The Song Dynasty and the Khitan were old enemies from the beginning of their founding.
The Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun was the barrier to the north of the Central Plains. After losing it, Huma had a smooth journey south.
The Liao cavalry entered the Song Dynasty, crossed the vast roads of Hebei Province, and reached the foot of Bianliang City. It once became a nightmare that the people of the Song Dynasty could not get rid of.
For this reason, the Song Dynasty had to spend huge sums of money on roads in Hebei, dig ditches and rivers, and plant rows of towering trees in order to restrict the Liao cavalry from galloping.
Later, with the rise of Xixia, the Song Dynasty shifted the focus of defense to the northwest, and the Khitans became even more unscrupulous.
Although they received annual coins and enjoyed mutual trade according to the covenant, they still often harvested grass and grain on the border, resulting in heavy blood debts.
Da Song could only pinch his nose, pretend to be deaf and dumb, and deceive himself and others.
Now the Song Dynasty wiped out Xixia in one fell swoop, and obtained the coveted horse-raising land and the trade routes in the Western Regions.
It is conceivable that the already wealthy Song Dynasty will become even richer, and the shortcomings of the cavalry will soon be made up for by the troops and horses of the northwest armies.
The Khitan envoy was thrown into a trap, and Xiao Baoxian was directly removed from his post in Linya. This time the Khitan envoy was sent by Yelu Dashi, a member of the Khitan clan.
Yelu Dashi was the eighth-generation grandson of the Khitan's first scholar in both civil and military fields and the founding emperor of the Khitan, Yelu Abaoji. He had already reached Lin Ya's position at a young age.
When the Khitan delegation arrived in Bianliang, unlike Xiao Baoxian last time, as soon as Yelu Dashi arrived in Bianliang, he directly demanded an audience with the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and asked for Princess Yelu Nanxian of Anqing.
Although Yelu Nanxian was just an ordinary Khitan clan member who was temporarily given the title of princess to fool Xixia, her identity suddenly became important at this time.
As long as she suffers any damage, it will be a perfect excuse for the Khitans to gain the upper hand in negotiations.
Yelu Dashi was young and very heroic. He was sitting in the hall with a stern look on his face.
Yang Lin smiled and promised that when the Western Army entered Bianjing, Princess Anqing could be returned intact.
Next, no matter what Yelu Dashi said, Yang Lin always smiled and said vague words without any nutrients.
It was nothing more than the eternal friendship between Song and Liao. Yelu Dashi was so choked that he couldn't even say a threatening word.
East of Bianliang City, Zhaodefang, Yangfu Flower Hall.
Today, there were many carriages and horses parked outside the mansion. Yang Lin summoned a few confidants to prepare for the pacification of Dali.
This matter is still a secret between the DPRK and the Central Government, and only a few people know about it, including Emperor Zhao Ji.
Yang Lin met with the Khitan envoy from the Li Hotel. After returning home, he first went to practice Taoist body-building boxing techniques with the Taoist boys and broke out in a sweat.
In the flower hall of Yanke, seven or eight officials were sitting and waiting. There were Song Jiang, Chao Li, Xu Zhichang, Liu Yu and other close officials, all drinking tea and chatting.
Above the flower hall is a red translucent glazed roof, which is four to five feet square. The sunlight coming in is very warm.
After a while, Yang Lin, wearing a Taoist robe, came in from the outside, followed closely by four young and pretty maids.
Everyone stood up to greet them. After Yang Lin sat down, he pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to take their seats. He reached out and took the warm handkerchief wrung out from the maid's hand, wiped his face and said, "I called you here today because there is a big splash."
I am going to pick two of you to get your wealth."
Everyone's ears immediately stood up. Yang Shaozai's actions were always extraordinary. He said he was incredibly wealthy. What an opportunity this was.
Yang Lin looked at them with a smile and said: "Shi'an and Gongming have been with me the longest and have the lowest official positions. Let's ask them to go first this time."
Chao Chaoli and Song Jiang looked happy, while the others were a little disappointed. Yang Lin continued: "But it is inevitable that everyone will be rewarded after the project is completed."
Song Jiang asked with a smile: "Young Zai, what is going on?"
"I want to take Dali back to the territory of the imperial court!"
Dali's territory was three times the size of Yunnan in later generations, but it was actually not a small country.
Everyone present was stunned. Xu Zhichang whispered: "Shaozai, although Dali is a weak country, the terrain is rugged and dangerous. It is risky to use troops rashly. Moreover, Shaozai has repeatedly stood up for military officials, which has aroused the concern of the civil servants in the DPRK and China.
They are all dissatisfied, whether they are from the old party Qingliu or the internal servants, they all have some complaints about Shaozai."
Yang Lin frowned and was about to scold him, but then he remembered that he had just favored his two cousins and a niece last night, so he endured it. The three daughters of the Xu family entered the Yang Mansion and behaved in a gentle and well-behaved manner.
He is favored, he comes from a scholarly family, and he is well-informed and knowledgeable.
Especially Xu Saiyue, the personal maid who was originally in Yang Lin's bedroom, Xu Fangheng's granddaughter, and Xu Zhichang's niece. Their bodies were warm and soft, and they were often named by Yang Lin to warm the bed.
Yang Lin chuckled and said: "Although Dali is rugged, it seems to me like walking on flat ground. There are still 80,000 troops in the south of the Yangtze River to suppress the remnants of Fangla, but Academician Xiaocai has been back to the court for half a month. He can't bear to be away from Bianliang for a long time.
The loneliness has given you a good opportunity.
In front of the officials, I will recommend Song Jiang to go on an expedition, and the dynasty will set up a supervisory army. You two should come to my place before going off to the expedition."
When the two of them heard this, they both looked bitter. They didn't expect that they were looking forward to such a errand.
I don't know why Shaozai went crazy. Dali is full of mountains. Once you enter, you will be easily ambushed. Whether you can come back alive is another matter.
Yang Lin looked at their expressions and became very angry. He cursed: "After you go back, study the art of war, the customs of Dali, and the forces of various ethnic groups. I have information here. Although Song Jiang, you will follow me to eliminate Fang La, but after all
If you don't lead the troops alone, you can't be careless."
Song Jiang's performance was pretty good when he collected Fang La, which is why Yang Lin defended and trained him.
Now is not the time to show the map of mountains and rivers hiding troops. This thing is the trump card of the Dali royal family, but we don’t know whether it is true or not. Yang Lin is asking the Long Live Battalion to investigate.
It is estimated that it is true in all likelihood. A dignified princess does not need to take off her clothes to frame herself, because Dali did not infringe on the strength of the Song Dynasty at all.
This small southwestern country is divided into countless chieftains, leaders, and leaders.
These people are quite fierce in guarding their one-third of an acre of land, but they have no ambition to expand the territory——
On the outskirts of Bianliang City, a group of elite cavalry escorted a carriage into the city. The two people in the carriage were Yao Gu, a veteran of the Western Army, and Zhong Shizhong, the commander of Xiao Zhong.
Yao Gu looked at the prosperity of Bianliang from the car curtain and sighed: "Back then, we were running around Bianliang City in order to seek military pay. There was no way out, and we encountered obstacles everywhere. We suffered a lot from cold looks and ridicules. Now that we think about it,
It still seems like in a dream. Now that Yang Shaozai is blessing me, I believe this time it won’t be so embarrassing again.”
Zhong Shizhong nodded and said: "Now that the Xia thieves are gone, the civil servants in the imperial court will definitely reduce the Western Army and remove the military power of our noble families. I just don't know if Shaozai can suppress him."
"We have no other choice but to trust him. Tong Guan's useless eunuch has relied on Wang Fu and Cai You's power to have any bad ideas. We all know clearly in our minds. They just want him to win.
The Czech army annexed our soldiers. He wants to be the king of the northwest, not for a day or two."
Among the teachers, he has the style of a Confucian general and is not as full of military spirit as Yao Gu. He chuckled: "Tong Guan believed in Tubo last time and almost committed a huge crime. He will not be able to recover for a while. There is no need to kill him."
Keep it in your heart.”
"This guy coaxed us to fight on the front line, but he forced us to conquer Qinlong and starved to death a hundred thousand people in Hengshan! Sooner or later, this account will be settled with him."
A soldier's voice came from outside: "Two generals, Zhaodefang has arrived."
After the two people dismounted, they went forward to hand over the name card in person. Before the disciples could inform the disciples, they met Yang Lin who was dressed in court uniform and came out.
Yao Gu and Zhong Shizhong hurried forward, cupped their fists and said, "Young Master."
"Why are you here? How are you preparing? The Victory Ceremony will be held soon. Don't lose face in front of the officials and the elders of Bianliang. Hey, among the millions of people in Bianliang, everything is normal. It's him.
My mother’s vision is high.”
Yao Gu said with a smile: "It reassures the young master. Gao Taiwei's yamen is indeed a good man, and he has trained those ruthless soldiers in a decent manner."
For any army that can fight, it is very simple to improve military discipline.
Because it is not that they themselves are lax in discipline, but that the general does not care much about these things, and that is why they are like this.
The people in the northwest are fierce and fight all the year round. These veteran generals of the Western Army, such as Yao Gu, are often shirtless and full of swear words. Only the Zhong family is a special case.
Yang Lin said: "It's unlucky that you guys are here. I'm just going to the palace and I don't know when I'll be back. So you go with me. If you have anything to do, I'll tell you in detail on the way."
The two followed Yang Lin closely, boarded his carriage, and after sitting down, Zhongshizhong said: "Young Master, there are rumors recently that after the victory, the imperial court will take back the military power in the northwest and transfer it to the commander-in-chief of the West Palace. 2
Half of the 100,000 Western troops have disarmed and returned to the fields. I don’t know whether it’s true or not. Now the people in the army are in panic, and the generals are all in danger. They don’t know who to keep and who to leave.”
Yang Lin curled his lips and said: "As long as I'm here, there won't be any big changes in the Western Army. You just have to do a good job in presenting the victory ceremony and don't make any mistakes. Leave the affairs of the court to me. I'll do it."
Although your power is not high, you still can’t protect your Western Army in this palace?”
The two of them felt a little settled, but they heard Yang Lin continue to say: "I have something to tell you here. When the victory ceremony is completed, the 20,000 soldiers of the Western Army who came to present the victory may go
A trip to the southwest.”
"Southwest?" Both of them were stunned.
"Yes, I have recently been ordered by the emperor to plan to regain my homeland in the southwest."
"Homeland in the Southwest?" The cultivator was still a little confused.
Yang Lin smiled and said: "It's Dali. A large part of it was originally the territory of the Tang Dynasty. We, the Song Dynasty, inherited the Central Plains Dynasty, so of course we have to take back Dali. Isn't this natural and natural?"
Yao Gu and Zhong Shizhong looked at each other, not because this sentence was so shameless, but because if this was true, then the hope of the Western Army's preservation would be even greater.