On the way back to Changping from "hunting", they were walking slowly all the way. The strong horse suppressed its galloping desire under the restraint of its owner. Zhao Siwan did not have a heavy expression, but a cold face. There was thinking in a pair of black pupils, as if he was still sketching out his thoughts in his mind. great cause.
The soldiers around him were silently following and guarding him. Although there were only about a dozen of them, the daily training was almost engraved in their bones. According to the unfolding of the march, the sentry, guard, and rear guards had a clear division of labor and coordinated in an orderly manner. of elite temperament.
"General, do we really want to cooperate with the Khitans?" Finally, before turning to the right path, the confidant officer who was following Zhao Siwan couldn't help but ask after seeing Zhao Siwan come back from her deep thoughts.
Facing his question, Zhao Siwan turned her head and looked at him, slightly curious: "Can you tell me that there are times when I regret my decision?"
After hearing what he said, the officer said: "I know that the general is resolute, and we have nothing to fear. We have no objection to attacking the Khitans, even if we go south to attack the imperial court. But if we unite with the Khitans and betray the King of Yan, will... ..."
Seeing the conflicted look on his face, Zhao Siwan was not angry, but his eyes softened and asked: "Zhao Yan, how long have you been following me?"
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"It's been 11 years since Shi Jin started his fortune three years ago!" the officer named Zhao Yan recalled it and said seriously.
"It's been 11 years. The child with a yellow mouth back then is now a father and has become famous!" Zhao Siwan also said with emotion, but her tone suddenly turned serious: "I gave you your name. You and I have been through life and death these years. From then on, From Youzhou to Kaifeng, from Guanzhong back to Youzhou! On the battlefield, with mountains of swords, mountains of fire, seas of life and death, you never questioned my decision, but now, you actually dare to raise objections? "
"General, that's not what I meant, I -" Seeing Zhao Siwan's displeasure, Zhao Yan immediately explained.
However, Zhao Siwan did not give him a chance to continue speaking. With the flash of the sword, a big head flew up. The headless body was splashed with blood and was carried forward by the good horse. Zhao Yan's hands only subconsciously He put it on the sword at his waist and stiffened it on the handle.
This sudden attack shocked the surrounding soldiers and looked at Zhao Siwan with some confusion. However, Zhao Siwan's face remained as usual. He stopped his mount, took out a piece of silk from his arms, and wiped the splash on his face. He wiped the blood stains on the knife slowly, and then slowly put it back into its sheath.
Gathering all the soldiers who were accompanying him, and looking around, Zhao Siwan said coldly: "You are all brothers of Paoze who have followed me for many years. I also regard you as my brothers and sisters, and I entrust you with my life. I will only say the same thing once.
Those who achieve great things will not stick to trivial matters! For the sake of our future, wealth, honor and disgrace in life and death, from now on you must wholeheartedly obey my advice and create great achievements together. Once great things are accomplished, we will not be reciprocal! Do you understand?"
"Yes!" A group of people responded solemnly.
Looking at Zhao Yan's body, Zhao Siwan looked indifferent and waved her hand: "Take care of the body. When we go back, we will tell him that Zhao Yan accidentally fell into the mountain and his body is gone! In addition, give his family 200 coins and 100 pieces of silk." , based on the friendship we have had for many years. Although he has a unclear mind and cannot be united with me, I don’t blame him!"
Soon, another corpse appeared in the mountains and fields of Changping. After getting back on the road, Zhao Siwan's description became more and more gloomy. Thinking of the meeting with Xiao Husi, a disdainful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He could tell that although
Xiao Husi did not agree to him directly, but he was obviously tempted.
He, Zhao Siwan, and even Zhao Kuangzan intend to betray him, so how can he truly serve the Khitan people? In the final analysis, he is still pretending to be a Khitan force for his own benefit. In his opinion, no matter how powerful the Liao Kingdom is, they want to destroy the current Han Dynasty.
North Korea, basically impossible.
However, with the danger of Beisei under control, and with his cooperation, we can conquer Youzhou, break through the Han's Hebei defense line, and gain some of Hebei's base, so the problem should not be big.
And with the temper and power of the Han Emperor, the whole country will definitely fight against it. Now that Han and Liao are fighting fiercely, the Khitan will have more places to rely on him. The conflict between Han and Liao will definitely be the opportunity for Zhao Siwan to rise. By then, not to mention becoming
It is not necessarily impossible for a hero to become king and dominate.
Zhao Siwan's vision for the future and the blueprint for his ambitions were still beautifully sketched in his mind.
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The Liao envoy Xiao Husi came out of Juyongguan. After returning to the Liao territory, he accelerated his return to the dynasty. However, he did not go north to Beijing, but turned west to Yunzhou because the Emperor Yelujing of the Liao Dynasty was on a hunting trip in
Yunzhou.
In the past two years, the frequency of Yelvjing's outings has increased significantly. He inspected the cities, tribesmen, soldiers and horses under his rule. Of course, the more important thing was to satisfy the Liao Emperor's hunting desire. The Liao Kingdom was vast and there were many places suitable for hunting.
I visited many places in the past two years. No matter what my original intention was, my repeated inspections had a certain effect on maintaining Yelujing's rule, consolidating his status, and deterring dissenters among the tribes. And every time I visited,
There were local troops to accompany the Liao Emperor on his hunts.
Because the emperor was on hunting tours, local officials, nobles, and chiefs collected more goods for his enjoyment, which caused drama and resentment among the people. Later, after hearing about this, Yelujing ordered that the imperial driver go hunting, and the local officials welcomed him.
When supplying goods, you must not disturb the people, and you must not gather money in the name of serving.
Although he loves to play, Yelujing has always been very tolerant to ordinary people in the Liao Kingdom. If he could be less playful and focus more on the governance of the country, easing domestic conflicts, and developing political and military affairs
, the strength of the Liao Kingdom must have increased.
Last year, Yelujing went to his hometown of Bohai for two months, drank wine and hunted, and thoroughly enjoyed the products and customs of the prosperous country in the east of the sea. However, hunting south to Yunzhou was still the first time Yelujing had done it since he succeeded to the throne.
Second time. Therefore, Yelujing was very interested.
Since the founding of the Khitan state, its political and military systems have been continuously being Sinicized. Yelu Abaoji, Yelu Deguang and then Yelu Ruan have all played an important role in promoting it. During the four years of Yelu Ruan's reign, it was even more
A major coup led to sharp internal conflicts between Hu and Han, which eventually led to a backlash.
In addition to the power factor, the essence of the Huoshendian Rebellion that year was that Yelu Chag was able to gain the support of so many Khitan nobles and successfully killed Yelu Ruan. It was also because of Yelu Ruan's sinicization reforms and the Mu-Han behavior that violated the Khitan nobles.
It is our interests, and the mutiny is just the most intense and intuitive manifestation of the backlash.
After Yelujing came to power, in view of this, he reached a certain compromise with the domestic Khitan clan and nobles, abolished Yelujing and formulated a series of radical sinicization systems that were not in line with the national conditions, denounced many Han ministers, and effectively carried out the separation of Hu and Han.
rule.
It can be said that the years of Yelujing's reign marked the stagnation or even regression of the sinicization process of the Liao Kingdom. However, it is undeniable that it alleviated internal conflicts and contributed to the stability of the country.
Sinicization is an effective measure to strengthen national power, consolidate the foundation of rule, and enhance national destiny, but it must also be based on the actual national conditions. No matter what, as an empire on the grasslands, the Khitan and other tribes are the basis for the rule of the Liao Kingdom.
Of course, in Yunshuo and Monan that were cut off from Shi Jin, as well as the western and eastern Liaoning areas, the Liao Kingdom still maintained a highly Chinese rule. Yunzhou was an important place in the south of the Liao Kingdom facing Han affairs.
It was the political and military center of the southern Liao Kingdom. Yelu Talie, the king of Nanyuan, had been seated here for many years.
The place where Yelujing hunted this time was at Baishan Mountain in the east of Zhongcheng. As a historical site, Maodun surrounded the place where Liu Bang, Taizu of the Han Dynasty, was located. Yelujing wanted to pay homage to the historical site.
In fact, this also made many ministers of the Liao Kingdom who knew the ancient books of the southerners couldn't help but wonder whether the Liao Emperor was hinting at something. After all, in the past few years, when they had not visited the south, the Han Dynasty in the south had been in turmoil and the situation had changed drastically.
.As for the Northern Han Dynasty, there was still a period of time when they recognized Liu Bang as their ancestor...
For Yelujing, who loved hunting, what could be more worthy of chasing and rounding up prey than an enemy country and its owner? The enemy was in the south, and a hunting monarch might not have such ambitions.
Following Yelv Jing on his hunt to the south were still Su Wei's own troops, the Pi Shi Army. When Ye Lu Cha was rebelling and killed Ye Lu Ruan, it was under the leadership of Yelu Wuzhi, who was then Pi Shi's stable leader, that the chaos was brought to order and the chaos was eliminated.
army, and supported him to ascend to the throne of emperor.
Because of that connection, Yelvjing treated the Pishi Army very favorably after he succeeded to the throne. In these years, in addition to fighting internal rebellions, he also spared no effort to strengthen the control of the Pishi Army. He promoted a large number of cronies and eliminated hostages in Yelu House.
Waiting for the nobles to take control, they also increased their troops to more than 40,000 people to defend the emperor.
The emperor went hunting and was accompanied by tens of thousands of elite troops. Probably only a grassland empire like the Liao Kingdom could afford to do so.