The scene in the late autumn of Liao Kingdom's Shangjing is already a bit desolate, but there are still quite a lot of pedestrians coming and going. Although the Liao Kingdom is not as developed as the Wei Dynasty, and its population is not as dense as that of the Wei Dynasty, it is a big country in the north after all, and the Shangjing City is still quite impressive.
It's just that today's Shangjing, the sky is covered with a thick layer of dark clouds. If you look at Shangjing from a distance, you will definitely feel in your heart that "black clouds are overwhelming the city and are about to destroy it."
Dark clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it. This is a true portrayal of the current Liao Kingdom. Although the people in the upper capital know nothing about it, some people seem to have heard about the Yun family in the south, which is like an iron wall in the Wei Dynasty. Recently, it seems that they have sent troops to attack
Daliao attacked, but they were not worried. Although the Yun family had some abilities, hadn't it always been us, Daliao, who attacked them? When would they still have the ability to attack Daliao? Daliao Wolf Cavalry was not just saying that
If you really want to say who is the best at the game, it is the Jurchens who have some ability. More than 100,000 Jurchen troops blocked the 300,000 to 400,000 Liao troops, which is not a favor at all. Wanyan Agu beat that guy even though he had a bone on the back of his head, but his ability
It seems that there is still one, and his son...
Although the people in Shangjing City have so much confidence in the Daliao Wolf Cavalry and the defense in the south, their confidence is useless. At least the nobles in Shangjing City do not think so. At this time, the upper-class people in Shangjing City are actually very anxious.
Not only were people coming in and out of the palace all the time, there were also people coming and going in the palace of the North Courtyard Prince and the palaces of several other powerful princes. These people were dressed gorgeously, but at this time, all of them had gloomy faces and hurried steps, as if they were all in a hurry.
Is there something urgent to deal with? Ordinary people don't care about this. If you are a little smart, you will definitely think that under such an unusual situation, something big must have happened.
Xiao Tianzuo, the King of Beiyuan, was drinking in the backyard at the moment. Sitting opposite him was his third brother Xiao Tianyou, who looked quite similar to him. Xiao Tianzuo was the King of Beiyuan. According to the general etiquette, he was the most powerful official in the Liao Kingdom.
The third brother Xiao Tianyou is also the prince in charge of the army, which further strengthens the status of the Xiao family.
In the official system of the Liao Kingdom, there were two branches in the central government, the Northern Branch and the Southern Branch. The Northern Branch was in charge of the affairs of tribes and states, and the Southern Branch was in charge of the renting and endowment of troops and horses by the Han people. Although the levels were equal on the surface, in the early Liao Dynasty, "different governance between Tibetan and Han Dynasties" was implemented, and "different governance based on customs" was implemented.
"And govern", so the North Campus is actually higher
Yun Zheng was influenced by Jin Yong's "The Eight Parts of the Dragon" and always thought that the King of Nanyuan was very awesome, and his status must be very high, because according to the statement of Emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom in "The Eight Parts of the Dragon", he should have been
After Xiao Feng could no longer be sealed, then the King of the South Campus should be "the second in the world". But after he traveled through time and inherited the original thoughts of Yun Zheng, he realized that this was not the case at all.
The official system of the Liao Dynasty was "one country, two systems", which was specifically divided into northern and southern
In the north, there are the North and South Privy Councils, which have Privy Envoys, Privy Council officials, etc. as their chiefs. The North Privy Council is in charge of national military affairs, similar to the Ministry of War in the Tang Dynasty; the South Privy Council is in charge of election, Ding Fu and other political affairs. There are also Northern and Southern Prime Ministers under the Privy Council.
(This is the first time in Chinese history that "Prime Minister" is used as an official official name)
The officials in the south mostly imitated the Tang system, and there were also three provinces and six departments, each station, courtyard, temple, prison, guards and other officials. They were mostly used to place Han people, but they had no real power (this is very important). During the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, he took charge of
During the war, the second son Yelu Deguang was in charge of military affairs. He was appointed as the Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses. Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty destroyed the later Jin Dynasty. He established a privy envoy along the Jin system to lead the Han people's soldiers and horses. Emperor Shizong of the Liao Dynasty won the throne and imprisoned Yelu Li, the Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses.
Hu, because he adopted the Han system, established the Khitan Privy Envoy to command the Khitan soldiers and horses.
The Khitan Privy Council is also called the Northern Privy Council. The Han Privy Council is called the Southern Privy Council. The Southern Privy Council participates in state affairs and hears prison sentences.
During the reign of Emperor Shengzong of the Liao Dynasty, Han Derang was in charge of both the Northern and Southern Privy Envoys, in charge of military affairs, and became the highest ruler below the emperor. After that, Han officials could serve as Privy Envoys of the North Court, and Khitan officials could also serve as Privy Councilors of the South Court. Below the Privy Council envoys, there are official positions such as the Privy Council Envoy, the Privy Deputy Envoy, and the Privy Deputy Envoy.
Khitan's central government system was divided into two major systems: northern officials and southern officials. The northern officials managed Khitan affairs. The officials in the south managed the affairs of the Han people, which is the so-called "governing the Khitans with national systems, and treating the Han people with Han systems." Only then did Yun Zheng realize that "one country, two systems" was not a real initiative. The Liao people had started playing with it a thousand years ago.
The official system in the north of the Liao Kingdom still retains some traces of the Khitan clan and tribal system. Most of the official titles originated from the Turks and Uighurs. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, some official names from the Han official system were adopted. The highest official title during the tribal alliance period, "Yu Yue", was still retained after the founding of the People's Republic of China. This title, but not the actual service, became the most noble title below the emperor. After Liao Shizong, the Privy Envoy of the Beiyuan was the highest military administrative official.
The eight tribes of the Yaonian clan of Khitan were originally composed of the two brother tribes of Diela and Yishi. After the founding of the country, the residents of the eight tribes were organized into two major groups with Diela and Yishi as the core. They were divided into the prime minister of the Beifu and the prime minister of the south. The prime ministers managed government affairs. The prime ministers of the two houses were respectively composed of later clans and royal clans who served as the subordinates of the royal family. During the time of Emperor Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, it was divided into two departments: the fifth courtyard and the sixth courtyard. The leader was called "King" Bei, and the king of the south courtyard became second only to the north. The most important thing about Xiao Tianzuo is that he is also the privy envoy of the North Court as the King of the North Court, and he is the Privy Councilor of the North Court concurrently as the King of the North Court. Therefore, his status is extremely prominent. He is an ordinary prince. Although theoretically the same as him, I often dare not take a breath in front of him. This is the reason
The affairs of the royal family of the Liao Kingdom were specially managed by the Da Tiyin Division. The affairs of the descendants of the Liao Kingdom were managed by the Da Guojiu Division, which officials called "Ti Yin". Officials called them "Chang Gun" (Chang Wen). The current descendant Chang Gun is Xiao Tianyou. He took over this position from his second brother the year before last. The emperor had his own personal bodyguards, as well as Su Wei and Su Zhiguan. For example, the noble ministers took turns to serve as northern court officials. Among them, Dalin Yayuan was in charge of Khitan Wenhan's edict. Officials include Du Linya, Linya Chengzhi, Linya
The official system in the south was not important at all, so Yun Zheng also remembered it very sparsely. He only knew that during the time of Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, he served as Han Zhigu's "Chief Han'er Secretary", in charge of Han affairs, and added the title of Zhongshu Ling according to the Tang system. During the reign of Emperor Shizong of Liao Dynasty, the "Ministry of Political Affairs" was established to take charge of Han affairs. During the period of Emperor Xingzong of Liao Dynasty, the Ministry of Political Affairs was renamed Zhongshu Province.
The Southern Privy Council is the highest official office that comprehensively manages the military and political affairs of the Han people. The Zhongshu Province only manages the general administrative affairs of the Han people. It is set up to be the deputy prime minister, the deputy prime minister, and the deputy prime minister in the Liao Dynasty. , the official titles under the sect are mostly just additional honorifics or false titles given to them. Among the southern officials, there is the Hanlin Academy, which is in charge of Chinese documents. Officials have the general knowledge of Hanlin Academy affairs, Hanlin bachelor, Hanlin bachelor, and other titles. Khitan officials are called Linga
But at this time, these officials of the Southern Privy Council also began to be useful, especially those Yunzheng who stayed in the south. Because Yun Zheng sent out troops too quickly, in order to stabilize the rear, in addition to ordering the subsequent troops to guard the city, he directly appointed the Southern Liao Dynasty to guard the city. Privy Council officials were in charge of the city's government affairs, and only sent a small number of "inspectors" for checks, balances and control.
Many generals originally opposed Yun Zheng's decision. They felt that although these people were Han, after all, they had returned to the Liao Kingdom for so many years, and they had long lost the Han people's yearning for the Wei Dynasty. They thought they were unreliable. Yun Zheng actually knew that these people wanted to
It is definitely unreliable when measured in terms of patriotism, but this does not affect his continued appointment of these people, because in Yun Zheng's view, although these people have no longing for the Wei Dynasty, they do not have much desire for the Liao Kingdom.
loyalty
As for the current situation in the Liao Kingdom, many people are like a mirror. To put it nicely, it is called the setting sun and the setting sun. To put it badly, it is dying and lingering. These Han officials learned their skills but were unable to use them.
They were naturally dissatisfied with being able to act like these official officials and pretend to be ordinary people, and they naturally had little loyalty to the Liao Kingdom. Since Yun Zheng gave them a stage to display their talents at this time, he gave them an opportunity that they would not dare to do at ordinary times.
They have extravagant power, and most of them are not optimistic about the future of the Liao Kingdom. So, what else do they have to hesitate?
When people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. This is the truth in the world.
Now, it was the Liao court that was panicking.
Xiao Tianzuo sighed: "Who knew that Yun Chengfeng was so stubborn and would actually send troops to attack the Liao Kingdom for a woman like Zhi Qiong? Even Brother Yu miscalculated. Brother Yu knew the Yun family's strategy.
The Yunjia is the main city in the north of the Wei Dynasty, just like their Great Wall. But if our Liao Kingdom no longer threatens us, or even destroys the country, then there will be no need for the Yunjia border town to exist. According to Emperor Wanchang's thoughts
, we must try our best to find opportunities to cut down the vassal and return Hebei and Shanxi to the imperial court. Therefore, Brother Yu has always believed that the Yun family will not really kill our Liao Kingdom, and even if our Liao Kingdom is in trouble, they will have to lend a helping hand.
This has already been reflected in our battle with the Jurchens. Yunzheng targets both of us and uses trade and assistance as a means to make us a draw and consume each other's strength. This is the Yun family's strategy
The cleverness is only this time... Brother Yu really didn't expect that Yun Zheng would actually call us in Daliao regardless of the matter. He was not afraid of destroying Daliao and would directly face the Jurchens and the Liao.
Do the Mongols seem to be a little unstable already?
Xiao Tianyou drank a glass of wine suddenly and said: "Second brother, people are not gods, and not everything can be predicted. This kid Yunzheng always does weird things. It's not surprising if you don't expect it. You think, he led the navy across the ocean."
Hai went to control a small country like Japan. I am afraid that only he, Marshal Yun, was interested in doing such a thing. He suddenly sent troops to Goryeo and wiped out the Goryeo imperial army and the rebels. Is this what only Marshal Yun would do? But
He just happened to actually do it. What can you do to him? Can you say anything about him? You can’t. So it’s a pity to predict that others are wrong, but it’s not surprising to know that this kid is wrong. Second Brother
No need to blame yourself”
Xiao Tianzuo smiled bitterly, drank a glass of wine, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "This time there was another misjudgment, which made me make a big mistake."
"Oh? What kind of misjudgment? How come I don't know?" Xiao Tianyou asked curiously
Xiao Tianzuo asked: "You have fought against the Yun Family Army quite a few times. How do you feel about it?"
When Xiao Tianyou heard this, he pondered for a moment and said: "Well... Yan Yunwei, the main force of the Yun family army, has very strong combat effectiveness. With the same strength, our Daliao Wolf Cavalry is definitely no match for Yan Yunwei, especially
The six cavalry guards in the Yanyun Guards are well-trained and extremely powerful. However, the Yanyun Guards have too few troops after all, less than 70,000, and among them there are even fewer cavalry, only 33,600 cavalry. Based on our
Although you need to be vigilant, you don't have to worry too much. As for the Zhending Guards and Taiyuan Guards... the Zhending Guards have acceptable equipment and acceptable training, but their will is not very firm. It seems that their military discipline is not very good, and their combat effectiveness is generally average.
It is slightly inferior to the Wolf Cavalry, but because the Yun family has a strong city and a chain of strongholds, although its offense is insufficient, its defense is more than sufficient. The Taiyuan Guard is well trained and has a very determined will. It is especially willing to fight hard and hard battles. This may be the same as the Taiyuan Guard.
The environment of the Taiyuan Guard is worse than that of the Zhending Guard, but the equipment of the Taiyuan Guard is worse than that of the Zhending Guard. The reason for this is said to be because the Yun family lacks financial resources, and Wanchang is worried that the Yun family is too powerful.
, so it is caused by the continued compression of the Yun family's supply of weapons and wages... In terms of combat effectiveness, I think the Taiyuan Guard is slightly stronger than the Zhending Guard, probably about the same as the Wolf Cavalry. However, the Taiyuan Guard's defensive ability is very strong because of its firm will.
Even if the battle losses exceed half, they can still hold on. From this aspect, I think even the Yanyun Guards may not be stronger than the Taiyuan Guards."
Xiao Tianzuo nodded: "Third brother, your analysis is good, but third brother, you should know that there is another Yingyang guard in the Yun family now?"
"I know, I know." Xiao Tianyou smiled: "But I don't know much about it...it seems to be one of the new armies that boy Wanchang was clamoring for at the beginning of this year? It seems that boy Yunzheng trained it himself."
Xiao Tianzuo nodded with a deep look on his face and said solemnly: "The combat effectiveness of Ying Yang Guard has probably surpassed that of Yan Yun Guard."
"What?!" Xiao Tianyou was shocked and looked at his second brother with wide eyes: "Second brother, aren't you joking?... This new army, which has only been trained for more than half a year, has a combat effectiveness comparable to that of Wei State's most powerful army in the world, Yan Yunwei.
Comparable?"
"It's not a comparison, it's a surpass" Xiao Tianzuo emphasized again
"Hiss..." Xiao Tianyou gasped: "Second brother, are you serious about what you said?"
Xiao Tianzuo's face was expressionless: "How could I be joking about such a thing? Not only is this statement true, but also...the main force of Yunzheng's army this time is the main force of Yingyang Guard with six guards and Yan Yunqi with four guards."
Xiao Tianyou's hands and feet turned cold instantly, and his face turned pale: "In other words, the Yun family army almost came out in full force this time."
Xiao Tianzuo nodded coldly: "Yunzheng personally commanded the central army of 56,000 people, Yunxi led the left route army with eight guards of about 45,000 people, Yun Kun led the right route army with eight guards of about 45,000 people, the three armies were close
150,000, almost all of them are the main force...except for the Taiyuan guard who has not moved in Shanxi, the Yun family only left four guards in the rear of Hebei."
Xiao Tianyou's face turned pale: "Yunzheng...he, he really wants to Daliao me..."
Xiao Tianzuo frowned: "I'm going to see the Queen Mother. Now... I have to see Zhi Qiong, otherwise the Liao Dynasty will be in danger."
