Liao Emperor Yeluzong was really playing football with Xiao Ge, but Xiao Ge suddenly stopped and hugged the ball with his hand and said: "Liu Liufu and Yelu Enemy Lie are here, I don't know how they talked with Song Shi." ”

Yelu Zongzhen was also very concerned about this negotiation, because it was related to the question of whether he could get food from the Southern Dynasty to alleviate the Yanyun famine, so he also turned to look in the direction of the gate.

The Han people's palace all deployed Yelu enemy martyrs in front, and the Changning army made Liu Liufu approach quickly, and after saluting, Xiao Ge asked: "How are you talking?" ”

Yelu Dilie said: "The envoy of the Southern Dynasty only blindly explained the last resort of the Southern Dynasty, and implied that the Southern Dynasty was also short of food, and did not let go of his mouth on the matter of food, and only asked to see His Majesty. ”

Yelu Zongzhen ignored Yelu Enemy's report, looked at Liu Liufu and asked, "Do you think it is possible for the envoy of the Southern Dynasty to agree to the conditions?" ”

In the early years of Qingli, the action of taking advantage of the Song army's successive defeats in Western Xia to take advantage of the robbery was proposed by Liu Liufu from the beginning. At that time, many Liao nobles were not optimistic about this matter, but Liu Liufu ran around to promote a series of actions in Liao, and the result made everyone rejoice - the soldiers did not make a lot of money from the Southern Dynasty bloodless, so cool!

This incident also proves Liu Liufu's vision, so in dealing with the Southern Dynasty, Yelu Zongzhen still believes in Liu Liufu more.

Liu Liufu was keenly aware of Yelu Zongzhen's attitude, and hurriedly and respectfully reported: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that judging from the attitude of the envoy of the Southern Dynasty, the Southern Dynasty actually didn't want to give us food at all. They are now just trying to stall for time. ”

"Huh? Why? ”

"Every time the minister mentioned grain, the envoys of the Southern Dynasty avoided talking about it at first, but now the ministers are pressing step by step, and they are hinting that they can increase the amount of cloth for the year. Spring is coming soon, and if it drags on for a day, it will be close to the famine. Once the Yanyun disaster is together, then it will be difficult for our army to be stationed in Yanyun. Moreover, in the spring, when the horses were thin, the strength of our cavalry was greatly reduced. ”

"In addition, the minister looked at the detailed report from the Southern Dynasty, and the Southern Dynasty was constantly sending troops to Hebei. The city of Hebei was already strong, and if the Southern Dynasty added elite troops to defend it, it would be even more difficult to capture. In the Southern Dynasties, there were many pits and ponds on the border of Hebei that released water to block the movement of our cavalry. In the harsh winter, these pits will freeze through and lose their role in blocking cavalry, but as long as they are delayed until the spring thaws, it will be difficult for me to cross the iron cavalry at will. ”

Therefore, the minister thought that the Southern Dynasty was a procrastination. Drag it until our dynasty is the weakest, and the defense of Hebei in the south is the strongest. As long as the envoys come and go a few times, the best time for my Da Liao Iron Cavalry to attack will be completely missed. ”

Liu Liufu said it very reasonably, and Yelu Zong couldn't help but fall into thought. Xiao Ge saw Yeluzong's true expression and hurriedly added a fire: "I heard that the envoy of the Southern Dynasty made a big statement to scare people this time?" ”

Liu Liufu smiled: "Yes." He went so far as to say that the defense of Hebei was arranged by the emperor of the Southern Dynasty in accordance with the proposal of Li Buqi, the superintendent of armaments, so it was solid. But everyone knows that the civil officials of the Southern Dynasty have always scoffed at Li Buqi's ability. This time, it was scary to bring Li Buqi out, it seems that he is really poor in donkey skills. ”

Liu Liufu had heard a lot of news from the Southern Dynasty from the Master of the Martial Arts, so he could also know the inside story of the Great Song Dynasty. However, this also made him even more anxious, because he had been complaining that the best time for the southern invasion had been missed in the past few days, and it was difficult to say whether he would win or lose if he fought again.

If you don't quit, you can not be enthusiastic about fighting Da Song, but he, Liu Liufu, must not let go of this opportunity. Because he is a Han Chinese, it is impossible to be like a Khitan nobleman who can be a high-ranking official as long as he is born and mixed for a few years. If he wants to be a high-ranking official, he must earn more credit and work hard to climb the ladder.

The Liao State is different from the Great Song Dynasty, just by writing a few poems and moving his mouth, he can't get credit. So last time, I saw the weakness of the Great Song Dynasty, and it was him, a Han man, who advocated the use of troops against the Song Dynasty. In the end, he gave Liao a large sum of money to the Great Song Dynasty, and when he returned from the Bianliang negotiations, he was appointed as the Pingzhang of the Tongzhong Shumen, which can be regarded as a reward for his merits, so that he is really satisfied.

Who knew that his dazzling performance made the Liao nobles who looked away from the Great Song Dynasty jealous, and impeached him for accepting bribes from the Southern Dynasty. Isn't this nonsense? Is it okay for Xiao Ying to be bribed by the Southern Dynasty? But who made him not a nobleman of the Liao Kingdom? So under the impeachment of the public opinion, the Liao Emperor had to demote him to the envoy of the Changning Army.

This time it was another rare opportunity for him. Even if it is not for the sake of earning credit, it is necessary to take the opportunity to clear the suspicion of accepting bribes from the Southern Dynasties. Therefore, he naturally tried his best to encourage the Liao Emperor's determination to invade the south as soon as possible.

Xiao Ge was very satisfied with Liu Liufu's performance, and said with a smile: "I think it is normal for Li not to give up his ability to fight. The Privy Council had just received information that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty had sent Li Buqi to garrison Baozhou with 5,000 men. If Li Buqi is really capable of fighting, the defense of Hebei should be under his full command, instead of facing Xia Wei and Han Qi, who have been defeated by the Xia people many times in Shaanxi. ”

Speaking of Li Buqi, it shows that the Southern Dynasty has the ability to fight up and down. In Beizhou, the city was attacked with bales of wood and straw, but there was no defense against fire attacks, and as a result, people burned it for three days and three nights. After the Baozhou Mutiny, the officers of the Southern Dynasties in Hebei did not dare to train anymore. A few years ago, a group of farmers captured dozens of prefectures and counties, and almost broke Bianliang. Hehe, I really don't know how much combat strength the Southern Dynasty has left, and now the envoys of the Southern Dynasty can only make big statements to cover up the incompetence of the Southern Dynasty. ”

In this regard, Yelu Zong, who has been brainwashed by a large group of people around him for several months, really agrees: "Yes! Yuan Hao died violently, the country was in chaos, our army invaded Xia, and the Southern Dynasty did not dare to take the opportunity to exempt the Western Xia from the New Year's coin, which shows that the Southern Dynasty was really unbearable. ”

Xiao Ge took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, judging from the events of the Southern Dynasty in the past few years, the Southern Dynasty is indeed not the Southern Dynasty at the time of the Lanyuan Alliance, and the similarity is just a mouth. When I rode to Lanzhou, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty wanted to run to the south, but fortunately, there was a Kou Zhun who forced the emperor of the Southern Dynasty to conquer in person. But then Kou Zhun died very miserably, I heard that now the Southern Dynasty has long been without the ability and backbone of the Prime Minister like Kou Zhun, His Majesty's iron cavalry hit the Yellow River, I am afraid that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty will run across the Yangtze River. The minister thought that the matter of entering the army could not be delayed any longer. ”

Yelu Zongzhen was still a little hesitant: "Didn't the envoy of the Southern Dynasty always want to see me?" I saw the envoy of the Southern Dynasty and gave an ultimatum. If they don't agree, they will go in! ”

Liu Liufu was afraid that Yeluzong would be persuaded by the Great Song Dynasty envoy again like he was persuaded by Fu Bi last time, so he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty." This time the Southern Dynasty betrayed the alliance was extremely bad, and if His Majesty had personally met the envoys of the Southern Dynasties, it would have made them think that there was still room for recourse and that they were lucky. It's better for the minister to give this ultimatum to the envoy of the Southern Dynasty. ”

Yelu Zong really felt that Liu Liufu was reasonable, so he said, "Okay, that's it." In the past few days, the envoys of the Southern Dynasties must give a clear answer! ”

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Li Buqi was taking Chong Ge and others to survey the terrain outside the city, when suddenly a group of cavalry rushed to report: "Report! Guo Zhizhou asked the border patrol envoy to return to the city as soon as possible. ”

Li Buqi asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Just now, an urgent messenger passed by, saying that the Liao people were attacking Xiongzhou!"

Li Buqi had just entered the city gate, and met a group of cavalry who were about to go out to find him, and the officer who took the lead reported: "There was an urgent report just now, and Bazhou was attacked by the Liao. Its vanguard has crossed the city of Bazhou! ”