After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

At the end of September in the second year of Zhiping, nearly half a month had passed since the wedding of Gu Tingye and Sheng Minglan.

On the day after his wedding, Gu Tingye bid farewell to his wife. With the cooperation of the court and all parties, he first went south to Chicang Town and then turned north to Zhongmu.

After changing their uniforms in Zhongmu County, they marched northwards under the pretext of transporting supplies as a local garrison, reaching the Song-Liao border and stationing at Xiongzhou Baigouyi, aiming their forces at the Liaoxincheng area.

After Xincheng is the area of ​​Zhuozhou (Zhuo County, Fanyang), and then Wanping. To the northeast of Wanping is Nanjing Xijin Prefecture (Beijing) of the Liao Dynasty.

At this moment, Yelu Hongji's camp was set up here, or in other words, since the second Song-Xia War around the sixth year of Jiayou, Yelu Hongji had never returned to Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture.

He was very dissatisfied with the failed results of his repeated expeditions to the south to plunder the Song Dynasty. For this reason, he stayed in Nanjing for a long time in preparation for a final battle.

Although Han Ming's northern mission to Liao was unexpected, it also gave Yelu Hongji a glimmer of opportunity to conquer the Song Dynasty.

As long as Han Ming could be detained or killed, half of the pillars of the Song Dynasty would be removed, and the remaining Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers would be vulnerable in his eyes.

As a result, Yelu Hongji had already prepared to send people to assassinate Han Ming during the time he was out of the country, but unfortunately, an inexplicable rumor spread in the country.

Xijin Prefecture in Nanjing Road of Liao Dynasty, once the central city of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, was also the place with the largest concentration of Han people in the Liao Kingdom.

Ever since Shi Jingtang, the founding emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty, ceded the Yanyun area, the Han people here have suffered from oppression and exploitation by the Khitans.

With the sinicization reforms during the reigns of Emperor Shengzong of Liao and Empress Xiao, the Khitans gradually accepted the local Han people.

Since the Later Jin Dynasty, the entire Yanyun area has been occupied by the Khitan for a hundred years. Under the trend of the mixing of Hu and Han, many Han people also chose to serve the Liao Kingdom.

With the failure of Emperor Taizong of Song's northern expedition against the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty's plan to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun was completely declared bankrupt.

It was not until the reign of Emperor Huizong that the Song Dynasty allied with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, and was able to extend its hand into the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Although the recovery took a short time, it fulfilled the wishes of the Song Dynasty's emperor and his ministers.

Back to the present moment, in this prosperous and bustling city, news from nowhere began to spread wildly.

"Hey, have you heard? The Song Kingdom in the south has sent an envoy."

At a small tea stall, two middle-aged waiters were taking a break and chatting.

"Well, what's the big deal? The State of Song pays us tribute every year. Isn't that normal? There's nothing strange about it."

One of them, who was a little older, had a look of disdain, as if he held a contemptuous attitude towards the Song Dynasty in the south.

"It's different, it's different. I heard the person who came back this time is not ordinary!"

The slightly younger man said mysteriously.

"What could be so special about this? Not to mention that every time someone comes to pay tribute, they are all envoys of the Three Departments of the Great Song Dynasty. Even the so-called Fan Wenzheng and Han Daxiang have been here before. What else could be so special?!"

"It can't be the Emperor of Song Dynasty, right?!"

The older man's words made the people around him laugh, and they all raised their thumbs to praise the other's courage.

"Hey, how dare such a great emperor come to our country? Did you know that the leader of this delegation is the famous Anyang Marquis Han Ming——!"

The younger man's words caused the entire tea stall to fall into silence, and then burst into laughter.

"Wang Laowu, are you drunk from drinking tea? Why is that killer uncle coming to our side?"

"That's right! Wang Laowu, do you know that the Emperor of Liao and all the civil and military officials are clamoring to kill him?"

"Hahaha, he definitely doesn't have the courage to go to Liao in person. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty won't let him take risks with such an important figure."

"..."

The sound of laughter was boiling in front of the small tea stall. In short, they did not believe the words of the younger middle-aged man Wang Laowu at all.

"Don't believe it, huh? Wait a few days and see. Anyway, I have special channels and I know the news! Humph!"

Wang Laowu glared at everyone, picked up his own shoulder pole, and then went around the city shouting and selling things.

"This bachelor speaks with such confidence, don't let him come true."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Hahaha, if he's going to tell you the truth, I'll treat him to a drink!"

"..."

Everyone chatted and laughed, and then went about their own business.

After all, the affairs of these big shots can only be used as gossip after dinner, but they cannot be eaten.

In the following days, the news of Han Ming's mission to Liao began to spread throughout Xijin Prefecture and most of the Liao Kingdom.

This made the Liao intelligence organization that was preparing to assassinate Han Ming a little confused, and finally they could only pass the problem back to Yelu Liang.

Faced with such a situation, Yelu Liang was a little unsure.

After all, Song and Liao had signed the "Chanyuan Alliance" and were brotherly countries. If he really dared to kill Han Ming openly and provoke disputes between the two countries, the consequence would only be a blow to the political prestige of Liao and Yelu Hongji.

Yelu Liang was well aware of the twists and turns involved. Now that the Crown Uncle Yelu Chongyuan was eyeing the throne, every step Yelu Hongji took was like walking on thin ice.

If the assassination plot spread, Yelu Chongyuan would take the opportunity to stir up trouble and join forces with the Song State to attack Yelu Hongji, then the entire Liao regime would inevitably face disintegration.

Yelu Liang was still thinking about how to solve this problem, but his subordinates brought more bad news.

"Sir, there are many rumors circulating among the people. This is a collection of them that I have collected. Please take a look."

A young man in sackcloth took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Yelu Liang.

"The Song State's envoy to Liao this time came to pay tribute and pay homage. To demonstrate sincerity, Han Ming, Deputy Privy Councilor, Vice Minister of State Affairs, and Marquis of Anyang, personally traveled north."

"In order to increase mutual trust between the two countries, the Song State is willing to divide up Xixia's various interests and increase border trade markets in exchange for peace between the two countries!"

"Han Ming, as the 'instigator' of the Song-Xia War, wantonly attacked other countries and brought negative influence to the Liao Kingdom. He should personally apologize to His Majesty the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty..."

Seeing such exaggerated remarks, even Yelu Liang, who was a man of deep scheming, couldn't help but change color slightly.

"This is simply nonsense." Yelu Liang said in a somewhat unfriendly tone.

"Sir, this rumor has spread among the people, so much so that people everywhere agree that the Song State's envoy to Liao came with the intention of peace."

"If we continue with the assassination, it will likely cause widespread public discussion. Public opinion will then lean towards the Song State, which will be disadvantageous to us!"

The young man in hemp clothes quickly told his analysis to Yelu Liang, giving him something to think about.

"You're talking about a key point. Have you ever thought about who would benefit most if such remarks became popular in Xijin Prefecture?"

Yelu Liang, worthy of his background in intelligence, grasped the crux of the matter.

The young man in hemp clothes immediately realized: "This is the news spread by Han Ming to prevent our killers!"

"Indeed, he is the only one who can make such inappropriate remarks spread throughout Xijin Prefecture!"

"Although the Liao and Song dynasties appeared to be equal, in reality the Liao was stronger and the Song was weaker, as evidenced by the annual tribute paid by the Song."

"However, the two countries have never disparaged each other or admitted to being inferior to each other in letters of credence or in public discourse."

"And in this news, the Song State is so demeaning and showing weakness to others, as if it were a vassal state of the Liao State. Isn't this Han Ming playing tricks!"

Yelu Liang’s remarks were very insightful and pointed directly to the essence of the problem.

"Then, sir, have you ever thought about whether Yelu Chongyuan had a hand in this, or whether he spread the news deliberately?"

The words of the young man in hemp clothes made Yelu Liang fall into deep thought. After all, according to the current situation, Yelu Chongyuan might also make use of this to make a fuss.

"No, if Yelu Chongyuan really wanted to disrupt the situation, he would have to secretly push the assassination plan to succeed, so as to provoke conflict between Your Majesty and the Song State..."

Yelu Liang reacted halfway through his words, and a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.

"Yelü Chongyuan...Han Ming...the situation between Song and Liao..."

Yelu Liang muttered to himself, his expression becoming more and more exciting, while the young man in hemp clothes below him quietly waited for the other party to think.

"Achu, you gave me a great gift! Hahahaha!"

Yelu Liang stood up and patted the young man in hemp clothes, looking excited.

Seeing Achu's confused expression, Yelu Liang smiled slightly: "The plan remains unchanged, proceed as usual."

"Have your men wear the Marshal's Mansion token carefully. Remember, make sure it's not accidentally revealed..."

When "Achu" heard this, he immediately understood what she meant, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.