Chapter 0832 The Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu is a ruthless man!
Yelu Longxu opened the quick play and only took a glance at it, his eyes widened and his face turned slightly red.
"Xiao Zhuobu... stay... everyone else exits..."
The Daliao civil and military figures in the bowl looked at me and I looked at you, and they obediently exited the bowl.
"Father..."
Yelu Zongzhen saw that Yelu Longxu looked wrong and shouted urgently.
Yelu Longxu glanced at him and whispered: "You also go out..."
Yelu Zongzhen hesitated for a moment and withdrew from the bowl.
"puff……"
After Yelu Zongzhen exited the bowl body, Yelu Longxu spat out a mouthful of reverse blood.
Xiao Zhuobu and the eunuch were startled, and they both rushed to Yelulongxu's bed.
"His Majesty?!"
Yelu Longxu had a gloomy face, waved his hands, and said in a deep voice: "Don't say anything."
Xiao Zhuobu and the eunuch looked at each other, their eyes full of worry.
Yelu Longxu continued: "A few days ago, a group of soldiers and horses suspected of being Song soldiers came to our Daliao territory from the coast of Runzhou. The Haiyang army was defeated and Runzhou was captured.
After plundering some things in Runzhou, the thieves headed towards Shangjing."
Xiao Zhuobu was shocked, "Song's soldiers and horses?"
It is now the time when Song and Liao are fighting a war. At this critical moment, the troops and horses that have ascended the territory of Daliao from Runzhou and are approaching the capital can easily be thought of as the troops of Song.
Yelu Longxu said in a deep voice: "The leader of the army is suspected to be from the Song Dynasty, but most of the soldiers and horses under his command are Japanese."
Xiao Zhuobu glared and said: "How dare a small Japanese country dare to challenge me, Daliao? Are they tired of living?"
Yelu Longxu glanced at Xiao Zhuobu and said coldly: "Is now the time to talk about this?"
Xiao Zhuobu quickly shut his mouth.
Yelu Longxu pondered: "The leader of the army is most likely a Song person, and the Japanese are most likely to have defected to the Song people. Their goal should be to go to the capital."
Xiao Zhuobu said hurriedly: "Then how should we deal with it?"
Yelu Longxu hesitated for a moment and said, "Go back and pass the order on my behalf, and dispatch all the soldiers and horses left behind north of the Great Wall to encircle and suppress them together."
Xiao Zhuobu gritted his teeth and said, "But by the time I get back, the thieves may have already breached the capital city."
Yelu Longxu narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "If we break it, we will break it."
Xiao Zhuobu stared at Yelu Longxu in astonishment, "The queen and the princes are still going to the capital..."
Yelu Longxu said in a deep voice: "It's enough for Zongzhen to be by my side."
Xiao Zhuobu looked horrified.
Yelu Longxu looked sideways at him and asked coldly, "Can I save them if I take my troops back now?"
Xiao Zhuobu had a look of shock on his face and remained silent.
Although Yelu Longxu was telling the truth, Xiao Zhuobu still felt timid.
After being silent for a long time, Xiao Zhuobu suddenly said: "I am afraid that the other party will threaten your majesty with the lives of the queen and the princes."
Yelu Longxu said coldly: "I don't care about those threats."
Xiao Zhuobu felt his heart twitch again.
Xiao Zhuobu glanced at Yelu Longxu and asked cautiously, "The families of many officials accompanying this trip are still in the capital..."
Yelu Longxu narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Xiao Zhuo and said: "This is the purpose of keeping you. I want you to block the news after you go down, and you are not allowed to tell anyone, let alone let any similar news reach their ears.
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"My family..."
Xiao Zhuobu gritted his teeth and continued.
He was interrupted mid-sentence.
Yelu Longxu stared at Xiao Zhuobu and said quietly: "Your two sons are now in the army, and the only ones left in Bianjing City are some concubines. Do you really care about the other people of the same clan?"
Xiao Zhuobu said without hesitation: "Of course I care."
Yelu Longxu sneered: "But they don't care about you."
Xiao Zhuobu stared at Yelu Longxu in astonishment.
Yelu Longxu said indifferently: "When they asked me to depose Zongzhen and make Zhongyuan the crown prince, did they ever ask you?"
Xiao Zhuobu gritted his teeth and lowered his head.
He was the most loyal supporter of Yelu Zongzhen. His tribesmen would not ask him if they wanted to replace Yelu Zongzhen and establish Yelu Chongyuan instead.
Yelu Longxu continued: "I know what that crazy woman and your tribe want to do, and you know it too. That crazy woman wants to imitate my mother and take charge of the power of Liao.
Your tribesmen want to use her hand to share the power of Daliao.
I have not appointed a crown prince now, so when I die, Zong Zhen will definitely succeed to the throne.
But after Zongzhen succeeds to the throne, they will definitely plan to cut off the people I left for Zongzhen.
You are one of them.
After you people are all cut off, she will abolish Zongzhen and establish Chongyuan instead.
Because Zhongyuan is young, he can control it better."
After Yelu Longxu finished speaking, Xiao Zhuobu froze on the spot.
If Kou Ji were here and heard what Yelu Longxu said, he would definitely clap his hands and praise Yelu Longxu.
Because what Yelu Longxu said is almost not much different from the history of the Liao Kingdom after his death.
According to history books, after the death of Yelu Longxu, Xiao Yujin decisively began to seize power. She first used her own people to frame some of the old officials left by Yelu Longxu to the Yelu Zongzhen, and ransacked their homes and beheaded them all, including Xiao Zhuobu.
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Later, when he was preparing to abolish Yelu Zongzhen and establish Yelu Chongyuan, he was informed by Yelu Chongyuan.
Although Yelu Zongzhen was young, he was very exceptional. Before Xiao Yujin took action, he took action first, cut off Xiao Yujin's gang members, and imprisoned Xiao Yujin.
Yelu Chongyuan was named the crown prince by him because of his meritorious service in informing.
Naturally, Yelu Longxu didn't know what happened in the history books, but based on the current situation in the Liao Kingdom, he had already made some inferences about what might happen after his death.
When Yelu Longxu saw that Xiao Zhuobu was silent, he continued: "For the sake of power, they no longer care about the life and death of your fellow race. Are you going to ruin my plan to conquer the south for them now?"
If I give up the southern expedition now and go back to rescue them, then in the next ten years, I, the Liao, will not be qualified to raise troops against the Song Dynasty.
But the Song Dynasty could invade our Daliao territory unscrupulously.
Ten years is enough for the Song Dynasty to take over half of our territory in the Liao Dynasty."
Xiao Zhuobu gritted his teeth and said, "Could it be that...we are going to watch the Shangjing City be attacked and my descendants of the Eight Khitan Clan be massacred?"
Yelu Longxu stared and said, "Didn't I send you back to dispatch troops and horses to destroy them? I just couldn't help myself, but I sent you back."
Xiao Zhuobu took a deep breath and lowered his head, "I will obey your Majesty's will..."
Yelu Longxu nodded with satisfaction, "After you go down, remember to keep your mouth shut. Those who confuse the public and shake the morale of the army with their evil words don't have to hold back. This is the power I give you."
Xiao Zhuobu bowed deeply.
Yelu Longxu waved his hand and asked him to exit the alms bowl.
As soon as Xiao Zhuobu left.
Yelu Longxu immediately ordered the eunuch beside him: "Send someone to keep an eye on him. If he dares to leak this matter, kill him."
The great eunuch nodded and exited the bowl.
Yelu Longxu was lying alone on the dragon bed, and said with a ferocious expression: "Zhao Zhen is really good at planning. But do you think I will retreat if you send people to attack Shangjing?"
I will not retreat.
Not only will I not retreat, I also have to thank you.
Nowadays, the upper class of Daliao is corrupt, which has led to Daliao being oppressed by your country, Song Dynasty.
That crazy woman, as well as some of her clan members, also want to seize the throne from my prince.
I can't kill them all in one go.
Because I have to take into account the feelings of my emperor and abide by the common agreement made by the eight Khitan clans.
But you sent people to help me kill him.
After my prince ascends the throne, he will be able to control a clean country.
The upper echelons of your Song Kingdom are also corrupt, but you don’t have the courage like me.
I can give up my children and the money that Daliao has accumulated for many years.
But you can't.
Therefore, Zhao Zhen, you and your father are not as good as me."
Yelu Longxu's words were heard by himself.
Zhao Zhen couldn't hear it. If Zhao Zhen heard it, he would definitely nod his head and admit that Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty was more courageous than him.
Because he couldn't be as ruthless as Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty.
Once Bianjing City is in danger of being attacked, he will definitely lead his troops back to help because there are too many people he can't bear to part with.
Yelu Longxu blocked the news, so the civil and military ministers, as well as soldiers and horses who accompanied him on the expedition finally got the news that there was a rebellion by a small tribe in Daliao, and Yelu Longxu had sent people back to gather the remaining soldiers and horses to annihilate it.
After the civil and military ministers and soldiers of Daliao learned the news, they lost interest.
There were many small tribes in Daliao, and Daliao had to clean up many of them, but it was impossible to clean them all in one go.
Daliao squeezed those small tribes very hard, so every year there would be rebellions by small tribes in Daliao.
But without exception, they were all destroyed by Daliao's troops.
The civil and military ministers of Daliao were already accustomed to such things, so they didn't take it seriously.
After Yelu Longxu led his troops and horses to rest for a night at the junction of Youzhou and Shunzhou, he led his troops and horses to the gates of Youzhou City.
Cao Wei specially accompanied Zhao Zhen to watch the Liao soldiers and horses on the wall of Youzhou City.
When Zhao Zhen attacked Xingqing Mansion before, he had deployed a million soldiers, so after seeing the more than 300,000 soldiers and horses of the Liao Kingdom, he said lightly.
"The soldiers and horses of the Liao Kingdom are just like that."
Without saying a word, Cao Wei ordered people to write down Zhao Zhen's words and pass them on to every soldier in the army.
After Zhao Zhen saw Cao Wei's actions, he asked in shock: "Cao Aiqing, what are you doing?"
Cao Wei smiled and said: "The officials should not underestimate your casual remarks. If the soldiers know the officials' evaluation of the Liao soldiers, they will definitely not be frightened by the number of Liao soldiers."
Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "I didn't see anyone scared by the Liao soldiers?"
Cao Wei said with a smile: "With a war coming soon, we must let the soldiers hear something to arouse their fighting spirit."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said nothing.
Zhao Zhen accompanied Cao Wei on an inspection tour and watched the Liao soldiers marching. After being reminded by Cao Wei, he said some words to encourage the soldiers, and then went down the city wall.
After descending the city wall.
Zhao Zhen returned to the palace and asked Chen Lin, "Did Liu Heng's side not enter the Liao territory? Why is there no movement yet?"
Chen Lin bowed and said: "The spies lurking in the Liao Kingdom just received news that Liu Heng had led his troops to the territory of the Liao Kingdom a few days ago. On the day they set foot on the Liao Kingdom, they defeated the Liao Kingdom.
The Haiyang army defeated Runzhou."
Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "Then why is there no response at all from Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu?"
Chen Lin hesitated and said: "It stands to reason that Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu should have received the news. After all, in the Liao Kingdom, my speed of delivering news to the spies is slower than that of the Liao Kingdom's messengers."
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said: "So, the behavior of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu is a bit abnormal."
Chen Lin nodded in agreement and said: "The capital city was attacked, but Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty was still able to sit still. This is naturally abnormal."
Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and ordered: "Send someone to check..."
Chen Lin agreed.
Zhao Zhen said with emotion: "The war here is about to start. I don't know what happened to the fourth brother in Hexi?"
Chen Lin smiled bitterly and said: "The distance between Youzhou City and Yangguan is quite long. We have already captured Youzhou City here, and I am afraid that Yangguan has only just received the news that we are leaving Baozhou."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "That's right..."
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"Ah sneeze..."
Just when Zhao Zhen was thinking about Kou Ji, Kou Ji sneezed for a long time.
Li Di came close to Kou Ji and asked, "Are you catching a cold?"
Kou Ji nodded and said: "When I accompanied Di Qing to inspect Yangguan last night, there was a bit of cold wind, so I must have caught a cold."
Li Di laughed softly and said: "Hexi is not as good as Bianjing. Even in spring, Hexi is very cold in the morning and evening. You should put on more clothes."
Kou Ji glanced at Li Di and said calmly: "You are the one who should put on more clothes, right? Your old body cannot withstand the torment now, unlike me, who is still young."
Li Di glared at Kou Ji fiercely. He hated it when Kou Ji took advantage of his youth.
When Li Di glared, Kou Ji picked up an urgent report and handed it to Li Di with a smile.
Li Di took the urgent report, glanced at it, and said with some surprise: "The official family has arrived in Baozhou? But they arrived in Yanyun before the Liao Emperor."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "What's so strange about this? Although the officials set out for Baozhou after learning about the Liao emperor's troops, but since the reform of the military system in the Song Dynasty, the burden of baggage has been eliminated.
Officials and their families are galloping all the way, so they can naturally come from behind and arrive first.
Besides, as early as last year when the troops of the Black Khan Dynasty attacked the Song Dynasty, we knew about the Liao Emperor's plan and made some arrangements in advance, so we naturally arrived at Yanyun faster than the Liao Emperor."
While Kou Ji was talking, Li Di carefully finished the urgent report and frowned slightly, "Cao Wei also went to Yanyun?"
Kou Ji put away the smile on his face and nodded slightly.
Li Di said in a deep voice: "Cao Wei's health is not very good. I heard someone said that when the imperial court mobilized troops this time, Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng had intended to invite Cao Wei to come out.
However, Li Zhaoliang had a fierce quarrel, and Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng did not mention the matter again.
Li Zhaoliang, an outsider, made a big fuss in the court over Cao Wei's affairs, which shows that Cao Wei's health is not optimistic.
Then if he goes to Yanyun, he may be in bad luck."
Kou Ji sighed slightly and said, "Why Cao Wei went to Yanyun, I can probably guess some of it."
Li Di stared at Kou Ji and said, "For the Cao family and for King Shou?"
Both Kou Ji and Li Di have been in the court for many years. They can probably guess why Cao Wei risked his life to go to Yanyun.
Kou Ji heard Li Di's words, nodded and said: "The officials have punished the emperor's relatives, and also punished Wu Xun. Although the Cao family has not been touched, the Cao family is somewhat worried."
"Be prepared for danger in times of peace?!"
Li Di stroked his beard and said.
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Cao Wei has made great contributions to our Song Dynasty. While Cao Wei is alive, it is impossible for the officials to touch the Cao family. But once Cao Wei dies, it will be hard to say."
Li Di frowned and said, "How can an official be so ruthless?"
Kou Ji lamented: "All officials are ruthless, does it matter? The officials may think of Cao Wei's contribution and don't touch the Cao family, but they can't stop the Cao family from thinking this way?"
After all, the Cao family is different from the Li family, the Zhu family, and the Yang family.
In the entire Cao family, except Cao Wei, no one carried a big banner in the army.
Once Cao Wei died, the Cao family's influence in the army was reduced to the minimum.
The officials' previous dealings with the emperor's relatives and Wu Xun had already given the Cao family a sense of danger.
Therefore, before Cao Wei's death, it is reasonable to gain some credit for the Cao family and stabilize the Cao family's status."
Li Di pondered and nodded.
Kou Ji continued: "There is also King Shou. Empress Cao refused to let the officials appoint King Shou as the prince. She made a clever move and laid a certain foundation for King Shou to firmly sit on the throne in the future.
But there is also a certain risk involved.
Because she replaced King Shou and rejected the good intentions of the officials, some ministers in the court might have other ideas.
Once one of the other three nobles in the palace gives birth to a prince, some ministers in the court who have other ideas may rush to attach themselves to her.
When the time comes to mention the matter of establishing a crown prince, King Shou will have a rival.
If Cao Wei can achieve some achievements by risking his life this time, then the official family will think of Cao Wei to some extent when they appoint the crown prince.
Therefore, Cao Wei risked his life and helped King Shou secure his position as crown prince.
King Shou himself had a huge innate advantage, and coupled with Cao Wei's lingering influence, the crown prince's position was definitely a sure thing.
If Cao Wei's contribution to the establishment is great enough, even if King Shou makes some mistakes after he takes the position of crown prince, he can still use Cao Wei's legacy to offset them."
Li Di sighed: "Cao Wei protects King Shou, and King Shou protects Cao's family. It's really a good plan. Cao Wei has already sent people to capture Dading Mansion and Feihukou, and has made some achievements.
King Shou’s position as crown prince is now secure.”
Speaking of this, Li Di looked at Kou Jida and said: "I heard that the little noble lady in the palace is not a light-hearted person. If she gives birth to a prince, you will inevitably be involved.
The Cao family has a good relationship with you, and Queen Cao has always deliberately made good friends with you.
When the time comes to face the Cao family, what will you do?"
Kou Ji glanced at Li Di, curled his lips and said, "Xiao Guiren helps her son fight for the crown prince position. What does it have to do with me?"
Li Di glared and said, "Your son married her sister's daughter!"
Kou Ji said disdainfully: "That was forced upon my son by the officials, and it was not something my son cried out for."
Li Di said angrily: "In your eyes, marrying a princess is still a chore?"
Kou Ji said matter-of-factly: "Of course. If I don't marry a princess, my son will have to choose all the ladies in the capital. If I marry a princess, I have to be secretive about taking concubines. How aggrieved."
Li Di snorted and said: "Your son is born to be rich and noble, so he should marry a princess. Marrying someone else and becoming an official will definitely cause a lot of trouble."
Kou Ji glanced at Li Di and said nothing.
He acknowledged what Li Di said.
That kid Kou Tianci was indeed born to be rich and noble.
Apart from enjoying wealth, you can do nothing.
If he became an official, he would be able to rise to prominence without being exposed by Kou Zhun and Kou Ji.
There is no way, Kou Zhun and Kou Ji's disciples have too many old friends, and their relationship network is too big.
Even if Kou Zhun and Kou Ji didn't speak up, others would take the initiative to promote Kou Tianci for their sake.
Kou Tianci is expected to become an official, and it is estimated that he will be able to rise to the top of the court within a few years.
Then some people who want to curry favor with Kou Ji will definitely petition the court to break the unspoken rule that young people are not allowed to sit in the position of important ministers, and continue to promote Kou Tianci.
As long as no one deliberately suppresses it, no one can stop it.
It would not take more than ten years for Kou Tianci to be promoted to the position of important minister.
If he is networking with some students.
Once Kou Ji retires, he will take over the relationship network between Kou Zhun and Kou Ji, and he will be able to dominate the government and the public.
With three generations of power in power, the person sitting on the dragon throne should change his surname.
There's no way around it without changing your surname.
Even if Kou Tianci, one of the own people in the court, does not want to be in the position, others will push Kou Tianci to the position.
Anyway, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, made a bad start, so Kou Tianci's men did not feel much pressure to get yellow robes to wear on their bodies.
You can wear a yellow robe and steal other people's empire, and others can wear a yellow robe and steal your kingdom.
Words such as the cycle of cause and effect and unsatisfactory retribution are the best excuses.
Therefore, Kou Tianci could either become a wealthy and idle man, or leave the Song Dynasty and go out to hang out.
Kou Ji and Xiang Yan were reluctant to let their son go out to hang out, so they could only let their son become a wealthy idler.
Seeing that Kou Ji acquiesced to his words, Li Di continued to ask: "What if Mr. Zhang, through his in-law relationship, drags you into the game? Or what if he invites you into the game through your son?"
Kou Ji glanced at Li Di and snorted coldly: "I won't get involved in the succession of the throne, and I don't want to get involved. He'd better not worry about me. If he does, then I will let his son do the same for the prince."
It won’t work.”
Li Di stared at Kou Ji in astonishment.
Kou Ji said calmly: "You know my methods and what I can do."
Li Di hesitated and said, "Did you get any benefits from the Cao family?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "No..."
Li Di wondered: "Then why do you prefer the Cao family?"
Kou Ji asked back: "You really want me to support others?"
Li Di immediately shut his mouth.
Kou Ji glanced at Li Di, snorted and said: "Tell those three old guys not to test randomly, I will not interfere in the succession of the throne. But if they anger me, then maybe it will be over."
Li Di glanced at Kou Ji and said in a neutral tone: "No one is testing you."
Kou Ji said disdainfully: "You Li Di are sitting in Hexi, and you have no intention of returning to the court. Who is sitting on the throne, and what does it have to do with you? If those three old guys hadn't written a letter asking you to test me, you wouldn't have done anything.