Zhao Xu no longer cared about the affairs of the great monks, because the Holy Day of the Empress Dowager was coming soon.
He needs to start fulfilling his duties as emperor - receiving envoys from all directions.
Just like now, he was at the Zichen Hall to receive the Goryeo monk commander Shi Yitian who came to court again.
The last time Xie Yitian made a speech was in April.
Now he has entered the DPRK again.
Coming to court again in such a short period of time means that he is no longer a simple monk seeking Dharma.
It must have a diplomatic mission.
Sure enough, after presenting his credentials in the hall, this eminent monk from the Huayan Sect of the Goryeo Kingdom, wearing the purple cassock bestowed by Zhao Xu, bowed to his Majesty and said: "I bid farewell to Your Majesty, and I am favored by Your Majesty to give this poor monk Buddhist scriptures.
He also gave poems to my Lord. My Lord was overjoyed and said to the poor monk: When I encounter the Emperor's favor, I will break my body into pieces to repay the Emperor's kindness!"
"I have heard that your Majesty wants to strengthen trade with this country and open up shipping routes. My Lord has ordered you to send ships and merchant ships from the Song Dynasty to the ports of Goryeo. He has also ordered the officials in various places to treat the merchants of the Song Dynasty kindly and treat them as honored guests. You must not do it at will.
disturb……"
"Good!" Zhao Xu was very happy when he heard this.
He is now a staunch supporter of free trade!
We highly appreciate anything that can strengthen trade exchanges and provide trade facilitation.
Then he said: "The King of Goryeo understands justice, and I appreciate it very much."
"Amitabha!" Shi Yitian paid homage to Jishou again and said, "The poor monk thanks Your Majesty for your grace on behalf of our Lord."
"Please also ask Master to send my greetings to the King of Goryeo!" Zhao Xu nodded and was about to stand up.
At this moment, Shi Yitian suddenly bowed his head and bowed again: "To be honest with your Majesty, this poor monk is here as an envoy. In addition to congratulating the Queen Mother of the Song Dynasty on behalf of the king and the queen mother, he also has one more thing to ask for.
Your Majesty, please help!"
Zhao Xu smiled and looked extremely generous: "Master, please tell me, as long as I can do it, I will definitely agree!"
Interpretation Tianbai said: "Your Majesty, Goryeo is a small country located in the East China Sea. It has been favored and supported by the Emperor of China. Therefore, throughout the ages, the country has been teaching: The Emperor of China should be respected as the main one, the Emperor of China should be regarded as the rightful year, and the Chinese New Year should be worshiped.
Number……"
"However, the northern barbarians are rampant and ugly. Since the founding of Goryeo, they have repeatedly raised troops to invade..."
"Today, the leader of the Northern Bandits is in his Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo and has ordered 100,000 troops to attack me..."
When the ministers in the palace heard this, they immediately looked at each other, and some people had begun to subconsciously distance themselves from Shi Yitian.
Even the two palaces behind the curtain were a little restless at this time.
The Empress Dowager even wanted to speak out to stop the Korean monk from continuing, but fortunately she was stopped by the Empress Dowager Xiang: "I'll wait and see how Brother Six answers."
Although Empress Dowager Xiang is also a late-stage patient with Liaophobia.
However, she was even more afraid that her concubine would interrupt her sixth brother's lecture to the vassal envoys who were coming for pilgrimage.
This may make Siyi think that Sixth Brother cannot make the decision!
It’s a huge blow to Brother Six’s prestige!
The Queen Mother reluctantly sat down.
Zhao Xu, however, kept smiling, looking calm and calm, and said: "Master may not know yet..."
"Since I came to the throne, the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty have exchanged envoys and celebrated each other's festivals. The diplomatic relations between the two countries have become increasingly close. I and the grandson of the Liao Dynasty often discuss knowledge with each other!"
"Although Goryeo is my vassal, the Liao Kingdom is also an ally of the Song Dynasty!"
Shi Yitian listened and sighed.
He also knew that his mission this time was difficult to achieve.
After all, the Song Dynasty was not the father of Goryeo, and the two countries were not bordering each other.
How could it be possible that, like the Tang Dynasty, he would not hesitate to mobilize troops and send large armies to help Goryeo?
However, as a messenger, he has his own mission.
Even though he knew there was a high probability that it would be useless, he still wanted to challenge it.
So, he bowed his head and said: "I know that Your Majesty is in trouble."
"Of course, your Majesty, please think of the innocent people of Goryeo and show mercy..."
As long as the Song Dynasty mobilized troops on the border, it could at least contain a certain number of Liao soldiers and horses, so that the Liao people would not be like now, dispatching elite soldiers and generals without any scruples.
Based on Goryeo's own investigation and the information sent to Goryeo by the women's straight ministries.
It was early June when we boarded the ship on Shiyitian and embarked on the journey to Bianjing of the Song Dynasty again.
The Liao Kingdom has assembled a large number of elite troops in Liaoyang Mansion.
Many of these soldiers and horses were drawn from the borders of Song and Liao.
So the question arises, why did the Liao State dare to dispatch troops and horses from the Song-Liao border?
The answer is obviously because the Song Dynasty convinced the Liao Kingdom that even if they mobilized troops and horses from the border, the Song Dynasty would not make the Northern Expedition.
"Master is compassionate!" Zhao Xu said calmly: "However, I also need to be responsible for the people of the Song Dynasty."
Of course Shi Yitian knew this was the result.
He bowed dejectedly: "But it's the poor monk who is rude."
Today's Goryeo is not the Joseon Dynasty that respected and served the great doctrines.
Wang's Goryeo Dynasty can be regarded as a very upright dynasty on the peninsula in terms of external relations.
As a dynasty that unified the peninsula, Wang's Goryeo was very energetic from the day it was founded.
While taking advantage of the chaos in the world and the power vacuum in the northeast, he actively expanded externally and even dared to accommodate the crown prince of the Bohai Kingdom. At the same time, he reorganized the internal affairs, comprehensively implemented the new (Tang) government, strengthened centralization of power, and suppressed the powerful.
As a result, there were three wars between Goryeo and the Liao Kingdom, and they withstood three conquests by the Liao Kingdom without destroying the country.
Especially in the third war, Goryeo achieved a so-called great victory, forcing the Liao people to give up their rude conditions for the King of Goryeo to marry him.
After that, the Great Wall was built on the border to defend against the Khitan cavalry.
This is indeed very powerful for the dynasty on the peninsula.
Therefore, the current Goryeo monarchs and ministers have the confidence to negotiate with the Liao Kingdom.
He even dared to respond forcefully in front of the Liao army - Baozhou is the land of Goryeo, and the Liao people will never be allowed to set up a market.
Just when Shi Yitian was disheartened, he heard the Little Emperor of the Song Dynasty in the palace say: "However, soldiers are deadly weapons, and saints have to use them as a last resort!"
"If your country is willing, I can mediate with the Liao Lord on your behalf."
"If you can do it without using weapons, it's best not to use weapons."
Well, even if Zhao Xu now sends an envoy to Nanjing, where the Lord of Liao is currently located, the Lord of Liao will immediately receive him and agree to Song's mediation.
It's been at least two months since this came and went.
If we also include the time it took for Shi Yitian to ask Gao Li for instructions and get the authorization, it would be at least five or six months.
The Liao army is now gathering in Liaoyang Prefecture.
Will they wait this long?
impossible!
People eat horses' chews. With the current level of development of Liaoyang Mansion, how can it support an army of more than 100,000 to stay for a long time?
Even if you can, winter in the Northeast is very cold.
Is it possible for so many soldiers and horses to spend the winter in Liaoyang Mansion?
Therefore, the time of the Liao army's invasion can actually be deduced to be within a month or two.
You may even be taking action now!
but……
As an international student who has studied abroad in modern times and has seen all kinds of imperialist manipulations, how could Zhao Xu let go of such a good opportunity to create cards in the void?
Shi Yitian has a very good impression of Zhao Xu.
Because in front of him, Zhao Xu had always shown himself to be a young emperor with intelligence, empathy, and enthusiasm for teaching the Dharma.
Naturally, he listened to Zhao Xu's compassionate words without any doubt, and immediately bowed: "If your majesty can persuade the northern captives to stop their troops, I will greatly thank you!"
For Korea now, any help, even support, is extremely precious.
However, his hands started to rub each other habitually.
This is a habit he has developed in modern times. Whenever he does this subconsciously, it usually means that he wants to fleece someone.
Therefore, he directly explained to Tiandao: "If I can persuade the Lord of Liao to call off the war, I have only one request..."
"Please ask your country to borrow an uninhabited remote island as a place for the Song Dynasty merchant ships to rest, take shelter from the wind, and dry their goods."
Well, Jeju Island is very good!
As for whether the Liao Kingdom could destroy Goryeo?
How can you expect Yelu Hongji to do something that even Liao Shengzong couldn't do?
How possible!
It’s not like the Koryo people have never had their capital captured by the Liao people.
But the result was that Goryeo's monarchs and ministers moved the capital and fought again.
Local wealthy families, nobles and officials mobilized tribes and organized troops to attack the Liao people.
The Liao Kingdom was in dire straits and had no choice but to withdraw its troops.
Besides, isn’t there Da Song who can do blood transfusions?
At that time, the merchant ships of the Song Dynasty could carry ordnance to Goryeo and provide blood transfusions to the Goryeo people.
Let the Koreans bleed the Liao people ruthlessly.
Even if the Liao people knew this, they would only suffer the consequences of being dumb.
Because they have done this kind of thing many times in the past!
The Dangxiang people even grew up with the support of the Liao Kingdom.
What the Liao Kingdom did, the Song Dynasty also did.
As long as they don't tell the truth, Song and Liao will still be good brothers.
Regarding Zhao Xu's small request, Shi Yitian didn't even need to ask for instructions from the country, he could make the decision himself.
So he bowed and said: "If the envoy can get your Majesty's help and eliminate the military disaster, I will leave the island and leave it to your Majesty's choice!"
A deserted island with no one is worth nothing!
The Song Dynasty wanted to borrow it to berth merchant ships, take shelter from the wind, and dry their goods.
Very reasonable!
Just give it!
…
After retiring from the court, the two palaces took Zhao Xu back to Da Nei and sat down at Qingshou Palace as usual.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to sit down, he asked the Queen Mother: "Sixth brother really intends to send an envoy to mediate?"
Zhao Xu nodded.
"What if the Liao people don't allow it?" Queen Mother Xiang asked worriedly, "Wouldn't this ruin Brother Six's reputation?"
"Don't worry, Queen Mother!" Zhao Xu smiled: "The Liao people will agree."
"Um?"
Zhao Xu held Empress Dowager Xiang's hand and said: "The Empress does not know something, but I have already consulted with Scholar Fan and Scholar Xing about the previous wars between Liao and Goryeo..."
"Since Liao Shengzong, the Lord of Liao has attacked Goryeo three times, but has gained nothing. In the end, he had to stop his troops and negotiate for peace."
"So, my ministers sent envoys to mediate, which actually gave the Lord of Liao a step forward."
"The Lord of Liao will definitely allow it."
"Oh!" Xiang Queen Mother nodded thoughtfully.
"That's right!" Zhao Xu put this matter aside and asked: "Mother, Queen Mother, have you said that among the envoys who will make a pilgrimage tomorrow, are there envoys from Dali?"
"Hmm!" Xiang Dowager nodded: "Why is Sixth Brother interested in Dali?"
"I'm just curious..." Zhao Xu said: "Dali has not been in court for many years. When I came to court this time, I heard that a Buddha statue was returned as a tribute, so I wanted to take a look and learn more about it."
After saying "Oh" to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother said at the right time: "Since the officials are curious, I can ask the Dali Tribute Envoy a few more questions in the palace tomorrow."
Neither palace took this matter seriously.
Because Dali is too remote!
It has been many years since I came to pay tribute. I only came to pay tribute this time because the Song Dynasty's southern expedition to Jiaozhi shook the southwest. Dali could not sit still and sent envoys to pay tribute. They threw stones to ask for directions and to check the direction of the wind.
And Zhao Xu does have a bit of curiosity.
Because, at this point in time, it is the main timeline of "Dragon Babu".
The current king of Dali is indeed named Duan Zhengchun.
Of course, Zhao Xu knows that novels are novels.
Duan Zhengchun did not have a son named Duan Yu, nor did he know martial arts. On the contrary, the king of Dali Kingdom had long been ignored.
The status of the Duan royal family in Dali is approximately equal to that of the Emperor of Japan.
The powerful minister Gao was unhappy, so he sent him to become a monk and established a new king.
As an emperor, Zhao Xu would naturally not use his private interests and curiosity to deal with state affairs.
What he is really interested in in the Dali Kingdom is actually only one point - that is the strong influence of the Dali Kingdom in the southwest region, especially in modern Myanmar.
Yes!
Dali Kingdom, the future Yunnan Province, had dominated the entire Myanmar decades ago and was the co-owner of the Burmese princely states.
In the second year of Emperor Taizong's reign, Dali State even held an alliance with thirty-seven tribes in Qujing, making him the emperor of the Southwest Zhou Dynasty.
Even now, the Dali Kingdom has weakened and is no longer the emperor of the Southwest Zhou Dynasty in the past, but it still has a strong influence on the feudal states in the southwest.
This is enough for Zhao Xu to spend some time and form a good relationship - if it comes in handy in the future, wouldn't it be a profit?
Even if you can't use it, you won't lose anything.
…
When Shi Yitian met with Zhao Xu at the Zichen Palace in Bianjing.
In Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo, Liao Kingdom.
The privy envoy of the Northern Court of Liao Dynasty, the Jiedushi envoy of Tamu City, and Yelu Dilie, the minister and the left-behind guard of Liaoyang Mansion, are preparing for the war and are actively preparing for war.
However, his preparation direction was slightly different from the order given to him by Liao Lord Yelu Hongji.
At this moment, this loyal veteran of the Liao Kingdom was staring at an old map of the Liao Kingdom's palace, fascinated.
This map has been handed down from the Holy Sect era.
There are many expedition routes in the Shengzong and Xingzong eras.
The target is directly aimed at the active areas of various departments for childbirth.
Yeludilie's eyes scanned these places.
Especially the daughter who came to Liaoyang Mansion to pay homage to him last month was directly located in the Wanyan tribe's territory controlled by Jiedu envoy Wanyan Libo.
That's a character!
Yelu Dilie recalled every move, word and deed of Gailibo in front of him.
He was a man of muscular build, poorly dressed, and spoke vulgarly.
At the same time, this person is illiterate in grammar and can only speak the native dialect of a girl.
As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was loud, like thunder.
It completely conforms to all Yeludilie's imagination of the savage chief.
However, such a savage and vulgar chief was very submissive and well-behaved in front of him, and would always find ways to express loyalty and obedience.
When he first met this person, Yelu Dilie was also amused by him.
However, after the other party left, a few days later, when Yelu Dilie was reading, he saw the description of Anlu Mountain in the Tang Chronicles section of "Zizhi Tongjian" sent by the last envoy from the Southern Dynasty.
Yeludilie suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
Then the more I thought about it, the worse it felt!
So, he kept an eye on it and sent some mature women officials loyal to the Khitan, disguised as merchants, deep into Ying Road to inquire about the situation of the Wanyan tribe.
The intelligence reported by these people one after another made Yeludilie frightened.
For many years, Wanyan Qilibo and his father Wugujiu had been using the daughters conferred by the Liao Dynasty to become Jiedushi envoys.
He annexed all the tribes of straight girls, and at the same time extended his hands into the surrounding tribes of straight girls.
Through marriages, alliances and other methods, more and more tribes can actively or passively join the Wanyan tribe.
What shocked Yelvdilie even more was that - according to the detective reports, many people said that Gailibo from the Wanyan Department could speak Mandarin!
What's this?
Naked and alive An Lushan!
Once it was allowed to unify the various ministries outside Daliao's control.
Then, this is another Bohai country!
Therefore, Yelu Dilie shifted his attention from Goryeo to Wanyan Department.
It's not that he doesn't fight Korea anymore.
He dare not violate the emperor's will.
Of course we want to fight against Korea!
But Yeludilie knew in his heart that it would be easy to defeat the Goryeo soldiers and horses in a field battle.
Even capturing the city of Goryeo was not difficult.
The problem is - conquering Goryeo is difficult!
In the end, due to various reasons, the troops will be withdrawn as they did in the past three conquests of Goryeo.
Things that Holy Zong and Xingzong cannot do.
It's even less possible now.
Therefore, when withdrawing troops, it is natural to follow the story of the past three conquests of Goryeo - conquering women, cutting off the heroes, and annihilating the heroes.
This was the daily life of the Liao Kingdom after the destruction of Bohai and the various regimes established by the remaining forces in Bohai.
Even Yelvdilie did not rule out following the story of the Holy Sect - in the first year of Tonghe and the third year of Tonghe, Shengzong twice raised troops to attack Goryeo.
But before the war, Shengzong suddenly announced that he would change his goal and attack the female straight women.
"I wonder if the emperor of Nanjing will agree to my suggestion."
He has already written to the Emperor of Nanjing and put forward his opinion - follow the story of Shengzong, paralyze Goryeo and make it relax, and then rush in with surprise troops. In this way, Goryeo will be destroyed and its king will be captured and held accountable before his majesty.
Just as he was thinking this, there were rapid footsteps outside the door.
"Mr. sir, an angel is here."
Yelu Dilie raised his head: "Quickly prepare a bath for me..."
Half an hour later, Yelu Dilie heard the emperor's decree in the palace city of Liaoyang Mansion - Goryeo was rebellious and must be punished first!
As for straight women?
But the disease of mustard moss can be defeated at any time!
After the surrender of Goryeo, it would not be too late to deal with it easily - for the Khitan people, after they destroyed the Bohai Kingdom and wiped out the various political regimes established by the Bohai Kingdom's survivors, they had never encountered anyone on this land again.
What kind of resistance?
In the eyes of the Khitan people, the Nvzhi were just some poor clang-dang savage bandits who often plundered the borders of the Liao Kingdom.
After beating Goryeo, let’s beat the female straight.
For the Khitan people, they have already formed a conditioned reflex, just like a gardener pruning a garden and seeing a crooked tree, they will always prune it.
After hearing the content of the edict, Yelu Dilie felt regretful but did not have many questions. He bowed three times and said, "I will obey the decree."
After defeating Goryeo, the same goes for returning to the army to attack the women.
A hundred thousand troops, with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, rushed towards Wanyan's tribe.
Yelu Dilie expected that Wanyan's tribe would have no choice but to surrender.
It is enough to kill Gailibo and capture Wanyan's livestock and young people as slaves to eliminate this hidden danger.
…
The Goryeo Kingdom, the Julchendian area where the Jurchen tribe was active (in today's South Hamgyong Province, North Korea).
Goryeo officials have appeared here frequently recently, using weapons, food, and cloth to recruit strong men from various Jurchen tribes.
It is hoped that through this place, a group of brave warriors can be recruited to cope with the Liao people's conquest.
Therefore, after hearing the news, warriors from various Jurchen tribes began to gather here from all directions.
This is because the conditions offered by the Koreans are very generous!
At the same time, it was also because the knowledgeable people of various Jurchen tribes had known for a long time that when the Liao people mobilized their troops to march eastward, the boomerang would definitely hit them.
The Jurchens may have never heard of the story of dying lips and cold teeth.
However, the Liao people marched eastward again and again, and finally directed their attacks against them.
Even cats have developed conditioned reflexes after being played with like this over and over again.
Therefore, not only the chiefs of various tribes who gave birth to Jurchens, have relaxed their restrictions and allowed the sons of the tribes to come and do odd jobs.
Even some tribes of mature women have quietly sent people over in private.
In the eyes of the Jurchens, it is best to let both the Liao and Goryeo lose!
At this moment, on the lazy mountain road, a stout man was riding a horse chasing the young man in front of him who was galloping happily on the horse: "Aguda, please slow down, I won't be able to catch up!"
The young knight grinned on the horse and turned around and said: "Wu Yashu, you are too slow!"
The strong man named Wu Yashu laughed and was extremely tolerant of his brother's naughty behavior.
It can even be said to be pampering.
They are brothers and the future heirs of Wanyan Department.
The Jurchen tribes still have the tradition of brotherhood and brotherhood to this day.
Therefore, in Wu Yasu's eyes, Aguda, who is only 18 years old this year, is actually a son rather than a younger brother.
He is his future heir!
As for Aguda, this was his first time in such a new place, and he was extremely excited and happy.
So he let his horse gallop forward without restraint.
Wu Yashu always followed his brother with his men, keeping a certain distance.
When Aguda's horse finally got tired, he reined in the horse and jumped off.
Not long after, Wu Yashu also rode behind him.
"Aguda, this is other people's territory. You should be more careful in the future and don't be too showy." Wu Yashu said.
"Yeah!" A Gu nodded: "Brother, I know!"
"But I did it on purpose!" He grinned: "I have long heard that the Jurchen tribe warriors who are lazy and lazy are brave and good at fighting. I have long wanted to compete with them."
Wu Yashu looked at his younger brother, patted his head lovingly, then looked at Aguda's strong muscles and said, "Aguda, have you forgotten your father's order?"
"You are here to gain experience, not to fight."
"Before the young eagles are fully fledged, they should carefully observe the hunting skills of other hawks and do not show off or provoke them."
"Oh!" Aguda nodded: "I know, brother! I will pay attention to it!"
But the excitement and excitement in his eyes never stopped burning.
Here to stop Lazy Dian, he wanted to have a good look at the Koryo people's armor and soldiers and horses, as well as other Jurchen tribes, especially those mature Jurchen people who worked as dogs for the Liao people.
Aguda never understood why those people wanted to be dogs for the Liao people?
Wu Yashu knew his brother's character.
He is too young, too lively, and at the same time, he has been bolder than everyone else since he was a child.
But, at the same time, this younger brother is extremely smart and keen.
He is a natural hunter and a natural leader.
So, don't think this brother seems to be reckless, but in fact no one can deceive him. He can always discover many details that others cannot.
This is what Wu Yashu likes most.
Wu Yashu knew a long time ago that this younger brother was his best successor and would definitely be able to carry forward the Wanyan Department!
