Chapter 420: Rebound
The north wind was howling and the weather was unusually cold.
Yanjing City is still filled with a strong bloody atmosphere! There were nearly 20,000 Khitans in the inner city, all of whom were killed, and it was impossible for the bloody qi to disperse in a short period of time!
In a small temple in the north of the city, this is where the beggars live.
More than a dozen beggars, some of whom were fifty or sixty years old, some of whom were only seven or eight years old, were all dressed in tatters and skinny.
They hid in the small temple and did not dare to go out at all.
The smell of blood came from outside, and they also had frightened expressions on their faces.
At this moment, the door of the small temple was pushed open, and another beggar broke in.
The beggar was about twenty years old, tall and very thin.
Seeing that it was "their own people" who arrived, the rest of the beggars breathed a sigh of relief!
"Close the door quickly, this weather, people are freezing to death!" An old beggar in his sixties said.
The beggar, who was in his twenties, closed the door and sat down in the middle of the crowd.
"I just went out to investigate, do you know what happened today?" The beggar in his twenties said.
"Tell me quickly, we're all terrified! Shouldn't those Khitans kill us Han people again? Today is bloody, how many of our clansmen have died in the hands of the Khitans? The sixty-year-old beggar said.
"No, no, it's not the Khitans who killed us Han people today, it's our Han people who killed the Khitans today!" The beggar in his twenties said excitedly.
"What? We Han people kill Khitans? ”
The rest of the beggars in the small temple were stunned! They are all Han people, and they are all Han people who grew up in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, of course they know how humble the status of the Han people is in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun! For more than 200 years, the Han people have developed a habit, and they do not dare to offend the Khitans at all! Even when the Jurchens invaded, the Khitans became slaves of the Jurchens, but the Han people were still afraid of the Khitans! They never dared to imagine that the Han people would dare to kill the Khitans!
"Let me tell you, our Han emperor has come to Yanjing City!" The beggar in his twenties laughed.
"Ahh The emperor of our Han people is here? Is it the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty? The rest of the beggars said.
"Isn't he the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty! The current Great Song Dynasty is no longer the same as before, and the Jurchens are not their opponents! And the Khitans were not the opponents of the Jurchens, they were not the opponents of the Great Song Dynasty that day! Now the sixteen states of Yanyun are already of the Great Song Dynasty, that is, our Han people! From now on, we Han people are the masters of Yanyun, and we will never be bullied by the Khitans again! A beggar in his twenties said.
"I'm afraid not necessarily!" The beggar, who was in his sixties, shook his head.
"I think it is very likely that after the Great Song Emperor got Yan Yun, he left here soon after and ceded this place to the Khitans again!" Another beggar said.
"Yes! Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, basically dare not offend the Khitan! Although they now occupy the sixteen states of Yanyun, as long as the Khitans resist, they are afraid that the Great Song Dynasty will leave again! When the time comes, let's also leave Yanyun and return to the Central Plains! Another beggar said.
"By the way, you haven't said what the hell is going on today?" The beggar, who was in his sixties, stopped the others and said.
"That's the case, the emperor of our Han people came to Yanjing City and was about to go to the palace, but when he arrived in the inner city, there were a few Khitan people who were not long-eyed and blocked His Majesty's way! Those Khitans spoke very badly and committed the crime of great disrespect, and then His Majesty made people wash the inner city in blood and killed all the Khitans in the inner city! That's why tonight's gore is so strong. A beggar in his twenties said.
"How is that possible? Bloodbath in the inner city? How many Khitans should there be? The emperor of the Great Song Dynasty dared to kill them all? A beggar in his sixties said.
"Yes! How could our Han emperor be so cruel? Our Han emperor has always been merciful and will not kill people at will! Especially foreigners, such as the Khitans and Jurchens, if the Great Song Dynasty had an advantage, they would not have killed them! "There was a beggar who did not believe.
"In a few days, you'll know if it's true or not! I think that our Han emperor really wants to occupy the sixteen states of Yanyun, and he will no longer be polite to the Khitans! The beggar in his twenties said.
The rest of the beggars look at me and I look at you with a look of doubt in their eyes.
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In a mansion miles away!
This house is not small, there are three in and three out, but it is also very dilapidated inside!
At this moment, in the innermost room, there is a dim light here, and several Khitans are sitting under the lamp.
These Khitans are all in their twenties and thirties, and their clothes are also very shabby! After the Jurchen invasion, almost all the Khitans were like this!
"Brother Xiao, the Han people are so bold that they actually washed the inner city with blood!" A Khitan gritted his teeth.
"I heard that it was the order of the emperor of the Han people himself, we must take revenge!" There is another Khitan humane.
"The Han people are not worth mentioning, they were not the opponents of our Khitans back then! They haven't defeated us in 200 years! I don't know what shit luck the Han people had, the Jurchens just didn't work, so they took advantage of it! The sixteen states of Yanyun belong to our Khitans, of course we have to take them back! Among these people, a middle-aged man with a resolute face is humane.
He is the leader of this group of Khitans, and his surname is Xiao! Xiao Nai is one of the royal surnames of the Khitan! The Khitan emperor's surname is Yelu, and all the Khitan queens are surnamed Xiao! He is a descendant of the Xiao family, so he has an outstanding status! When the Jurchens did not invade, he used to hold an official position in the Liao court, but now, he is only a commoner.
"Brother Xiao, you say, how can we get rid of the Han people?" A Khitan humane.
"We Khitans have always looked down on the Han people, as long as someone dares to stand up against the Han people and call on the rest of the clansmen to rebuild the Liao State, the rest of the clansmen will definitely support it! There are millions of clansmen in the entire Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, as long as they all support us, we will be able to drive the Han people away! At that time, I will be the founding emperor, and you are all the founding heroes! Tomorrow morning, we'll start contacting our people! The man surnamed Xiao laughed.
"Good! Let's follow Brother Xiao! ”
"By the way, tomorrow we'll kill some Han people first! The Han people dare to kill us Khitans, we must kill some Han people to vent our hatred! ”
"Yes, it's best to kill all the Han people in the sixteen states of Yanyun! The Han people, they have been ruled by us for 200 years, and now they want to stand on our heads, that is looking for death! They don't pee either, see what they are? A group of slaves still want to turn over and become masters? ”
Those Khitans said one after another.
"Excellent! Do it tomorrow! Brother Xiao said.
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In the early morning of the second day, Zhao Chen had just woken up, and the sound of reporting came from outside.
Yu Yunwen, Hu Quan, and Zhang Xian came to the outside of the imperial study together.
"What happened? Why are you all here? Zhao Chen said.
"Your Majesty, last night many Khitans broke into the homes of the Han people and killed many of our Han people! Plus, both of our soldiers were killed by the Khitans! Yu Yunwen said.
"Oh? How dare they kill our soldiers? Zhao Chen's gaze turned cold and said.
"Yes! Moreover, many Han Chinese houses were burned down by the Khitans! Yu Yunwen said.
"Your Majesty, there is still something I would like to report to you! In fact, things like Yanjing City happen everywhere in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun! Many of the officials we sent to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were killed by the Khitans, but we have never been able to find the real culprit! Hu Quan said.
"Your Majesty, there are some places where the Khitan people are particularly fierce! In Jizhou, a Khitan named Yeluqing actually entangled thousands of Khitans, and they knocked down many villages and towns in the south of Jizhou! In Confucianism, many Han women were raped by Khitan thugs! In Danzhou, thousands of Han Chinese were killed by Khitan thugs in just three months! In Mozhou, half a month ago, more than 10,000 Khitans took to the streets and tried to storm the yamen, but fortunately they were blocked! Your Majesty, these must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise, the more troublesome the Khitans will become, the more daring they will be, and the more people will rebel, and it will be difficult to clean up when the time comes! Zhang Xian said.
"Has Li Xianzhong arrived?" Zhao Chen suddenly asked a different question.
"Your Majesty, we have received news that Li Xianzhong has broken through Qizhou and captured Liu Yu alive, and within three days, he should be able to enter the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun." Yu Yunwen said.