Although the Liao people talked a lot, they were silent for a while, and the Wanguo Pavilion suddenly became deserted, only goose feathers and heavy snow fell, and it seemed that there would never end.

Shen Ao was not in a hurry, the reaction of the Liao people was as he expected, and he didn't even think that this peace meeting would be so smooth, it was nothing more than empty consumption, Shen Ao had time.

As soon as the night came, Feng'er came, she held the sword, like a wild cat always appeared on time, but unlike before, Feng'er was still a little reserved in the past, but now she took everything for granted, she appeared under Shen Ao's window, knocked on the window with the hilt of the sword, and someone inside opened the window for her, and then she ran in like a civet cat.

This is a very strange situation, when Feng'er goes in, he sits honestly by the coals, thinking about his thoughts, while Shen Ao is still reading, and sometimes when the oil lamp is about to run out, Feng'er will suddenly add a little oil; As the night passed, she woke up, always so punctual, and Shen Ao was still drowsy, almost accidentally throwing herself on the desk.

After waking up Shen Ao, Feng'er would ask, "What are a few Liao people doing?" Or: "Did your Lord Wu go to the Khitan Ministry of Rites today?" ”

Shen Ao didn't answer her directly, she didn't ask any more questions, and just left.

This time, Shen Ao learned to be smart, neither to open the door, nor to open the window, the woman's thoughts, he really found it difficult to understand, Suo surname let her go by herself.

However, such a safe method made Feng'er glare at Shen Ao angrily, and said a sentence: "What? I'm leaving, and you won't send it off. ”

Shen Ao: "......"

Day by day, in the blink of an eye, October, snowflakes have been falling non-stop, people are overwhelmed, Shen Ao passed the time in chaos, and finally, Yelu Dashi, who had not met for a long time, came to visit.

Although they have not clashed for a long time, but the two are still secretly competing, Yelu Dashi is a terrible opponent, Shen Ao believes in his own judgment, but the clever woman has no rice, the pillar of the Great Liao State, obviously there are not many hole cards, the Jin army launched an attack in the north, although with strong fortifications, the Liao army repelled the Jin army, but the initiative of the war is still firmly in the hands of the Jin people.

Winter swept Mobei, the Jin people finally suspended the offensive, giving the Liao people a chance to breathe, but the Khitan people understood that after the winter, the deliberately ready Jin people will make a comeback, next time, they will be stronger, the offensive will be more aggressive, after the beginning of spring, it will be a more difficult time.

It is necessary to establish a stable rear in order for the war to continue, which has almost become a tacit agreement reached by the upper nobility of the Khitan, and there is not much time left, before the beginning of spring, Song Liao's peace must be completed.

Burdened with this mission, Yelu Dashi had to come, and this time, there were many officials from the Privy Council, the Ministry of Rites, and the Honglu Temple, bustling with more than a dozen people, and they were determined to put on a posture and make a final effort with the Song envoys.

First, there was a greeting, Shen Ao greeted the officials who came with him like a spring breeze, it was the little official who was in charge of the record, he also said hello, this move made the officials of the Southern Horde of the Liao people have an illusion, this calm, polite and polite guy in front of him is really the difficult messenger of the Qincha?

It's just that soon, they saw Shen Ao's power, because in the subsequent conversation, they couldn't even say a word, Wu Wencai and the Liao officials looked at each other one by one, and then heard Shen Ao and Yelu Dashi's roar...... "Da Liao is a vassal to the Song State, this is something that has not been done in a hundred years, the Khitans would rather go to war than do such a humiliating thing, Master Shen, you need to understand, my Da Liao is not easy to bully, and the Khitan warriors stationed in Yizhou and Wuqing will never agree!" ”

"If you don't agree, then you don't have to talk about it, General Yelu, you don't have to forget, I have made concessions on the matter of Yeluheng, as for the minister, the Great Song Dynasty has made up its mind, you Khitan people are not called ministers, then only soldiers meet!" ~”

"When the soldiers meet, the soldiers meet each other, my Khitan people are still afraid of you southerners."

"In that case, then let's send it off, General Yelu, Shen will not be far away!"

"Let's go......"

Although one is chasing away guests, the other is leaving, but in the end, Yelu Dashi still did not move, the two looked at each other angrily, eager to eat each other alive, Shen Ao suddenly said: "General Yelu, you need to understand, I came with sincerity, you have such an attitude, if this peace matter is shelved, it will not be beneficial to you and me, to Song Liao." ”

Yelu Dashi finally sighed and said: "What Master Shen said is right, but the first article of the national letter, the Khitan people are in a difficult situation, please consider one or two more things." ”

Shen Ao was resolute: "This is the national letter set by the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, even Shen has no right to change it, the general does not obey his orders, and Shen has no choice." ”

The negotiations reached an impasse, and as soon as they made formal contact, they had reached the point where they were about to break up, Yelu Dashi snorted coldly and said, "Then the matter of discussing peace will be discussed later." Since Master Shen can't be the master, please tell the Emperor of the Song State that my Da Liao can be killed and not humiliated. ”

After that, Yelu Dashi took the officials and walked away.

Although it was the first time that there was no room for refusal, but on the second day, Yelu Dashi brought someone again, and during the greeting, everyone was like friends who had not seen each other for many years, and they almost shed tears and hugged each other, once they sat down, they immediately changed their faces, and it was still Shen Ao and Yelu Dashi roaring at each other.

"I wonder what Master Shen thinks about?"

"Consider? What to consider? ”

"I must not be a minister."

"Then there's nothing to talk about?"

"Is Master Shen here to negotiate peace? Why not show a little sincerity? ”

"General Yelu, don't forget, I have made a step back in the matter of Yeluheng, and now you accuse me of being insincere, I want to know, where is General Yelu's sincerity?"

"Humph!" Yelu Dashi blackened his face and turned his face to the side: "In this way, we can only meet each other in arms!" ”

Shen Ao was calm and relaxed, and said with a smile: "General Yelu is responsible for his own words." ”

Yelu Dashi got up and left, leaving behind a group of Liao officials who looked at each other.

The third said, the rain and snow were combined, the miserable north wind was howling and raging, Yelu Dashi wore a hat, came as scheduled, sat down with his buttocks, he sighed: "Master Shen, the first Da Liao is really unacceptable, I entered the palace last night to meet Your Majesty, Your Majesty agreed, Da Liao can treat Song as a brother, how about it?" ”

This is the biggest concession made by Yelu Dashi, in the past, according to the agreement of Song Liao, the title of Song Liao Emperor is based on the annual ring, if the Liao Emperor is older, the Song Emperor will call the Liao Emperor brother, if the Song Emperor is older, the Liao Emperor will call him a brother, and now, the Liao State to the Great Song Dynasty brother, for the Liao people has been a great concession.

Shen Ao sat still and said: "But the official family called me here, and they have already made it clear that the affairs of the national body should not be wasted lightly, and they should be fought on the basis of reason, General Yelu, this matter is very difficult to do." He looked very at a loss, sighed, sighed a few times, and was still hesitating.

Yelu Dashi stared at Shen Ao intently, for fear that Shen Ao would say no word again, if he didn't even want to make Shen Ao's concession, then he could only choose to give up the peace, although the Khitan people were in a national disaster, but they also knew that if they blindly retreated, they would only make people gain an inch.

Shen Ao suddenly raised his eyes, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, for the sake of Song Liao's friendship and harmony, Shen Ao will let down the official family once, and when he returns to Bianjing, he will ask the official family to surrender his guilt; General Yelu, for the sake of Song Liao's long-term plan, Shen is willing to risk killing his head, hey......" After that, he sighed heavily and sat down on the chair gloomily.

Shen Ao said this, just to pave the way for the later negotiations, for Shen Ao, although the younger brother is a little worse than the minister, but it is also a great progress, the face of the problem is to fight, the next terms are the most important, he made a look of indecision, that is, to tell Yelu Dashi that he has made the biggest concession, and the content behind it has no room for negotiation.

The matter of paying tribute is not full of gunpowder, after all, what the Great Song Dynasty asks for is only 10,000 horses every year, and in exchange, the Great Song Dynasty gives brocade silk, silk, and tea as gifts.

Seven or eight consecutive days of peace negotiations have made both sides feel exhausted, Shen Ao proposed to rest for two days, and Yelu Dashi also agreed, so the Wanguo Pavilion, which had been lively for three days, finally returned to silence.

On this night, the sound of knocking on the window came, Shen Ao's heart moved, and he immediately went to open the window, jumped in vigorously, sighed, and sat on the edge of the charcoal basin to keep warm.

Shen Ao pretended to go to the desk to read a book, and was silent for a long time, and then Feng'er suddenly said, "What book are you reading?" ”

"Warring States Policy."

"What is the Warring States Policy?"

Shen Ao found it difficult to explain to her, thought for a while, and said, "I'll tell you a story." ”

"Don't listen, you're a thief, maybe you want to bewitch me."

Shen Ao smiled and had no choice but to continue reading.

After a while, Feng'er suddenly said, "Okay, I want to hear the story you just wanted to tell." ”

Shen Ao put down the book and told the story of Su Qin and Zhang Yi, Feng'er listened carefully, looked at Shen Ao's delicate facial features under the candlelight, and listened to his beautiful voice, she blushed for a while, and buried her head unnaturally.

"The country of Qi is really stupid, all other countries have perished, can they state of Qi be saved? For the sake of some small profits, they destroy the alliance, and in the end they are self-defeating. After listening to the story, Feng'er said the words in her heart, paused and said: "If the Qi State can join forces with the vassal states to attack Qin, then it will not perish." ”

Shen Ao'er nodded: "Feng'er is very smart, even you can see it, this story has happened for thousands of years, but the same story is constantly repeated, Hao'er, you said that if you were the monarch of Qi, would you choose to attack Qin together, or be selfish?" It must be known that the Qi State and the Yan State and the Chu State all had feuds, and the three kingdoms fought against each other for hundreds of years. ”

Feng'er said: "Hatred is important, but to destroy the country and the family for revenge is stupid." ”

Shen Ao's eyes flashed with a smile of successful scheming, and said: "That's it, right now the Great Song Dynasty is the original Qi State, Western Xia, Khitan are Yan and Chu, and the Great Song Dynasty has the same bitter hatred with them, but now that the Jin people are rising, they are even more powerful than the Qin people at that time, in other words, are you willing to put down your hatred and join hands with the Khitan people to deal with the Jin people?" ”

Only then did Feng'er understand that Shen Ao had a good intention in telling this story, although he felt that this truth was very correct, he said with a straight face: "Sure enough, it is a chaotic minister and thief, and three or two sentences are still inseparable from Song Liao's peace discussion." After that, he immediately stood up with his sword, for fear of being affected by Shen Ao again, and said, "Your story is finished, I should also leave." ”

Shen Ao raised his eyebrows, feeling a little surprised: "Leave so early today?" ”

Feng'er said: "My senior brother has come back from Xijing Road, and I am going to meet him." Speaking of Senior Brother, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, and she said, "Shen Ao, my master said that you don't look like a bad person, but in my eyes, you are a bad person." Biting his lip, he glanced at Shen Ao angrily, stomped his feet and left.

Shen Ao learned to be obedient this time, and said: "The girl is really tired, she should go and rest, if she is tired of the girl's body in order to monitor the students, the students will be very uneasy, cough cough...... Hey, you open the window again, slip carefully, it's too dangerous to come and go......"

Shen Ao walked to the windowsill and walked into the night, where he saw a graceful figure jumping off the wall like a fairy descending from the earth, and falling down on the long snow-covered street...... "Heroine...... Let's go......" He shook his hand towards the dark street, sighed, closed the window, and turned back to sleep.