Yang Gon was transferred to Heianjing under the coercion of the national secretary, and was also received by the officials of his own country, but he was not taken seriously. Some officials came to visit and discuss, but they were all vague and perfunctory.

He suddenly felt that this trip was not easy.

Half a month later, another visitor came to the hotel, but it was a letter brought by a servant. Yang Gon unfolded it and looked at it, and it was written in clear Chinese characters, claiming that he was the senator of the imperial court, Ono Haogu, and wanted to invite Yang Gon, the envoy of the Great Liao, to the temple where he lived to taste tea.

Fortunately, Yang Gon had dealt with the Southern Court of Youzhou and the Northern Han Kingdom for a long time before, and he could understand Chinese characters, otherwise this letter would have to be translated.

Yang Gon was unfamiliar with the place in Heianjing, and he was worried that he had no way, as long as there were officials in his country who were willing to make friends, he had no reason to refuse.

He glanced at the servant with the letter, with a short knife at his waist, no hat, and a bun on his head, quite a bit of a man's attire. He casually asked, "Why does Ling Gong live in the temple?" ”

The servant said in Chinese: "Ono-kun is proficient in battle formations, waka songs, and is also quite proficient in Buddhism, and often lives in temples. ”

Yang Gon nodded, "Please lead the way." ”

In a foreign country, Yang Gon only brought two retinues, and a group of four people rode out of the city, and when they reached a mountain, they had to leave one person to watch the horse, abandon the horse and climb the mountain on foot. The winding and steep dirt and stone path in the mountains soon made it difficult for Yang Gon.

After walking for nearly half an hour, I saw the eaves of the temple in the lush mountain forest. At this time, Yang Gon was so tired that he was out of breath and dizzy, if he hadn't seen the roof of the house, he really couldn't hold on. Yang Gon is also a martial artist, but in the northern grasslands, it is rare to climb such a long mountain road.

The percussion sound of ......the wooden fish and the incomprehensible chanting of the scriptures were hazy, and Yang Gon only felt that his head was bleeding, and he had long lost any interest in appreciation.

The servant stretched out his arm holding a short knife to block the entourage behind Yang Gon, and bowed and pointed to the door of the temple in front of him. Yang Gon panted and said to his entourage, "You can wait for me here." ”

He walked in the direction alone, and let out a long breath, so tired that he wanted to sit down and rest his breath at once.

At this moment, Yang Gon noticed that someone was kneeling behind him, he hurriedly looked back, and saw a woman in a dress and a pillow on her back was wiping the mud marks on the floor with a towel, and he looked down to see that her boots were full of mud, and the floor of the temple hall was spotless.

Yang Gon took off his boots quietly.

After a while, a bald middle-aged man with a thin face and a little short stature walked out, bowed and said, "Your guest must be Yang Jun, the envoy of the Great Liao, and I am the Ono Haogu who invited Yang Jun." Please take a seat. ”

Yang Gon took a deep breath, first pressed his hand to his chest, and saluted the man, then walked to a coffee table, saw a futon, and sat down cross-legged on the futon. He took off his hat, revealing his balding hair.

Maybe this man thinks he is very weird, but Yang Gon also thinks this guy is strange, he is a monk with a shaved head, but he is also a military general, and there are women in dresses in the temple......

Ono Haogu smiled and said: "The Great Liao Khitan people don't speak when they meet?" ”

Yang Gon said: "Han'er will greet each other, we only need to bow to show respect for the master." ”

Ono Yoshiko nodded: "People from different places have different customs, and we have to understand them gradually." ”

Yang Gon pondered for a moment and responded, "I am Yang Gon." ”

Ono Haogu immediately laughed again when he heard this, and said, "Then Yang Jun came to Heianjing thousands of miles away this time to help us resist the attack of the Central Plains?" ”

Yang Gon said quietly: "I was entrusted by the Great Liao Emperor and the privy envoy of the Northern Court, Xiao Gong, and I came here for this matter. I don't know if Ono Gong heard about the major events in Middle-earth, Shu, Tang, Southern Han, Eastern Han, and Dangxiang Pingxia and Daliao Youzhou have been occupied by Xu State; Guo Shao, the lord of Xu, was ambitious and aggressive, and Da Liao already felt threatened.

Now Da Liao has received definite news that Guo Shao is preparing to invade Dongdao in order to plan for his country's silver mines for military expenses. If it is said that the country can resist the attack of the Xu army, it will also play a great role in Daliao. ”

Ono Yoshigu didn't immediately refute, and echoed: "Yang Jun seems to be reasonable when he says this. ”

Yang Gon hurriedly said: "There are Han'er craftsmen in Shangjing and Bohai in Daliao, who can help your country refine silver, and your country will be richer by relying on Yinshan; Our country can also help our soldiers and horses understand and deal with the tactics of the Xu army......"

Ono Yoshigu suddenly changed his polite and humble disguise, and interrupted Yang Gon a little unceremoniously: "The intention of the Great Liao Imperial Court is that the two countries form an alliance to jointly deal with your strong enemy Xu Guo?" ”

Yang Gon was stunned for a moment, and a wave of anger came up inexplicably in his heart!

This is said that the native people seem to be humble on the surface, but in fact they are very arrogant! He also thinks too highly of his own family, and the dignified Liao is to deal with Xu Guo, and he is committed to forming an alliance with Dongdao and relying on their strength?

Yang Gon said coldly: "I'm afraid that Ono Gong has misunderstood the meaning of so-and-so. The Great Liao Imperial Court took the initiative to help your country, and it was really worried about it, but it was not the Great Liao that really needed it, but your state! A certain persuasion said that the monarchs and ministers of the country should be armed as soon as possible, otherwise when the matter comes, will they not fall in the wind? ”

Ono Haogu's face was also very unsightly when he heard this, he took a deep breath and said, "I'm afraid Yang Jun also misunderstood the Yamato people. ”

"Oh?" Yang Gon looked at him with interest.

Ono said, "Our favorite thing is cherry blossoms...... It's a pity that Yang Jun came unfortunately, and the wonderful cherry blossoms have withered at this time. It is really difficult to appreciate this thing, its flowering period is very short, and at the most beautiful time, it withers and flies. ”

His expression was grim, and he said in jerky Chinese: "I can only break the jade, and I don't want to be whole!" To die for Amaterasu and His Majesty the Emperor is the honor of the Yamato people! ”

After listening to a long discussion, Yang Gon's anger also subsided a little, remembering that he had run into walls everywhere in Heianjing, and it was not the best strategy to offend this person. immediately changed his words: "I heard Ono Gongzen and songs, and he is a poet." The poet always has some heart out of sincerity. ”

Sure enough, Ono Haogu was very useful, kneeling on the futon, leaning forward, bowing slightly to Yang Gon, and his tone was a lot calmer: "The heart is emotionless, and you can't write good songs." ”

As he spoke, he actually pulled up his throat, and suddenly sang "woo wow", Yang Gon was almost amused, but he couldn't laugh, because the expression on Ono's face was serious, and he didn't look joking at all. Yang Gon couldn't laugh or cry, and sat there in amazement.

Just then, a woman came with tea. Ono Haogu took the palm of his hand lightly, sniffed it, and then sat upright with his eyes closed and intoxicated, and opened his eyes and smiled: "Tea fragrance...... Flowing water, cherry blossoms, grass and trees, all have Tao and Buddhism, and the Yamato people comprehend the original intention of Amaterasu from all things. ”

Yang Gon didn't say a word, what kind of Tao and Buddhism, how can they be mixed together? Did the god Amaterasu in his mouth have a friendship with the Buddha, and they can drink tea together like the two of them at this time? Anyway, Yang Gon was confused, the temples in the mountains and forests, and the people on the distant islands, seemed to be familiar, somewhat similar to Han'er, but mysterious and elusive.

Yang Gon thinks that Ono is very particular about the tea ceremony, but it is a little different from Han'er's style of drinking tea. In Yang Gon's feelings, the etiquette and culture of the native people seem to be a bit contrived, but they are very distinct in their deliberateness; And Yang Gon has also seen all kinds of Han'er, and the feeling that Han'er gives him is more natural and thick, as if a sentence is loud, simple but very open-minded, and not deliberate...... Something like Confucianism is spontaneous in the Han language, so there is nothing pretentious.

When the woman poured tea into the small cup, Yang Gon did not drink it all in one gulp...... If it is a Khitan person, they like to boil cow and sheep milk and tea together and drink it in a big bowl. However, Yang Gon was knowledgeable after all, and he didn't come in public, he just took a sip and tasted the tea, which was a little bitter, and he didn't think it was delicious.

Yang Gon said: "This envoy came this time, and it is not a lie. I hope that your country will send people to listen to it in many ways, and if you believe this news, Ono Gong can send someone to inform the envoy at any time. ”

Ono Haogu nodded and said: "Next time Yang Jun comes to the door with a face, I am willing to talk to Yang Jun about Xu Jun's equipment and tactics." He pondered for a moment, and then repeated the previous sentence in a consciously interesting manner, "People from different places have different customs, and we have to gradually understand them, including the enemy." ”

Yang Gon felt that the conversation was over, so he got up and bowed to his chest, and retired to put on his shoes.

He turned around and pondered Ono Yoshiko's last sentence just now, maybe Ono Yoshiko felt that the same sentence had two meanings when he said it twice, so he felt very wise? Anyway, this guy is very peculiar, since he is a martial artist, what is the vassal Fengya doing?

Poet! A sneer appeared at the corner of Yang Gon's mouth.

Anyway, today's trip was not very pleasant, because when he returned, he had to walk the difficult mountain road again. The steep mountain road is still difficult to walk down the mountain, and it is not fast or slow.

However, this is not a pleasant line, but it makes him feel that there has been substantial progress. When Yang Gon returned to the hotel, he immediately recalled the situation of the Battle of Pingxia, asked people to grind ink, and hurried to describe it; He also drew a rough picture of the artillery guns used by the Xu army.

In addition, there are plate armor, cherry spears, barrier knives, bows, crossbows, shuttle guns and other equipment and tactics used by the Xu army, which are illustrated and carefully described. Yang Gon hoped that in addition to drinking tea and composing poetry, that Ono Haogu could also have some knowledge of military formations...... If this is the case, he will definitely fear and attach importance to Xu Jun.

Yang Gon also wrote that the forbidden army of Xu Guo was its main force, with a hundred elite soldiers, skilled weapons and battle formations, solemn military discipline, and fearless death. It is roughly similar to the recruitment system of the "Long March athletes" in the Tang Dynasty, which does not operate the fields and only trains soldiers to fight.

As soon as he arrived in Heianjing, he noticed that his country was as rumored to be, it should be the style of the Xi Tang Dynasty, and he should be familiar with some of the military systems in the past, so there is an analogy.

Yang Gon finished writing it three days later, revised it again, called his entourage to copy it, and then sent it to the temple on the mountain to dedicate it to Ono Yoshiko, the senator of his country.