Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 179 Dog Man

Empress Dowager Yelu understands deeply that except for a small number of men who have special tastes or want to try something new, most of them still like the kind of wife who is in love with others. If your wife has a higher status than you, makes more people than you, and is more powerful than you. , unless a man is willing to eat soft rice, otherwise conflicts will easily arise over time.

Fortunately, between her and King Han, he had always been strong and she was weak, so she didn't need to worry about managing the relationship.

Yanmen Pass is one of the gateways to the northeast of Hebei Province. It is currently in the hands of Queen Mother Yelu, who plans to use it to exchange more money and food with Liu Ling.

After all, it’s the end of the New Year, and everyone’s money is tight. If you want to have a good New Year, you have to be a wealthy person like Liu Ling.

"Send the order, let the old general Wei Ming go back with thirty thousand troops and horses, and let Li Heda, the brave military supervisor in the left wing, go with me to greet the King of Han."

"Here!"

The Xia State has twelve military supervisors, representing the elite army and "official army" of the Xia State. One of them originally became friends with Liu Ling when he entered the desert. Now he is in the hands of the Queen Mother Yelu. There are only three military supervisors, and one of them is Li Heda's brave military commander on the left side.

The journey back to Yandi from Yanmen Pass was not long. Envoys from the two armies had already exchanged and handed over several times. Zhang Xiaochun of the Song Dynasty also immediately sent envoys to protest, but both sides directly ignored the attitude of the Song Dynasty.

Although everyone knew that Queen Mother Yelu was helping Liu Ling to attack the city, Liu Ling could completely evade it by saying that he had no control over the Xia people, and the conflicts between Song and Xia should be resolved by themselves.

"King of Han!"

The Baima Mountain camp was built temporarily. It was not a stronghold or a pass, but there was a "ruin" of the Song Army's military camp here.

Liu Ling was stunned for a while before he remembered that "Cheng'er" was his eldest son Liu Cheng.

Liu Ling said calmly, and then a maid opened the curtain and brought in wine and food from outside. Liu Ling reached out and picked up a clove of garlic, tore open the skin, blew on it, and placed it in front of Queen Mother Yelu.

The name of the crown prince of the Han Dynasty actually carries some political significance. When Liu Ling personally named his eldest son "Cheng", it meant that he had already decided on his successor.

"General, I have met the Queen Mother."

Li Liangfu stood up straight, cupped his hands and said:

"According to the king's order, the Empress Dowager knows that the alliance will be held at Baima Mountain in Yizhou in three days. The time limit must not be exceeded."

"Not a cent."

If there are no mistakes, a hundred years later, this baby will be the successor of the royal palace or the dragon throne.

Queen Mother Yelu smiled.

When they were about to arrive in Yandi, Li Liangfu, who was originally a Xia general and now worked for Liu Ling, walked into the camp and bowed to Queen Mother Yelu.

Look, I am a woman who helped him build a little family business. As the saying goes, I originally wanted to look at the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch, but that man is too lazy to do any superficial work.

Empress Dowager Yelu felt that Liu Ling's tone did not sound like he was joking, so she immediately became anxious and said in a cold voice: "I captured Yanmen Pass for the sake of the Xia Kingdom. I did it for you!"

"Eat garlic, forget it."

Queen Mother Yelu saw that Liu Ling had not spoken, and the smile on her face could not help but fade a little. She waved her hand to the others in the tent to leave, and then said: "I want 400,000 stone grain, 100,000 bolts of silk, and money."

"I."

Queen Mother Yelu rolled her eyes angrily.

"General, is something wrong?"

Liu Ling yawned, sat down next to her, and then rested his head on Queen Mother Yelu's knees, playing with her hanging hair casually.

"I heard that Cheng'er looks very good and strong."

How can you get something that you can't get on the battlefield with just a mouth from the messenger?

The Xia army was divided into two groups. One group marched south of Yunzhong, and the other group escorted Empress Dowager Yelu to Yan. They were still in an alliance in name.

The latter held back his anger and stretched out his hand to gently knead his eyebrows. The two were silent for a moment before Queen Mother Yelu spoke again, her tone much gentler.

"Including what you promised before, plus Yanmen Pass and the eight military strongholds of the Song Dynasty this time, do you have to give more?" Empress Dowager Yelu was filled with hatred, but her face showed a bit of a girl's coquettishness.

"150,000 stones of grain and 80,000 pieces of silk. I will definitely give you the money, but I still have to keep it to support my own soldiers. I won't give you that much. At most, I will give you some weapons and horses."

Queen Mother Yelu bit her lip and called out resentfully, "Liu Lang."

Liu Ling played with his hair for a moment, then continued to play with it after a moment, and said indifferently: "If you can get money and food by shouting something nice, then wouldn't I have just accepted Zhao Guan's family as my father a few months ago?"

"But..." Empress Dowager Yelu finally saw how ruthless this man was. He was like a scumbag who started to pick and choose after everything was done!

She finally couldn't help but said angrily: "This time, I specially brought Li Heda from the Left Wing Divine Warrior Division, and brought the entire Left Wing Divine Warrior Division to our side. I am facing you."

"Li Heda?"

"Yes, he has some under his command."

A smile appeared at the corner of Liu Ling's mouth, he rested his head on her knees and looked into her eyes.

"Li Heda, whose original surname is Xiao."

"Of course I know!"

When the Empress Dowager Yelu was ordered to marry into the Xia Kingdom, Li Heda was the general who led the army to escort her. This time he was able to persuade Li Heda to lead the soldiers and horses of the left wing of the brave army to stand on her side. Yelu The Queen Mother took it for granted that it was her own contribution.

Liu Ling knew that in history, although Li Heda later became an official in the Xia Kingdom and rose to prominence, he was very loyal to his motherland. Many years later, he would take the initiative to raise troops to echo Yelu Dashi's Western Liao. He restored his homeland, but was defeated and died in the end.

“For me, your status as Queen Mother only adds to the fun.

For him, compared to the princess of Liao who married this king, since you have become the queen mother of Xia, you cannot be regarded as a Liao person. "

What's more, the Han family has a great business and is willing to give money and food. The Queen Mother Yelu is very poor. She still has many enemies at home and in the court. Her current power is likely to be short-lived.

It’s obvious who to choose.

What's more, in terms of legal system, the Liao princess Yelu Yuliyan and Liu Ling were both more upright than the Queen Mother Yelu.

"Without my permission, Xiao Heda would not have raised an army to respond to you."

"I captured Yanmen Pass."

"If you don't fight, sooner or later that place will belong to me. What's more, even though you captured it now, even if I don't pay a cent or a grain of food, how can you still hold it here?"

Empress Dowager Yelu angrily increased the strength of her hand, pinched the King of Han's shoulder hard, and said angrily: "Okay, okay, I begged you, but I asked you wrongly. Let me tell you, I will commit myself to that state minister at worst, otherwise, Just go and depend on my brother-in-law.

No matter which one it is, if I obey him, the Xia Kingdom will be completely in my hands. "

Li Yuchang, the Prime Minister of Xixia, and Brother Richard, the younger brother of the former Xia Lord, are her current biggest rivals in the court.

Just when Queen Mother Yelu was angry, there was a sudden sound outside.

"Your Majesty, Mrs. Yelu is ill."

Mrs. Yelu is Yelu Yuliyan.

Queen Mother Yelu rolled her eyes angrily.

Why are you here to cause trouble at this time?

Little hooves!

Instead, a smile appeared at the corner of Liu Ling's mouth. He took Queen Mother Yelu's hair and pulled it gently. Empress Dowager Yelu couldn't help but groan, half of her body bent down, and her face was close to Liu Ling's.

"Then why didn't you choose them in the first place? Instead, you let me sleep on your bed?"

he laughed.

The resentment in Queen Mother Yelu's eyes disappeared. She thought about it and whispered:

"You are better looking than them."

(End of this chapter)