Li Zhi, a young man with no experience, could become an envoy to Goryeo in one fell swoop, and it was difficult for even a prime minister to have such power, but there was one exception, and that was the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

Although the imperial power of the Song Dynasty was restricted, the emperor was the emperor after all, especially Zhao Zhen established his prestige through foreign expansion wars, and it can be said that among the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty, he had the greatest power, so Zhao Zhen could directly appoint an inexperienced envoy.

Of course, the above is just Li Zhang's speculation, but with his understanding of Zhao Zhen, this guess is almost more than ninety percent sure of the facts, it is likely that when the envoy was selected, Zhao Zhen saw Li Shiheng's name, and then thought of Li Zhi, the ex-husband of Empress Cao, although he hated Empress Cao very much, it did not mean that he would tolerate his wife having an ex-husband, so he would kick Li Zhi to Goryeo.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang actually felt a little sympathy for the Li Zhi in front of him, because if the Great Song Dynasty wanted to restore relations with Goryeo, he might be stationed in Goryeo at that time, and this Li Zhi in front of him was a very small candidate, in other words, he might have to stay in Goryeo for the rest of his life.

"Brother Li, is it your daughter in your arms?" At this moment, Li Zhi suddenly saw An Ran in Li Zhang's arms, and asked curiously, he knew that Li Zhang was married, and he also had a daughter, Li Zhang had told his friend Zheng Guan about these news, and it was estimated that Li Zhi heard it from Zheng Guan.

"Yes, my lady gave birth to a son to me some time ago, and now she can only stay at home to recuperate, so I can only take my daughter out for a spin." Li Zhang replied with a smile, but only then did he realize that An Ran, who was originally sleepy, had woken up at this time, and looked at Li Zhi curiously with wide eyes.

"Brother Li is really blessed!" Li Zhi also showed a kind smile to An Ran at this time, and then suddenly thought of something, and immediately took out something from his sleeve and handed it to An Ran with a smile, "Little lady, meet for the first time, this is a meeting gift for you!" ”

What Li Zhi took out was a string of pearls, each of which was the size of a finger, it seemed that it should be a very precious southern pearl, and the shape was very round, and the price of such a string of southern pearls was also quite expensive, so Li Zhang immediately excused himself and said: "Brother Rupei, this is too precious, we can't accept it!" ”

"Brother Li doesn't have to excuse himself, it's just a string of pearls, and I don't know when I'll come back, maybe today is goodbye!" Li Zhi's expression was also a little depressed at the end, his words were not an exaggeration, and the envoy to Goryeo also had to take certain risks, especially to go to sea, and in this era, going to sea is almost tied to his belt, and no one can guarantee that he can land safely after going to sea.

Although Li Zhang stayed away from Li Zhi's sexual orientation, after all, it was an acquaintance, and when he was in Yongcheng, he was also warmly entertained by the other party, so he was also a little sad at this time, and he comforted the other party a few words, and Li Zhi quickly recovered, and even proposed to travel with Li Zhang, then Li Zhang was frightened again, and immediately excused his daughter to rest, and then hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Three days later, Li Zhang also heard that Li Zhi was indeed selected as an envoy, and just after the Shangyuan Festival, the mission left the capital and rushed to Shandong, they would go to sea by boat from the Shandong Peninsula, if it went well, they would soon reach Goryeo, as for whether they could say that Goryeo could send troops to Liao, it would depend on Li Zhi's ability.

However, on the fourth day after Li Zhi left the capital, someone suddenly came to the door to deliver a letter, and this letter turned out to be given to him by Li Zhi, which made Li Zhang also startled, because Li Zhi should not know his identity, how could he send the letter to his house.

With the suspicion in his heart, Li Zhang also opened the letter, originally he was worried that the letter was written again "Yue Ren Song" and something like that, but when he saw the content of the letter, he couldn't help but be surprised, because the beginning of the letter directly called Li Zhang Dingbei Hou, obviously Li Zhi already knew his identity.

Li Zhi's letter was very long, and the content in it also made Li Zhang shake his head and smile bitterly, because Li Zhi confessed to him in the letter that when Li Zhang first arrived in Yongcheng, he recognized Li Zhang, and also guessed Li Zhang's intention to go to Yongcheng.

According to what Li Zhi said in the letter, his sexual orientation is very normal, and the reason why he was reluctant to marry Empress Cao at the beginning was mainly because he liked freedom by nature and did not want to be bound by his family, and he liked Taoism, so he was very resistant to getting married, and even ran away in the last cave room, and he repeatedly assured that the relationship between him and Empress Cao was indeed clean, and nothing happened that Zhao Zhen was worried about.

And at the end of the letter, Li Zhi also indicated the reason why he wrote this letter, only to see the last paragraph written: "Brother Li, you and I have known each other, I know that you are a benevolent gentleman, and even secretly helped Empress Cao, a woman I never knew, and also helped me, if it is in normal times, I really want to be friends with Brother Li, but unfortunately there is no time, if possible, I hope that Brother Li can try to help Empress Cao, after all, I was sorry for her at the beginning, if it wasn't for me to ruin her name, she would not have suffered to join the palace." ……”

Li Zhang didn't expect that at the end of this letter, Li Zhi actually hoped to help Empress Cao, and it is estimated that he also knew about Zhao Zhen's snubbing of Empress Cao, after all, Empress Cao has been in the palace for so long, and her situation cannot be hidden from some well-intentioned people, and even now there are similar rumors on the streets of Tokyo, so it is normal for Li Zhi to know.

After reading the letter, Li Zhang couldn't help but smile bitterly again, he didn't expect that he was calculated by Li Zhi and others in Yongcheng, but he didn't see the slightest flaw, and all this came from Li Zhi's hands, so it can be seen that Li Zhi is meticulous.

Although he was calculated, Li Zhang was not angry, because Li Zhi did all this just to protect himself, and he also believed that Li Zhi was not lying, there should really be nothing between him and Empress Cao, otherwise he would not write it so frankly, and he was also sure that Li Zhang would not tell Zhao Zhen the content of the letter, because doing so would make Zhao Zhen feel that Li Zhang was derelict in his duties, and secondly, Empress Cao had already entered the palace, and it would not be beneficial for anyone to mention this kind of thing again.

In fact, after reading the letter, Li Zhang directly took the letter to the candle and burned it, in fact, the things on the letter are really useless, the relationship between Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao has already become like that, even if there is one more, it will have no effect, and he has long since stopped caring about the private affairs in Zhao Zhen's harem.

However, Li Zhi's letter made Li Zhang feel at ease, he was originally worried that Li Zhi would only recite poems against him, and he had no experience as an official, in case the envoy to Goryeo was messed up this time, then his previous plan to unite Goryeo to mess up the Liao State would not work, but now he was not worried, with Li Zhi's meticulous thinking, as long as he did not go crazy, it should not be difficult to persuade Goryeo to send troops.

Soon after Li Zhi left the capital, the meritorious soldiers who had participated in the battle of Yanyun and Gubeikou also returned to the capital, and it was Liu Ping who was the leader, who led this group of victorious tiger and wolf divisions that day, escorted the captured Khitan generals, and marched majestically along the Royal Street Avenue to the harem, and the people of the entire capital also came to watch.

The low status of the generals of the Great Song Dynasty, in addition to the suppression of civilian officials, is also related to their poor performance on the battlefield, especially the Great Song Dynasty is mainly a defensive war, even if it wins, it is also on its own land, which also makes the generals' faces dull, and now they are expanding the territory for the Great Song Dynasty, and recovering the Yanyun that has been lost for a hundred years, which makes all the generals have a sense of arrogance, and the waist is naturally straight.

With the return of this group of meritorious soldiers, coupled with the governance of Yanyun place, the Great Song Dynasty also slowly broke away from the state of war and began to restore the tranquility of the past, and the Liao State was also secretly licking its wounds, but at this moment, there was a sudden bad news in the Hedong area: the earth dragon turned over!

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