One night, nothing.

The next day is the 26th day of the lunar month, the year is approaching, but it has snowed like goose feathers, although it is a year of snow and a trillion years, but it also makes the world steep and cold.

However, the joy of Kaifeng Mansion to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new has not been diminished in the slightest because of this winter snow. The alleys are bustling with vendors setting up sheds everywhere, and the streets are full of pedestrians who brave the snow to buy New Year's goods. The heavy snow lasted until the afternoon, before it stopped, and the dark clouds shrouded in the head of Kaifeng City also dispersed, and the sun shone brightly, covering the snow-covered city of the Great Song Dynasty with a glorious gold.

Entering the city from Fengqiu Gate, the Liao envoys Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun, who are now riding horses on Mahang Street, also feel this thriving prosperity, and they can't help but sigh in their hearts: The Great Song Dynasty is obviously a traitor, but there is no sign of the loss of the country...... At least in the eyes of the two Liao envoys, this country will not be able to die for a while, not only will it not die, but it will also be full of upward vitality.

Not only is the economy prosperous and the people's livelihood rich, but even the military has become more and more powerful......

And on the side of Daliao, it is obviously the holy monarch who is in charge, and the Buddha blesses him, but this national strength is the mountains and rivers are declining, and it seems that it can't stop it...... "under the sun" is not only the armed forces of the Khitans, but also the agricultural and commercial industries in Daliao!

If you go to the streets of Nanjing, the most prosperous metropolis of the Great Liao Kingdom, at this time, you will definitely not see this bustling and prosperous scene, but you can see many beggars gathered outside the gates of major temples to beg. Every morning, you can still see a lot of "lying down" who died of starvation on the streets, which is really miserable.

As for the outside of Xijin Mansion, it will be even more severe. If you go out of the city in winter and walk on the official road and look around, you can see not only a few wealthy forts, but also deserted and dilapidated cottages.

If it is more remote, it is a place where there are many thieves, and there is no royal law, not only the merchants who come and go are often robbed, but the cattle and sheep of the Khitan nobles are also robbed by the horse thieves who are rampant in the north and south of Yanshan in three days, and it is really lawless......

Although he was very envious of the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty in his heart, Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun, the two Liao envoys, had contemptuous expressions on their faces. Riding on a horse, with his chin held high, he didn't look at people at all, and chatted in Khitan dialect while riding a horse.

"It is said that the southern people are weak, do not learn to bow horses, are good at management, and are greedy for comfort and enjoyment.

"What the observation says is that the southerners learn literature, the northerners practice martial arts, the southerners are good at business, the northerners are good at arching horses, and the same is true in ancient times. If it weren't for the benevolence of my lord and his unwillingness to lose his life, it would be time for my Khitan Iron Rider to go south to fight the grass valley. ”

"Yes, now that the Yellow River flows north into Yan, the big river moat no longer exists, if my Khitan army wants to march south, I only need to go downstream, and I can graze horses outside Kaifeng Mansion on the 20th."

"If it weren't for the emperor's long-term practice of Buddhism and mercy, my Khitan army would have been rolling in at this time!"

The two sang and drank and said scaring words, speaking Khitan dialect, but they were not afraid that the pavilion companion who accompanied them into the city would not understand Cai Jing.

When the two Liao envoys said a word, Ji Yi translated it in a whisper, and the translation score was exactly right. So Cai Jing completely knew what Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun were talking about? But he wasn't scared at all, and there was a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth.

Not long after, the two Liao envoys who were about to blow the sky were accompanied by Cai Jing and others, and arrived at the West Street of Zhouqiaotou, which is located in the right second compartment of Kaifeng Fucheng, and Dutingyi is located in the north of this street.

Like most of the streets in Kaifeng Prefecture, there are also many shops on Zhouqiaotou West Street. Opposite to Dutingyi is the largest jewelry shop in Kaifeng Mansion Liangjia bead shop, Liangjia bead shop on both sides is mostly calligraphy and painting and flower and fruit shop, the street extends to the south is the state bridge, after the state bridge is two big restaurants, one is the Zhangjia Hotel, one is the king building - it is the king building that is famous for the plum blossom buns in the cave, but in the Northern Song Dynasty, the buns are only insignificant business for the Wang Lou, this big restaurant is the same as Pan Lou and Fengle Lou, it is one of the 72 main stores in Kaifeng Mansion.

"Dutingyi has arrived!"

Ji Yi shouted loudly in Khitan dialect: "Please ask the main envoy and deputy envoy to dismount and enter the post house to rest." ”

When the two Liao envoys heard this, they held the reins and looked forward, and saw a wide door face, a house-style gate tower, a bucket arch cornice, a golden pillar and a red door, and the style was extraordinary. The doorway was full of armor-clad guards, armed with spears, standing in two rows. The bolted horse piles are lined up in rows, enough to fit hundreds of horses. A big mink wearing a mink on his head and holding a dusty hand, that is, the senior official Li stood in the face of the door with a few officials and a small yellow door, and Wu Haogu was also among them, dressed as a clerk, and watched the excitement with a smile.

Seeing the Liao envoy get off the horse, the Li Daguan shouted in a tone like chanting a poem: "I am ordered to welcome the Liao envoy, I only hope that the two dynasties will repair the alliance, please." ”

Liu Yun, the deputy envoy of He Zhengdan of the Liao people, also replied in the same tone and in Khitan dialect: "I am ordered to He Zhengdan, and the two dynasties of the north and the south are like brothers!" ”

This set of correct words for the same situation has long been a common practice. The peaceful friendship between the Song and Liao countries lasted for nearly 100 years, and many diplomatic activities became a common practice.

Cai Jing, the envoy of the accompanying embassy, stepped forward with a smile at this time and said: "The two envoys please rest in the Duting Station first, and wait for the first day of the great court to congratulate the emperor, and give a state banquet on the second day of the first month, and Yujin Garden and I will try archery with the strong men of the Western Army on the third day." ”

He Zhengdan's activities are also routine, Cai Jing doesn't say it, Xiao Haogu and Liu Yun also know what to do. However, the two Liao envoys who came south this time also shouldered other missions.

At that moment, Liu Yun, the deputy envoy of He Zhengdan of the Liao State, said calmly: "Envoy Cai, the two of us came south by order, not all for He Zhengdan, but also ask the officials of your country, why did they raise troops in Hengshan and invade the territory and cities of the Xia Kingdom?" ”

Cai Jing smiled when he heard this, and said, "This matter is my family's business, what do you do in the northern country?" The so-called Xia Kingdom was originally rebelled by the envoys of our dynasty, and all the land was the land of our dynasty. My dynasty raised troops to quell the western thieves, just like your dynasty's crusade against the north of the unsubordinate. If your envoy wants to ask me about the western thief, then my court will also ask your court with the north. Why did the Gui Dynasty raise troops on the grassland and invade the cattle and sheep pastures of the Northern Blockade people? ”

Good question!

Wu Haogu, who was following behind Li Daguan, couldn't help but give a thumbs up when he heard Cai Jing's words. This traitor is really a traitor, and in his polite words, it is all murderous!

The two Liao envoys were taken aback, how did the Privy Council of the Song people mention the Northern Blockade?

Isn't it Mogusi, the traitor who can't be killed no matter how he fights, colluded with the Song Dynasty?

There has never been a shortage of outlaws on this steppe, what is lacking is iron! If the Song people could send hundreds of thousands of catties of iron to Mogus, the king of the Northern Blockade Khan, then the troubles of the Great Liao Kingdom would be endless.

The two Liao envoys glanced at each other: This matter can't be taken lightly! It is necessary to ascertain the situation before making a decision......

If there was really a connection between the Song people and Mogus, then the Great Liao would have to make concessions on the Western Xia issue.

Anyway, Xixia can't die for a while, and Mogus must be killed! If he is allowed to become bigger in the Obstruction Grassland, the Great Liao Kingdom will be in danger of extinction.

Thinking of this, the two Liao envoys didn't say anything to scare people, and walked to the Duting Station with their heads covered. Dutingyi is a courtyard-style layout, the main courtyard is inside the gate, there are two rows of corridors on both sides of the main courtyard, and there is a second gate due north, and the main hall can be seen only when you enter the second gate.

Accompanied by Cai Jing, Li Daguan, Ji Yi and others, the two Liao envoys walked all the way inside, stepped into the hall, and when they looked up, they found a big Song official with a horizontal sword!

"Who?"

"How do you ride a horse?"

The two Liao envoys had never seen such "true" words, and they all subconsciously thought that they had seen a real person, and they both exclaimed.

How could there be people riding horses in the hall of the Duting Station?

And it's a horizontal knife immediately......

When Xiao Haogu and Liu Yunzheng were confused, someone suddenly shouted in their ears: "This is the true picture of my Great Song official family!" Don't hurry up and prostrate! ”

What the?

Is this a painting?

The person in this painting is the faint monarch of the Great Song Dynasty?

Liu Yun was an envoy of He Zhengdan, and he had seen Emperor Zhezong, and when he looked at it, he was indeed the faint monarch of the Great Song Dynasty.

The faint monarch immediately slashed his sword, his yellow cloak fluttering in the wind, and he was still waving his right hand...... It's as if you're commanding thousands of troops!

Is this going to be a personal expedition?

Liu Yunxin said: It turns out that the king of the Great Song Dynasty is not faint, but crazy...... Before the Great Liao Iron Cavalry went south, he was ready to go on a personal expedition!

"Observe, the person on the picture is the official family of the Great Song Dynasty!" Liu Yun hurriedly said to Xiao Haogu in Khitan dialect.

"Is it really a Great Song official family?" Xiao Haogu took a breath of cool air, the faint monarch of the Great Song Dynasty turned out to be like this......

"Don't say goodbye yet!"

Ji Yilang said again.

Bow?

The envoys of the Liao State have always regarded themselves as envoys of the above countries, and the real people who worship the official family of the Great Song Dynasty are reluctant, and now they want to worship a painting...... That's too embarrassing, isn't it?

Can't worship!

Xiao Haogu said loudly: "This is a picture, it is not a real person, and it is not allowed to worship!" ”

"Seeing this painting is like seeing a real person," Cai Jing sneered, "The official family uses this painting to welcome the second envoy, if you don't worship, go back." ”

What the?

Shall we go back? Is this going to break off the relationship?

The two envoys of the Liao State were a little forced, and they would not give the New Year's coins if they broke off the relationship, and if they didn't give the New Year's coins, they would force the Great Liao to go to war! The Great Song official family is really crazy...... But can the Liao State start a war with the Great Song Dynasty now?

Definitely not!

Although the lord of the Song State was in a treacherous manner, the Western Army of the Song State was not weak, and they all beat the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang of the Western Xia, who commanded 500,000 troops, to tears. And it is impossible for the Great Liao Kingdom to pull out so many troops now...... Moreover, although the national strength of Western Xia is far inferior to that of Great Liao, there is not so much chaos in Western Xia, and it will not collapse if defeated, so Liao is different. If the old emperor of Liao went back crying, then Zhu Bu, Nuzhi, Bohai, and Han'er in the south rebelled together, and the Liao State would be gone in a blink of an eye.

The two Liao envoys looked at each other, there was no way, so let's worship...... Worship the dead.