Zheng Yunzhong put his hands behind his back and walked around in the felt tent.

There are many houses in Datong Pavilion, but they are all in disrepair, so he would rather live in a felt tent. It's just that although the felt tent is warm, his heart is cold.

This mission to Liao originally thought that it would be smooth sailing, but because of the matter of joining Tong Guan and Zhou Quan, it caused a fierce controversy in the Song court, and even Cai Jingjing, who was far away in Hangzhou, wrote a letter to express his views against Tong Guan's envoy.

After Zhou Quan was joined, the voices against Tong Guan were shared by half, and there were more voices that thought Zhou Quan was not enough to be the envoy of the country. If it weren't for the persuasion of Zhou Quan, the bigwigs of all factions in the DPRK and China had surprisingly consistent attitudes, I am afraid that they would have quarreled for a longer time.

But this has delayed the trip, and it was originally scheduled to leave in September, but it turned out to be October, which was originally for the birthday of the Liao lord, but in the end it became to come to Hechun.

But it's been more than ten days since he arrived in Zhongjing, and the Lord of Liao hasn't seen him yet!

At the beginning, it can also be said that the lord of Liao was in the bowl land in winter and did not return to Zhongjing, so he could not meet him, but just now, Zheng Yunzhong got the news that the lord of Liao had returned to Zhongjing a few days ago, but he did not enter the city, but hunted nearby, and did not take meeting the Song envoy as a serious matter at all.

It was the envoy of Western Xia who met the lord of Liao!

"I have to think of a way, if it damages the relationship between the two countries because of this, I, Zheng Yunzhong, will become a sinner......"

Thinking of this, Zheng Yunzhong stepped out of the felt tent and rushed to the front yard of Datong Pavilion.

There is a seven-a-side football field in the front yard, where the entourage of the Song envoys plays football every day, and now even the post guards of the Liao State have joined in.

Even if Zhou Quan took out more than 20 people who were the best at playing football, and went to play a big game with the team of Liao nobles outside the south gate, it was still very lively here.

"The captain is really interested!"

Seeing that Tong Guan set up a small felt tent on the side of the court, drinking mare's milk wine while watching the excitement, Zheng Yunzhong said sourly.

"Why did Master Zheng say this, now that he is idle, if he doesn't find some pastime, his life will be even more difficult! These days, I always feast with those Khitan nobles, and I am tired of eating their meat feasts......"

Tong Guan was also full of complaints, although he found out some news on this trip, but only based on these news, it was impossible to complete the mission that Zhao Ji gave him.

And Yelu Yanxi didn't see them, so they just wanted to fail and return with extravagant hopes.

"Please Xiao Zhizhong to help again?" Tong Guan thought for a while and proposed.

"It's difficult, this place is not a Jingshi, Xiao Zhizhong may not be so bold."

Tong Guan can become an envoy, which is Xiao Zhizhong's outstretched hand, for this reason, Tong Guan Shao said that he sent 100,000 yuan of property to this guy.

Later, in order to pit Zhou Quan, Tong Guan gave another 50,000 yuan of property, even if Tong Guan's family was rich, he suddenly spent so much, which made him have a toothache.

"Or you can change to someone else, I heard that Lord Liao has two close ministers, one is Xiao Delidi, the father of Xiao Chage who often comes, and the other is Xiao Fengxian, these two are both greedy people, if you can bribe them, you should live up to your mission."

"Brother Xiao Cha doesn't give you and me face, it's best to let Zhou Quan handle this."

The two of them finally came up with an idea, but in the end, they found that the most critical person to realize this strategy was Zhou Quan, so both of them felt a little tired.

You must know that the two of them are the chief and deputy envoys, the heads of the entire mission, Zhou Quan has the name of being an official in the mission, but in fact he doesn't care about everything.

Moreover, if you want that guy to agree to this, I am afraid that you still need to come up with benefits.

"Captain Tong, you've seen a lot of people...... Have you ever seen such a scoundrel? Zheng Yunzhong asked.

Tong Guan scolded secretly in his heart, and then responded: "I have never seen it in the Western Army or in the inner prison." ”

"It's really a market kid......" Zheng Yunzhong muttered.

At this time, the characters always love to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, no matter what kind of things are hidden in their hearts, what comes out of their mouths is always a big truth. It's just that Zhou Quan is not like this, every time Zhou Quan asks about something, the first thing to focus on is actual interests, if there are no actual interests, it is impossible to expect to move with great righteousness.

The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly, thinking about how to deal with what Zhou Quan might open his mouth.

But unexpectedly, just when the two were about to be slaughtered by Zhou Quan, a civil servant of the Liao State rushed over: "Your Majesty summons the deputy envoy of the Song State to meet you!" ”

Zheng Yunzhong and Tong Guan were overjoyed, and when they thought of not asking Zhou Quan for help, they both felt relieved.

They hurriedly dressed up, accompanied by the Liao State Pavilion, and left the Tongwen Pavilion. This time it came out, but it was found that it was not the martial arts hall or cultural hall where Emperor Changliao received the Song envoys before, but out of the capital city.

"Your Majesty, where are you now?" Seeing that something was wrong, Zheng Yunzhong asked his companion.

"Your Majesty is shooting in the West Garden, summoning the two to meet in the hunting ground." The pavilion companion laughed.

Zheng Yunzhong and Tong Guan glanced at each other, and they both felt ridiculous.

According to etiquette, Yelu Yanxi should have officially received them before summoning them to accompany Tian Hunting, but now they are directly brought to the hunting ground, and it seems that the rumors say that Yelu Yanxi is really a ridiculous monarch.

A sharp light flashed in Tong Guan's eyes.

The so-called Xiyuan in Liao is not a real garden, just a large wilderness out of the city. Unlike the Central Plains, which is full of people, in the middle of the Liao Kingdom, after leaving the city, it is either a mountain or a grassland desert, so there are many foxes, rabbits, wild boars, bears and tigers. At this time, it is not possible to hunt bears in winter, but it is common for tigers and leopards to be hunted.

The Great Tent of Yelu Yanxi was erected under a leeward hillside, and after a series of tedious rituals, they finally reached the Great Tent.

But here, Zheng Yunzhong suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Tong Guan asked in a low voice.

"Xia Thief's envoy Li Fuli!" Zheng Yunzhong said with a gloomy face.

Waiting in front of the big tent of Yelu Yanxi, in addition to some noble ministers of the Liao State, there was also Li Fuli, the envoy of Western Xia.

At this time, although the war between Song and Xia had been suspended, the two countries were still enemies, and Song was forced by Liao pressure to return several forts recovered from Western Xia to Western Xia.

Both sides are not satisfied with the outcome of the last war, and as long as there is an opportunity, there will inevitably be another big war!

Li Fufu has repeatedly sent envoys to the Liao State, and he is very familiar with the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State, he stood in front of the big tent and talked and laughed in a low voice with Xiao Fengxian, an important minister of the Liao State.

Seeing the arrival of the Song envoy, Li Fuli stared at him for a moment, and then said hesitantly: "Xiao Shumi, the Song envoy is here." ”

"Behold me for embarrassment of them." Xiao Fengxian said with a smile.

He is the brother of Empress Yelu Yanxi, who has always been greedy, has received a lot of bribes from the Xia people, and has a very good relationship with Li Fuli. When Zheng Yunzhong and Tong Guan arrived in front of him, he glanced at the leather room army beside him, and those skin room soldiers suddenly shouted, swords and swords, pointing at the two.

"Who's coming?" A Liao official shouted.

"The Great Song Dynasty is envoy Zheng Yunzhong and deputy envoy Tong Guan, please see you." Zheng Yunzhong was already mentally prepared for this scene, he peeked at Tong Guan, Tong Guan's face was as usual, so that Zheng Yunzhong secretly praised, it is worthy of commanding the war at the border pass, although he is a eunuch, he still has some courage.

"Song envoy...... We know Bachelor Zheng, but the one on the side is Tong Guan? Is there no character in the southern country, I heard that eunuchs and little dolls were sent to act as envoys, since there is such a lack of talent, why don't you hurry up and offer a surrender to my Daliao, so that your Southern Song Dynasty emperor will not lose his life after losing the temple! ”

Xiao Fengxian himself did not speak, but it was a Han man who spoke, and he said loudly, his tone contemptuous.

At this time, because the Liao State was located in the north, it called the Song Dynasty the Southern Song Dynasty or the Southern Kingdom, and the Han people participated in the imperial examination in the Liao State, and they were born as Jinshi, and they were promoted to the southern officials over the years.

In his heart, he didn't regard the Song Kingdom as his homeland.

Zheng Yunzhong frowned slightly, knowing that Tong Guan and Zhou Quan joining the mission would inevitably cause humiliation, but he didn't expect that the humiliation would come so quickly.

"Do you want to insult the Great Song Dynasty, or do you want to insult the Liao Kingdom? Although Tong Guan is cheap, but he is the person who His Majesty of your country wants to see, my status as an envoy is recognized by the two countries of the Great Liao and the Great Song Dynasty, and you despise me, is it not the two countries of the Great Liao and the Great Song Dynasty? ”

Because of Tong Guan, Zheng Yunzhong was not able to speak out, and Tong Guan said by himself. He has long been prepared for humiliation, as early as when he was in Bianjing, his disciples prepared a way to deal with him, so this set of rhetoric is neither humble nor arrogant, and it hides a sharp edge.

The Han Nan official suddenly blushed, glanced at Xiao Fengxian, and couldn't speak.

Xiao Fengxian snorted angrily, these Han officials are really unreliable!

He took a step forward and said sharply: "If the envoys of the Song Kingdom want to see Your Majesty, they should first wait for the decree outside, don't make noise here!" ”

At this time, the wind was strong and cold, and the cold was bone-chilling, Xiao Fengxian and other Khitan nobles had their own felt tents to shelter from the wind, and they had fires to keep warm, that is, Li Fuli also followed Xiao Fengxian.

Zheng Yunzhong and Tong Guan, the two Song envoys, were left in the cold wind.

The two of them went to Liao, and naturally they also made preparations, and they had mink fur jackets on their bodies, but Rao was so, in the weather that was almost dripping into ice, the two of them were in the cold outdoors, and they were still shivering from the cold.

"This ...... How good is this, that Xiao Fengxian was clearly instigated by the Xia thief's envoys! Zheng Yunzhong was even more unbearable than Tong Guan, half an hour passed, he was so cold that his snot came out, and he asked Tong Guan for advice while shivering.

Tong Guan was also shivering from the cold, but he was physically strong, especially in the Western Army, and he was used to the cold, so he was not embarrassed by Zheng Yunzhong. But Zheng Yunzhong asked him for advice, and he had no choice, after all, his response was taught by the disciples when he was in Beijing, how could he have such a quick wit.

"It would be nice if Zhou Quan's little boy was here, that little boy is full of tricks, there should be a way at this time!" When he was at a loss, Tong Guan suddenly had such a thought in his heart.