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Chapter 157 A grasshopper on a rope

When Yelu Yanshou saw what Li Zhang took out of his arms, he stood up with a "ten" sound. Li Zhang was holding a string of extremely exquisite garlands in his hand. The name garlands actually comes from Buddhism, mainly referring to ring-shaped ornaments that can be worn on the head, neck, arms, legs, etc.

The necklace that Li Zhang took out was obviously worn on his neck, but it was actually a necklace, but this necklace was a bit special. It was made of crystal and amber. Buddhism in Liao Kingdom was popular, and from royal families to people, they all admired Buddha very much. Crystal represents Buddha bones, while amber represents Buddha blood. Therefore, the necklaces in Liao Kingdom are generally made of crystal and amber. The more transparent and pure the crystal, the better, while amber is precious in blood.

"She is in your hand?" Yelu Yanshou looked at the garlands in Li Zhang's hand, and immediately stared at Li Zhang and asked. The garlands were extraordinary. Not only were the crystals used pure and flawless, but amber was also a precious gem called Blood Amber. They were blood red and had no impurities. The garlands were originally collected in the palace. It was not until the marriage that the Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Kingdom rewarded Yan Niang as a dowry.

It was because he knew that this was Yan Niang's thing, so Yelu Yanshou immediately guessed that Yan Niang was probably in Li Zhang's hands. Combined with Li Zhang's pointing out just now that he deliberately let Yan Niang know that he was going to kill her, so as to force her to escape, and then using this to blame the Song Dynasty, he was even more sure that Yan Niang was in Li Zhang's hands.

"Yes, her name is Yelu Yan, right? But we are used to calling her Yan Niang. Although she is a little clever, she is still much worse than an old fox like Yelu Envoy, who is extremely cunning. She doesn't even know that she has fallen into your plan for a long time. It's so pitiful!" Li Zhang admitted with a smile.

"Aren't you afraid that I will report this to your queen and then ask her to arrest you for questioning?" Yelu Yanshou stared at Li Zhang and asked again, but although his words were full of threats, a look of fear flashed in his eyes.

"Haha, you don't need to report it. I plan to hand over Yan Niang to the court, and then expose your intentional murder of the princess and blame me for the Song Dynasty. I just don't know if your head can be saved after these two charges fell?" Li Zhang also responded without hesitation.

"Hmph, you don't dare. If you hand over the princess, how can you explain why the princess is in your hands? At that time, as long as I insist that you kidnapped the princess, even if I was questioned by the Daliao, you will not be able to escape the blame!" Yelu Yanshou snorted coldly. He was indeed hiding his weakness before, of course there is no need now.

"Haha, it seems that I am really unlucky. I was plotted against you before and had a conflict with you. Then Yan Niang escaped into my restaurant again. Now I can't explain it clearly!" Li Zhang also smiled calmly at this time. In fact, he had thought of this situation as early as last night. He and Yelu Yanshou are now like grasshoppers on the same rope. If one of them is unlucky, the other one can't escape.

"What do you want to do?" Yelu Yanshou said again. Everyone is smart, and he also realized that Li Zhang is not the kind of person who dares to die with him. This will not benefit everyone. Moreover, since he dares to come to see him, there must be a solution to this matter.

Li Zhang did not go around the circle anymore, and smiled calmly again and said, "Everyone is smart. If you hand over Yan Niang, we both might be in trouble. So why don't we take a step back. I won't hand over Yan Niang, nor will I let her return to Liao Kingdom. You also left the Song Dynasty with a mission, just think that the princess has never disappeared. When you leave the Song Dynasty, no matter what reason you find to return to Liao Kingdom, it has nothing to do with me!"

Very few people know about the disappearance of the princess. Except for Liu E and Ding Wei, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty, there are very few people in the Liao Dynasty who know about it. With Yelu Yanshou's means, whether he buys profits or kills people to silence the silence, there will always be a way to suppress this matter. As for what way he will think of to return to Liao after leaving the Song Dynasty, that is his business.

"Hmph, it's so calculating. If the princess is always in your hands, then wouldn't you keep holding on to me? If you threaten me to do something in the future, can I still refuse?" Yelu Yanshou was not stupid either. He immediately realized that this method seemed fair, but in fact it left him a hidden danger.

"If you don't want to, then forget it. At worst, we can break up. Although I hand over Yan Niang will be punished, I am a child. In addition, I will be punished at most, and I will be punished in the future. There will be a day to make a comeback in the future, but you are different. Your brothers may have wanted to kill you long ago. This excellent opportunity will definitely not be spared!" Li Zhang said with both hands.

"You are threatening me!" Yelu Yanshou couldn't help but grit his teeth and said angrily. He had a prominent life experience. Although he had some difficulties in recent years, no one had dared to threaten him.

"I'm not threatening you, but explaining a fact. As for what you are talking about, I think you're thinking too much. After all, our Song and Liao countries are hostile to each other. As long as we have been around for a long time, even if I use Yan Niang to threaten you, you can never admit it. What can I do to you then?" Li Zhang said again.

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Yelu Yanshou also showed a silent expression. In fact, what Li Zhang analyzed makes sense. Yan Niang, the hostage, is also time-sensitive and may be effective for Yelu Yanshou in a short period of time, but over time, the hostage will be useless.

Yelu Yanshou pondered for a long time, and finally raised his head and said, "Okay, then let's take a step back. I will leave Tokyo City tomorrow, and you must keep your promise and never let the princess appear in Liao Kingdom again!"

"A word is determined!" Li Zhang immediately stretched out his hand, and Yelu Yanshou also slapped him as a sworn. However, both of them knew that they had common interests now, so this vow could be maintained. But if any party could escape from it, the other party would probably betray him without hesitation.

After achieving his goal, Li Zhang said goodbye and left immediately. Yelu Yanshou did not even send him off, but he didn't care. After leaving the inn, Li Zhang let out a long sigh. Although he was a little sure before he came, he was also afraid that Yelu Yanshou would fight to the death with him. After all, if this matter was exposed, he might save his life, but Huozi and the others would be implicated. It is hard to say whether they can survive by then.

In the Zishan Hall, Zhao Zhen was worried about Li Zhang after watching him leave. Although he believed in Li Zhang, in his impression, the Liao delegation was rather unreasonable, so he didn't know whether Li Zhang could succeed?

It was precisely because he was worried about Li Zhang that Zhao Zhen was also absent-minded during class. Finally, Hu Zhi scolded him a few words. Although he was the crown prince, he still had to be punished if he made a mistake. Of course, Li Zhang was punished for being beaten, but it was still okay to scold him a few words.

He waited until the end of the course of the day, and Zhao Zhen did not see Li Zhang back. Moreover, because of taking leave, he was scolded by Li Di who rushed over, which made him even more depressed. In the end, he had no intention of eating supper, and even stayed up until very late to fall asleep.

The next morning, Zhao Zhen got up as usual, washed up, and then came to Zishantang to wait for Li Zhang to have breakfast. However, at this moment, suddenly, Lei Yungong, the chief supervisor of the Eastern Palace, rushed over and reported a few words in his ear. As a result, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but say happily: "Really, the Liao Dynasty mission is willing to leave?"

"Yes, I heard it with my own ear just now. Yelu Yanshou actually said that the princess had been found and would leave Tokyo City today!" Lei Yungong smiled with his eyes narrowed and he said. As the chief of the Eastern Palace, he had great power, especially Liu E hoped that Zhao Zhen would learn more about government affairs, but Zhao Zhen was too young and had heavy learning tasks, so he allowed Lei Yungong to take charge of Zhao Zhen to listen to the government, and then recorded some important government affairs to tell Zhao Zhen. This is also Zhao Zhen's most important source of information.

"Cousin succeeded!" Zhao Zhen immediately slapped his thigh when he heard this. Although he didn't know why the Liao delegation suddenly changed its attitude, it must be related to Li Zhang's visit to Yelu Yanshou yesterday. As for what the princess had already found, he didn't believe it at all. After all, the Song Dynasty almost flipped through the entire Tokyo city, but no one was found. How could the Liao delegation find the princess overnight?

"What does this matter have to do with Li Bandu?" Lei Yungong was stunned when he heard Zhao Zhen's words, and then asked with courage.

"It has nothing to do with you. Go and continue to inquire about the news. If the Liao delegation really leaves Tokyo City, come back to report!" Zhao Zhen waved his hand and did not answer Lei Yungong's words at all. In fact, although Lei Yungong is the most important eunuch around him, he does not like the other party because Zhou Huaizheng was killed by Lei Yungong at the beginning, which made him even hate Lei Yungong, but Lei Yungong was arranged by his mother Liu E, so he couldn't drive the other party away.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen didn't say anything, Lei Yungong couldn't help but look dark, but then he smiled again, and then he agreed to turn and leave. Zhao Zhen was still immersed in excitement. When Li Zhang came in, he ran up and hugged Li Zhang and refused to let go. In his opinion, Li Zhang was simply amazing. Even the ministers like Ding Wei couldn't solve the problem, but he solved it.
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