Chapter 16 Section Two

The Song Dynasty destroyed Xiazhou City, cut off Li Jiqian's retreat, and left him nowhere to hide.At the same time, Li Jilong's army stepped up its siege of Dangxiang.At this time, Li Jiqian, with pursuers in front and no way out, has been cornered.So, can he still find a way to survive? Xiazhou was destroyed, and Li Jiqian was taken aback. The court was so ruthless that it flattened my hometown. What should I do?Although the siege by Li Jilong's army was unsuccessful at first, he would not let it go.Once Li Jilong catches our army, I will die. How can I be General Li's opponent?I know how many bowls of dry rice I can eat.The best way now is to give in to the imperial court and let the imperial court let me go.So he sent Zhang Pu, his Han counselor, with local specialties, driving cattle, sheep and camels to Bianjing to meet Song Taizong.

The ethnic policy of the Song Dynasty is like this. As soon as you accept softness, the court will immediately become softer than you.Emperor Taizong saw that Li Jiqian sent Zhang Pu to admit defeat, and first showed him the power of the warriors of the Song Dynasty. "Song History" volume 485 records: "Taizong ordered the guards to pass the pass, super-carry, attract the strong, and seize the lance. Park, Bi Pu and so on to watch." Probably performing hard qigong for Zhang Pu to watch. "Let all the soldiers draw two stone bows. The Emperor smiled and asked Pu, "Do the Qiang people dare to fight?" "My soldiers can not only perform hard qigong, but also draw two stone bows.One stone is 100 to 150 catties, and two stones is 200 to 300 catties. It takes such a great pulling force to pull the bow away.Taizong asked Zhang Pu with a smile, do you Qiang people dare to fight against such a person?

Zhang Pu is a fine person, why is he here?Isn't it just to show your weakness?So he immediately knelt on the ground and flattered him, saying: "The Qiang people's bows are weak and their arrows are short, but seeing this grown-up man, he has escaped. How dare you be an enemy!" If you pull the warrior, it will be split in two. When we saw people as tall as you, we were scared away. How dare you fight?Emperor Taizong was very happy. Since this is the case, you have to be sensible. You see, the reason why the Song Dynasty has such a powerful armed force did not drive you all to death, because God has the virtue of being good at life.Besides, Zhang Pu, don't leave.The emperor knew that Zhang Pu was Li Jiqian's confidant and number one counselor, and many of Li Jiqian's ideas came from Zhang Pu.Zhang Pu, you are originally a Han Chinese, so you should stay in your own country and become an official.The imperial court decreed that Li Jiqian was granted the title of Jiedu envoy of Fuzhou, and he was still appointed as Jiedu envoy, but he could not be Xiazhou. Zhizhou, Jiedushi is an empty name, does not hold any power, and the salary of white-collar workers is over.The imperial court also asked him to release the soldiers of the Song Dynasty captured in previous wars, return the people and livestock of the Song Dynasty who had been taken away, and ensure that he would not harass the Song Dynasty in the future.

Li Jiqian smiled when he received Song Ting's edict.What can you do with my King Xia of Daliao?I'm already married to a princess from the Liao Kingdom, so if I'm in a hurry, I'll go to my father-in-law.What's more, the Khitan Emperor had already made an appointment with Li Jiqian. If you want to reconcile with the Song Dynasty, we will break up.The Song Dynasty attacked me twice, it's too bullying, I'm going to fight the Song Dynasty, and I need your cooperation.I appointed you an official and rewarded you with money, and you married my daughter, so you can't reconcile with the Song Dynasty!So Li Jiqian didn't take the Song Dynasty seriously at all.The Song Dynasty could only detain Zhang Pu, but had nothing to do with Li Jiqian.