A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

There was no luxurious decoration in the main hall, but when Yelu Hongji sat in the middle and two rows of civil and military officials stood below, an aura called the aura of a king and dominator spread out.

"Your Majesty, the people of Song Dynasty sent an envoy from Yanmen. The envoy is Cao Yi, Zhao Zhenshi's uncle."

"Cao Yi?" Yelu Hongji said coldly: "Cao Yi... I remember that Zhao Zhen has no children."

The official who came to report immediately turned around and said: "Your Majesty has an order, don't be too polite to the Song people."

"I have been looking forward to seeing Zhao Shu's courage. Now that he has sent Cao Yi, I am disappointed."

Yelu Hongji looked at the ministers with lacquered eyes, and said sarcastically: "If he had sent Fu Bi, I would praise him for his courage, but who does Cao Yi think he is worthy of talking to me?"

Someone said: "In this case, I will negotiate with Cao Yi later, and your Majesty will just watch."

Later, Cao Yi and three others were brought in.

After saluting, Yelu Hongji picked up a book and read it carefully without paying any attention to it.

This is a cold reception, which tests the messenger's strategy.

"May I ask Your Majesty, what is the intention of the Liao Kingdom in stationing troops in Shuozhou?"

Cao Yi asked with his head held high and his chest high, very imposing.

Yelu Hongji still didn't even raise his eyes. An official beside him said: "Hunting!"

Damn it!

Cao Yan said: "In this world of ice and snow, hunting?"

You have to talk about your IQ to deceive people. Your excuse is so bad that you can't even deceive a three-year-old child.

The official said calmly: "I am happy to do so. Daliao is a vast territory, and as long as your Majesty is willing, there will be hunting grounds everywhere."

These words were extremely domineering.

Cao Yan said coldly: "Aren't you afraid of being frozen to death?"

grass!

Shen An couldn't help but want to laugh, but Liu Ke was a little anxious. He was worried that Cao Yi would anger Yelu Hongji.

Yelu Hongji glanced at Cao Yi and shook his head slightly, feeling that such methods of stimulating generals were useless to him.

And because of this, he lowered his opinion of Cao Yi, thinking that he was just a useless playboy relative.

He then thought of Xiao Guanyin...

That woman, what is she urging recently... the author of The Story of the Stone, saying when will the author of The Story of the Stone be brought to Daliao? She watches the author write a book every day.

Reading makes me stupid!

He gave his queen a final word, but felt relieved in his heart.

It is better for the queen to be a stupid scholar than to be an ambitious one.

"...How many troops did Emperor Song send?"

one official asked.

"One million troops, you can't see the edge at a glance. The breath of the war horses covered the sky, and the footsteps of the soldiers shook the heaven and the earth...the heaven and the earth changed color." Cao Yan started to talk nonsense, telling lies until he believed it.

But no one would believe this, because if a million troops marched north, Bao Zheng would collapse with just food and grass.

"Is this a decisive battle with Daliao?"

"yes."

Cao Yi refused to give in even an inch, and he had the energy of a fool.

"Does the cowardly Song Dynasty dare to compete with Liao Dynasty? Hahahaha!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The officials on both sides laughed with great pride.

"Fuzhou." Cao Yi said word by word: "There is also Xiongzhou. Who is cowardly?"

Well!

Those officials seemed to have been strangled by the throat, their laughter stopped, and then someone sneered: "You are just waiting for a sneak attack. Otherwise, the Liao army is here at the moment. Do you dare to fight?"

This is a very good thing to say, but also very shameless.

Cao Yan sneered and said: "It's freezing cold here. With so many troops hoarding here, it will consume a lot of money and food every day, right?"

Are the Liao officials in charge of expenditure going crazy?

After spending so much money and food, you, Yelu Hongji, are quite cool, but what you are left with is a pile of bad debts.

Yelu Hongji raised his head and said coldly: "Sharp teeth, are these the relatives of the Song people? I remember someone said that the relatives of the Song people are not allowed to participate in politics. Why is this today? Are all the officials of the Song Dynasty dead? ?"

This was a sharp remark, and Cao Yi would not be able to answer it.

Just as Liu Ke was about to speak out, Cao Yi said sarcastically: "Officials in the Song Dynasty are busy running the world for their families, so only idle people like foreign ministers are sent on envoys... Tsk tsk!"

He looked at the Liao officials on the left and right and sighed: "With so many officials here...doesn't the Liao Kingdom need governance? Or maybe the Liao Kingdom has long been accustomed to doing its own thing..."

"presumptuous!"

Yelu Hongji said coldly: "Even if I kill you, Zhao Shu won't dare to do anything. Can you trust me?"

The structure of the Liao Kingdom is based on that of the Central Plains, but on the vast grasslands, those tribes continue to thrive. Although they are dominated by the Liao people, this is just a loose alliance. If something goes wrong, they may fall out at any time.

Yelu Hongji spent money lavishly and had no choice but to increase the tax contributions of these tribes. Therefore, rebellions continued in the grasslands. Although the scale was small, it also sounded the alarm to the Liao people.

Cao Yi immediately uncovered Yelu Hongji's scars, forcing him to face up to his uncle.

Cao Yan became excited instantly, making people inexplicably excited, "If that's the case, just do it!"

Everyone was speechless and looked at the uncle in astonishment.

We are all experienced old foxes, but we have never seen such a messenger who actively seeks death.

Look at his excitement, even the corners of his eyes are trembling, which shows that it is real.

Faced with this kind of meat on a hob, even Yelu Hongji was at a loss. He waved his hand and said:

"The envoy is rude, drive him away and prepare to attack immediately."

After Yelu Hongji finished speaking, he picked up the book again.

"go back!"

No one needed to chase him away, so Cao Yi turned around and walked out in a majestic manner.

The purpose of this envoy trip was to anger Yelu Hongji and let the Liao people attack Yanmen, which was in a dangerous position.

Shen An had been observing Yelu Hongji and saw that his hand touching the scroll was still steady, so he knew it in his mind.

"Go quickly!"

Someone started to drive away the Song people, and Shen An smiled and said, "Let's go! See you later."

Um?

Yelu Hongji felt that something didn't sound right. He looked up and saw Shen An holding his hand with a smile.

"Who are you?"

Shen An was wearing the official uniform of a sixth-grade civil servant, which was extremely rare at this age. Yelu Hongji thought about the recent young talents in the Song Dynasty and seemed to find no one who matched his age.

Shen An was startled and said with a smile: "Foreign Minister Cao Xueqin."

Cao Xueqin?

Yelu Hongji said calmly: "The name is good."

Shen An walked out of the hall with a smile and suddenly squatted down outside.

"Go quickly!"

The official who sent them out looked at Shen An impatiently. When he saw that his shoes had been taken off, he said disdainfully: "My shoes have fallen off, so you can see that you are so nervous."

But Cao Yi knew that Shen An was unlikely to make such a mistake, so he subconsciously cooperated and said, "Someone's stomach hurts!"

The official frowned and said, "There is no toilet here."

After saying this, he couldn't help but feel happy, thinking that if Cao Yi was pulled out here and there, the Song Dynasty would lose face and Zhao Shu would have to deal with him when he returned.

He just paid attention to Cao Yi. Shen An over there clasped the upper of the shoe with his right hand and pulled hard, and an opening opened in the upper.

It was empty below.

He took out a small object from underneath, then touched the outside and felt it was warm, so he placed it under the window.

This is an all-wood building, and it looks antique... It should have been the residence of a wealthy gentry family in the Song Dynasty. Later, after Shuozhou was lost to the Liao people, it became their place.

Wooden buildings are great!

Shen An stood up and said with a smile: "It's too cold and my feet are dry and slippery."

"Let's go."

…

After Shen An and others went out, an official said: "Your Majesty, judging from Cao Yi's words and deeds, the Song people should have reinforcements at Yanmen, but the number is unknown and it is difficult to attack."

"There is nothing difficult to attack."

Yelu Hongji said coldly: "How many reinforcements can the Song people have? From the time when the news came out to the Song army coming for reinforcements, could the infantry walk from Bianliang to Yanmen?"

Everyone shook their heads, and a general said with admiration: "Your Majesty is wise. From Bianliang to here, if it were infantry, it would probably still be halfway. But it is all cavalry? The cavalry of the Song Dynasty..."

He looked at everyone and smiled: "Isn't that just a joke?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Yelu Hongji glanced at the general with admiration and said: "No matter how strong the city wall is, it cannot withstand the long-term blow of the trebuchet, so... as long as we persist, the Song people will come out to fight..."

"Your Majesty is wise."

The ministers shouted, and then someone reminded: "Your Majesty, when the Liao Dynasty attacked Yanmen Pass, Yang Ye took advantage of the familiar path and led a small group of cavalry to raid from behind the army... This time the Song people don't know who is leading the army. If it’s someone else, that’s fine. If it’s someone who knows how to fight, I’m afraid they’ll think of repeating their old tricks.”

"The only people who can lead the army in the Song Dynasty are just a few ministers and assistants. Han Qi is a joke. Zeng Gongliang is okay with pretending. Ouyang Xiu..." Yelu Hongji said harshly: "I'm afraid Ouyang Xiu can't even see the road clearly. As for Fu Bi, it’s okay to fight in a small way, but he’s still far behind when facing a big army!”

Everyone nodded in agreement, and someone said: "Your Majesty, there is also Bao Zheng!"

"Yes! Bao Zheng also led the attack last time."

"That's just an act." Yelu Hongji had figured out the situation a long time ago. "Bao Zheng came out to be in charge, but in fact it was that young man Shen An who did the work. Young man, when will Daliao be able to have such a civil and military force? A well-rounded young man?”

These words were a bit demoralizing. A young military general raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, put it down. If Shen An doesn't come, if he dares to come, as long as he comes within my sight, if I can't kill him, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net I’ll kill myself if I turn around!”

This heroic spirit deserves encouragement. Yelu Hongji said approvingly: "Okay, I will commend you for your courage. If you want to attack Yanmen later, I will let you be the forward."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The young general said happily, making the old foxes couldn't help but smile, recalling their own youth.

"Your Majesty, I was still young at that time. I remember that every time the Song envoy came to Daliao, he was always humble and did not dare to be vague about the money he gave every year. Those days... were really good!"

Yelu Hongji nodded, "This day will never end. Daliao will continue to be strong for hundreds of years, thousands of years, until the end of the world..."

Everyone bowed together and said, "Long live Daliao."

Yelu Hongji showed a rare smile and said: "The Song people have made some progress in recent years and defeated the Liao Dynasty twice. This is a defeat caused by neglect and underestimation of the enemy, which makes me very embarrassed."

"The ministers are guilty." The ministers pleaded guilty according to the rules, and Yelu Hongji said coldly: "That's why I came, making an exception and came to Shuozhou, just to see how Zhao Shu would deal with it."

"Does he dare to mobilize all his troops to come for a decisive battle? He doesn't dare!"

Yelu Hongji knew that he needed to boost morale before the war, but how to do it? The best way is to belittle the opponent, which is to strategically underestimate the opponent.

He touched the ring on his hand and said with a serious expression: "Go and find out how many reinforcements the Song people have and who is leading the army. Once confirmed, I will make Zhao Shu look good!"

"yes."

Following Yelu Hongji's order, the Liao army scouts rushed towards Yanmen crazily.

Yelu Hongji picked up a book and said, "You can go on your own."

Everyone left and looked excited when they went out, but no one noticed the little thing under the window.

The temperature of the little thing is very stable, but the temperature is slowly moving...

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