"Bang!" Before Xifeng Chang could say something, a Western Xia envoy slapped the table and shouted loudly: "You Song people are so unreasonable and too hateful. Do you really think that I can't bully the West?"

With his roar, more messengers stood up and glared at Sun Tu, making it clear that they would never compromise: "We will never agree to the Song people who bully others so much!"

Seeing that they suddenly turned against each other, dozens of guards guarding outside the hall rushed in, and they all looked like they were facing a great enemy, which scared the officials of the Song Dynasty who were accompanying him. Immediately, someone smoothed out the situation and said, "Master Sun, there is no need to be like this. They came from afar, but they just had different opinions."

Sun Tu also laughed at this time, waved his hand, and said to the soldiers: "What are you nervous? The guests are just a little drunk, and they still haven't stepped back?" Seeing this, the soldiers quickly left the door, and he continued to smile and look at the angry Xia people and said, "What, am I wrong? Didn't your Xia Kingdom have already praised my great Song Dynasty decades ago? Since you are a minister, you should have a minister. Do you have any unfair intentions?"

This sentence really put them in. If it were a few years ago, perhaps these Xia people would really dare to force themselves to the Song court, even if they had made enemies in person, the Song army would not dare to invade Xixia at will. But now, unlike in the past, the gap between the national strength of the two sides is getting bigger and bigger. If they want to be enemies with Song, Xixia would be in danger of losing their country. This made their momentum weaker in an instant, and they could only sit back in disappointment and whispered: "Even so, we can't leave no room for anything like this..."

But Xi Feng Chang calmed down at this time and stared at Sun Tu and said, "Is this the emperor of your country's intention, or is it just your Taiwei Sun alone?"

"Well, it's both my intention and my Majesty's intention." Sun Tu gave an ambiguous answer and then said: "In addition, this is not a discussion with you, but the attitude of our dynasty. If you still want to have further contact with me, the Song Dynasty, these two conditions are fundamental and cannot be done, so everything is not allowed to be discussed.

"Because it can be seen that the State of Xia and our Song Dynasty have never been the same. Now the so-called submission is just a temporary stopgap. Maybe when will you turn to the State of Liao, or some other country that has risen again. There have been too many such things, so we can't always be fooled by you, right?"

"Master Sun, you and I have a good relationship. The national teacher Jiemeng Waxe has helped you save you many times. Is this how you treat your friends?" He could no longer convince Sun Tu in terms of business, so Xifeng Chang could only move him with affection.

But Sun Tu's response made him feel even more sank: "Public is public, private is private. Since Sun is a court official and is in a high position, he cannot affect the overall situation of the court because of his own private affairs. I will never forget your favors to me at that time, and will definitely be rewarded. However, this matter is related to the interests of my Song Dynasty, so there is no possibility of concession. Only when you issue a letter to me, the Song Dynasty, and at the same time cut off contact with the Liao Kingdom, and the emperor is known as the king of the country, will I order the revocation of Chen's troops on the border!"

After pausing, he narrowed his eyes again: "In addition, I am not afraid to tell you the truth. If you hadn't sent envoys to Tokyo in time this time, our Western Army would have used troops to Xixia this year. You should also know that the reason why your Xia people were able to establish a country was because Yuan Hao had stole a large area of ​​land in the west of our Song Dynasty decades ago, especially the Hehuang land that was crucial to our Song Dynasty. In the past few decades, many people of the Song Dynasty, who were kind and ambitious, had thought of regaining that large area of ​​land. Now the north has successfully taken back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, and then regained the Hehuang land, and even brought the entire Jiangnan into their hands. "

These words immediately changed the faces of Xi Feng Chang and others, and their foreheads were sweating. They really didn't expect that the Song people had already begun to plan to expand westward. If this was true, the Xia Kingdom would be really dangerous.

You should know that there are indeed many problems in the Xia Kingdom today. The most serious one is the shortage of horses, grain and iron. In addition to self-producing horses and iron tools, they could also buy them from the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom was also willing to sell these military supplies to the Xixia at low prices, allowing them to continue to drag down the elites of the Song Dynasty. But now, due to the chaos in Liao, it is difficult to protect itself, resulting in almost cutting off trade between the two countries, and the horses and iron tools of the Xixia Kingdom have become a big problem.

As for food, it has nothing to do with Liao. It is entirely because of the chaos in Xia before, which led to poor grain harvests. Last year to this year, Xia State suffered several natural disasters, which made the food shortage more and more serious. In the end, I could only think about putting my ideas on the Song State.

But now, before this request was mentioned, they heard the bad news that the Song army was about to go to war, which naturally made them feel uneasy. Even though they felt that Sun Tu's statement was mostly intimidation, they still dared not believe it at all.

After some hesitation, Xi Feng Chang finally said with difficulty: "The two requirements you mentioned by Taiwei Sun are indeed too difficult for us, and it is not something that our ministers can make decisions, so..."

"You can bring the news back first. Whether or not it depends on your family or country's lord." Sun Tu acted very well, but this time the title had changed, which made Xia Ren's face change again, but it was difficult to object to protest.

Seeing this, Sun Tu raised three more fingers: "By the way, I have a third request."

"But... what is it?" Unexpectedly, he was so arrogant that in addition to those two huge problems, he actually had a third requirement. This made Xi Feng Chang feel that he was so big that he began to regret coming here. It turned out that he was also relying on his friendship with Sun Tu, and he felt that he could start to convince the other party to be an envoy. He didn't want the other party to turn against him and refuse to recognize others.

Sun Tu smiled again: "This matter is much simpler. I already know that you, Xia people, are the most popular. Not only have you installed many secret spies in the Liao Kingdom, but also in my Song Dynasty. Since you have surrendered to my Song Dynasty, there is no need for these people to exist. I want you to hand over their identity list."

"This is impossible!" Xi Feng Chang shouted immediately. He only felt that the conditions proposed by Sun Tu were really harsh. The last one was even more unacceptable, because it not only affects the lives of many people, but also the credibility of the entire Xia court.

Those secret spies were the most loyal people in the Xia Dynasty's central army. They sneaked into Song State for thousands of miles regardless of their own safety, and were always careful and made countless contributions. They were real heroes. Now, Sun Tu actually asked him to hand over the list of everyone, which was to push them to a dead end by himself. This was something that no one could accept.

Once this is done, there is no need to say the losses. I am afraid that no one in the Xia State military and civilians will be willing to take the risk of doing such things in the future. After all, for any secret spy, the court behind them is the only guarantee they can trust. If they don’t even have this, they will really die.

Looking at the other party's flattery, Sun Tu just smiled and did not force him. But this smile still made people feel a wave of pressure coming. It is obvious that if they refused to agree to this request, the Xia people's previous request would not be able to pass, and even the Song Dynasty would send troops there.

The officials of the Song Dynasty who were drinking below were stunned. They really didn't expect Sun Tu to be so aggressive today, leaving no room for each other step by step. Every request would be difficult for the Xia people to accept, and the losses would be huge. Whether it was famous or real, it would bring a lot of benefits to the Song Dynasty.

They were even a little dazed, only to think that all this was so unreal. You should know that just a few years ago, the Song Dynasty was still the sucker country that was always robbed by Liao and Xia countries and had to pinch their noses and suffer losses. Not to mention other things, the tax coins given every year alone seemed to be extremely difficult to accept in the eyes of many officials.

But now, in just a few years, Sun Tu began to force Xia Guo to give up his dignity and hand over the list of secret spies. It really gives people a feeling of being proud and makes many people feel good about Sun Tu. After all, everyone knows that the root of the Song Dynasty is Sun Tu, the Grand Marshal.

Seeing that Feng Chang was struggling, Sun Tu did not continue to force him, but waved his hand magnanimously and said, "I know you can't give me an answer for the time being, so you can just say it like those two. But I want to remind you that I may be able to wait, but the patience of the frontline soldiers is limited, so you have to hurry up."

Xifeng Chang smiled bitterly. What's the difference? Then, he said with some expectations: "Can this third point be adapted? Let me take everyone away." This will at least save their lives.

But Sun Tu shook his head: "No. You said you brought everyone back, but how could I believe it? That's it. You just need to hand it over to me fifty secret spies, and others can take it back. However, if you find that there are still secret spies from Xixia in the future by my Song Dynasty government, it means that you are declaring war on my Song Dynasty. When the war breaks out again, it will not be our responsibility."

Speaking of this, Xifeng Chang knew that it was impossible to continue talking. At the same time, without any speculation, no matter how delicious the food and food were, he could not eat it. He could only stand up helplessly and say goodbye. He had to go to someone to discuss it first, and then inform the court of these matters, and finally the emperor decided.
Chapter completed!