I am Da Song

Chapter 344 The sun never sets in the Great Song Dynasty, starting from the rise and fall!
It was already March in Yangchun when the Song Army's squadron returned to Beijing. Birds were singing and flowers were fragrant along the road, and willows were sprouting.

This is the time specially chosen by the Privy Council to return to the city, in order to delay the time until spring when the grasslands are thin and rich, and then retreat to lure Mongolia.

The 20 troops stationed in Beijing will be completely disbanded only after the news of the battle between Song and Mongolia comes.

While waiting in Beijing, Zhao Huan had nothing to do, so he received a special guest.

That's right, it was a guest, because it was not appropriate to describe the other party as a prisoner or a subject.

This guest was the last emperor of the Liao Kingdom: Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi.

When the Song army broke through Huining Mansion, he was rescued by the Song army.

To the Liao Kingdom, this emperor was indeed a down-and-out fool. During his reign, he indulged in drinking and listening, refused to advise and cover up wrongdoing, was extravagant and lustful, indulged in traveling, framed by credit, lax in discipline, and resentful in human relationships. .

So the Jurchen rose and the Liao Kingdom perished.

But all of this has nothing to do with Da Song, no matter how lewd and innocent he is, he will not harm Da Song's interests.

On the contrary, Zhao Huan has a good impression of him, because from the beginning to the end, he has emphasized the orthodoxy of the Central Plains, emphasizing that he is "brothers with the Song Dynasty, and uncle and nephew with the Xia Kingdom."

What kind of barbarians don't exist!We, Daliao, use the culture of the Central Plains, speak the orthodox customs of the Central Plains, and are authentic Chinese people.

It's just that Daliao was destroyed, and his former wealth and honor, and the emperor's morale were all sluggish.

Being led by the female officer to come before Zhao Huan, he respectfully and formally saluted: "My younger brother, Emperor Khitan, would like to pay homage to my brother, Emperor Song, and best wishes."

Zhao Huan couldn't help laughing, Yelu Yanxi probably had to choose his words for a long time before meeting him.

"No gift, sit down."

After taking his seat, Yelu Yanxi immediately said: "Jurchen is greedy, brutal, and poisonous in the universe. My brother is the teacher of the king, hangs the people and punishes crimes, captures the evil chiefs in the enemy's lair, and destroys the bandits in the North Sea. Wenzhiwugong has never existed in ancient times. My brother deeply Congratulations to my brother."

Zhao Huan said with a faint smile: "Ancestor Lai is blessed, it's just God's help."

Yeluyanxi dared not say too much, if he had such a great achievement, he might immediately celebrate it, let the dancer and Le Ji dance to celebrate, and let the historian write a special note.

I can't wait to travel all over the country, so that all the people can see my heroic appearance.

After a moment of silence, Yelu Yanxi mustered up his courage, raised his head that had been staring at the fruit on the table, looked at Zhao Huan and said, "My brother once heard that there is a saying in "The Analects of Confucius", which has been ordered since ancient times and the king of Zhongxing must be prosperous." Exterminate the succession, cultivate and abolish, and then the world will return to benevolence, and the four directions will be governed."

"Brother has accomplished more than the three emperors, and the five emperors of virtue. I don't know if I can guide my younger brother to restore the land of the Liao Kingdom, build the ancestral temple of the Northern Dynasty, and forever be the fence of the Song Dynasty?"

Zhao Huan looked at Yelu Yanxi, and asked unhurriedly: "Rebuild the Liao Kingdom to worship the country? Do you want to stand side by side with China's north and south?"

Yelu Yanxi hurriedly said: "I dare not have such delusions, I would like to be a minister of China, Xu Beifan, descendants of generations, and strictly observe the festival of ministers."

"O feudal lord." Zhao Huan said, "The Liao Kingdom respects the virtues of the Central Plains and admires the customs of the Xia. It is true that it should not be destroyed by the Hulu. It's just that when I restore the Liao Kingdom, what should Western Liao do?"

Yelu Yanxi also heard that Yelu Dashi was fighting in the west, expanding the territory, and said quickly: "Yelu Dashi was originally a subject of the Liao Kingdom, and he usurped the throne. Guozuo."

Zhao Huan shook his head slightly, and said: "The Khitan has been through wars for a long time, and its strength has been greatly reduced. I can't bear it if it falls into a dispute between East and West."

Yelu Yanxi was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized, and tentatively said: "What the officials said is true. Why don't you let me lead the people to assist Yelu Dashi, as his backing, and continue the Liao Kingdom together?"

"That's very kind." Zhao Huan praised with a smile.

This world is so vast, it is impossible for Da Song to occupy all of it.

Especially the plains and deserts north of the Central Plains must be nomads grazing on them.

If it is not given to Khitan, it is left to Mongolia or Turks.

The five Central Asian countries in later generations were all named XX Stan, which is obviously the result of the failure of Sinicization.

It is not unacceptable to Zhao Huan to cut a piece of territory on this land to the Khitan, let them rebuild the Liao State community, and promote the Han culture locally.

The establishment of the Great Song Empire did not necessarily copy the British colonial system.

Instead, the suzerain-vassal system of the Central Plains can be applied.If you want trade and raw materials, which foreign country dares to refuse the order of the emperor of the Central Plains?From the perspective of opening raw materials and trade markets, the effect is not much different.

As for the garrison, it is not really necessary.In the vassal system, the generals of the Central Plains can mobilize the local army.Even when a war broke out in the Central Plains, the vassals would take the initiative to ask if they needed to send troops to help.

It's just that on the border, the generals of the Central Plains will recruit Hu Qi.In the hinterland and the north, the distance to deploy troops is too far, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Even the Song Dynasty could order the vassal states to implement unified laws, consistent tax laws, and the same political system.

For example, the three kingdoms of Song, Xixia and Xiliao use the same political system, the same tax rate, the same service and even the same language.

With the expansion of the territory of the Western Liao Dynasty in the Western Regions, it means that the sphere of influence of the Song Dynasty is also expanding. From the Central Plains to the Western Regions and Dashi, it has been driving away the Turkic civilization and expanding the sphere of influence of the Han culture.

This is not too obvious, after all, Da Song can do it by wasting some time.

But when Yelu Yanxi was canonized on the grasslands of western Mongolia, the effect was immediate.It means that the Han culture drove some Mongolian forces north from the farming areas of the Central Plains, and expanded the Zhuxia civilization to the sphere of influence of the grasslands.

Zhao Huan said to the map: "Xiliao is fighting in the territory of the Black Han Kingdom, so you can take the Khitan people to the north of the Black Han Kingdom. The west of Suiye River is the nomadic Khitan land."

Broken leaf water is the Chu River, which is sandwiched between the Syr River to the east of the Aral Sea and the Irtysh River to the northwest of the Tianshan Mountains. After that, build a city and garrison it.Because most of the soldiers in the army were from Chu at that time, it was named Chu City, and the river was renamed Chu River.

The Tang Dynasty unified the Central Plains, and built the Four Towns of Anxi in the Western Regions, which was renamed Suiye Water with Suiye City.It is said that Li Bai, a great writer of a generation, was born here.

Yelv Yanxi's fief is just further west of Suiye Shui.

The locals are Turkic tribes and Muslims.The current power of Song Dynasty obviously cannot be radiated.

Throwing Yelu Yanxi in the past can at least be a pioneer for the king and promote the culture of the Han family.

Yelu Yanxi did not go to restore the country alone. Zhao Huan selected more than 1 Khitan soldiers from among the captured Jin Army prisoners and gave him as his subordinates. People, go to distant lands to open up.

All Khitan family survivors who are willing to leave with him can pack their bags and leave the Central Plains.

Da Song didn't intend to give these elders and children any privileges.

(End of this chapter)