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Chapter 326: The Central Plains War!

June 13, the eighth year of Jiayou.

Tubo, Shanzhou, Qingtang City, this place is the center of the Tubo regime.

The Buddhist disciple Zuosiluo was summoning the leaders of various Tibetan tribes to discuss the matter of attacking Xia.

Despite his old age, Zuo Siluo traveled all the way to Bian Jing and returned again. After all the hardships, his health was not as good as before.

His face looked extremely withered.

Many believers of Zuosiluo felt sad about this, as they had never seen a Buddhist so old and weak.

"Buddha, regarding the attack on Xia, we will do whatever you say."

"Buddha, are you okay?"

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The leaders of various tribes had not seen Zuo Siluo for a long time. When they saw him today, they all had thousands of words to say.

They cannot bear to see the great leader grow old, but this is an inevitable process for human beings.

"Buddha, the emperor has passed away, the Xia Lord is in poor health, and Yelu Hongji is no longer at his peak. Now, are you old too?"

Someone couldn't help but sigh.

Zuo Siluo looked at the leaders of the tribes, and a smile as warm as spring breeze appeared on his withered face.

"Everyone is born, grows old, gets sick and dies. We led the tribes through the most difficult times. Now, we are all getting old."

The presence of Zuosiluo in Tubo was a golden age for Tubo.

The Western Xia founded by Li Yuanhao was far more powerful than before.

Zhao Zhen's Great Zhou and Yelu Hongji's Liao Dynasty were both at their peak during this period.

However, everything that goes up will eventually decline, and this is an inevitable law.

"Each country has been accumulating national strength for a long time. There will be a shocking war in the future. I am worried about my country, but now, there is finally a way out."

Zuo Siluo looked at his son Dong Zhen.

The latter looked at the leaders of each tribe and said slowly:

"During my trip to Bianjing, I had a very pleasant conversation with Wei Yuan, the Privy Councilor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He gave me a name and I initiated him into abdication. According to the etiquette of the Central Plains, he and I are sworn brothers."

"Now, he has been appointed as the chief commander of the Northern Expedition. My father and I are both unable to predict his fate. He will either become the strongest enemy in the history of Tubo, or he will be the ray of hope that Tubo has been desperately looking for."

The tribal leaders understood what Zuo Siluo meant.
"I understand what you mean, Buddhist. After I return, I will gather my old subordinates and attack Xixia."

"Buddha, you must take care of yourself. We can't live without you!"

"Tibet needs you!"

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Zuo Si Luo sighed and said, "I have summoned you here today for another matter. After me, my son can be the new disciple of Buddha."

All the tribal leaders bowed to Dong Zhen together.

Zuo Si Luo spoke again: "Dong Zhen, the conquest of Xixia depends on you."

A little later.

When they, father and son, were the only ones left in the hall.

Zuo Siluo asked again: "If one day Wei Yuan wants to attack my Tubo, how will you stop him?"

Dong Jian thought for a moment and said, "If it really comes to that, I'm afraid that Xixia and Liao will both be destroyed by Zhou. It would be a good idea for us to submit to Zhou and save the people of Tibet."

If the emperors of Xia and Liao heard their descendants answer like this, they would definitely be disdainful and even think that their children are cowards.

However, as a Tibetan Buddhist, he cared about the people of the world. For him, establishing a regime in Tibet was simply because he did not want the people of Tibet to become slaves of Western Xia.

If Tubo submits to Zhou, it will give the Tubo people a chance to survive and they will not be reduced to slavery. Buddhists would be happy to see such a situation.

"it is good."

Zuo Si Luo smiled and said, "My son, very good."

"As a father, I have nothing to worry about."

At midnight on that day, the Tibetan Buddhist disciple Zuosiluo died at the age of 68. He was another wise leader of Tibet after Songtsen Gampo.

In the history of Wei Yuan's previous life, Zuo Siluo could live at least two more years.

But the history of this world has already changed.

The Great Zhou, which was more like the Song Dynasty than the Ming Dynasty, was the best testimony to this.

Zuo Siluo traveled a long distance to and from Bian Jing, which was not easy for a man over sixty years old.

Therefore, I lost two years of my life.

He had prepared everything for his most beloved son, Dong Zhen, and had no regrets or worries.

same day.

Liao Kingdom, Shangjing City.

Yelu Hongji had learned of the Liao army's disastrous defeat in the battle of Xiangzhou.

He dragged his sick body and called his son Yelu Jun, saying:
"It won't be long before Yelu Renxian withdraws his troops. Our Liao Dynasty paid a heavy price in this war. If you ascend the throne in the future, how will you eliminate the impact of this war?"

Since the Liao army marched south, Yelu Hongji had dreams of Zhao Zhen scolding him and accusing him of being treacherous.

At the Treaty of Chanyuan, both sides agreed to a century-long peace plan.

And with Yelu Hongji's repeated attacks on the Great Zhou, he openly tore up the century-old alliance.

In addition, after hearing the tragic news of the disastrous defeat in Xiangzhou, Yelu Hongji's health suddenly deteriorated and he was much worse than before, and it seemed that he would not live long.

He thought more than once, if... if the Treaty of Chanyuan was followed, Liao and Zhou would not invade each other.

If he had not thought about expansion, but only about developing people's livelihood and domestic affairs and accumulating national strength.
Will there be different results?

Will there be another world?
Is it possible that I can live longer?
Wouldn't it be possible to put the burden of the country on his eight-year-old child?

Perhaps, in another distant world, there is another Yelu Hongji who is doing things that he will not regret?
Thinking of this, Yelu Hongji looked at his still young child in front of him, shook his head and sighed: "Forget it, how old are you, why am I telling you all this?"

Upon hearing this, Yelu Jun suddenly said something surprising: "I think we should have a good relationship with the Zhou Kingdom, right?"

Yelu Hongji was stunned and said, "Anything else? If so, continue."

Yelu Jun nodded and continued, "I think that after the defeat, the Zhou Kingdom will only have to pay some land as compensation. What worries me is the Jurchens."

The Liao army marched south to fight and almost wiped out all of the Liao's most capable soldiers, more than 100,000 or 200,000 men.

The Liao Dynasty's military strength was greatly weakened.

It is difficult not to guarantee that the Jurchens will not take the opportunity to cause chaos.

"Nuzhi. Is it possible for you to see so much at your age?"

"Any more?"

Yelu Hongji spoke with a smile.

He was thinking, if he could live twenty more years, no, ten more.

By spending ten years personally teaching this child, would it be possible for him to become the most wise emperor in the history of the Liao Dynasty?

Yelu Jun shook his head, "I don't know."

Yelu Hongji touched his head and said with a smile:

"You must remember what your father is going to say next in your heart for the rest of your life, and never tell anyone else about it."

Yelu Jun nodded.

Yelu Hongji suddenly said seriously:
"Be careful of your mother and the interference of in-laws in politics. If necessary, you can use Yelu Xinxian. He will guarantee your power. If his power grows, you can use someone with the surname Xiao." "Use him, but don't trust him. After this battle, we need a scapegoat. If Yelu Renxian doesn't die, even if you take the position of your father, you are just a puppet."

"You and the new emperor of Zhou are of similar age. He is definitely not an emperor who would stay in a corner. In the future, he will definitely invade the Liao Dynasty. You must unite with Xixia to fight against Zhou."

"If the Jurchens take this opportunity to rebel, you can promise Zhou the horse-breeding land in the six states of Yanyun, and join forces with Zhou to eliminate the Jurchens. If Zhou sides with the Jurchens, you can offer the same price to unite with Xixia."

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"The most important thing is, once you are in this position, never trust anyone, ever."

Yelu Jun listened carefully to what he heard, but he was confused.

"Uncle Renxian, the three Yelu brothers are all loyal to our Great Liao. Why should we be on guard against them?"

Yelu Hongji asked back: "You said Yelu Renxian was loyal to the Liao Dynasty, but he kept war horses privately, recruited more soldiers, and appointed people based on personal connections. Do you think this is still loyalty?"

Yelu Jun shook his head.

Yelu Hongji continued, "You said he was disloyal, but he fought to the death for the Liao Dynasty, and dared to face all enemies who endangered the Liao Dynasty, and he had no regrets even if he died. Do you think this is loyalty?"

Yelu Jun shook his head and nodded. He was almost confused. "So, is Uncle Renxian a loyal or treacherous man?"

Yelu Hongji said at length: “When you sit in the position of a father, you will understand.”

"In this world, not everyone has loyalty, treachery, good and evil written on their faces, and we shouldn't use simple definitions of loyalty, treachery, good and evil to distinguish everyone."

"When you need them, they are loyal ministers. When you feel that you need to be cautious when using them and they don't want you to use them, they are treacherous ministers."

"If in the future, you feel that Yelu Xinxian is no longer under your control and he starts asking you to listen to his advice, then he is a traitor and you can kill him."

"Kill him. If the people say you are destroying the Great Wall, you can say that Yelu Xinxian has long been rebellious and has been plotting treason."

"Father has told you so much just to tell you that the power of life and death is in your hands, and you can label everyone as loyal, treacherous, good or evil."

"If one day you can no longer distinguish between loyalty and treachery, good and evil, you can find a few more women in this deep palace to have children for you and live a leisurely life."

Yelu Jun nodded in confusion.
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June 15th, the eighth year of Jiayou.

The camp outside Cheng'an Town.

Wei Yuan was sitting in the main tent when he suddenly heard a burst of laughter and several voices coming from outside.

"Second brother, even Zhaoyuan has found a wife, why are you still alone?"

"Which girl did you like, second brother? If you are embarrassed, tell me and I will ask for you, hahahaha!"

"Liang Da, you stole the show in the battle of Xiangzhou, commanding an army of 400,000. After this battle, you have become a famous general in the world!"

"Brother Lin, please don't make fun of me. If you hadn't led an army of 200,000 to guard the towns of Linzhang and Yong'an, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to defeat Yelu Xinxian's main force head-on!"

"If we talk about the best, it has to be our second brother. With only tens of thousands of people, he almost wiped out the Liao army, killing and wounding 60,000 to 70,000 people. Even on the frontal battlefield, there is no such great achievement!"

"You guys are all strong and powerful now!"

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Wei Yuan smiled. He knew that the brothers from Daizhou had gathered together.

In this battle, except Guo Hao, all the other Seven Tigers of Daizhou came, as well as Qin Zhen who stood aside without saying a word.

Wei Yuan walked out of the tent.

For a moment, everyone shut up and bowed to him.

Wei Yuan first patted Xu Changzhi on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

The latter smiled and said, "It won't be hard work if I can hold on until you can lead the army."

Wei Yuan looked at Qin Zhen who was standing at the back of the crowd and said sternly, "General Qin fought several good battles in Daming Prefecture, which greatly boosted the morale of our soldiers and civilians. The Battle of Daming Prefecture will surely go down in history in the future."

Qin Zhen was stunned.

He thought that Wei Yuan would give him a warning, after all, he had done some wrong things.

But he didn't expect that when they met, he didn't just show off his power, but instead gave him a lot of praise that made him feel ashamed.

He could only smile bitterly and bowed, saying, "General Wei, you are too kind."

Wei Yuan said: "You have done a good job, and you have not brought shame to the reputation of your Qin family."

Qin Zhen suddenly lowered his head and fell silent, as if he had something to hide.

Wei Yuan looked at him quietly.

The others stood where they were, not daring to make a sound.

After a long while, Qin Zhen suddenly knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "I am wrong, please punish me, Brother Wei!"

Wei Yuan quickly helped him up and asked, "What crime have you committed?"

Qin Zhen clasped his fists again and said, "In the battle of Daming Prefecture, I was greedy for credit and failed to live up to Brother Wei's kindness."

"During the battle of Xiangzhou, I used my own humble heart to judge others!"

During the Battle of Xiangzhou, Qin Zhen believed that it was Wei Yuan who blamed him for having no sense of hierarchy and deliberately made him stay in Daming Prefecture, not allowing him to participate in the war and thus unable to make any achievements.

Finally, when Yelu Xinxian was annihilated, Wei Yuan ordered him to launch a surprise attack to cut off Yelu Xinxian's advance to the north, and he was credited for this.

Only then did he understand Wei Yuan's good intentions.

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "You call me Brother Wei. There is no need for us to say anything more between brothers."

Chen Daniu took the opportunity to say: "Yes, we are all brothers."

"General Qin, when we are on the march, don't address the commander as Brother Wei. Address him by his title."

Qin Zhen blurted out subconsciously, "Okay, it's not the position of Wei, it's Wei Shuai."

Several people burst into laughter immediately.

After a moment, Wei Yuan suddenly looked serious and said, "Okay, we've laughed and exchanged pleasantries, let's get down to business."

After saying that, Wei Yuan walked into the big tent.

Several people followed closely.

When they arrived at the big tent, Wei Yuan said in a deep voice: "Troops from all over the country are coming here one after another, with a total of 800,000 troops."

"To be honest, I have never fought such a prosperous battle in my life. This is all thanks to the Liao army's march south. If they hadn't marched south, I wouldn't have an army of 800,000."

"With so many troops, it would be an exaggeration if we only wanted to drive the Liao army out of our Great Zhou."

"Moreover, this is one of the few chances we have. Next time, if we want to march north and raise 800,000 troops, it will be even more difficult. Therefore, I hope to recapture Yanyun!"

Having said this, Wei Yuan glanced at everyone and said seriously:
"Shen Qing, please remember this."

"Liang Da will lead 100,000 soldiers to attack Mingzhou tomorrow."

"Xiao Yuming led 100,000 soldiers to march into Quzhou."

"Xie Wu, lead 100,000 troops and join forces with Yang Huairen to attack Zhending Prefecture and prepare for the battle of Dingzhou."

"Lin Zhaoyuan led 100,000 soldiers to defend Raoyang and Wuyi."

"Xu Changzhi led 100,000 troops to march into Gaoyi and Lincheng and occupied Jizhou."

"Qin Zhen led 100,000 soldiers to march into Baozhou."

"The above order is top secret."

Having said that, Wei Yuan took a deep breath and continued:

"No matter what the history books say about this battle, no matter what future generations say, no matter how many troops the enemy and us actually deployed."

"I just call it the Central Plains War!"

(End of this chapter)