Seeing this young man with a ceremonial costume slowly coming, Li Zhang couldn't help but show a solemn expression, because he saw Yelu Renxian behind the other party. You must know that Yelu Renxian is the real guard of the Prince of Liao Yelu Zong, so the identity of the young man in front of him was about to emerge.

"Where is the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty?" The young man in brocade scanned the camp and then asked, with a faint expression on his face, as if everything in the world was not taken seriously, while he himself was above him, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

"Li Zhang, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, pay homage to the Crown Prince!" Although Li Zhang didn't feel good about this young man, he still stepped forward to politely. After all, he now represents the Song Dynasty, and the etiquette he should have must not be missing.

"Oh? You guessed my identity before I introduced myself?" The young man immediately showed an interest when he saw Li Zhang. He was at most fourteen or five years old. Li Zhang seemed to be only a few years older than him. He was even more surprised that he could serve as an envoy for a country at such a young age.

"The lower-ranking official only saw Yelu Zhihou and then guessed the identity of His Highness." Li Zhang immediately replied honestly. He was not familiar with this Yelu Sect, and for some reason, Li Zhang always felt that this Yelu Sect was really ungrateful, and the more he wanted to beat him, of course, if he really did, he would probably be chopped into meat paste by the guards behind the other party, and even the entire mission had to be buried with him.

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Yelu Zongzhen couldn't help but look at Yelu Renxian behind him. Then he suddenly thought that Yelu Renxian had brought Li Zhang and the others to the palace before, which made him realize it. Then he laughed and said, "So that's it. This is the case. This prince was negligent. But Li Zhong made you a smart person. No wonder he was entrusted with important tasks at a young age!"

Being praised should be a happy thing, but even though it was a praising word, Li Zhang felt very uncomfortable when he said it from Yelu Zongzhen. At the same time, the desire to beat him became stronger, which made Li Zhang a little strange. Yelu Zongzhen looked quite normal, but why did he always feel like he was beating?

"Well, thank you for your praise!" Li Zhang suppressed the impulse in his heart and saluted to the other party again. There was no way, and he had to bow his head under the eaves. The prince of Liao who was worthy of beating in front of him was not something he could offend for the time being.

Although Yelu Zongzhen became a little interested in Li Zhang, he had no good impression of the Song people. In fact, in his eyes, the Song people were just defeated generals and were not worthy of being called together with the Liao Kingdom. Instead, they should be a vassal state of the Liao Kingdom. So from the beginning, he had a noble attitude, which is probably the main reason why Li Zhang wanted to beat him up.

"I came here according to the will of my father, mainly to inform you that my father will meet you in the tent tomorrow. At the same time, my father also asked me to come and apologize on his behalf. Because my father's health was not very good these days, I have made you wait for a long time." At this time, Yelu Zongzhen immediately sat upright and then spoke lightly.

"Thank you, Prince. I wonder how your Majesty is?" Li Zhang immediately asked again. This time they came under the banner of visiting the sick Yelu Longxu, so it was normal to ask about the other party's physical condition.

"My father is old, and he will naturally have some minor problems in his health, but it doesn't matter. You will know when you see him tomorrow!" Yelu Zongzhen seemed unwilling to say too much about Yelu Longxu's physical condition. He replied vaguely, and then turned his horse and left.

After watching Yelu Zongzhen leave, Li Zhang smiled coldly. Yelu Zongzhen is arrogant, but she is still too young, and all expressions are written on her face. When he asked about Yelu Longxu's condition just now, the other person's face was obviously a little unnatural, and he avoided it. It was obvious that he wanted to cover up the truth.

"Duwei, wasn't the Emperor of Liao extremely ill? How could he agree to meet us tomorrow?" At this time, Fu Bi also walked up and asked in a low voice. He also heard what Yelu Zongzhen said just now, which made him somewhat suspicious of Yelu Longxu's illness.

"Yelu Longxu's illness must be true, and he is not very sick. As for why he meets us tomorrow, this is not something we can know. But we should know when we meet this Liao emperor tomorrow." Li Zhang smiled calmly and said, no matter what Yelu Longxu's idea was, this guy should not be able to hold on this year. As long as he dies, the Song Dynasty will wait to see the jokes of the Liao Kingdom.

The night passed quickly. The next morning, Li Zhang and Fu Bi were dressed neatly, and then under the guidance of a Liao official, he left the military camp where they were placed under house arrest. Along the way, Li Zhang was also secretly observing the surrounding situation, but all he could see was one camp after another. After passing through these camps, he finally saw the palace of the Liao emperor, or the tent of the king, because it was originally composed of tall tents.

The palace of the Liao Kingdom is different. Although there is an imperial palace in Zhongjing, it is similar in size to that of the palace in Tokyo, it is not the place where the emperor of the Liao Kingdom lives. At most, the palace is only used in some special occasions. The palace in front of us, which consists of huge tents is the real residence of the emperor of the Liao Kingdom. On the periphery of the palace, there are also the residences of many princes, nobles, civil and military officials. This is also the place where they usually handle government affairs.

Although this palace is composed of tents, tents are different from tents. These huge tents that make up the palace are also extremely gorgeous. There are golden pillars on the top and luxurious blankets on it. The surroundings of the palace are also made of thick felt as walls. The entire palace is arranged in an orderly manner. If someone had not led it, you would have lost your way when you entered.

Of course, no matter how gorgeous the tent is, it is definitely not as comfortable as a fixed palace. Especially when the palace has to move with water and plants, the road is even more difficult. It is said that the emperor has to fish and hunt himself, and even the concubines in the palace need to participate in some work.

However, even so, the Liao royal family did not move back to the imperial palace in Zhongjing to live, but maintained this nomadic tradition, which probably means not forgetting their roots. After all, the Khitans were originally nomadic peoples, but it was precisely because of this reason that the Khitans and Han people in the Liao Dynasty were unable to integrate, which also brought considerable trouble to the rule of the Liao Dynasty.

After passing through the tents one after another, Li Zhang and Fu Bi were finally taken to a tall and majestic imperial tent. It was the first time that Li Zhang had seen such a large tent. It was not even smaller than the palaces in the imperial city of the Song Dynasty, and the ground was covered with luxurious felt. After they entered the tent, they saw an old man with white hair and beard sitting on the throne directly in front of him. Although the old man looked sick, he felt like he was not angry and mighty.

"Song State Envoy Li Zhang, pay homage to the Emperor!" Li Zhang and Fu Bi stepped forward and politely politely. Li Zhang just glanced at Yelu Longxu just now, and then lowered his head and did not dare to look at him again. After all, looking directly at the emperor of a country is a very rude behavior, and maybe it will anger the other party.

"No gift!" Yelu Longxu said in an old voice at this time.

Although the Liao Kingdom was founded by the Khitans, the upper class of the Liao Kingdom admired the Central Plains culture very much, which led to the popularity of Confucianism. In addition, they also believed in Buddhism, so as long as they were Khitan nobles, most of them could speak fluent Chinese language. In particular, the official documents of the Liao Kingdom were generally written together by Chinese characters and Khitan characters. For example, Yelu Longxu was not only proficient in Confucianism, but also knew poetry and songs, especially with music. He had personally composed more than a hundred songs.

"Thank you Your Majesty!" Li Zhang and Fu Bi stood up straight, then delivered Zhao Zhen's letters and gift lists, and then asked Yelu Longxu's physical condition on behalf of Zhao Zhen and Liu E. Of course, these are all very official questions. Yelu Longxu's answer was also very official and could not get any useful information.

Yelu Longxu also took this to ask about Zhao Zhen and Liu E, and Li Zhang also answered one by one. Taking this opportunity, Li Zhang also secretly observed Yelu Longxu's face. It turned out that although the other party was sitting very upright, his face turned pale and his voice was a bit hoarse, especially his eyes were cloudy. From these, it can be judged that his illness must be serious. Now he is just holding his body to meet them.

After a diplomatic conversation, Yelu Longxu seemed to be unable to hold on. He coughed violently a few times, and then he spoke again: "The envoy from the middle reaches from afar. I was originally going to give me a banquet to entertain you, but unfortunately I was not feeling well, so the prince could only entertain you on my behalf!"

In addition to Yelu Longxu, Yelu Zongzhen was also here. There were also several important officials of the Liao Kingdom, including Khitans and Han people. At this time, Yelu Zongzhen immediately stepped forward and said, "Even if my father goes back to rest, my son will definitely treat the envoys of the Song Kingdom well!"

"Yeh!" Yelu Longxu nodded heavily at this time, then waved his hand to signal them to retreat. Yelu Zongzhen also led Li Zhang out of the imperial tent at this time, and then came to a smaller tent next to it. This was also a banquet place for the Liao Kingdom. Apart from Li Zhang and Fu Bi, only Yelu Zongzhen and several other Liao ministers were accompanied.

Yelu Zongzhen still looked so arrogant. However, the Liao ministers who accompanied him were very enthusiastic. Li Zhang and Fu Bi did not feel neglected. As the wine and food were delivered, the atmosphere gradually became warmer.

Of course, Li Zhang and Fu Bi also knew that this superficial enthusiasm was fake, but Yelu Zong was really arrogant and seemed more real. After all, he was too young and could not restrain his emotions.

However, just halfway through the banquet, I suddenly saw a man walking in quickly, then leaning in Yelu Zongzhen's ear and whispering a few words. As a result, Yelu Zongzhen's face changed immediately, and then stood up and quickly left here, leaving Li Zhang, Fu Bi and others looking at each other.
Chapter completed!