Chapter 299 interests are the foundation of a country
"That's for sure. I'm talking to you personally. Shouldn't you express some sincerity?"
The Liao Emperor stared at Emperor Song and was aggressive.
Emperor Song frowned and ceding the land north of the Yangtze River was already his greatest concession.
The loss of land north of the Yangtze River was equivalent to losing half of the country, and the Song Dynasty could only settle in the south of the Yangtze River.
If the land was still needed, the Song Dynasty would not be able to be a vassal state that dominated the country.
But if he did not agree, the Liao Emperor would definitely not help him restore his country, and then all hope would be gone.
After pondering for a long time, Emperor Song finally sighed slightly and said, "Your Majesty Liao Emperor, tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Seeing that the Emperor of Song had surrendered, the Emperor of Liao smiled with satisfaction and touched his beard and said, "Don't I have too much. In the future, I will destroy the Queen Wu Tian. Your Majesty, you will cede all the six counties north of the Yangtze River and south of the Yangtze River to our Liao Kingdom. As for the Song Dynasty, you can establish a country in Shu, and pay tribute to our Great Liao Dynasty every year, and come to pay tribute to us every year."
When Emperor Song heard about the conditions of Emperor Liao, he was stunned.
The six counties in Jiangnan are the richest places except for the Central Plains.
If he could not even keep the last piece of land, would he be willing to condescend to the wild land of Shu, which is different from the Destroyed Kingdom?
What's more, except Chengdu, Shu has poor land and offers offerings every year. This is to cut off his economic lifeline. When he comes to court every year, he treats him as a slave.
Even Yelu Xiuge felt that the conditions offered by the Liao Emperor were too harsh, but he was a minister of the Liao Dynasty and he had to put the interests of the Liao Dynasty first.
"What's wrong with Emperor Song? You can't accept the conditions you put forward to me?"
The Liao Emperor stared at Emperor Song with a dark face.
Emperor Song pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty Liao, to be honest, the conditions you have put forward are too harsh. I will never agree to you. I wonder if we have room for negotiation?"
Emperor Liao shook his head.
Emperor Song's heart skipped a beat, his face became even more serious, and his eyes turned rapidly.
Suddenly, Emperor Song thought of a solution and said, "Emperor Liao, what do you think of this? You will leave me with the six counties in Jiangnan to establish the Great Song Kingdom. After I established the Kingdom, I will devote all the strength of Jiangnan to help you eliminate the Bohai Kingdom and Xixia. These two pieces of land together will be larger than the six counties in Jiangnan. In the future, His Majesty of the Great Liao can also use the Bohai Kingdom as a springboard to directly attack the Goryeo Kingdom. After taking Goryeo, if you still want to conquer, you can attack the Japanese Kingdom..."
Speaking of this, Emperor Song quietly checked the expression of Emperor Liao.
Emperor Liao fell into the kingly world portrayed by Emperor Song, with a proud look on his face.
Emperor Song laughed in his heart, knowing that Emperor Liao was moved by him.
Whether it is Xixia, Bohai Kingdom, or even Japan, it is not his land. Even if it is taken over to Liao Kingdom, what if it is?
The Liao Emperor came back to his senses, stared at Emperor Song, and nodded: "Your Majesty Emperor Song, what you said just now is indeed very tempting, but Japan and I are allies, and it is probably unreasonable to attack him."
Emperor Song smiled and bowed, "Your Majesty the Emperor of Liao, there are no eternal allies in this world, only eternal interests. As long as the interests are in line, the enemy can be transformed into allies. As long as the interests violate each other, even the best allies will become enemies."
The Emperor of Liao was silent for a moment and finally nodded: "Your Majesty the Emperor of Song is right. Interest is the foundation of a country. OK, the agreement between us was reached in this way."
Emperor Song and Yelu Xiu Ge were relieved.
Chapter completed!