Shi Deyi smiled happily and said: "Prime Minister, let's lead all the officials into the palace!"

Zhang Yue said reservedly: "We have to wait for Mr. Zhaowen!"

Shi Deyi smiled when he understood.

Soon after, Wang Gui's chariot arrived late, and Zhang Yue led all the officials to come forward and salute.

Wang Gui stroked his white beard and asked, "The younger generation won, right?"

Zhang Yue presented the dew cloth and the good news, and wrote to Wang Gui in a letter: "Replying to Mr. Zhaowen, Fan Yu, the Qinfeng Road transfer envoy, had defeated the three-sided city and reported the victory first with the dew cloth."

"Later, I won the gold medal from Wang Hou and Cai Bian, and my words are unmistakable."

Wang Gui glanced at it hastily. In fact, his old eyes were dim and the torch was dim, so he couldn't see clearly. It was just a show.

Wang Gui smiled and said: "Okay, okay, okay!"

Wang Gui was really happy. He didn't want to be able to achieve success in his twilight years and at the end of his official career. Such achievements are enough to be recorded in the annals of history. As he approaches his twilight years, these are the only things that make him happy.

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He will also go down in history as a wise prime minister.

Wang Gui looked at Zhang Yue and immediately had an infinite favorable impression. Although the other party had taken over the power and half-empted him as the chief minister, he did get the job done. This subordinate and student was really great. He really paid off for his training back then.

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Xue Xiang looked sideways at Wang Gui. He had done nothing and could still enjoy the position of being a minister with peace of mind. He was really getting a huge advantage for nothing.

Wang Gui said: "Fan Jinglue is also eager to repay his merits, so don't blame him."

"In accordance with the decree of Prime Minister Zhaowen Jun," Zhang Yue said respectfully to Wang Gui: "I would also like to ask Prime Minister Zhaowen to lead us into the palace to congratulate His Majesty."

Wang Gui was even more happy when he heard this and said: "It's really true."

Immediately Wang Gui and Zhang Yue escorted the officials to the royal road in the palace.

Due to his old age, Wang Gui was given a walking chariot by the emperor in recent years to enter the palace.

So eight people carried the chariot and carried Wang Gui in front. The other chamberlains hurriedly held lanterns for Zhang Yue and the officials to light the way, from Donghua Gate to Zichen Hall, and then to Wende Hall.

As we walked, the morning light gradually appeared on the horizon.

The eastern sky began to light up.

Clouds and mist lingered between the palace towers.

Wang Gui led the ministers to the Wende Palace and stood solemnly in front of the towering palace. The long corridor of the main hall in the distance surrounded them, and the palace walls were covered with pepper powder.

Zhang Yue stroked the 'jade belly' on his waist and looked at the palace made of glazed tiles, feeling a little thoughtful in his heart.

If I had bravely retreated from the rapids at this time, I might be able to create a good story. But this thought just passed away.

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And on the other side is Dutingyi.

This has always been the residence of the Liao envoys.

This time, Xiao Derang, the envoy of the Song Dynasty to the Liao Kingdom, was staying in this capital pavilion.

For the Liao Kingdom, domestic turmoil had just occurred.

After the death of the queen and the crown prince by Yelu Yixin, the Lord of Liao, Yelu Hongji, wanted to kill King Yelu Yixin of Wei.

Yelu Yixin gradually lost power and was then put to death by Yelu Hongji.

But who would have thought that Yelu Yixin, who had always been loyal to Yelu Hongji, actually had a back-up plan and fled privately.

Yelu Yixin escaped on a sea ship. There were only two places he could go to, one was Goryeo, the other was Song Dynasty, and of course Fusang, but this possibility is extremely low.

Later, Yelv Hongji, the leader of the Liao Dynasty, sent people to Goryeo to ask for Yelv Yixin, but the ministers of Goryeo said that there was no such person, and swore that if Yelu Yixin was captured, he would return it to the Liao Kingdom.

Therefore, Xiao Derang and Liang Gaoli did not have the courage to harbor traitors from the Liao Kingdom, so the only possibility was to escape to the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Xiao Derang learned from the servants who interrogated the Wei Palace that Yelu Yixin was secretly communicating with the Song Dynasty Prime Minister Zhang Yue

There were letters exchanged.

and give each other gifts.

Xiao Derang was shocked when he heard this. Yelu Yixin not only defected, but also dared to communicate with the Song Dynasty before.

He knew that the Song Dynasty had a crime of tongliao, and the Liao Dynasty also had a crime of tongliao.

In all likelihood, Yelu Yixin fled to the Song Dynasty, and only Prime Minister Zhang Yue in the Song Dynasty dared to make the decision to take him in.

Therefore, Xiao Derang was ordered to go to the Song Dynasty as an envoy. At this time, Dangxiang twice asked the Liao Kingdom to send troops for assistance.

This also shocked the leader of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Hongji. Dangxiang was also a powerful country in the past and even defeated the Liao Kingdom when Li Yuanhao was in power. Now he was forced to be so embarrassed by the Song Dynasty that even Liangzhou, an important town in the northwest, was lost.

The Liao Kingdom was still unwilling to go to war with the Song Dynasty. After all, the two countries had been at peace for a long time. At the same time, the Liao Kingdom also needed the annual tribute from the Song Dynasty, and it also had many internal and external troubles.

However, some ministers said that the Liao State and Dangxiang were closely interdependent. Once the Song Dynasty destroyed Dangxiang, it would inevitably go to war with the Liao State.

Therefore, Xiao Derang followed Yelu Hongji's order to carry the letter of state to the Song Dynasty to mediate the dispute between Song and Xia.

Xiao Derang detained Yelu Yixinzhi in advance, and only secretly inquired about it until the Song Dynasty, and then deceived him with words. But the most important thing for him now is to understand the intentions of the Song Dynasty court.

However, Xiao Derang learned from the Song Dynasty more than a month ago that the Song Dynasty had no intention of destroying Dangxiang. It was just that the Han people who had returned to the Yi army were persecuted by Dangxiang, so they rescued them.

Xiao Derang was of course doubtful about this, but the Song Dynasty placed him in the Duting Posthouse under close surveillance and did not allow him to leave the posthouse, which also left him with nothing to do.

On this night, there was a huge noise outside, and the sound of countless fireworks and firecrackers was deafening. Xiao Derang woke up from his sleep, but saw that the Song soldiers guarding him seemed to be slacking off that night.

So Xiao Derang immediately changed into Song Dynasty clothes without saying a word, slipped out from the wall and came to the street.

Xiao Derang was wandering aimlessly in the streets of Bianjing when he heard that several scholars were very drunk.

A scholar held a wine pot in one hand and said with a smile: "A man should be worthy of Wu Gou. I am going to the northwest to obtain fame. How can I bury my head in the pile of old papers ten times!"

Xiao Derang was shocked, grabbed the scholar and asked: "Why was Liangzhou captured?"

The scholar glanced at the other person and said, "Of course. The emperor took it as his own duty to recreate Zhongxing and conquered Liangzhou. He would naturally regain the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties and restore the original prosperous age."

"With such ambitions, he is worthy of being a hero of his generation."

Xiao Derang listened clearly to the idea of ​​ZTE and regaining the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties. He knew that Liangzhou was undoubtedly the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the sixteen states of Yanyun that the Liao Kingdom occupied were also the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties!
Chapter completed!