Everyone felt that Yang Peng was right. Zhang Xiang clasped his fists and bowed: "The King of Yan is wise, and this is our difficulty. Therefore, my subordinates' opinion is that they have to help, but it is limited to diplomatic mediation and does not involve sending troops. "
Yang Peng showed a thoughtful look, and the civil and military officials began to discuss in low voices. Han Bing said: "Isn't this perfunctory! Since Dali treats us sincerely, how can we perfunctory them! We must save Dali, and this can't just be superficial. Kung Fu!" All the generals agreed.
Zhang Xiang said: "What the general manager said is reasonable, but it is not necessarily true that Dali treats us wholeheartedly." He turned to look at Yang Peng, "Dali obviously also planned to use the opportunity when the Tubo army attacked our Yanyun to seize the snow mountain fortress to change his own situation. Strategic situation!”
Yang Peng didn't speak, and Han Bing said: "No matter what selfish motives Dali has behind this, the fact is that Dali helped us at our request! Now Dali is in danger, if we don't help them, how will the world view us, Yan Yun? "
Zhang Xiang said: "There are heroes competing for hegemony and intrigues, so there is no need to attach too much importance to these false reputations. If you can have both false fame and benefits, it is naturally the best. But if you can't have both, you have to give up the false reputation! Who cares about the country? It’s about strength, not fame, and it would be unwise to put yourself in trouble just for the sake of fame!”
Han Bing said angrily: "You are obviously a villain!" Zhang Xiang lowered his head and remained silent. Yang Peng shouted: "Han Bing, let's talk about the matter and don't curse! Apologize to Zhang Xiang quickly!" Zhang Xiang said quickly: "Don't dare!" Although Han Bing was unhappy, she didn't dare to disobey her elder brother's words, not to mention her. Feeling that his words had gone too far, he clasped his fists towards Zhang Xiang and said, "Brother Zhang, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that!" Zhang Xiang hurriedly replied: "I don't dare! In fact, the general manager's reaction like this shows that the general manager has a good character. I am so impressed by this official!"
Han Bing smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you are ridiculous! After calming down and thinking about it, I feel that what you say is not unreasonable!" Zhang Xiang said: "What the Chief Manager said is also reasonable. After all, reciprocating favors is something that people expect. Dali Investment If we can't repay the peach, I'm afraid no one will be willing to be friends with us in the future!" Han Bing nodded and frowned: "That's exactly what I'm worried about!" Turning to look at Yang Peng , everyone’s eyes also focused on Yang Peng.
Yang Peng thought to himself: "What you two said makes sense, but I think we should do our best to help Dali overcome this difficulty!" He raised his head and glanced at everyone, "Diplomatic mediation is necessary, but I'm afraid that alone Diplomacy cannot get the results we want, so it must be supplemented by military deterrence!"
Zhang Xiang said in embarrassment: "But our food and grass have been exhausted, and the army cannot be mobilized at all!"
Yang Peng said: "First let Zhou Dayong prepare for war, put on a posture, and at the same time send envoys to Tibet to ask them to withdraw their troops. If they can persuade them to make peace, it would be best. If not, then take action. In addition, Summon Du Nan and ask him to send an envoy to the court to ask for food and grass. If things really come to the worst,..." He raised his head and glanced at Huang Guang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, "Huang Guang, please find a way to solve the problem of food and grass for me. Question!" Huang Guang was startled and said with a grimace: "King Yan has his destiny, and my subordinates will not dare to back down even if they die! But, just, where can I ask my subordinates to get food and grass?!" Yang Peng He said angrily: "This is your business, how do I know!" Huang Guang was depressed and said to himself: You can be a hands-off shopkeeper, I am not a god, and I can't change food and grass! !
Yang Peng glanced at everyone and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?" Everyone looked at each other but said nothing. Seeing that everyone had no objections, Yang Peng ordered Wang Kai who was standing next to him: "Bring the Dali envoy here." Wang Kai responded and ran down.
Soon after, Wang Kai led the anxious-looking Dali envoy in. He was not the same person as the last one. He was a handsome man in his thirties, with a three-strand beard, wearing a robe and a coat. Full of nobility, he is probably a royal member of the Duan family.
When the two came to the hall, Wang Kai clasped his fists and bowed: "The Dali envoy has arrived!" and then stepped aside. The envoy from Dali hurried forward, bowed and said: "Duan Zhixing, the envoy from Dali, pays homage to His Highness King Yan. King Yan is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to be polite!" "Thank you, Your Highness King Yan!" Duan Zhixing straightened up and said urgently: "We are in danger in Dali, and I am here to ask for help from King Yan!" Yang Peng said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, King Yan!" Don’t worry, please tell us the story first, we don’t know much about the situation on your side yet.”
Duan Zhixing responded, and then said: "Previously, our country was specially ordered by King Yan to mobilize all the troops to attack the Daxue Mountain. With the blessing of the Buddha, our army attacked the Daxue Mountain in one go. But what happened after that was far beyond our country's expectations. As expected, Tubo mobilized its national army to counterattack the Snowy Mountains. Our country's general Duan Zhichun led his soldiers to defend the Snowy Mountains. They fought bloody battles for many days and repelled the enemy countless times. The casualties were very heavy! The Snowy Mountains are in danger. Our country is also in danger! I hope King Yan will take care of the alliance and send troops to rescue as soon as possible!"
Yang Peng said: "Don't worry, Dali is our Yan Yun's good friend, we will never sit idly by and ignore it!" Duan Zhixing couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw Yang Peng's firm words, and couldn't help but bow: "Thank you, King Yan! "
Yang Peng said: "It takes time to mobilize the army, and it cannot be achieved overnight. Not to mention that our army was in a fierce battle with Xixia and Liao not long ago! Therefore, you, Dali, will still have to resist for a while! As long as you can resist, our rescue will definitely arrive! " Duan Zhixing said: "Since the King of Yan is determined to send troops, our morale in Dali will be greatly boosted, and we will be able to hold on until Yanyun's reinforcements arrive!" Yang Peng nodded, "Your envoy is tired after coming from afar, so he will go to the post house to rest. Go!" Duan Zhixing bowed, "Thank you so much, King Yan! But I have to rush back as soon as possible to tell the king of our country this good news, and I won't rest!" Yang Peng nodded, "In this case, I won't stay It’s expensive!”
Duan Zhixing bowed to Yang Peng, then remembered something and said, "Please give me some time, King Yan, so that I can reply to the Lord of our country!" Yang Peng thought for a while, "Within a month, our army will We must come to rescue Dali!" Duan Zhixing felt that one month was a bit long, but considering that it would indeed take such a long time to mobilize the army and collect supplies, so although he was anxious, he said nothing more. Duan Zhixing bowed and said, "Our country will prepare fine wine and delicacies to await Yanyun's reinforcements!" Yang Peng nodded. Duan Zhixing bowed again and then withdrew.
Yang Peng gave some orders and then dismissed the meeting. Yelu Hanyu returned to her yard, and sisters Jin Xiuying and Jin Xiuwen immediately came up to them and worshiped: "Empress!" The two women spoke in Chinese, and their pronunciation was not very correct, with a unique Korean charm, especially flirtatious.
Yelu Hanyu nodded and walked towards the living room, followed by the two sisters. His elder sister Jin Xiuying said: "Madam, the guards just brought a lot of fresh fruits!" Yelu Hanyu sat down, and his sister Jin Xiuwen hurried down. Prepare tea. Yelutri asked: "Where do the fruits come from?" Jin Xiuying said: "I heard from the guards that the official farm outside the city had a good harvest, so the management specially selected the best ones and sent them to us. That’s a lot of money.”
Yelu Hanyu nodded. At this time, Jin Xiuwen came in with a bowl of steaming scented tea, placed it next to Yelu Hanyu, and then stepped aside. Yelu Hanyu picked up the tea bowl and opened the lid. The rich fragrance of tea and flowers hit his face along with the steam. Smelling the aroma, his whole body felt refreshed.
Yelu Hanyu took a sip and put down the tea bowl. He suddenly remembered that Yelu Yu had come and said to Jin Xiuying: "Divide half of the fruits that were just delivered and order the guards to take them with them. I'm going to see my man." Uncle." Jin Xiuying promised and ran down.
Soon after, Yelu Yujian led everyone to an inconspicuous courtyard with many fresh seasonal fruits. This was just a courtyard that was slightly better than ordinary houses.
A guard came forward and knocked on the door. There were rapid footsteps behind the door, and at the same time a young woman's voice came: "Who is it?" The door creaked open, revealing a rather pretty young man. The woman appeared in front of everyone. She suddenly saw so many people coming to the door. She was startled and asked timidly: "You, who are you?" She was speaking Chinese, but her pronunciation was not accurate, just like many former Liao nobles speaking Chinese. The tone is the same.
Yelu Hanyu asked with a smile: "Yu Liyan, don't you recognize me?" The woman looked at Yelu Tri with her eyes wide open for a while, then suddenly showed an expression of surprise, ran over and grabbed Yelu Hanyu's palm, She shouted excitedly: "Sister Meier! You are sister Meier!!" It turns out that this young woman is Yelu Yujian's youngest daughter, Yelu Yuliyan. When Hanyu was still there, she had a very good relationship with Yelu Hanyu. , although they are not biological sisters, they are better than biological sisters. Yelu Yuliyan has been following her father Yelu Yujian. She followed him to escape from Zhongjing and fled to Xijing. Later, she and her father surrendered to the Song Dynasty. Not long ago, Yanyun captured Datong Mansion, and she and her father Yi Yi was captured by Yan Yun's army, and then left Datong Mansion and came to Tianjing New City. Under the arrangement of Prince Yan's Mansion, the family settled here.
Yelu Yuliyan looked Yelutri up and down, blinked and exclaimed: "Sister Mei'er, you seem to be even more beautiful! I can't even recognize you in Chinese clothes!" Yelutri smiled sweetly. . Yelu Yuliyan pulled Yelutri and walked inside. As he walked, he said excitedly: "Sister Mei'er, we haven't seen each other for a long time. We need to have a good talk today!"
Yelu Hanyu smiled and followed Yelu Yuliyan into the door, and everyone followed in carrying fruits and vegetables. Yelu Hanyu looked at the environment in front of him. Although it was not big, the hall was covered with green shadows. Pavilions were faintly visible in the backyard. The environment was very quiet and quiet. Yelu Hanyu asked: "Are you still getting used to living here?" Yelu Yuliyan nodded, "Very good! Better than all the places before! Sister Meier, I have never been so peaceful and stable in the past few years. How are you doing?" Then he asked curiously, "Sister Mei'er, I heard that you are now the princess of King Yan?" Yelu Hanyu's pretty face turned slightly red, with an infinite tenderness in her eyes, and she nodded gently. Nodding, "Yes."
Yelu Yuliyan felt very unbelievable and frowned slightly, "Sister Mei'er, do you really like him?" She thought that Yelu Hanyu had to marry Yang Peng under pressure, so there was this ask.
Yelu Hanyu smiled and said angrily: "What are you thinking? If I didn't like my eldest brother, why would I marry him?" Then he showed an infatuated look, "He is the best man in the world! Meeting my eldest brother is the luckiest thing in my life!"
Yelu Yuliyan opened his mouth in surprise, "Sister Mei'er, you used to look down on men the most, but actually, actually..." Yelu Hanyu smiled, "Okay, don't talk about this." He turned around and pointed. The guards held the fresh fruits and vegetables in their hands and said, "These are tributes from the government farms. I thought of you, so I brought some here for you to try." Yelu Yuliyan smiled happily, "Thank you. Sister Meier!" Yelu Hanyu said angrily: "You are actually polite to me!" Yelu Yuliyan smiled coquettishly, and then said to a little maid who just came out from behind: "Xiaohua, take these sisters Take it to the kitchen." The little maid responded, looking at everyone timidly and curiously, and timidly said: "You guys, come with me!" After saying that, she hurried towards the backyard, and everyone followed. past.
Yelu Yuliyan led Yelu Hanyu into the hall. Yelu Hanyu saw that the furnishings in the hall were very simple, but much better than those in ordinary people's homes. The windows were bright and clean, and it was very tidy. "Sister Mei'er, sit down!" Yelu Yuliyan said. Yelu Hanyu sat down on a chair on his left, and Yelu Yuliyan sat down next to him. Seeing that there was no tea, he shouted: "Xiaohua!" After calling, he remembered that Xiaohua was leading the guards. He was in the kitchen, and he couldn't help but said in embarrassment: "Sister Mei'er, I don't have enough servants here, and I'm too busy at the moment!"
Yelu Hanyu smiled and said, "There is no need to be so polite between us!" Yelu Yuliyan nodded vigorously and smiled happily, "I am really happy that Sister Meier can come to see us! I originally I thought Sister Meier already looked down on us!"
Yelu Hanyu said apologetically: "You have been in Tianjing New City for a while. The reason why I came to see you now is actually because I have been fighting fiercely with the Khitans at Yanmen Pass during this period, and I just came back a few days ago!" Yelu Yuliyan She said in surprise: "Isn't Sister Mei'er the concubine of King Yan? How could she go to war?"
Yelu Hanyu smiled and said: "Your sister is not only the concubine of King Yan, but also the general of King Yan. Naturally, she has to lead the troops to fight!" Yelu Yuliyan blinked his eyes, looking incredible, and then showed a very envious expression. Come and sigh, "Hey, it would be great if I could be like Sister Mei'er!"
Yelu Hanyu teased: "Do you also want to marry the eldest brother?" Yelu Yuliyan was stunned for a moment, then blushed and couldn't help but sigh, "Hey, how can I be so lucky!"
Yelu Hanyu asked: "Is uncle at home?" Yelu Yuliyan nodded, "They are all at home." Then he stood up, "Sister Meier, wait a moment, I will call them." After that, he ran away. Then he left, looking very excited.
Yelu Hanyu thought about it: The emperor's uncle used to be extremely wealthy, but now he lives in such a small courtyard. I wonder if he will feel depressed?
While he was meditating, there were clattering footsteps at the door. Yelu Hanyu looked towards the door and saw that the door was dark, and several people came in. The person leading the way excitedly was Yelu Yuliyan, followed by two middle-aged people. A man and a woman, the man has a kind face and a hint of power between his eyebrows. He is Yelu Yujian whom he has not seen for a long time. The woman has a kind face and is Yelu Yujian's first wife, Yelu Tri's aunt, Xiao.
When both parties met, they couldn't help but feel a little excited, and for a moment they didn't know what to say. Yelu Hanyu reacted first, bowed and said: "My niece has met the emperor's uncle and aunt."
Mrs. Xiao quickly came forward to help Yelu Hanyu up, "Mei'er, you don't have to be polite, we don't dare to treat you as a gift! You are now the Princess of Yan, and you are also the general of the world-famous Yanyun Army, and the two of us We are just ordinary people now!" Yelu Hanyu couldn't help but shed tears, "I really, really wronged you!" Mrs. Xiao shook her head and said with a smile: "Mei'er is wrong! Our life now is nothing compared to the past. It’s much better, even though I don’t have the glory and wealth I had before, I still have enough food and clothing, and finally I don’t have to worry anymore!”
Yelu Hanyu looked at Mrs. Xiao in surprise. Yelu Yujian came forward and said with a smile: "Your aunt is right, we are truly happy now! These days after coming to Tianjing New City, our family finally feels the joy of life. Your aunt likes embroidery , I am obsessed with fishing. When I have nothing to do, I fish by the pond in the backyard. Haha, this is really carefree and happy!" Yelu Yuliyan quickly jumped over, pointed at his nose and smiled: "I like it. When it comes to cooking, I basically cook all the food at home these days!" Yelu Yu saw the couple laughing. Seeing that they were indeed very happy, Yelutri let go of some of the worries that had accumulated in his heart.
Yelu Yujian suddenly sighed, "It's just that those boys are not at ease with our current life and often cause trouble for us!" Yelu Hanyu then remembered those cousins and asked, "Why don't we see these cousins?" Cousin?"
Seeing that Yeluyu looked angry, he shook his head and said: "Don't talk about them, don't talk about them, I will get angry when you talk about them!" Then he laughed and said: "We have been talking for a long time and we are still standing, come on. Come, sit down and talk!" Yelu Hanyu was about to sit back where she had just been sitting, but Yelu Yujian and Xiao refused to let her go and insisted on asking her to take a seat. Yelu Hanyu couldn't resist them, so she had to sit down at the top. Only then did Yelu Yujian, Xiao and Yelu Yuliyan sit down on both sides.
Yelu Yujian sighed, "Mei'er, I want to apologize to you! When I was in Zhongjing, I shouldn't have had delusional thoughts, which caused all your hard work to fail! You, can you forgive me for being such an incompetent uncle? ?”
Yelu Hanyu shook his head, "I no longer blame the emperor! Wasn't I plotting against others at that time? In that situation, we would do anything to deceive each other, and we would no longer be ourselves!"
Yelu Yujian nodded in sympathy, sighed, and said with emotion: "Things from the past are really like a dream!" Mrs. Xiao said angrily: "What do you think those old things are for?" Yelu Yujian laughed. , nodded and said: "Yes, yes! Stop talking, stop talking!" He glanced at Yelu Hanyu and asked with concern: "Mei'er, is King Yan treating you well?" Yelu Tri's face turned red, With tender feelings in her beautiful eyes, she nodded gently, "Very good!"
Yelu Yujian and Mrs. Xiao looked at each other, and Mrs. Xiao said: "Mei'er, don't blame me as an aunt for talking too much. Although you are favored by King Yan now, you have to make plans for the future!..." Yelu Hanyu's There was a puzzled look in her eyes. She didn't understand what her aunt meant.
Mrs. Xiao explained: "You are young and beautiful now, so King Yan is naturally infatuated with you! However, if flowers are not red for a hundred days, your beauty will wither sooner or later. At that time, what should you do?" Yelu Hanyu never thought about it. After hearing this, I couldn't help but feel an unprecedented fear in my heart, as if I saw my elder brother abandoning me and going to be in love with other young and beautiful women, while I stayed alone in the cold palace. among. Yelutri's face suddenly turned pale, he frowned and murmured: "If that's the case, I, I will end it myself!"
When Yelu Yu saw a family of three, they were startled when they heard this. Mrs. Xiao hurriedly said: "Mei'er, please don't even think about it! What I mean is that you have to give birth to a child for King Yan as soon as possible. It's best to give birth to a child." A son!" Yelu Hanyu was stunned, and Yelu Yuliyan couldn't help but chuckle. Yelutri's pretty face flushed, and she couldn't help but look forward to it. She didn't want to use this to consolidate her status, but she wanted to have a love child with her eldest brother. His eyes couldn't help but fall on his belly. He was confused that his belly was still silent after such a long time? I was wondering if I should go to the Saint to find a solution. The saint that Yelu Hanyu had in mind was actually Fang Jinzhi, the saint of the Ming religion. She was also proficient in medical skills, and her attainments were not inferior to those of Wang Laozhi.
Yelu Yujian asked with concern: "Mei'er, what is King Yan's attitude towards us Khitan people?" During the time he came to Tianjing New City, Yelu Yujian lived a very comfortable life, except for two things. One thing that often disturbed his mood was those useless sons, and the other was King Yan's attitude towards the Khitans. As a former prince of the Liao Dynasty, and as the emperor of the Liao Kingdom for a few days, he naturally cared about the Khitans very much. Regarding the future situation of people, with Yan Yun's current momentum, even if he cannot dominate the world, he will definitely dominate the north. The future and destiny of the Khitan people can be said to a large extent depend on Chen Xiao's attitude.
Yelu Hanyu smiled and said: "Uncle, don't worry. My eldest brother has talked about these things with me. He said: Han people, Khitan people, Jurchens, Mongolians, Tubo people, Dangxiang people, and all the ethnic groups living on this land." , are all Chinese, he will not have any prejudice against them and will treat them equally!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
