went to find Zhou Heng and Deng Long, and told the envoy about it, but Zhou Heng's reaction was not big, but it was Deng Long, and his eyes were green.

For Shen Ao, the main book, the envoy has to take risks, but for the accompanying forbidden army, it is almost a sure deal; Their mission is to protect, as long as there is no mistake halfway, it is a credit, so there are only three opportunities for the forbidden army to gild, one is to enter the palace on an errand, and it is best to accompany the kind, otherwise which imperial city root are you standing on, who knows you? The second is to go out with the eunuch to do errands, this is an opportunity to stutter, as long as the brain is smart, the legs and feet are alive, the benefits are great; The envoy is the most stable, this is called declaring the prestige of the country, after all, it represents the imperial court, every word and deed, as long as it is dignified and decent, there is no chaos, after returning to Beijing, the official promotion to the next level has almost become customized.

Shen Ao wanted to find a forbidden army with strong martial arts, Deng Long immediately wrote out a list and handed it to Master Shen, and said happily: "The forbidden army that can fight a few punches in the front of the palace is here, but Master Shen must not tell people that this is my recommendation." ”

Shen Ao knew that he was afraid that this matter would spread, and those who he didn't recommend would definitely blame him for not being righteous, so he immediately rushed to the Yang Mansion, left the list, and asked the head of the Yang Mansion to send it to Yang Jian.

This envoy has already been discussed, especially Shilin, not only Guozijian and Taixue, but also places where scholars gather such as the Yashan House.

In fact, this kind of controversy is inevitable, Shen Ao's national policy some people can understand, some people are resolutely opposed, for this, under the instruction of Shen Ao, the Yaya Weekly began to publicize some of the content of the Jin Liao War, the content is from the Liao people, by no means exaggerated, but sensational enough, tens of thousands of Jin troops drove hundreds of thousands of Liao troops to kill like sheep like driving sheep, the invincible Liao army was powerless, the battle of Huanglongfu in Tokyo Province, the Liao army was defeated, 100,000 troops were wiped out, and 10,000 people were killed and wounded. Liaoyang Mansion was raided by 7,000 gold troops, and the 50,000 defenders were unable to resist and the whole army was annihilated. Immediately, the Jin army attacked Ningzhou, Yuzhou, and Qingzhou, and hundreds of thousands of Liao troops were defeated.

This battle sounds sensational, in the minds of the Song people, the Liao people are nothing less than a powerful existence, why did they meet the Jin army, but they changed from tigers to sheep. With these propaganda, Shen Aolian's proposal to resist Jin finally won the support of many people.

Now that public opinion has been agitated, Yeluding's side has sent someone to discuss the departure, Shen Ao has no objection, but said that it is all up to Yeluding's arrangement, he has made up his mind to eat big households, and eating, drinking and having fun along the way is naturally Yeluding's expenses, and the right is to travel at public expense.

Jerodin had a claim on his side, and sent someone to inform him of the date; Shen Ao was summoned into the palace twice in three days to discuss with Zhao Ji.

Now that he has become the head of the House of Protocol, Shen Ao's official uniform has a new look, and he has the qualification to wear a scarlet silverfish, and it is also a specially customized official uniform, which is very dignified; It's just that the wing hat he wears is a little big, and it doesn't match the head, and sometimes he goes into the harem to play leaf cards with the queen mother, and he is teased by the queen mother, saying that he is a monkey and crowned.

Until October 20, the weather was even colder, the winter in Bianjing came early, Shen Ao opened the window early in the morning, and overnight, the trees and houses were quietly covered with a thick layer of snow, and this ancient capital city instantly became a world of pink and jade.

The willow trees, which had lost their leaves, were covered with fluffy, shiny silver stripes; In the back garden, evergreen pine and cypress trees in winter and summer are piled up with fluffy and heavy snowballs; A gust of wind blows, the branches of the trees shake gently, silver streaks and snowballs fall in a stream, and jade-like snow dust flutters in the wind, reflecting the early morning sun, showing a rainbow of colorful colors.

Shen Ao frowned, today is the day of travel, at this time the snow is flying, and the road is only afraid that it will not be easy to walk.

couldn't bear to wake up Zhou Ruo in the room, Shen Ao stepped on the snow and creaked to the front yard, Liu Sheng had already prepared all the things that should be done, Zhou Heng and Deng Long were also waiting outside the gatehouse with the forbidden army, and Ye Luding also came with news and gathered in Bianjing Jingcheng.

Shen Ao sighed, and reluctantly glanced in the direction of the back garden, I don't know if the ladies woke up, Shen Ao knew that even if they woke up, they would not come to see each other, even Shen Ao couldn't stand the pain of parting, let alone them.

Got into the carriage, the carriage was very warm, this was sent by the protocol, there was a fox fur in it, and a delicate and small handguard stove was steaming hot, Shen Ao lay on his back in the carriage, and said to the coachman and the forbidden soldiers who had mounted the horses outside: "Let's go!" ”

The carriage rolled, and soon arrived in Dongcheng, Yeluding waited for a long time with dozens of Liao people, these Liao people usually wore Han clothes, but as soon as the snow came, they immediately restored the national characteristics of the Khitan people, wearing a pointed fur hat, a heavy fur coat, stepping on cotton shoes with double leather soles, carrying a scimitar around his waist, and his whole body was impermeable, only a pair of gloomy eyes flashed.

Yeluding said that he had something to say to Shen Ao, so he got into Shen Ao's carriage and said very depressedly: "The battle report came last night, the Jin army attacked Jinzhou and Yizhou, and our army was defeated and has retreated into Guanzhong. ”

Jinzhou and Yizhou are the most important strongholds of the Liao army outside the Great Wall to resist the Jin people, and now they are lost, so the Liao people can only rely on the passes of the Great Wall to resist, that is to say, the Liao people have reached the point where there is no way back, once a pass of the Great Wall is broken through by the Jin army, no one can resist the Jin army that has been driving straight in. This war report is tantamount to making the war in the north even worse.

Shen Ao smiled, hugged the hand warmer and said, "What do you think of Brother Yelu?" ”

Yeluding sighed, looked at the snow outside the car window, and said gloomily: "The country is ruined, and the Khitans have no way out. He glanced back at Shen Ao, his eyes were like knives, and said: "The Great Song Dynasty has no way to retreat now, the lips and teeth are cold, and the Great Liao and the Great Song Dynasty can only share weal and woe." ”

Shen Ao snorted and said with a smile: "Brother Yelu is serious. "Anyway, I don't pay attention to him anymore, it's one thing to die with cold lips and teeth, and it's another thing to want the Great Song Dynasty to make a retreat in the negotiations, this Yeluding knows how to play on the spot, they lost the two important cities of Jinzhou and Yizhou, do you still want the Great Song Dynasty to send troops to help?

Seeing Shen Ao's disapproving look, Yeluding couldn't help but be a little disappointed, and asked tentatively: "I don't know what is written in your national letter, can Shen students tell us so that we can be prepared." ”

This Ye Lu Ding, really Shen Ao is a chick, until the last moment, of course Shen Ao will not show his hole cards, I really think that I can get out of Shen Ao's mouth if I discount myself, who knows that Shen Ao has always been a guy who collects money and does not do things, Shen Ao's face tightened, and he said: "Brother Yelu, this national letter, in fact, I haven't read it, you know, these red tape, I will never ask, the national book is collected by Wu Wencai Wu, Brother Yelu wants to ask, but you can ask him to go." ”

Seeing that this guy didn't eat oil and salt, Yeluding nodded in disappointment, and said with a reluctant smile: "Then don't be embarrassed by Master Shen." ”

The envoy crossed the West Hebei Road, passed through Baozhou, Ansu Army crossed, the front is Laishui Pass, here has reached the border of Liao, the Liao people set up checkpoints here, and the bordering Ansu Army confronted, just more than ten years ago, here is still a place of constant friction, but now, the snow on the snow field has been blowing, the two countries have stopped the army, and there is no slightest conflict, the Liao general on the pass will welcome people into the pass, set up a banquet to entertain.

It's just that this banquet is obviously for Yeluding, this Liao general Yelu Zhaode, and the Khitan clan eight lifetimes ago are still relatives, of course, when grandpa's grandfather is still there, he has nothing to do with the Khitan clan, this person looks very Khitan characteristics, rough appearance, wearing a felt fur military hat, no armor on his body, is a faintly visible tiger stripes of fur fur, seeing Shen Ao, only the tip of his nose snorted slightly, and he wholeheartedly went to tie Yeluding.

There were many generals in Guanzhong who went to the banquet, and the people from Shen Ao's side also came, in addition to Shen Ao and Wu Wencai, even the forbidden army also came. After eating and drinking, a few drunken Liao people began to be restless, and they were hammering the table and scolding angrily, they were speaking Khitan dialect, Shen Ao and Zhou Heng and others didn't know what to say, but Wu Wencai's face was a little unsightly; Ye Luding, who was at the top, was indifferent at the moment, and just pulled Shen Ao to drink.

After a while, a Khitan general stood up, kicked over the table, and said in a sandwiched Chinese dialect: "Why are all Han people as thin as little chickens......

As soon as these words came out, the Liao people laughed, these Khitan people garrisoned in the border of the Great Song Dynasty, and repeatedly clashed with the Song army in the past, they have always won more and lost less, these Khitan people are arrogant, and at this time, they saw that the Han people became guests, and they were not surprised that they were not angry.

Shen Ao just lowered his head and drank, not caring about what the Khitan people said, he had seen a lot of troublemakers, but ...... Shen Ao glanced at Ye Luding out of the corner of his eye, and Ye Luding looked drunk and lay on the table.

Interestingly, Jerodin is not a fool, nor is he really drunk, he is so conniving, it is nothing more than going to his land, and he wants to give himself a dismount.

If the soft ones don't work, the hard ones will come.

Several forbidden soldiers stood up quickly, the smell of alcohol surged, and how could they stand such a provocation from the Khitans, a pair of tiger eyes had fallen fiercely on the scolding Khitan, holding down the hilt of the knife on his waist, just waiting for Shen Ao to give an order.

Shen Ao coughed and glared at Zhou Heng and the others, "What are you going to do here?" The Khitan people are too strong to drink, and they are drunk with a few bowls of wine and are full of nonsense, are you also too strong to drink? Sit down. ”

Zhou Heng and Deng Long had no choice but to sit down; Yelu Zhaode couldn't sit still, slapped the case, and said: "What are the words of the Song envoy, does it mean that our Khitan heroes can't compare to the amount of alcohol you Han people?" ”

In the eyes of the Khitan people, the amount of alcohol and strength are the proof of a man, originally the Khitan people still wanted to pretend to be crazy and stupid, insult Shen Ao and others, give him a dismount, let Shen Ao know that the Khitan people are never easy to bully, who knows that Shen Ao's indifferent words, instead of letting them have a deterrent to Shen Ao, they feel despised by others.

Shen Ao pursed his lips and ignored him, just looking at Yelu Zhaode's eyes with obvious contempt.

Yelu Zhaode was even more angry, glanced left and right, and said, "I want to ask the envoy for a lesson or two, can the Song envoy dare to fight with me?" His face was swollen and red, and he looked at Shen Ao murderously.

Shen Ao smiled calmly: "No, I compare what wine with you in a good manner, drinking is about taste, and when I use it as a tool for competition, I will fall behind, and the general seems to have to read more, if you don't read, you don't know politeness, you don't know politeness, what is the difference between it and beasts?" ”

Quarreling with Shen Ao, Yelu Zhaode hit the gun's eye, but this is the state envoy, no matter what he says, Yelu Zhaode doesn't dare to touch him at all.

Yelu Zhaode blew his beard and glared, and sneered: "I don't even dare to compare wine, and I dare to speak wildly, hum ......"

Shen Ao smiled: "It's not that it can't be compared, it's just that I'm a dignified envoy, why should I fight with you, a young general who guards the border pass, to put it mildly, it's a general who is not worthy, and since it is to be compared, it is natural to have a colorful head, but the general's shabby appearance, hey, ......" sighed, looking very worthless for him.