Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Beside the wooden carved windows of the palace, the firelight of the lanterns is reflected red by the red paper.

"Sha!" The curtain was thrown open abruptly, and Guo Shao, whose hair was casually tied on top of his head, came out from inside. Yang Shiliang who was standing at the door hurriedly bent down, clasped his fists and said: "Officials, the people who are on duty at the Liao Kingdom's envoy's residence are arranged by the officials of the Privy Council."

"Who did it?" Guo Shao asked.

Yang Shiliang said: "There are a few people from the imperial army in Youzhou who happen to be on duty tonight. Youzhou are all righteous soldiers from Hebei who were recruited before. These people were deeply hurt by the Khitans. Many of them were determined to take revenge. Now that the whole of Hebei has been recovered, they hate the Khitans to the bone. When they heard that Daxu was negotiating peace with the Liao Kingdom, they decided to assassinate them. At present, it seems that there is no instigator."

The wind blew the light in the lantern flickering, making Guo Shao's face flickering, cloudy and sunny.

Yang Shiliang said in a deep voice: "The officials are still in Chanzhou. They dared to use weapons in front of the emperor without authorization. It is a serious crime."

Guo Shao said calmly: "The Central Plains and the Liao Kingdom have been at war for many years, and the hatred and blood debt can't be cleared up. Even if the soldiers in Youzhou capital stabbed the Liao people privately for family enemies, they could have tolerated it outside the law, but what about the guards of the imperial army who died under their swords?"

After hearing this, Yang Shiliang bowed and said: "When the people of the Privy Council torture them, this is what the slaves told them."

Guo Shao frowned and waved his hand.

... There is a fishy smell in the hotel, the room is in a mess, the inside and outside have been guarded by the army, waiting for the civil servants from the Ministry of Rites to come and deal with the envoys of the Liao Kingdom.

The assassin was captured, and Xiao Siwen calmed down at this moment, took out a handkerchief and lightly dipped the blood on his face, took it off to look at the handkerchief. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and thankfully said to Yang Gun in Khitan language: "If Yang's family affairs were not present today, our lives would be hereby."

Yang Gun put his hands on his chest, and said with a sincere face: "In the past, in the Pingxia battle, the subordinate officials and the Dangxiang army defeated the few with many, and suffered heavy losses. If Xiao Gong hadn't come forward to protect him, how could the subordinate officials have survived to this day?"

Xiao Siwen sighed: "When you are in trouble, you can still rely on your own people."

Yang Gun said: "The current state is in dire straits, will there be eggs under the overturned nest? We can only tide over the difficulties together by being honest with each other. The officials have always admired Xiao Gong."

Xiao Siwen looked into Yang Gun's eyes, nodded and said: "My wife (Princess Yan, the daughter of Emperor Taizong of Liao Dynasty) often reminds me to speak for Taizong's descendants in front of Da Khan. If the old man is safe this time, I will choose a good opportunity to recommend Yang's family affairs in front of Da Khan."

Yang Gun looked excited, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, Mr. Xiao, for cultivating it."

At this time, someone outside the door shouted in Chinese: "Lu Shilang is here."

Lu Duoxun, dressed in black gauze and red robe, walked into the room, looked around, cupped his fists and said, "The envoys move to another place, and someone will clean up here. Please!"

Xiao Siwen and others followed Lu Duoxun out the door, going to the other side of the yard from a corridor hung with lanterns. Xiao Siwen said: "Since Emperor Xu is in Chanzhou, why did someone kill him and come to the hall?"

Lu Duoxun turned his head and said: "To be honest, this was done by people inside Daxu's court. It is impossible to guard against it; but please believe that such sneaky things are not decided by the court! Xiaogong should know that Xu and Liao have had feuds for a long time and have blood feuds with each other. Even the officials cannot easily resolve them."

Lu Duosun sighed again, glanced at Xiao Siwen, and glanced over Yang Gun's face, "This peace negotiation is really not easy, and there are many opponents in the Daxu court."

Xiao Siwen said calmly: "As long as there is no need to distinguish between brothers, other matters are easy to discuss."

Lu Duoxun shook his head without hesitation: "If Xiao Gong thinks so, I'm afraid the matter of the alliance will come to naught."

The group of people had already walked to another house, Lu Duoxun clasped his fists and said: "It's not early, Xiao Gong and the three envoys should rest earlier. I will take my leave first, and we will discuss it tomorrow morning."

Xiao Siwen and others also saluted and said goodbye.

"Creak!" Several people walked into the room and bolted the wooden door.

Yang Gun said in a deep voice: "The situation is not right. If the peace negotiation fails and the two countries continue to fight, I'm afraid we will have to go back from this dragon's pond and tiger's lair. It will be as difficult as going to heaven!"

The other two deputy envoys looked terrified, and one of them said: "If the two countries do not kill the envoy, the imperial court of the Xu Kingdom need not be so dishonest."

Yang Gun said: "I didn't hear the official surnamed Lu say that the emperor of Xu country can't easily resolve the hatred, it's definitely not what the court did!"

Xiao Siwen put his hands behind his back, looked at the floor tiles and took two steps, thinking for a long time. When he raised his head, he saw that there was something dark outside the window, and the lights in the darkness were dim, like will-o'-the-wisps.

If Xiao Siwen admits the "righteousness of brothers in the enemy country", Xiao Siwen can figure it out with his toes, and he will be blamed and blamed when he goes back. If you don't agree, not only will you not be able to explain to the decision-makers in Daliao when you go back, but you will die in front of you!

"Hey!" Xiao Siwen looked at Yang Gun and said, "I'm going to be forced to a corner... Over the years, except for the time I broke out from Youzhou, I have never been in a more dangerous situation than I am now!" He said in a low voice, "Guo Tiejiang is really tough. You know everything, but there is nothing you can do!"

Yang Dagon also looked helpless.

After a night, Xiao Siwen and others packed up and went out early the next morning. He walked into the yard, surrounded by mist in the quiet morning, as if nothing happened last night. After walking for a while, he couldn't help but stop, because he found that there were bloodstains that hadn't been washed off in the cracks of the floor tiles.

The dark red and black brick cracks had an inexplicably terrifying aura.

After getting out of the gate, Xiao Siwen waited for others and immediately got into a carriage. There were already pedestrians on the street, and he carefully observed the scene outside through the crack of the car window. They were all dressed in Han'er, and a family who had just opened a shop was watching here. In Han'er's city, there are all kinds of people from all walks of life. Xiao Siwen can't predict where the danger comes from, but he can feel that the breath of hatred and conspiracy may be hidden anywhere.

Xiao Siwen sat in the car for a few hundred steps, and gradually found that Chanzhou was more complicated than expected. He saw the lama and the big cannibal with completely different faces.

"Xiao Gong, those are Koreans." Yang Gun suddenly reminded in a low voice.

Xiao Siwen hurriedly looked outside, and sure enough, he saw several people in Korean costumes bowing to Han'er at the door in front of a yamen.

...

The Goryeo envoy, holding a scepter in his hand, walked into the lobby of the Chanzhou Yamen together with a few entourages. Not long after, a civil servant with a long crown and wings behind his official hat came in.

The etiquette of the Goryeo people is similar to that of the Central Plains. They should know that the thin young man is a high-ranking official, so they bowed their hands in salute.

The official clasped his fists and said: "This official is Lu Duoxun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites. If you have anything to do, please sit down and talk. If you have any memorials, I can directly submit them to the emperor."

The Goryeo envoy thanked him and sat down on the chairs placed on both sides of the hall, still holding the scepter in his hand. Sitting down firmly, he held the scepter in his hand and said in inaccurate Chinese: "The king of our country was extremely shocked when he heard that Xu Liao proposed an alliance!"

Lu Duosun looked calm and listened to the Goryeo envoy's statement very seriously.

The envoy said again: "In the third year of Shixing, Da Xu's army attacked the country, and Koryo's water transfer division assisted. After the alliance, the two countries will attack Liao together, and Da Xu will help our country to take the old land of Bohai Sea. If Da Xu negotiates an alliance with Liao, what should Koryo do?"

At this time, an eunuch bowed his head and whispered in Lu Duosun's ear for a moment. Lu Duosun listened and said, "Korea persuaded the Jurchen tribes to raise troops and sent troops across the Yalu River, but did not send envoys to inform the court. The officials stationed in the Koryo Station in Tokyo did not say a word. The officials thought that Koryo could control the situation in the direction of the Yalu River without much intervention."

Lu Duoxun said slowly: "The Great Xu Army's Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom, and collusion with the Koryo Kingdom to give birth to the Jurchen tribe caused chaos. There was no prior agreement on the two matters, and they should be treated as unrelated matters. Today, the Liao Kingdom sent people to seek peace, and the imperial court negotiated with them, which has nothing to do with the Koryo Kingdom."

The envoy hurriedly said: "Korea and the Central Plains courts are similar in dress and etiquette, and Liao is a country of savage beasts, so they cannot be intersected."

Lu Duoxun said indifferently: "We have to discuss the matter as it is. The Koryo state did not inform the officials of this military deployment, so it has nothing to do with the court." He got up and said, "This morning, I still have a few groups of people to see, please forgive me for not staying for a long time. If your envoy has any comments, you can write a memorial and send it to the state office. The place is in the inverted room inside the state office."

...Lu Duoxun went out of the state office, and immediately went to see Xiao Siwen and others.

Due to the delay, when Lu Duoxun arrived at the official residence of the Ministry of Rites in Chanzhou, Xiao Siwen, Yang Gun and four others were already waiting there. There were four teacups on the coffee table, and Luderson glanced at them, all of them were full, and no one took a sip.

"Duke Xiao has been waiting for a long time." Lu Duoxun smiled kindly and cupped his fists in salute. Say a few words to each other.

Lu Duosun didn't sit on the chairs placed above the hall, but still sat by the tea tables on both sides, and sat next to a table with Xiao Siwen.

After everyone sat down, Lu Duosun took the initiative to say: "Recently, the emperor's palace is in Chanzhou, and the envoys from various countries have come here directly. I have been assigned to receive the envoys from various countries. I really have no skills at all. I met the Koreans early in the morning. They just opened the city gate early this morning, and they arrived in Chanzhou."

Xiao Siwen said calmly: "What did the Koreans say?"

Lu Duosun said in a very casual tone: "They say that the Liao Kingdom is a country of savage beasts and should not be friends with."

Yang Gun immediately scolded: "These instigated Jurchen to rebel, and made Princess Daliao and many women gather together for prostitution. This is a savage thing! Once Daliao is free, he must seek justice!"

Lu Duoxun said solemnly: "The princess is a member of the royal family of the Liao Kingdom. It is really a shame and a shame!"

Yang Gun muttered: "It's easy to do such things by giving birth to the Jurchen tribe."

Then the people on both sides continued to haggle over the content of the covenant from morning to afternoon. Lu Duoxun showed no hostility toward the Liao envoys, and his tone was neither humble nor overbearing. But the key condition is not to let go.

During the period, Xiao Siwen and Yang Gun waited to rest in the ear room and discussed privately, but they couldn't find a better way. Xiao Siwen was worried about all parties in his heart, weighed the pros and cons, and finally agreed to the terms of the Yimeng in the evening.

Sometimes people have no choice at all, the choice is already doomed: all are dead | roads, we must first avoid the imminent disaster!