'The mountains and rivers are broken, and the state affairs are in ruins,' Xiao Puxian said miserably: "I don't want the country of two hundred years of iron buckets to be lost to such a state. Even if we don't complain, when we think of this, we can't help but swallow and cry." Rao is Zhou Ping had also made all kinds of psychological preparations before he came, but he didn't expect to encounter this kind of opponent, and he couldn't help but mess around, and he didn't know how to answer. glanced at Ye Luchun on the couch and Li Chuwen on the side, only to see that the guy was sleeping more and more sweetly, as if he hadn't heard anything at all, and Li Chuwen hung his head, looking empathetic, and it seemed that he couldn't count on it.

"The ancestor's family background has been defeated by Yelu Yanxi, in the end, he ran away and threw this burden on the shoulders of our husband and wife, how can a weak woman in my family return to the sky with one hand and turn the tide?" Speaking of this, Xiao Puxian had already lowered his head and cried in a low voice.

Zhou Ping saw it, and couldn't help but be happy and miserable in his heart, happy that this Xiao Puxian had already admitted that he was powerless to return to the sky, and it was a logical thing to accept the conditions of the Song Dynasty and call the vassal submission, and the rest was nothing more than the details of the specific conditions, so it didn't matter, anyway, the knight didn't need money, even if he paid to raise all these Khitan relatives and nobles, it was much cheaper than fighting, no matter how poor the Great Song Dynasty was, this money could still be afforded. 7

Zhou Ping was pondering whether to say a few words of comfort, after all, it was not a way to let Xiao Puxian cry like this. Suddenly, I heard a shouting from outside.

"Da Shi Linya, Da Shi Linya, you can't go in, the two Majesties are talking to the envoys of the Song Fang. You can't go in! ”

"You two get out of the way for me, this Yanjing is the Yanjing handed down by the ancestors. It's not her Xiao Puxian alone, get out of the way for me! ”

With a sound of pushing, the screen on the side was suddenly pushed to the ground, revealing a high-spirited man, wearing a scarlet robe and a black sand crown, his right arm and waist were each hugged by a guard, looking at Li Chuwen behind Zhou Ping viciously, and said hatefully: "Haoshou horseman, I knew that it was you who played tricks in the middle!" ”

"Big Stone Tree! You need to have a credential to speak! Li Chuwen defended with some panic: "The two Majesties are here. The secret discussion with the envoys of the Southern Dynasty was also decided in the imperial council. How can we blame our family? ”

"Da Shi Linya, what Li Menxia said is right." At this time, Xiao Puxian had already calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "This is what Your Majesty meant, the current situation is critical. It is also necessary to meet with the envoys of the Southern Dynasty! ”

Li Chuwen and Xiao Puxian defended very hard. But Jerodashi didn't seem to hear at all. With one arm, he shook off the two guards and walked to Zhou Ping step by step. said: "You are the envoy of the Southern Dynasty, right?" ”

"Yes, it is Zhou Ping, the deputy envoy of the Great Song Dynasty!" Zhou Ping stood up and bowed to the other party, from the name of Li Chuwen and Xiao Puxian to the visitor just now, he had guessed that the person who came was the last hero of Da Liao, Yelu Dashi, he looked at the other party carefully, but was surprised to find that the other party seemed to be walking with a slight limp.

"Deputy Envoy Zhou, our family will tell you directly. This Yanyun territory is obtained by my ancestors of Daliao through a hundred battles, don't say that the two Majesties will not descend, that is, the two Majesties will descend, and my Yelu Dashi will not descend, and the tens of thousands of countries in Yanjing City will not descend. You bring a word back for me, tell your son of heaven, if you want this Yanyun land, you will rectify the military horses, and see you on the field! Speaking of this, Yelu Dashi lifted the hem of his robe, pulled it hard, and tore off a piece and threw it in front of Zhou Ping.

When Zhou Ping heard this, he knew that there was no point in talking about it any longer, so he smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, this big stone is here, it seems that we can only talk about it here, then we will have a period later!" Speaking of this, he saluted Xiao Puxian and Yelu Chun behind Yelu Dashi, and then turned around and left. Li Chuwen hurriedly followed, and apologized in a low voice.

The atmosphere in the hall was quite embarrassing, and after about half a sound, Xiao Puxian said in a bitter voice: "What is the trouble of Dashi Linya, our family just wants to contact the envoys of the Southern Dynasty, and there are many back roads." ”

"Multiple back roads?" Yelu Dashi intercepted and said: "The back road to Bianliang City in the Southern Dynasty as a subordinate and concubine?" What's the use of that kind of back road under the fence? ”

"Hey, it's better than staying in this Yanjing City where the jade is burned, at the moment there are only tens of thousands of soldiers, and there are only a few states, how can you resist the attack of the Southern Dynasty and the Jin people? Da Shi Linya, even if you don't think about yourself, don't you think about the tens of thousands of people in the city? ”

"It is precisely because we have to think about our clansmen that we will never surrender to the Southern Dynasty!" Yelu Dashi replied categorically: "If it falls like this, this Yanjing will become the front line of confrontation between the Jin people and the Song people, and we Khitan and Xi people do not understand the language with the Han people, and their habits are different. How could the Song people believe us, they would definitely migrate our people to other places, and when the time came to separate flesh and blood and migrate to a foreign land, they wanted to fight to the death, but it was too late! ”

"That's just a possibility, but now that the Song army is pressing, is there any way you can't resist?"

"Your Majesty!" Yelu Dashi said: "Xiao Dutong has sent someone to send a letter, and he will recruit troops to return within ten days at most, and the Xi people he recruited alone have 10,000 iron cavalry and foot soldiers, plus there are no less than 50,000 guards in Yanjing City, even if it is not a winning army, it is enough to fight with the Song army." The Song people were weak and had few cavalry, which was good for defending the city and not conducive to field battles. As long as it breaks through its vanguard first, the enemy will be terrified, and it will not be too late to negotiate peace. Even if you are not victorious, you can also move to a foreign land, is it not far better than being a captive? ”

Xiao Puxian lowered his head, it was not difficult to see from her facial expression that her mood at this time was very contradictory, instinctively,

She didn't like Yelu Dashi's strategy of starting a war with the Southern Dynasty, or winning or moving west, the reason was very simple, Xiao Puxian was very aware of the weakness of the small court of Yanjing, if the savings of many years allowed them to barely support in terms of armor and military salaries, then the confrontation of grain and grass to support an army of 50,000 would definitely not last long. More importantly, Yeluchun's rise to power was based on the balance of power of the Khitan Xi magnates, the Han officials, the Yandi clan, and the Chang Shengjun, which means that Yeluchun is the only person in Yanjing who is noble enough and can be accepted and trusted by these three forces. But Yeluchun's life could not last long, and if he died, this fragile balance would be upset, and two powerful foreign enemies would never give him a chance to regain his balance. As for moving west, let alone moving west, the Khitan nobles represented by Xiao Puxian, although they often participate in the palace tents, have long been accustomed to a comfortable Sinicized settlement life, so it is really beyond her acceptance to move west across the desert to a place with an uncertain future.

But rationally, Xiao Puxian had to admit that what Yelu Dashi said made quite sense, and more importantly, her brother Xiao Gan was a resolute main battle faction, and she had to take this into account.

"Anyway, the inheritance passed down by the ancestors is lost, and you are not the only one who is sad!" Xiao Puxian sighed and stood up, and gently pulled the quilt that slipped down to Ye Luchun, who was lying on the soft couch: "But you look at Your Majesty like this, how can I not worry." If His Majesty is gone, isn't it a tree that has fallen and scattered? ”

"Your Majesty has a son, although he is young, he can follow the precedent and take you as the queen mother to take charge of state affairs!" Jerodashi replied.

"Oh?" Xiao Puxian turned around, and a pair of black eyes showed a look of surprise: "Da Shi Linya thinks it's feasible?" ”

"Yes, Emperor Jingzong died that year, and the Holy Sect was young, so he was the regent of the Empress Dowager Chengtian Shengwu, and the Song Dynasty was broken twice, and the country was at its peak. If Your Majesty is the queen regent after a thousand years, why not? ”

"In that case, let's go down and rest first! The whole army will be in your favor! Xiao Puxian smiled.

"Dashi is also a descendant of Taizu, this is a family matter, how dare you say hard work!" Yelu Dashi bowed to Xiao Puxian and turned to retreat. Looking at the other party's back, Xiao Puxian turned around and walked to the soft couch and sat down, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what do you think!" ”

Yeluchun, who had been lying on the couch, opened his eyes, and replied after a while: "Da Shi Linya is a descendant of my Yelu family, and loyalty naturally has nothing to say. But if you want to gain a foothold in Yandi, you can't do without the Han people dominated by Li Chuwen, and the balance between this must be grasped. My life is only a matter of ten months, and you must be prepared! ”

"The concubine body understands!" Xiao Puxian fell on her husband's chest and cried quietly. Ye Luchun sighed, reached out and gently stroked his wife's long hair.

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"Deputy Envoy Zhou!" Li Chuwen explained with some embarrassment: "Presumably, the palace guards have a henchman of Na Yelu Dashi, so it came out, and I ask your envoy to forgive me-"

"That's it!" Zhou Ping said with a smile: "Da Shi Linya's position is different from mine, and if I change my position, it will be the same." His heart is equal to my heart, and I still understand this truth. Speaking of this, Zhou Ping paused: "But now that the situation is like this, even if Da Shi Linya is heroic, what can it do?" Fighting hard and unyielding is a hero, isn't it also a hero to adapt to the times? ”

"Your envoy said it well, said it well!" When Li Chuwen heard this, a sincere smile appeared on his face: "Our family is also for the people of Yandi!" ”

"Rest assured, Your Majesty Li!" Zhou Ping said with a smile: "When the lower official goes back this time, he will definitely tell Xuan Xiang the strength of the door, no matter whether the two sides reach a peace agreement or not, Xuan Xiang will not forget the hard work of the door!" ”

"Then thank you for everything!" Hearing this, Li Chuwen laughed.

Zhou Ping returned to his residence, just sat down, and couldn't hold back his excitement, got up and paced back and forth in the house. Although he did not achieve the goal of persuading Xiao Puxian to surrender without a fight this time, he also spied into the enemy's internal roots, and the harvest was really not small. The style of Yelu Dashi is even more admirable. (To be continued......)