Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 146 Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty

"Your Majesty, Duke Kangbi, pays homage to your Majesty!"

"Please get up."

Liu Ling looked at the middle-aged man, then glanced past him and back.

When he called himself queen, the Xia Kingdom naturally obeyed, and the Jin Kingdom immediately sent people to acknowledge it. Only the Song Dynasty has not sent back any official news.

But no matter what, when the king's flag is opened, it means that Liu Ling's appeal in Yanyun has increased again. The old officials and generals of the Liao Kingdom once again set off a wave of "abandoning money to invest in Liu" and "secondary service" .

This is also Liu Ling's purpose.

Although he is constantly resorting to tricks, which has seriously slowed down the progress of the Jin Kingdom's recuperation, but who knows whether the group of Jurchens will suddenly go crazy and all go south, and finally have a go at it.

So when he became king at this time, it seemed that Liu Ling was in a hurry, but in fact he was still preparing for a large-scale war that might break out soon - he needed to boost people's hearts again.

I talked a few words with these officials who came over again, and read the official documents first. The official positions were somewhat inflated, and there were also a lot of money as rewards.

Now is the time to employ people, and among these people, there are also capable officials like Kang Gongbi. Liu Ling doesn't mind playing with the horse bones that are worth a thousand gold.

Liu Ling gave a few last words of encouragement, and the officials gradually retired, leaving only a few people, all of whom were former generals of the Liao Kingdom.

"Where is the Yelv Stone?"

Yelu Dashi took a deep breath, walked out of the queue, and bowed.

"The general is here!"

"Yelü Dashi, I will make you the commander. You will lead more than 2,000 soldiers and horses. In addition, I will give you another 3,000 to make up 5,000 people. You will take the army to Luanzhou to garrison, and Zhang Colleague Dungu, he is the master inside, you are the master outside, in everything, you are the master!"

"I will obey your orders!"

"Do you know what Gu wants you to do?"

Yelu Dashi nodded without hesitation and said: "Run Luanzhou and find a way to get Pingzhou back."

"General Yelu, since you came here, have you been short of money, food, soldiers, and troops?"

"If I get back to your Majesty, everything is complete. The general was only like this when he was in the late emperor's army!"

"I am not only trying to win you over, I am also giving you a chance."

Liu Ling stood up, walked to Yelu Dashi, and motioned for him to stand up straight.

"I ask you, is it a shame that your family and country have been destroyed?"

Yelu Dashi was stunned for a moment and replied: "Shame."

"The emperor you protected died, and he was tortured by golden dogs before he died. He died without a complete body. Is it a shame?"

"shame!"

"You were beaten by the golden dog and fled all the way to Ningyuanpo. If it weren't for me, you would have died there long ago. Is it a shame?"

"shame!"

"Your subordinates, relatives, and family members all fell into the hands of the Jin people. They were killed like pigs and dogs and treated as slaves. Is it a shame?"

"shame!"

Liu Ling stretched out his hand and pressed Yelu Dashi's shoulder hard.

"I, the king, and you are both fighting men and do not believe in reincarnation or the afterlife.

Man, just for this life!

This is the only life!

Of course you can choose to live, but you must also know that you will not always have the opportunity to come back. The shame is branded on you by the golden dog, and the opportunity is given to you by the king himself. What you choose is up to you. Wang didn't say much.

But I promise that if the Golden Dog goes south to attack your Luanzhou in the future, I will personally lead Yan Dierlang as your backup within three days! "

Yelu gritted his stone teeth, bowed and saluted, and said solemnly: "Finally, you will definitely fulfill your mission!" Wanyan Zongwang wrote several times asking Liu Ling to restrain himself, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the court.

Yes, Wanyan Zongwang even had to take the initiative to cover up for Liu Ling.

Within two months, more and more Jurchen nobles under him and around him began to trade cattle, sheep and horses with merchants from Yan. Although the imperial court agreed to open a sales market at the border during the peace talks, the relevant regulations had not yet been issued. The business these people are doing now is "illegal".

However, money moves people's hearts.

Wanyan Zongwang himself was also collecting bribes, gifts from Liu Ling, merchants in Yan, and some gifts from some quite famous people in Yan.

Some of these people were forced to migrate to the Jin Kingdom when the Jin Kingdom moved south, and some were still in Yan, but they deliberately gave money to Wanyan Zongwang.

Most of the former's family property was spent during the migration, so where can he get the money to please himself now?

Most of the latter have already worked for Liu Ling, how could they be so stupid as to send money and letters to him openly to please him?

Wanyan Zongwang rubbed his brow irritably. He had long figured out that these people were constantly throwing dirty water at him.

Not long ago, something happened. Jin Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai secretly took some money from the treasury and asked someone to buy some wine for himself. Then when the prime minister took inventory of the treasury, he discovered that he and the ministers were in the treasury. In the court, Emperor Jin was half-lifted and half placed on a dragon chair, and was beaten with a stick as a punishment. Finally, everyone knelt down to plead guilty to Emperor Jin, who had no choice but to let it go.

In the eyes of many people, the tribal life is still the same as before. The worst that can happen is that the leader of the clan will be renamed the emperor.

Wanyan Zongwang had read a lot of books, and he understood that people would change their minds quickly after sitting on the dragon throne, not to mention that a dignified emperor was dragged down and beaten with a stick by his own ministers.

Emperor Jin probably needs a chance to regain his authority, that is to say, he needs someone who can scare the monkeys.

Wanyan Zongwang thought he was loyal to Dai Jin, but he didn't want to die either.

He could not wait to lead the defenders of Juyongguan southward at this time. He would rather fight to the death with Liu Ling and the Zhenyuan Army than die in prison cowardly.

"Du Tong?"

Wanyan Zongwang quickly woke up from his daze and looked at his confidant who walked in.

"A letter has come from the King of Han in Yan."

Wanyan Zongwang pursed his lips and reached out to receive the letter.

The Song court was very angry.

Although a year ago, the Jin people deliberately disgusted the court and shouted that they would make Liu Ling king, in fact, they helped Liu Ling raise his status.

The people of Song Dynasty were very clear-minded, not to mention that they claimed to be in charge of Liu Ling's logistics and supplies. If they ran out of food, Yanyun would have to run out of food.

But what the people of the Song Dynasty did not expect was that the number of households in Yandi had been continuously replenished in recent years. Half of the area in Yunzhongfu was relatively intact, and the land in Yunzhong belonged to the Hetao area. With a little cultivation, it could be slowly restored within a year at most. Calm down slowly.

In addition to the defeated grasslands, the Wanggu tribe's tribe suffered over 10,000 casualties in the first battle. They were completely beaten into submission. All the grasslands south of the Yin Mountains submitted, and all the Tatars, Tatars, and Zubu people in the north of the Yin Mountains were sent. When the envoy came, he at least expressed his obedience on the surface, and also sent a large number of cattle, sheep, and livestock as an apology.

In other words, even if the Song people are out of food, Liu Ling can still have a relatively leisurely time to make decisions.

However, the Song court was not clear about this situation.

Although the Western Army led by Zhong Shidao and the 30,000 Song Dynasty Forbidden Army were stationed in Yunzhong, they did not have much autonomy. Liu Ling was constantly on guard and dispersed the Song Army's forces, leaving only the 4,000 Western Army intact. establishment, and placed Zhongshi Dao and the Western Army in Fengsheng Prefecture, northeast of Yunzhong Prefecture.

Fengsheng Prefecture borders the Kingdom of Jin, and the terrain is dangerous. With the Jin people in front of Zhong Shidao and Liu Ling's army behind him, it is impossible to spread much news.

Therefore, from the perspective of the Song Dynasty, Liu Ling must have been unable to handle the wars he had fought with the Jin people and the grasslands, just like the Liao Kingdom, which had been beaten to the end by the Jin people three years ago.

If a child is not well-behaved, he must be given a good education.

Tong Guan handed the letter in his hand to the scribe next to him and warned: "Shutong, after you go back, you should report to the emperor and make sure to explain your interests to him clearly. I am now holding elite troops and horses to guard the two rivers, so it is time to go out. Take a walk.

The voice of the Northern Expedition should once again fill the court! "

Liu Ling became king, and Tong Guan was actually unlucky. After all, Liu Ling was always regarded as his "direct descendant" in the court. Now that Liu Ling is facing the world's disapproval, Tong Guan must express his attitude.

Yu Wenxuzhong stared at the letter for a while, already thinking about it, but he just nodded calmly on his face.

"Your Majesty, don't worry."

(End of this chapter)