Song Gexing

Chapter 276 The Double Dragon Club

"Brother Nielin is lucky to meet you! I admire brother Nielin's courage, but this time it is indeed your fault, and the conditions still need to be negotiated."

Zhao Fang personally entertained Yelu Hongji and spoke like a normal chatter. Both of them are the kings of a country, so there is no need to call themselves anything.

Addressing the other party is also a table word, not a formal Liao monarch or other nonsense.

Besides, Song and Liao had already made an oath of brotherhood. Although the Chanyuan Alliance and the Song Dynasty were to be abolished now, some things still needed to exist.

Yelu Hongji also cupped his hands with a smile all over his face and said: "What brother Chuming said is true, because brother was deceived by treacherous ministers this time and broke the oath of our two families, so I came here to make amends. For the sake of friendship between our two ancestors, please hold your hand high."

It can be seen that Yelu Hongji's position is very low, Zhao Fang will not be fooled, and understands that this guy is deliberately showing weakness, and then reaches out for benefits.

Then he smiled and toasted to drink. Today is not a day for formal negotiations. There is no need to gossip about those things. It is better to talk about romance and entertain the other party without being rude.

After some small talk, Yelu Hongji proposed to visit Zhao Zhen, and Zhao Fang promised to arrange it for him. This is what it should be. According to the rules, Yelu Hongji wanted to call Zhao Zhen his uncle.

Similarly, Zhao Fang also calls his father Liao Xingzong uncle. Every year, the Song and Liao countries send people to each other to send gifts to each other on the birthdays of the monarch, the queen mother, and the empress, and on the New Year's Eve.

Zhao Fang once suffered a disadvantage in this regard. He was married before he ascended the throne. The Liao Kingdom gave gifts according to the etiquette of a prince's wedding. It was not so grand and there were naturally fewer gifts.

Yelu Hongji got married after he ascended the throne. Xiao Guanyin was intercepted by Zhao Fang. This guy was unhappy and never got married.

When you become an emperor, you must have a queen before you get married.

The Song Dynasty sent many gifts. Zhao Fang always felt that he had suffered a loss, and this meeting was just a chance to make up for it.

Since Yelu Hongji came to the Song Dynasty, he must pay homage to Zhao Zhen. You shouldn't give gifts to your uncle for the first time.

But he forgot about returning the gift. Zhao Zhen was too kind. This was the first time that the king of Liao came to the capital of Song Dynasty, and he came to see him because of his uncle-nephew relationship.

The elders naturally wanted to give the younger generation a meeting gift, and Zhao Zhen, who was not stingy at all, returned the gift three times as much as the gift he gave himself with a wave of his hand.

This made Zhao Fang very depressed. This was a case of stealing the chicken but losing the rice.

"My dad is so extravagant and not frugal at all. He makes me so angry. I originally wanted to..."

Zhao Fang, who returned to the harem to reminisce, had a look of reluctance on his face, which made Xiao Guanyin and others laugh.

Brother Xiao Ling rolled his eyes with disdain and said, "The official family has done enough. How much benefit they have received, and now they are still counting these things."

"What's the benefit? Look at the list of gifts dad gave me. I've lost a lot of money!"

"Tch! What are you losing? Cousin Zhala gave you a gift this time."

"Then I also return the gift, how can I make any profit!"

Speaking of Yelu Hongji giving him a gift, Zhao Fang suddenly remembered a troublesome thing. He looked at Xiao Momo and said, "Do those people understand? Old Yelu has no good intentions this time. Is this going to happen?" There is no peace in my back house, so I’m being slapped all over the place.”

It turned out that the gift Yelu Hongji gave him included twelve beauties besides ginseng and other precious medicinal materials.

At first he thought she was a dancing concubine and accepted her, but after entering the palace, he discovered that this was not a dancing concubine. In addition to the wives and daughters of several ministers of the Liao Kingdom whose homes had been confiscated, there was also a member of the Yelu family and a member of the Xiao family. Two noble ladies.

This time he caught it blindly and couldn't return it, but how to deal with it after taking it.

The wives and daughters of the guilty ministers didn't matter, it was normal to serve as palace maids, but the two Xiao family sisters were Xiao Guanyin's sisters who lived in the same room.This person from the Yelu family is the cousin of Yelu Hongji, the daughter of Yelu Chongyuan, his uncle whose family was confiscated and exterminated.

Don't think that Yelu Chongyuan's daughter can be used as a sin slave if his house is ransacked, that won't work.

Even in the Liao Kingdom, she was still a distinguished princess. The men of Yelu Chongyuan's family could be killed, but the women could not.

Moreover, they cannot be classified as criminals. This is what makes the royal family different.

He was as cruel as Li Shimin, who killed all the sons of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and also kept their two daughters, who were also canonized as princesses.

In fact, according to normal rules, underage boys cannot be killed. Li Shimin was too cruel to do such a heinous thing.

His historical writing is as sharp as a sword. He has been criticized for this by later generations, and nothing can hide his great achievements.

Yelu Hongji also did the same thing and was criticized by the Liao ministers. Therefore, it is unjustifiable for Zhao Fang to accept Yelu Chongyuan's daughter without giving her a position.

Seeing that he was unhappy, Xiao Momo smiled and said: "The two nieces are fine, and the daughter of Prince Qin's family is fine, but I found a wonderful person among the remaining people. I'm afraid Zha La couldn't even think of it."

Chala is Yelu Hongji's Khitan nickname, and Zhao Fang became curious when he heard this: "Wonderful man! Could it be that there is a problem with his identity, and Yelu Hongji still doesn't know?"

Xiao Momo nodded with a smile and said: "The princess of King Chu sneaked into the team and was sent to the palace. If Zha La knew about it, she would be furious."

"Princess Chu! Is she still alive?"

Zhao Fang was surprised at this time. Yelu Chongyuan was named King of Qin by his brother Liao Xingzong, and his son was named Prince of Anding. After Yelu Hongji ascended the throne, he named his cousin King of Chu.

To be honest, Yelu Hongji was very kind to his uncle and his family. Of course, this also meant that he wanted to suppress the Xiao family and reuse the Yelu family.

But canonizing a cousin as the King of Chu is rare in the Liao Kingdom. Usually, it is right to canonize a younger brother. After all, the cousin is separated by a layer.

Princess Chu was the wife of Guru Yerunie. She was also from the Xiao family, but she was not from the Xiao family of Xiao Guanyin, but from the earliest Xiao family in the Liao Kingdom.

Xiao Fengyi, the grand-niece of Xiao Bodhisattva, the Queen Mother of Qitian, married Guru Yelu Ne at the age of 12 and gave birth to a son and a daughter. She should have been given death after Yelu Chongyuan's rebellion.

But to appear in Zhao Fang's harem now is really unimaginable.

"Ask her to come and ask what's going on."

In addition to being surprised, Zhao Fang was more curious, but Xiao Momo smiled and said: "It's better not to ask now. Let her sleep with her tonight, and the officials will ask in detail."

"Bedtime attendant? This..."

Xiao Guanyin raised her eyes to look at him and said softly: "Has the official family disliked her for having children? But there is no reason, her children are gone."

Zhao Fang shook his head and smiled bitterly, took her hand and said, "That's not the case. Some of your sisters are also widows. When did I dislike her? It's just that her identity is sensitive."

Xiao Guanyin said with a smile: "My identity is being kept secret for the time being. Fengyi also has Han blood. Judging from her figure, I think she is a good childbearer. Besides, she is well-educated and sensible, and she is very beautiful. Officials don't need to be polite."

After saying this, Zhao Fang became embarrassed, his preferences were exposed in public, so ashamed that he stretched out his hand and pinched Xiao Guanyin's face.

(End of this chapter)