Chapter 309: Lord of Liao (Part 2) (seeking the moon)
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After taking a short rest in the concierge tent, the two sides began a difficult negotiation. The Liao people insisted on ceding the land, and the Song people vowed not to cede the land. The Liao people were inherently tough, and Zhao Zongji was not soft at all. Every time the two sides started talking, sparks flew.
They broke up unhappy. After that, the Song envoy was left out for several days before negotiations could be resumed.
Of course, it is not correct to say this, because they were just ignored by Yelu Chongyuan. I wonder how popular they are with other Khitan nobles... In the concierge tent, there are many guests every day, and the Khitan nobles who come to visit are like passing by.
Jiang Zhicrucian. The invitations inviting them to participate in various activities are also like snowflakes...
Someone may ask, didn’t the nobles go hunting with the emperor? Why are there so many idle people?
Yes, although there were many Khitan nobles who followed Yelu Hongji out to hunt, there were also many who found excuses to stay in Nabo. Similar to the Mongols of later generations, the Liao people also followed a racial system. As a nation, the Khitan people were born with
They enjoy many privileges, among which the children of nobles are destined to live a life of glory and wealth from birth.
The Liao Kingdom has been established for a long time and has been strong for a long time. With a territory three times that of the Song Dynasty, the life of supporting the Khitan clan and nobles is really not too comfortable. In this environment, if it were not for the four-season alms bowl system, I am afraid that the Liao Kingdom
The Chinese people have long since collectively fallen into depravity.
However, in order to maintain the superiority of the race, the Khitan people prohibit intermarriage with foreigners. The whole clan has only two surnames: "Yelü" and "Xiao". The negative consequences of intra-ethnic reproduction are: first, it will lead to a decline in the quality of the population; second, almost everyone is
Because of ties of kinship, rules and regulations become weak and powerless in the face of human ties and kinship.
Although the upper echelons of the Khitan repeatedly reiterated that the Lord of the Liao had to drink alms bowls at four o'clock, all the Khitan nobles must accompany him! However, there were still a small number of people who stayed in the capital for various reasons. More people followed them out to wander around, and then stayed in the city.
There were many sick people in the camp for a long time.
In addition, the current emperor is Yelu Hongji, a hunting maniac... It is said that this emperor is obsessed with riding horses and hunting, to the extent that he has no interest in women. Although his queen... is the most beautiful and talented woman in Khitan.
Xiao Guanyin... Even the Khitan people who are very interested in hunting can't accompany them all the time. Therefore, in recent years, more and more nobles have been sick in the camp.
Yelu Hongji emphasized discipline at first, but there were so many people in the hospital that he could only turn a blind eye...
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With so many people staying in the camp all day long, they can't just eat, sleep, and play with women. That would get boring. You have to find something to do for fun, right?
This created a variety of entertainment activities in the Liao Kingdom. In terms of sports, there are Juju and Jiaogu. In addition, there are also traditional entertainment projects such as Baixi and Shooting Banquet.
But what shocked the Song people was that the Liao people often held pen meetings. From the emperors and concubines to the kings and ministers, there were many people in the Liao country who were good at poetry and poetry. They loved books about the culture of the Central Plains and did not hesitate to pay a lot of money.
In the Song Dynasty, various books, calligraphy and paintings were collected and decorated and brought back to the country. They were passed around among the nobles and copied.
This love for Song Dynasty culture made them show strong admiration for Central Plains literature and famous scribes. Once famous writers' poems were introduced to the Liao Dynasty, they couldn't put it down and rushed to spread their praises.
Of course, they have caught up with the good times. This is the most brilliant period in the Song Dynasty and even in the history of Chinese culture. Liu Yong, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Song Qi, Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong... a series of great writers, brilliant works
The sky of East Asia. And the more awesome star lineup is also ready to go...
In the past two years, the most popular name in the Liao Kingdom is none other than Chen Ke... The poems he composed last year have been sung by the famous prostitutes in Bianjing and have become popular all over the country.
It is well known to the Liao people.
During peacetime, the Song and Liao dynasty enjoyed an alliance, and the literary ban was very broad. Envoys from the two countries traveled between the two countries and competed with each other to entertain themselves with poems and poems. This had become a common practice. Selecting the most popular literati as envoys was also an unspoken rule for the Song Dynasty to demonstrate its soft power.
A popular superstar unexpectedly came to them. How could the culture-loving Liao aristocrats let go of this opportunity? They rushed to invite Chen Ke to the pen meeting they organized and asked him to evaluate his poems. If he could compose poems and lyrics impromptu
, they will faint from happiness.
Chen Ke responded to every request, and Bao Jun was satisfied. Zhao Bian was very critical of Chen Ke's generous display of talents to the Liao people. Han nationalism began in the Song Dynasty, and Mr. Zhao's generation was regarded as the earliest emperor.
He was a Hanist. He discriminated against the Khitans and even their culture, so he opposed Chen Ke's cultural exchanges with them.
But Chen Ke asked him: "Would you rather see a Liao Kingdom riding horses and shooting arrows, or a Liao Kingdom dancing and writing?" The old man thought about it, and immediately changed his attitude, took out his own inventory, and joined the ranks of the cultural invasion.
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In addition to participating in cultural gatherings, Chen Ke also took his guards and actively participated in Khitan sports activities - jiaoyu and juju.
Wrestling is also very common in the Liao Dynasty. At various banquets, jousting was often held to add to the fun. Later, Mongolian wrestling originated from Khitan wrestling. Chen Ke’s guards all learned modern wrestling from him
, it’s just a good time to have a discussion with Khitan masters and learn from each other’s strengths.
Polo, also known as polo, was the national sport of the Tang Dynasty, and every emperor of the Tang Dynasty was a master of it. But in the Song Dynasty, alas... let’s not mention it. But this sport was not mentioned in the Liao Kingdom, Korea, and Dali.
The land of horses has been completely inherited. In these places, polo playing has become a common practice throughout the country and has lasted for hundreds of years. There are many aristocratic polo masters.
It was in Dali that Chen Ke came into contact with polo for the first time, and he fell in love with the sport after that. His innate conditions were very good, and he was able to get started quickly, and he also organized polo matches in the army.
The people of Dali were bullied by him politically, but they took the opportunity to bully him. They often ravaged him and his team on the court in the name of promoting friendship. Chen Ke was defeated repeatedly, holding back his anger and seeking revenge.
Come back to the field. For this reason, he specially selected a group of officers and soldiers among the Bald Army who were agile, clear-minded, and outstanding in riding skills, and took the time to train them.
As a result, before he left Dali, this polo team was able to defeat all strong enemies. Chen Ke also developed feelings for these guys, and when he chose the guards to follow him, he chose them all.
After leaving Dali, they had no chance to show off their skills. Now seeing how enthusiastic the Liao people were about playing polo, the brothers couldn't help themselves and rode on horseback to play polo. Unexpectedly, they lost more than they won.
Afterwards, Chen Ke concluded that on the one hand, he had not touched a cue for several months and his skills were rusty; on the other hand, the polo level of the Liao people was far higher than that of the Dali people. Their riding skills and strength were the magic weapons for their victory.
But it doesn't matter, you get up again after you fall. Chen Ke improved his tactics and strengthened his training. He fought against the Liao people again after a few days, and the effect was immediate. He was no longer a weakling at the mercy of others.
In this way, Chen Ke played ball during the day, attended various parties at night, and slept with beautiful women at night. He really enjoyed his time on the mission...
Seeing that the negotiations were at an impasse, Zhao Zongji also joined the playing team, leaving only Mr. Zhao to stick to his post.
But the young prince can be considered a rookie, and even the Khitan women’s polo team didn’t bring him here...
In that room, Yelu Chongyuan originally hoped to let the Song envoy languish before talking about it. Who would have thought that Chen Ke's life would be so rich and colorful, and they would rather miss Shu than they would like to. But the emperor's uncle was so angry...
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The reason why Chen Ke and Zhao Zongji remained calm was that after gaining an in-depth understanding of the Liao Kingdom, they judged that war was impossible - even though they said so at home. But at that time, no one was sure, and there was an element of self-comfort in them.
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But now, after witnessing the current situation of the Khitan nobles, they can be sure... For the nobles who are accustomed to wealth and comfort, fighting is not good, and people will die.
What? Are you kidding me that you can grab land, women and wealth? Our land in Liao Dynasty is five times that of Song Dynasty. With such a large land to support rice bugs like us, we have long regarded money as dung.
As for women, haha... There are so many men and women in Yanyun. As long as we give an order, they must obediently offer them up.
Anyone who wants to break their wealthy and comfortable life is their enemy, even the emperor's uncle is no exception. Therefore, Chen Ke can be sure that as long as the Liao Kingdom is not overly stimulated, they will not start another war. Take ten thousand steps back.
He said that even if Yelu Chongyuan and his son braved the disapproval of the world and forcibly provoked a war, it would only be a local war and would not affect the overall situation.
The two men should know very well that when they started the trouble, they just wanted to take the opportunity to complete the mobilization and realize their personal ambitions. Today, many people sympathize with Yelu Chongyuan's experience and think that the late emperor's actions were too unreasonable. In addition,
The current emperor just rides horses and hunts all day long, paying no attention to business matters.
In addition, Yelu Chongyuan also has the status of the emperor's uncle. At that time, as long as they have a large army in their hands, it will not be difficult to depose Yelu Hongji and become the emperor himself.
For this reason, they have been constantly irritating the Song Dynasty, hoping that the Song Dynasty will give a strong counterattack to persuade Yelu Hongji to issue a mobilization order.
After understanding the thoughts of these two men, Chen Ke and the others feel at ease. As long as we stay stable and continue to fight with him, the pressure will be on these two men.
I only finished writing three chapters at two o'clock. I'm so slow... But I promise **, I really didn't do anything for the whole day, just writing. It was because I was a little stuck at first, and I couldn't finish writing until the third chapter.
It took three chapters to get through it.
If I were to write Chapter 4 again, I would definitely wait until dawn, and then it would be scrapped tomorrow. During the weighing period, I decided to sleep and get up to write it tomorrow morning.
The battle for monthly tickets is so fierce, I’m crying out loudly for monthly tickets!!
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