f the parade ground became instantly solemn. Three thousand soldiers stood tall with chests puffed out and heads held high, their eyes burning like torches, sending shivers down one's spine and stirri...ze: this, they thought, was a friend worth keeping.This is a full five thousand taels of jade.Although Shí Xuě and Xiāo Tiān Nán held official positions in the Liao kingdom, which were not low-ranking...