allonlinenovel Chapter 302 The Jin-Liao Peace Talks Break Down
Chapter 302 The Jin-Liao Peace Talks Break Down
"What do you mean by an imperial edict? It's just Zhao Ji's personal edict, without being verified by the Secretariat or discussed by the court officials."
"You just handed it over to Wanyan Aguda like that? Are you trying to show off the arrogance of your Song Dynasty, or do you really not want to cooperate?!"
"Furthermore, there's something wrong with his letter; when he mentions the Yanjing area, he's referring to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun."
"However, at the beginning of the Liao Dynasty, Yanshan was once established as Yanjing, which governed six prefectures and was also called Yanjing Road. This Yanjing Road only included six prefectures, not the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, so this sentence itself is ambiguous."
"To be honest, when I was researching this information, I never thought that Emperor Huizong of Song would make such a diplomatic mistake, because the Song Dynasty had always been concerned about the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun."
"How could the division of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun be so muddled in the maritime alliance with the Jin Dynasty? Even if Emperor Huizong of Song was incompetent, he couldn't have been this bad!"
Northern Song emperors other than Emperor Huizong: Damn it! That bastard...? %! ... (cursing and swearing)
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: This is truly eye-opening! He has this feeling of wanting it yet not wanting it at the same time!!!
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty: ...How could they be so careless?!
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: Does he really want to cooperate in destroying the Liao Dynasty?!
The optimist Su Dongpo said: "Prince Duan is frivolous and unfit to rule the world." This makes perfect sense!
Wang Anshi of the Northern Song Dynasty: He...he...he actually sent it to the other party like that?! ...
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During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty
Zhao Xu's face instantly darkened, his eyes blazing with fury. He wished he could whip that rebellious son a few times!
Damn it! This guy was still just a child at this point, and he didn't even know who to vent his anger on!
What sins did Emperor Zhao Xu commit in his life to have such a son, bringing about the downfall of the Northern Song Dynasty?!
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu's blood surged, and his vision went black. The eunuch beside him immediately caught the Emperor Shenzong who had fainted from anger.
The eunuch's inner monologue: This is a huge mess! The Emperor is dizzy again!
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During the reign of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty
After hearing this, Zhao Xu felt as if his body had lost its strength and he instantly slumped into the chair.
He was mentally prepared to accept his younger brother's outrageous actions!
But regarding the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, he never expected that the wording in his letter to Wanyan Aguda would be so ambiguous!
Fine! He can't find a reason not to beat him up!
Meanwhile, Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu, and others were speechless. He could be outrageous anytime, but couldn't he please stop dragging national affairs into this?!
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The live broadcast continues.
"Therefore, the Jin people might have thought that Yanjing Road referred to the Yanjing Road of the Liao Dynasty."
"This put the Song Dynasty in a very passive position when negotiating the maritime alliance later, since their leader's words were very vague!"
"And the next peace talks between Zhao Liangsi and Aguda were based on this letter."
"But Zhao Liangsi didn't think anything of it at first, until Aguda confirmed that Yanjing Road was the Yanjing Road of the Liao Dynasty, then Zhao Liangsi felt it was inappropriate."
"Clearly, it was only then that he realized there was an ambiguity in the Yanjing Road that Emperor Huizong had told Aguda."
"But what could he say? He could make such a basic mistake, and he was the emperor. Zhao Liangsi could only bite the bullet and make some demands, asking for the other states."
"But these words annoyed the Jin people. Your Song emperor only mentioned Yanjing Road, why are you asking for several other prefectures?!"
"However, Aguda still sent people to the Northern Song Dynasty to continue the detailed discussions and finalize the details."
"He said that if you want Xijing (Datong) now, since it is still in the hands of the Liao Dynasty, you can use any means to take it down, and it will all be yours!"
A bystander in the Song Dynasty: ...Why do I feel so ashamed...?
A Ming Dynasty official: Your emperor has gone too far in doing this!!!
A certain romantic scholar from the Tang Dynasty: I don't know whether to say this is too outrageous or that the emperor is too incompetent!?
The daughter of a high-ranking official in the Han Dynasty: If the other side holds this letter and proves that the Song Dynasty emperor said this, wouldn't they be at an even greater disadvantage?
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