Autumn is crisp, it is the harvest season of the year, Li Zhang came to the city gate in a carriage, and looked at the official road from time to time, and when he saw a team of soldiers and horses escorting a carriage coming, he immediately showed an excited look, and immediately jumped out of the carriage to greet him, and the people in the carriage also saw Li Zhang at this time, and also stopped the carriage.

"Brother Anren, I haven't seen you for many years, don't come to harm?" Li Zhang couldn't help laughing when he saw the person coming down from the carriage, this person was Zhao Anren who came to the capital from Yanyun.

Li envoy...... No, it should be called Dingbei Hou, the slave has seen ......"

Zhao Anren saw that Li Zhang was still a little restrained, and even wanted to salute seriously, but Li Zhang grabbed his arm and smiled: "Brother Anren, you are now a Song person, and you have made great contributions to the country, you will be my Li Zhang's brother in the future, let's go, I have set up a banquet at home, let's get drunk today!" ”

Although Li Zhang and Zhao Anren have only met a few times, they usually exchange letters, and in the matter of Liao, Zhao Anren has made great contributions, if it were not through his mouth, he would not have let Xiao Yunjin and Yelu Zongzhen both lose, not to mention that the last time he went to Liao, Zhao Anren helped him a lot, so he has always regarded the other party as a friend.

Hearing that Li Zhang actually entertained himself at home, this made Zhao Anren flattered, but also showed a moving expression, after all, he is a eunuch, even if what he did before was meritorious to the Great Song Dynasty, but how many people can really afford him? However, Li Zhang is an exception, since the first time they met, he has always put himself on an equal footing, which makes Zhao Anren also feel the respect he has not seen for a long time.

At that moment, Li Zhang invited Zhao Anren to get into his carriage, and then the two returned to Li Zhang's house together, and the family had already prepared a wine banquet, and many of them were local dishes in Beijing that Zhao Anren liked, don't look at him as a native of Hebei, but his mother is from Beijing, so he grew up eating Beijing dishes made by his mother since he was a child.

"Brother Zhao, have you gone home to see the old lady?" Li Zhang personally poured Zhao Anren a glass of wine, and then asked.

"I've seen it, my mother's health is fine, but the ears are back, knowing that when I came to the capital, she specially asked me to thank Brother Li on her behalf for your rescue grace back then!" Zhao Anren also bowed to Li Zhang when he said this.

"Brother Zhao is polite, this is my duty!" Li Zhang immediately said politely again, and then asked about the situation at Zhao Anren's house, and the other party also answered one by one.

"Brother Li, there's something I've always wanted to ask you." At this moment, I saw Zhao Anren suddenly hesitate and speak again.

I saw Li Zhang take a sip of tea at this time, and after a moment of silence, he spoke: "Brother Zhao, do you want to ask me, will our Great Song Dynasty rescue Empress Dowager Xiao this time?" ”

"Yes, the Queen Mother must have fallen into the hands of Yelu Zongzhen now, although they are mother and son, but Yelu Zongzhen has long hated the Queen Mother, I am really worried that he will be unfavorable to the Queen Mother!" Zhao Anren nodded and said, he can be said to be loyal to Xiao Yunjin, even at this time, he still hopes that Da Song can send troops to rescue her.

"I won't hide it from Brother Zhao, it's basically impossible for the Great Song side to send troops in a short period of time!" Li Zhang put down his chopsticks at this time and sighed, he didn't want to lie to Zhao Anren, so he told the truth directly.

Hearing Li Zhang's answer, Zhao Anren also showed a disappointed look on his face, and then he also sighed and said: "Actually, I also guessed that the Great Song Dynasty would not send troops easily, but I still had hope in my heart. ”

Seeing Zhao Anren's disappointed appearance, Li Zhang was also a little unbearable, and immediately spoke again: "Actually, you don't have to worry about the safety of Empress Dowager Xiao, she is Yelu Zongzhen's mother after all, no matter how much he hates his mother, he will not openly commit such a thing as killing his mother, so I estimate that Empress Dowager Xiao may end up under house arrest and then exiled to somewhere, so that their mother and son will never see each other." ”

Zhao Anren was also concerned about the chaos, and when he heard Li Zhang's words, he immediately came to his senses, with his understanding of the political situation of the Liao State, it was indeed impossible for Yelu Zongzhen to kill Xiao Yunjin, which made him also relieved.

"Brother Zhao, you are originally from the Song Dynasty, and now you have escaped from the Liao State, and you have made great contributions to the country, I don't know what your plans are in the future?" Li Zhang asked again at this time.

"This ......" Zhao Anren also showed a deep expression when he heard Li Zhang's inquiry, and only after a while did he speak, "Actually, I don't hide it from Brother Li, after I returned to the Great Song Dynasty, in addition to hoping that the Great Song Dynasty would send troops to rescue the Queen Mother, my biggest wish is to serve my mother and provide for her old people, and I have no other ideas!" ”

"Brother Zhao, you have made great contributions to the country, if you want, Your Majesty can appoint you as an official, I don't know what you want?" Li Zhang said again, in fact, in addition to welcoming Zhao Anren today, he also wanted to ask Zhao Zhen's thoughts for Zhao Zhen, because the Great Song Dynasty also prepared rewards for Zhao Anren, including an official award.

"Thank you Brother Li for your kindness, it's just that I have been wandering outside for so many years, although it seems to be beautiful in the palace of Liao, but in fact, I face countless invisible swords and swords every day, and I am already tired, and my mother is old and not in good health, and I have not been able to do my filial piety in front of her old man before, so I also want to accompany my mother more!" Zhao Anren shook his head at this time, and his face showed a tired expression.

Li Zhang nodded in understanding when he heard this, Zhao Anren is like a wanderer who has been wandering for many years, and now he can finally go home, but he is disabled, and his heart is already tired, not to mention that he has been in the palace of the Liao Kingdom for so many years, even if the Great Song Dynasty is an official, I am afraid it will not be reused, not to mention that he is a eunuch, even if he is an official, he is discriminated against, it is better to stay in his hometown and accompany his mother.

"Okay, since you don't want to be an official, but the reward of the imperial court is still indispensable, and then there will be not only property and property, but also a title, and I hope that Brother Zhao will not shirk at that time!" Li Zhang nodded and said.

"Brother Li is polite, the reward of the court is also unbelievable, how can there be any reason to refuse, but there is something to ask for below, and I hope Brother Li agrees!" When Zhao Anren heard the rewards of the imperial court, he immediately smiled and said, he didn't covet those rewards, but this represented the acceptance of him by the Great Song Dynasty, which was what he wanted most.

"Brother Zhao doesn't have to be polite, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse!" Li Zhang immediately patted his chest and reassured.

"This ......" I saw that Zhao Anren actually showed a somewhat tangled look at this time, and then he spoke, "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that I want to be by my mother's side in the future, but I'm worried that my identity will cause some problems to my mother and other family members, so I ......"

Li Zhang immediately understood when he heard this, Zhao Anren is a eunuch, although he has merit in the country, but the Song and Liao countries are not very friendly to the eunuchs, and ordinary people also have contempt for eunuchs, so if the people in his hometown know Zhao Anren's identity, I am afraid it will also affect his family.

"Brother Zhao, don't worry, I will let people keep your identity secret, and it will definitely not affect your family!" Li Zhang immediately assured that Zhao Anren's identity was already very special, and there were even fewer people who knew his true identity, as long as he asked Zhao Zhen to order secrecy, it should not affect the normal life of Zhao Anren's family.

Seeing Li Zhang's promise, Zhao Anren also thanked him again, Li Zhang also made an exception to accompany him for a few drinks, and by the way, he also asked him about the current situation in Liao, although after Zhao Anren escaped from Liao, great changes have taken place in Liao, especially now that Xiao Yunjin has been arrested, Yelu Zongzhen is in power, but his understanding of Liao's internal affairs is still unparalleled.

According to Zhao Anren, don't look at the fact that Yelu Zongzhen has taken Zhongjing now, and even captured Xiao Yunjin, but the nobles from all over the Liao Kingdom also have military power in their hands, they took refuge in Xiao Yunjin before, and now Xiao Yunjin has fallen, these people will definitely worry that Yelu Zongzhen will liquidate, these are hidden dangers within Liao, if Yelu Zongzhen can't solve these hidden dangers in a short time, it will definitely cause greater chaos.

"Brother Anren, if Yelu Sect really sends troops to Yanyun, do you think there will be chaos within the Liao Kingdom?" Li Zhang pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then stared at Zhao Anren with blazing eyes and asked.

"This ...... Some are not easy to say. Zhao Anren hesitated at this time, and seemed to have some concerns.

"Anren, although you say it boldly, don't have any worries, today's events will definitely not be heard by a third person!" Li Zhang also saw Zhao Anren's concerns, and said again at the moment.

Hearing Li Zhang say this, Zhao Anren hesitated for a moment and finally spoke: "Since Brother Li wants to hear it, then I will talk about my humble opinion, with Yelu Zong's really impulsive and stubborn nature, it is indeed very likely to send troops to Yanyun, if he can win, even if he does not completely recapture Yanyun, but only has an advantage on the surface, then he will carry the power of a great victory, and it is likely that he will quickly stabilize the situation of the Liao State and establish his prestige, and he will definitely continue to invade the south in the future, and then the Great Song Dynasty will be tired of coping." ”

"But if Yelu Zongzhen is unfavorable, or even defeated, it will be a fatal blow to Yelu Zongzhen, and then his prestige will be lost, and the nobles from all over the country will also disobey him, and even his decree may only be limited to Zhongjing and Shangjing, and even civil strife will not be completely impossible." Zhao Anren finally analyzed.

Li Zhang also nodded approvingly after listening, Zhao Anren is the most trusted eunuch around Xiao Yunjin, and he has been in Liao for many years, and his understanding of the political situation of Liao is unparalleled, so his analysis is also very valuable for reference. However, if it seems that this time, if Yelu Sect really dares to send troops, he must give him a cruel lesson and let him know what it means to be different from the past!