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

Chapter 254 Countdown to "Escape from Liao"!

"My Lord, are you saying... that the coup failed?"

He Zhengru and the other two's eyes suddenly narrowed, and they exclaimed in disbelief.

"From the current perspective, it is. Chongyuan and his people boast about themselves, but in reality, they are not even as good as an old dog on the street."

"Even an old dog on the street can inflict a few cuts on its enemy if provoked, but he..."

"Haha, you dare to act without even knowing what the trump card in Yelu Hongji's hand is. You must be tired of living."

Han Ming openly expressed his dissatisfaction with Yelu Chongyuan's party. In his opinion, Chongyuan and others were not qualified to be Yelu Hongji's opponents and could not even hurt him.

"Then we are in even greater danger!"

He Zhengru and the other two immediately understood the situation they were facing and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Let me think about it carefully..."

Han Ming was holding a small heater in his pocket, with his eyes closed, his mind wandering.

"The evacuation plan cannot be stopped, and it must be accelerated. Send a message to Lord Liang and Xiao Cheng, and let them work harder these days."

"At the same time, have the 'assassin' increase all kinds of propaganda within Liao territory, especially the Liao troops heading south to Bazhou and Xiongzhou. They should use more narratives to intensify the war and create internal conflicts among the Khitans."

"Although the lineage of former Prime Minister Xiao Ala harbored resentment towards Yelü Hongji and was close to Chongyuan's faction, his eldest son, Xiao Belila, was relatively favored by Yelü Hongji and was also relatively friendly towards the Song Dynasty."

"Old He, you've made the difficult trip. Let him mediate and get the letter of credence approved as soon as possible."

Han Ming quickly assigned several tasks, and He Zhengru and the other two immediately bowed and accepted the orders.

"My Lord, if that doesn't work, don't you still have the list of Liao's mid- and high-level spies given by the government?"

Du Ji Yang expressed his thoughts cautiously.

Hearing this, Han Ming remembered that he did have a list in his hand, which was a list of Han and Liao officials at the grassroots and middle levels who had voluntarily surrendered or been instigated to defect every year after the founding of the Song Dynasty.

This list is only kept in the core archives of the Border Pacification Office and the hands of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. That is to say, except Liang Wenxin and Emperor Yingzong, no one knows who the people on the list are and how many there are.

"Old Du's words have reminded me, but I don't plan to use this list right now."

Han Ming put on a "peasant's" look and shook his head slightly.

"The Marquis is afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses, attracting the attention of 'Long Xijin' and exposing the identities of these people."

Du Ji Yang now has a very accurate grasp of his superiors' psychology, especially Han Ming, who is like a worm in his stomach.

"Not only that, these personnel are to be used at a critical moment. I don't think the time has come yet. If Song and Liao become enemies in the future, these people will be a special force."

"Being able to inflict damage on the Liao Dynasty is much more effective than being easily exposed now."

He Zhengru and the other two agreed with Han Ming's words. After all, compared with their lives, the rise and fall, honor and disgrace of the country are more important.

"Then I will go find Xiao Belila now."

Seeing that Han Ming had basically finished his instructions, He Zhengru immediately stood up and was about to leave.

"No rush. It's getting late today. I guess they're closed for visitors. It won't be too late to go tomorrow after preparing and getting all the gifts ready."

"Remember, compared to Xiao Belila, he has a daughter named Xiao Tansi who is more favored by Yelu Hongji."

"This little girl is quite nice and gentle. If you cry and complain to her more, and appeal to her reason and emotion, I think this matter will be much easier to resolve."

Han Ming said the last sentence calmly, then began to sit cross-legged and close his eyes to rest as if he was practicing Taoism.

Seeing Han in such a state, the tension in their hearts subsided a lot. They stood up and took their leave at the same time, going about their own business.

. . . . . .

It must be said that He Zhengru, as the deputy envoy of the Three Departments, was very efficient. That night he selected a batch of official kiln porcelain from the Song Dynasty as gifts.

At the same time, through some Song Dynasty industries in Liao, he purchased several exquisite jewelry and prepared to give them to Xiao Tansi separately.

Early the next morning, He Zhengru hurriedly left the inn with his subordinates and headed for Xiao Belila's mansion.

As for Han Ming, he was in the study listening to the intelligence information from various places brought by Yong Zeng, constantly analyzing and speculating on the current situation.

The final conclusion is: run!

Looking at the intelligence he was analyzing over and over again, Han Ming was speechless and tears welled up in his eyes. "Damn it! Why are we still waiting for a letter in this situation? We might as well just sneak out and run away."

As a result, before Mr. Han had time to feel sad about the passing of time, He Zhengru came back with the approved letter of credence near noon.

"Hmm?" Han Ming looked at the letter in his hand and couldn't help but fall into confusion.

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. With official authorization from the Liao Kingdom, there's no hindrance to travel within the territory. There's absolutely no problem!"

He Zhengru's smile at this moment was like a blooming old chrysanthemum, and the feeling was almost the same as those in the advertisements in his previous life.

"Brother Zhengru is indeed a talented person!" Han Ming was silent for a long time and could only express his admiration in this way.

"But this is very interesting. Yelu Hongji actually let us go so easily. Could it be that Xiao Tansi is really special in his eyes?"

Du Jiyang stroked his chin, looking amazed.

"I guess this letter was not approved by Yelu Hongji!" Han Ming could see the abnormality at a glance.

"Your Majesty is indeed a man of discerning eyes. This was submitted by the Liao Kingdom's Honglu Temple and ultimately approved by the Empress Dowager herself."

He Zhengru now admires Han Ming even more. Before he even said a word, the other party had already guessed it. This ability of guessing and deducing is the best he has ever met in anyone.

"Xiao Guanyin..." Han Ming walked back and forth in the study silently with his hands behind his back. The atmosphere suddenly became a little gloomy.

When He Zhengru and the other two saw Han Ming thinking, they all kept silent for fear of disturbing him.

"Okay, now that we have the letter from the empire, let's not let Empress Xiao down."

"In order to better implement the transfer without being discovered by Yelu Hongji and others, immediately mobilize the troops and split into two groups to return home!"

Han Ming directly ordered everyone to start packing their bags and prepare to retreat!

"Why do we have to split our troops into two groups?" Peng Yi didn't realize the problem.

"This letter was signed by Xiao Guanyin, not Yelu Hongji. This shows that Empress Xiao intends to let us off the hook."

"What if we don't take this opportunity to escape and wait for Yelu Hongji to recover and deal with us one by one?"

Han Ming explained casually and put the letter of credence into Peng Yi's arms.

"The three of you should lead the team as you did when you came here. Let Xiao Cheng arrange your return route and get out of Xijin Prefecture and head south as soon as possible."

"Yong Zeng, Zhou Qian's guards, and I will take the main road to attract the attention of 'Long Xijin' for you!"

Han Ming quickly made the two arrangements and packed up the things in the study with Yong Zeng.

"My Lord, is this too risky?"

He Zhengru knew Han Ming's thoughts and didn't want anything to happen to the members of the delegation, but this situation of dividing the troops was very dangerous.

"Yelü Hongji's eyes are always on me. Even if he knows you've taken a shady route, he won't pursue the matter too much."

"I, along with Yong Zeng, Zhou Qian and the others, can move very quickly. Maybe even faster than you. Don't worry, Brother Zhengru."

Han Ming lowered his head to organize his things and spoke out his plan clearly and concisely.

"Besides, I still have one last fight with Yelu Hongji to complete, so I can't let you get in the way."

Han Ming stood up and patted He Zhengru on the shoulder, then looked at Du Jiyang and Peng Yi.

"Don't worry, we will definitely be able to go back!"

In the end, it was Han Ming and Yong Zeng who finished packing first. After saying hello to everyone, they asked Zhou Qian to pick out six people from the guard team to set off with them.

Watching Han Ming and his eight companions galloping through the wide streets of Xijin Prefecture, He Zhengru and the others prayed silently.

"Don't let anything happen!"