In February of the nineteenth year of the calendar, winter goes to spring and comes again, the grass and trees spit out new shoots, and the spring is cold.

In the emperor's palace tent, the emperor sits high on the throne, and all the ministers gather for routine court discussions.

Emperor Yelu Jing rarely had such a serious and serious time, he was sitting in a gorgeous dragon pattern embroidered brocade robe, with a gold belt around his waist, which was decorated with gold and jade, and the golden light was shining.

The officials in the north are lined up on the right side of the emperor, either from the royal family or as meritorious generals, all with their heads held high, and they look proud. The Khitan officials in the north wore crowns without eaves and purple narrow robes, and crystal stones were embellished on them, all of which were exquisitely transparent. And Xiao Siwen, who was a waiter, was among them, clasping his hands in front of him, humble and polite.

Ye Luxian and the princes stood in front of the court officials in the north, lined up. Led by Yeluxian, followed by his fellow uncles Daoyin and Longxian, and again by Xiyin, who had lifted the ban, and his younger brother Yeluwan.

The southern court officials are listed on the left side of the emperor, and they are arranged in order of official position. Hanchen all wore silk robes and Hanfu. Gao Xun was the privy envoy of the Southern Yuan at the time, and in front of Han Chen, his thin body also stood proudly like a Khitan nobleman. Han Kuangsi was the chief of the Taizu Temple at that time, and his official position was quite low, standing in an inconspicuous place.

When all the ministers arrived, the chamberlain sang loudly; "Banqi...", the voice is loud, and the tail note drags on for a long time.

According to their official ranks, the ministers paid homage to the emperor in turn, from the highest to the lowest. After some tedious etiquette, everyone finally stood up and bowed their heads.

Yelu Jing looked at the ministers and said slowly, "The envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty said that Liu Jien is dead, and Liu Jiyuan is about to succeed to the throne. He held up the golden cup full of wine on the imperial silk table and shook it gently.

The ministers looked at each other, wanted to say something, raised their eyes and peeked at Yelujing, but did not say a word.

Yeluxian's face was indifferent, as if he was out of the matter, but Xiyin stared at Yeluxian with both eyes, as if he wanted to see through some mystery, Yeluwan was still young, but he went to the court routinely with his brother, and he didn't care about the affairs of the court.

Yelu Jing didn't look up, he picked up the wine glass and put it to his lips, "King Jin, what do you think?" He drank it all in one gulp, and the attendant hurriedly poured it for him.

Everyone was a little surprised, and they all looked at Yeluxian, waiting to see what he had to say.

Yeluxian was quite calm, and everything seemed to be as he expected. During this period of time, because of the fact that he was secretly seized power, Xiao Siwen intended to guide Han Chen, and Yelu obliquely secretly won the hearts of Yeluxian... With all this, he thought that it was impossible to hide it from the emperor, so he simply calmed down.

"The land of the Northern Han Dynasty is barren, the national strength is weak, and it is not yet possible to establish a country on its own. Later Zhou and the Great Song Dynasty coveted the Northern Han Dynasty, a small country that was easy to bully, and successively conquered, over the years, the Northern Han Dynasty was able to survive with the assistance of my Great Liao, and now, he Liu Jixian was not in a hurry to be called the emperor but asked his uncle for a feud, obviously wanting the Great Liao to continue to protect him. ”

Ye Luxian put his hands behind his back, and his face turned respectful to indifferent, his tone was gentle, and everyone held their breath, listening to his analysis, their brows tightened until they were relieved.

"The icing on the cake is not enough to worry about, and the grace of sending charcoal in the snow will be remembered by the court of the Northern Han Dynasty and even the common people. We might as well send him this favor, so that he will surrender to the Great Liao with all his heart, and in the future, he will receive the land of the Northern Han Dynasty, that is, he will take back the land of my Great Liao, and his name is correct and his words are good..."

Speaking of this, Ye Luxian raised his eyebrows and bowed his hand, "Uncle's country is unified, and it is effortless." This is the humble opinion of the minister. ”

Although the ministers were silent, their eyebrows and eyes showed a look of approval.

Now that the edge has been revealed, there is no need to hide it.

Yelujing put down the wine glass, raised his eyelids and looked at Yeluxian, Shaoqing, and said with a smile, "My son is an adult, and he can pay for politics." If the king of Jin is willing to share my worries, I don't know how idle I will be..."

What is his intention, what is his intention, is he jealous of Yeluxian or is he approving and supporting? No one could have guessed.

Although Yelujing is often drunk and unconscious, as a person in power, he is also very sensitive to changes in the political situation, he knows that there is a force in the DPRK and China that is gradually growing, and even threatens him, but it is too late to extinguish this fire, so he can only pretend to be deaf and dumb, so as not to burst into flames, and he will be burned to death first, and he will be happy for a while.

Many of the ministers who had already fallen to Yeluxian clapped their hands in their hearts, saying that they had finally entered the right temple and worshiped the right god. And those ministers who were still hesitating were thinking hard about how to face Xiao Siwen and Yeluxian, who were politely rejected by themselves, and how to get close to Yeluxian.

Ye Luxian's body bowed lower, "The son is incompetent, he doesn't know anything about the government, he still has poor opinions, and his uncle doesn't laugh at it." ”

Xiyin's face doesn't show anything, but his heart is full of anger, and now he is himself, it is the best practice to keep his mouth shut, and if he speaks, he will always be found faulty.

"Get up." Yelu Jing's nose was long, his eyes were no longer as clear as when he first went to court, and he had just drunk two glasses, which had already aroused the wine worm in his belly, and he got up and walked out of the tent, "According to what the King of Jin said, I will send Han Zhifan to the Northern Han Dynasty to canonize him, not to mention, I will be here today..."

Ye Luxian straightened his waist, no longer looking sick as usual, and was still helped back to Yongxing Palace by his close attendants. He is full of energy, his eyes are blazing, and he stands with his hands in his hands, which makes people look at him.

All the ministers who were interested in attaching themselves to Yeluxian bowed their heads to Yeluxian in a friendly and respectful manner, and Yeluxian also smiled and nodded in response, and took the lead in leaving the tent, and everyone followed him away.

Hanfu.

Han Kuangsi sat on the quaint Taishi chair, sighed for a long time, and Han Derang and Li Zhi'an, who were in the province in the morning and dusk, came to Han Kuangsi's bedroom together.

After the two greeted Han Kuangsi, Han Derang sat down, Li Zhi'an took the teacup from the hands of the subordinates, and then withdrew from the rest of the people in the room, she put the teacup in front of Han Kuangsi and Han Derang, retreated to Han Derang and stood behind Yingying, and said with a smile, "Daddy, what's the matter, you are so sad?" ”

Li Zhi'an has been close to Han Kuangsi, a loyal and honest elder who is proficient in medical ethics since he was a child, and now he is married into the Han family as his daughter-in-law.

Han Kuangsi sighed, "This Da Liao, I'm afraid it's about to change hands, and it's another big change, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse..."

Li Zhi'an and Han Derang's faces changed, but Li Zhi'an's face was full of doubt and shock, while Han Derang's face was joyful and excited.

Han Derang gave Li Zhi'an a look, and Li Zhi'an nodded and turned around and went out, closing the door tightly. After a few months of marriage, the two also have a tacit understanding.

Han Derang asked, "Father, I went to court today, but what happened to me?" ”

Han Kuangsi has always told Han Derang about the affairs of the imperial court, and sometimes Han Derang can give him some pertinent advice, which saves Han Kuangsi, who is not good at handling political affairs.

Han Kuangsi told Han Derang the original story of today's Northern Han Dynasty's request for the title, said Ye Luxian's unique opinions, said the changes in the courtiers' eyes when they looked at Ye Luxian, and said that the emperor Ye Lujing's unethical behavior, and added a sentence at the end, "The prince of Jin has made a plan, or has he begun to do something, the trend of the times!" ”

Han Derang was surprised and delighted, and stood up suddenly, "Father, my son will retire first." "Turn around and go.

"Stop!" Han Kuangsi burst out and drank Han Derang, "Are you going to Xiao Mansion again?" How can I say that you will listen? Xiao Fu and Jin Wangye, you don't want to be close to any of them, they ascend, there will naturally be a day when they fall weight, and now there is more Zhi'an who lives and dies with you, how can you afford to lose? Han Kuangsi was furious.

At the mention of Li Zhi'an, Han De's eyes darkened, and his face was expressionless under the shadow, "Father, are you going to let me live in Han Mansion until I die of old age?" How do you know that if the day comes when the country changes hands, the Han family will be able to stay out of the matter? ”

Han Kuangsi's eyes dimmed.

"My marriage can't go my way, do you want me to be like a walking corpse for the rest of my life?"

Han Kuangsi sat down on the chair, looking at Han Derang's departing figure in a daze, and no longer stopped him.

He was ashamed.

Han Derang ran to Xiao's Mansion in a hurry, broke through the courtyard and went straight to the main hall, just colliding with Xiao Xuan, who had just come out of the bedroom.

"Oh, who is it?" Xiao Xuan was knocked to the ground and fell back a few steps.

Han De made his eyes quick, and hurriedly grabbed Xiao Xuan, who was about to fall to the ground.

After Xiao Sui stood firmly, he covered his forehead in pain and raised his head angrily.

Between the four eyes, speechless, silent, Xiao Xuan turned sideways slightly, avoiding Han Derang's affectionate eyes.

"Derang, it's just so that you're here, come with me to see Lord Xiao!" Yelu, who had just returned, happily beckoned to Han Derang, stepped forward, put his arm around his shoulders and walked towards the main hall, without noticing the embarrassment of Fang Cai in the courtyard.

Xiao Xuan saw them enter the main hall, so he gently tapped his head in annoyance, "How did he come, how did he bump into him!" She had completely forgotten what she had come out of the bedroom for, and went back to the bedroom to hide, for fear of another embarrassment.

The doors and windows of the main hall were closed tightly, and no one was allowed to approach, only Xiao Siwen, Yelu Xianzhen and Han Derang.

Xiao Siwen, whose eyes were slightly closed, sat upright, and he said in a deep voice, "Have you seen Qiliang?" ”

Yelu couldn't hide his joy and excitement, "Today I went to Xihua Gate to pretend to make trouble, and Qiliang stepped forward to stop it, until the palace shot an arrow at me, and the arrow deliberately deviated and shot at a big tree in the distance. As he spoke, he took out a broken arrow from his arms, he broke the tail of the arrow, took out a note from the hollow arrow, looked at the words on it, and vaguely knew that it was a small Khitan character but didn't know what it meant, so he handed the note to Xiao Siwen.

Han Derang and Yelu both stared intently at the note in Xiao Siwen's hand.

Xiao Siwen looked at the note and asked, "Are all the people in the palace in place?" ”

Jerod slanted, "Yes, from the guards of the forbidden army to the servants of the maidservants, all the people who have us are properly placed. ”

Han Derang was taken aback when he heard it, he didn't expect Xiao Siwen and the others to be so thoughtful, so careful, and not let go of the details, so what kind of mind did Ye Luxian behind him? He asked, "My lord, what do you command?" ”

"The emperor is going to go out of the palace for a safari again," Xiao Siwen suddenly smiled, "It's finally here..."