The Khitan nobles would rebel every now and then. They didn't care about their own strength and just rolled up their sleeves and wanted to be the emperor.
Therefore, the Khitan emperors of all dynasties would strengthen their palaces, making them look quite majestic.
When Xiao Fengxian took Song envoys Gao Bing and Qin Hui into the palace, Yelu Yanxi was frowning. When he saw three people, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Have the Jurchens come in?"
Poor Emperor Tianzuo, a year ago he was the most powerful Khitan king in the world, and he took many vassals in the country to eat the fish feast.
Who knew that the Jurchen leader who was whipped and hung outside the camp had already led his troops to attack his capital.
Xiao Fengxian rolled his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, the Jurchens are as powerful as a rainbow. In my opinion, they may not be able to hold on if they are not wild. These envoys from the Song Dynasty have quite high opinions and want to give advice to Your Majesty, so I brought them to the palace.
The guilt is coming."
After all, the Liao Dynasty has not yet been destroyed, and Xiao Fengxian is afraid that if he persuades the emperor to abandon the capital and flee, he will be liquidated in the future.
How could the Song people have such concerns? Even if the Liao Dynasty was destroyed, they could just go back to the Song Dynasty and continue to serve as officials.
When the country was broken, there were storms and turmoil, and people in the capital were panicked.
Yelu Yanxi was ill and rushed to seek medical treatment. No matter why he wanted to listen to the opinions of the Song people at this time, it was better than worrying here.
"What do you have in mind?"
Gao Bing and Qin Hui looked at each other, their hearts beating with excitement. They had great achievements right in front of them, and they had to be persuaded to run to the Song Dynasty.
Kidnapping the Lord of Liao back to Song Dynasty was about to take the first fucking step. Qin Hui was born for such a big scene. He usually looked at his wilted son, and suddenly he was like a chicken blood. He stepped forward and said
: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister has something to say!"——
In Bianliang, Tokyo, the autumn rain is miserable.
In Fang Miaolian's small courtyard, several girls were leaning against the wall and chatting. From time to time, raindrops would gather and fall from the sycamore leaves.
The autumn air outside is cold and cold, but inside there are still flowers and embroidery, warm autumn gauze, and several concubines of Yang Lin, but they are generally wearing various colors of gauze and woven skirts and sweaters, and they are all dressed up in a graceful way. At this moment, they are all wandering around
Sitting on a chair or embroidery stool.
Yang Lin held his son and daughter in his arms, glared at them angrily, and cursed: "You guys should give me some anger, especially you." He glared at Su Zhuanglian and said, "I'll pay back what I gave you."
If it’s missing, what will happen if you eat it all?”
Fang Miaolian burst out laughing, slapped him in the face, and said coquettishly: "What are you talking about? Le'er can talk now. Don't talk crazy and ruin the child."
Su Zhuanglian bit her lip, with a look of aggrievedness on her face. Her sister Su Ningxiang had just become pregnant. With the two sisters sleeping together, it was obvious that she had occupied the elder brother most of the time. Why was she so unsatisfied?
While everyone was enjoying their happy family life, Jin'er came in panting, stroking her chest and saying, "Da Lang, Your Majesty is here."
Yang Lin put the child away, stretched out his hand, and several concubines helped him arrange his clothes, put on a robe, and went out to the outer courtyard to greet him.
In the living room, Zhao Ji was indeed dressed in casual clothes, and the white-faced old man next to him was clearly Yang Jian.
When he saw Yang Lin coming in, he had to salute. Zhao Ji chuckled lightly and said, "No need to be polite."
Yang Lin still clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, why are you free today? Why do you come here?"
Zhao Ji felt a little guilty and said with a smile: "I have nothing to do, and it just so happened that Yang Jian said he wanted to come and see how the elixir is refined, haha."
Yang Lin didn't even need to look at it, he knew it was Zhao Ji who wanted to see it and let Yang Jian take the blame.
He sneered from the bottom of his heart. Fortunately, I was prepared. It turned out that in order to prevent the elixir prescription from leaking out, Yang Lin always divided the work among the doctors to prepare it, and then asked Xu Shuwei to draw up the final prescription.
Then the process of refining the medicine was also left to the little Taoist boys in his house.
After all, Guo Tianxin just fell into refining the medicine and used this method to deceive others. How could he not be on guard against being used to deceive him?
He smiled softly and said: "In that case, let's follow Wei Chen."
In the main hall where Yang Lin meditated, the statue of the Three Purities smiled very kindly and sat at the top.
Under it are hundreds of futons, guarding a copper stove, on which a group of Taoist boys are sitting, closing their eyes and meditating.
Zhao Ji's eyes lit up, and he showed off his posture, making it look like it was real.
Compared with Guo Tianxin's, this place is so full of fairy spirit, and over there is a common people's stove.
Zhao Ji bowed to the statue of Sanqing, and then left the hall with the two of them.
After walking a few dozen steps outside, he asked enthusiastically: "Is this where three elixirs come out every month?"
Yang Lin nodded. This pill is indeed good. Zhao Ji's complexion has been rosy recently and he has become much younger. However, it is pure nonsense to say that he can become an immortal and live forever.
It's just health care, plus a little nerve stimulation. Anyway, it's better than eating various heavy metals such as mercury.
Zhao Ji chatted with Yang Lin for a while in the pavilion in the outer courtyard. Just as he was about to get up, a guard came outside and said it was Prime Minister Cai Jing asking to see him.
Yang Lin and Zhao Ji were stunned at the same time. Something big must have happened for Cai Jing to find this place.
"Let him in."
After a while, the guards led Cai Jing into the courtyard. He came forward and bowed, and immediately said: "Guan family, the Khitan sent a message that the peace talks between Jin and Liao collapsed. The two sides have been at odds. The Khitan killed the Jin envoy.
The Kingdom of Jin sent troops to attack Shangjing Mansion, and a fierce battle is now underway."
"I didn't expect Yelu Yanxi to be so talented!" Yang Lin clapped his hands in admiration.
In his opinion, Yelu Yanxi was just like Zhao Ji, a weakling who was confused and surrendered when things happened. He didn't expect that he had such a tough side.
Originally, they had already broken up and still kept their so-called messenger Ganniao. Take the bone-chilling hatred between Jin and Liao as an example. It was nothing more than the fact that one of them would die when they met.
Cai Jing looked a little scared and whispered: "Wen Yuan is one of our people. He instigated several young Khitan generals to burn the Jurchen mission to ashes under the cover of night."
Yang Lin didn't know what to say, he just felt like laughing but was embarrassed.
These few people I carefully selected are truly national treasure-level envoys. In a decadent dynasty that is dominated by cowardice and mediocrity, each one of them would be as destructive as a heavy cavalry.
He mused: "Going to the capital is definitely precarious, but we don't know where Yelu Yanxi is going to escape. Now Yelu Chun and Yelu Dashi are recruiting troops in the land of Youyan, known as the Eighth Battalion of the 'Resentful Army', Yelu Yanxi may not dare to go
.
Yelu Chun, the King of Yan in Khitan, is a prince and has a history of rebellion. I think Yelu Yanxi will probably go to Xijing."
The Khitan's Xijing was Datong, Shanxi. Datong Mansion in Xijing was built on the original site of Pingcheng in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the old city of the "Datong Army" in the Tang Dynasty.
Since Shi Jingtang, the grandson of General Shi Jingtang of the Later Tang Dynasty, ceded the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun to the Khitan, the Khitan supported Shi Jingtang to proclaim himself emperor and establish the Later Jin Dynasty. From then on, Yunzhou (Datong) was assigned to the Liao region. In the thirteenth year of Chongxi reign of Emperor Xingzong of the Liao Dynasty, Yunzhou was promoted to the
Datong Prefecture, Xijing.
There are soldiers and horses from Daliao there, and they are soldiers and horses loyal to the royal family and Yelu Yanxi. The most important thing is that Datong Mansion is far away from the Jurchen Tatars.
Emperor Tian Zuo, who had been scared out of his wits by the Jurchens, just wanted to get as far away from the Jurchens as possible. He personally led an army of 700,000 people, but he couldn't defeat them, so he didn't have the courage to fight to the death.
Zhao Ji didn't know much about these military and state affairs, but he listened to them with great interest and was a good listener.
Yang Lin and Cai Jing looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and said: "If Yelu Yanxi goes to Datong, our hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the northwest will have a place to use. As long as the Khitan clan commanders and generals can make trouble,
Before getting up, Yelu Yanxi had to ask us for help in order to save his life and throne.
When the time comes, it would be best to let him follow Shi Jingtang's example and cede the land of Youyan to us in the Song Dynasty. Even sending troops is justifiable. Isn't it better than shouldering the covenant and joining the Jurchens in conquering the Liao Dynasty?"
Cai Jing echoed: "Why are you unwilling to attack the Liao Dynasty? Why are you just waiting for this opportunity? Without spending a single soldier of the Song Dynasty, you can also make full use of the Khitan to weaken the rising Jurchens. Sometimes you can just wait and see what happens.
Can achieve greater benefits than winning a battle.
If they work with the Jurchens to destroy the Khitan and increase their arrogance, they will definitely go south after annexing the vast Khitan. Since ancient times, there have been several powerful alien races who are not greedy for the prosperity of the Central Plains."
Empress Zhao Ji was afraid and said, "If it weren't for my two dear friends, I would have been almost killed by Liang Shicheng and Tong Guan."
You old bastard, Yang Lin secretly cursed in his heart. I tried my best to stop Liang Shicheng from conquering the Liao Dynasty, but you, an old thief, watched the fun from behind, and now you have taken credit for both of us? Have you discussed this with me?