"The envoy of Wang Shumi, the envoy of Liao Kingdom has arrived!"

"Swish!" A young and strong general drew his sword and raised his arms. Three neatly-equipped soldiers raised their cherry guns together, and their military appearance was very clean.

Wang Pu walked side by side with Xiao Siwen in front, behind him were Yang Gun, Lu Duoxun and others. The group walked to the door and heard the swaying blows, and the drums played Xu Jun's military music.

The group of people crossed the phalanx and saw a large group of iron cavalry wearing strong and holding sharp legs protecting a carriage in the middle of the street. The Imperial Army General Du Chenggui flipped off the horse's back and said with his fist: "Du Chenggui, the commander of the inner palace, will escort the envoy of the Liao Kingdom back to his country by order."

Wang Pu said: "General Du must not be careless."

"Get orders!" Du Chenggui said.

A Xu Junwu opened the wooden door on the side of the carriage and said, "Please ask the envoy of the Liao Kingdom and the deputy envoy to get on the carriage."

Xiao Siwen said nothing and hanged onto the carriage. Not long after, he heard outside shouting: "Let's go!"

Before this, there were added garrisons inside and outside the pavilion, and countless layers of guards were guarding. The entire Chanzhou City was even more defensive as an iron barrel because Emperor Xu was in Chanzhou. Now Xiao Siwen picked up a corner of the curtain of the carriage, and the carriage was surrounded by iron cavalry.

Xiao Siwen didn't feel that he had any chance to make trouble in Xu State. The only thing he could do was follow the arrangements of the officials of Xu State, and in fact he did do this.

After the troops crossed the Yellow River floating bridge, Xiao Siwen watched the direction of the sun and the route of travel, and believed that the horse team would first pass through Hebei and the western Liaoning Corridor and enter the Daliao border from the western Liaoning area.

I stayed in the inn along the way. Almost all the main roads in Xu Country were connected by post roads and inns. It is said that this is an important bridge to ensure that the imperial court controls the entire country.

One night, everyone stayed in the inn, and another deputy envoy went to the toilet, leaving only Xiao Siwen and Yang Gun in the guest room.

Xiao Siwen asked in a low voice: "General Yang went to Japan from Goryeo last time, and then ran away from the battlefield alone, and found a way to return to the Great Liao Dynasty. I have not asked General Yang how he did it."

Yang Gun was stunned and advised in a deep voice: "Mr. Xiao is not that step yet. Xu Guo used actors to humiliate and accused Mr. Xiao, which cannot be a credential for the nobles of the tribes to accuse Mr. Xiao in the court... The officials originally thought that Mr. Xiao must have a solution."

Xiao Siwen nodded seriously and said, "I do have some conspiracy, but it is not a bad thing to think about the worst plan for more people. Now the only person I can believe in is General Yang."

Yang Gun sighed, with an unbearable expression on his face, "It's like a life of death, life is worse than death... But it's okay for the officials to be in charge. No matter how difficult it is, I always think about it. It's a hard life that is only temporary. As long as I return to the Great Liao Dynasty, I can escape from the dire straits..."

When Xiao Siwen heard this, the muscles on his cheeks twitched slightly, but he still said without hesitation, "General Yang has the opportunity to talk more about his experience."

...At the way, the other deputy envoy went to the toilet and took a bath, Xiao Siwen asked Yang Gun about his experience and route of escape.

Xu's military general Du Chenggui brought a group of Liao people to Daling River, and Liao people were already there to welcome him. Du Chenggui successfully handed over the Liao envoys and then returned.

Only then did Yang Gun and others learn that the royal army had easily pacified the rebellion of King Song and King Yue and returned to Shangjing. Now everyone's destination is Shangjing.

Everyone rode back to Shangjing and arrived at the familiar capital within a few days.

The breath of Shangjing was very strange. For a moment, no one paid attention to Yang Gun. The palace seemed to be busy dealing with the rebellion... the rebellion of Shangjing and the rebellion of the young master.

Yang Gun found a special tent in the North City that night: Xiao Abudi.

Abudi is Xiao Siwen's confidant. When he was planning a business with Xiao Siwen, Yang Gun knew him, but his relationship was not very close. So Abudi was a little surprised by Yang Gun's visit tonight.

"Ka!" As the sky brightened, a thunder sounded from the rain. Summer was the season with the most rainfall on the grassland. Yang Gun took off the straw hat on his head and bent over into a tent. The sound of rain hitting the tent was very close, and there was a "swinging" sound around him.

"The Yang Mansion Affairs." Abudi looked at Yang Gun in confusion.

Yang Gun bowed with his hands pressed his chest without making a sound.

After a while, Yang Gun straightened his waist and took two steps forward, and said in a deep voice: "I came today to tell General Abudi that Gao Xun and others were plotting to assassinate Mr. Xiao."

"Ah?" Abudi's eyes became a little bigger, and he was still a little confused when he stood there.

Yang Gun said: "Have you heard that Mr. Xiao was humiliated in Xu State?"

Abudi nodded stiffly, and then pondered: "After the assassination of the late emperor (Yelu Jing), Gao Xun and others echoed Xiao Gong's inside and outside, and they were their own people, at this time..."

Yang Gun sneered: "It is because he was once a man from Duke Xiao that he can't wait now."

"Why?" Abudi blurted out.

Yang Gun said: "It's good to make a clear relationship with Mr. Xiao! Mr. Xiao's current situation is no different from that of a traitor. At this time, there is almost no risk in killing him. Mr. Xiao himself cannot protect himself and cannot fight back. No one in the court stands out for a traitor."

Yang Gun suddenly reached out and patted Abudi's wet shoulders, causing Abudi to tremble inattention. Yang Gun approached his ear and whispered, "When Mr. Xiao fell, what is his man's fate? Gao Xun's move is the only way out, so he is very anxious. General Abudi thinks about it again."

After saying that, Yang Gun turned around and wanted to leave. Abudi said in a deep voice: "Why did General Yang tell me this?"

Yang Gun turned around and said, "General Abudi is probably the only person around Mr. Xiao who can trust him, and Mr. Xiao is still in the dark... I can only say this."

...It was raining heavily at night. Xiao Siwen's second daughter rushed to Xiao's mansion in the rain.

Seeing that his daughter was soaked all over, Xiao Siwen hurriedly said, "Why are you still going out so late? Go and change your clothes."

Xiao was unwilling to do so, and couldn't wait to cry and cry, "Xiyin (her husband) was encouraged and deceived, so he did something wrong, especially Taizong's son, King Yue (photo taken by Yelu Bi). Because he was unable to protect himself and his strength was not enough, he slandered Xiyin and insisted on pulling his husband into the water..."

When Xiao Siwen heard this, he was very upset and said impatiently: "It's just a rebellion, but it's defeated! What else can I do to be a father now?"

My daughter Lihua begged with rain: "Now Khan listens to Yelu Xizhen's everything. My father has a close relationship with Yelu Xizhen. I asked my father to ask Yelu Xizhen for his sake. For the sake of the royal family, let the Khan open his mouth."

Xiao Siwen almost vomited blood when he heard this.

At this time, I saw my daughter kneeling on the ground again, looking very sad and sad: "If the father does not agree, my daughter will kneel to death here!"

Xiao Siwen's eyebrows were almost frowning, but when he heard Yelu Xizhen, his eyebrows gradually stretched out a little, and he was walking back and forth in the hall in a daze.

"For my father, I promised you to see Yelu Xizhen." Xiao Siwen suddenly said happily.

"Really?" The daughter immediately wiped her tears.

Xiao Siwen said anxiously: "I'll go tonight for my father."

Xiao got up from the ground and followed Xiao Siwen to chase him out. Xiao Siwen asked someone to prepare a carriage, but couldn't stop her daughter, so she had to go out in the same carriage.

They came to Yelu Xizhen's mansion in the rain in the carriage. Xiao Siwen said, "You are soaked all over. How can you behave like this? Waiting here. I saw you with your own eyes to see Yelu Xizhen. What else is there to worry about?"

Xiao said: "Father must convince him."

Xiao Siwen then asked his servant to come forward and knock on the door. As the sound of rain came, an answer to be reported was vaguely heard from the door.

After waiting for a long time, the corner door opened and the person inside said, "Please invite Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Siwen and his daughter both showed some relief.

Xiao Siwen entered the door alone and was taken to a living room by the slaves in the house. He saw Yelu Xizhen sitting inside and waiting. Now Yelu Xizhen had no etiquette to go out to greet him, but he was very proud of his old friendship if he was willing to see Xiao Siwen.

"Oh! Mr. Xiao..." Yelu Xizhen sighed and shook his head continuously.

Xiao Siwen stepped forward and bowed, saying in a deep voice: "Xu Guo is just for revenge! There is no argument or sincerity."

Yelu Xizhen continued to shake his head and said, "Mr. Xiao is half right. Guo Blacksmith is indeed retaliating for this move, but he still wants to negotiate peace."

"How can I tell? Since I value the alliance, how can I humiliate and accus the Liao envoy in public?" Xiao Siwen emphasized that the actors were slandering. He did not dare to threaten Yelu Xizhen at all. It was extremely unwise to make Yelu Xizhen feel threatened at this time!

Yelu Xizhen said: "When the deputy envoy sent the alliance back to his country, he did not know that Duke Xiao was humiliated; this means that Guo Blacksmith completed the alliance first and then took revenge, and the severity of the order was very obvious. In addition, I have thought about it many times for Guo Blacksmith. Xu State and Daliao continued to fight, but they had no benefits at all... Of course, Daliao was not good either."

Xiao Siwen pondered for a moment and said, "Your concern is that you will fight against Xu Guo and Goryeo on both sides of the east and west. As long as the Liao army pacified the Jurchen rebellion in the east and defeated the Goryeo army, they could completely tear up the covenant... Because Xu Guo humiliated the envoys of the Great Liao Dynasty first!"

Yelu Xizhen immediately shook his head and stared at Xiao Siwen's eyes seriously and said, "I have long advocated the national policy of harmonious coexistence with Xu State, and I still have no intention to change this proposition. This has nothing to do with personal gains and losses, and is planning for the great Liao Dynasty! I don't want to see one day that the Khitans will abandon the foundation established by Taizu, flow into the north of the desert, and become a nomadic tribe!"

Xiao Siwen was about to speak, and Yelu Xizhen immediately said in a tough tone: "Although there are unhappy things in this alliance, it has finally taken a substantial step. Mr. Xiao, I used to respect your loyalty to the Liao Dynasty and have a long-term and far-sighted attitude. But now you are completely disregarding the pros and cons of the country, and I feel very disappointed."
Chapter completed!