- After arriving in Zhongjing, the Liao State stayed in Zhongjing, and the king of Chu, Nelugu, hosted a banquet to entertain the Song envoys.

Zhongjing has left Yanyun for hundreds of miles, and the scenery and people here are full of strong Hu flavor, and there is no trace of the Han family anymore.

For example, this feast is served with wooden utensils. Start the table with a pot of camel minc...... It is a porridge made from camel meat and eaten with a wooden spoon. This is the opening food of the traditional feast of the Liao Kingdom.

Then the meat is eaten on a large plate. The meat is rich and varied, from cattle and mutton raised by livestock to various birds and animals caught by hunting, but there are only two ways to cook it, either boiled into rotten wet meat or marinated into bacon. The meat is then cut into squares and served on a large plate, and the guests themselves cut them into small pieces with a dagger and hold them in their hands.

However, they took care that the Song envoys were not good at using knives and daggers, so at their tables, there were Khitan maids in fresh clothes, holding scarves, holding knives and daggers, and cutting all kinds of flesh to eat the Han envoys.

Along the way, in addition to eating the meat and cheese of cattle and sheep, the Song envoys also ate porridge cooked with goat's milk, and even young people like Chen Ke and Zhao Zongji couldn't see the fishy smell, and they really couldn't stand it.

Fortunately, in this Zhongjing, it is the capital of Liao, and there is still a supply of vegetables and vegetables, but the Liao people's way of eating vegetables is too violent, they don't cook at all, they don't stick to the sauce, and they eat it raw with meat...... Nima, is this eating vegetables or grass? The people of the Song Dynasty were helpless again.

And the Liao people not only eat raw vegetables, but also eat raw meat. There was a dish in the banquet, which was made with 'rabbit liver cut raw and eaten with deer tongue sauce', Zhao Zongji tasted it and almost didn't vomit.

But that's more than the finale of the day. It's nothing. I saw the waiter lead a horse and pour it with strong liquor. Then he broke it between his armpits, and took out the bloody horse liver. Immediately cut and dedicated to the guests.

At that time, Zhao Bian vomited, the last time he went to Liao, he knew that the Liao people had the habit of eating raw meat, but they took care of the Song envoys and gave them cooked food. This time, I don't know what kind of style I smoked, but I actually took the horse liver alive on the spot. This was for the Song Dynasty scholars. Is it too impactful......

"Eat it while it's fresh," Nerugu, who was wearing a golden crown, smiled and said, "This is a good war horse, which sells for hundreds of thousands of dollars in your Southern Dynasty." ”

Zhao Zongji frowned. And the heart said, If I eat this thing, will I not be like an animal? He resolutely did not move.

But after all, the other party is a 'hospiness', and he has to give a suitable reason to be reasonable. He said: "Thank you for your kindness, but my Confucian disciples, I must be careful to follow the teachings of my ancestors, 'if you lose food, you can't eat'." ”

Supposedly, this explanation was passable, but Nerugu's face still pulled down: "It's too faceless, right?" ”

"We naturally want to give the prince face, but in this way. It is contrary to the teachings of the saints. As an envoy, this is inappropriate. Zhao Zongji picked up his wine glass and said: "I will punish myself for three glasses, and I will compensate the prince." ”

"Who made you drink?" Nelugu snorted coldly, he was the son of the emperor's uncle of the Liao State, his status was noble and commanding, and he didn't take Zhao Zongji, the prince of the Southern Dynasty, in his eyes at all: "Today, you have to eat if you don't eat!" Otherwise, where will I put my face? ”

"The two countries have intersected and treated each other with courtesy, and naturally they both have decency." Zhao Zongji said lightly. The implication is that you don't give face first. You have no face, and you bring it on yourself.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze, and the Liao courtiers who sat with them looked at each other angrily.

The Song people also put on a straight face, how could they not see that this king of Chu of Liao was deliberately making trouble.

"The prince is angry, please allow the official to say a word." Zhao Bian hurriedly said loudly: "Song Liaotian is in the south and the north, and their lifestyles are very different. The two countries have always been good-neighborly and friendly, respecting each other as guests and taking care of each other's eating habits, as they have done for many years. ”

"What are you?" Zhao Bian said it very reasonably, but Nerugu said with a disdainful face: "You also deserve my respect?" ”…,

"Please be cautious." Zhao Bian stubbornly said: "Every word and deed of the envoys of the two countries when they get along will be recorded in the "Quotations" and presented to the emperors of the two countries. ”

"Really?" Nerugu laughed loudly and said: "Then you listen well, let people remember it word for word to the emperor of the Southern Dynasty." After a pause, he said word by word: "I Da Liao must go back to my own land!" After saying that, he left the table halfway.

Back to the place where I stayed, the atmosphere was a little heavy.

"It seems that your judgment is completely correct, Yelu Chongyuan's father and son are the biggest obstacle to our trip." Zhao Zongji looked at Chen Ke and said, "Believe it or not, he must have sued the wicked first and went to the Liao Lord to accuse us of being arrogant and rude." Cast a shadow over our trip. ”

"I believe it." Chen Ke nodded, the situation was indeed tricky. With Yelu Chongyuan's father and son here, I believe that this trip to meet the Liao lord will definitely not be pleasant.

"I can only hope that Yelu Hongji, the lord of Liao, will be less confused." Zhao Bian's mood was a little depressed, today's banquet was unhappily dispersed, and today's envoy report was really impossible to write.

"It's a pity, that Liao Lord is indeed a fool." Chen Ke shook his head and said, "So let's plan for the worst...... After resting in Zhongjing for two days, the mission followed the Liao people to the Liao lord's bowl.

Along the way is the boundless grassland, often walking for half a day, can not see a single figure, occasionally can see a small tent in the distance on the horizon, at this time, you will see thousands of cattle and sheep. Sometimes, you can also see herds of wild horses whizzing by, there are thousands of them, and the Song people are dumbfounded......

"The sky is vast and the fields are vast, and the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep." In the vast grassland, everyone's mood has also become relaxed, they sigh that the grassland scenery is different from the mainland, and follow the example of the Khitan people, galloping on the vast grassland.

While galloping, Chen Ke suddenly grabbed the reins of the horse and looked into the distance with a solemn face.

The officers and soldiers of Song also stopped, looked along the position he was looking at, only to see the smoke and dust billowing in the sky, and then listened attentively, it seemed that there was still a faint sound of shouting and killing.

"Could it be that someone is fighting in front of you?" Zhao Zongji asked.

The Liao people, who protected them, were all ecstatic, and rushed there on horseback, leaving the Song envoys behind.

"No, it won't." Chen Ke shook his head and said, "I guess it's an event." ”

"Keep up." It doesn't seem like a thing to be behind for too long, it seems that the people of the Song Dynasty are too timid.

The team marched forward for three or five miles, and suddenly there was a sound from the east, and thousands of cavalry Liao people rushed over, and immediately the knights bent their bows and arrows, waved their swords and spears, and shouted to kill them from afar.

"Protect your lordship!" The guards became nervous and hurriedly lined up to protect the dignitaries.

At this time, there was another sound in the west, and thousands of Liao people were killed from the west.

Immediately after that, south, north, southwest, northwest, ...... The sound of chirping in all directions rang out, and heavily armed Liao cavalry appeared, rushing towards the Song envoy.

"My lord, we are surrounded!" The guards panicked and said, "They also drove the beasts to attack!" ”

It turned out that the Liao army was fought in the front by thousands of deer, elk, roe deer, roe deer, bears, jackals, wolves, and foxes, and these animals rushed towards the Song Dynasty's mission from all directions.

"Don't panic, they're hunting!" Finally seeing the situation, Chen Ke said loudly.

"What about these beasts?" said: "Rushing over, we can't stand it!" ”

"Hahahaha!" Chen Ke and Zhao Zongji laughed loudly together: "Naturally, you can't ignore the kindness of the Liao people...... Yes, this is indeed a big hunt. But the beasts within a radius of dozens of miles were all driven to the direction where the Song envoy was, which was obviously not a coincidence.

In fact, this is a good show deliberately arranged by the Liao. On the vast grassland, the Khitan iron horse, which has been strong for a hundred years, is killing from all directions without boundaries, what kind of formation is this, what kind of deterrence? Such a trick was often used by the American imperialists of later generations, with the aim of completely overwhelming the other side in momentum, so that they could not raise the idea of resisting. …,

Of course, no matter how fierce the Khitan iron cavalry was, it was impossible for them to rush over and kill the Song envoys, but they had a big gift, that is, the beasts they drove away.

Think about it, when the timid Song people find themselves surrounded by thousands of wild beasts, what will they be like when they are overwhelmed and frightened?

As soon as he thought of this, the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State in the military formation in the distance laughed heartily.

There are also old ministers who are worried: "Your Majesty, let's stop in moderation, in case the Song envoy dies in the mouth of the beast, it is not easy to explain to the Southern Dynasty." ”

Yelu Hongji, the emperor of Liao, was only in his twenties and was born with a dignified appearance. I saw him carrying a carved bow on his back, a treasure knife hanging from his waist, and wearing an emperor's hunting suit, and he was majestic. His fanaticism for hunting was even better than that of the previous emperors, and when he heard this, he nodded and said, "Let's go over!" With that, he rushed out first.

The noble ministers of the Liao State, the imperial guards hurriedly followed.

After passing through the layers of Khitan warriors, the Liao lord, who had planned to 'show his might, save the Song envoys, and then be arrogant', finally saw the situation clearly, but couldn't help but be dumbfounded:

I saw several high-ranking officials of the Song people, each leading more than 100 Song troops, one by one with bows and arrows, wielding knives and spears, and killing all over in blood. Looking at the grass again, I saw that countless beasts had fallen, some of them were blurred with flesh and blood, some were struggling and wailing, and a large area of the grass was stained red with the blood of beasts......

When he looked closely, the Liao lord found that the Song people rushed to kill and intercept, and they were very disciplined, and their bows and arrows were very sharp, not only the rate of fire was fast, but also the lethality was extremely great, and the fierce beasts often lost the battle when they were hit by the arrows......

"Who said that Song Wen is weak?" He glared at the minister who had a bad idea in annoyance, and shouted, "What are you doing in a daze? After all the hard work, did they kill them all...... Partition...... Ask for a guaranteed monthly pass! It's off to a great start on the first day! rq