In the autumn of the third year of the Great Song Dynasty, before the north wind flourished, a ship quietly approached Wuqing.

Cement is a militaristic weapon, and it is still one of the products that are prohibited from being exported to Liao, so the wharf in Wuqing is still built of traditional wood and stone, which is very simple compared to the huge wharf in Haizhou.

On the dock, a team of Liaoguo leather room troops stood solemnly.

Even if the Liao State is in decline now, it is still no problem to pick out a well-disciplined leather room army.

But when the boat approached the dock, the leather room army was still a little confused.

This ship, which has the words "East China Sea A" on the bow, is the first sea ship built by the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce, and it is a medium and large ship with 2,000 materials, which is nothing in the Great Song Dynasty, but in the eyes of the Liao people, they feel very shocked.

There are also sailors in the Liao Kingdom, and several warships of their sailors surround the Donghai Jia, like a few chickens, circling around a big hen.

"This ship is like a building!"

"The Southern Naval Division, sure enough, is better than my Great Liao, but my Great Liao cavalry is better than them!"

In this whisper, the boat approached the dock, and before it could stop, Zhou Quan held on to the side of the boat and stretched out his head to look down, and met his gaze, Yelu Yu Liyan barely remained reserved and did not run towards the boat.

"Long time no see!" Zhou Quan leaned over and beckoned to Yu Liyan.

With this beckoning, Yu Liyan couldn't hold back any longer, she picked up the corners of her skirt and ran happily like a deer.

The sailors on the East China Sea armor only set up the gangway, and Zhou Quan jumped off easily. Facing him, Yu Liyan couldn't hide or be shy, and threw himself directly into his arms.

The Khitan people who saw this scene, whether it was the Liao State officials or the leather room army, all showed unbearable expressions: their own princess took the initiative to throw herself into her arms, this is too much!

Zhou Quan didn't expect Yu Liyan to be like this, he hesitated slightly, and then laughed, other girls are not ashamed, he corrects men, is he still afraid?

With both hands, he hugged Yu Liyan.

Feeling his strong arms, Yu Liyan's heart was full of sweetness, and then, shyness came up again, especially when she looked back and saw that the guards around her were full of sadness, her shyness turned into annoyance again.

It's all to blame for the unfortunate boy in front of him!

There was shame and anger in his heart, so Yu Liyan propped up his hands and pushed Zhou Quan back.

Zhou Quan only felt that the warm fragrant nephrite was full of arms, and he was in a hurry, but he didn't expect that the beauty in his arms suddenly turned his face and pushed him back and staggered back several steps.

If he was in Haizhou, he would definitely be fine, but this was Wuqing, the dock here was very slippery, and his feet were unstable, so he sat down directly.

Then, in the midst of an exclamation, he fell into the sea.

Yu Liyan was so shocked that he hurriedly ran over and wanted to jump into the water to save Zhou Quan, but saw Zhou Quan's body half exposed on the water, drenched.

It turned out that the water where he fell into the sea was not deep, but only up to his waist, so there was nothing wrong with it, except for a little embarrassment.

"Huh!" Seeing that he was not in danger, Yu Liyan panicked, but his heart of banter rose again, and he pointed at Zhou Quan and shouted: "Let you ignore me, and let you not come to see me for two years!" ”

Zhou Quan glared at her, then took a handful of water and poured it over: "Didn't you go to the Great Song Dynasty to see me!" ”

His movements were too obvious, so Yu Liyan dodged very lightly, and the two laughed and fell into the eyes of everyone, and the Liao State was just on the side, and on the ship "East China Sea Jia", someone coughed: "Bachelor Zheng, just ...... Let him do this? ”

Zheng Yunzhong glanced sideways at the person he was talking to, this person was very young, and his appearance was quite handsome. This person's surname is Zhu, his name is Jane, this year is less than twenty, and Zhou Quan is the same age, but at the age of fifteen he entered Taixue, because he was young and erudite, quite appreciated by Zhao Ji, Daguan for more than three years to give up his life to give Jinshi and the first, to conceit, this time to be able to enter the Great Song Dynasty Mission, is the result of a powerful person to recommend.

But this guy has always looked at Zhou Quan unpleasantly, and accused Zhou Quan of acting without a minister, or being out of proportion when he was an envoy to Liao. Last time, Zheng Yunzhong and Zhou Quan sent Liao back to attack Zhou Quan, and this person was one of them.

In fact, everyone understands that he just doesn't feel angry that Zhou Quan, who is younger than himself, can make such a miraculous feat, and he is jealous, so he is in a dilemma here.

One of the most ruthless things this person did happened this year, when he took the lead in writing a book, accusing the Empress Liu of Zhezong Yuanfu, the current Empress Dowager of Chong'en Palace, that is, Zhao Ji's widowed sister-in-law, interfering in political affairs, and forcing the thirty-five-year-old woman to hang herself with a silver hook hanging a curtain.

Seeing that Zheng Yunzhong ignored him, Zhu Jian snorted, he thought that he had just made a great contribution in the DPRK, so he stepped forward and stepped on the gangway to get off the boat.

Before stepping ashore, he couldn't wait to wave his sleeves: "Zhou Quan, what crime should you be guilty of fornicating with a captive woman and harming the national etiquette?" ”

When these words were spoken, Zhou Quan in the water looked at him with an idiotic look, and Yu Liyan on the shore suddenly raised his willow eyebrows.

Zhou Quan can beat or scold, but she can only beat her and scold, and others can't touch Zhou Quan's hair!

"I just said, you shameless ...... who don't learn anything."

Before Zhu Jian could scold again, he heard the sound of the wind in his ears, and then the sound of the horn, a long blood mark appeared on his white face.

But Yu Liyan whipped it with a horsewhip!

"I'm sorry, it's been almost two years, I haven't actually smoked anyone, and today is the first time I've smoked!" A whip pulled Zhu Jian's words back, and Yu Liyan looked at Zhou Quan with a flattering look on his face.

Zhou Quan laughed: "You haven't smoked anyone today, have you smoked, I haven't seen it!" ”

"Yes, I only smoked a dog, a dog that bites and barks!"

The conversation between the two of them was like no one around, but Zhu Jian was so stunned that he almost threw his fists.

But before he could make a move, behind Yu Liyan, more than a dozen guards had already rushed up, restrained this person, and then tied him up.

"I'm an envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, you can't treat me like this, I'm an envoy of the Great Song Dynasty!"

"You dare to offend my princess of the Great Liao Shu Kingdom, don't say that you are just a mere envoy, even if your prince and prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty come, you have to admit your guilt obediently!" Brother Yelu Ma snorted coldly.

Zheng Yunzhong coughed and stepped forward to give his hand: "General Yelu......"

"I'm now Wuqing Taishou!" Jerumago said proudly.

"Yelu Taishou, please also read for the sake of friendship between the two countries, don't blame him, this person is young and vigorous, and it is inevitable that there will be rudeness......" At this time, Zheng Yunzhong rushed to persuade him.

"It's not rude, it's frivolous, rampant and lawless, why did you send such a person when you have always regarded yourself as a country of etiquette?" Yelu Ma Ge was born as a military general, so it was not easy to argue with Zheng Yunzhong, but the Liao State naturally also sent an envoy, and the envoy reprimanded him unceremoniously.

"Yes, yes, this is a little inconsiderate of the country, this person is only an insignificant member of the mission, so he has not been carefully selected. However, although this person is invisible, he is one of the Great Song Dynasty missions after all, and your two countries are now swearing to each other, please stay a little decent. ”

Although Zhu Jian was tied up, his ears were not blocked, and when he heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, and Zheng Yunzhong actually admitted his guilt!

He felt that he was defending the national body and face of the Great Song Dynasty, how could he stand the current accusations, he screamed angrily at the moment, but no one paid attention to him.

After being taken away, he was beaten so badly that he was weak and weak, and he realized that although he was a member of the mission, the Liao State was really unreasonable, how could the Great Song Dynasty turn his face with the Liao State for a small official like him?

After another beating, he realized that he had ********.

It's not to deal with Zhou Quan - if it's just to deal with Zhou Quan, Zheng Yunzhong, as a civil official, will also think of ways to defend him. Rather, it was because he took the mission too lightly and did not understand the priorities at all.

When he was sent back to the Great Song Mission, the mission was about to set off for the north, Zheng Yunzhong held Zhou Quan's hand and smiled: "Sure enough, as Zhou Lang said, going north by sea is indeed smooth, but the sea is quite stormy, so you can't be cautious." ”

"That's why I built a new boat, a sailor, Master Zheng, have a good trip!"

In the seemingly ordinary conversation between the two, there is actually a deep meaning.

This time, Zheng Juzhong went to Liao to envoy the Liao State, and he had several intentions. The first intention is to consolidate the Rongcheng trade between the two countries, and the annual Rongcheng trade can bring millions of benefits to the Great Song Dynasty.

The second is to test the attitude of the Liao State towards the Western Xia, because the treasury is full, so the conquest of the Western Xia to destroy this old enemy has been put on the agenda by Zhao Ji. Although Cai Jing's attitude towards this is not very positive, there are other prime ministers in the political hall who are very concerned about this, especially Tong Guan, who is going all out, and Cai Jing can only agree.

The third is Ma Zhi, who was brought back to the Great Song Dynasty by Tong Guan, and he suggested contacting the Jurchens to prepare for the next step of the Liao attack. Although Zheng Yunzhong did not inform Zhou Quan of this matter, Zhou Quan guessed this result after learning about the formation of the mission.

The dialogue between Zheng Yunzhong and Zhou Quan was Zheng Yunzhong's reminder to Zhou Quan not to miss national affairs because of his children's personal affairs, and Zhou Quan's response was to show that everything he did was for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty.

The two sides tacitly agreed, but Zhu Jian was confused, and when the mission moved forward, he couldn't help but ask: "Bachelor, Zhou Quan will stay in Wuqing?" ”

"He was just ordered to send the mission to Liao, and he was not a member of the mission, so what did he do if he didn't stay in Wuqing?" Zheng Yunzhong said angrily.

When Zhu Jian heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and first he was jealous: Zhou Quan could stay in Wuqing to rest, but he still had to travel thousands of miles to Zhongjing in Liao. But then he secretly rejoiced: without Zhou Quan's presence, when he went out as an envoy this time, he must rely on his knowledge and talent to live up to his mission!

"Zhu Jian, this trip is very important, you are the first time to envoy to Liao, I hope you can think twice about everything!" Seeing Zhu Jian's expression change, Zheng Yunzhong couldn't help but remind.

We can't let this mess ruin the mission.

Zhu Jian nodded vigorously: "Bachelor, just rest assured, I know that the envoy to Liao is diplomacy, and diplomacy is no trivial matter!" ”