The rise of the Jin people made the situation in the Guannai embarrassing, the enemy became a friend, and the friend became a hater, and the envoys from all sides relied on Bianjing to show their skills, whether it was the Western Xia, the Jin people, or the Tubo and Khitan, their eyes were focused on a county lieutenant.

The politics of the Great Song Dynasty since Zhao Ji ascended the throne is not the same as before, now the favored ministers are in charge, the trusted eunuchs can guard the three sides, and the one who kicks the bow can become a captain and control the world's military horses.

August 20, Shen Ao was appointed as the county lieutenant of Renhe, and immediately took office, on September 17, Shen Ao was recalled to the Beijing Division, 23, immediately after arriving in Beijing, he entered the palace and stayed in the palace for a whole day, during this day, what Zhao Ji and Shen Ao said, no one knows, but one thing can be confirmed, that is, this county lieutenant recalled from Hangzhou must be related to Jin Liao affairs.

After receiving the news, all parties began to operate, and Yeluding was one of them, as the fifth son of Emperor Tianqi, because of the great involvement of the Song Dynasty, he was the first envoy of the Liao State to send an envoy as a prince.

Ye Luding understood that it was important to win over this Shen Ao, not only to alleviate the decline of the Liao State, but more importantly, to obtain the approval of the new regime by the Song Dynasty.

This new regime, it is also strange to say, although only a month has passed, but the Liao State is still defeated like a mountain, the Liao State Lord Tianzuo Emperor has been frightened by the Jin army, located outside the Guanhuang Mansion has been delayed by the Jin army after the fall of Shangjing Road, this old man is very simple, immediately made a decision - to flee west.

After that, the Jin army immediately took Linhuang Mansion in one go, and the capital of Liao State has since fallen. It's just that the problem came out, Linhuang Mansion fell, the Liao State was shaken, and Yelu Dashi, who was located in Nanjing, together with Prime Minister Li Chuwen, immediately embraced the second prince Yelu Chun as the emperor.

Emperor Tianzuo, who fled to Datong, was still there, but a new emperor appeared in Nanjing, so the once prominent Liao State was divided from then on, one based on Nanjing Road and Zhongjing Road, and the other was based on Datong and governed Xijing Road.

After Ye Luchun ascended the throne and learned that his father was still alive, he actually ran to Xijing Datong in one go, so he was naturally not polite, and simply respected him as the emperor and continued to be his own lord. But Emperor Tianzuo was not happy, so the Western Liao and the Eastern Liao became a situation of equal fire and water.

Yeluding was sent by Yeluchun, he is Yeluchun's younger brother, this time he hopes that the Song court can recognize Dongliao, only in this way can the legal surname of the elder brother's throne be more stable, as for the father who fled in a panic, Yeluding can't take care of it.

Shen Ao had just returned home, he immediately received a secret report, immediately set off to visit, went straight into the front yard, and saw that there were many people carrying the cart in the front yard, he couldn't help but be curious, looked at it twice, and at a glance, his face couldn't help but turn pale, and he deliberately said a few good words to Liu Sheng, opened the small box wrapped in oil paper, and when he saw it, even his hands couldn't help but tremble.

How can this be justified, how can this be justified...... Jerodine slammed his fist into the wheel like a mad leopard.

The subordinates who carried things were stunned for a while, this person was really strange, couldn't he be crazy?

The small box contains a pearl, in fact, the pearl is not worth much, the biggest problem is that this pearl is seen by Yeluding, it is the ornament on the crown of the princess of Liaoguo Yiqing, why does the pearl appear here? As long as he thought about it a little, Yeluding understood, the Jin army captured Linhuang Mansion, Princess Yiqing was Yeluding's sister, and had been captured by the Jin army, and the pearl naturally fell into the hands of the Jin army.

Yeluding was angry not because of the gift that Jin Ren gave to Shen Ao, but because he thought of his sister who was taken captive, the hatred of the country and the family was hooked up at this moment, his teeth were gritted, he was furious, he picked up the pearl and threw it heavily on the ground, stepped on it a few times, and cursed in his mouth: "Golden Dog ......"

Mingzhu was broken into several petals, his actions made Liu Sheng and several people stunned, Liu Sheng remembered his duties, these gifts belonged to his own master, and the things were broken, how to explain? yelled, "Well, you are so rude......"

Liu Sheng is not as cautious as his father, after all, he is not very old, but he is about thirty years old, and he will inevitably have some anger, coupled with this rude performance, he is even more angry, shouting that a few subordinates are going to beat people.

"Stop!" Shen Ao listened to the rumor, said a few words to the ladies, came out to meet the guests, walked over slowly, looked at the pearl on the ground, and said to Liu Sheng: "What's the matter?" ”

Liu Sheng said: "Young Master Cousin, this guy broke your gift, this is the best pearl." ”

Yeluding remembered his mission, glanced at Shen Ao up and down, and understood in his heart that he had made a big mistake, the gift was given to Shen Ao by the golden man, this is Shen Ao's personal belongings, he already asked for this person, this is really a bit excessive, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "May I ask if it is Shen Ao Shen?" It's a shame that you accidentally broke your pearl. ”

Shen Ao looked at the visitor in front of him with a smile, hurriedly grabbed him, and said very sincerely: "Ah, yes, what kind of courtesy, it turns out that he is a friend from Liao, and the student likes to deal with friends from Liaoguo the most, and he dares to ask his brother Taigao's surname." ”

Ye Luding said: "Contemptible Ye Luding, Master Shen, I have offended a lot." ”

Shen Ao said with a straight face: "It's just a pearl, but it's just a matter of seventy or eighty thousand yuan, if you fall, you will fall, Brother Yelu must not say this kind of polite words again, is Shen someone the kind of person who doesn't want friends for the sake of a little pearl?" What's more, Song Liao is a country of brothers, the so-called friends come from afar, and they are very happy, Brother Yelu can come to me for a trip, Shen is already very happy, and the matter of this pearl will not be mentioned again. ”

Liu Sheng on the side was confused, this pearl can't be sold for 5,000 yuan even if it's full, how can the young master say that it's just a matter of 70,000 or 80,000 yuan? This little pearl is worth seventy or eighty thousand?

It's strange, it's really strange, I changed it, and the Ya Mountain House came to report that the young master was happy to earn three hundred yuan, if it was really a treasure of seventy or eighty thousand yuan, why did the young master say it so carelessly.

Liu Sheng couldn't help scratching his head, he didn't understand the sinister intentions of the young master at all!

Ye Luding is naturally not Liu Sheng, after listening to Shen Ao's angry words, his face changed slightly, and he already understood in his heart, and bowed deeply and said: "Master Shen is really an elegant person, and he is extremely admired. ”

Shen Ao smiled and said: "Yaren can't talk about it, Shen has nothing else, that is, he has righteousness, the so-called daughter is difficult to exchange for a confidant, money is something outside the body, I have always regarded money as dung; Brother Yelu, please come into the living room and have some tea. ”

Yeluding followed Shen Ao into the living room, asked someone to light a candle, the hall suddenly lit up, and served tea, the air was filled with a faint fragrance of tea, Shen Ao asked first: "I don't know if Brother Yelu is here, what do you have to say." ”

Ye Luding said: "It's nothing, it's just to come and see Master Shen and make friends with Master Shen, in addition, the lord of our country has always hoped that Master Shen can represent the emperor of your country to envoy to the country, this matter has repeatedly pleaded with the Ministry of Rites, if everything goes well, Master Shen can go with the people within half a month." ”

Shen Ao laughed and said: "I just don't know why your country wants me to be this envoy, such a kind invitation, but it teaches me to be ashamed." ”

Ye Luding's eyes flickered, he was silent for a moment, and said: "Because Master Shen is a smart person, today the world is no different from the Warring States, in my mind, Master Shen is Su Qin who attacked Qin together, when today, the Jin people are the strongest, have the heart to enter the customs and swallow the bag, look at the world, ambitious, only a wise person like Master Shen can match the combination of Song and Liao, and fight against Jin." ”

Shen Ao couldn't help but smile in his heart, it seems that the level of sinicization of the Khitan people is good, this envoy not only speaks mellow Chinese, but also quotes scriptures and classics that are no worse than Confucianism.

Shen Ao smiled slightly: "Su Qin doesn't dare to take it, but the current situation is beneficial for Song Liao, and it is urgent to resist gold." ”

Yeluding probed Shen Ao's tone, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said: "What Master Shen said is not wrong, but at the moment, Western Xia wants to attack my Da Liao with the Jin people, and the situation is already dangerous, can the Great Song Dynasty send troops to rescue him?" ”

Shen Ao smiled faintly, deliberately played with the tea cup in his hand, and said meaningfully: "It's easy to save each other, but we have to think about it in the long run, and wait for the two countries to sign a new alliance, this matter is not in a hurry." ”

Shen Ao is not in a hurry, Yelu is in a hurry, as soon as he does not sign the covenant, the Great Song Dynasty will delay time, and when the Western Xia really moves the army, he will regret it.

Ye Luding immediately thought about it, and immediately guessed Shen Ao's intentions, and signed the covenant before he was willing to help, this Shen Bachelor deliberately wanted to force the Liao State to sign the alliance as soon as possible, otherwise they would keep delaying, but what would be the content of the letter of state that the Song State planned to exchange? What if the conditions are too harsh?

Yeluding smiled bitterly, thinking in his heart, no matter how harsh he is, he can only comply, delaying time is not bad for the Song people, it is very harmful to the Liao people, that is to risk the destruction of the country, Shen Ao's cunning also lies in this, tying up the affairs of Western Xia and the relationship between Song and Liao, in order to force the Liao State to retreat.

Before the matter of the covenant was discussed, Yeluding found that he had fallen behind, he sighed, and said, "What Master Shen meant, the contemptible people understand. ”

Shen Ao said heartily: "That's good, everyone is a smart person, and Shen likes to be friends with smart people the most." ”

The two have been talking late at night, and then they will no longer involve state affairs, and occasionally talk about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Ye Luding is really a smart person, and now is not the time to really talk, first pull the relationship and then talk about it.

In the middle of the night, Yeluding got up to say goodbye, Shen Ao sent him out enthusiastically, and did not forget to say before leaving: "Brother Yelu, you and I hit it off at first sight, and we just broke the matter of the pearl, you must not worry about it, our friendship is ten hundred pearls that cannot be exchanged." ”