- A hunt is like a storm and clouds, the sound of dysprosium, the shouts of men, and the cries of beasts are intertwined, making the blood run high, and everyone is chasing and killing, and the army is not withdrawn until the sun is in the west.

In general, the Song Dynasty mission that participated in the hunting was the most hunted, which impressed the Khitan tribes.

After returning to the camp, the lord of Liao used a barbecue banquet to entertain the Song envoys who came from afar. The Khitans lit fires in the camp, skinned and washed the prey, pierced them with iron spears, and roasted them on the fire.

Zhao Zongji has never had such an experience. and the emperor of the greatest enemy country of the Great Song Dynasty, sitting around a bonfire. The only difference is that under Lord Liao's buttocks, a piece of tiger skin sits, and he sits on a piece of deer skin.

For the people of Liao, hunting in the wild, sitting and lying at will, how can there be so many rules? When the Song Dynasty sent an envoy to Liao for the first time, the Emperor and Empress Shengzong at that time sat on a cart with wooden bowls and basins on the cart, and the two of them met the envoy while eating. It is not a taste to see that the old man of the Song Dynasty is grandma's, and the Heavenly Empire was defeated by this group of old people......

However, the times have changed, and now more and more Liao people have begun to advocate the Han Dynasty, and there are more rules than those of the Song Dynasty. It's just that this young Emperor of Daliao is unrestrained by nature and the atavistic phenomenon is very serious......

Yelu Hongji sat cross-legged by the fire, took a sip of spirits from the golden cup, and looked at Zhao Zongji and said, "Why did the Song envoy come?" ”

Zhao Zongjixin said, your sister, are you okay with calling me here? But he couldn't say that, and he had to say respectfully: "The foreign minister has come for the long-term reconciliation between the two countries." ”

"Long reconciliation? That's simple. Yelu Hongji smiled and said, "Return the land of my ancestors." It's a long time to be happy! ”

Zhao Zongji's heart was full of anger...... Thousands of miles to get me to the prairie, all kinds of difficulties along the way. It turns out that he still doesn't give up! Thinking of this, he asked rhetorically: "The two dynasties have stopped the army and lived in harmony for ten years. Why did His Majesty suddenly propose to cede the land? ”

"Because the Southern Dynasty defaulted first." Yelu Hongji said. Look at the ministers around you...... When he was introduced earlier, Zhao Zongji knew that this was the privy envoy of the Southern Yuan of Liao, Yelu Yixin, the king of Zhao, and was a close person to the lord of Liao.

Yelu Yisin knew that the heart of his master was all about hunting. They are not so concerned about government affairs. Under Song Envoy's questioning, the eldest brother didn't know how to answer. Hurriedly answered: "Your Southern Dynasty blocked the Yanmen Pass, added a pond on the Jiehe River, repaired the city god, and recruited militia. What does this mean? ”

"Yes," Yelu Hongji nodded, "The ministers all asked for troops to use troops in the Southern Dynasty, and the few people thought so." It is better to send the Song Dynasty to seek the land of Guannan. If the Southern Dynasty gives it, it will still be a brotherly state, and it will naturally be reconciled for a long time. If the emperor of the Southern Dynasty doesn't even give this face, it will not be too late to raise troops again. "The alliance of Song, Liao, and Yuan is about a state of brothers. At that time, Song Zhenzong was older and was his brother, and Liao Shengzong was younger and was his younger brother. Now the official family of the Song Dynasty is the son of Zhenzong, and Yelu Hongji is the grandson of Liao Shengzong. A generation has been raised. This is an important reason why he was said to be moved and had nothing to do.

"Your Majesty opened the map and saw that the Great Song Dynasty blocked the Yanmen Pass to prevent Western Xia, not the Liao Dynasty. The increase in ponds was the result of spontaneous reclamation by the border people, and we stopped it after the Liao Dynasty protested. Over the years, the pond south of the Jiehe River has been basically filled in. This is our respect for the Covenant. Zhao Zongji explained.

In fact. The narrowing of the pond at the boundary began with the diversion of the Yellow River. The water of the Yellow River, which was full of sediment, rushed and filled all the ditches and ditches that were easy to dig in the Song Dynasty. However, this allowed the Song people to explain this matter with confidence. After a pause, Zhao Zongji said again: "There is also Chenghuang who repairs the damage, and Xiangyong who makes up for the shortage, and there is no breach of contract at all!" ”

"......" After listening to Zhao Zongji's explanation, Yelu Hongji said in surprise: "When the Feiqing family said so, the widow still doesn't know the details. As he spoke, he looked at the old man on the other side and said, "Uncle Huang, why do you say something different from my imperial brother?" ”…,

The old man with a golden crown and a gorgeous costume is the first heir to the throne of the Liao State today, the imperial uncle, and the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, Yelu Chongyuan. And the 'imperial brother' in the mouth of the Liao lord is his son Nerugu. Yelu Chongyuan said lightly when he heard this: "Song envoy's words may not be true. ”

"That's right." Yelu Hongji nodded, cut a piece of roasted golden venison, and put it in his mouth to chew slowly.

Zhao Zongji thought that this round of conversation was almost here. Who knew that after Yelu Hongji swallowed the meat in his mouth, he spoke again: "Those who are not wanted, the ancestors' hometown, and the return of the Southern Dynasty is justified. ”

"Your Majesty!" Zhao Zongji was furious, and said stiffly: "In order to usurp the throne, Jin Gaozu bribed Liao with the sixteen states of Yanyun. Zhou Shizong's recapture of Guannan is all in the past of the previous dynasty. Now, it has been 90 years since I had a great Song Dynasty Longxing, if the two dynasties each claimed the homeland of a different generation, would it be the benefit of the Northern Dynasty? ”

If you want to close the southern homeland, then we will go to the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun to see who has lost the most.

Yelu Hongji was once again short of words. At this time, the song and dance began, and the Liao lord stopped talking nonsense and invited the Song envoys to watch the dance prepared for them.

Zhao Zongji and the others saw that in the open space in the camp, there was already a huge music and dance team of more than 300 people, all wearing footless heads, red robes, and leather boots. To the accompaniment of the fast-paced Khitan music, the dancers hit the ground with their heels on their toes, their arms clasped diagonally in front of their chests, their upper bodies leaned to the right, and their waists to the left side, and began to dance......

Most of the Song envoys just looked fresh, because compared to the peak level of singing and dancing of the Song people, the dance of the Liao Kingdom can only be regarded as primitive. There are no difficult spins and other movements, just frustration and stretching of the hands and feet.

However, Chen Ke looks very comfortable, this kind of heroic, rough, and rhythmic dance is much more manly than the willow dance of the Song Dynasty.

That night, the revelry lasted until the second half of the night.

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After getting up from the tent the next day, Chen Ke learned that the lord of Liao had moved elsewhere to hunt. As for the negotiation, it was thrown to the imperial uncle Yelu Chongyuan......

"I thought I was moving him." Zhao Zongji said depressedly.

"Didn't you notice, that guy is a rake ear." Chen Ke didn't speak yesterday, and all his attention was devoted to observing the Liao Lord and his nobles: "Whoever you listen to is reasonable, I don't know how to decide, so I just be lazy and dodge, and wait for us to talk about the results and show up again." ”

"And Yelu Chongyuan......" Zhao Zongji sighed and said: "I really regret that I didn't come up with a killer weapon yesterday." ”

"You're looking for death." Chen Ke said: "Sowing discord in front of the nobles of the Liao Kingdom, do you believe that this prairie is where we bury our bones?" ”

"What then?"

"Let's take it one step at a time." Chen Ke smiled bitterly: "Just grind slowly." ”

"Pack up, let's be on our way." Zhao Bian was not in a high mood.

"Where are you going?" Zhao Zongji asked.

"Lord Liao's bowl."

"Isn't this a bowl?" Zhao Zongji asked.

"An emperor like Yelu Hongji, who has to change places every day to hunt, if he follows him all the time, won't he tire his courtiers to death?" Zhao Bian said: "So, every time they go to a place, they will choose a central area and set up the palace. The lord of Liao hunted around the bowl, and sometimes camped out at night, just like last night. ”

"It is estimated that this time, Lord Liao will go on a long hunt." Chen Ke laughed.

After nearly a month on the mission, the mission has become accustomed to this life on horseback and in tents. Soon he packed up and stopped, followed Yelu Chongyuan's team, and traveled northwest for a day, and on the morning of the second day, he saw more and more dense felt tents and cattle and sheep.

Chen Ke estimated that these were the families of the Liao lord's personal guard, Lu Shu...... These elite warriors directly under the Liao lord have their own slaves and property, and wherever they follow the Liao lord, their homes will also follow. …,

To his surprise, there were many shops on both sides of the main road, merchants gathered, and the trade was still very prosperous, many richly dressed Khitan men and women, shopping and playing, followed by slaves carrying large bags and small bags, seemed to have gained a lot.

What surprised him even more was that most of these Khitan aristocratic men were wearing colored and gold-patterned heads, wearing emerald hair fine brocade robes, or carved fine brocade robes, and on their feet were fine boots and shoes that were only popular in Bianjing last year...... It is all the modern men's dress of the Song Dynasty. As for the women, they are even more dressed in Bianjing girl makeup.

It seems that among the Khitan nobles, the Hasong phenomenon is indeed very serious......

Yelu Chongyuan's face was a little unbearable, urging the Song envoy to leave quickly, and after a while, he saw a large camp surrounded by deer.

How big is this big battalion? It can hold six or seven thousand felt tents. These mushroom-like tents, clumps and clumps, arch around more than a dozen huge felt tents in the center. The felt tent must be the 'Imperial Palace'. And those smaller tents should be the residence of the princes and nobles.

Yelu Chongyuan asked them to take them to the protocol tent and left.

followed the Liao people to the 'protocol tent', and Chen Ke and they finally saw that the tent could be so gorgeous...... The base of these tents is more than a foot high, all of them are wooden pillars and bamboo trees, covered with felt, painted taozhu and brocade as wall clothes. The floor was covered with a thick woolen carpet, and the windows were made of felt.

The covered table inside is also extremely luxurious. Moreover, the hospitality of the Liao people is also very thoughtful, there are maids and servants on call, eating and drinking are all compared to the prince's level, and there are even beautiful women sleeping at night...... For the first time, people feel that living in a tent is also a noble life-

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