Although the rebellion of the Leather Room Army in the northwest camp was quelled, thousands of people were killed and wounded, and the entire camp was even more panicked, and what made Yelu Zongzhen even more troubled was that there were nearly 10,000 people who participated in the rebellion this time, and now most of them have surrendered, what should be done with these people, can't they all be killed?

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that although these soldiers have committed a big crime, they are also excusable, and now the army's morale is already unstable, and I am afraid that the punishment will affect the army's morale even more if it is too strict, so the old minister thinks that it is better to catch a few leaders to ask for the guilt, and the rest will be sent back to the station, waiting for the future fate?" Zhang Jian was very cautious at this time and suggested to Yelu Zongzhen.

I have to say that Zhang Jian, the old guy, is much more cunning than Yeluren, and he also knows that the army has reached the point where he has to retreat, but he doesn't dare to persuade openly, but now taking the opportunity of the rebellion, he suggested that the rebellious leather room army be sent back to its original station, which is actually a disguised withdrawal, after all, there are one and two, and if the leather room army withdraws, the other armies will definitely not stay for too long.

"No, they participated in the rebellion, if they let it go so easily, how can they correct the law in the future?" Yelu Zongzhen immediately glared at him and said angrily.

Seeing that Yelu Zongzhen disagreed, Zhang Jian also smiled helplessly, and immediately stopped talking, but he was also angry at this time, since Yelu Zongzhen did not agree with his opinion, then he simply didn't care, see how Yelu Zongzhen himself dealt with these people who participated in the rebellion?

Sure enough, Yelu Zongzhen is actually just hard-mouthed, and there is no good way to deal with these tens of thousands of people, killing is definitely not killing, otherwise the entire army will not only be scattered, maybe it will completely rebel, but it is not okay to let it go, there is a shortage of food in the barracks, and it can't afford to support so many idlers.

"Your Majesty, state affairs are important, leaving these people is harmful and useless, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!" At this moment, I saw another Han official also come forward to persuade him, this person's name is Liu Liufu, and he is also an important minister in the court, of course, he is still much worse than Zhang Jian.

Liu Liufu is very good at seizing the opportunity, he sees that Yelu Zongzhen has no way, and there is no other better way than to repatriate so many prisoners, so he said that Yelu Zongzhen is a step down.

Although Yelu Zongzhen had a hard mouth, he also knew that Zhang Jian and Liu Liufu's suggestions were more practical at this time, so after being silent for a long time, he finally nodded and said, "Okay, just do what you say!" ”

Yelu Zongzhen turned around and left here after speaking, it seemed that he didn't want to stay here longer, and Zhang Jian and Liu Liufu also glanced at each other at this time, and then they both shook their heads helplessly and smiled bitterly, when they met an emperor like Yelu Zongzhen, their lives are not very easy now!

The rebellious leather room army was repatriated to its original station, and several leading unlucky ghosts were beheaded, but this matter was only the beginning, especially when the other Liao troops in the battalion saw that the leather room army could withdraw to the station, which made many people also think about it, and this can't blame them, after all, the food in the camp has bottomed out, and some people haven't eaten seriously for a few days, and hungry people can do anything.

In this case, the Liao army was also in turmoil, and Zhang Jian, Liu Liufu and others also openly and secretly persuaded Yelu Zongzhen to withdraw from the army, but Yelu Zongzhen still couldn't let go of his face.

But in the evening of this day, when Yelu Zongzhen was sitting in the tent in a daze, he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps outside, and then saw Yelu Zhirang take Yeluren to the tent first, and Yelu Zongzhen saw Yeluren first and immediately changed color and said: "Why are you here, who let you out?" ”

"Your Majesty forgives the sin, it was the minister who brought the first brother out of the courtier!" Yeluzhi knelt down and saluted at this time, sweating profusely.

"This matter is not about Brother Zhirang, I brought me here under threat from him!" I saw that Yelu Renxian also knelt on the ground at this time, and then spoke again: "Your Majesty, now that you have reached this point, are you still unwilling to withdraw from the army?" ”

"Bastard, are you accusing me?" Yelu Zongzhen couldn't help but be furious when he heard Yelu Renxian's words.

I saw that Yelu Renxian took a long breath at this time, and then said earnestly: "The minister does not dare to accuse Your Majesty, but Your Majesty, as the lord of the Great Liao, everything must be based on state affairs, and now there is no result in the south for several months, the grain and grass have been exhausted, the soldiers are even more discouraged, and the rebellions in the army are one after another, if it continues like this, sooner or later it will lead to a bigger rebellion, and then it will be even more difficult to clean up, and even shake the foundation of my Great Liao, so the minister wants to ask Your Majesty to think twice!" ”

Yelu Renxian also let go at this time, and in the end, he pleaded with Yelu Zongzhen on the ground, his personal honor and disgrace have long been left behind him, and the most important thing now is to protect the foundation of Da Liao, after all, if Yelu Zong really tosses like this, maybe they will really face the danger of losing the country.

Looking at Yelu Renxian who was lying in front of him, the expression on Yelu Zongzhen's face was also cloudy, in fact, intellectually he knew that Yelu Renxian's words were very correct, but emotionally he was not willing to admit his defeat.

Yelu Zhirang next to him saw this, and his face also showed a hesitant expression, but in the end, he gritted his teeth, and immediately knelt down next to Yelu Renxian and said loudly: "Your Majesty, there is nothing to be done now, it is better to withdraw the army temporarily, we still have hope of making a comeback in the future, but if all our 80,000 troops are folded here, the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

Yeluzhi regretted it as soon as he said it, he was too impulsive to say it, he was moved by Yeluren first, but it didn't matter if he brought him here, and at this time he even opened his mouth to persuade Yelu Zongzhen, with Yeluzong's true temperament, maybe he would punish himself and Yeluren first.

However, to Yelu Zhi's surprise, Yelu Zongzhen was not as angry as before, but after he finished speaking, the whole tent suddenly became very quiet, and he didn't dare to look up at Yelu Zongzhen's expression at this time, so he could only wait quietly with his head down, but the cold sweat on his forehead kept coming out.

After a long while, Yelu Zhirang felt that he was about to collapse, but Yelu Renxian's expression remained unchanged, and then he suddenly only heard Yelu Zongzhen speak: "Do you really think that now you have to retreat from the army?" ”

Yelu Zhirang knew Yelu Zongzhen best, and when he heard his rhetorical question, his heart was immediately happy, because he had already heard the wavering meaning in Yelu Zongzhen's tone, which showed that he had also recognized the reality, but he was still unwilling to admit it for the time being.

"Your Majesty, the weather is bad, the food and grass are insufficient, these are the difficulties faced by the army, and these difficulties have caused the army to be disheartened, and even rebellions are everywhere, and these are just internal problems, if the Song army perceives our situation and takes the initiative to send troops to attack, what will Your Majesty do to resist the attack of the Song army?" Yeluren said again categorically at this time.

At this time, Yelu Zongzhen was silent again, and Yelu Zhirang also quietly looked up at him with the courage to do so, only to see Yelu Zongzhen standing there with a gloomy face at this time, and there was a tangled look in his eyes, as if he was still hesitating.

It seemed that he felt that Yelu Zong was really hesitating, and he saw that Ye Lu Renxian actually spoke again at this time: "Your Majesty, the lack of food in the army can't be hidden from the Song army at all, plus the rebellion of the leather room army two days ago, even if you stand on the head of Xi Guan City, I'm afraid you can see the situation in our camp, so the minister is worried that the Song army may be killed at any time, if you are pinned down here by the Song army, you won't be able to retreat if you want to!" ”

Yelu Renxian's words finally worked, only to see Yelu Zongzhen show a painful expression at this time, and after a while, he finally nodded helplessly and said: "That's it, I will listen to your advice this time, and I will repay today's shame in the future!" ”

Hearing that Yelu Zongzhen finally agreed to withdraw from the army, Yelu Zhirang almost jumped up with joy, and immediately said loudly again: "Your Majesty is wise, when Your Majesty stabilizes the interior, there is nothing to worry about in the Song Kingdom, and then Your Majesty will definitely be able to repeat the feat of the first emperor's soldiers pointing directly at Bianliang!" ”

Yelu Zongzhen also felt relaxed at this time, in fact, because he refused to admit defeat during this time, the pressure on his body was also extremely great, and now that he finally made a decision, he immediately felt relieved, but then he frowned again, because just like Yelu Ren said first, the Song army on the opposite side may not let them retreat easily.

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