In the land of the Hetao, Xiao Heda did not find any reason to refuse this encounter. He rode his horse to Zhao Huan with a few personal guards and did not even wear any armor.
"The general has quite a lot of trust in me. He came here with such a light horse, not to mention that he didn't even have any armor on him. I..."
"Your Majesty is overthinking!" Xiao Heda interrupted Zhao Huan with a smile, "There is no need for your Majesty to praise a certain family so much. Whether you come or not at this time is actually not important to the Song Dynasty.
As for how many people a certain family brings here, there is actually no difference.
A certain family can go back without taking action.
If we take action, a certain family will bring all their soldiers and horses, so how can we save the lives of a certain family?
As for this armor... what is the significance of such objects? "
Seeing Xiao Heda speaking so straightforwardly, Zhao Huan couldn't help but laugh after being stunned.
"Good!" Zhao Huan praised, "Very good, very good!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." Xiao Heda also chuckled, and then the group entered the hall that had been prepared long ago.
A fine banquet has been prepared inside, and Liu Qi even prepared a team of singing and dancing girls ingeniously.
This is a rare item. Since the last reform of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan has never seen this thing again.
Now that he saw the dancing singer and dancer again, Zhao Huan made a joke about Liu Qi, regardless of the fact that Xiao Heda was right next to him.
"If your behavior is reported to the imperial court, if nothing else, that old guy Zhao Ding will definitely send an inspection envoy from the Household Department over to check all the accounts of your army, big and small!"
"Haha... His Majesty is here today. If it were not for Your Majesty, I would not dare to be treated like this. This singing and dancing girl heard about His Majesty's banquet and came to sing and dance on her own initiative, just to entertain His Majesty."
"You guy, stop using me as a shield. If you dare to say that again, I will leave!"
"Hahaha... Your Majesty, forgive me, forgive me..."
Looking at the look of the monarch and his subjects in front of him, Xiao Heda knew that this was not just for his own good. No one was a fool. Is it real or an act? How could he not tell the difference?
Zhao Huan had treacherous thoughts, but he was really kind to the generals under his command and he truly trusted them.
Over the years, many people have tried to destroy the foundation of the Song Dynasty through alienation tactics, but they have never succeeded again.
No matter it was a rumor or a frame-up, no matter how sophisticated the calculation was, Zhao Huan always answered with the simplest sentence.
"They have followed me step by step until now. No matter what happens, they will not harm me. I am more convinced than them."
It was this sentence that made the generals of the Song Dynasty willing to sell their lives for him.
Now seeing the relationship between the king and his minister, Xiao Heda couldn't help but drink himself a big gulp of wine.
Once upon a time, there was a person who trusted him so much and trusted him desperately, but he failed to save her.
Looking at Xiao Heda pouring wine into himself one after another, Zhao Huan also asked someone to fill a glass for himself.
"General Xiao, how can you drink such fine wine alone? Why don't I come and offer you a glass of wine to the general!"
Seeing Zhao Huan raising his glass, Xiao Heda naturally did not dare to be careless. He immediately bowed and saluted, raised the glass, took it, and drank the drink in one gulp.
Seeing Xiao Heda who did not dare to be rude, many generals in the Song Army couldn't help but smile.
They feel that this matter can basically be said to be done!
but...
"Xiao Heda is here today because he doesn't want us, the people of Liao, to be devastated. Although there were constant wars between Song and Liao, there was an alliance of brothers. His Majesty wanted to unify the world and was open-minded and open to all rivers.
We, the Liao people, are naturally willing to surrender.
But... Xiao Heda is a general of the Liao Kingdom. I am afraid that he will not be able to eat food from other countries in this life! "
In the first half of the sentence, everyone was still smiling, but in the second half... with such an obvious rejection, everyone's faces suddenly turned ugly.
"Xiao Heda, don't be shameless here. Believe it or not, you will not be able to get out of a certain house today..."
"Yan Chong, step back!"
The brave general Yan Chong just shouted angrily and was pushed back by Liu Qi.
At this time, Xiao Heda was not surprised or worried when he saw the people glaring at him. Instead, he stood up very calmly and looked at the superior Zhao Huan.
"Your Majesty, can you agree to this unreasonable request of this villain?"
"You also know that this request is unreasonable?"
"Your Majesty, the Holy Lord Mingjun, in the future the Song Dynasty will also unify the world and recreate the style of the Han and Tang Dynasties, even surpassing our ancestors. We, the Liao people, are willing to become a part of the Song Dynasty.
But the villain has a low status and really cannot afford the food of Song Ting. Please, Your Majesty, please don’t ask for it..."
"Do you really want to fight me?" Zhao Huan no longer listened to Xiao Hedad's nonsense, "Although you supported a boy from the Yelu family to become the leader, until now I don't want to Know what that guy's name is.
In my eyes, you, Xiao Heda, are the only man who values love and righteousness, and you, Xiao Heda, are the only people I admire.
Those Liao people, this land in the Hetao, I don't particularly care about now, I only care about you.
If you are willing, I will not relinquish your military power, and I will even let you consider yourself a Liao general for life, and even..."
"Little man, thank you Your Majesty!" Xiao Heda bowed and saluted, and then interrupted Zhao Huan's words. Although he was grateful, everyone knew from his appearance that he was rejecting.
Zhao Huan finally stopped Yan Chong and others' proposal to kill Xiao Heda here. After drinking a glass of wine with him here, he was sent away.
When the followers outside the door saw their general coming out, even Zhao Huan heard bursts of cheers.
"Why is Your Majesty so kind-hearted? Why don't you let us kill that ungrateful thing!"
Yan Chong was still aggrieved. He felt that he should kill such a guy who didn't understand etiquette directly!
"Reckless man, don't open your mouth if you don't understand your Majesty's intentions." Liu Qi scolded Yan Chong again, then looked at Zhao Huan and said softly, "I hope your Majesty will not blame this guy for his reckless behavior."
"General Yan Chong is so sincere. What's the crime? I'm a little drunk today. I'll go back and rest first. You can just clean up. Don't blame them!"
After Zhao Huan finished speaking, he left directly, and at the same time told Liu Qi to be careful and prepare for war.
After Zhao Huan left, Yan Chong was still a little angry.
"Your Majesty is so old and confused. Who is Xiao Heda? He was treated like this. A general is fighting on the battlefield..."
Yan Chong became more and more angry as he spoke. In the end, if he hadn't seen Liu Qi's murderous eyes, he might not have known what he would have said.
"Have you said enough? You have to let this general commit suicide to prove his innocence before you can give up?"
"I don't dare!" Yan Chong bowed to apologize, "It's just that these are the general's confidants..."
"These are all generals from the Song Dynasty!" Yan Chong finally learned to shut up with his final shout.
Looking at Yan Chong who was still full of anger, Liu Qi couldn't help but kick him out.
"You reckless man, you know nothing!"
"The general really doesn't know. He only knows that doing this is unfair to the general!"
"Bang~" Another kick came, and Yan Chong was kicked to the ground.
"Don't you know what it means to buy horse bones for a thousand gold?" Liu Qi finally couldn't stand this common man anymore and made his words clear.
"You and I can't guess what the official is thinking. If you don't understand, why don't you just shut up? Look at who in this hall is as endless as you are?
If it weren't for the fact that you have been following a certain family for many years, a certain family would kill you today no matter what you say!
Do you think His Majesty can't see how capable Xiao Heda is?
His ability is not worthy of Your Majesty, but his identity is!
Do you know how many tribes there are inside and outside this grassland, including Dangxiang people, Liao people, Jurchens, and Tatars? Are you planning to kill them all?
How many soldiers do you have, how much food and grass do you have, how much... you are confused! "
After Liu Qi finished speaking, he looked at Yan Chong who finally stopped talking and couldn't help but sigh, and then kicked him angrily again.
"Bastard thing!"
Many generals and commanders did not dare to persuade Yan Chong when they saw this appearance. They could only wait for Liu Qi to calm down before pulling him away.
"You all, please listen to me. Your Majesty is being polite to you. But whoever dares to let me know about it and talk behind your back again? Believe it or not, I will kill you all first!"
Don't blame me for being unkind when the time comes! "
Seeing such an angry Liu Qi, everyone could only bow down and accept the order, but Liu Qi was no longer in the mood to eat or drink, so he asked people to put away the banquet, and then went to the school grounds to prepare to lead the troops.
"Xiao Heda did not respect your Majesty's order and forced a battle with me, the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty is kind-hearted and does not want to kill them all.
On the battlefield, anyone who dares to resist will be killed. Outside the battlefield, anyone who attempts to commit violence against the people will be killed! "
Liu Qi issued the final order and then began to rectify his troops, while Zhao Huan from afar saw this scene on the high platform and only nodded slightly.
He waved his hand to the scout on the side.
"General Liu Qi is sensible. Don't supervise him too much."
"clear."
"Tell Yi Zheng, don't look at me all day long, go and see General Yang, that is my famous general of the Song Dynasty, nothing happens to him!"
"Young man understands, go and pass the order."
After the scouts left, Zhao Huan leaned on his seat and raised his head high to feel the warmth of the sun, but he was still unbearably cold.
"Damn it...hey..."
In December of the seventh year of Yuanding, it snowed heavily.
On the snowfield, Xiao Heda led 7,000 troops to invite the Song Dynasty to fight. Liu Qi personally led 10,000 troops to go there. The two sides fought all day and night.
The entire army of seven thousand Liao people was wiped out and no one survived. Xiao Heda fought until death and refused to surrender.
After Xiao Heda's death, the new Liao emperor Yeluqi led his troops to surrender and asked to be dismissed from all positions. From then on, he lived in seclusion in Luoyang and stopped taking charge.
Xinliao was destroyed.
