Therefore, Wang Ju pushed the voyage and also had some intentions to reverse the phenomenon of gold and silver outflow back.

Isn’t it just that there are many spices? Now I’m snatching back the spice trade. Isn’t it just cotton cloth? Is it immediately a variety of cotton products. Then there is glass. Wang Ju is also sending people to research and development. In addition to these, what else can Dashi sell to the Song Dynasty?

But where did the four Liao envoys understand these?

Especially when Wang Ju General calculated the total number, he was shocked. So much silk and so much silver.

Moreover, these are all hard currency. A piece of high-quality silk is equivalent to half a coin, one tael of silver is equivalent to two coins, and the shipping fee is also included. In other words, the Song Dynasty has sent more than five thousand coins to the Liao Kingdom.

"Actually, it's fine. As long as the two countries reconcile, our dynasty will not care about this annual monies. But during the Qingli period, Li Yuanhao, as a minister, openly called the king and emperor, and took the initiative to invade our monarch. At that time, our dynasty had been peaceful for a long time, so many battles were very passive. However, as a brotherly ally, your country sent Liu Liufu to blackmail. That's all, but your country put the word "Na" on this annual monarch. Today, our dynasty suffered a rare drought in the ages. Even so, 500,000 yuan still handed over to your country a lot. Four envoys, you should know how many people in our dynasty are frozen to death and starved to death in this disaster? Your country is an ally, but not only does not save each other, but in turn, they will tear up the covenant. What is the function of this covenant?"

"No, it's just that there was no clear exploration of the Hedong Road boundary back then. Now I'm just re-exploring it." Yelu Ning stood up and said.

"If that's true, do I want me to show you the map?"

If Huangwei Mountain is the boundary in the end, how many miles did you dig to the south? How cruel is it to dig in Hengshan that Wang Ju got?

"Yes, during the Qingli period, our dynasty was caught off guard and had several defeats. But our government is harmonious and the land is vast and wealthy, which is just a short-term declining. Just like the king and grandpa of our dynasty, because Mu Zheng joined the Western Xia, even the Bashu of our dynasty was threatened. As a result, Wang Gong only led a border army and defeated Mu Zheng. Aren't the Tubo people strong? In fact, the real truth is that the combat power of the Song and Liao countries is similar. Your country's combat power is slightly better, but you will not win too much. Therefore, our dynasty wants to tear up the peace agreement, and Yan Yun will fail. However, your country wants to tear up the peace agreement, and the soldiers in Hedong, Hebei will also be defeated more than less."

Yelu Yongzheng was dissatisfied and asked in shame: "Who are you?"

This also shows that the Liao Kingdom is more arrogant this time. Even if you make sense, don’t forget that you, Hebei and Hedong of the Song Dynasty, were filled with displaced victims.

Wang Ju also frowned.

Of course, he also knew it was a major disaster, otherwise the Khitan would not dare to blackmail directly.

Do you still have to get food?

It's too late now, but there is still a way, so he glanced at Zhang Dun not far away, but replied, "I am the security guard king Ju."

"King... Ju, Ju," Yelu Yongzheng couldn't help but tremble.

The Liao Kingdom may not care too much about Wang Shao, and even because he was far away, he thought that the only main body of Tubo was Dong Wen. But Wang Ju's reputation was too fierce, and the entire 300,000 Xia army almost lost him. If the 300,000 Xia army attacked the Liao Kingdom, many ministers of the Liao Kingdom might not be sure to defeat him. Even if they were defeated, they would probably not be defeated so miserably by the Xixia people.

Yelu Yongzheng shivered again and asked, "Aren't you in the south?"

It seems that the news is that this Song Dynasty minister offended the Song Dynasty monarch and ministers because of his bad temper, so he was demoted to the south and hid. Why did this evil man return to the capital? This is a very bad news. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!