After Yelu Yixin received Zhang Xiaojie's instructions, he dressed up and left the Wei Palace.
Yelu Yixin changed into his official uniform in the mansion and put on soft armor for self-defense. He walked outside the mansion and got on his horse. The escort eunuch Yelu Chazai led a dozen horsemen carrying iron shields and followed closely beside him.
Immediately, hundreds of black-armored cavalry cleared the way and rushed to the palace majestically, followed by hundreds more cavalry.
This kind of momentum is truly worthy of being that one person in the Liao Kingdom is better than ten thousand people.
When Yelu Yixin arrived at the palace, thousands of his retinues were resting outside. He only led the eunuch, Yelu Chaci, and a dozen guards inside.
The palace was guarded by Su Zhi.
Xiao Shisan, the deputy inspector in front of the palace, immediately greeted Yelu Yixin when he saw him. He followed Yelu Yixin closely, and at the same time reported every move of Prince Yelu Jun.
"Xiao Hu seems to want to do harm to King Wei again?"
Yelu Yixin couldn't help but feel slightly angry when he heard this. Xiao Hugu was a close guard of the prince and had assassinated him twice.
Once, he was buried under a bridge, hoping to assassinate him when he passed by. However, heavy rain that day damaged the bridge and the assassination plan failed.
Another time when they were at the hunting ground, Yelu Yixin had an argument with the prince. Xiao Hugu became furious and immediately drew his sword to kill Yelu Yixin, trying to persuade those around him to stop him.
Yelu Yixin tolerated this once and twice and wanted to do it three times.
Therefore, as soon as Yelu Yixin entered the palace, Xiao Shisan loyally guarded him.
When Yelu Yixin arrived at the palace, he saw more than a dozen officials waiting to greet him. They were all Yelu Yixin's confidants. The first one was Brother Yeluyan, who now paid homage to Zuo Yili.
There are also Yelu Helu, the great king of the North Court, and Yelu Wu, the great king of the South Court.
Yelu Helu and Yeluwu are also brothers, and they were born in Liubuyuan.
As for Yelu Yange and Yelu Ta, one of them was born in Jifu's house and the other was in Zhongfu's house. They are both brothers of Yelu Abaoji.
Their backgrounds are similar to Yelu Yixin's. Their ancestors participated in the rebellion among their brothers, and they belong to a group of people in the Yelu family who were unsuccessful.
And just now Xiao Shisan was born in the Migunai tribe among the five tribes.
All in all, Yelu Yixin's confidants, like him, all came from the "poor" classes of the Liao Kingdom.
When they arrived at the palace, Yelu Yixin met Yelu Hongji, the Lord of the Liao Dynasty. Xiao Weixin, the deputy privy envoy, had just left the palace.
Xiao Weixin was an important minister in the former dynasty, and he never bought into Yelu Yixinsu's fault.
At present, he is the only minister in the Liao court who is not affiliated with Yelu Yixin.
Yelu Hongji asked Yelu Yi about Xin Xixia.
Yelu Yixin said: "Your Majesty, the Xia State is now short of money and food, and its troops and horses are exhausted. The annual gifts given to Xia by the Song Dynasty and the two countries and cities have been cut off, and the finances are poor and can no longer support it."
"Now that Taoshui is defeated, Liang Yimi and the Empress Dowager Liang have lost face. These two people have always advocated pro-Liao attack on the Song Dynasty. Once the Xia Kingdom is defeated again, if its leader Bingchang replaces the Liang brothers and sisters in presiding over state affairs, this person will be respected
Sinology, when the time comes the Xia State will rebel against the Liao Dynasty and annex the Song Dynasty."
"Therefore, I advocate attacking Song Dynasty to save Xia, in order to encircle Wei and save Zhao!"
Yelu Yixin followed Zhang Xiaojie's teachings word for word.
After hearing this, Yelu Hongji was very happy and said: "Just now all the ministers advised me to mediate the affairs between Song and Liao through negotiation, but you are the only one who advised me to attack Song. This shows my loyalty."
"With Xia Guo here, Liao can sit back and relax."
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When Yelu Yixin walked down the hall after being praised by Yelu Hongji, Linya Xiao Delit and Xiao Shisan were waiting for His Highness in the north.
Xiao Delit also came to power by flattering Yelu Yixin.
Yelu Yixin said to Xiao Delit: "Your Majesty is very dissatisfied with Yelupo's negotiations with the Southerners. I have recommended to Your Majesty that you replace Yelupo in negotiating with the Southerners."
Yelu Po, who previously advocated territorial disputes with the Song Dynasty, did not agree with Yelu Yixin and belonged to the Guchen group.
Being able to become a lonely minister is only possible if you have the ability.
Yelu Hongji, the leader of the Liao Dynasty, also knew that Yelu Yixin was very good at political struggles, but when it came to matters such as boundary demarcation negotiations, he still needed capable technical officials.
Therefore, Yelu Hongji appointed the shrewd and capable Yelu Po to negotiate with Song Dynasty.
The other negotiator, Xiao Xi, also came from a later clan and was a relative of the former Empress Xiao who was framed by Yelu Yixin.
And Yelu Yixin never got involved in this matter. He negotiated with Song Dynasty. It would not be of any benefit to his current status of one person below ten thousand people, but if the negotiation broke down, it would be a big disaster.
But now in history, Yelupo, who freely kneaded Song Dynasty officials, reached a deadlock in the negotiations in front of the powerful Zhang Yue. You must know that in history, Yelupo relied on his merits in demarcating the border with Song Dynasty, and was finally granted official status as the Privy Councilor of the North.
It is also the current seat of Yelu Yixin.
Taking into account the Song Dynasty's active preparations for war in Hebei, the Liao Kingdom's tried and tested force intimidation did not work.
During the Qingli increase in coins, Xixia, as the vanguard of the Khitan troops, was severely defeated by the Song Dynasty at Taoshui.
Therefore, Yelu Hongji lost his patience, so he changed his commander before the battle and asked Yelu Yixin to take charge of the negotiations. Yelu Yixin also took advantage of the situation and recommended his confidant Lin Yaxiao Delit from the north to replace Yelu Po and be responsible for the negotiations between Song and Liao.
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Xiao Derit asked: "May I ask how the Grand Master can negotiate with the people of Song Dynasty?"
Yelu Yixin was about to give instructions when he suddenly heard a loud roar.
A burly warrior sprang out from the pillar at the back of the palace, slashing at Yelu Yixin with a steel knife.
"Xiao Hugu, how dare you!"
Yelu Yixin shouted loudly, and he saw clearly that the other person was Xiao Hugu, the guard beside the prince.
Xiao Hugu was extremely brave and had the highest rank in the imperial army. He was also loyal to the prince, and this time he tried desperately to kill Yelu Yixin.
Yelu Yixin was also very courageous. He drew his knife from his waist and blocked Xiao Hugu's knife.
But after all, Yelu Yixin had been pampered for too long, how could he withstand the sword of Xiao Hugu, the strongest warrior in the palace.
With just one strike, the knife in his hand was knocked away by the opponent.
Xiao Hugu was overjoyed when he saw that Yelu Yixin had lost his sword, and he immediately struck with the second sword.
At this time, Xiao Shisan, who was closely guarding Yelu Yixin, had already arrived and blocked Xiao Hugu's sword, preventing the opponent from hitting Yelu Yixin.
Yelu Yixin escaped from death and was sweating profusely all over his body.
However, Xiao Hugu still refused to give up and insisted on killing Yelu Yixin. Xiao Shisan blocked the opponent's three swords in a row. At this time, the bodyguard Taibao Yelu Chacai and Yelu Yixin's guards rushed in from the left and right.
Everyone fought hard and captured Xiao Hugu.
Yelu Yixin looked at Xiao Hugu who was tied to the ground and covered in blood. At this moment, he was shocked and cursed: "Xiao Hugu, I have spared your life for the sake of the prince, but you don't know what is good or bad.
Assassinate me in the palace!"
Xiao Hugu still struggled hard under the pressure of five or six guards. He even cursed: "Yelu Yixin, is this sheepherder worthy of being the king of Wei?"
"You are such a traitorous minister. You killed the queen, and now you want to kill the prince. I wish I could kill you and eat your flesh!"
After Xiao Hugu was captured, many officials and guards who sympathized with him begged Yelu Hongji to spare his life.
In the end, Yelu Hongji just dismissed Xiao Hugu as a sideline.
Yelu Yixin was heartbroken when he learned about this.
