Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Around the main hall of the house, within five steps there must be layers of defense by sword warriors wearing cloth robes.

There are two layers of tables and chairs on the left and right in the gate, and the one directly above is not a chair, but a row of tables and chairs. There is a wooden sign on each table with a piece of paper with your name on it. On the table are pens, inkstones, teacups, and even a plate of glutinous rice dessert. The tables in the entire meeting hall are arranged like a courtyard.

On both sides of the room, some musicians sat or stood ready with their instruments. Envoys from various countries and Daxu officials also found places to sit according to their names. Although there were too many people in a room and it was noisy, it seemed to be in order.

Not long after, several painters came in with paper and ink tools for painting.

At this time, the sun was high and the weather was a bit hot. While drinking water, everyone was already waiting for the start of the Yimeng.

However, the chairs next to the wooden signs that read "Daxu Privy Envoy Wang Pu" and "Liao Guozheng Envoy Xiao Siwen" are still empty. At this time, a group of girls dressed in green robes and buns came in. They each held a stack of papers and put one on each table.

Everyone picked up the paper in front of them and looked at it. It was written "Chanyuan Alliance" in Chinese and Khitan. The Goryeo Kingdom, the Japan Kingdom, and the Dangxiang people and Tubo people have always had close contacts with the Central Plains. The history books of the Goryeo Kingdom and the Japan Kingdom are also written in Chinese, so the envoys sent should also be able to understand Chinese.

At this moment, several people including Wang Pu and Xiao Siwen came in, and were led by the officials to the upper positions. Several Khitan people also saw the name plate on the table, so they found a place to sit down.

At this time, someone stood up first and made a bow, and the people stood up one after another, performing salutes in various postures, "I will pay my respects to Daxu Privy Envoy..."

Wang Pu got up and clasped his fists to the left and right: "I thank you, old man, for sending envoys from all over the world to Chanzhou to witness the alliance between Xu and Liao. If Xu Yousi has a poor reception, I hope you will forgive me."

After saying that, he waved his hand: "Let's start."

"Boom, boom..." The drum sounded, and the tone of the harp was also mixed in. A group of women in linen and leather clothes filed in, with feathers in their hair and wooden shields in their hands. They walked quickly to the middle of the hall and danced to the sound of drums.

Although they are dancers, their dances are very rough. They step out of the horse step in one step, their legs and feet are raised high when they step, and the shields in their hands dance at any time.

For a moment, the hall seemed to have returned to the barbaric era when the savages drank blood, mysterious and unrestrained, and the atmosphere changed accordingly.

The wonderful dance rhythm didn't last long, and the dancers left after dancing. Immediately, a civil official walked up to the upper side, opened the file and said loudly: "Xu and Liao have been fighting for a long time, and the army and the people have suffered for a long time. Today, the monarch and ministers of the Liao Kingdom propose an alliance. Daxu's court regards the common people as the most important thing, and is willing to turn wars into treasures and try its best to quell the enmity with the Liao Kingdom. The monarchs and ministers of the two countries voluntarily negotiated and sent envoys. Lian Lushun) was ceded to Daxu, and the two countries took the Linghe (Daling River) as the boundary in Jinzhou; Daxu's three sea and land armies retreated and stopped attacking the Liao army. From then on, the raids and attacks were ended, and peace was sought together..."

As soon as the words were finished, an official held two dossiers framed with yellow silk and satin and put them in front of Wang Pu. Wang Pu dipped a pen on the inkstone twice, signed quickly, and then took the seal of the Privy Council to stamp on the two dossiers.

The official put away the file, walked a few steps east, and placed it in front of Xiao Siwen again.

Xiao Siwen picked up the file and read it first. At this time, his skin turned red, and beads of sweat soaked on his forehead. He slowly stretched out his hand to pick up the pen, looked up and looked around, and saw countless eyes gathered on him. The painters by the wall are working hard to paint, and people in various costumes are watching themselves and witnessing everything...

Xiao Siwen has weighed the consequences of this matter countless times, but at this moment he is still anxious.

The scapegoat is set, but can we not be blamed now? Xiao Siwen held a trace of luck in his heart, if he was only responsible for this humiliating covenant, he would still have a chance after returning to China... This is why he chose to agree to the covenant.

I just hope that there will be no more mistakes and pressure, even if it is a straw.

Xiao Siwen finally signed his handwriting and seal on the dossier.

At this time, the mourning of cattle and sheep came from outside, and after a while, an official came in with blood wine on a wooden plate. Wang Pu took a bowl first, raised it up, turned to Xiao Siwen and said, "From today onwards, the two countries, Xu and Liao, will turn enemies into friends. Please!"

Xiao Siwen also picked up the bowl and drank with Wang Pu.

After drinking, Wang Pu put down the bowl, stood up and said, "Everyone present, sign the file in front of you as a token of witness."

At this time, the envoy of Goryeo stood up and said: "The lower officials dare not sign this thing!"

Wang Pu glanced at him, "Let's just leave one empty... You can rest in the courtyard later. At noon, the imperial court will host a banquet for you." After saying that, he cupped his fists and said goodbye, and turned to leave the table.

... The eunuch Wang Zhong trotted over and stepped through a door. I saw Guo Shao sitting on a stool with his back to the door, looking at a painting on the wall.

Wang Zhong immediately bowed and said, "I'm telling the officials, the alliance has just been concluded, and Xiao Siwen signed it in public, and made an alliance with Wang Shijun with blood."

Guo Shao's body seemed to relax a lot in an instant. He said very calmly: "The person in the painting is old and his days are numbered. He is sitting alone in the snow. He has no interest in anything. Even if the country is rich and powerful and has children and grandchildren, what's the point of life?"

Wang Zhong didn't dare to say anything more serious, he quickly echoed, "What the officials say is absolutely true."

Guo Shao turned around, "So before you die, don't be so self-confident, just do what you have to do, and take action when you have to." His speech speed became faster, "Go and remind Wang Pu that before the luncheon, the Liao Kingdom must send a deputy envoy to return the covenant as soon as possible, and at the same time send someone to accompany the Liao Kingdom deputy envoy with the imperial decree, so that he can watch the court fulfill the covenant and order a truce for the armies in western Liao."

Wang Zhong held Fuchen in his hand, bent down and said, "Your maid obeys the order."

Guo Shao was in a good mood, he stood up from the stool and breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately put his interest in ink painting behind him.

At noon, he and Fu Jinzhan, who lived in the back garden, changed into their uniforms, and came to the banquet in the hall amidst the crowd. In the music of bells and drums, everyone at the banquet bowed to the two of them, and they walked steadily to the upper seats to take their seats.

"Your Majesty, the queen will live forever!" Everyone shouted loudly.

"Everyone is flat." Guo Shao made a gesture, turned his head and glanced at Fu Jinzhan, and the two raised their wine glasses in a tacit understanding. Guo Shao said, "Congratulations for the peace of the world."

Wang Pu and others said one after another, "May the people of all countries enjoy peace..." "The country is blessed, the people are blessed..."

After everyone finished drinking, Guo Shao stretched out his arms and made a light gesture, telling people to sit down. Then a group of ladies came in with delicacies and put more fish on the banquet.

Not long after, an actor with white powder on his face came forward and said: "The villain is showing his ugliness, and he arranged a play to entertain the official queen and the princes, please allow me."

Guo Shao turned his head, Fu Jinzhan nodded slightly with a smile, and he said with a smile: "Present!"

"Thank you, villain," said the actor.

Soon a group of actors came to the hall carrying props, "Dong dong dong..." A male actor wearing a fur hat and tall feathers rang the drum. While drinking and eating meat, everyone looked over with great interest. The envoys from various countries and ministries came to see the excitement, there were delicious food, wine and programs, and most of them had happy smiles on their faces.

The male actor who was beating the drum sat down on a chair embroidered with tiger skin, spread his legs and raised his head and chest, and said: "I am the king of the Khanate of Malaysia, so hurry up and worship!"

The other actors hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed exaggeratedly: "Khan is wise and mighty!"

The king suddenly frowned, pointed at a person on the ground and said angrily: "Come on, take this guy out and chop him up!"

A knelt actor shouted, "Oh, I'm wronged, what did I do wrong?"

The king scolded: "I told you to wear a dog fur hat, I told you to wear a dog fur hat!" After saying that, he winked at the people around him.

"Hahaha..." Everyone roared with laughter.

Immediately, two actors stepped forward, each dragging an arm to drag the frightened actor aside. Then he took out a wooden knife and chopped it at the actor kneeling on the ground, making a sound: "Ka!"

"Ah! I'm dead!" The cut man fell to the ground in all directions.

The superior Guo Shao watched Xiao Siwen sideways, and saw Xiao Siwen's eyes widen, his face flushed with shame and anger.

The actors are still going on. At this time, another person with black ink on his face came onto the stage, and said to the surrounding audience: "I am the minister of the Khanate, responsible for guarding Nanzhou. Nanzhou was seized by the Dama Khanate, and the land is rich in products. It's a pity... Sigh!"

He lowered his head in worry, then pointed to the king sitting on the tiger-skin chair and said to the audience, "I'm about to lose control of Nanzhou. The Khan is so cruel, how can he spare me? What should I do?"

Immediately a pawn actor came forward and knelt down on one knee: "General, something is wrong! Nanzhou is besieged by the enemy!"

"Ah!" The Minister of Fengjiang trembled in shock, his hat fell off, he quickly picked it up on the ground and put it on, trembling all over, with both hands clenched on his chin, "I'm so scared!"

"Huh?" The Minister of Frontiers was delighted, and said, "Yes! The Khan is so cruel, so the Khanate is so weak. I stabbed the Khan to death, and the loss of Nanzhou is his fault! Humph!"

Immediately came an actor holding a wooden kitchen knife and wearing an apron, stepped forward and said: "General, I am the cook next to Da Khan, and I will stab|deadly|violent Khan for you!"

"Okay!" The official of Fengjiang waved his hand, put his mouth next to the cook's ear and muttered.

The cook got up, took the kitchen knife, walked up to the actor playing the sweat, and swung the kitchen knife to chop down.

"Ah! I'm dead!" Khan fell down and squeezed a water bag, and the red juice splashed all over him.

When the superior Guo Shao observed Xiao Siwen again, he saw that he clenched his fists with both hands, and the veins on his forehead were bulging, as if he was holding back something, and his eyes were not only shame and anger, but also ashes of fear.