Chapter 47 Section 5 Reaching an Agreement

The ministers of the Song Dynasty suddenly discovered that Li Yuanhao actually played a little word game in the letter of credence to the Song Dynasty.And this detail, once ignored, the consequences will be disastrous.What are the problems in Li Yuanhao's credential?How would the ministers of the Song Dynasty deal with it after they found out? When Li Yuanhao wrote the letter, he played a word game. It turned out that he called himself Wuzu, Bangni Dingguo Wuzu. Anyway, this is Dangxiang language, and any word can be used for transliteration into Chinese characters.This time he changed it and changed it to "My Ancestor", "Nan Bangni Dingguo My Ancestor Nian Xiaoshang Shufu Da Song Emperor".The ministers of the Song Dynasty were in an uproar.What is this called?Yuan Hao called himself my ancestor?I am me, Zu in the vernacular of the Song Dynasty is Weng, Weng is father, and Yuan Hao calls himself my father?He proclaimed himself a minister to us, and then asked our emperor to call him father. Isn't this an insult to our Song emperor?It turned out that he was called Wuzu, and it didn't matter to us in the Song Dynasty.Does anyone know what Khan means?Shanyu also means Son of Heaven!It's all casual, and it doesn't matter if you make up a pawn, because we don't understand it anyway. We can't accept "My Ancestor", which is blasphemy and insult to the imperial court.Ouyang Xiu, a famous minister of the Song Dynasty, was even more angry.Traffickers and pawns don't casually call people daddy, the majestic son of heaven will call Yuan Hao daddy?Yuan Hao insulted us, and he must be sternly dismissed.Otherwise, who would dare to speak?The ministers of the Song Dynasty went to Xixia to pass the decree: "The Emperor of the Song Dynasty sent a letter to Bangni to settle the country and my father." Isn't this ridiculous and generous?Yuan Hao's asking price was too high, and Song Chao firmly refused to agree.

You ask for a lot of money, and I will pay you back on the spot.The Song Dynasty sent envoys to Xixia, and they replied that Xixia would be given 100,000 yuan a year. Is there any more? Wanting to be called "my father" is even more useless, and I will never think about it in this life!Yuan Hao said that if you don't give 250,000 yuan a year, none of you envoys will go back, and you will live with me for the rest of your life, so you can be called a father for the rest of your life.When Song Shi heard it, that wouldn't work. I was ordered by the emperor to negotiate, so I'll be held here, and I'll follow behind cattle and sheep for the rest of my life. When will it be the end?The envoy Song quickly said that it would be fine to give 200,000 yuan.Yuan Hao thought about it, I want 250,000, he gave 200,000, the gap has already narrowed, the two parties haven't formally signed a contract, it's useless to detain him, in case another tough Song envoy comes, just give it How about fifty thousand?That being the case, then you go back and discuss it again.Li Yuanhao put the envoys of the Song Dynasty back and asked them to bring a letter to the court.In the letter, Yuan Hao, like his father Li Deming, was greedy and greedy. He made a condition that besides giving money, I would also sell 100,000 dans of green salt every year.As mentioned earlier, who will buy the salt?If it is purchased by private individuals, it will impact the country's salt and iron monopoly system.If it was bought by the government, it would be equivalent to giving him an extra 100,000 dans of green salt every year. Adding up the two, the total amount paid to Xixia would almost catch up with that paid to Liao.In case the Liao Kingdom quits, you give my nephew so much, give me this little, and raise it a little more, this matter will never end.So the two sides have to talk.When the Song envoy went to Xixia again, Li Yuanhao's asking price was raised again - 300,000.The envoy Song promised that he could only add another 50,000 yuan, and if he didn't get any more points, we would go to war.Li Yuanhao saw that his goal had been achieved. My bottom line was 250,000 yuan, and Liao was only 300,000 yuan. Give me 250,000 yuan, and accept it when you see it.

At this time, Li Yuanhao offended Liao, and Liao Xingzong personally led an army to conquer Li Yuanhao (see "Three Dynasties of Liao in Northern Saibei" for details).Li Yuanhao judged the situation, since he had offended Liao, in order to avoid confrontation between the two fronts, he had to quickly sign a contract with Song and conclude the peace negotiation. Li Yuanhao decided to sign the contract. Next time the Song envoy comes again, please bring the letter of guarantee for peace negotiation.Seeing that Li Yuanhao wanted a letter of guarantee, the Song envoy suddenly felt that the signing of the peace agreement was a certainty.So the Song Dynasty sent envoys again, officially canonizing Li Yuanhao as the Lord of Xia.The lord and the king are not at the same level. I didn't canonize you as the emperor. Of course, we don't care if you close the door and become the emperor, but you must submit to me.Every year the Song Dynasty gave Xixia Sui coins, which is also money, but it is different for Xixia and Liao. The status of Liao and Song is equal. Every year, Song donates Liao Sui coins, and Xia is given. I am your father and yours. Monarch, I reward my subjects.It's just that the amount of rewards is slightly larger. Every year, 72,000 taels of Xixia silver, 153,000 bolts of silk and satin, and 30,000 jin of tea are rewarded, totaling 255,000 taels.The war between Song and Xia came to an end, and the two sides negotiated a peace.