At this time, thousands of miles away from the capital of the Great Song Dynasty Kaifeng, inside the palace.

Zhao Xu was sitting on the dragon chair, wearing a golden dragon robe, wearing a purple and gold crown with a bundle of hair on his head, and a pair of cold black eyes clamped on a perfectly handsome face, ignoring His Royal Highness Fan Zuyu, a scholar of Hanlin.

This person was one of the empress dowagers' henchmen when she was in power, and he was also a diehard who prevented Wang Anshi from changing the law.

Not only Fan Zuyu, but now most of the courtiers in the palace are persuading themselves not to vainly try to use troops against the Liao State, and to recuperate for a few more decades.

Listening to the performance of the ministers, the more Zhao Xu listened, the more angry he became, thinking that if it weren't for Wang Anshi and other people who changed the law to be eradicated by the Empress Dowager one by one, how could this palace not even have a bloody courtier.

Zhao Xu patted the armrest and said angrily: "The sixteen states of Yanyun have all been occupied by the Liao State, and the Great Song Dynasty has to pay tribute to the Liao State every year, which is both like a vassal and a vassal state, how can I swallow this breath as the son of heaven of the Great Song Dynasty."

Our Great Song Dynasty people are nearly ten times more than the Liao Kingdom, and the grain and grass are also more than 30 times that of it.

Back then, my Han people couldn't fight the Khitan, could it be that they would never be able to win?"

As he spoke, Zhao Xu smashed the jade seal to the ground.

"Regain the lost land and avenge your ancestors. Not only do I have to fight, but you have to beat me hard. ”

The Empress Dowager has died, and she can finally exercise her imperial power, and use iron-blooded means to regain the life of the Great Song Dynasty, defeat the Great Liao, and recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

On the same day, the Liao State Xizuo, who was hidden in Kaifeng, passed on the news.

In the capital of Da Liao, Yelu Hongji finished reading the recital in front of him, as if he saw the ambitious young man in the Kaifeng Palace.

Sneered: "Zhao Xu, Zhao Xu, I was planning to conquer you, a rich Nanban.

It's just that you waited for the turtle to shrink into the gate, so that I was not completely sure, and now I have to strike first. ”

Then he called the eunuch to deliver the message and summoned all the important ministers.

When the personnel gathered, Yelu Hongji said in high spirits: "Zhao Xuxiao, the lord of the Southern Barbarians, wants to send troops to recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and I want to raise the strength of the whole country and take advantage of this great opportunity to conquer the Southern Barbarians in one fell swoop."

I will soon drive Kaifeng, destroy this southern barbarian, expand the territory for my great Liao, and establish an indefatigable foundation. ”

When Xiao Feng heard that Yelu Hongji was about to invade the Song Dynasty, he said anxiously: "Your Majesty, think twice, my Great Liao is already good at nomadism, even if I take the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, it will be of no benefit to my Khitan." ”

Yelu Hongji looked at Xiao Feng below, the current king of the Southern Courtyard, his righteous brother, and said in his heart: My brother grew up in Nanban since he was a child, and he has a deep affection for him, so he doesn't want me to send troops to Nanban.

Then he said coldly: "In your mind, Nanban is more important than Liao?"

Would you rather be loyal to the Southern Barbarians than to be loyal to my Great Liao?"

Xiao Feng bowed to the ground and said, "Lu Mingjian." Xiao Feng is a Khitan and is loyal to Da Liao.

If there is a danger in Daliao, Xiao Feng will go to the soup to fight the fire, serve the country loyally, and never give up. ”

Yelu Hongji said: "Zhao Xu, this kid already has the intention of coveting my Daliao land.

As the saying goes, 'the first strike is stronger, and the second strike suffers'.

If we don't strike first, maybe there will be a catastrophe of the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species. What do you say to be loyal to the country and never give up, why do you want to stop me from sending troops.

Didn't I wait for the Nanban to send troops before I could order the soldiers to go into battle?

Xiao Feng knew that he couldn't change Emperor Liao's determination, and he didn't want to meet with the Great Song Dynasty, so he said dejectedly: "The minister implores the land to allow the minister to resign from the post of the king of the Southern Courtyard and live in seclusion in the mountains and forests. ”

Yelu Hongji was even more angry when he heard him say that he was going to resign, and he immediately had murderous intent in his heart, but he thought that Xiao Feng had saved his life and was kind to him.

Then he said: "Whether it is the Southern Expedition or the resignation, I will not mention it again in the future, you go back and think about it." ”

After that, he re-discussed the matter of the southern expedition with other important ministers.

In 1093 AD, the news of the imminent war between the two countries spread all over the world, and most of the martial arts people of the Great Song Dynasty were grinding their fists and preparing to fight for the country.

Although the martial arts people somewhat disregarded the rules of the imperial court, they were all unanimous in wartime.

After all, the idea of loyalty and patriotism has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow of the Han people, which has been slowly formed for thousands of years.

When Xuzhu heard the news, the scene of the invasion of the Great Song Dynasty came to his mind: thousands of Liao soldiers rushed to the south, the houses were on fire, the flames soared to the sky, countless men, women and children tossed and moaned under the hooves of the horses, and the Song soldiers and Liao soldiers fought each other, falling under the horses one after another, blood and rivers flowed like water, and bones were everywhere......

The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband.

The Buddha said that all living beings are equal, but Xuzhu is not a Buddha, but an iron-clad Song man.

Immediately, let the Shaolin disciples spread the message to the heroes and heroes from all over the world, and let the heroes who are interested in contributing to the country gather outside the Yanmen Pass to carry out a martial arts conference and discuss the matter of resisting Liao.

Zhou Fan knew about it, but it didn't matter, as long as Xuzhu had nothing to do.

It's better to stay in Shaolin and study the Great Demon Fist and complete your own copycat version of the Nine Yin True Scripture.

In a mountain forest outside Yanmen Pass, all the major martial arts people gather here.

Shaolin's are: Xuzhu, Xuanci, Xuandu, Xuannan, Xuansheng, Huizhen, Huilun, Huiguan, etc.

Other Buddhism: Master Guanxin, Master of the Sacred Mountain, Master Shenyin, Master Daoqing, Master Juexian, Master Zhiguang, Master Rongzhi, etc.

Beggar Gang: Zhuang Juxian, Elder Xiang, Elder Chen, Elder Wu, Elder Song, Elder Xi, Quan Guanqing, etc.

In the face of the iron hooves of foreign races, Quan Guanqing, who has always sought private rights for beggars, is also willing to contribute to the country.

Even Zhuang Juxian, who drank all day to kill his sorrows, participated in this conference without hesitation.

Maybe it was to kill Xiao Feng to take revenge, or he wanted to take the opportunity to see Ah Zi again, but it was not ruled out that he really wanted to do his meager contribution to the Great Song Dynasty.

Other sects: Xiang Wanghai, Qi Liu, Bao Qianling, Xu Zhuocheng, etc.

"Xuzhu Xiao'er, how can you come to the martial arts conference without knowing my Murong Gongzi. ”

Everyone looked back and saw Murong Fu leading the four ministers and Wang Yuyan into this place.

What I just said was that the package among the four great ministers was different.

After all, the leader of the martial arts alliance is the nominal leader of the martial arts people in the Central Plains.

The heroes were all staring at the bag angrily.

Murong Fu said calmly: "Although Gusu Murong is a Xianbei person, he has lived in the Central Plains for a long time and has long been a member of the Great Song Dynasty.

Today, I, Murong Fu, led the people of the family to participate in the martial arts conference and add a modest force to the resistance to Liao.

Even if you are broken, you have no complaints. ”

When the heroes heard this, they all nodded slightly, and the unhappiness just now also dissipated.

Xuzhu clasped his hands together, bowed slightly and said, "Murong Gongzi is high-minded." ”

In this martial arts conference, Xuzhu did not allow the head of the sect and the disciples under the double ten to participate in the martial arts conference, after all, this trip is full of dangers, and it is necessary to leave a fire for the sect.

Only Zhuang Juxian is an exception, after all, Zhuang Juxian does not have the slightest inheritance of the beggars, and Xuzhu will turn a blind eye.

A total of more than 270 people participated in this conference, and in fact, there are more martial arts people who want to participate.

But this is not a march to fight, it is not that the more people the better, only people with strong martial arts are needed.

And the screening method is to be able to walk out of the Yanmen Pass, which has been heavily displayed, and come here.

Xuzhu, who was standing alone in front of the crowd, used his internal force and said loudly: "Fellow martial artists, seniors, everyone gathered here today to do their part for the Great Song Dynasty.

The Khitan alien race not only took away the sixteen states of Yanyun in the Great Song Dynasty, but now they want to destroy our Han bloodline.

The Buddha said that all living beings are equal, and Xuzhu is a monk who should be universal.

Xuzhu is not a Buddha, he is a man of the Great Song Dynasty, and he just wants the people of the Great Song Dynasty to live and work in peace and contentment, and not be trampled by the iron hooves of foreign people.

If this operation is successful, not only will the Great Song Dynasty be fine, but we may even be able to further recover the rivers and mountains.

But if it fails, then it is ten deaths and no life, if you have unwilling, human nature, Xuzhu will not blame resentment. ”

After waiting for half a moment, no one wanted to quit.

Just as Xuzhu was about to speak, there was a sound of rustling footsteps outside the forest.

Everyone showed vigilance, this place is outside the Yanmen Pass, and the person who comes may be a soldier of the Liao State.

The comer was getting closer and closer, and when the last bush that blocked everyone's view was removed, the crowd could see its face.

It is Duan Yu, the head of the Xiaoyao faction, and his disciples.

The tall Duan Yu was wearing a purple robe, with long flowing hair, and his sword eyebrows flew obliquely into his sideburns.

Duan Yu walked past Wang Yuyan, Murong Fu and others without squinting.

After a pause, as if he had just discovered it, he turned his head and smiled and arched his hand: "Murong Gongzi, Mr. Deng, Mr. Gongye, Mr. Bao, Feng Daxia."

Miss Yuyan. ”

Murong Fu and the others all bowed back, Wang Yuyan nodded slightly, and said softly: "Duan Gongzi." ”

Xuzhu said with a complicated expression: "Third brother, you are the son of Dali and the master of a faction, so you shouldn't come here." ”

Duan Yu said lightly: "Second brother, I am not here as the head of the sect this time, but as the third brother of the master of the virtual alliance.

You can't drive me away, I swore when I first bowed that I would not be born on the same day, the same month, and the same year, but I would die on the same day, the same month, and the same year.

I'm better than you, let's go together, as long as you don't die, then I definitely won't die.

If the second brother wants the third brother to live, then take care of his own safety, and when he can't do anything, don't risk his life. ”

Xuzhu smiled helplessly: "I can't say anything about you, but you have to obey the command of me, the alliance leader." ”

Duan Yu nodded and agreed.

Xuzhu didn't say anything more, and led everyone to a hilltop outside Yanmen Pass, waiting for the arrival of the Liao army condescendingly.

According to the news, Emperor Liao is going to drive the expedition in person.

And the purpose of this martial arts conference is to attack and kill Emperor Liao, after all, shoot people first and shoot horses, and capture thieves first capture kings.