The banquet continued. Zhao Jiu chatted and laughed happily with the two Mongolian leaders. Civil officials such as Lu and Zheng tried to join in the fun, while several generals looked on coldly... It could be said that everything went well.

Only in the hot summer, as the sunlight became stronger and stronger, the lakeside gradually became hotter, and the breeze was a little weak today, so everyone couldn't help sweating profusely.

However, around noon, Yelu Dashi finally turned back, and this time he changed into a formal suit inlaid with gold and jade, looking quite imposing. Khitan generals such as Xiao Worila, Yelu Yudu, Yelu Yanshan, Zhao Heda, and the newly surrendered Yelu Nuge also accompanied him.

Obviously, although it can be guessed from their unhappy faces that these generals were not very satisfied with the conditions brought back by Yelu Dashi, they decided to come to the alliance after all due to the overall situation.

"how?"

After what happened before, how could Qu Duan and the others not know that some words they said were useless, so this time they sat down again and it was Emperor Zhao himself who broke the silence. "Did Dashi Lin Ya reach an agreement with the generals?"

Upon hearing this, Yelu Dashi said nothing, but turned around to look at the generals beside him. Seeing this, the faces of several Khitan generals became even uglier. No one responded for a while, and the atmosphere became tense again.

Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged. He just turned his head as Yelu Dashi did and swept his gaze over Xiao Worila's generals one by one. The originally angry men were looked down upon by this official one by one, and then they actually lowered their heads one by one. For a moment, no one dared to look at him.

In this way, the official only nodded in satisfaction after seeing Yelu Nuge at the end: "If you all agree, I have one more thing to say...Hetao not only needs to be carefully defended, but also a long-term market will be opened in Wulahai City in the future, so the three parties can exchange what they have. Therefore, it is appropriate to use a general with vision and understanding of the overall situation. I think it is better to let General Yelu Yudu take charge of Hetao, Tiande, and Yunnei... General Nuge is new here and has been operating in Yunnei for many years. I don't trust him. Please ask Dashi Linya to take him away!"

Under the big rock, many Khitan generals looked up when they heard the words, and then looked at Yelu Yudu and Yelu Nuge together. The two opened their mouths to speak, but neither said anything.

Seeing this, Zhao Jiu nodded again with satisfaction: "In this case, we have no more disagreements... It's almost time, let's go to the sacrifice together!"

Having said that, the Zhao Song official stood up and left. When he came out of the tent a moment later, he had changed into a bright red robe and a hard-winged hat, and then went directly to the altar. Since the Zhao Song emperor stood up, many Song generals and ministers also stood up and followed him. Soon, the two Mongolian leaders who had been impatient for a long time also stood up. Seeing this, Yelu Dashi paused for a moment, and finally led the Khitan generals to stand up.

King Bilege of Gaochang let out a long sigh and quickly stood up to follow.

The ceremony was very simple and crude. Although the altar was round, it was built in a hurry. There were no blue oxen or white horses. Only three kinds of animals were offered. The so-called crown and tassels only had one set, which could not have been delivered in a hurry. The two Mongol leaders were even more casual... They originally thought that all they needed to do was to swear an oath of blood.

But no matter what, with the awe of heaven and earth these days, the leaders of several military and political entities gathered together and wanted to make an alliance. They had to go through this to give an explanation to the world.

The tribute was presented and the sun was at its highest. Zhao Jiu took the lead and stood in the middle. Yelu Dashi was one step behind. Although the two Mongol leaders looked rude and had been drinking for half a day, no one went over to stroke the other's beard.

As everyone stood still, Lu Benzhong, the secretary of the Central Secretariat, presented a stack of eulogies to Zheng Zhichang, an international friend.

What a pile of sacrificial texts!

Zheng Zhichang was stunned for a long while before he realized that he had a sacrificial text in his hands. Then he gritted his teeth and began to read it under the scorching sun:

"After the reign of Yan and Huang...Yao, Shun and Yu passed down the throne to the world. Yu the Great was awarded the throne for his meritorious service in controlling floods. His son Xia Qi founded the empire. After three generations, China was ruled by Xia...Shang succeeded...King Wu defeated King Zhou, and Zhou ruled the world...During the reign of King Yi, the grandson of King Mu, the royal family declined, and the barbarians invaded and oppressed China...Later, Duke Huan of Qi emerged, respected the king and repelled the barbarians, and made the Nine Alliances among the princes. Only then did China become peaceful..."

The sacrificial text was written by Lü Benzhong and polished by Zhao Jiu himself. However, when Zheng Zhichang read it, everyone else felt as if they were listening to Chinese history, from Yanhuang to Yao, Shun, and Yu, and then to the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Southern and Northern Tang, and the Five Dynasties. Unexpectedly, all the major events in between were included... Moreover, in this process, the word "China" alone appeared dozens of times, which did not pay any attention to the literary setting of avoiding repetition as much as possible.

To be honest, as for this sacrificial text, those who know about it naturally know that it is a sacrifice to heaven and earth, while those who don’t know about it might think it is an introductory textbook on Chinese history!

However, after reading it, everyone gradually realized that this was not telling history, but listing family trees through telling history!

"After the Tang Dynasty, the country was divided into more than ten states, and was merged into the Song and Liao dynasties, and was left to Mongolia and Goryeo... Gaochang was the grandson of the Han Dynasty!" Zheng Zhichang had already turned over more than ten pages by now, and was so tired that his mouth was dry and sweating, but he did not dare to stop. "So it is said that the Chinese tradition is like a thread, which can be clearly listed and has never been interrupted!"

Upon hearing this, not only were the Mongols confused, but the very educated Khitans also had no objection, because they had considered themselves the descendants of Yan and Huang for eight generations, and even from time to time they wanted to compete with the Zhao and Song dynasties for the orthodoxy of Yan and Huang, saying that the Song people were the Southern Dynasty and they were the Northern Dynasty and so on.

It was at this time that the people who were also suffering from the sun finally came to their senses and realized why Emperor Zhao wanted people to talk about history and report family trees here.

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