岁币

直至公元1004年，北宋真宗与辽国在澶州定下了停战和议，约定真宗称辽萧太后为母，宋辽为兄弟之邦，北宋每年向辽交纳“岁币”和丝绸，双方互不侵犯。

Till to the year of 1004 , a peace pact was concluded in Chanzhou , under which the Liao obtained a bountiful annual gift of silver and silk from the Northern Song , while Emperor Zhenzong had to admit Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao aunt and take Shengzong of Liao as his brother .

此后，辽国连年发兵攻宋，至圣宗二十二年，辽国攻至澶州城下，与宋真宗签定了“澶渊之盟”，迫使宋朝年年向辽国进贡“岁币”，辽宋两国从此相对安定下来。

From then on , Liao started their attack on the Song every year till the 22nd year of Shengzong , Liao army threatened the Chanzhou city and was offered to sign a compromise with Zhenzong of Song according to which the Song was forced to contribute to Liao silver and goods annually in return of the peace .