Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 470 Great Change
"Do you think that I won't dare to kill you just because you are the son-in-law of the emperor? I am the regent. You colluded with the rebel king and caused me to lose tens of thousands of soldiers. Your crime is unforgivable! Come, drag him away and execute him in front of all the soldiers!" Yelu Yixin said coldly.

Xiao Xiamo is not only a member of the Empress Dowager Xiao's family, but also her son-in-law. If he returns to the capital to apologize, Empress Dowager Xiao will protect him.

"The Regent is only a king, not His Majesty. I am the general. The Regent does not have the right to execute me!" Xiao Xia stood up and sneered.

"Do you think I have the right to do this?"

Yelu Chongyuan shouted, "Someone come!"

Xiao Xiamo controlled a large number of troops, and Yelu Yixin had long wanted to get rid of him.

What's more, he suspected that this incident was a secret collusion between Empress Dowager Xiao and Yelu Chongyuan.

Not only did he want to get rid of Xiao Xiama, but he would also settle accounts with Empress Dowager Xiao when he returned to the capital.

More than a dozen soldiers rushed in from outside the tent and surrounded Xiao Xia.

"you dare!"

Xiao Xiama and several generals around him stood up and glared at Yelu Yixin.

"Yelü Yixin, don't forget that I have 40,000 soldiers in the city now. If you dare to touch me, it will definitely cause chaos. If Yelu Chongyuan attacks you by then, you will not end up well." Xiao Xia shouted.

"Do you think I'm a fool? That bitch, who colluded with Yelu Chongyuan, just wanted to use him to weaken my strength. If I really were to die, could she stop Yelu Chongyuan?" Yelu Yixin sneered.

He was not afraid at all that Yelu Chongyuan would lead his troops to attack the city. At this time, there would not be many troops of Yelu Chongyuan near Shuofang City, otherwise he would not have lost so few troops in the sneak attack a few days ago.

Empress Dowager Xiao's plan was very good. She wanted him to suffer a considerable loss, but didn't want him to suffer too much.

In this way, Empress Dowager Xiao could gradually take control of the initiative.

On the contrary, if he suffered heavy losses, Yelu Chongyuan would counterattack.

For Empress Dowager Xiao, it would not be a good thing for her whether Yelu Chongyuan or Yelu Yixin was in control of the situation.

"You are so brave..."

"Pfft..."

Xiao Xia lowered her head and looked at the knife that pierced through her body and was stained with blood, then turned her head in disbelief.

"you you…"

Xiao Xia raised her hand and pointed at the person behind her, and her eyes slowly lost their luster.

"You didn't expect that some people around you have been bribed by me!" Yelu Yixin sneered.

Xiao Xiamo was Empress Dowager Xiao's son-in-law and a member of the same clan, so he could not be bribed at all. Yelu Yixin could only start with his subordinates.

Only Xiao Xia was cautious. He arranged people to cooperate with Yelu Chongyuan's men to set up camp. He chose his own confidants and only told him.

Otherwise, Yelu Yixin would have known about it before he could take any action.

The remaining generals under Xiao Xiamo were all confused at this time and didn't know what to do.

"This matter has nothing to do with you. The Queen Mother colluded with Yelu Chongyuan to kill the late emperor, and now she wants to harm me. As long as you turn from evil to good, I will forgive you for your past mistakes." Yelu Yixin said.

Several people looked hesitant. They naturally did not believe what Yelu Yixin said, but Xiao Xiama was already dead at this time. What could they use to resist?
After hesitating for a long time, one of them dropped his weapon, knelt on one knee and said, "I am willing to follow the Regent!"

Seeing this, the others dropped their weapons and knelt down.

"I am willing to follow the Regent!"

"Hahaha…"

Yelu Yixin laughed loudly and said, "The Queen Mother plotted to murder the late emperor and control Your Majesty, and she wants to take charge of the government! Everyone, organize your troops and follow me back to the capital to avenge the late emperor and rescue Your Majesty!"

"Yes!"

Yelu Chongyuan spent two days reorganizing his troops and marched to Shangjing with more than 100,000 soldiers.

Although he suffered heavy losses, after annexing Xiao Xiamo's troops, he still had more than 100,000 troops, with almost no losses.

In order not to arouse the Empress Dowager Xiao's vigilance, he sent someone back to the capital to say that he had suffered a great defeat and suffered heavy losses, and had to return to the court.

Along the way, no troops were withdrawn from any local area. …………

Tokyo
Empress Dowager Xiao was very happy when she learned that Yelu Yixin had suffered heavy losses.

However, her happiness did not last long as she received the news that Yelu Yixin had returned to the court.

More importantly, she did not receive Xiao Xiama's letter.

According to the agreement between her and Xiao Xiama, she had to send a letter back every day.

But she hasn't received any letter from Xiao Xiama since yesterday, which makes her very uneasy.

Empress Dowager Xiao sent someone to inquire about the news, but the person did not return for a long time.

"No, Yelu Yixin must be planning to attack me!"

In fact, Empress Dowager Xiao also knew that once she took action, Yelu Yixin would definitely be able to guess something. What she was betting on was that Yelu Yixin would not dare to turn against her before Yelu Chongyuan was dealt with.

Now it seems that she made a wrong bet. Yelu Yixin is ready to turn against him, and Xiao Xiamo is probably in great danger.

Empress Dowager Xiao was decisive. She immediately ordered someone to summon her brother Xiao Asu, who was the envoy of the Southern Privy Council. After some discussion, Xiao Asu hurried away.

That night, Shangjing City was in chaos all night. When it was dawn, Xiao Asu had eliminated those generals loyal to Yelu Yixin and completely took control of Shangjing City.

Yelu Yixin left Shangjing and took away a lot of soldiers and horses, leaving only 50,000 soldiers and horses in the city.

The Empress Dowager Xiao's army, including the imperial guards, only had 50,000 soldiers and horses.

The reason why it was put down so quickly was that these people were completely unprepared.

The next morning, the person sent by Yelu Yixin to inform his confidants arrived outside Shangjing City. Seeing the city gates closed, the messenger knew that a big change had taken place in the city, so he hurried back to report to Yelu Yixin.

When Yelu Yixin learned about it, he no longer hid himself but sent people to mobilize troops from all over the place and head to Shangjing.

Empress Dowager Xiao was also mobilizing troops and sending people to deliver a message to Yelu Chongyuan.

With such a big commotion in the Liao Kingdom, Duke Ying soon received the news and sent a letter back to Bian Jing, asking Zhao Xing how to respond.

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Bianjing
Through the news that came one after another, Zhao Xing also roughly knew the reason for Yelu Yixin's defeat.

After receiving the news from the Duke of England, he hesitated for a long time and decided to wait and see.

When Empress Dowager Xiao and Yelu Yixin fought, no matter who won, the losses would be heavy, which in turn smoothed the relationship between her and Yelu Chongyuan.

And who knows, Yelu Chongyuan might also get involved, which would make things even more chaotic.

If the Song Dynasty intervenes, it will prevent the two sides from fighting each other.

Zhao Xing had a good idea, but the development of things was far beyond his expectations, but he didn't know it at the moment.

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On the grassland
When Yelu Chongyuan learned that Yelu Yixin had withdrawn his troops, he celebrated happily.

Although Yelu Yixin suffered little loss, this victory temporarily stabilized the people's hearts.

While Yelu Chongyuan was happy, he also felt very regretful.

Empress Dowager Xiao told him that when Yelu Yixin sent out his troops, someone would contact him and cooperate with him in the surprise attack.

However, Yelu Chongyuan was worried that this was a trap and did not dare to send too many troops.

If he had sent more troops and wiped out Yelu Yixin's 200,000 troops in one fell swoop, he could have launched a counterattack.

In fact, it was because Empress Dowager Xiao knew this that she dared to contact Yelu Chongyuan.

Yelu Chongyuan had not regretted his decision for long before he received news of major changes in the Liao Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)