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

On the tenth day of the third month of the third year of Yuanyou in the Great Song Dynasty, the Song and Liao countries finally completed the handover of the former Xijin Prefecture.

After integrating opinions from various parties, the imperial court decided to set up two routes in the former site of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, namely Youji Road and Heshuo Road to govern the two places.

Similarly, in the Liaoxi Corridor area and Liaodong, the Liaodong East Road and Liaoxi West Road were set up to administer the area.

When the news spread, the whole country of the Song Dynasty was excited. Amidst this jubilation, the city of Bianliang, the capital, became even more lively.

While every household was telling each other the news, they were also preparing for a holiday. After all, during the twenty years or so that Han had been in the officialdom, he had to take a holiday to celebrate almost every few days.

This is also good news for businesses, as they now have more secure locations to sell their goods.

On the other hand, as there are more holidays, people and officials all want to celebrate, and this celebration will increase their sales again.

Of course, the young Emperor Zhezong could not escape such a major event that was celebrated by the whole country. He not only held a grand court meeting, but also set a date to hold a ceremony to worship heaven and ancestors on the day Han Ming returned to the court.

The good news spread throughout the world in waves, and everyone was in a frenzy.

"That's great! The territory of our Great Song Dynasty is finally complete, and it will surely prosper even more in the future."

Many people in the teahouse and tavern were having heated discussions. Regardless of their class status, they all had only one identity at this moment - Song people!

. . . . . .

The lively atmosphere within the Song Dynasty did not affect the front line. After taking over Yanyun, Liaodong and other places, the officers headed by Han Ming immediately built the Great Wall defense line.

Looking at the Song army that was meticulously carrying out Han Ming's strategic intentions, Yelu Hongji, who had not yet left, smiled bitterly.

"The Song Dynasty won't give us any more chances..."

"Prime Minister, how is the border trade going?"

Faced with the strength of the Song Dynasty, even Yelu Hongji could no longer oppress as arbitrarily as he had done before, and could only take the initiative to propose the idea of ​​"friendly relations between the two countries and opening up border trade."

In order to stabilize the other party, Han Ming agreed to the opinion and decided to open border trade in the Liaodong area. The specific requirements would be managed by the new governor appointed by the court.

The two sides subsequently reached a large number of intentions regarding border trade and bilateral exchanges, which were basically proposed by the Liao Dynasty and responded by the Song Dynasty.

After all, the Song Dynasty occupied the mainstream in the exchanges between the two countries. At the same time, after years of overseas expansion, the Song Dynasty no longer sought many things from the grassland peoples.

This made the Song Dynasty have a tendency to be completely self-sufficient. Therefore, the Song Dynasty readily agreed to the Liao Dynasty's requests and temporarily stabilized the Liao Dynasty.

On March 11, after coordinating with all parties, Yelu Jun, Yelu Cong, Xiao Boyu, Yelu Liang and others led 100,000 Liao troops back north, passing through Shunzhou and Danzhou, and finally passed through Gubeikou to leave Yanyun and enter the territory of Liao.

Also accompanying them were the sisters Xiao Tansi, Yelu Sagezhi and Yelu Teli, leaving Xiao Guanyin and Yelu Teli to accompany Yelu Hongji.

In addition to Yelu Hongji and Xiao Guanyin, most of Yelu Yixin's followers also stayed in the Song territory, under the pretext of discussing trade.

Also left behind were the 80,000 Liao troops from Xijin Prefecture that were once under Xiao Boyu's control. Their mission was to protect the emperor.

On March 12, the second day after Yelu Jun led his army back north, Han Ming set up an altar and a stele for offering sacrifices to heaven in Youzhou Prefecture, the seat of Youji Road.

After consulting with the imperial court, it was decided to leave a boundary marker in Youzhou Prefecture and write a declaration of victory for the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty to comfort the heavens, the earth, and all ancestors.

When the news spread, the entire northern border flocked to Youzhou Prefecture to watch the victory ceremony of the Northern Expedition.

Han Ming wrote several prayers to heaven overnight but was not satisfied with any of them. Finally, he thought of the Ming Dynasty founding edict written by Song Lian in later generations.

"Don't blame Han for being a bad person, the imperial edict is even more tempting!"

Han Ming has reached the limit of what he can do to plagiarize so confidently.

"At worst, I'll just stop copying later poetry and use this prayer as my retirement work!"

"Besides, can what scholars do be called 'copying'? We are just borrowing from others!"

Thinking of this, Han felt much better instantly and wrote down the prayer.

After the Liao Kingdom learned that Han was going to set up an altar to offer sacrifices to heaven, they immediately began packing their bags and prepared to flee.

After all, they all understood that according to Han's character, he would probably criticize the Liao Kingdom to death. If they didn't run away, they would be waiting for the flying dragon to ride on their faces!

Yelu Hongji had no choice but to return home after the negotiations were basically completed, two days earlier than the expected date of March 15th.

Han Ming led the generals gathered in Youzhou Prefecture to personally see him off at the north gate, which was considered a dignified gesture for the aging emperor.

"I thought I was the one who said goodbye, but I never thought that one day I would be the one who left."

Yelu Hongji stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the towering Youzhou Prefecture, a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Life is unpredictable. Your Majesty is already at the age of knowing one's destiny. You should be mentally prepared for this."

Han Ming stood opposite and took the drink and handed it to the other party.

"You don't need to remind me that I'm old!"

Yelu Hongji glared at the other person, took the wine handed to him by Han Ming and drank it all in one gulp. Many Liao officials around him wanted to dissuade him but it was too late.

"Why worry? If Han Jingyuan wants to kill me, I can't leave Xijin Mansion now!"

Yelu Hongji mocked these ministers who were just pretending to be loyal, saying they were simply idiots.

"We say goodbye today, and hope to meet again someday!"

Yelu Hongji stared at Youzhou Prefecture for a while, then turned to Han Ming and spoke in a deep voice.

“The road ahead is long and arduous, take care along the way!”

Han Ming bowed respectfully and bid farewell to the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty.

Yelu Hongji turned around and left without any regrets. Perhaps for him, it was a good thing to leave this sad place as soon as possible.

After taking two steps, Yelu Hongji suddenly stopped, and then a faint voice came from his mouth: "Ayin, are you really not going to follow me back to the Liao Dynasty..."

Looking at the tall figure, Xiao Guanyin's calm face finally broke into a bitter smile: "Your Majesty... If I return to the palace, what status should I assume?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yelu Hongji's tall back instantly bent down, and he no longer looked strong.

"Let's go back home!!!"

Yelu Hongji shouted in a deep voice, and his lonely back made the onlookers feel sad.

"Such a good opportunity, you really don't want to go back? Maybe if you go back, Yelu Hongji will be happy to return your position as queen."

Han Ming looked back at the woman who was now free of all makeup and looked even more radiant.

"What about Xiao Tansi?"

Xiao Guanyin was not stupid from the beginning to the end. If she returned, she would definitely start a palace fight with Xiao Tansi. At that time, Yelu Hongji, Yelu Jun, the royal family and the queen's family would be caught in an endless struggle. This was not what he wanted to see.

Moreover, there is the Xiang Party who are eyeing the situation covetously, which will make Yelu Yixin the power to control the situation, which is not good for the Liao Dynasty.

"Besides, my daughter-in-law and grandson are still in your hands. Does Han Xiang really intend to hold them captive for the rest of their lives?!"

Xiao Guanyin's words were the truth. If it weren't for Xiao Zhen'er and Yelu Aguo, she wouldn't want to continue contacting Han Ming.

"The Crown Princess and the Crown Prince are resting in the imperial harem of Xijin Prefecture. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Qi is accompanying them. My personal guard, Commander Yong Zeng, is protecting them."

"How is it? This is enough to reassure you, my Lord."

Han Ming's relaxed tone made Xiao Guanyin feel relieved.

"Thank you, Prime Minister Han." Xiao Guanyin bowed politely.

"A ceremony to commemorate the victory of the Northern Expedition will be held on the walls of the Imperial City in two days. If you and your Excellency have nothing to do, you can come and watch."

Han Ming gave some instructions and took Guo Kui and others back to the city to continue planning the ceremony.

. . . . . .

That night, Cheng Lan, dressed in black, led a group of people out of Youzhou Prefecture and headed north to follow the direction of Yelu Hongji's retreat.

Because the Liao army was large and moved slowly, Cheng Lan and others traveled day and night and overtook them, arriving in Shunzhou first.

"This is a secret order from Prime Minister Han. Generals Gao and Liu, please read it and act accordingly. Don't ask any more questions or say any more!"

The first thing Cheng Lan did when he saw Gao Zunyu and Liu Changzuo was to hand them Han Ming's secret letter. Without any explanation, he led his men to continue heading north towards Danzhou.

Gao Zunyu and Liu Changzuo were left standing there in confusion, not knowing what to do.

"Lao Gao, everyone has gone far away, don't look anymore."

Liu Changzuo retorted and pointed to the letter in his hand.

"What should I do? Lao Liu, I suddenly feel that Prime Minister Han is going to do something big..."

Gao Zunyu hit the nail on the head. After the two opened the secret order, they froze on the spot and didn't say a word for a long time.

"Old Gao, do you think that you, the great uncle of the official family, can handle this?"

Liu Changzuo crumpled the secret order into a ball and threw it into the brazier.

"What's so hard to handle? We're just being transferred out of town, and we don't know what's going on."

Gao Zunyu is preparing to play dumb.

"I'll do as you say!"

Liu Changzuo's words made Gao Zunyu furious, and he immediately scolded him.

"What do you mean by listening to me?! I don't know anything, stop it!"

Gao Zunyu's look made Liu Changzuo smile knowingly, and he clapped his hands and left the government office.

“Yeah, I don’t know anything either…”