No matter how rich Chen Ao's imagination is, he would never have thought that Liang Xiaoya and the others that Long Qingping overheard would actually go to the emperor to ask for an explanation.

He now has mixed feelings in his heart, guilt for Xiao Shuixian, fear of the Liao army, and apology for Xuanning. Chen Ao was now desperate to get out of this place. But Long Qingping was also a little helpless about it.

If they had taken a risk in the first place, they might have been able to leave. But now it has converged with the large forces of the Liao army, and it is in a period of stalemate in the war, and the guard is very tight. Now it's almost impossible to run. Long Qingping's martial arts are strong, but she can come and go freely alone. But with two more people, it won't work. Although Xuanning has now faintly entered the realm of first-class masters, it is still a little difficult to come and go freely among thousands of troops.

Long Qingping shrugged and dispelled Chen Ao's delusions. Xuan Ning saw Chen Ao's eager appearance in his eyes, and in connection with his previous doubts, he asked in a deep voice, "Chen Ao, are you hiding something from me?"

Chen Ao didn't know how to answer. Long Qingping is now obedient to Xuan Ningyan, and she also made a straight face, and said, "Brother Chen, if you don't explain honestly, don't think we can save you!"

Chen Ao was stunned, his mood was already very depressed, and he was even more irritable when he was forced to ask by them like this. He snorted heavily, turned and walked away. Xuan Ning sighed helplessly, shook his head and walked back with Long Qingping.

In the big tent of the Liao army, the generals of the Liao army sat on both sides, arguing fiercely about something. On the main seat in the center, there is a young man in Chinese costumes in his twenties. Looking at his face, he seemed a little hesitant, obviously because both sides of the argument had their own reasons, and it was difficult for him to choose.

Beside the young man sat a woman, not young, but very well maintained. Her skin is fair, there are not many wrinkles, and she can vaguely see her beautiful face when she was young. The woman's expression was indifferent, as if she had not heard the arguments of the people in the tent.

She took the teacup and brought it to her lips, savoring the aroma of tea. Many Khitans are not accustomed to drinking tea like the Han people, but this woman also has a soft spot for this hobby of the Han people.

At this moment, Xiao Shuixian glanced at the door, and saw that the argument in the tent was raging, so he quietly slipped in and stood in the corner.

The people in the tent are all important ministers of the Liao State, and they are all military generals. There are also a few Han Chinese, who are civil officials. Among them, there are several Song ministers such as Wang Jizhong, who surrendered not long ago.

I heard Xiao Shuixian's father, Xiao Ting, say loudly: "You Han people are obviously half-minded. Now that my Da Liao is in the upper hand, why do you want to talk to Song He? His grandmother, if you dare to say these things again, it will disturb the hearts of our army, and Lao Tzu will not cure your crimes!"

He stretched out his hand and pointed at Han Chen opposite, and scolded angrily. These people were not all vassals of the Song Dynasty. Most of them are scholars from the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, who have been under the rule of the Liao State since they were children, reading and writing, and becoming officials in the court. Psychologically, they already regard themselves as Liao. Xiao Ting's indiscriminate insults would of course make them angry.

A middle-aged man in a long robe said, "General Xiao, is this official wrong? Now we are deadlocked in Shanzhou, and it is difficult to win." If the war drags on into winter, it will be extremely unfavorable to our army. Moreover, our army went deep into the Song realm, and the battle line was too long. If Yang Yanzhao and others in the west move eastward and cut off our army's retreat, then we will only have a dead end!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a military general in armor stood up and said: "Fart! I, a Khitan man, only have the reason to move forward, how can I be a turtle with a shrunken head? As long as we break through Lanzhou, we will drink wine and eat meat in Bianjing City this winter, what are we afraid of Yang Yanzhao and these people?"

As soon as this person's words were finished, a Wenchen retorted. Xiao Shuixian listened for a while, and also understood what was going on. Most of the generals thought that they should take advantage of the high morale at this time and forcibly capture the city of Lanzhou. However, most civil officials thought that Lanzhou was difficult to break, so it was better to negotiate peace with the Great Song Dynasty and withdraw troops early.

The civil and military ministers of Daliao hyped up. As for the newly descended Song people such as Wang Jizhong and Nangong Jun, due to their embarrassing identities, they never spoke.

At this time, a young martial artist turned red with refuge from an old man in his fifties and sixties, suddenly pulled out the scimitar at his waist, and shouted: "The old thief is looking for death!"

He was about to rush forward. The woman who had been sitting in the center and had been standing calmly suddenly spoke: "Yelu Yitai, Hugh is presumptuous!"

The young man, Jeruitai, was startled, and hurriedly put away his scimitar and confessed to the woman. It turned out that this woman was the most powerful person in Liao - Empress Dowager Xiao.

Empress Dowager Xiao is called Xiao Xuan, and she also has a boudoir name called Yanyan. When he was a teenager, he married the then emperor of Liao, that is, Liao Jingzong. Now her son Yelu Longxu is the emperor of Liao, and Empress Dowager Xiao is the regent and governs the power of Liao.

Empress Dowager Xiao drank Yelu Yitai, and suddenly asked Nangong Jun: "Nangong Gongzi, you are from Bianjing, you must be very familiar with the Great Song Dynasty." Do you have any suggestions?"

Nangong Jun was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that Empress Dowager Xiao would suddenly ask him a question. Nangong Jun was surprised and happy in his heart, tried his best to remain calm on his face, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Queen Mother, I am not good at national politics. But below, he understands people's hearts. The Han people have a territory of thousands of miles and a population of tens of millions, but as long as they have food to eat, they are a group of docile sheep. And the person who sits in the capital will naturally become the co-master of the world!"

He seemed to have said something irrelevant, but smart people had already heard that Nangong Jun was advocating to continue the attack. He was a prisoner of the Great Song Dynasty, so naturally it was impossible for him to advocate peace talks.

Xiao Ting couldn't help but applaud and laughed: "That's right, that's right! There are so many Han people in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, aren't they still the people of our Liao State? As long as we can set foot in Bianjing, those border troops of the Great Song Dynasty will naturally not be worried. When the time comes, if they want to attack Bianjing, they will be rebelling!"

Empress Dowager Xiao smiled faintly, and her deep eyes seemed to be able to see through everything. She had a smile on her face, not agreeing with this opinion at all. She looked at the general Xiao Tzu Rin, who had also been silent for a long time, and asked, "General Xiao, what do you suggest?"

Xiao Tzu Rin arched his hand and said in a deep voice: "The Han people have a saying, which is called when the judgment continues, you will suffer from it. I believe that this is the best time to do it, whether it is war or peace. war, then the morale of our army is high. And, then I am strong and the enemy is weak, so I can take advantage of the situation to coerce the Great Song Dynasty to make concessions. Either way, please ask the Queen Mother to make a decision as soon as possible!"

Yes, Empress Dowager Xiao originally wanted to hear his opinion, but Xiao Tzu Rin didn't say anything. Nangong Jun thought to himself, no wonder this Xiao Tzu Rin can be such a big official, it turns out that he has learned the golden mean of the Han people.

Xiao Ting, as the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Xiao, was very unhappy with Xiao Tart's scenery, and at this moment he couldn't help but sneer: "Hehe, the general has been talking for a long time, it turns out that it's all a bunch of nonsense!"

Xiao Tzu Rin served a bowl of wine, and didn't intend to pay attention to him at all. Empress Dowager Xiao also smiled slightly, ignoring Xiao Ting's words. She couldn't help but sigh secretly, she couldn't imagine that Xiao Tzu Rin had already said it so clearly, and there were still so many people who didn't understand.

Empress Dowager Xiao thought to herself, Xiao Tzu Rin really understands my mind best. Now, whether it is war or peace, it is the most important thing to seize greater interests. If the fight continues, there must be many battles to be fought. And if you choose to negotiate peace, now is undoubtedly the best time.

However, do you really want to make peace? Unwillingly! Empress Dowager Xiao gritted her teeth.

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