Yelu Yanshou! Although this person is abominable, Li Zhang did not have a high opinion of him. After all, as an envoy, he came to the capital of the Song Dynasty and indulged his subordinates to commit crimes, and even the escorted princess fled. No matter what the reason is, it is enough to show that this person is very incompetent.

However, the above are just Li Zhang's previous thoughts. After meeting Yan Niang and learning about the incident, Li Zhang suddenly thought of a possibility, that is, since Yelu Yanshou was one of Han Derang's adopted sons, he had to compete for family property with other adopted sons from the royal family. Although he was defeated, he did not lose all power. How could such a person be so reckless?

In addition, Li Zhang also thought that since Yelu Yanshou wanted to kill Yan Niang, how could such a secret matter be overheard by Yan Niang? Moreover, after Yan Niang escaped, the most benefit was Yelu Yanshou. First, he could just stop going to Dashi again, and second, he didn't have to take the risk of killing Yan Niang. After all, Yan Niang is a nominal princess of the Liao Kingdom. Even if he could save his life after killing the other party, he would never want to enter the core of the Liao Kingdom's court in this life.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang couldn't help but feel cold sweat, because it was probably a conspiracy of Yelu Yanshou. He deliberately let Yan Niang hear his plan to kill her and forced Yan Niang to escape, thus becoming the biggest beneficiary of the matter. By the way, he could also put the blame on the Song Dynasty, which was a win-win situation.

Although the above was just Li Zhang's own guess, the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. Even Yelu Yanshou might have deliberately indulged his subordinates before, which was to create conditions for Yan Niang to escape, and to confuse the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty, so that people would not doubt him.

"What a good Yelu Yanshou, I almost fooled him!" Li Zhang couldn't help but gritted his teeth when he thought of the above. It seemed that no one Yi was a member of Liao or Song dynasty who could climb to the top, such as Liu E, Ding Wei, and Yelu Yanshou.

The next morning, Li Zhang came to Zishan Hall as usual. As expected, Zhao Zhen did tell him about the affairs of Yelu Yanshou when he saw Li Zhang, and according to him, Yelu Yanshou had no patience to wait any longer and had decided to go back to Liao Kingdom tomorrow.

"It seems that this conflict with the Liao Kingdom is inevitable, and the eldest lady has no choice but to do anything about this!" Finally, Zhao Zhen sighed.

"Do you know what this is called?" After listening calmly, Li Zhang suddenly asked Zhao Zhen back.

"What?" Zhao Zhen looked at Li Zhang in confusion.

"This is called a weak country without diplomacy. Our Song Dynasty is not as powerful as the Liao Kingdom in terms of military strength, so it is inferior to others everywhere. If our military strength is stronger than the Liao Kingdom, how could there be such troubles?" Li Zhang said bluntly. In order to allow Zhao Zhen to grow up early, he never missed any opportunity.

"I... our Song Dynasty is not weak. The Liao Kingdom is called military and military. Their national tax revenue is even less than that of our Tokyo area. If it is more financially, we don't know how many times stronger than them?" Zhao Zhen said unconvincedly at this time. After all, young people are very arrogant and are unwilling to admit it even if they are not as good as others.

"No matter how thin the wolf is, it is still a wolf. When he has claws and teeth, he still has to eat meat when he is hungry. However, no matter how fat the pig is, he will still be killed and eaten by someone in the end. If you want to defeat the enemy, the first step is to face up to the strength gap between the two sides. Only by seeing the other party and himself clearly can you find a way to change this situation!" Li Zhang once again pointed out Zhao Zhen's shortcomings.

"But...I..." Zhao Zhen seemed a little dissatisfied at this time, but he still couldn't find any words to argue. In fact, he knew that although Li Zhang's words were cruel, they were the truth. The Song Dynasty was rich but not strong. In the eyes of the Liao Kingdom, it was a fat meat that could be bitten at any time. Otherwise, the Liao Kingdom would not have sent troops south to hunt Caogu every year.

"Cousin, it's not terrible that we are not as strong as humans, and pigs may not be able to beat wolves. If domestic pigs can grow fangs and become like wild boars, even a group of wolves dare not provoke them easily. So as long as you can let our Song Dynasty grow fangs, you can directly crush the Liao Kingdom by weight alone!" Li Zhang was a little depressed when he saw Zhao Zhen's expression, and immediately patted his shoulder to comfort him.

"Can our Song Dynasty really grow fangs?" Zhao Zhen couldn't help but look up at him when he heard Li Zhang's words. The military weakness of the Song Dynasty has always been a heart-wrenching problem for the Zhao family. Speaking of which, this was also caused by the Zhao family themselves. The main reason was that they were not at ease with the generals, refused to delegate power to the people below, and implemented a policy of forcing and weak branches. Although this policy was not wrong, it greatly weakened the strength of the border army, which was also one of the main reasons why the army had been ineffective in fighting against foreign countries.

"Of course, as long as you have the determination, I can help you grow fangs!" Li Zhang solemnly assured Zhao Zhen that although the emperor is not omnipotent, if you want to change the status quo of the Song Dynasty, you can only get the support of the emperor.

"Okay, if I ascend the throne in the future, cousin, you must help me!" Zhao Zhen believed Li Zhang's words and said to Li Zhang very seriously at the moment.

"Don't worry, you are my cousin, who will I help you?" Li Zhang immediately patted Zhao Zhen's shoulder again and said. After saying that, he suddenly stood up and said to Zhao Zhen again, "You ask for a leave for me, I may not be able to take classes today."

"Cousin, what are you going to do?" Zhao Zhen heard that Li Zhang was asking for leave, and immediately stood up and asked, because Li Zhang rarely asked for leave. Except for the last time he treated Miaoyuan and moving, he would stay here to study with him at other times.

"The Liao delegation cannot be forgotten like this. If Yelu Yanshou is really allowed to go back, it will be difficult for the imperial court. I have a way to give it a try!" Li Zhang did not hide it and immediately said to Zhao Zhen.

"Cousin, what are you doing?" Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up when he heard Li Zhang's words and asked excitedly.

"This is a long story. I'll go find Yelu Yanshou first. I'm not sure whether it can succeed!" Li Zhang turned around and left Zishantang. He thought about it for the middle of the night last night, and finally came up with a solution, but this method was a bit risky, and he didn't know if it could succeed?

The inn is the place where foreign envoys live, not far from the palace. Li Zhang had passed by here before, so after leaving the palace, he soon came outside the inn and saw a yard next to the yard. Because of the prosperous Song Dynasty, there were envoys from around the country stationed all year round, so the inn was naturally very lively.

However, the inns are divided into different levels. For example, some unknown small countries sent envoys can only live in the worst inns. A country like the Liao Kingdom, which is more powerful than the Song Dynasty, naturally lives in the highest inns. Li Zhang asked the officials of the inns and soon found the yard where the Liao Kingdom's mission lived under the guidance of the other party.

I saw that the yard in front of me covers a large area. Although it is not as good as his mansion, it is not much different. The yard is also a large courtyard with a small courtyard. There are hundreds of people in the Liao Dynasty mission, plus hundreds of guards, so I can live in this yard.

"Wild Dog, send me my greeting!" Li Zhang looked at the gate guarded by the Liao knights, and immediately ordered the wild dog next to him that he was going to come to see Yelu Yanshou today, so he specially brought the wild dog with him. After all, if there is a conflict, the wild dog can take him away so that he will not suffer any loss. As for Yan Niang at home, he asked Lao Dao to help him watch.

The wild dog agreed and delivered the prayer posts prepared by Li Zhang last time. The prayer posts were not only popular in the Song Dynasty, but also very popular in the Liao Kingdom. In fact, in addition to the lack of military strength, the Song Dynasty was very strong in economic and cultural aspects, the Liao Kingdom even learned everything from the Song Kingdom. For example, the poems written by talented scholars in Tokyo may be sung in a few days.

The Liao soldiers guarding the gate received the prayer and immediately sent it in. After a while, the people inside invited them in. Li Zhang was not timid and walked into the inn with big strides. When he came to the hall, he saw Yelu Yanshou sitting in the hall at a glance.

"You dare to come to see me?" When Yelu Yanshou saw Li Zhang walking in, he couldn't help but sneer. When he received Li Zhang's reply just now, he was very surprised because he couldn't think of why Li Zhang came to see him. After all, the two of them had conflicts more than once, and they could really be called a narrow enemy. It was already good that he would not ask Li Zhang for trouble, but he didn't expect that the other party would come to him on his own initiative.

"Haha, this is my territory of the Song Dynasty. What do I dare not come?" Li Zhang fought back without showing any weakness. After saying that, he was not polite, and went straight to the opposite side of Yelu Yanshou and sat down. He came to find Yelu Yanshou but was not a friendship, so there was no need to be polite to him.

Seeing Li Zhang's fearless look, Yelu Yanshou was stunned, and then snorted coldly, "I'm so brave, but I'm going back tomorrow, so I'm too lazy to care about children like you. However, our princess was lost in your capital. My Majesty will blame you. Then see how your Song Kingdom ends?"

"Envoy Yelu is really calculating. He first used a trick to force the princess to escape, and then he pushed the blame to our Song Dynasty. But you can return to the Daliao intact and continue to compete with your brothers for family property!" Li Zhang smiled and pointed out Yelu Yanshou's calculating.

"You...what do you mean?" Sure enough, Yelu Yanshou's face changed when he heard Li Zhang's words, but then he returned to normal. He asked again. With his cunning, of course, it was impossible for Li Zhang to test it out so easily.
Chapter completed!