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Li Hu cooperated with the Song army's northern expedition, and the Song Dynasty opened a border of Hedong Road. This agreement was obviously beneficial to the Song Dynasty. It is logical that Ma Kuo should have issued an imperial edict at this moment... If you want others to work hard for you, you always have to coax others and give some benefits. This is human nature. Who knows that Ma Kuo not only did not take out the imperial edict, but instead continued to discuss the affairs of the vassal states with Li Hu.

Dong Yun was worried about angering Li Hu, so he privately persuaded Ma Kuo to get rid of the Northern Expedition first. It would not be too late to talk about the feudal states when Youyan recovered. Ma Kuo disagreed. "Yan Yun is a whole, as a barrier to the Central Plains, both are indispensable. Now Yun Shuo has been controlled by Li Hu, and Youyan is still in the hands of the Khitans. Li Hu controls the initiative on Yan Yun's battlefield. He can use his own strength to threaten the Song Dynasty and even make plans behind his back.

The Song Dynasty, plotting for the Central Plains. I have been dealing with him for many years. It can be said that I watched him step by step to this day. This man is despicable, shameless, sinister, vicious, bloody and cruel, and has superb means to turn his hands around and turn his hands into rain. If we want to control him firmly and not raise a tiger, we must now use his wings to tie him up with a rope and trap him with a cage. Otherwise, in the future, it will not be too big, but will be endless."

The affairs of the vassal states are very complicated. They not only involve the interests of both parties, but also directly affect the future world situation. In addition, the lessons of the disaster of the vassal states in history, so the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the prime ministers in the court agreed that this matter must be decided immediately. Now that Li Hu has not yet gained a foothold in Daibei and is still in urgent need of assistance from the Song Dynasty, the negotiations are beneficial to the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty can exchange the maximum benefits for the greatest benefit at the minimum price, which can minimize the impact of Li Hu on the future national destiny.

This is also the reason why the Emperor of the Song Dynasty generously granted Li Hu the title of king, but the executor Ma Kuo changed the order. His intention was that if the negotiations failed and Li Hu was eyeing the Song Dynasty, it would be better if the king was not granted, so as not to embarrass the Song Dynasty. The inspectors were in charge of local military and political affairs, civil affairs and finance, obeyed the command of the court, and the tribute and tax were given to the central government, and the appointment of officials came from the court. If the chief of the vassal states had ulterior motives and did not obey the court and did not lose tribute and tax, it would form military separatism, which evolved into the disaster of the vassal states.

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty was willing to accept Li Hu and was willing to be a vassal state. The condition was to obey the command of the court. Li Hu was stationed in western Liaoning at the time. He was weak and the day he returned was nowhere to be long. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty agreed immediately for the need to regain his hometown and sent a special envoy Li Gang to stay by Li Hu's side, which was called establishing a connection as a surveillance. Fortunately, Li Gang put his position right and only looked at it. The relationship between the two sides has always been very good. The situation has changed now. Li Hu occupied Datong and recovered Yunshuo, and his strength has become stronger. The Song Dynasty and the Khitans also tore their faces apart. They are about to fight the northern expedition, so the matter of this vassal state has to be formally discussed. Otherwise, there will be big trouble.

Ma Kuo negotiated under the order and explained the responsibilities and rights of the vassal states one by one.

The prefectures and counties belonging to Yunzhong Road are the vassal states of Li Hu. Li Hu is in charge of military, political and financial power, obeys the command of the court, and receives tribute and taxes to the central government, and officials are appointed by the court. In other words, Yunzhong Road is the territory of the Song Dynasty. The troops, prefectures and counties of Yunzhong Road are all from the Song Dynasty. All systems of Yunzhong Road must comply with the laws of the Song Dynasty, and the official system, military system, tax system, laws, etc. must follow the system of the Song Dynasty.

From a common sense, the system of vassal states formulated by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the court of the Song Dynasty was perfect. Unfortunately, they ignored an important issue. Li Hu and the Liaodong Rebel Army were rebels who started their rebellion. Their purpose was to kill the enemy and restore the Han Dynasty. They had very strong strength. It would be too naive to use this system of vassal states to exchange for the loyalty of the Jiuzhou and their country.

Li Hu also came up with his own plan. He and the generals of the rebel army expected that the envoys of the Song Dynasty would come, and expected that the Emperor and the court would be eager to take back the Jiuzhou of the Shanhou in the form of a vassal state and expand the territory of the Song Dynasty, so they drafted this plan long before the New Year.

Ma Kuo and Dong Yun picked it up and saw it, and they were immediately furious. According to this plan, Li Hu was not a vassal state, but a de facto vassal state. The vassal state has its own territory, its own army, and its own system, and is a completely independent kingdom. Such as the relationship between the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia Dynasty, the Song Dynasty and Goryeo. Although Li Hu did not publicly say in the plan that he wanted to establish a country and become king, in fact he was the king of a country.

This is completely different from the vassal system of the Song Dynasty, and it is something that the Song Dynasty absolutely cannot accept.

The most worrying thing about the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the court was inevitable. Ma Kuo was angry and looked at Li Gang who was sitting with him. What are you doing next to Li Hu? Drinking, eating meat and playing with women all day long? You don’t know such a big deal? Li Gangdi really didn’t know that he had been in western Liaoning and had just followed Luo Qinghan to Datong recently. He knew nothing about Li Hu’s demand for the status of a vassal state.

The conditions of the two sides were very different, and there was no way to discuss them, so Ma Kuo suppressed his anger and asked, "According to the meaning of the prime minister, are you going to establish a country in the North of the Democratic Republic to become king?"

Li Hu smiled slightly and shook his hand, "I will be king long ago, why wait until the future? Daibei is surrounded by the Song, Liao, Jin and Xixia. If I become king here, wouldn't I seek death?" Li Hu pointed to Dong Xiaohou, Luo Qinghan, Huang She and others around him and said, "What we mean is that the rebel army has just arrived in Yunshuo and has not yet established a stable foothold. If the Song system is implemented immediately, it will inevitably cause chaos. This is very unfavorable to us. It is better to settle for the status quo for the time being and match it first.

In the Northern Expedition of the Song army, we will take Youyan back first, and then see the development of the situation. If conditions permit, we will slowly change and take it step by step." After a pause, he added, "Yanyun and the two places were ruled by the Khitans for nearly two hundred years, and have been implementing the Han-Ban system. The strategy of one country, two systems has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If all of them are overturned, the premise is to have a stable situation, a lot of preparations must be made, and an excessive policy must be formulated to ensure the stability of Yanyun and the survival of the Han-Ban people."

Ma Kuo sneered and stopped talking. He wanted to report back to Bianjing immediately. Li Hu's ambitions had been exposed, but because the situation in Liaodong was very bad and Li Hu did not gain a foothold in Yunshuo, he did not dare to establish a country and become king for the time being. The Song Dynasty still has time and opportunity to save the situation. As for the reasons Li Hu said, he did not listen to any of them.

The negotiations between the feudal states were at a deadlock.

Li Gang came forward to mediate. He believed that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the court, and the special envoy Ma Kuo were too anxious, and he ignored the current situation in Liaodong and the actual situation of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. He had to deal with Li Hu in a hurry, and he had to implement the system of the Song Dynasty to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. This was not only a hurry to achieve quick success and instant benefits, but also a very dangerous situation. As Li Hu said, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were ruled by the Khitans for nearly two hundred years, and have long implemented one country, two systems. Suddenly, all these systems were overturned, and the Han-Ban co-system that was conducive to Yanyun's stability was completely denied. If the loose economic system was abolished, it would inevitably cause chaos and the consequences were unimaginable. In contrast, Li Hu's plan was comprehensive, combining the future situation with the actual situation in Yanyun, with stability and development as the main purpose, gradually overturning the system of the Liao Kingdom to the system of the Song Dynasty, thereby ensuring the safety of Yanyun.

Ma Kuo scoffed at this. Yanyun was originally the old land of China. Yanyun Han people and Chinese people have the same clan and origin. Yanyun Han people fought bloody battles in order to overthrow the Khitan rule. Today, the Song Dynasty can finally recover its hometown. When Yanyun returns, it will be the time for Yanyun Han people to be happy. On that day, are Yanyun Han people still willing to obey the Han and Fan co-organizations? Are they still willing to continue to obey the Khitan laws? Of course not. They will follow the will of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and will be glorious to obey the laws of the Celestial Empire.

Li Gang refuted that the Han people in Yanyun have been separated from China for nearly two hundred years, especially since the Chanyuan Alliance, the Song Dynasty actually gave up the Northern Expedition and the Yanyun Han people. This resentment and shame have been accumulated in the hearts of the Han people in Yanyun. At the same time, because of this psychology, they also gave up on China and instead identified with the Khitans and accepted the rule of the Khitans. The consequences of this psychological change are terrible. When the Song people appeared in the posture of saving them, they may not be willing to accept the identity of the rescued ones.

They may think that the Song Dynasty destroyed their dynasty and their homes, and then they would resent the Song people even more. At this time, the Song people should understand the Yanyun Han people, give them time to change their views, and soothe their wounded hearts. If the Song people were arrogant and acted recklessly, change the world, and even implemented various systems to oppress the Yanyun people like exploiting the people of the Song Dynasty, and sucking bones and marrow, it would inevitably be extremely public anger and cause turmoil, and Yanyun might lose it again.

Ma Kuoqiu was furious and questioned Li Gang, "You have been in Liaoxi for more than two years. Don't you understand Li Hu? Although he is not king now, it does not mean that he will not be king in the future. Now his wings are not strong, and his wings are not strong yet, and he does not have the conditions to be king. But once he is given time, he has stabilized Yun Shuo and expanded his strength, will he still be a vassal state peacefully? Wouldn't he covet the Central Plains and plan for the cause of kings and dominance?"

"The key to controlling the vassal states is not how you weaken the strength of the vassal states, but how to expand the strength of the emperor and the court. When the emperor has the power and the court is strong, which vassal state dares to rebel? Which vassal state dares to fight against the court?" Li Gang was also angry and said angrily, "The strategy of reducing the vassal states is actually fear, fear, and timidity. In the final analysis, the emperor is weak, the court is guilty, and the country has no strength. In this case, the more you reduce the vassal states, the greater the disaster. On the contrary, if the Song Dynasty is strong, the emperor cannot control a Li Hu? For the Song Dynasty today, regaining Yanyun can ensure the security of the northern border. If the northern border is safe, the Song Dynasty can better conditions for reform. If the monarch and ministers work together and work hard to govern, what is Li Hu? If you give him a hundred heads, he will not dare to rebel."

The two had different opinions and no one could convince each other. Finally, Ma Kuo shook his hand and said angrily: "You have failed the expectations of the government and have not fulfilled the duties of a special envoy. You should go back to Bianjing. If I go back, you report to the government family, you should go back and ask the government family to send another person."
Chapter completed!