Seeing this young man in brocade clothes who came slowly, Li Zhang couldn't help but show a solemn look, because he saw Yelu Renxian behind the other party, you must know that Yelu Renxian is the real personal guard of Yelu Sect, the prince of Liao, so the identity of the young man in front of him is about to come out.

"Where are the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty?" I saw that the brocade-clothed young man glanced at the camp, and then asked, with an indifferent expression on his face, as if everything in the world was not taken into account, and he himself was high, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

"Great Song Dynasty envoy Li Zhang, meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" Although Li Zhang didn't feel very good about this young man, he still stepped forward and saluted, after all, he now represents the Great Song Dynasty, and the etiquette should not be missing.

"Oh? You guessed my identity before I introduced myself? The young man on the horse couldn't help but show an interested look when he saw Li Zhang, he was at most fourteen or fifteen years old, and Li Zhang looked only a few years older than him, and he was even more surprised that he could serve as an envoy of a country at such a young age.

"The lower official only saw Yelu Hou, so he guessed the identity of His Highness." Li Zhang immediately replied honestly, he was not familiar with this Yelu Sect, and for some reason, Li Zhang always felt that this Yelu Sect was really indebted, and the more he looked at it, he wanted to beat him, of course, if he really did it, I was afraid that he would be cut into pulp by the guards behind the other party immediately, and even the entire mission would have to bury him.

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Yelu Zongzhen couldn't help but look at Yelu Renxian behind him, and then he suddenly thought that Yelu Renxian had brought Li Zhang and them to the palace before, which made him suddenly realize, and then laughed and said: "I see, it was the prince's negligence, but Li Zhong made you a smart person, no wonder you were entrusted with a heavy task at a young age!" ”

It should be a happy thing to be praised by others, but it is obviously a compliment, but it makes Li Zhang feel very uncomfortable when it comes out of Yelu Zongzhen's mouth, and at the same time, the desire to beat him is stronger, which makes Li Zhang also a little strange, this Yelu Zongzhen looks quite normal, but why is there always a feeling of being beaten?

"Ahem, His Royal Highness Prince Xie compliments!" Li Zhang resisted the impulse in his heart at the moment, and saluted the other party again at the moment, there was no way, he was under the eaves, he had to bow his head, and the prince of Liao in front of him who was not beaten was not something he could offend for the time being.

Although Yelu Zongzhen was a little interested in Li Zhang, he didn't have a good impression of the Song people, in fact, in his eyes, the Song people were just a defeated general, and they were not worthy of being called with the Liao State at all, but should be a subject country of the Liao State, so from the beginning, he had a high-minded attitude, which is probably the main reason why Li Zhang wanted to beat him.

"This prince came at the behest of his father, mainly to inform you that tomorrow my father will meet you in the king's tent, and at the same time, my father also asked me to come to apologize on his behalf, because my father's health is not very good these days, so I have kept you waiting for a long time." At this time, I saw Yelu Zongzhen sitting up straight on the horse, and then said lightly.

"Thank you, Prince, I wonder how His Majesty's health is?" Li Zhang immediately asked again, they had originally come under the banner of visiting the sick Yelu Longxu this time, so it was normal to ask about the other party's physical condition.

"My father is old, so I will naturally have some minor problems with my body, but it's okay, you will know when you see your father tomorrow!" Yelu Zongzhen didn't seem to want to say too much about Yelu Longxu's physical condition, so he replied vaguely at the moment, and then turned his horse's head and left.

After watching Yelu Zongzhen leave, Li Zhang smiled coldly, Yelu Zongzhen was really arrogant, but he was still too young, and any expression was written on his face, when he asked about Yelu Longxu's condition just now, the other party's face was obviously a little unnatural, and he avoided it, obviously wanting to cover it up.

"Duwei, isn't the Emperor of Liao extremely sick, how can he promise to meet us tomorrow?" At this time, Fu Bi also stepped forward and asked in a low voice, he also heard Yelu Zongzhen's words just now, which made him a little suspicious of Yelu Longxu's illness.

"Yelu Longxu's illness must be real, and the illness is not light, as for why he will meet us tomorrow, this is not something we can know, but we should know when we meet the emperor of Liao tomorrow." Li Zhang smiled calmly at the moment and said, no matter what Yelu Longxu's idea is, this guy shouldn't be able to last this year anyway, and as long as he dies, then the Great Song Dynasty will wait to see the jokes of the Liao Kingdom.

The night passed quickly, and the next morning, Li Zhang and Fu Bi were dressed neatly, and then under the guidance of a Liao official, they came out of the barracks under house arrest, along the way Li Zhang was also secretly observing the surrounding situation, but all he could see was one camp after another, and after passing through these camps, he finally saw the palace of the Liao emperor, or the king's tent, because it was originally composed of one tall tent after another.

The palace of Liao is different, although there is a palace in Zhongjing, the specifications are similar to the palace in Tokyo City, but it is not the place where the emperor of Liao lived, at most the palace will only be used on some special occasions, and the palace composed of huge tents in front of him is the real residence of the emperor of Liao, and on the periphery of the palace, there are many princes and nobles, civil and military officials residence, here is also the place where they usually deal with government affairs.

Don't look at this palace is composed of tents, but tents and tents are not the same, these huge tents that make up the palace are also extremely gorgeous, the top also stands with golden columns, covered with luxurious blankets, the palace is also surrounded by heavy felt walls, the whole palace is arranged in a patchwork manner, if it is not led by someone, you will definitely get lost when you go in.

Of course, no matter how gorgeous the tent is, it is certainly not as comfortable as the fixed palace, especially the palace has to move with the water and grass, and the road is very hard, it is said that the emperor has to fish and hunt himself, and even the concubines in the palace also need to participate in some labor.

However, even so, the Liao royal family still did not move back to live in the palace in Zhongjing, but maintained this nomadic tradition, which is probably also to show that they have not forgotten their roots, after all, their Khitan people are originally nomads, but it is precisely because of this reason that the Khitan and Han people in Liao have not been able to integrate, which also brings a lot of trouble to the rule of Liao.

After passing through one tent after another, Li Zhang and Fu Bi were finally taken to a tall and majestic imperial tent, Li Zhang also saw such a large tent for the first time, the scale was not even smaller than the palace in the imperial city of the Great Song Dynasty, and the ground was also covered with luxurious felt, and when they entered the imperial tent, they saw an old man with white hair sitting on the throne in front of him, although this old man had a sick face, but there was a sense of not being angry and arrogant.

"Li Zhang, the envoy of the Song Kingdom, meet His Majesty the Emperor!" Li Zhang and Fu Bi stepped forward and saluted solemnly, Li Zhang just glanced at Yelu Longxu, and then lowered his head and didn't dare to look again, after all, it is very rude to look directly at the emperor of a country, and maybe it will anger the other party.

"Excuse me!" I only heard Yelu Longxu say in an old voice at this time.

Although the Liao State was established by the Khitans, the upper class of the Liao State admired the Central Plains culture very much, which led to the extreme popularity of Confucianism, and they believed in Buddhism, so as long as they were Khitan nobles, most of them could speak fluent Chinese, especially the official documents of the Liao State were generally written by Chinese characters and Khitan characters, such as Yelu Longxu was not only proficient in Confucianism, but also knew how to write poetry and songs, especially in music, and had personally composed more than 100 songs.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Zhang and Fu Bi stood up straight at the moment, and then sent Zhao Zhen's letter and gift list, and then asked Yelu Longxu about his physical condition on behalf of Zhao Zhen and Liu E.

Yelu Longxu also took this opportunity to inquire about the situation of Zhao Zhen and Liu E, and Li Zhang also answered one by one, and took this opportunity to secretly observe Yelu Longxu's face, and found that although the other party was sitting very upright, his face was blue and white, and his voice was also a little hoarse, especially his eyes were cloudy.

After a diplomatic conversation, Yelu Longxu seemed to be a little unable to support it, and at that moment I saw him cough violently a few times, and then he spoke again: "The envoy came from afar, I was going to give a banquet and hospitality, but unfortunately I am not feeling well, and the crown prince can only entertain you on my behalf!" ”

In addition to Yelu Longxu in the hall, Yelu Zongzhen is also here, and there are several important ministers of the Liao State, including Khitans and Han people, and at this time, Yelu Zongzhen also immediately stepped forward and said: "Although the father and emperor go back to rest, the sons will definitely treat the envoys of the Song State well!" ”

"Hmm!" I saw Yelu Longxu nodding heavily at this time, and then waved his hand to signal them to retreat, Yelu Zongzhen also led Li Zhang out of this imperial tent at this time, and then came to a slightly smaller tent next to it, which is also the banquet place of the Liao State, except for Li Zhang and Fu Bi, only Yelu Zongzhen and several other Liao ministers were accompanied.

Yelu Zongzhen still looked like he was on top, but the ministers of Liao who accompanied him were very enthusiastic, Li Zhang and Fu Bi did not feel left out, and after the wine and food were served, the atmosphere slowly became warmer.

Of course, Li Zhang and Fu Bi also knew that this kind of superficial enthusiasm was fake, but it was Yeluzong's real arrogance that seemed more real, after all, he was too young to restrain his emotions.

However, in the middle of the banquet, I suddenly saw a person walking in quickly, and then whispered a few words in Yelu Zongzhen's ear, and as a result, Yelu Zongzhen's face immediately changed, and then he stood up and left here quickly, leaving Li Zhang, Fu Bi and others who looked at each other.