Zhang Renxian died. On the second day after Zhao Yan visited the other party, he received the news of Zhang Renxian's death, which made Zhao Yan and Zhao Xu feel a little unbelievable. Later, although Huang Wude found out some inside information, he still did not understand the cause of Zhang Renxian's death. He only knew that after they left, Zhang Renxian's younger brother Zhang Yixian visited the other party, and stayed for a long time, but in the end he was driven out by Yelu Si. By the same night, Zhang Renxian died.

"It's a coincidence that Zhang Ren died first. And when we visited him yesterday, although we were crazy when we met him, we didn't look like we were dying. Why did we die as soon as we left?" Zhao Yan in the inn asked with confusion.

"I can't figure it out. Although Zhang Renxian's health is very poor, according to people familiar with the matter, it is still fine to live for a few years. In addition, the people of the Zhang family are very strange about Zhang Renxian's death. Until now, they have always said that he died of illness. As for the situation when Zhang Renxian died, they did not disclose it at all." At this time, Huang Wude also spoke with a puzzled look on his face.

"Zhang Renxian's death is indeed strange everywhere, and have you noticed that until now, Princess Zheng, who is his wife, has not come forward. Zhang Renxian's funeral is handled by the people of the Zhang family, which is a bit strange." At this time, Zhao Xu also frowned and said, and he was also very curious about the cause of Zhang Renxian's death.

"Since you can't figure it out, don't think about it anymore. Anyway, Zhang Ren became that way first. Life is worse than death. Now death is also a kind of liberation, and it has nothing to do with us." Zhao Yan smiled and said, don't think about things you can't figure out. This is his always code of conduct.

"Not good!" At this moment, Zhao Xu suddenly shouted, "Zhang Renxian's death will definitely cause a huge blow to Zhang Xiaojie. In addition, Yelu Renxian was transferred away by us. In this way, only Yelu Yixin is left in the court. I am afraid that he will not be able to curb the arrogance of Yelu Chongyuan and his son, and may even make Yelu Chongyuan and his son rebellion in advance, and we may also encounter danger at that time."

As soon as Zhao Xu said something, Zhao Yan and Huang Wude were also shocked. Before, they were only concerned about breaking the balance in the Liao court, or even though their goals have been achieved, they have done a little too much. If Yelu Chongyuan and his son rebelled immediately, they may also be involved. Unfortunately, they did not know. Even if Zhang Ren was not dead in the first place, Zhang Xiaojie still stood in the court well, and Yelu Chongyuan and his son would still choose to rebel during Yelu Hongji's birthday.

"It's the day of Yelu Hongji's birthday soon. According to the arrangements of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Hongji will hold a birthday party at the Prince Mountain of Luanhe River. If I were Yelu Chongyuan and his son, I would definitely choose to launch a coup at the birthday party. After all, no matter how tight the palace defends, it cannot be compared with going to the capital." At this time, Huang Wude, who was most familiar with the conspiracy and tricks, also spoke in a deep voice. His guess was completely consistent with the plan of Yelu Chongyuan and his son.

"That's true. When Yelu Hongji's birthday is the most likely time for Yelu Chongyuan and his son to launch a rebellion, but if we want to celebrate Yelu Hongji's birthday, we may be affected by it. It is not surprising that Yelu Chongyuan and his son are taking the opportunity to kill us with the attitude of Yelu Chongyuan and his son towards us in the Song Dynasty!" Hearing Huang Wude's words, Zhao Xu also frowned and spoke.

"Brother, since it is so dangerous, then we will find an excuse to stay here and not attend Yelu Hongji's birthday party, so as not to encounter danger!" Zhao Yan hurriedly said when he heard this. He cherished his life very much. After all, there were beautiful wives and concubines waiting for him at home, especially Xiao Ning'er was already pregnant. He didn't want to throw his life in the Liao Kingdom before he saw his child.

However, when Zhao Xu heard Zhao Yan's suggestion, he smiled bitterly and said, "Third brother, you think too simply. As the mission of the Song Dynasty, we were originally celebrating the birthday of the Emperor of Liao, and we would never be absent. And even if we didn't go, if Yelu Chongyuan and his son successfully killed Yelu Hongji, they would probably attack us afterwards and then raise an army to attack Song."

"Your Highness Ying said it's right. Yelu Chongyuan and his son have always advocated for forcing our Song Dynasty. If they seize the throne, we will definitely not have time to return to the Song Dynasty. At that time, their father and son will definitely be unfavorable to the two Your Highnesses. So in the old slave's opinion, we'd better disclose some information to Yelu Hongji in advance. As long as the other party is ready, Yelu Chongyuan and his son will not succeed. Then the two Your Highnesses will be safe." Huang Wude also spoke out his opinion at this time. In his opinion, the safety of Zhao Yan and Zhao Xu is far more important than anything.

However, when Zhao Xu heard Huang Wude's words, he shook his head and refused and said, "No, although it seems that Yelu Chongyuan and his son are monopolizing the power now, the emperor of the Liao Dynasty is still Yelu Hongji. Whether it is a minister or an army, most of them are still loyal to Yelu Hongji. Therefore, as long as Yelu Hongji realizes that Yelu Chongyuan and his son are not good for him, they can definitely get rid of their father and son as soon as possible. In this way, there will be no major rebellion in the Liao Kingdom, and our previous efforts will be in vain."

Seeing that Zhao Xu was still unwilling to give up this opportunity to weaken the Liao Kingdom, Huang Wude hurriedly advised: "Your Highness, you and the Prince are bound to the safety of the Song Dynasty. You must not take risks with yourself. Although this opportunity is rare, it is nothing compared to the safety of the two Your Highnesses. There will definitely be other opportunities in the future!"

When Huang Wude said this, he saw Zhao Xu still having a firm expression on his face, which made him turn to Zhao Yan and persuade him: "Your Highness, please help me persuade Your Highness, King Ying. This time, you must not let the two highnesses take risks!"

"This..." Zhao Yan actually wanted to persuade Zhao Xu to give up this plan, but he also knew that the Song Dynasty was accumulating strength to change its original military weakness. If we wanted to change this situation, the first thing we wanted to destroy Xixia, but the Liao Kingdom would never sit idly by and watch Xixia be destroyed by the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the best way is to let the Liao Kingdom take care of itself. There is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity in front of us. If we can use Yelu Chongyuan's rebellion to seriously damage the Liao Kingdom's vitality, when the Song Dynasty attacked Xixia again, there would be no need to worry about the Liao Kingdom making trouble.

The most important thing is that Zhao Yan had previously presented corn and sweet potatoes to Zhao Shu, and it could be planted on a large scale in the second half of this year. That is to say, the Song Dynasty will increase its income next year, a large amount of grain. In addition, Zhao Yan also invented several new weapons for military weapons, especially the application of gunpowder weapons, which will definitely enhance the attack power of the Song army. In this way, the Song Dynasty will launch a national war against the Liao Kingdom next year. By then, the Liao Kingdom will definitely not recover from the rebellion between Yelu Chongyuan and his son, and will not care about the war between the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia at all.

It can be said that these things are linked one after another, and the key to connecting these things is the rebellion of Yelu Chongyuan and his son, especially how much damage can this rebellion bring to the Liao Kingdom? If the loss is too small, the Liao Kingdom will definitely intervene in the war between the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia next year. Zhao Xu is also very clear about this, so he is willing to take risks and provoke this rebellion even more.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Yan didn't want to let his previous efforts be wasted. Finally, he showed a firm expression and said: "Old Huang, you should know more about the significance of this rebellion to our Song Dynasty. It is no exaggeration to say that if we miss this opportunity, if we want to get rid of our military weakness, we have to face the joint suppression of the two powerful enemies, Liao and Xixia. So if we can make the Liao Kingdom unable to take care of ourselves now, it would be like a million more soldiers to our Song Dynasty."

"But..." Huang Wude saw that even Zhao Yan was unwilling to give up this opportunity, and he didn't know how to persuade him at the moment. In fact, he also understood what Zhao Xu and Zhao Yan were thinking, but when he thought that if one or two princes were in danger in the rebellion, he would be to blame for his death.

Seeing Huang Wude, there was nothing to say. Zhao Xu laughed and said, "This matter is decided. At that time, we will still attend Yelu Hongji's birthday. Of course, for our own safety, we must also make more preparations. Although we took some risks this time, since we knew in advance that Yelu Chongyuan and his son were going to rebel, we would adapt to the situation at that time and prepared in advance, the danger we took would be much smaller."

Hearing Zhao Xu's words, Zhao Yan nodded in agreement. In addition, he had two biggest reliances. The first was that he knew that in the original history, Yelu Chongyuan and his son did not succeed in the coup. Although the current history has been changed beyond recognition by him, the inertia of history is still huge. It is not that simple to change the fate of a country.

In addition, even if Yelu Chongyuan and his son really succeeded in the coup and killed Yelu Hongji, Zhao Yan would have the last resort, that is, he would ask Cao Qi and the Taoist priests to prepare in advance. Although this thing is very risky, if it really reaches the critical moment of life and death, it can be used to save lives. As long as they temporarily escape the clutches of Yelu Chongyuan and his son, they may escape back to the Song Dynasty next.

Thinking of the above two reliances, Zhao Yan finally felt a little relieved. Next, he discussed with Zhao Xu and Huang Wude about the preparations he needed to make when Yelu Chongyuan and his son launched a coup, as well as some responses to changes, etc., until the possible danger was minimized, the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A few days later, that is, the day when Zhang Ren was buried first, for some reason, Zhang Xiaojie was very hasty about his son's funeral, which made the whole city of Shangjing talk. On the day when Zhang Renxian's funeral, everyone discovered something very strange. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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