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When we arrived at Long'an Prefecture, it was already June. Unlike the Liaoyang and Xianping Prefectures they passed by, the whole city wall was built as decent because it was closer to Shangjing. From a distance, it also gave people a thick and majestic feeling. Although the city gates were not very spacious, fortunately, all three city gates were opened, and the people, officials, nobles, etc. who came and went in and out of the city were not crowded at the city gate.

The prefect of Long'an Prefecture was standing in front of the city gate at this time, and the people who left the city and others could only enter and exit through the city gates on both sides. The empty city gate in the middle was already placed in front by many officials of the Jin Kingdom, and they were not allowed to enter and exit.

Unlike Liaoyang, the Xianping Prefectures only welcomed Ye Qing and his group. After arriving in Long'an, the Long'an Prefecture could no longer be ranked. He sent Zhang Qiyan, Minister of Rites, Yelu Chenggong, Minister of Justice, and other officials in the capital to greet him outside the city together with officials from Long'an Prefecture.

Since passing by Liaoyang Prefecture, the scouts sent to cause trouble for Ye Qing and his group, other major troops in the Jin Dynasty obviously received the order from the superiors. Although after leaving Liaoyang and continuing northward, there were still scouts from the Jin Dynasty monitoring the four thousand cavalry of the Song court, no one dared to provoke the Song army as casually as before.

It was honest and honest along the way. It was more reasonable to say that it was escort rather than surveillance. After all, on the way, under Ye Qing's instruction, Yelu Shibei and others took the initiative to approach the scouts of the Jin Kingdom.

At first, the scouts of the Jin Kingdom did not contact them at all. Once they saw them spread their horse hooves and approaching them, they would immediately hide away and never get close.

It was not until the Song court's scouts showed goodwill to them that they dared to approach them carefully. This time, this contact allowed the two sides to live in peace all the way, and even when they were at the wrong intersection, the scouts of the Jin people would come over to correct their mistakes as soon as possible, which also made Ye Qing and others not go any detours along the way.

June is already scorching like a fire, and the vicious sun is baking the earth. From a distance, the water vapor evaporated by the vicious sun can be seen faintly, like a transparent mist.

The welcoming ceremony also became extremely short due to the hot weather and Ye Qing's request. Although Zhang Qiyan, the Minister of Rites, also brought Wanyan Xun's imperial edict, because of Ye Qing's impatientness and weather, he walked through the procession and finished it.

The Minister of Justice and other officials who were waiting for nothing were dissatisfied with this. They were even more eager to finish it quickly than Zhang Qiyan. After all, they had been baked under the sun for half an hour, and had been sweating profusely and exhausted, so they could not care about the so-called etiquette or not.

The unbearable weather was even after approaching nearly 4,000 envoys of the Song court entered the city and moved into the residence called the Inn, which was actually a deep courtyard, the deep courtyard, and the sultry feeling was even more uncomfortable than being baked outside.

The cicadas outside the courtyard were also lazy, and the maids and servants in the mansion were all thin clothes, but even so, a slight sweat could be seen on their fair cheeks.

After Zhang Qiyan exchanged a few greetings with Ye Qing and others, and explained some of the decrees that Wanyan Xun asked him to bring, he completed today's welcome appointment, and then waited for the dinner prepared to welcome the envoys of the Song court in the evening.

Ye Qing naturally had to agree, not to mention that Zhang Qiyan had already explained Wanyan Xun's greatest concession to his own actions in the Jin Dynasty. Such a heavy sincerity made Ye Qing too lazy to refuse tonight's dinner.

After everyone left, the four generals, Yelu Yixue, Yelu Shibei, Xu Fangwu and Kong Chi, had settled their soldiers and came to the hall again. After taking a cold shower, Ye Qing, who was refreshed, looked at the sweaty four people and signaled them to take a shower first, but the four people had no intention of leaving.

Yelu Yixue looked at the other three people, then said to Ye Qing: "Do you really plan to keep some of the troops in Long'an as Wanyan Xun's request?"

This is also the only condition for Wanyan Xun to promise Ye Qing freedom of action. Naturally, Wanyan Xun also had to make demands on Ye Qing because of his own face and the majesty of the Jin Kingdom.

At first, Wanyan Xun's request for Ye Qing was that, except for the two hundred personal guards, the nearly 4,000 cavalry could only be stationed in Long'an and could not leave by Jin Ting's orders.

However, Ye Qing, who was still on the road at that time, just returned to the officials who had contacted in Jin Dynasty and said: Don’t let these 4,000 people enter Huining Mansion? Go back and ask Wanyan Xun, then how can I take them in with my own ability?

The officials sent to contact were stunned. Looking at the envoys of the Song court who were so arrogant and domineering after entering other people's borders, although they were silent on the surface, they were already cursing in their stomachs: Are they still the Song people who always talk about etiquette and implement it in their lives? Didn't the Song people all pay attention to convincing people with reason? Why is the envoys of the Song court in front of them even more arrogant than their Jin people! Don't you know that this kind of arrogant and domineering is very rude!

"Whose fist is hard, whoever says is the truth, right?" Ye Qing sat on the horse's back, looking at the officials who came to contact with a smile. After thinking about it, he sighed and said, "There is no way. Back then, I, Song Ting, wanted to reason with you Jin people, but you just wanted to use swords and guns with us. Now... if we want to do things according to your methods, we have to use swords and guns with you, you are fucking telling me again? Is the reason in this world a must have the final say?"

The speechless Jin official who was scolded by Ye Qing was helpless and finally had to swallow this anger in front of Ye Qing, and quickly turned around and reported the tough attitude of the envoy of the Song court to Huining Mansion.

So this is also an important reason why the Jin Dynasty court sent the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Justice to welcome Ye Qing and others after arriving in Long'an Prefecture.

Wanyan Xun did not compromise all, and Zhang Qiyan, the Minister of Rites, wanted to be a peacemaker in the middle. He not only wanted to protect the face of the saint Wanyan Xun and the Jin Kingdom, but also could not make the arrogant and domineering King Yan of the Song court angry. So in the end, he had this compromise method like a joke.

For Ye Qing, it is actually not much different to bringing 4,000 people into Huining and 2,000 people, 1,000 people, and 200 people into Huining. After all, this is not a battlefield, and no one has more soldiers and more generals, he will have an absolute advantage.

For Wanyan Xun, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty who has not yet sat firmly on the dragon throne of the emperor, there are big differences between the envoys of the Song court who brought 200 people into the capital Huining Mansion, 2,000 people, or 4,000 people. The more intuitive explanation is: if there are more people, the weight of the Song people slap themselves in the face is lighter or heavier.

Let Ye Qing act freely in Huining Mansion, the capital city, get a slap that is not painful, which can be considered as embarrassing Wanyan Xun's face, and it will not be too red and swollen and cannot be seen.

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The dinner was held in the house where the Minister of Rites lived. After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Zhang Qiyan began to have a friendship with Ye Qing. His eyes were glancing at Ye Lu Yixue and Yelu Shibei who were with Ye Qing from time to time. He thought in his heart that Ye Qing would bring these two generals to Huining from Long'an this time?

Ye Qing intentionally or unintentionally mentioned where the Mongols have been, and how many people will follow Temujin to Huining.

"The Mongolian Khan arrived three days earlier than you, and now he is in Huining Mansion, around you..." Zhang Qiyan hesitated with embarrassment, and finally said truthfully: "There are not as many people as the King of Yan, but only eight hundred guards."

The whole dinner was not very exciting, and it was incomparable to the wonderful banquet in Liaoyang, but Ye Qing understood it. After all, Longan was only a hundred miles away from Huining. Whether it was the Minister of Rites or other officials, they still had to take care of the Huining Mansion. It was not appropriate to be too warm and too cold, and it was naturally unlikely that the degree that the Minister of Rites Zhang Qiyan wanted to grasp was actually a test for him.

"How many days do you stay?" Yelu Yixue turned his head and looked behind him and asked.

"Let's go to Huining the next day. Since Temujin has arrived, we can't slow down any longer." Ye Qing took a deep breath, and the only three-point alcohol that had already disappeared due to the hot weather.

Compared to going to Huining Mansion, he was more concerned about when Dong Chao would contact him. Since Zhao Paner said that Dong Chao would wait for him in Longan, would he probably meet him as soon as possible?

In addition to getting some news from Dong Chao about the Jin Kingdom that was not visible on the surface, even Ye Qing was still thinking about where this person was placed by Wanyan Xun now? And did he really get all the trust of Wanyan Xun? Or... Wanyan Xun is just using him to stabilize the morale of various armies?

Ye Qing knew nothing about this for the time being. After Yelu Yixue and Yelu Shibei discussed tomorrow's arrangements to leave, Ye Qing waved his hand to signal the maids to go down, and then he was alone thinking about every step of the next step and what Temujin would trade with Wanyan Xun in Huining Mansion.

Even when the more noises were heard outside, Ye Qing did not wait for any movement about Dong Chao. He walked out of the study and walked towards the bedroom not far away. Under the dim light, he could vaguely see soldiers from the broken camp guarding each corner of this small courtyard.

After washing up, he was already lying on the bed in his pajamas. When he was about to fall asleep, he heard some rapid footsteps outside. Ye Qing hurriedly got up and walked to the door. Yelu Yixue was only twenty or thirty steps away from the door.

"King of Yan, Dong Chao is here and is waiting in the hall of the front yard." Yelu Yixue said.

Ye Qing looked down at his cool pajamas, and was too lazy to go back and change them, so he said to Yelu Yixue: "Come and take a look, is there anyone watching him outside?"

Yelu Yixue followed Ye Qing's footsteps, and said, "We are all our people inside and outside, and Dong Chao has already installed many spies near this house, and no one follows him."

Although Ye Qing listened to Dong Chao and Yelu Yixue's guess, he seemed absent-minded. When both of them looked at him, he suddenly shook his head and muttered.

He said: "It seems that Qi Shilie's Gods Slave is likely to be at the forefront of confrontation with Yelu Liuge's family. Only in this way may he gain Wanyan Xun's trust and continue to maintain his prestige and influence in the Jin army."

Dong Chao and Yelu Yixue were both stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that when they were discussing Wanyan Xun and the Mongols, Ye Qing's thoughts flew to the Qi Shilie's Gods slaves.

Seeing the two of them confused, Ye Qing smiled and said, "Wanyan Xun's purpose is to use the Mongolians to bargain with us. The purpose of his alliance with us is nothing more than to eliminate Yelu Liuge and get rid of the coercion and entanglement of the Goryeo people against him. These two are Wanyan Xun's purpose. At present, the Mongolians have no way to help him complete it. Only we can help him complete it and let him completely sit in the throne of the Jin Kingdom. What's more... We have the chip Li Shi'er in our hands. Wanyan Xun probably wants me to hand over Li Shi'er to them. Even if we tell him... Li Shi'er is dead, he may have let us bring the body to him."

"Then are you planning?" Yelu Yixue couldn't help but think of Li Shi'er who was taken to Lu Long by Ye Qing. He was so close to Yu Pass and was actually not far from Jin Kingdom. So could it be... King Yan had already made plans to hand over Li Shi'er to Wanyan Xun?

Ye Qing looked at Yelu Yixue and thought, "I don't have this plan for the time being. Everything needs to be concluded after seeing Wanyan Xun."

Dong Chao and Yelu Yi and Xue Moran, in fact, when Li Shi'er was brought to Lu Long, Li Shi'er's fate was no longer in her own hands. It can even be said that when Li Shi'er followed Wanyan Jing's words and defected to Ye Qing, Li Shi'er had already handed over his fate to Ye Qing to control.

So now, once Ye Qing and Wanyan Xun reach an agreement, and once they need to use Li Shi'er as a bargaining chip, Ye Qing will inevitably abandon Li Shi'er without hesitation.

Now that Li Shi'er is still putting on Lu Long, he is naturally preparing for both ways. Ye Qing will never use Li Shi'er as a bargaining chip unless he has to. But what is cruel is that when a person is related to the great fortune of the country, then the fate of this person is destined to sacrifice for that benefit.

"Wanyan Xun obviously had to do both things, but he had to go through Li Shier's fate, right?" Dong Chao was not very concerned about Li Shier's fate. How did the Jin people treat the royal family of the Song court? Now the Song court's methods of treating the Jin royal family are too friendly.

Even though Li Shi'er was placed in Lu Long, Li Shi'er's personal freedom, innocence and dignity were never violated at all, and she could still maintain the Fengyi that the queen of the Jin Kingdom should have. On the other hand, the tragic consequences of the royal family who were captured and plundered to the Jin Kingdom, and the humiliation of the Song court made almost every Song person unwilling to mention it, and even wanted to erase that disgraceful history.

"Will the decision be determined be in Wanyan Xun's hands?" Yelu Yixue asked with some disbelief.

Dong Chao glanced at Ye Qing, who could obviously decide who to fight against Jin Kingdom next, and smiled and said, "The King of Yan can decide... 60% and the other 40% of the decision-making power is probably still in Wanyan Xun's hands. So that is to say, the initiative is with us, and everything should be decided by the King of Yan."

"This decision... is not so easy to rob? How could Wanyan Xun leave his destiny to others to decide? Although it is the first choice of the two, for us, to be in conflict with Yelu Liuge's family, it is equivalent to being in conflict with the Mongols, and Wanyan Xun has more opportunities to use it. It would be better to be in conflict with Goryeo first. Of course, this is not the purpose of King Yan coming to the Jin Kingdom this time?" Yelu Yixue said calmly.

Dong Chao looked at Yelu Yixue in surprise. Logically speaking, from Yelu Yixue's perspective, he would choose to eliminate Yelu Liuge's fellow disciples and the Mongols. After all, this can help the Liao Kingdom, which has already destroyed, avenge their country.

"General Yelu takes this truth?" Dong Chao asked with some disbelief.

Yelu Yixue smiled calmly and said, "Be serious, the interests of the King of Yan are the most important things, let alone... a gentleman is not too late to take revenge for ten years, and Princess Chengli doesn't care. As a minister, how could I worry about it?"

Ye Qing waved his hand and interrupted the verbal confrontation between the two. There were more or less grudges between them, but this was normal.

After all, after Yelu Yixue and Yelu Yue surrendered to Ye Qing with the Northern Palace Army, Yelu Yixue has always led the army dominated by the Liao people. Dong Chao's surveillance of Yelu Yixue, especially after Yeqing asked Yelu Yixue to guard Yuguan alone, Dong Chao's surveillance of Yelu Yixue was no faster than the investigation of the Jin Kingdom.

So Yelu Yixue couldn't stand Dong Chao's sneakyness. Even he knew that Dong Chao had no malice. Even he knew that Ye Qing had no doubts about him after he handed Yuguan to him alone. However, Dong Chao would still monitor him privately, which naturally made him feel a little resentful.

Dong Chao didn't care about Yelu Yixue's resentment at all, and even felt that Yelu Yixue was a bit of a big deal because of his surveillance. After all, it was not only his army, but also the so-called Imperial City Office members in other armies.

"Okay." Ye Qing continued with a smile: "Dong Chao, you have been on the road for a day. Just go down and rest first. As for Huining Mansion, there is no need to investigate too much. As long as we know, no matter what Wanyan Xun does, his purpose is to sit firmly at the seat of the emperor of the Jin Kingdom. Whether it is to clear Yelu Liu Ge or get rid of the coercion of the Goryeo people, in short, we are enough to know his ultimate goal. As for which one to get along with, we naturally have to bargain with Wanyan Xun. No matter how we discuss it, we cannot compare to Wanyan Xun when we reach Huining Mansion. Therefore, we will have a solution. Of course, we must not relax our guard against the Mongolians. This grassland wolf is definitely not comparable to that of the Jin Kingdom, Yelu Liu Ge, or the Goryeo people."

At the same time, in an inn in Huining Mansion that was almost at my last, Temujin and Boerhu were also frowning, and the atmosphere in the hall seemed a bit heavy.

"It's better to let Yelu Liuge and his troops send troops directly. Even if they don't really fight, as long as they let their troops walk to the border of the Jin Kingdom, this can scare Wanyan Xun and force him to surrender?" Boerhu, who rarely spoke, couldn't help but feel calm for the first time.

Temujin shook his head and said, "It's too late, because the envoy of the Song court has arrived at Long'an Mansion. If we take tough measures, we will only force Wanyan Xun to speed faster, and even stop bargaining with the Song court, or even make concessions, we will immediately form an alliance with the Song court."
Chapter completed!