Although the Khitan soldiers are strong and domineering, since the rise of the army, it has caused the people in the country to complain. The Khitan Emperor Yelu Deguang www.biquge.info was only thirty-two years old, but he had been on the throne for eight years, and this time he used troops against the Tang Dynasty, and he deliberately drove the expedition in person, trying to boost morale and attack the Central Plains in one fell swoop.

When Lotte Zang entered the Khitan military camp with Du Chongwei's letter of request for peace, Yelu Deguang was reprimanding the general who was unfavorable in battle. Lotte stood outside the tent for nearly an hour, waiting for Jerod to finish his reprimand before entering the tent. Yelu Deguang looked at him angrily and asked disdainfully, "When can Du Chongwei descend?" Lotte Zang replied without humility or arrogance: "Lord Du has not said anything about surrendering, but there is a letter for the junior general to send over. ”

Yelu Deguang 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! ”

Lotte Zang didn't make a sound when he heard it, and the Khitan soldiers saw that this Southern Dynasty soldier was captured, and they came to besiege it one after another. Although Lotte Zang was outnumbered, he still did not show a look of fear on his face. At this time, the Khitan military division, who was standing silently next to him, stood up and stopped: "Your Majesty, the two countries are at war, and they will not be killed." ”

Yerod Guang did not listen to the advice and said: "Kill the envoy Yi Liwei! The southerners are extremely cunning, and the military advisor must not stray into his 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, "Your Majesty, this matter must not be done. Seeing this, Yelu Deguang was taken aback, usually the military advisor only knelt down to the emperor, but now he did kneel down to him, which flattered him. Yelu Deguang immediately stepped forward to help him up and said, "That's it, let this Southern Dynasty soldier go back to Daizhou." ”

After the military advisor got up, Yelud asked puzzledly: "With the prestige of the military advisor, I have to respect you three points when I see you, how can I 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 conquered the Southern Dynasty this time and specially appointed Ji Payou as a military advisor.

I saw Ji Payou slowly replied: "Your Majesty, as the monarch of the Khitan, you should put the interests of the Khitan first. Dare to ask the emperor, are you sure that you will destroy the Southern Dynasty this time?" Yelu Deguang hesitated for a moment and replied: "It may not be easy to defeat the Southern Dynasty, but there is still great hope for breaking Daizhou. ”

"Your Majesty, forgive Ji for saying bluntly, the emperor was ready 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 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 Deguang listened, the more confused he became, and hurriedly asked, "Please make it clear to the military advisor." ”

Ji Payou saw that Yelu Deguang was just a martial artist, and although he had been on the battlefield for a long time, he didn't know anything about politics, so he patiently analyzed: "Your Majesty, now the war situation in Daizhou is deadlocked. 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 not obedient to the emperor would make irresponsible remarks in private, and if the insidious and treacherous people in the court fanned the flames in the ears of the queen mother, the queen mother would inevitably transfer the anger of defeat to the emperor. Ji is more than fifty years old this year, and the Queen Mother won't do anything to me. But the emperor is different. It is known to all the Chinese martial artists in the dynasty that the Empress Dowager's favorite is the Third Highness. If the emperor is defeated, the consequences may be unimaginable. Since Du Chongwei intends to make peace, why don't we push the boat down the river and seek benefits from it?"

At that time, Yelu Abaoji, the founding monarch of the Khitan state, had died of illness for several years, but the competition for the Khitan throne was still fierce. Although the crown prince Dongdan has long since fled to the Central Plains, the third prince Yelu Li Hu is still eyeing the throne. The Empress Dowager Shu Luping is the most fond of Yelu Lihu, and has always wanted to find an opportunity to abolish Yelu Deguang. In order to establish his prestige, Yelu Deguang repeatedly invaded the Central Plains.

After listening to Ji Payou's long analysis, Yelu Deguang suddenly realized, got up and thanked him: "Today, I heard the words of the military advisor, which is better than galloping on the battlefield for ten years. If it weren't for the advisor, I would have almost made a big mistake. So he said to Lotte Zang: "I agreed to the peace talks." Later, I will send someone to contact Du Chongwei. ”

Lotte Zang bowed down and thanked him, and then rode back to Daishu. Le Yuan listened to what happened to him in the Khitan military camp and said: "Tianzang, you have made the first contribution to our army to break the enemy, and you will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver." Lotte Zang said: "Big brother, I don't want the silver." Money is something outside of the body, and it doesn't hurt if you don't want it. Le Yuan smiled slightly, and went with him to inspect the city tower.

That night, in order to show his sincerity in the peace talks, Yerod took the initiative to withdraw his troops for 50 miles. 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. Seeing that he was so nervous, Lin Hanyan smiled and said, "It's okay, it may be because of the water and soil." ”