Chapter eight hundred and forty-eight: you are not human
Chapter 848: You are not a human
Yelu Yinde took the order and arrived at the Dading City with dozens of entourages. The corpses outside the Dading City were shocking. Yelu Yinde was already cowardly. Seeing this scene, he was almost suffocated. He sat on the horse and was shaking and dizzy. Seeing this, his entourage had to report first. The sailors at the door opening did not leave any difficulties and directly let them hit the horse into the city.
After entering Dading City, the city seemed to be orderly. Occasionally, there were teams of sailors patrolling the streets and alleys with weapons, and shops along the street were also opened. It is said that many merchants came here, and many wealthy and wealthy businessmen from Quanzhou came. These people all rested in the inns in the inner city.
Yelu Yinde was watching the flowers, and occasionally he bumped into many people dressed in Liao people passing by him. However, although these people ran into them, they clearly saw the Liao Dynasty uniforms worn by Yelu Yinde and the Liao armor worn by the guards behind him, but they didn't have much respect except for a few more glances. Unexpectedly, occasionally the Song army would pass by them, but these Liao people showed respect.
Yelu Yinde thought about something, but he felt a little unhappy, but he had no choice but to continue to move forward.
When he arrived at the palace, Yelu Yinde was already full of anger. His cold eyes were ignored and indifferent. He vaguely remembered how enthusiastic the people in the city were towards them when he came to Dading Prefecture. When he saw it from afar, he knelt down and worshiped them, but now it is different. Not to mention ordinary people, even the nation is so indifferent. It can be seen that the royal family has long been different in the eyes of Dading people.
Yelu Yinde entered the palace, and someone had already informed Shen Ao. Shen Ao came out and smiled at Yelu Yinde, "Why did Brother Yelu come at this time? I was so busy today that I was about to take a break. Come in and talk to me."
Yelu Yinde followed Shen Ao to find a palace and went in. When he saw this familiar palace, he thought to himself that this palace was originally the palace of my father and grandfather, and it was the place of another palace in the Liao Dynasty. Now that I have arrived here, I still want others to invite myself in. I really couldn't imagine it.
After thinking about this, he remembered Yelu Dashi's words, and felt a little dissatisfied. He smiled on his face and followed Shen Ao back and forth. Shen Ao Dalala sat on the main seat, asked someone to pour tea, and said to Yelu Yinde: "Brother Yelu, please sit down."
Yelu Yinde felt unpleasant. The word "Please" was particularly harsh in his ears, but in front of Shen Ao, how could he have the courage to correct Shen Ao's words? He didn't have the courage to say to Shen Ao: This Dading City and this palace are my Khitans, and I am the master here.
Yelu Yinde sat down and was silent for a moment before saying, "Today's overall situation has been settled, and all the three armies are extremely happy. The Song army came from afar and eliminated the troubles of our great Liao Dynasty. We cannot repay the great kindness and virtue."
Shen Ao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since there is a covenant, why should you be polite?"
Yelu Yinde's eyes flashed and he continued, "Your Highness worked hard on his expedition, but he just didn't know when he would return to Bianjing?"
Shen Ao pondered for a moment and said, "At most, it will be back in at least half a month. The weather here is too cold, making people feel uncomfortable."
Yelu Yinde seized the opportunity and continued, "I just don't know if the army and horses brought by Your Highness will go back together?" Yelu Yinde asked this, his heart was about to reach his throat, looking straight at Shen Ao, hoping that Shen Ao's answer.
Chen Ao smiled faintly and said, "Of course I have to go back..."
Hearing this, Yelu Yinde was overjoyed. It would be great if the Song army retreated.
Unexpectedly, Chen Ao continued: "But it will take a little later, there will always be someone handing over the defense. I have submitted a memorial and asked the central government to immediately dispatch a border army to enter the north. After the delivery, let the great decisive army and horses return to the army."
Yelu Yinde's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. The border troops went north to deliver defense? So the Song people planned to rely on Shangjing Road and Zhongjing Road to stop leaving. Not only that, sooner or later, the Song army would regain Tokyo Road. The entire Liao Dynasty would only be the two small places, Nanjing and Xijing. The west was Xixia, and the south and north were the Song Dynasty. More importantly, the Khitans even had their own ancestral land completely destroyed and lost Guangbao territory outside the pass, and even raising horses became difficult.
If this is true, will the Khitan be or the Khitan?
Yelu Yinde's eyes flashed, and he was silent for a long time before saying, "Actually, I am here to discuss something with His Highness."
"Oh?" Chen Ao raised his eyes and looked surprised, but he was saying in his heart that he finally wanted to see the goal. Okay, I want to see what you Khitans can do.
Yelu Yinde said lightly: "The Khitan is willing to withdraw from the pass and return to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun."
The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are Nanjing and Xijing Road. These sixteen Prefectures are crucial to the Song Dynasty, but in the eyes of the Liao people, they are just the pearls on the crown. What the Liao people are really important is Tokyo and Shangjing. With this vast desert and Liaodong, the Khitans can be invincible and become kings of the grassland forever.
Chen Ao smiled and said with a faint look: "Good idea, I am moved by what Brother Yelu said." Chen Ao unconsciously called himself the king, and even his tone became much less indifferent. Although this guy was misunderstood as turning against others, he was actually very emotional. But he also knew in his heart that his friendship with Yelu Yinde would not make him ignore the interests of his family and country.
Yelu Yinde was moved when he saw Chen Ao, so he cheered up and said, "In addition, the Khitan and the Song Dynasty have always formed a brotherly country, and the two countries and the Great Wall are bounded by the Great Wall, and they will never conquer them."
Chen Ao's eyes were faint and he looked at Yelu Yinde empty, and said lightly: "It's just that I don't have the final say in this matter, I'm afraid I will disappoint Brother Yelu."
Yelu Yindedao: "Your Highness is the assistant to the great Song Dynasty. If you are involved in military affairs, some trivial matters are not your words?"
Chen Ao smiled and said, "What I said is not to the court's approval, but to the king's soldiers..."
Yelu Yinde was confused. Since he was not afraid of criticism from the court, were he still afraid of those generals?
Chen Ao said loudly: "These soldiers came with me from thousands of miles away, and countless people were buried here. Facing the Jurchen iron hoof, they did not retreat, everyone was brave and fought for the first place. Does Brother Yelu know what they were for?" Chen Ao continued by asking and answering, "Because there is the word "loyalty and righteousness in their hearts, Ma Jie was wrapped in corpses and died. So they entrust their lives to me. The Linhuang Mansion and Dading Mansion were all exchanged for flesh and blood. Let me tell you, can I trade their lives with the Khitans?"
Chen Ao continued with a decisive tone: "Dading Mansion and Linhuang Mansion will be the border of my Song Dynasty since then, and I will never exchange it with anyone. Brother Yelu, I have offended you!"
Yelu Yinde's face turned dizzy when he heard this, and he was a little angry, but he had no choice but to put his last hope on the imperial edict he had in his body. As long as he took out this imperial edict and promised the benefits of Chen Ao, wouldn't this Daliao's auxiliary ruler make Chen Ao excited? As long as he was willing to accept it, everything else would be easy to say.
So Yelu Yinde stood up and said, "Your Highness, I have an imperial edict here. Please leave your seat and listen."
Yelu Yinde dared not ask Chen Ao to kneel down, but he had some self-knowledge.
Chen Ao thought about it, but did not refuse, stood up casually and smiled, "It turns out that Brother Yelu came prepared. Okay, I might as well listen."
Yelu Yinde took out the imperial edict in his arms, unveiled it, held it with both hands, and said loudly: "The Emperor of the Great Liao Dynasty issued an edict: The Song people were arrogant and saved the Great Liao in danger, and made great contributions to the Liao Dynasty. Today, they defeated the Jin army. The Liao Dynasty was indestructible. All the people in the Liao Dynasty knew that they were kind to repay, let alone the Great Liao... I ordered them to be the king of the regent and General Tiance to inquire about the political affairs of the Great Liao army..."
After Yelu finished reciting the Yin De, he looked up at Chen Ao and said, "Please accept the order."
Chen Ao was already numb to the regent and the regent. Of course he understood that Yelu Dashi had invested enough money. You should know that inquiring about military affairs is not just a simple matter. With this identity, it is not an exaggeration to say that he was the top prince and noble in the Liao Kingdom. But Chen Ao also understood that after receiving this imperial edict, Chen Ao was considered a minister of the Liao Kingdom from then on. Of course he knew what the Liao people wanted.
Chen Ao's face became solemn. Although it was just a page of imperial edicts, behind this imperial edict was Chen Ao's turning point in his life. If he refused, he could certainly draw Linhuang Mansion and Dading Mansion into the boundaries of the Song Dynasty, but in terms of Chen Ao's personal interests, there was actually not much benefit to doing so. But if he received the imperial edict, he would have a greater identity.
When Yelu Yinde saw Chen Ao pondering, he laughed dryly and said, "Congratulations to Your Highness, your father is so fond of Your Highness. From then on, you and I can be the ministers in the same palace."
Chen Ao took the imperial edict lightly and said, "I have to think about this matter again. Keep this imperial edict first. If you make up your mind, it will not be too late to reply to your father."
Yelu Yindedao: "It's great."
Yelu Yinde's mood has improved a little. No matter what, as long as he is calm and arrogant, he will have something to do.
After seeing Yelu Yinde away, Chen Ao looked at the imperial edict and couldn't help but sneer, then called Zhou Heng. Zhou Heng saw the yellow silk on the case and said in surprise: "What? The court has another order?"
Chen Ao said: "This is sent by the Liao people."
Zhou Hengda picked it up, looked over at him with a glance, and then said, "What do you say about Your Highness?"
Chen Ao sat down and took a sip of tea, laughed and said, "Of course I'm thinking about it again and again."
Zhou Heng said angrily: "Although the Khitans had turned into war with the Song Dynasty into jade, the Khitans bullied me for a hundred years. How could my brother-in-law secretly communicate with them?" Zhao Heng was anxious for a moment and even forgot to call out his highness.
Chen Ao smiled instead and said, "What are you anxious about? I just haven't figured out how to deal with that Yelu Dashi yet."
Zhou Heng said half-believingly: "What my brother-in-law said is serious?"
"It's true." Chen Ao said in a plain tone.
Zhou Heng sighed and said, "After that, I see that my brother-in-law is not the kind of person who is untrustworthy and righteous. Besides, my brother-in-law has never told me lies, okay, I believe you once."
Chen Aoda was embarrassed, so he quickly picked up the tea to cover it up, and calculated in his heart that he could not count the lies he had told in front of this brother-in-law, and it was almost the same with his hair. Of course, don't show off your feet, so that your brother-in-law's heart will be scared.
Seeing that Chen Ao's face was strange, Zhou Heng immediately understood something and shouted: "Brother-in-law, why is your face so red? I understand, what you just said was a lie, right?"
Chen Ao immediately sat down with a stern face, showing off his dignity as an elder, and said seriously: "How can my brother-in-law joke with you about family and country affairs?"
Zhou Heng breathed a sigh of relief, then became alert again, and said, "Yes, I just said you have never told lies in front of me. Could it be that you are guilty and blushing?"
Chen Ao's heartbeat accelerated without composure, coughing desperately, and said to himself, what's wrong? He has always been a blind eye to the face. Is it really a sublimation of personality and can't even tell lies?
"Haha... don't joke..." Chen Ao coughed again, noticed the anger in Zhou Heng's eyes, so he had to confess and be lenient, avoid the important things, and said, "Okay, I'll tell you the truth... That time, my father-in-law suddenly called you to the study to ask you about gambling with others, but I actually secretly reported it."
Zhou Heng shouted: "It turned out to be you. I just said such a secret thing. How could Dad know? Alas..." Zhou Heng sighed and said: "Forget it, I have forgotten what happened before."
Chen Ao said ashamedly: "Even the whip my father-in-law uses to suck you... Cough cough... I specially selected it for my father-in-law. Do you feel the whip is particularly painful when it hits on your body? I heard that the whip is soaked with oil first, which seems to be more refreshing, so I will give you a try..."
Chapter completed!