Late Tang

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To the north of Yanshan Mountain, on the grassland beside the Tuhuzhen River, there are endless tents, there are tens of thousands of tents, large and small.This is where the big tents of the various tribes in the Khitan world, also known as the Diela tribe, Yili Jinyeluyun Deshi, are located.Among all the tents, there is a huge dome tent. Beside the big tent, a silver wolf flag is hung on a tall flagpole. This is the tribal flag of the Diera tribe. Yili Jin's big tent is also the big tent of Yili Jinyun Deshi in the entire twenty Khitan alliance.

Khitan was originally composed of eight tribes, among which were tribes and clans.Although the Khitan referred to Yao Nian as the Khitan Khan, in fact, the Khitan's twenty khans did not have any real power.The power of the Khitan ministries is still in the hands of the leader of the ministries, Yi Li Jin.And above the [-]th Ministry, under the Khan, there is also the post of Yi Li Jin, who holds the power of the tribal military.

Yaozhan's eight divisions are Danlijie Division, Yishihuo Division, Shihuo Division, Nawei Division, Pinmei Division, Nahuiji Division, Jijie Division, and Xiwen Division.But up to now, it has been divided into twenty parts.

There are seven departments of Yelu, five departments for examining secrets, and eight departments for the rest.

Nieri Xiangzhi Wu Khan divided the three Yelu into seven, the second trial secret into five, and the first eight into twenty.Sanyelu: One is Dahe, the other is Yaochari, and the third is Shili, that is, the royal family.The secret of the second trial: one is Yishiji, and the other is Bali, who is the uncle of the country.

Dahe, Yaonian, and Shili are collectively called Sanyelu, and they are divided into seven parts. The Dahe family and Yaonian family are divided into six parts, and the Shili family is combined into one, called Diela.

It turned out that the strongest tribe in the Khitan was the Dahe clan. The Dahe clan was finally replaced by the Yaonian clan. Now it is the Yaonian clan alliance, and the Yaonian clan is the Khan.The two strongest tribes of the Dahe clan and the Yaozhan clan were each divided into three queens, and the Shili tribes, which were not originally strong, merged into one tribe.As a result, until now, the Diela tribe, which was integrated from various tribes in the world, has become the strongest tribe.

The Yaolan family hereditaryly controlled the position of Khitan Khan, while the Dieti tribe controlled the position of Khitan Yili Jin for generations.

Yeluyun Deshi is over [-] years old this year, tall and strong.He has two brothers and one younger brother, and his father is also Yi Li Jin.Apart from the early death of one elder brother, the second elder brother Yelu Tiela was a real and powerful figure in Diela tribe, and he had held the position of Yili Jin nine times.

The position of Yi Li Jin of the Khitan people is to be elected every three years.Since Yelu Yunde became Yili Jin, the Khitan people took advantage of the opportunity when the Uighurs destroyed the country, and the Tang Dynasty, Bohai Sea, and Silla were equally weak, and began to actively expand.

The current Diela tribe has gathered all the Shili tribes, and its scale is unprecedentedly large.In particular, Yun Deshi controlled Khitan's military power, and they reaped the most benefits in previous foreign wars, and they robbed countless people.

Especially after the invasion and occupation of Western Liaoning in these years, there have been many people from the Central Plains and Goguryeo who have been robbed in the tribe.Most of these people are farmers. They are not good at herding cattle and sheep, but they are good at farming.

In response to this situation, Yun Deshi started an important reform, that is to change the nomadic habit of the Khitan people who lived by water and grass in the past, and turned around to learn from the Goguryeo and Bohai people, and developed to half-grazing and half-cultivating, reclaiming wasteland and farming land, and settling down. develop.

In this reform, not everyone agrees, many Khitan nobles, and even many people in the Diela tribe themselves have doubts.However, Yun Deshi led the tribe to start to change. After a few years, other people who were waiting to see the joke regretted it. Yun Deshi's tribe became the wealthiest tribe in Khitan.

I didn't see the joke, what I saw was that the guy who was not as good as him in the past has become much more prosperous than himself in a blink of an eye. Many people are jealous, and even secretly swear.

What made those people even more envious and jealous was that just now there was news that Yun Deshi's third son, Yelu Sala, had returned from Liaodong.This guy previously invited other tribes in western Liaoning to enter Liaodong to attack the Goguryeo people together with the Lianshi tribe.As a result, no one was willing to go. Liaoxi had just been won and had not yet gained a firm foothold. Many people thought it was not a good idea to fight Liaodong at this time and fight the Goguryeo people.

Many people even secretly made an appointment not to go, just waiting for them to suffer a big loss under the strong mountain city of the Goguryeo people.

But who would have thought that after crossing the Liaoshui River, Sala's journey went smoothly. It is said that almost all Jili Prefecture has been captured, leaving only a mountain city of Jili still holding on.They reaped a huge harvest, taking away more than [-] people in terms of population alone. In addition, they also had a lot of money, food, livestock, weapons and armor.

The eyes of those who were envious and jealous became even redder, and they were even so envious that they couldn't eat or sleep.

In Yun Deshi's tent, Yelu Sala is reporting to Yun Deshi the harvest of the trip.

"A population of more than 1, more than 5 horses, thousands of sets of armor and weapons, and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep. The harvest this time is beyond imagination, third child, you did a good job." His face was full of excitement.Chi Yunde didn't care too much about how many Goguryeo cities he won. What he was happy about was the population, livestock and weapons and armor.Today's farming settlements in the Diela tribe are developing rapidly, but there is still a shortage of farming slaves.The warriors of Diela are good at fighting and grazing, but they are not good at farming. It is most suitable for those Han people to do this. More than [-] people, then more land can be reclaimed this winter, and more grain can be harvested next year.

Yun Deshi's second son Yelv Shilu did not go out this time, but stayed with Yun Deshi to help manage the tribe.Seeing what the third child has gained, he can't help but sigh a little. "Even if Jili City is the next one, why not just beat him down and come back."

Sarah's face was a little stiff, and he said embarrassingly: "Actually, I also wanted to take down Jili City and come back, but the situation changed, so I came back first."

Looking at his son's expression, Yun Deshi couldn't help being a little surprised, "The reinforcements from the Goguryeo people have arrived, or did Bohai send troops to interfere?"

Shi Lu smiled lightly and said, "The Bohai Dashi is too busy to take care of himself now, so there is no time to control Liaodong. It must be the Goguryeo people who came to help, but even if the Goguryeo people sent troops, the third brother shouldn't be so afraid."

Sala's face turned red, and he pouted his neck and said, "Of course I am not afraid of Goguryeo's reinforcements. In fact, the Goguryeo people reinforced Jili City twice, but I defeated them both times."

"Then what are you afraid of?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's because I received the news that Li Jing in southern Liaoning is mobilizing troops and preparing to go north to Liaodong. According to detailed information, Li Jing is now the commander-in-chief of the four towns, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. Everyone, there are more than 100 troops and more than 40 troops in the town [***] alone, and he also has Pinglu Army, Lu Long Army, and Datong Army under his command." Sala argued, "Then Li Jing hasn't In the past, Lulong in Youzhou had 2 soldiers and horses, but Li Jing defeated them with only [-] people. That generation of Beishatuo tribe, known as the strong army, was also defeated by him. Not long ago, Li Jing entered Chang'an from Daibei. After meeting the emperor, he returned to Dengzhou. Along the way, he wiped out Wang Xianzhicao's million rebels who rebelled in the Central Plains. This man is really scary. It’s completely another Anlu Mountain.”

In the eyes of Tang people, An Lushan is just a rebel beard, but in the eyes of Khitan people, An Lushan is like a nightmare.When An Lushan guarded Fanyang, he often deliberately sent troops to attack Khitan and Xi, creating border chaos and provoking wars.Every time the Khitan people were forced into the unbearable and fought back, they would be beaten mercilessly by An Lushan.This is the case every time. If An Lushan did not turn against Tang, the Khitans would have no chance of rising.

Now this Li Jing, in Sala's view, is another Anlu Mountain.An Lushan has the seal of the commander of the three towns, but Li Jing has the seal of the commander of the four towns, and he has more soldiers and horses, and he is more courageous.Last year, southern Liaoning was recovered, and this year, central Liaoning will be recovered. Next year, it will be northern Liaoning, and then western Liaoning, and then it will be the Khitan Grassland.

"Li Jing really wants to send troops north?" Yun Deshi asked with a frown.

"Last year, after Li Jing regained southern Liaoning, he had the intention of going north. But at that time, we were at war with the Goguryeo people, and Li Jing retreated. At that time, Li Jing was not well-known, and it was only a year later. , Li Jing is already in such a great position." The stalker was under Jili City, and the Tanma who listened to it kept reporting that the town [***] was mobilizing before the war every day, and countless grains and grass were transported to the front line in southern Liaoning. The sea in between is full of white sails like clouds, and the troop and grain transport ships in the major ports of Duli Town are even more overwhelming.On the mountain road from southern Liaoning to Jili City, there are countless auxiliary soldiers pushing wheelbarrows to deliver food every day.Weiba and other front-line mountain cities, Tang Jun also has new troops arriving every day.

Under such circumstances, how dare the Sarats continue to fight and leave Jili City behind, then there is a Goguryeo person between them and Zhen[***], if they take down Jili City, they will have to directly face Zhen [***] The army is here.So after thinking about it for a long time, he decided to accept it as soon as he saw it. Not only did he leave with his troops, but he also made the assassins give up several captured mountain cities and retreated three hundred miles.

"It seems that this Li Jing is very cunning. He was not powerless to attack last year, nor was he afraid of us. He wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and deliberately retreated so that we and the Goguryeo people can start fighting with peace of mind. We are just about to end the battle, and we are still fighting. Before he came and occupied Jilizhou, this Li Jing came. This was all planned long ago. We underestimated this person earlier. You can return it, but don’t conflict with him for the time being. Let the Goguryeo people Let's fight with him, let's watch a show too." Shi Lu said with a smile.

Yun Deshi nodded, "The Ministry of Lian's assassination has contributed a lot this time, so let's share more with him. Let them pay more attention, be careful to suppress [***], and don't take the initiative to provoke war. In addition, the various ministries in western Liaoning also We must send an order to tell them to restrain themselves recently and stop taking the initiative to rub against Lu Longjun. I always feel that this time, Li Jing's plan is very big, and he will not only be satisfied with a small Jili Prefecture."

Shi Lu said with a relaxed smile: "Don't worry, as long as we retreat, the Goguryeo people will not allow Li Jing to take Liaodong easily. At the beginning, Tang Jun won Liaodong from the Goguryeo people, but it took several emperors for decades. And millions of soldiers. No matter how bad the Goguryeo people are, it should be no problem to last for three to five years. If they really can't hold on, we can discuss with Balhae to stop the Tang army from going north together. I believe, Da Xuanxi I don't want the Tang army to occupy Liaodong."

The eldest son Yelu Yanmu asked Sara with a smile: "I heard that the wife of Princess Gao Zhaokang, the son of Gao Dexin in Jili City, was taken away by Li Jing a long time ago, and she gave birth to a son for Li Jing?"

Sarah was a little surprised, he had vaguely heard about Tanma mentioning this matter, but he was not too clear about it. "I have heard of it, but the specifics are not clear."

"Tell me, if Bohai King Da Xuanxi knew that his daughter was taken away by Li Jing, how would he react?" Yelu Yanmu said casually while cutting the roast leg of lamb with a knife.

Yun Deshi's eyes lit up, "That's right, I'll leave this matter to the boss, you arrange someone to go to the Longquan Mansion in Beijing, Bohai." After speaking, he put down the knife in his hand, wiped his mouth and hands with a cloth, and turned his head to Sara He said: "Third brother, you have worked hard all the way, so go back sooner. This kid, A Baoji, has been yelling and missing you! I plan to go hunting tomorrow, do any of you have time to go with me?"

Yanmu shook his head, "I have to arrange the manpower to go to Bohai Sea."

"I have to arrange the spoils tomorrow, I don't have time." Shi Lu said.

Sarah also said that he didn't have time to go, and just came back and wanted to rest at home and accompany his three sons, especially Yelu Abaoji, who was only four years old.

"Forget it, I'll just find a few old guys to accompany me tomorrow."

At dawn the next day, Yeluyun Deshi led a team of guards to go hunting on horseback. The crisp autumn weather was a good time for hunting on the grassland.

Last night, Yeluzara spent a lot of time with his wife, and he didn't get up until very late. If his youngest son, A Baoji, hadn't broken into the tent and yelled, he would have wanted to sleep a little longer.Unable to hold back his son's cry, Sasha got up and dressed, and just washed his face when he suddenly saw a horse coming straight from afar.

The knight on the horse was completely bent on the horse, and when the horse arrived in front of the tent, the knight couldn't bear it anymore and passed out.

Sarah recognized at a glance that this knight was the old guard Alu who went hunting with his father in the morning, but at this time Alu was covered in blood and had a few feathered arrows stuck in his back. He was seriously injured.Helped Alu up, let Abaoji call the shaman, and finally rescued Alu after a long time.

As soon as he woke up, Alu immediately said weakly: "Yelu Rude, a wolf cub, threw the bowl after eating meat. He suddenly attacked Yi Lijin while hunting, and killed Yi Lijin with a poisonous arrow. We wait for brothers Desperately guarding, failed to keep Yi Li Jin."

"What?" Sasha felt as if a thunderbolt hit his head, and he was stunned.

Yelu Rude is the son-in-law of Bala Khan, the eighth Khan of today's Khitan, and he is also of the Diela tribe.Ruan Deshi made the most sarcastic remarks about Yun Deshi's reform, and he is also the only leader of the Diela nobles who has refused to let his followers work.

"Hurry up, Yelu Rude has gathered several tribes, he threatened to destroy your tribe, hurry up, or it will be too late." Alu said anxiously.

Sarah quickly ran to find his brothers Yelu Yanmu and Yelu Shilu. The three brothers had just joined together and summoned more than a thousand tribal warriors. Someone had already reported Runde and brought thousands of cavalry to kill them.Seeing that the situation was not good, the three brothers had to flee to the Tulubu tribe to hide. In their haste, even the youngest son, Abaoji, was missing.

Yelu Rude led his troops to surround Yun Deshi's camp, but found that the three Yelushilu brothers had fled, and even their family members were taken away.In the end, they only found Yun Deshi's missing wife, his wife who had run away, and a little fat man with pot dust all over his face.

Although Yelu Runde killed Yun Deshi and threatened to kill all of Yun Deshi's males, but as usual, he did not make things difficult for his female relatives and followers. After searching several times but found no one, he kidnapped many cattle. After the sheep, horses and slaves, they walked away.

When these people left, Yun Deshi's wife finally breathed a sigh of relief, and she shed tears.

In this kind of power struggle, although with the strength of the Yundeshi family, the ruthless would not dare to offend his wife and daughter, but he will not show mercy to a man like A Baoji.Once found out, Abaoji just couldn't escape death.

A Baoji, who is only a little over four years old, has a majestic physique that is different from ordinary people. It is said that his mother conceived him in Dream Sun. He was as big as a three-year-old child when he was born. By now, he is already taller than a wheel. Chi tall, as tall as a horse on the prairie, not fat but strong.During this big change, he didn't panic at all. He didn't show the slightest panic when he was searching and checking with Runde's men just now.Now that those people are gone, he already understands that his beloved grandfather was assassinated and his father and uncle ran away, but he didn't shed a single tear, instead he whispered to comfort his grandmother not to be sad.

"When I grow up, I will avenge my grandfather!" On A Baoji's young face, his eyes were extremely cold. (To be continued.)