In the Liao Dynasty, since Yelu Zongzhen regained power, for his own safety, he abandoned the tradition of Nabo, where the royal family lived, and settled in the imperial palace of Zhongjing. The outside imperial city and the city walls of Zhongjing seemed to bring Yelu Zongzhen a greater sense of security.

Yanshou Hall, which is the bedroom where Yelu Zongzhen lives, is now at noon, but Yelu Zongzhen still hasn't gotten up, and the eunuchs in the palace dare not go in and disturb him, because they know that His Majesty the Emperor was drunk again last night. If he dared to disturb him at this time, the emperor might have let their heads fall to the ground in anger. In fact, many people have lost their lives during this period of time because they angered the emperor, which has also made everyone in the palace feel in danger and dared not even breathe.

As time passed by little by little, the sun rose from the east to the middle of the sky. At this time, Yelu Zongzhen inside finally had movement, and then he heard him shouting inside: "Get wine! Come wine!"

The eunuchs in the palace seemed to have been used to the behavior of Yelu Zongzhen having to drink when they woke up, and they were even prepared for it. Immediately, someone rushed over with a wine jar, and was about to rush into the hall to deliver wine to Yelu Zongzhen.

"Slow down!" At this moment, a voice suddenly heard a sudden shout, and then Yelu Renxian walked in with big strides, which made all the eunuchs around bow to him.

Yelu Renxian was defeated before, and after returning, he was scolded by Yelu Zongzhen. However, Yelu Zongzhen knew that Yelu Renxian could not be blamed for this matter, so he only demoted Yelu Renxian. Now Yelu Renxian is still appointed as the deputy envoy of Privy Councilor, holding military and political power in his hands.

More importantly, since the defeat of Dangxiang, Yelu Zongzhen was also greatly hit. During this period, he was almost immersed in wine and sex, almost from morning to night, and ignored the government affairs at all. Fortunately, Yelu Ren supported it first, otherwise the Liao Kingdom might not have to attack others and would be in chaos first.

Yelu Ren first walked to the eunuch holding the wine jar, took it and waved his hand to let the other party retreat. Then he pushed open the door of Yanshou Hall with his own hands, and finally took a long breath and walked in.

Although it was already noon, the windows of Yanshou Hall had not been opened, and the hall seemed a little dim, and the hall was filled with an unpleasant smell of alcohol. When Yelu Ren walked to the bedroom behind first, he could see Yelu Zongzhen half lying on the bed at a glance.

Originally, Yelu Zongzhen was only in his twenties, but now he was gray and there were even a few thin head-up patterns on his forehead, which seemed to be more than ten years older than he was in reality.

"Why are you?" Yelu Zongzhen also saw clearly that the person coming was Yelu Renxian, and immediately frowned and said.

"I know that Your Majesty is in a bad mood, but as the king of a country, Your Majesty must not be so decadent. After all, there are countless subjects outside who need Your Majesty, so I hope Your Majesty can cheer up!" Yelu Renxian suddenly fell to the ground and advised Yelu Zongzhen with a heartbroken expression on his face.

After Yelu Zongzhen was depressed, Yelu Renxian had never formally advised him. It was not that he didn't want to persuade him, but that he knew that he needed to give Yelu Renxian some time to vent, so he let Yelu Zongzhen make a fool of himself during this period, but there must be a limit on the nonsense. Now it is time to cheer up Yelu Zongzhen.

"Care you? How can you cheer me up? Even a mere Dangxiang can defeat my Liao cavalry. Zhenzhou is not going to be able to defend it. At that time, Dangxiang and I will rule. Where can you put my face?" Yelu Zongzhen's face turned red and roared on the bedboard.

Although Yelu Zongzhen, who was defeated by the Song Dynasty before, was angry, the Song Dynasty was the same opponent as the Liao Kingdom, so he could comfort himself in his heart. But now even Dangxiang, who was killed by the Song Dynasty, could defeat them, which made Yelu Zongzhen feel a deep humiliation and even feel ashamed to meet people.

"Your Majesty, victory and defeat are common in military affairs. If you lose this time, it does not mean that we are weaker than Dangxiang, but the timing of sending troops is wrong. As long as Your Majesty cheers up again, in the future, both Dangxiang and the Song Dynasty will be defeated by our Great Liao!" Yelu Renxian said solemnly again, and his words also revealed incomparable confidence.

Perhaps it was infected by Yelu Renxian's confidence, or perhaps thinking of the glory of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Zongzhen finally recovered a little calmer at this time. He stared at Yelu Renxian for a while before finally speaking: "What are your plans for the current situation?"

"Your Majesty, after two major defeats, our Liao Kingdom was also seriously injured. It is really not appropriate to send troops to fight anyone head-on, so the only way is to find allies!" Yelu Renxian said solemnly immediately.

"Ally? Where do you ask me to find allies?" Yelu Zongzhen couldn't help but say angrily when he heard Yelu Renxian's words. The Song Dynasty, Dangxiang, and even the Goryeo in the east and the Jurchen in the north all had huge conflicts with the Liao Kingdom, so he really couldn't think of anyone else who could become their Liao Kingdom's ally?

"Your Majesty, there is no eternal enemy in this world. We were once a life-and-death enemy with the Song Dynasty, but later we signed the Chanyuan Alliance? So as long as your Majesty is willing to pay some price or even show his weakness, he can turn the enemy into our ally!" Yelu Renxian said solemnly again.

"What do you mean is... to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty again?" Yelu Zongzhen asked with some doubt at this time. In fact, after the defeat of Gubeikou, he had sent envoys to the Song Dynasty to discuss peace. However, this kind of peace talks is not an alliance, but temporarily lifting the state of war between the two sides, causing some exchanges to resume on the border, which is far less than the intimacy of the Chanyuan Alliance back then.

"It's not the Song Dynasty. I think the ministers are strong now. I won't say whether the other party is willing or not. Even if the other party is really willing to form an alliance, we may be at a disadvantage. At that time, just like the Song State in the Chanyuan Alliance, the situation will reverse. Maybe Song State will ask us for annual tribute!" Yelu Renxian sighed at the end. When the former emperor signed the Chanyuan Alliance, he probably wouldn't have thought that in a few decades, the Liao State would have to pay annual quotas to Song State for peace.

"If we don't form an alliance with the Song Kingdom, who else can be our ally?" Yelu Zongzhen asked in confusion at this time. In his heart, the only one who is qualified to form an alliance with the Liao Kingdom was the Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, don't just look at the Song Dynasty. Li Yuanhao is a man of great talent, courage and strategy. Now he has become a climate, and he also has a deep feud with the Song Dynasty. Now our Liao Kingdom, Dangxiang and the Song Dynasty are like the Three Kingdoms of the past. The Song Dynasty is the strongest, equivalent to Cao Wei, and we and Dangxiang are Sun Wu and Liu Bei. None of them are the opponents of the Song Dynasty. Only by uniting can we resist the offensive of the Song Dynasty!" Yelu Renxian finally expressed his thoughts.

"No, I have lost all my face before by Dangxiang. If I take the initiative to send someone to show my kindness at this time, I will definitely feel that I am afraid of Dangxiang when I know it!" After hearing this, Yelu Zongzhen refused without hesitation. Even at this time, he still did not want to put down his arrogant temperament and look at his face even more than the sky.

"Your Majesty, there is a saying among the Han people, that a real man can bend and stretch. The current situation is not good for our Great Liao. Your Majesty might as well endure it for a few years. When our Great Liao strength recovers in the future, we will defeat the State of Song in one fell swoop, regain control of Yanyun, and rewrite the glory of our Great Liao!" Yelu Renxian immediately persuaded again eagerly.

In fact, Yelu Renxian had considered the alliance with Dangxiang for a long time, and he also knew that Yelu Zongzhen would definitely be very exclusion. However, with the current situation, alliance with Dangxiang was almost their best choice. With Dangxiang's restraint, the Song Dynasty would definitely not be able to concentrate on dealing with the Liao Dynasty, and would also be able to gain some time for recovery for them.

"This matter is absolutely nothing to be discussed. Unless I die, it is impossible to form an alliance with Dangxiang!" Yelu Zongzhen immediately waved his hand and said decisively.

Seeing that Yelu Zong was so determined, Yelu Ren couldn't help but sigh, then hesitated for a moment before taking out a document from his sleeve and said, "Since Your Majesty refuses to form an alliance with Dangxiang, he has to choose the worst. This is a document sent by the Song Dynasty. They hope to send envoys to discuss the alliance with us!"
Chapter completed!