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"I want you to go because you don't know martial arts. Sanniang's martial arts skills are exposed by the way she walks. How could Yelu Dashi be fooled?"

Sun Lei said that the purpose of letting Li Qingzhao go was to avoid Yelu Dashi's suspicion.

"But what can I do?"

Li Qingzhao was still a little worried. Even if she went to the front line with a sword, she would be of no help.

"As a sword clerk, after all, it is a meeting between the emperors of two countries, so this record is indispensable."

Sun Lei said with a smile.

After hearing this, Li Qingzhao nodded nervously.

"Principal Li, I'm going too!"

Xin Qiji appeared from nowhere and said with a smile on his face.

"What are you doing kid!"

Li Qingzhao immediately put on a stern face and started to lecture him.

"I went to the front line to kill the enemy!"

Xin Qiji said unconvinced.

"How can you talk to the principal?"

Sun Lei patted Xin Qiji's head. This kid was becoming more and more daring.

"Your Majesty, I am young, and Yelu Dashi will not doubt me if we go together!"

Xin Qiji hurried to explain.

  Sun Lei thought about it and it seemed to be true. Who would doubt a child of ten years old?

"Then you can be a wine-pourer!"

Sun Lei nodded.

In the oasis, a small pavilion was built and a sumptuous banquet was set out.

Sun Lei brought Li Qingzhao and Xin Qiji to the pavilion and sat down, while in the distance, a large army was heading towards them.

When Yelu Dashi saw the Qi army, he also stopped.

"Juerhan, Sun Lei!"

A guard pointed to a small pavilion in the distance. A man in a dragon robe was sitting in the pavilion, along with a slim woman and a child in his teens.

"Sun Lei!"

Yelu Dashi stared at Sun Lei intently and uttered these two words with gritted teeth.

"Jiu'erhan, there aren't too many enemies, why don't we charge over!"

Someone immediately suggested.

"No, the enemy army is far away. If we charge, the enemy will definitely charge as well. We have too few people and cannot win!"

Yelu Dashi looked into the distance and saw that the Qi army had already formed its battle line. If he charged forward, the Qi army would surely follow suit.

"What does Sun Lei mean? Why did he appear alone in front of the formation?"

All the generals frowned. They couldn't understand why Sun Lei drank in front of the battlefield.

"This is to see me!"

Yelu Dashi looked at the pavilion for a long time before he spoke. Apart from Sun Lei, although the woman was holding a sword, judging from her posture, she definitely did not know martial arts, and the child was even less worth mentioning.

"Juerhan, is there a conspiracy?"

All the generals were worried, they felt that the enemy had a conspiracy.

"I'll go there myself!"

Yelu Dashi said with a firm gaze that he brought the army here just to use courtesy before force, to demonstrate his aristocratic cultivation. In the West, the identity and behavior of aristocrats are very important.

"Juerhan, isn't this too risky?"

All the guards said worriedly.

"Didn't you see that Sun Lei only brought a swordswoman and a servant? If I don't go, won't I be afraid of him?"

Yelu Dashi spoke.

"Then we will follow the Khan! Sun Lei is cunning, maybe he has assassins hidden underground!"

The personal guard immediately spoke up, saying that Sun Lei brought two people with him and they also had two followers.

"No need. He brings women and children. What's the use of me bringing personal guards?"

Yelu Dashi refused directly, saying that if he brought his personal guards with him, it would mean he was afraid.

Yelu Dashi rode alone to the pavilion. "Come alone? You have some courage!"

Sun Lei looked at Yelu Dashi and smiled.

"If you dare to come here, why shouldn't I dare?"

Yelu Dashi dismounted and said coldly.

He walked into the pavilion holding a rifle and looked at the three people in front of him. Sun Lei looked casual, even holding a wine glass in his hand, not caring about himself at all.

When the woman saw him coming in armor and holding a sharp weapon, she seemed a little nervous and held the sword tightly. It would probably take her a long time to draw the blade in that position.

As for the child, he was very excited, and there was murderous intent on his childish face, as if he was ready to do it himself. However, his little arms and legs were not worth mentioning at all.

"sit down!"

Sun Lei pointed to the seat opposite and said to Yelu Dashi.

Yelu Dashi swung his spear and inserted it directly into the wooden board under the pavilion, then sat down without any hesitation.

“Record it!”

Sun Lei said while looking at Li Qingzhao on the side.

Li Qingzhao was a little nervous and stunned for a moment, then she hurriedly walked to the small table next to her, where writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone were already laid out.

"Mr. Li, give this to me!"

Xin Qiji immediately took the sword from Li Qingzhao's hand. He had been longing for this thing for a long time.

Yelu Dashi was a little surprised. Only then did he notice the small table and the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.

Li Qingzhao picked up the pen and finally breathed a sigh of relief. She still found this one more convenient to use.

When Yelu Dashi saw Li Qingzhao start writing, he was sure that although this woman was not good at martial arts, she must have good literary talent. He also passed the imperial examination, which could be seen from the way she held the pen and wrote.

"I am the emperor, and I also need this daily record."

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"Have a drink!"

Sun Lei pointed and raised his wine glass and said with a smile.

Yelu Dashi looked at the wine glass in front of him, which was already filled with purple grape wine. He felt a little hesitant because the wine had already been poured and he didn't know if it was poisonous or not.

"Afraid of being poisonous?"

Sun Lei looked at Yelu Dashi with a smile.

"What's so scary?"

Yelu Dashi was aroused and drank the wine in one gulp.

"Ok!"

As the wine took his first sip, Yelu Dashi's expression suddenly changed.

"you……"

Yelu Dashi was furious. He thought he was drinking grape wine from the Western Regions, but when he took a sip he found that it was just grape juice and had no taste of wine at all.

"The army prohibits alcohol, and I am no exception. I can only drink juice instead of alcohol."

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"You are not here to say these useless things!"

Yelu Dashi looked at Sun Lei coldly and slammed the wine glass heavily on the table. He was very angry at Sun Lei's deliberate prank.

However, he could understand the prohibition of alcohol. Drunkenness could easily lead to mistakes. He also emphasized the prohibition of alcohol in the army many times. However, the army in the Western Regions was difficult to manage, and this decree could not be implemented at all. The soldiers still avoided drinking.

"I'm here to persuade you to surrender!"

Sun Lei took a sip of juice and said with a smile.

"You're dreaming!"

Yelu Dashi refused directly.

"I want to march west, you want to march east, war is inevitable, but how can a mob like you be a match for my powerful army?"

Sun Lei pointed at the army behind Yelu Dashi. These soldiers with incomplete armor and messy weapons were no different from bandits in the desert. They were no match for the regular army of Qi.

"Humph, how can you know the outcome if you don't fight? When I invade the Central Plains, you will know what a tiger and wolf army is!"

Yelu Dashi looked at Sun Lei and said that his Khitan ancestors had raised an army with their tribe and conquered the vast territory of the Liao Kingdom. If the subsequent royal family had not been weak in their beliefs, the Central Plains would have been incorporated into the Liao Kingdom halfway. (End of this chapter)