"There is such a group of pirates, but our Song Dynasty's coastal defense is stable, and the thieves can only commit crimes at sea."
Xu Guanzhong had already thought of his excuse. If he said to go by land, that would make Wanyan Aguda suspicious. The Liao Kingdom would never let the Song delegation go to the Jin Kingdom.
"Did Mr. Xu encounter any pirates this time?"
Wanyan Aguda narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Guanzhong and asked.
"The sea is so big, there are only a few of us in a small boat, how can we meet each other!"
Xu Guanzhong shook his head.
"Then how did you pass through our Liaodong coast blockade!"
Wanyan Aguda continued to ask.
"At night when no one is around, follow the Liao River into Liaodong and find a tributary and you'll be there!"
Xu Guanzhong continued to answer that there were not many Jurchens in the first place. Although the coast was blocked, such a small number of people could not cover everything, and there were many flaws exposed.
"Awesome, three people dare to go deep into our Liaodong, as far as Huanglong Mansion!"
Wanyan Aguda didn't fully believe Xu Guanzhong's words. Although his front-line defense on the coast was worse, he still wouldn't be able to break through so easily. Xu Guanzhong must have relied on something else to secretly go to Liaodong.
However, Wanyan Aguda didn't ask any more questions. He was the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. If he kept struggling with this issue, people would think that he was timid and afraid of the Song people.
Wanyan Agu clapped her hands, and a maid handed a folded document to Xu Guanzhong.
Xu Guanzhong curiously took it and opened it. Even though he was knowledgeable about ancient and modern times and was well-educated at home and abroad, he couldn't understand the document. At first glance, he looked like a man, but in fact he probably didn't mean that.
"Mr. Xu understands!"
Wanyan Aguda looked at Xu Guanzhong with some pride.
"Is this a new type of writing? There are some shadows of Khitan characters and Chinese characters, but with slight changes!"
Xu Guanzhong went through the languages of various countries and saw at a glance that this was not a currently circulating script. It should be a new character created with reference to Khitan characters and Chinese characters.
"Haha, I can't believe that Mr. Xu is so knowledgeable!"
Wanyan Aguda was stunned for a moment, but then burst into laughter. He originally wanted to use the Jin Dynasty characters to embarrass the person in front of him, but he didn't expect that Xu Guanzhong saw through it at a glance.
"Yes, this is exactly my Jurchen writing!"
Wanyan Aguda directly admitted it.
"Jurchen writing!"
Xu Guanzhong's expression remained unchanged, but he was shocked in his heart. The foreign tribes in the north had existed for a long time, but not many of them had really become a serious problem in the Central Plains. The Jurchens had just begun to create writing as soon as the country was founded. This ambition was not small.
"good!"
Wanyan Aguda clapped his hands again, and another maid handed a document to Xu Guanzhong. This time it was written in Chinese characters.
"Although I, Dajin, have only been established for a short time, my national power is the strongest in the world! Now I am ready to follow the example of the Song and Liao alliance and establish a brotherly relationship with your dynasty."
Wanyan Aguda smiled and looked at Xu Guanzhong.
"In the relationship between brothers, I don't know who is the brother? Who is the brother?"
Xu Guanzhong looked at Wanyan Aguda and asked.
"Of course, according to the ancient etiquette, the older one is the elder brother and the younger one is the younger brother!"
Wanyan Sa changed his mouth and said, this is also the rule of the Song-Liao-Chanyuan Alliance.
"The Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty have not yet established formal diplomatic relations, so this relationship may be a bit anxious!"
Xu Guanzhong shook his head.
"We, Da Jin, will destroy the Liao Dynasty just around the corner. If you don't agree now, it will not be so easy to establish diplomatic relations in the future."
Wanyan Gao said.
"Take your words back. Whether it will come true or not is a matter for the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. I, Dajin, are going to go to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing recently. If you are not in a hurry to go back, you can go with my army and have a look. I have great military power!"
Wanyan Aguda looked at Xu Guanzhong and said.
"Linhuang Mansion?"
Xu Guanzhong was stunned. Didn't the Jin Kingdom just withdraw its troops from Shangjing, and now it turned around and wanted to fight back again?
"Yes, I originally wanted to establish diplomatic relations with Yelu Yanxi's Liao Kingdom, so I returned Shangjing to them. Who knew that they won Shangjing but refused to establish diplomatic relations. In this case, I will definitely take Shangjing back!"
Wanyan Agu said with a smile. The intention of his words was very obvious. The Song Dynasty was not his only choice for the Jin Dynasty. If the Song Dynasty did not seize the opportunity, the Jin Dynasty would defeat the Liao Dynasty and surrender sooner or later. Then the Song Dynasty would be in trouble. Eat the fruit.
After the banquet was over, Xu Guanzhong took Shi Qian and Ma Ling out of the hall. This time Wanyan Aguda arranged a special post house for them.
"This person is not simple!"
Wanyan Xiyin looked at Wanyan Agu and opened his mouth. He had been observing Xu Guanzhong just now. He was calm and cautious in his words. He could answer Wanyan Agu fluently. This was not something ordinary people could do.
"It's certainly not easy to sneak into our Liaodong hinterland. If you don't want to establish diplomatic relations with the Song Dynasty, you will definitely have to be tortured."
Wanyan Agu opened his mouth and said.
"Little brother, this time you will lead the troops to attack Linhuang Mansion. You must fight beautifully!"
Wanyan Aguda looked at Wanyan Wu begging for money and said, this time it was just right for his brother to become famous among all ethnic groups.
"Yes, Brother Huang!"
Wanyan Wu Qimai laughed and cupped his fists.
Inside the inn.
"Military advisor, are we really going to watch the Jurchens fight?"
Shi Qian spoke.
"What do you think, Master Ma?"
Xu Guanzhong looked at Ma Ling and asked.
"This Jurchen is really not simple. All of the Jurchens here today are high-level Jurchens, but everyone has martial arts skills. If the upper-level people are like this, the army under their command should not be underestimated!"
Ma Ling said.
"Then let's go see how the Jurchens fight!"
Xu Guanzhong said with a smile. He was observing the battle between the Jurchens and the Liao people. This was important information.
"But military advisor, this kind of siege may last more than half a year."
Shi Qian reminded that they had been out for a few months. If they had to wait another year and a half, they might not be able to go back until next year.
"It doesn't matter, it's worth it for this information!"
Xu Guanzhong said.
"Military advisor, there are a lot of spies out there!"
Ma Ling stood by the window. After a brief look, he found several guys who were moving around the inn strangely.
"They are probably afraid that we will run away. Our whereabouts were not explained. Although Wanyan Aguda did not look into it carefully, he must be on guard in his heart."
Xu Guanzhong said.
"Then what should we do?"
Shi Qian looked at Xu Guanzhong and asked.
"Just pretend you don't know. It's time for us to go to Huanglong Mansion."
Xu Guanzhong said with a smile that although Wanyan Aguda sent people to monitor them, due to diplomatic etiquette, they would not be imprisoned. As long as they did not offend Wanyan Aguda, they could roam around Huanglong Mansion as they pleased.
By a small river outside Huanglong Mansion, two small boats were hidden among the dense water plants.
"The military advisor has sent word that we need to stay longer to find out more about the enemy, so we don't have to worry!"
Ruan Xiaoqi looked at Hu Yanqing and Zhang Shun and said.
"Then let's act according to the plan and pretend to be Bohai people!"
Hu Yanqing said, because Ruan Xiaoqi and Zhang Shun did not understand the foreign language and could easily get into trouble, he was kept by Xu Guanzhong.
"I'll have someone send the news back first to save my brother from worrying!"
Zhang Shun nodded and said, now the entire Bohai Sea is in their hands, the news only needs to flow into the sea along the current.
(End of chapter)
