Shangjing, which was originally prosperous and peaceful, suddenly became panicked because of an assassination, and the crisis was everywhere.

The assassination of that group was unsuccessful, and I don't know if there will be a second time, but for Bao Zheng's comfort, Zhanzhao and Wang Dynasty Mahan and others protected them day and night.

The next day, Bao Zheng and Hua Lang entered the Liao court with the holy decree of Zhao Zhen, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

Today's Liao Xingzong is not young, but he looks very heroic and extraordinary, Bao Zheng and Hua Lang saluted according to the rules, and said the meaning of Zhao Zhen, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

The Great Song Dynasty has always not wanted war, they want more peaceful development, although the Great Song Dynasty is not afraid of the soldiers of the Liao State, but when the Liao State wants to negotiate peace, they still sent envoys, and for no other reason, the Great Song Dynasty just wants peace.

These words were neither humble nor arrogant, and after being read by Bao Zheng, Liao Xingzong accepted them very happily, and asked Bao Zheng to discuss the specific details with Hu Weiqing, the secretary of their Ministry of Rites.

Today's Liao State is greatly damaged, and it is extremely necessary to trade with the Great Song Dynasty to restore its vitality, so they accept some requirements of the Song Dynasty as long as they are not too harsh.

And after saying these things, the question finally involved the assassination of Bao Zheng yesterday, and the first to raise it was the Hualang next to Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng was assassinated, Hua Lang stood up, he demanded that the Liao State must thoroughly investigate the matter, and must give them a satisfactory answer, in addition, must also send someone to protect Bao Zheng.

Hua Lang stood up and said that these requirements were not for the sake of friends, but for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, since Bao Zheng is now an envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, it represents the Great Song Dynasty, Bao Zheng was assassinated, if no one stands up to ask for accountability, then it will only make people feel that their Great Song Dynasty is weak and can be bullied.

So, someone has to step up.

And when Hua Lang stood up, the court, which was originally very peaceful, suddenly became lively, some people felt that this matter must be severely punished, and some people felt that it was too much of a fuss.

Liao Xingzong showed a hesitant look on his face, and finally turned his gaze to a minister's expression and asked, "Yelu Jin, what do you think should be done?" ”

The man named Yelu Jin was already in his sixties, and he was already old, and after listening to Liao Xingzong's inquiry at this time, he hurriedly saluted and replied: "Back to the emperor, the old minister feels that since this incident happened in my Da Liao, it must be investigated by my Da Liao, otherwise I will not be able to explain it to the people of the world." ”

After this Yelujin said a word, those who still wanted to oppose it avoided it, which shows that the status and influence of this Yelujin are not low.

After listening to Ye Lu Jin's words, Liao Xingzong nodded slightly, and then ordered: "The Song envoy was almost assassinated in my Liao country, this matter must be investigated clearly, Hu Weiqing, this is left to you, I know that you are from the Ministry of Rites, but I believe in your strength." ”

Hu Weiqing's face changed slightly, but in the end he nodded and accepted the order.

Bao Zheng and Hua Lang and others stood aside and watched the changes in these courts, and more or less saw a hint of clues, in the court of this Liao State, because of the implementation of one country, two systems, so the Liao and Han people have representatives, among which the representative of the Liao people is that Yelujin, and the representative of the Han people is Hu Weiqing, and among the people who asked for a thorough investigation of the matter just now, most of them are Han people, and most of them are Liao people who opposed it at first, and then stopped silent after Yelujin said that sentence.

After seeing this, Hua Lang smiled slightly, it turned out that the so-called court dispute was inevitable in that era and country.

After retiring from the dynasty, Hu Weiqing, Bao Zheng and Hua Lang went directly to the post house, and after sitting down in the post house, Hu Weiqing said: "Yesterday, Lord Bao was almost stabbed, it was my negligence, and I ask Lord Bao to forgive me." ”

Bao Zheng shook his head slightly, and said: "It's okay, I wasn't injured in Xia, but those thieves were obviously premeditated, if they were not all arrested, I am afraid that there will be no way to carry out the peace talks between our Song and Liao." ”

Bao Zheng's meaning is very clear, if the assassination is not investigated clearly, peace talks are not required, Bao Zheng represents the entire Great Song Dynasty, so he must fight for it, just like Hualang fought for in the court today.

And after Bao Zheng said these words, Hu Weiqing smiled lightly: "The investigation is naturally to be investigated, and it will definitely give a satisfactory answer to Lord Bao, but the official wants to ask Lord Bao a question, I don't know if it's possible?" ”

"Master Hu, please speak!"

"Master Bao thinks that the assassin assassinated you, did he have a grudge against you, or did he have another purpose?"

Bao Zheng just came to Liao, where will he offend someone, after Hu Weiqing's words were finished, Bao Zheng immediately understood that he returned, the assassin assassinated him, and his purpose could not be simpler and clearer, that is, to prevent the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State from negotiating, and even provoke the two countries to go to war because of this, and if they really do not negotiate peace, wouldn't they fall into the hands of the assassins? In this way, even if the assassins did not actually kill Bao Zheng, they still achieved their goal.

Bao Zheng naturally thought of this earlier, but he didn't expect that Hu Weiqing could use this to eliminate his own accountability and persecution of their Liao State.

Bao Zheng was a little embarrassed, glanced at Hua Lang, Hua Lang smiled faintly, and then said to Hu Weiqing: "Lord Hu is really calculating, but those assassins don't solve it for a day, and we Lord Bao are afraid that we will not have a sense of security for a day, how can this peace talk continue?" I think Lord Hu should understand that the peace talks were proposed by your Liao State, and for our Great Song Dynasty, peace talks are dispensable, and whether our two countries can negotiate peace depends on the sincerity of Lord Hu. ”

The sincerity in Hua Lang's mouth is very simple, it means whether Hu Weiqing can investigate the assassin's affairs clearly, if he doesn't even investigate, or if the investigation is so-so and not good enough, then how can Bao Zheng agree to negotiate with them?

Never, weak countries have no diplomacy, and the Great Song Dynasty has shocked both Western Xia and Liao because of the war with Western Xia, after all, it can lead tens of thousands of horses to approach the capital palace of other countries, what is the difference between this and destroying a country?

Hua Lang let other countries see the strength of the Great Song Dynasty, so they have the qualifications to say what he just said, and Hu Weiqing After listening to Hua Lang's words, his face changed slightly, and then he bowed his hand to Hua Lang and said: "What the playboy said, this official has written it down, okay, then the official will investigate the origin of those assassins first, and then conduct peace talks with the Song envoy after the investigation is clear." ”