back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 85

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On April 15th in the third year of Hongxiang, that is, on April [-]th in the [-]th year of King Wenzong of Goryeo, King Hui of Goryeo officially sent envoys to Liao to discuss surrender matters.

Goryeo envoys, a group of hundreds of people, carried five carts full of gold and silver treasures, silk and satin, and traveled all the way to Linhuang Mansion, the upper capital of the Liao Kingdom (now Polo City in the south of Balin Zuo Banner, Inner Mongolia), and asked to see Yelu Hongki.

Shangjing Linhuangfu City has a vast territory and majestic momentum. It is divided into two cities. The north is called the Imperial City, with a circumference of ten miles; the south is named Seoul, with a circumference of seventeen miles.The imperial city is hexagonal in shape and consists of an outer city and an inner city.The wall is three feet high and there are oars.The city of Seoul is in the south of the imperial city. It is roughly square in shape, with walls two feet high and no enemy towers.The Liao Kingdom actively absorbed Han culture, and the capital city has already taken the shape of a large city in Dashun, and it is also the political, economic, military and cultural center of the Liao Kingdom.

The Liao people in Shangdu called it Shangjing, and its northern city was the imperial city.Inside the imperial city, three palaces including Kaihuang Hall, Ande Hall, and Wuman Hall were destroyed.The imperial city is an area inhabited by Khitan people.In the center of the city is the official city, which is Da Nei, which is the ruined area where the Khitan emperors lived.The south gate of the palace city is called Chengtian Gate, which was built by Emperor Taizong Yelu Abaoji according to the palace gate shape of the feudal dynasty in the Central Plains. There is a tower on the gate, and the central gate is opened only when grand ceremonies are held. The palace gates opened on the east and west sides of the wall.The gate opened on the east wall is called Donghua Gate, and the gate opened on the west wall is called Xihua Gate, which completely imitated the construction of the imperial palace in Dashun.At that time, Central Asia, West Asia, and Eastern Europe were unknown, so they thought Khitan was China.

The group of the Goryeo Kingdom, headed by Cui Jie'an, Minister of Rites, was amazed after they entered Shangjing.Cui Jiean has seen a lot and knows that the Khitan people are also imitating the Dashun Palace, so he kept muttering in his heart: "The culture of the Han people is amazing, even the Khitan people have to start learning..."

After they were arranged to stay at the post station, someone told Yelu Hongji that the envoy from Goryeo had asked to see him.

After Yelu Hongji knew about it, he felt quite novel, and asked the left and right ministers: "This Goryeo is a vassal state of Dashun, and it has never had any contact with our Liao Kingdom. Why did you come to court this time?"

Yelu Yixin, his most trusted minister, said: "Your Majesty, it must be that our army from the Liao Kingdom is attacking the Goryeo Kingdom from time to time, and the Goryeo Kingdom can't take it anymore. But Dashun has no power to fight back against our Liao Kingdom. They feel that Dashun has already If you can't rely on it, turn to me, Daliao!"

Yelu Hongji felt that what he said was very reasonable. At the moment, Yelu Yixin's ambitions are not too big, and it can be said that he puts the country's affairs first.And Yelu Hongji didn't dare to take it lightly when dealing with the Dashun Dynasty who occupied the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, and it wasn't as miserable as it was in the official history.

Yelu Hongji said: "What do you think?" Yelu Hongji admired Han culture, and his way of speaking was also inclined to the tone of the Central Plains.Under his leadership, the entire Khitan nobles are proud of being able to speak Chinese and read Han books.

Yelu Yixin said: "If I summon the envoys from Goryeo so soon, maybe they will look down on me, Daliao. It's better to leave him alone for a few days, and call them to see them after a few days. At the same time, we need to give them a little color." , Our powerful army in Daliao forces them to choose sides."

When Yelu Hongji heard what he said, he also thought it was reasonable, so he asked people to do it.

As a result, the Goryeo envoys were in bad luck. From time to time, barbaric Khitan warriors rushed into the post and made trouble for them.What's more, they blatantly took their horses away and walked away.Cui Jie'an, Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Korea, was quite annoyed before, but later he figured out some inner truths. Although these Khitan warriors were defiant, they did not dare to make plans for their people and five carts of gold and silver treasures, which proved that they knew their identities of.

Now that he knows his identity, he still dares to act recklessly, it is the instruction of the high-level officials of the Liao Kingdom.It must be that the high-level leaders of the Liao Kingdom want to give them a blow, and it is also a punishment for their resistance to the Liao Kingdom over the years.

Cui Jie'an couldn't help but secretly said: "This lowly behavior is really a group of barbarians. Dashun is better, but Dashun can't beat the Khitans. Alas, if Dashun can beat the Khitans, I, Korea Why do you need to be such a villain? After all, Dashun's own strength is not enough..."

Cui Jie'an strictly ordered his subordinates not to resist, and the Liao people could take whatever they wanted, after all the things they brought were meant to be given to them.

Sure enough, as he expected, five days later, Yelu Hongji was going to summon the Korean delegation at Kaihuang Palace.

Cui Jiean had already prepared in his heart.After arriving at Kaihuang Hall, he handed in his credentials and waited for Yelu Hongji to speak.

Yelu Hongji himself is a master of Chinese culture, so he didn't have any trouble reading the Goryeo book which is full of Chinese characters.On the contrary, he could also see that the country of Korea changed course on its own initiative this time, and no one forced it.

What Yelu Hongji valued was the annual tribute promised by Koryo, which was in short supply in Liao, such as ironware, silk and satin, and tea.As for food, Koryo cannot produce enough to eat by itself, so how can it provide more for Liao?
Yelu Hongji had doubts in his heart, and said, "Dashun treats you well, why did you choose us as the suzerain?"

Cui Jie'an had already prepared his speech: "Dashun is now a tiger without its claws. How can it compare to Shangguo, which is thriving? Our country in Koryo is small and the production is not abundant. In order to protect ourselves, we can only rely on the strong. Now Today, looking at the whole world, only the sword of Shangguo is the sharpest. Because of emotion and reason, I, Goryeo, naturally have to choose Shangguo. It’s just that Dashun has controlled my Goryeo very tightly for a hundred years, and it has only relaxed its supervision in recent years. I, Goryeo Only then will I have the opportunity to confide my heart to His Majesty."

Yelu Hongji clapped his hands and laughed loudly, and said: "I like your statement, good, very good! Well, if you double the amount of tribute, I don't want you to send troops to fight together, how about it?"

King Hui of Koryo was also worried about this, but Cui Jiean was overjoyed when he heard that Yelu Hongji had brought it up: "Your Majesty understands the sentiments of the small people. Double the tribute!"

Yelu Hongji also laughed, and said in his heart: "I don't know how many catties and taels you have in Koryo? Ten soldiers can't compare with me and a Khitan warrior. What do you need? The cannon fodder is not enough for the Han people, so why not change it?" actual."

The two parties were Lang Youqing, and the concubine was interested, Wang Ba's eyes met Mung Dou, and they hit it off immediately.Yelu Hongji asked Di Lie Madusi (the official in charge of court etiquette, general etiquette affairs, etc., in charge of etiquette and other affairs, equivalent to the Ministry of Rites) to take charge of this matter, and Cui Jie'an stepped down.Cui Jie'an hardly received the respect he deserved, but he secretly rejoiced that he had found his real thigh.The face of a villain is fully revealed at this moment.

But Bangzi has always had this habit throughout the dynasties, so they don't think it's a big deal.The weak always depend on the strong; the inventions of other countries are their own when they arrive in the country of Bangzi; Because they are the number one stick country in the universe!Tradition is habitual, and it must be carried on!

(End of this chapter)