Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen
"Princess Ya."
When he saw Yeluya, Luo Kedi crossed his hands and saluted, with perfect courtesy, but his demeanor became cold: "Princess Ya, this is my friend."
"friend?"
Yeluya sneered endlessly, the woman in front of her was dressed in plain white clothes, elegant and bright like a pear blossom.Slender figure, slender waist, beautiful facial features, clear eyes, gentle and heroic, that kind of taste is something I don't have anyway. Choose words authentically: "Friend? I think it's your match."
Ding Yuluo couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he heard this, and anger welled up in his chest. Luo Kedi's face darkened, and he said coldly: "Princess, please respect your identity."
Seeing the vast difference in his attitude towards the woman in white and himself, Yeluya felt bitter and blushed and said, "Identity? It seems that General Luo should respect his identity. Can anyone come and go freely in this place? "
Luo Kedi smiled apprehensively: "Your Highness, this is the imperial city, but it is not the inner city. Honorable officials, dignitaries, officials and gentry, all of them can't help it. Miss Ding is my friend of Luo, and the commander of the palace guards wants to bring his friends Visiting the imperial city, this qualification is still there, right? If the princess feels that Luo is overreaching, she can report to the emperor and the empress. Although the princess has a high status, she has no right to interfere with the behavior of my court official, Princess Ya, what do you think?"
"You... hello..."
Yeluya was trembling with anger, and tears welled up uncontrollably.She didn't want to lose face in front of Ding Yuluo, her love rival, so she turned around and walked away.This action had already caught the eyes of a caring person not far away. Seeing Yeluya leave, that person rolled his eyes and quickly stopped her.
Ding Yuluo said anxiously: "Brother Luo, because I made you offend the princess, it may be very inconvenient for you..."
"It's nothing, we're going to leave soon, we're afraid of where she will come." Luo Kedi smiled and said, "Besides, when I met Miss Yuluo...uh...as usual, you are Brother Yang's sister again, In terms of emotion and reason, you should be loved, how can you be bullied by others."
Ding Yuluo stretched out her slender hand, pressed a branch of pear blossom in front of her eyes, looked at Princess Ya's back, and complained, "Why don't you say I'm your sister? Wouldn't that cause a lot of trouble?"
Luo Kedi blurted out, "How can I recognize you as my sister?"
"Huh?" Ding Yuluo raised his eyebrows in surprise, and said amusedly, "It's an expedient measure, General, where have you read all your military books?"
Luo Kedi said embarrassingly: "This..., your reason, because you know the relationship between me and Dong'er, you can use it as an excuse. Dong'er and I were taken to Khitan by them, so there is no possibility of having a girl Hearing the news about us from the Central Plains, we traveled all the way to join us? Once you say it, you will be suspicious. This reason cannot withstand scrutiny in front of Princess Ya. If she wants to be suspicious, let her go, I don’t mind... "
Ding Yuluo glared at him angrily: "Your Excellency, you don't mind, but I mind, okay?"
There was a visible flush in Luo Kedi's beard, and he said with a dry smile, "This... I don't know when Miss Yuluo will not mind?"
Ding Yuluo stretched out his hand and pointed, and said with a narrow smile: "When the sea turns into a mulberry field, when the world is old, um... maybe this girl will not mind anymore."
Luo Kedi heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile on his face, "It's fine as long as the girl has given me time. The world is old and the sea is changing, Luo Kedi can wait..."
Ding Yuluo's wonderful eyes squinted, and he glanced at him: "This guy... Is it really the decisive Luo Junzhu that the second brother said, the Luo Kedi who led three hundred dead men to block thousands of riders? Look He opened his mouth violently, and the words he spoke were more beautiful than those young masters who are used to singing the wind and playing with the moon."
Seeing her tears, Luo Kedi became apprehensive, and stammered: "Miss Yuluo, Luo... is too menglang, if you offend the girl, I hope Haihan..."
Ding Yuluo's mind cleared up, her cheeks felt a little hot, she avoided Luo Kedi's gaze, and said in a rambling voice: "You didn't offend me, since you are so patient, then... just wait patiently..." After finishing speaking, he divided the flowers and brushed the willows, and walked quickly.
Luo Kedi slapped his forehead vigorously, and said angrily: "Xiao Liu said that my daughter likes to talk irony. If she said that she didn't offend her, then I really offended her. Sigh, why are you so clumsy? Dancing guns and sticks, how can I know how to make girls happy, if I had known that today would happen, I should have learned some romantic skills from my third brother..."
While complaining about himself, he chased Ding Yuluo.
As soon as Princess Ya left Luo Kedi's sight, tears rolled down like pearls that had fallen off a thread.At this time a person suddenly appeared in front of her, and Princess Ya couldn't dodge it in time. Seeing that the person was her cousin Yelu Sanming's eldest son, Yelu Chukuang, one of the eight commanders of the imperial palace, she hurriedly lowered her eyes slightly, fearing that he would laugh at her. .
"Oh, who is this who has taken the courage to bully my Ya'er?"
The tears on her face did not escape Yelu Chukuang's eyes after all, Yeluya stopped slightly, saluted with a choked voice, "General Chukuang."
"Hey, just call me cousin, what's wrong with generals, Ya'er, what's wrong? Who bullied you?" Yelu Sanming approached with a smile, and glanced at Luo Kedi who was walking away from afar , Crossbow mouth said: "Is it for that southern barbarian?"
"Cousin, General Luo is in the same hall as you, and you belong to a colleague. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to be so commensurate..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, are you still protecting him at this time? Ya'er, my cousin really doesn't know what to say about you."
Yeluchu laughed wildly and said: "I know, that Nanman... Commander Luo is proficient in literature and ink, and skilled in martial arts. Although he has a big messy beard, his eyebrows and eyes are actually very handsome. If he shaved it off, he must be a favorite of his daughter's family." Little white face. Now, he is favored by the emperor again, and he has a bright future. How long has it been since he has been an official to the commander of the capital? In the future, if he has the opportunity to go out and fight a few battles, and come back with a few great achievements, then it’s okay? Let’s talk about it , it's barely a good match for our Ya'er..."
Yeluya's cheeks became hot, and she said angrily: "Brother Dang, don't talk nonsense, there is nothing between Ya'er and General Luo."
Yelu Chukuang smiled and said, "Ya'er, what do you need to hide in front of your elder brother? Who in the palace can't see your love for General Luo?"
He smacked his lips and said: "However... Judging from the situation, it seems that General Luo has no intention of being our Khitan's son-in-law."
Yeluya's face darkened suddenly, Yelu Sanming laughed and said: "However... If Ya'er really wants to marry Commander Luo, there may be no way, my cousin will teach you a way to make you happy..."
Yeluya's eyes lit up, and she blurted out, "Cousin, what can you do?"
Yelu Chu was embarrassed and said: "But... this... Faer..."
Yeluya wiped away her tears, grabbed his sleeve and stomped her feet: "Oh, cousin, tell me quickly."
Yelu Chu looked around furtively, and whispered something to Yeluya, Yeluya blushed when she heard this, and said angrily: "Cousin, what kind of bad idea is this? Ya'er is a country!" Princess, how can... How can you act like this?"
Yeluchu rolled his eyes wildly, and said disapprovingly: "How can you catch the eagle in the sky if you don't use the trap? How can you catch the vicious prairie wolf if you don't use the trap? No matter what method you use, you must first lay the bait. I think Commander Luo You have already been fascinated by the girl in white, and the opportunity is fleeting. If you hesitate any longer, the prey you get will fly away. As long as you can get the man you like, it doesn't matter what kind of means you use, Ya'er, Don't get yourself wrong..."
Yelu Chukuang smiled slightly, and walked past the thoughtful Yeluya: "If you think it over clearly, come and find your cousin..."
Yeluchu was triumphant, and after walking not far away, he saw his father standing in front of him, startled him, and quickly stopped: "My lord father, aren't you... having a banquet, it's over already?"
Yelu Sanming grimaced and asked, "What are you talking to Princess Ya?"
Yelu Chukuang grinned, and repeated what he had just said, Yelu Sanming frowned and said, "Why did you give her such an idea, and stay away from work all day long?"
Yelu Chukuang hurriedly argued: "My lord, why doesn't my son miss his job? Isn't this for the sake of my father's great cause?"
Yelu Sanming raised his beard and said angrily: "This kind of thing has something to do with Dad's great career, you... um... I understand..."
Yelu Sanming's eyes flickered, and he suddenly realized something.Yelu Chukuang's eyes showed a gloomy look: "Father, King Qing is pulling up the flag to rebel outside, and it is just for me to use it. This opportunity is rare, but the empress will not accept it. Now she is vigorously promoting Luo Kedi, Tong Yu, and Wang Tieniu. , it is clear that we are not at ease with the palace guards, and want to put our own people in. If we use tricks to control these three people, tell me...will it be the last straw that breaks the camel's back?"
Yelu Sanming stroked his beard and pondered for a while, then said: "You are not too stupid. However, this move of yours can only be used as an idle move. Don't have too much hope whether it will be useful. Conspiracies and tricks are just tricks. , is not enough to rely on. If you want to make the strong submit, you must master the power that can make her bow, and strong strength is the guarantee of victory."
He twitched his mouth and said with a sneer: "Is it necessary for the Prime Minister of the North Mansion and the Privy Councilor of the South Court to attend a banquet today for an envoy from the Song Dynasty? She just wants to use the support of these two adults for her to show favor to your father." That's all. Go and do your work. If Princess Ya doesn't move, you won't be able to cause any more trouble. Tonight, Dad will meet that old fox Xiao Zhanfei again. If he can win the full support of the Xiao family, then... Your Majesty will still What is there to rely on?"
At the banquet, Shi Fang, the Prime Minister of the Northern Mansion, and Guo Xi, the Privy Envoy of the Southern Court, were two heavyweights who persuaded the wine to be courteous. Sanming didn't mean this, but he left the stage early on the excuse of feeling unwell. Shi Fang persuaded the wine diligently, but the words he said were as strong as the wine: "Master Yang, you have read the official letter of the emperor of your country. Since the beginning of the founding of the country, the Han Kingdom has proclaimed itself as a minister to Khitan, and has paid for it every year. Gong, come to the court every year, and consider yourself a Khitan vassal state. Now your country intends to attack the Han state. If I, the Khitan, stand by and watch, what will the ministries of the country think? What will the Sifang Fan Congress think? Will you agree to such an unreasonable request?" Yang Hao coughed, straightened his face and said: "My lord, what you said is wrong. If the Yishi tribe in your country breaks away from Khitan, becomes a vassal of our Song State, pays tribute every year, and comes to court every year, then when the queen launches an army crusade, we will Is the Song State also confidently sending troops to help?" Guo Xi, the privy envoy of the Southern Court, said: "Where did Master Yang come from? The eight Khitan tribes are originally one. If the Yishi tribe really breaks away from me and becomes a vassal to your country, it is an act of treason. " Yang Hao cupped his hands and said: "Master Guo is right, my country of Song and Han were originally one, and even though they were divided into two, they are all Han people..." When Xiao Chuo heard this, Yan Ran interjected, "The Liu family of the Han Dynasty is a member of the Shatuo tribe. When did I become a Han Chinese? Why didn't I know?" Yang Hao's face turned red, and he cursed inwardly: "You say you Shatuo people are so fashionable, and you have a Chinese surname, so that I often forget your original origin." But his face remained calm, and he said without shame: "Today's Khitan is formed by the fusion of Huns and Xianbei. Will the empress make the eight parts of Khitan so clear now? Han and Song are both Han lands, and the original It is a country. This is an indisputable fact. Now, the emperor of the Song Dynasty wants to bridge the country, conform to the laws of heaven, and obey the hearts of the people. What is wrong with it? Today's Han Dynasty is turbulent and crumbling, it is a piece of mud that can't be painted on the wall. Why should the queen be an enemy of our Song Dynasty for such a Han country?The queen is the supreme king of the country, and she is from a high position, so she should be able to clearly see the pros and cons of it.Whether or not to aid Han is not important to the Khitan. If the Khitan wants to be proud of other countries, it only needs the eight Khitans to unite as one, advance and retreat together. Who dares to insult?Now that King Qing is away, bewitching people's hearts is the biggest disaster for the court.If the queen can agree to ignore the affairs of the Han state, then I will reciprocate and give the greatest support and help to your country's counter-insurgency. Isn't this a combination of benefits? " Dong'er was watching her husband talking eloquently in front of the queen, her attitude was calm, and her eyes could not help showing admiration and joy. Poor Empress Xiao's bottom line had already been known to Yang Hao through Dong'er's mouth. Rang and He refused to make more promises. The two ministers didn't know that their trump cards had already been revealed by others. They thought that Zhao Kuangyin's attack on Han had already taken into account the possibility of Khitan sending troops. Shi Fang and Guo Xi sighed secretly. With a sound, they exchanged helpless glances at each other: "It seems that there are no more benefits from Song's population." Xiao Chuo saw that the two important ministers also came back in failure, so he never mentioned this matter again. The host and guest only talked about the customs and customs of the two countries, had a good time talking and laughing, and then asked Luo Donger to send Yang Hao out of the inner city. At the edge of the inner city, Yang Hao turned around and saluted: "Guan Luo Shang stay." Luo Dong'er stopped, and saluted lightly: "Lord Yang, go slowly." Then, lowering his voice, he whispered: "Tonight, you can go to my place." Yang Hao was overjoyed immediately, and vigilantly swept away the female soldiers in red clothes who were standing not far behind Dong'er, and said in a low voice with joy, "Lady, are you free tonight? God pity you, see you again, my lady. For my husband, I still have an empty bed every night..." Luo Donger's face was slightly dizzy, and she said angrily, "What are you talking about, Brother Luo and the others are all going to discuss things together." When Yang Hao heard it, he was stunned: "Oh..." He raised his voice and said, "I am very grateful for the hospitality. Please Luo Shangguan reply to your mother, and thank you again." Luo Dong'er saw him downcast and gloomy, and couldn't help but soften her heart. While pretending to send her farewell speech again, she whispered with burning cheeks: "But... wait... wait for Fourth Brother and the others to leave..." Yang Hao regained his energy when he heard it, and laughed loudly: "Be courteous and courteous, keep your pace." Then he turned around and walked away with his head held high like a big rooster with a corolla crown.
At Luo Donger's residence, the idlers had already left. Yang Hao, Luo Kedi, Machete Xiaoliu, and Tieniu were very excited when they met for the first time. The brothers hugged each other and cried and screamed. Stop, Luo Donger watched with a smile, gently wiping the tears from her cheeks from time to time. After a long time, several people calmed down, sat down around a table, and discussed the escape strategy. Luo Kedi said: "In these days, we have been thinking about fleeing back all the time, and we have also tried our best to get the map of returning to the south. Judging from the current situation, it is not easy to escape by force. There are many dangers along the way, and there are heavy soldiers. As long as we leave Shangjing, the news will be passed on first. Man said that there are only a few of us, even if we have a large army, it is not easy to break through. Khitan has always had the most troops stationed in the direction of Song, King Qing Fleeing west is also because their center of gravity is not there, and they have to have room to breathe." Yang Hao nodded and said: "I've been on this journey, I've observed carefully, if just a few of us can pass five trials and kill six generals, and forcefully return to the Song Kingdom, that is indeed a fantasy..." "Brother Hao, what is the Arabian Nights?" "Don't interrupt, I'm just... Oh, Dong'er, when I have a chance, I will tell you alone and carefully." Luo Kedi and the others hugged each other with ambiguous eyes, and Machete Xiaoliu burst into a smile all over his pockmarked face, and said narrowly, "Brother, it can be done tonight." When he said this, Dong'er blushed immediately, but she glanced at Yang Hao happily and sweetly, and remained silent.Yang Hao's face also became hot, and he coughed and said, "Talk about business, talk about business. It won't work to break through by force. Then there is only smuggling. My plan is to use my status as Song Guoqin's envoy to take Dong'er Take them away secretly. At that time, I didn’t know that you were in Khitan. If the Khitan court didn’t know about my relationship with Dong’er, and they suddenly lost someone, they might not be suspicious of me. As an envoy, my car and guard of honor, They have no right to check. It would be easy for me to take her away. But now it's a bit embarrassing. If the four of you all disappear at once, I'm afraid Empress Xiao's tigress will go crazy, even if the driver is Zhao Guan's family. , she will also search for it." Dong'er sat silently at the side, listening to them quietly with a pair of big eyes blinking, and suddenly interrupted: "Brother Hao, if... how about we explain it directly to the empress? The empress is very good to me, maybe ...she will be the beauty of adulthood." Luo Kedi sighed and said: "If, Dong'er, you are just a servant girl in the palace, and Xiao Liu, Tietou, and I are all slaves in your house, then it is indeed possible for Empress Xiao to sell this good girl and take you away. I will hand it over to Brother Yang. But who are you now? The official of the sixth palace. Who are we? The palace guards command and command. At the beginning, I worked so hard to be an official, originally I wanted to hold more money to escape, but now it has become a burden. Will Empress Xiao hand over a female official and three generals?Once this story spreads, the empress's most important person is..., can she tolerate it?If we refuse to pledge our allegiance to her, then her only choice is to be ruthless and get rid of us all. " Dong'er was silent when she heard this, she knew that although Empress Xiao loved her like a sister, but...if her own existence became an obstacle to shake her rule, she might not kill herself.She is like a gentle cat, her sharp claws are hidden, and when needed, she will turn into a fierce tiger. She and herself are two completely different people. Tie Niu suddenly slapped the table, and said viciously: "If you don't do it, don't stop, let's kidnap the queen, grandma, let her do it, but don't allow us to do it? The hostages are fleeing all the way back to Song Kingdom, who dares to stop them?" "I dare!" Luo Kedi glared at him: "Don't use your brain. After robbing the Khitan queen, we fled back, and the Khitan army chased after them desperately. A big war between the two countries is no longer inevitable. Putting her back will not calm down. Besides, what is the situation in Khitan now? Empress Xiao is on the throne, she is like an emperor, once she falls into our hands, how many powerful people will look forward to her death, and we will bury Empress Xiao with her , don’t even think about leaving Shangjing.” When Tieniu heard this, he sat back and stopped talking. Xiao Liu was troubled and said: "It's not enough to be soft, and it's not good to be hard. Are we going to stay here forever?" He looked at the crowd, and suddenly said: "Actually... If the eldest brother also comes, it would be good to stay here for the rest of his life. But as the eldest brother, it is absolutely impossible to stay here. Brother Luo's parents are both in the Song Kingdom, I must rush back too, but this way of leaving..." Yang Hao pondered for a long time, then slowly said: "In my opinion, only my original plan is reliable, but I still need to make some changes. How about this, when the time comes, I will go first and leave four guards lurking in Shangjing. You guys The four of them then fled and disappeared for the time being. In the northern Khitan region, most of them are nomadic tribes, and they also come and go with merchants near Shangjing. It is not difficult to find a place to hide for the time being. My four guards pretended to be you and chose another way to leave. Now the situation in Beijing is treacherous. You, the most important people to her, suddenly disappeared. Empress Xiao may not have guessed that you escaped for a while. Her first reaction must be If someone wants to attack her, they will have to deal with it. It has been a while since she freed up her hands to find out your whereabouts. Afterwards, the news that my four guards fled south should reach her ears, and she will send someone to track it down.My confidants and guards are all proficient in Khitan. After completing the task, they can pretend to be ordinary shepherds and escape among the people without being found again.As a result, her clues were interrupted. " Luo Kedi interrupted and said, "This method won't work, she won't stop being suspicious of you, and she won't stop searching for you." Yang Hao smiled slightly: "That's right, it's just that what we've been thinking about is how to escape back to the south, how to escape back to the south together, why don't we change our mind? You don't flee to the south at all, and my four guards don't come to look for them after completing their missions." Instead, I returned and agreed with you to meet at a place, and the eight of us went to the northwest together. If you come back from there, no matter how she checks on me, there will be no problem. You go west along the grassland, and there are no necessary passes. The population is sparsely populated, and the hope of escape will greatly increase. It's just..." He looked at Dong'er and said in a low voice, "It's just that I can't take you away in person after all, so I'm really worried about you." "Brother Hao, I'm fine." Dong'er blushed, clenched her fists and said, "In the past two years, Dong'er has practiced riding and shooting diligently, and with a horse in hand, she will not be caught easily, Brother Hao Don't worry about me." Yang Haodao: "Well, the reason why I made this decision is because I think that such a success may not be possible. If you lose your confidant in such a shameful manner, even if Empress Xiao is furious, she will not arrest people with great fanfare. What's more, in When you are so isolated and helpless, the few people you rely on the most defected one after another, Empress Xiao will definitely go crazy, it's hard to say whether her thoughts can be so clear and thorough." Dong'er couldn't help but said again: "What is madness?" Luo Kedi jumped up and said: "That's it, whether it can be done or not, just do your best to obey the destiny. As for what it means to be crazy..." He glanced at the two of them, and said with a half-smile: "For a while, let him talk to you alone and carefully." Having said that, Luo Dong'er's face flushed with embarrassment, like a pomegranate flower blooming. After seeing off Luo Kedi, Machete Xiaoliu and Tie Niu, the two stood on the porch, Luo Dong'er glanced at him secretly, lowered her head shyly, twisted the corners of her clothes shyly, and completely lost her generous appearance in front of others. Yang Hao took her hand and sighed softly: "It's really not easy. My own lady has to go through so many troubles to get close to you. It's like stealing someone." Dong'er slapped him lightly, and said coquettishly, "What are you stealing? It sounds so ugly." Yang Hao laughed and said, "Stealing incense and stealing jade actually tastes good. Do you think so?" Dong'er's heart beat like a drum, her face was red, and she replied shyly: "I... I don't know, if the officials say it's good, then it's good." "This is my good wife." Yang Hao smiled, bent down suddenly, and picked her up. Dong'er let out an oops and quickly wrapped her arms around his neck: "Brother Hao, what are you doing?" "Hold my lady into the bridal chamber." Yang Hao stepped into the door with a smile, and gently closed the door with his foot. Dong'er was lying in his arms, staring at him bewilderedly, then heaved a sigh of relief, and put Hong Hong face into his arms. Going around the screen and looking into the bedroom, Yang Hao couldn't help being stunned.A pair of red candles as thick as a child's arm are burning on the table, the embroidered bed is hung low, and a jug of fine wine is placed on the bed table, and the scent of animals is wafting, making the room warm.Dong'er had obviously made careful preparations for tonight. Yang Hao couldn't help sighing softly: "Lady, tonight is the most decent bridal chamber for you and me." "Fool!" Keren in her arms laughed, and hugged her jade arms even tighter, and said in a friendly voice: "I have already given you my body, so where is the bridal chamber?" "My own wife has to steal it, how can I not be as happy as a bridal chamber?" Dong'er gently opened her eyes, gently stroking his cheeks, nose, and lips with her soft hands, and said apologetically, "Brother Hao has been wronged, if officials like to use stolen ones, then Dong'er will steal them for you, and give them to you." Steal for a lifetime..." Yang Hao listened to the love words, his mind fluttered, but at this moment, the curious baby thought of another question, and hurriedly asked again: "By the way, Brother Hao, what is madness?" Yang Hao breathed heavily and replied: "After a while, you will know what it means to be crazy..."
At the banquet, Shi Fang, the Prime Minister of the Northern Mansion, and Guo Xi, the Privy Envoy of the Southern Court, were two heavyweights who persuaded the wine to be courteous. Sanming didn't mean this, but he left the stage early on the excuse of feeling unwell. Shi Fang persuaded the wine diligently, but the words he said were as strong as the wine: "Master Yang, you have read the official letter of the emperor of your country. Since the beginning of the founding of the country, the Han Kingdom has proclaimed itself as a minister to Khitan, and has paid for it every year. Gong, come to the court every year, and consider yourself a Khitan vassal state. Now your country intends to attack the Han state. If I, the Khitan, stand by and watch, what will the ministries of the country think? What will the Sifang Fan Congress think? Will you agree to such an unreasonable request?" Yang Hao coughed, straightened his face and said: "My lord, what you said is wrong. If the Yishi tribe in your country breaks away from Khitan, becomes a vassal of our Song State, pays tribute every year, and comes to court every year, then when the queen launches an army crusade, we will Is the Song State also confidently sending troops to help?" Guo Xi, the privy envoy of the Southern Court, said: "Where did Master Yang come from? The eight Khitan tribes are originally one. If the Yishi tribe really breaks away from me and becomes a vassal to your country, it is an act of treason. " Yang Hao cupped his hands and said: "Master Guo is right, my country of Song and Han were originally one, and even though they were divided into two, they are all Han people..." When Xiao Chuo heard this, Yan Ran interjected, "The Liu family of the Han Dynasty is a member of the Shatuo tribe. When did I become a Han Chinese? Why didn't I know?" Yang Hao's face turned red, and he cursed inwardly: "You say you Shatuo people are so fashionable, and you have a Chinese surname, so that I often forget your original origin." But his face remained calm, and he said without shame: "Today's Khitan is formed by the fusion of Huns and Xianbei. Will the empress make the eight parts of Khitan so clear now? Han and Song are both Han lands, and the original It is a country. This is an indisputable fact. Now, the emperor of the Song Dynasty wants to bridge the country, conform to the laws of heaven, and obey the hearts of the people. What is wrong with it? Today's Han Dynasty is turbulent and crumbling, it is a piece of mud that can't be painted on the wall. Why should the queen be an enemy of our Song Dynasty for such a Han country?The queen is the supreme king of the country, and she is from a high position, so she should be able to clearly see the pros and cons of it.Whether or not to aid Han is not important to the Khitan. If the Khitan wants to be proud of other countries, it only needs the eight Khitans to unite as one, advance and retreat together. Who dares to insult?Now that King Qing is away, bewitching people's hearts is the biggest disaster for the court.If the queen can agree to ignore the affairs of the Han state, then I will reciprocate and give the greatest support and help to your country's counter-insurgency. Isn't this a combination of benefits? " Dong'er was watching her husband talking eloquently in front of the queen, her attitude was calm, and her eyes could not help showing admiration and joy. Poor Empress Xiao's bottom line had already been known to Yang Hao through Dong'er's mouth. Rang and He refused to make more promises. The two ministers didn't know that their trump cards had already been revealed by others. They thought that Zhao Kuangyin's attack on Han had already taken into account the possibility of Khitan sending troops. Shi Fang and Guo Xi sighed secretly. With a sound, they exchanged helpless glances at each other: "It seems that there are no more benefits from Song's population." Xiao Chuo saw that the two important ministers also came back in failure, so he never mentioned this matter again. The host and guest only talked about the customs and customs of the two countries, had a good time talking and laughing, and then asked Luo Donger to send Yang Hao out of the inner city. At the edge of the inner city, Yang Hao turned around and saluted: "Guan Luo Shang stay." Luo Dong'er stopped, and saluted lightly: "Lord Yang, go slowly." Then, lowering his voice, he whispered: "Tonight, you can go to my place." Yang Hao was overjoyed immediately, and vigilantly swept away the female soldiers in red clothes who were standing not far behind Dong'er, and said in a low voice with joy, "Lady, are you free tonight? God pity you, see you again, my lady. For my husband, I still have an empty bed every night..." Luo Donger's face was slightly dizzy, and she said angrily, "What are you talking about, Brother Luo and the others are all going to discuss things together." When Yang Hao heard it, he was stunned: "Oh..." He raised his voice and said, "I am very grateful for the hospitality. Please Luo Shangguan reply to your mother, and thank you again." Luo Dong'er saw him downcast and gloomy, and couldn't help but soften her heart. While pretending to send her farewell speech again, she whispered with burning cheeks: "But... wait... wait for Fourth Brother and the others to leave..." Yang Hao regained his energy when he heard it, and laughed loudly: "Be courteous and courteous, keep your pace." Then he turned around and walked away with his head held high like a big rooster with a corolla crown.
At Luo Donger's residence, the idlers had already left. Yang Hao, Luo Kedi, Machete Xiaoliu, and Tieniu were very excited when they met for the first time. The brothers hugged each other and cried and screamed. Stop, Luo Donger watched with a smile, gently wiping the tears from her cheeks from time to time. After a long time, several people calmed down, sat down around a table, and discussed the escape strategy. Luo Kedi said: "In these days, we have been thinking about fleeing back all the time, and we have also tried our best to get the map of returning to the south. Judging from the current situation, it is not easy to escape by force. There are many dangers along the way, and there are heavy soldiers. As long as we leave Shangjing, the news will be passed on first. Man said that there are only a few of us, even if we have a large army, it is not easy to break through. Khitan has always had the most troops stationed in the direction of Song, King Qing Fleeing west is also because their center of gravity is not there, and they have to have room to breathe." Yang Hao nodded and said: "I've been on this journey, I've observed carefully, if just a few of us can pass five trials and kill six generals, and forcefully return to the Song Kingdom, that is indeed a fantasy..." "Brother Hao, what is the Arabian Nights?" "Don't interrupt, I'm just... Oh, Dong'er, when I have a chance, I will tell you alone and carefully." Luo Kedi and the others hugged each other with ambiguous eyes, and Machete Xiaoliu burst into a smile all over his pockmarked face, and said narrowly, "Brother, it can be done tonight." When he said this, Dong'er blushed immediately, but she glanced at Yang Hao happily and sweetly, and remained silent.Yang Hao's face also became hot, and he coughed and said, "Talk about business, talk about business. It won't work to break through by force. Then there is only smuggling. My plan is to use my status as Song Guoqin's envoy to take Dong'er Take them away secretly. At that time, I didn’t know that you were in Khitan. If the Khitan court didn’t know about my relationship with Dong’er, and they suddenly lost someone, they might not be suspicious of me. As an envoy, my car and guard of honor, They have no right to check. It would be easy for me to take her away. But now it's a bit embarrassing. If the four of you all disappear at once, I'm afraid Empress Xiao's tigress will go crazy, even if the driver is Zhao Guan's family. , she will also search for it." Dong'er sat silently at the side, listening to them quietly with a pair of big eyes blinking, and suddenly interrupted: "Brother Hao, if... how about we explain it directly to the empress? The empress is very good to me, maybe ...she will be the beauty of adulthood." Luo Kedi sighed and said: "If, Dong'er, you are just a servant girl in the palace, and Xiao Liu, Tietou, and I are all slaves in your house, then it is indeed possible for Empress Xiao to sell this good girl and take you away. I will hand it over to Brother Yang. But who are you now? The official of the sixth palace. Who are we? The palace guards command and command. At the beginning, I worked so hard to be an official, originally I wanted to hold more money to escape, but now it has become a burden. Will Empress Xiao hand over a female official and three generals?Once this story spreads, the empress's most important person is..., can she tolerate it?If we refuse to pledge our allegiance to her, then her only choice is to be ruthless and get rid of us all. " Dong'er was silent when she heard this, she knew that although Empress Xiao loved her like a sister, but...if her own existence became an obstacle to shake her rule, she might not kill herself.She is like a gentle cat, her sharp claws are hidden, and when needed, she will turn into a fierce tiger. She and herself are two completely different people. Tie Niu suddenly slapped the table, and said viciously: "If you don't do it, don't stop, let's kidnap the queen, grandma, let her do it, but don't allow us to do it? The hostages are fleeing all the way back to Song Kingdom, who dares to stop them?" "I dare!" Luo Kedi glared at him: "Don't use your brain. After robbing the Khitan queen, we fled back, and the Khitan army chased after them desperately. A big war between the two countries is no longer inevitable. Putting her back will not calm down. Besides, what is the situation in Khitan now? Empress Xiao is on the throne, she is like an emperor, once she falls into our hands, how many powerful people will look forward to her death, and we will bury Empress Xiao with her , don’t even think about leaving Shangjing.” When Tieniu heard this, he sat back and stopped talking. Xiao Liu was troubled and said: "It's not enough to be soft, and it's not good to be hard. Are we going to stay here forever?" He looked at the crowd, and suddenly said: "Actually... If the eldest brother also comes, it would be good to stay here for the rest of his life. But as the eldest brother, it is absolutely impossible to stay here. Brother Luo's parents are both in the Song Kingdom, I must rush back too, but this way of leaving..." Yang Hao pondered for a long time, then slowly said: "In my opinion, only my original plan is reliable, but I still need to make some changes. How about this, when the time comes, I will go first and leave four guards lurking in Shangjing. You guys The four of them then fled and disappeared for the time being. In the northern Khitan region, most of them are nomadic tribes, and they also come and go with merchants near Shangjing. It is not difficult to find a place to hide for the time being. My four guards pretended to be you and chose another way to leave. Now the situation in Beijing is treacherous. You, the most important people to her, suddenly disappeared. Empress Xiao may not have guessed that you escaped for a while. Her first reaction must be If someone wants to attack her, they will have to deal with it. It has been a while since she freed up her hands to find out your whereabouts. Afterwards, the news that my four guards fled south should reach her ears, and she will send someone to track it down.My confidants and guards are all proficient in Khitan. After completing the task, they can pretend to be ordinary shepherds and escape among the people without being found again.As a result, her clues were interrupted. " Luo Kedi interrupted and said, "This method won't work, she won't stop being suspicious of you, and she won't stop searching for you." Yang Hao smiled slightly: "That's right, it's just that what we've been thinking about is how to escape back to the south, how to escape back to the south together, why don't we change our mind? You don't flee to the south at all, and my four guards don't come to look for them after completing their missions." Instead, I returned and agreed with you to meet at a place, and the eight of us went to the northwest together. If you come back from there, no matter how she checks on me, there will be no problem. You go west along the grassland, and there are no necessary passes. The population is sparsely populated, and the hope of escape will greatly increase. It's just..." He looked at Dong'er and said in a low voice, "It's just that I can't take you away in person after all, so I'm really worried about you." "Brother Hao, I'm fine." Dong'er blushed, clenched her fists and said, "In the past two years, Dong'er has practiced riding and shooting diligently, and with a horse in hand, she will not be caught easily, Brother Hao Don't worry about me." Yang Haodao: "Well, the reason why I made this decision is because I think that such a success may not be possible. If you lose your confidant in such a shameful manner, even if Empress Xiao is furious, she will not arrest people with great fanfare. What's more, in When you are so isolated and helpless, the few people you rely on the most defected one after another, Empress Xiao will definitely go crazy, it's hard to say whether her thoughts can be so clear and thorough." Dong'er couldn't help but said again: "What is madness?" Luo Kedi jumped up and said: "That's it, whether it can be done or not, just do your best to obey the destiny. As for what it means to be crazy..." He glanced at the two of them, and said with a half-smile: "For a while, let him talk to you alone and carefully." Having said that, Luo Dong'er's face flushed with embarrassment, like a pomegranate flower blooming. After seeing off Luo Kedi, Machete Xiaoliu and Tie Niu, the two stood on the porch, Luo Dong'er glanced at him secretly, lowered her head shyly, twisted the corners of her clothes shyly, and completely lost her generous appearance in front of others. Yang Hao took her hand and sighed softly: "It's really not easy. My own lady has to go through so many troubles to get close to you. It's like stealing someone." Dong'er slapped him lightly, and said coquettishly, "What are you stealing? It sounds so ugly." Yang Hao laughed and said, "Stealing incense and stealing jade actually tastes good. Do you think so?" Dong'er's heart beat like a drum, her face was red, and she replied shyly: "I... I don't know, if the officials say it's good, then it's good." "This is my good wife." Yang Hao smiled, bent down suddenly, and picked her up. Dong'er let out an oops and quickly wrapped her arms around his neck: "Brother Hao, what are you doing?" "Hold my lady into the bridal chamber." Yang Hao stepped into the door with a smile, and gently closed the door with his foot. Dong'er was lying in his arms, staring at him bewilderedly, then heaved a sigh of relief, and put Hong Hong face into his arms. Going around the screen and looking into the bedroom, Yang Hao couldn't help being stunned.A pair of red candles as thick as a child's arm are burning on the table, the embroidered bed is hung low, and a jug of fine wine is placed on the bed table, and the scent of animals is wafting, making the room warm.Dong'er had obviously made careful preparations for tonight. Yang Hao couldn't help sighing softly: "Lady, tonight is the most decent bridal chamber for you and me." "Fool!" Keren in her arms laughed, and hugged her jade arms even tighter, and said in a friendly voice: "I have already given you my body, so where is the bridal chamber?" "My own wife has to steal it, how can I not be as happy as a bridal chamber?" Dong'er gently opened her eyes, gently stroking his cheeks, nose, and lips with her soft hands, and said apologetically, "Brother Hao has been wronged, if officials like to use stolen ones, then Dong'er will steal them for you, and give them to you." Steal for a lifetime..." Yang Hao listened to the love words, his mind fluttered, but at this moment, the curious baby thought of another question, and hurriedly asked again: "By the way, Brother Hao, what is madness?" Yang Hao breathed heavily and replied: "After a while, you will know what it means to be crazy..."