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Chapter 465 Autumn Hunting
No country in the world can match the speed at which Liao sent troops.Yelu Hongji issued an imperial decree, and the palace tent army outside Linhuang Mansion was ready on the second day.

In the early morning, the autumn wind is strong and the wolves are hunting.Yelu Hongji, surrounded by his personal guards, rode a pure-blood Yili horse, and went straight to the outside of Shangjing after leaving the palace.As far as the outside of the city, a whole [-] palace tent troops surrounded the gate of Shangjing in a dark area.Seeing Yelu Hongji coming out, they all shouted "Long live".Yelu Hongji liked the feeling of being called "long live" by the mountains, it was no worse than the nightly spring night, and even a little ecstatic.

He rode his horse and cantered past, cheering everywhere he went.This greatly satisfied his vanity, and he thought: "I think the little emperor who came to the Central Plains would be so frightened that he would be so frightened that he would not be able to ride a horse? No, what about that weak Han man?" Can you ride a horse?"

After he galloped his horse under the imperial umbrella, Yelu Hongji delivered the decree and set off for Taizi Mountain.Among the accompanying civil and military officials, among them were the emperor's uncle Yelu Chongyuan and the king of Chu.Yelu Hongji caught a glimpse of the emperor's uncle's expression, and there was nothing unusual about it.On the other hand, Yelu Nielugu, the king of Chu, seemed very restless and seemed impatient all the time, as if impatient.

Seeing this, Yelu Hongji had no doubts.Yelu Nielu Gu Shangwu, it is normal to want to go to Taizi Mountain as soon as possible; Yelu Chongyuan has never liked this kind of hunting, so it is normal to have no expression.

Taizi Mountain is located eight miles away from the Luan River, more than 600 miles away from the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, and it is almost at the border of Shunliao.After more than a hundred miles, the Great Wall of Dashun is located.Generally speaking, with the Great Wall as the boundary, it is the border of Shunliao.Once the Liao Kingdom crossed the Great Wall, it would be an invasion.Once Dashun crossed the Great Wall, it would also be an invasion of the Liao Kingdom.But this situation has not been tried for more than 80 years.Since the founding of Dashun, after dozens of battles with the Liao Kingdom, the two countries have established a border with the Great Wall as the boundary.Afterwards, Dashun's frontier army became weaker and weaker. After several years of tentative attacks, the Liao Kingdom finally attacked Dashun under the premise of a year of heavy snowstorms and obtained supplies for the winter.Since then, the Khitan people have been unscrupulous towards the Han people...

This situation lasted for nearly a year, and it was not reversed until last year.Yelu Zhongyuan, a military idiot, took the initiative to volunteer, wanting to make contributions.Unexpectedly, the camp was attacked by the Han army, resulting in a big defeat, and even the eldest son was captured.Later, following the peace talks between Liao and Liao, the negotiating field was opened, and Liao had supplies for the winter, so there was no need to harvest grass.Shun-Liao relations began to enter a period of relaxation.

Judging from the map, Mount Taizi is only more than three hundred miles away from the battleground between the two sides.This is a relatively safe place, not to mention there are [-] cavalry following, so why fear the Han people?
Yelu Hongji admitted that he had thought too much before.He thought that Dashun would not take the initiative to attack within the territory of Liao, and only needed a few thousand people to accompany him.Unexpectedly, Yeluliang informed him and Xiao Tali persuaded him, so he dubiously brought in an army of one hundred thousand.Now it seems that this is not a bad thing to do.If Dashun didn't abide by the peace treaty and sent troops outrageously, Dashun's frontier army could only gallop for a night in just over a hundred miles.Shun Liao's century-old grievances, how can a paper peace treaty be reconciled?If something happened to Yelu Hongji, wouldn't it be a waste of money for Emperor Taishu Yelu Chongyuan?

Yelu Hongji, who looked at the map, realized that he was thinking too simply.Just as the Liao Kingdom would also send spies to Dashun, since the little Emperor Dashun took power and established the Supervision Department, in less than two years, many spies have been sent to the Liao Kingdom.The fact that he decided to besiege the Prince's Mountain was probably reported back to Dashun yesterday, right?
According to the current speed, it will take seven or eight days to go to Taizi Mountain.In this way, nearly ten days have already been spent.Besides, I don't know how long the hunt in Taizi Mountain will take, even if it only takes six or seven days, it will take half a month.After such a long time, who can guarantee that Dashun will not attack suddenly?
Yelu Hongji was too worried. If Dashun's frontier army was so powerful, it would not have been oppressed and beaten by the Liao Kingdom for more than 60 years.The frontier troops stationed at the border never seek meritorious deeds, but seek no faults. Which general has such courage and dares to send troops without authorization?
Yelu Hongji thought a lot along the way, looked back frequently, and found that the emperor's uncle, father and son looked more and more suspicious.I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "Dashun's monarchs and ministers work together, why is my Daliao's internal conflicts endless? If this continues, no matter how powerful the national power is, it will be exhausted... I hope this time I will hunt the big bug, try my best for three years, and try again." Attack the Central Plains!"

The Khitan people have never stopped coveting the rich land of the Central Plains.The output of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures alone has fed the Liao Kingdom for more than 60 years.If the entire Central Plains is conquered, how strong will the Liao Kingdom be?
While Yelu Hongji was thinking about the future, a carrier pigeon flew across mountains and rivers, from the Youyun border all the way to Jingzhao Mansion, and landed in the Supervision Department compound in Chang'an City.

"Head, there is a hidden message!"

A supervisor who looked like a small boss of the Supervisory Department caught the pigeon, took off the letter tied to the pigeon's leg, and walked to Xu Jingchun's study.

Xu Jingchun took the small bamboo tube with the word "You Yun" written on it, opened it with a bang, and took out the hidden message.After looking at it, he immediately said: "Prepare the car, I want to enter the palace to face the saint!"

It is still immature for carrier pigeons to send messages. Using such precious carrier pigeons to send letters must be important information.The inspector didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly said: "Get the car ready!"

The Supervision Department is a very busy office, and there are not many people who have to go out every day.But Xu Jingchun is the only one who is qualified to go out in a carriage.After Xu Jingchun jumped into the carriage, the carriage "rolled" and ran towards the palace.

Yue Quan, the second-in-command of the Supervision Department, happened to see this scene, and came out of the main hall and asked, "Where is the director, in such a hurry?"

The inspector said: "I'm going to meet the saint..."

There was a complicated look on Le Quan's face: "Why?"

"Who knows, I just went out after receiving a dark report from You Yun..." The inspector patted his body, as if he was afraid of getting pigeon feathers.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested, Le Quan murmured, "Could there be another war?"

The inspector was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "This is impossible, unless the Khitan people are crazy. If His Majesty is offended and the discussion room is closed, the Khitan people are not allowed to cry? Hey, Deputy Secretary Le, you I don't know, a relative of mine is doing business with the Khitan people, and in the past two months alone, he has already made nearly a thousand guan. If he secretly buys good horses, and then sells them to the horse supervisor, his income will quadruple. You said, the Khitan people are now supported by our Dashun merchants, would he dare to go to war?"

(End of this chapter)