"It's the prince himself who is too careful." Chen Ke smiled heartily: "As the first important minister in front of His Majesty's throne of your country, the prince should be the commander of the leather room, and it should be deserved!" ”

"The bachelor praises falsely, Xiao Wang is terrified......" Yelu Yixin stroked his beard and said earnestly: "Please also ask the bachelor to explain to your country to avoid misunderstanding." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Chen Ke nodded and smiled, and then greeted Xiao Feng and said, "It is really an honor to have King Zhao and Lord Xiao come together this time, and Your Majesty will definitely be very happy." "Yelu Yixin is the privy envoy of the Southern Court of Liao, the king of Zhao, and the first favorite minister under the throne of Yelu Hong. Xiao Feng is the Xuanhui envoy of the Southern Court of Liao, the first important minister of the descendants, these two people are already very face-saving when they come alone, and it is really surprising that the two of them came together.

"I, the Great Liao monarchs and ministers, all respect His Majesty of the Southern Dynasty, and I wish His Majesty the Southern Dynasty a long life, and the Holy Lord sent me two to express this heart." Yelu Yixin said with a smile: "What's more, Xiao Wangtou was sent to the envoy, so I specially invited Lord Xiao to come with me." ”

"In fact, it was the lower officials who were obsessed with the customs of the Southern Dynasties, so they asked the prince for a deputy envoy," Xiao Feng said with a smile: "It's obviously a fake public and private interest." The three of them burst out laughing.

Then Chen Ke asked how the emperor and queen of Liao, the imperial uncle and others were okay.

Yelu Yixin and Xiao Feng looked at each other, and the latter smiled: "Your Majesty is fierce and fierce, and it is naturally excellent to make a bowl at four o'clock." The queen is very good, and the imperial uncle is also very good......"

Seeing that he said vaguely, Chen Ke stopped asking questions, and after a while, he entered Xiongzhou City, invited the Liao envoy to rest in the post house, and he would set up a banquet in the evening to entertain him, and set off for Bianjing in the coming day.

Naturally, the affairs of diplomatic relations between the two most powerful countries in the Eastern world have always been sloppy, not to mention that people are guests who come to congratulate the emperor on his birthday, and they must be received seriously. From eating, drinking, sheltering, and transportation to safety and security, there is no mistake. Fortunately, Chen Ke came to Xiongzhou City half a month ago, and brought Zeng Bu, a good helper.

Zeng Bu was very strict, so he carefully discussed the details one by one with the two superiors, until they felt that everything was at ease, and then they arranged it. At this moment, the Liao envoy came. The reception is naturally smooth, and there is no half-point difference pool.

But to Zeng Bu's disappointment, the two Liao envoys were a little absent-minded, and after living in the exquisite and comfortable VIP room, they sent him out. Preparing for a meal is basically playing the piano to the cow......

Go back to the yard where you live. See only Chen Ke. Zeng Bu spat and said, "Aren't these guys pretending?" ”

"No, it won't." Chen Ke poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile: "I know Yelu Yixin and Xiao Feng, so it's like a fake." ”

"Then what are they in their hearts?" Zeng Bu frowned and said, "Guard against me like a thief, as if I'm afraid I'll steal from them." ”

"You see that, too?" Chen Ke smiled faintly: "The Liao people are very abnormal this time. ”

"Where's the anomaly?" This was Zeng Bu's first contact with the Liao people.

"Too ...... Modest. Chen Ke thought for a while and said with a suitable word: "I have sent envoys to the Liao State and received Liao envoys, which time have they not been arrogant and arrogant, making people angry?" ”

"Yes, I thought. They're doing it for your face this time. Zeng Bu laughed and said, "Look at how much they respect you." ”

"That's why I'm wondering, although I have a slight reputation in the Liao Kingdom, how can I make the prince grovel?" Chen Ke shook his head and said, "Abnormal, really abnormal." ”

"Could it be that they have some tricks up their sleeve?" Zeng Bu frowned.

"I don't know." Chen Ke stood up and said, "Uncle Lu Han has already gone to his brother to report the situation." "Lu Gong's younger brother, Lu Gongru, is the governor of Xiongzhou and is responsible for the defense of border towns.

"Hmm. Be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, and you must not land on the road of the Liao. Zeng Bu nodded.

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The Chen Ke brothers were worried about the abnormality of the Liao envoys, but they didn't know that the Liao envoys themselves were also worried......

In the main room of the post house, Yelu Yixin changed into a comfortable and gorgeous silk robe of the Southern Dynasty, and played with the porcelain of the Southern Dynasty on the table like mutton fat and white jade, which was his usual favorite. At the moment, his eyes wandered and he seemed absent-minded.

Hearing the knock on the door, he hurriedly turned his head to look and saw Xiao Feng coming in. Hurriedly asked, "Are you all settled?" ”

"Hmm." Xiao Feng nodded and said: "Arranged in the innermost room, the three floors inside and outside are full of the most loyal guards, and the birds can't fly in...... "I can't fly out." ”

"Sit." Yelu Yixin asked him to sit on his right hand side, and said worriedly: "I think it will be revealed if I can't get it......"

"Yes," Xiao Feng said with deep sympathy: "Hell, the companion turned out to be Bachelor Chen, and I don't know if my heart is weak or what, I actually heard him testing every word, as if he had noticed something unusual." ”

"The surname Chen is the most treacherous like a ghost, and it is too difficult to hide it from him." Yelu Yixin sighed, "As soon as I saw him, my heart rose to my throat. ”

"Yes......" Xiao Feng also sighed, and the two fell into silence, and after a long time, he raised his head and said, "It's better to persuade him again and let that one turn back." ”

"Impossible." Yelu Yixin shook his head and said, "Don't talk about how to escort him, don't you know about that person's temper?" What he decides, that eight horses can't pull back! If you dare to be wordy, believe it or not, your head will not be protected! After a pause, he said: "Let's let you go back, there is one in the country, and we can rest assured." ”

"Do you think I didn't persuade you?" Xiao Feng smiled bitterly: "My one said that he would live and die with you, if he doesn't go back, she won't go back." ”

With a 'snap', Yelu Yixin smashed the porcelain bowl, obviously annoyed by the attitude of the two. But he immediately realized that the other party was not his own, so he quickly held down the fire and said: "They are messing around, but they are scared!" ”

"Since I don't go back, I can only go down." Xiao Feng pretended to take care of himself and said: "Actually, even if Bachelor Chen is suspicious, as long as we take good care of people and don't let them take care of them, there is no danger." ”

"It's easy to say." Yelu Yixin rolled his eyes and said, "With that unrestrained temper, can you watch it?" I don't have that ability! ”

"Nor can it be left to him...... Mess around. Xiao Feng said with a serious face: "It's a matter of the safety of Daliao's society, how can we blindly obey?!" He said this very tactfully, but in fact, he was implicitly criticizing Yelu Yixin, which was too distorted!

"Well, good." At the moment of his life, Yelu Yixin didn't care about him, nodded and said, "I try my best, but I can't guarantee that I can persuade him." ”

"I'm going to make an appointment with him for three chapters." Xiao Feng gritted his teeth and got up and said, "If he agrees, he will continue to go south, otherwise he will be tied up for a capital crime!" ”

"Everyone says that Brother Xiao is a loyal man, and today I know that the rumors are true!" Yelu Yixin was a little moved and said, "You wait, let's go together at night, if you don't agree, you will resolutely not leave!" ”

"Good!" Xiao Feng hugged his fists and said: "Only the prince's horse head is Zhan!" ”

"Alas," Yeluyi smiled bitterly, "Harmony, harmony......"

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The banquet in the evening was also decent, although the etiquette was not bad, but there was no comparison of literary style, martial arts, and wine...... These reserved items between the envoys of the two countries always make people feel that they forgot to put salt in cooking, which is really light and tasteless.

What is even more strange to the Song people is that the Liao people, who are usually good at drinking, actually tasted it lightly, and none of them drank excessively. In short, the Liao envoy was very well-behaved this time, and he was afraid of stepping on the ants of the Southern Dynasty when he walked, lest something happen to the Song people. It was an early end of the banquet, and everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.

This made the Song people even more worried, did the Liao people want to take the city at night?

It is no wonder that the people of the Song Dynasty were careful, because the predecessor of Xiongzhou City was Waqiaoguan, and since the Tang Dynasty, the Han people have placed officials here to prevent Khitan. It is located in the north of Baiyangdian, the south of the Juma River, and the important towns in Hebei in the south, and its status is very important. In that year, Shi Jingjiao ceded the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Liao State, and the three passes such as Waqiao were owned by the Khitan. Later, Chai Rong used troops against the Khitan and recovered Ying, Mo Erzhou and 'Sanguan' in the sixteen states of Yanyun, and then built Xiongzhou in Waqiao Pass and Bazhou City in Yijin Pass to show that he would never give up. Thus the border between the two countries was laid today.

After that, the Khitans never forgot to recover this 'four states and one pass'...... They always said that this was ceded to them by the emperor of the Central Plains, and if Chai Rong took it back, he would have invaded their territory, so he must take it back. Could it be that this time they don't plan to bother with more words, and want to take advantage of the internal and external cooperation of the mission to take back Xiongzhou City?

Chen Ke had to admit that at that time, the Trojan horse plot to slaughter the city, Li Xiangyang entering the city to bomb the munitions, and Walter defending Sarajevo came to his mind......

In short, all kinds of thoughts occupied Bachelor Chen's exquisite heart, which made him extremely nervous.

At this time, Lu Gongru brought an astonishing news, the spies came to report that the most elite leather room army of the Liao State was concentrated in the Luanhe generation, less than a hundred miles away from Xiongzhou!

"Ball!" Lu Gongzhi's always lazy face showed a hideous expression, and he pulled out his long sword and said: "The first strike is strong, and the second attack will suffer, chop them clean and then talk about it!" ”

Everyone was quite moved, since they knew that the Liao envoy had come with evil intentions, of course they had to be eliminated first.

But the decision was made here by Lu Gongru and Chen Ke, the former was the highest military and political governor in Xiongzhou, and the latter was Qin Cha.

"What do you think?" Chen Ke asked, Lu Gongru was Zhiqing.

"This ......" Lu Gongru is really difficult to decide∠After the alliance between the two countries, the two countries have not known swords for a long time. What's more, there are still covenant constraints, and the Liao State has always been trustworthy, how could it suddenly break the contract?

"You're talking." Lu Gong said angrily: "At this time, how can you hesitate!" ”

"It's just too much at stake." Lu Gongru sorted out his thoughts and said, "Let's strike first, that is, we will be the first to tear up the peace treaty!" ”