The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 497
The open space at the south gate of Yanjing City, on the temporary landing platform.

Although he had been mentally prepared, Yeluchun was still full of desolation when the situation came to an end, and he had no choice but to put on a forced smile, and led all the civil and military personnel of the Liao Kingdom to kneel down to Zhao Kai, who represented the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

Fortunately, Zhao Kai didn't take Joe, first he asked for the imperial decree immediately, and put Yelu Chun's canonization in the open, and then accepted the seal, tiger talisman, and map presented by Yelu Chun.

After Yeluchun bowed three times facing south, and from the moment he received the imperial decree, Daliao's Guozuo was considered to be completely over.

Of course, there are not a few people who disagree with this.These people have secretly made up their minds, as long as they have the opportunity, they will go out of the customs and go to join Emperor Yelu Yanxi of Tianzuo.

As a spectator, Mu Xu watched the surrender and canonization ceremony, and then participated in the clean-up banquet arranged for Zhao Kai that day.

During the banquet, Zhao Kai's attitude was extremely gentle, and he chatted and laughed with Yeluchun and his wife who were sitting at the head of the table from time to time, which made Yeluchun finally let go of his concerns, until Miss Xiao Puxian suddenly said,

"His Royal Highness, I wonder when Brother She and the others will return safely?"

Zhao Kai's hand holding the wine glass couldn't help but pause. He really ignored this question before, but now he was a little embarrassed to be asked face to face, so he could only apologize, and waved to Mu Xu who was not far from his head.

Mu Xu walked briskly to the steps, bowed to the three of them with fists in his hands, and asked, "What is your Highness calling for?"

Zhao Kai coughed lightly, and after winking at Mu Xu, he said, "Princess Liao has something to ask."

Hearing this, Mu Xu turned his eyes to Xiao Puxian's face, sized up this very charming woman for a while, and then said with a smile, "What's the order of Princess Liao, just say it bluntly."

Miss Xiao Puxian saw that Mu Xu was pretending to be stupid at this moment, and the anger in her heart could be imagined, but now that she was under the eaves, she had to bow her head, so she had to calm down and asked softly,

"Your Majesty Mu is very polite, I would like to ask, is my incompetent brother okay now?"

Mu Xu patted his forehead, pretending to be surprised and said, "Look at my memory, I forgot such an important thing, I really deserve to die, please forgive my sin!"

"Your Majesty Mu is busy with his affairs, so he may be negligent for a while." Miss Xiao Puxian couldn't hold it back after all, and sarcastically said something.

Mu Xu seemed not to understand the meaning of these words, instead he nodded and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Princess, and please rest assured, General Xiao Qian is safe and sound, not even a single hair was hurt.

I can assure you that after the delivery of the soldiers and their families is completed, I will definitely send my younger brother and the others back with eight sedan chairs. "

"Hmph, I don't dare to be a concubine, as long as I can have all my beards and tails, I will be thankful for being a concubine!"

Hearing Xiao Puxian's words, not to mention Mu Xu, even Zhao Kai frowned slightly, feeling that this woman could not see the situation clearly and her tone was too aggressive.

Seeing this, Yelu, who had been watching his words and expressions, hurriedly raised his wine glass and smoothed things over, "To see young talents like His Highness and General Mu today is really lucky for three lives. Xiao Wang respects you both!"

Mu Xu and the two of them couldn't bear to refute Yeluchun's face, so they drank three cups with him.

After drinking, after putting down the cup, Mu Xu stared at Xiao Puxian and said, "By the way, among the family members who will be handed over this time, please add one person to the concubine."

Miss Xiao Puxian also felt a little regretful at this time, she shouldn't be so impatient, but she still pretended to be calm and asked, "I wonder who Master Mu is talking about?"

Mu Xu paused word by word, "This man's surname is Xiao and his name is Keji, the concubine must be no stranger to him!"

"What! Master Mu, what is the meaning of this?" Xiao Puxian's face was frightened and angry, and she couldn't believe her ears.

Even Yeluchun couldn't sit still, hurriedly asked, "General Mu, is there a misunderstanding, if my brother-in-law offends something, Xiao Wang can order him to come and kowtow to the general to apologize?"

Mu Xu flicked his sleeves in a leisurely manner, chuckled, and replied, "This person is involved in an old case in Yunzhou, and he needs to go and settle this lawsuit. I hope that the two of you can save face and make things happen." This matter."

Xiao Puxian's almond eyes widened, and she was about to argue with Mu Xu, but she was held down by her husband when she didn't want to, and she immediately listened to Yelu Chun, "So that's the case, then I hope Master Mu can take care of Xiao Wang's brother-in-law."

Mu Xu smiled and said, "It's easy to say, easy to say! Since the king of Liao has spoken, how can the lower officials refuse to obey!"

After saying this, he nodded to Zhao Kai, citing his physical discomfort as an excuse, completely ignoring the ugly faces of Yeluchun and his wife, and walked away.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Zhao Kai hurriedly toasted again, changed the topic to other places, and started chatting with Yelu Chun.

After the dinner was over, when they returned to the temporary residence in Yanjing, Xiao Puxian immediately became furious and complained to Yeluchun, "Why did the king agree to Mu Xu today? See my first parents?"

Yeluchun smiled wryly and said, "Do you think I'm willing? But today is different, so Mu Xu just deliberately mentioned this matter in public. Nine times out of ten, it was an excuse to make trouble. If you don't agree to him, who knows what will happen?" What kind of things will you do?"

"Too much deceit! If we had known this, we should have fought with the people of Song Dynasty, and it would be better than being so useless today!"

"Ma'am, what did you say!" Yeluchun was so frightened when he heard these words, he hurried to the window, checked carefully, and when he saw no one around, he turned back and said cautiously,
"You must not say this again in the future. If the spies from the Song Dynasty listen to it, our whole family will die."

After finishing speaking, he saw Xiao Puxian's chest was still rising and falling, so he knew that she was very angry, so he explained in a low voice,
"It's not that you don't know my difficulties, but if there is still a way out, how can I be willing to surrender to the Song people? But compared to the Jin Dynasty and Yelu Yanxi Palace, the Song Dynasty can at least save the lives of our family.

Taking today's matter as an example, is it useful for you to treat me as if I don't agree?Right now the city is full of Song troops, and they are capable of forcibly breaking into the mansion to take people at any time. At that time, they will lose all face.

Instead of this, it is better to sacrifice Keji alone and preserve our useful bodies.And don't forget, Xiao Qian and the others are still under the control of others, so don't you want to save them? "

After listening to her husband's heartfelt words, Xiao Puxian remained silent for a while, and then said after a long time, "I know what to do now."

At the same time, in the Sifang Pavilion in the city, Zhao Kai also asked Mu Xu in puzzlement, why did Meng Lang behave like this?
Mu Xu said, "Your Highness doesn't know, don't look at Xiao Puxian as a female class, but in fact this woman is the leader of the die-hard faction in the Liao people, who has always advocated resistance to the end.

Originally, the lower official took into account today's occasion and didn't want to make things difficult for her, but who knows that this woman is so ignorant, so I have to teach him a lesson, let her understand her own situation, so as not to do stupid things in the future. "

"Xiao Wang said that my brother-in-law has always been gentle and refined, why would he suddenly attack a woman? It turns out that there is such an inside story."

Zhao Kai didn't take this matter to heart, he just asked casually, but what he cares about right now is another matter.

"When things happen in Yanjing, brother-in-law will come back to Beijing with me?"

Mu Xu hesitated for a while, then heard Zhao Kai say again, "The marriage between you and Fifth Younger Sister has been delayed again and again, if it continues to delay, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the father to explain it, and the courtiers will continue to criticize it. You still Go to Beijing as soon as possible, and marry Fifth Sister as a family!"

Mu Xu thinks so, it is a commoner's family, if the man changes the wedding date repeatedly, the woman's family will have a lot of opinions, let alone the emperor's family.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, he gave a clear answer, "Even if His Highness doesn't mention it, the next official has the intention."

In the next half a month, the Song army began to orderly deliver the city defenses in Yandi, and Mu Xu also followed the agreement, and after receiving the family members of the Liao army, he released Yelu Dashi, Xiao Qian and others safely.

At the beginning of September, Mu Xu ordered Zhu Wu to lead the army and escort the prisoners of war of the Liao Army and their families to Feihukou first, and headed for Yunzhou.And he himself accompanied Zhao Kai, Yelu Chun and other Liao nobles who paid homage to Zhao Guan's family, and headed towards Tokyo City.

Along the way, due to Zhao Kai's pampering and the accompanying female family members, the speed of their team was extremely slow, and it took them a full ten days just to reach Xiongzhou.

When the team arrived [-] miles north of Xiongzhou, Cai You, who was the deputy Xuan Fu envoy at this time, brought He Shen, Zhong Shidao and other civil servants and generals to greet him.

It is worth mentioning that Mu Xu saw Song Jiang in the welcoming crowd.Seeing this guy wearing a green court uniform, he felt that things were different, but at the same time he had to admit that this black fellow was very capable of gaining officialdom, and in a short period of time he had managed to get into an official position above the seventh rank.

You must know that the official position in the Song Dynasty was extremely complicated, and it was not small to be above the seventh rank.

As everyone knows, Song Jiang's heart is even more uneasy.Looking at his rival who was equal to him in the past, now he is in a high position with fresh clothes and angry horses, and even the prince is talking and laughing with him, Song Jiang called God's injustice in his heart.

Thinking of him, Song Jiang, for this official skin, went to great lengths not to mention it, and sacrificed the lives of many brothers, only to get a mere seventh-rank official status.

But as for Mu Xu, he not only separates one side, but also has many elite soldiers and strong generals, even the imperial court has to give him three points of favor, and the officials even have to betroth their beloved daughter to him.

Thinking of all the above, Song Jiang felt jealous, and asked himself secretly, was the original choice really wrong?
Just when Song Jiang doubted his life, Mu Xu had already rode past with Zhao Kai, and he didn't even give him a look, which made him feel discouraged for a while, and when he returned to the station, his eyes were blank.

When Wu Yong learned that Song Jiang was strange, when he came to find him, he saw Song Jiang sitting in the tent, drinking alone, and he hurriedly asked, "Brother, what's the matter? Didn't you say you were going to meet His Highness King Yun, but why did you do that?" ?”

Song Jiang drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and only replied to Wu Yong, "Brother, I met Mu Xu."

When Wu Yong heard this, he immediately understood why Song Jiang was unhappy, so he could only comfort him, "Brother, why should you compare yourself with others? Everyone has their own destiny. Besides, as the saying goes, thirty years in Hedong , Thirty years in Hexi, he, Mu Xu, can't always be complacent!"

Having said that, it's not easy for Wu to put his heart on it, and compared with Song Jiang, he has more bitterness for unknown reasons.

It's just because he couldn't figure it out from the beginning to the end, thinking that Wu Yong is also a person with extraordinary intelligence, and his residence is next to Liangshan, but Mu Xu would rather invite the Ruan family brothers to join him than make friends with him. Is it so incomprehensible?
If he had a choice, Wu Yong would actually be more willing to assist Mu Xu. After all, compared to Chao Gai and Song Jiang, Mu Xu has a better future in every aspect.

But things backfired, Mu Xu seemed to be quite hostile to him from the very beginning, which made Wu Yong extremely puzzled, not knowing how he had offended him.

Now that times have changed, Wu Yong has only one way to go to the dark, trying to assist Song Jiang in order to prove his ability.

Song Jiang didn't know what Wu Yong was thinking. After hearing Wu Yong's words, his eyes lit up, and he asked repeatedly, "What did the military master say? Is there anything wrong with Mu Xu?"

Wu Yong replied, "Brother had many contacts with Mu Xu in the past, so you should know that this man is ambitious and has no intention of recruiting peace at all. Looking at his actions in recent years, it all proves this.

The reason why he submits to the imperial court now is nothing more than delaying time, when the time is ripe, he will inevitably raise troops to rebel, and the imperial court will send large troops to conquer, how can he take advantage of it?Why should my brother be envious of a person who is about to bring about his own destruction? "

Song Jiang seemed to have seen that day, and muttered to himself, "That's right, what the military advisor said is right! No matter how powerful he is, can he still beat the imperial court? At that time, I will definitely write to the imperial court, please be the vanguard!" "

Seeing Song Jiang's fighting spirit rekindled, Wu Yong nodded in satisfaction. This is what he valued about Song Jiang. Although he is incapable of writing, his character is indomitable, which is an essential quality for success.

"Brother is right to think so, but right now is not the time to pay attention to Mu Xu. The most urgent thing for us now is to find another way out. I'm afraid Tong Guan will fall out of favor!"

"Why did the military master say that?"

Wu Yong immediately talked about what Zhao Kai did when he first came to Xiongzhou, and then broke it into pieces and analyzed it carefully for Song Jiang.

"Brother, just think about it, if it wasn't for the fact that the officials were dissatisfied with Tong Guan, why would King Yun emphasize that he never made a withdrawal order when he was working in the army?
This is clearly Tong Guan's private withdrawal of troops in the name of the officials, which led to the defeat of the West Route Army, which annoyed the officials, so he instructed King Yun to do this, in order to tell the generals that Tong Guan should be responsible for the defeat. "

Song Jiang recalled Zhao Kai's words and deeds at that time, and found that it was indeed the same as what Wu Yong said, and immediately frowned and said, "It's not a good thing, I just got on the line of Tong Guan with great difficulty. Isn't all your hard work in vain?"

Wu Yong also had a headache and said, "Who's to say it's not, but the matter has come to this point, we can only choose another big ship to go to it, to escort it later, so as not to be used as cannon fodder again."

Song Jiang naturally understood this truth, but they all came from reckless backgrounds and had no foundation in the court. How could they think of suitable candidates at this moment?
The two discussed and discussed, only to realize that the person who is most likely to accept them at present is actually Gao Qiu and Taiwei Gao.

(End of this chapter)