Chapter 629: Stubborn Yelu Zongzhen
"Your Majesty think twice. We have just taken over Zhongjing, and the chaos in the country has not yet been settled. For Your Majesty, the most important thing is to stabilize the domestic situation. As for the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, you still need to wait until the domestic stability is stable before making a decision!" Yelu Renxian exhorted loudly with a sad face.
"What's the terrible thing about the Song people? They will only secretly send troops during the civil strife in the Great Liao Dynasty. Now that they have not yet established a stable foothold in Yanyun, the Song army will inevitably flee when the iron cavalry of the Great Liao Dynasty arrives, and the people of Yanyun will also respond. If the Song people have firmly stood firm in Yanyun in the future, it will be even more difficult to drive them away!" Yelu Zongzhen retorted stubbornly at this time.
Some time ago, Xiao Xiaoxian surrendered and presented Zhongjing City. Yelu Zongzhen also captured his mother Xiao Nojin in one fell swoop, and then executed Xiao Xiaoxian. In addition, there were many Xiao Nojin's followers, which initially quelled the civil strife in the Liao Kingdom. However, after this chaos, the Liao Dynasty had already been severely damaged and the various places were in chaos. Therefore, Yelu Renxian and others believed that the primary task was to stabilize the domestic situation.
But what no one expected was that Yelu Zongzhen didn't care about the chaos in the country at all, but instead wanted to send troops to recover Yan Yun. No matter how others persuaded him, it would be useless.
"Your Majesty, what Brother Renxian said makes sense. Now that the country has not yet been settled, the nobles from all over the country still refuse to hand over the military power. In addition, the Jurchen barbarians in the north have also caused trouble many times. It is really not appropriate to send troops at this time!" At this time, Yelu Zhirang also stepped forward and persuaded him.
After this chaos, Yelu Renxian and Yelu Zhirang have become the people that Yelu Zongzhen trust the most. Now only the two of them dare to persuade Yelu Zongzhen.
"I have decided, there is no need to persuade you to do this matter. You just need to prepare for the issue of sending troops!" Yelu Zongzhen said again with great domineeringness. Now Yelu Renxian and Yelu Zhirang didn't know what to do. They looked at each other and then sighed together.
"Your Majesty, although the Empress Dowager has made a big mistake, she is your mother after all, and now you have firmly held the throne. It is better to be generous and visit her in person, so that the subjects can see Your Majesty's demeanor!" At this time, Yelu Ren suddenly spoke again.
After Xiao Nojin was arrested, he was placed under house arrest in the imperial city. Moreover, Yelu Zongzhen hated his mother to the core. Although he did not abuse her, he had never looked at her. If he had not been afraid of having a reputation as "My mother-killer", maybe Yelu Zongzhen would have directly executed her.
"If you don't go, this woman doesn't even want her own son for power. What do I still recognize her as a mother?" Yelu Zongzhen rebuked stubbornly again.
"It's okay for Your Majesty to be angry, but she is Your Majesty's biological mother after all, so it's good even if Your Majesty looks!" Yelu Renxian immediately spoke again.
You should know that when Xiao Nojin was in power, most of the nobles of the Liao Kingdom were dependent on her. Although Xiao Nojin was captured, those nobles were there. Moreover, because there were too many people, they could not all be arrested and punished. These people are now panic and worried that Yelu Zongzhen would pursue the matter later, which is also one of the main reasons for the instability in Liao.
But if Yelu Zongzhen could show the emperor's demeanor at this time and act as an attitude of forgiveness of Xiao Nojin, he would know to those who had been dependent on Xiao Nojin before that he could even forgive Xiao Nojin, let alone those of them, in this way, it would definitely make these people return quickly and accelerate the stability of the Liao Kingdom.
However, Yelu Renxian's kindness was fed to the dog. Yelu Zongzhen said angrily again with red eyes: "I said that I have done my best to kill her. I will never want to see her again in my life!"
Seeing Yelu Zongzhen's angry look, Yelu Ren did not dare to persuade him again. He saw Yelu Zongzhen suddenly thought of something, and immediately shouted again: "Come, pass on my will and escort that woman to Qingzhou, no one is allowed to visit!"
Gyeongju was not the one from South Korea in later generations, but a state in the Bohai Sea. Later, Bohai State was destroyed by the Khitans, so Gyeongju belonged to the Liao State, and its location was probably in the lower reaches of the Changjin River. It was also quite remote for the Liao State. Yelu Zongzhen sent Xiao Nojin there, which was actually similar to the exile.
Seeing that Yelu Zong was so stubborn, Yelu Renxian had no choice but to retreat with Yelu Zhirang. After leaving the hall, Yelu Zhirang also said with a dismay: "Brother Renxian, Your Majesty is determined to send troops. What do you think is the chance of winning this time?"
Hearing Yelu Zhirang's question, Yelu Renxian smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Zhirang, we shouldn't think about whether we can win this game now. In fact, even if we win, we will get Yan Yun back. However, after this battle, our Daliao must have been injured and injured. I don't know how many years it will take to recover. In contrast, the national strength of Song State is thriving, which is what I worry about the most."
Yelu Zhirang was stunned when he heard this, and then pondered for a moment and said again: "Brother Renxian's reason is just that the general situation is like this, and it is not something you and I can control. However, if the troops can be regained this time, it can greatly enhance Your Majesty's prestige and stabilize the domestic situation. Then we advise Your Majesty to let the country rest for a few years, maybe there is no need to worry about the threat from Song State."
"That's right, but I... I'm not optimistic about this dispatch. The Song army has occupied Yanyun for a while. The Great Wall defense line must have been repaired, which is extremely unfavorable for our cavalry. In addition, after the Song army recovered Yanyun, morale will definitely be greatly boosted. It is unlikely that we can defeat the Song army as easily as before." Yelu Renxian said worriedly again at this time.
Yelu Renxian should not have said these words. After all, he has not sent troops yet, but he is no longer optimistic about the Liao army. If such words are heard by Yelu Zongzhen, he will definitely be furious with his temper. Yelu Renxian will definitely be scolded at that time, but he believes in Yelu Zhirang. Since he saved Yelu Zhirang last time, Yelu Zhirang has been promising to him and everything is in line with his leader.
"Oh, actually, I also think that Your Majesty is a little reckless. It is naturally the best to win this time. If you return without success, the consequences..." Yelu Zhirang sighed at this time, and did not continue to speak in the end, because he could hardly imagine the serious consequences of Yelu Zongzhen's defeat.
Chapter completed!