Xue Donglai walked in, bowed, and said, "This humble subject pays his respects to Your Majesty, wishing you peace and prosperity."
"No need for formalities, Lord Xue. Tell me quickly, what good news have you brought back for me?"
Xue Donglai presented a document to Zhao Huan, which was a covenant written in Turkic script and Chinese characters, and bore the seal of Sanjar.
“Sanjar has allied with us, but judging from my experience, the Seljuks are arrogant and conceited and it is impossible for them to truly ally with us. Sanjar is pretending to ally with us, and when our army and the Khitans are both exhausted, he will surely march eastward with a large army.”
Zhao Huan said, "It's alright. I didn't send you to ask Sanjar to send troops. I just wanted to see if Sanjar had become a wolf with its teeth pulled out after the Battle of Kavant. It seems that he is still ambitious and will surely send troops in the near future."
If Sanjar dares to send troops, Zhao Huan will have a legitimate reason to attack the Seljuks.
This is to encourage the soldiers so that the whole army can be of one mind!
Xue Donglai was slightly taken aback. He had thought that the emperor had sent him to ask Sanjar to send troops.
After all, if Sanjar were willing to send troops, the Song army's chances of winning would greatly increase.
Unexpectedly, the emperor had no intention of sending troops with Sanjar at all.
Thinking of this, Xue Donglai felt a surge of pride.
This confidence can only come from having strong military power!
Just then, Duan Zhijie's voice came from outside the tent: "Your Majesty, I have important matters to discuss with you."
Xue Donglai quickly said, "This humble subject will take his leave now."
"Alright, you can go and rest now. I'll tell you more about the customs and culture of the Western Regions when I have time."
"This humble subject takes his leave."
Duan Zhijie welcomed him into the tent and said, "Your Majesty, I wish you a speedy recovery."
"What's up?"
Duan Zhijie lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, when I went to inspect the military rations tonight, I found that half of the rations delivered in the last two shipments were missing!"
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