Chapter 1956 How can they catch them all without giving them a chance to rebel?
Yelu Dashi planned to conquer the lost territory of Liao Dynasty from the east, and Xiao Tang did not want to unify the western Liao Dynasty, taking advantage of the situation to firmly control the territory of the Western Regions under his own regime, and then develop business strategies to teach the land that was lost due to the fall of the Tang Dynasty. From this era onwards, the vast land will become the indivisible territory of China?
However, Xiao Tang also knew very well that even if Yelu Dashi's Western Liao Empire reached its peak, it would be difficult to pose any substantial threat to the Qi Dynasty. But the opposite is also true. If he travels long distances and labors on expeditions, if he dispatches a large army Going to attack Western Liao, I am afraid that the army will be exhausted before reaching the destination, and the military supplies will be on the verge of being exhausted. Just like the Jin Kingdom in official history also intended to eliminate the remaining forces of the old Liao, but in the end it would only add casualties and have no effect. Gained.
Launching a long-distance expedition far away from the sphere of influence under his control is still difficult to achieve. After all, the road still has to be taken step by step. If the step is too big, it will be easy to lose. According to Xiao Tang's thinking, one day he will form an effective blow to Xiliao , then the scope of direct jurisdiction of one's own land and territory must either extend to the western border of the vast desert, reaching the western territory where the Alxa League of Inner Mongolia is located in later generations, or it must annex the western territory and occupy the key points of the Silk Road, and affiliated with Western Liao The country of Gaochang bordered the Uighurs of the Xixia Empire.
However, according to previous news from the border court in the west, Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xia Empire, who had also reached a joint settlement with Xiao and Tang Dynasty to seek gold, and took the opportunity to expand the territory massively, fell ill and was in poor health. If he inevitably dies of illness in the near future, then the Xia Empire will also be aged from now on. Li Renxiao, the heir apparent of Zhemo who was fifteen or sixteen years old, succeeded to the throne.
In addition to Li Shifu, who already controls a certain amount of military power in the Xia Kingdom, who can serve as an internal response, Xiao Tang is still paying attention to the current situation in the Xia Kingdom. If Li Renxiao comes to power, the great changes in the Xia Dynasty in official history that are enough to shake the country will still be carried out. If the original trajectory occurs, then the Qi Dynasty will take advantage of this opportunity to quickly occupy a large area of the Xia Kingdom's territory. If deployed properly, it will be enough to overthrow this country at the minimum cost with the Liao Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty in the early official history, and the Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty in the later period. The country. Therefore, in order to promote the turmoil in Xia Kingdom as soon as possible when conditions permit, Xiao Tang is still waiting for the opportunity in relation to Xia Kingdom's strategic plan.
In the desert, there are also some Mongol Shiwei tribes such as Hebu Lehan of the Qiyan tribe who maintain absolute autonomy despite their apparent submission. They expand their territories step by step through the alliance system and strengthen their control over the desert area. Direct dominance still has to go through the process of boiling frogs in warm water. Presumably, war will eventually begin when the desert borders the Naiman tribe, the most powerful nomadic tribe in the western part of the Mongolian Plateau and is also affiliated with Western Liao. , instead of being eager for success and turning against the Qiyan tribe Hebule and other tribes, the more effective way is still to use the Mongolian Ushiwei tribe that has successively surrendered as much as possible to annex the pastureland located in the western part of the Mongolian Plateau. The Naiman forces in the southern corner of the Altai Mountains.
Therefore, no matter which direction from the desert or the Xia Kingdom attempts to form the conditions for a substantial attack on Xiliao, it must go through long-term deployment and planning, which will take a long time and be carried out step by step. There is no rush now.
And as the news of Yelu Dashi's establishment of the Western Liao regime spread to Xiao and Tang in advance, the question before us now is that sooner or later, the official system of the original Liao Dynasty, especially the Khitan Yelv family, will We will eventually learn that the eighth grandson of Yelu Abaoji, the Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, and the real royal prince of the Khitan Liao Dynasty, Yelu Dashi, has established the Liao kingdom in the far west. How many people will this be in their hearts? Causing waves...even rebellious thoughts?
It is true that in the official history, even if the Khitan ministers of Yelu of the Jin Kingdom learned that Yelu Dashi established the Western Liao Empire, except for some Khitan generals of the Jin Army who participated in the expedition to the west, they turned their backs to the Western Liao Dynasty. The distance between the two countries was too great.
Far away, most of the Khitan ethnic groups and even the children of the Yelu clan still accepted the rule of the Jurchen Jin people. Now they are loyal to the Xiao clan and the Qi Dynasty. The situation is also the same, but it cannot be ruled out that no one will take the opportunity to cause trouble, especially in the Qi Dynasty.
Under their rule, there are now many situations where the country was destroyed not long ago, but they had to submit to the Jurchen tribes because of the situation.
Regarding this, Xiao Tang had already begun to make arrangements, not only to unite the former subjects of the Liao Dynasty through marriage with Yelu Dalibao and Yelu Yuliyan, but those who still harbored evil intentions were lurking among others who were already loyal to the Qi Dynasty.
The treacherous gangsters among the various clans and factions must also be caught out together, and they will be taught no way to hide...
In the imperial study room of the Daming Palace, Yan Qing, Le He, and even the commander of Yiluan Town Fusi, as an intelligence gathering agency directly under the command of Xiao Tang, had also been secretly active frequently, and the general manager Shi Xiu was summoned by Xiao Tang.
Come and have a secret discussion.
Participating in the secret meeting, since they are also close brothers who share the same cause, they followed Xiao Tang's oral instructions in the past. After some discussion, Shi Xiu also said bluntly: "According to my brother's order, I sent spies to monitor and explore for days.
Xiyuan, Jurchenyuan, Khitanyuan, Mengwushiweiyuan, Bohaiyuan... the heads of various ministries came and went on a daily basis. After all, Wanyan Talan was already old and had never been executed by the Jin Dynasty for the crime of treason, so he surrendered.
His elder brother taught him that he has become a meritorious minister, and it seems that his desire to fight for power has faded away. He just enjoys leisurely life and does not do anything strange. Yelu Guozhen has come to celebrate his deep relationship with his brother and sister.
After the sister-in-law (Yeluda Libo) congratulated her brother on the Zhaoyi banquet, she and the Yan family brothers supervised the Khitan training in Liaodong. The Bohai navy horsemen were very diligent and did not do anything inappropriate. Needless to say, He Chongbao treated his brother very well.
He is indeed a die-hard loyalist. Along with Qiong Yao Nayan, Arich, Tianshan Yong and other generals, they all look up to him and perform their respective duties.
But Wanyan Puluhu, Wanyan Juluguan...these two servants have now returned to the Qi Dynasty, and they also call themselves the Han names Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyan Zongjun, but they are sneaky. After investigation, they are actually the same as Yeluyu
I have seen that guy come and go several times. Jurchen Wanyan, Khitan Yelu... Although they are all surrendered to their elder brother now, it is said that they used to be quite difficult to deal with. These guys are actually clan rebels from the Liao and Jin dynasties, so they go back and forth.
Not only was he sneaky, but he also wanted to cover up people's eyes. But he couldn't hide it from the spies sent by the Fusi of Yiluan Town, which was under the control of his younger brother. These guys seemed to have evil intentions, but they just wanted to investigate thoroughly, so there was still more to do to hide the mystery.
For a while..."
Shi Xiu said with a sneer, then paused slightly, and then said: "There is also Xiao Qian, the king of Xiyuan. Although he has not yet interacted with Wanyan Puluhu, Wanyan Jieluguan, and Yelu Yujian, but
He relied on the certain autonomous military power in the Xiren fiefdom he was in charge of. During these days, he mobilized troops and horses, exceeded the system and purchased a lot of weapons and armor. He thought he could hide it from the enemy, but I sent people to find out everything. Zha Mo
This guy also has some evil intentions, and we have to investigate carefully to find out."
"Wanyan Zongpan, Wanyan Zongjun, Yelu Yujian, and Xiao Qian, right... Sanlang, and Wanyan Liang, although they are young, they are very scheming, and they need to mobilize some sophisticated subordinates to spy on them. Surveillance...Although it is just my conjecture, when I first interacted with Wan Yanliang, he was by no means an easy person to deal with. As long as the surveillance was accurate, sooner or later, he would be Presumably, the truth will also be revealed."
Xiao Tang said in a deep voice, then turned to look at Yan Qing, Lehe asked: "Xiao Yi, brothers Lehe, during this period of time, you have also been with Yelu Aguzhe and Yelu Nuge among the Khitan and Xi tribesmen. , Room B, Bajin and others are getting along very well, right?"
Note: According to the official history, Xiao Qian proclaimed himself emperor in Jianyi Mountain and was named the Emperor of the Xi Kingdom. Later, after the defeat, the army was dispersed and he was assassinated by his subordinate Yelu Aguzhe and his nephew Yishi Bajin; The envoy Yelu Nuge reported the incident, which led to Yelu Yu who wanted to raise his troops to rebel after returning to the Jin Kingdom. He then fled to Xixia, but was not accepted, and was eventually killed when he went north to surrender to the Tatars... ...