To paraphrase the words of later generations, a man like Yelu Dashi will be the focus of attention wherever he goes.

In fact, this is also the case, although no one knows about his going to Wang Huang's mansion, but the news that he came to Bianliang is not far away, Cai Jing's Taishi Mansion, Gao Yu, Tong Guan's Taiwei Mansion, Li Bangyan, Liang Shicheng, Zhu Mian and others' mansions have all received the news, for a while, in order to guess the intention of his trip, the front door of the Taishi Mansion is like a city, and people who come to seek advice abound, but Cai Jing is hanging up the war-free card, just let the housekeeper pass out a sentence, "Everything is clear, and it will be revealed when the court meets", The officials couldn't get the news, so they could only leave the Taishi's Mansion with their own thoughts.

Although this is destined to be a sleepless night, but as the focus of attention, Yelu Dashi slept very sweetly, perhaps for him, the identity of the Khitan is enough to make him as stable as Mount Tai, and he does not have to be like those Zhao and Song officials, worried, I don't know what to do.

The time soon came to five or three o'clock, and those officials who had not slept all night were standing in the queue with two panda eyes, waiting for the start of today's court meeting. ”

As soon as the words fell, Cai Jing's second son, Cai Xuan, who was then the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, immediately went out and played: "Your Majesty, the Khitan envoy Yelu Dashi has come to Bianliang yesterday and is now waiting outside the palace!" ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, he was slightly stunned, and a voice came out of his mouth that only he could hear, "Why is he here!" He raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Xuan! ”

Soon, I saw Yelu Dashi walking up with one of his entourage, standing in the hall with a big slur, and seeing Zhao Ji just standing there with his head held high, there was no trace of wanting to worship at all, Zhao Ji saw it, and his heart was very displeased, but he was the son of heaven, how could he lose his value to reprimand Yelu Dashi.

He didn't say it, it doesn't mean that others don't say it, especially a few people with a hot temper, he saw that Li Gang, the superintendent of the imperial history, stood up, pointed at Yelu Dashi, and rebuked loudly: "The Khitan envoy sent me to the Great Song Dynasty, and now he sees my Majesty, why don't you worship, so despise Your Majesty, but it is a loss of the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, Your Majesty should beat this person out of the palace, and ask the Khitan to send the envoy here!" ”

Li Gang's voice fell, and several imperial historians who had a close personal relationship with Li Gang jumped out one after another, "What Li Yushi said is very true, and the minister seconded it!" ”

"The minister also seconded it!"

"The minister seconded the proposal, and asked Your Majesty to hurry up with this person!"

Driven by Li Gang and a few others, even some courtiers who were not very strong-willed also stood up, Li Gang saw that it was like Xu courtiers standing on his side, and he couldn't help but look at Yelu Dashi with his head up.

I didn't want Yelu Dashi to hear this, not only was he not angry, but he laughed, his hands were behind his back, and his unruly gaze swept over everyone in the hall, and he said proudly: "In the past, the "Alliance of the Yuan" said that the Great Song Dynasty not only needs to pay tribute to my Khitan every year, but also respects me Khitan as a brother, I want to ask, since my Khitan is a brother and Da Song is a brother, when have you ever seen your brother bow down to your brother!" After that, the provocative gaze swept over Li Gang's body.

Li Gang seemed to feel Yelu Dashi's gaze, and couldn't help but be furious, trembling and pointing at him and shouting: "The covenant is the covenant, the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, how can you be so presumptuous, if you give birth to Your Majesty today, just give birth to your majesty, if not......"

"How else!" Yelu Dashi glanced at Li Gang with oblique eyes, and his disdain was already obvious.

Li Gang couldn't help but blushed with anger, pointed at Yelu Dashi and said loudly: "Otherwise, this official will take you ......."

Zhao Ji, who was sitting on the throne, heard Li Gang say more and more unpleasantly, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and said: "Okay, if you don't worship, don't worship, Li Yushi, you have the right to step down!" ”

Li Gang was shocked, and he didn't care about reprimanding Yelu Dashi, and turned to Zhao Ji and said: "Your Majesty, the foreign envoys pay a big salute to worship, which is the ancestral system handed down by Emperor Taizu Taizong, how can it be changed at will, if a precedent is set today, I am afraid that everyone will follow suit in the future, and in the long run, how can I have the face of the Heavenly Dynasty!" ”

Zhao Ji listened, his face was a little pale, he waved his hand and said: "Li Yushi is too worried, just this once, there will definitely be no more such things in the future!" ”

Zhao Ji's words have already given Li Gang a big step, if it is a courtier who is interested, he will definitely borrow the slope to get off the donkey, and he will not speak, I don't want this Li Gang's twisting tendons to commit again, and he still doesn't know how to advance or retreat, Wu Zi said there: "Today he will worship, if he does not worship, he will worship, if His Majesty insists on exempting, he will first take off Li Gang's head!" ”

As soon as Li Gang's words came out, everyone was shocked, such as Cai You and other guys who had a dislike for Li Gang, couldn't help but sneer secretly, "Things that don't know death, dare to threaten Your Majesty like this, it's really looking for death!" I saw Zhao Ji slap the back of the chair violently, shaking the bead curtain violently, and the halberd pointed at Li Gang and shouted: "Okay, you Li Gang, you dare to threaten me, don't you think I really dare not kill you!" Well, today I have fulfilled your wish! He shouted out of the hall, "Someone! Drag this crazy man out and cut him down! ”

The sergeant in front of the palace walked in, put Li Gang's hands together, and dragged him out of the hall, and those courtiers who had a good relationship with Li Gang saw it, and hurriedly stood up one by one, knelt down and pleaded: "Your Majesty, although Li Yushi spoke against His Majesty, he was dedicated to the public, please read it for his sake of the public, and spare him the death penalty!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! Let's spare him the death penalty! ”

"Your Majesty, please spare Li Yushi's capital crime!"

Zhao Ji snorted coldly, but looked at Cai Jing, who was sitting in the first place, and said kindly: "I don't know what the Taishi thinks?" ”

Cai Jing thought for a while, got up and said: "Your Majesty, although Li Yushi's words are very rude between words, and even collide with the emperor, but the original intention is to maintain the ancestral system of our dynasty. ”

Zhao Ji listened, thought about it slightly, then snorted and said: "Li Gang is not a true court, roaring the Golden Palace, and he will be fined for one year, and he will think about it behind closed doors at home, and he will not be summoned, and he will not be allowed to take half a step out of the house!" With that, he waved his hand and motioned for the sergeant in front of the palace to drag him away.

When Li Gang heard this, he immediately became anxious, he knew that if he left the court, he was afraid that he would not have a chance to come back in this life, so he struggled and said: "Your Majesty, you can't do this, you can't......" But the strength of the sergeant in front of the palace is not comparable to that of a scholar, and he quickly pulled it out.

When Li Gang's voice could no longer be heard, Zhao Ji looked at Yelu Dashi, and said with a little coolness in his voice: "Khitan envoy, the worship ceremony can be exempted, and now please explain your intentions!" ”

Yelu Dashi laughed, took a brocade box from the hand of his entourage, and smiled at Zhao Ji: "I don't want to say what I mean, this box contains the national letter of His Majesty the Khitan Emperor, and I also invite the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to read it!" As he spoke, he handed the brocade box to the eunuch who accompanied him.

The eunuch didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly opened the brocade box and took out the national letter from it, and presented it to Zhao Ji with both hands. ”