When they heard that the Song Dynasty officials came to visit, Yelu Yixin and Yao Jingxing came out and took Ouyang Xiu and Zhang Maoshi into the room.

The guest and host took a seat and came to tea. Ouyang Xiu said: "Folk proverb, Laba is the New Year. Today is Laba. I wonder if Duting Station has cooked a bowl of Laba porridge and asked the envoy to enjoy it?"

Yao Jingxing said: "So today is Laba? No wonder I cooked porridge in the morning. I have been busy these days, but I have forgotten the days."

Ouyang Xiu said: "On this festival, the court specially rewarded the wine banquet and told me and Taiwei Zhang to bring it. The wine banquet was held in the evening and a drink with the two envoys. It is not easy for you to come to the Central Plains at this time."

Yao Jingxingdao: "Thank you for the Southern Dynasty's generous gifts, thank you for the bachelor's. The bachelor's was Emperor Wenzong of the Southern Dynasty. When I was in the North, I often hoped that I could have a chat with the bachelor's, but I didn't expect that I would get what I wish today."

Ouyang Xiu hurriedly said that he didn't dare. In this era, the Khitan was established for more than 100 years, and the imperial examinations had been around for nearly a hundred years, and the literary style was gradually becoming more and more prosperous. This year, Ouyang Xiu presided over the imperial examinations, which completely changed the literary style of the Song Dynasty and was incredibly popular. Even in the Khitan, Ouyang Xiu was a famous person and had a high status among literati. Yao Jingxing was a Jinshi and respected Ouyang Xiu, which was not a false saying. Both of them were Hanlin bachelors and had roughly the same status. However, the environment facing the two countries is not the time to talk about poetry and songs.

Today is Laba Festival. The Song Dynasty prepared a banquet and ordered Ouyang Xiu and Zhang Maoshi to come to entertain the two Khitan envoys.

Because the Song Dynasty had different opinions from the battle of Xiongzhou, the two sides could not negotiate. Yelu Yixin and Yao Jingxing did not go to the palace to the sage. As the officials of the two companions, Ouyang Xiu and Zhang Maoshi did not prepare a banquet for the Lord except today. The two Khitan envoys were locked in Duting Post and could not go out to stroll. It was really boring.

After holding a banquet and drinking a few drinks, Yelu Yixin said: "This battle in Xiongzhou was the reason why Yang Ji, Zhuozhou, was arbitrary, and the two countries had a gap. After this, Yang Ji would definitely be punished heavily, and the two countries would return to their old age. Bachelor, I hope you will say a few good words."

Ouyang Xiu said: "King, this time there are nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses. They are good at crossing the border and looting the territory of the Song Dynasty. Two villages were robbed by soldiers and horses in the north, killing more than 80 people and burning more than 50 houses. When they heard about this, the emperor was furious. How could he just punish the governor seriously?"

Yao Jingxing said, "What else can it be? This time it was done by Yang Ji, and ordered his subordinates to inspect the rule. The general was confused and accidentally crossed the Jima River. Forgot that although the people on this bank of the river were also under the rule of the Khitan, the place was inappropriate."

Ouyang Xiu smiled and shook his head: "After crossing the Juma River, it is under the rule of the Song Dynasty, there is no doubt about this matter. No matter how you say it, this battle was also fought in the Song Dynasty. The Grand Marshal Zhang Ji, who guarded Xiongzhou, was very brave. He destroyed nearly 10,000 cavalry and captured Yelu Fonu, who led the troops. The scholar, 10,000 cavalry could rush to the prefecture and county, causing chaos, but it was not comparable to the scattered soldiers and roaming. Without Zhang Ji, Taiwei, the Grand Marshal, he didn't know how to end this matter!"

Yelu Yixin said: "You can't say that. There are mostly two households between Nanyishui and Jumahe. Every year, officials of the Northern Dynasties collect taxes. Compared with other places, there cannot be said to be Song. There are many misunderstandings in this battle in Xiongzhou, so it's better to take a step back."

Ouyang Xiu smiled and said, "How do you take a step back? The soldiers who have made meritorious service in this dynasty can wait to receive the reward."

Yelu Yixin said: "This battle was ultimately Yang Ji's fault. This dynasty punished Yang Ji, and your country sent back the captured Yelu Fonu and others, how about it?"

Ouyang Xiu shook his head: "If you do this, you will be reluctant to say that the soldiers on the front line are dissatisfied. Even the people who died and injured in the nearby villages cannot explain it!"

Yao Jingxing said: "Those people are two losers, and they pay taxes to the Northern Dynasties. They are the people of the Northern Dynasties. If they die, they are dead. They are considered to be unlucky, so there is no need to explain. For the Southern Dynasties, they will neither lose taxes nor service, so what's the problem?"

It seems that the news about the Khitan has been sent here recently. Yao Jingxing also knew that the people in the two villages did not serve the Song Dynasty. Many of the people between Xiongzhou Jumahe and Nanyishui had not only paid taxes to the Khitan, but also served the Khitan. Guiyi County of the Song Dynasty, Guixin County of the Khitan, and Rongcheng County of the two countries divided the two households in that area into two parts, partly served the Song Dynasty and partly served the Khitan. The villages that were looted and burned by the Khitan soldiers this time happened to serve the Khitan. Therefore, Yao Jingxing said that the Song Dynasty did not lose taxes or service, which was equivalent to the loss of the Khitan. The two households were owned by the two countries, and it makes sense to say that it is a certain extent.

Ouyang Xiu shook his head and said nothing, and persuaded the two of them to drink a glass of wine.

Yao Jingxingdao: "The bachelor thought, what should I do with this?"

Ouyang Xiu shook his head: "Of course, it's not possible. The war in Xiongzhou was within the Song Dynasty and affected the people under his rule. If the Northern Dynasties did not give a satisfactory reply, they would not forget it. The two governments have ordered that before the end of this matter, the people under his rule will not be allowed to pay rent to the Northern Dynasties, nor will they serve the Northern Dynasties. The two countries use the Jima River as their border, and there will be no involvement in both ends of the border! "

"What? In this way, your country is deliberately provoking trouble!" Yelu Yixin stood up suddenly. "We will not agree to do this anyway! You think that if you win a game, your military strength will be stronger than our dynasty? If you get angry, our dynasty will raise a large army and go straight south!"

Ouyang Xiu didn't care, so he asked the soldiers on the side to fill the wine and said lightly: "King, you can't scare people by talking nonsense. Why don't you just ignite the troops and go south to see what will happen? This dynasty can destroy 10,000 people, 100,000 people, and 100,000 people, and 100,000 people, and 100,000 people, the same is true!"

Yelu Yixin looked at Ouyang Xiu without saying a word, and his face gradually became colder. Ouyang Xiu just pretended that he hadn't seen it and watched the soldiers pour wine.

After a while, Yelu Yixin said coldly: "Depending on the meaning of the scholar, the Southern Dynasties must fight us--"

Ouyang Xiu said: "What is this? It is obvious that there has been a battle in Xiongzhou. Your general Yelu Fonu and his subordinates are still imprisoned in Xiongzhou. King, 10,000 people in the Northern Dynasty have just disappeared from all the troops in Xiongzhou, don't forget."

Yelu Yixin said: "It's just ten thousand people, what's the point! This dynasty is vast and has a million people, how can it be short of this 10,000 people? If you are so aggressive, you can call up a million troops when you come to see this dynasty. Let's see you again!"

Ouyang Xiu picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and said, "When Tanglong Town, Yelu Chongyuan first led tens of thousands of troops, thinking that it was acceptable. As a result, Taiwei Du led the army to arrive and rushed him to Yunzhou in a panic. If you were defeated, you were not convinced. The Northern Dynasties took the army to surround Tanglong Town. As a result, Taiwei Du fired a few shots and shot the king and took a group of important officials away. Are you still not convinced of this kind of defeat?"

After saying that, before Yelu Yixin answered, Ouyang Xiu said again: "This time, you 10,000 cavalry suddenly went south in Xiongzhou, but was surrounded by Taiwei Zhang Ji, and none of them escaped. In this kind of defeat, they still brag about the million-armored armor here. The king felt embarrassed!"

After everything was said, Ouyang Xiu picked up the wine glass again and drank the wine all in one go, just laughing.

Yelu Yixin's face turned red with anger. Looking at Ouyang Xiu, his eyes almost spit out of fire. He was a warrior and an emperor and nobleman, so he had never been ridiculed like this. If it weren't for Dutingyi here, he would have probably exploded.
Chapter completed!