Chapter 586 Hot Spring Mountain (Part 2)
The emperors of the Liao Kingdom lived in Nabo all year round, and Nabo was actually a huge palace. They moved according to the seasons every year. Generally, there were specific migration locations in each season. Of course, the emperors had different personalities. Some emperors did not like to move, but Nabo was relatively fixed, while others followed the ancestral teachings and moved to the next location every three months. Moreover, the locations where Nabo moved generally revolved around Zhongjing and would not deviate too far.
The migration location of Nabo is generally in spring water and autumn mountains, that is, in spring, you will go to the water to fish by the water, and in autumn, you will go to the mountains to hunt. As for summer and winter, because of the bad weather, you will usually go to a fixed palace to escape the heat or the cold, which is called sitting in summer or winter. These are also nomadic customs retained by the Khitan royal family, which prevents their descendants from giving up traditions and thus become only aware of enjoyment.
Xiao Nojin has a bad background. After all, she won the power by killing Xiao Guanyin. But the more she did this, the more she wanted to be more orthodox than others. Therefore, since she was in power, Nabo also moved according to the four seasons. It is winter now, and the weather is extremely cold. According to the previous habits, Xiao Nojin would go to the hot spring mountain hundreds of miles west of Zhongjing to avoid the cold.
Hot Spring Mountain is like its name. There are many hot springs emerging in the mountains, making the mountain roads very warm. Therefore, the Emperor of Liao built a palace in the mountains, where he would avoid the cold in winter. Of course, he did not go there every year. In fact, this palace was not built for a long time, but Xiao Nojin liked it very much, mainly because she liked to soak in hot springs in winter. It is said that hot springs can make women's skin smoother, so Xiao Nojin came here almost every winter.
This year is no exception. As the weather gets colder, Nabo, which was originally stationed in Fuhulin fifty miles northwest of Zhongjing, also began to pull up. It was like a palace city on a wheel, slowly heading towards the Hot Spring Mountain to the south. The two sides were originally two or three hundred miles apart, and if they rode a horse, they might be able to reach it in half a day, but Nabo was slow and there were a large number of people accompanying him, so it took three days to reach Hot Spring Mountain.
The terrain of the hot spring mountain is special, with several ridges winding like lying dragons. There is a main peak among the mountains, which is also the highest peak of this mountain. There are many hot springs on the mountain. Maybe a few stones will appear. In winter, the mountain is also cloudy and mist. In addition, the temperature on the mountain is very high, so the plants are also extremely lush in winter, looking like a fairyland.
However, the palace was not built on the mountain, but at the foot of the mountain. Because the water vapor on the mountain is too strong, it is okay to soak in a hot spring on it, but if you live for a long time, it will be unbearable. Therefore, the palace was built at the foot of the mountain. Usually, the emperor and concubines live here. There are special baths in the palace, which are hot spring water drawn from the mountain.
Yelu Zongzhen was excited and nervous at this time, and his eyes looked at the car tent in front from time to time, because the car tent in front was his mother Xiao Nojin. However, he looked at his mother's car tent now without any affection. Instead, there was a bit of tension in hatred, because he had conspired with Yelu Xisun and others to launch a coup in Wenquan Mountain and imprison Xiao Nojin directly, and then the power would fall into his hands.
For these coups, Yelu Zongzhen also made sufficient preparations. He conspired with Yelu Xisun and others for a long time. He was originally going to wait until next summer to take action, but he was worried that it would change over time. Moreover, during this period, Xiao Nojin became more and more indifferent to him, and even looked at him with disgust. This made Yelu Zongzhen feel very distressed, so he decided to be as soon as possible. He also knew that Xiao Nojin would come to Wenquan Mountain to sit in winter every winter, so he chose this place.
However, if the coup is successful, it is necessary to separate Xiao Nojin and Xiao Xiaoxian and other confidants. For this reason, Yelu Xisun and others also helped him with advice. In the end, Yelu Zongzhen finally found an opportunity, which was sent by Li Yuanhao, who was thousands of miles away.
Before Li Yuanhao attacked the territory of Liao, although this made the Liao Kingdom very angry, Xiao Nojin and Yelu Zong really focused on each other at that time, so they didn't have time to pay attention to Li Yuanhao. They just mobilized some garrisons around to suppress them, but they didn't expect that the Liao army would be defeated again. When the news came back, the Liao court was greatly shocked.
Taking advantage of this later defeat, Yelu Zongzhen secretly instructed some ministers loyal to him to attack Xiao Xiaoxian as unfavorable rule, which led to Li Yuanhao becoming a big shot and the situation in the southwest grassland was also turbulent. Therefore, they also requested to dismiss Xiao Xiaoxian, and even some generals in the army were very dissatisfied with Xiao Nojin. Of course, they did not dare to target Xiao Nojin directly, so they also pointed the finger at Xiao Xiaoxian.
Under such circumstances, Xiao Xiaoxian became a criminal in the Liao Kingdom for a moment. Some time ago, someone set fire to Xiao Xiaoxian's mansion in Zhongjing. Although the fire was quickly put out, half of the entire Xiao Mansion was burned, and the people who set fire were clean and could not find any clues. This made Xiao Xiaoxian very anxious and Zhongjing was also in turmoil.
Under such circumstances, Xiao Xiaoxian had to stay in Zhongjing to stabilize the situation, and some Xiao Nojin's confidants also stayed in Tokyo. After all, now there is turmoil, and Xiao Xiaoxian alone cannot stabilize the situation. In this way, Xiao Nojin's confidants are missing.
Thinking of the above, Yelu Zongzhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. In order to achieve this goal, he used all the power he could use, and finally attracted Xiao Xiaoxian and others to Zhongjing. Now, there is no one around Xiao Nojin except Zhao Anren and a few confidant eunuchs, as well as several of his own nephews who served as generals in the palace.
However, even so, Yelu Zongzhen still did not dare to be too careless, especially Xiao Nojin's nephews, who almost controlled all the power of the palace guards. He, the emperor, could not command half of the palace guards at all. From this point of view, he seemed to have no confidence in the success of the coup.
But Yelu Zongzhen was prepared for a long time, especially when he knew that although Xiao Nojin's nephews controlled the power, they were actually mostly idiots, and each of them had their own shortcomings. They were either rich or lustful. As long as they wanted to subdue, they could temporarily stabilize them even if they could not win them over. Then he would lead his confidant to directly kill Xiao Nojin's bedroom. As long as he controlled her, he could force her to hand over the power. At that time, the palace guards were under his control and could immediately rush into Zhongjing.
Chapter completed!