Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 626 The Final Division of Benefits

Wanyan Sheng asked: "What about other places?"

Zhao Mu replied, "As for other places, it depends on your own ability. The first one to enter the city will be the first one to enter. However, you have already made concessions on the old land of Liaodong and the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, so we, the Song Dynasty, will not be greedy. We, the Song Dynasty, can help you attack the territories outside the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and the old land of Liaodong, but we will not participate in local plunder. As for the Zhongdu and Shangdu of the Liao Kingdom."

Hearing Zhao Mu pause, Wanyan Sheng continued to ask: "Then how should the wealth of Liaozhongdu and Shangdu be distributed?"

Zhao Mu replied, "According to our previous land divisions. When we signed the alliance, I gave Zhongdu to the Jurchens. And Shangdu to Lord Murong's Yan. So after Zhongdu is captured, it will belong to the Jurchens, and after Shangdu is captured, it will belong to Yan. I think everyone agrees with this."

Wanyan Sheng was a little unhappy after hearing this. After all, the scale of Liaozhongdu and Shangdu was not comparable.

Although the Liao Dynasty relied on the Han system, it was still essentially a nomadic people. They implemented the "Five Capitals System" and the Five Capitals were the five most prosperous places in the Liao Dynasty.

Among them, Datong Prefecture is the Western Capital, Liaoyang Prefecture is the Eastern Capital, and Yanping Prefecture is the Southern Capital. These three capitals are the homeland of the Han people. Although the Hu and Han people are mixed, most of the residents are Han people. Among these three capitals, Yanping Prefecture is the richest. Now the Song Dynasty has taken away all three rich places.

Only Shangdu Linhuang Prefecture and Zhongdu Dading Prefecture were left. However, the people of the Jurchen tribe had no objection to this.

After all, as Zhao Mu himself said, the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack Liao and contributed the most. They should also benefit the most. Moreover, this was also what everyone had discussed when Zhao Mu invested in the Jurchen tribe to help them grow stronger. They had no objection to this.

But among the five capitals, Shangdu was the main capital, where the royal family and ministers of the Liao Dynasty lived.

Compared to Shangdu Linhuangfu, Zhongdu Dadingfu was not only much smaller in scale, but also had much less wealth. Wanyan Sheng was somewhat dissatisfied with giving Shangdu to Murong Fu.

But Zhao Mu hadn't finished speaking yet. He said, "After Zhongdu and Shangdu are captured, my Song army will be the first to collect the spoils. After we have taken them, the rest will belong to you. But don't worry, my army will only take the officials, ministers, and royal family members of the Liao Kingdom. As for the others, we will not touch a single cent."

After hearing what Zhao Mu said, the barbarians of the Jurchen tribe were somewhat unable to hold back. If Zhao Mu was not the investor of the Jurchen tribe's uprising, Wanyan Sheng and Wanyan Zongwang really wanted to refute him.

Zhao Mu looked at everyone's faces and saw that no one was talking, so he asked, "What's the matter? Does anyone have any objections? Master Murong!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Fu replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have no objection. After conquering Shangdu, everything in Zhongdu will be at your disposal. As long as Your Majesty leaves the city defenses and palaces of Zhongdu to Murong Fu, it will be fine."

Zhao Mu looked at Aguda and his group again.

Facing Zhao Mu's gaze, Aguda was about to say "no objection".

The young and energetic Wanyan Zongwang said to Zhao Mu: "Your Majesty, the Song Dynasty is a little too greedy. This may be a little unfair to us, the Jurchens."

Hearing his son's words, Aguda scolded him, "Zongwang! Stop talking." Then Aguda said to Zhao Mu with a flattering look, "Your Majesty, my Jurchen tribe has no objection either."

Zhao Mu also laughed when he saw the expressions of the people of the Jurchen tribe. Then he said, "It's okay. It's okay to have objections. I came here in person today to discuss with you. What is the discussion? It's to find a way to satisfy everyone. The young chief is right. I may be a little greedy."

"But there is nothing I can do about it. I started my expedition from Qi to attack the Liao Kingdom. I believe you all know how strong my army is, so there is no need for me to explain in detail. I have contributed no less than you." "But the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and the land of Liaodong will belong to the emperor and the Song Dynasty after the victory. I will not get a single inch of land. And I have also distributed all the other territories in the heart of the Liao Kingdom to you. Do you want me to only take the yellow sand and weeds in the western part of the Liao Kingdom?"

After hearing what Zhao Mu said, everyone present fell silent.

After all, what Zhao Mu said was right. He was not only the prince of the Song Dynasty, but also the ruler of his own country. Now that the benefits were almost distributed, if he sent troops, he would not get any actual benefits.

Zhao Mu continued, "So, I took the wealth of the nobles and royal family of Shangdu and Zhongdu. This is not excessive, right? General Zongwang, what do you think?"

Wanyan Zongwang felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, then he stood up and bowed to Zhao Mu and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my mistake. I really didn't think about your Majesty before. Your Majesty's Xiqi army will not get any substantial benefits this time. It is not too much to just take the wealth of some royal family members and nobles in Zhongdu and Shangdu."

After saying this, Wanyan Zongmou sat back.

Zhao Mu continued, "In fact, the Jurchens don't need to be so depressed. Although the wealth of the living has been taken away by me, you can take the wealth of the dead at will."

After hearing what Zhao Mu said, the people of the Jurchen tribe looked at each other. Wanyan Sheng asked, "What do you mean by that? Doesn't the spoils of war originally belong to us?"

Zhao Mu shook his head and said, "Of course not. I'm not talking about the spoils of war. I'm talking about the tombs of the Liao Dynasty's successive rulers, queens, and concubines. If I remember correctly, most of these tombs are within the territory of your Jurchen tribe. Aren't they filled with gold, silver, and treasures?"

After hearing this, Wanyan Sheng smiled and said, "Ah! Your Majesty is wise."

At this time Feng Bo'e said: "But robbing graves is bad for one's virtue, isn't it a bit..."

Zhao Mu smiled and said, "I am just reminding you. As for how to behave, that is your business. Besides, we killed people to seize the city, which seems to be more excessive than digging up the graves of the dead."

Zhao Mu looked at Wanyan Sheng and said, "Oh, by the way, Second Chieftain. If you really want to dig up the royal tombs of the Liao Dynasty, then I have a favor to ask of you."

Wanyan Sheng said: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? If Your Majesty has any instructions, please feel free to tell me."

Zhao Mu said, "The Liao Dynasty has been ruled by eight kings since Abaoji founded it, and has lasted for more than a hundred years. I am not interested in the rest of the kings' tombs. But if you ever dig up the tomb of Empress Dowager Xiao, please invite me to go with you, Chieftain."

Wanyan Sheng was puzzled when he heard this and said, "Empress Dowager Xiao? All the empress dowagers and queens of the Liao Dynasty were basically named Xiao. I just don't know which Empress Dowager Xiao's mausoleum Your Majesty is talking about?"

When Zhao Mu heard Wanyan Sheng's seemingly "complaint" words, he was stunned for a moment.

But this is not Zhao Mu's fault. After all, historical data of the Liao Dynasty in his time was very scarce, and the Liao History was compiled by the Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. In Zhao Mu's mind, there was only one famous Empress Xiao.

And in this era, as Wanyan Sheng said, all the empress dowagers of the Liao Dynasty had the surname Xiao. Which one do you want to ask?
(End of this chapter)