Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 274: Bullying

After Zhao Mu's glass was filled with wine, Zhao Mu slowly retracted his arm. Only then did he look at the Liao envoy and said, "Haha, Khitan people are barbarians, born in remote places with poor mountains and rivers. He did not know the way of Confucius and Mencius in literature, and he did not know how to master Sun Wu in martial arts. He only knew how to be militaristic and tyrannical. When did it become a 'Shangguo'? In the past, Master Meng, the Yasheng, once said, 'The world is the world of the people, not the world of one person. Only the virtuous live here.' The Khitan barbarians do not know how to be kings, they do not teach etiquette, they drink blood like hair, they are wild and rude, how can they be qualified to be called the 'Shangguo'?"

"You!" After hearing Zhao Mu's words, Yelu Yanping was so angry that he was speechless.

Hearing this, Zhe Zong's face showed nothing, but he couldn't help but snicker in his heart. Duan Zhengchun, who was sitting opposite Zhao Mu, couldn't help but lower his head and cover his face and chuckle.

As the saying goes, "You don't slap someone in the face, you don't expose someone's shortcomings when you scold someone." Although Zhao Muzhi's words were deliberately derogatory in terms of his position, they were also both true and false.

The Khitan tribe was originally a small nomadic tribe controlled by the Tule people. After the Tule people were defeated by the Tang Dynasty, they were ruled by the Uighurs. During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, they were just a small and unpopular tribe, serving only as dogs for the Tang Dynasty.

However, at the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the heroes were divided and the Central Plains was in turmoil. The various princes in the Central Plains were fighting their own battles and had no time to visit the north, which gave the Khitan the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and rise.

If it weren't for Chai Rong, Zhao Da would have died early, and Zhao Eryi's civil servants were not familiar with the art of war and were not good at fighting. And Zhenzong was a coward who lowered Taishan Fengchan's profile. Otherwise, it really wouldn’t be the barbarians’ turn to take over the world. The prosperity of Liao Dynasty can only be said to be the result of destiny.

Zhao Mu looked at Yelu Yanping who was so angry that he couldn't speak. He continued to add fuel to the fire, and then said with a smile: "What? Your Majesty is so angry, but what I said is wrong?"

After Yelu Yanping calmed down, he immediately retorted: "Of course it's not right! Our country of Liao spans thousands of miles, how can it be compared to the small Song Dynasty? Besides, our country of Liao inherited the system of the former Tang Dynasty, and is the descendant of the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, so naturally it is the highest country in the world. The country of China is orthodox. The Zhao and Song Dynasties are just a rebellion, how can they be compared with us, the Liao Dynasty!"

However, King Shang then changed his mind and realized that the throne of the Chai family was not too upright.

Faced with Yelu Yanping's words, Zhao Mu couldn't help laughing again.

After all, it was Taizu Guo Wei who usurped the country of the Later Zhou Dynasty from the hands of the Later Han Dynasty. It was also a military leader usurping the throne. King Shang, who was still complacent at first, instantly became embarrassed. If he traced the origin, Yelu Yanping also scolded his ancestors.

Hearing Zhao Mu's words "recognize the wild ancestors", Yelu Yanping immediately broke through the defense. After all, the Han family changed their surname to Yelu just to disrespect their ancestors.

Zhe Zong's complexion gradually turned pale after hearing this, while King Shang, who was sitting behind, smiled inwardly.

Yelu Yanping yelled: "Nonsense! I..."

After Zhao Mu finished laughing, he said: "Haha, orthodox? Hahaha, orthodox! How dare a barbarian who recognizes his wild ancestors dare to call him orthodox!"

Zhao Mu looked around and then stood up with a wine glass and said: "Today, I, the Duke of Song Dynasty, are all here, and the distinguished guest from afar, the younger brother of the Emperor of Dali, is also here. In this case, I would like to speak in front of everyone. Let’s discuss the so-called orthodoxy with His Highness the King of Jin of Liao State.”

Although what Yelu Yanping said before was pure fart, the last sentence was indeed not bad. The power of the Song Dynasty was usurped from the hands of the Chai family. It is not wrong to say that Zhao Song usurped the throne as a military leader.

Before Yelu Yanping could say anything, Zhao Mu waved his hand to signal him to shut up.

Yelu Yan rolled his eyes at Zhao Mu, and then said: "What's the point? I, the Liao Dynasty, are the orthodox of China! The Song Dynasty just pretended to be the emperor."

Faced with Yelu Yanping's belittlement, Zhao Mu was not angry.

Zhao Mu then smiled and said: "Oh? Your envoy said that I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, was a false claim, and that you, the Khitan, are the orthodox Chinese people. Is there any basis for this?" Yelu Yanping said proudly: "Of course there is a basis for it. I, the Supreme Commander of the Liao Dynasty, Under the Tang system, state affairs were managed by the North and South Houses, three provinces and six departments. And I, the Emperor of Daliao, was a descendant of the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty. When it comes to the names of you Han people, you still take the name of the country from the Han Dynasty. Therefore, I, Daliao, are the orthodox ones."

After Yelu Yanping finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Mu with a proud expression.

But Zhao Mu didn't say a word, just holding the wine glass and looking at him calmly.

Facing Zhao Mu's scorching gaze, Yelu Yanping felt quite embarrassed.

Just when Yelu Yanping was feeling impatient and was about to speak. Zhao Mu asked: "Has your envoy finished speaking?"

Yelu Yanping's words were interrupted again by Zhao Mu and swallowed. Yelu Yanping had no choice but to reply: "Of course it's over."

Zhao Mu heard this and laughed wildly while holding the wine glass again.

Facing Zhao Mu's ridicule, Yelu Yanping's patience had reached its limit. His face was livid, and veins appeared on his forehead. He asked coldly: "Why are you laughing again?"

When Zhao Mu heard this, he turned around and said, "How can I not laugh at your honorable envoy's lies? The Liao State deceives people and claims to be orthodox. It is simply ridiculous. If the barbarians do not understand literature and history, then I will reluctantly tell you today. One or two.”

Zhao Mu walked to the table of Duan Zhengchun and others with a wine glass in his hand. He said: "One! It is the so-called inheritance system of the Tang Dynasty in the mouth of the Liao envoy. It is ridiculous to say that Zhengshuo of Liao Dynasty inherited Li Tang Dynasty. The former Tang Dynasty came from Huangchao After the rebellion, the world was in chaos, and it existed in name only. The powerful minister Zhu Wen killed Li Ye, Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, and replaced him with Emperor Ai. Emperor Ai later settled in Zhu Wen, and from then on, the legal system of Li and Tang Dynasty surrendered to Zhu Liang."

Duan Zhengchun nodded silently after hearing this.

Then Zhao Mu came to Sima Guang again. He continued: "There were two generations and three emperors in the Zhuliang Dynasty, followed by the king of Jin." Zhao Mu suddenly paused when he said this. He looked at Yelu Yanping and smiled, " Haha, the 'King of Jin' I am talking about here is Li Yazi, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty. His Highness the King of Jin must not misunderstand and put gold in his face."

Faced with Zhao Mu's provocation, Yelu Yanping did not get angry this time. He just snorted coldly and gave him a roll of his eyes.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Mu continued: "Then King Li Yazi of the Jin Dynasty attacked the Eastern Capital of Zhuliang and the last emperor Zhu Youzhen committed suicide. Li Yazi proclaimed himself emperor in Weizhou and restored the Li Tang ancestral temple in Luoyang. At this point, the legal system of the Central Plains returned to the hands of Li Tang. Prime Minister, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

Sima Guang heard this and cupped his hands and said: "What the prince said is true, it is true!"

Zhao Mu continued: "But the Later Tang Dynasty restored by Li Yazi was just a flash in the pan. The Later Tang Dynasty also inherited two generations and three emperors. The founding emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty, Shi Jingtang, was despicable and shameless. He cut off the sixteen states of Yanyun and claimed to be his son's emperor, and colluded with foreign countries to use Khitan The military force became the pseudo-emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty."

Hearing this, Yelu Yanping also felt something was wrong.

Although everyone in this era defaults to "the one with strong soldiers and horses is the emperor", you still need to be able to speak a little in scenes.

In addition, there were many regicides and usurpers in the Five Dynasties. Even Zhu Wen, Li Cunxu and others were respected as emperors by Zhao Mu. However, only when the Later Jin Dynasty gave the Khitan the title of orthodox king, Zhao Mu called Shi Jingtang a false emperor. .

So the matter of Jin proclaiming emperor and establishing a country in the Central Plains after the Khitan was destroyed was deprived of legitimacy by Zhao Mu in just a few words.

(End of this chapter)