Xiao Fengxian, the Liao envoy, finally embarked on his return journey at the end of October, at the end of early winter.
However, when they arrived, everyone in the Liao envoy looked quite tough and lean.
But on the way back, everyone from Xiao Fengxian to an ordinary guard gained a lot of weight.
I have to admit that the food of the Song Dynasty was more nutritious and nourishing than that of the Liao Kingdom.
Moreover, Gao Zhang, the child prodigy who had been responsible for connecting and communicating with the Liao envoys, was very popular.
The whole Liao envoy team, from top to bottom, had a good impression of this young but always polite and smiling man.
Xiao Feng first looked at the ten Xia Guo swords in wooden boxes that Gao Zhang had asked his servants to pass over to see him off, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"My little brother knows that the Liao Kingdom is a martial arts country, and Brother Xiao, after you return to the Liao Kingdom, you will definitely have social interactions for our business."
"These, as a partner, even if the younger brother's heart is to help Brother Xiao get promoted and make a fortune as soon as possible, our cooperative business can also be prosperous..."
Listening to these heart-warming words, Xiao Fengxian held Gao Zhang's hand tightly and shook it for a long time before speaking.
"Don't worry, dear brother, I will definitely live up to your hard work, dear brother."
After the brothers with different surnames stood there sighing for a while, Gao Zhang suddenly thought of another thing.
"By the way, Brother Xiao, I heard that the Liao Kingdom seems to be interested in forming a friendship with Xixia between Qin and Jin?"
"It's impossible. I, the Emperor of Daliao, have already rejected the leader of the Xixia Kingdom before."
"Now, without telling me, Daliao, Xixia has made a truce with Song in private. With the temper of our emperor, how can he agree to it?"
"That's true, but I'm a little worried. After all, many important ministers of the Liao Kingdom have always been hostile to the Song Dynasty. On the contrary, they are quite close to the small country of Xixia, which once defeated the Liao Kingdom."
"And I remember that when Xixia was founded, Liao Xingzong once promised his sister to marry the Xixia leader, but she was quite coldly received in Xixia.
In the harem, not only was she often abused by Li Yuanhao, but she was also hostile to all the harem clans. Eventually, she died of illness in Xixia at a young age..."
"..."
Xiao Fengxian's face gradually became ugly, and he was even a little surprised and doubtful, but it was not his fault.
After all, these dark histories all happened decades ago. At that time, Xiao Fengxian's biological father was probably not even qualified to hang a curtain.
Just as the exchange between Gao Zhang and Xiao Fengxian came to an end, the heaviest cargo, a clock worth 11,500 guan, was finally transported to the dock.
The members of the Liao envoy who were boarding the ship in an orderly manner paused and made way for a passage.
At this moment, several strong soldiers from the Liao Kingdom were carefully walking toward the ship, carrying the wooden box that was half a person tall.
After being carried onto the boat and then carried into the cabin, Xiao Feng opened the cabin door himself.
It was confirmed that the clock had not been bumped due to the impact of the road, and the second hand on the clock dial and the crisp clicking sound proved that the inside of the clock was intact.
Xiao Fengxian breathed a sigh of relief. The reason why he chose to return was by water.
It was because I was worried that this clock would not be able to withstand the bumps. If I walked overland, a person could have a lumbar disc herniation, let alone that clock.
If Dian falls apart, wouldn't it mean that his more than 10,000 strings were wasted and he owes Gao Zhang such a huge favor?
The point is, the Emperor of Daliao waited expectantly for a long time, only to receive a pile of rags. Then he was really like flattering a horse in the leg, and the gain outweighed the loss.
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Gao Zhang looked at the team of Liao envoys who had boarded the ship and started heading north, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
On the Liao side, the matter was finally settled, and by the way, we also had several cooperations and made several big business deals.
Next, we will wait for Xiao Feng to return to Liao Kingdom and continue to promote subsequent cooperation.
Gao Zhang believed that with this guy's envious and greedy nature, he would definitely put his own interests above the so-called national interests.
Go ahead and do your best. When these businesses are on track, it will be equivalent to carrying out continuous bloodletting therapy on the Liao Kingdom.
It will unknowingly and gradually affect the people's livelihood and political ecology of the Liao Kingdom. In short, in this era of mutual competition.
The more decadent the Liao Kingdom became, the better it would be for the Song Dynasty.
Gao Zhang, a tinker in the Song Dynasty who was only eleven years old, let out a long sigh of concern for his country and his people, then turned his head and prepared to go home.
Zhao Abban walked quickly to the side, pushed Zhou Bangyan aside, and asked Gao Zhang in a low voice.
"Sir, should the Xixia envoy be dealt with?"
"There's no rush. We'll wait for three to five days. The Liao envoy has not gone far yet. There is no need to create more trouble because of a moment of slackness."
"Young master is wise, I will inform the post house eventually and watch those Xixia people die."
"This time, the young master was able to withstand the pressure and turn things around, causing the Liao Kingdom to give up its original plan. Such feats will surely enable the young master to make further progress..."
"...Go further?" Gao Zhang couldn't help but hesitate in his steps. His current positions were already as a bookkeeper and a historian, and he was also appointed as Zuo Shiyi. He was also dispatched by the Young Superintendent of Ordnance Supervisor and the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple.
It has only been more than half a year since I entered officialdom.
If he was promoted again... Gao Zhang felt that if he continued like this, he would very likely break the record set by Lu Mengzheng, the number one scholar who had been promoted the fastest since the imperial examination.
Fortunately, this year is coming to an end, and I don’t know if I will still be able to bloom and improve next year.
However, I have already reached the upper limit of being a fifth-grade author, and I want to go to the next level.
If you walk a few steps higher, you will really reach the core level of the Great Song Dynasty Hall.
If he waits until next year and puts on a purple robe, Gao Zhang feels that his mother Huang will definitely have the determination and courage to order the servants of the Gao family to empty out the paper money shop.
Well, it's the ancestor's memorial tablet, and I'm afraid it will be covered in a thick layer of soot that is difficult to clean.
Although I am only eleven years old, I think it is not that far away from the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty. Come on, I can try to keep a low profile in some aspects.
But there are still some aspects where I can't be too low-key, but fortunately, the combination of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix is my best bodyguard after all.
I only have two ounces of ink in my stomach, but I feel that I am full of knowledge and have no talent. Cai Laoliu, who was so arrogant and domineering that he wanted to pierce his chin through the atmosphere.
And Tong Zhisheng, who is full of "The Analects of Confucius" and makes all the gentlemen in the court avoid him with his heavy blow of reason and morality.
(End of chapter)
