For the Han Dynasty, the past three years have been the most favorable external environment since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The biggest change is that the military pressure from the north has been greatly reduced. It can even be said that after the new border defense system was formed, the Khitan was no longer able to
It posed too great a threat to the Han Dynasty.
The most important thing is that the situation of the Liao Kingdom itself is not optimistic. The trauma caused by the Han-Liao War is unforgettable, and to this day, the Liao Kingdom has not yet recovered from it.
Although with the efforts of the Liao monarchs and ministers, they also pursued the policy of recuperation and development of production, the loss of a large number of able-bodied people could not be recovered in a short time.
Externally, the Liao State adopted the approach of shrinking its power, especially in areas bordering the Han Dynasty. Herders were strictly prohibited from traveling southward for herding, and they tried to keep a safe distance from the Han Dynasty.
The garrison in Shanyang of the Han Dynasty sent their light cavalry northward from time to time to patrol inside and outside the Great Wall, showing off their military power with great arrogance. However, among the people, with the acquiescence of the upper echelons of both sides, the trade between the Han and Hu developed again, and
It became increasingly prosperous and returned to the scale of the year before the war in the fourteenth year of Emperor Qianyu's reign.
The Han Dynasty was able to kill two birds with one stone, with both political significance and economic benefits. The cattle, sheep, horses and camels from the grassland provided enough livestock power for the rebuilt Shanyang, and it also benefited the finance and taxation. The Liao Kingdom also gained through transactions.
They bought salt, tea, wine, food, cloth, ceramics and other materials from the Han Dynasty, which were also very scarce in the Liao Kingdom, which was affected by the war.
Of course, during trade, the living conditions of ordinary people in the Liao Kingdom have not been fundamentally improved, and their livelihoods are still difficult. Although it is a nomadic country, livestock is not unlimited, and its husbandry also takes time and requires good nomadic practices.
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But no matter what, with both sides adhering to harmonious development, the situation in the north is relatively peaceful. Although there are occasional conflicts, it does not affect the overall situation.
However, after the war, the relationship between Han and Liao was still in a state of hostile tension, although it was only a superficial phenomenon. The Han had no intention of the Northern Expedition, while the Khitan was unable to fight. It just suffered such a big loss at the hands of the Han. In order to appease domestic sentiment, it was also necessary to pass
Establishing such a strong enemy is used to unite people's hearts and ease domestic conflicts.
However, Dayelujing and the knowledgeable Liao officials had no intention of starting another war with the Han in the short term. The national policy they pursued was to suspend their troops to nourish the people, accumulate strength, and silently wait for opportunities and opportunities for revenge.
Of course, a Han-Liao war also gave the Khitan people a more intuitive understanding of the strength of the Han Dynasty. Regarding the future confrontation between Han and Liao, Liao generals such as Yelu Xianshi and Yelu Xiezhen proposed new ideas.
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Yelu Xianshi had guerrilla experience with Shi Shouxin and Guo Chongwei in the south of Yinshan Mountain, while Yelu Xiezhen personally experienced the head-on confrontation between Han and Liao and had many experiences.
The two opinions are that in the future war between Han and Liao, we should try our best to avoid frontal decisive battles with them, and use the vast grassland as the battlefield, relying on the depth advantage of its home field, giving full play to the maneuverability of the Liao army, harassing, delaying, delaying, and exhausting it, and then
Look for opportunities to defeat the enemy.
Such a change was a change that had to be made after a painful defeat. However, it also meant that the Liao army's strategy and tactics tended to be conservative and they automatically substituted themselves for the defender.
On the other hand, although in the relationship between Han and Liao, the Khitan adopted the strategy of avoiding its sharp edges and shrinking its power, Yelvuzhi proposed a strategy to the Liao Emperor, which was to conquer the west and expand its sphere of influence to the west.
The core area of the Liao Kingdom's rule has always been in the northeast. Unlike the past grassland overlords, it has not further explored the Western Regions.
According to Yelu Wuzhi's suggestion, the Liao Kingdom can develop westward, which can not only seize land and pastures, enrich the population, but also plunder the western tribes to enrich itself. More importantly, if it can invade the Western Regions and even cut off the Hexi Corridor, then in the future
In the Han-Liao War, the Liao Kingdom will have more choices. Yelu Wuzhi is indeed one of the few knowledgeable people among the upper class of the Liao Kingdom. This is focused on the future. The Han Dynasty has developed in the west in recent years.
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Yelujing agreed with this. The Han Dynasty in the south was in great power and could not compete with them, but the power in the west was nothing to the Daliao cavalry.
Although the national policy of westward march was set, it was regarded as top secret and only a few civil and military officials trusted by the Liao Emperor knew about it. First, given the situation of the Liao Kingdom, it was impossible to organize a strong enough force to march westward in a short period of time; second,
, if the Liao Kingdom advances westward, the Han army will also respond.
Therefore, before the official launch, the Liao Kingdom needs to make more adequate preparations. This has to be said that Liu Chengyou sent Li Wancao to recover the Hetao and rebuild Jiuyuan. This not only consolidated the border defense and defended Hexi, but also affected the western part of the Liao Kingdom.
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However, these hardly affected the strategic decision-making of the Liao State. In the past three years, Emperor Yelujing of the Liao Dynasty made many patrols, including three hunting expeditions to the west.
After Yelu Wuzhi proposed the last suggestion to Yelv Jing, in the spring of the thirteenth year of Qianyou's reign, his injuries worsened and he died, which added another glory to Yang Ye's achievements. From Gao Mohan, Yelu Cong, and Yelu Talie
Then at Yelvwuzhi, there was a great battle, and four of the famous ministers and generals of the Liao Kingdom were killed in the early years of the Liao Dynasty.
The death of Yelu Wuzhi was a huge loss to the Liao Kingdom. His high prestige and great achievements made him the number one official of the Liao Dynasty. For the passing of this good minister who supported him and assisted him, Yelu Jing was very moved.
The grief finally gave him extremely high funeral honors.
On the whole, the external environment of the Liao Kingdom can be said to be good, and the poor internal situation has also been improved and gradually stabilized. However, there are still hidden worries internally. The conflict over the succession of the throne that has lasted for thirty years is not a bloody purge.
It can be solved.
Although the rebellion three years ago eliminated a large number of political opponents and greatly increased Yelvjing's personal authority, the conflicts within the royal family were not eliminated, and the bloody killings caused many people to alienate themselves from Yelvjing. The most important thing is that
The power of the four inner tribes as the core ruling group has been greatly weakened, which is a big hidden danger.
At the same time, in these years, several turmoils occurred among the many tribes in Mobei controlled by the Liao Kingdom. Although they were quickly put down, it also proved that its control over the subordinate servant tribes had declined. Even the Jurchens in the Northeast
The tribe had envoys who passed through many obstacles to pay homage to Liu Chengyou in Tokyo. Although it did not represent the entire Jurchen tribe, it was a good sign for the Han Dynasty.
What made Yelv Jing even more distressed was his brothers. Yelu Deguang had five sons in total. Except for the younger brother Yelu Bishe, who was more down-to-earth and respectful, none of them were very peaceful.
The third brother Yelu Tiande was killed in his early years for participating in the rebellion against Yelu Ruan. The second brother Taiping King Yelu Sage was exiled to the Northwest Recruitment Department for treason when he took the throne. When Yelu Xiyin rebelled, he contacted
Yelu Sage hoped to unite with him to plan major events, and promised to grant him the Moxi area.
But he was decisively rejected, and at the same time he wrote back a letter to denounce him. One thing Yelu Sage understood very well. If brothers fight, it is limited to Yelv Deguang's lineage, and the throne cannot be allowed to be stolen by collateral lines.
However, taking advantage of the opportunity of Yelu Xiyin's rebellion, Yelu Sage did control a certain amount of power in the northwest. When the chaos was settled, for Yelujing, this younger brother would give him another headache.
Another one is Anping King Yelu Dilie. He is somewhat deeply involved with Yelu Xiyin and others. Although he did not participate in any substantial way in the end, Yelu Jing was quite dissatisfied. Yelu Jing actually valued several of his brothers.
They have a lot of expectations, but everyone is thinking about the throne.
In addition, during the post-war recovery, the Liao State increased its plunder of the Bohai Sea area, which also aroused the dissatisfaction of the former Bohai nobles. Since the destruction of their country, the Liao State has always adopted a soft and appeasing policy towards the Bohai survivors.
And gradually digested and assimilated it, retaining the power status of its nobles, and almost all its land and its people.
Therefore, this sudden squeeze inevitably aroused public dissatisfaction. In the winter of the thirteenth year of Emperor Qianyu's reign, a rebellion broke out in the Bohai hometown. At its peak, the rebels numbered 20,000. However, the Liao Kingdom had been in operation for many years and its rule was firmly established.
Even if it cannot be described as solid, it cannot be shaken by a mob composed of Bohai survivors. Within two months, it was pacified by Gao Xun, the Liao Dynasty's Tokyo garrison.
Speaking of which, after a very intense war with the Han Dynasty, in which he fought life and death, Yelujing adopted a re-employment attitude towards some Han ministers. For example, Gao Xun, because he defeated the Guo Tingwei army that landed in Liaodong, and sent them to
They all rushed back to the other side of the Bohai Sea to ensure the peace of Liaodong. After the war, he was promoted by Yelujing to stay in Tokyo. In terms of employment, the Liao Emperor was sometimes really bold.
After such a rebellion, the Liao Kingdom no longer dared to carry out an oppressive policy on the Bohai Sea and took advantage of the situation to pacify it. However, through this rebellion, many hostile elements who jumped out were also eliminated, and through plundering them in the early stage, financial aspects
It has also been alleviated to a certain extent. However, fundamentally speaking, this has a great negative impact on the rule of the Liao Kingdom.
In this way, after three years of turmoil, it was not until this year that the Liao Kingdom truly settled down. However, because the wound was too deep, the wound had to be licked...