The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 453 Great Wall Risk

The Northern Han Dynasty died.

Taiyuan City, the Imperial Palace.

Looking at Liu Jiye who surrendered, Zhao Guangyi felt an indescribable pride in his heart.

The Northern Han Dynasty has been stubborn in the north of the Great Song Dynasty for so many years. He destroyed the country that his imperial brothers failed to destroy, and he also subdued Liu Jiye, the most powerful general of the Northern Han Dynasty. In this way, when he returns to Kaifeng Behind the city, all the people cheered, and his seat as the new lord of the Great Song Dynasty became more secure.

Thinking of this, Zhao Guangyi looked at Liu Jiye and said: "Aiqing is a loyal and righteous man. I believe that you were loyal to the Northern Han Dynasty in the Northern Han Dynasty, and you can also be loyal to my Great Song Dynasty in my Great Song Dynasty. I heard that your surname is Yang. Now that you belong to my great Song, let's change back to the original surname."

When Liu Jiye heard this, his heart was shocked. The surname Liu was given to him by Liu Jiyuan, the empress of the Northern Han Dynasty, in recognition of his national surname. Using the surname Liu makes people think that he is obsessed with the Northern Han Dynasty. Since he has already surrendered to the Song Dynasty, why should the Emperor of the Song Dynasty be suspicious of him?
Thinking of this, Liu Jiye immediately knelt down and said, "I would like to listen to the oracle."

Seeing that Yang Jiye was quite smart, Zhao Guangyi showed a satisfied smile, and then turned his eyes to other ministers, saying: "There are many ministers who have made meritorious service during this Northern Expedition. After the class master returns to the court, I will reward you for your merits. Now, But there is something big we need to do.”

Hearing Zhao Guangyi's words, everyone was a little puzzled. Now that the Northern Han Dynasty has been destroyed, their goal of the Northern Expedition has been achieved. It stands to reason that they should return to the court now. So what does Zhao Guangyi mean by this big event?
Some people are puzzled, but for others, it is like a bright mirror, such as Liu Wei, such as Cao Bin, a veteran of the Song Dynasty.

Now Zhao Guangyi is in a high-spirited time. He just destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, and he definitely wants to take advantage of this morale to go straight to the land of the Liao people and take back the Sixteen States of Yanyun.

Whether it is the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, or now, Yanyun Sixteen States is a kind of pain to these people, a kind of indescribable connection. The Great Wall built by the Han people is just like this. , is this simply a disgrace?

Of course, the most important thing is that without the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, the entire Song Dynasty would not have any barriers to prevent the Liao people from entering the Central Plains. This is extremely unsafe for the entire Song Dynasty. How can you allow others to snore?
Without Yanyun Sixteen States, Zhao Guangyi couldn't sleep.

Just when the generals were puzzled, Zhao Guangyi leisurely stated his purpose.

"Now our Great Song Dynasty has a strong army and has swept away many times, but the Liao people are the most abominable. They occupy the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and do not return them, so that our people in the Central Plains are always in danger of being attacked. How can this be done?"

"My wish is no longer in the Northern Han Dynasty, but in the Liao people, in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun."

When Zhao Guangyi said this, everyone was startled, and then they understood what Zhao Guangyi meant. After understanding, the generals immediately became excited. Now that they have just won the battle and destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, they are all very excited, so even if they are right The Liao people were not afraid of using troops.

"The Liao people have bullied me and the people of the Central Plains too much. The Holy One intends to destroy them. I am willing to do my best."

"The same is true for the last general."

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Everyone expressed their opinions one after another, pushing their momentum to the extreme for a while. This situation can be described as the unity of the monarch and his ministers, and the morale is like a rainbow. Yang Jiye, who had just surrendered to the Song Dynasty, was also shocked when he saw this situation.

If the Northern Han Dynasty could have such a cohesive force, why would they be afraid of the Liao people and the Great Song Dynasty?

And when Yang Jiye's heart was shaken, Zhao Guangyi suddenly looked at Yang Jiye and said, "Suwen Yang Aiqing has been fighting with the Liao people for a long time, is very familiar with the Liao people, and also has the ambition to conquer the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, how about following me? "

Hearing Zhao Guangyi's words, Yang Jiye was startled. When he was in the Northern Han Dynasty, he had heard about the situation after the countries surrendered to the Song Dynasty. Regardless of whether civil servants or military generals, they were all under house arrest in the capital and would not be reused. Now Zhao Guangyi suddenly let himself follow , Is it a favor to yourself?

Isn't he afraid that he will suddenly turn against him again?

Yang Jiye was a little puzzled, but he knelt down suddenly: "The minister takes orders."

In any case, Yang Jiye really has the ambition to conquer the Sixteen States of Yanyun. In addition, with Yanyun Sixteen States, it will be more convenient to do business with countries in the Western Regions in the future.

Since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, all parts of the Central Plains have seldom traded with countries in the Western Regions, and the Silk Road has almost been cut off. If there are sixteen prefectures in Yanyun, they can control the Hexi Corridor and reopen the Silk Road.

Song Dynasty is a country that attaches great importance to business. By that time, all industries will recover and the people will be able to live and work in peace and contentment.

For this reason, Yang Jiye wanted to take back Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures even if he was smashed to pieces.

Seeing Yang Jiye like this, Zhao Guangyi admired him even more, then looked at the crowd, and said: "Since everyone is united, we will set off in a few days and go straight to the old nest of the Liao people. I just wonder if all the lovers have a strategy to deal with the enemy?"

Hearing Zhao Guangyi's words, everyone looked at each other, and then Cao Bin stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to attack the Liao people, you must first pass the Great Wall, but the Great Wall is so majestic that it is more difficult to break through than many walls. If we have more watchtowers, the Liao people will find out if we are a little strange, and it is not easy to invade the territory of the Liao country."

Cao Bin's words were true. Although Zhao Guangyi was very excited about destroying the Northern Han Dynasty, he did not lose his mind. After listening to Cao Bin's words, he nodded: "Cao Aiqing's words are good, so I don't know if Cao Aiqing has any good strategies to attack the city." ?”

"If we can mobilize most of the main force of the Liao people, and my soldiers of the Song Dynasty choose an excellent place to concentrate their forces to attack, maybe it may not be necessary to rush in."

Just as Cao Bin finished speaking, Pan Mei stood up and said, "If it was only a few days ago, this method might still work, but we just received the news that General Shi Shouxin fought with the Liao people and beat the Liao people to death." The Liao people are probably retreating beyond the Great Wall now, and it will be difficult for us to attack again."

After Pan Mei finished speaking, everyone sighed, and they knew it very well. In order to restrain the Liao people from helping the Northern Han, Shi Shouxin led his troops to fight the Liao people. However, the Liao people were not stupid. When they saw the Northern Han When it was hopeless, how could they still fight Shi Shouxin to the death? They would definitely retreat to the territory of Liao Kingdom to prevent the Song army from encircling them after destroying the Northern Han Dynasty.

Now that the Liao people have retreated, it may not be easy to lure them away from the Great Wall.

The opportunity has been lost, and it seems impossible to get it back. Many things in the world seem to be like this.

But at this time, Yang Jiye suddenly said: "Maybe there is another way to destroy the Liao Kingdom and take back the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures."

(End of this chapter)