. Obado was a Khitan envoy who was proficient in Chinese and the customs and folklore of the Central Plains, and he also gave himself a Han name, called Xu Cao.

Nowadays, all the foreign affairs yamen are the most leisurely, except when there is tolerance. As a Khitan envoy, Obado proudly came to Kaifeng to submit his credentials, and then lived in the protocol house. The food of the Song people is finely cooked, and in his opinion, it is the most exquisite and delicious food, of course, this is just his private idea, in front of the people in the concierge, he picks his nose and picks his eyes, and he is not satisfied.

At lunchtime, he provoked again, summoned the little official of the protocol house, Xu Cao solemnly condemned the protocol to treat him, the Khitan envoy's diet was not enough, the food made out was difficult to swallow, and it was even a pig that didn't eat, and when he had enough of his majesty, he drove the poor little official out, and then he enjoyed a sumptuous lunch beautifully, and propped up the pigtails to the sky.

After lunch, Xu Cao held a pot of tea, picked his teeth with a toothpick, and a few of his entourages carried it back like thieves.

"My lord, I bought some things back today, I see that it is almost over, and I can't fit it when I buy a car again."

"Hmm......" Xu Cao jumped up, and the attendants opened the package and box, only to see that they were all exquisite silk, porcelain as thin as cicada wings and other expensive and gorgeous Central Plains products, they can't be blamed, although the northern country is more than fifty years earlier than the Song Dynasty, and the industry and commerce are also developed, but they will definitely not be able to make such beautiful products.

It's hard to make a trip, of course, the position must be firm, and of course the action must not damage the Khitan national character, but ...... Coming all the way, a few entourages to buy a souvenir or two for their families, it's not a shame. There are too many things to open a store? Nonsense, people have a lot of relatives at home, can't they?

Xu Cao took stock of the goods with satisfaction, and estimated in his heart that he could make several times the profit by selling it after taking it back, and suddenly remembered something again, and said busily: "Hey, Luo Shangguan confessed, have you ever bought the hairpin you want us to buy?" ”

"Bought it, bought it, I bought it, I see, it's full of boxes here, all of them are phoenix hairpins, and you can choose Luo Shangguan when you go back, if she likes it, she will give it to her. Miss Luo is a Shangguan, the most favored female official next to the queen's mother, if she is happy, help the adult you say a few kind words, the next time there is this messenger, it is still the adult. ”

Xu Cao hurriedly grabbed the box, "Hula" poured a table, picked it up one by one, looked at it for a long time, Xu Cao got up in annoyance, and hit them with a head and a face: "You bastards, what I said is not clear enough?" Don't want gold hairpins, don't want silver hairpins, don't want jade hairpins, it's ...... It's to ......"

Xu Cao's face flushed, and after a long while, he yelled angrily: "It's a fake crested silver hairpin, you understand? It has to be wooden, painted with a layer of silver, and the phoenix beads want pine resin, Luo Shangguan told you thousands of times, you ...... You can't do anything like this? ”

The entourage was beaten by him, covered their heads and faces, covered their heads and said sneeringly: "I...... We have inquired, but there is no kind of hairpin to sell, the people who sell jewelry head and face heard that we want to buy such a cheap hairpin, they all laughed at us, saying that it is a cheap thing that can only be sold in the countryside, and it can't make any money, how can it be sold in Kaifeng City? These hairpins are a hundred times more expensive than the hairpins that the adults say, how can Luo Shangguan not like it when he sees it......"

The other attendant's eyes lit up, clapped his hands and said: "Yes, my lord, according to the small one, I'm afraid that the hairpin that Luo Shangguan wants is as expensive as possible, but he is embarrassed to tell the adult, so he specified what kind of lacquered silver wooden hairpin he wanted, this must be the opposite." My mother-in-law said that my daughter's family is easy to talk back, don't just want it, hate it is like it, and the wooden hairpin is the golden ......"

"Smack!" Before he finished speaking, the cheek raiser received a loud slap, and Xu Cao scolded: "Let your mother's bullshit, Luo Shangguan repeatedly told you, can there be a fake, my lord, I can't even hear the back-up?" Go, don't eat, get out of here, don't pick a place to sell expensive goods, people want to ask you to buy expensive jewelry, can you not say that there is no such cheap goods? Go into the alleys, find the little merchants and brokers who sell the goods, if you can't buy it today, don't come back, a bunch of fools......"

Xu Cao scolded painfully, and several entourages hurriedly hugged their heads and ran away, and as soon as they left, the flattering voice of the small official of the protocol house sounded outside: "Liu Gongcao of Honglu Temple, I want to see Lord Obado, the envoy of the Khitan State." ”

"Oh?" Xu Cao jumped up, hurriedly piled all the big bags and small wraps on the bed, and saw that the table of jewelry had no time to pick up, so he simply used a tablecloth and threw it all on the bed, then put down the curtains, ran back to the table and sat down, and said calmly: "Come in." ”

Liu Linxi walked in with a calm face, stood at the door and arched his hand to him: "Envoy Obado, the lord of our country has read the letter of your country, and has now written a reply, and ordered this official to send it and hand it over to the envoy." ”

"Huh?" Obado stood up in surprise: "Have you already written a return book?" Didn't the Emperor of Song see me? His Majesty the Emperor of our country is the envoy of the edict, and he must wait for the true news of your country to turn back, this back and forth is not easy, and please Liu Gongcao make it clear, what does the emperor of your country mean? ”

Liu Linxi never thought that the emperor actually agreed to the national letter drafted by Yang Hao, and it was not even easy to say a word, so he copied it down, stamped the seal, and was depressed in his heart, and when he asked, he picked up some important words from Yang Hao and said them to him, and then rolled his eyes and snorted coldly: "I, the Emperor of the Song Kingdom, that's what I mean, I ask your envoy to return to His Majesty the Emperor of your country, as an enemy and a friend, all in his thoughts, and the emperor of our country is waiting for the echo." ”

"If no one offends me, I will not offend; If anyone sins against me, I will offend. If anyone counts my lord as an enemy, my lord will be his most worthy enemy. Obado repeated, took a breath of cold air, and said with a bow: "Okay, good anger, my lord ......, may I ask Liu Gongcao, who is the person who is writing the national letter in this generation of your court?" ”

Liu Linxi said angrily: "What ...... him, it's Yang Hao, the Zuoqing of my Honglu Temple." ”

Obado frowned and said: "Zuo Qing, that is, there is another right secretary, isn't your country Honglu Shaoqing Gao Xianggao, when did you set up two young secretaries?" ”

Liu Lin Ximu said: "Yesterday." ”

"Yesterday?" Obado was surprised: "Yesterday? I don't know what the origin of this Yang Zuo envoy is? ”

Liu Linxi pursed his mouth, briefly explained Yang Hao's origin to him, and then presented the national letter, and said in a non-yin and non-yang manner: "Ebado envoy ......"

Obado snatched it and sneered: "I remember!" ”

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ "Oh~~Oh ......"

With the sound of shouting, the horse's hooves were like a shower, and a group of brave knights roared past, quickly forming a tight encirclement with several other knights who had come together, this circle was very large, and the panicked beasts were driven into this circle, and they were more and more dense in the middle, even between natural enemies, in the face of the common enemy of mankind, now they had to fight side by side and resist stubbornly.

"Order, get out of the way of the West Road!"

The encirclement is getting smaller and smaller, and the groups of beasts that have nowhere to escape are ferocious, trying to take the initiative to counterattack, and a pretty woman who is condescendingly watching the hunting scene sits on her horse and gives orders in a coquettish voice.

The banner waved, and the knights on all sides gave way to the direction of the hillside where the woman was, and countless beasts, large and small, seemed to have found the flood of the vent, and ran for their lives in this direction, and the woman swooped down the hillside with a reins and scolded, and at the same time took arrows from the quiver behind her backhand.

Behind her, there was a group of female soldiers who were like tigers and horses, all of them were wearing silver-white robes, all of them were big girls with bright eyes and bright teeth, and they looked like the moon, but they were vigorous and murderous, and the woman who rushed to the front was wearing a silver-white battle robe, and on her head was a hat made of white wolf scalp, the wolf's head ears were raised high, and she didn't know what was set in her eye sockets, black and shiny, and she looked lifelike.

But this girl was born as soft as water, her skin was so tender that it could drip water, which matched her appearance, and the snow-white wolf's head hat on her head was as cute as a puppy. But although this woman's appearance is charming, her heroic posture of galloping on a horse, stretching a bow and arrows, is charming and charming, not inferior to those hunting male warriors.

Arrows rained down, and many of the beasts that pounced fiercely were crucified to the ground, and then the entire team of horses that charged forward quickly galloped in an arc to the right, avoiding the head-on confrontation with the beasts, and at the same time constantly sending arrows to block the killing. The beasts were equally afraid of the formation of a hundred and ten horses, and galloped to the left side of the gap.

However, another standard man suddenly appeared from behind the slope, led by a female general, wearing a fiery red robe, with a shining heart guard mirror on her chest, her hood and neck guard decorated with pure white silver fox fur, and a long bunch of pheasant feathers fluttering on her head on a silver helmet. Behind her was a team of female soldiers in fiery red robes.

At the same time, the woman in the silver-white robe had turned around, like a chisel, cutting the beasts in two, and in the distance, the encirclement team had galloped towards them, forming an encirclement again, so repeatedly strangled, the beasts gradually thinned out, and there was no resistance at all, the two teams of female generals rode out of the hunting ground, and the knights who came up around took out their swords and began the last battle like mowing grass...... The silver-white robed female general lifted off the wolf-headed hat on her head, her forehead was sweaty, a few locks of hair were attached to her white forehead, and a shy smile on her face that was not commensurate with her heroic strength: "Niangniang......"

The beautiful girl in red, who was fully clothed, rode up to her side and said approvingly: "Yes, Dong'er is really smart, and she commanded the hunt for the first time, and she did not disappoint me. ”

This silver-white robe, dismounted from the horse in the crotch, a knife under the ribs, a bow in her hand, and an arrow behind her back was actually Luo Dong'er, listening to Xiao Xuan's praise, Luo Dong'er said: "It's not as brave as Niangniang, Fang Cai Dong'er is very worried in her heart, for fear that the command will be improper, and letting go of the beast will make the sisters laugh." ”

Empress Xiao laughed heartily: "You are my Shang Palace, who dares to laugh at you?" Come, let them clean up, let's go. ”

The two daughters walked side by side, and Xiao Sui said: "There is a saying in your Han art of war, which is called the shortage of siege divisions. We Khitans knew this truth before we read your Han soldiers' books. Wounded and besieged beasts are the most terrible, and opening a hole at the right time gives them hope of escaping, and laying real traps outside the encirclement can best reduce their own casualties when hunting them. The art of war is based on hunting, and the art of war is understood in hunting, and the tactical tactics of our steppe people are realized from this. ”

"Well, Niangniang's teachings, Dong'er has written them down." Dong'er bowed her head and smoothed her hair, revealing half of her pink neck in the brocade robe, her neck line was soft, slender and beautiful, with slightly transparent skin and soft and smooth curves, and her green silk hung down on the side of her neck at will.

Xiao Sui glanced at her with a smile, and said in a rambling voice: "We people in the grassland learn the art of war from hunting, and learn the art of war from prey, war is hunting, but it hunts people, not beasts." What we learned the most was wolf tactics. When wolves besiege their prey, they will carefully observe the prey, patiently wait for the best opportunity to strike, and once attacked, they mostly use the method of encirclement to ensure that the target does not escape. When attacking, the head wolf will carefully observe the reaction of the target, and when it is needed most, take the lead and launch a full-scale attack, and at the same time, all the wolves, the orders of the head wolf, will be unswervingly carried out without the slightest discount. ”

Xiao Xuan paused, and said with a smile: "Our tactics are mainly the tactics of Xi Ziwolf, which is about preemptive strikes, don't wait for the enemy to pull out the arrow, shoot through his throat first, this is the sharpest attack, our tactics are: attack, attack, attack!" Always build the battlefield on the enemy's turf.

This tactic is because we don't have too many supplies to fight a war of attrition, at the same time, we have a large number of horses, our speed ensures that we have the absolute initiative, the cavalry is not without natural enemies, but fools will stand there and wait for the archers and spearmen to fight us, we can drag them down, our speed can ensure that we go into battle before the opponent has established enough resistance formation, maximize our advantages, come like the sky, go like lightning, can guarantee our victory! ”

Luo Dong'er smiled softly: "Niangniang's words, Dong'er can't remember." Dong'er is just a person waiting by Niangniang's side, just hunting, and there is no chance to fight, but she can't use it. ”

Xiao Xuan said angrily: "Why can't you use it?" Our daughter's family on the grassland is not inferior to the man's. His Majesty...... Alas, the emperor is frail and sickly, and many things have to be maintained by me, so you may not have the opportunity to go to the battlefield, but you are the person I personally trained, and when the time comes, you must not let me down. ”

"Me?" Dong'er's eyes flashed slightly, and she asked seemingly casually: "Dong'er is a Han person, does she have a chance to lead the army for Niangniang?" ”

Xiao Xuan raised his eyebrows and said in a loud voice: "I have always been eclectic in employing people. The Central Plains people choose a thousand miles of horses, what to learn the Soma Sutra, we grassland people don't need it, and we will naturally understand it when we race it. If he is really talented, then use it, whether he is a nobleman or a slave, whether he is a Khitan or a Hui, or a Qiang, Han, or Bohai people, the only way to do it. Didn't you Mr. Han say that the sea is tolerant of all rivers and there is tolerance? ”

The corners of Xiao Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, and he said disdainfully: "But they are the ones who say this, and they look down on the so-called barbarians, and they are also arrogant." ”

Dong'er only said yes, turned her head slightly, looked back at the south, and asked in a low voice: "Will Niangniang send troops to fight because of the meticulous work of being attacked by the Song people this time to kill my soldiers and soldiers and execute pretending to be merchants?" ”

Xiao Xuan's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he sighed softly: "The emperor is sick again, and he can't go to the court for more than half a month, and some thieves and immortal tribes are starting to move again. Your proposal to repair the national book without using swords and soldiers is a good way to make us decent, and see how the Emperor of the Song Kingdom responds, even if the talks collapse, you can't use troops now, and now ......"

Xiao Sui pointed at the horsewhip and said lightly: "Now, I have to clean up this backyard first!" ”

When he returned to the palace and saw Luo Kedi, who was now the manager of the Shanggong Palace, Luo Kedi smiled and said: "Look at your face, this time you personally commanded the hunt, and you should not have lost the face of the queen." ”

Dong'er smiled and said: "Niang Niang's guidance is careful, and the fourth brother secretly taught, Dong'er is a stupid apprentice, but it integrates the essence of the two of you in the art of war, and after a hunt, Niang Niang is still satisfied." Speaking of this, she smiled, sighed faintly, and said, "But...... Although she has become more and more favored by her mother and won her trust, she will not let me go out to do things for a while, although I have relaxed my guard against you, but now it has not yet reached the point where I can leave without arousing alarm, you are never allowed to leave Beijing, and you are not familiar with the path back to the south, how is this good? ”

Luo Kedi frowned, pondered for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "The fourth brother asked you to win the trust of Empress Xiao, the original intention was to let them relax their vigilance, who expected it to be self-defeating, now Empress Xiao is very dependent on you closely, the emperor is sick and weak, this lady is lonely, she has to come to sleep with you at night, and she will not let you leave for a while, which is half difficult." However, she trusts you more and more, and this is a good start, and we will look for ......."

As soon as he said this, a girl's voice came from the courtyard: "Luo Shang Palace, is Brother Ling here?" I want him to go racing with me. ”

Luo Ke's tone was suffocated, and Luo Dong'er couldn't help but chuckle: "Fourth brother, I am so entangled by my mother that I can't get out of my body, aren't you the same?" Her Royal Highness the princess, I'm afraid I like you. ”

Roque said hostilely: "Don't talk nonsense, this princess...... I just like to play. I am a general of the Great Song Dynasty, and now I am a prisoner slave of the Khitan, what can I do with her? ”

"Fourth brother, and make more friends with royal nobles, it is always convenient for us to leave." Luo Dong'er persuaded her, and hurriedly said, "Is it Princess Ya?" Dong'er is doing something to him, Princess Ya is here, why don't you come in......"

Dong'er said, has greeted the door, only to see a girl standing in the courtyard, is bored with a horsewhip, this girl is the emperor Yeluxian's sister Princess Yeluya, sixteen or seventeen years old, thick eyebrows, big eyes, straight facial features, soft lines of the lips, a touch of fine virgin hair on the lips, is a lively and cheerful girl. Her skin is shiny and delicate, like wheat full of sunshine, her figure is different from Luo Dong'er's slender and slender, her body is plump and firm, but her waist and long legs have a kind of healthy taste.

Hearing Dong'er's words, Princess Yeluya said in disappointment: "Luo Kedi has something to do?" You can't go to the Imperial Garden with me......"

Dong'er smiled lightly: "It's not a big deal, Princess Ya wants to travel, ask him to accompany the princess to the imperial garden." Fourth Brother ......"

Dong'er glanced back at Luo Kedi, Luo Kedi took a breath, stiffened his hair and walked out, Yeluya saw Luo Kedi, and immediately greeted him with joy, pulled him up and left, and at the same time raised his voice: "Luo Shang Palace, thank you." ”

Luo Ke said curtly: "Your Highness, let it go, Your Highness, the enemy is just a slave, Your Highness ......"

"Don't talk nonsense, go quickly, I made an appointment with the third and fourth brothers to race horses and shoot arrows today, you have to help me suppress their arrogance......"

Dong'er looked at their backs and sighed, and looked up at a corner of the palace wall: "Brother Hao and the people of the Han Kingdom can escape back to the Song Realm safely?" Brother Hao's Ji Ren Tianxiang, he must be fine, but I don't know how he is now, Dong'er finally won the trust of Empress Xiao, for fear of falling short, this time he sent an envoy to Song, he didn't dare to ask the envoy to inquire about your news, Brother Hao, are you okay now? ”

Brother Hao is very bad now, he is about to become a rat crossing the street, the people who love him can't wait to play a piece of immortal archway, offer him up three pillars of incense a day, and those who hate him cut a paper man, take the soles of his shoes and smoke hard, eager to cut him thousands of dollars.

Because the grain and rice are constantly transported to Kaifeng, the imperial court has spent too much time to buy grain and grass at a high price in order to buy grain and grass, and the Zhao official family gritted his teeth with hatred: the imperial court is short of grain, and the millions of residents in Kaifeng are in danger, but those grain merchants have more ways than the imperial court, the efficiency is still high, and the grain is transported faster than the imperial court, they not only transport grain from Jianghuai, but even the grain from the northwest and Shandong can also be transported to Kaifeng vigorously.

Therefore, Zhao Guanjia couldn't wait to announce that the grain and rice in Beijing have been sufficient, and now there is still a steady stream of grain transported through the canal as a reserve for the imperial court, and it will be enough to store more than three years of grain, but at present, the grain crisis has been solved, the grain supply is open, and the official warehouse will sell you as much as you want, before the shortage of grain in Beijing, a bucket of grain was 70 yuan, and after the news of the grain shortage spread, the price of grain has been rising, and now it has risen to 200 yuan for a bucket of grain.

Those wealthy gentry who spent a lot of money to buy a large amount of grain, and filled their urns, urns, and even bamboo baskets and kang pits with grain, beat their chests sadly, and happily bought a large amount of grain at a high price and transported it to Beijing to prepare for a windfall.

Yang Hao, who didn't know what was going on, went to work in the yamen early in the morning, Shi Shiran arrived at the gate of Honglu Temple, he suddenly slapped his forehead and turned around and left, the doll and Yanyan two shopaholics bought a lot of local products from the Jianghuai area, among which there were five catties of bad white fish, why did they forget to take it.