Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 4
When Liu Nan heard that Ye Chen was going back to the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty, he remembered that he might never go back this time and die at the hands of the Khitan people.After thinking for a while, he coughed lightly and said, "Brother Ye! In fact, my brother's departure this time is not to go home, but to attend to other important matters. The journey back and forth is far away, and I don't know when I will be able to return. Home in Kaifeng. If Brother Ye is going to the south, can you bring me some money and send it to brother Wei's home?"

Speaking of this, Liu Nan felt a little feverish on his face, and realized that what he said now was a bit contradictory and far-fetched with the previous words of leave, and what he entrusted was also quite difficult.After all, Ye Chen never said that he would go to Kaifeng, the capital of Song Dynasty.

Ye Chen seemed unaware of Liu Nan's embarrassment, and agreed to Liu Nan's request without hesitation.This made Liu Nan feel grateful to Ye Chen for a while.

Since the downfall of the Tang Dynasty and the Anshi Rebellion, heroes and lords have swarmed all over the country, forming a situation of war in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. For more than 50 years, the war in China has continued, with bones covering the wild, and there is no food for thousands of miles.

Yongle Border City is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River, bordering the Song Dynasty in the south, the Daliao Dynasty in the north, the Northern Han Dynasty in the east, and the Dangxiang tribes in the west.Because of its special geographical location, this border town has often been devastated by wars since the end of Tang Dynasty.The city wall, which is not high, not wide, not strong, and not thick, has gone through countless times of repeated damage, repair, damage, and repair.

Especially a few years ago, Song and Liao confronted each other, and the Northern Han and Dangxiang ministries intermingled and attacked each other. Although the scale was not large, every time there was a war, it mostly broke out in the area near the border city of Yongle, causing the city walls in the area to collapse. The countryside is barren, the people are scattered, and the cottages are empty.

Therefore, apart from the Yongle border city, the Yongle border city is the center outside the city, stretching for hundreds of miles, full of ruins and deserted villages.

For the nomadic Liao people and the various ministries of the party, according to the usual practice, at the junction of the two ethnic groups, a certain distance of "Outuo" must be left as a buffer zone. It is regarded as provocation.

For the Song Dynasty in the south and the Northern Han regime in the east, it is also considered that this piece of land that bears the brunt is no longer suitable for the people to live in, but only suitable for implementing the strategy of "strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness" to prevent the Khitan and Dangxiang war horses from going south. There is no way to resupply.

Until Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chenqiao mutiny, the yellow robe was added to replace the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the Great Song Dynasty was established in the southern Central Plains.Moreover, at the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin consulted Zhang Yongde, Zhao Pu and other ministers based on the situation at the time, considering that the south was the economic center of gravity and the power of all countries was weak, while the Liao regime established by Khitan in the north was powerful and strong. , Determined the strategic policy of "first south and then north" and "first easy and then difficult".

On the other hand, the Northern Han Kingdom in the southwest of the border city of Yongle was narrow and sparsely populated, with few soldiers and few generals. However, because they recognized the Khitan in the north as the "Father Emperor", they were supported by the latter and survived until their last days.

It was under such special circumstances that several forces formed a rather delicate balance and stalemate, and Yongle border town experienced an extremely precious short-term tranquility, which has not been baptized by war for several years.Even under the intentional or unintentional acquiescence of the forces from all directions, today's Yongle Border Town has become a subtle place where no one cares.

Therefore, over the years, Yongle Border City has not only been a place where good people bind their feet, but also a paradise for those who lick their blood with knives.Full of danger, but also opportunity.It can be a place for heroes to die without a burial, and it can also be a stage for those who are not afraid of death to become famous.

The criminals who are wanted by the governments of various countries, the outlaws who offend the powerful and powerful, and the landless people in the martial arts world all use this place as a safe haven of refuge.

In addition, because Yongle Border Town is a transshipment center that connects forces from east, west, north, south, and four directions, it is a bridge for trade exchanges between the four parties, such as grain, cloth, iron, salt, tea from the south, and horses, cattle, sheep, fur, and some special medicinal materials from the north. According to their respective needs, various forces, civil and official, continue to trade and exchange with each other through this place.

Due to various factors, the border city of Yongle is quite prosperous today.

(End of this chapter)