Xiao Ta Buyan followed his own sister and walked slowly towards a strange man's study. She maintained a calm smile all the way, but she couldn't hide the anxiety in her heart.

The weight of her responsibility on this trip can be said to be related to the fate of the Western Liao national fortune and the Khitan clan. Not long before that, Yelu Dashi took great difficulty to lead a brigade of people to cross the desert and climb the Tianshan Mountains, and settle down in the Western Regions. Then, after many battles and dangers, he finally gained a foothold and established a new country.

At this moment, the foundation of the Western Liao Kingdom is like being built on sand, surrounded by strong enemies, and it may be destroyed at any time.

The hardships of entrepreneurship and the danger of the situation, Xiao Ta Buyan is well aware. The real intention of her trip was to use the guise of peace alliance and gold cutting to form a good alliance with the Great Song Dynasty and rely on foreign aid and backing. In that case, the lonely Western Liao Kingdom would have a greater chance of surviving in the Western Regions.

Right now, Xiao Ta's "quasi-brother-in-law" Chu Tianya is about to become the most powerful person in the Great Song Kingdom, and the most important thing is that he has strong troops and strong horses, and can directly provide assistance to the Western Liao Kingdom. Not to mention anything else, if Chu Tianya can contain the Jin State and contain the Western Xia, the Western Liao will be able to win a precious opportunity to breathe and recuperate. If you can get a little bit of assistance from Chu Tianya or money and food, it will be even more send-off.

Xiao Ta Buyan's heart is apprehensive, like a family of people in distress who have traveled thousands of miles to join their wealthy relatives. People are poor and short-minded, and sending people under the fence is nothing more than this feeling.

At this time, Chu Tianya was sitting in the study reading a book, patiently waiting for Xiao Ta to stop smoking. A meeting at the banquet during the day gave him a clear understanding of the diplomatic attitudes of the two countries, Western Xia and Western Liao. Western Xia is strong, but not sincere, and does not need much the Great Song as an ally, they are just an expedient measure set up to fish in troubled waters; In addition, the Western Xia and the Great Song Dynasty have been fighting each other for a hundred years, and it is difficult to repair the alliance, but it is easy to turn against each other.

In other words, the Western Xia Kingdom is not trustworthy, and maybe one day it will tear its face and fight to the death.

On the contrary, regardless of the sincerity of the Western Liao, they now are in great need of an ally and a foreign aid. From this point of analysis alone, the usable value of Western Liao is far better than that of Western Xia.

At present, Chu Tianya is like an investor, quietly watching and contrasting with capital in hand. In the end, it is necessary to choose a support and cage object between Western Xia and Western Liao. At the moment, it is necessary to unite some forces as much as possible to fight against the Jin country, which is considered a short-term gain; In the long run, it is best to make the two of them fight against each other, so as to achieve containment and internal friction.

In this way, the Great Song Dynasty, who watched the fire from the other side, could sit and reap the profits.

……

In everyone's heart, they have their own wishful thinking. Everyone wants to get greater benefits and become the ultimate winner, Chu Tianya doesn't want to make a fair investment for others. Yelu Dashi played the family card of Xiao Ta Buyan to him, and Chu Tianya's idea was to plan the plan.

"Tuk tuk", there was a knock on the door of the study.

"Tianya, can we come in?" It was Xiao Linglong's voice.

Chu Tianya closed the book, "Please come in." ”

The second daughter entered the house, covered the door, and Xiao Ta bowed down, "I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Luoyang." ”

"The queen doesn't have to be polite." Chu Tianya returned the salute, "There are no outsiders here, Chu should treat you as a brother and sister-in-law." ”

"Don't dare to be." Xiao Ta did not smoke and his face flushed, and he hurriedly returned the salute.

Xiao Linglong smiled on the side: "Sister, you don't have to be so formal. He's a casual person. ”

"Okay, please take a seat." Chu Tianya said with a smile, "The imperial sister came all the way to Middle-earth, and the younger brother was not surprised by it, but it was a sin. Since you're here, you might as well stay longer, and let me do my landlord's friendship with Flying Fox. ”

"The prince is so polite. The concubine felt at home in Luoyang and felt very cordial. Xiao Ta Buyan took Xiao Linglong's hand and smiled with a spring breeze, "It's really a blessing to be able to reunite with my sister in this life and learn that she married such a good husband!" ”

Xiao Linglong laughed a few times like a little girl, "Okay, my family shouldn't be polite." Tianya, sister, the two of you can discuss state affairs, and I will retire first. ”

"You don't have to go, just listen here." Chu Tianya said.

Xiao Ta's face turned red, and he looked at Xiao Linglong with blank eyes, obviously not wanting her to leave, leaving her and Chu Tianya, a pair of lonely men and widows, in the fighting room.

"I'd better go!" Xiao Linglong stood up and said gently but resolutely, "There are many secrets related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and I have no right to listen or interfere." When you're done, we'll talk about family affection privately. ”

"It's fine." Chu Tianya didn't insist either.

Xiao Linglong left.

Xiao Ta sat alone without squinting, feeling quite cramped.

Chu Tianya sat down next to her and said with a relaxed smile: "Queen, let's get straight to the point!" ”

"Okay."

"I want to know, what is the purpose of Juer Khan sending you to the Great Song Dynasty?" Chu Tianya said, "There are many ears and eyes during the day, so it is inconvenient to speak directly. Now it's just you and me in the same room. There is my personal guard outside, which can ensure that there are no idle people within a radius of 100 steps. It doesn't hurt to be outspoken. ”

"This ......" Xiao Ta's heart suddenly beat faster. Chu Tianya's opening remarks directly stabbed her heart.

"What, the queen has concerns?" Chu Tianya said with a smile, "In public and private, the queen should tell her bluntly." ”

"Okay......" Xiao Ta didn't dare to look directly at Chu Tianya, took a deep breath and forced him to calm down, "It's not a secret, my Great Liao Kingdom now has few soldiers and little food, and there are many internal worries around foreign enemies, so there are many crises." ”

"In other words, you can't help me fight against the Kingdom of Jin, right?" Chu Tianya said.

Xiao Ta frowned and bit his lip, and nodded lightly, "Don't dare to deceive the prince, the truth, it's true...... Although Juer Khan has great ambitions to recover the Liao State and regain his homeland, it is still difficult to protect himself at the moment, so how can he have the strength to go east? ”

"Okay, at least you're telling me the truth." Chu Tianya nodded with a smile, "If you tell me that you really have prepared tens of thousands of iron horsemen to help me cut gold at any time, then I will really wake up laughing when I fall asleep." How could a small country in the Western Regions, which had just been founded and had not even laid a solid foundation, come from such divine might? ”

Xiao Ta's face was flushed to the base of his neck, and his head hung down. A pair of beautiful and bright eyes were misty with smoke and rain, as if they were about to burst into tears.

Chu Tianya saw her pear blossom with rain, which was quite similar to Xiao Linglong. So the difference is that even if Xiao Linglong has tears flowing out, she is still stubborn and will never accept softness; Her sister Xiao Ta is not a smoker, but she is a typical gentle and watery person. The two sisters are completely opposite personalities.

"Excuse me, the queen, I am a straight person, and I will say whatever comes to mind." Chu Tianya said, "Xiliao is in a difficult situation, although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I can imagine it. Juer Khan sent his most beloved wife to the Great Song Dynasty, which shows that he is also very sincere in forming an alliance with me. I'm just wondering, what can you do for us and what do you need from us? ”

This last sentence made Xiao Ta Buyan's heart ecstatic, and his eyes lit up. She turned her face to look at Chu Tianya in horror, "Does the prince really want to know?" ”

"Of course." Chu Tianya smiled indifferently. The trepidation and eagerness expressed by Xiao Ta Buyan made him very useful.

That's the charm of power.

"The concubine didn't dare to deceive the prince. Before leaving, Ju Erhan personally issued a handwritten letter, telling him to be sure to submit it to the command of the king of Luoyang! Xiao Ta Buyan hurriedly took out a letter, got up in his seat and bowed to Chu Tianya, raised the letter above his head with both hands, and presented it in front of Chu Tianya.

Chu Tianya didn't refuse her bow, the corners of his mouth smiled indifferently, stretched out the two fingers of his right hand and clipped the letter, but he didn't open it to look at it, and put it on the table casually.

Xiao Ta Buyan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Chu Tianya's demeanor, he didn't dare to get up on his knees, and asked in a low voice with a look of horror on his face, "Lord Wang, what does this mean?" ”

"To tell you the truth, I have neither an interest nor a liking for Jur Khan." Chu Tianya said lightly, "Counting it, he can also be said to be my enemy." ”

Xiao Ta was trembling all over his body, and he was a little unsteady on his knees, so he propped up his hand to his side.

Chu Tianya got up and stepped forward to support her shoulders with both hands, "Queen, please get up." ”

In such a room, Xiao Ta Buyan, who was the queen, was touched like this by a strange man, and he couldn't help blushing and trembling all over, but he had to stand up according to his words, standing sideways in confusion and worry, not daring to look directly at Chu Tianya.

Chu Tianya smiled indifferently, and said leisurely while pacing slowly: "Feihu'er is about to become my princess, and her father-killing enemy is also my enemy." From a private standpoint, I have absolutely no reason to help Jerod Stone. On the contrary, my father and hatred are not shared, and I should help Feihu'er kill Yelu Dashi with my own hands, which is in line with the worldly nature of our Han people. Queen, you say, Chu's words are reasonable? ”

"That's right, what the prince said is not bad...... Xiao Ta's eyebrows were deeply locked, as if it also evoked a sad past, and sighed quietly, "Back then, the Great Liao Dynasty was in danger, and my father and Dashi had a strict disagreement on political opinions. At that critical moment, the two of them coincidentally chose to kill and decisively get rid of each other. The result...... My father was defeated, but Oishi was victorious. Does the prince's words want to remind me that I have been recognizing the thief as my father all these years and do not think about revenge? ”

"That's what I mean." Chu Tianya did not evade, and said bluntly, "No matter what kind of intentions and purposes it is, Ling Zun died in a coup d'état launched by Yelu Dashi after all. Maybe Dashi did these things with a public heart, but in the final analysis, an enemy is an enemy, and he can't be regarded as a relative. ”

Xiao Ta let out a long sigh and lowered his head.

"Of course, since it is a public business, it must be a public business, and it cannot be all selfish." Chu Tianya sat down and said slowly, "Right now, I really need more allies and external forces to help me fight against the Jurchens; And Dashi also needs my protection and assistance for him. At least for now, the two of us have a common interest. Those personal feuds may as well be put aside for the time being, and then they will be considered later. ”

Xiao Ta, whose mood had just fallen into a trough, was pulled back by Chu Tianya's words, and his eyes were once again filled with enthusiasm and hope.

Chu Tianya smiled. It's a wonderful feeling to be in power and to be able to make the difference between life and death in one word.

"Queen, please sit down, let's get down to business!" Chu Tianya took a sip of tea, "Ju Erhan wants something from me, and the queen will tell me in person." ”

Xiao Ta nodded and sat back in her place, staring at the letter on the table, hesitated, and said, "Concubine...... It's hard to tell! ”

"I won't read his letter." Chu Tianya said.

Xiao Ta bit his lip without smoke, his red face turned to Chu Tianya, and said in a low voice, "My country, I want to ask the prince to fund some soldiers, horses, money and food; And with the power of the prince, I persuaded Xixia to reconcile with me and no longer fight. ”

"How much food, how many soldiers and horses?" Chu Tianya asked calmly.

"One million taels of silver, three hundred thousand stone of military rations...... and three thousand iron horsemen. ”

"Ho!!" Chu Tianya laughed.

Xiao Ta's head couldn't be lowered, and his teeth were about to bite his lips to bleed.

"Yelu Dashi's appetite is really not small, this is much more out of line than the things I did when I was a bandit in Hedong, killing the rich and helping the poor!" Chu Tianya shook his head and smiled, "As the emperor said, I really didn't know that he was so enlightened!" ”

"If the prince doesn't allow it, the concubine has nothing to say, please leave first......" Xiao Ta was already embarrassed, and hurriedly got up and gave a salute before leaving.

"That's how you beg someone to do something?" Chu Tianya said coldly.

Xiao Ta is not smoking, as if he has been under a spell.

"Come here, sit down."

Xiao Ta didn't dare to disobey, walked back obediently, and never looked directly at Chu Tianya.

"I can give you these things." Chu Tianya said lightly.

Xiao Ta was stunned for a moment, and looked at Chu Tianya with wide eyes and incredulity. She clearly heard that Chu Tianya was saying "for you", not for you, or for him.

"That's right, it's for you." Chu Tianya repeated a sentence and said, "There is no other reason, you are Feihu'er's own sister, you opened your mouth, I have absolutely no reason to refuse." ”

"Thank you, thank you!" Xiao Ta's voice was shaking.

"Don't rush to thank me." Chu Tianya waved his hand, "I started as a thief, and I never make a loss-making business." Sue me – what do I get? ”

"Our country is willing to serve the Great Song Dynasty as the suzerain, and the country will be enshrined every year; If there is a trend, be on call! Xiao Ta said eagerly, "The concubine is willing to go to Tokyo immediately to deliver the letter of state to the official family of the Great Song Dynasty and call the ministers a tribute!" ”

Chu Tianya sneered lightly in his nose, "These soldiers and horses have money and food, but someone Chu sponsored them privately; benefits, but they were given to the court and officials of the Great Song Dynasty. Queen, do you think this is reasonable? ”

Xiao Ta Buyan's whole person was stunned, as if he was petrified on the spot.

The room was extremely suffocating, Chu Tianya was not in a hurry, and gently tapped the table with his fingers.

Xiao Ta Buyan suddenly stood up, his back to Chu Tianya, and his body trembled slightly.

Chu Tianya looked at her curiously and remained silent.

Xiao Ta Buyan stretched out his hands to his waist, and first untied the waist of this luxurious palace costume; Then, the golden phoenix robe on his shoulders slowly fell.

"The concubine is willing to give up this humble body and serve His Royal Highness the King of Luoyang, all by virtue of the district......"