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Chen Yuan took a step back, this small step of retreat obviously made Xiao Tatari feel a little safe, her expression finally relaxed a little, her eyes looked at Chen Yuan, there was no longer cunning in that look, Chen Yuan saw her fear from the heart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Chen, Chen Shimei."

Xiao Tali called out Chen Yuan's name and asked timidly, "You, what are you going to do with me?" ”

Chen Yuan smiled bitterly in his heart, what is he doing to her with Da Song now? Xiao Tatari was very haggard, the high raised cheekbones could be seen on the originally plump face, and the white hands were now as thin as wood, and there was no need for others to do anything to her, and she might not be able to survive at all in such a mental state now.

If she couldn't get rid of this nightmare, she would really die.

Chen Yuan tried to make his voice softer, and at the same time found an excuse to comfort Xiao Tatari: "Don't worry, I brought you here, it's just that the princess doesn't worry about you, she wants to see you, she doesn't mean anything else, really." ”

Xiao Tatar's vigilance is indeed quite strong now, she doesn't speak, the whole person leans against the corner, her eyes are staring at Chen Yuan, her current mood is very unstable, she doubts everything, fears everything.

Chen Yuan said again: "Really, the princess has always missed you very much, and Nian Chen, do you remember?" Hongji too, they all want to come and see you, you see when it's convenient, I'll take them to see you, okay? ”

Chen Yuan's tone was very sincere, and when he mentioned Yelu Hongji, there was a trace of longing in Xiao Tali's eyes, and his vigilance was obviously eliminated a lot, but he still didn't speak.

Chen Yuan could see that Yelu Hongji might now be Xiao Tali's last hope to insist on. If you want Xiao Tali to get rid of her current state, you must also come forward with Yelu Hongji. It's just that if you want Yelu Hongji and Xiao Tali to be together, you have to get Renzong's consent.

Chen Yuan didn't say anything more to Xiao Tali, and after a few words of simple comfort, he retreated, he decided to go to Renzong and go immediately.

Renzong is a very sympathetic person, and when Chen Yuan told him about the situation in Xiao Tatar, Renzong's expression suddenly became a little stunned: "Is it so bad?" ”

Chen Yuan nodded: "Long live, it may be even worse than what the minister said." ”

Renzong sighed softly: "I never thought that this woman could reach this point today. Anyway, she is also the queen and the queen mother, I will leave her affairs to you, and you can watch it. Remember, don't treat her badly. A woman can't afford any wind and waves. ”

This sentence can be regarded as Renzong's agreement, and his last sentence is very confident, just like when he let Ning Ge'er go to the battlefield, it is a good thing for an emperor to have such confidence. Renzong said that he would send a carriage to send it to Yelu Hongji immediately, and Yelu Hongji would take care of her life.

Chen Yuan didn't personally send Xiao Tali to Yelu Hongji's mansion, he knew that it must be a scene full of tears, and he didn't know why Chen Yuan was a little emotionally rich now, he couldn't see such joys and sorrows in the world.

Renzong didn't let him go either, and Renzong now had something to say to Chen Yuan.

A few days ago, when Chen Yuan insisted on sending troops to aid Ah San in the court, Renzong was still a little hesitant, but today the staff department sent the current situation in the Arab region and their analysis of the situation.

It is an indisputable fact that the Arab empire is dying. This time the Seljuk Turks broke Baghdad, that is, the rise and fall of another dynasty in the torrent of history. Renzong didn't care too much about it, he wanted to get out of the Great Song Dynasty, but there were many ways to get out of the Great Song Dynasty, and that Seljuk Turk might not be his enemy.

However, the Ministry sent information that, according to the information they had gathered, the Seljuk Turks were quite clever and did not exterminate the Arab Empire after taking Baghdad, but asked the Arab Caliph to confer on them the title of Sultan.

The caliph was also the nominal supreme ruler of Arabia, and the Seljuks respected Arab traditions, which made the vast Arab empire quick to accept the uninvited visitor. The staff believes that if the Seljuk Turks are really integrated and the Arabs are really integrated with them, then it means that next to the military alliance that the Great Song Dynasty has just established, the dying old giant has stood up again! It is very difficult for the footsteps of the Great Song Dynasty to go further west.

When Renzong saw this news, he suddenly felt a trace of excitement, and I don't know why, when the party item no longer existed, when the Uighurs and Tibetans all surrendered, and when the Liao State fled far away, Renzong was satisfied with the ambition and at the same time had a faint loss in his heart.

His exploits are enough to be proud of all the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty, and he is even better than Zhao Kuangyin. But he still wants to do more, he is only thirty in his fifties this year, and his body is still very strong, Renzong thinks that he still has a chance to go further.

"Shimei, I have thought about the affairs of the Chola Kingdom today, I think we can salute first and then soldiers, and appear as a mediator first, I want to send someone to that Baghdad, you see, who is appropriate?"

Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then understood that Renzong had basically never been out of Bianjing City except for this time when he drove to conquer Liao, and distance was only a vague concept in his mind. How far is Baghdad from Bianjing?

Fifty or sixty thousand miles!

The best horses, the best knights, run as fast as you can with constant supplies along the way, and you won't be able to reach it in half a year.

So there can be no salute and then there can be no soldiers. It will take more than a year for you to go back and forth, and if you really fight, Ah San will be finished long ago. Even the news that Renzong saw, at least it was the situation half a year ago, and it is difficult to say where the situation is now. The most correct strategy of the Song Dynasty should be decisive, either fight or not fight.

"Hooray, I think the time has not yet come."

Chen Yuan said that Renzong was a little stunned: "What? Have you learned to pay attention all of a sudden? ”

Chen Yuan said with a smile: "Sima Guang is right, before the problem of the Liao State is solved, it is really not appropriate for our Great Song Dynasty to intervene in a war where the victory or defeat is not divided. If we lose this war, we may lose all the ripe fruits of Liao. ”

Renzong thought for a moment, and he was still full of ** about that mysterious Arab excesse. The staff department is now very qualified, and the information they have gathered is quite comprehensive, including the life and customs of the Arabs, and the staff department has made a detailed report, which has aroused the interest of Renzong.

So he was noncommittal to Chen Yuan's statement: "The affairs of the Liao State are no longer available in Xiao Tatar, do you have any other methods?" I've heard that Jermane has been doing well for a while, and it may take some effort. ”

The intelligence work of the Liao State has never been relaxed in the Great Song Dynasty, and Yelu Nglu is very cruel to Xiao Tatar, he implements the same high-pressure policy as the inhabitants under his rule, and he wields the long sword in his hand so that others can see his strength, and uses this method to hide his extreme exhaustion now.

At the same time, he was not completely inactive, after entering the Great Liao, Yelu Nie Gulu saved the palace money, cracked down on corrupt officials, and executed some officials who did not resist when the Song Dynasty marched, and the people were very angry, some of which he naturally killed in order to stabilize his position.

Although the army's rationing system brought disaster to the Liao people, it was also effective in curbing inflation.

At the same time, he used some old ministers led by Yelu Hanba and Hou Shu in the court, and promoted a large number of new talents from the Liao State who had made a difference, and the political affairs were new.

He also encouraged those merchants to do business, whether it was smuggling or formal, Yelu Gollum supported, for those handicrafts, he spared no effort to support, he has realized where the gap between himself and Chen Yuan is, although Yelu Ne Golo is not good at business, but he dares to try, he hopes to let the Liao people have their own handicrafts, and try to use this method to break Chen Yuan's economic strangulation of him.

In addition, in terms of military affairs, he also imitated the Great Song Dynasty to establish a school and wage war against the Mongols, in order to avenge the war between the Liao State and the Song Dynasty some time ago, and the Mongols inserted a knife from behind.

He did not hide these actions from the Song Dynasty, Renzong said: "Shimei, as long as Yelu Gollum takes this breath, we are really in trouble, my cavalry has not yet been formed, those Uighurs are really hateful, I buy horses from the Western Regions, and they actually have to collect tolls!" I had thought of getting all the horses in place within a year, but now it seems impossible. ”

Chen Yuan chuckled, looking very confident. The Uighurs were normal because they were countries outside the Great Song Dynasty, and they could not think about how to be loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, but how to extract more benefits from the Great Song.

He didn't want to say anything about it, so he left it to the scholars to settle it, and let them negotiate. Chen Yuan is a businessman, and in his opinion, it is normal to give some tolls. He planned to find the cooperation of the Uighurs and build a road on which the Uighurs could openly ask the Song merchants for money.

Chen Yuan said to Renzong about the problem of the Liao State: "Long live rest assured, the minister will not let Yelu Gurr take this breath." His methods are very clever, but alas, he is one step slower. ”

Economic, military, these means have already been used by Chen Yuan. Yelu Gollum was still thinking about how to break the defensive circle that Chen Yuan had arranged before, but Chen Yuan's hand played a new trick.

Yelu Gollum was building an army, and he wanted to use these troops to survive until hope came, and to ensure that all the Liao people had something to eat, but there was one thing that he could not contend with the Song Dynasty.

Why were the Khitans called barbarians by the Song Dynasty? In addition to the contempt, the main thing is that they themselves cannot hide their cultural paleness.

Is culture useful? When your troops are not strong enough, your cultural strength will only attract bad looks from others. It is not possible to inflict any damage on the enemy at all, and it is nothing more than a joke to convince people with virtue.

But when you have enough military power to back you up, culture is another very sharp knife that can cut through those lines of defense that cannot be opened on the battlefield.

In this regard, Xu Ji has already been doing it.

(To be continued)