Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 434 The Secret of Yongxing Palace
"King Anping, what do you think of this tea?" Shi Congyun took a sip and asked Yelu Talie who was sitting opposite him. King Anping was a new title given to him by Shi Congyun. The ministers all thought that he was the king of the Southern Court in Liao Kingdom It was not appropriate to call him that when he was captured in Daliang, so he was named a king casually, which also meant to win over and appease the people of Liao on the border.

After all, Yelv Talie was known as the "Lord King of the People" in the Liao Kingdom. He was the first to implement the Sinicization reform. Whether it was the Han people, Khitan people or other ethnic groups in the Liao Kingdom, he was very supportive. Killing him did more harm than good.

Emperor Shi simply crowned him king, and then gave him a salary, but he refused to return to the country. The Liao Kingdom sent envoys with gifts and ransoms over and over again, but Emperor Shi refused to agree.

Grassland people are very fond of tea, and the most purchased items from southern Han people every year are salt, iron and tea, but they eat them in different ways.

Yelu Talie obviously couldn't drink his kind of tea. After taking a few sips, his face was obviously very reluctant, but he still praised: "Good tea, but not so delicious."

Shi Congyun laughed: "You have been in Daliang for several years, and you can speak Chinese much better. This tea is a tribute tea from Dali Kingdom. It is better than the tea in the north, and I like it more.

I have nothing to do today, so I just want to find someone to chat casually with. "

As he said that, he asked the maid next to him to make tea for Yelu Talie and himself, ignoring Yelu Talie's expressionless face, but sipped the tea by himself and said: "I am a person who likes to fight all over the world, and I also like I ran around and looked around, but now I can’t go anywhere, and I feel uncomfortable all over.

That's why I asked King Anping to talk. I don't understand the things in the north, and I want to hear more anecdotes about the Liao Kingdom. "

Shi Congyun said with a smile, he acted very casual and friendly, deliberately trying to make Yelu Talie relax.

After hearing what he said, Yelu Talie gradually relaxed, not as nervous as before.

"Actually, as far as Nanjing is concerned, the official houses are no different from the cities in the north of Qin State. Even the Shangjing of the Great Liao Kingdom is imitated from Nanjing Youzhou City. They are almost the same." Yelv Talie said.

"However, we Khitan people do have different living customs from Han people, such as drinking tea." He said, pointing to the teacup on the white jade table: "Everyone on the grassland loves to drink tea, but we like to use goat's milk or Boil the milk and drink it."

Shi Congyun was taken aback, thinking that isn't that milk tea?Just said, "Interesting."

The two chatted about some irrelevant customs of the Liao Kingdom. Shi Congyun also casually compared it with the customs of the Han people. It seemed that they were just chatting casually, and slowly let Yelu Talie relax.

After chatting for a while, Shi Congyun also drank a lot of tea. Shi Congyun suddenly asked curiously: "How does the palace of your Liao Kingdom compare with my Qin Kingdom?"

His question was reasonable and reasonable, it seemed that an emperor's desire to win and lose was at work.

Yelu Talie immediately said: "Naturally, the official palace is bigger and grander."

Shi Congyun pretended to be complacent and laughed, but in fact he knew how long the Liao Kingdom had built its capital, so of course it couldn't be as magnificent as the Liang Palace, and besides, the Han craftsmen were not comparable to the Khitan people.

He asked this question just to make the following words logical, "Speaking of which, apart from the palaces in Shangjing, Liao Kingdom should also have palaces in Nanjing."

"Yes, the Imperial Palace in Shangjing, Nanjing also has a palace city, Linshui Palace, Jiahe Palace, etc." Yelu Talie is very familiar, after all, he is the king of the South Courtyard, and that was his palace back then.

"There are also the palaces in Liaoyang, and the Yongxing Palace, the hunting palace in the north, etc. In fact, they are all small palaces compared to the big southern countries."

Shi Congyun heard the key words of Yongxing Palace at once, but he was not in a hurry, but first pretended to ask what the hunting palace in the north was for.

Yelv Talie told him that every year the emperor of the Liao Kingdom would go to the grassland to hunt, so the northern palace has been kept.

After hearing this, Shi Congyun casually mentioned: "Then what is Yongxing Palace for?"

Speaking of Yongxing Palace, Yelu Talie obviously hesitated for a moment, but seeing Shi Congyun staring at him curiously, he didn't dare to hide anything, and said: "Reporting to the official family, His Majesty Daliao originally relied on Bing remonstrance won the throne, and my Emperor Shizong of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Ruan, died in the Huoshendian Rebellion. Logically speaking, his direct blood should succeed to the throne, but "

Yelv Talie didn't go on, but Shi Congyun understood that Yelujing, the current emperor of the Liao Kingdom, had military power at that time, so he became emperor.

"As for Yeluxian, the second son of the late Emperor Sejong, he was placed in the Yongxing Palace, and he was generally not allowed to go out. This is an internal matter of the Liao Dynasty royal family, and it is more inconvenient to tell the officials."

Hearing this sentence, Shi Congyun nodded calmly on the surface, expressing his understanding, "I won't ask any more questions."

But my heart exploded with a bang, and all the clues were connected in series.

Ye Luxian was raised in Yongxing Palace!
It's no wonder, he said how Xiao Siwen acted strangely, how could the spies say that the Minister of Liao Kingdom in Nanjing often went to Yongxing Palace.

Shi Congyun remained calm on the surface, but after talking with Yelu Talie for a while, he was dismissed on the grounds that he had to deal with government affairs.

At the same time, he also began to be thankful that he was careful not to expose his eagerness to know the situation of Yongxing Palace at first, otherwise Yelu Talie would have heard a thing or two and guessed the changes in the middle school, and he was afraid that he would fool himself for the sake of the Liao Kingdom.

If the Yongxing Palace is Yeluxian, the direct descendant of the last emperor of the Liao Kingdom, Yeluruan, then the Liao Kingdom secretly mobilized troops near Youzhou, acting suspiciously, and many officials often go to the Yongxing Palace. It is very important to connect the various signs up!
Shi Congyun had a bold guess in his heart that something big might really happen to the Liao Kingdom this time!

However, he still suppressed the thoughts in his heart first, did not reveal anything, and was going to find an opportunity to discuss with a few prime ministers, such a big event cannot be spread to the outside world.

And this matter also needs to be confirmed by the cooperation of soldiers and spies on the northern border.

If his guess is correct, then this must be a great opportunity. If they can seize the civil strife in Liao this time, it may be much easier to take back Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures than imagined.

These things are just his imagination at this time, and they need to be confirmed by the front line.

Of course, there is another important reason why Shi Congyun didn't rush to find someone to discuss is to keep it secret.

Firstly, in order not to startle the enemy, and secondly, it is a big taboo in intelligence, "Don't let your subordinates confirm the intelligence that the leader thinks is correct." Otherwise, it will not be collecting intelligence, but will become a kind of flattery and attachment.

Shi Congyun was pacing in the corridor, and he had already figured out how to deal with it in his mind. The news had to be blocked, and only he and a few prime ministers could know, so that the front line could collect more information about the Liao Kingdom, and increase the investment in espionage activities. Let Guo Jin expand the spy team to achieve a more comprehensive grasp of Liao's intelligence.

If the information is correct, then the Taiyuan Legion and the Sanguan Legion in the north must enter the state of preparation. Once there is a change in the Liao Kingdom, the two armies will quickly go north and take advantage of their civil strife to kill them!

(End of this chapter)