Ninth Five-Year Plan, sudden crisis

The Jurchens who came here to participate in the head fish banquet were not the only ones who finished their faces.

As soon as Yelu Yanxi's words came out, the Jurchens, who were originally noisy and rude, suddenly quieted down.

Many girls and real people hung their heads, hiding the anger in their eyes.

Even if the Jurchens can sing and dance, they respect the most warriors who can shoot swans and hunt bears.

It's humiliation!

It is not only a manifestation of the authority of the Great Liao Emperor, but also a blow to the prestige of the Jurchen heads, this is a humiliation!

However, the strength of the Liao State made them have to submit.

First the small tribes, then the big tribes, and then, even the leaders of the Wanyan tribe stepped forward one by one and presented songs and dances in front of Yelu Yanxi.

The only one who didn't move, Wanyan Aguta.

Even Wanyan Wuyashu stepped forward to dance, but Wanyan Aguda still sat still.

Yelu Yanxi's gaze naturally fell on Wanyan Aguda's body.

"Aguta, why don't you dance?" Without waiting for Yelu Yanxi to ask questions in person, naturally some Khitan nobles stepped forward and shouted.

Wanyan Aguta had been observing the Han and Western Xia envoys at this time, and he did not believe that the Liao State could be truly friendly with these two countries. Hearing this, he calmly got up and bowed to Yelu Yanxi: "I have a rough temperament, I can bend my bow and shoot geese, and I can fight and kill tigers, but I can't dance in music and dance since I was a child, so I can't dance in front of His Majesty the Emperor." ”

The nobleman looked at Yelu Yanxi's expression, and urged: "Straight must dance for a while, it doesn't matter if you don't get through!" ”

"I can't dance, I'm afraid of staining the Emperor's Eye." Wan Yan said.

"Jump on a section and there will be a reward!" The nobleman urged again.

"I really want the emperor's reward, but I really can't dance, why don't I fish and shoot for the emperor?"

No matter how the Khitan nobles persuaded him, Wanyan Aguta just didn't dance for Yelu Yanxi. The unkindness in Yelu Yanxi's eyes became more and more obvious, and even Zhou Quan felt that the situation was wrong.

Bang!

When the fourth persuasion was also rejected by Wanyan Aguta, everyone heard this crisp sound.

It was the cup in Yelu Yanxi's hand that was thrown onto the ice.

Yelu Yanxi's gaze was as cold as the ice, he laughed a little, and then said: "Today's interest is over, let's disperse!" ”

With that, he left the table with his hands behind his back. Looking at his back, Zhou Quan scratched his head, and felt a little suspicious in his heart.

Why didn't Yelu Yanxi give an order and directly kill Wanyan Aguta?

Seeing that the leaders of the Wanyan Department left the table one after another, and the rest of the Jurchen tribes followed after the Wanyan Ministry, and they all came up to greet the Wanyan Ministry, Zhou Quan faintly guessed.

The Wanyan tribe has already integrated most of the Jurchen tribes, if Yelu Yanxi only reprimands Wanyan for not being able to dance, what awaits him is that the entire Jurchen tribe will be centrifuged immediately!

He was pondering this matter, and Yelu Yu Liyan over there was looking at him in amazement.

The tense atmosphere at the head fish banquet was also felt by Yelu Yu Liyan, and the dominance of the Jurchen head people made her even more angry. But all this reminded her of Zhou Quan's warning, Zhou Quan said that the Jurchen would be the great enemy of the Liao State, could it be ...... It's true?

The unhappiness of the head fish banquet made Zhou Quan think that Yelu Yanxi would definitely find Yan to settle accounts afterwards, but the news he got a few days later made Zhou Quan cry out strangely.

Yelu Yanxi not only did not condemn the Yan Ministry, but also promoted several of Aguta's younger brothers and nephews one after another.

These leaders of the Jurchen tribe, who are good at calling deer or stabbing tigers, made Yelu Yanxi very satisfied in the process of accompanying Yelu Yanxi on hunting. Although he was still afraid of Yan Aguta, and even privately ordered Xiao Fengxian to find an excuse to kill Yan Aguta, but the obedience of Wu Yashu and others made him dispel his suspicions about the entire Jurchen tribe.

The head fish feast has ended, the alliance between Song and Liao has also been drawn up, and the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty are ready to leave for their return in two days.

At this time, Yelu Yu Liyan also knew that he could not keep Zhou Quan, so he was very sad. However, this little girl has a wild temperament, and her way of expressing sadness is somewhat special.

"Shoot with me again today!"

The day after the covenant was drawn up, Yelu Yu Liyan was aggressive and came to Zhou Quan's tent with dozens of attendants.

Zhou Quan wanted to refuse, but when he saw so many people brought by Yelu Yu Liyan, he knew that he couldn't refuse.

"What do you want to do with all this fanfare?" He asked, tugging at his hair.

"I'm going to shoot a tiger, shoot a tiger, and use it to exchange you for the emperor of your Song Kingdom!" Yelu Yu Liyan responded.

The surrounding envoys of the Song Kingdom all showed strange smiles, and Zhou Quan covered his face with his palm, he was afraid that Yelu Yu Liyan would say something more excessive, so he immediately said: "Okay, I'll accompany you to hunt tigers!" ”

Yelu Yuli went out to hunt, although she did not have the same momentum as her father, but the hunters and retinue with her, plus the retinue led by Zhou Quan, the entire team also had nearly 100 people.

It's just that they walked around the river for a while, not to mention tigers, not even a single fox was hunted.

It's no wonder that during these days, Yelu Yanxi took the Jurchens to sweep the neighborhood, and the animals that did not die either hid or fled far away.

So after hunting for a long time, it was just a few stupid rabbits and other prey, which made Yelu Yu Liyan very annoyed.

"This way, this way!" At this moment, a Jurchen hunter shouted.

This is the birth of a Jurchen, because she is good at finding prey traces, she was called by Yelu Yuliyan to act as a guide. During his call, Zhou Quan and Yelu Yu Liyan walked over and saw obvious feces in the snow.

"Woo!"

Before the hounds had even approached the dung, they had already clamped their tails one by one. And the war horses they were riding also snorted uneasily, as if they were about to turn around and flee.

"This is tiger feces, it's still fresh, there must be a tiger nearby, as long as you look carefully, you can find traces of its activity!"

Without waiting for the Jurchen guide to explain, Yelu Yu Liyan shouted happily.

Zhou Quan smiled bitterly, he didn't expect that he really found a tiger for this little girl.

On his side, Wu Yang and Di Jiang are both good hands, guarding him every step of the way, and Yelu Yu Liyan has more than 100 people around him, and there are more than 30 hunters who are good at shooting and hunting, so he is not afraid of the danger of this trip.

"Follow the trail and catch up...... You're about to go back to the Song Kingdom, hunt a tiger with me! ”

Yelu Yu Liyan habitually gave orders, but after saying that, thinking that it was wrong, she raised her head, urged the horse to walk side by side with Zhou Quan, and said with a wistful face.

She is extremely smart, she has been with Zhou Quan for a long time these days, and she also knows that Zhou Quan eats soft and not hard. If she was asserting herself, Zhou Quan would definitely turn around and leave, but if she pleaded like this, Zhou Quan thought that after she returned to the Great Song Dynasty, it would be difficult for the two to see each other again, and her heart softened slightly.

"Okay, let's hunt a tiger, which can be regarded as a commemoration of my trip to Liao!"

They followed the tiger's tracks, but they chased them for more than 20 miles, and they never saw a real tiger.

At this time, it was a little late, and Zhou Quan thought about turning back again, but when he turned his head to look, he found that he was already behind the dense forest.

Looking back at the past, it was dozens of miles of mountains, Zhou Quan's brows furrowed, he was too far away from the big tent. This time, he ignored Yelu Yu Liyan's objection and insisted on giving up the tiger hunt and returning, but Yelu Yu Liyan couldn't resist him, so he could only pout and go back with him.

Before turning the horse's head and walking half a mile, Di Jiang, who was beside Zhou Quan, suddenly said: "No, Da Lang, stop!" ”

Zhou Quan reined in his horse and looked at him suspiciously, but saw that Di Jiang's expression was serious, and his usual obscenity was gone.

He made a gesture to Wu Yang, and Wu Yang responded hesitantly and took off the shield hanging behind the horse.

"What about the Jurchen guide?" At this time, the Khitan hunters brought by Yelu Yu Liyan also reacted, and they shouted.

The Jurchen hunters who have been leading them are gone at this time!

Zhou Quan's eyes flashed with cold light, and he faintly throbbed in his heart, he came out to hunt too far, and at this time he was already forty or fifty miles away from the big tent.

When he was groaning, he suddenly heard a humming sound, and Wu Yang drank almost at the same time, raised the shield, and almost threw himself on him.

Then with a bang, Wu Yang's body shook slightly, but an arrow shot at Zhou Quan was blocked by him with a shield.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

The Khitans in the team shouted and searched for the enemy, Zhou Quan calmed down and asked Di Jiang, "What's the matter?" ”

"That Jurchen guide has a ghost, and he wants to lure us into an ambush......"

"Now don't ask the reason, just ask what to do, you say what to do!" Zhou Quan interrupted him.

Di Jiang was slightly stunned, he was just a scout, when he was in the army, what to do was decided by the general, and when it was his turn to be a scout.

"This kind of thing, you are more expert than me, and it is better to hand things over to someone who is an expert than me to command indiscriminately!" Zhou Quan urged.

“…… Be! Di Jiang answered, then looked around, pointed to a small mountain to the east of everyone, and said: "I don't know how many enemies there are, go up the mountain and defend it!" ”

Zhou Quan nodded, and grabbed Yelu Yu Liyan, who was a little panicked: "Surrender your people to my command!" ”

At this time, he could trust Dijiang and Wuyang, but he couldn't trust these Khitans. From what he saw along the way, the leather room army was arrogant, and the Khitan hunters were slippery, if he relied on them completely, he was afraid that he and the others would be left behind.

"Brother Yelu Ma, listen to Zhou Lang!" Yelu Yu Liyan then ordered to his own personal guard commander.

That Yelu Ma Ge was the leather general who took Zhou Quan to see Yu Liyan, he listened to Yelu Yu Liyan's order, he was not convinced, and was about to speak, but he saw Zhou Quan suddenly bully him, and the sword was already on his neck.

"If you dare not comply, you will not be spared!" Zhou Quan only said eight words!