"Please look at Qingping Bo. This is a list of gifts for the Emperor of Liao. After the spring of next year, we will also take a look at it myself."

Tong Guan took out a gift list and handed it to Ning Fudao with both hands.

"Why are the officials willing to send Tong Du Du Zhi you out?"

Ning Fu took the gift list and asked with a smile.

This time he was sent to the mission as the chief envoy, and Tong Guan was the deputy envoy, which was beyond Ning Fu's expectations.

"I don't want to go either, but the official insists on letting me go, saying that it will increase my knowledge."

Tong Guan said with a resentful look on his face.

Tong Guan had been in the army before and even participated in the marching. Even if he was following the army, traveling was not easy, let alone taking a delegation of hundreds of people to Liao Kingdom, I don’t know on the way.

How much hardship does it take?

"The official family really spoils you!"

Ning Fu laughed at the sound of this, and then opened the gift list and read it.

"Huh? Why don't you give Jade Buddha to the Jade Guanyin?"

When Ning Fu saw a jade Buddha on the gift list, he also showed a surprised expression.

This jade Buddha is half a human height, made of white jade with mutton fat. Not to mention carving, it is difficult to find the material in the world.

However, as Ning Fu knows, although the Liao Kingdom believed in Buddhism, the upper nobles preferred to worship Guanyin, so every household worshipped Guanyin statues. Therefore, in his opinion, giving a jade Buddha is far less than a jade Guanyin statue.

When Tong Guan heard Ning Fu's words, he smiled and said, "Why is Qingping Bo confused? Have you forgotten the incident of Empress Yide of Liao?"

"Empress Yide Xiao Guanyin!"

Ning Fu suddenly remembered that Yelu Hongji's queen was named Xiao Guanyin. This woman is extremely talented and can write poems and music.

It is said that after Xiao Guanyin fell out of favor, she had an affair with actor Zhao Weiyi, but was sentenced to death by Yelu Hongji. After his death, he even stripped his clothes naked and sent them back to the Xiao family in a straw mat. He was extremely humiliating.

"Since the death of that Guanyin, our Song Dynasty has not dared to send Guanyin again. I heard that Emperor Liao will never worship Guanyin again. If you see Emperor Liao, you must not mention the word Guanyin!"

Tong Guan reminded again.

"I understand, thank you for the reminder you know!"

Ning Fu thanked Tong Guan.

"Qingping Bo is so polite. You and I will be on mission together this time. Isn't it a bit too distant to always call each other's official positions?"

Tong Guan smiled again and reminded.

"That's true. Tong knows that he is older than me. Why don't I just call you Brother Tong!"

Ning Fu was also very tactful and immediately changed his words.

"Then I'm not polite, I'll call you Brother Ning in the future!"

Tong Guan also changed his words, and then the two looked at each other and laughed.

However, Ning Fu knew that Tong Guan was not trustworthy. Although the two people had a good conversation, this kind of friendship had not been tested. If something really happened, the other party might be the first to betray him.

Own.

In contrast, Ning Fu is more willing to believe in Gao Jian, who has not yet grown up, but he just doesn’t know how he is doing with Zhao Ji?

"By the way, there is any new news in the northwest. Is King Duan still in Gyeongju?"

Ning Fu took this opportunity to inquire with Tong Guan.

Tong Guan is not only a master of the Ministry of Eunuchs. He should also hold a position in the Imperial City Department. In addition, he often accompanied Zhao Xu, so Tong Guan’s news is more informative than anyone else, which is why Ning Fu is willing to make friends.

The other party’s reason.

"The road was closed after heavy snow in the northwest. The Liao Kingdom has withdrawn its troops. The situation in Xixia has temporarily stabilized, but there will definitely be a big battle after the beginning of spring."

Tong Guan paused at this point, and then continued.

"As for His Highness Duan, he wrote a letter to ask to return to Beijing some time ago, saying that he was not used to the cold cold in the northwest, and the officials are hesitating now."

"Since there will be a big battle after the beginning of spring in Western Xia, we must also take action. If King Duan returns to Beijing now and there is no military supervisor, Mr. Zhang's military use will probably be affected!"

Ning Fu frowned when he heard this, and at the same time he secretly scolded Zhao Ji for being useless. He had only been to Qingzhou for a few months and had already clamored to return to Beijing.

You should know that although Zhao Ji is a military supervisor, he hasn't even been to the army several times. Most of them stay in the military supervisor's mansion in Qingzhou City for fun, and they can't be frozen or hungry. What else can I not adapt to?

"Who said it was not? The official family has been making things difficult for King Duan these days. Let him come back. No one in the northwest will be in charge. It may affect the future situation. If he doesn't come back, it will look like the official family.

I was too harsh on this younger brother, so the official family hadn't had a good sleep for several days."

Tong Guan finally sighed. As a eunuch, his glory was all over Zhao Xu, so he naturally cared about Zhao Xu's body more than anyone else.

"Actually, there are some things that are inconvenient for the officials to say, so you can let others say them!"

Ning Fu suddenly turned his eyes and smiled immediately.

"Who can tell me about this kind of thing?"

Tong Guan asked in confusion.

"There is not only an official family in the palace, but also an empress dowager. The empress dowager is the legitimate mother of the kings. If she was to persuade Duan, Duan would definitely change his mind!"

Ning Fu smiled and said.

"Yes! Why didn't I expect it!"

Tong Guan slapped his forehead when he heard this. It was true that Zhao Xu was not convenient to be a bad person, so he could let Empress Dowager Xiang talk.

You should know that Zhao Ji's biological mother died early, and Empress Dowager Xiang raised Zhao Ji, so as long as the Empress Dowager Xiang sent a letter, Zhao Ji would definitely be embarrassed to mention it again.

"Brother Ning, you are smart. No wonder the officials always praise you!"

Tong Guan said to Ning Fu with admiration at this time.

"The official family is in the bureau, so it is easy to ignore some things. Even if I don't say it, with Brother Tong, your intelligence, you will definitely think of it for the official family!"

Ning Fu laughed again and said modestly.

With Ning Fu's idea, Tong Guan was also anxious to go back to the palace to report to Zhao Xu. Although Ning Fu thought of the solution, he could also make some contributions to helping pass the message.

Ning Fu did not try to keep him, so he personally sent Tong Guan to martial arts.

The weather outside became gloomy again and it was probably going to snow soon.

Ning Fu clearly felt that the climate during the Song Dynasty was very different from that in later generations. For example, in Kaifeng, there were more rain and snow than in later generations, and winter was sometimes cold and sometimes hot.

Although the Little Ice Age has not yet arrived, the climate has been greatly affected.

Watching Tong Guan's carriage slowly leave, Ning Fu was also preparing to return to martial arts. The weather outside was too cold and there were not even a pedestrian on the street.

But at this moment, a carriage suddenly ran towards me from a distance.

Ning Fuben didn't care, but he didn't expect the carriage to stop suddenly in front of the martial arts door. Then an old servant got out of the car and put down the stool for getting off the car. Then as soon as the car door opened, a familiar figure walked out.
Chapter completed!