I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 361 Deportation! The Liao mission may be completely wiped out
It snowed all night.

It wasn't until dawn that it gradually cleared up.

The snow in Bianjing City is as thick as cotton and covered with silver.

The colorful gates on both sides of the street look even more majestic under the cover of snow.

On Nanmen Street.

There is a restaurant waiter wiping the embroidered flag in front of the door.

Officials from various government offices were sweeping the snow in the middle of the street.

There are booksellers standing on the street corners selling poems about snow written by the literati last night while they were drunk.

Su Liang sat on the carriage and went straight to the forbidden area.

……

Zhao Zhen naturally knew Su Liang's intentions.

Zuo Youding knew the general situation of this matter.

The Song Dynasty not only refused to take the blame, but also threw the blame heavily on the envoys of Liao and Yelu Hongji.

This matter is not a war, but it can affect the outcome of the subsequent Song and Liao wars.

Su Liang was ready to make a big deal out of this matter.

It is suspected of provoking a war.

Half an hour later.

immediately.

In the afternoon, the envoys from various countries who had arrived in Bianjing were invited to Honglu Temple to watch the Liao envoy Xiao Shu and his deputy Yelu Zhao persuade the Liao king Yelu Chongyuan to die. "

It doesn't matter whether Yelu Zhongyuan dies or not.

If the Song Dynasty had not saved enough money to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun, it would never have rashly launched an all-out war with the Liao Dynasty.

Su Liang reported to Zhao Zhen that the Liao envoy had profaned Tibetan language and sent a death letter to Yelu Chongyuan.

Task one.

His only request is: no human life.

"Qing Zuo Si, if we had not found the death letter, Yelu Chongyuan really committed suicide. Not only did our Song Dynasty lose three million yuan, but the Liao Kingdom would also take this revenge on me, the Song Dynasty. Such an insidious approach , we should let the world know that it was not us, but the Liao people themselves who pressed the Liao’s face to the ground.”

He ordered Su Liang to act expediently and ordered the Imperial City Division, Kaifeng Mansion, and Honglu Temple to fully cooperate.

……

What's more, this time the Song Dynasty was completely in control.

The important thing is to prove that this matter has nothing to do with the Song Dynasty.

"I'm willing to do it, I'm willing to do it!" Zuo Youding smiled.

Task three.

Inside the Chui Gong Hall.

Let the Liao envoys persuade Liao King Yelu Chongyuan to die in front of envoys from various countries.

Su Liang and Zhang Maoze came to Honglu Temple together and found Zuo Youding, the minister of Honglu Temple.

Because of this auspicious snow, Zhao Zhen was in a very good mood.

War is all about money.

Xieyi secretly hid a letter advising death.

Not only did the Liao Dynasty not want to fight, the Song Dynasty also did not want to fight.

Place the three pieces of purple-red obscene clothes with a message urging death in the hall where the envoys of each regiment gather. The more conspicuous the better.

If Yelu Chongyuan really committed suicide, then the crime would be framed on the Song Dynasty.

There will eventually be a battle between Song and Liao. If there is an opportunity to intensify the civil strife in Liao, Su Liang will never let it go.

After Zuo Youding heard the three tasks assigned to him by Su Liang, he was dumbfounded.

Task two.

"Are you willing to do it? If not, I'll replace you!"

present.

He couldn't help but said: "Su Yushi, our Song Dynasty has always valued peace. Isn't this a bit too much? Isn't this pressing the face of the Liao Kingdom to the ground?"

Su Liang turned to look at Zuo Youding.

Prepare a dagger, a white silk ribbon, and a bottle of poison, and take them out at the right time.

Su Liang's face was deserted.

Causing internal chaos in the Liao Kingdom and weakening its national power would actually reduce the casualties of Song soldiers on the battlefield in the future.

Neither Yelu Chongyuan nor the Liao envoys could die in the Song Dynasty.

……

afternoon.

The spacious and bright main hall of Honglu Temple.

Three purple-red obscene garments written in Khitan script are placed on a mahogany stand in the center.

It seems very different.

The envoys came to the hall one after another. After seeing this object, they were all confused and didn't know what happened.

this year.

Many countries came to Bianjing to pay their respects.

Except for the old faces such as Xixia, Goryeo, Dali, Jiaozhi, and Dashi.

some small countries.

Envoys from Zhenla, Danmeiliu, Boni, Gepo and other countries also came and expressed their willingness to strengthen trade exchanges with the Song Dynasty.

The stronger Song Dynasty is, the more friends it will have.

And when Liao's envoy Xiao Shu and deputy envoy Yelu Zhao saw the three purple-red obscene clothes and the envoys chatting and laughing.

Suddenly he became panicked.

The two of them did not expect that Song Dynasty would have so many foreign envoys watching.

But at the moment.

They couldn't care less.

When Xie Yi's collection of books was discovered, they lost the case.

Today they must put aside the suspicion of provoking war, otherwise even if they can return to Liao, their lives will not be saved.

After a while.

Fu Bi, Su Liang, Wang Yaochen, and Zuo Youding strode over.

The envoys handed over their hands one after another.

Everyone knows these four people.

Yelu Chongyuan was captured by Fu Bi and Su Liang, and Wang Yaochen was the one who received the ransom, so naturally they had to show up.

Lean slightly.

Everyone sat down in their seats one after another.

As the convener, Zuo Youding, the Minister of Honglu Temple, took the lead and said: "I invite you all to come here today to bear witness to something. The specific content will be narrated by our court, Su Jingming, Su Yushi!"

At this time.

Su Liang slowly stood up and walked to the center of the hall.

Envoys from various countries immediately puffed up their chests.

They all know that this is the favorite minister of the Song Dynasty and the current leader of Taiwan's remonstrance.

In fact, you should be treated with the courtesy of the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty.

Some people even called Su Liang "Ms. Su" when they saw him.

Su Liang glanced at the purple-red clothes in the center of the hall and said loudly: "Everyone should know that in the middle of this year, the Song Dynasty captured Yelu Chongyuan, the king of the Liao Kingdom, and then the two sides signed a treaty, and the Song Dynasty guaranteed Yelu Chongyuan. It is safe, and the Liao Kingdom will redeem it with three million coins divided into three years."

"Not long ago, Yelu Zhongyuan told my official that he was lonely and helpless and wanted to find a woman."

"I have a kind heart and helped him write a letter to the Liao envoy. And just yesterday, the Liao envoy gave Yelu Chongyuan a letter of advice to die wrapped in the obscene clothes of three Liao women. , let Yelu Chongyuan die for his country!”

"Yelu Zhongyuan's life and death has nothing to do with me, the Song Dynasty! But if he secretly hid the death letter like this, if he really committed suicide, he would think that we, the Song Dynasty, tortured him to death and broke the contract, and I, Su Liang, might be the one responsible for his death. The biggest suspect is Yelu Zhongyuan, what he did was shameless!”

Su Liang increased his voice.

"In order to prevent the Liao envoy from making another bad move, we, the Song Dynasty, decided to let these two special envoys from the Liao Kingdom persuade their king to die in person. Please also bear witness. If Yelu Chongyuan is persuaded to die, what will happen to us, the Song Dynasty? It has nothing to do with it. However, the three million dollars must not be less, otherwise no one can take away his body!"

……

After hearing this, the envoys from various countries understood.

"What the Liao Kingdom did in this matter was indeed unethical. They secretly encouraged death, but made the Song Dynasty bear the responsibility, and may also jeopardize Su Yushi's career. It is a bit shameless!"

"They have harmed Yushi Su more than once. When the Liao Dynasty's reform failed, didn't the blame fall entirely on Yushi Su?"

"Aren't they trying to save three million dollars? They are really irresponsible. They are still called a big country in the north and have no spirit of contract at all!"

"It's so despicable to hide clothes and books in obscene clothes. These barbarians from the north never know what etiquette, justice and shame are!"

……

The envoys from Chenla (Cambodia), Thanmei Liu (now Thailand), and Bo Ni (now Brunei) spoke one after another.

They were far away from the Liao Kingdom and had nothing to fear.

On the contrary, in order to give Da Song a good impression, it was natural to support Da Song.

When the Liao envoy Xiao Shu and deputy envoy Yeluzhao heard these words, they couldn't help but lowered their heads in depression.

Xiao Shu thought for a while and then stood up.

"Su Yushi, please let me explain. We, the Liao Kingdom, have no intention of framing the Song Dynasty or frame you. We write this death letter just in the hope that our king can retain his integrity."

"It is our tradition in the Liao Kingdom to die for our country. It was only because the Song Dynasty did not allow me to meet with my king that we used this inappropriate method!"

"Hmph!" Su Liang snorted coldly.

"Zhengshi Xiao, it is useless for you to explain to me. If you really mean this, you will persuade your king to die in person. Let us also see that you Liao people are not just hiding in mouse holes!"

Say it.

Su Liang glanced at Zuo Youding.

The latter waved his hand, and someone immediately brought out a long table.

There is a white silk ribbon and a dagger on the table. As for the third medicine bottle, it is obviously poison.

Xiao Shu gritted his teeth and glanced at Yelvzhao.

The latter immediately stood up and stood in front of the long table with Xiao Shu.

Last night, the two of them worked together for half a night. If they want to survive, they must try their best to persuade Yelu Zhongyuan to die.

It doesn't matter whether Yelu Zhongyuan dies or not, the important thing is that the two of them must show their attitudes.

Otherwise, things will get worse and worse.

……

soon.

Wearing a black velvet robe, King Yelu Chongyuan of the Liao Kingdom walked into the hall.

He knows.

Su Liang invited so many foreign envoys to witness, which would make Liao lose face.

He knows.

Su Liang helped him not because of his kindness, but to intensify the internal strife in Liao and weaken the national power of Liao.

But he had no time to worry about this at the moment.

Between the shame of Liao and his shame, he decisively chose the former.

He had to endure it.

To return to Liao, he must regain the strength to fight for the throne.

Yelu Zhongyuan raised his chest and strode into the palace, as if he was the king of the Liao Kingdom.

Xiao Shu, the envoy of the Liao State, and Yelu Zhao, the deputy envoy of the Liao State, saw Yelu Chongyuan striding towards them. They immediately bowed and raised their hands, saying loudly: "I, Xiao Shu and Yelu Zhao, please commit suicide and die for the country!"

Say it.

Xiao Shu and Yeluzhao looked at Bai Ling, the dagger and the poison at the same time.

In order to survive, these two people spoke very simply and decisively.

Xiao Shu continued: "Nine Great Kings, in the battle of Xiongzhou, you ignored His Majesty's obstruction and rashly went to fight, almost sinking the Liao into a place of eternal disaster. Now, you are captured and have lost the face of the Liao country. The only way is to die. It can show my integrity as a Khitan man..."

Xiao Shu kept talking for nearly half a quarter of an hour without stopping.

Yelu Zhongyuan stood there and listened with a gloomy face.

After listening.

He slowly walked to the mahogany stand where the obscene clothes were placed, took three pieces of purple-red obscene clothes in his hands, and then strode up to Xiao Shu and Yeluzhao.

Swish!
Yelu Zhongyuan smashed the dirty clothes on their faces.

"Integrity? The face of the Khitan people? Are you trying to persuade me to commit suicide because of this? It was that bastard Yelu Hongji who asked you to do this!"

"He thinks that by using these high-sounding words, threatening the lives of my prince and daughter, and threatening whether I can enter the imperial mausoleum after death, I will commit suicide?"

"Isn't he just trying to blame the Song Dynasty for this matter? In this way, the king's followers will transfer their hatred to the Song people. If the Song-Liao war breaks out, the king's followers will become Those who die at the front will be assured of their future throne!"

……

When Xiao Shu heard this, he panicked.

According to Yelu Chongyuan's analysis, they used Tibetan language to provoke war.

"Nine Kings, you...how can you think like this? It's not like this, absolutely not like this. Prince Yelu is the future prince! He...why would he worry about competing for the throne with you? He is your relative. Nephew!"

Yelu Zhongyuan sneered.

"Xiao Shu, do you know that the throne of Daliao should have been mine. Back then, my mother wanted to make me the emperor, but because of my young age, I informed Yelu Zongzhen, which caused my mother to be imprisoned. Only then did Yelu Zongzhen sit on the throne. , and then he named me the emperor's younger brother because he owed me! "

"Furthermore, my imperial brother once said that he would pass the throne to me. Yelu Hongji also heard this, so he killed him."

"You send a message to Yelu Hongji. If you have the ability, wait until I return to Liao and compete with this king again. It is really embarrassing to do such things now!"

……

These words made the special envoys from various countries very happy to hear them. They did not expect that the Liao Kingdom had such secret things.

Xiao Shu opened his mouth to speak, but didn't know what to say.

At present, Yelu Zongzhen has not canonized Yelu Hongji as the crown prince.

It's because of Yelu Chongyuan's power. In addition, their biological mother, Queen Mother Xiao, is still alive.

Many Xiao family members supported Yelu Zhongyuan.

The reason why Yelu Zhongyuan revealed all these secrets was to let everyone see that although he was imprisoned, he still had enough strength and qualifications in the Liao Kingdom to compete for the throne.

At this time, Yeluzhao spoke.

"Nine kings, you...you are wishful thinking. The eldest prince doesn't bother to harm you at all. You have long lost the qualifications to compete for the throne. If you had not died in the Song Dynasty, based on the numerous crimes you committed, you would also have died after you returned to Liao Dynasty. I’ll imprison you for life!”

Hearing this, Yelu Zhongyuan was immediately angry.

"You fart!"

Yelu Zhongyuan raised his palm and slapped Yelu Zhao.

Yeluzhao quickly hid behind him.

After all, the other party was the king of Liao Kingdom. He did not dare to take action, but could only avoid it.

Yeluzhao dodged.

But when Yelu Zhongyuan saw Xiao Shu who was organizing his words in front of him, he slapped him in the face.

Yelu Zhongyuan often practices martial arts.

This slap is very powerful.

He directly knocked Xiao Shu away.

boom!boom!
The latter's lips were bloody and his two front teeth were knocked to the ground.

Xiao Shu fainted immediately.

immediately.

Yelu Zhongyuan picked up the dagger on the table and stabbed Yelu Zhao.

When Fu Bi saw that Yelu Zhongyuan was about to kill someone, he immediately waved his hand and asked the soldiers on the side to stop him.

Yelu Zhongyuan was still about to resist, but Fu Bi's cold voice came to his ears.

"Yelü Chongyuan, you are the king of the Liao Kingdom, but you are a prisoner of the Song Dynasty. This is Bianliang City of the Song Dynasty!"

As soon as these words fell.

Yelu Zhongyuan immediately stopped resisting.

And aside.

Xiao Shu also gradually regained consciousness. At the moment, it was difficult for him to open his mouth, let alone speak.

When Su Liang saw that this "face-to-face persuasion to die" was over, he immediately stood up.

"King Yelu, Special Envoy Xiao, we have all heard your conversation today. Our officials will definitely inform your emperor of all this. How he explains it is his business."

"But from now on, if anything happens to King Yelu, I will blame it on you, and everyone here is a witness!"

After saying that, Su Liang waved his hand and motioned for Yelu Zhongyuan to be escorted away.

Just now.

Yelu Zhongyuan's words indicating that it was all Yelu Hongji's conspiracy had already achieved Su Liang's goal.

Before Yelu Zhongyuan left, he said again: "Xiao Shu, when you return to China, please pass on a message. From tomorrow on, I, Yelu Zhongyuan, will sleep on firewood and lick gall. I will wait until I return to Liao to tell you everything!"

At this time.

A foreign envoy asked the people around him in confusion: "What does sleeping on firewood and licking gall mean?"

The people around me thought about it and said, "Maybe it's his hobby!"

……

Immediately, this multi-national envoy witnessing meeting came to an end.

Less than an hour.

This matter spread to the streets of Bianjing City.

"What? King Yelu Chongyuan of the Liao Kingdom is so hungry and thirsty that he is looking for a woman. The envoys of the Liao Kingdom hide inscriptions on the women's clothes. The Khitan people are really barbarians!"

"I didn't expect Yelu Hongji to be so despicable. He actually wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife and frame the matter on our Song Dynasty. Thanks to Su Yushi's sharp eyes."

"This is really a good play, with women, political struggles, brothers, uncles and nephews fighting against each other. If it is adapted into a script, it will definitely be a hit!"

……

Such a scandal.

Su Liang naturally wanted to help them promote it.

Especially the feud between Yelu Chongyuan and Yelu Hongji, Su Liang found five master script writers to write it.

These contents could easily be spread to the Liao Kingdom through the border forays and into the hands of Yelu Chongyuan's cronies.

Whether they believe it or not.

This will intensify the conflict between Yelu Chongyuan and Yelu Hongji.

And if those cronies of Yelu Chongyuan learned that Yelu Hongji wanted to use the Song Dynasty to get rid of them, they would hate Yelu Hongji even more, and would even try their best to save money for Yelu Chongyuan to redeem himself.

Su Liang's plan is that Yelu Zhongyuan should ideally return to Liao in the second half of next year.

This way.

The two sides are evenly matched, and the internal fighting will be exciting.

……

Dutingyi, inner hall.

The right half of Xiao Shu's face, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, was swollen as if three big steamed buns had been stuffed into it.

He said vaguely: "In the past few years, the envoys sent to the Song Dynasty have...never had a good end. If we go back...if we go back, even if we don't die, our career will be completely over!"

Yeluzhao also looked depressed.

He clenched his fists and murmured: "I won't give in, I won't give in!"

Sudden.

Yelvzhao's eyes lit up and he looked at Xiao Shu.

"How about... let's try the suggestion I made last night. We should make meritorious service for our crimes. If we can succeed, your Majesty will not only not punish us, but also give us promotions and titles!"

Xiao Shu shook his head wildly.

"No...no...it's never possible!"

"What are you talking about? It's not impossible!" Yeluzhao thought Xiao Shu agreed with his opinion, and immediately said excitedly: "I'm going to prepare! When it comes to understanding horse nature, I, Yeluzhao, am the best in the world!"

After saying that, Yeluzhao ran away in a hurry.

……

The next day, it was broad daylight.

Su Liang got the news that Yelu Chongyuan abandoned his bedroom and moved to the woodshed.

In addition, he was required to provide him with a piece of gall every day, the more bitter the better.

"Haha... This King Yelu is quite interesting. He must have become stupid after reading "Historical Records". He really decided to try his luck!"

Su Liang smiled and said to the officials on the side: "Satisfy him, and also spread the matter. Yelu Chongyuan wanted to tell his followers of the Liao Kingdom that although he was captured, he still had the opportunity to compete for the throne." Heart."

……

On the twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month, late at night.

Outside the city, there is the Long Yu Army military camp.

Eight men in black quietly came to a place where horse manure was piled outside the military camp.

A very burly man in black grabbed a handful of horse dung that was slightly hardened by freezing, put it on the tip of his nose, smelled it, and said, "Fortunately, it should have been from this afternoon, and I didn't have time to transport it away."

Say it.

He waved his hand and all eight people grabbed horse dung and smeared it on their bodies.

After smearing the whole body, he grabbed a ball of horse dung and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it hard, and then spit it out.

Each of the eight people had a bulging leather bag hanging on their waists.

The leader of the men in black waved his hand, and everyone went straight to the stables behind the military camp.

These eight people are all very agile.

The military stables were lightly guarded, with only four soldiers guarding them.

And this moment.

The eight people were short and quickly got into the nearest stable.

These fierce horses in the Long Yu Army camp will become frantic when encountering strangers, but under the special caress and familiar smell of these people, they are very quiet.

The leading man in black stared at a stable with the most fodder, quickly opened the leather bag and poured out the kerosene inside.

The man in black is none other than Yelu Zhao, the deputy envoy of the Liao Kingdom.

After the Long Yu Army of the Great Song Dynasty captured Yelu Chongyuan, he sent people to inquire about the location of the Long Yu Army's barracks, and he was very clear about some basic conditions of the barracks.

He claimed to be the first horse tamer in the Liao Kingdom.

What he wanted to do today was to burn the Long Yu Army barracks on fire.

As long as he burns these stables and destroys these horses, he can perform extraordinary feats.

Heavy cavalry is very difficult to train.

Especially the tacit understanding between soldiers and horses. Destroying these horses would almost eliminate half of the heavy cavalry's combat effectiveness.

Wow! Wow!
After pouring the kerosene, he took out the fire twister with a proud smile on his face.

As long as he completes this matter, he will be a hero of the Liao Kingdom.

At this moment, someone not far away suddenly sat up from the grass.

There was less than three meters between him and Yeluzhao. The two suddenly looked at each other and were both stunned.

After about three breaths, a loud voice came out.

"There's an arsonist!"

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Suddenly, more than ten Long Yu Army soldiers emerged from the haystack not far away.

The tradition of Long Yujun is that a group of people eat and live with the war horses every day to cultivate feelings.

Tonight, twenty people slept in the stable.

They sleep here, so there are fewer soldiers patrolling around.

Yeluzhao was shocked.

He had never seen a soldier sleeping with his horse in a stable in the middle of winter. He threw down his torch and ran away.

When the fire twister is about to fall on the fodder.

A soldier quickly caught him and went straight to Yelvzhao.

How could these eight people be the opponents of the Long Yu Army soldiers? A situation where they were beaten unilaterally quickly formed.

"How dare you burn my horse! You... still... dare to resist!"

"I'll beat you to death. This horse is my life. It's my brother!"

……

The soldiers were all furious.

At this time.

Liu Sandao, the instructor on duty at the Long Yu Army camp tonight, heard the sound and came over.

"Don't beat him to death, leave him alive, leave him alive!"

After he finished shouting, the soldiers stopped immediately.

then.

Eight men in black were carried out, five of them were dead, and three of them were very weak, with only one breath left.

Liu Sandao scolded angrily: "You bastards, you really don't know the importance of what you do!"

"We didn't expect them to be so reluctant to fight. Two punches won't stop them!"

Hear this.

Another person was so angry that he passed away.

They were the elites of the Liao Kingdom, but they didn't expect to be so weak in the eyes of these people.

……

The next day, it was broad daylight.

Inside the Long Yu Army barracks.

Six bodies stained with horse dung were lying in the open air of the military camp, while two others were lying in the military tent and were receiving treatment.

Also.

The twenty soldiers who slept in the stable yesterday were all wearing only a pair of shorts and doing push-ups taught by Su Liang on the ground with one finger.

The head coach Xu Mang glared and said: Waste, a bunch of waste! This actually made eight people get into the stable and pour kerosene on it. If they found out about it later, they might have set it on fire! "

"From now on for one month, you will all sleep in the stables!"

"Yes." All the soldiers said in unison.

Near noon.

After hearing that the Long Yu Army camp was almost burned, Su Liang and Bao Zheng led a group of Kaifeng government officials to the Long Yu Army camp.

Su Liang had already regarded Long Yujun's military camp as his home. When he walked into the military camp, he said angrily: "Who is it? Who dared to set fire to the military camp after eating the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard!"

When Bao Zheng saw the corpses in the courtyard, he couldn't help but be stunned and said in confusion: "I seem to have seen these people before!"

"I seem to have seen it before." Su Liang also felt familiar.

Xu Mang said: "Bao Xueshi and Su Yushi, there are two more alive inside, one of them should be the leader, you can go and take a look."

Immediately.

Bao Zheng and Su Liang walked into the military tent.

When he saw Yeluzhao, who was beaten with a bruised nose and face, he suddenly understood everything.

Su Liang was furious, smoothed his sleeves and rushed outside.

Bao Zheng pulled Su Liang and said, "Jingming, why are you going?"

"I... will smash Duting Station!"

Bao Zheng said dumbfounded: "That's our Da Song Dynasty's house, what are you doing to smash it?"

Su Liang thought for a while and said, "I'm going to meet with the officials and plead to expel all the Liao missions!"

"That's okay." Bao Zheng nodded in approval.

(End of this chapter)