Chapter 356: The capital of Liao Kingdom

Chen Ao said in one sentence, his face was smiling, but his eyes were full of contempt.

Yelu Zhaode was scolded for a while, shy and anxious. Chen Ao said nothing wrong. He was not worthy of drinking!

The Liao general in the tent was solemn. Chen Ao glanced at the tent, and his contempt became even stronger. He raised his glass and drank a sip of strong wine, stood up, and said, "I will rush to go tomorrow, I will go to rest." After that, he walked out calmly.

Wu Wencai, Zhou Heng and others put down the wine cup and followed him out immediately.

The oil lamp swayed, the house was silent, and the snow was drizzling outside, the cold wind was howling, and the night was deep, and a terrifying whimpering sound came.

Yelu Zhaode shouted loudly, and slapped the wine table with his flesh palm, and said fiercely: "Hmph, the Song envoy is too bullying."

Yelu Ding, who had just been drunk, suddenly woke up, with a difficult smile on his lips, stretched his waist, and his bones were about to soften, and he said, "Zhaode, don't mess around, this Shen Ao seems not simple."

Yelu Zhaode waved back everyone, and in the dim candlelight, his wise eyes flashed with light. Yelu Ding sighed and said, "What's the news over Nanjing."

Yelu Zhaode said respectfully: "Your Majesty has issued a new decree to choose a concubine in Nanjing."

Yelu Ding was not surprised. A smile rose slightly at the corner of his mouth, and a cold sneer as sharp as a blade. He said carelessly: "I know that when I have come here, do you still have the intention to choose a concubine for him?"

Yelu Zhaode's eyes seemed to burst out with fire: "My Great Liao Kingdom has to dominate the country, so I can only rely on the palace to support me, but I don't know how your highness's plan is going?"

Yelu Ding smiled faintly and said, "In less than a month, the emperor's brother will die. As long as the envoy of Song follows me to Nanjing and put the name of killing the king on him, everything will go well." He sighed sadly and said quietly: "The father is desolate and the emperor is unrighteous. If you want to rectify the mountains and rivers, you can only be in danger. Yelu Zhaode, you are my most trusted retainer. This time I beg Your Majesty to let you be the guardian of this pass. Do you know why?"

Yelu Zhaode said solemnly: "Zhaode keeps His Highness's teachings day and night. Once His Highness's plan is successful, Zhaode immediately asks the Song people to send another envoy to negotiate. In addition, if there is a spy from Yelu Dashi's way south, they will definitely teach them that they will never come back."

"Okay, as long as you haven't forgotten." Yelu Ding sincerely patted his shoulder, making Yelu Zhaode flattered and buried his head deeper.

Yeluding stood up, opened the window to see the snowflakes flying in the night, his eyes facing the darkness, and blinked gently, like a fox in the night, with a strange luster.

He suddenly said, "Actually, the emperor's brother is not completely unguarded. He sent me south this time, but he was actually afraid of me. But he didn't know that I had arranged everything by his side. As long as the plan was implemented, he would immediately arrest Chen Ao on the charge of assassinating the Emperor of Liao. When I ascend the throne to the Emperor of Liao, I would use him as a threat to negotiate with the Song people. It is said that Chen Ao had a great influence in Bianjing. Others ran for him in the inner palace, the government and the people, and if he took him, the Song Kingdom would submit sooner or later. At that time, the Song-Liao alliance can still be concluded. We can still take the initiative and make more profits from the Song people. However, Chen Ao is not so easy to deal with, so it is better to be cautious."

He held the windowsill tightly, and the sill had a layer of frost. This bone-bone chill penetrated into his palms, bringing a painful pleasure. He snorted heavily: "Everything will be revealed in half a month!"

Chen Ao slept for a good night and came out of the bedroom. Wu Wencai got up earlier than him. He had already called people to go out of seclusion and continued north. Chen Ao yawned, greeted Zhou Heng and the others, went to drink a bowl of porridge, sweated all over, and the cold air in his body was swept away.

The weather is so good today. The ice and snow melt and the sun is rising. Although the cold wind is clamoring, I can't help but feel better when I am shining by the long-lost sunshine.

Yeluding had already greeted the followers and was ready, and walked over and said hello to Chen Ao with a smile: "Did Mr. Chen sleep well last night?"

Chen Ao turned over and said, "It's great, but unfortunately Brother Yelu was drunk too early, otherwise I would have had a few more drinks with you."

Yelu Ding smiled, looked at Chen Ao, who was riding on the horse and holding the reins, comforting the horse sitting down, and asked, "What? Today, Master Chen plans to ride a horse?"

Chen Ao smiled and said, "Sitting in the car, everyone is about to fall apart. Taking advantage of the good weather today, it is better to enjoy the scenery along the way."

Yelu Ding responded with a smile and said, "Since Mr. Chen is so interested, how about I and Mr. Chen ride a horse in parallel?"

The two led a group of people together and Yelu Ding said sincerely: "Student Shen, I only realized what happened yesterday this morning that General Zhaode was so arrogant and was so arrogant to my noble guests of the Great Liao. When I arrived in Nanjing, I would definitely report him to His Holiness."

Chen Ao controlled the rhythm of his body as he walked on the horse and said indifferently: "There is no need, what am I concerned about with him?"

Along the way, Yelu Ding cursed Chen Ao in all kinds of ways, passed through Zhuozhou and entered Nanjing, which was one of the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom. Yelu Chun was supported by Yelu Dashi and others as the emperor. At this time, he became the political center of the Liao Kingdom. It was not as prosperous as Bianjing. In the snow, countless defeated generals were cruising outside the city with their persistence and weapons, which was extremely depressed. The city was already empty, and it is said that many people had fled south and experienced several major defeats. No one believed that the Khitans still had the capital to continue to stick to it.

Chen Ao looked under the city block and couldn't help but think that Nanjing is still far from the front line, and it can be seen that if the defeat of the Liao Kingdom cannot be given a shot of a cardiotropic agent, it will be difficult to recover.

Everyone entered the city, and there were few pedestrians on the streets. Chen Ao was settled in the Wanguo Pavilion. However, the lively Wanguo Pavilion, which was once very lively, was deserted, and even an envoy could not find one. The phoenix fell into the water was not as good as a chicken. This is the true portrayal of the Khitans. In the past, the envoys of the Jin people, Uighurs, and Western Xia were bustling. Now, no one wants to have any connection with them anymore. Even the merchants from the Western Regions did not come often. The industry was depressed, and the whole city was empty and silent at night.

After arriving at the Wanguo Pavilion, Chen Ao settled down and immediately fell asleep. After working hard these days, he had not slept much. Even when Wu Wencai came to discuss the exchange of the national letter, he declined directly, just smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, there is time."

His attitude made Wu Wencai helpless. Chen Ao was the righteous man. He said he was not in a hurry, so what could Wu Wencai do?

The next day, there was noisy outside, and Chen Ao was awakened by someone. He was very unhappy. Zhou Heng hurriedly called the door and said, "Yelu Dashi, the Liao Kingdom, asked for a visit."

"Yelu Dashi?" Before he was on the mission, Chen Ao knew the weight of Yelu Dashi in the Liao Kingdom. This person was also a Khitan royal family and had the merit of supporting him. He was highly valued by Yelu Chun. Therefore, he was ordered to command the commander of the Southwest Road to be in charge of military affairs. The entire Liao Kingdom's military power was all under his control.

Chen Ao thought for a while and said, "Tell him that the chief clerk is not feeling well and it is not convenient to meet guests. Let's ask him to come again next time."

Zhou Heng said that he would go downstairs and tell me that someone seemed to be talking downstairs. Then the noisy sound became farther and farther away, and the whole world became quieter.

Chen Ao stayed behind closed doors and lived a life of a public servant for a few days. Any Liao nobles who came to visit him would not be seen, whether it was good or bad. This guy had no awareness of being an envoy. Other envoys wanted to go out every day to lay a foundation for friendship with the nobles. However, Chen Ao regarded himself as the eldest son, and ignored him when the king of heaven came. It was the Liao master Yelu Chun who asked him to enter the palace. He curled his lips and told someone to refuse.

However, once Yeluding came, Chen Ao asked someone to welcome him into the room and said a few words to Yeluding. Yeluding was not in a hurry to talk about exchanging the letter of the country. He just talked about some good places to play in Nanjing and invited him to have a walk together.

Chen Ao beat him up and laughed, "Brother Yelu is intent, but Chen is noble, so I won't go to the place where fireworks are there."

Yelu Ding knew that Chen Ao was not interested in the ordinary brothels and said, "Since he was inviting Master Chen to visit, it was certainly not an ordinary brothel. I will keep it a secret first and wait until Master Chen follows me."

Chen Ao pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, if you have time, you will definitely go with Brother Yelu."

After sending Yeluding away, Chen Ao asked someone to find Wu Wencai and said to Wu Wencai: "Have you noticed that there is something wrong with this Yeluding?"

Wu Wencai said: "Master Chen means..."

Chen Ao shook his head again and said, "It's nothing, I'm just talking casually. Since we entered the Wanguo Pavilion, we have been monitored."

Wu Wencai looked very calm and smiled and said, "This is also common sense. There is nothing strange about the Liao people monitoring our every move." He suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Actually, I am in the Ministry of Rites, and sometimes I have to ask people to secretly protect some VIPs."

Chen Ao smiled and said, "It would be great if it was protected. It would be fine if it was just to monitor us, and there were at least two groups of people. This was the weirdest thing."

"Two groups!" Wu Wencai frowned, his beard stroked and his eyes closed changed a little. If it were really as Chen Ao said, the problem would be serious.

"I wonder how Master Chen learned about this?"

Chen Ao pushed the window open, and the sky was filled with wind and snow. He pointed to a peddler carrying a cargo load in the corner of the street in the distance and said, "This is the Wanguo Pavilion, there are only a few pedestrians, but a peddler is here to hawk. Don't you find it strange?"

Then he pointed to a restaurant opposite the distance and said, "There is also the restaurant. When we came, the restaurant had closed down and weeds grew in front of the door. I guess the store had already escaped. But at night, I clearly saw light shining, that is, there were people living here. Who would light candles in a deserted restaurant?"

He closed the window and Wu Wencai said: "How can Mr. Chen guess that the people in the wine shop are not in the same group as the peddler on the street corner?"

Chen Ao smiled and said, "It's very simple. If they were in the same group, they must be taking turns to monitor. The peddler had not left in the middle of the night. This was what I asked Zhou Heng to go out to see. The people in the restaurant were still there at night. Why do they need to set up two posts to attract other people's attention?
Chapter completed!