King of Song

Chapter 46
After visiting the tomb of his grandfather Yelu Longxu, Emperor Shengzong, Yelu Hongjiqing Mausoleum of the Lord of Liao came directly to Liaoyang.Although the Lord of the Liao Dynasty likes to play and hunt every day, the major festivals are usually held in Shangjing, such as Zhengdan and Tian'an Festival (Yelu Hongji's birthday, the Lord of the Liao Dynasty).

But this time, he came to Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo, which made many people smell something unusual, and those who are interested can see some clues...

The ethnic relations in Liaodong area are relatively complicated. The Bohai Sea, a subsidiary state of the Tang Dynasty, lived here and was destroyed by the later Liao Kingdom.The Sumo Mohe people in the Bohai Sea are still there, as well as the local Xi people in Liaodong, the Jurchen ethnic groups in the Changbai Mountains, and the Shiwei in the Xing'an Mountains. The composition is very complicated.

The more complicated it is, the hidden contradictions and crises are self-evident, and it will become an unstable factor over time.A few days ago, the Zub (Tatar) rebellion in the northwest, the Liao Kingdom urgently dispatched Song Wang Yeluren to lead the army to counter the rebellion.

It is also to blame for the lag in news from the Song Dynasty. In fact, when there is a rebellion in the Liao Kingdom, they may not dare to tear their face and go to war with the Song Dynasty, and the impact of the murder of the Liao envoy will not be so great.It's a pity that I didn't know this until later, but it was a good thing for Lin Zhao. Maybe this is a hidden opportunity!
Yeluren's first army arrived, and the rebels began to retreat steadily. The suppression of the rebellion was naturally cured by the cure.But if there are too many such things, it will make people feel rushed, which is really not a good thing.The good news that came did not make Yelu Hongji too excited, on the contrary, it reminded him.

There are many large and small tribes in the Liao Kingdom, and there are not a few people whose hearts are unstable. Just taking advantage of this opportunity, they beat the mountains and shake the tigers and beat the leaders of the tribes to stabilize the situation.Therefore, Yelu Hongji's Nayu came outside Liaoyang City and called the leaders of Bohai, Xi, Jurchen, and Shiwei tribes to come to participate.At the same time, there are also the seasons of Xixia and Goryeo. Of course, the Song Dynasty, the country of brothers, is no exception, and the envoys can only come to Liaoyang to celebrate their birthdays.

However, this Emperor Yelu was very playful. As soon as he arrived, he was attracted by the forest outside Liaoyang City, and led a large group of people to hunt.Fortunately, he had a good assistant by his side, and some things naturally fell on Zhao Wang Yelu Yixin.

Yelu Yixin, courtesy name Hu Jiangun, was a member of the Fifth Academy. The son of "poor thorn".Outside and inside.In the fifth year of Qingning (1059), he was the privy envoy of the South Court, changed his knowledge to the North Court, and was granted the title of King Zhao.In the fifth year of Xianyong, Jiashou Taishi.The Quartet Army was ordered to engage in it at a low price, and the momentum was strong both at home and abroad.After the rebellion of Emperor Taishu Yelu Chongyuan, Yelu Yixin has become the number two figure in the Liao Kingdom.Of course, Yeluren, the king of Song, who was crowned his father, was there first, so he had to keep a low profile.

However, Yelu Yixin is younger, and the leader of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Hongji, seems to trust him more, so the prospects for development are naturally bright.

"King Zhao, the envoy of Song Dynasty has already landed in Chenzhou, and Yeluji has already gone to greet him. He will arrive in Liaoyang in the next one or two days, and he will come to Nabo after a day or two of rest!" A subordinate entered the big tent and came Report the situation to Yelv Yixin.

It's also strange, Yelu Hongji is really special, the good Liaoyang city and the gorgeous palace can't live together, and he insists on camping outside the city, which is called sticking to the tradition of looking forward to hunting in the grassland.In this way, the responsibility for security protection will be greater, but fortunately, the Pi Shijun has been guarding by his side.But this time he came from Qingling on a whim, and there were only [-] leather troops around him, and the guards seemed a bit thin, which also made Yelu Yixin a little uneasy.

In the big tent, a middle-aged man with luxurious clothes sat in front of him.High cheekbones, slightly thin, a face looks quite majestic, and a pair of eyes are shining, both wise and treacherous.

Yelu Yixin said in a deep voice: "This time the Song envoy is willing to cross the sea and go as far as Liaodong. It seems that they attach great importance to me, Daliao!"

"Yes, King Zhao! I went to Bianjing as an envoy to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager of the Southern Dynasty, but the envoy died in Bianjing..."

"What?" Yelu Yixin was greatly astonished. It is inevitable that the envoy of Liao Kingdom died in the capital of Song Dynasty.Before, the people of Song Dynasty put Yeluzhi and others under house arrest on the grounds of heavy rain, so that the news was delayed to be sent back to the north, and the court of Liao Kingdom did not receive an official notification.

"How do people die?" Yelu Yixin asked in a deep voice. If it is an ordinary disease, it is nothing. It is not unprecedented for envoys from Song and Liao countries to die of illness on the way.In the first year of Emperor Yongxi of the Liao Dynasty (1064), the Song Dynasty went to the Liao Kingdom to congratulate Wang Yan, the envoy of Zhengdan, who died of illness, and the Liao Kingdom sent the body back to the Song Dynasty.

"Uh..." The subordinate hesitated and said, "The Song Dynasty said it was suicide..."

"Suicide?" Yelu Yixin was even more shocked. The envoy of Daliao committed suicide in Songdu. What joke?
"The report sent by Yelvzhi said this. The current information is not clear. In short, it is an abnormal death... It would be best to ask him when he arrives in Liaoyang. Unfortunately, his guy is sick and has to stay in Nanjing for a few days. ..."

"Delay, delay!" Yelu Yixin pondered for a moment, and suddenly realized that Song Chao's attitude is not surprising, so he smiled proudly: "Whether it is suicide or homicide, we will talk about it when Yeluzhi comes back, and we will avoid it first. Taking advantage of this opportunity, let the people of the Song Dynasty be snubbed and embarrassing, the new emperor of the Southern Dynasty ascends the throne, and is His Majesty's nephew in terms of seniority, and the nephew congratulates his uncle on his birthday, hehe... it is right to be respectful!"

"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Some of the subordinates didn't understand what the prince meant.

Yelv Yixin was silent for a moment, and asked, "Have the leaders of the Jurchen and Shiwei tribes come?"

"Except for the impeachment bowl of the Jurchen Wanyan Department, everyone else has arrived!"

"Wanyan Department... Huh, I really don't care about my Daliao, and I will deal with them later!" Yelu Yixin snorted coldly. However, the whining and chattering made the arrogant and conceited Khitan people very upset.

"Leave this alone, I'm telling you, when the time comes...see the reaction of the person who gave it away!"

"Your Majesty, these are just trivial matters, Song people may not care about them!"

"No!" Yelu Yixin shook his head with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth, "The Southern Dynasty regards itself as a country of etiquette, and the envoys are all writing about corrupt scholars, and they all value etiquette more than life. I will definitely care about it!"

"Okay, my subordinates will arrange it!"

"By the way, arrange for the envoys of Xixia and Goryeo to appear at the same time. They have just accepted the canonization of our dynasty, so they will be obedient!" Yelu Yixin nodded slightly, taking the opportunity to put some pressure on the Song Dynasty.

"Your subordinates know, King Zhao, there is one more thing!"

"Say!"

"This time, His Majesty only brought 3 leather troops. This time, he was going to demonstrate to the leaders of the various tribes. [-] people seem to be a little too small. You know that His Majesty is good at face. Linya Yeludilie from the north received the news. Please send [-] soldiers and horses from Youzhou to come. On the one hand, strengthen the Nabo guards, and at the same time increase deterrence!"

"2 people!" Yelv Yixin was silent. This was exactly what he was worried about, and it was undoubtedly a timely help.But after all, there are [-] Youzhou troops, and their loyalty is unpredictable, which is enough to threaten the safety of Liaoyang...

But after thinking about it, this Yelv Dilie made great contributions in quelling the chaos of the emperor's uncle Yelu Chongyuan. He was considered loyal, so there shouldn't be any major problems.Even if there is something...hehe, maybe it's a good thing.

Yeluren led the army to put down the rebellion first, and once he returned successfully, King Song's status would be much stronger than that of himself, King Zhao.Especially the power and influence will also change accordingly. If you are willing to be subservient to others temporarily, then wait for that old guy Yeluxian to die, or find a way to surpass him... If you want to surpass the work of countering the rebellion, then the only way to save him is to save him. drive!
Yelv Yixin sneered, the means and process are not important, as long as the result is achieved, the process does not matter.

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"My lord, if you don't go to the bowl, we will be late!" In Liaoyang City, several strong men in animal skins surrounded a tall middle-aged man and kept trying to comfort him, obviously very anxious.

The man in the middle seemed to be a tribal leader, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said helplessly: "But the child's illness has not been cured, and it is rare to come to Liaoyang once, so we must take care of the illness and make him healthy and strong. My son Libo must not be cowardly and weak, otherwise how would he hunt tigers and bears in the mountains?"

"Boss, the little boss's problem is not very serious, you don't have to worry too much!" Someone persuaded: "But if you don't go to the bowl again, if you are late, the Lord Liao will blame it, but it will be a disaster for the whole family!"

"Don't worry, the leader. Just take the little leader to the bowl. There should be doctors from the Liao Kingdom there. As long as you beg a little, they should help."

"That's fine!" Seemed to be the best way to achieve the best of both worlds, the middle-aged man reluctantly agreed.

But as soon as he walked out of the hospital, the sleeping child started crying so loudly that he couldn't be calmed down. He even startled his father's horse and rushed straight towards the street...

On the opposite side, a group of carriages happened to be coming. Lin Zhao sat on the rickety carriage, poked his head out of the window, and looked around at the city of Tokyo in the Liao Kingdom... PS: It’s even later, tomorrow, or today. Two chapters.At the same time, please guess, who is this crying child?

(End of this chapter)