Chapter 504
Chapter 504
Chapter 504
Liu Neng's statement seems to be very sincere, that is, Xixia will recognize Mongolia as his elder brother in the future, and he will be Mongolia's younger brother in the future. It seems that he has suffered a lot of grievances.
But if you think about it carefully, you will find that this is not the case. In the end, they are all saying some stereotypes, like a person saying that I will recognize you as my big brother in the future, and I owe you 2 taels There is no need to pay back the silver, which is what it means.
Sure enough, when he heard what Liu Neng said, Mu Huali laughed. He laughed for a long time, and then he calmed down his emotions, and said:
"Hahaha, this is really the funniest joke I've ever heard."
Liu Neng was a little embarrassed. As a civil servant, to be honest, he was still not used to the way of communication with these generals. They were all straightforward.
Mu Huali slapped the table vigorously and said:
"Liu Neng, right? You wouldn't treat us all as fools, would you?"
Liu Neng was taken aback and almost knelt down. At this moment, he hurriedly said:
"How is it possible, a...so-and-such has absolutely no such intention!"
"Since you came in, you have been talking nonsense. I don't think you have any intention of negotiating. I think you should hurry up and go back. I'll see you in Xingqing Mansion tomorrow!"
Mu Huali said coldly.
Mu Huali's words were relatively gentle at the beginning, but at this moment he suddenly went into a rage, which directly disrupted Liu Neng's position. He stammered and said:
"My lord... My lord redeems my sins, I am an official, I have absolutely no intention of doing so."
"Hmph, if you want peace talks, then show enough sincerity, otherwise don't waste each other's time."
Mu Huali said coldly.
Liu Neng hurriedly said at this time:
"As long as Mongolia can withdraw its troops, we are willing to pay 20 taels of silver and [-] cattle and sheep to your country."
20 taels of silver, [-] cattle and sheep, it stands to reason that the price given by the Xixia Kingdom is not low. After all, the Xixia Kingdom is not as rich as the Song Dynasty, so this is already an extremely high price given by the Xixia Kingdom. .
"It's only 20 taels, hehe, Mr. Liu, are you just begging for food?"
Mu Huali said softly.
Liu Neng scolded his mother in his heart, it is obvious that you invaded our country, but now it seems that we have made a mistake, there is really no reason for this.
"Lord Khan, Lord General, we are actually not rich!"
Liu Neng said with a wry smile.
"Negotiations, you have to show a little sincerity. We have worked hard and mobilized so many people, and you just give us such a small amount of money as if you are sending us off? How much is this? Is it enough for our military expenses?"
Mu Huali shook his head, obviously not very satisfied with Liu Neng's statement.
Liu Neng has already started to scold his mother in his heart, you come here and beat me up, and in the end you need me to compensate you for your mental damage, how can there be such a reason.
But even though he thought so in his heart, Liu Neng couldn't say that. This group of men were all men licking blood on their knife-edges, and they were all desperadoes. This group of generals didn't necessarily like them so much. , so he has to be careful when he speaks, otherwise he will make this group of desperadoes unhappy, which is also a kind of trouble.
"General, we are really in a difficult situation right now. There is still a plague of locusts in the country recently, and the treasury has a serious deficit..."
"How much money do you have in your treasury now?"
At this moment, Temujin suddenly interjected.
"My lord Khan, to be honest, our Xixia Kingdom's annual tax is only 40 taels, which is equivalent to taking the national treasury..."
Liu Neng said stupidly.
Before he finished speaking, Temujin went on to say:
"40 taels, I want it!"
Liu Neng was choked, and stammered:
"Khan, this... This is a bit difficult for others."
Temujin shook his head and continued:
"And it gives us 40 taels a year!"
At that time, Liu Neng had the urge to scold his mother, 40 taels a year, why don’t you grab it, but at this time, he has no trouble resisting, he can only negotiate, and a weak country has no diplomacy. At this time, he, The result of resistance can only be the destruction of the country and the death of the people.
"This... This is really too much, the imperial court, the imperial court can't show it at all!"
Liu Neng stammered and said.
"In addition to these, the area north of Dingzhou City that we have already occupied is our Mongolian territory!"
Temujin continued.
"What? This... This is absolutely not possible!"
Liu Neng didn't expect that the terms of the negotiation would be so harsh. Temujin didn't listen to what he was saying, and set the terms of the negotiation forcefully.
It stands to reason that this normal negotiation should be asking for a lot of money and paying back the money when it lands, but this time, what Liu Neng encountered was obviously not a normal negotiation.
Temujin was very forceful and said what he said. After saying this, he gave Liu Neng no room to discuss.
"If it doesn't work, just meet us on the battlefield tomorrow!"
Temujin said lightly:
"As for the silver you want to pay tribute to, when the gate of Xingqing Mansion opens, I will naturally go and get it myself."
"This……"
Liu Neng was speechless, and a weak country had no diplomacy. At this time, he had no room for bargaining. He had to accept it if he accepted it, or accept it if he didn't.
"The conditions that the Khan said, the officials really have no right to make decisions, so, when the officials go back, tell our majesty the Khan's conditions, and ask our majesty to win."
Liu Neng said with a wry smile.
"Since you can't make a decision, let the person who can make the decision next time to negotiate. Since you want to negotiate, you must show sincerity, otherwise don't waste time. We don't have time to waste with you. "
Mu Huali said softly at this time.
When Liu Neng found out that he had come today, he could only smile wryly. Fortunately, the Mongols did not embarrass him, but let him go back.
"If you really want to negotiate, let Li Shuntian come and talk to this king in person in the future, otherwise don't come!"
Temujin said to Liu Neng.
Liu Neng didn't dare to refute, if Li Shuntian came here, would he still be able to go back?
However, Liu Neng still pretended to agree temporarily. After all, his first task at this time was to stabilize the Mongolian army and buy time for the Xixia army.
After returning to Xingqing Mansion, Liu Neng conveyed Temujin's terms of negotiation to Li Shuntian.
Li Shuntian dropped his cup once.
"Too much deception is simply too much deception!"
Li Shuntian gritted his teeth and said.
The Privy Council envoy said with a wry smile:
"Your Majesty, Mongolia is planning to destroy our Xixia Kingdom this time!"
(End of this chapter)
Liu Neng's statement seems to be very sincere, that is, Xixia will recognize Mongolia as his elder brother in the future, and he will be Mongolia's younger brother in the future. It seems that he has suffered a lot of grievances.
But if you think about it carefully, you will find that this is not the case. In the end, they are all saying some stereotypes, like a person saying that I will recognize you as my big brother in the future, and I owe you 2 taels There is no need to pay back the silver, which is what it means.
Sure enough, when he heard what Liu Neng said, Mu Huali laughed. He laughed for a long time, and then he calmed down his emotions, and said:
"Hahaha, this is really the funniest joke I've ever heard."
Liu Neng was a little embarrassed. As a civil servant, to be honest, he was still not used to the way of communication with these generals. They were all straightforward.
Mu Huali slapped the table vigorously and said:
"Liu Neng, right? You wouldn't treat us all as fools, would you?"
Liu Neng was taken aback and almost knelt down. At this moment, he hurriedly said:
"How is it possible, a...so-and-such has absolutely no such intention!"
"Since you came in, you have been talking nonsense. I don't think you have any intention of negotiating. I think you should hurry up and go back. I'll see you in Xingqing Mansion tomorrow!"
Mu Huali said coldly.
Mu Huali's words were relatively gentle at the beginning, but at this moment he suddenly went into a rage, which directly disrupted Liu Neng's position. He stammered and said:
"My lord... My lord redeems my sins, I am an official, I have absolutely no intention of doing so."
"Hmph, if you want peace talks, then show enough sincerity, otherwise don't waste each other's time."
Mu Huali said coldly.
Liu Neng hurriedly said at this time:
"As long as Mongolia can withdraw its troops, we are willing to pay 20 taels of silver and [-] cattle and sheep to your country."
20 taels of silver, [-] cattle and sheep, it stands to reason that the price given by the Xixia Kingdom is not low. After all, the Xixia Kingdom is not as rich as the Song Dynasty, so this is already an extremely high price given by the Xixia Kingdom. .
"It's only 20 taels, hehe, Mr. Liu, are you just begging for food?"
Mu Huali said softly.
Liu Neng scolded his mother in his heart, it is obvious that you invaded our country, but now it seems that we have made a mistake, there is really no reason for this.
"Lord Khan, Lord General, we are actually not rich!"
Liu Neng said with a wry smile.
"Negotiations, you have to show a little sincerity. We have worked hard and mobilized so many people, and you just give us such a small amount of money as if you are sending us off? How much is this? Is it enough for our military expenses?"
Mu Huali shook his head, obviously not very satisfied with Liu Neng's statement.
Liu Neng has already started to scold his mother in his heart, you come here and beat me up, and in the end you need me to compensate you for your mental damage, how can there be such a reason.
But even though he thought so in his heart, Liu Neng couldn't say that. This group of men were all men licking blood on their knife-edges, and they were all desperadoes. This group of generals didn't necessarily like them so much. , so he has to be careful when he speaks, otherwise he will make this group of desperadoes unhappy, which is also a kind of trouble.
"General, we are really in a difficult situation right now. There is still a plague of locusts in the country recently, and the treasury has a serious deficit..."
"How much money do you have in your treasury now?"
At this moment, Temujin suddenly interjected.
"My lord Khan, to be honest, our Xixia Kingdom's annual tax is only 40 taels, which is equivalent to taking the national treasury..."
Liu Neng said stupidly.
Before he finished speaking, Temujin went on to say:
"40 taels, I want it!"
Liu Neng was choked, and stammered:
"Khan, this... This is a bit difficult for others."
Temujin shook his head and continued:
"And it gives us 40 taels a year!"
At that time, Liu Neng had the urge to scold his mother, 40 taels a year, why don’t you grab it, but at this time, he has no trouble resisting, he can only negotiate, and a weak country has no diplomacy. At this time, he, The result of resistance can only be the destruction of the country and the death of the people.
"This... This is really too much, the imperial court, the imperial court can't show it at all!"
Liu Neng stammered and said.
"In addition to these, the area north of Dingzhou City that we have already occupied is our Mongolian territory!"
Temujin continued.
"What? This... This is absolutely not possible!"
Liu Neng didn't expect that the terms of the negotiation would be so harsh. Temujin didn't listen to what he was saying, and set the terms of the negotiation forcefully.
It stands to reason that this normal negotiation should be asking for a lot of money and paying back the money when it lands, but this time, what Liu Neng encountered was obviously not a normal negotiation.
Temujin was very forceful and said what he said. After saying this, he gave Liu Neng no room to discuss.
"If it doesn't work, just meet us on the battlefield tomorrow!"
Temujin said lightly:
"As for the silver you want to pay tribute to, when the gate of Xingqing Mansion opens, I will naturally go and get it myself."
"This……"
Liu Neng was speechless, and a weak country had no diplomacy. At this time, he had no room for bargaining. He had to accept it if he accepted it, or accept it if he didn't.
"The conditions that the Khan said, the officials really have no right to make decisions, so, when the officials go back, tell our majesty the Khan's conditions, and ask our majesty to win."
Liu Neng said with a wry smile.
"Since you can't make a decision, let the person who can make the decision next time to negotiate. Since you want to negotiate, you must show sincerity, otherwise don't waste time. We don't have time to waste with you. "
Mu Huali said softly at this time.
When Liu Neng found out that he had come today, he could only smile wryly. Fortunately, the Mongols did not embarrass him, but let him go back.
"If you really want to negotiate, let Li Shuntian come and talk to this king in person in the future, otherwise don't come!"
Temujin said to Liu Neng.
Liu Neng didn't dare to refute, if Li Shuntian came here, would he still be able to go back?
However, Liu Neng still pretended to agree temporarily. After all, his first task at this time was to stabilize the Mongolian army and buy time for the Xixia army.
After returning to Xingqing Mansion, Liu Neng conveyed Temujin's terms of negotiation to Li Shuntian.
Li Shuntian dropped his cup once.
"Too much deception is simply too much deception!"
Li Shuntian gritted his teeth and said.
The Privy Council envoy said with a wry smile:
"Your Majesty, Mongolia is planning to destroy our Xixia Kingdom this time!"
(End of this chapter)