Yang Zhi sat opposite and said seriously: "It's like a fake." ”

Brother Temu lowered his voice and asked, "What does dragon blood taste like?"

Yang Zhi said politely and affirmatively: "That's a false rumor, it's a strange snake, it's not that exaggerated." ”

Yang Zhi said so surely, Brother Temu couldn't help frowning slightly, and after thinking about it, he still talked about the etiquette of entering the palace to see Emperor Tianzuo, after all, Yang Zhi is a person valued by Master Tianxin, and he is also a monk who is not easy to mess with, so help if you can. After about half an hour, the carriage passed through the city gates and entered the imperial city, stopping in front of a luxurious palace. Brother Temu took Yang Zhi and got out of the carriage, walked briskly all the way, and walked to the imperial study.

Yang Zhi is a human being, or the first time to enter the palace, all the way to see is the carved beams and paintings, through the flower lattice window, the pattern is exquisite, can be described as a ghostly workmanship; and then see the huge triple platform under the plaque of Aru Luduo, the three-story heavy eaves pavilion of nine rooms and nine purlins, and the dragon pillar that is embossed with clouds and fog, Yang Zhi has the feeling of not being in vain in this life, and also feels that his opportunity has come, and he should be able to achieve a small goal.

Brother Temu's eyes have been staring at Yang Zhi, this young man's indifference is unsettling, thinking of such a legend, Temu's brother has some understanding, people who have gone through life and death are often extraordinary. In front of the imperial study, there are guards to go in, and after a while, a Han Taoist priest comes out, with a ruddy complexion, white hair and flowing hair, and the crane on the Taoist robe is elegant, as if there is a fairy Weng. Lao Dao looked at Yang Zhi and asked, "Do you know who I am?"

Yang Zhi couldn't help but panic, should I know this old way? Yang Zhi denied this idea in his heart, and shook his head calmly. In fact, seeing that Yang Zhi was just a reckless appearance of the rivers and lakes, Lao Dao was a little disappointed, and when he saw that Yang Zhi didn't know himself, he was even more disappointed, so he had to say: "Poor Dao Temple Gong." ”

Sigong, Yang Zhi has heard of this person, he is the first person in Taoism in Liaoguo, and his status is not under Master Tianxin; Yang Zhi suddenly understood, why Brother Temu came to invite him today, and Master Tianxin was not allowed to follow, just to let Sigong weigh his weight here, Yang Zhi bowed down and saluted under the gaze of Sigong and said: "The villain is disrespectful, I didn't expect the Taoist to be here." ”

Sigong said coldly: "No need to be polite. ”

While speaking, the temple prince secretly carried his strength, and the Gang Qi suddenly filled the surroundings, the official robe of the special mother brother fluttered slightly, and the two guards standing at the door of the imperial study Although they were armed with martial arts, they were caught by the Gang Qi and fell out a few steps. On the contrary, Yang Zhi, who was standing in front of the temple, did not seem to notice the temple's intentions at all, nor did he feel the temple's anger, and calmly completed the salute without any delay or delay.

The three people in the room were all sitting quietly on their chairs, and Emperor Tianzuo did not urge the outside, waiting for the temple to play, and saw that the temple prince's face turned blue, and reprimanded: "I don't know the things of the elder." ”

Yang Zhi turned his face and said coldly: "The old man does not take his muscles and bones as his ability, and Taoism is even more peaceful, and the predecessors should practice more to cultivate their nature." ”

Yang Zhi decided not to back down again, this is the imperial study of the palace, without the permission of Emperor Tianzuo, even if he gives the temple three more guts, he will not dare to use force and hurt people at will; Obviously, the Khitan people advocate force, just want to see their own ability; Sigong's face changed, and he was about to show his supreme skills to teach the young man in front of him a lesson. ”

Sigong took a step back, snorted, and returned to his original seat, Yang Zhi followed his mother brother into the imperial study. On the left sat a general, burly, with tiger eyes and thick eyebrows, not angry and arrogant, and on the right sat an old Han man sitting at the head of the temple, with dragon eyebrows and phoenix eyes, five willows and long hair, and a relaxed expression. Just behind the middle case, there was a middle-aged man, who should be Emperor Tianzuo, although he was a Khitan, but his face was like a full moon, his eyes were like a dawn star, and like Song Huizong, he didn't look like the king of the dead country at all.

Yang Zhi finished saluting according to the etiquette that Brother Temu said, and Emperor Tianzuo said flatly: "Stand up and talk back, this is the study, everyone relax." ”

As soon as Yang Zhi stood still, Sigong asked, "Yang Zhi, I heard that you ate the dragon, what happened?"

Yang Zhi smiled bitterly and told the lie again, and then distinguished: "That's not a dragon, it's an accident to eat a dead person." ”

Brother Temu quietly introduced to Yang Zhi that the military general was Yelu Yujian, the deputy commander of the pro-army, and the civil official was Fu Zun, the secretary of the household department of the Northern Courtyard; Yelu Yujian heard Yang Zhi's refusal, and said unhappily: "What a big breath, Yang Zhi, let me ask you, you said that you want to accumulate grain, if you are asked to manage the grain of the current Liao State, what will you do?"

Yelu Yu saw that the relationship with the temple was irreversible, and he didn't want to see his friends deflated, so he couldn't care about his face at the moment, and he was bent on making Yang Zhi ugly, that is, Emperor Tianzuo, and he felt that this topic was too big. In fact, Liao has always been short of grain, but now the Great Song Dynasty has no restrictions on grain, and countless merchants have taken risks to smuggle it, ensuring the supply of grain in Liao's country; Yang Zhi hesitated for a long time and said: "Liao State attaches the least importance to merchants, but it is very strange that Liao State is all powerful people doing grain business, and the so-called agreement should have no effect at all. Food is the foundation of the country, once the imperial court begins to collect grain, it will cause a wave of civil looting, and when the time comes, the dragon will fight, that level of fighting, I can't intervene at all. ”

Yelu Yu was stunned for a moment, although Yang Zhi didn't say it explicitly, but including the temple prince, the people in the house understood, and the powerful people were nobles. Grain is always in the hands of the nobles, the Khitan people eat the weak, and there is a chance that the good things will not be executed, and the local people can only be expropriated in the end, which will inevitably cause all kinds of contradictions; ”

Yang Zhi said in a low voice: "If General Yelu Yujian is willing to come forward, it can ensure the normal progress of the contract, and the Southern Court of the Liao Kingdom can use the New Year's coins of the Great Song Dynasty to purchase the official grain of the Song Dynasty, and the insufficient part will be supplemented from the people." ”

The Song Dynasty gave the Liao Dynasty 200,000 horses of silk and 100,000 taels of silver every year after the alliance of the Yuanyuan, and increased to 300,000 horses of silk and 200,000 taels of silver during the reign of Song Renzong, which was paid regularly every year. According to the current price, it is not a problem to purchase 350,000 stone of grain a year; although the price of grain in the Great Song Dynasty has been rising continuously in recent years, it is still much cheaper than that of the Liao State.