The Khitan army was stationed thirty miles outside the city of Daizhou. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info When Du Chongwei's letter of request for peace arrived at the Khitan military camp, Yelu Lihu was reprimanding the generals who were unfavorable in battle. The Tang soldier stood outside the door and waited for him to finish his reprimand before bringing him into the big tent. Yelu Li Huhe asked, "When can Du Chongwei surrender?" The soldier replied, "Master Du has not said anything about surrendering, but there is a letter for the general to see." ”

Yelu Lihu motioned to his soldiers to present the letter, and after reading the letter, he tore it up casually and said angrily: "Du Chongwei's trick of delaying the army also dares to use it to show ugliness! ”

The soldier immediately pulled out his sword, and the Khitan soldiers saw that the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty disobeyed the orders of the general, and pulled out their swords one after another. At this time, the Khitan military division, who was standing next to him without saying a word, stood up and stopped: "Lord, the two countries are at war, and they will not be killed." ”

Yelu Lihu did not listen to the advice and said: "Kill the envoy Yi Liwei! The southerners are extremely cunning, and the military advisors must not strayed into their full set." With that, he motioned to drag the soldier down left and right. At this time, the military advisor knelt on the ground and said, "Lord, this matter must not be allowed. Seeing this, Yelu Lihu was taken aback, usually the military adviser only knelt down to the emperor, but now he did kneel down to him, which flattered him. He immediately stepped forward to help him up and said, "That's it, let this Southern Dynasty soldier go back to Daizhou City." ”

When the soldier heard Yelu Lihu's words, he slowly put back the knife in his hand, then walked out of the big tent with his head held high, flew on his horse and hurried back to Daizhou City to resume his life.

After the military advisor got up, Yelu Li Hu asked puzzledly: "With the nobility of the military division, the imperial brother usually respects you three points when he sees you, how can he kneel for a small soldier of the Southern Dynasty today?"

That military advisor is Ji Payou, the teacher of the Khitan Emperor, who is fifty-three years old this year. His father and ancestors were originally Han Chinese, and moved to the border of Daizhou more than 50 years ago to avoid the rebellion of Wang Xianzhi and Huangchao, and later went to Khitan to make a living. Although Ji Payou's mother is a Khitan, he always has Han blood flowing in his body. Ji Payou's father was a Khitan collector and was responsible for collecting books from various countries. Ji Paoyou has known his life experience since he was a child, and he is very envious of the Central Plains culture. He was familiar with poetry and etiquette, and after his father's death, he inherited the position of collector, and later had the good fortune to meet Yelu Deguang, who was still a prince, and won his trust and reuse with his profound knowledge. After Yelu Deguang was born, Ji Paoyou was worshiped as the prime minister of the left. Yelu Deguang knew that his younger brother was irritable by nature, and this expedition to the Southern Dynasty intended to appoint Ji Payou as a military advisor to assist Yelu Lihu.

I saw Ji Payou slowly replying: "Lord, as the minister of the Khitan clan, you should put the interests of the Khitan first. Dare to ask the prince, are you sure that you will destroy the Southern Dynasty this time?" Yelu Lihu hesitated for a while and replied: "It may not be easy to defeat the Southern Dynasty, but there is still great hope for breaking through Daizhou. ”

"Lord, with all due respect, Ji said bluntly, the emperor was preparing to raise troops in order to establish prestige in the country, and now we have invaded Daizhou for more than 100 miles, and the emperor's cultural and martial arts have been fully demonstrated. At this time, if we continue to use troops, not only will it be difficult to make a breakthrough, but we may also have to suffer from the enemy on our backs and trap the emperor in a dilemma. ”

The more Yelu Li Hu listened, the more confused he became, and hurriedly asked, "Please make it clear to the military advisor." ”

Ji Payou saw that Yelu Li Hu was just a martial artist, although he had been on the battlefield for a long time, he didn't know anything about politics, so he patiently analyzed: "Lord Wang, now the war situation in Daizhou is stalemate. General Anzai's troops and horses have already entered the city, and if we continue to fight, we will have no chance of winning. At that time, those ministers who were originally disobedient to the emperor will make irresponsible remarks in private, if the insidious and treacherous people in the court fan the flames in the emperor's ears again, the emperor will inevitably transfer the anger of defeat to the heads of the prince and Ji, and then we will not be able to eat and walk around. Ji is more than fifty years old this year, and the emperor won't do anything to me. Lord, you are the youngest son of the Queen Mother, and you have just turned twenty-three years old this year, you have to think about your future. Since Du Chongwei intends to make peace, why don't we push the boat down the river and seek benefits from it?"

After listening to Ji Payou's long analysis, Yelu Lihu realized it and thought: "The queen mother has worked hard to ask the imperial brother to let me command the three armies, in order to let me make a great contribution, but fortunately, the Khitan royal family has a foothold, it is really difficult for her to be an old man." So he got up and thanked him: "Today, Xiao Wang heard the words of the military advisor, which is better than galloping on the battlefield for ten years." He also asked, "If we make peace with the Southern Dynasties, what can we do to ensure that nothing goes wrong?" "If the prince really agrees to the peace talks, Ji will write a secret letter to the emperor and send it to Shangjing as soon as possible. After reading the letter, the emperor will definitely agree to our request. When the time comes, we will get generous peace talks, and the emperor will definitely be happy and reward the prince. In this way, those clan ministers did not dare to underestimate the prince's skills. ”

After listening to the military advisor's plan, Yelu Li Hu clapped his hands again and again and said: "Wonderful! If there was no military advisor, Xiao Wang would have almost made a big mistake." ”

The messenger returned to General Anzai's palace and told what had happened to the enemy. After hearing this, Le Yuan said to the little soldier: "You have made the first contribution to our army to break the enemy, and you will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver." The little soldier kowtowed in thanksgiving. Le Yuan helped him to his feet and asked with a smile, "Little brother, I heard that your surname is also Le?"

The little soldier turned around and stood still, and was surprised, when he saw the general coming over, he replied: "General Huiyu, the little one's surname is indeed Le, the cursive character Tianzang," Le Yuan said: "Oh, I am from this family! When Yelu Lihu wants to kill you, are you afraid?" The little soldier replied: "General Huiyu, to be honest, my heart was really in a mess at that time, and I was worried that I would not be able to come back and want the general to restore my life." Le Yuan said: "When people reach that time, it is false to say that they are not afraid." Little brother, you are sincere, stay in my house and join the army from now on. You can rest assured that you will still be sent to the battlefield when the time comes. ”

Seeing that the general was so approachable, thoughtful, and humorous, he readily agreed.

In the evening of the same day, Yelu Lihu withdrew his troops for another 30 miles to show his sincerity in the peace talks. Le Yuan looked in the direction of the Khitan military camp on the city wall, and suddenly remembered that Lotte Zang mentioned the Khitan military advisor during the day, and sighed that there was really a saint to bless me in the Tang Dynasty. By the time the enemy had completely retreated to the designated place, it was already dark. Le Yuan sent someone to inform Du Chongwei in the south of the city, and when he heard the news of the enemy's retreat, he laughed three times in a row before he stopped pacing in the house, and fell asleep on the bed as soon as he fell over.

On the side of the General's Mansion in the west of the city, Le Yuan returned to the bedroom, and Le Yiyang had already fallen asleep. He saw Lin Hanyan writing a letter, so he lay quietly on the bed thinking about things. After Lin Hanyan finished writing the letter, he handed it to a soldier in the house, and asked him to set off to Luzhou overnight to deliver a letter to report safety, and then lay down next to Le Yuan.

Le Yuan turned around and hugged her and said, "Sister Yan, now that the war has gradually subsided, we can rest for a while." Lin Han and Le Zhenxian lay in Le Yuan's arms, feeling that she hadn't been so relaxed for a long time. Lin Hanyan wanted to speak and stopped: "Lelang, you have to take good care of your body......" Le Yuan thought that she had something unspeakable, so he didn't ask any more.

The next morning, Lin Hanyan suddenly felt dizzy when he got up. Le Yuan quickly stepped forward to support her, and then ordered the men and horses to quickly invite the doctor of the military camp to come to the house. Lin Hanyan saw that he was so nervous, and said softly: "Lelang, it's okay, it may be because of the water and soil." Le Yuan said: "You have been working too hard lately. You lie down and rest for a while. ”

The doctor in the army is surnamed Ma, and his full name is Ma Ruhai, who was originally in Langzhong who traveled in Luzhou. A year ago, he was left in the house by Le Yuan because he cured Zhang's insomnia. In the past, because the Le Yuan couple was coming to Daizhou, they volunteered to go with the army. At this time, he was checking the pulse of the soldier, and when he heard that the general's wife was sick, he explained a few words to the soldier, and asked him to take the prescription to the city to get medicine, and then quickly went to the general's mansion in the west of the city with the comers.

Ma Ruhai entered the room with the soldiers, and Le Yuan was very anxiously pacing back and forth in the room, and when he saw him coming, he stepped forward to greet him: "Mr. Ma, I am not feeling well, I have to take you a trip." Ma Ruhai replied: "Don't panic, general, stay down and check the pulse of your wife." ”

After that, he came to Le Zhenxian's bed and gently put his right hand on her wrist. After taking the pulse, Ma Ruhai was stunned, seeing that Le Zhenxian's face was pale, he got up and said to Le Yuan: "General Huiyu, Madame's illness is very peculiar, her heart pulse is more messy than ordinary people, and she must not be excited. ”

Le Yuan asked in a panic, "How can this be?" Ma Ruhai said: "I think that Mrs. Lai was born with this disease, and today she is working harder than usual, so the disease has just appeared. Now that my wife is weak and needs a little recuperation, I will go back to the barracks to write a prescription for my wife now. ”

Le Yuan sent Ma Ruhai away, returned to the bedside, and looked at his wife without saying a word. Lin Hanyan shyly hid his head in the quilt. Le Yuan gently removed the quilt on her head, and said to himself: "Sister Yan, it's my husband's negligence! I didn't notice that your body was itchy in time, and I asked you to do so many housework." Lin Hanyan said softly: "Lelang, I don't feel tired no matter how much I do for you." Le Yuan said: "Now that the Khitan army is still outside the city, you are not feeling well, it is not safe to stay here, I will send someone to send you back to Luzhou tomorrow." ”

After hearing this, Lin Hanyan shook her head, held her husband's hand and said, "Le Xun, do you remember what I said when I came out? Le Yuan knew that Le Zhenxian was reluctant to leave her, and was worried about her body, so he said to himself: "I don't know what the court is going to do next? Lin Hanyan comforted him and said: "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, don't worry too much." Le Yuan smiled at her.