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Volume 7: Laughing and Talking about Drinking the Blood of the Huns Chapter 23: Humiliating the Envoy

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    Update time: 2010-05-02

    In the Chongzheng Hall, the Liao envoy Ta Ma Changshou said with an angry look on his face: "Your Majesty, our two countries had an agreement five years ago. Our country sent an envoy to warn the Liu family of Taiyuan not to attack the Central Plains without authorization. Over the past few years,  , your country and our country stopped the war and started trade with each other. The year before last, your envoy Xin Zhongfu came to our court, and our Lord once again affirmed this agreement. Now why does your country not keep its promise and insist on attacking Taiyuan?" This Dama Changshou is from Liao Dynasty.  He was one of the most trusted subordinates around the emperor. Because he was one of the handlers of the Liao-Song peace treaty, he was sent by Empress Xiao to prevent Song from attacking Taiyuan.

    What he was talking about was that when Song Taizu was still alive, Liao general Yelu Congtong contacted Xiongzhou guard Sun Quanxing, and the Song and Liao families negotiated a peace. From then on, Liao soldiers no longer invaded the Central Plains on a large scale along the Hebei line, and sent envoys to request Liu from Taiyuan.  The Liao Dynasty was not allowed to provoke the Central Plains without authorization, but the Liao State regarded the Song State's attack on Taiyuan as a threatening move, and would send tens of thousands of troops to rescue each time.

    Zhao Jiong frowned slightly, but he did not expect that even though the few verbal messages between his eldest brother and Liao Emperor Yelv Xian were not written down, the people of Liao still took them seriously.  He couldn't help but feel that this red-faced Khitan man was a bit ridiculous. Didn't he understand the truth at this moment and the other moment, and he still came here to mess around.  So he said proudly: "Hedong rebelled against fate and should be held accountable.  If the Northern Dynasty does not provide aid, the peace treaty will remain as before, otherwise there will be war.  "After saying this, I felt happy and felt that these words had the power of my eldest brother when he said, "How can I allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed?"

    The reply he received was so tough. Ta Ma Changshou couldn't help but feel a little angry, and said angrily: "This is really unreasonable. Your country has always claimed to be a country of etiquette, how can you be so unfaithful? If your country insists on attacking, and the east of the river is rugged and difficult to drive, I will  There are hundreds of thousands of imperial cavalry, and all roads in Hebei will be rewarded!"

    Zhao Jiong did not expect to be scolded by a barbarian envoy in court. He couldn't help but get angry and his face turned cold.

    When the privy envoy Cao Bin who was accompanying him saw this, he snorted coldly: "The imperial court has hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops waiting for you. If you want to fight, then fight."

    Ta Ma Changshou had no choice but to retreat in dismay. Zhao Jiong's face was still gloomy and he asked the ministers on the left and right: "My lords, have you heard clearly what the Liao envoy said? If the imperial imperial army attacks Taiyuan with all its strength, and the Liao people come out from Youyun,  How to deal with the intrusion into Hebei?"

    Because the court ceremony was used to receive the envoys of the Liao Kingdom, Chen De, Zhang Mei, Liu Yanrang and other distinguished military officials were all in the palace. However, this group of people stood quietly with their eyes, nose, nose and heart in mind.  Voice.

    Privy Councilor Cao Bin said: "Since your Majesty inherited the throne, the country has been prosperous, with sharp military armor and the support of all the people. The expedition to the east of Hedong has been overwhelming. If the Liao people forcibly block it, they will be like a mantis using its arm as a chariot, and they will kill themselves." Although he did not offer any countermeasures,  But Zhao Jiong listened very well, nodded and smiled.

    Xue Juzheng, the political advisor, said: "Your Majesty, the Liao Kingdom is a big country. Hundreds of thousands of cavalry can reach Bianliang every day. In the past, they coveted the Central Plains and invaded several times. Fortunately, after repeated setbacks, they are willing to cease the war with our country. The people of Hebei Province  Let's take a rest here. If the war breaks out again, I'm afraid the war will continue, the treasury will be depleted, the soldiers will be exhausted, the people will be displaced, and the lives will be ruined. I hope your majesty will be careful!" After he returned to the court, he inadvertently glanced at him standing there from the corner of his eye.  Zhao Pu looked up and saw that although Prime Minister Zhao Pu was standing still, his chin was slightly nodded, and his heart suddenly felt certain.

    Seeing that Zhao Jiong was already thinking deeply, Zhao Pu also came out to admonish: "Your Majesty, although it is inevitable to send troops to attack Hedong, the Liao Kingdom also needs to be comforted. Otherwise, as your Majesty thinks, if the two countries become enemies, the Liao Kingdom will  The country invades Hebei, hundreds of thousands of cavalry come and go like the wind, and the border between the two countries is no less than a thousand miles. If I respond to the east, the enemy's cavalry will appear in the west. If I respond to the west, the enemy's cavalry will appear in the east. The imperial army is exhausted, and the people  There is no rest. May your Majesty be careful!" Although he is good at observing people's words and catering to his superiors, war is a national matter, especially war with a big country like the Liao Kingdom. If he is not careful, it will be the consequence of a change of dynasty, so even if he disobeys Zhao  Jiong's intention is to seize every opportunity to remonstrate.

    Zhao Pu had been the prime minister for more than ten years, and the court was full of party members and disciples. As soon as he stood up, the courtiers agreed with his advice. Only the civil servants who surrendered from the Southern Tang Dynasty, because they had not been accepted by the northern bureaucrats, just looked embarrassed.  Standing in the queue of civil servants, it is neither easy to follow nor dare to oppose.

    Seeing Zhao Jiong's face getting colder and colder, Cao Han whispered to Pan Mei next to him: "It's unfounded to worry. I think the Khitan people are just bluffing." He stood up and faced Ban Bing and said: "Your Majesty, since I came to the court, I have fought with the Khitan many times.  Repeated victories in battles have already made him fearful. If not, if we send troops to attack Taiyuan and the Khitans send troops to stop them, then a decisive victory on the battlefield is enough. Why send envoys over to make false threats?"

    Seeing that the emperor's expression softened slightly, Zhao Pu's heart tightened, and he stepped out and reprimanded: "General Cao, don't boast. How do you know that the Liao people are just making false threats? You know that important military and national affairs cannot be ignored?"

    Cao Han sneered and said: "This is not difficult at all. We only need to send out three or five soldiers to look for quarrels and provocations."??, humiliating the Liao envoy in the street. If the Liao people were really brave and the envoy was humiliated, they would severely reprimand our country and even send troops to provoke him in Hebei. Our country happened to be able to avoid this trouble before attacking Hedong.  If the Liao people are just making false threats, then even if the envoys are humiliated, they will have no choice but to swallow their anger. In the future, when our country attacks Hedong, it will at most be like sending tens of thousands of partial troops to rescue as before, and will never openly invade Hebei.  "He knew that the emperor wanted to attack the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun after Taiyuan. This plan to humiliate the envoys was to test the bottom line of the Liao Kingdom's patience. If no one in the Liao Kingdom had any intention of competing with the Central Plains, then attacking in the imperial court  Taiyuan can act calmly and wait until the war in Hedong is over before turning its troops eastward. Maybe the elite army of the Liao Kingdom will still be marching to Beijing at that time.

    Everyone thought it was unbelievable, but it was reasonable. Pan Mei, who was beside Cao Han, even thought: "If we take advantage of the Liao people's unintentional war to capture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, and the roads in Hebei are blocked, how can we fear the Khitan cavalry?"  Zongheng." As he thought, he nodded slightly toward Zhao Jiong's inquiring eyes.

    Zhao Jiong was slightly appreciative of Cao Han's clever plan, so he smiled and said: "This is very good. Cao Qing will arrange the specific details carefully." He paused and then warned: "Remember, don't lose our dynasty.  Cao Han said with a smile: "If we go wrong, we will arrest those troublemaking soldiers and hand them over to the Yamen to settle the account. It will definitely not lose the dignity of the court." What he meant was that if the Liao Kingdom was so angry that it was hard to calm down, the court would  If it is difficult to defeat the enemy in Hebei, the heads of the troublemaking soldiers can also be handed over to the Liao Kingdom to atone for their crimes.  It's just that it's hard to say this clearly in court.

    Because this job might become a scapegoat for the imperial court to apologize to the Liao Kingdom, all the armies were shirking it, and finally it fell into the hands of Dong Zunjie, the commander of the Xiaowu Army who was defeated in Lingzhou and his power was greatly reduced. Dong Zunjie said goodbye  There is no other way but to tell Lin Zhong to take care of things.

    A few days later, as the sun set, the Liao envoy Ta Ma Changshou was stolen by a beetle after a banquet outside. The fish talisman was made by Duting Station in the Song Dynasty, and was used to write official posts to envoys from various countries.  In order not to lose the etiquette of going to the country, the soldiers and civilians in Bianliang City should avoid conflicts when they see envoys wearing fish talismans.

    Unexpectedly, a few days later, Ta Ma Changshou was riding in a carriage. On the way back to the post house, he suddenly heard someone from behind shouting loudly: "The one in front, stop! The Xiaowu Army is assisting Kaifeng Mansion in handling the case and investigating!" Looking back, he  , several bully Xiaowu Army soldiers were walking slowly along the street holding waist knives, short sticks and other weapons.

    Ta Ma Changshou was also a relative and noble person in the Liao Kingdom. Hearing this, he was about to get angry. However, thinking that he was in a foreign country at the moment, and the strength and weakness between the Liao and Song Dynasties were different from those in the past, he held back his anger and stretched out his hand to stop it.  The two accompanying warriors beside him yelled at the visitor and stopped the carriage by the roadside to wait for them.

    "This Khitan thief is so calm. It's not easy to find a reason to start the attack this time!" Ma Xin, the leader of the Xiaowu Army, slowly said to Murong Gang beside him. They followed Lin Zhong to lead this tricky errand. Si Lai  If I want to go, the only way to minimize the final guilt is to make the Liao envoy lose the fish charm and have no credentials, then find a reason to beat him up, and finally insist that he admitted the wrong person.

    "Marquis Lin Yu, how should we deal with it?" Murong Gang was also troubled. This envoy was actually so calm and unmoved by their arrogant momentum. He stood still and waited for inspection. If he and his group were serious  He leaned forward and revealed his identity. He wanted to take action indiscriminately. His intention to beat the envoy in the street was too obvious. If the imperial court really wanted to use his group to calm the Liao Kingdom, he would probably be charged with death.  .

    "How about we take it easy first, wait until he loses his composure, and as long as he drives away, we will punish him for resisting arrest." Wu Tie, who is usually the most silent, said in a loud voice, and the three of them looked at the forest together.  Zhong nodded, so the four rude men stopped about twenty steps away from Ta Ma Changshou, and began to interrogate the old man selling candy on the side of the street.

    "Sir, the soldiers of the Southern Dynasties must be calling someone else." After waiting for a moment, the follower of Loma Changshou finally couldn't help but said. Loma Changshou saw Lin Zhong and others shouting "Xiao Wujun is assisting Kaifeng Mansion in handling the case."  While interrogating the people on the street, he only looked at himself occasionally and suspected that he had heard wrongly. He smiled bitterly and said: "There are several barbarians with loud voices." Dutingyi's posthouse was only a hundred steps away, and he asked Ma Ma  Changshou then ordered the driver to drive the car and continue moving forward.

    At this moment, several more shouts suddenly came from behind: "Do the thieves in front of you want to escape?" Ta Ma Changshou looked back and saw that it was Lin Zhong who was walking up quickly with Wu Tie and others.  At this time, the carriage had arrived at the entrance of the Duting West Post House. Ta Ma Changshou suppressed his anger, lifted the curtain of the carriage, glared at Wu Tie and others in the forest and shouted: "I am the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, you must not be rude!"  "

    Lin Zhong paid no attention, stretched out his hand and said, "Since you are an envoy, do you have the fish talisman certificate?"

    Ta Ma Changshou choked for a moment. The fish charm could not be found after a certain banquet, so he reported it to Dutingyi.It's okay to be prepared. In the next few days, we will travel as usual and no one will be in trouble.

    Lin Zhong watched his words and laughed loudly: "What a madman, he dares to pretend to be an envoy from a foreign country to amuse grandpa. Brothers, please help and catch this madman pretending to be an envoy first!" As soon as he finished speaking, someone was watching eagerly from the side.  Di, Wu Tie and others took action together and took care of the two followers of Ta Ma Changshou. They also forcibly opened the curtains of the car, pulled Ta Ma Changshou down, put them in shackles, and beat them until they arrived at the Duting West Post.  When officials came to stop him, Ta Ma Changshou was already bruised and swollen. He didn't know whether he was shocked or angry, but he couldn't even speak.

    Note 1: Continuation of Zizhi Tongjian Changbian/Volume 015: In the seventh year of Kaibao (Jiaxu, 974), the Khitan general became better than me and sent an envoy to the Northern Han Dynasty to tell the Northern Han Dynasty to distinguish between the strong and the weak and not to invade rashly.  The Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty mourned after hearing the order and planned to send troops to attack Khitan. Xuanhui envoy Ma Qiang solidly remonstrated, but stopped.

    Note 2: In the first month of the first year of Qianheng's reign, in the spring of Yiyou, he sent Tarma Changshou to the Song Dynasty to inquire about the reason for raising an army to attack Liu Jiyuan.  Bingshen, Changshou Huan, said: "Hedong rebelled against fate and should be held accountable. If the Northern Dynasty does not help, the peace treaty will remain as before; otherwise, there will be war."

    Note 3: The plot of humiliating the Liao envoy is fabricated.  From a national strategic level, the Song Dynasty was attacking and defending the Liao Dynasty.

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