In the Dading Prefecture of Zhongjing, many people in the Song Dynasty thought Zhongjing was the capital of the Liao Kingdom, but in fact, the real capital of Liao Kingdom, Shangjing was just one of the accompanying capitals. However, as Liao Kingdom began to move southward, the political center gradually moved to Zhongjing. After all, compared with Shangjing, which was located north, Zhongjing was far stronger than Shangjing in both climate and economy. Khitan nobles were more willing to live in Zhongjing, and even the emperor's Nabo moved around Zhongjing.

In a house northeast of the Chu Palace, Yelu Ren stood in front of the window, and the room was pitch black and there was no lights, so that others would not easily discover the abnormalities here. Opposite him was the brightly lit Chu Palace. Although the previous fire burned half of the Chu Palace, Xiao Noujin quickly issued an order to rebuild the Chu Palace, and all the costs were borne by the court. Therefore, the entire Chu Palace is full of craftsmen, and they don’t rest even at night.

The remaining half of the Chu Palace was not involved in the fire, and Xiao Xiaoxian did not move to other places and still lived in the Chu Palace. Yelu Renxian's current task is to keep an eye on Xiao Xiaoxian to prevent any abnormal movements, and even if necessary, he could use extraordinary means to control Xiao Xiaoxian.

However, Yelu Renxian also knew that he was actually rejected by Yelu Zongzhen. After all, when he decided to launch a coup in advance, he was the only one who objected. As a result, Yelu Xisun, Yelu Zhirang and others directly participated in the coup, but he could only be sent to Zhongjing to monitor Xiao Xiaoxian, especially because he had very few people in his hands, and Zhongjing was Xiao Xiaoxian's territory. If he wanted to control him, it was basically a delusion, and it was not easy to monitor him.

Thinking of the above, Yelu Renxian couldn't help but sigh. Even now, he still felt that Yelu Zongzhen was still too anxious. They were not fully prepared for such a big coup, so they were ready to start it in a hurry. This seemed too risky in his opinion. It would be great if it succeeded, but if it failed, they might also fall into a doomed place.

What made Yelu Renxian even more worried was that there was no peace abroad recently. Li Yuanhao from Dangxiang was defeated by the Song Dynasty, but he ended up in Liao territory and burned, killing and looting. The border garrison could not suppress it at all. It was because they took advantage of Li Yuanhao's incident that left Xiao Xiaoxian in Zhongjing.

However, compared to Li Yuanhao, the Song Dynasty was the biggest concern of the Liao Kingdom. Although the Liao Kingdom has always looked down on the Song people and believed that the Song people were vulnerable under the iron hooves of the Liao Kingdom, he has clearly felt that there was a change in the Song Dynasty. This time the defeat of Dangxiang is a clear proof. Especially since I heard that the firearms of the Song Kingdom were extremely sharp and also the advantage of the firearms of the ceremonial guards, they could easily defeat Dangxiang. Now they have opened up a channel with the Western Regions. If the Song Kingdom continues to develop, it will inevitably threaten the Liao Kingdom.

"General, the King of Chu stayed in the study room for a while after dinner, and now he has returned to his room to rest!" While Yelu Ren was pondering first, he suddenly saw a man dressed in a craftsman quietly walking into the room to report the report.

This person was the one sent by Yelu Renxian to the Chu Palace to monitor Xiao Xiaoxian. As Xiao Xiaoxian's identity, it was not easy to monitor him. Fortunately, the Chu Palace was burned before, and now many craftsmen work all night, so he arranged for his subordinates to enter the palace and contact the people he bought in the palace, thus conveying the news about Xiao Xiaoxian.

"Well, monitor closely and report it every two hours!" Yelu Renxian heard it and nodded. Xiao Xiaoxian still had nothing abnormal today. He usually liked to go to the study after dinner and then go to the bedroom to rest. During this period, he almost understood all Xiao Xiaoxian's activities.

The craftsman agreed and immediately retreated quietly. The room fell into silence again, but Yelu Renxian's thoughts were interrupted at this time. Moreover, in order to monitor Xiao Xiaoxian during this period, he also worked hard day and night to monitor Xiao Xiaoxian. At this time, he felt very tired. Thinking that Xiao Xiaoxian had already rested, he relaxed and walked to the bed to lie down to rest. As a result, he fell asleep as soon as his head was touched by the pillow.

I don’t know how long I slept at this sleep. When Yelu Ren opened his eyes again, he found that the sunlight outside the window was a little dazzling, which made him jump out of the bed and immediately walked out of the door. There was also his confidant waiting outside the door. When he saw him, he immediately saluted and said, “General, you are awake.”

"Is there anything abnormal in the Chu Prince's Mansion?" Yelu Renxian asked in the first sentence.

"General, don't worry, the people below come back every two hours as you told me. Everything on the Chu Palace is as usual. I just came to report it, saying that Xiao Xiaoxian had breakfast as usual and went to the Privy Council. Now our people are always watching outside the Privy Council." The confidant outside the door reported again.

Hearing his subordinates' report, Yelu Renxian finally breathed a sigh of relief. After eating something, he immediately put on makeup and sneaked in and arrived at the stronghold outside the Privy Council. Xiao Xiaoxian's usual range of activities was not large, either in the Chu Palace or in the Privy Council, so people were staring at both places.

Xiao Xiaoxian was currently the Privy Councilor of the Northern Court, and was also the Minister of the Situ, and was also the government official. Almost all the power in the court was in his hands. The Privy Council also became the center of the court. All major affairs in the court were sent here to be reviewed by Xiao Xiaoxian, and some important government affairs would also be sent to Nabo and Xiao Nojin for review.

It is precisely because of the importance of the Privy Council that people come and go here. Yelu Renxian had to keep watching, so that he would not know when Xiao Xiaoxian left. After all, Yelu Zongzhen was ready to take action on Wenquan Mountain, and it was probably only one or two days, so Xiao Xiaoxian must keep watching.

He stared until the sun sets westward. Yelu Renxian and others did not see Xiao Xiaoxian's carriage leaving, but it was almost dark at this time. According to Xiao Xiaoxian's previous habits, he should have left the Privy Council and returned to the Chu Prince's Mansion at this time. Could it be that there are many government affairs today, so he had to stay in the Privy Council for a longer time?

Thinking of the above, Yelu Renxian could only wait patiently, but he still couldn't see Yelu Renxian's carriage appear. In the end, it finally became dark. The Privy Council, which was coming and going in the daytime, became quiet at this time, and even the clerks and officials of the Privy Council left, but Xiao Xiaoxian still did not show up.
Chapter completed!