Listening to Yelv Zongzhen's words, the ministers of the Liao Kingdom in the palace began to think deeply. "Brother Emperor, what do you mean?" For a long time, a young man who had been sitting next to Yelv Zongzhen in silence asked.
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"Ah..." Yelu Zongzhen looked at the young man and laughed: "I didn't think too much..."
He raised his eyebrows, looked at the young man, and asked, "Zongyuan, what do you think?"
This young man is now the Prime Minister of the Northern and Southern Liao Dynasties, the emperor's younger brother Yelu Zongyuan.
He is five years younger than Yelu Zongzhen. He was born in the first year of Taiping (the fifth year of Tianxi in the Song Dynasty). He is twenty years old this year. He may look young, but in fact he already holds great power and has the loyalty of a large number of troops and nobles.
"Brother Imperial..." Yelu Zongyuan stood up and bowed: "My brother thinks that the Southern Dynasty wants to divert disaster to the east, and wants to draw our attention from the south to the east..."
Yelu Zongzhen nodded and said: "I know..."
Anyone who is not stupid can see this.
"That's why I want to ask the ministers whether we accept the Song Dynasty's reply!" Yelu Zongzhen walked back to his seat and sat down, saying: "Zongyuan, you have always been smart, so it is up to you to tell me that the Southern Dynasty
What's the answer?"
“Use an example from a story you know from a book you’ve read!”
Yelu Zongyuan listened and frowned. He didn't read very carefully and didn't know what Yelu Zong really meant. He had to bow his head and said: "I am stupid, I beg the emperor for advice!"
Yelu Zong really listened and laughed loudly. He said to Zhang Jian, an old minister who had been sitting in the chair with the presence of the old god: "Father Shang once taught me to read historical records..."
"I remember that Shangfu taught me that during the Warring States Period, King Qin Zhaoxiang sent Wei Ran as an envoy to Qi to persuade King Qi Min to accept Qin's suggestion..."
"Qi is called the Eastern Emperor, Qin is called the Western Emperor, and the two great powers of the East and the West jointly claim the title of emperor, and then fight together to destroy Song, Zhao, Wei, Han and other countries and carve up the world..."
Yelv Zongzhen walked up to Zhang Jian and bowed deeply: "I remember that the father of fashion told me that people must be able to endure their greed and not covet things that are too beautiful but cannot be obtained in reality!"
"King Qi Min is an example of how he was driven to death by Qin step by step because he ignored the national strength and resorted to violence..."
Zhang Jian was very pleased when he heard this. He stepped forward to help Yelv Zongzhen up and said, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful. I thought that if the late Emperor's spirit in heaven was known, he would be delighted!"
Yelu Zongzhen looked at Zhang Jian and the ministers and said: "Today, the Southern Dynasty's reply is just like the ecstasy soup that Wei Ran gave to King Min of Qi when he came to Qi..."
"The four replies of the Southern Dynasty actually said: Song and Liao became brothers and divided the world together!"
"The Song Dynasty conquered Xixia, and the Liao conquered Korea. After the success, Korea returned to Liao, and the Guazhou and Shazhou in Xixia belonged to Liao..."
"That's why I'm going to summon all the ministers and ask for their opinions..." Yelu Zongzhen raised his head and looked at everyone: "Do you want to agree and take this poisonous pill from the Southern Dynasty?"
"Since you know it's poisonous, why eat it?" Young Yelu Zongyuan didn't quite understand.
"Haha..." Yelu Zongzhen laughed. He was not a mediocre leader. From the day he ascended the throne, he was determined to inherit his father's ambition and turn Daliao into a real China, the only heir to the cause of the Han and Tang Dynasties!
Anyway, the dynasties established by the Yuwen clan and Dugu clan of Xianbei in the past eventually became Zhengshuo of China.
Why can't the Khitan Yelv clan, who also came from Xianbei, do it?
Could it be that a poor monk can touch a nun's head, but a poor Taoist cannot?
How funny!
However, in order to achieve this great undertaking, he faced countless difficulties, obstacles and obstacles.
The first thing to bear the brunt was that the Southern Dynasties, which had the right to speak culturally, resolutely refused to recognize the status of the Yelv clan.
Secondly, there is also a countercurrent within the Khitan people.
But now, the people from the Southern Dynasties took the initiative to present a choice to him.
As long as you agree, the difficulty of Liao's transformation into China will be lowered to a higher level.
"Back then..." Yelu Zongzhen said with a smile: "Zheng Guo, a Korean, was ordered to come to Qin and asked to build the Zheng Guo Canal for the King of Qin..."
"The King of Qin clearly knew that South Korea wanted to weaken Qin...why did he agree?" Yelu Zongzhen asked his ministers.
Then he answered the question himself: "Because Qin understands that once the construction of Zheng Guo Canal is completed, Qin will no longer have to worry about food problems and can unify the world!"
"Nowadays, it's normal..."
"If the Southern Dynasty is really willing to share the world with our country..."
"Then, our court can dispatch the troops from the Sixteenth State of Yanyun to the east, wipe out Goryeo, and completely eliminate the Goryeo Wang family..."
"Not only will we expand the territory three thousand miles, but we can also solve the Bohai Sea, Jurchen and other issues..."
"Everyone, don't forget the Dayanlin Rebellion!" Yelu Zong said seriously.
Therefore, all the nobles of the Liao Kingdom bowed their heads deeply: "Your Majesty is wise!"
For the Liao Kingdom, the Bohai Sea has always been a close concern.
Not only the local Bohai survivors, old and young, are always thinking about restoring the country, but there are also Jurchens and Koreans who mix together and plot to cause chaos.
Therefore, more than ten years ago, Dayan Lin, a descendant of King Bohai, led a rebellion with the Jurchens and Koreans.
In the history of Liao Dynasty, it was called the "Dayanlin Rebellion".
The rebellion lasted for a whole year, and the Liao Kingdom spent countless manpower, material and financial resources to finally suppress it.
Although the rebellion was suppressed, the local rebellious parties and rebels still lurked in the darkness and became a thorn in the side of the Liao Kingdom.
However, from Yelu Longxu to Yelu Zongzhen, no one had the energy and ability to deal with these problems.
Because the main force of the Liao Kingdom must stay in Yanyun, the Liao Lord can only focus his main attention here.
After all, who knows if the people of the Southern Dynasties would go crazy and go to the Northern Expedition?
It should be noted that Song Ting's army numbers on paper have always been very large.
Counting only the Imperial Army, there are five to six hundred thousand soldiers, and together with the Xiang Army, there are truly one million armored soldiers.
For such a huge army, even if it is all composed of Zhan Wu scum, its combined power and destructive power cannot be underestimated.
What's more, the actual combat capabilities of this army are actually not bad.
Now, Song Ting actually took the initiative to invite the Liao Kingdom and divided the world equally.
At least that's how it seems to the Yelv Sect's true understanding.
That means that the time is ripe for another eastern expedition.
The Liao Heavenly Soldiers could cross the Yalu River again to punish the barbarians of the Goryeo Wang family, and they could even completely wipe them out and incorporate this enemy country that had been provoking the Liao Kingdom from outside into their own territory.
In this way, the Liao Empire can be protected from enemies from both sides, no longer has to worry about fires in its own backyard, and can concentrate its energy and attention on heading south.
In Yelu Zongzhen's view, it was a very cost-effective thing to exchange a Xixia for the Liao Kingdom to clean up the hidden dangers in his own backyard.
