"The moon in the sky looks like a ball of silver in the distance. As the night wore on, the wind tightened. Blow away the moonside clouds with slaves. Shine on the negative person. ”

Xiao Xuan put down the scroll in his hand and muttered, this song is written straight to people's hearts. She was dressed in a skirt, a silver silk jacket was casually draped over her pale yellow shirt, and a rose gold ring tied her hair in a bunch, and she swept her eyebrows lightly, which made her face even more beautiful.

"Queen Mother, Lord Han is here!"

"Let him in. Looking at his face in the mirror, his face was cold, and Xiao Xuan said in a deep voice.

Han Derang hurriedly walked in, got up after asking for peace and said, "I don't know if Her Majesty the Empress Xuanchen has anything to explain?" His thick eyebrows flew obliquely into his sideburns, his face was resolute, and he wore a round-necked narrow-sleeved white shirt that made him stand tall and jade, his demeanor was gentle and polite, even his voice was full of warmth, his eyes were restrained, but occasionally there was a chilling cold light, which was simply uncomfortable.

After not seeing him for many days, Xiao Xuan couldn't help but look at Han Derang carefully, stabilized his mind, waved his hand and retreated, and said in a deep voice: "Derang, ten days ago, the Han general Wu Yingying led the army out of the fortress and broke more than a dozen tribes on the grassland, do you know?" Han Derang nodded slightly to admit it, Xiao Xuan's face became even colder, and reprimanded: "The officials of Nanjing Province and Xijing Province played and reported the news of the Han army's exit to you, but you not only turned a deaf ear, but also told your generals and friends to let the Han army go out of the fortress, but is it true?" She forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart, and if it weren't for Han Derang, she would have been tortured and punished in prison.

Han Derang's expression was calm, and he arched his hand: "Your Majesty, those grassland tribes connect the Xiazhou party, cut off the east and west trade routes, and rob my Daliao caravan for a day. At present, the heroes of Wu of the Han State sent troops to crusade against the tribes that plundered the caravans and opened up the trade routes, which was exactly what was beneficial to our Daliao, so the ministers told the generals that they had nothing to stop. He was calm, eloquent, and selfless.

Xiao Xuanxiu stared at Han Derang to see if he had deceived himself, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "I heard that Wu Hero is brave and strategic, if he is allowed to subdue the warriors of the grassland, and his wings are gradually growing, won't it be a disaster for my dynasty?"

Han Derang said with a smile: "The queen is too worried, the grassland barbarians, rebellion and uncertainty, since the Qin and Han dynasties until the current generation, how many British lords and famous generals want to make them belong to the royal road, wave the army to the north, tens of millions of soldiers died in the desert, to no avail, the northern frontier of the Central Plains has always been bounded by the Great Wall, and cannot go deep into the grassland." Our dynasty has the advantages of agriculture and animal husbandry, and the soldiers and horses are strong, and it is only a fetter to these tribes. Wu Yingying is certainly a hero, but can he do what Qin Shi, Han Wu, Tang Taizong, and Emperor Taizu of our dynasty could not do? From the eyes of his subordinates, he is just punishing those insatiable tribal leaders and venting his anger for a while. ”

Xiao Xuan nodded, she also knew the grassland tribe very well, so she revealed the matter, her beautiful eyes flashed slightly, and she said strangely: "You said that Wu Yingying is a hero, Derang, rarely hear you praise others so much?"

Han Derang's demeanor was still very respectful, and he bowed down and said: "As far as the minister can see, this person can possess the people, and he can threaten the enemy with martial arts, and he is really a general, but it is a pity that he first voted for the Southern Tang Dynasty and then the Northern Han Dynasty, and he has never been able to be used by my Great Liao, and he may become the great enemy of our dynasty in the future." ”

"In that case, then why did you secretly help him crusade against the grassland tribes, I heard that you also sold him more than 10,000 Han slaves, you have a lot of friendship, it seems that you have also worshiped brothers, right?" Xiao Yu saw Han Derang's respectful appearance, and couldn't help but get angry in his heart, that day he ignored the queen's respect, and apologized to his Han Mansion in a low voice, after the two of them were warm, although Han Derang no longer deliberately avoided himself, but whenever he played right, even if there was no one around, he also followed the courtiers' behavior towards the emperor, even if he was facing the real emperor's majesty, he was not seen so respectful. Thinking of this, although Xiao Sui no longer cared about him secretly letting Wu Yingying out of the fortress, he still had to embarrass him, and even deliberately revealed that Han Derang, who had made a secret report, made a secret report to make him angry with Wu Yingying.

Sure enough, as soon as she said this, Han Derang's eyes suddenly widened, and a wave of anger emanated from his body, he looked up at Xiao Xuan and asked, "Yanyan, you sent someone to spy on me?"

Xiao Xuan was secretly proud in his heart, seeing that you were still strangers to me, but he made a solemn look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "What does Han Qing mean by this?

Han Derang has been with her since she was a child, and when she saw this appearance, she couldn't understand what was going on, so she had to lean over and say: "At this time, at that time, Wu Yingying may become a disaster for my dynasty in the future, but at the moment, it is still necessary to use his strength to suppress the expansion of the party in Xiazhou, and also open up the trade route." He saw Xiao Yanyan listening to him with wide eyes, as if he did not understand the importance of connecting trade routes, and explained: "My dynasty is located in the north, and the bitter cold is not suitable for crops. Fortunately, there are still east-west trade routes to make money, and our Daliao caravan exchanged the silk and tea produced in the east for gold, silver, precious stones, incense and other things in the west, and the money obtained was very rich, and then purchased grain with the Southern Dynasty for occasional needs. Therefore, the connection of this east-west trade route is very important to the stability of our DPRK situation. ”

Xiao Xuan nodded, staring at Han Derang who was talking eloquently, and said quietly: "The east-west trade route is indeed the way to make money, but do you really want so much money to stabilize the situation?

Han De was also shocked when such a deep person heard this, and subconsciously looked left and right, Han Chen was privately hoarding grain and grass in Youyan, which could be said to be the opposite, and Xiao Xuan arranged for the guards to take him down on the spot. After a while, seeing that Xiao Sui was still just staring at himself angrily, asking for an explanation, Han Derang calmed down, bowed down and said: "The minister did buy some grain to stock up in Youzhou, just in case the Song army went on a northern expedition, and the reinforcements of our dynasty could not be rescued, and the soldiers and civilians of Youzhou defended the city for a long time." The Southern Dynasty used to use the strategy of long-term hardship for the fortified city, and Jinyang of the Han State was besieged many times, and the ministers had to take precautions as soon as possible. ”

Xiao Sui just listened quietly, biting his lip, and did not say a word, Han Derang had to continue to explain: "Your Majesty clearly sees that the land of Youyan occupies the shape of victory, but it is located between our dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty, and it is a place where soldiers must fight. The minister asked himself if he knew a thing or two about politics and the art of war, how could he do something unwise?"