After a night of false alarm, people in the Song Dynasty were scolding their mothers, "Grandma is a bear, what kind of tricks did Liao dogs get up to!"
In any case, the right thing to do is to leave Xiongzhou as soon as possible. The further inland, the less tricks these Liao people can play. So regardless of a sleepless night, Chen Ke urged the Liao envoy to set off, and his attitude was very rude. Written by Lu Gong Others thought that his anger was rising due to lack of sleep, and they were afraid that the Liao people would also have a bad temper. Unexpectedly, the Liao people had very good tempers, and they set off obediently without saying a word.
On the way to Bianjing, the Liao Dynasty envoy always maintained a respectful attitude towards the people of the Song Dynasty. Not only towards Chen Ke, but also towards Lu Gongzhu and even Zeng Bu, they acted like adults and obeyed their orders, fearing to offend them. .
This made Lu Gongzhu and Zeng Bu secretly murmur. The envoys from the Liao Dynasty they had met before were arrogant and arrogant even when they met the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Why were they so honest this time? They seemed to have a guilty conscience everywhere...
When they raised this question, Chen Ke smiled and said: "Aren't the people of Liao very well-behaved? So you have to be free in what you do and what you say. Don't be timid. There is no need for that."
Doesn't this imply that they asked for a bribe from the Liao envoy? The two of them gulped and said, "How can I dare to ask for it if I don't feel at ease?"
"No, it must be necessary." Chen Ke said seriously: "How can they feel at ease if you don't accept their benefits?"
"What kind of medicine are sold in Liao people's gourds?" The two frowned.
"Don't worry about the medicine, let them go to Bianjing." Chen Ke seemed to have guessed it, but he didn't intend to tell the two of them. He just said meaningfully: "Just follow my instructions."
"Okay." Both of them are smart people. When Chen Ke said this, he knew that there were some things that he didn't need to know.
With Chen Ke's approval, Lu Gongzhu and Zeng Bu became frank and friendly. The two Liao envoys were also ingratiating themselves with each other. They were harmonious along the way and arrived at Daming Mansion happily. Chen Ke told Yelu Yixin that in This is a two-day break where you can move around freely.
Yelu Yixin didn't want to delay for a day, but he didn't dare not listen to Chen Ke's words, so he had to be patient and rest for two days. On the first day, all the Liao people stayed in the post house and did not go out, which made the Song people very strange. This Daming Mansion was Beijing in the Song Dynasty. It was more prosperous than any other city in the Liao Kingdom. Isn't it the most attractive to the Liao people?
It was not until the evening of the next day that Yelu Yixin finally showed mercy and allowed his men to go shopping. The Khitan people, who had been strictly restrained, seemed to be pardoned. They all ran out to go shopping and eat wine with a roar, and they could be seen all over the city. The Khitan people with bald heads made the officials of Daming Mansion very nervous.
However, this time the Khitan people changed from being so arrogant and domineering. They actually became very honest, paying according to the order when buying things. They were polite and courteous when drinking, and they did not make loud noises when walking on the road, which shocked everyone in Daming Mansion.
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At night, when the bright moon hangs high, Damingfu is still bustling with people and brightly lit. Although Damingfu Night Market is not as good as Bianjing, it can still be an eye-opener for Khitan people who are visiting this place for the first time.
"The scenery of the Southern Dynasties is really unusual!" Cha Cha, a bearded man, couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the bustling night market. He took a bite of the sugar and ice snow cold meatballs and praised: "It's delicious, even this kind of small The food at the stall is better than mine..."
"Ahem..." Yelu Yixin, who was wearing a casual robe next to him, coughed repeatedly. Chachi quickly changed his words and said, "They are all more delicious than those made by Prince Zhao's Mansion."
Yelu Yixin couldn't help rolling his eyes, thinking, is this what you, a little bodyguard, should say?
Although Cha Ci was nominally his bodyguard, and he followed him out to protect the prince's safety, but no matter how you look at it, it should be the other way around. The dignified Prince of Daliao followed his bodyguard step by step. Whatever the bodyguard saw, he
Buy it quickly and serve whatever the guard wants to eat. It looks very funny.
At this time, there was a sudden commotion at the street entrance. There was a tall horse running wildly, followed by a panicked man, shouting: "Get out of the way, the horse is scared!"
The crowd hurriedly ran to both sides of the road, only to see the black horse rushing in front of Yelu Yixin and his party like lightning.
That Chaqi was enjoying a bunch of roasted pork, and when he heard the sound of horse hooves, he didn't even have the interest to raise his head.
Without thinking, Yelu Yixin stood in front of him. Seeing that the distance between the man and the horse was less than ten feet, the black horse suddenly stumbled and fell in front of Yelu Yixin. He struggled to stand up, but was blocked by his palm.
Hold the horse's head and pin it firmly to the ground.
At this time, the shocked people saw that there were two Liao people who had blocked the black horse with a horse rope in advance...
The owner of the horse caught up at this time and saw that he had collided with the Liao man. He bowed and apologized mercilessly, and also paid for compensation. However, Yelu Yixin stood up, clapped his hands, ignored him, and left with the chachi.
The middle of the street was quickly filled with crowds of people again. The thrilling scene just now disappeared like ripples, but it was deeply imprinted in someone's heart.
In the restaurant facing the street, Chen Ke, who was also dressed in casual robes, stood leaning against the railing with a wine glass in hand. He stared closely at the bearded figure, but the figure of Emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom appeared in his mind. The two figures gradually merged into one.
It’s a perfect fit!
After leaving Daming Mansion, the team went straight to the border of Kaifeng and could enter Beijing tomorrow.
Chen Ke settled the Liao envoy there, but his guard chief Chen Zhong mounted a fast horse and galloped towards Bianjing first. The horse galloped along the way without stopping, and finally entered the city before the city gate closed.
After entering the city, Chen Zhong galloped straight to Prince Qi's Mansion. When he arrived at the door, his horse was already paralyzed from exhaustion.
At this moment, the lanterns were coming on, and the door of Prince Qi's Mansion was closed tightly. Chen Zhong didn't care much, so he slammed the door and opened it.
"Who is so bold?" the guard at the door asked angrily.
"He Laosan, I am Chen Zhong!"
"Ah, Xiao Chen?!" When the guard heard this, he quickly ordered someone to open the heavy door, and saw Chen Zhong standing at the door in a dusty state, and said hurriedly: "Come in quickly!"
"I brought a message from the bachelor to see the prince." Chen Zhong walked in and asked, "Is the prince here?"
"What a coincidence, I went home for dinner for the first time in three days." He Laosan smiled proudly: "The official family cannot live without the prince for a moment."
He Laosan asked him to sit in the flower hall, and then reported it to the eunuch in charge. When the eunuch heard that he was sent by Chen Ke, he hurried to the dining room to report.
During the tea time, Zhao Shu, dressed in casual clothes, came out and asked, "What happened?" He waved his hands and told the left and right to leave.
Chen Zhong then said softly: "Your Majesty, my bachelor reported that the Lord of Liao is probably in the mission..."
"Lord Liao..." Zhao Shu was stunned for a moment before reacting: "You said Yelu Hongji was in the birthday celebration mission?"
"Yeah." Chen Zhong said, "That's what my bachelor said."
"How is it possible?" Zhao Shu didn't believe it at first, but how could Chen Ke lie to him? Then he frowned and said, "Isn't this too, too bizarre?"
"The bachelor also thought it was too bizarre. In fact, he basically guessed it when he was in Xiongzhou, but he couldn't believe it and was afraid of alerting others, so he didn't report it immediately." Chen Zhong said softly: "When he passed by Daming Mansion, he
Deliberately announced a two-day rest and allowed Liao envoys to move freely in the city..."
After listening to Chen Zhong's report, Zhao Zhen was convinced. No matter what Yelu Hongji thought, he was indeed here, and he would arrive in Beijing tomorrow!
After a moment's thought, he asked someone to take Chen Zhong out for dinner, while he changed his court clothes and ordered someone to prepare a car to enter the palace.
"Your Majesty, the palace door has been locked for a long time..." Huang Cheng, the accompanying eunuch, reminded.
"Just ask for it." Zhao Shu said without thinking.
"Ah..." Huang Cheng was stunned: "All gates in the imperial city must be closed as soon as it gets dark, and must not be opened before sunrise. This is an iron rule."
"Everything must have exceptions." Zhao Shu said calmly.
"If there is something really important and the palace gates must be opened at night, they should all have the fish talisman of the imperial edict." Huang Cheng whispered: "And from the gate general to the gatekeepers, the relevant gatekeepers must go to the pavilion to repeat the report after reading it.
Only with the approval of the official family can we ask the guard who holds the keys to the palace door to come and open the door."
"Just do as you are told." Zhao Shu sat in the car and slowly closed his eyes.
"Yes..." Huang Cheng didn't dare to say any more, and hurried to the outside of Xuande Gate and informed the eunuch guarding the door inside.
If ordinary people came to kowtow, the eunuch guarding the gate would definitely scold him back, but who is His Highness King Qi? The future prince known to everyone in the palace! How dare the eunuch guarding the gate ignore him?
Of course, following the lesson learned by the former Princess of Panggun, if the eunuchs dared to open the door without permission, they would quickly pass the information in one level at a time.
Zhao Shu waited outside the palace gate for more than half an hour, and the corresponding opening procedures were completed one after another. Marshal Di Qingdi, the Secretary of the Imperial City, personally held a string of copper fish charms and opened the palace doors for Zhao Shu...
Each bronze fish talisman is engraved with the name of the palace gate, divided into two parts, the left and right. Each gatekeeper holds one half, and Di Qing holds the other half.
When the door was opened, two teams of forbidden soldiers were lined up inside and outside the city gate, holding torches, which were as bright as a white background. Di Qing and the eunuch guarding the gate carefully checked the fish talisman to make sure it was correct before opening the door. In this way, they opened the door one by one, and then used
After half an hour, Xuande Gate finally opened slowly.
Looking at the slowly opening palace door, Zhao Shu had a smile on his lips. He and Chen Ke had already understood each other's intentions without explaining many things. In fact, Chen Ke could have conveyed the news earlier. He
There is no need to mobilize troops and mobilize people like this.
But what is needed is this kind of mobilization, which is to let the officials of the government and the public know that the officials can open the palace door without asking for reasons, and how much trust they have with Prince Qi and his son!
This is completely different from the time when Princess Gun went to bed, because in the eyes of scholar-bureaucrats, women have nothing serious to do, it is all private matters. Violating palace prohibitions for private matters is naturally a big problem. But His Highness the King of Qi is doing it for military affairs, which is completely different.
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Di Qing appeared in front of Zhao Shu with a serious face and said sideways: "Your Majesty, please enter the palace quickly. Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time."
"Yes," Zhao Shu nodded, sat on the carriage and said, "Excuse me, Marshal."