An Sidao was stunned again, he went to Constantinople with the caravan, and saw that the capital of the Western Great Qin State had been prosperous to the extreme, the narrow straits on the north and south sides were its natural barriers, and the other directions were built with tall defensive walls, connected with the nearby mountains, and it was a majestic city that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but he didn't expect that the monarch who lived in such a prosperous city actually reached the point of borrowing troops from foreign countries, fortunately, Wu Yingying had already explained this problem, "The people of my country have relocated to the land, and they don't want to stay away from their homeland." ”

Bashir II nodded and sighed, "The ancient kingdom of the East is different from those barbarians who see money. Having given up this plan, he was also interested in asking, and added, "The king of your country has sent you to offer repair, and I have nothing to reciprocate, so I promise that you can transport the goods to the port on the eastern shore of the Black Sea in the future, and build a castle of your own to guard the goods." He never took this verbal promise seriously, and the same is true for the Eastern monarch, and the first contact between the two sides, these promises on the scene are just a passing moment.

"In the future, when the castle is established, it is natural to sell the goods to the merchants who bring the greatest benefit to the Xia Kingdom. Ten days later, Wu Yingying smiled and handed the military report back from the west of the Green Ridge to Xiao Jiu and Chase to read, "Bashir II is not a man known for keeping his promises. ”

He unfolded the pigeon book reported by the Military Intelligence Department from the territory of Liao, looked at it, and his face became heavy, "Immediately let Xin Gu, Yu Furen Rail, Luo Youtong, and other military towns bordering Song Liao be on full alert." Wu Yingying said expressionlessly, and the general newspaper was put down, "The emperor of Liao, Yeluxian, has died. Wu Yingying stared out the window, in September of the seventh year of the Taiping Rejuvenation of the Great Song Dynasty, and in the fourth year of the Great Liao Qianheng, the sky of North China was once again shrouded in the clouds of war.

Outside the Jiaoshan Palace of Liao, the torches were extinguished, and Han Derang brought more than a dozen cronies and generals to stand outside the sentry post of the imperial tent, and they were summoned by Empress Xiao to come to the audience, but they were blocked by the Khitan guard Yeluyi.

"Your Majesty is dead, and foreign ministers are strictly forbidden to enter and leave the imperial tent, let alone wait for Han'er?" Yelu Yi held the hilt of the knife in his hand, and said with disdain, as a member of the royal family, he had always looked down on the Han minister, who was born a slave. Although Han Derang showed the warrants of Yeluxian and Empress Xiao, he still insisted on obstructing it. According to Yelu Yi's idea, the emperor died, not necessarily the prince ascended the throne, hundreds of Yelu royal families discussed and supported whoever was established, and it was not Han De's turn to let this Hanchen get involved.

Seeing that Han Derang and Yelu Yi couldn't hold each other, the surrounding palace guards looked at each other, Han Derang had a holy decree in his hand, but Yelu Yi, as the commander of the guards, did have the responsibility of guarding the imperial tent. The Han family used to be a slave of the palace, and Han Derang led the palace army to patrol the border many times, and these guards saw that he was stopped by Yelu Yi, who had no one in their eyes, and many people secretly sympathized with him in their hearts.

Han Derang's face turned pale, and he said in a deep voice: "Since we have been ordered by the Holy Order, those who stop it will die." He was wearing iron armor, raised the warrants of Empress Xiao and Yeluxian in his left hand, drew his sword in his right hand, and shouted: "Yeluyi is disrespectful, take him down, and behead him on the spot." ”

Yelu Yi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "You Han Ermo are not crazy, who dares to kill me!" After he finished speaking, he looked left and right, laughed twice, and before he could laugh for the third time, he stopped abruptly, and a bloody knife tip came out of his heart, and the deputy commander Xiao Guo pulled out the steel knife, wiped it clean on his military robe, and said disdainfully: "The surname Yelu has an eagle like Brother Hugh, and there is also a mad dog like you." He bowed his hand to Han Derang and said, "Han Shu's envoy, the queen is waiting in the tent, you come with me." ”

Han Derang nodded slightly, Xiao Guo was Xiao Xuan's henchman, he showed the holy decree, and insisted on meeting Xiao Hou, Xiao Guo then killed Yelu Yi. Quickly followed Xiao Guo to Xiao Xuan's tent, Xiao Guo was guarding outside the tent, and Han Derang walked in without the slightest hesitation.

Although she had been prepared, Han Derang was still taken aback when she saw Xiao Xuan's appearance, she was dressed in plain clothes, her hair was scattered behind her back, her eyes were red and swollen, and her complexion was haggard, how could she have a trace of her usual shrewd and capable appearance.

"Derang, the emperor died, more than 200 relatives and nobles of the clan have their own soldiers, and some people secretly said that Longxu was too young, and he wanted to set up the older Yelu as the new king. Xiao Xuan looked a little panicked, her face was a little pale, on weekdays, Ye Luxian's body was sick and weak, once he died, leaving orphans and widows, it was only when he saw that Han Derang arrived that she seemed to have found a little support.

Han Derang looked at Xiao Xuan with some pity, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty the Queen, don't panic, although there are many troops in the hands of the clan nobles, one is too scattered, each has his own thoughts, and cannot concentrate on chaos, and the other is that many people's personal soldiers are still in Shangjing, and the distant water cannot quench their thirst. There are three pressing tasks at the moment: first, to control the division of the palace and protect the royal family, and the safety of the queen and the young lord is fundamental; second, to pacify the soldiers and horses around the Jiaoshan Palace and prevent people with ill intentions from using the garrisons of Shanxi Prefectures to attack the imperial tent; and third, to guard against the Southern Dynasty taking advantage of the fire to loot when our dynasty is in mourning and the country is in turmoil. His tone was calm and eloquent, and Empress Xiao was originally a little panicked, but at this time, the Lingtai was also clear.

"What you say makes sense, so how to arrange it?" Empress Xiao looked at Han Derang, she was extremely skilled in handling military affairs, but today, somehow, in front of this calm and heroic man, she actually had a trace of dependence, and she did not have half a point of shrewdness and ability on weekdays.

Looking at the expectant look in her beautiful eyes, Han Derang sighed slightly and explained: "Since the relatives and nobles of the clan have their own thoughts, it is even more important not to let them conspire, and they should immediately issue an order that all the clans must not leave the house without authorization, and they must not gather to discuss, and those who violate the law should be immediately beheaded and raided." His voice was categorical, the Khitans competed for power, and the bloodshed was no weaker than that of the Central Plains.

"Brother Hugh is a hero in the Yelu clan, but it is difficult to ensure that he is not involved with other clans, so the queen ordered him to be the commander of the southern marching army, let him lead the army to guard against the Southern Dynasty, in order to prevent him from supporting the army and making trouble, and then ordered King Xi and Shuonu to monitor from the side. The Southern Dynasty is the mortal enemy of our country, and Yelu Hugo can distinguish between the important and the important, he will defend the Southern Dynasty wholeheartedly, and he is unable to participate in the major events of seizing the throne. Han Derang said slowly, he is like a treasure for the ability and temperament of the ministers of the Liao State.

Seeing Xiao Xuan nodded, Han Derang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Yelu Bo Guzhe is a person I can trust, and I can order him to lead the military of Shanxi Prefectures. He looked at Xiao Yanyan, who opened his eyes in surprise, and did not explain, Yelu Bo Guzhe has served as a guard and horse envoy in Nanjing, and the recently promoted king of the Southern Courtyard, his main duty is to guard against Han people like Han Derang in the Youyun area, who knew that he actually pulled Han Derang over silently, and became his trusted confidant.

Even if he regarded Han Derang as a dependent, Xiao Xuan's eyes couldn't help flashing a trace of panic and suspicion, Han Derang stared at her eyes tightly, and said word by word: "Derang is already the queen, and the queen should also trust the ministers, why worry?" Xiao Xuan panicked and avoided his hawk-like eyes, felt a burst of panic, and said in a low voice: "I have a marriage contract with you, and Longxu was also grown up by you, if our mother and son are preserved, he will be the same as your son." She plucked up the courage to say this, hinting at the meaning of making a promise in the future, and her face was also hot.