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Chapter 948 Treat Dayan as Tang Dynasty

"Are you sure that it is Orudo who is wandering around our camp?"

"That attire is Orudo. We wanted to arrest him, but we didn't catch one of the five people. Instead, he killed three of them. Except for Orudo, there is no such thing..."

In Zhongjing City, listening to the words of his cronies, Xi Wang returned to Libao with an ugly expression on his face.

The most elite army in the Liao Kingdom is Oruduo, which is the royal guard team set up by the Liao Taizu. It is responsible for guarding the palace, the security of the Liao Emperor’s travel, and the guarding of the Liao Emperor’s death. It is equivalent to the original guards of the Southern Zhao Song Dynasty .

During these years, as the Liao emperor became more and more stupid, especially when Yelu Hongji and Yelu Yanxi, the grandparents came to power, they became more and more relatives and distant ministers, and Oruduo also mixed in many mediocre people without real talents and learning. generation, but the rest of the army is still corrupt.

In such a horizontal comparison, Oruduo is still the strongest in the Liao Kingdom. If one person knocks down the five heroes of his own tribe, it is indeed this guard who is the most likely.

"If it is true that Emperor Tianzuo sent his personal guards to watch me secretly, then he is not a foolish king who just blindly hunts and ignores the government..."

"The city is so deep!"

King Xi frowned, feeling uneasy.

Seeing the domestic disaster victims everywhere, complaining, but the Liao Emperor only cared about hunting and ignored it. He also established his prestige with the help of Yan merchants' rice grain.

At this time, people are the most sensitive. If you are a thief, you have a guilty conscience, let alone a rebellion?

Furthermore, the loyal Grand Tutor Xiao Wuna ended up being guarded until he died of illness. Once he, the leader of a big clan with a different heart, was stared at, what would happen to him...

King Xi Huilibao's eyes flickered for a moment, then he put aside hesitation, gritted his teeth and said: "There is no way out, I have to do it first!"

He had planned to gather momentum for several years, and secretly instigated against the rest of the tribes who were dissatisfied with Khitan, and together they overthrew Emperor Tianzuo's rule. If he did it now, he might be facing Emperor Tianzuo pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. The chances of winning were really slim. Allies must be found.

The person who contacted Yelu Dezhong has not returned yet. It seems that the Liaoyang Mansion is not peaceful. To face the threat of Jurchen to establish a country, the king of Yudi should have no energy left. He returned to Libao and looked to the south: "Just Can I ask Yan Wang for support?"

The place where the Xi tribe is distributed is basically the Zhongjing Road. This area directly borders the Yan Kingdom. If they can get the support of that powerful country in the Central Plains, the chances of winning this time will naturally increase, but it is a bit unacceptable in terms of mentality.

"Take this Great Swallow as Great Tang!"

King Xi knew nothing about other histories, except the Tang Dynasty.

Because the Liao Dynasty claimed to inherit the orthodoxy of the Tang Dynasty, and when the Tang Dynasty came to court, which of the barbarians would not rely on it to survive?
Thinking about it this way, if the Central Plains is strong and the great power of the Tang Dynasty has been restored, isn't it natural for him to ask for support?

……

"It is said that the Secretary of the Central Committee and the Governor's Mansion will come to the palace to see you."

When Xi Wang's movements first passed through Yan Shang, and then the Secret Department around Yan Shang sent the information to Yanjing quickly, and Li Yan immediately summoned important officials.

This time, there were only six officials from Zhongshu Province and Dudu's Mansion. After seeing the news, they were all stunned: "Emperor Liao will preemptively attack King Xi?"

In their eyes, Yelu Yanxi was basically the same as the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and they agreed that unless Yelu Yanxi died of illness and passed on to the next unlucky ghost, the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty should also be this one...

Even Emperor Tianzuo didn't do anything about Jurchen's crimes, and let him sit on the ground. Now he suddenly attacked a King Xi who hadn't shown any rebellion, which was really unexpected.

After Lu Junyi was astonished, he felt that this was a good thing: "What we support is not Huilibao, but Yeludezhong. Only when the younger brother king takes power can he pose a direct threat to Jurchen. Now that King Xi is going to take the lead, Let him mess up, it is best to overthrow Emperor Tianzuo, and let Yelu Dezhong take the throne as a matter of course!"

Cai Jing shook his head lightly: "I'm afraid it's not right. Yelv Dechong is originally from the Khitan royal family, the younger brother of Emperor Tianzuo, with outstanding abilities in literature and martial arts. If he easily ascends the throne and escapes control, what should he do?"

Zhu Wu also expressed concern: "The national strength of the Liao people should not be underestimated. There are hundreds of thousands of available troops and sufficient weapons. ..."

Shi Qian said: "Without my Yan Ting's help, it would be difficult for Yelu to take the position easily, right? He is currently guarding the Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo, facing the threat of the Jin people. If the Liao Kingdom is in chaos, the Jin Kingdom will not be unresponsive."

Wu Yong suddenly said: "The problem lies here. This time King Xi was forced to rebel, did the Jin people participate?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the ministers were shocked and fell silent.

After a moment of silence, Hua Rong spoke first: "Jurchen destroyed Goryeo and has not been able to rule yet. Is it too early to aim at Liao now?"

Lu Junyi was reminded, but immediately said: "It is not impossible. The Jurchen army is strong, which is an advantage, and the governance is weak, which is a defect. Taking advantage of King Xi's disobedience, he provoked civil strife in Liao and sent troops brazenly." , Annexing the Liao Kingdom is a strategy to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses!"

"Your gentlemen have spoken very well."

It wasn't until then that the voice behind the imperial case rang out, and the officials immediately showed respect.

Seeing the gentleman get up and walk to the map of mountains and rivers, he pointed to the territories of the Liao and Jin countries: "If the Jin Kingdom is behind this matter, it is actually a wise move. The more it drags on, the worse it will be for them."

Li Yan has done three things against Jin Guo recently:
Send rice and food to the Xi people, stabilize the people of the Liao Kingdom, and prevent the Jin Kingdom from obtaining population resources;
This is the suppression of comprehensive national power.

Arrange "Xuanji Taoist Soldiers" for Yelude, accumulate strength, and prepare to replace Emperor Tianzuo;
This is the influence of diplomatic connections.

Establish Buddhist cultural exchanges, enter the Liao Dynasty and invest in gold, and influence each other with religion. Whether it is acceptance or expulsion, it can shake the already unstable foundation of rule;
This is a clash of cultural backgrounds.

Facts have proved that even if the Liao Kingdom is separated, the risk of sending troops directly is too great. With the national strength of the Yan Kingdom and the high-level strategic thinking, it is enough to make the Jin Kingdom suffer from depression and continue to weaken.

So Li Yan was happy to procrastinate.

The process of annihilating Zhao and Song was fast, leaving some tails, cleaning up those, and then weakening the Jin Kingdom, and finally flattening it in one fell swoop, which is a matter of course.

It can be crushed, so why bother to make it thrilling and escape from death?
However, the Kingdom of Jin is really not as easy to deal with as the previous forces, and now it has disrupted the plan by taking action in advance.

Li Yan didn't know that this was actually Wanyan Zonghan's vicious idea, which was approved by Wanyan Gao. Wanyan Aguda, who was far away in Kaijing, also learned about it after the fact, but sometimes it is really a way to break the game.

Among other things, Yelu Dezhong was not ready...

The most important thing in training Dao soldiers is time. From selection to training to fighting, it is not done overnight. The reason why Goryeo fell so easily back then is because they hurriedly joined the Dao soldiers. They thought they were safe, but they were defeated by Jurchen in the first battle, and the main force suffered all casualties.

If Yelu Dezhong is now in battle, it will have the same effect, so Li Yan is not worried that Yelu Dezhong will get out of control, but feels that the King Yudi, who is facing Jurchen's edge, may be finished.

So he took out another letter that he had prepared for a long time: "My Yan Ting's Ministry of Punishment is false, because Gongsun Zhao has not returned yet, and he was found near the Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo, Liao Kingdom, and ordered the Beiping Army and Deshun Army to go out of the Great Wall to pick him up. .”

"If the Kingdom of Jin does not move, the two armies will go back the same way after picking up the people, and will not invade the Liao territory or disturb the Liao people."

"If the people of Jin conspired against the law and invaded the Liao border, as an ally, our Yan army is obliged to help them destroy the enemy!"

Everyone was startled, are they waiting here?

But Cai Jing still opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, should the two armies enter the Liao border directly, or should the Chen Bing border send envoys to wait for the Liao Emperor to reply before entering the country?"

Zhu Wu also said: "Once King Xi rebels, Emperor Liao will definitely not dare to offend our army. In order to gain support, the Xi people will do their best to protect the grain road and keep the rear safe..."

In fact, these are not the main reasons. The most important reason is that His Royal Highness King Yan is well-known in all countries. Brilliant image.

However, Li Yan waved his hand and said decisively: "If you don't stop, you should accept the chaos. Either you don't send troops. Now that you have dispatched troops, if you linger at the border, you will only miss the opportunity to let the Jin army occupy the favorable terrain. If you don't want to destroy the Liao Dynasty, you are breaking your trust and have no shame in your heart, so you don't have to worry about it!"

Your Majesty is so pragmatic, all the ministers immediately took orders: "Yes!"

Li Yan turned his gaze to the Governor's Mansion, and added a layer of insurance: "No accidents during this trip, it is the first face-to-face confrontation between the Yan Army and the Jin Army. In addition to the commanders of the two armies, I intend to send another Governor to fight. "

The commander of the Beiping Army is Suo Chao, the vanguard in the original book, who has been trained by him to be brave and resourceful, so there is no need to worry.

However, the commander of the Deshun Army is Guan Sheng, a descendant of Guan Yunchang, who is also familiar with the art of war. Compared with Yang Zhi's persuasion to surrender Bianliang, and Hu Yanzhuo's recovery of Hedong, he has not made great contributions since his surrender. If you are eager to win in order to prove yourself, it is a huge flaw.

So Li Yan planned to arrange a marshal, with Suo Chao and Guan Sheng as his assistants, to ensure everything was safe.

Shi Qian knew that he was not the material, Lu Junyi and Hua Rong's eyes lit up, and they were eager to try.

But the two looked at each other, Lu Junyi thought carefully and withdrew voluntarily: "The minister and Commander Suo are both from the Daming Mansion. When deploying, Commander Guan and his subordinates may misunderstand. This trip to Hua Dudu is more appropriate."

Hua Rong begged for orders: "I am willing to go!"

Li Yan said happily: "Okay, the specific arrangements in the battle are up to you. There is only one strategic advice. If you save land, you lose people, and everyone loses land. If you save people, you lose land, and everyone saves land!"

The officials savored it carefully and praised it greatly: "Your Majesty is a sage!"

After thinking about it carefully, Hua Rong also understood what it meant. If the Liao Kingdom really reached that point, what the Yan army wanted to protect was the population rather than the territory. He clasped his fists heavily: "I obey the order!"

(End of this chapter)