Yelu Jun originally thought that he had directly rejected the proposal of an alliance between the Song Dynasty. Even if the matter was over, he did not expect that at the last moment, Zhang Dun actually took out a letter from an old friend. There were not many people in the Song Dynasty who could be called an old friend. In addition to Zhao Xu, only Zhao Yan and his sister Yelu Si were left. Could it be that one of them wrote it?

Thinking of this, Yelu Jun asked someone to submit the letter, but he saw five big characters written on the envelope, "Yelu Brother Kai Kai", and there were a few small characters in the lower left corner, which read "Brother: Zhao Yan". Needless to ask, this must be a letter written to him by Zhao Yan, and it was a private letter, otherwise he would not have used a private title like "Brother, brother".

Looking at the letter from Zhao Yan in his hand, Yelu Jun showed a very complicated look on his face. When he first met Zhao Yan, he just felt that the other party was knowledgeable and talented, but he was a little simple and had no scheming at all. However, it was Zhao Yan who, together with his elder brother Zhao Xu, turned the entire Liao Kingdom upside down and almost won the throne by Yelu Chongyuan.

Later, he finally stabilized the situation in the country, but the Song Dynasty destroyed the Western Xia with a thunderous force. The main reason was that the gunpowder weapon invented by Zhao Yan was used. Later, the Song Dynasty became more and more prosperous, and it was also inseparable from Zhao Yan. Later, in the Battle of Yanyun, Zhao Yan personally led his troops to the city of Zhongjing, forcing him to sign the Luanhe Alliance with the other party. That was his second time to meet Zhao Yan. Compared with many years ago, Zhao Yan had become very mature at that time, and it was Zhao Yan who was there that the mistakes made by Zhao Xu were compensated. Even when Zhao Xu was seriously ill, the situation in the Song Dynasty was extremely stable.

Thinking of the above, Yelu Jun suddenly felt very envious of Zhao Xu. Why didn’t he not have such a brother who helped him wholeheartedly and was extremely talented? But speaking of this, Zhao Yan is also his brother-in-law. It would have been great if he could find a way to keep him in Liao Kingdom. Unfortunately, this was impossible.

Looking at the envelope in his hand for a long time, Yelu Jun suddenly sighed with emotion, and then tore open the envelope and opened the letter inside. The letter inside was very thick, with nearly ten pieces. When he saw the first page, Yelu Jun was stunned because he was very familiar with the handwriting of the silk-show on the letter paper, which was the handwriting of his sister Yelu Si.

Although Yelu Jun and Yelu Si are half-siblings, their relationship is pretty good. When Yelu Si disappeared, he was really sad for a long time. Later, he learned that he was abducted to the Song Dynasty by Zhao Yan, and he was both annoyed and worried, afraid that his sister would suffer in the Song Dynasty. Moreover, because of their special status, it was not convenient for them to contact each other again. It was only the last time he signed the Luanhe Alliance with Zhao Yan that he received a letter from Yelu Si. Unexpectedly, so many years have passed. Finally, he received the second letter.

Yelu Jun looked at the letter his sister wrote to him seriously. Yelu Si first introduced her and her children's situation. It was all very good, and then talked about some trivial matters in her life and her children's lives. Although Yelu Si did not say it clearly, Yelu Jun could feel that her sister's life was very happy, which made him finally breathe a sigh of relief.

After finally reading Yelu Si's letter, there was still a piece of letter paper at the end. When he saw the handwriting on the letter, Yelu Jun frowned because he also recognized that it was Zhao Yan's handwriting. Speaking of which, Zhao Yan is famous all over the world for his erudition and talent, but he is very ugly. When he signed the Luanhe Alliance, he was impressed by Zhao Yan's handwriting. Now that so many years have passed, Zhao Yan's handwriting has improved a little, it is still ugly.

Although Zhao Yan's handwriting is ugly, the letter is written neatly, and there is not much content on it. However, when Yelu Jun reads the content on Zhao Yan's letter, he suddenly slapped the letter on the table with a "bang~", and his face was full of anger.

Zhao Yan's letter was written very simple, and there was no politeness. He directly touched the topic and wrote: Brother Yelu, if you see this letter, you must have made up your mind to reject my alliance with the Song Dynasty. I can only express very regrets about this result. However, whether you believe it or not, I will destroy the Wanyan tribe no matter what. I am very clear about the strength of your Liao Kingdom. I am afraid that the entire northern part of the Liao Kingdom is under the threat of the Wanyan tribe. Since you do not have the strength to block the rising Wanyan tribe, I can only take the last step. As long as the Wanyan tribe captures the Huanglong Mansion of the Liao Kingdom again, then the army of the Song Dynasty will also lead the troops north and attack the Liao Kingdom with the Wanyan tribe north and south. At that time, Brother Yelu must not blame me for not remembering the old love back then!

Although Zhao Yan's letter was written very politely, there were threats almost everywhere between the lines, especially the sentence "Attacking the Liao Kingdom with Wanyan's troops from both sides", which made Yelu Jun feel even more frightened. He knew that Zhao Yan's influence in the Song Dynasty, and he also knew that the other party was fully capable of doing it. Just a Jurchen person was enough to make the Liao Kingdom overwhelmed. If the Song Dynasty launched a large-scale attack at this time, they might be afraid that the Liao Kingdom would really be in danger of destruction.

Zhang Dun was not surprised to see Yelu Jun's angry look. In fact, he had read Zhao Yan's letter long ago. If the Liao Kingdom agreed to form an alliance, then the only letter sent to Yelu Jun was the princess of the Liao Kingdom. However, he had long felt that the Liao Kingdom would refuse, so he added Zhao Yan's letter in advance. Although it was just a thin piece of paper, the content on the letter was enough to anger Yelu Jun. If he had not had the courage of a man, he would not dare to hand the letter to Yelu Jun at all.

"Your Majesty, you should have read the letter from Your Highness King Yue. I wonder what you think?" At this time, Zhang Dun suddenly bowed and bowed. His words were very bold. After all, everyone can see that Yelu Jun was angry. Even if he was an envoy of the Song Dynasty, if Yelu Jun was really angry, he might really do the murder of the envoy.

"You! Are you threatening me?" Yelu Jun squinted his eyes and stared at Zhang Dun word by word. Since ascending the throne, except for the last Luanhe Alliance that suffered some losses from Zhao Yan, no one has dared to force him like this in the rest of the time.

Facing Yelu Jun's gaze that was enough to kill, and with his emperor's power, ordinary people might have been so scared that they dared not speak, but Zhang Dun was extremely courageous. Not only did he not retreat at all, he raised his head and looked at Yelu Jun very calmly.

Looking at Zhang Dun with a calm face in front of him, the expression on Yelu Jun's face changed several times, and even the idea of ​​killing Zhang Dun quickly rose several times. However, in the end, Yelu Jun's rationality defeated his anger. The Liao Kingdom is no longer the Liao Kingdom decades ago, and the Song Dynasty is not the Song Dynasty that allowed them to bully them. If he really dared to kill Zhang Dun, he would probably usher in an endless war with the Song Dynasty immediately, and then the Liao Kingdom would really destroy the country.

Thinking of the above, Yelu Jun had to suppress the anger in his chest, but his eyes were still staring at Zhang Dun fiercely. After a while, he spoke in a hoarse voice: "This matter is of great importance, I need time to think about it!"

"Since that's the case, then I will take my leave. After Your Majesty makes the right choice, I will come to see Your Majesty again!" Zhang Dun said with a deep tribute. Although he was extremely brave, he also knew the principle of stopping when he saw the good. He knew that he had already given Yelu Jun enough today, so he stopped when he saw the good. Otherwise, if he really stimulated the other party to lose his mind, he would be the one who suffered the loss.

After Zhang Dun left, Yelu Yixin, who had already been full of confusion, immediately turned around and said, "Your Majesty, I wonder what kind of letter this envoy of the Song Dynasty has given you. It actually makes you so angry?"

Yelu Jun had almost unconditional trust in Yelu Yixin. Therefore, he handed the seal in his hand to him and said, "King of Wei, look, the Song Dynasty is becoming more and more arrogant, and he dares to threaten me so naked!"

Yelu Yixin also took the letter curiously and then read it seriously. However, after reading the letter full of threats, he showed a meditative expression. After a while, he slowly spoke: "What a powerful Zhao Yan, he is forcing us to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty!"

"King of Wei, you have read it, don't just sigh, think about whether there is any countermeasure!" Yelu Jun heard Yelu Yixin's words praising Zhao Yan, but couldn't help but say irritably. He had just seen his sister's letter, and he still had a good impression of Zhao Yan, but he didn't expect that he would come to him like this immediately. This made him want to tear Zhao Yan apart and eat it into his stomach.

"This..." Hearing Yelu Jun let him think of a solution, Yelu Yixin showed a embarrassed expression. After a while, he smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, Zhao Yan is using a righteous plot. Either we form an alliance with the Song Dynasty and eliminate the Wanyan tribe according to their requirements, or we do not form an alliance with the Song Dynasty, but we still have to stop the Jurchens, at least we cannot allow them to occupy the Huanglong Mansion. Otherwise, the Song Dynasty will lead the army north and fight on the two fronts of the Liao Dynasty. I am afraid that the country will be destroyed in no time."

"I don't know that Zhao Yan is using an open conspiracy, but even if it is an open conspiracy, there should be a solution!" Hearing Yelu Yixin's words, Yelu Jun glared at him.

"Your Majesty calms down, the old minister is stupid, and I really can't think of a solution." Yelu Yixin saw Yelu Jun angry, and bowed in fear and fear. It was the first time since he gained power in the past few years that he had become like this by Yelu Jun, which made him feel a little resentful towards Zhao Yan, who was far away in the Song Dynasty.

"Hmph!" Seeing that even Yelu Yixin, who was most dependent on him, was helpless, Yelu Jun couldn't help but become even more annoyed. He then shook his sleeves and left the hall, leaving only Yelu Yixin with a wry smile. After a moment, he shook his head and left alone.

In the following period, Yelu Jun did not summon Zhang Dun again, and Zhang Dun was not anxious about this. He went to visit the prince Yelu Yanxi every day. Yelu Yanxi was not as scheming as his father. Although Yelu Jun warned him several times not to get too close to Zhang Dun, he didn't care at all. He usually played with Zhang Dun or how to play.

However, Zhang Dun approached Yelu Yanxi not only to accompany him to play, but also wanted to collect more information through Yelu Yanxi. Although Yelu Yanxi looked ineffective, he was the prince of Liao after all, and a group of nobles gathered around him, so Zhang Dun found out some information that could not be found out from outside through Yelu Yanxi and the people around him.

For example, Zhang Dun found out that with the rise of Wanyan tribe again, it also caused great trouble to the Liao Kingdom. Just half a year ago, Aguda suddenly led the Jurchens to raid Changchun Prefecture in the northwest of Huanglong Prefecture. This Changchun was not Changchun in later generations. The two were geographically far apart. Changchun Prefecture belonged to the most remote state in the northwest of Huanglong Prefecture. The ethnic groups in the prefecture were mixed, and the Liao Kingdom ruled there very weakly.

Perhaps it was precisely because of the above reasons that Aguda chose Changchun Prefecture as his target. After leading 5,000 Jurchens to raid, Changchun Prefecture fell without much resistance. However, this time Aguda did not carry out a massacre again, but began to change his strategy and force the people of all ethnic groups in Changchun Prefecture to join the Wanyan tribe's subordinates. Among them, the young and strong men were even incorporated into the vassal army, which greatly increased the strength of Wanyan tribe and expanded extremely quickly, and it increased to tens of thousands in a short period of time.

The Liao Kingdom would naturally ignore the Wanyan tribe's actions of the raid on Changchun Prefecture. It happened that Yelu Yixin had been disliked by Xiao Yanshou, and Xiao Yanshou also relied on his military merits to not buy Yelu Yixin's face in the court. As a result, taking advantage of this opportunity, Yelu Yixin sent Xiao Yanshou to Huanglong Mansion to take charge, in order to prevent Wanyan tribe from attacking Huanglong Mansion for the third time.

Speaking of which, since Yelu Ren died first, no handsome talent has emerged in the Liao Kingdom. Only Xiao Yanshou is quite talented as a general. Since he was in charge of Huanglong Mansion, he has repelled the attack of Wanyan's troops several times. Unfortunately, because Yelu Yixin has been dragging him down in the court, Xiao Yanshou's side has almost reached the end of his strength. I am afraid that when the Jurchens attacked Huanglong Mansion next time, it will be the day when he will be loyal to the Liao Kingdom.

After knowing about Xiao Yanshou, Zhang Dun couldn't help but secretly scold Yelu Yixin in his heart for not being able to succeed. If Xiao Yanshou was really defeated and died, the Huanglong Mansion would fall into the hands of the Jurchens again. After learning from the lessons from the previous few times, Aguda had begun to absorb other forces to strengthen himself. At that time, he expanded outward with the Huanglong Mansion as the foundation. It would probably take a few years for the already decaying Liao Kingdom to fall under the blade of the Jurchens.

Thinking of the above, Zhang Dun couldn't help but feel a little anxious, worried that if he delayed this, something would happen to Huanglong Mansion. It would be even more difficult to curb the rise of the Jurchens at that time, but Yelu Jun refused to summon him at this time, and Zhang Dun was helpless. (To be continued.)

ps: This chapter was written by Lao Yu stayed up late yesterday, with 4,000 words. Today, Lao Yu has to be on the road all day long. There is definitely no way to write, so he can only post one chapter. I hope everyone can understand.
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