Zhang Pu cried like this, and Mrs. Xiao showed surprise behind her; glanced at Han Derang and said: Let your brother handle this matter!

Han Derang naturally understood the glance that Empress Dowager Xiao threw at him, the two of them could sleep in the same bed and still ignore each other's state of mind?

Han Derang withdrew his gaze from Empress Dowager Xiao's face and stepped forward to help Zhang Pu; Let him sit down and laugh, and say: "Don't be sad for the envoys of Xiazhou, my queen mother is the most unsightly person to tears in front of her!" If you have any state affairs, just talk about it, my queen mother will definitely listen to it! ”

Han Derang's words made Zhang Pu dispel the fear of being scared all the way, and his emotions calmed down instantly.

Zhang Pu was worried along the way that Empress Dowager Xiao would not receive him, Li Jiqian's envoy, because although the Great Liao Khitan State married the daughter of the clan to Li Jiqian and recognized Li Jiqian as the lord of the five continents of Xia, Yin, Jing, Sui, and Yu, Li Jiqian was unruly and always went deep into the territory of the Liao State to plunder the people's property, which made the Liao State have a sense of meeting Li Jiqian's plague god.

Han Derang's words made Zhang Pu open his heart, and he saw that he calmly said freely: "My master has long believed that the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom is the authentic suzerain, and he has gone to clear the surrounding barbarian enemies for the Great Liao Shangguo all these years; However, the Zhao and Song dynasties instigated the Uighurs of Ganzhou and the Six Grains of Tubo to frequently stir up trouble; Fight against the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom! ”

Zhang Pu stretched his neck as he spoke, Lang Ge swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said: "In the nineteenth year of the Liao Shengzong and the Ninth Year (1001 AD), Pan Luozhi, the great leader of the Six Valleys of Tubo, accepted the canonization of the Song Dynasty as the defense envoy of Yanzhou and the inspection envoy of the western capital of Lingzhou; Later, he was awarded the Shuo Fang Jie Du envoy, and united with the Ganzhou Uighur Dragon Banner cavalry to invade Xia Yinjing and Sui Wuzhou! ”

Han Derang couldn't help but say when he saw Zhang Pu lifting the basket bucket and moving, "Can the envoy be more concise?" I know all these things you said, so don't talk about them anymore! ”

Han Derang glared at Zhang Pu as he spoke, and said solemnly: "What can I do if I always beat on the side of the drum, if you want to smash it, smash it into the heart of the drum!" ”

"Oh, oh, oh......" Zhang Pu suddenly woke up, and said with a smile: "Xiaguan is chattering, Xiaguan is striving to be concise and to the point!" ”

Zhang Pu raised his arm as he spoke: "After Li Jiqian, the lord of Great Xia, led his troops to kill Cao Guangshi, the inspection envoy of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty took revenge; Let Tian Renlang, the governor of Qinzhou, and Li Jilong, the general, lead the army to drive us out of the country again, and recently there was news from Bianjing, saying that Song Taizong ordered Ma Lu Chengyu to recruit envoys to the west; Leading the army to kill all the party members, my lord is in internal and external difficulties, and I have to ask the Empress Dowager Chengtian to help you get through the difficulties! ”

When Empress Dowager Xiao saw Zhang Pu say this, she couldn't help glaring at him and said: "Song Taizong ordered Ma Lu Chengyu to recruit envoys for the expedition to the west, and he wanted to kill Li Jiqian!" ”

"Emperor Chengtian Empress Dowager Shengming!" Zhang Puwei promised: "That's exactly what happened, not to mention that there is a plague epidemic in Yin, Xia, Jing, Sui, and Yu, and a large number of people are dying!" ”

Xiao Zhuo was dumbfounded, staring at Zhang Pu and said, "Special envoy, you said that the five continents of the Northland are now plagued!" ”

"Yes, Queen Mother!" Zhang Pu repeated the previous words, and said with tears streaming down his face again: "If the Empress Dowager Chengtian doesn't ask for help, my master Li Jiqian will not be killed by the army of the Song Dynasty; I have to die of the plague! ”

Zhang Pu's statement, the wolf-like Empress Dowager Xiao actually aroused compassion; I saw her majestically and solemnly walk down from the golden dragon chair and stand on the ground and asked: "The envoy's words are very true, your master is the son-in-law of the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom, and this queen will be emotionally promoted and helped him; But your master is a villain, and from time to time he leads his subordinates to go deep into the territory of Daliao to rob and plunder; Special envoy Zhang, tell me to the queen, whether your master really wants to return to Daliao or just wants to buy and sell his lips and do what he likes! ”

Empress Dowager Xiao said and said, "This Empress Dowager wants to hear what kind of person your master is!" ”

When Zhang Pu saw Empress Dowager Xiao say such a thing, he felt that his opportunity had come; Cheng stood up in fear and bowed down and said: "Chengtian Emperor Dowager, your Shengming, my master Li Jiqian was appointed by his uncle as the head of the tribe at the age of 12, and from then on he planned to return to the Great Liao Kingdom and oppose the Song Dynasty!" ”

Zhang Pu paused as he spoke, cheering up his spirits and said: "When my master was 17 years old, he led 100 dead soldiers to the Songpan area, trying to contact the Qiang and Tubo people there to attack the Song Dynasty together, but it backfired!" Although my master has suffered setbacks, his determination to belong to Daliao has not changed! ”

Empress Dowager Xiao saw that Zhang Pu was talking out of the sky, and snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "The envoy of Xiazhou said that your master is out of the blue, is this really the case?" ”

Zhang Pu hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "How dare the lower officials deceive the Empress Dowager of the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom?" If there is a lie, the petty official would rather give up his neck and this guy who eats in the Lang Pavilion! ”

After a pause, he said emotionally: "If the Empress Dowager Chengtian doesn't believe the words of the lower officials, you can ask the deputy envoy Li Hui and the fine seal Weiqi!" Zhang Pu raised his finger and pointed to the two entourages who came with him, Li Hui and Xifeng Weiwei.

Li Hui is a Han Chinese, and Xifeng Weiwei is a party member; Both speak Khitan and Chinese, and the Wiki grunts in Khitan; Han Derang sneered: "You should still speak in Chinese!" She can understand the Empress Dowager! ”

Seeing Han Derang say this, the fine seal wiki stepped forward and bowed and said: "The Empress Dowager of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager of Qiqi, everything that the envoy said is true!" My master rose to prominence at the age of twelve, and after stepping onto the stage of history, he was indomitable and made the party prosperous! ”

Empress Dowager Xiao glanced at the fine seal wiki disdainfully: "It seems that you are all tongue debaters, and your master has known since he was 12 years old that he can fight well, but you are a little too true about his praise!" ”

"Not so, the Empress Dowager! The fine seal wiki is not wrong, my master is really a generation of Mingjun! Zhang Pu picked up the previous words and said impassionedly: "My master is a military genius, if he hadn't strategized, the Song Dynasty Yin, Xia, Sui, Fu, Feng, Yu, Jing, Lin, and Hong Kyushu inspections would make Cao Guangshi become a rotten bone!" ”

Zhang Pu said impassionedly: "My master adopted the strategy of Taoguang and obscurity, and asked the three lowly people to rush to the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom to ask for help from the Empress Dowager Chengtian; It's for the long term! ”

Empress Dowager Xiao suddenly launched a surge and sneered sarcastically: "Zhang Pu, you are a guy with an evil nose and eyes, and you deserve to be a dog of Li Jiqian!" Sing the praises of your master as Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty! ”

Zhang Pu was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything, staring at Empress Dowager Xiao with big eyes.

After the Empress Dowager Xiao finished speaking, she calmed down, walked a few times on the ground, raised her arms and said to Zhang Pu: "You have spared no effort to praise Li Jiqian, since he is so brave, he still asks for help from Da Liao!" ”

"Empress Dowager Chengtian, you misunderstood!" Li Hui, who had not been involved in the conversation, said excitedly: "The words of Zhang Zhengzhi and the deputy envoy of the Xifeng Wiki are not wrong, my master is a hero; He is the party and the tribe has grown and grown, and we praise him like this! ”

Empress Dowager Xiao stared at Li Hui a few times and felt that he was reasonable, so she raised her arm and did not say anything; The meaning let Li Hui continue.

Li Hui swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva deeply and said with a heartfelt voice: "The party is now sandwiched between the two big countries of Liao and Song, and my master cannot be the enemy of any country; Instead, it is necessary to show goodwill to both countries and accept the title, so as to win precious time for the development and growth of the tribe! ”

Empress Dowager Xiao acquiesced when she heard Li Hui tell the truth, and Zhang Pu continued: "My master has formulated a grand plan for the economic development of the Great Xia Kingdom!" ”

"Yo he!" Empress Dowager Xiao was stunned, glanced at Zhang Pu with interest, raised her arms and said, "Your master has made a grand plan for economic development before he ascended the throne?" That's not to talk about the specific content and details! ”

Seeing that Empress Dowager Xiao was very interested in his words, Zhang Pu laughed and said, "Empress Dowager Chengtian Shengming!" My master's long-term plan for developing the economy of Western Xia has three! ”

After Zhang Pu said that my master's long-term plan for the development of the economy of Daxia has three words, he stretched his neck and throat and said: "The first is to develop the forestry economy with Helan Mountain as the central axis, and the second is to develop the agricultural economy with the Hetao Plain as the benchmark; The third is to focus on the Hexi Corridor to develop commodity trade and characteristic economy! ”

Empress Dowager Xiao and Han Derang listened to Zhang Pu talk about Li Jiqian's three-point grand plan for economic development, and they were dumbfounded; stared at each other a few times and felt clumsy, Empress Dowager Xiao sighed; Said thoughtfully: "When Special Envoy Zhang said this, I have to admire the wisdom and wisdom of your master!" ”

Empress Dowager Xiao frowned as she spoke, and said with a little thought: "The problem is that the Hetao Plain is not all owned by your Great Xia Kingdom, and there is also the Hexi Corridor, isn't it now occupied by Pan Luozhi, the great leader of the Six Valleys of Tibet, and the Uighur State of Ganzhou?" How easy it is to develop the agricultural economy of the Hetao and the commercial trade economy of the Hexi Corridor! ”

"Emperor Chengtian Empress Dowager Shengming!" Zhang Pu clapped his hands and laughed: "The Hetao Plain you said is naturally not all the territory of Great Xia, half of it is the territory of the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom; But isn't the Great Xia Kingdom a vassal of the Great Liao? Then the development of the agricultural economy by the subjects of Great Xia in the territory of the Liao State is not harmful to the Great Liao! ”

Zhang Pu cleared his throat as he spoke, and raised his voice: "There is also the Hexi Corridor that is now occupied by the Panluo branch of the Six Valleys of Tubo and the Uighur State of Ganzhou, but if the Great Liao Khitan State helps Great Xia; It was not easy to drive out the Tibetans and Uighurs! ”

After a pause, he said excitedly: "Once the Hetao Plain, the Hexi Corridor, and the Helan Mountains are developed to become famous granaries, the degree of wealth will be no less than that of the Jiangnan region in the Central Plains!" ”

Empress Dowager Xiao pondered for a long time and said disdainfully: "So your master has already included the territory of the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom!" ”。

Zhang Pu hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "The Empress Dowager Chengtian is reasonable, in fact, the territory of Great Xia is the land of the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom!" My master has already planned a campaign against the six valleys of Tibet, the Panluo Branch, and the Uighur state of Ganzhou; Once the rich and fertile lands of Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Shazhou, and Guazhou were seized from the Ganzhou Uighurs, the party members were organized to open up; The grain will roll in; At that time, the Empress Dowager of the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom raised her arms and shouted, and it was not easy for the army to go south to level the Central Plains Zhao and Song Dynasty! ”

Zhang Pu said such things that Empress Dowager Xiao liked to hear, and when she talked to Han Derang about realizing the unification of the Chinese nation, she included the development of the Hetao Plain and the Hexi Corridor; Restoring the glory of the Silk Road commodity trade during the prosperous Tang Dynasty was the dream of Empress Dowager Xiao! If Li Jiqian, the master of Western Xia, took the lead in developing these places into warehouses of rice and grain, it would be equivalent to helping Empress Dowager Xiao realize the grand cause of unification of China......