Chapter 69 - 1
At this time, more than a dozen cavalry came from a distance, and the three cavalry behind them had a long face, but the war horses were much taller than other grassland cavalry. Bo Shenghuo Meerbo looked slightly cold, and watched the three cavalry galloping closer, and one of them was the first to cross the saddle and dismount, and saluted: "The envoy Yelu Shuxue, recruited envoys to the northwest of the Liao Kingdom, and Bo Shenghuo greeted the knight." He took out a yellow notebook from the saddle's bag, respectfully handed it forward, and said: "This is the decree of His Majesty the Emperor to recruit envoys to the northwest."
Bo Shenghuo was not proud, but at this moment he did not dismount. Instead, he stood high on the saddle and signaled the guards to take the order. He spread his eyebrows gently, and frowned and looked at Yelu Shu thoughtfully. Seeing this, Uruk hurriedly asked, "Khan, what's going on?" Without waiting for Bo Shenghuo to answer, he turned his head and stared at Yelu Shuxue fiercely. Although the nomadic tribes in the desert nominally surrendered to the Liao Kingdom, this kind of restraining relationship was extremely loose. Now Uruk is only obeying Bo Shenghuo's order, even if he starts a war with the Liao Kingdom tomorrow, he is not vague.
Yelu Shuxue was also calm. He stood on the ground and looked at Uruk who was riding on the horse without hesitation.
After a while, Bo Shenghuo sighed and said to Uruk: "The Khitan Emperor said that Datong Mansion had long given the Meerbo people as territory, and it is still counting now. Your Majesty has asked Urgon and Tachi to take their troops first." He turned his head and looked at Yelu Shu coldly, and said in a voice: "I am sorry to tell Your Majesty that since the Great Liao Kingdom keeps its promise, we Meerbo people will not break our promise."
Yelu Shuxue was overjoyed: "Thank you, Khan!" He thought to himself, indeed, the tiger poison did not eat his son. He heard that Bo Shenghuo had excessive indulgence in the past, and several young sons were killed by the people of Xia. Now he had only one son, Xiao Tachi, so he naturally did not want him to lose his life under Yunzhou city.
"Great Khan!" Uruk reminded him. He instinctively felt that Yelu Shuxue was like a fox. Bo Shenghuo interrupted him, looking into the distance, and said in a deep voice: "Although the Khitans may not have any kindness, this is also an opportunity for us. It seems that Yelu Dashi is going south in a big way, and we cannot let this opportunity go."
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The sea breeze blew into the cabin with a hint of warmth, and Chen Kang lived in the guest room next to the captain's room. Two soldiers were guarding outside, and he was too lazy to leave the cabin. He was idle, so he simply found the map and fine ruler on the ship, marking the movements of the army of Liao and Song countries on it recently. If he was Yelu Dashi, how would he deal with the current situation? After thinking about it, he felt that the current situation of Liao was not optimistic. The Song Dynasty's 100,000 troops were approaching Yunzhou, and it would be better if Xia State responded to the battle. However, the Guguo Mansion retreated under the pressure of Guanzhong. The Andong Army Office did not want to fight this battle from the beginning. The general, the captain, the Shangzhu State and the Gumin Officer who led Guanzhong thought that it would be better not to fight than the Song State. Otherwise, the Battle of Xingde and Destroy the Kingdom completely swallowed up Guandong, or they would do business honestly and maintain the prosperity of the market.
When the Xia army retreated, Yelu Bijie, the Xijing left behind, had not had time to take a breath, Yang Yanqing came to the city and forced the Liao army to withdraw from Yunzhou. The elite soldiers of the Hedong camp were at the top of the Song State, and it seemed that the Liao army had a hard time. In addition, the Song army divided troops to accept other mountain-behind states with great fanfare. The Xijing camp only defended the Xia State and did not have the posture of attacking Guanzhong. In the past few days, the Guguo Mansion also understood and was happy to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. On the other hand, although the Liao Kingdom wiped out the Jin Dynasty's great trouble, hundreds of thousands of troops fought for several months, and it was at the end of its strength. The Liao army rushed from Huanglong Mansion and Liaoyang Mansion to Datong Mansion, more than 2,000 miles, and there were probably only tens of thousands of elite soldiers who could rush to rescue Yunzhou in time. In addition, Nanjing Road was too short to prevent the attack on the Hebei Camp of Song State.
Yunzhou has become the center of the battle between Liao and Song dynasties. Chen Kang leaned over and measured the distance with a ruler on the map, estimating the time it took for each Liao army to arrive in Yunzhou. A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. By this calculation, the Liao Kingdom would have a high probability that it would not be able to protect Xijing Road. Yelu Dashi led the Song Dynasty to resist Liao, but he took it upon himself.
At this moment, when Tongbing and Miss Han came to visit, Chen Kang immediately put down the ruler and stood up in surprise. Seeing Han Ningshuang standing at the door wearing a cloak, he hurriedly said, "It's windy outside, come in and sit." After that, he let her in, and then looked for tea and water all over the room. He poured the tea with all his hands and feet, because he was excited, a lot of it spilled out.
Han Ningshuang's eyes were slightly red, and she looked at Chen Kang doing these things in a complicated expression, silently without saying anything. Chen Kang put down the tea set, sat down, and smiled and said, "There is nothing good on the boat. The dragon and phoenix balls are still from last year. You can take care of them." Although many people in Xia like to stir-fry green tea, Han Ningshuang lived in Song for several years and was quite familiar with tea ceremony. When Chen Kang first saw her show this art, he was shocked, so he always had the Song Dynasty tribute Dragon and phoenix balls tea for the purpose of entertaining Han Ningshuang.
I saw boiling water pouring into the rabbit's hair cup. When the tea and water met, the soup flowers were like elegant ink and wild cursive script. Chen Kang could do this without thinking too much, which was no less than the young masters of Bianliang who lingered in elegant gatherings all day long. This person's talent was really not allowed to be brother. However, as the second son, he was not as strict as the prince Chen Chong, and his behavior became more casual. With the slight stirring of the tea zither, the tea powder flowed with the waves, and the soup pattern and water veins transformed into various patterns, which were as delicate as picturesque. After a moment, it disappeared, leaving only the fragrance of tea in the room, which made people sigh at the impermanence of life's causes and conditions.
Han Ningshuang whispered: "I'm here to say goodbye to you."
This was a bit strange because it was usually the one who left, not the one who gave it away. Chen Kang's face changed slightly, and the tea zi in his hand trembled slightly. He lowered his head, and the tea fragrance was filled with white mist, and he couldn't see the eyes clearly. He smiled reluctantly and said, "When the Ming Dynasty set sail, it's not too late to say goodbye. Come on." As he said that, he pushed a cup of fragrant tea in front of Han Ningshuang.
Han Ningshuang took the teacup with both hands and said, "There are old customs in the country. Whenever the new king succeeds to the throne, if he is not married yet, he will specifically pick out the most beautiful and charming women in the country for several days. The new king will be allowed to choose the new king. The ones selected will be given golden peaches and made the princess. After His Highness returned to Kangju City, if he has never liked someone, he might as well follow this method to choose a good match in the country." Her voice was slow and clear. Chen Kang heard it in his ears, as if he was in an ice cellar. He asked, "Ningshuang, are you really so ruthless? The Han family does not even have a male member, and it is so important to restore the Han army? Do you never get married in your life?"
Han Ningshuang shook her head and whispered: "You don't understand some things."
After saying that, she stood up and hurried away as if she was escaping something. She lowered her head and walked with a mess. Unexpectedly, before she could take a few steps, she bumped into someone and almost fell, but was held on her shoulder. Han Ningshuang was angry and was about to push him away, but she looked up and saw Zhao Xingde looking at him worriedly, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she said bitterly: "Why are you again?"
"I'll come to see Captain Li, there are some things." Zhao Xingde explained. He looked left and right. It was windy at night, and few people came to the deck. They met Han Ningshuang by chance. It seemed like they had an appointment in advance. Zhao Xingde was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say. He just looked at Han Ningshuang. Seeing that her eyes were slightly red, as if she was wronged, she turned to the direction of the sea, and her shoulders were trembling slightly. Zhao Xingde followed unknowingly and stood beside Han Ningshuang. Neither of them spoke. The moon in the sky was like a moth eyebrows. Under the illumination, the sea surface was dark in the distance, but the tide was rising and falling, bringing a line of white waves.
After being silent for a long time, Han Ningshuang whispered, "You've been moved, have you?" She turned her face and looked at Zhao Xingde, her eyes extremely clear, as if she could see through a person's soul. Zhao Xingde hesitated for a moment, nodded, and whispered, "I'm sorry." A sense of shame surged into his heart, making him dare not look at the eyes that were as smoke as fog. Just then, Han Ningshuang suddenly stepped forward, put his arms around his neck, and tiptoed. Zhao Xingde only felt his cherry lips tenderly, and he immediately fell into the gentle trap. Both of them felt the other's rapid heartbeat.
Chapter completed!