Chapter 23: Thoughts (2)
Most of the foreign envoys who sent to the Great Song Dynasty lived in the post house of the Duting Station, which was also the official post house of the Great Song Dynasty to receive foreign envoys. However, the envoy of the Eastern Liao, who was located in a house halfway up the Phoenix Mountain in Xiling, lived alone, and the sergeant at the door was on guard to prevent others from prying eyes.
It was early in the morning, and in the main hall of the house, a middle-aged man with a bald and braided face was gloomy, and he was angry at the trembling entourage in the hall.
"I don't even know where people have gone, are you all blind?"
In addition to the different hairstyles, the middle-aged men, including the subordinates, are all Song costumes, but they speak Khitan dialect.
The middle-aged man scolded angrily, and the attendant guards looked at each other, but they didn't dare to say anything.
Yelu Xueyan, the king of Eastern Liao, sent an envoy this time, and it was done in private. Nominally, Eastern Liao was also a vassal territory of Mongolia, and both military and civil affairs were subject to the control of the Great Khan of Mongolia.
"People were still there before I went to bed last night. It looks like he got out of the backyard over the wall. β
The retinue guard said resignedly.
"What are you doing here? Why don't you look for it? β
Yelugu roared angrily, and his attendants hurriedly withdrew.
"A bunch of rubbish!"
Jerugius sat back in his chair and cursed angrily.
As the head of the Eastern Liao Mission, he had to be careful to ensure that he came into contact with the Song people and would not be discovered by the Mongols.
Now that his nephew Yelu Shange has sneaked out at night, if he is discovered by the fine work of Wokotai's men, wouldn't it be a big trouble.
"Your Excellency, I heard that someone on your side has gone missing, do you want me to send someone to look for it?"
Song Dynasty officials came in and saluted Yelugu.
"Not necessarily, but later. Maybe they'll be back in a while! β
Yelu Gugu hurriedly returned the salute, and the official gave a few polite words, and then retired.
"Uncle, I've called them back. You okay? β
Sure enough, in a moment, Yelu Gangu was feeling impetuous, and the voice of his nephew Yelu Shange sounded, and he followed Yelu Shange into with a group of followers.
"All of you go down!"
Yelu Gugu let out a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and his entourage all retreated.
What virtues the nephew has, he knows it well as an uncle. Fortunately, it did not alarm the Song Dynasty government, otherwise it would have been a fool.
"Brother Shan, you said that you didn't say a word when you went out, in case something happened, how can I explain to your mother and your eldest brother?"
Seeing that Brother Yelu Shan's eyes were dark and he was full of alcohol, looking listless, Yelu Gangu couldn't help but complain.
Brother Yelu Shan is the younger brother of the Liao King Yelu Xue Yan, and the mother of the two brothers, Yao Lishi, personally told him to take care of Brother Yelu Shan, and Yelu Gangu was careful to ensure that Brother Yelu Shan was safe and sound.
"Uncle, with my hands, what will happen?"
Brother Jerushan leaned back in his chair, his expression lazy and unimpressed.
He was a famous warrior in the Liao army, who followed the Mongol army to the west and south, and won the "Badulu" for his merits. A few ordinary people, he still doesn't pay attention to it.
"Of course, ordinary people are not afraid, in case they encounter the fine work of Wokotai, it will be over!"
Yelu Gugu couldn't help but mutter.
Lin'an City is the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, and there are spies from all over the world, and if it is discovered, Dongliao will be in great trouble.
"Afraid of what? Γgedei Khan only knows how to hunt and drink, so he doesn't care about these things! β
Brother Yelushan suddenly sat up straight, his eyes full of excitement.
"The Great Song Dynasty is the Great Song Dynasty, and the women in the south of the Yangtze River are as tender as water, as beautiful as flowers. It's evocative. Compared with the bitter cold of Liaodi, the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, prosperous and rich, especially women, tsk......"
Brother Yelushan's expression was in his eyes, but Yelu Gangu didn't understand. Nephew, this is going out again to be "chic".
This kid is young, and he just can't control his lower body.
"You! Always act arbitrarily, and I can't open my legs when I see a woman! β
Yelu Gugu shook his head, relieved.
It is better to go to the Qinglou tile shop than to swagger through the market outside, and it is not so eye-catching.
"My Fair Lady, good gentleman. Nothing to be ashamed of! β
Brother Yelushan laughed, his eyes were playful, and he seemed to be still recalling the taste of Gentle Township.
Liao ruled the country with Confucianism, the Khitan people have all spoken Chinese, the founding emperor of Western Liao, Yelu Dashi, once won the first place in the palace examination, and the Jinshi in the examination, which shows the depth of the Chinese language.
"Uncle, why did we come to Lin'an City? Why be sneaky? Can't you be above board? β
Brother Jerushan asked with a yawn.
"Brother Shan, you have grown up and should understand these truths. Your mother and your eldest brother asked us to come here for the future of Dongliao. The army of tigers and wolves of the Song Army, the fierce iron cavalry of Mongolia, and my Eastern Liao are sandwiched in the middle, so I can only be a wall grass. β
Yelu Gugu whispered, which was meaningful.
"Uncle, why do you say that? Aren't Genghis Khan and Ogedai Khan good to us? β
Brother Yelu was a little confused, and asked subconsciously.
"Nice? It's just a matter of co-opting. β
Thinking of the past, Yelu Gu's expression was solemn and gloomy.
"Your uncle Yelu Gui, as well as Yelu Qinu and Yelu Jinshan, the two heroes of my Khitans, were not all killed by the Tatars? The reason why Temujin and Ogedai are good to us is not because I have 100,000 soldiers and horses in Eastern Liao, and I can fight for them in the south and the north. β
"I see!"
Brother Yelushan suddenly realized, and after a while, he said:
"Uncle, then let's come to the Great Song Dynasty, are we going to take refuge in the Great Song Dynasty and turn against Mongolia?"
"Originally, I thought so. The Song army fought in Hanzhong, and the vitality of the Torre Department was greatly damaged, and the soldiers of the Song army were strong and strong, which can be seen. Now that the Song army is in its prime, and there are no previous dynasties, I am afraid that it will soon wave its troops to the Northern Expedition and fight to the death with the Tatar army. β
Yelu Gugu raised his head, looked at his ignorant nephew, and raised the newspaper in his hand.
"The Song army dared to go on a northern expedition, which shows that the Song army was not afraid of the Tatar army. The year before last, Γgedei and Torre went south, and suffered so many casualties that they did not go south last autumn. The Song army may be on the Northern Expedition, and when the time comes, what should we do? β
"If Ogedai Khan is recruited, can we not go?"
Brother Yelushan is still ignorant.
"The Song army is strong and strong, if they are recruited again, the Khitan children will die!"
Yelu Gu hated and hated, and lowered his voice towards his nephew.
"Let's come here to negotiate peace with the Song people in private, the Song people and Wokotai fight, let's watch from the wall, or drag it out, let the Song people and Wokotai fight to the death, so that we can profit from it."
"Then the Song people, will they believe us?"
"There is nothing to believe or disbelieve, both sides take what they need, just interests. If you are good friends with the Great Song Dynasty, you may be able to live a lot of people. Follow the Tatars, sooner or later they will die! β
Between Yelu's ancient eyebrows, a layer of melancholy unconsciously floated.
"However, Emperor Song has the world in his heart, and I am afraid it will be difficult for me to restore the country!"
A country within a country, a dream. Western Xia and the Great Song Dynasty were good for the Qin and Jin dynasties, and they were not still lost. It is not easy for Da Liao to get a piece of the pie in the troubled times, especially the rise of the Song people.
The Eastern Liao envoys of Phoenix Mountain were worried, and the envoys of Gaochang Kingdom, Anar and Yugu Longchi, who were located in the back garden of the Jiguo Gongfu in the Wansui Lane in Lin'an City, were also restless, and even impatient.
The Mansion of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, the hidden residence of Zhao Hong, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, has been idle here since Zhao Hong ascended the throne. The arrangement for the envoy of Gao Changguo to live here is also for the sake of secrecy.
"Anar, you say, why didn't Emperor Song see us?"
In the back garden, Yugu Longchi, the second son of King Balshu of Gaochang, was dressed in Han costumes, and he looked at the plum blossoms blooming in the garden, his brows furrowed.
At the beginning of this year, they had already arrived in Hexi, who knew that the Empress Dowager Yang Guizhi of the Great Song Dynasty was critically ill, and the Song Emperor Zhao Hong returned to Lin'an City, and they had to return to Gaochang Kingdom, and Yang Guizhi would come back after the funeral.
"Emperor Song is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and he must be very busy. On New Year's Day, he will definitely see us! β
Yugu Longchi's sister Anar, who was also dressed in Song clothes, had a graceful demeanor and a slender waist, and said with a swear.
The fact that they can enter the Song realm and be arranged in the Song Emperor's hidden residence has already shown that the Song Emperor will receive them.
"Anal, you look good in the costumes of the Song people!"
Yugu Longchi praised his sister from the bottom of his heart.
"Beauty what? Those Song women are beautiful, and they are all made of water. β
Anal shook her head and said, as if with some regret.
"The women in Jiangnan are different from us."
Yugu Longchi changed the topic and seemed a little uneasy.
"Anar, you said that we wouldn't be discovered by Ogedai when we came here, right?"
In case it is discovered by the Mongolian finesse, it will suffer.
"We are dressed in disguise, and Song Jun picks up and drops us all the way, and they will definitely not find out about Wokotai. Besides, if we find out, let's just say that we are here to find out the details of the Song Dynasty, and it will be fine. β
Anar broke off a plum blossom and put it to her nose and smelled it.
"The Song army is so fierce, will they fight with Mongolia again?"
In the first battle of Hanzhong, the Song army showed off its might, even Torre was killed, and everyone was frightened up and down in Gaochang Kingdom. This time, the king of Gaochang, Balshu, sent a pair of sons and daughters to the Great Song Dynasty, also to make friends with the Song Dynasty.
"According to this newspaper, the Song people all asked the Song Emperor to go on a northern expedition. I'm afraid it won't be long before the Song army will go north. I don't know, will Wokotai ask me to send troops from Gaochangguo at that time? β
There was a trace of worry in Anal's eyes that could not be hidden.
The Hexi Song army was all elite soldiers, and the Torre army was defeated by them. With the military strength of Gao Changguo, that is, following the Mongolian iron cavalry, how could it be the opponent of the Song army.
"Or just like last year, you can push it? If you really can't do it, just follow them and act when the time comes! Anyway, Gao Changguo can't die anymore! β
Yugu Longchi said helplessly.
"I'm afraid that's all there is to it!"
Anal shook her head slightly.
Last time, I could shirk it, but this time if I transfer troops to Lianghe, I'm afraid it won't be easy to fool.
"Anar, negotiate peace with the Song people, how will they deal with me Gao Changguo? I really want to see Emperor Song sooner! β
At that time, Yumen Pass witnessed the demeanor of Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty, and Yugulong was deeply impressed. He was very much looking forward to seeing Emperor Song.
They went all the way to the east, living in a simple place, and when they had time, they must see the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty.
"I don't know. Count the romantic figures, but also look at the present day. Emperor Song is ambitious, and he will definitely recapture the Western Regions, and I, Gaochang Kingdom, am afraid that it will not exist in the world. What the hell, when I met Emperor Song, everything would be understood. β
Anar said quietly, a little anxious in her heart, eager to see the great Song Tianzi who was on the edge of Yumen Pass back then.
After years of not seeing, Emperor Song is unharmed?
Also, how Emperor Song will reply to them is really worrying.