On the 11th month of the first year of Yuanyou, Chongzheng Hall.

Zhao Xu looked at the Liao Kingdom's letter sent to him.

Then he looked at the two Liao envoys in the hall.

Zheng Envoy was still an old friend of the people of the Song Dynasty and Yelu Ju, the governor of the Liao Fengguo Army.

This person has settled in Bianjing City! How could he not be an old friend of the people of the Song Dynasty?

In the past two months, Li Shishi, the outer room, has been openly invited to participate in several poetry meetings hosted by the wife of the nobles of Bianjing, as Mrs. Liu.

As for the deputy envoy this time?

Zhao Xu looked at the man with his eyes.

He is not tall, and is estimated to be about five feet (about 160cm), with a shallow beard, and looks like he is about thirty years old.

"Yelu Yan?"

Zhao Xu's eyes were burning, and he remembered the Liao Dynasty classics he had read when he was studying Liao Dynasty culture with his teacher when he was studying abroad in modern times.

Among them is the "Records of the Dynasty" from the late Liao Dynasty, and the author seems to be the one in front of him.

In the "Records of the Dynasty", the Liao people's own national history, the Khitans completely abandoned the primitive theory of the tribe's green bull and white horse.

Instead, he called himself "Subordinate Emperor Xuanyuan" and regarded himself as Liu's bloodline.

However, the overall Chinese identity and orthodox cognition of the Liao Kingdom were far earlier than the late ones.

Zhao Xu remembers the "Epitaph of the Lady of the Great Khitan Kingdom" unearthed in the Chifeng area of ​​Inner Mongolia and collected in the Liao Shangjing Museum [This epitaph is the joint agenda of Mrs. Xiao and her husband's Yelu Wuwu].

On this, Yelu Wuwu clearly mentioned his ancestors: Gong Zhixian was Yu Shun!

This is the Yelu royal family, who first began to regard himself as the Xuanyuan family among the unearthed cultural relics.

This is also in line with the development history of the Liao Kingdom.

After self-supporting the reform of Empress Dowager Tian, ​​strengthening centralization, and strengthening national cognition.

The Khitans began to compete with the Song Dynasty for Chinese orthodoxy.

As time goes by, they also increasingly agree with this.

After the current Liao emperor ascended the throne, the Northern Court nobles in the Liao Kingdom generally regarded themselves as descendants of Yan and Huang and Chinese nobles.

For example, in the early days of Yelu Hongji ascended the throne, an official named Liu Hui wrote a letter saying: The Western countries were in trouble, the soldiers were garrisoned far away, and the Chinese people were exhausted from flying and rescuing, which was not a long-term solution.

It can be seen that at this latest, the Liao Kingdom had already recognized itself as China, regarding Dangxiang, Zubu and others as barbarians.

Yelu Hongji later sent an envoy to confer the crown prince of Goryeo, and his edict even more openly declared: I am the masterpiece of the seven saints and the orthodox of the hundred kings!

Good guy, he directly ignored the Song Dynasty and claimed that he was the orthodox Chinese.

Zhao Xu's good emperor's brother Yelu Yanxi was even more exaggerated. Even if he was captured by the Jin soldiers, he still regarded himself as orthodox: he had the Great Liao Dynasty, and he was the orthodox, and had expanded his territory for tens of thousands of miles, and had a country of more than two hundred years. Since ancient times, it has never happened!

It is not surprising that the Khitans have such an idea at all.

Because their ancestors were the Xianbei, the Northern Wei Dynasty established by the Xianbei people was orthodox.

In their perception, the Song Dynasty was roughly equivalent to a large separatist regime like Liu Song, Xiao Qi, and Nanchen, which was just stealing the Central Plains. Sooner or later, the Daliao Heavenly Soldiers would go south to unify the universe and restore the Jiuzhou.

Therefore, it is no wonder that Central Asia and continental countries had a chaotic understanding of China during the Song and Yuan dynasties, and many countries regarded Khitan as China.

So much so that in modern times, China is directly read as Khitan in many languages ​​in many countries.

Just like in Japan, Goryeo and Southeast Asia, the Chinese have always been called Tang people.

So, Yelu is a typical orthodox scholar-official in the Liao Dynasty.

With modern evaluation, we can definitely integrate advanced individuals with ethnic integration.

But now...

Zhao Xu smashed his mouth.

This is a loyal minister of the Liao Kingdom!

His loyal minister is my enemy!

What Zhao Xu hopes most is that the Liao Dynasty's government and the people are all like human devils like the soldiers.

If it really doesn't work, it's good to put a bunch of people like Yelu Ju.

However, reality is impossible.

The Liao Kingdom is still very united now.

The foundation laid by Empress Dowager Chengtian, the legacy of Emperor Jingzong of Liao, has not yet disappeared.

Although the old emperor Yelu Hongji has many shortcomings.

But he has one advantage - he can tolerate and employ people.

This is enough to prevent chaos in Liaoning.

After saying a few regrets in his heart, Zhao Xu put down the letter of nationality in his hand and asked, "Is the emperor's uncle and the emperor's brother okay recently?"

He is the emperor.

Just read the Book of China.

As for the specific affairs in the letter of the country?

Of course, there will be ministers to deal with it!

Yelu Ju, Yelu Yan bowed respectfully, and then Yelu Yan replied: "With your Majesty's care, your Majesty is prosperous in spring and autumn, and his body is healthy. Before the foreign ministers resigned, they led people to hunt Yanshan and shoot and kill tigers."

"The Emperor's Grand Prince Liang, who is smart and resolute, serves the Emperor and has also hunted elks."

This is just like Zhangkou.

However, this is also a normal operation of the Liao people.

Make your monarch into a master of cavalry and shooting, and use it to intimidate the Song Dynasty.

Yelu Yan continued: "Before your resignation, my lord, His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Liao and His Highness the Grand Prince, repeatedly reminded the foreign ministers..."

"When you come to the Song Dynasty, you must thank Your Majesty."

"I thank Your Majesty for sending the minister to the minister Hu Zongyu to congratulate him on Tian'an Day (Yelu Hongji's Holy Day), and I thank Your Majesty for sending the official sealed official Du Chun as a messenger to the Grand Grand Grand Historian."

"This time, the foreign minister was also entrusted by His Highness to send His Daughter a letter of thanks to the Grand Prince of the Liao..."

As he said that, he knelt down respectfully, representing his young master, King Liang and grandson Yelu Yanxi bowed his head again.

The two followers following him held a jade box forward and knelt on the hall.

Zhao Xu smiled and asked his left and right to take it down, and cooperated with him: "After returning to China, I will thank the uncle of the Emperor of the Great Liao and the Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand."

"When you wait for your resignation, I will also have another letter and entrust your envoy to pass it to your elder brother."

The Liao people want to perform, and Zhao Xu will cooperate.

This kind of benefits and advantages are not taken away or taken away.

If Yelu Yanxi is taught a lesson in the future, it will be changed to legitimate name, right?

I am your brother!

The emperor’s uncle is unfortunately alive, and his elder brother is like his father. I deserve to be your guardian!

Of course, to achieve this effect, you still have to rely on your fists.

Yelu Yan listened and thanked him again.

But a huge wave has already stirred up in my heart!

"Yelu Ju and others did not lie..."

"This young master of the Southern Dynasty is really a hero!"

When You Chong ascended the throne, he was solemn and polite.

The key is that the ministers of the Southern Dynasty in the court and the generals in the hall all looked like they had long been used to it.

Even the two palaces behind the curtain did not speak a word during the whole process and did not interfere with the little emperor's power.

It's really incredible and unimaginable!

Even though Emperor Jingzong of that year, although Empress Dowager Chengtian tried her best to bless and support her, the relationship between mother and son was extremely close.

But before Jingzong took office, he still had no say in the court.

But this little emperor of the Southern Dynasty did it.

"If he grew up safely, it would probably not be a blessing for our dynasty!" Yelu Yan said with a warning bell in his heart.

There was such a young master in the Southern Dynasty. If he could be in power for a long time, the Liao Dynasty would probably be in a long time to unify the world.

"After returning to the court, I must discuss countermeasures with Xiao (Xiao Wuna), Liang (Liang Ying), Wang (Wang Guan) and other ministers."

...

When Yelu Yan was worried.
To be continued...