In the Funing Palace, Zhao Zhen had already ordered someone to warm the angelica red date soup and wait for Zhao Shu's arrival.

"Meet my father." Zhao Shu walked into the hall, bowed down and saluted: "Erchen knocks late at night, and it is a great crime. ”

"It doesn't matter, the rule is that those who die are alive. If you have something important, won't you delay it until tomorrow......" Zhao Zhen smiled: "What's more, my father has been insomnia recently, and he can't sleep when he lies down." He said to Hu Yandui: "Give King Qi a cup of soup, it is easy to get cold at night, and you can rest assured when you drink it." ”

"Thank you, Father." Zhao Shu took it, ate it in three or two bites, rinsed his mouth, and said in a low voice: "Erchen just received a secret report, and he was worried that he couldn't delay, so he had to report it at night." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Zhen waved his hand, and Hu Yandui led a group of palace people to retreat, and Fang asked softly, "What's the matter?" ”

"According to reliable sources, among the Liao State Mission, there is the Liao lord Yelu Hongji White Dragon Fish Suit." Zhao Shu approached his father and reported in a low voice.

"Oh?" Zhao Zhen was also stunned for a moment, and Fang smiled: "How is it possible?" ”

"Absolutely." Zhao Shu said in a low voice: "This is what Chen Zhongfang sent to tell me. As he spoke, he relayed what Chen Zhong said to the officials.

After listening, Zhao Zhen fell into deep thought, clapped his hands on his knees, and said strangely: "The dignified emperor of Liao, willing to take the risk to blend into our country, what you want must be a lot?" ”

"So it is." Zhao Shu said: "I heard that on the night they arrived in Xiongzhou, the Liao State Leather Room Army suddenly went south and made a gesture of going straight to Xiongzhou, but when they were about to reach the border, they suddenly turned back...... Chen Zhongfang said that this may be the order of the Liao Emperor's uncle, who pretended to be the lord of Liao, intending to put him to death. ”

"You said he came to my country for help?" Zhao Zhen frowned slightly and said, "We can't take care of the housework of the Liao Kingdom. ”

"That's not it, the strongest combat force in the Liao country, the leather room army, is only loyal to the emperor." Zhao Shu said: "The Liao lord has this army in his hands, what rebellion can't be quelled?" ”

"Yes." Zhao Zhen said: "Then why did he leave the Leather Room Army?" Isn't that putting yourself at risk? ”

"The Liao lord Yelu Hongji is very reckless, often throwing off the guards, and riding alone into the dense forest to hunt tigers. It is said that one year, he only brought a few guards to the Liaohe River to capture the capture of Haidongqing Jurchens. Fortunately, the Jurchens only thought that he was an ordinary Liao nobleman, and demanded a ransom and released him back. Zhao Shu frowned and said: "Although this person is a monarch, he really can't use common sense to guess. ”

"What do you mean?"

"He probably doesn't have a serious purpose," Zhao Shu said softly, "It's just that he came to the Great Song Dynasty to play......"

"Playing?" Zhao Zhenzheng took a sip of soup and almost sprayed Zhao Shu's face. The Great Song Emperor who grew up with a Confucian education. It's unimaginable. If you can have peers, you will treat the country and the society as a child's play.

"Although it's incredible," Zhao Shu said embarrassedly, "But Erchen thinks that this is the biggest possibility." Saying that, he spread his hands and said: "Otherwise, I can't explain why he came to Da Song." ”

"There's another possibility." Jiang is still old and spicy, Zhao Zhen pondered for a while, and said in a low voice: "He wants to capture the old man." ”

"Want to get away with it?"

"Hmm." Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "He may have sensed the bad intentions of Yelu Chongyuan's father and son, but Chongyuan is his uncle and the prince of the two generations of father and son. It's really difficult to deal with 'Lu Hongji wants to reduce resistance, and the best way is to let Yelu Chongyuan do it first. The great crime of rebellion is obvious to the world, and it is logical to clean them up again. ”

"So Yelu Hongji deliberately left the Liao Kingdom, so that Yelu Chongyuan thought that he had encountered a heaven-sent opportunity!" Zhao Shu said softly: "After he openly makes trouble, turn back to deal with him, and everyone has nothing to say." "That being said. But he deeply doubted that the Liao lord had such a scheming. "He is not afraid, there is no return?"

"It shouldn't be a big problem, this is a smart person who understands the most dangerous places, but the safest." Zhao Zhen said slowly: "Who would have thought that he would infiltrate the mission and run to my Great Song?" If it weren't for the fact that the widow happened to send Chen Ke to be this companion. We're definitely still in the dark. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if we find him......" The official said with a self-deprecating smile: "He will return safely." ”

"Why?"

"Because the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is called Zhao Zhen......" The self-deprecation on Zhao Zhen's face became heavier and heavier, "He knows that my Great Song Dynasty does not have the confidence to start a war with the Liao State, he only needs to threaten him with death." I'm definitely going to let him go back. "If the lord of Liao dies in the Great Song Dynasty, the Liao State will definitely avenge him, and if he changes to another emperor, he may be impulsive and cut him first, and then talk about it. But Zhao Zhen, a peace-loving benevolent gentleman, will never hurt a single hair of his hair.

Does Yelu Chongyuan have such a scheming? Zhao Shu couldn't help but muttered secretly, he felt that the greatest possibility was that the official family thought about the other party too complicated, no matter what, the top priority was how to deal with the Liao Emperor who was sent to the door?

"Father, tomorrow the Lord of Liao will enter Beijing." Zhao Shu said: "The reason why Zhong Fang only reported now is also to avoid startling the grass and snakes, and to ensure that the Liao Lord cannot escape from our palms." After a pause, he said: "As for how to deal with it, it is all up to the Holy Judgment of the Father." ”

"Chen Ke is reliable." Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "As for Lord Liao...... What do you think? ”

"Erchen thinks that there are two plans." Zhao Shu said: "One is to greet him tomorrow with the highest courtesy, which shows that we have seen through his identity." After that, we can do whatever we want, and we will not lose our courtesy, that is, we will pretend that we don't know anything, let him come quietly, go quietly, and we will all treat him as if he has never come. ”

"The first plan is not good." Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said: "Although the two countries are now good-neighborly and friendly, they are still fundamentally enemy countries. Since Shi Jingjiao ceded Yanyun, the Han people have been bullied by the Liao people, and now it is easy for their monarch to fall into the net, and many people must ask for him to be detained, and we will be very passive when we protect him. ”

"Then pretend you don't know?" Zhao Shu said softly.

"Hmm." Zhao Zhen bowed his head and said: "Chen Ke guessed that the widow would do this, so he has not been silent, the depth of this person's scheming can be seen, if you feel that he is not with you in the future, you should get rid of it as soon as possible." ”

"No, it won't." Zhao Shu immediately shook his head and said: "Chen Ke is ambitious and noble, and he is not seeking his own selfish interests, if this kind of countryman is disobedient to me, it must be something I have done wrong." ”

"Hehe......" Zhao Zhen looked at him with some envy and said: "The widow has no friends, and I think the emperor has no friends, I hope you can prove that the widow is wrong......"

"Definitely." Zhao Shu nodded heavily.

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Early the next morning, the mission set out for Bianjing. When they arrived five miles away from the city, officials from the Ministry of Etiquette came out to greet them, and the etiquette remained the same, without the slightest increase. Chen Ke was not surprised at all, he didn't see Chen Zhong return this morning, which already explained the attitude of the official family and the King of Qi.

It stands to reason that if the mission arrives in Beijing smoothly, his merit as an accompanying envoy will be considered complete, and the next accompanying work should be taken over by the embassy accompanying envoy. But Chen Ke looked around, but he didn't see his colleagues who came to take over his class. Hu Su, the waiter of the Shangshu Rites Department, came over and said with a smile: "Bachelor Chen has worked hard all the way and has a will." ”

"Commandment."

"Ordered Chen Ke to be the embassy companion, admire this." Hu Su said with a smile: "Don't bother the two masters, Master Chen will be responsible for it to the end." ”

"The minister takes the order." Chen Ke is not surprised, it is indeed more appropriate for him to be responsible for this matter.

So he led the Liao envoy to the Liao embassy in the northeast of the city. After the two countries were about brotherly countries, they set up embassies for each other in their respective countries, and the Liao embassy in Beijing occupied a whole street for the envoys to live in Beijing.

After settling the Liao envoy to stay, Chen Ke said to Yelu Yixin: "I will send the letter of state to the Yintai Division for you, there is still half a month before the Qianyuan Festival, and it is estimated that the official family will summon you once before April 14." I'll let you know in advance, and the rest of the time, I'll take care of myself. ”

"It's all up to the bachelor." Yelu Yixin said: "If the bachelor is busy, you don't have to come over these days, and we will go to the house to find something to do." ”

"I'm afraid it won't work." Chen Ke shook his head and said: "As a rule, during your envoy's stay in Beijing, the embassy escort must accompany you throughout the process. ”

Yelu Yixin frowned when he heard this, he was going to accompany Cha Ting, if the surname Chen was always with him, wouldn't he often face to face with Cha Ting, and eighty percent would be exposed! After thinking about it, he said with a smile that all men understand: "That's great, Xiao Wang has long heard that Bianjing is boundless, and he has long had a heart of drunken flowers, and I heard that the bachelor is the head of the Fengyue team of the Great Song Dynasty......"

"This," Chen Ke was embarrassed: "There are rules in the Great Song Dynasty, officials are not allowed to enter and leave the Qinglou, and officials cannot be accompanied." ”

"That's ......" Yelu Yixin said with a look of pity: "That bachelor accompanies the deputy envoy, Lord Xiao is not close to women, and he will not make it difficult for the bachelor." ”

"It's okay, don't disturb the prince's Yaxing." Chen Ke smiled.

After coming out of the Liao Embassy, Chen Ke went to Yintai Division to hand over the credentials for the Liao people, and two days later, he and Xiao Feng played chess with the Liao Embassy to kill time. And Na Yelu Yixin can't see anyone all day, and it is said that he is crazy outside.

At first, Xiao Feng was normal, but from the second day, his eyes began to flicker, and he seemed to have something to say, but it was difficult to speak.

He didn't say it, Chen Ke would never ask, so why bother to turn other people's troubles into his own. But Chen Ke also has questions that he is concerned about, such as the second prince of the Liao Kingdom, what is the situation now?

Of course, he would not ask the second prince directly, but first asked the lord of Liao, and then asked the eldest prince, and then naturally asked: "I heard that the emperor of your country gave birth to the second prince that year, and now he is two years old." ”

"His Royal Highness is two years old, and his birthday is about to be celebrated."

"What's it called?"

"Jeremi."