For three days in a row, Jin Fang never sent anyone again and seemed to have forgotten about it.
Both Li Qi and Zhao Liangsi knew that the other party was playing psychological tactics with them. Whoever failed to calm down first would lose the first battle, so they were not in a hurry and stayed in the small post house with peace of mind. However,
They didn't dare to go out because they might see that annoying scene once they went out.
And Zhao Kai seemed to be suffering from masochism. The colder the Jin people treated him, the happier he became. He also hoped that the storm would come more violently and let the unforgettable pain penetrate into his bones. It would be best if he could
There is an indelible mark imprinted on the fiery heart.
He has been favored by thousands of people since he was born. He has received his father's literary talent. He is handsome and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The most valuable thing is that he is the first prince in history to win the first prize.
Although he was eventually canceled by Song Huizong, this also proves that he is definitely a talented prince.
In the Song Dynasty, a country where culture was prevalent, he was naturally at home, and he was deeply loved by his father. He had never encountered any setbacks since he was a child, and it could be said that everything was smooth sailing.
But here, his method is completely unworkable. Compared with the sons of Wanyan Aguda, they pale in comparison. Everyone else opened up new territories for their country and made great contributions immediately, but he, Zhao Kai,
Why should he compete with them? I'm afraid he himself doesn't have the confidence to compete with Wanyan Zongwang.
A person like Zhao Kai, who is proud to the core and has never suffered any setbacks, will either completely give in and sink when he encounters a major setback. He may even be unable to think of something radical, or he will be brave after realizing his shame.
Obviously, Zhao Kai chose the second path, but whether he can persist in it cannot be determined at this point. Because except for Taizu and Taizong, there is no one with backbone in the Song Dynasty royal family. I really don’t know where to read this book.
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It wasn't until the fourth day that the Kingdom of Jin sent someone to take them to live in the city. This post house was much larger, and it couldn't handle five hundred people. They also invited them to attend a banquet tomorrow, but as for the negotiations, they
Still didn't say a word.
You can tell with your buttocks that this is a Hongmen Banquet.
The next morning.
Heshi Liebohe, who had no sense of responsibility at all, finally appeared again and talked some useless nonsense to Zhao Liangsi and others. Then he took Li Qi and others to the place where the banquet was held.
After walking for about a meal, there were faint sounds of fighting coming from the front.
Li Qi looked up and saw a white area in the distance. There were neat rows of large tents on a large open space. Li Qi, who had been eating steamed buns for a few days with Zhao Kai, felt a little excited when he saw these white things.
nausea.
The Jurchens are not pure nomads like the Mongols, who are used to living in tents. They choose their living style based on the geographical environment. There are such luxurious mansions in Yanjing. It is impossible for Wanyan Aguda to live in tents, but the soldiers still have to live there.
The camp in front of the tent is undoubtedly the school ground of the Jin Army.
It was Sima Zhao's idea to hold a banquet in the school grounds. Everyone on the street knew it.
The Hongmen Banquet should be decorated at least. Is it necessary to make it so obvious? It’s terrible to be uneducated. Li Qi was quite dissatisfied with the Jin man’s strategy.
Arriving in front of the camp gate, the rumble of horse hooves inside seemed to shake the earth and the mountains. Li Qi couldn't even hear what He Shi Liebohe beside him said to the soldier guarding the door.
Entering inside, I saw that the school grounds were filled with dust. All of those golden soldiers were solemn and majestic. Although they were not many in number, they were powerful. In comparison, those in Xiongzhou were soft and unable to stand up.
Song Bing is really a girl.
Zhao Kai saw those Jin soldiers training and then thought of the Song Dynasty's army, and he felt very worried.
Heshi Liebohe led Li Qi and others towards the tent opposite. After walking for a while, a small group of people suddenly walked towards them. They saw a few golden soldiers escorting a woman over.
The woman was wearing a gray prison uniform, barefoot, her hands tied with hemp rope, and a golden soldier was holding her. Because the woman's hair was disheveled, her face could not be seen, but she was at least 1.7 meters tall.
Li Qi was used to this kind of scene, so he didn't pay attention.
However, when the woman passed by the Song Dynasty envoy, she took advantage of the golden soldiers to salute Heshi Liebohe and suddenly rushed towards Li Qi who was closest to them like crazy.
The soldier who was guarding her was careless, and he broke free.
"Officials of the Southern Dynasty, please save me, please save me."
This woman actually spoke fluent Chinese.
Li Qi was so frightened that everyone was stunned. At this time, the woman had raised her head. Judging from her appearance, she should be about thirty years old. Although her face was dirty, she was definitely a rare person in the world.
The beauty has a natural oval face, thin eyebrows with curved willow leaves, long eyelashes, a tall nose, a pair of eyes as black as black diamonds, and pale lips that are slightly flawed, but also add a bit of weakness.
beautiful.
In a daze, the woman's face suddenly overlapped with Bai Qiannuo's face in Li Qi's eyes. He looked startled and said in fear: "Qiniang." Just as he was about to reach out, a loud shout woke him up from his dream.
When he came over, he took a closer look and saw that the soldier who was chasing him hit the woman on the back with a whip, and then several soldiers came up at the same time to pull her away. Li Qi didn't know why, but all the wounds on his back were already there.
Soaked.
The woman screamed and struggled, shouting, "Senior official of the Southern Dynasties, please help me, please help me."
"Guan Yanshi, Guan Yanshi."
Li Qi was startled for a moment, then suddenly turned his head and saw He Shi Liebohe and Zhao Kai looking at him worriedly.
Heshi Liebohe apologized: "I'm really sorry for frightening the official."
Li Qi panted slightly, waved his hands and said, "I'm fine. Can you tell them to stop fighting?" He didn't dare to look directly at the woman when he said this.
Heshi Liebohe waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately dragged the woman outside.
The woman almost knelt on her knees, turning her head and staring at the backs of Li Qi and others who were gradually disappearing. Her eyes were full of despair and resentment, and she suddenly shouted in a hysterical voice: "You in the Southern Dynasty did not abide by the covenant and are associating with the wolf.
, Adding insult to injury, you are simply worse than animals. You killed my husband and destroyed our country. Compared with the golden dog, you are more hateful, hateful, and pitiful. You will definitely not end well. Today's Liao is tomorrow's Song. I
Even if Yelu Gu wants to become a ghost, he won’t let you go.”
Her screams were shrill and shrill, echoing endlessly in the sky, as if covering up the thunderous sound of horse hooves, which was all terrifying.
Li Qi suddenly remembered the fantasy just now. He couldn't help but sweat profusely, and his hands began to tremble involuntarily. He thought to himself, if I can't stop the Jingkang incident, then Qiniang and the others will be like this woman. Thinking of this, he
A sense of fear suddenly arose in his heart. This fear seemed to have sprouted in his heart for a long time, but it suddenly burst out today.
But all this is because he is a later generation and is not used to the barbaric behavior of this semi-slave society. People like Zhao Liangsi who lived in the Liao Kingdom and often had contact with the Jin Kingdom were already accustomed to it.
Even people like Ma Qiao and Zhao Kai only felt sympathy and pity, and did not feel the inner fear like Li Qi.
Zhao Liangsi saw Li Qi's expression was different, so he put his shoulder on his shoulder and said, "Let's go."
Li Qi nodded. Suddenly he remembered that the woman called herself Yelu, and asked Zhao Liangsi in a low voice: "Doctor Zhao, who is that woman?"
Zhao Liangsi smiled bitterly and said: "She is the eldest daughter of Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom. Yelu Guyu. Just now I heard Mr. He Shilie say that this woman is very disobedient and is very skilled. She even injured a woman last night.
She is a high official of the Jin Dynasty, so she is going to be sent to Huanyiyuan to be a slave as a maid as a punishment."
"Yelu Bone Desire."
Li Qi recited it in a low voice and sighed to himself, it turned out to be a subjugated princess. He turned around and saw that Yelu Guyu had disappeared into the dust.
After Zhao Liangsi walked away, Zhao Kai came over again and whispered: "Are you worried about what that woman said?"
Li Qi looked up at him and said nothing.
The group of people came to the largest tent in the middle and saw a large group of people standing in front of the tent door. They were all dressed in gorgeous clothes. Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zongbi were among them. The leader was strong and tall, with a certain look.
He has a white hat and a thick black beard that curls up on both sides of his upper jaw, which looks quite similar to Yuan Shikai's beard.
Li Qi asked in a low voice: "Is this the Emperor of Jin?"
Zhao Liangsi shook his head and said: "This is the half-brother of the Emperor of Jin. He is familiar with Banbo Jilie Wanyan Sheng, and his status is second only to the Emperor of Jin."
Wan Yan Sheng? Isn't that Jin Taizong? Oh my God, how could a random person come out? They are all big shots. Li Qi opened his eyes and looked at Wan Yan Sheng again unconsciously.
These Jin people and Zhao Liangsi were also old acquaintances. Regardless of their views on the Song people, they still showed great respect for Zhao Liangsi, as if they were seeing an old friend.
After the two sides bowed to each other and exchanged a few words, Zhao Liangsi introduced Zhao Kai to them. (Sorry for the omission of translation here.)
Brother Wanyan Zongwang glanced at Zhao Kai and saw that he looked like a scholar with disdain on his face. After all, Wanyan Sheng was a very human minister. He smiled slightly and said: "Your country has outstanding people. The third prince is really a talented person."
Zhao Kai was now very aware of his situation, so he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, thank you." But there was no trace of arrogance on his face.
Wanyan Sheng smiled and said: "Two days ago, my brother, the emperor, took care of himself. I am really sorry for my neglect. I hope the third prince can forgive me. Today I will host a banquet for you all on behalf of the emperor to express my apology.
"
The implication is nothing more than telling everyone that you are not here to negotiate today.
"Where, where." Zhao Kai nodded slightly and asked politely: "I wonder if your Majesty is well now?"
Wanyan Sheng said gratefully: "Thanks to the third prince's concern, my brother's health is much better."
"That's good, that's good."
Wanyan Sheng didn't seem to be in a hurry to invite them in. He turned to Li Qi and said hehe, "This talented man is the famous Golden Knife Chef."
Li Qi cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare to take it. I don't dare to take it. I'm Li Qi."
Wanyan Sheng laughed and said: "I've heard about your name for a long time, and it's so gratifying to see you today. Oh, your wine is really unrivaled. My brother and I both love drinking. My brother also said this
The wine deserves the words "unparalleled in the world."
Li Qi said with a smile: "Thank you for the award. It is an honor for this wine to be favored by the emperor of your country and Shu Banbo."
When Wanyan Sheng heard this, he burst into laughter.
Wanyan Zongbi suddenly said: "I heard that you served as deputy commander of the bodyguards in your Southern Dynasty. It is said that you specialized in training soldiers."
Li Qidao: "Exactly."
Wanyan Zongbi pointed towards the school grounds and said: "In that case, you might as well give me some advice, we are all ears."
Li Qi hurriedly said: "The fourth prince is laughing at you, but I don't dare to try to do anything for you."
Wanyan Sheng raised his hand and said, "Hey, Golden Knife Chef King doesn't need to be humble here. Let's just treat each other as a competition. I also want to hear your opinions."
Wanyan Zongbi suddenly said: "Since it's a competition, it's better to do it like this. It's still early anyway, how about you and I competing?"
The ministers of the Jin Kingdom all agreed, but the Song Dynasty envoys all looked embarrassed, and their momentum was completely overwhelmed by them.
It seems that they came well prepared. Li Qi smiled and said: "I wonder if the fourth prince wants to compete in chess, calligraphy and painting, or to write poems and songs?" (To be continued...)
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