Don't look at the Khitan aristocracy advocating Sinology, but the martial spirit has not faded, from men to women, from childhood to old age, the first criterion for evaluating people is whether they are brave enough, and then talk about character.

Hong Tao was both timid and weak, and he was not outstanding in the Southern Dynasty scholar class, and the aesthetic standards of the Khitan people were almost opposite, and he must be looked down upon, and then began to doubt the authenticity of his past achievements.

"Your Highness came to a conclusion slowly, the people of the Southern Dynasty have always been scheming, so let's follow the plan and find a chance to see more." Shaw Woodh was older and more stable than Princess Terry. Although Hong Tao's performance is not very optimistic, it is not so easy to make a conclusion.

This time, the Liao delegation went south for only one purpose, to find out the truth of the road to the Daimyo's mansion, and the main target was this Southern Dynasty concubine Wang Xu. Not long after the horse left Ganliang Road, a group of Western Xia envoys took the opportunity of tribute to arrive in Liao, and at the same time brought worrying news to the Liao people.

The Western Xia people have always avoided talking about the details of the battle of Liangzhou in the Song and Xia dynasties, but this time they have made it clear that the focus is on the new army of Huangzhou led by Wang Xu. The intention is obvious, to warn the Emperor of Liao that a big bad guy has come to you, he must have bad intentions, be careful.

The monarchs and ministers of the Liao State all understood and thought it was true, and then they were a little vague. Was the Liao State afraid that the Song Dynasty would start a war? It stands to reason that the infantry attacking the cavalry was a very, very risky move, and it could be regarded as a life of death.

But there have been relatively big problems in the Liao State for more than ten years, and Yelu Hongji, the emperor, is very similar to the later Song Huizong, full of literary talents, but he is not effective as an emperor.

He was even worse than Song Huizong, not only did he not govern the country well, but also caused a dispute for successors. First, the crown princess was framed by the minister of power Yelu Yixin for cheating with a servant, and then the crown prince also let Yelu Yixin frame and depose, and finally died at the hands of Yelu Yixin.

This emperor can't even keep the righteous crown prince, isn't it a cowardice? The worse is yet to come. Yelu Yixin felt that the emperor's grandson Yelu Yanxi was also in the way, and wanted to repeat the old trick.

As a result, Xiao Wuna united with Yelu Hongji's youngest daughter Yelu Tri to protect the life of the emperor's grandson, and killed Yelu Yixin and his party, which can be regarded as turning the tide and supporting the building to collapse.

Yeluhong basically wanted to marry his youngest daughter Yelutri Xu to Xiao Wuna, but Xiao Wuna didn't know why he refused, and only agreed to serve as the privy envoy of the Southern Yuan, and presided over the reception of the Western Xia envoys.

Yelu Yixin was killed, and the officials who plotted to rebel with him were also killed, and there were many generals in a hundred battles among these people, and the current Liao State is weak.

The Jurchens and Bohai people in the east and the divination people in the west are not very peaceful, and Yelu Hongji does not have too many generals in his hands, so there must be a priority in whether to deal with the east or the west or the south first.

In comparison, the biggest threat is from the Southern Dynasties, and once this kind of war is fought, the scale will not be small, and if you want to fight, you have to arrange it in advance and adopt a policy of appeasement on both the east and west. If there are no signs of this, then the focus should be on internal counterinsurgency.

How to determine whether the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers had the intention of marching north to wage war? Everyone discussed and discussed, but the final goal still fell on the head of the horse king.

Looking at the two roads in Hebei and Hedong Road, the biggest change is the Damingfu Road, and the only thing worth paying attention to is this horse from Ganliang Road.

If the Song Dynasty monarchs wanted to launch the Northern Expedition, they must have sent him to prepare, if they didn't want to start a war, why did he come to the Daimyo's Mansion Road? As long as you figure out this question, the answer will be clear.

Now that you have an idea, what method can you use to figure out the intention of the king of the horses to come to the Daimyo's mansion? Even if you send a fine work, you can't get close to the first-class members of the imperial court. This time, it was the princess of the Yue Kingdom, Yelutri, who made a more reasonable suggestion and used the mission.

Princess Terry not only made suggestions, but was willing to implement them herself. The Khitan people did not have the habit of harem and women not being allowed to interfere in politics, so the princess of Liao became the privy deputy envoy of the Southern Court, and was escorted by Xiao Wuna to the Daimyo's mansion.

"The Daimyo's Mansion passed through the Slightly Pacification Division...... Is this Wang Xu's mansion? "Coincidentally, the pavilion is in the east of the city, and if you want to go from the south of the city to the east of the city, if you don't take the small road, you can only walk along the north and south main streets to the center of the city, and then go to the east and west streets.

Hong Tao's prefect's yamen and pacification department's yamen happened to be near the intersection of the north-south main street, and a new sign at the door caught Yerutri's attention.

"Thinking about it, he not only knows the Daimyo's Mansion, but also the appeasement envoy of the Daimyo's Mansion. Look at these servants at the door, they are exactly the same as the men in black who escorted us. "Xiao Wuna doesn't look rough and rough on the outside, but he is very careful and observant.

"Drive! I am Jerutri, the princess of Daliao, and I want to see your concubine......"

"Slippery...... Ah......h

"No!"

"Stop!"

"Oops......"

As soon as the words fell, a series of lightning-like changes made Xiao Wuna stunned. Yerutri shook the reins of the horse and suddenly rushed to the side of the Shuai Si Yamen, the green horse was extremely agile under her control, and after two small steps, he completed the acceleration, and strode up the steps in front of the door, and was about to rush into the door.

But there are people who are faster than horses, more than one. The special forces on both sides may have only hesitated for half a second, and the reverse crossbow in their hands was raised, and without the slightest hesitation, three crossbow arrows shot at the green horse that dared to break into the mansion.

It may be that Yerutri's identity has worked, or it may be that the special forces feel that it is more appropriate to catch the live mouth, the three crossbow arrows are basically aimed at the horse, and they are indeed shot at the horse, two horses with necks and one belly.

The bad thing was the crossbow arrow in the horse's belly, which pierced Jerutrius' thigh before striking the horse's body, nailing the man and the horse together. The horse didn't fall hard, and just crushed the princess's injured left leg underneath.

Seeing that the princess was injured, Xiao Wuna finally showed his fierce side, and took out the dagger with a flip of his hand, and pounced on a special soldier who had fired a crossbow arrow.

Fortunately, this is a special soldier, not a soldier of the new army, and he immediately drew a short knife to block it, and the two of them immediately twisted together, and the rest of the special forces aimed at Xiao Wuna.

"Lord Xiao is angry, everyone stop! The guards here are all personally guarded by Lord Shuaiji, and without an order from an adult, whoever dares to use force here will be shot. They can't be blamed for this, Her Royal Highness the princess is already injured, so it is better to rescue them first. ”

The wasp was not slow, and when Yerutri struck his horse, he jumped out of the saddle, and when he saw this, he quickly inserted himself between Xiao Urner and the special forces, and the two spikes were also caught in his hands.

If the special forces are not under his control, they will naturally not obey orders, and Xiao Wuna will not be able to order, once a conflict occurs, only who will subdue whom first, try to delay time, and must not let the situation continue to expand.

"What else to see, this is Lord Shuaisi's distinguished guest, help me carry the horse away, go and report quickly!"

Fortunately, Xiao Wuna did not continue to go crazy, and the special forces were not all reckless, what to learn from anyone, seeing that the wasps took out their weapons, they also gave up their plans to besiege the enemy, but there were still a few people on the periphery who raised their crossbows to guard.

"Oh, I'm a mother, what's going on? Why is this official so embarrassed before he even sits on his ass! Hurry up, carry it to the inner hall, and go to the field hospital to inform Wang Shibai to hurry back with the equipment and medicine. Alas, alas...... Lift it slowly, this is a princess, not a dead corpse! ”

The dead horse had just been lifted away and Hong Tao rushed out, and he had indeed just arrived home, and the official robe was only half off, and when he heard the dispute between the princess of Liao and the special forces, he was so frightened that he ran out with his pants. As soon as he came forward, he had the backbone of this matter, carrying people and horses.

"Wang Xu, your subordinates shot and injured Princess Da Liao, and you must hand over the murderer to me!" But Xiao Wuna didn't coerce, the Khitans didn't dare to say that they were superior in the Southern Dynasty over the years, but they didn't have the consciousness of suffering. On the battlefield, they have the upper hand, and they naturally take the initiative diplomatically, and they speak hard.

"Over to you...... Also the murderer. Who is the murderer? My guards are dutiful in protecting the safety of the palace, not to mention a princess of Liao, even if your emperor breaks in, it will not be wrong. Is it a deserving fate for such a dutiful soldier to be placed with you? If so, the official would be too happy, and the Northern Dynasty would die within ten years. If you still hope that the princess will be saved, don't talk nonsense with the official first, if there is too much blood, you can't save it, save people first or reason first, you choose one yourself! ”

The murderer didn't have it, and he couldn't lose it. Now that there are wasps and special forces around him, Hong Tao is also bolder, and he tilts his head and confronts Xiao Wuna, who is half a head taller than himself, without taking half a step back.

“…… Will the prince heal? Xiao Wuna couldn't be frightened when she saw it, and she didn't have so much confidence. Pretending to be a member of the mission violated the principle of mutual visits between the two countries, and they did not say hello and forcibly broke into the palace of the supreme military governor.

The main thing is that the princess really needs to be treated, and the tailless arrows more than a foot long have nailed through the thigh. He has seen this kind of arrow wound many times, whether it can be cured, whether it can survive after the treatment is also two words, and whether it will be crippled if it survives is two words.

If there is a good doctor, the possibility of living without disability after treatment will be greatly increased. Whether it was important to punish a soldier or the princess's life was important, Xiao Wuna quickly figured it out.

"Hey, even if you asked, this official can be called the first in the Great Song Dynasty to see a doctor and heal his injuries, not only with clever means but also with ancestral magic medicine. If Lord Xiao has any discomfort, this official can solve it together. ”

Hong Tao is surprisingly enthusiastic today, shooting and injuring the princess of Liao, although it is reasonable, but if it is to the court, it will be unlucky to be himself.

It's impossible to talk about losing your official position, but at least the life of one special soldier is gone. This result must not be successful, if you can get it from Xiao Wuna, it is the most cost-effective, but if you want him to shut up, you must give some sweetness.