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Chapter 874 This His Royal Highness King Yan is obviously not pedantic, but he is extremely righteous
Tokyo Road, inside Liaoyang Prefecture.

Wanyan Gao (gǎo) arrived in front of the palace under the escort of a group of Liao troops.

He is Wanyan Aguda's fifth younger brother, and he came to negotiate this time as a Jurchen envoy.

This is undoubtedly a matter of pinning your head to your waist. After all, more than a year ago, the Jurchens were still lowly slaves in the Liao Kingdom. Song, everything changed.

Even if the Jurchens find that their army is very strong and capable of fighting, and they took advantage of a confrontation with the Liao army not long ago, if Wanyan Gao came to Liaoyang Mansion as an envoy and was beheaded indiscriminately, It's also completely normal.

Wanyan Gao was willing to work hard for the future of the group, but he was also worried that death would be worthless. Fortunately, after he really came in, his heart quickly settled down.

Because under those hostile gazes, there appeared vague fear.

Just like a ferocious wolf, after being beaten, there are times when it is afraid to run away, now this group of Khitan people are afraid!

Especially those extravagant aristocrats who used to be aloof and indulgent in the past, they are even more unwilling to fight to the death with the fierce enemy who destroyed Goryeo in World War I!
So Wan Yangao's heart is settled, he won't die, but he didn't pretend to be arrogant, but was escorted obediently and brought into Miyagi.

There are imperial palaces in the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom, but they are not very well built. The imperial city of Liaoyang Prefecture is not as good as the one in Yanjing. Yelv Yanxi is sitting in the palace now, feeling uncomfortable all over, wishing to return to her own home immediately Inside the Nabo.

But thinking of deterring the Jurchen envoy next, he still held back abruptly, and let the strong Orudo line up on both sides, putting on a menacing posture.

"Your Majesty is guilty..."

Xiao Wuna and Yelude saw each other again, and sighed secretly.

Both of them proposed to cut off the Jurchen envoy directly, showing the strongest attitude.

The people outside the Great Wall do not pay attention to the style of the two countries fighting without beheading. Before Yan Yun expelled the Jurchen envoys, the reason was justified. You Jurchens are not a country, but just a nation within the Liao Kingdom. What qualifications do you have to be independent from foreign countries? Establish diplomatic relations?
In the same way, when the Jurchen rebelled and the Emperor Liao put down the rebellion, why would he meet the envoy of the other party, kill them directly, and hang their corpses outside the city!
Once the Jurchen envoy is allowed in, it will have an impact on the morale of the army, because it is equivalent to acknowledging the other party's status.

Yelu Yanxi didn't think so, but cast a cold glance at the two of them.

This time when they came to Tokyo to counter the rebellion, the Liao army claimed to have [-] elite soldiers, of which [-] were the vanguard, pointing at Jurchen to press the tiger water.

The strange-sounding name "Press out the tiger" refers to "gold" in the meaning of the Jurchens, so the later Jin Kingdom was actually named after the place name.

Of course, there is another saying in the history of Jin, "The Liao used the iron as its name, whichever is firmer. Although the iron is strong, it will eventually deteriorate, but gold remains unchanged." Therefore, the country was named Dajin.

Which one is true, or whether there are considerations, only Wanyan Agu made it clear when the country was founded, but no matter what, the area of ​​Hushui is the core basis of the Jurchen tribe. If this place is taken , the battle is basically over.

As a result, Wanyan Aguda sent back [-] cavalry to aid him. He first pretended to be invincible, then lured them into deep penetration, and finally divided and wiped them out, defeating the [-] Pishi army, and then came the news of Koryo's subjugation.

If there hadn't been that defeat, Yelu Yanxi would definitely have killed Wanyan Gao without hesitation...

Yelu Yanxi would not have allowed Wanyan Gao to live if there had been no tragedy of Goryeo's subjugation...

However, when the two news came together, the Emperor Tian Zuo thought about it, but he didn't dare to kill people directly. He chose to meet and listen to what the other party had to say.

"Wan Yan Gao with a straight girl!" "Wan Yan Gao with a straight girl—" "Wan Yan Gao with a straight girl—"

The announcement sounded all the way, and in a solemn and solemn atmosphere, Wanyan Gao stepped into the hall.

In the eyes of the Jurchens, this relatively simple palace city was already indescribably magnificent. Shock appeared on his face, and without a moment's hesitation, he knelt down directly, with admiration in his tone: "End Yan Gao pays homage to Emperor Tianzuo, Your Majesty is magnanimous and benevolent, it is an honor for you to meet the people!"

Yelu Yanxi put his feet up and snorted coldly: "I am only lenient to obedient people, since you know the consequences of offending Tianyan, you still dare to rebel?"

When Wanyan Agu boosted the morale of the three armies before, he scolded the Liao Emperor for being unbearable, but when the accident that destroyed Goryeo happened, the top Jurchen leaders immediately changed their strategy. I have always been loyal to Daliao, and never dared to rebel, it was the Korean thieves who invaded our tribe, in order to invade the frontier and gain profits, and to alienate them!"

No fool would believe these words, but who made Goryeo die now? Weakness is the original sin, and if you are guilty, you will be blamed. Yelu Yanxi sneered: "Really? Then what did you do?"

Wan Yangao said: "The king of Koryo invaded my homeland, and he has already reaped the consequences, but Koryo is a vassal state of Daliao, we dare not make our own claims, this place is now in the hands of Xianzong's descendants, and I hope His Majesty will bestow a letter of credence and canonize the new king!"

The Goryeo king who just died, after successfully usurping him more than ten years ago, reported the suzerain state Daliao on the grounds that "the former king was sick and abdicated", and was canonized by Liao Daozong Yelu Hongji as a special advancer, inspector Taiwei, Zhongshu Ling, Shangzhu Kingdom, and King Goryeo had a thousand households in Shiyi.

Liao's control over Goryeo could not actually determine the change of royal power within the country, but the new king had to obtain the approval of the suzerain country and bow his head in name.

Now Wanyan Gao's request also means that Goryeo is still subject to Daliao, and it is not even considered a subjugation of the country, but a change of domestic regime.

Xiao Wuna and Yelu De listened so hard that their expressions changed slightly, and they were very vigilant, but the corners of Yelu Yanxi's lips curled up: "Well, if that's the case, I can't blame you, it's just like this, your girl wants to ask What? You won't be working in vain, will you?"

People outside the Great Wall put their interests first, and they asked very directly. Wanyan Gao gritted his teeth when he heard this, and suddenly stretched out his hand to take off his outer robe.

His actions immediately aroused the vigilance of Oruduo in the temple, but soon he revealed a strange look.

Because the Jurchen burly man was actually wearing Korean costumes, he said loudly: "My family has always lived between the white mountains and the black waters. Life is difficult and miserable. In recent years, the offerings are scarce, and my heart is even more anxious. , I also hope that Your Majesty will show mercy and allow our family to move to Korea, this is the greatest request!"

This news has already been circulated, but from the mouth of Wan Yangao, the Jurchen envoy, there was still commotion in the hall.

Jurchen has dozens of tribes, large and small. If this is really a migration, it will be a big deal!

But many Liao officials also expressed their understanding.

In terms of stability and civilization, farming peoples have always been far greater than nomads, and nomads are greater than fishing and hunting peoples.

The Jurchens are a fishing and hunting people. The so-called Baishan Heishui means that "the place where a daughter is born is the Huntong River and Changbai Mountain, and the Huntong River is also called Heilongjiang", that is, the area between Changbai Mountain and Heilongjiang. In this era, the conditions are really too difficult.

Not to mention that the Daliao used to occupy the land of Yanyun, which was a half-agricultural and half-nomadic people. Even if they are forced back outside the Great Wall, they still look down on the Jurchen territory. For the same reason, the Korean Peninsula occupied by Goryeo is not It's a good place, but it's still better than Jurchen.

So listening to this person's request and looking at this person's attire, Yelu Yanxi showed a smile on his face: "Occupying Goryeo's land, enslaving Goryeo's people, and wearing Goryeo's clothes, do you want to take revenge like this? But don't say...it fits pretty well, doesn't it?"

These words caused laughter in the hall, full of sarcasm.

Wanyan Gao was tall and burly, but the Goryeo costume was obviously too small, and it looked tight and funny on the body, which was obviously intentional.

So what if you win the battle, don't you still have to bow your knees and beg for mercy?
Xiao Fengxian laughed the loudest, because many of the treasures that the Jurchen plundered from the Koryo royal city were sent to his mansion, this relative who is gradually favored now hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is magnanimous, mediate the dispute between Goryeo and Nvzhi, Let you get back together, love the same family, and spread the word, it is also a beautiful thing!"

Yelu Yanxi nodded slightly, and liked the term "mediation".

In history, during the war between Jurchen and Goryeo, the Liao Kingdom really came forward to mediate, and it was the Jurchen who assisted them.

Because the Jurchens in this period were very obedient, a traitor from the Liao Kingdom fled into the Jurchen territory and encouraged them to resist the Khitan rule together. Wanyan Loushi killed him without saying a word and handed it over to officials to gain trust. Of course, the Liao Kingdom trusted Such a loyal minister.

At this time, Jurchen's subdued attitude was also very low, Yelu Yanxi had a smile on her face, but she was really moved.

Ever since he had that nightmare, while he felt hatred and hostility towards the Jurchens, he also felt a sense of fear that the nightmare would become a reality.

But the vanguard was frustrated, and the closer they got to the Jurchen territory, the more the sense of fear prevailed, and there was an urge to abandon the army and run away.

Of course, that kind of behavior is too stupid, and he won't really do it, but now that the Jurchens have left the Liao Kingdom and aimed at the territory of the Koreans, they don't need to bear the consequences of defeat, and they have an explanation to the country. Isn't it the best of both worlds?
All these things moved Yelu Yanxi's heart very much, but it was still impossible to deal with such a big event on the spot. The Liao Emperor waved his hand: "Let me think about it, you step down!"

Wanyan Gao was too happy to delay the time, and kowtowed respectfully: "Yes!"

Seeing this person being taken down, an old voice sounded immediately, and Xiao Wuna came forward and said: "Your Majesty, the female straight thief is brave and good at fighting, able to bend and stretch, and has shown her edge before, but now she is pretending to be a posture, just wanting to rectify the power of Goryeo, As a backup, you must not feed tigers into trouble!"

Yelu Dezhong also said: "Your Majesty, Nuzhi is self-reliant and ambitious. After destroying Goryeo today, these evil people will definitely come to attack our Daliao in the future to embezzle them. Don't give them a chance to breathe. !"

Many courtiers in the hall nodded and agreed.

Xiao Feng first saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said: "I think otherwise, the land of Goryeo is not good at raising horses, the most powerful Jurchen cavalry will be useless after they arrive in Goryeo, so within a few years, their combat power will naturally decline. At that time, if there is a heart of disobedience, our Daliao Heavenly Soldiers will be able to wipe them out as soon as they arrive. If they submit obediently, they will be no different from the people of Goryeo. What about going to war?"

These words made more courtiers, especially many Khitan nobles agree, and they also came forward and said: "Your Majesty, all the ministries have been exhausted from long-term battles after going to the Southern Dynasty and the Xixia Dynasty. The female thieves want to take a breather, and our Liao army also needs to cultivate. Waiting for the two sides to rest, can it be that our Daliao army has hundreds of thousands of heavenly troops, but why can't we have thousands of women and straight thieves?"

The officials of the main war faction and the main peace faction held their own opinions, and it turned out that the main peace faction had the upper hand. Yelu Yanxi became more and more excited, and was about to take the opportunity to announce the peace, when an urgent report came from outside the hall: "Dayan sent Letter of Credence, to Your Majesty!"

There was a sudden silence in the hall, while showing vigilance, it was inevitably complicated.

Once upon a time, Yanyun was still under the control of Daliao, providing sufficient food and grass, and was the most fertile Nanjing Road among the five capital roads, but now it has become someone else's territory. is to become a country in name.

With such strong neighbors, the pressure is undoubtedly enormous. If it were not for Yan Yun’s previous statement of directly expelling the female envoys, the high-level officials of the Liao Kingdom would not dare to come to Tokyo Road with confidence, so that when the letter of credence was issued, Yeluyan There was a bit of urgency in Xi's tone: "Submit it quickly!"

When the letter of credence was presented, he read it carefully, and then opened the letter sent by the envoy. After a cursory glance, Yelu Yanxi's complexion became cloudy: "I didn't expect that it was also because of this. It's quite lenient, what does the survival of Goryeo have to do with him?"

The officials looked at each other, Xiao Wuna said: "May your majesty show the letter of credence to the old minister?"

Yelu Yanxi snorted coldly, and passed on the letter of credence. After reading it, all the ministers had strange expressions on their faces.

This king of Yan must have a sense of justice, right?

Xiao Wuna took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, the daughter-in-law's destruction of Koryo this time is a treacherous act of tearing up the covenant, and she should be cast aside. The king of Yan has no friendship with Koryo, and it is out of morality that we will support you. As the suzerain state of Liao, if the new puppet master supported by the Jurchen is appointed, what will the people of the world think of it?"

Yelu Yanxi's expression was ugly, if that was the case, there was really no place for his face to rest: "What do you mean by the Grand Tutor?"

After the debate just now, Xiao Wuna also realized that the Liao army went south to attack the Song Dynasty, then traveled to Xixia, and finally returned to the Liao Kingdom not long ago, and went to fight the Jurchen. , It is unrealistic to want to wipe out Jurchen in one go.

That can only be the next best thing: "We must not recognize the puppet king of Goryeo, but we must angrily denounce the inhumanity and cruelty of Nvzhi's act of destroying the country. Restoration man, just fight against it!"

There was another debate in the hall, but compared to the previous master and the number of people was significantly larger, this time there were more courtiers supporting Xiao Wuna. Obviously they did not want to confront the Jurchen army head-on, but they still had the courage to play tricks behind the scenes Yes, and it's big.

Yelu Yanxi weighed the pros and cons, and finally nodded: "This method is very good, just follow what the Taifu said!"

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"Fortunately, there is King Yan's credential, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!"

Back at the mansion, Xiao Wuna felt a little lucky, but she couldn't be happy at all.

Because he has now completely determined that King Yan's strategy of supporting the weak and resisting the strong...

Liao is weak, but Juzhen is strong!
This was absurd at first, but if it continues like this, it's really hard to say whether the other party has sharp eyes!
"Where is the military situation in the south? Submit it quickly!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Wuna ordered his personal guards to collect information.

The Liao Kingdom has always been spies and spies. In order to train specialized intelligence personnel, they were also asked to go to Mount Wutai to become monks, so that they could better disguise themselves as monks and act in various places.

However, after the Chanyuan Alliance, the two countries ceased fighting, and peace continued for a long time, and the training of spies became less and less conscientious. Fortunately, there was still a certain scale.

After the rise of Yan Yun, under the attack of the secret battalion led by Shi Qian, the spies of the Liao Kingdom lost a lot. Now that the Dudu Mansion has been established, and there is a secret department in charge of this, the military intelligence that the Liao Kingdom can obtain has become more and more serious. come less and less.

So Xiao Wuna didn't know the specific situation of the Western Army before, and he still expected that the strongest army in the Song Dynasty could cause trouble to the Township Army, but it turned out to be wishful thinking...

Realizing that this is not going to work, the King of Lanling recruited another group with a lot of money, and all of them were scattered to the south. After the Yidai Zhao appeared before, he immediately learned that the familiar information returned now was even more successful. caught his attention.

Yan Guo expelled the envoys sent by Jinghu Fangla, and issued an official document issued by the Ministry of Rites, ordering all places to designate Mingzun and Maitreya as evil religions, which will harm the country and the people, and ban them!

The familiar place naturally drove the envoy out again.

This matter may not seem like a big deal, but it is actually no different from tearing one's face, because this is completely not recognizing the status of the other party, and it is precisely the most damaging behavior.

The key point is to clarify the actions of cults, which can be called "envious of evil like haters, and seeing good like hunger and thirst".

"Mingzun Sect and Maitreya Sect are also forces that rebel all day long. Although they are indeed cults that confuse the people, they are also allies who jointly deal with the Zhao and Song courts. If they are so clearly banned, isn't it helping the Zhao and Song courts?"

"This king of Yan started in the infancy, and what he did was indeed righteous and brave, but it was to win people's hearts. Judging from this man's clever means, he is by no means a pedantic generation. Now he is king, and the people's hearts belong to him, let alone Keep it going..."

To be honest, Xiao Wuna didn't believe it.

But after reading the official document twice, the above-mentioned position was clear, and he took an intolerant attitude towards cults, which made King Lanling frown. Combined with his own situation, he suddenly realized: "Could it be possible..."

Wouldn't this be helping the weak against the strong again?

Zhao Song is weak, Fang La is strong!
"Cough cough! Cough cough cough!"

Realizing this, the Taifu, who had worked so hard for Daliao, suddenly coughed violently, clenched his fists, and felt a deep sense of humiliation and powerlessness.

If that is the case, after Song and Liao parted ways, they finally became a country of brothers again in a special way...

(End of this chapter)