This autumn, Yelu Jing went south to inspect, not to echo Emperor Liu's northern inspection, but to focus on the Xi people in the south. Within the Liao Kingdom, the Xi people's status was very important. At first, Yelu Abaoji dominated the outside world and unified the various ethnic groups.
, the Xi clan provided great assistance.
For a long time, in the military system of the Liao Kingdom, the strength of the Xi people has not been weak, and a large number of talents have emerged among them. In addition, the traditional living area of the Xi people is located high outside the Yanshan Mountains, which is very strategic.
The value, as the Han Dynasty advanced northward to the north of Guanshan, its importance rose to another level.
Over the past few decades, the Xi tribe has been divided into six tribes, which are under the leadership of Prince Xi's Palace and have great autonomy. However, with the changes in the historical situation, Yelujing already has other ideas about this.
The purpose of going south this time was to put pressure on King Xi and the Xi people, initiate the complete annexation of the Xi people, incorporate them into the Liao military and political management system, and further realize the unification of military and political affairs.
This is also because after feeling the increasing pressure from the southern Han Dynasty, they were forced to seek changes with the intention of tapping potential from within and improving their strength. With the accumulation of previous decades, there are of course obstacles to achieving this.
But not big.
The result was also remarkable. When Yelujing led his troops to the palace, King Xi surrendered under the huge political and military pressure. Now, the ministers of the Liao State, headed by King Yelvbishe of Yue, are planning to attack the six tribes of the Xi tribe and their territories.
, how to customize the partition.
After completing one thing, Yelujing was inevitably proud, so he started a hunting trip again, within the territory of the Xi tribe, in fact, it was also to show his prestige. It has to be said that Yelujing's frequent patrols have certainly caused a certain loss of national power.
This increased the burden on the patrolled areas and tribes, but this was part of its tradition, and the stability of the Liao Kingdom for so many years also benefited from this.
Until August, Yelujing changed his route to the west, first set up a paddock in the upper reaches of the Liuhe River, and hunted for five days, and then arrived at Yangchengluo.
Yangcheng Lu is located in the upper reaches of the Luan River, facing Tanshan Mountain in the east. It is not a large lake, and its area is only one-tenth of Baishui Lu.
By now, everyone knows that Yelv Jing, the Lord of the Liao Dynasty, had two major hobbies, hunting and drinking. These two things have almost been integrated into his bones. He would not change without drinking, and he would not be happy without hunting.
The escorting troops plus the accompanying nobles and ministers, a team of more than 30,000 people, were much more powerful than Emperor Liu's side. The camp was set up on the edge of the lake, for several miles around, and everything was in accordance with the requirements for the expedition.
After several attacks and civil strife, Yelujing also attached great importance to this aspect.
He has tight control over the army, and the imperial troops, including the Pishi Army, are firmly in the hands of Yelujing's trusted generals. If there are rebels who want to repeat the Vulcan Lake Rebellion, it is basically impossible.
Among the accompanying nobles, there were also several of Yelu Jing's younger brothers. In addition to King Yelu Bishe of Yue, who was deeply trusted by him and given great power, and who behaved humbly on weekdays, there was also King Yelv Sage of Taiping.
, King Yelu Dilie of Anping.
He would take the latter two with him wherever he went, especially King of Taiping Yelu Sage. This was not a peaceful person. Yelu Jing would not rest assured unless he saw it under his nose. In comparison,
After more than ten years of oppression and tempering, Anping King Yelu Dilie became much more humble, surrendered to his elder brother, and seemed to have given up his past delusions and ambitions.
The Liao army's camp was organized around the tents of the imperial camp. It was orderly and lively, with the sounds of people and animals wafting in the autumn wind above the Yangcheng River.
It was afternoon, and she had just woken up. After washing herself, Yelujing had just begun to enter a new day of work and life. In the imperial camp, there was a high platform, and the emperor's banner whistled in the wind. Yelujing sat on the high bed, enjoying the meal.
Sip wine and barbecue while watching the Khitan warriors wrestling in the martial arts arena.
Seated in two rows were the accompanying noble ministers, and there were a large number of onlookers and applauding officers. The scene was spectacular and the atmosphere was lively. Perhaps the fight was so fierce that Yelujing was knocked off his drowsiness, and he drank three glasses of wine in a row.
His face glowed brightly, and he became energetic. He immediately ordered that the winner of this competition would be given ten good horses, ten cattle and sheep, and be promoted to three levels.
Among the ministers accompanying him, there was a young man sitting quietly aside, very far forward, wearing aristocratic clothes and a traditional Khitan bun.
Like most people, attention is focused on the Khitan warriors fighting in the field. However, no matter how fierce it is, there is not much movement on the sickly face. It is just the look in the eyes.
, looking deep and profound, occasionally looking at Yelujing cautiously.
This young man's name is Yelu Xian, the second son of Yelu Ruan, Emperor Shizong of the Liao Dynasty. Due to the Huoshendian Rebellion, both his parents were lost, and he was lonely since he was a child. He was adopted by Yelu Jing in the palace. Now he has grown up and is over 20 years old.
Already.
For nearly twenty years, the Liao royal family launched a series of struggles around the throne, which ended with Yelv Jing quelling all rebellions and rebellions.
After ten years of peace, a new crisis seems to be brewing again. The root cause is that as the emperor, Yelujing has no heirs. Perhaps it is due to years of drinking and irregular work and rest, which has damaged his body. Now, Yelvjing has also
It is nearly forty years old and I have no one to spare, which can almost be said to be fatal.
Yelvxian is a smart man. Although Yelujing treats him well and does not have much suspicion, he has experienced too many conspiracies and rebellions since he was a child, making him very precocious and introverted.
The fact that Yelujing had no heirs also allowed him to see hope and opportunities. Over the past twenty years, he had quietly gathered a group of people around him. Among them, there were no shortage of his father's old ministers and old friends.
The frustrated people in Yelujing's era, including Yelu Xianshi, and other Hu and Han ministers expressed sympathy for Yelu Xian and placed high hopes on him.
The current political arena of the Liao Kingdom is already full of undercurrents. One of the reasons is that the emperor has no heirs, and Yelujing is sometimes sober and sometimes confused. Although he has shown wisdom and wisdom from time to time, he has never been cruel to his ministers and people.
Even in times of harsh government and famine, one can pray in person, but the ministers of the court are still inevitably disengaged.
It is still difficult and dangerous to work under an emperor who is mentally abnormal. That is to say, during Yelujing's time, there were indeed a group of smart and capable Hu and Han civil and military officials who governed the country for him. However, these Han men in the south were in conflict with each other.
When compared with the empire, it seems worth mentioning again.
However, Yelvjing does not seem to have much awareness of these. However, the worry may not be shown on his face. Judging from the actions of Yelvjing in increasing the power of his younger brother Yelvbishe and his close confidant Yelvxian in recent years, some of them may not be
There is no consideration for his succession to the throne.
"Your Highness!" Yelvxian was thinking about eating meat, and an official next to him called him in a low voice. This person's name was Nuli, and he was an official Feilongshi. He had always had a close relationship with Yelvxian and had a close friendship.
After coming back to his senses, he turned around and saw a gentle smile on his face: "What's the matter?"
The girl, who is good at looking at horses, responded: "I saw a wonderful horse the day before yesterday, and I want to present it to Your Highness!"
"If you find a good horse, you should pay homage to your Majesty!" Yelu Xian responded.
Hearing this, Nuli was slightly stunned, but she noticed Yelvxian's eyes and seemed to understand something, and she responded smartly: "Your Highness is right!"
During the conversation between the two, the winner had been decided in the martial arts arena. Yelujing was overjoyed and ordered to give him wine and meat. A new pair of warriors entered the arena, and a new round of fighting was about to begin.
However, at this time, a guard officer came in a hurry, climbed onto the high platform, and reported something to Yelujing. He was not close enough, and could only see Yelujing's surprised expression.
Soon, Yelujing said something and asked Yeluxian to preside over the next competition, and he led several noble ministers back to the imperial tent.
Yelvxian also learned after the fact that the Han Dynasty had sent envoys, and the Han Emperor invited Yelujing to go west for a hunting meeting. After a tentative discussion, there was almost no controversy, and Yelujing made a decisive decision to go to the meeting.
Just as Emperor Liu was curious about Yelujing, Yelvjing was not interested in Emperor Liu, his great enemy. He took the initiative to invite him to meet at Saibei, his home ground, and there was no reason for him to avoid meeting him.