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After resting for a night, Han Zhongyan paid a visit to Yelu Hongji, the Lord of the Liao Dynasty.

The royal court of Lord Yelu Hongji of the Liao Dynasty was nothing more than a yurt house with no steps, and felt carpets were spread on the floor. After entering, Han Zhongyan was led to the southwest corner, and under the leadership of the envoy, he presented his credentials to Lord Yelu Hongji of the Liao Dynasty.

Han Zhongyan looked at Yelu Hongji and saw that he was wearing a purple soap coat and a narrow purple robe. He was tall and had dozens of Han officials waiting on the left and right.

Yelu Hongji put the certificate of credence aside and looked at Han Zhongyan. Then Han Zhongyan toasted Yelu Hongji with a glass of wine as the envoy greeted him.

Then Han Zhongyan took his seat, and a moment later a man wearing a purple and black mink fur entered. All the Liao people in the tent, except Yelu Hongji, bowed to him.

Han Zhongyan knew that the other party was Yelu Po, the privy envoy of the Northern Court of the Liao Kingdom. He was one person less than ten thousand people in the Liao Kingdom.

Han Zhongyan had never met Yelupo, but he participated in the negotiations on the demarcation of the Song and Liao Dynasties that year. There were specialized painters in the Song Dynasty who secretly painted the portraits of important figures in the Liao Kingdom and kept them in secret.

After Yelupo took his seat, he said to Han Zhongyan: "There are not many southerners as tall as you."

Han Zhongyan said: "There are many of them in my hometown."

Yelupo asked curiously: "Where is your envoy from?"

Han Zhongyan was secretly angry after hearing this. As soon as the Liao envoys entered the territory of the Liao Kingdom, they had to write down their name and place of origin for the Lord of the Liao Kingdom to know.

Yelupo acted knowingly and clearly did not take Han Zhongyan seriously.

Han Zhongyan remembered Zhang Yue's words and restrained himself and said to the Lord of Liao: "Foreign ministers are from Xiangzhou."

Yelu Hongji nodded.

Yelupo smiled and said: "Xiangzhou! Well, I know this place."

All the ministers in the tent nodded in understanding.

During the Battle of Chanyuan, the Liao army had reached the foot of Xiangzhou City, so they were familiar with that place.

Kill the envoy of Song Dynasty before speaking!

Han Zhongyan pretended not to know.

Yelu Hongji handed the letter of credence to Yelu Po. After reading it, Yelu Po said: "The words in the letter of credence are nothing but hasty. I heard that the prime minister of your country, Zhang Duzhi, is a famous official in the world. I wonder how it compares to Lu Yijian?"

Han Zhongyan did not answer, but Yelvpo added: "Although Lu Yijian's bamboo slips are excellent, Qingli also sought peace with this dynasty."

Han Zhongyan said: "For the information of the king, Lu Wenjing is the grandfather of the foreign minister's wife. However, the foreign minister does not deny that Lu Wenjing is a talented prime minister, but his taste is not correct and he is not as good as Prime Minister Zhang."

Yelu Po said: "The difficult thing in ancient times was that those who were good at making plans were able to listen. It is not difficult to be good at making plans, but the difficulty lies in being able to listen. It is not difficult to be able to listen, but the difficulty is that you have no plans at all."

"Since Prime Minister Zhang is good at making plans and making decisions, why can't he listen to the words of my lord and a country to save the two families from ruin in the future?"

Han Zhongyan said seriously: "Dang Xiang Qiang has invaded the border area many times, and his crime cannot be pardoned. However, your country has repeatedly sent envoys to persuade them to make peace. We should wait until they surrender to fulfill your country's intention to persuade them to make peace."

"This matter is not decided by Prime Minister Zhang alone. It is a public decision between the government and the public!"

Yelvpo said: "When the Southern Dynasty returns to Liangzhou City, my Lord can persuade Dangxiang to surrender!"

Han Zhongyan said: "Your country wants me to return Liangzhou, but have you forgotten that in the past, your country was at odds with Dangxiang Qiang, and you also tried to take Tanglong Town, and you are returning it now?"

As soon as Han Zhongyan said this, all the Liao officials in the tent were furious.

Tanglong Town was originally the land of Dangxiang. Later, it was captured by the Liao Kingdom when Liao Xingzong attacked Dangxiang. After that, Dangxiang asked for it several times, but the Liao Kingdom took it and never thought of returning it to Dangxiang. They just pretended not to know.

No return.

You, the Liao Kingdom, said that the Song Dynasty had occupied Liangzhou City in Dangxiang. I also upheld justice for Dangxiang and said that you, the Liao Kingdom, had occupied Tanglong Town in Dangxiang.

If you don't pay it back yourself, why should you ask us to pay it back?

Even Yelu Hongji felt that the other party's words were rude and ordered Han Zhongyan to be kicked out of the tent.

After Han Zhongyan was pushed out of the tent by several attendants, a chamberlain came out of the tent and said: "The envoy of the Song Dynasty kneels down to accept the letter of credence!"

Han Zhongyan said: "The foreign minister is not a minister of the Liao Dynasty, so I won't kneel when I quote the story!"

Several chamberlains stepped forward and rebuked: "How dare you, Lord Song, not be afraid of death! How dare you be rude!"

Han Zhongyan resolutely refused and spat: "Fangou!"

Han Zhongyan's words "fangu" made all the servants outside the tent change their expressions, so they had no choice but to go back to the tent and report to Yelu Hongji.

In fact, although Yelu Hongji, the leader of the Liao Dynasty, was in the tent, he could hear the words "fangou" clearly. Han Zhongyan was not scolding the other party. He was simply scolding everyone inside and outside the tent, including Yelu Hongji.

Yelu Hongji stood up angrily and said: "The Song Dynasty is the country of my brothers. I am my minister. If you insult my right and left now, it is like insulting me!"

"Kill him!"

Yelu Po was shocked when he heard this, and he and Liang Ying, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, bowed before Yelu Hongji and said, "Your Majesty, you can't do that!"

"Why?"

Liang Ying said: "We will not cut off the envoys for the exchanges between the two countries! Please ask Your Majesty to recite the century-old alliance between Song and Liao!"

"If this envoy is killed, the two countries will definitely break off diplomatic relations and there will be no exchange of weapons. It is better to drive him back to the Song Dynasty and let the officials of the Southern Dynasty deal with it!"

Yelu Hongji was still angry, and the ministers on the left and right also knelt down and admonished him. Some even cried bitterly and remonstrated.

Yelupo said: "Your Majesty, if you kill the Song envoy, you will have fallen into Zhang Sanlang's scheme!"

"How do you say this?"

Yelu Po said: "The Song envoy is just a man. If His Majesty is so angry that he kills this person, the war between Song and Liao will be a foregone conclusion. I dare to ask who is most beneficial to the Song Dynasty?"

Liang Ying said: "Yes, the Southern Dynasty was originally afraid of the Liao Dynasty and did not want Hebei to suffer a military disaster. If you kill the Song envoy, the whole Hebei province must have the same hatred. This man is the son of Han Qi. Both father and son are from Hebei and have great prestige in the local area.

If you kill him, it will arouse the desire of the people of Hebei to fight to their death."

Yelu Hongji came over and said: "Yes, I killed this confused Song Dynasty envoy and carried out his wishes, which made him famous!"

Yelu Hongji knew that Zhang Yue was very good. He also had a copy of his handwriting. Over the years, he often looked at this calligraphy. Firstly, he loved calligraphy, and secondly, he wanted to see the other person's character from this calligraphy.

In recent years, the Song Dynasty had been completely devastated whether it was attacking Lanzhou or Liangzhou. Dang Xiang, who had always been brave and good at fighting, was actually beaten to the point where he was unable to fight back, which really shocked him secretly.

Hearing Yelu Hongji's words, both Yelu Po and Liang Ying were sweating profusely. They finally handed the steps over and rounded off the words.

Yelvpo took the opportunity and said: "Your Majesty, now in the Song Dynasty, there is a minister named Zhang San who is wise and virtuous. He has also organized troops and practiced martial arts. He has also established three new armies in the auxiliary area of ​​​​the capital. His ambition is not small, and he may have a long-term plan. It should not be taken lightly!

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"But Zhang San has the merit of taking Liangzhou. He not only has the power to shake the Lord, but also has the power to shake the Lord. He also has the power to shake the Lord. How can the phase last long?"

"It's better to answer him nicely and use this matter to raise troops to investigate. If the Southern Dynasty still dares to be arrogant, it won't be too late to send troops to attack."

Liang Ying said: "Your Majesty, Liangzhou is second best, but Yelu Yixin must be captured and returned to the country."

"If this person were allowed to take root in the Song Dynasty, he would be a real thorn in my side if he knew my truth and falsehood."

Yelu Hongji nodded.

Han Zhongyan, who thought he was going to die, stayed in the camp, but he was not punished by the Liao Kingdom.

However, within three days, the Liao Kingdom did not give him a meal, and his drinking water was mixed with mud.

Seeing this, Han Zhongyan knew that his life was not in danger. Although he was a little scared at the moment, he still felt happy when he thought of the words "Fan Gou" outside the Liao Lord's tent. He thought to himself that the Khitan would not allow me to take five hundred thousand years old coins every year.

I called him a bitch.

Three days later, Han Zhongyan returned south with his credentials, and the Liao State canceled all gifts to the Song envoys from Yan.

However, no one in the entourage was unhappy. Everyone thought their lives were in danger, but unexpectedly they escaped with their lives.

After Han Zhongyan returned to the Song Dynasty all the way south, he immediately wrote to Zhang Yue.

After Zhang Yue received Han Zhongyan's letter, he laughed and said: "This boy is really lucky!"

Zhang Yue looked at the book and said to himself, Er Khitan will have to think carefully about his dealings with me, the Song Dynasty, from now on.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue picked up the pen and ink on the desk and drafted the written form himself.

Zhang Yue seldom writes. He usually does the work for him, but this time it is different.

But when I saw the familiar situation, I wrote a line.
Chapter completed!