Chapter 143 Entering the Palace

A Dangxiang entourage beside Luo Dacheng hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Mr. Jun. Don't be suspicious. We are all merchants from Shubu. We are going to buy some goods, like Qingshen and other things to sell. There is no ill intention. I hope Jun. I will observe clearly!"

The Dangxiang officer waved his knife and said angrily: "Nonsense! Zubu is so far away from here, no one has ever come here to sell salt. Who can you deceive if you say such words? Besides, Zubu people are all savages who grow up with grass. Do you still need to eat salt?"

These words made several people who could understand Dangxiang's words furious. They immediately drew out their swords and pointed at him. Although they did not dare to come forward to fight without Luo Dacheng's order, they also glared at the Dangxiang officer, wishing they could step forward and chop him twice.

Seeing this, the soldiers of Dangxiang shouted, and even pointed their swords and guns at Luo Dacheng and his group, surrounded them closely, and were wary of their sudden injury.

The riots at this place attracted the attention of other patrol teams in the distance. An army ran towards this side from afar. A leading general rode on a war horse and rode towards this side, shouting loudly: "Who is there and what happened?"

Luo Dacheng was secretly having a headache at this time. Seeing that these soldiers were numerous, it would be difficult for him to lead all his troops out of the siege and withdraw from Xingzhou. If he stepped forward, knocked all of them down and fled out of the city, it would probably cause a big riot. If the Dangxiang people sent a large army to search outside the city, their manor would probably not be able to be kept.

If an authentic secret is discovered, it will naturally be a big trouble; if the gold and jade hidden in Timur's room are searched by the Dangxiang people, it will also attract attention. Even if the treasure is not discovered by them, under such rigorous search and defense, it may be more difficult to transport the treasure from Li Deming's feet and send it to his tribe on the grassland than to climb the sky.

Looking up, Luo Dacheng looked at the young general riding on the horse and was slightly shocked.

Although the general was young, he looked less than twenty years old, with a dark face and not handsome appearance, there was a high spirit between his eyebrows. The hidden strength made Luo Dacheng feel that he was a strong man and his strength should not be underestimated.

Seeing the general's question, the Dangxiang officer hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed, shouting: "Report to General Yeli Wangrong, we found a group of spies who were spying on the military situation in Xingzhou and were interested in spying on the princess' carriage, with bad intentions!"

Luo Dacheng was surprised to hear this. It turned out that this young general was actually Yeli Wangrong, a famous historical figure, and there was a big accident.

Nowadays, Yeli Wangrong is naturally not famous. He is just a fledgling boy. He is known as the heir of the Yeli tribe. In a few years, he will grow up in the war with the countries in the Western Regions and gradually grow into a famous general. Together with his younger brother Yeli Yuqi, he will take charge of the Western Xia army, defeat the Song Dynasty army many times, and be named king by Li Yuanhao, and become famous all over the world.

However, in the end, he was executed by Li Yuanhao. The reason was that Li Yuanhao fell in love with his younger brother Ye Li Yuqi's wife, and in order to kill his husband and take his wife, he had to take ruthless measures. In order to eliminate the root cause, he simply destroyed his brothers and the family. The rabbit was dead and the dog was cooked, and it was the ultimate.

Luo Dacheng looked at Yeli Wangrong with surprise and pity. Yeli Wangrong was also looking at him with curious scrutiny, but he also saw that Luo Dacheng was not an ordinary person. He was secretly alert and drove his horse forward. He got off the war horse in front of the group of people. He pressed the hilt of the knife and looked at Luo Dacheng with concentration, and asked: "What is your origin? If you don't understand, don't blame him for offending!"

He heard his words solemnly, all the soldiers behind him raised swords and guns, pointing at Luo Dacheng and his group with a serious expression.

For a moment, the streets were surrounded by Dangxiang soldiers and were out of reach. If they wanted to rush out from here, it would be too difficult, and most of these tribes would fall into this place.

In order not to cause too much storm to attract attention, Luo Dacheng could only make a decision and said in a deep voice: "I came from the Xizhubu Grassland, the leader of the Hualie tribe!"

The soldiers of Dangxiang were surprised to hear the sound. The chief of a tribe suddenly appeared in Xingzhou thousands of miles away and became the first chief of the Pubu people to come to Xingzhou. This matter was strange.

Yeli Wangrong's expression relaxed. With his knowledge, it was naturally obvious that Luo Dacheng was a hero of the world. He had the domineering arrogance of a powerful man in his eyebrows. He was surrounded by these silencers, probably not lying.

Since he dared to reveal his true identity, he probably had no malicious intentions. However, Yeli Wangrong still did not dare to take it lightly. He bowed slightly to show respect and asked in a deep voice: "Chief is here, I wonder what is the price for you?"

His bowing was not because of his identity as chieftain Luo Dacheng, but because of his ability. With Yeli Wangrong's intuition, this Chief Bu was not a simple person. If he started, he would not be sure to be able to take him down.

If a chief traveled thousands of miles to come here just to sell salt, Luo Dacheng himself didn't believe it, so he could only bow and say, "I heard that the King of Xiping is so heroic. The states in the Western Regions will sooner or later be the items in the King of Xiping in the future. Therefore, he came to Xingzhou to meet the King of Xiping and discuss the plan to fight against Liao!"

As soon as this statement was made, all the onlookers were moved. The people who stopped the people from rebelling against the Liao Kingdom were well known to the world. Who would have thought that they would cross the desert and find Xingzhou hundreds of miles away in search of foreign aid!

Yeli Wangrong's face was solemn. He couldn't make any decision on this matter, and he didn't dare to hide it or not report it. He pondered slightly and bowed and said, "Chief, please follow me. I will report it to the King of Xiping now, please tell the prince!"

The soldiers hurriedly separated from both sides and gave way to Luo Dacheng and his subordinates. Only the Dangxiang officer who had pointed at Luo Dacheng with a knife before widened his eyes, his body stiffened, and he was stunned.

Yeli Wangrong glanced at him, thinking that before being a foreign guest, he could not help but deal with the rude person to the foreign guest, and then said in a deep voice: "You dare to be rude to the chief, take it down for me! Be sent to prison and wait for the disposal!"

A group of Dangxiang soldiers, who were like wolves and tigers, rushed up and pressed the Dangxiang officer to the ground, unable to move, could only watch Luo Dacheng tidy up his clothes and his followers walking over in front of him.

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The palaces of the Xixia people were also very exquisitely designed, with carved beams and painted roads, full of magnificence and extraordinary prosperity and luxury.

Luo Dacheng sat at the table in this exquisite palace, raised his glass to drink, and was attending a banquet held by King Li Deming, Xiping.

When Li Deming met him, he did not set up a banquet in the back hall, but in the back hall. In this way, whether Li Deming was gentle by nature and showed kindness, or did not regard himself as a representative of a large force, or did not want civil and military officials to know his existence, so as not to oppose the Liao Kingdom, Luo Dacheng had no way to judge for the time being.

However, the banquet used by Li Deming to welcome him was very rich, with all kinds of delicious foods displayed on the table. The chef who cooked the dishes was also very good, which seemed to be in the Chinese style, which was much better than the crude Dangxiang people's cooking techniques.

I had long heard that Li Deming yearned for Central Plains culture, so it was true. Luo Dacheng thought this way, looking at Li Deming sitting behind the table opposite, and was evaluating him in his heart.

Li Deming looked about fifty years old, with elegant appearance and gray hair. He was tied into a common bun for Han people. He wore an leisurely black gauze crown and a solemn and luxurious silk robe, which looked like the kind of gorgeous clothes worn by the Song Dynasty princes. Just from the clothes, you can see his admiration for Central Plains culture.

Luo Dacheng felt like a close friend for a moment, and he was estimating how confident he would be if he was sinicized and all Dangxiang people would be.

But he soon gave up this idea. Although Li Deming yearned for the Central Plains culture and the luxurious and leisurely life of the princes and princes of the Central Plains, once his son succeeded to the throne, Li Yuanhao, who was hostile to the Song Dynasty, would definitely force everyone to change their original living habits of the Dangxiang tribe, shave his head to bald, proclaim himself emperor, compete with the Liao and Song dynasties, and lead to years of mutual attacks.

Li Deming's life is not many years long. In a few years, he will die of illness in Xingzhou. At that time, the strength of the Dangxiang clan fell into Li Yuanhao's hands, and everything in Li Deming's investment will be gone.

Not many people attended this banquet, only Li Deming and his wife, Ye Li Wangrong who brought Luo Dacheng to him, and Wei Mu Qingyang who sat behind the princess.

Such a few people look like a family dinner, and the air is filled with a calm and warm atmosphere.

Wei Muqingyang sat beside her aunt, Princess Wei Mu, lowered her head slightly, sometimes quietly raised her eyes, staring at Luo Dacheng's face with a hot look, with a slight sense of excitement and teasing in her eyes.

Luo Dacheng felt bitterness in his mouth and knew in his heart that this time there was such a family banquet meeting and that Princess Wei Mu also came out to see him. I am afraid that it was this little girl who encouraged her aunt to come up with the idea to Li Deming.

It turns out that he is a Dangxiang person who doesn’t care about etiquette and law. Although he admires the culture of the Central Plains, he does not value the complicated rules of the Central Plains. He can actually let his wife come out to meet foreign guests, although his wife is already very old.

Li Deming's wife Wei Mu is an old woman, nearly fifty years old, with gray hair. She sat at the same table with Wei Mu Qingyang, and looked at Luo Dacheng quietly with kindness on her face.

Today Wei Mu Qingyang told her that he saw a big man on the street, with a heroic spirit and seemed not an ordinary person. When he came back to the palace, he heard Ye Li Wangrong come to report that the big man on the street was the chief of a tribe who came to meet the King of Xiping, hoping to unite against Liao.
Chapter completed!