The army entered the city, and the triumphal ceremony was held to show off their military force to the people of Tokyo, the people of the world, and all the forces of various countries, showing their illustrious achievements. The Northern Expedition of Khitan was a major event of the Qianyou Dynasty.
The most glorious and heartfelt victory ever achieved.
No matter whether the process is easy or not, what twists and turns there are, and how serious the price paid is, when the victory returns to the court, these achievements are worthy of a special book and worthy of unremitting publicity to enhance the people's self-confidence and consolidate the rule of the court.
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While the emperor was still walking around in Hebei, preparations were already being made in Kaifeng. All the regional forces that had made good friends and surrendered had received invitations. They all accepted the invitation and came with generous gifts. King Qian Hongchu of Wuyue was a member of the royal family.
A relative, the uncle of King Yong Liu Chengxun, actually came to Tokyo to pay tribute in person. This was the first time since he succeeded to the throne.
Even King Wang Zhao of Goryeo, who was busy suppressing the rebellion, prepared some rare items and sent envoys to celebrate. Wang Zhao was sincerely happy that the Han Dynasty defeated the Liao army. This internal rebellion of Goryeo, which does not exist in the official history, did not exist at all.
The reason is that Wang Zhao's reforms seriously infringed upon the interests of heroes and powerful men. But on the surface, it was because Wang Zhao wanted to send a group of dissidents to attack the Liao Kingdom, causing disaster.
Because of previous interactions, the court still approved of the Goryeo royal family and supported its counterinsurgency. With the support of the Central Plains court, Wang Zhao also had the confidence to hold high the banner of righteousness and mobilize the army to counter the rebellion.
One thing to say is that Wang Zhao was indeed an accomplished monarch with a tough approach. At the same time, as the Han Dynasty continued to grow stronger and once again made its strong voice in East Asia, it still had a great impact on small countries in the region like Goryeo. Therefore,
At the imperial court, Wang Zhao's suppression of the rebellion went smoothly. The rebels were already in decline and their demise was not far away.
Goryeo sent this envoy out of gratitude and congratulations. At the same time, they also felt gloating about the failure of the Liao army. The Khitans rose in the north and almost unified the entire Northeast. Wang Jian unified the peninsula and established Goryeo at about the same time.
During this period, how could Goryeo be at peace with such a powerful enemy at its side?
Especially after the fall of the Bohai Kingdom, its military front was not far away from Goryeo. If it weren't for the Ding'an Kingdom in the north that was attracting attention, and the increasingly powerful Han Dynasty, the Khitan might not have focused its attention on Goryeo.
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Of course, Liu Chengyou didn't pay much attention to Goryeo and didn't have much energy to focus on it. Although he had a natural dislike for the small peninsula country, it was not enough to affect his major policies. In the next long period of time,
For Korea, the main thing is to win over.
When he was in Youzhou, Luo Yanxuan served as Liu Chengyou's envoy to Goryeo. After returning, he reported to Liu Chengyou that Goryeo had a large number of troops, with tens of thousands of soldiers, but the military system was incomplete, discipline was lax, equipment was poor, and combat power was weak.
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It can be said that Luo Yanxuan looked down upon the Goryeo army, but no matter how weak it was, an army of hundreds of thousands was still a huge force. On the other hand, Luo Yanxuan had a very high opinion of the Goryeo king Wang Zhao.
Yes, it can be said that he is diligent, decisive, strong and decisive.
Regarding the reactions of various forces, Liu Chengyou was more concerned about the few remaining separatist forces in the south. There is no need to say more about Wu and Yue. The Central Plains imperial court has always followed suit. After the marriage, they continued to strengthen their contacts. This time they took the initiative to come to Beijing, which shows their submission and submission.
It was the first time in more than ten years for Ping Haijun Jiedushi to stay in Tokyo. When the Southern Tang Dynasty destroyed Fujian, it turned out to be a joke.
After occupying Fuzhou, Quan, and Zhang, they were left to follow the separatist rule, which cost a lot of troops, money and food. The best areas were collected by others. The Southern Tang Dynasty only got the Jian and Ting areas. Later, the Yanping Army was promoted to Jianzhou, which was regarded as a cover-up.
Saved some face...
Talking about the history of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Jing made great achievements in the early period of his reign, opening up new territories, but the results were quite bleak. The destruction of Fujian was somewhat convincing, while Pingchu suffered a huge defeat and suffered successive setbacks. Jiangbei also suffered a series of setbacks.
It was completely lost. Judging from the results, it can be said that Nan Tang's proactive attack destroyed itself.
Liu Congxiao was originally named the Qingyuan Army's Military Envoy by Li Jing, and he maintained his rule over Quanzhang on the surface. However, last year, Liu Congxiao sent his son to the court, and when he returned, he brought "Pinghai Festival" with him.
The appointment letter of "Du Envoy" can be regarded as an announcement that Quanzhou and Zhangzhou have surrendered to the central court. This time, Liu Congxiao came in person, which fully showed his sincerity.
It was also the first time that Li Yiyin, the governor of the Dingnan Army, also entered the court this time. Compared with other forces, the Dangxiang people knew better about the strength of the Liao Kingdom and had deeper contact with them on weekdays. Regarding the great defeat of the Liao Kingdom,
The Han army, which had completely recovered Youyun, was inevitably frightened.
However, the arrival of Li Yiyin lies in the follow-up actions of the Han army in the Hetao area. Li Wanchao led 5,000 infantry and cavalry to march westward and fought three consecutive battles. On the north bank of the Yellow River, he completely defeated Yelvxian's army, regained control of the Hetao, and rebuilt Jiuyuan.
The actions of Li Wanchao's army only dealt a further blow to the Liao Kingdom, but the intensity was limited, but it had a great impact on the distress army. In this way, his party's forces were surrounded and monitored by the imperial court from all directions.
Forced by the situation, Li Yiyin couldn't sit still, and finally he was willing to move and come to Tokyo for a visit. As soon as Li Yiyin moved, Gao Shaoji followed him. The grudge battle between the two parties was really a big drama.
Therefore, the triumphal return of the Han army was the first gathering of "leaders" since the founding of the Han Dynasty.
These people came to the court on their own initiative, but some refused the invitation, which made the Han court very dissatisfied. Probably in order to connect the two sides and maintain the relationship between the suzerain and the vassal, Liu Chengyou specially asked Tokyo to issue an invitation to Jiangnan Kingdom.
Lord Li Jing came to watch the ceremony. This was the second invitation. The last time was during the ten-year celebration. Likewise, this time Li Jing declined again.
Pretending to be ill is a good excuse, but Li Jing did not lie this time. He was really ill. Faced with military pressure from the north all year round, intra-party struggles within the country have resumed, and the issue of heir has always troubled him.
A year ago, the royal family committed fratricide, and his nephew killed his uncle. Under various blows, Li Jing's body became worse and worse day by day.
Of course, in the face of the invitation from the imperial court, the fear factor still accounts for more. Because the Han and Liao Dynasties fought vigorously in the north, the one that had the deepest impact on the southern countries was the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Yelujing released the envoy Li Hongji had contacted, sent people to accompany him, and invited Jinling to send troops. Regarding this, the Jinling court had another argument. Han Xizai, who had been suppressed for deposing the crown prince Li Hongji, directly suggested that while
The Han army was unable to go south, so it concentrated its forces on the northern expedition, recaptured Huainan, and gained the support of a group of generals in the army headed by Lin Renzhao.
Feng Yansi, Zhong Mo and other ministers were firmly opposed. Their reason was very simple. The outcome between Han and Liao was uncertain, and Li Gu had already deployed defenses in Jiangbei. If he attacked rashly, he might not be able to achieve victory, but it would definitely anger the Northern Han Dynasty.
Sit back and watch, watch success or failure, and then move with the flow.
The debate over whether to send troops or not lasted for a month and a half, with no result. Of course, Li Jing was leaning towards the latter. After years of defeats and blows, he had long lost his ambition, and the only way was to muddle along.
Its true psychological portrayal.
Later, Zhong Mo took the opportunity to bring up the matter of establishing a prince, which once again distracted the attention of the Jinling court. Moreover, this time, Zhong Mo showed his support for Prince Zheng Li Congjia. He had seen early that he was not a suitable successor.
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Until the news of the war in the north came one after another, the Jinling court was not so lively. Lin Renzhao, the main war faction, was transferred from Runzhou to Hongzhou to strengthen the defense of Nanchang and guard against Guangdong. Li Jing's only remaining
Energy also began to be put on the training of Li Congjia. After Li Hongji, Li Congjia was the eldest among Li Jing's sons. When it came to the issue of heirs, Li Jing no longer dared to be half-hearted, and he directly belonged to these six sons.
Perhaps it was precisely because of his conflicting views on the imperial court that Li Jing felt uneasy, so when faced with Tokyo's invitation, he did not dare to go.
There is also the Guangdong Kingdom. The current leader of the Guangdong Kingdom has changed. Liu Sheng died of illness last year. He was succeeded by Liu Yuan, a famous fatuous and abusive leader in the "Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms".
This man was quite crazy. After he succeeded to the throne, he neither reported to the court nor sent envoys to explain. He also did several important things. He followed his father's example and killed all his brothers. He continued to reuse eunuchs and started the famous "eunuch eunuchs".
Afterwards, he started to enjoy the policy of "being the country" in peace and ease...
As for the changes in the situation in the north, I don't care at all and don't care.