Han Derang stroked his beard that had turned gray and said: "The place where the Great Liao army settled is Huazhou and Liyang, and this place is located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain is the alluvial plain of the ancient Yellow River; There are four embankments, six mountains, six waters, nine hills, eighteen depressions, thirty-two slopes, the terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast; To the north of Huazhou is Liyang, and the two drops are closely connected! ”

Xiao Yanyan heard Han Derang say this, raised her head and said passionately: "As soon as Brother Jean said this, Yan Mei immediately remembered that 'a thousand horses are swept by the wind, and ten thousand horses are dragons.'" The golden drum shook up and down, and the relatives were all over the place. Bai Jing Ruo Su Ni, Dan Qi Zhu Guang. Remembering the Taiwang De, Xu Zi is full of knowledge. After passing through the Long Live Forest, we traveled to Liyang. 'The verses are coming! ”

Han Derang was overjoyed, hugged Xiao Yanyan into his arms, and said with a smile: "It seems that Yan Mei is already the lord of the Central Plains, what you just recited was the poem of Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei of the Three Kingdoms!" ”

Xiao Yanyan caressed her head against Han Derang's broad chest, and Han Derang said excitedly: "Cao Cao died in the first year of Huang Chu, and Cao Pi succeeded King Wei; led the army from Yecheng to advance to Liyang, and the tragic and long chant "Liyang Makes Three Songs" became the swan song of his military poetry; It has also become a classic work of Chinese military poetry! ”

Xiao Yanyan became excited again, raised her head and stared at Han Derang, "Cao Cao is a generation of heroes, and his sons are both civil and military; Cao Zhi's seven-step poems have been praised throughout the ages, and Liu Zhen, who is known as one of the seven sons of Jian'an with Cao Zhi, also climbed high and looked far away with Cao Pi's expedition to Liyang, and expressed his cup; Singing a long song "Liyang Mountain Fu": The source of the river is passing away, and the yang bird is floating and flying south. See the collection of all things, retreat and be happy. ”

"Wonderful! Yan Mei was able to recite the poems of Cao Pi and Liu Zhen without missing a word! Han Derang said with appreciation: "Gao Shi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty who is famous for the lonely smoke of the desert and the poems of the majestic iron horse, has written more than ten poems on the theme of picking up the scenery of Liyang; Most of these poems are works of the temperament of cherishing friends and farewell, showing another sentiment of the poet! ”

Xiao Yanyan recited Gao Shi's poem "Qi Shang Farewell Liu Shaofu Ziying" without thinking:

Recently, I have lived in Qi, and the depression is only empty forest.

When it is not farming, it is more self-responsible to be idle.

Yijun knows me alone, and drives the horse to find it.

Thousands of miles and thousands of years of hard work.

Seeking benevolence and seeing the attitude, Yu Dao is happy and willing.

Yi Si is the sky, and the micro should sink the land.

Drift back to his hometown, no longer ask about leaving.

South to Liyangdu, reckless and cold clouds.

The mulberry leaves rise from the plain, and the river Ling Mountain is deep.

The road is farther away, and it is relatively sad.

Han Derang listened to Xiao Yanyan recite the whole poem of Gao Shi's "Qi Shang Farewell Liu Shaofu Ziying", and said with emotion: "The Liyangdu in Gao Shi's poem is the ferry on the Yellow River, which is Liyangjin, and the opposite is Baimajin; Liyangjin and Baimajin are the only pontoon bridges leading to Bianliang, and it is difficult to predict how long the Yellow River's bullish temper can keep Liyangjin alive! ”

Xiao Yanyan heard Han Derang say this, raised her arms and said: "Let my brother only talk about poetry now, not whether the ferry on the Yellow River is good or not, and the little sister of the ferry on the Yellow River has no poetry at all!" ”

"That's that!" Han Derang bowed and said: "In the eleventh year of Tianbao (752 AD), Li Bai came to Baimajin to cross the Yellow River north to Liyang; Then travel to the Swallows. Li Bai stood at the ferry overlooking the turbid waves of the Yellow River, and overlooked the Liyang on the opposite bank, and couldn't help but be poetic, and the reins on the mount were sad and magnificent, chanting "White Horse": The general sent a white horse and crossed the Yellow River on a festival. The flute drum is full of rivers and mountains, and the waves are surging. King Wu has a vibrating tile, and Yishui has no cold song. Iron riding is like a snow-capped mountain, drinking and drying. Yang Bing hunted the Moon Cave and turned his strategy towards there. Leaning on the sword to climb Yanran, the side peaks are sighing. The depression is thousands of miles away, and there are more than five originals. Sweep away the desert, and the color tiger is golden. ”

Xiao Yanyan saw that Han Derang finished reciting Li Bai's poems, and once again put her head on his broad chest and said affectionately: "Let my brother have a good memory, and he actually remembers Li Bai's poems familiarly!" ”

He raised his head from Han Derang's chest and swallowed his throat and said: "Li Bai's poem praises the great achievements of a general in the Central Plains who sent troops to fight against the Hu people, purge border troubles, and enable the border people to live a peaceful life; It embodies the poet's majestic and bold poetic style, rich imagination, strange language, and magnificent colors! ”

After Xiao Yanyan said these words, she couldn't help frowning and said: "Let my brother, the Hu people scolded by the Central Plains people are us, and the poems written by Li Bai praise the Tang Dynasty generals to crusade against the Hu people; Yan Mei is singing praises for him! ”

Han Derang laughed and said, "Sister Yan is too worried! The Hu people in Li Bai's poems refer to those barbarian peoples, and my Daliao has long been a civilization that has inherited the orthodox culture of China; How can it be a Hu person? ”

After a pause, he cheered up his spirit and said: "Da Liao uses Confucius and Mencius and Huang Lao to govern the country, the country and the people are safe, and the Quartet is convinced; Only the Song Dynasty has been against us, so good, only destroy it! ”

clenched his fist and smashed it on a big tree and said: "The Song Dynasty run by the cowardly emperor Zhao Heng is about to be trampled by the iron hooves of the Liao State; As long as the Song Dynasty is leveled, Yan Mei sits in the Central Plains, and the unification of the Chinese nation is the goal we strive for! ”

Xiao Yanyan glanced at Han Derang ambiguously and smiled, and said, "Those who know me let my brother too!" ”

Han Derang was still unsatisfied: "Gao Shi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty who is famous for his lonely smoke in the desert and the poems of the majestic iron horse; There are more than a dozen poems with the theme of Liyang scenery. Most of these poems are works of the temperament of cherishing friends and farewell, showing another sentiment of the poet: drifting back to his hometown and not asking about leaving. South to Liyangdu, reckless and cold clouds. The mulberry leaves rise from the plain, and the river Ling Mountain is deep. The road is more poor, and it is relatively sad. Gao Shi and his friend Li Yangdu cherished the scene of farewell, which made people sigh sadly! ”

Xiao Yanyan continued: "Before and after Gao Shi, Mr. Jiang, Xie Yan, Liu Yuxi, Luo Binwang, Wang Wei, Cen Shen, and Jia Dao all left masterpieces in Liyang!" ”

Xiao Yanyan was talking to Han Derang about the poems of Liyangdu and Baimadu, when she saw Yelu Longxu of Liao Shengzong and dozens of soldiers coming over.

Yelu Longxu gave a salute to Empress Dowager Xiao and Han Derang, and pointed to Wang Jizhong behind him and said: "Father, mother, sons, and soldiers have got boats and tools to cross the river!" Thanks to General Wang! Yelu Longxu pointed to Wang Jizhong, the general of the Song Dynasty behind him.

Wang Jizhong's father, Wang Hu, once served as the commander of the military cavalry and guarded the Waqiao Pass. Wang Jizhong lost his father when he was a child, and at the age of six, he was appointed as a waiter in the east and west classes.

When Song Zhenzong was the king of Xiang, I was able to serve, and I was trusted because of my courtesy and kindness.

After Song Zhenzong ascended the throne, Wang Jizhong was appointed as the inner temple Chongban and moved to the front of the palace, and Yu Hou was in charge of the Yunzhou observation envoy and served as the deputy capital of Shenzhou; He was reappointed as the governor of Zhen, Ding, and Gaoyangguan and the transfer envoy of Hebei, and was promoted to the deputy capital of Gaoyangguan, and soon moved to Dingzhou.

In the sixth year of Xianping (1003), tens of thousands of Khitan cavalry invaded south and reached Wangdu; Wang Jizhong and the generals Wang Chao, Sangzan and others led the army to support.

Wang Jizhong arrived at Kang Village to fight the Khitan, from sunset to the second watch in the evening; The enemy retreated slightly.

At dawn, Wang Jizhong's position was eastward, and he was cut off by the enemy; Wang Chao and Sangzan both cowered and retreated, and did not go to help.

Wang Jizhong galloped alone with his subordinates, with slightly different costumes and ornaments, and was recognized by the Khitan generals and surrounded dozens of floors.

The soldiers were all seriously wounded, but fought to the death, and while fighting, they walked along the Western Mountains and north to Baicheng, where they were captured by the Khitans.

Song Zhenzong was shocked when he heard the news, and began to think that Wang Jizhong was dead, and he gave the Datong Army Festival envoy to increase the rank and give money to help with the funeral; With Wang Jizhong's four sons as officials.

Later, Song Zhenzong knew that Wang Jizhong was not killed in battle, and he did not blame for surrendering the Liao State; It is also implied that the envoy of the Song Dynasty went to Liao to give Wang Jizhong a bow and arrow, a horse whip, and a note for peace, which reads: "Since ascending to the throne, I have loved and raised the people of Li." I have never thought about fighting the army, and I only think about how to end the war. Whenever the edict talked about border matters, it always strictly told the border ministers not to act rashly. As for the people of the north, it is not permissible to disturb them in the slightest way, and you know all of them. Previously, our country's sincere plea for peace had been conveyed through He Chengju, the governor of Xiongzhou, but there has been no news since then. Tell me in secret that if you agree to make peace, I will send another messenger to ask for it. ”

Song Zhenzong's letter to the general Wang Jizhong has long exposed his dark heart of wanting to fight and not wanting to fight; It's just that in view of the aggressiveness of ministers like Zheng Shuang and Kou Zhun, they can't get over their faces; They were promised that they could take tough measures against the Liao.

Empress Dowager Xiao got Song Zhenzong's mentality of wanting and not wanting to fight from Wang Jizhong, and she felt that there was an opportunity; This southern crusade was immediately deployed; wanted to take down the cowardly and compassionate Song Zhenzong in one fell swoop, but things were not as smooth sailing as she imagined; The people of the Great Song Kingdom stood up against the Liao army.

As soon as she thought of the people of the Song Dynasty who used the river as the boundary to fight against the iron hooves of the Great Liao Khitan, Xiao Yanyan immediately remembered Yelu Deguang, the Liao Shengzong who withdrew from Bianjing City in embarrassment; I "chuckled" in my heart.

Hearing Yelu Longxu mention that Wang Jizhong had found a boat and a tool to cross the river, he immediately laughed: "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the boat will naturally ......go straight to the bridge."