Treat national enemies as warm and tolerant as spring, and treat the people as ruthlessly as the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves. When a country is decaying and about to perish, the whole society, from the officials to the happy people who live by power, will fundamentally inadvertently act according to this creed.

The Great Song Dynasty has always been accustomed to the Great Liao. In the generation of Daojun Zhao Ji, he became more and more reluctant, more and more accustomed to Da Liao, but he became more and more harsh to the people.

The Great Song Dynasty gritted its teeth and hated the traitors who were in contact with foreign countries, but in their bones they didn't think so, and they didn't take it seriously.

In other words, too many people in Song Chen did not really regard treason as a first-class felony. This is especially true for those who fornicate with Liao.

Because Song Liao got along 'peacefully', it was a 'brother' or even a 'father and son' relationship, of course, Da Liao has always been a brother and a father. Da Liao set up "embassies" and envoys in Tokyo in the Great Song Dynasty, and he was the most noble and arrogant dignitary, and it was not a matter to kill people on the street. Many important officials of the Great Song Dynasty were inextricably linked with the Great Liao, some were of the same clan and relatives, some had common 'hobbies' and friendships, such as 'poetry, calligraphy and painting', and some had business dealings. In order to maintain this peace, when there was a conflict between Song and Liao, the imperial court also needed foreign people to act as intermediaries to mediate.

The weak Song Dynasty is ruthless and shameless, and only the braided Chao can compare with it.

In this atmosphere, some unique phenomena emerge.

For example, a Han family is divided into two or more parts, which exist in different countries, indicating allegiance to the country where they are located, and hostility to other countries, but they can be trusted or even reused by the supreme ruler of that country.

This has historical origins, and it is the rule of the Han people that was divided for various reasons. There was secession and war, forcing the wealthy family to tear apart its members. It is conducive to survival in different places to continue the family bloodline, and the fundamental reason is the continuation of the concept of emphasizing family reproduction and ignoring the survival of the country during the prosperous period of the gate valve.

For example. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang's family was like this.

He developed in Liu Bei's Shu Han regime. His brother did his best to serve as high-ranking officials in Wei Cao and Wu Sun, who were hostile to Shu Han.

The concept of emphasizing the family over the country in the Han Dynasty was further developed and strengthened in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and later experienced the five chaotic Chinese five dynasties and ten kingdoms of political separation, and the surviving wealthy families were divided into various places to live and survive. The unification of the Central Plains by the Great Song Dynasty did not change this situation.

The powerful hostile family that Zhao Yue eliminated - the former Cangzhou Cui family is an example.

The Cui family developed in the Great Song Dynasty, and lived in Cangzhou with a profound heritage, and it was windy and rainy, and it was unstoppable. The other took root in the most powerful and feared enemy of the Great Song Dynasty, Da Liao, hugged the thighs of the Khitan magnates, and lived a strong and nourishing life.

But as a Han Chinese, he can mix high and powerful in the world of the Khitans. The first to recommend the Guo family.

The Guo family's political status in the Great Liao State is far from being comparable to the Cui family.

The members of the Cui family only sought official power such as lowly or adjutant officials in the political circles of Yandi, and it was even more difficult for them to meddle in high-ranking power in the military circles where the Khitans held power strictly. The family can play prestige in the township, claim the king and dominate, and oppress the Han people of Liao.

However, the Guo family of the Liao State can be famous in both the military and political circles, especially rare to be able to ascend to a high position in the military world, and even grasp the main military power of Yundi in the heyday before the Daojun period, and its department is the main force of the border of the Great Song Dynasty. Generations of military disciples of the Guo family had their hands stained with the blood of the Great Song and Han people, and they exchanged their ruthlessness and cruelty to the Great Song and Han people for the trust and value of the Khitans.

The Guo family is a big family, which was broken up due to historical reasons and has roots in the Central Plains. Although the main force lives in the Yanyun region of Liao, there are still many relatives in the Great Song Dynasty. Like the Cui family, on the surface, there is no blood relationship between the two parties, and there is no contact. In fact, it is echoed by the two parties, and the heart is more powerful and ferocious Da Liao, and actively seeks wealth and interests in the Great Song Dynasty. Betrayed the Great Song Dynasty and supported the Khitans.

Guo Danian's surname is Guo. The real name is not the cheesy word Danian, but the word Junxiong. It is the son of the Guo family in the Great Song Dynasty.

He learned this in the Yanyun area, sneaked back to his home in the Great Song Dynasty, joined the army under a pseudonym two years later, and bribed Shangguan with his ability and the money provided by his family to quickly get out of the way, get rid of the identity of a criminal and dangerous soldier, and become the deputy head of the capital.

This work is more than ten years, he has survived from a young man in his prime to middle age, made countless contributions to Daliao, and also won the appreciation and credit of the Khitan magnates for the Guo family.

This time, Zhao Gonglian went to patrol the border and provided him with an opportunity to make great contributions.

He wanted to deceive Zhao Gonglian, poison the entire guard, and get rid of the great trouble for the Great Liao State.

The plan received strong support from the Liao Border Guards.

Guo Danian, to be precise, Guo Junxiong used his identity as the commander of Hengshanzhai to take seven or eight henchmen, that is, the Song soldiers who went out of the city with him to meet Zhao Gonglian, and easily poisoned 245 of the more than 300 defenders.

But Guo Junxiong wants to disguise the Liao army to plot against Zhao Gonglian, so naturally he will never let him go.

The Liao army, which cooperated with Guo Junxiong's plan, came on horseback at this time.

The deputy head of the capital did not know why, shouted to meet the enemy, and fired a bow and crossbow to block the cavalry. I don't want the north gate of the castle to be opened by Guo Junxiong's personal entourage. The Liao army entered with iron cavalry, and together with Guo Junxiong, besieged the deputy capital head and the remaining defenders.

How could the Song soldiers be the opponents of the nearly 1,000 Liao army iron cavalry?

Only then did the deputy head know that Guo Danian was a spy hidden in the army, guessed his plan, was furious and helpless, and immediately took the opportunity to lead his subordinates to break through, and the horse who grabbed the horse rode desperately to Guannan, and the horse ran into the mountain to hide and avoid pursuit, both parts are to fight for someone to escape and successfully send the news to the commander who patrols the border, so that the commander has a defense, responds in time, and eradicates the big trouble as soon as possible.

It's a pity that here is the elite of the Liao army, with superb equestrianism, strong archery skills, and strong combat effectiveness.

The Song army that drilled the mountain was quickly caught up by the Liao army and encircled and suppressed.

The deputy capital head and the more than 20 good men who killed the Liao army and grabbed the horses failed to escape, and were killed on the Guannan Road, holding grudges, resentment, and death. If they have a spirit in the sky, they will know that their blood has finally reminded the marshal of the warning, and they can smile at Jiuquan.

Zhao Gonglian figured out the truth, although he had already guessed the tragic fate of more than 300 defenders, he still couldn't help but be angry at this moment.

How cruel does a person have to be to be able to endure to get along day and night, or even poison his loyal subordinates or comrades-in-arms who have known each other for more than ten years?

"Guo Danian, whether you are called Danian or Junxiong, even if your family is loyal to Liaogou and should serve the Khitans, but the Great Song Dynasty did not treat your family in the Song Realm badly, and the defenders of Hengshan Pass have no grievances with you, you must deal with the defenders in order to deceive and assassinate me, and there is no need to poison them all. Isn't it possible to use drugs to achieve the goal? You, do you still have humanity? ”

"Humanity?"

Guo Danian sneered and asked disdainfully: "Marquis Zhao is a general with troops, and he actually mentions human nature when he mentions to me against the enemy?" ”

Zhao Gonglian stared at Guo Danian, nodded slowly, and said, "I understand." Very good, thank you for the reminder. Your Guo family, the Cui family, and those traitor families, I, Zhao Gonglian, promise that one day I will make them worse than death to repay their blood debts. (To be continued.) )