When I left Beijing, it was the season of colorful fallen flowers.
Facing north all the way, flowers are blooming one after another, and there is an occasional drizzle, so it doesn't hinder the journey.
There is always a post station in Dachen territory, and all arrangements are naturally the best. And the Khitan envoys are also waiting at the junction of Dachen and Khitan, waiting to pick up the group of people into Khitan territory.
Seeing that they were approaching someone else's territory, Fourth Master repeatedly warned Tongtong: "The principles of foreign affairs are all the same. Do not interfere in other countries' internal affairs!"
Understood! I am very good at diplomacy. Just when I thought about it, something flashed through my mind. But the Fourth Master reminded me that this sentence is engraved in my bones: don’t interfere in other people’s housework, we understand this!
Okay! Just remember this sentence.
Seeing him acting so seriously, Tongtong guessed what he was planning in his mind. She asked him secretly, "Is there something big going to happen?"
Well! Something big is about to happen, and I really want to do something. However, telling you in advance may not be a good thing! I'm most afraid of half-baked historians like you doing trouble. It's better not to know anything at all.
At least it doesn't interfere with your judgment.
I can't go into details, but I still need to let her know right now: "The Khitan is using troops against the Bohai State, and I'm afraid they are not far away from winning."
Bohai Country?
This Tongtong knew that this place included the Northeast, part of Goguryeo, and part of the Russian Far East. "Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty canonized the founding emperor of the Bohai Kingdom as the Bohai County King, is that right?"
Yes, "At that time, they claimed to be King Zhen. Later, because they were canonized as Bohai County King and were awarded the Governor of Huhan Prefecture, they took the name Bohai. Later, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty allowed them to be promoted to the state, and then they were called
Bohai Country.”
Lin Yutong suddenly realized, "Khitan and some surrounding small countries still only recognize the Tang Dynasty?"
The Fourth Master looked complicated, "Many tribes still have people with the surname Li. This was the surname given to their ancestors by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty at that time."
The Tang Dynasty...so many people surrendered to it!
Lin Yutong asked: "The Tang Dynasty has been canonizing the emperor of Bohai Kingdom?"
Yes! The heir to the Bohai Kingdom is not called the crown prince, but the crown prince.
Lin Yutong glanced at the fourth master. Most of the Northeast, half of the original Goguryeo, and part of the Far East, this area is quite large. The Bohai Kingdom has been accepting the canonization of the Tang Dynasty, so what now? What if it can accept the canonization of the Tang Dynasty?
The canonization of...
Just thinking about it, Tongtong shook his head: "The Khitan is about to win."
What are you afraid of if you win? If you defeat someone, is it considered a conquest?
Of course not! One thing Tongtong firmly believes is: Where there is oppression, there is resistance! The Khitan destroyed the Bohai Kingdom, how can people not think about restoring it?
The fourth master laughed, "Yes! The king of the Bohai Kingdom surrendered, and the prince fled to Goryeo. However, the prince's brother had been lurking in the territory of the Bohai Kingdom and fought for a long time. Finally, Longquan Mansion was captured. The prince who fled to Goryeo was in Goryeo.
With the support of the emperor, he ascended the throne in Yalu Mansion..."
Lin Yutong said, "There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, so the uncle and nephew must be fighting among themselves."
Look! Tongtong doesn’t need to remember history. Once the facts are laid out, Tongtong can almost guess what happened next.
The Fourth Master nodded affirmatively and asked, "Which one of these uncles and nephews will win?"
"My uncle must have won!" Tongtong said, "This prince's younger brother lurked and tried his best to survive. He was united with the power of the Bohai Kingdom. He has prestige! But this prince will run away when trouble comes.
He only regained the throne with the support of Goryeo. He was born with a lack of foundation...he was no match for his uncle."
They are all right! The fourth master revealed the answer, "In the end, the prince fled to Goryeo. From then on, he disappeared and was gradually assimilated by Goryeo. Later, even his surname was changed. The surname of King Bohai was 'Da', which was later changed to
The surname is 'Tai'." Tongtong understood, "We have to find a way to contact this brother Wang!"
Um!
"But...what is the name of this royal brother?"
There is no name left in history, and I don’t know what it is called. Let’s find out slowly.
The two of them were talking in the pavilion when they saw the eldest prince coming with Han Siyuan, "I guess you are also talking here. I asked people to prepare wine and food. After a bumpy journey, let's drink some."
Tongtong looked back, "Where is the fourth princess?"
They arrived shortly. The eldest prince called Eunuch Qiu, "Invite three envoys, the chief and deputy envoys, to come to the banquet."
The envoy's name was Wan Sheng, and he was a close confidant of Emperor Wen Zhao. He was a short, middle-aged man.
Deputy envoys Tan Sheng and Feng Shan were both former members of Emperor Wen Zhao's army in suppressing bandits, so they came as soon as they were invited.
The eldest prince greeted: "Not outsiders, everyone is sitting here."
The three of them were about to sit down. The fourth princess came over in a hurry, raised her hand to tell the three of them to sit down, and whispered to Tongtong, "It's hard to comb the wind-blown hair, it's taking too much time."
Lin Yutong raised his hand and said "shush", and the fourth princess became silent.
Han Siyuan poured wine for the three envoys, and the eldest prince asked first, "Everything is fine. Sir Wan, would you like to tell us about this Khitan Khan?"
Wan Sheng raised his hand and drank the wine in the cup. He looked at the rain falling in the sky again, and then he sighed, "Yelu Abaoji is really a hero! As long as we abandon the old system of the grassland, can we
Imitating the imperial court of the Central Plains... This is especially remarkable. Think of the rebellion of the brothers, they rebelled three times and were put down three times..."
"Three rebellions?"
Yes! He was defeated once, spared once, rebelled again, and so on again and again. In the end, Yelu Abaoji did not kill his brothers. The two older ones were whipped a few times, and the two younger ones only scolded them, but did not kill them.
punishment.
The fourth princess said: "This is too merciful for a woman. Such a crime should not be spared at all."
But the eldest prince waved his hand to the fourth princess, "That's not the case! Looking at the history books, there are countless brothers who killed each other, but it is indeed rare to see them like Yelu Abaoji. This is not the kindness of a woman, but self-confidence!"
His face was solemn, "This is because Yelu Abaoji has enough confidence in his dynasty, and it is also because Abaoji himself is extremely confident. He has courage, courage, and confidence. He doesn't think there is anything he can't conquer. The more
A powerful dynasty, the more powerful the king, the more tolerant it is!"
Lin Yutong and Fourth Master looked at each other, then looked at the eldest prince in surprise.
Wan Sheng and the two deputy envoys stood up at the same time, then took a step back and raised their hands towards the eldest prince. Wan Sheng said with a smile: "Your Majesty's words, I feel very relieved after hearing these words."
The eldest prince stood up and returned the greeting: "It is precisely because we have civil servants like your lord and generals like the two generals that we dare to be confident. You are our courage!" After saying that, he raised his hand.
Cup, "We brothers and sisters would like to toast some adults. I have to rely on three of you for this trip."
Dare you disobey your orders!
On the second day, after walking for half a day, we arrived at the frontier fortress.
In the small border town, all the people were soldiers. When they saw the small city from a distance, a small group of people came to greet them. From a distance, someone could be heard shouting: "Is that the envoy in front of you?"
Tan Sheng sent someone over, "Ask who it is."
As a result, the scouts went out to welcome him, and then came back after a while, "Reporting to the deputy envoy, he is the Major General of the Lin family stationed at this pass."
Major General?
Tongtong quickly opened the curtain: "Which brother is it?"
The eldest prince, fourth master and Han Siyuan all got off their horses. Tongtong got out of the carriage, stood on the shaft and waved over there, "Brother - brother -"
Lin Chong slightly squinted his eyes and saw the little girl standing on the shaft of the carriage. He smiled and said, "This must be the princess."
Well! Lin Chonglue urged the horse to go over, and Tongtong had already jumped off the carriage and came over. The horse didn't stop, she passed over, startling Lin Chonglue, and reined in the horse's head, with no expression on his cold face.
, but didn’t want to look down and see a smiling face like a sunflower. The expression on his face was almost unbearable.
As soon as he got off the horse, his hand was grabbed, "It must be the sixth brother. As my brother wrote before, only the sixth brother looks the most like my grandfather."
Lin Chonglue: "..."
Before he could speak, he was dragged away and heard the voice belonging to Lady Jun saying: "Sixth brother, go see some of your highnesses..."
When he arrived, he was about to kneel down to salute, but he was stopped, "Call you Liulang! Go into the city quickly, look at the wind blowing, the sand and dust are so big..."
Han Siyuan even rushed to Lin Chonglue's horse, "Brother Six, let me try your horse!"
Hey! You should be careful, that's a war horse!
The fourth princess shouted in the car: "Lin Liulang, is there a bathing place in the camp? I want to bathe..."
Lin Chonglue: "..." We are not that familiar! This is the first time, are we so familiar?
Only this Fourth Highness looked more normal. He pulled him into the carriage and said, "When the Lin family's grandfather returned to Beijing, he didn't say that you were guarding the border town."
"I knew that the Khitan was going to be sent as an envoy, so I specially sent my ministers here."
"It's a good thing you're here, otherwise we'd be embarrassed to let people know that we can't stand it. We use the inns along the way as they prepare them, so we don't dare to be picky. Not to mention that the princess and the princess can't stand it.
We can't stand it anymore. Let's have some porridge today. A little porridge or some pickles will do. Is that okay?"
The eldest prince also took advantage of the opportunity and got on the car here, "Tongtong was still shouting that the wild vegetables are growing, this is also good!" Then he whispered to Lin Chonglue, "Don't let others know, let's just eat it like this.
"
Lin Chonglue: "..." It seems that I am really not an outsider! If you dare to let me know things that you dare not let others know, then you cannot be an outsider.
After entering the city, the yard was tidied up so that people could live in it. As a result, they heard Tongtong and the fourth princess quarreling again, with one shouting: "Lin San, I won't wash with you..."
"I won't wash with you either, get out!"
"Ah - ah - you dare to splash water on me - Lin San, just wait for me..."
Then the fourth princess came out angrily and lost her temper as soon as she came out: "Sixth brother - you are partial -"
Lin Chonglue: "..." He pointed, "Only the minister is idle..."
"What kind of minister do you think you are? Are you afraid that I won't be able to take your treasure?"
How dare?
But after using it, he still took a dagger away from him.
The attendant stood at the edge and whispered: "The princess wants to take it, I don't dare to stop it." Why does the princess care about a not very sharp dagger? It's just to let herself know that she shouldn't show it to outsiders.
Already.
While he was talking, he heard cheerful footsteps and the guards outside stopped him: "Princess, wait a moment!"
Lin Chonglue shouted: "Call my sister to come in."
He went out to greet her and saw that Tongtong's hair was still wet, so he ran over and said, "The wind is strong, this blow makes it dirty again."
Then go inside.
As soon as he entered, Tongtong handed over the purse and said, "It's medicine! I took Brother Six's pulse earlier and there are old wounds on his body. This time I happened to bring the medicine for the wounds, so I brought it to you."
He wanted to say thank you, but it was inappropriate to think about it! He asked stiffly: "If there is anything you want, little sister, I will find it for you."
"No one has ever taught me our family's marksmanship." Tongtong whispered, "Before, my grandfather returned to the capital and didn't bother to take care of it. Later, my grandfather left, and my father delayed it again and again.
I really doubt that dad knows our marksmanship at all."
Lin Chong was embarrassed for a moment: "Second uncle can't do it! Second uncle always uses a sword!"
Look! You’ll know! There’s no one holding a long sword on the battlefield.
Now that he had said it, Lin Chonglue took Tongtong to the school grounds, and then he was stunned, "Would you like to invite any of your highnesses to go to school, and Prince Han..."
Lin Yutong laughed, isn't this right? She shouted here: "Eldest brother, second brother, do you want to learn the Lin family's marksmanship?"
They all shouted out, and the remaining half of the day was spent on the school field.
Lin Chonglue taught him marksmanship. Han Siyuan was able to use two maces and threw a pair to Lin Chonglue. He also taught Lin Chonglue a few tricks and said, "I will teach you the rest when I come back."
good!
Lin Chonglue handed the signal smoke to the eldest prince: "If you encounter danger, remember to light this smoke, and the message will be sent back... Even deep in the hinterland of Khitan, there will be people who will bring His Highness and others back safely."
good!
I rested early in the evening, and when I woke up early the next morning, the Khitan envoys had already arrived.
This time we welcomed a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. This person was Yelu Yaliguo, the fourth son of Yelu Abaoji. He was a concubine and the only prince who was not the daughter of a queen. However, although her mother was a palace official,
But he was also born in the Xiao family.
Now the Queen of Khitan, Shulu Ping, was also born in the Xiao family.
The Xiao family has always been a descendant of the Liao Kingdom and is a first-class noble.
Most of the people brought on this trip are translators, and there are also a few translators, but they are not needed for the time being. Because the Khitan nobles prefer sinology, they speak Chinese and learn Chinese characters. Whether the Khitan script is large characters or small characters, all
It was modified based on Chinese characters. It looks like they are all the same square characters.
Moreover, the Khitan script was in its infancy, with only about 3,000 large characters. It was not as convenient for communication as Chinese, so everything was spoken in Chinese.
Yelu Yaliguo opened his mouth and could not recognize any foreign accent. He was as familiar with Chinese as his mother tongue, "I have heard for a long time that your highnesses in Dachen are so distinguished. I regret that I could not meet them earlier... Now that I have seen them, they are indeed well-deserved."
The eldest prince said a few humble words and introduced who was who.
Then they greeted each other in a reserved manner.
We can't stay any longer now, we really have to leave.
Lin Yutong waved to Lin Chonglue, "Go and come back. Don't worry about me, brother."
Okay! Lin Chonglue stood on the city wall and watched the group go away. The deputy general beside him asked: "There should be no war within a few months after we leave."
Hmm! That should be the case.
The lieutenant general said: "If the negotiation goes well, won't we have to fight?"
Yes! As long as the negotiation is good, there is no need to fight. When it comes to war, civil servants like to clamor for war. Military generals in the court usually do not lead troops, and they will not be afraid of war. But in fact, no one who guards the border all year round likes to fight. Everyone
It's just that we have to fight.
The deputy general was unsure: "Your Highnesses are all young. Is this matter... going well?"
Lin Chonglue didn't say anything, and he didn't know either. In fact, he didn't really know any of these people. For example, the cousin, she was delicate and had a very good understanding. She was the fastest to learn the marksmanship. Just watching.
He was just too young and weak. He stopped talking about the topic and only said: "Send a letter to my hometown and let's get over it."
Yes! Out of seclusion.
Grassland, sheep, tents, and something else flashed through my mind.
She looked at the Fourth Master, and the Fourth Master also looked at her.
Tongtong suddenly laughed. The fourth master had said before that if he could herd horses and herd sheep on the grassland, he would drive the sheep to his home. She even doubted whether the two of them had really herded horses and herded sheep on the grassland.
ah?
Yes! Fourth Master nodded affirmatively, they must have been herding horses and herding sheep together. He seemed to see a young Tongtong dressed as a boy, standing on the back of a wild horse and roping the horse.
So, could it be that I have also been a hero and a hero. Then what happened to the two of them? They herded horses and sheep outside the customs and lived a leisurely life.
Is that so? It must be so.
With this in mind, he looked at his palms, and then took advantage of the wind to pick up again, and got directly into Tongtong's carriage.
Want to lie down for a while?
Fourth Master shook his head, and when he saw Qingya getting on the carriage shaft, he whispered: "Kung Fu?"
What exercises?
Fourth Master: Why are you pretending to be confused?
Tongtong: "..." Suddenly realized, did he think so? It seems a bit ridiculous! His qualifications and understanding... It's hard to describe in one word! But Tongtong reacted very quickly, and even wrote a letter silently
To Fourth Master.
The fourth master took a look at it and saw that this thing seemed to have been practiced before, so that was right. Tongtong did not coax him. He burned the thing and when he got off the carriage, he still vowed, "When I finish it... I will take you with me."
Go out and herd horses and sheep!”
Tongtong: "..." Actually, I can take you with me! I thought so, but I happily agreed: "I'll wait."
I don’t know when I will wait, but I am staying in the city at night.
Although the city is not big, it is all made of earthen walls and mud houses, but it is indeed a city. The curtains of the Tongtong carriage are lifted up and you look out. This is a result of the Hu-Han partition! Half of the Khitan territory is Han, so
, Yelu Abaoji accepted the suggestion of Han Yanhui, a minister of the Han Dynasty, and built a city for the Han people! The Han people lived in the city wall, surrounded by reclaimable land, and asked them to farm according to their wishes. The Khitan people could still live by water and grass.
Therefore, the grassland is dotted with small cities one after another.
Two thousand people poured into the city, and all they faced were Han Chinese.
But the expressions on the people's faces are actually wary and nervous. This is not a friendly attitude.
The fourth princess didn't understand: "Why? Why is this like this?"
The Fourth Master looked outside, "First, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world was in turmoil. The border between the two countries has always been swinging. Today this place belongs to me, but tomorrow it will not belong to me. The people are suffering. The people here are not seeking refuge.
Who did they kill, but they lived here originally, and they wanted to keep the status quo. They didn't want you to hit me, and I'd hit him. Secondly, there were several years of chaos in the late Tang Dynasty, and the population was wandering everywhere. It was not surprising to go anywhere. Thirdly,
Among them were prisoners of war and plundered people. They were originally people of the Tang Dynasty, but now there is no Tang Dynasty. They were not familiar with Da Chen, and they did not even know Da Chen. Fourthly, when the world was pacified, they killed
Many people have escaped, but there may not be any here!"
So, be careful! The Khitans will not kill us, but their old enemies may not!
The fourth master said, looking at the two generals: "Take turns to watch the night, don't slack off!"
yes!
The fourth princess stood next to Tongtong: "I will stay with you tonight." Once you step out of the country, every step will be dangerous!
