super concubine

Chapter 689 Yeluxiang

"Your Majesty, the Xixia envoy and the privy envoy Zhang Yuanzhi are waiting to be summoned in the political affairs room. This time, there is also the letter of credence of the Xixia king!"

After Zhang Xiaojie saw Yelu Hongji, he immediately presented Xi Xia's letter of credence with both hands.

The eunuch took the letter of credence, checked it again, and sent it to Yelu Hongji.

Yelu Hongji didn't say anything, he directly opened the letter, and Yelu Hongji read it carefully.

After reading the contents of the letter, Yelu Hongji frowned, and asked Zhang Xiaojie, "When did the Western Xia envoy arrive?"

"This..." Zhang Xiaojie was a little embarrassed, and then replied: "I think it came yesterday..."

Yelu Hongji glanced at Zhang Xiaojie with dissatisfaction, Zhang Xiaojie, a political advisor, didn't even know about the envoys from Xixia arriving in Liao Kingdom!
"That's all!" Yelu Hongji waved his hand, and then said: "The envoy and Zhang Yuanzhi come in, and send someone to the residence of the Great King of Nanyuan, please come here!"

The eunuch took the order, and then Yelu Hongji looked at Zhang Xiaojie and Ma Zhi and asked, "Do you know what the Xixia envoys are doing when they come to Liao this time?"

Zhang Xiaojie and Ma Zhi looked at each other, then Zhang Xiaojie winked at Ma Zhi, meaning to ask Ma Zhi to answer.

Ma Zhi then said to Yelu Hongji: "Back to the emperor, this time Xixia is here to ask me for help from Daliao, I hope that Daliao can send troops to Xiachuan, and then relieve the urgent situation of the An army's soldiers approaching the city!"

Yelu Hongji nodded, and then asked again: "Do the two love ministers think we should send troops to Xia Chuan this time?"

Ma Zhi glanced at Zhang Xiaojie again, Zhang Xiaojie was involved in political affairs, so naturally he wanted Zhang Xiaojie to express his opinion first.

But Zhang Xiaojie shook his head imperceptibly again, just as Ma Zhi saw it, then Ma Zhi was stunned for a moment, and thought to himself: Master Zhang disagrees with sending troops, or should I express my opinion first?
After thinking for a while, Ma Zhi understood that he was shaking his head anyway, so he said to Yelu Hongji: "Go back to the emperor, I think we can't send troops in Daliao this time!"

Hearing Ma Zhi's words, Zhang Xiaojie's expression remained unchanged, but then he regained his composure.

Yelu Hongji also looked at Ma Zhi and asked, "Oh? Ma Aiqing, why can't you send troops?"

"Uh..." Ma Zhi thought for a while, and immediately thought of it, he replied: "Our Daliao and An Dynasty have repeatedly used troops, which has greatly damaged our national strength and caused too much internal friction. If we send troops to Xixia, I am afraid that the people of the whole country will spend the winter this year Food and grass are all tight... Also, the An Dynasty is now in great power. According to the old ministers, it is better to negotiate peace with the An Dynasty. As for Xixia... it is just a tiny place. Thinking that the current strategy is not only that I, Daliao, cannot send troops to help Xixia, but I have to show my position!"

"What position?" Yelu Hongji's face was a little pale, and he was certainly not very happy when he heard Ma Zhi keep saying how powerful An Chao was, and he wanted to surrender to An Chao for peace.

Ma Zhi didn't care that much, his age and qualifications are older than Zhang Xiaojie, but Ma Zhi is a person who likes to follow others, after hearing Yelu Hongji's question, Ma Zhi replied: "Li Yuan is originally A minister of the An Dynasty, now that Xixia has established the country, Li Yuan is a traitor! Our Daliao and An Dynasty are brothers, so naturally we will stand on the side of An Dynasty!"

"Bastard!" Yelu Hongji finally couldn't hold it anymore, he slapped the table angrily and stood up, and said to Ma Zhi: "Ma Zhi, I think you are an old minister in front of the late emperor, so I don't care about you today! If you say surrender again Those who are in peace, I will punish his nine clans!"

"The emperor calm down!" Zhang Xiaojie stood up in time, he pulled up Ma Zhi who was kneeling on the ground because of Yelu Hongji's wrath of the emperor before he understood the situation, and then Zhang Xiaojie said to Yelu Hongji: " Your Majesty, Mr. Ma is also worried about the people. Besides, Mr. Ma is in charge of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, it is indeed a bit difficult! After the defeat of Taiyuan last time, my Daliao has already been in trouble at home and abroad..."

Yelu Hongji asked coldly: "Zhang Aiqing also thinks that she should surrender to An Chao, so she just lives on?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaojie quickly dragged Ma Zhi to the ground again, and then said to Yelu Hongji: "The emperor is clear, I am loyal, I have always believed that Daliao is the orthodox, how can I ask An Chao for peace?"

Only then did Yelu Hongji's expression soften a little, and he said, "Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Xiaojie and Ma Zhi answered in unison, and then Zhang Xiaojie continued: "Your Majesty, I think it is feasible to send troops out of Xiachuan this time!"

Yelu Hongji said noncommittally: "Master Zhang also recognizes that you can send troops? I wonder if Master Zhang has any suggestions!"

Zhang Xiaojie said: "My Daliao army has repeatedly encountered obstacles in Taiyuan. If we can take advantage of this opportunity to aid Xixia and send troops out of Xiachuan, it may really have a miraculous effect. In other words, we will open a gap from Xiachuan and then attack An towards!"

"En!" Yelu Hongji finally had a smile on his face, and at this time the eunuch outside also arrived at the door of the imperial study, Yelu Hongji said: "Let the envoy and Mr. Zhang come in!"

Then Zhang Yuanzhi and Wu Hao were brought in by the eunuch, and they saluted Yelu Hongji, after which Yelu Hongji said: "Everyone wait for a while, I have sent someone to invite the emperor uncle!"

After finishing speaking, Yelu Hongji winked at the eunuchs.

Then the eunuchs brought up five chairs.

Zhang Xiaojie sat with Ma Zhi, while Zhang Yuanzhi sat with Wu Hao.

The four sat down facing Yelu Hongji, leaving a chair in the middle for Yelu Aluhan.

Then Yelu Hongji asked someone to serve tea, Yelu Aluhan came late after a cup of tea.

This time, Yelu Aluhan was brought to the palace by his youngest daughter Yeluxiang, and Yelu Aluhan didn't look very well either.

As soon as he saw Yelu Hongji, Yelu Aluhan saluted, coughed twice, and said to Yelu Hongji: "Your Majesty, I am late, please forgive me!"

After hearing this, Yelu Hongji asked with concern: "Uncle Emperor, why are you feeling unwell?"

Yelu Aluhan smiled and said, "As I get older, I'm used to these minor disasters and illnesses!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yeluxiang said: "Brother Emperor, don't listen to your father, he didn't rest well last night, which caused him to catch a cold... It's not because of me..."

"Shut up!" Yelu Aluhan interrupted Yelu Xiang, and then said to Yelu Hongji: "Your Majesty, Xiang'er was spoiled by her mother since she was a child, and she doesn't understand etiquette. Please don't take offense!"

Seeing the father and daughter singing together in front of Yelu Hongji, Zhang Yuanzhi smiled imperceptibly.

This Yeluxiang was betrothed to Zhang Yuanzhi, Yelu Aluhan's youngest daughter, she was intelligent by nature, so she was a good match for Zhang Yuanzhi.

(End of this chapter)