Funing Hall

When Yelu Yanli returned to Duting Station, he first asked Xie Wenrui if he had been here.

The entourage replied: "There was indeed a man named Xie Wenrui who came here. He claimed to be the Minister of War of the Song Dynasty, and he said he wanted to see Gu Ci. According to His Majesty, he was not allowed to see him."

"He will come again tomorrow, and when he comes to the third time, let me know."

"Yes."

After Yeluyan finished speaking, he went to see Gu Ci.

Gu Ci was writing, but he didn't lift his head when he heard footsteps.It wasn't until he walked up to him that Gu Ci slowly raised his head and said with a smile, "Gu Ci greets His Majesty."

"What's the fun of you writing like this all day long?"

"I heard that when your majesty was still the eleventh prince, he also loved writing and painting. I don't know if it's interesting or not?"

Mu Fu and others didn't dare to mention to him what happened when they were Zhao Shiqi, so Gu Ci poked him in the heart every time.

Yelu Yanli said directly to business: "In a few days, you can meet Xie Wenrui."

Gu Ci sneered: "Don't, I can't help but tell him everything when I see you."

"If you don't see me, I will kill him."

Gu Ci smiled: "Your Majesty is threatening me? Gu Ci was frightened?!"

"You have been treason for many years, if I wanted to kill you, I would have taken your life long ago."

Gu Ci laughed even louder, but the corners of his mouth barely moved: "I'm from the Song Dynasty, how can I say treason? But you, Your Majesty, feel very happy when you go to see our official family today?" Gu Ci's mouth turned slightly, "I'm afraid the officials won't give you a good face, so you're going to take it out on me?" He poked at the pit of the heart again and again.

Yeluyan looked at him, but he looked back generously.

"You don't care about Xie Wenrui's life, I wonder if Xie Wenrui will care about you."

Gu Ci turned his head in disdain.

Yelu Yanli also turned around and left, and Gu Ci looked at his back.

Gu Ci thought, Xie Wenrui would not disappoint him.

Back in the back garden of the palace, where did the Eleven Lord, who was very noble and sneered at Yan Yan, who even specially gave the place to the two of them, go.

Everyone has difficulties, how can Gu Ci understand Yelu Yanli's difficulties.

He has pushed himself into a dead end, even if there is no way ahead, he can only go forward.

When Zhao Cong woke up, he wanted to go back to Funing Hall.

Zhao Zongning watched Yelu Yanli leave helplessly, and felt refreshed. When he returned to Chongzheng Hall, he taught Zhao Zhongqi a lesson and threw away her string of tourmalines.Zhao Zhongqi was small and ignorant, and was so frightened by her mother that she cried. The more she cried, Zhao Zongning couldn't coax her, and the two quarreled more and more.

Zhao Cong's head hurt even more, so he simply rushed Zhao Zongning back.

She was really wronged, but she also knew that she was too impatient today, but how could she pretend to be calm in front of that person?After all, he left honestly.

Zhao Cong took Zhao Zhongqi's little hand back to Funing Hall, knowing that the Liao Kingdom had sent a gift.He has his own record of the big lady, and presented things to him.Those few boxes of utensils are really beautiful, they are the unique Liao three colors of the Liao Kingdom, and they are not easily passed on to the outside world, let alone given away, they are only found in the Liao Kingdom's imperial palace, and the maids first showed them to him.

As soon as he saw the set of bowls and chopsticks, he didn't want to look at the rest, and said directly: "Send them all back to Duting Station."

The maids were taken aback.

Zhao Cong waved his hand: "Go, send it back in a fair manner."

He wanted to tear apart the Liao Kingdom face to face, so that everyone could see his congratulatory gift back to the Liao Kingdom.

He also didn't want to see Yeluqin again, Gu Ci was afraid that he had already been bribed.Song and Liao finally had a battle, but they did not expect such a battle.

When Zhao Cong woke up, he felt that there were more and more things.From this point of view, Li Liangcheng was bought off, it turned out that Wan Yanliang had already been bought off, helping the Liao Kingdom to lie to him, they are all white-eyed wolves!

The favor he owed Wan Yanliang back then was true, and the favor could only be used once or twice.

He sneered.

He can only be stupid once in his life.

He loves Zhao Shiqi, and Zhao Shiqi is dead!

Zhao Congwu sneered to himself, Zhao Zhongqi pulled his hand and called him: "Uncle." Zhao Cong looked down at her, Zhao Zhongqi climbed up on the couch, and reached out to touch his face: "Uncle can't wake up, Rong Rong is very scared."

"Uncle is already awake." Zhao Cong slowed down his voice.

Zhao Zhongqi hugged his arm and said sullenly, "Don't do this again, uncle."

"Okay." Zhao Cong thought in his heart, after this time, nothing can anger him anymore.

"Uncle, is that uncle a bad guy?"

Zhao Cong was at a loss for words.

"Mother told me to throw away that string of beads, but that string of beads is so beautiful."

Zhao Cong was also a little puzzled, although Zhao Zhongqi was only five years old, he had seen all the good things, so he shouldn't be so greedy for a string of beads.Zhao Zhongqi asked her maid of honor to fetch the beads, and she handed them to Zhao Cong: "Uncle, look, don't you want to throw them away?"

Zhao Cong didn't dare to take a closer look, but just glanced at it roughly. It wasn't extremely precious, but it was indeed exceptionally original, and it was normal for Zhao Zhongqi to like it.

Zhao Zhongqi read: "When Rong Rong saw that uncle liked it very much, he even petted the bird for me. He said he would give me one, one for my uncle and one for my mother, and he also said he would give me a pony..."

Zhao Cong couldn't bear to interrupt the little girl, let alone throw away her favorite beads, and couldn't bear to tell her all the truth.

He could only sigh, after so many years, that person's skill in winning people's hearts is still second to none.

Yelu Yanli came out from Gu Ci with a calm face.

As far as he is concerned, it is a luxury to be able to see Zhao Cong, and it is impossible to think about it even if he can say a word.

But today he not only met Zhao Cong, spoke to him, but was also held by Zhao Cong.

Although Zhao Cong hardly looked at him directly, what he said to him was full of sarcasm, and he only held his hand to snatch the ring.

He is still very content.

It's just that people's hearts are always insufficient.

How can this be possible?

He jumped to sit on the tall banyan tree again, looking at the imperial palace in the distance.As long as he gets this palace, whether the people inside are willing or not, it is also his.

Just as he was fascinated, the people under the tree called him anxiously: "Your Majesty! Emperor Song returned all our congratulatory gifts!"

Startled, he quickly jumped off the tree.

No, the guards and eunuchs of the Song Dynasty were carrying boxes to the courtyard of the Duting Station together.The leader of the guards walked up to him, saluted meticulously, and handed him the gift list: "Your Majesty ordered us to return your country's congratulatory gift. This is the gift list."

After all, without waiting for their response, he turned around and led them away.

As soon as they left, the envoys behind Yelu Yanli said angrily: "What's the meaning of Emperor Song?! He came all the way in a blatant way, isn't this a joke for everyone to see us?!"

It is indeed a big joke.

The post houses are very close to each other, and there are many gifts from the Liao Kingdom. They came all the way from the palace, and everyone saw it.

Even the old farmers on West Street who have never read books and sell vegetables know that this is a difference between their Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom!

This is the first time this kind of thing has happened. In the past, even if they were not harmonious, there was no such direct slap in the face.

Some people think that Princess Baoning deliberately targeted Liao Emperor during the banquet at the Zichen Palace earlier, who doesn't understand the meaning now?

For this reason, it is natural to fight, but I don't know when the battle will start, let alone how to fight it.The rest of the small countries came and went, quietly discussing this matter, to see if they could gain some benefits by taking advantage of the war between the two of them.

While discussing, they waited to watch the fun.

Logically speaking, the Liao Kingdom should not be underestimated, and its strength is evenly matched with that of the Great Song Dynasty.After being ridiculed like this, he should go back to China immediately.

However, Emperor Liao not only did not return to the country, but also entered the palace the next day to meet the officials of the Song Dynasty.

In front of the Great Song Palace, the commander Zhang Juan personally led people to guard the gate of Donghua, and refused to let them in at all.

It is said that the atmosphere at that time was very tense. According to the vendors on Yujie Street, there was almost a fight!

But then Emperor Liao turned around and left first.

It didn't work out.

People thought to themselves, should they go back to China now?

They still haven't returned home!

Emperor Liao also began to send things to the princess mansion all day long, and the delivery was like flowing water. The princess not only refused to accept it, but also threw it out.Everyone couldn't help suspecting that Emperor Liao wanted to marry Princess Baoning, but he angered the Song Dynasty officials?

Anyway, that's guesswork.

While everyone was speculating, Zhao Cong was very busy. He had to continue to meet with various envoys, and he also had to discuss with his subordinates the various arrangements for Jurchen, Xixia, and Liao.

In fact, most of the officials felt that His Majesty was too reckless, and there was no need to disrespect the Liao Kingdom. The war would eventually hurt the people and money, and it was really not the time to fight.

But His Majesty insisted on tearing up the face with the Liao Kingdom, and they had no choice. Besides, the face was torn off before they knew it, so they had no choice but to follow suit.

Zhao Cong was busier than before, when Zhao Zhongqi went to play in Zishantang, he did not see him to pick her up, the little girl began to miss her uncle.

The mid-autumn festival was over, and the weather was getting cooler. After riding a horse for a while, she felt tired.She went to look outside the room where the clan members were studying in the Zishan Hall, and the maids and eunuchs guarding the porch did not dare to stop her.

She came here often, knowing that she couldn't disturb her brothers' studies.

Although both mother and uncle said that those were her nephews, how could there be a nephew older than her?

She obediently kept silent, stepped on the little eunuch's back and lay on the window sill, listening to the teacher's lecture very seriously.

Most of them she didn't understand. My husband had seen her a long time ago and knew that she was good, so he didn't ask anyone to ask her to go and continued with the class.Mr. Zhao Zhixi got up to recite the book. Zhao Zhixi is also 11 years old this year. His voice is melodious, and his memorization is neat and pleasant. Mr. nods repeatedly.

Zhao Zhongqi also felt that he memorized it well, so he couldn't help but patted his two chubby hands.

"Cough." Mr. coughed, Zhao Zhixi secretly looked at her, winked and smiled at her.

She covered her eyes with her hands, knowing that she had made a mistake, she immediately jumped off the eunuch again and ran outside.Before running out of Zi Shan Tang, she heard birdsong in the air, and looked up, that uncle's big white bird!

The little person rolled his eyes, remembering that his uncle said that he would give her a bird.

It's just that why haven't you sent it to the palace yet?

Could it be sent to the house outside the palace?

Zhao Zhongqi has no one to play with for a while, it is very boring, so he wants to go out of the palace and go back to the princess mansion to play after thinking about it.

Her eldest maid went to ask His Majesty for instructions. His Majesty knew that she was a little free for a while, and he didn't have time to accompany her, so he nodded: "Go, stay with the princess well, and come back to the palace earlier."

"Yes." The eldest palace maid went back to pack the boxes and cages, and did not bring too many things. Every time she returned to the princess mansion, she would stay for at most three days before returning to the palace.

They went out of the palace to go back to the princess mansion, Zhao Zongning is also very busy these days, many envoys also have contacts with her.Zhao Cong sent her to see some who could not enter the palace.She also had to be wary of Yelu Yanli and sent someone to keep an eye on the Duting Station, but she couldn't really keep an eye on that person.

When Zhao Zhongqi returned to the princess mansion, there was still no one to play with her, so she might as well be in the palace.

After staying for a day, she was going back to the palace, and the maids quickly packed up the box and went out to go back to the palace.

Unexpectedly, the moment they left the princess mansion, they saw Yelu Yanli who just came to the door.

"Uncle!" Zhao Zhongqi was very happy and wanted to throw himself on him.

Yelu Yanli pointed to a pony led by an attendant beside him: "Do you like it?"

"like!"

The foal has not yet grown up, its hair is snow-white, and it can already imagine how strong and beautiful it will be in the future.

The attendants of the princess mansion led the pony inside, and Yelu Yanli asked again, "Where is Rongrong going?"

"I want to go back to the palace!"

He stretched out his hand naturally: "Uncle will take you back?"

"Okay!" Zhao Zhongqi threw himself into his arms.

Half an hour later, Zhang Juan looked helplessly at Liao Emperor Yelu Yanli who was holding Princess Jiarong in front of him.