A young man like Li Zhi, who had no experience, could become an envoy to the envoy to Goryeo in one fell swoop. Even the prime minister could hardly have such power, but there was one person except, that was the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Although the imperial power of the Song Dynasty was restricted, the emperor was the emperor after all. Especially Zhao Zhen, through external expansion wars, he established his prestige. It can be said that among the emperors of the Song Dynasty, he had the greatest power, so Zhao Zhen could have directly appointed an inexperienced envoy.

Of course, the above is just Li Zhang's guess, but based on his understanding of Zhao Zhen, this guess is almost 90% sure of it. It is very likely that when choosing an envoy, Zhao Zhen saw Li Shiheng's name and then thought of Empress Cao's ex-husband. Although he hated Empress Cao very much, it did not mean that he would tolerate his wife having an ex-husband, so he kicked Li Zhi to Goryeo.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang felt a little sympathy for the Li Zhi in front of him, because if the Song Dynasty wanted to restore relations with Goryeo, officials might be stationed in Goryeo at that time, and Li Zhi in front of him was a very small number of candidates. In other words, he might have to stay in Goryeo for the rest of his life.

"Brother Li, is your daughter in your arms?" At this moment, Li Zhi suddenly saw the peace in Li Zhang's arms and asked curiously. He knew that Li Zhang had gotten married and had a daughter. Li Zhang had told his friend Zheng Guan that Li Zhi had found out about it from Zheng Guan.

"Yes, my wife gave birth to a son for me some time ago, and now she can only stay at home to recuperate, so I can only take my daughter out for a walk." Li Zhang replied with a smile, but then he realized that An Ran, who was originally drowsy, had woken up at this time, and he opened his eyes wide and looked at Li Zhi curiously.

"Brother Li is really lucky!" Li Zhi also showed An Ran a kind smile, and then suddenly thought of something. He took out something from his sleeve and handed it to An Ran with a smile, "Little lady, this is the first time we met, this is for you!"

What Li Zhi took out was a string of pearls, each of which was the size of a finger. It seemed that it was a very precious southern bead, and the shape was very round. The price of such a string of southern beads was also quite expensive, so Li Zhang immediately refused: "Brother Rupei, this is too precious, we can't collect it!"

"Brother Li doesn't have to refuse, just a string of pearls. In addition, I don't know when I will come back now. Maybe today will be farewell!" Li Zhi said in the end. His words were not exaggerated. He also had to take certain risks when he went to the mission to Goryeo, especially when he went to sea. In this era, when going to sea, he almost tied his head to his belt, and no one can guarantee that he could safely dock after going to sea.

Although Li Zhang stayed away from Li Zhi's sexual orientation, it was a meeting after all. Moreover, when he was in Yongcheng, he was also warmly entertained by the other party, so he was a little sad at this time. He immediately comforted the other party a few words, and Li Zhi quickly recovered and actually proposed to travel with Li Zhang. Now Li Zhang was scared again and immediately used the excuse of his daughter's rest, and then hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Three days later, Li Zhang also found out that Li Zhi was indeed elected as an envoy, and just after the Shangyuan Festival, the delegation left the capital and rushed to Shandong. They would take a boat to sea from the Shandong Peninsula. If it goes well, they will soon arrive in Goryeo. As for whether they can persuade Goryeo to send troops to the Liao Kingdom, it depends on the ability of Li Zhi and others.

However, on the fourth day after Li Zhi left the capital, someone suddenly came to his door to send a letter, and the letter was actually given to him by Li Zhi, which shocked Li Zhang, because Li Zhi should not know his identity, so how could he deliver the letter to his mansion?

With suspicion in his heart, Li Zhang also opened the letter. He was originally worried that the letter would be written in "The Song of Yue" and other things, but when he saw the contents of the letter, he was shocked because the beginning of the letter directly called Li Zhang the Marquis of Dingbei, and it was obvious that Li Zhi already knew his identity.

Li Zhi's letter was very long, and the content inside made Li Zhang shake his head and smile bitterly, because Li Zhi confessed to him in the letter that when Li Zhang first arrived in Yongcheng, he recognized Li Zhang and guessed Li Zhang's intention to go to Yongcheng. In order to protect himself, he could only act with a group of friends, including Empress Cao, who had not yet entered the palace at that time, was actually helping him act, which made Li Zhang mistakenly think that Li Zhi was a homosexual who likes men.

According to what Li Zhi said in the letter, his sexual orientation is normal. The reason why he was unwilling to marry Empress Cao was mainly because he liked freedom by nature and did not want to be bound by his family. In addition, he liked Taoism, so he was very resistant to getting married and even ran away in the last bridal chamber. He also repeatedly promised that the relationship between him and Empress Cao was indeed clean and that nothing Zhao Zhen was worried about happened.

At the end of the letter, Li Zhi also stated the reason why he wrote this letter. The last paragraph reads, "Brother Li, you and I have met each other. I know you are a kind and righteous gentleman. I even secretly helped Empress Cao, a woman he didn't know, and also helped me. If it were normal, I really wanted to be friends with Brother Li, but unfortunately I don't have time. If it were possible, I hope Brother Li can try to help Empress Cao. After all, I was sorry for her at the beginning. If I hadn't ruined her name, she wouldn't have committed any trouble and devoted herself to the palace..."

Li Zhang did not expect that at the end of this letter, Li Zhi actually hoped that he would help Empress Cao. He probably knew that Zhao Zhen neglected Empress Cao. After all, Empress Cao had been in the palace for so long, and her situation could not be hidden from some people with ulterior motives. Even similar rumors appeared on the streets of Tokyo, so it was normal for Li Zhi to know.

After reading the letter, Li Zhang couldn't help but smile bitterly again. He didn't expect that he was plotted against by Li Zhi and others in Yongcheng, but he didn't see any flaws. All of this was done by Li Zhi. From this we can see that Li Zhi's mind is so meticulous.

Although he was plotted, Li Zhang was not angry because Li Zhi did this just to protect himself. In addition, he believed that Li Zhi did not lie. There should be nothing between him and Empress Cao, otherwise he would not write it out so frankly. Moreover, he was sure that Li Zhang would not tell Zhao Zhen the contents of the letter, because doing so would make Zhao Zhen feel that Li Zhang was dereliction of duty. Secondly, Empress Cao had already entered the palace, and it would be of no benefit to anyone to mention such a thing.

In fact, after reading the letter, Li Zhang took the letter directly to a candle and burned it. In fact, the things on the letter were of no use. The relationship between Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao had already become so bad. Even if there was one more, it would have no effect. Moreover, he had no intention of taking care of the private affairs in Zhao Zhen's harem for a long time.

However, Li Zhi's letter made Li Zhang feel relieved. He was worried that Li Zhi would only be able to recite poems and have no experience as an official. If Goryeo was messed up this time, the plan he proposed to unite Goryeo to disrupt the Liao Kingdom would not work. But now he is not worried. With the meticulous thought shown by Li Zhi, as long as he does not go crazy, it should not be difficult to persuade Goryeo to send troops.

Shortly after Li Zhi left the capital, the meritorious soldiers who had participated in the battle between Yanyun and Gubeikou also returned to the capital. The leader was Liu Ping. On that day, he led this group of victorious tiger and wolf troops to escort the captured Khitan generals and walked along the Imperial Street Avenue to the harem. The people of the entire capital also came to watch.

The low status of the generals of the Song Dynasty was not only related to their poor performance on the battlefield, but also related to their poor performance on the battlefield. In particular, the Song Dynasty was mainly defensive wars. Even if they won, they were on their own territory. This also made the generals lose their faces. But now they have expanded their territory for the Song Dynasty and taken back the Yan Yun who had been lost for a hundred years, which made all the generals feel proud and their backs naturally straightened.

With the return of these meritorious soldiers and the governance of Yanyun locality, the Song Dynasty slowly escaped from the state of war and began to return to its former tranquility. The Liao Kingdom was also secretly licking its wounds, but at this moment, a bad news suddenly came from the Hedong area: the earth dragon turned over!
Chapter completed!