Yelu Dashi sat in the big tent and flipped through the household registration numbers reported by each province, his face was not shocked. These numbers were not even clear to the leaders of the Khitan tribes, but in just over a year, they were simply placed in front of the Great Liao Emperor, and I don't know how much bloody rain they have experienced behind them. The assembly of the eight Khitan tribes was gradually replaced by Yelu Dashi's trusted henchmen.

He seemed to be engrossed in looking at the books written in Khitan script, ignoring Yelu Tiege and Xiao Lili who were standing in front of him. These two fierce generals were rarely fully dressed in iron armor, their faces were flushed, and they stared at His Majesty without blinking, but they could only hold the iron scimitar tightly, and did not dare to say a word.

The Jurchens became more and more arrogant in Tokyo Province, and rumors of His Majesty's cowardice and fear of war gradually spread, and the generals who were gearing up began to complain. Even Yelu Tiege and Xiao Lili, who have always been loyal, couldn't help it, and the two of them made an appointment to persuade Xiao Lili to send troops, but they didn't expect to be hung here.

There is a light on the top of the dome, but the tent is still a little dim, the royal tent of Yelu Dashi is very large, in addition to the scimitars, bows and arrows, saddles commonly used by the Khitans, there are also a lot of wide maps hanging. His Majesty Dashi does not advocate that the Khitans read books at will and lose their brains and slack their martial arts, but there are still many books stacked in the big tent inside. The butter candle has a burnt smell, and the mood of the two Majesties is also the same, the Khitans are not as aggrieved as the Southern Dynasties, since the Jurchens dare to provoke the authority of the Great Khitan, they must be conquered.

After a long time, Yelu Dashi raised his head, looked at the two tiger generals thoughtfully, and asked, "Are your subordinates and commanders familiar with them?" "Your Majesty is not wearing a yellow robe, only an ordinary Khitan blue and white robe, not a jade belt but a thick iron leather belt around his waist, and a simple ox ear knife. His voice was much lower than before, with an air of non-anger and self-authority.

The two subordinates were shocked, and Yelu Tiege replied, "It's all familiar." Xiao Lira also nodded. Your Majesty is the most important warrior, as long as he is loyal and talented. As long as he is a Khitan person, no matter how humble he was in the past, he will be given the position he deserves, and he will be promoted according to merit and ability. On the contrary, if the corpse is vegetarian, or if it is incompetent, even if it is a former cronie, it will not be able to get a high position. Therefore, henchmen and generals like Yelu Tiege and Xiao Lili did not dare to slack off a little.

"What about the centurion?" Jerodashi asked, "What about the ten-captain?" Are they all clear? His tone was soft, but his eyes were as sharp as a falcon. He asked, flipped through the household registration book in his hand, and sighed secretly, the number of Khitans is only more than two million, and it is still too few to swallow the Song Dynasty and defeat the Xia, so every clansman is an extremely precious wealth.

Xiao Lili saw a slight sweat on his back, in the past year, both the tribe and the army have changed greatly, and many of the hundred-man teams under the commander were only transferred in a few months ago, and Yelu Tiege next to him said in a low voice: "The last general is ashamed, everyone above the ten commanders know each other." There was also a slight pride in his words, as a captain, it was not easy to recognize all the ten captains under his command.

Yelu Dashi's eyebrows moved slightly, his eyes condensed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "This is not enough. Who fights the bravest? Who is the most resourceful? Who is most faithful? Who has the most flexible mind? He paused, looked at the two generals who were sweating profusely, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to know each other, you should know every warrior under your command." ”

"Only in this way will you be worthy of the people who followed you from birth to death." Yelu Dashi softened his tone and said in a deep voice: "Da Liao has been in the north for two hundred years, with tens of millions of household registrations and hundreds of thousands of iron horses. As long as you cheer up, the upper and lower are one, the Jurchen Jin Kingdom of Tokyo Road will be swept away. ”

"Yes." Brother Yelu Tie and Xiao Lili said in unison, ashamed in their hearts. This is not just empty words, when Yelu Dashi commanded 10,000 people, both of them were personal generals, and they saw with their own eyes that Yelu Dashi could call the name of every soldier. And the commanders, centurions, and ten-centurions of the year have now become the privy envoys, ten thousand commanders, and thousand-commanders of the Great Liao State.

Seeing that the two were no longer fighting, Yelu Dashi nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Don't be anxious, there are still many opportunities to fight in the south and north, and sweeping Liaodong is just a starting point." He seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "Zhao You of the Song Kingdom died, and the new emperor succeeded to the throne." That Khitan's 'good friend' was lucky, and the new emperor Zhao Ke also favored him very much, and it seemed that he was really loyal to the Song Kingdom. It's time to say hello to him, lest he forget his old friend. He raised his head and said to Yelu Tiege: "Just send someone to send him some special products from the Northland, and then give him another word, so that he can continue to be loyal to the country." ”

Brother Yelu Tiege replied in a deep voice, Xiao Lili didn't know who Yelu Dashi's "good friend" was, but he was puzzled but didn't dare to ask more. I only feel that Your Majesty has a long-term vision, and since he is secretly playing chess pieces in the Southern Dynasty, there will always be a day when he will be useful in the future.

On the sea ship returning from Liao, Li Ruobing stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the city and water village looming in the white fog in the distance, and couldn't help but feel a little excited. The messenger said a rough idea, the real situation, and we have to observe it again.

"My lord, if the drifting grain, grass, bows and arrows this trip, and the mountain goods such as Liaodong fur and old ginseng in exchange, are sold on the spot in Mizhou, there will probably be 15,000 yuan. If it is transported to inland states and counties, there may be more than 20,000 passes. Xu official Xie Songshi said, his eyes were burning, if the matter of selling the goods was handed over to him, he would definitely do his best with his conscience, but he would not be less than to fill his pockets.

"Oh?" Li Ruobing pondered for a moment, and said slowly, "There's no need to bother with it, I'll leave this matter to you." ”

"Yes!" Xie Songshi was overjoyed and said in a deep voice: "Wrap it up on the villain." ”

When the sea ship went, it carried tens of thousands of stones of grain, grass and ordnance, and the return journey was much lighter. Smooth wind, the five gray sails are full, the bow of the ship pushes out a layer of waves, closer and closer to the Mizhou City Water Village, you can see from a distance that there are 100 sailboats of different sizes moored at the Shuizhai Wharf, and countless sampans pass through it. Li Ruobing couldn't help frowning, and suddenly found that the lights were displayed on the city tower, and the red lanterns were hanging under the four corners of the old city tower, which was particularly dazzling.

"What's the festival today?" Li Ruobing whispered.

"No, today is the 25th day of February in the year of Jingkang, and it is not a festival." Xie Songshi has also made many trips to the sea, and he remembers the days very clearly, and he is grateful for the fat difference given by Li Ruobing, and he is busy talking.

Before entering the port, there was a small boat of the Mizhou sailor rowing over to lead the big ship into the port, laughing and greeting the sailors on the ship. "Brother," Xie Songshi asked loudly, pointing to the red lantern on the upper floor of the city, "but is there any happy event for the officials?" ”

The sea breeze was blowing, and his voice was loud, as if it were not enough to repay the kindness of his acquaintance.

The officer on the small boat of the Mizhou Navy Division laughed and said, "I don't know, the Holy Lord canonized the queen, and the whole country celebrates." As he spoke, he patted his waist and pointed to the lantern on the city tower, which meant that the camp had given extra money.

Li Ruobing nodded slightly, when the official family was in the East Palace, I don't know if the emperor intended to snub him, and he never appointed the crown prince and concubine for him. But he doesn't know which queen is set up this time, as far as he knows, Zhu Ying has a cousin who seems to be also a concubine of the East Palace. After receiving the signal from Shangguan, Xie Songshi asked loudly: "May I ask, which queen is ordained by the Holy Lord?" ”

The officer on the ship of the Mizhou Navy Division laughed loudly: "It is Empress Zhu of the Wuchang Army's envoy." The surrounding soldiers laughed, and Xie Songshi also had joy on his face, and repeated: "It's Queen Zhu of the Wuchang Military Festival." "They are the forbidden troops in the border places, they don't know what kind of person the Wukang military envoy is, nor do they know which lady Queen Zhu is, they only know that this is a very rich family.

Li Ruobing's face turned pale in an instant, Wuchang Junjie made Zhu Bernard have two sons and two daughters under his knees, the second daughter Zhu Fengying has already married the third prince Zhao Qi, and the eldest daughter Zhu Ying is waiting for someone, and she is still waiting for the word boudoir, no matter how much this official Zhao Ke hates the third prince, it is impossible to do a stupid thing to plot to win his brother and daughter-in-law, then there is only one possibility.

He snorted, holding back the pain in his chest, and held the side of the boat with both hands. In Xie Songshi's opinion next to him, it seemed that Master Li had been on the sea boat for a long time, and his body was a little weak and weak, so he hurriedly supported his shoulders by the side, but Li Ruobing pushed him away and said astringently: "It's okay, it's okay." There was unspeakable pathos in his voice.

The ship's side leaned against the wooden trestle bridge with a bang, the ship anchored and settled, the sailors quickly threw down the cable, the sailors on the shore lazily wound themselves around the iron stakes, and the muddy sea water floated all kinds of garbage thrown from the ship's cabin, as well as fishy foam, all rippling with the huge ripples of the ship docking.

"My lord, get off the boat." Xie Songshi almost pinched his voice and said flatteringly.

Li Ruobing only looked up at the lanterns on the corner of the heavy eaves of the city tower, the red and festive color, but in his eyes it was black, "Is the whole world celebrating?" He thought bitterly, and he didn't hear Xie Songshi's voice in a trance.

"My lord, we are docked, we can disembark." Xie Songshi asked again.

Li Ruobing woke up from his grief and indignation, he wanted to agree, but only in his throat, he couldn't make any sound, so he had to wave his sleeves casually, and walked towards the gangway with heavy steps.