In the first year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, the ninth year of Tianqing in the Great Liao Dynasty, on May 18, the Song delegation finally arrived at the city of Nanjing, Liao Kingdom.

Looking up at this ancient city, Sun Tu felt more emotion than anyone with him, because he thought of not only the past, but also the future of thousands of years.

Who would have thought that this ancient city, which is full of regrets and shame in the eyes of the Han people today, will become the center of the world in hundreds of years. Even after a thousand years, the city that has been renamed Beijing will still be one of the most amazing cities in the world?

Of course, for others, the city in front of them, which had already been waiting for many Liao officials was still a confidant of the Song people, and a strategic location that all the ministers and even the people of the Song Kingdom hoped to be taken back as soon as possible.

Yes, a strategic location, as an ancient city that has stood on the northern land since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and even earlier, it has had too many names - Yandu, Yanjing, Youzhou... But what remains unchanged is its important position in the northern land. No matter which force wants to control the northern land, it must take it into its pocket first. Therefore, battles are unfolding here, and heroic stories are also staged here.

But who would have thought that in the turmoil more than a hundred years ago, a guy named Shi Jingtang would ced all the land including Youzhou City to them in order to get help from the Khitans. As a result, the Central Plains dynasty completely lost the strongest barrier in the north and also lost a large area of ​​land that could be used to raise horses and strengthen themselves, which made the founding Song Dynasty, which was extremely passive in military affairs.

It can be said that if it weren't for Shi Jingtang's move, the Song Dynasty would have been much stronger than it is now. Defeating the Liao Kingdom and swallowing the Western Xia might not be just a slogan and fantasy. Because of this, whether at that time or later generations, many Han men regarded Shi Jingtang as the biggest cancer in history, and the biggest traitor, wishing that they could eat their flesh and sleep with their skin.

But in fact, although their hatred is good, they still have some omissions. For example, Shi Jingtang is not a traitor at all, because he is not a Han person at all, but a Shatuo person; and what is even more interesting is that most of the so-called Sixteen Prefectures that he ceded at that time were actually not even under his control. His so-called cedes of land was just a generous gift for others and a real waste of money.

Of course, his faults are still irreparable. Because it was his recognition that the Liao people were able to occupy the entire Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun with justification, making the Han Youzhou the Han family the Liao Nanjing and Xijin Prefecture today.

After slowly coming to the city gate, looking up at the words Xijin Mansion carved above, Sun Tu's cheeks couldn't help but twitch, and at the same time he secretly swore in his heart that one day, he would take the Han family to seize the city from the hands of the Khitans!

At this time, the Liao officials on the opposite side had already greeted him with a hearty laugh. The first person was the old acquaintance Chen Xiangnan. While smiling, he clasped his fists at Tong Guan, who was also full of smiles and said, "Tong Shumi can send my Liao Dynasty this time, it is really beyond our expectations. I am really a rare guest. This official said that many officials from our South Court came to welcome him. I hope that Shumi Tong should not be accustomed to him."

“Good to say

It's hard to say that I have been staying in Bianjing City and my body is almost rusted. Then I asked the official family for this job to come to Daliao. It can be considered as the first step to recognize the road." Tong Guanyu laughed with a deep meaning.

At the beginning, other officials around him did not listen too much. It was not until some officials in the south gave some advice that they changed their faces and snorted coldly. If it weren't for the time being that they were not good at turning against each other, they would have taught Tong Guan a lesson and dared to run to their own fields to be so arrogant.

Chen Xiangnan also changed color, but soon smiled and said, "Super Tong is joking. If you want to say this, you have been to your Song Bianjing before." Qingpiaopiao's words gave a considerable counterattack, which also calmed the others' anger. She stared at Tong Guan and Sun Tu and others beside him with some provocation.

Tong Guan didn't care much about these things, but just smiled and officially walked into Youzhou City with these Liao officials. Sun Tu followed the team and looked at the people coming and going in the city from time to time. He found that the Han people here were not very different from those in the Song Dynasty, and their eyes when they looked at their team were full of indifference and hostility. Just like the Han people who came along the way, they had already regarded themselves as the people of Liao, and as for the identity of Han people, they had already forgotten them.

In addition, this Youzhou is not only Nanjing, Liao, but it is indeed much more prosperous and lively than many towns that have passed by before. Along the way, there are endless pedestrians on the streets, and there are also various shops on both sides of the streets, including those selling fur and horses, and those selling various goods such as tea and porcelain in the Song Dynasty. Although this city is not as prosperous as Bianjing, it is far superior to Jiangzhou, Jeju and other places.

The Liao people were able to occupy Youzhou for many years, and obviously they had their own way of governing the local area. Even if they were not as good as the Han Dynasty, they could allow the people in a city to live and work in peace and contentment.

In front, Chen Xiangnan was proudly introducing the customs and customs of Youzhou City to Tong Guan, and at the same time he brought the place with his army and armor. The meaning inside and outside was very obvious, that is, you, the Song people, don’t hit me in Nanjing anymore, otherwise it will only break your mouth full of teeth.

In a strange mood, everyone came to a large inn that occupied an extremely wide area and looked at the large inn that was more than enough for thousands of people to live in. Chen Xiangnan smiled and said, "Tong Shumi, this is the residence arranged by my king for you. All the food and drink costs have been arranged, and hundreds of servants are prepared in it. You have given instructions and they will do it. The officials still have to work hard, so let's leave for the time being."

"Well, Mr. Chen, I came here this time to meet the Emperor of the Great Liao on behalf of my Emperor of the Song Dynasty, but I don't know when you can arrange this matter? Also, since I arrived in Nanjing, I always want to meet the king of your Nanyuan, I don't know..." Tong Guan was not busy parting with him, and immediately made his own request.

"This... the emperor of my dynasty is far away from Linhuang Mansion, and it is difficult to meet him. As for my king, he has just left the city because of some government affairs. But I think he will summon Tong Shumi in a few days. You can wait here for a few days first." Chen Xiangnan gave the answer in a little embarrassed manner and officially said goodbye.

Tong Guan didn't say anything more this time, but when he watched him leave, a playful smile appeared on his face. It was natural

He couldn't escape Sun Tu's eyes.

When they entered the inn and the people below began to settle everything, Sun Tu curiously asked Tong Guan about Chen Xiangnan's reaction just now. Seeing this, Tong Guan smiled and said, "The reason he did this is because he felt it was a little difficult to speak. You don't know that the Liao emperor Yelu Yanxi is a restless lord. His favorite is to lead his own personal army to hunt everywhere, and Nabo. Not to mention the Liao ministers in Youzhou, even the important officials in the courts they went to Beijing, it would take a long time to find their emperor. So when I asked to see their emperor, he would feel embarrassed. I am afraid that the news of my visit was sent to Shangjing at this time. When I found Yelu Yanxi, I would have to wait for a month or two later."

Sun Tu was a little stunned when he heard this. Is there such an unreliable emperor in this world? He actually hunted around and made it difficult for his ministers to find his whereabouts. No wonder the powerful Liao Kingdom was quickly destroyed by the Jurchen Jin Kingdom in just a short time. This was all his own desperation.

At the same time, he thought of the Taoist emperor in the Song Dynasty. In fact, Zhao Ji's situation was not much better than Yelu Yanxi. He had been staying in Bianjing City, but he was not concerned about government affairs, but he spent a lot of thought on many other art objects.

It can be said that the two kings who destroyed the country, namely, one in the south and one in the north, one in the country, one in the country, were indeed right, and they also created the most favorable external conditions for the rise of the Jin people.

After his thoughts were turned, Sun Tu asked again, "Since that's the case, what should we do here next? Are we just waiting for them to make arrangements?" In fact, until now, he has not yet fully understood the purpose of Tong Guan's visit to Liao Kingdom.

Although one of them is to provide cover for the alliance with the Jin people, who would have thought that Tong Guan would be so bold that he would reach an alliance with the Jin people to attack the Liao Kingdom halfway through his mission to Liao Kingdom? But now this main purpose has been achieved. So why did they go to Liao Kingdom and go deep into Nanjing, Liao?

"Actually, I have two important things to deal with here. The emperor who couldn't see them fell second." Tong Guan's face became solemn at this time. He turned his head and looked outside the house. He found that two of his personal guards were guarding him, and no outsiders were approaching. He lowered his voice and said, "One is to try to contact the Han ministers of Liao, hoping to reach certain agreements with them to prepare for the future attack on Liao. Once the two countries go to war, as long as these people do some tricks in the rear, we can win in one fell swoop."

After hearing this, Sun Tu couldn't help but frowned. Can this really happen?

The Han people from Liao and the Han people who had been through the journey had no idea of ​​a homeland. Will these Han officials who had become officials risk beheading and scouting their homes to help the Song State?

Tong Guan did not explain much about this matter, but said, "Of course, this matter has nothing to do with you, I will deal with it. But you have to do the second thing in secret."

"I wonder what Tong Shuai has to give?" Sun Tu felt a stern and asked quickly.

"It's very simple, that is, go to the city to find the spies I have placed in Youzhou City by Song Dynasty, and get the Liao people's defense maps on the borders of the two countries from them!" The answer from Tong Guan made Sun Tu's face even more solemn!

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!