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Chapter 979 Enthroned as Emperor
"Your Majesty!! Your Majesty!!"

Hearing the empress's wail in the tent, Li Ganshun, the emperor of Xixia, felt a little annoyed. In the past, the princess of the Liao Kingdom used to refer to her old lord as Emperor Liao, but this time she simply called her majesty directly. The wailing sounded as if she had died.

But when news of the tragedy that happened in Shangjing came, he was really shocked, and immediately called his relatives to discuss what to do next.

General Cha Ge's opinion is very clear: "The Jin people are cruel and immoral, and cannot be an alliance. Let's retreat!"

The deaths of the two kings of Song and Liao not only aroused the hatred of their own people, but also made bystanders believe that the Jin people only knew how to promote force and did not know the essence of rule.

Li Qianshun also thought so, but he had another thought: "Then Wanyan Aguda's second son, Wanyan Zongwang, is still in our barracks?"

Brother Cha said: "Yes, he wanted to leave, but my brother did not dare to let him go... What does Your Majesty mean?"

Li Ganshun said: "The king of Yan is about to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, so he happened to capture this thief and send the envoys to Yanjing, showing that Xixia is willing to be a vassal state!"

Brother Cha didn't expect this person's position to change drastically, and to be so decisive, but after pondering for a while, he nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise, this is a way to delay the attack!"

Li Qianshun nodded, and said with a wry smile: "It is said that it is a strategy to slow down the army, but in fact it is a helpless move. Dayan's national strength is strong, and its soldiers are strong. It can overwhelm the Jinren and make them unable to lift their heads. I thought our army could compete with the Jinren." A battle, but what I see now, alas..."

"Now I can only rely on external forces to rectify the hearts of the people inside. As long as this matter is facilitated, when I return to the country, I will publicize it and declare that our country is already a vassal of the Great Yan. It is used to frighten all ministries. Only I understand that the army of the Shang Kingdom has become stronger again. In order to keep the country!"

"Wanyan Zongwang must be captured properly, and don't be let go by him!"

Brother Cha led the order to retreat and arrested people vigorously.

Fortunately, with this instruction, Brother Cha has always been a cautious person. When Wanyan Zongwang sensed the crisis, he really broke through the two layers of guards, and even got on a horse. In front of Li Qianshun.

Li Qianshun looked at the young golden prince who was already capable of acting on his own: "You Jinren brutally murdered, and now I use your head to use it, don't you accept it?"

"If the two armies are at war, if His Majesty Emperor Xia wants to do so, the ministers will have nothing to say!"

Wanyan Zongwang also had a look of fear in his eyes, but he didn't utter a single word of begging for mercy. He kept his posture and was dragged down.

"He is also an outstanding person, but it is a pity that he was born in the royal family of a small country like me..."

Li Qianshun sighed, and ordered the envoys: "Don't torture this person on the way to escort him to Yanjing, but once the real power figures in Yan court signal that he wants to kill this person, you will do it directly, and you must show a respectful attitude. understand?"

It was the first time for the envoy to hear such a straightforward order, knowing that His Majesty was afraid that he would not understand it, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty accepts the order!"

After finishing all this, the exhausted Li Qianshun came to the tent and hugged the queen: "Don't be too sad, I have already taken the son of Wanyan Aguda, and I will vent my anger on Emperor Liao!"

The queen opened her mouth, but after all she didn't say anything about going out to attack the golden man, and snuggled into her arms: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The most honorable couple in Xixia hugged each other, and a look of concern appeared on their brows at the same time.

……

"came back!"

When Yelu Dezhong led a long team, passed the inspection of the border of the Great Wall, and set foot on the land of Yanyun, he couldn't help but feel like a world away.

Once upon a time, he was still the great king of the South Courtyard, sitting in Yanyun, ruling the most fertile land in the Liao Kingdom.

But there is also tremendous pressure. To send a steady stream of rice and grain to the Khitan nobles, the Han people under his command must be severely punished, and miscellaneous taxes must be levied, which is extremely heavy.

For this reason, he often patrols, just to see whether the endurance of those people has reached the limit, and whether the government will force the people to rebel.

As long as you can bear it, you will squeeze it desperately, it is best to barely survive, and you are too tired to think about anything else.

He used to think that this was the best way to rule, until now when he went deep into the land of Yan, just in time for the autumn harvest, all he saw along the way was full of cars and good harvests, and the grains were plentiful. It is no longer dazed and numb, but the heartfelt joy of harvest, and I can't help but have a new understanding.

"It's a pity that my Khitan people don't have so much fertile land, but I heard that the Han people's Central Plains range has not reached here, and they are gradually reclaimed..."

Yelu Dezhong looked very envious, and said to Princess Tianshou: "During this period of time, our clan must cultivate some talents who can reclaim wasteland, go west to re-establish the Liao Kingdom, emigrate to reclaim wasteland, and have a foundation."

After so many years of Sinicization, Khitan is no longer a pure nomadic people. Naturally, they value knowledge in this area, but Princess Tianshou still finds it strange: "Can the barren land be reclaimed into good fields? Then our fields in Daliao, Why is it always insufficient?"

Yelude said again: "Not all of them can be reclaimed, and it takes a lot of hard work. I also talked with the officials of the Yanting Ministry of Industry during this period. I know that the Ministry of Industry is also promoting new farm tools and researching new fertilizers. .”

"Song people already had green manure, water manure, compost, mud manure, fire manure, and ash manure. Yan Ting also developed 'manure pill' and 'pesticide' on this basis, and has promised to the qualifications of the Xiliao mutual market. , so that we can take root there and ensure the connection of the Eastern and Western trade routes..."

"During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, the territory was extremely vast, and any of the six protectorates of Andong, Anbei, Shanyu, Anxi, Beiting, and Annan could be compared to half of the land of the Central Plains today, and the commercial routes were as far away as possible. In the land of the west, there are strange Kunlun slaves who are sold here, and this is the road that King Yan wants to restore."

After hearing this, Princess Tianshou couldn't help yearning: "The goal of King Yan is to restore the prosperity of Tang Dynasty?"

Yelude remarked: "What King Yan did was similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, but the system was different a long time ago. He didn't intend to restore the former territory, and he didn't blindly imitate the predecessors."

Princess Tianshou was a little hard to understand. In her opinion, the larger the territory, the more face it would have. Since the Yan Kingdom is powerful, it should expand all the way.

Yelude smiled heavily: "You don't understand now, but you will know when you see what happened to Jin Guo!"

When mentioning the golden man, Princess Tianshou showed deep-seated hatred: "Kill my Lord Liao and seize my country, they will not end well!"

Yelude hoped so, but he didn't let go of unnecessary harsh words.

Since Shangjing changed hands, King Xi was defeated by the Jin army three times. Judging from the military situation alone, Jin undoubtedly replaced Liao and became the overlord of the north.

However, in accepting the legacy of the Liao Kingdom, there have been no small problems.

Because a large number of people fled, the Khitan people were the most, and there were also many other ethnic groups, so that the Jin army had to set up fortresses to block the flow of people.

And the Yan army retreated from the east and west, like two arms, first opened, and then slowly closed, protecting a large number of people back to the Yan territory.

At first, Yelu Dezhong felt that it was a pity that the Yan army gave up Liaodong in this way. It was not until he found a steady stream of people flocking to the Great Wall that he realized the key to this struggle: "Although the Kingdom of Jin destroyed my Daliao, they did not get it. The real benefits, which seem to have a vast territory, are actually vain, not only difficult to expand, but even a drag on military affairs."

"The consequence of such annihilation of the country is that even if Wanyan Aguda is the hero, it will take ten years of governance before he can go on the right path, but this is impossible, because the Yan Kingdom will never let it breathe for so long time……"

However, these words don't need to be so clear. Although there is Fang La's example in front, they can't be too exaggerated. This point should be controlled.

Thinking of this, Yelu breathed a sigh of relief, and just about to warn his sister, when the personal guard came to tell him, he had an expectant and complicated smile on his face:

"It seems that we have to hurry up, hurry to Beijing and prepare to witness the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Yan!"

……

1108 AD.

The seventh day of September.

Everything is suitable, do not avoid evil.

As soon as Maoshi arrived, the people in Yanjing City washed up early, walked out of the east gate one by one, and gathered outside the Circular Mound Altar to wait.

Also known as the Tiantai, it is composed of the Circular Mound, the Imperial Vault of Heaven, the Side Hall, the Divine Kitchen, the Sanku and the Sacrifice Pavilion.

The core altar is an open-air three-story round altar with a very particular scale.

In ancient times, the singular numbers of one, three, five, seven, and nine were called "yang numbers" and "heaven numbers". The first floor is fifteen feet long, named "Sanwu", and the bottom floor is twenty-one feet long, named "Sanqi".

Surrounded by nine layers of stones, the first circle is nine fan-shaped plates, which is one weight; the second is eighteen pieces, which are multiples of the first circle, and then increase in multiples of nine, until the ninth circle is eighty. One piece, weighing nine weights.

There are steps on all sides of each floor, each with nine steps. There are [-] railings on the first floor, [-] on the second floor, and [-] on the third floor. .

The three-story open-air round platform and the two outer and inner walls symbolize the "sky round place". The key is the ingenious structural design. When standing in the center of the first floor and talking, the echo is transmitted back immediately, and it is impossible to tell whether it is the original sound or the echo. , There is a feeling of echo.

Such a building that conforms to the etiquette and has practical effects can only be designed by the Central Plains Dynasty with a long history. Since the completion of the construction, it has been in a closed state and closed to the outside world. It was not really shown to the subjects until this day.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, the people who have been allowed to go out of the city are given priority and wait outside the sacrifice platform. After the people are in their seats, officials from various ministries arrive one by one and gather together.

After the officials of various ministries, there were envoys from various countries. Without Goryeo and Liao, envoys from other countries came more frequently, so that the number increased instead of decreasing, and detailed arrangements were made.

Yelu Dezhong, Princess Tianshou, Xixia envoys, etc. were all among them. Looking at the dark crowd all around, they were completely silent, and they could hear needles falling. They were all immersed in this solemn and solemn atmosphere.

Finally, the car drove away, and under the apricot-yellow canopy, stood a majestic and tall figure.

(End of this chapter)