"Your Highness, why didn't you kill him on the spot? Even if we killed them, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty would not dare to do anything to us!"

A Liao man came close to the young Liao man and whispered.

The young man from Liao glared at him and said in a deep voice: "What is the purpose of our trip to the Song Dynasty? It is to increase the annual coins. We were worried that we could not find an excuse to attack the Song people, and now Kou Ji has beaten us.

People have given us a good excuse.

If we don't kill him, the fault lies with him, not us.

If we kill him, it will be our fault, so what can we do to threaten the Song people?"

"Your Highness is still thoughtful..."

"Hmph... go back to the inn and send someone to convey the Tubo people's wishes back to my father."

"yes……"

…

Outside the Daxiangguo Temple.

Kou Ji and his party walked out of the gate of Daxiangguo Temple, and An Ziluo followed closely and caught up with them.

An Ziluo came closer to Kou Ji and said with a smile, "Can I invite you to sit at the inn?"

Kou Ji bowed his hands to An Ziluo and said with a smile: "It should be so."

Kou Ji accompanied An Ziluo to the inn where the Tubo people lived.

On the way, Kou Ji smiled and said, "You asked for help just now, but I haven't thanked you yet."

An Ziluo shook his head and said with a smile: "It's just a casual word, it doesn't count as help."

In the Daxiangguo Temple, before the Liao people said harsh words, An Ziluo wanted to take advantage of the Liao people's unpreparedness and take Kou Ji away.

He wanted to just get rid of the matter, but he didn't expect that the Liao people were staring at Kou Ji closely and had no intention of letting him go.

Kou Ji smiled and said, "I'm very grateful that you can help me. It doesn't matter whether you help me or not."

An Ziluo hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Aren't you afraid of the Liao people?"

Kou Ji looked at him and said with a smile: "Why should I be afraid of the Liao people?"

An Ziluo pondered: "As far as I know, you Song people have always been at a disadvantage when facing the Liao people."

Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "This does not include me."

An Ziluo nodded slowly and said with a smile, "You are an interesting person."

Kou Ji looked at him and said, "You too..."

An Ziluo shook his head and said nothing.

After walking a few more steps, An Ziluo suddenly said: "The Liao people will never give up. You should make preparations early."

Kou Ji nodded and said, "I know it well..."

The group of people arrived at the inn.

An Ziluo took Kou Ji and others to the hall of the inn and asked Kou Ji and others to sit down.

Then he asked the cook who came with him to cook some special food unique to Qingtang to entertain the three of Kou Ji.

On the dinner table.

An Ziluo poured wine for Kou Ji frequently. Kou Ji stared at him and said with a smile, "Brother An, isn't he too eager for the three of us?"

When An Ziluo heard this, the smile on his face froze.

He did not answer Kou Ji's question, but sighed deeply and said to Kou Ji: "Brother Kou Xian, does he know why I went to the Daxiangguo Temple to have a private meeting with the Liao people?"

Kou Ji shook his head.

An Ziluo sighed and said: "In order to unite the Liao people and deal with Xixia."

Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak, An Ziluo continued: "Li Deming, the king of Xixia, is very ambitious and wants to occupy our Qingtang. In recent years, he has frequently sent troops and horses to harass our border area of ​​Qingtang as a test.

Our clan Zanpu feels deeply in danger, so we want to unite with the Liao people to deal with Xixia."

Hearing this, Kou Ji was thoughtful. After a long time, he looked at An Ziluo and said, "The Liao people didn't agree?"

An Ziluo shook his head.

Kou Ji said again: "So you keep showing your kindness to me because you want to borrow my power to help you speak in the court and lend me the power of the Song Dynasty to deal with Xixia?"

An Ziluo nodded heavily and praised: "Brother Kou Xian is indeed a smart man, he can tell the truth at once."

Kou Ji pondered and said: "The new king of my dynasty has just ascended the throne and has not yet firmly established himself on the throne, so I may not agree to help you."

Hearing this, An Ziluo gritted his teeth and said: "In recent years, our clan, Zanpu, has frequently shown goodwill to the Song Dynasty. For the sake of the Song Dynasty, we have even gone against Xixia again and again. Now that I, Qingtang, are in danger, and you, the Song Dynasty, are not willing to help, then

I, Qingtang, will never help Da Song again.

Once the Xixia people annex our Qingtang, your Song Dynasty will be next."

Kou Ji glanced at An Ziluo and said quietly: "I still understand the principle of dying lips and cold teeth."

An Ziluo gritted his teeth and said: "Since you understand the meaning of lips dying and teeth cold, why don't you help us Qingtang?"

Kou Ji looked at An Ziluo and said seriously: "Help your Qingtang destroy Xixia, can you guarantee that your Qingtang will not become the second Xixia?"

Hearing this, An Ziluo closed his mouth and said nothing.

He is not the king of Qingtang, nor is he the Zanpu of Qingtang. He cannot decide the future of Qingtang.

If he made such a promise, Kou Ji wouldn't believe it.

Kou Ji looked at An Ziluo who said nothing, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for the hospitality, farewell!"

Immediately, Kou Ji called Liu Heng, who was staring at An Ziluo's sister, and pushed him to leave.

When Kou Ji and his party walked to the door, An Ziluo stood up suddenly and said, "I can't guarantee whether Qingtang will become the second Xixia, but I can guarantee that I will never offend the Song Dynasty in my lifetime."

Kou Ji turned his back to An Ziluo and reminded: "Brother An, you are a little impatient... Although Xixia is ambitious, it may not be able to win Qingtang."

Qingtang is now in danger under Xixia's attack, but Kou Ji knows that Xixia cannot take Qingtang.

In the future, Xixia will establish a country, defeat the Song Dynasty, and defeat the Liao Kingdom, but they can only take the small Qingtang, and there is nothing they can do.

Because there are two people in Qingtang, one is Qingtang Zanpujiao Siluo, and the other is An Ziluo.

The former can be called a generation of heroes. When Qingtang was experiencing internal and external troubles, he could quickly clean up the internal rebellion and organize troops to deal with the hero Li Yuanhao who led the army to attack.

The latter can be called a generation of fierce generals. When the Xixia army was at its peak and its strength was strongest, he fought fiercely with Li Yuanhao for more than two hundred days and defeated him.

It was precisely because he knew what An Ziluo would do in the future that Kou Ji agreed to his invitation and came to this inn.

Seeing that Kou Ji was about to leave, An Ziluo said anxiously: "Li Deming, the king of Xixia, violated the imperial system and wanted to build a palace in Lingzhou... The next step is to proclaim himself emperor!"

The implication is that after Li Deming became emperor, he would definitely not be satisfied with the current Xixia territory, but would definitely fight in the north and south.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "I know about this..."

After a pause, Kou Ji added: "I will help you talk to the court about the Qingtang matter. I won't guarantee whether it can happen."

Hearing this, An Ziluo bowed gratefully, "Thank you..."

"Walk……"

Kou Ji gave an order in a low voice.

Liu Heng pushed Kou Ji and left the inn.

After Kou Ji left, An Ziluo's sister came up to him and complained: "Brother, you are also a person of status in Qingtang, why do you need to beg them in a low voice?"

An Ziluo touched his sister's head and sighed: "That's because my Qingtang is not strong enough. Not only is it not strong enough, but it also suffers from internal and external troubles... Bu Wen and Bu Qi are very ambitious and want to replace Zamp, so they secretly win over Bu

The young Qingtang nobles defected to him. Now Zanpu can still suppress him. Once the Xixia people invade our Qingtang, Wen Buqi will definitely take action.

If I, Qingtang, cannot survive this disaster, I will die.

So we have to ask people from Liao and Song."

At the mention of Wen Buqi, An Ziluo's sister's face wrinkled up.

Obviously, Wen Buqi's impression on her was not good, or even very bad.

…

Left the inn.

Kou Ji and the others did not return to the house.

Instead, he turned around and went to the garden of Cao Mansion in the outer city.

After arriving in the garden, Cao Yi sent his servants away, and there were only three of them left in the garden.

Cao Yi sat on the stone bench opposite Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that we would encounter so many things just when we were out for fun. Not only did we meet Yelu Angkor, the fourth prince of Liao Kingdom, but also

An Ziluo, the subordinate of Si Luo, the protagonist of Qing Tang.

Now that we have a grudge against Yelu Angkor, Yelu Angkor will definitely not let it go.

According to Yelu Angkor's past style, he will definitely make a big fuss out of this incident.
To be continued...