Chapter 498 There is no need for another Taizu
In the eyes of the Han people, it is unfilial to contradict their father, let alone killing their father.
But it is nothing in the eyes of nomads.
Nomadic peoples live in difficult conditions, so they pursue the jungle law of "prime strength and lowly old and weak".
It's like a group of wolves. When the wolf king gets old, there will be strong wolves who will challenge to seize the position of the wolf king.
As long as you win, the rest of the wolves will recognize the new wolf king.
Only the stronger wolf kings can lead them to survive better.
This principle is the same for nomadic peoples.
Many nomadic peoples were born on the grassland, and customs may vary, but the laws of survival have not changed in nature.
So what Nelugu did was not a stain. If Yelu Yixin killed him, Yelu Chongyuan's old subordinates would only worry that Yelu Yixin would settle the score later, and would not think that Nelugu should be killed.
Therefore, it is normal for Yelu Yixin to leave Nelugu.
But Li Ge, a Han man, counts nothing in Yelu Yixin's eyes. It would be fine if Yelu Yixin didn't kill him, but he would still be with Nelugu's side. It was not normal to see it no matter how you look at it. "Your Majesty, I don't know why Yelu Yixin didn't kill me, but everything I said is true." Li Ge said anxiously.
Zhao Xing believed Li Ge's words a little bit when he heard this.
If Li Ge really surrendered to Yelu Yixin, what conspiracy did Yelu Yixin send him here? There must be enough reason to answer perfectly.
Li Ge said that he didn't know why Yelu Yixin didn't kill him, which would not reduce Zhao Xing's suspicion of him.
Of course, it is also possible that Yelu Yixin guessed what he thought and deliberately asked him to say so.
Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, "Tell me first, what is your purpose for coming here this time?"
"Return to your Majesty, Nerugu wanted to avenge his father and learned that the Song Dynasty was in Xijing City. There has been no progress for a long time, so I will send you a message to Your Majesty." Li Ge said. "What news?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Yelu Yixin secretly transferred more than 100,000 troops from the grassland to Shuozhou, and it is very likely that he wanted to attack the Song Dynasty." Li Ge said.
Zhao Xing frowned slightly. Shuozhou was about 300 miles away from Xijing City. It was not far away, nor was it close.
However, it is normal for Yelu Yixin to mobilize troops to Shuofang. After all, it is too close to the Song Dynasty and is easily noticed.
And this direction is not the same as Shangjing, and it is still on the grassland, so it is indeed less likely to be noticed.
"Nelugu wants to avenge his father?" Zhao Xing sarcastically said, "But he killed Yelu Chongyuan himself. If he wants to avenge Yelu Chongyuan, why don't he commit suicide?"
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"Your Majesty, the Khitan tribe is different from the Song Dynasty. When they did not occupy the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun before, the elderly in the tribe would leave the tribe and die for themselves when they were short of food, so that the young and strong tribe could Live. Yelu Chongyuan, who was killed in order to survive, naturally had to avenge his father!” Li Ge said.
Zhao Xing sneered and said without comment: "He just wants to avenge Yelu Chongyuan? No other conditions?"
Li Ge said embarrassedly: "Of course there is, Nelugu He said that he would continue to provide information for His Majesty later. If His Majesty can avenge him, he will be willing to govern the grassland for His Majesty in the future and will never betray him!"
"Hehe."
Zhao Xing sneered after hearing this. : "What are you managing the grassland for me? He is asking me for the grassland. I am curious. He is under house arrest. How did he get the news?"
"Although Nelugu was under house arrest, Yelu Yixin is not in Shangjing now. Yelu Yixin is worried about Yelu Chongyuan's old subordinates, so it is not difficult to find out some information." Li Ge explained. "I have to think carefully about this matter. I see that you have suffered a lot along the way. Zhang Feng, take him down and treat him well." Zhao Xing said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After Li Ge thanked him, he went out with Zhang Feng. "Zeng Aiqing, what do you think about this?" Zhao Xing looked at Zeng Gongliang. "Your Majesty, I think this matter is credible but not credible." Zeng Gongliang said.
"Oh?" Zhao Xing frowned slightly, "Tell me carefully." "From what he said, it should be true, but this may not be because Yelu Yixin deliberately lets go. ” Zeng Gongliang said. "I have also considered this possibility, but why did Yelu Yixin do this? My dear not said that Yelu Yixin has the intention to attack the camp, and doing this will only make the Song Dynasty alert." Zhao Xing said .
He thought about whether this was a trap set by Yelu Yixin, but if Yelu Yixin intentionally attacked, it would be a bit contradictory to do so.
"I have only one possibility after thinking about it. Yelu Yixin dares not bet. He does this to make the Song Dynasty alert and dare not do his best to attack the city. In this way, he will be confident enough to delay until the beginning of winter." Zeng Gongliang said.
The robbery of the camp was also a gambling, and it would be fine if it did. If it failed, it would have a great blow to the morale of the Liao army.
Although Liao Kingdom has a strong city to defend, there is enough time to restore morale.
But there is gunpowder in the Song Dynasty, and if you are not careful, you will lose everything.
As for Yelu Yixinzang's troops, although they were hidden from the Song Dynasty, it was because of the distance.
Yelu Yixin ordered the dispatch of those troops and horses, which also took time.
When you get closer, it is impossible for the Song Dynasty to notice it.
So it was deliberately revealed to the Song Dynasty, which made the Song Dynasty feel scruples and did not dare to do its best to conquer the city. It would be more stable to delay time.
As long as winter begins, the Song Dynasty can only withdraw its troops. Even if the troops are left to defend the city, the people are unacceptable. In addition, the cold weather in the north and the Han people are not used to it, he is still very confident of regaining the lost city. .
Apart from this explanation, Zeng Gongliang could not think of any other possibility for a moment.
"How to deal with it?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Your Majesty, I think this is an opportunity."
Gong Liang stood up and came to the map hanging on the wall, pointed to a place and said, "If you set this place down, you can Directly threaten the Zhongdu of Liao Kingdom. Zhongdu is the gateway to the Liao Kingdom's Shangjing. By then, Yelu Yixin could only give up Xijing."
Zhao Xing looked at the map and pondered.
The place Zeng Gongliang refers to is the Nandu of the Liao Kingdom. In terms of the Han people, it is called Youzhou City.
Since the Han Dynasty divided the thirteen states, Youzhou City was the capital of Youzhou. From then on, Youzhou City has always been one of the important cities in the north.
Compared with Xijing City, Youzhou City is more majestic and sturdy.
The Song and Liao dynasties took the Baigou River as the boundary. The Song Dynasty attacked Liao and crossed the Baigou River. The distance between Xijing and Youzhou City was actually about the same.
Whether it is the capital of Xijing or Youzhou, it is the gateway to the capital of Liao Kingdom.
Once these two cities lose one, the Song Dynasty can directly advance to Zhongdu.
The reason why I chose Xijing instead of Youzhou City is because Youzhou City is more solid. "Zeng Aiqing did not agree with attacking Youzhou City before." Zhao Xing said in silence for a while. "Your Majesty, this is the time and time. I didn't attack Youzhou City before because Youzhou City is stronger. Secondly, Yelu Yixin's reinforcements have not appeared for a long time, so it may be in Youzhou City."
< Zeng Gongliang smiled and said, "But now that I know that the Liao reinforcements are in Shuozhou City, there will be no more troops in Youzhou City. If a surprise attack is launched, maybe we can fight. Next! ”
Without gunpowder, he naturally doesn’t have the confidence.
But now with gunpowder, it is still possible under the raid of Liao without any defense.
"What if this is Yelu Yixin's trap?"
Zhao Xing frowned and said, "If you turn to attack Youzhou City, there are still many county towns in the middle. If you let these things go, you can let them go. If the county town is not in charge, the army will go deeper and the entire army may be wiped out. But if it is fought, it will not be hidden at all."
"And if the front-line army raided Youzhou City, the front-line army would have to retreat to the city first, even if it was not a trap, Yelu Yixin It is also very likely to notice it."
"Your Majesty, you have never been completely sure of fighting. You can not retreat from the front line and quietly transfer tens of thousands of troops. It is difficult for the Liao Kingdom to detect it. You will then draw from Your Majesty's Imperial Army. Ten thousand people, even if they fail, they can retreat." Zeng Gongliang said.
Zhao Xing pondered for a long time after hearing this, but still couldn't make up his mind.
He was not very good at military tactics. Although Zeng Gongliang understood, he was more civil servants.
Zhao Xing also knew that there was no complete confidence in the war, but if he fell into the trap, he would not have the heart to see these soldiers die.
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Silenced for a long time, he said, "This matter may also be a trap in itself. Yelu Yixin wants to make the Song Dynasty relax its vigilance in this way. Zeng Aiqing first returns to the front line and reminds the British Duke to be careful. Then put this Tell him something and see what he thinks."
"Yes!" Zeng Gongliang responded.
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Bianjing
The Supreme Emperor abdicated for so long, and he has a good body.
After having been idle for so long and taking charge of the government again, the Supreme Emperor was very energetic. Just like before abdicating, he worked very hard, and was busy every day until after dark.
The Supreme Emperor regained his feelings back then, and so did the officials.
It was only then that they felt the goodness of the Supreme Emperor.
Zhao Xing has only succeeded to the throne for more than a year, but the officials in the court changed nearly half of them compared to the Emperor when he was in power.
Some of them retired when they were old, either demoted or killed.
It's a pity that this kind of life will not be too long. Once Zhao Xing comes back, they will still have to live the previous fearful days.
Some officials even gave birth to restore the Supreme Emperor to the throne.
It's a pity that this is impossible. After all, Zhao Xing succeeded to the throne and worshiped the ancestral temple.
And the Supreme Emperor had only one son, and he could abandon the throne before. Zhao Xing had ascended the throne, so how could he abolish Zhao Xing again?
Many officials even had an idea in their minds that if Zhao Xing died on the front line, the Supreme Emperor could be restored.
The Supreme Emperor has been cultivating for so long, and he looks much younger. If the Supreme Emperor restores the throne and works for more than ten years, the prince will grow up.
After the teachings of the Supreme Emperor and their ministers, the prince will definitely be like the Supreme Emperor.
However, not long after, the good news from the north cut off the thoughts of these people.
The successive good news from behind made many people feel a little desperate.
There is no need to regain the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, but only to regain the Xijing and Yanmen Pass, and restore the territory lost after Emperor Taizong's defeat of Liao, and Zhao Xing will greatly increase his power.
If Zhao Xing could regain the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, even Taizong could not compare with Taizu.
After all, this is not only Taizu's wish, but also something Taizu did not do.
But does the Song Dynasty need another Taizu?
For most officials, it is certainly not needed.
Zhao Xing was already strong. If he had made more contributions than Taizu, the civil servants would completely lose their voice in the court.
This result is naturally not what they want to see.
But they had no choice but to do anything about this. The emperor Zhao Xing was in charge on the front line, and the emperor was in charge behind.
They didn't even dare to use some small tricks.
But there are always some brave people in this world.
In a living room
A man in his sixties sat at the top, and several people sat on both sides.
Just looking at the clothes and demeanor, you can tell that these are all extraordinary identities. "Everyone, the north is full of good news. Your Majesty personally led the expedition, and it is unstoppable. Now it has reached the city of Xijing. As long as you capture Xijing and take the opportunity to recover Yanmen Pass, you can recover Taizong's defeat in the attack on Liao, and then continue to be defeated. Lost territory. If Your Majesty can recover the sixteen states of Yanyun and drive the Liao Kingdom back to the grassland, it will be really worthy of the Taizu."
The old man in the head looked at everyone. , said, "Your Majesty is so strong that you know. Do you want to see another Taizu appear?"
"But now that your Majesty is in person, how dare we do anything?" The middle-aged man in the head said.
These literati didn't like Emperor Taizu.
Although Taizu valued literature, he did not neglect military officials and killed many civil officials.
If all officials voted for the emperor at this time, the Qin Emperor and Han Wu would definitely receive a low vote.
The Supreme Emperor must have the highest votes.
Zhao Xing has been targeting civil officials since he ascended the throne. If his achievements are better than Taizu, their lives will be even more difficult from now on.
Over a small number of officials in the Song Dynasty actually did not want to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Even if they recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, they would be recovered by literati as the leader.
But now Zhao Xing was in charge of the army and the commander he used was a military honor like the British Duke, which was obviously inconsistent with the interests of most civil officials.
"Why don't you talk? Don't forget that before Your Majesty succeeded to the throne, he had the intention of reform. Moreover, Your Majesty always valued Wang Anshi, who advocated reform. The reason why Your Majesty succeeded to the throne was after Your Majesty succeeded to the throne was always used by Wang Anshi. , there was no action because Your Majesty knew how much resistance there was. "
"But after Your Majesty ascended the throne, he cleaned up many officials and attached importance to martial arts. Obviously, he was preparing for the reform. If you let Your Majesty carry you The great victory is coming back. When Your Majesty proposes reforms, who can stop them? "
"We are old. Even if Your Majesty wants reforms, as long as you don't stop them, you can end up in a good end, but we The descendants will probably not be reused." The old man in the head said lightly.
"My husband, you don't need to say this, we all understand the truth. You have any plans to say it directly. If it is feasible, we will naturally not retreat."
"That's right! Since my husband is here, there is no need to test us."
"Okay!"
The old man nodded and said, "Then I won't talk nonsense. The most urgent thing is now Let Your Majesty return to the capital. Ordinary methods are useless, and special means must be used. You should have a way to contact the Wizards. During this period, the Wizards were investigated by the Imperial City Department, like a dog that was stranded. They could only hide from all over the place and dare not show up. . Contact them, let them provoke a rebellion and force Your Majesty to return to Beijing! "
"Although we have a way to contact the wizard, we are afraid that there will not agree." The old man in the upper right frowned.
"When Your Majesty recovers the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, there will inevitably be reforms. Then there will be no place for the wizards to stay in the Song Dynasty. As long as the wizards are not stupid, they will not refuse." The old man said lightly. .
(This chapter ends)