Yelu Yu Liyan is not very old, but his body grew early, although his height is more than half a head worse than Zhou Quan, but Zhou Quan's body is originally tall, not inferior to adults. What's more, Yelu Yuyan has a pair of slender and straight legs, which makes her figure more visible and slim.

Therefore, when the group of living girls really saw it, they couldn't help but look at it twice. But only that one rode more, not only looked more, but also stopped, and then asked in stiff Khitan dialect: "Which girl is it?" ”

"Damn Jurchen slave, pump him for me!" Yelu Yu Liyan was immediately furious.

Her guard rushed over and whipped it, but the Jurchen was so agile that she not only dodged the whip, but also grabbed the guard with her backhand and threw him off his horse.

"Daring, kill him!"

Yelu Yu Liyan's anger was still a little fake, but now it was really angry.

In her heart, the Jurchens, who were like cheap slaves, dared to resist!

It was Zhou Quan who grabbed her, otherwise, she would have to rush out herself.

"I'm Wu Yashu of the Yan Department, this guy is not sensible, please forgive me." Yelu Yu Liyan was still angry, and the eldest of the Jurchens came back, he slapped the Jurchen barbarian, pushed his arrogant head down, and then said in a stiff Khitan voice.

"You're Wu Yashu?"

Wanyan Wu Yashu is the leader of the Jurchen Wanyan Department, because he has repeatedly made military exploits for the Great Liao, inherited his father's position, and was named the envoy of the Liao State.

Several of his brothers were also named detailed. This time in the spring bowl, the Wanyan tribe is one of the Jurchen tribes that the Great Liao focuses on deterring.

Seeing this scene, Yelu Yu Liyan finally nodded, glanced at Zhou Quan angrily, and found that Zhou Quan had been frowning, and his heart couldn't help but tremble, thinking that Zhou Quan hated her behavior of whipping people with a whip at every turn, so he decided to let these Jurchens go.

At least in front of Zhou Quan, let go of these Jurchen barbarians, and when they return to their father's side, they will be sued immediately!

Having made up his mind, Yelu Yu Liyan restrained some of his anger and snorted: "People who are optimistic about you, the Son of Da Liao is here, beware of the disaster of extermination!" ”

Wanyan Wu Yashu nodded again and again when he heard this, and carefully accompanied him, and after glancing at Yelu Yu Liyan, he waved his hand again, and his entourage immediately presented a wooden box.

"What we got in the old year is that we have confessed our sins to the noble lady, and we also invite the noble girl to enjoy it."

One of his guards took the wooden box, which looked very rough, but when it was opened, it was lined with silk and held two huge pearls.

This is Dongzhu, which is said to be stored in the throat after the swans prey on the mussels, and then the Jurchens use the sea holly to catch the swans, so as to succeed. Although Zhou Quan does not believe this statement, there is no doubt about its preciousness.

Even Yelu Yu Liyan rarely saw such a big pearl, she dazzled her eyes for a moment, and then took out one of them and handed it to Zhou Quan.

"One for each of us." She said softly.

In her opinion, it was a matter of course to take things from the Jurchens, but Zhou Quan noticed that several of the younger Jurchens, including the one who had just caused trouble, had anger in their eyes that could not be concealed.

"I don't take your things for nothing." Zhou Quan smiled, also said in stiff Khitan dialect, and then beckoned to Di Jiang, who was wandering not far away.

Di Jiang immediately rushed over and also took out a box, but this box was much more exquisite than the Jurchens'.

The box contains a small porcelain vase, and the porcelain vase is naturally snow sugar. This time he came to the north, Zhou Quan had already made up his mind and prepared many such vials, ready to be used as gifts. Therefore, Di Jiang carries it with him.

The Jurchens looked at each other, they had not yet met the Liao people who took their things and did not ask for them in vain.

Seeing them in a daze, Yelu Yu Liyan said angrily: "What's the matter, don't you think the reward I gave is good? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, the reward of the noble girl, how can it be bad!" Wanyan Wuyashu respectfully took the wooden box, and then confessed and left.

They walked far, and the Jurchen who had just caused trouble said unconvinced: "I just want to know the name of that girl, who is the daughter of the He family, what can they be arrogant about!" ”

"Beware of your mouth, Shahu, you don't want to cause trouble here...... Ah Guta, take care of him! Wanyan Wuya said sharply.

Wanyan Aguda, who was following him, also raised his head: "The reality of the Liao people, we have long seen through it, they are nothing more than this, brother, you don't have to be afraid of them at all!" ”

At this time, the Jurchens had not yet established a state, and although Wanyan Wuyashu was extremely strong, he could not fully control the tribe, not to mention that Aguta was his younger brother.

Sighing, Wu Yashu said: "Although Da Liao is weak, it is too big, although we Jurchen warriors are not afraid of their Khitans, but we are too few, we have to endure it...... When I'm dead, you won't have to endure it anymore! ”

I don't know if I was in a bad mood by this group of Jurchens, Yelu Yu Liyan didn't come to look for Zhou Quan again the next day, but let Zhou Quan be quiet for a day. On the third day, it was the head fish banquet of the spring bowl, which happened to be a sunny day, so early in the morning, Zhou Quan, Zheng Yunzhong, Tong Guan and other envoys of the Song State came to the Mingtong River with the pavilion companions of the Liao State.

At this time, a big tent has been erected on the river, and a sergeant has dug four holes in front of the big tent, and the ice hole in the middle is chiseled through, allowing air to enter the water, while the three ice eyes on the periphery are not chiseled, and three soldiers lie on it to observe the fish in the water.

More than a dozen healthy horses also began to drag the winch, dragging and aggregating the net laid the day before, and the three soldiers immediately sent a signal when they found that the fish had been gathered in the middle of the ice eye.

Yelu Yanxi threw the big fish hook in his hand into the ice eye, and with a bang, the water splashed, and the crimson rolled on the water surface, proving that his throw did hit the fish. So the Khitan nobles and chieftains of all the onlookers cheered.

"It's funny." Seeing this, Zheng Yunzhong muttered in a low voice.

Tong Guan pouted, he didn't have much interest in this kind of ceremony, but pondered what Zhou Quan's plan for Rongcheng would do to him.

He did not object to the Rongcheng plan, in the final analysis, it was for the sake of being able to conquer Liao in the future. After the battle of Qingtang, he knew very well that fighting a war is a money, and the Qingtang Dynasty spent 10 million yuan, so he was afraid that he would have to prepare ten times the money to destroy the Western Xia, as for the attack on the Liao State, not the war to destroy the country, but to recover Yanyun, the money spent would not be less than the cost of the battle to destroy the Western Xia.

Therefore, he supported any means that could raise military funds for him, even if it was to temporarily ease with Liao.

When he was distracted, he suddenly heard Zhou Quan exhale: "The fish is out!" ”

The hook that Yelu Yanxi threw into the water did hook a big fish, but Yelu Yanxi did not directly drag the fish out of the water, but according to the experience of the Khitans, he waited for the fish to struggle in the water before dragging it out.

It was a fat-headed fish, very large, and there was cheering all around. And the soldiers came, and took the fish, and brought it into the tent to cook it.

One by one, the fish were scooped up and sent to be cooked in turn, and then the big net began to twist the whole way, and in the chiseled ice eye, the scales suddenly shone brightly, and ten thousand fish surged. The people present, whether it was the Khitan, the Jurchen, or even the envoys of the Great Song and Liao Kingdoms who came here to watch the ceremony, were all infected by the atmosphere at this time, and they were full of the joy of a bumper harvest.

At this time, Yelu Yanxi passed the edict, ordering everyone to sit at their own tables, and Zhou Quan and others entered the tooth tent. It is said that it is a tent, but in fact, it is a large area of the river surrounded by felt cloth, and only in the middle is the real felt tent. Because fires were rising everywhere, it was not too cold in the tent.

In the tent, hundreds of people can sit in the table, and it does not look crowded. Zhou Quan and the others were waiting to be seated, but there was a sound of dispute in front of him, Zhou Quan looked out curiously, but saw that Li Fuli, the envoy of Western Xia, was full of excitement, and he was arguing with the Liao officials who were in charge of the imperial banquet etiquette.

They spoke in Chinese, so Zhou Quan quickly understood what was going on.

"My Great Xia is a close relative of the Great Liao Emperor, and I deserve to be the supreme seat, why do I live under the Song Kingdom?"

It turned out that this kind of state banquet arrangement was quite exquisite, and the main seat was naturally Yelu Yanxi, and then according to the status, on one side were the magnates of the Liao State, and on the other side were the envoys and heads of various countries who came to watch the ceremony. The closer to Yelu Yanxi, the higher the status, but the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty were ranked first, and the Xia Kingdom was second, which made Li Fufu very angry.

The minister in charge of etiquette of the Liao State felt that what Li Fuli said seemed to have some truth, because the lord of the Western Xia Kingdom married the princess of Da Liao, and it could be said that the two countries were close relatives, so he smiled and came to negotiate with the envoy of the Song State and wanted to change his position.

In fact, it was to embarrass the envoys of the Song State and deter the leaders of the tribes.

This is not Zhou Quan's business, Zhou Quan is curious to see how Zheng Yunzhong, who is a positive envoy, will respond.

Zheng Yunzhong listened to the reason of the Liao official, and sneered: "My Great Song Dynasty and Great Liao are about to be brothers, and in terms of the year of the Son of Heaven, the current Great Song Dynasty has a life span of thirty-one, and the Emperor of the Great Liao has a life span of thirty-eight, so Liao is a brother and Song is a brother." Song is the younger brother of Liao, that is, Uncle Xia, have you ever seen your uncle who is an elder, but he is below his nephew? ”

This remark made more sense, so the Liao official went back to Li Fuli and said, Li Fuli looked at him in amazement, Zheng Yunzhong looked at him with a look of "I am your uncle", which made him ashamed and angry, but helpless.

After all, the king of Xia was actually a double vassal to the Liao and Song dynasties.

Before the competition for the seat here stopped, someone over there shouted: "We have always been in the top position, why are these three tribes occupying our place this time?" ”

Zhou Quan saw that the person who spoke this time was the Jurchen Wanyan who **** and Yelu Yu Liyan saw!

The Wanyan Department was ordered by the Liao State to pacify the Jurchen tribes and crusade against the rebellion of various ethnic groups, so its status among the vassals of the Liao State was the most different, and the first fish banquet was always ranked first in previous years. But this time it was different, Yelu Yanxi was so happy that since the Song envoys were invited to participate, even the envoys of Hechun from Western Xia and Goryeo were also invited.

The position of the envoys of these three kingdoms is naturally above the vassal tribes, but this is difficult for the Wanyan Department to accept.