Chapter 908 Do you want to support it (thanks to Brother Yun's fan leader
Yelu Yixin is already like this.
Regardless of whether he was the King of Wei in Northern Liao or the Privy Councilor, he once had absolute glory and authority when one person was under one person in Northern Liao and was more than ten thousand people. But at this point, he is just at the end of his road, a person who is about to
The failed rebel.
Yelu Yixin must have been reluctant to give up his former glory, but now, all retreat options have been cut off in Northern Liao. Therefore, he wanted to pester the Song Dynasty.
Yelu Yixin may be more familiar with the Song Dynasty than many people in the Northern Liao Dynasty, including planning for three years to steal the industrial technology of the Song Dynasty, including sending people several times to try to contact the Song Dynasty to send troops. He knew that the Song Dynasty had already conquered the Song Dynasty.
Liao's strength.
When he came to the end of the Northern Liao Dynasty, he thought of the Song Dynasty.
The former policy maker of Northern Liao and the military commander of Daliao, he was very familiar with the relationship between Song and Liao, and he knew how to take advantage of the contradictions between the two.
Unfortunately, Yelu Yixin misjudged his situation in this matter, and also misjudged the Song Dynasty's guiding ideology for rebels.
Of course, he has a backup plan...
"Guan Jia, so it is said that after Yelu Yixin was defeated by the Northern Liao court, he would probably lead those defeated troops into the imperial court?"
This was a foregone conclusion. Wang Anshi never thought how a famous man who had once been crowned king could be so shameless.
No matter whether he fought to the death with Bei Liao or failed in the end, cutting his neck, running him to death, or directly stabbing himself to death in front of the Bei Liao emperor still made people look down upon him.
What kind of skill does it have to come here to play tricks in Da Song Dynasty?
That's all. What happened on the border during this period was Yelu Yixin's attitude... As long as the Song Dynasty did not accept his attachment, he would suffer his final madness.
"Is it Nong Zhigao from thirty years ago? He does look a bit similar."
"It's different. Nong Zhigao had a territory in Temo Road at first, but once Yelu Yixin is defeated, Bei Liao will never give him a chance to breathe."
Indeed, according to reports, the Northern Liao court had completely wiped out the tribe where Yelu Yixin was born, using almost the same methods as it did to foreigners.
It is no wonder that Yelu Yixin wanted to be Shi Jingtang of the Northern Liao Dynasty and exchanged the achievements of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in exchange for the Song Dynasty sending troops.
Times have changed, and I never imagined that a hundred years later, the same scene would happen again, but with the roles swapped.
"He wants to be Shi Jingtang of Northern Liao Dynasty?"
"It's different. The Central Plains was in chaos at the time, but now the Northern Liao Dynasty is still a unified dynasty."
The cabinet is all thinking about how to deal with Yelu Yixin.
To be honest, the key to the hesitation and confusion was that the court wanted to make good use of Yelu Yixin's sword.
Moreover, Yelu Yixin sent a small team to enter the country, which seemed to have left him some room... He did not kill anyone, but only robbed food.
Zhao Xi was also thinking about how to squeeze out the little usefulness of Yelu Yixin.
He is a rebel armed force from Northern Liao...
Sigh... This time we talk about the issue of education, or the issue of values of this era. Even in the court, the ministers and servants have not yet reached the realm of true politicians, and they still regard scholars as their first priority.
An identity.
This is a kind of bondage.
As a king, Zhao Xi also advocates such values. Therefore, even if the entire court is determined to support Yelu Yixin, they cannot say this.
As for the ministers...the officials wanted the ministers to take the blame again.
"Guan family, do you need to contact Yelu Yixin?"
Things have to be done, and the entire cabinet, including the officials, should have this mentality. Wang Anshi is used to taking the blame. As for his posthumous reputation... so long as he was for the Song Dynasty, so what if Wang Anshi had to bear the reputation of being a traitor?
What Wang Anshi didn't know was that without this official position, he would have been included in the ranks of traitorous officials a hundred years later...
Seeing Wang Anshi being so rude, Zhao Xi felt a little embarrassed.
"Prime Minister, even if you want to support Yelu Yixin to continue to harm Bei Liao, there is a difference between active and passive connections. Since you rejected it in the early stage, even if you leave room for it, you have rejected it. The court's attitude cannot be changed."
"What I want to say is that even if there is contact, the court cannot take the initiative to contact. Otherwise, it means that the early rejection was wrong, which is equivalent to the court bowing its head. It is just a rebel at the end of the road..."
"Order the 100,000 men to ride north..."
Compromise? Compromise can be done within the country, but Zhao Xi has never thought about compromising with foreign enemies. Even if he wanted to compromise like Yelu Yixin, which might bring a big gift to the country, Zhao Xi would not bother to do it.
Zhao Xi must let Yelu Yixin know the role of Yelu Yixin. His so-called role is only useful if the Song Dynasty uses him. If the Song Dynasty does not use him, he will be the rebellious minister and traitor who will be destroyed by the Northern Liao Dynasty.
Not to mention the current values of the court, nor to say that Yelu Yixin's current behavior is very annoying. Zhao Xi knows the story of the farmer and the snake, and similarly, there are many examples of those in later generations who turned their backs on each other.
People like Yelu Yixin really can't give him any humility.
"Guan family, now we are riding north..."
One hundred thousand cavalry were prepared by the imperial court for the final recovery of Yanyun. At this time, the officials sent cavalry northward...
"There is no telling when the so-called opportunity will come. Although the rebel forces gathered by Yelu Yixin are not half as many as those of the Northern Liao Dynasty, they still have to be at the level of Qi San."
"Since the civil war in Northern Liao, Yelu Yixin's troops are about to be completely annihilated. So, what about the losses of the troops of the Northern Liao court? Should the court be prepared at any time?"
"Now that the excuse is ready, Yelu Yixin sent people to attack our border with the Song Dynasty. The Northern Liao court must also be happy to hear about it, right? What's wrong with me sending troops from the Song Dynasty to the north?"
The imperial court had been planning to regain Yanyun for two or three years. This time, the Northern Liao Dynasty was experiencing civil strife, and the imperial court had been patient with the opportunity for a long time.
Is it possible that the officials think that the time has come? Sometimes we have to admit that the officials have good judgment on the general situation.
"In addition, the Ministry of War and the Privy Council are considering recruiting another 100,000 cavalry. They serve as auxiliary troops for the cavalry. The focus of training is the use of crossbows and firearms. Try to use them on the battlefield within three months."
"As for how to formulate the functions of the cavalry and auxiliary cavalry, how to ensure the coordinated operations of all cavalry, etc., the cabinet needs to come up with a charter."
"I have an idea that the cabinet can improve. I think that we can use the previous dynasty's military feudal land model to finally regain Yanyun. After the Northern Liao Dynasty was annihilated, all the pastures north of Yanshan, including the cultivated fields in Liaodong, etc.
As a land of rewards for military exploits.”
"The grassland should retain the function of grassland, and the country also needs a place to raise horses. After Yanyun is recovered and the territory is expanded, the grassland will be rewarded with military merit... This method is not only applicable to Fanyun
Cavalry also applies to all military exploits that expand territory except Yanyun."