Around 1042 AD, the northwest border of the Song Dynasty was full of war, Li Yuanhao no longer surrendered, repeatedly led the army into the country, the two sides fought fiercely many times, although the Song army was defeated and won less, but Li Yuanhao also suffered heavy losses.
At this time, the Liao Emperor Yelu Zongzhen sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty, with only one purpose, to take advantage of the fire to rob. The Liao Emperor knew very well that the Song Dynasty was fighting a war in the northwest, and once the war broke out again in the northeast, it would be unbearable for the Song Dynasty, so Yelu Zongzhen sent an envoy Liu Liufu to ask for the land of the ten counties in Guannan.
The land of ten counties south of Waqiaoguan was originally the land of the Han Dynasty, after Shi Jingjiao ceded the sixteen states of Youyun, during the reign of Zhou Shizong, Chai Rong snatched back ten counties from it, and the Liao State wanted this part of the land.
Although Song Renzong's personality is relatively mild, the issue of principle is still clear, and the national territory is not allowed to give up an inch of land, but other conditions are still negotiable, such as giving money or making peace. Since the Liao State sent an envoy, the Song Dynasty could only send an envoy to the Liao State to negotiate, and the final candidate was Fu Bi.
Fu Bi is upright and loyal to the king and the country, for this tricky task, Fu Bi gladly accepted, and said to Song Renzong: "The lord is worried about the humiliation of the minister, and the minister does not dare to love him to death." ”
The northwest is at war, and the northeast can no longer have problems, Fu Bi's mission this time is to pacify the Liao State as much as possible without ceding the land in advance, this thousand pounds of heavy burden is on him alone, and its arduousness can be imagined.
What is the strength of the negotiations? It is the strength of the country, it is the courage to dare to fight, but at this time Fubi has nothing, the national strength of the Song Dynasty is there, even Li Yuanhao can't beat it, how can he dare to argue with the strongest Liao people in East Asia, as a diplomat, how should he deal with it?
At the beginning, Yelu Zong was really a thunder and smoke cannon: "You Song Dynasty people are not kind, we obviously signed an alliance, but you blocked Yanmen, increased pond water, repaired the city barriers, and increased troops on the border, what do you want to do?" The ministers all advised me to send troops, in my opinion, before sending troops, it is better to ask for land, if you Southern Dynasty does not give it, it is not too late to send troops. ”
Yelu Zongzhen's words are naked threats, Fu Bi only knows the bottom line of his country, but he doesn't know what the Liao people think, but when it comes to such a field, he can only bite the bullet.
Fu Bi replied: "Have you forgotten our Emperor Zhenzong's great kindness to the Northern Dynasty? If our emperor is not gracious, under the city of Lanzhou, it is estimated that none of your Liao army will be able to escape. Now we share peace, and if there is a war between the two sides, all the credit will go to your subordinates, and if there is peace, the coins will belong to you alone. Besides, once the war starts, can you guarantee that the Northern Dynasty will win? ”
Fu Bi's answer was neither humble nor arrogant, not only expressing friendship, but also not forgetting the dignity of the Song Dynasty, in other words, of course, it is best not to fight, but once the war starts, we Song Dynasty people can only fight.
Yelu Zongzhen continued to maintain a shameless style: "Let's not talk about the others, the land in the ten counties of Guannan was left by our ancestors, and you have to return it to us." ”
Fu Bi scolded back again, "You said that the ten counties of Guannan are your land, so our sixteen states of Youyun have been Han land since ancient times, do you have to return it to us?" If we each claim the old place, will it be beneficial to the Northern Dynasty? ”
Historical records record that "if you get a family letter, you will burn it without sending it, saying: It is in vain to confuse people's ears." ”
The negotiations did not lead to results that day, and the two sides broke up unhappily and waited for the negotiations to continue the next day. At this time, a letter from home was sent to the front, and the letter sent from thousands of miles away must be a very important thing, but Fu Bi did not open it, and burned it directly with fire.
Fu Bi knows very well that he can't control whether it's good or bad, he is in the Liao country, he has a heavy responsibility, and he is thousands of mountains and rivers away from home, even if there is a big thing, he can't do anything.
During the period when Fu Bi was on mission, he received a total of two family letters, one saying that his daughter had died, and the other saying that his son had been born.
The next day, the emperor of Liao went hunting, Fu Bi went with him, this time Yelu Zongzhen continued to ask for land, and Fu Bi repeatedly explained the statement, and finally got a better result, the Liao people gave up the land and wanted to make peace.
Facts have proved that the Liao people do not really want to fight, but ask for benefits, in other words, blackmail, robbery, Fu Bi has a bottom in his heart, and wants to increase part of the annual coins to solve the problem, which is also what Song Renzong told him.
However, heaven is not as good as people, Yeluzong really didn't want to talk about it anymore, but he said one thing, that is, next time he comes, choose the conditions, and bring the national letter. The Liao people made such a big detour, just to ask for money, no matter what, Fu Bi could only temporarily return to the dynasty to discuss countermeasures.
The results of the first envoy are still there, Fu Bi at least touched the bottom line of the Liao people, and this time as long as the letter of state, the oath, and the increase of part of the annual currency, the eight achievements can reach the covenant.
Song Renzong's reply was not complicated, if the Liao State could restrain the Western Xia, then it could increase 200,000 gold silks, and if it couldn't be restrained, increase 100,000 gold silks. In addition to this, Fu Bi also added three things agreed with Liao.
First, the border between the two countries must not be expanded, second, the two sides must not increase their armaments on the border for no reason, and third, the two sides must not take in each other's fugitives. At Fubi's strong request, these three articles were also written into the national credentials.
The draft of the national letter was written by Fu Bi himself, and it took some time to change it into a formal document, the time was urgent, and it would change later, Fu Bi went on the road first, and when he arrived in Wuqiang County, the imperial court sent someone to send the official document over.
In the eyes of our modern people, it seems to be a bit redundant, and Fu Bi also found a problem, why did it take so long to copy a few documents, is there anything greasy in it? When he arrived at Le Shou, Fu Bi decided to open the file and take a look, which was not in accordance with the rules, but it had come to this point, and he had to do it, Fu Bi opened the file and took a closer look, and the three he clearly added were not at all.
This time, Fu Bi was angry, he didn't care too much, rode back to Kaifeng, Lao Tzu worked hard outside, bargained with the Liao people, and almost gave his head to the Liao people, but these ministers deceived from it, to the interests of the country, is this treason?
Historical records record that "Yi Jian calmly said: "This mistake should be corrected." "Bi Yu Yi invades Jane. Yan Shu said: "Yi Jian will never do this, I am afraid that I will miss my ears." Bi angrily said: "It's very treacherous, and the party is simple to deceive Your Majesty!" "Then the edict of the king Gongchen Yishu. On the eve of the night, the college will stay in the academy, and tomorrow will be the line. ”
The more Fu Bi thought about it, the more angry he became, he broke into the palace directly, and said loudly to Song Renzong: "The ruling is for this, and I want to kill my ministers." It's not a pity for the minister to die, what is the country's business! Song Renzong was also confused after hearing this, he didn't know what was going on, so he called the prime minister Lu Yijian, Yan Shu and others to confront him.
Lu Yijian is in a high position, and the trickiness of this matter lies in him. Facing Fu Bi's roar, Lu Yijian said calmly: "Yo, I'm sorry to write it wrong." Of course, Fu Bi would not believe it, and once again severely accused Lu Yijian of his dereliction of duty. Fu Bi's father-in-law, Yan Shu, interjected: "Lu Yijian won't do this, maybe there is some misunderstanding here." ”
This matter couldn't be more obvious, it was instructed by Lu Yijian, and the old man Yan Shu also said good things to him, Fu Bi couldn't help but scolded loudly: "Yan Shu is a traitor, he and Lu Yijian deceived Your Majesty together!" ”
Yan Shu is Fu Bi's father-in-law, Lao Taishan, and his son-in-law is an old father-in-law, of course, this is unseemly, but Fu Bi is loyal to the country and the people, how can he be played by others like this. In the end, it was only under Song Renzong's persuasion that the two sides calmed down.
In fact, the impact of this matter is not small, if you look into it carefully, I don't know how many people will be implicated, but fortunately, this is the Song Dynasty, even if a big mistake is made, most of them are dismissed and delegated. Angry, Fu Bi watched the national letter add those three again, and then continued on the road.
In the end, the Song and Liao sides reached an agreement, the Song Dynasty gave the Liao State an extra 200,000 gold silk every year, and the Liao State promised to help the Song Dynasty restrain Li Yuanhao, no matter what the process was, the result was quite satisfactory.
However, the most depressing thing is that the Liao State asked to give the New Year's coin, which was written as "Na" in the national letter, and the tribute was the tribute paid by the vassal state to the suzerain, although the Song Dynasty still suffered a loss in this matter and paid the money, but on the surface, the Song Liao and Liao States were still commensurate with brothers, and the word "Na" represented that the Song Dynasty was short of the Liao State, which was a complete humiliating diplomacy.
Regarding this question, Fu Bi refused verbally, but the ruling ministers of the Song Dynasty directly agreed, which made the entire Song Dynasty and even Song Renzong embarrassed?
The ancients were extremely interested in integrity, reputation, and face, and this is a country-to-country diplomacy, no matter how hard Fu Bi tried, in the end the face of the Song Dynasty people still did not preserve, here, we also saw the weakness of the Song Dynasty's high-level leaders, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Guangyi's tough attitude towards the outside world at that time, has long been gone.
The Iron Straight Man "Fu Bi's efforts have paid off, he calmed the Song Liao dispute and avoided the Song army from fighting on two fronts, even if the result is still flawed, but Fu Bi has done one thing, that is, he has a clear conscience.