A month ago, the Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji died because his son Yelu Jun died early, and the throne fell to his grandson Yelu Yanxi.

Yelu Yanxi is twenty-six years old this year, and it stands to reason that he will be able to govern himself after succeeding to the throne, but unfortunately because he is too young to suppress those elder uncles, the power of the court will fall.

Before Yelu Hongji died, he had expected that his grandson would not be able to control the imperial power, so he made special arrangements, one was the Empress Dowager Xiao, and the other was Xiao Feng, the king of the Southern Courtyard.

After Xiao Feng entered Liao, he made many great contributions, and won the trust of Yelu Hongji, and later Xiao Yuanshan returned to Liao, Xiao Feng's life experience was revealed, and there was another layer of halo on his body, the clansman of the Xiao clan of the Queen Mother.

In this way, with the double favor of the emperor and the queen mother, Xiao Feng was like a hanger in the officialdom of Liao, not only became the king of the Southern Courtyard, but also took charge of the southern army of Liao, after the death of Yelu Hongji, Xiao Feng naturally assisted the little emperor Yelu Yanxi and became the regent.

The reason why Xiao Feng was able to take charge of the power of Daliao so smoothly was because he had a bold personality and disdain for power, which was very much in line with the appetite of Yelu Hongji and the Queen Mother.

Which emperor doesn't want his courtiers to have the ability and ambition at the same time, Xiao Feng is such a person.

The second reason is because Xiao Feng is a member of the Queen Mother's lineage, and even has a blood relationship not far from Yelu Yanxi, which is considered a relative of the emperor, and this generation of the Xiao family is not too outstanding juniors, Xiao Feng naturally became the spokesperson of the Xiao family in the court.

The third reason is that Xiao Feng's family is not the dominant family in the imperial court, Yelu Yanxi's cousin, the king of the Great Liaobei Courtyard, can just balance Xiao Feng's power.

Xiao Feng ascended the throne, balanced the rights above the court, and allowed Yelu Yanxi to sit on the throne smoothly. Xiao Fengfeng can hold a high position in Daliao, which has its inevitability.

The reason why Zhao Ji arranged for Wang Zhong and Tong Guan to envoy to Daliao this time was because Yelu Hongji died and Yelu Yanxi ascended the throne to prevent the Great Song Dynasty from taking advantage, so he had 300,000 soldiers at the border pass.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the 300,000 troops just came to the Great Song Dynasty to show off their prestige, and the Great Liao has no intention of starting a war with the Great Song Dynasty.

Wang Zhong even knew through the secret line contact with Xiao Feng that the reason why Da Liao was stationing troops on the border was just to see that the Great Song Dynasty was suffering from disasters in the south of the Yangtze River, and that the Great Song Dynasty would not start a war at this time, so he came to fight an autumn breeze and reap some benefits, which was very common in the past.

Since Song Liao signed the "Tanyuan Alliance" a hundred years ago, there has been no major war between the two countries, but there are still some sporadic frictions on the border, all of which are petty fights.

However, because the Great Song Dynasty is accustomed to spending money to buy peace, every time Song Liao has a conflict, no matter who wins or loses, the final result is that the Great Song Dynasty pays compensation.

Da Liao tasted the sweetness, and every once in a while, he would come out like this, and the reason was that he saw that the Great Song Dynasty was weak and could be bullied.

All of the above was learned by Wang Zhong from Tong Guan's mouth.

"Didn't Your Majesty think about fighting the Khitan?" Wang Zhong asked Tong Guan.

Tong Guan smiled bitterly: "The official family also wants to fight, and there is no chance of victory!"

Wang Zhong disagreed: "Although the imperial court has been weak for a long time, after all, it occupies the Central Plains region rich in natural resources, and it is not without the strength to fight with the Khitan!"

Tong Guan said in a deep voice: "Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu has released his military power with a glass of wine, concentrated the country's military strength in the center, defended the imperial city, and the border passes are insufficient in troops, and he has no power to fight with Daliao!"

"The Great Song Dynasty has been peaceful for a hundred years, and the troops are concentrated in the center, those armies talk on paper all day long, and they have never gone through actual combat, and their combat effectiveness is actually not high!"

As soon as Tong Guan talked about the military, he immediately lifted his spirits.

"Since Shi Jingjiao ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the Central Plains has lost its geographical advantage over the north, and there is no natural horse farm in the Hetao area, my Great Song cavalry is very weak, far from being able to compare with the Great Liao!"

Wang Zhong shook his head in disagreement and said, "What you are talking about is the disadvantage of my Great Song, but you don't mention our advantages!"

Tong Guan said curiously: "What does Wang Zhenren have to say, the slave listens!"

Wang Zhong looked at Tong Guan and said: "Although my Great Song Dynasty is militarily weak, I can be far behind the Liao State economically, in other words, my Great Song Dynasty can withstand a war to destroy the country, but can the Great Liao withstand it?"

"Besides, my Great Song Central Army is weaker, but the border army still has some combat power, such as the Seed Army!"

Tong Guan said curiously: "Wang Zhenren knows the kind of Xianggong?"

Wang Zhong shook his head and said, "God has been friends for a long time!"

Tong Guan's eyes shrank, not fully believing Wang Zhong's words.

"The kind of minister is both civil and military, and his ability to lead troops is unparalleled in the world, and he can indeed block the great Liao, but the kind of minister is very old, and he is afraid that he will not be able to fight!" Tong Guan said without saltiness.

Wang Zhong said that the person is a kind of teacher, but also the most capable of fighting in the Song Dynasty today, this person was originally a scholar, since childhood like martial arts, and later by chance to lead the troops to fight, it was uncontrollable, and eventually became a generation of Confucian generals.

Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, he has been more wary of military generals, and his ability is far above Tong Guan, but he has never been trusted by Zhao Ji.

In the final analysis, Zhao Ji is still afraid that the master will support the army and respect himself, but Tong Guan has no such concern, because he is from a eunuch background, and he is destined to not be able to really get the support of the army, and there is a kind of master Tao from the side, so Zhao Ji is very relieved.

Zhao Ji doesn't have much ability to govern, but this imperial mental technique to balance the power of the court has been cultivated to the home.

Tong Guan and Seed Master Dao are political enemies, so Wang Zhong praised Seed Master Dao, and he was naturally uncomfortable, but Tong Guan City Mansion was very deep and did not show it in front of Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong continued: "There is another point, the Liao State is not the Liao State of a hundred years ago, since entering the Central Plains, the Liao State has long lived up to the courage of the year after a hundred years of corruption, the court is mediocre, the emperor is incompetent, and there are many factions, the army is corrupt, in fact, there are signs of the country's demise!"

Tong Guan said: "The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, the Liao State has a million, even if the military strength is not as good as before, it is far better than my Great Song Dynasty, plus the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, the Western Xia is eyeing the tiger, and my Great Song Dynasty is easy to fall into a state of being attacked by the enemy on the back of the abdomen!"

Wang Zhong did not object to what Tong Guan said, "Yes, if you want to deal with the Liao State, you must first Kexixia!"

Tong Guan said again: "There is also a master of the Heavenly and Human Realm Xiao Dingguo in Da Liao, if it weren't for this three major commanders of the Great Song Dynasty who killed me in a row, forcing us to sign the Tanyuan Alliance, my Great Song would have taken back the land of Hetao long ago!"

Wang Zhong asked: "Could it be that there was no master of the Heaven and Human Realm to compete with Xiao Dingguo in my Great Song Dynasty back then?"

Tong Guan glanced at Wang Zhong strangely, and then said: "Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the masters of the Heavenly and Human Realm have gradually disappeared, and for a hundred years, Shi Taishi has been a new master!"

"Moreover, the Great Song Dynasty royal family has long agreed with the worship that it is not dangerous to destroy the country, and the masters of the Heavenly and Human Realm will never make a move!"

Wang Zhong was right when he thought about it, Shi Tai didn't need to work hard for the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty, and fought a life-and-death battle with Xiao Dingguo, and it was already benevolent and righteous to protect the fortunes of the Great Song Dynasty.

If he was Wang Zhong, he couldn't really care about life and death for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, but Wang Zhong didn't understand why Xiao Dingguo was involved in the war between Song and Liao back then and helped Liao attack the Great Song Dynasty?

Tong Guan saw that Wang Zhong didn't speak, thinking about things there, and then said with a smile: "Now that my Great Song has Wang Zhenren, a great master of the Heavenly and Human Realm, at least in the number of masters of the Heavenly and Human Realm, I have finally suppressed Da Liao once!"

Wang Zhong said noncommittally: "If there is no crisis of national destruction in the Great Song Dynasty, I will not make a move!"

Tong Guan's face froze, and then he remembered the task ordered by Zhao Ji, and was a little embarrassed: "Wang Zhenren, if we go to the Liao State this time, and we have a conflict with the Liao State, will you make a move?"

Wang Zhong said as a matter of course: "If Xiao Dingguo doesn't make a move, I will never make a move!"

Tong Guan was stunned when he heard this, and when he wanted to ask again, a huge mental pressure suddenly hit, and he bent his waist down.

Wang Zhong naturally felt this pressure, and he was never under the "coercion of heaven and man" under himself.