Ever since the fourth prince killed Keribao, Zhao Xi has been paying attention to the news from the Jurchen side. The news is very sporadic and intermittent. The Imperial City Division does not pay much attention to these tribes, and it is because of the official attention that they try every means.
Inquire about information from Beiliao.
First, I heard that there was a melee among the four Jurchen tribes, and the reason for the melee was that the Wanyan tribe believed that the other three tribes had conspired to murder Keribao... I don’t know the details of the inside story, so why did they just leave Keribao alone?
His death was imposed on the rest of the Jurchen tribe.
This is not surprising. Wanyan Department still does not dare to contact Da Song in private. Everything is done in private.
The overt and covert struggles among the four Jurchen tribes, instigated by Bei Liao, have gradually become clear. However, the fourth prince has found a ready-made scapegoat.
The four Jurchen tribes were originally evenly matched, or the Wanyan tribe was relatively stronger, but after Keribao's death, the strength of the four tribes became balanced. Therefore, when a fight started, it was a back-and-forth battle.
Northern Liao is also happy to see this situation. However, the war between the four Jurchen tribes has affected the Jurchen tribe's payment of tribute to Northern Liao... They are all focused on the war, and Haidongqing himself does not have enough, let alone others.
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Therefore, the silver medal angel from Bei Liao arrived in Liaodong... and was killed, but I don't know who killed him...
Then Beiliao sent another thousand cavalry to go there, but the whole army was destroyed.
Although the Jurchens did not know how to play the tricks of the Central Plains, they still knew the basic frame-ups. The four Jurchens reported to the Northern Liao Dynasty, each with their own opinions, as if any one of them was possible and had the strength.
This made Beiliao anxious.
The main reason was that the Northern Liao Emperor's itinerary was greatly disrupted. Therefore, the Northern Liao mobilized nearly 10,000 cavalry to go north to quell the Jurchen rebellion...
With these sporadic news, coupled with the report from the fourth prince, Zhao Xi also roughly understood the truth of the incident.
The fourth prince was not in a hurry to contact Keribo, but planned to sell the collected pirate weapons.
These weapons are just scrap metal to the imperial court, but compared to the Jurchens, they are definitely sophisticated weapons... they fight with bone arrows.
Zhao Xi had heard about the Iron Buddha from later operas and records, which was said to be invincible. It was a heavy armored cavalry, which meant that the Jurchens seemed to have iron smelting skills. He didn’t understand why they would clean up the scraps of pirates.
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Perhaps the Jurchens' current situation was not up to the level that Zhao Xi heard about in later generations, or perhaps it was because of his own factors that things had changed.
In any case, the fourth prince has attracted the leaders of the four Jurchen tribes since he started selling weapons. This can be believed.
Even the Jurchens had heard about the relationship between the Song State and the Liao State. It was only right that the Song State sold some weapons to create some trouble for the Liao State.
No one doubts it, not even Keribao.
After doing it once, twice, three or five times, the two sides have developed basic trust. In the first half of the operation, the fourth princes probably became brothers with the leaders of the four Jurchen tribes.
The next step is logical. The fourth prince's team is seeking wealth, which is almost universally recognized in the East China Sea. The relationship with the customer who needs it is quite good, so the suspicion of murdering Keribo is naturally cleared.
Zhao Xi did not blame him for his poor work. In any case, the team of the fourth prince was still of some use. Not to mention, the mining of gold ore had also begun to see profits.
As for the Northern Liao Dynasty mobilizing a large army to exterminate the Jurchens... It was good for the court to be a bystander, and the entire court also recognized being a bystander.
Thousands of cavalry, even elite cavalry, will not shake the strength of Bei Liao. The country can still make step-by-step plans...
"The officials...Yelü Yixin...Yelü Yixin has rebelled!"
Wang Anshi didn't know whether he should be excited or not, but he couldn't help but feel excited about such news. The entire cabinet was the same, and they all entered the palace in a hurry.
"Yelu Yixin rebelled?"
Zhao Xi was a little surprised at first glance...
"What's the specific situation?"
"Officials, according to the report, Yelu Yixin had connections with various Jurchen tribes. It is even said that the Jurchen tribes had a plan to annihilate the thousand-man cavalry in Northern Liao."
"And the elite troops of Bei Liao who went north to annihilate the Jurchens this time were from the palace guards of the Emperor of Bei Liao. At this time, Yelu Yixin suddenly launched an attack and sent troops from Nanjing, directly blocking the army of the Emperor of Bei Liao in Zhongjing.
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Zhao Xi glanced at Wang Zhongzheng. This time, the Imperial City Secretary could not be blamed.
The Imperial City Division originally did not have enough detection power in Northern Liao, but because they were concerned about the Jurchens, they had to vigorously open up the Jurchen territory.
Even the movements of the Northern Liao court were ignored.
This news is really good news for the country.
Later generations have conducted many analyzes on the reasons for the decline of the Northern Liao Dynasty. Class conflicts are on the one hand, and internal fighting in the palace is also on the other hand. However, it has to be said that the real decline of the military power of the Northern Liao Dynasty and the two rebellions of powerful officials are definitely the most important.
s reason.
First it was Yelu Chongyuan, and later Yelu Yixin. To be able to become a powerful minister, both the followers and the strength cannot be ignored.
It can be said that in Northern Liao, apart from the emperor, the combat power controlled and commanded by the powerful ministers was absolutely powerful.
Rebellion must be a battle between the most powerful teams in Northern Liao... This is the most depleting combat power.
Yelu Yixin's rebellion will greatly promote the country's recovery of Yanyun and even the control of the grassland. No wonder the ministers in the cabinet are so happy.
"The official family... the official family..."
Zhao Xi was a little dazed thinking about it.
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"Officials, although the Guochao is not yet fully ready to conquer the Northern Liao Dynasty, such an opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Guochao. The old minister believes that the Guochao should send troops northward at this time."
"During the civil strife in Northern Liao, when the country has too much time to take care of itself, sending troops to the country may have unexpected effects."
Zhao Xi looked at the cabinets, and it seemed that this was what the cabinet had discussed. But Zhao Xi knew that sending troops at this time might not really be effective.
Yelu Yixin was a rebellious minister, but he was also a capable rebellious minister. Otherwise, he would not have been able to achieve the status of King of Northern Liao and Wei and Grand Master.
Yelu Yixin rebelled and wanted a complete Northern Liao, not a Northern Liao that had lost the granary of Yanyun.
Sending troops... I'm afraid that sending troops at this time will help the civil strife in Beiliao quickly subside.
The Northern Liao court was not all stupid. If there had not been harassment from the Northern Liao Dynasty, maybe the nobles of the Northern Liao would still be on the sidelines. But once the Northern Liao Dynasty sent troops, they would either cease the war and unite with the outside world, or the nobles of the entire Northern Liao would unite.