Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 277 To the Queen Mother

After these rounds of debates, Yelu Yanping found that he was no match for Zhao Mu with his words.

If you continue to argue with him, you will only be humiliating yourself.

Yelu Yanping simply changed his mind and planned to threaten with force.

Yelu Yanping said with a dark face and a sinister look: "Haha, the King of Zhongshan is really very clever with his words. But that's all, I don't bother to argue with you about these things. The throne of the emperor is not only for the virtuous, but also for the strong soldiers and horses. You can also live there. I have a territory of thousands of miles in the Liao Dynasty, with millions of armors and thousands of generals, so I can be regarded as the orthodoxy of the Celestial Dynasty. If the King of Zhongshan doesn't believe it, you can give it a try."

Faced with the threat of Yelu Yanping, Da Song, who was present and did not know the truth, and everyone in Dali believed it. After all, the Liao Kingdom has been invincible in the world since the late Tang Dynasty and can be called the little overlord of the north. The only two defeats that were not considered failures were Yelv Deguang's southern invasion and the subsequent Chanyuan Alliance. Although in both wars, the Central Plains regime drove the Liao Kingdom back. However, the Liao Kingdom suffered very little losses and gained a lot in these two battles.

Facing the Liao Kingdom, which had almost no defeats in the past century since its founding, it is no wonder that the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were timid.

But in the face of Yelu Yanping's threat, Zhao Mu smiled disdainfully. Instead, Zhao Mu threatened: "Haha, just give it a try." After saying that, Zhao Mu shook his wine glass and poured it into the glass. The wine was drained in one gulp.

Zhao Mu's direct words shocked everyone. Zhe Zong couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Facing Zhao Mu's calm and composure, and even not taking it seriously at all, Yelu Yanping became a little scared.

It is really difficult for Yelu Yanping to bring trouble back.

Zhao Mu's strength today really made Zhe Zong very happy. Now Zhezong felt that his reward to Zhao Mu was not in vain.

He came here to ask for coins from the Song Dynasty, not to start a war. What he just said about going to war was just a harsh word to gain profits. If he brought back the news of the war between Song and Liao, he didn't know whether Yelu Hongji would blame him. Anyway, Yelu Hongji said that now is not the best time to start a war.

Zhao Mu thought to himself: "The barbarians are really afraid of power but not moral. If you are kinder than him, he will bully you, but if you are more ruthless than him, he will be afraid of you, fear you, surrender to you, and let you bully you. What a mean person!"

Yelu Yanping looked at Zhao Mu. There was no fear at all on Zhao Mu's face, only his eyes that seemed to see through everything and his confident confidence.

Hearing that Yelu Yanping's attitude softened, Zhao Mu looked at them with contempt.

Yelu Yanping was worried, looked at Zhezong and said, "Emperor of the Song Dynasty, is the Song Dynasty really ready to go to war with the Liao Dynasty?"

Although Zhezong was also frightened by the tense remarks about starting war, he was very happy to see Zhao Mu regaining face for the Song Dynasty. Zhezong had received Liao envoys many times before, but although he did not bow down and swallow his anger each time, it was always very uncomfortable.

Although Yelu Hongji often had the idea of ​​​​invading the south, he also said that the Empress Dowager of the Song Dynasty reused Sima Guang, and the government was clear and there was no gap to take advantage of. There is little chance of success if we invade from the south.

Zhe Zong noticed Feng Luan outside the hall at this time and couldn't help but frown. He glanced at the eunuch beside him and felt very angry.

However, Feng Luan had already arrived at the gate of Jiying Hall at this time. As the eunuch shouted, "The Queen Mother has arrived!" everyone present looked outside the hall.

Zhao Mu also looked up and saw a middle-aged woman in her forties walking in with a gloomy expression. Although this woman is a bit older, her face still has some charm.

Zhao Mu heard the eunuch's shout just now, and he knew that the woman in front of him was one of the people who had been holding Zhe Zong back, the current Queen Mother Xiang. And this man was also the culprit who installed Zhao Ji as emperor, causing the loss of half of the Song Dynasty. When the officials of the Song Dynasty saw Empress Dowager Xiang walking in, they all stood up one after another and then bowed to salute. Although Zhao Mu was reluctant, he still bowed to the Queen Mother out of courtesy.

Looking at Empress Dowager Xiang's breathtaking aura, even the arrogant Yelu Yanping and others simply bowed their heads in greeting.

Queen Mother Xiang first looked at Zhe Zong, who was sitting on the dragon chair, and then looked at Zhao Mu with a gloomy expression.

Zhao Mu also noticed the sharp gaze of Queen Mother Xiang.

If it were normal, he might not dodge, but would fight back with a stronger look.

But now that his biggest backer, Emperor Zhezong, has not officially taken over the throne, it is better not to provoke this temptress who has long hair, short knowledge, and is also willful.

Zhezong's attitude towards Empress Dowager Xiang was "respect" but dislike.

Empress Dowager Xiang was not Zhe Zong's biological mother, but his biological mother was Concubine Zhu. Because Queen Mother Xiang was the queen of Song Shenzong, she was respected as the Queen Mother.

It was the Empress Dowager who recommended Zhezong to Shenzong, and the six-year-old Zhezong became the emperor.

Zhezong respected the Queen Mother because of etiquette, and the other reason was that he was promoted to the Queen Mother.

Zhezong didn't like Empress Dowager Xiang because Empress Dowager Xiang and the Empress Dowager always restrained him, making it difficult for him to display his talents. In fact, Zhezong had already reached the age where he could personally govern, but the empress dowagers of the two palaces were very power-loving and refused to delegate power to him, treating him as a puppet in front of the stage. Just like Lu Pheasant to Emperor Hui and Wu Zhao to Zhongzong.

However, Zhezong was still a little scared when he went to the palace with the Queen Mother at this time. He was not afraid that something would happen to him, but that something would happen to Zhao Mu. Now that the Empress Dowager is old and unwilling to cause trouble, the power in the DPRK naturally falls into the hands of the Empress Dowager Xiang. She is the real emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Queen Mother Xiang also roughly heard some of the conversation between Zhao Mu and others just now outside the palace.

At this time, Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Yelu Yanping. She immediately changed her smile and said politely: "What did your envoy say? Since the Chanyuan Alliance was established, the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty will not invade each other." It has been more than a hundred years. How can we use weapons rashly just because of this trivial matter?"

Then the Queen Mother looked at Zhao Mu, and then she said with a cold face: "The King of Zhongshan is still young. This young man will inevitably have a youthful spirit. Today, the King of Zhongshan is the younger brother of the Emperor of Dali, and Zhaohua It's the big day for the princess to receive the wind. There was such a small episode in the middle, which made him a little anxious. Please don't blame me, I am here to apologize to you."

Although he said this to the Queen Mother, he never bowed down. Of course, she didn't intend to really apologize to the Liao envoy. She just wanted to give both parties a step down and turn the major issue into a trivial one.

Yelu Yanping was also very wise. He immediately bowed and said, "Haha, what did the Queen Mother say? The Queen Mother can handle some small matters in the front hall in person. Xiao Wang is really flattered."

Yelu Yanping looked at Zhao Mu, whose eyes were filled with murderous intent, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He originally wanted to say something cheaper, but when he saw the look in Zhao Mu's eyes that said "I'll beat you to death the next moment", he swallowed the words as soon as they reached his throat.

Empress Dowager Xiang smiled and said: "Haha, your envoy has come all the way, and I, the Song Dynasty, have not entertained you. I am really neglecting you. Please go to Zichen Hall for a short break. After the emperor has finished hosting the reception banquet in Dali Kingdom, he will invite your envoy to discuss it." State affairs." As he said this, he made a gesture of invitation to the Queen Mother.

(End of this chapter)