This group of Khitan soldiers chased and scolded, but they were not slow, and they were clearly deliberately playing the escape.

The fleeing man rode on a black horse, crying and begging for mercy, while running desperately, seeing that he was about to crash into the honor guard of the Song envoy.

The Liao army, which "guarded" the Song envoy, immediately split up and stopped the fleeing people. The fleeing man realized that something was wrong at this time, turned his horse's head, and wanted to run to the side, but he was blocked by the Liao army.

In front of the Song envoy, a Liao army soldier pulled out a knife, directly cut off the man's head, and picked up the blood-stained head and shook it towards the Song envoy.

Zheng Yunzhong is a civil official, and when he saw this scene, his face turned pale with fright.

Xiao Zhizhong's gaze swept over Tong Guan's face, and he found that this eunuch looked as usual, but slightly gloomy.

"Although there is no one in the Southern Dynasty, let this eunuch lead the army, but this eunuch has a bit of courage." Xiao Zhizhong secretly remembered this in his heart.

Then he looked at Zhou Quan again, in addition to the chief and deputy envoys, Zhou Quan was the person he paid the most attention to among the envoys of the Song State.

Zhou Quan's expression made Xiao Zhizhong stunned, originally thought that this young man was as handsome as a woman, and when he saw this bloody scene, he must have "lost his face".

But Zhou Quan stood up on the stirrup and looked at the Liao sergeant with his head with a curious expression, and he also couldn't see the slightest fear.

"This young man is also bold, but I don't know if it's the habits of young people, or if he is really not afraid!" Xiao Zhizhong said secretly.

"Xiao Gui, this is ...... What's going on? Zheng Yunzhong, who was relieved, thought of his duty and asked Xiao Zhizhong with a straight face.

"I'll send someone to ask." Xiao Zhizhong pretended to be completely unaware.

After a while, a Khitan man galloped over and muttered a lot, Xiao Zhizhong smiled and said, "I see, it's the descendant of the traitor Zhang Xiaojie." ”

Others didn't know very well, but Zheng Yunzhong looked awkward: "It turned out to be a descendant of this person!" ”

Zhang Xiaojie was originally a Han Chinese, participated in the imperial examination of the Liao State, and was highly appreciated. He colluded with Yelu Yixin, the minister of power of Liao, to kill the parents of Yelu Yanxi, the current emperor of Liao, and Yelu Yanxi was also in danger of dying several times. Later, Yelu Yanxi succeeded to the throne, and naturally took revenge frantically, not only picking up the dead Zhang Xiaojie and dissecting the corpse, but also giving his family members to his favored ministers as slaves.

At this moment, the Liao people beheaded Zhang Xiaojie's family in front of the envoys of the Song State, which was definitely not an accident, but a deliberately arranged play, which was clearly to frustrate the spirit of the Song envoys.

Although their methods are a little inferior and clumsy, but the effect is there, the envoys of the Song State are mostly civil officials, and the status of civil ministers is much higher than that of the escort soldiers. Therefore, for a while, the Song people were greatly depressed, and the envoys who came to greet the Liao State were greatly arrogant.

These Liao people were talking loudly in Khitan language, and at the same time pointing at the Song envoys, which was really rude.

"Speaking of Zhang Xiaojie, Zheng Gui, there is something I don't know, and I would like to ask the ambassador for advice." At this moment, a person beside Xiao Zhizhong spoke.

This person is also a Khitan nobleman, but he speaks extremely fluent Chinese, Zheng Yunzhong was unhappy at this time, but reluctantly smiled: "Yelu noble, please speak." ”

The envoys of the Song and Liao countries exchanged frequently, and when they interacted, they often argued for the prestige of the country, or showed off their talents and learning, or showed their wisdom. Previously, Bao Zheng, Wang Anshi, Su Zhe, etc., all had old examples. Zheng Yunzhong was selected as the chief envoy, he was erudite and talented, and he had just been frustrated by the Liao State.

The noble name of Yelu is Zhangnu, who has always liked Han culture and is quite eloquent, and is only inferior to Yelu sorcerers among the Khitan nobles. He squinted his eyes and smiled: "Although my Khitan is a northern country, I admire the Central Plains, so the study of Confucius and Mencius loyalty and righteousness is prevalent in the world in my Daliao, Zhang Xiaojie is a Han Chinese, and he has studied Confucius and Mencius, but he has done disloyal and unrighteous things, I don't know if this is because of Confucius and Mencius, or because of the Han people?" ”

Zheng Yunzhong heard this, and smiled dumbly, he was about to answer, when he saw Zhou Quan riding back, his heart suddenly moved.

Zhou Quan is known for his eloquence in Beijing, and perhaps letting this sharp-toothed young man deal with it can better demonstrate the national prestige.

Therefore, Zheng Yunzhong said slowly: "This question is Yi Er, my young son who is more than ten years old in the Song Dynasty can solve the doubts of the nobles of Yelu...... Zhou Xiaolang, you respond to the Liao envoy. ”

Zhou Quan just came over, and he didn't know the cause and effect, so he couldn't figure it out. When he heard that Jerujunu repeat it, he couldn't help laughing.

This is clearly a use of sophistry to limit the answer to two answers that both humiliate the Han people: Zhang Xiaojie does disloyal and unrighteous things, either because the culture of your Han people is not good, or you Han people are not good.

But this kind of problem, how can it be difficult to stop Zheng Yunzhong, it is clear that Zheng Yunzhong deliberately used his own mouth to humiliate the arrogant Liao people.

"Why are you laughing, you?" When Yelu Zhangnu saw his expression, he was very displeased.

"Yelu nobles are only afraid of reading less, I am in the Great Song Dynasty, the people of the market, and I still know the "Historical Records" and "Yanzi Chunqiu", if Yelu nobles have read this book, they will not ask this question."

That Yelu Zhangnu had read the historical records, and thought about it in his heart, but he did not know what the historical records had to do with today's questions.

"Historical records and Yan Zi Spring and Autumn Period, Yan Zi once made the Chu State, the king of Chu to Qi people in Chu as thieves, Yan Zi to orange Huainan for oranges, Huaibei for oranges to deal with. The noble man wants to learn from the king of Chu and bring humiliation on himself, I really pity the noble man who was born in a place of ignorance, and I can't bear to learn from Yanzi......"

I don't even bother to insult you!

After Zhou Quan's words came out, the Song envoy team, who was originally shocked by the other party's public killing, suddenly lifted their momentum.

The envoys of the Song State looked at those vicious Khitans again, and they were a little less afraid and a little more disdainful.

This is a sense of superiority brought about by the absolute superiority of culture, and after that, it is the accumulation of 4,000 years of inheritance!

Yelu Zhangnu was embarrassed by Zhou Quan's two sentences, he was angry, and his hand unconsciously touched the knife.

Although these barbarian peoples have learned etiquette and are considered to be civilized, if the etiquette is not to their liking, they still have to use the knife after all.

It's just that Zhou Quan is not afraid of his means, but just looks at him obliquely.

Yelu Zhangnu said sharply: "The vertical man has a sharp mouth and a sharp tongue, don't you want to start a war between the Liao and Song Dynasties?" ”

As soon as he drank these words, the Song envoys showed a worried look, while Zheng Yunzhong felt a little itchy in his throat and couldn't help coughing.

It's Tong Guan, and for a while, I don't know how to deal with it.

It's not that I'm really afraid of a war in the Liao and Song Dynasties, but if it is not handled properly and the relationship between the two countries is damaged, after returning home, I will have to be hanged.

They are afraid, and some are not afraid.

Zhou Quan himself was not interested in official positions, so he said in a weird manner: "Yo ho, it turns out that the Great Liao Expedition is not from the Son of Heaven, but from the courtiers!" ”

The right to conquer Lile should of course belong to the Son of Heaven, and Zhou Quan's words made Yeluzhang, who was still angry just now, dumb.

He is just a courtier who receives diplomatic envoys, where is he qualified to decide the war and peace between the two countries, and although the current Liao lord Yelu Yanxi is absurd, he is extremely taboo for the courtiers to trespass, and Zhou Quan's big hat will inevitably make him very embarrassed.

"Humph!"

In desperation, Yelu Zhangnu could only snort, and then turned his horse and walked away.

"Hahahaha, Zhou Xiaolang did a good job!"

Zheng Yunzhong, who didn't treat Zhou Quan very well, couldn't help but give him a thumbs up at this time. Song made all the envoys laugh, and the tension of being in the enemy country was empty.

Zhou Quan knew in his heart that if it were a few decades ago, he would have to suffer some hardships if he was so reckless.

But now it is different, the national strength of the Liao State is declining, and the lord is in chaos, although they can still rely on the prestige of the old days to reprimand a few words, but in fact, they can't afford to start a war with the Great Song Dynasty.

Just now, their conversation was heard by Ma Dalang on the side of the road.

After seeing the mission go away, Ma Dalang's eyes flashed with a strange light.

"It's that I underestimate the characters of the southern country too much, Zheng Zheng and Deputy Envoy Tong don't say it, this young man who looks frivolous is also a splendid belly! Sure enough, my decision was right, this land of Yanyun is the land of the Han family after all! ”

"I'm a Han Chinese, and it's really atmospheric!"

Ma Dalang pondered for a moment, and then followed the envoy team.

The envoy procession traveled two hundred and twenty miles and arrived at Yanjing, and as had been the case several times before, they were arranged in the Yongping Pavilion in Yanjing.

It was a pavilion specially designed to entertain the envoys of the Song Kingdom, and occasionally when the Liao Emperor came to Yanjing, it also served as a meeting hall for the nobles and ministers. Originally, this place should be heavily guarded, but because the Song and Liao countries have been peaceful for a long time, and the current Liao Emperor is relatively absurd, and the government affairs are wasted, so after Zhou Quan stayed, he also found an opportunity to sneak out of the Yongning Pavilion.

"Uncle Di is really powerful, they didn't notice it at all!"

There were also Di Jiang and Wu Yang, who were also used as entourage, and Zhou Quan glanced back at the hall from a distance and gave Di Jiang a thumbs up.

He really admires that during the more than one-month trip along the way, Zhou Quan learned a lot of skills from Di Jiang, whether it is riding, or the art of horse riding and horse breeding. He rode a purple horse to the north, although he had a reserve horse, but after such a long trek, the purple horse was still very strong, and almost no fat loss was the credit of Di Jiang.

"Hehe, this is nothing, I am in Hehuang, I once mixed in with the iron harrier of the Western Thief, and it was a blessing to get out that time!" Di Jiang said triumphantly.

The streets of Yanjing are much worse than those in Bianjing, and even the Daimyo's Mansion is not comparable.

Most of the people living here are Han Chinese, but there are also a large number of Khitan, Xi, Jurchen and other people. Because it is an important city in Liao, it is still a large population, and the streets and alleys are quite lively.

Zhou Quan circled around a few times, he didn't dare to get too far, so he walked back again, but when he saw that he was about to arrive at the Yongning Pavilion, he let out a "huh".

In front of him, Ma Dalang changed his clothes, dressed as a Khitan, and was chatting and laughing with several people on the street. When he saw him, Na Ma Dalang's face changed slightly, and he deliberately turned his face away, as if he didn't want him to recognize him.

Although Zhou Quan is a little difficult to recognize faces, he will not forget the people he only met two days ago, not to mention that the person who talked to Ma Dalang was the official of the Liao State in the Yongning Pavilion.