Chapter 0247 Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, who only gave Kou Ji face
The Liao Kingdom was defeated in Xixia, and the defeat was a bit miserable.
Not only did they lose a group of soldiers who were good at fighting, but they also lost the wealth that the Liao Kingdom had moved from the Goryeo Palace.
More importantly, it ruined the Liao Kingdom's reputation as invincible.
The first two were acceptable to the Liao State.
But the latter was really unacceptable to the Liao Kingdom.
Once the reputation of being invincible was established among other countries, the Liao Kingdom would be able to frighten its enemies just by raising banners when going on foreign campaigns.
But once the reputation of being invincible is gone, anyone can come out to challenge the authority of the Liao overlord.
The little Xixia could defeat the Liao Kingdom, but what about the wealthy Song Dynasty?
Can you also work hard and teach Liao people how to behave?
When the Liao Kingdom defeated Xixia, the Liao people felt as if a layer of skin had been peeled off, which made them feel uncomfortable.
If they were simply defeated due to their inferior skills, then they would definitely hide and hurt themselves, but now Kou Ji has revealed that Yelu Angkor had already leaked the news when the Liao army came to Xixia.
Then they won't tolerate it.
No one needs to mention it, they will all think it subconsciously.
The Liao Kingdom defeated Xixia. It is possible that Yelu Angkor leaked the news and the Xixia people knew about it in advance.
In this way, the Liao Kingdom would be defeated by Xixia.
Since someone has committed an unforgivable mistake, he must pay a heavy price for it.
So what about the son of Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty? He is not the eldest son of Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty. He did something wrong and must pay the price.
Almost all Liao ministers, after Kou Ji finished speaking, their eyes fell on Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu. Mobile version::
As the co-leader of Khitan and the emperor of Liao, he needs to give everyone an explanation.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty felt the thoughts of the Liao ministers from their eyes, but he did not punish Yelu Angkor. Instead, he stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "You still haven't told me, how did you know that I wanted to
How did you use troops against Xixia? How did you know when I used troops? How did you deduce the route of my march?"
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty turned his original question into three questions in an instant.
Kou Ji did not go to Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu to question him because of this. He nodded and said: "When the foreign minister found out that your country was going to join forces with Qingtang and use troops against Xixia, the foreign minister carefully observed your country's actions.
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When they learned that His Majesty the Emperor of Liao State was leading an army of 500,000 men on a hunting patrol, the foreign ministers knew that your country had already sent troops.
The reason why the foreign minister was able to deduce the marching route of your country's troops was also at this time. Computer version::/
Your country wanted to attack Xixia and went into the mountains in the name of hunting.
Then the only way your country can travel is through mountain roads.
The foreign minister only needs to find a few veterans who are proficient in marching speed and make some calculations to control the marching speed of your country's troops in the mountains.
But at this time, the foreign minister is still not sure whether your country really wants to attack Xixia.
Until there was a food shortage in our country during the Song Dynasty.
Eighteen states including Huainan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang were plunged into food shortages at the same time.
According to the foreign minister's verification, there was no shortage of harvests in these eighteen states, but there was a food shortage for no reason.
Something went wrong.
The foreign minister carefully investigated the transfer situation in eighteen states.
Finally, evidence of your country’s grain purchases was discovered.
What is the purpose of your country's secret grain purchase? The answer is already obvious.
It's for use as military rations.
At the same time, our Song Dynasty fell into the disaster of food shortage, which made our Song Dynasty unable to intervene when your country attacked Xixia.
Combining the above reasons, it is enough to infer that your country wants to attack Xixia."
"Bang!"
After hearing what Kou Ji said, Yelu Zongyuan slapped the table in front of him, stood up angrily, and stared at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji was a little stunned.
I don’t understand why Yelv Zongyuan reacted so suddenly.
Just now he mentioned that when Yelu Angkor indirectly leaked the secret of Liao's plan to attack Xixia, Yelu Zongyuan did not have such a big reaction.
Now when the issue of purchasing grain was brought up, Yelu Zongyuan suddenly reacted like this...
Could it be?
It can't be such a coincidence, right?
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty had a sullen face and said quietly: "I thought that Angkor only exposed his flaws in the Song Dynasty before you noticed my intentions. But I didn't expect that before that, he had already exposed his flaws.
Two flaws.
I allowed him to spend a lot of money to buy grain, but I specifically reminded him not to reveal his flaws.
But I didn’t expect that he would still be caught, head and tail.”
Kou Ji widened his eyes slightly.
He really guessed it right.
The person responsible for purchasing grain was actually Yelu Angkor.
Before Kou Ji could react, Yelu Zongyuan had already taken the lead to leave the table where he was sitting, knelt in front of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, and said sincerely: "I beg your father to spare the life of my fourth brother."
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Subsequently, several other older princes of the Liao Kingdom also came out to plead for Yelu Angkor.
In addition, some members of Yelu Angkor's mother's family came out to intercede for him.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty ignored them, but stared at Kou Ji and said: "Kou Ji, I ask you, if someone in your Song Dynasty commits such a big mistake, how should you deal with it?"
Kou Ji wanted to say something.
Why are you asking me to deal with your son?
As the words of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu fell, the eyes of everyone in Nabo fell on Kou Ji.
Kou Ji glanced at Xiang Minzhong, wanting to ask for help from the sidelines.
Who knew that Xiang Minzhong, an old and shameless man, didn't pay any attention to him, but was blatantly taking advantage of someone else's Liao maid.
Damn it!
Lao Xiang, are you embarrassed and sent abroad?
Do you believe that I wrote this paragraph about you in a book, and it will be passed down for thousands of years, and future generations will scold you to death?
Xiang Minzhong is unreliable.
Kou Ji could only look at Wang Zeng, who just glanced in the direction of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu without saying anything.
But Kou Ji understood the meaning of Wang Zeng's look.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty wanted to deal with his son. That was his right.
But Kou Ji couldn't participate casually.
Kou Ji immediately held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom, is a foreign minister who has only just entered the official career. I have never met such a person."
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty kicked the ball to him, and he kicked the ball back smoothly.
In fact, if Kou Ji really wanted to say something, Kou Ji could also tell Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty.
Given the urinary nature of the Song Dynasty court, if a prince really made such a mistake, he would basically not die, and maybe he would still be alive and well.
Why?
Because if this really happens, someone below will definitely jump in to take the blame for the prince.
Even if the officials knew it was the prince's fault, they would not force the emperor to kill his son.
The final result is that the scapegoat dies and the prince lives.
And it will also keep you alive and moist.
But Kou Ji would not tell Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao about these words.
How Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao dealt with Yelu Angkor had nothing to do with him.
Anyway, Yelu Angkor and he had a hostile relationship, and before he spoke, he had already thought of tricking Yelu Angkor.
Only if Yelu Angkor was really killed by Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu in a rage would he be satisfied.
How could he open his mouth to speak for Yelu Angkor?
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty saw Kou Ji kicking the ball back and said in a deep voice: "Here comes someone!"
"Your Majesty, please wait..."
Just when the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu was about to order the death of Yelu Angkor.
Empress Xiao Bodhisattva of the Liao Dynasty spoke softly. She looked at the Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty and persuaded him: "Your Majesty's heirs are not prosperous. Each one of them is hard-earned and cannot be taken lightly. Besides, today is only a bone (the name of Yelu Zong's true Qidan)."
It is not appropriate to kill someone on your birthday."
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty snorted coldly and shouted: "This traitor has made such a big mistake. If I don't kill him, how can I explain to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty?"
Concubine Shun Shengyuan Xiao Yujin forced a smile and whispered: "It is better to demote her to a herdsman, collect the money from her mother's clan, and distribute it to the eight Khitan tribes..."
Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty frowned when he heard the words of Xiao Yujin, the concubine of Shunsheng Yuan Dynasty.
He felt that Xiao Yujin, the concubine of Shunshengyuan, was becoming more and more unruly in front of him, frequently interfering in the government affairs, and did not pay attention to the queen Xiao Bodhisattva at all, and was vaguely acting as a queen.
This made Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu very unhappy.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty originally planned to listen to brother Xiao Bodhisattva and let Yelu Angkor go.
But after hearing the words of Shunsheng Yuanfei Xiao Yujin, he made up his mind to kill.
"Come here! Capture Yelu Angkor for me, parade him in chains for three days, and behead him in public after three days."
When Xiang Minzhong, Wang Zeng, Kou Ji and other Song officials heard this, their eyes widened.
They found it a little unbelievable.
Yelu Angkor was his biological son, not his nephew.
If he says to kill, he will kill, how cruel this must be.
When the Liao officials heard what Emperor Yelu Longxu said, they felt a little incredible.
They originally thought that the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu would use Brother Xiao Bodhisattva's words to smooth things over and let Yelu Angkor go, but they didn't expect that the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu actually killed him.
A moment.
Those Liao ministers who were staring at Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu and preparing to ask for an explanation all shrank back from the case like quails.
This kind of person would not be merciless in killing his son, and he would not be merciful in killing them.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty was not an emperor like Zhao Heng. He had to discuss everything with the officials first.
The power of life and death for everyone in the Liao Kingdom was in his hands.
"His Majesty……"
Brother Xiao Bodhisattva, Queen of the Liao Dynasty, was ready to continue to persuade.
Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu interrupted him rudely and said coldly: "There is no need to plead, I have made up my mind."
Xiang Minzhong and Wang Zeng couldn't sit still.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty really wanted to kill Yelu Angkor because of what Kou Ji said.
Then their situation in Liao Kingdom was not good.
A person who is qualified to enter the palace of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu and help him give birth to a son.
His mother clan must have considerable power in the Liao Kingdom.
It would be easy to send a troop of soldiers and horses to kill them on their way back.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom, foreign ministers think that this move is inappropriate."
"Foreign ministers also thought that this move was inappropriate."
Xiang Minzhong, Wang Zeng and others left their seats one after another, cupped their hands and saluted.
Xiang Minzhong said bluntly: "As the saying goes, a tiger's poison will not eat its seeds. Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom, should have a benevolent heart towards your heirs. When they make mistakes, you should teach them instead of killing them."
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty stared at Xiang Minzhong and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Xiang, I know the saying that a tiger's poison will not eat its seeds. But I also know that you Song people have another saying, which is that when the emperor breaks the law, he will break the law with the common people. Same crime."
Wang Zeng hurriedly said: "His Majesty, the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom, kills the prince without permission, which is a taboo in the royal family. Li Shimin, Taizong of the former Tang Dynasty, killed his brother, brother and son. In the end, hundreds of years of the former Tang Dynasty were passed down in killings. "
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty heard the words and said in a deep voice: "I am very relieved that a prince, a foreign minister, can speak such heartfelt words for us, the country of Liao Dynasty. But since I came to the throne, I have been relying on rewards and punishments for decades. distinct.
I cannot break my rules of governing Daliao just because he is my son."
Xiang Minzhong and Wang Zeng still wanted to speak.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty interrupted them forcefully and said: "I appreciate your kindness. When you return, I will definitely give you a generous gift. But after all, you are foreign ministers and are not suitable. Interfering in the affairs of our Daliao Dynasty."
Xiang Minzhong and Wang Zeng opened their mouths, but finally had to close their mouths.
Then they both glared at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji looked at the expressions of the two of them with confusion on his face.
I tried my best to let Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao kill his son, but you insist on protecting him?
Is there any profound meaning in this?
Kou Ji thought about it again and again and decided to follow the wishes of Xiang Minzhong and Wang Zeng.
Although I don't know what the deep meaning of their actions is.
But for the two of them to show such expressions, Yelu Angkor's life must be very important to them.
Kou Ji has plenty of time to kill Yelu Angkor, so there is no need to rush.
Immediately, Kou Ji said: "Your Majesty, Emperor of the Liao Kingdom, just now you asked the foreign minister how we, the Song Dynasty, would deal with such a thing. The foreign minister replied that he didn't know.
But the foreign minister just thought about it carefully and remembered the story of my courtship with the King of Chu."
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty was stunned, and the civil and military officials of the Liao Dynasty were also stunned.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty pondered for a moment and said: "But the old story of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Chu in the Song Dynasty, burning down the East Palace?"
Kou Ji nodded and said, "That's right...I made a huge mistake towards King Chu back then, but Emperor Taizong still thought of the friendship between father and son and spared his life."
After hearing this, Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty stared at Kou Jida and said: "Do you want to tell me that you should also consider the friendship between father and son and spare Angkor's life?"
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
The Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu's eyes lingered on Kou Ji for a moment, and he said slowly: "Then I will listen to your words, spare Angkor's life, demote him to a commoner, and imprison him in Shangjing City."
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone in Nabo was stunned.
None of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, including the queen, prince, Concubine Shunsheng Yuan, and Wang Xiang, whom Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty admired, tried to persuade Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty.
But as soon as Kou Ji opened his mouth, he persuaded Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu.
Even Kou Ji himself was stunned.
He just followed the thoughts of Xiang Minzhong and Wang Zeng and casually persuaded them.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty actually listened to his words.
Isn’t this giving too much face?
Giving face makes people feel unreal.
Could it be that Kou Li's unreliable father was actually the brother of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu who was living in the Song Dynasty?
As soon as this idea came out of Kou Ji's head, he quickly shook it out of his mind.
This idea is too absurd and obviously unreasonable.
So why did Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu give him such face?