When Xiao Tiancheng left the Qingzhou Prefecture Grand Office, he no longer cared about it and quickly contacted Yelu Gong in Xiping Prefecture.

With the contact with Yelu Gong, Xiao Tian was stunned in Chengdu!

Inside the station.

Xiao Tiancheng sat on the chair and looked at Yelu Gong's long letter, and he was in a bad mood.

The general took the letter, looked at it for a while, and said in shock: "Then Li Ganshun poisoned Empress Dowager Liang to death and blame me for the Liao Dynasty?"

Even though the general was not very smart, he also smelled too many different smells from it.

How dare Li Ganshun poison the Queen Mother Liang who was in power from behind the curtain, and dared to blame them for the Liao Dynasty. Especially now, Li Ganshun has grasped tens of thousands of troops in Xiping Prefecture and has taken power in fact!

This brought huge and unpredictable trouble to their mediation.

The general looked at Xiao Tiancheng and said, "Shangshu, Yelu Shilang did not mention Li Ganshun's attitude. What should we do now?"

Xiao Tiancheng said: "If he didn't say it, it means he was not sure. If Li Ganshun was ungrateful and had to fight, we would be in trouble."

The dilemma of the Liao Kingdom is that Basi's mother's troops are unsteady and are still very strong. They are already in the many rebels as "leaders" and are entrenched in the northwest and refuse to fight to the decisive battle. This has really exhausted the Liao Kingdom. Even if the Xia Kingdom is almost destroyed, they cannot draw troops to intervene.

In short, the Liao Kingdom not only cannot draw out troops, but also needs the Western Xia back to the sect of Basi's mother's troops to help the Liao Kingdom quell the rebellion!

The general looked constipated and said, "Shangshu, what should I do?"

Xiao Tiancheng looked calm and said, "First, let Yelu Gong understand Li Ganshun's attitude as soon as possible. The Song and Xia peace talks must be reached as soon as possible. We don't have that much time. Second, we must talk about the true bottom line of the Song people. Third, I will trust His Majesty and ask him to draw troops no matter how he dispatched troops, and force the Song people to completely give up the intention of destroying Xia!"

The general understood and said, "Yes, let's go here!"

Xiao Tiancheng nodded and watched him leave.

As soon as the general left, he immediately looked solemn and frowned.

The sudden changes in things made him feel so uneasy. He always felt that what he had in his hands was gradually losing control!

Recalling the past when he met Zhao Xu, Xiao Tiancheng's eyes were cold and he said to himself: 'Stay calm for the time being, wait for our Great Liao to quell the rebellion, and then turn back to deal with the Song people, so that everyone knows that our Great Liao is the country of the Celestial Empire...'

Zhao Xu is very calm now. Although he is busy, he has put down all his original worries.

At this level, there is no movement in the Liao Kingdom, which means there is really no movement.

The current emotions of the Song Dynasty were divided into two sides. On the one hand, the civil servants and military generals from the six routes of Shaanxi shouted at the Dexia, and on the other hand, there were constantly people in the court and the country, begging Zhao Xu to return to the court as soon as possible.

Zhao Xu sat in the temporary study in the backyard of the government office, dealing with various matters, especially the joint memorial of the Ministry of War and the Privy Council, which is a further plan for the "military reform" and will be promulgated and implemented next year.

Zhao Xu looked at it for a long time, his back was sore and his eyes were sore. He looked up at the outside and felt the unbearable heat. He whispered: "Calculate the time, this year is almost over..."

September is coming soon. For him, who has no spare time and wishes to spend forty-eight hours every day, this time seems to have passed in the blink of an eye.

Chenpi looked outside, took the sour plum soup from the maid who came in, handed it to Zhao Xu, and suddenly said, "I heard that the Queen's Morning Sickness is a bit serious. The Queen Mother said in the letter that it must be the prince."

Zhao Xu took the sour plum soup, took a sip, and felt that his body was much cooler. He chuckled and said, "I can't count it. Besides, I still like my daughter a little more."

Chenpi dared not respond. The issue of "Crown Prince" has always been a big problem in the Song Dynasty, and even some taboos, which can be traced back to the time of Emperor Taizong.

Zhao Xu didn't care much about this problem. After his body relaxed for a while, he said, "The Liao people are connected?"

Chenpi turned sideways and said, "Yes. The Liao people come in and out very frequently, and it seems that they are very worried."

Zhao Xu suddenly laughed and said, "Wei Ming Ashan wrote that Li Ganshun urgently wanted to ask for peace, but he was still eager to take over Empress Dowager Liang's power. Maybe he wanted to wait and wait, and the result will come soon."

At this point, all three parties only need a step. Once the steps are enough, they will go down the road. However, the Song Dynasty was full of money, while the Liao Xia was in silence.

Chen Pi thought to himself whether he would let Zhe Keshi and others lead the army to attack and put pressure on Liao Xia, but he didn't say it. In political affairs, he never talked too much.

...

As Zhao Xu expected, just three days later, the contact between Song, Liao and Xia suddenly became closer.

From Xiping Prefecture to Qingzhou Prefecture, messengers were constantly rushing back and forth, while Xiao Tiancheng represented Liaoxia and Zhang Qi represented Dasong. The two met almost every day, and the negotiations continued to deepen, with more and more details.

Both of them are rigorous and self-controlled, but the passing people can still hear their quarrels from time to time.

Xiao Tiancheng: "Since all three parties agreed to peace talks, the Song people should withdraw their troops to show their sincerity..."

Zhang Qi said: "I believe that Li Xia should show his sincerity, remove the military defense, and let our army enter the city..."

Xiao Tiancheng: "Li Xia will not go to the country name, this cannot be changed. My Great Liao insists on enthroning Li Xia."

Zhang Qi: "Li Xia is my traitor of the Song Dynasty. There are no two emperors in my Song Dynasty. The Liao Kingdom cannot enthrone the people of our dynasty. There is no room for negotiation for this..."

Xiao Tiancheng: "The amount of tribute is too much, one of the five is the most. In addition, the State of Song must withdraw its troops and return half of its territory to Li Xia..."

Zhang Qi: "The amount can be reduced as appropriate, but two-thirds are the bottom line. The mobilization of our army will be decided by our emperor and will not be negotiated. As for the so-called return, Li Xia's territory is the hometown of our Song Dynasty, so how can we have the word "return"..."

Xiao Tiancheng: "Our court will never agree to the restriction of the Song Dynasty on Li Xia's army!"

Zhang Qi said: "If our dynasty does not need the Liao people to nod. The Liao Kingdom needs to understand its own identity..."

This negotiation was almost dominated by Song and Liao, and the negotiations between the two sides were in a stalemate. On many issues, there was a fundamental conflict of interests between the two sides and it was difficult for each other to accept.

...

Outside Xiping Prefecture.

Zhong Jianzhong, two brothers from Zhong Shizhong rode horses and looked at Xiping Prefecture. The city was not big, but it was not easy for the cavalry to conquer it, and they couldn't afford it anymore.

Zhong Shizhong looked a little calm and said, "The negotiations in Qingzhou have not yet come to an end. The government asked us to put some pressure on them. What should we do? We can't attack the city, right? These cavalry are all treasures of the government. If you really have to lose two or three thousand, the government will not spare us..."

Zhong Jianzhong's face was dull and he felt like a honest uncle. He looked at Xiping Mansion with a sudden cold look and said, "Zhe Shuai has already arranged it, so I don't worry that Xia Ren is anxious to jump over the wall. We... bypass Lingzhou and go to Xingqing Mansion..."

Mr. Zhong was stunned and said, "Go around? But, there is either a desert or a grassland ahead. Not to mention getting lost, our food rations can only last for seven days at most..."

Zhong Jianzhong's face remained motionless and said, "Put pressure."

Master Zhong immediately understood and said, "Okay, that's not too late, just move now!"

then.

The 20,000 cavalry of the Song Dynasty suddenly stopped walking around the city, no longer scaring Xiping Prefecture, but bypassed directly, and rushed towards Xingqing Prefecture like a sharp sword.

The cavalry of the Song Dynasty was very close to Xiping Prefecture, and the horse's hooves were sounding like thunder, and even Xiping Prefecture felt like an earthquake.

Li Ganshun was shocked and summoned Li Zhizhong, Wei Ming Ashan and others.

Li Zhizhong raised his hand, looked nervous and solemn, and said, "Your Majesty, Xiping Prefecture is the gateway to Xingqing Prefecture, so it is impossible to transfer troops back, so it is not enough to prevent the Song people from being cunning and luring our army out of the city."

Li Ganshun sat upright and said nothing.

Others dared not speak. Li Zhizhong's words were right. Any rash move they now may fall into the trap of the Song people.
Chapter completed!