Chapter 918: Zhao Jia returns to Beijing

"What special friend?" When Xiao Yanshou was worried about the future of Liaoguo, he suddenly heard his son's words, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, and said casually at the moment, he thought that Xiao Yanshou had met some talented young handsome man again, and wanted to recommend it to him, but the current situation in Liao State is not something that a young handsome can solve.

"Yes...... It is the prince of the Great Song Yue King! At this time, I saw Xiao Dilie's face firm.

"The prince of Yue?" Xiao Yanshou didn't react at first, and even when he was still thinking about when the Liao Kingdom would have a Yue king, he suddenly reacted, and suddenly stood up and stared at Xiao Dilie and said loudly, "Are you talking about Zhao Yan's son?" ”

"Yes, it is the son of the King of Yue in the Great Song Dynasty, his name is Zhao Jia, he actually served as a captain in the Great Song Navy, I hit it off with him at first sight, and talked quite speculatively, at the beginning I didn't know his identity, but I could feel that his insight was extraordinary, and he was definitely not an ordinary person, so he took the initiative to ask the day before the separation, and he told me his identity and proposed to recruit." Xiao Dilie opened his mouth again to explain.

"Familiar at first sight? I'm afraid it's deliberately close! Xiao Yanshou suddenly sneered when he heard this, he was loyal to the Liao State, and suddenly heard that the son of a powerful man like Zhao Yan of the Great Song Dynasty had befriended his son, and he would naturally suspect that there was a conspiracy in this.

Hearing his father's words, Xiao Dilie frowned slightly and said: "Father, my encounter with Zhao Jia is indeed a coincidence, at that time, the Great Song Dynasty Navy had already driven away the Jurchens, but the prince still didn't dare to go back by land, but cheekily asked the battleship of the sea to take him back, I felt very ashamed at that time, so I didn't take the same boat with the prince, but I didn't expect that the ship I chose at random turned out to be Zhao Jia's battleship." That's when I met him. ”

When he said this, he saw Xiao Dilie pause for a moment and then said: "Although I haven't been with Zhao Jia for a long time, I found that he is erudite and talented, and he is a rare friend, and he can be said to know the situation of my Da Liao well, and even told him." As long as our Liao State can't stop the Jurchens, the Great Song Dynasty will definitely wave its army north, and when the time comes, under the attack from both sides, I'm afraid that our Liao State will really come to the day of its demise! ”

Hearing his son's words, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but be silent, how could he not know the predicament that Da Liao was facing now, but now the Emperor of Da Liao, Yelu Jun, ignored government affairs and let Yelu Yixin mess around, originally he still pinned his hopes on the crown prince. I hope that the prince can reorganize the country after ascending the throne in the future, but now it seems that the prince is not a wise lord, in other words, the Liao State has almost fallen into a desperate situation, and it is by no means irretrievable by his own strength.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yanshou finally calmed down, and only after a moment did he speak again: "What else did that Zhao Jia say?" ”

I saw my father's attitude soften. Xiao Dilie was also overjoyed, and said excitedly: "Brother Zhao also said that he often heard his father, King Yue, mention your father. said that you are the first person in the Liao army since Yelu Renxian's death, but unfortunately because of the villain Yelu Yixin, you have not progressed in purging the Jurchens. ”

Hearing that even Zhao Yan praised himself like this, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but be a little surprised, after all, the other party was a person who could force even Yelu Renxian to death, and he could be praised by this kind of person. Even his city government felt a little happy.

"In addition, Brother Zhao also assured me that as long as I am willing to return to the Great Song Dynasty, if nothing else, at least I will never be excluded because I am a Khitan, let alone give me an idle job for retirement. But still stay in the army to serve, the child is confident and has some ability, as long as he lets go of his hands and feet, the child definitely doesn't believe that he will be able to compare with other Song generals! Xiao Dilie then spoke again.

Xiao Yanshou heard that Zhao Jia did not directly use any high-ranking officials to buy his son, but only put forward two relatively broad conditions, and he couldn't help but believe a little more in his heart, because this just shows Zhao Jia's sincerity, on the contrary, if he really puts forward any conditions for the marquis, I am afraid that even if the Great Song Dynasty cashes in in the future, it will only be an idle title, and there is no real power at all, which is definitely not what Xiao Yanshou wants.

"Enemy Lie, since Zhao Jia already clearly wants to recruit you, what do you think?" At this time, Xiao Yanshou spoke again, and his eyes kept staring at his son as he spoke.

"I ...... I didn't promise him on the spot, I just said that I would go back and discuss with you, father, but I think that the Great Liao Qi is exhausted, and it is definitely beyond human power to recover, and you don't have to be buried for this decaying Liao Kingdom, so it's better for us to ......."

"Shut up!" Before Xiao Dilie's words were finished, he was interrupted by Xiao Yanshou sharply, but then he said in a heavy tone, "Dilie, I have been fighting for Da Liao all my life, and I am not young, so I will not betray Da Liao again no matter what, but you are different from your father, you are still young now, and there is a great life waiting for you in the future, so you don't have to die with your father, I was originally worried about how to arrange you in the future, but now it seems that returning to the Great Song Dynasty is also a good choice, And our Xiao family's bloodline also needs you to pass it on! ”

"Father......" Although Xiao Dilie had already guessed that his father might be determined to live and die with Da Liao, but now that he heard him say it with his own ears, he still couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, and wanted to persuade but didn't know what to say.

"Okay, although our Da Liao is declining, it will not fall in a moment and a half, during this time, you can secretly contact that Zhao Jia, but don't rush to promise anything, in case our Da Liao really can't stop the Jurchens and lead the Great Song Dynasty to move north, then you will find a way to return to the Great Song Dynasty, but at that time, our father and son are going to play a play, and you must also be prepared." When Xiao Yanshou said the end, there was also a bit of depression in his tone.

A few months later, Zhao Jia took Agnes back to the capital, and the two got along day and night in the past three years, even if they didn't have any feelings at first, but after a long time, they finally came together, and now they even have children, and the first child is a son, and now they are almost two years old, Zhao Yan personally named the child Zhao Hua, because according to the Zhao family tree, the names of the children of Zhao Hua's generation must have a grass prefix, Hua is also a grass prefix in traditional Chinese characters, and Hua is the meaning of Huaxia, which also shows Zhao Yan's attitude, Even if the child's mother is a foreigner like Agnes, his grandfather still regards Zhao Hua as a Han, and from one point alone, you can see Zhao Yan's love for this grandson.

It is precisely because of this that when Zhao Jia returned to the capital with his son, Zhao Yan and Cao Ying personally led people to greet him, and when he saw the little Zhao Hua, who was less than two years old but was already very clever, Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing happily, and then hugged the child and didn't let go, speaking of which he was not yet forty years old, but he was already a grandfather, which made Zhao Yan feel very wonderful.

Cao Ying was originally worried that Zhao Hua's child looked like his mother, but when she saw that Zhao Hua was also black-haired and black-eyed, but her facial features were vaguely similar to Agnes, she completely relieved herself, and gave birth to Zhao Hua, a little guy's mouth is sweet, and he has already spoken very clearly when he is less than two years old, and he doesn't recognize his life, and he calls his grandfather and grandmother with his little hands open, which makes Cao Ying completely let go of the awkwardness in his heart, and holds the child for a long time.

Zhao Jia and Agnes saw that their parents were so affectionate to Zhao Hua, and the two of them were also relieved, and when the family returned home lively, after the reception banquet, Zhao Yan and Cao Ying called Zhao Jia and Agnes to the side hall, and then Cao Ying spoke: "Jia'er, I have told you before, this time I called you back to let you marry Yan'er, you have no opinion on this matter, right?" ”

When Cao Ying said this, she also took a special look at Agnes. But at this time, I saw Zhao Jia and Agnes look at each other, and then Zhao Jia spoke: "Mother don't worry, I have already discussed this matter with Agnes, and she has no opinion, but after marriage, I will go to the south to serve, although I am stationed in Guangzhou all the year round, but after all, the conditions are not as good as the capital, what should Yan'er do then?" ”

"We won't interfere in this matter, wait until you get married and then discuss with Yan'er, if she doesn't want to go to Guangzhou, then live in the capital, but I think with Yan'er's girl's temperament, I'm afraid she will go wherever you go, of course, this is also a good thing, after all, the separation between husband and wife for too long also affects the relationship, so I think Yan'er should follow you to Guangzhou!" Zhao Yan saw that his son and Agnes did not object, and he also said with a smile at the moment.

"Yes, I think Yan'er's girl is also determined to go to the south with Jia'er, and then you can't treat others badly, it's best to have a few more children and send them to the capital to relieve my boredom!" Cao Ying was also overjoyed at this time, her son was finally going to officially get married, and she, a mother, finally let go of a big stone in her heart.

"This ......, try your best!" Zhao Jia heard that her mother let her have a few more children, and she couldn't cry or laugh at the moment, Yan'er and he grew up together, and they both knew each other's tempers, and although Yan'er was a little jealous of Agnes, she was a general person, and she had gotten along well with Agnes before, so there would be no problems after marriage.

After chatting about the marriage for a while, Zhao Jia suddenly thought of another person's marriage at this time, and said to Zhao Yan with a smile: "Father, I heard that Brother Xu is also going to be the queen, and the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother have selected a lot of candidates for him, I wonder if he has chosen the queen now?" ”

Hearing Zhao Jia ask about Zhao Xu's marriage, Zhao Yan smiled bitterly and said: "Don't mention it, Xu'er and eldest brother really deserve to be father and son, and they have disagreements with the Queen Mother and others on the matter of the future, and now I am also having a headache about this matter, you can go to the palace tomorrow to persuade him!" (To be continued.) )

PS: Sorry, it's a bit late to update.