Chapter 998: Triumphal Arch
"It's really unbelievable, Yeluren is such a tough guy, it's rare! It's a thick burial. Wang Ningan smiled and said, "Yelu Hongji, what is your opinion?" ”
Yelu Hongji's waist was bent deeply, and he said in a low voice: "Everything depends on the prince, but Yelu Ren doesn't know the number of days, doesn't know what to do, resists the heavenly soldiers, and dies, so why should he be merciful?" ”
"Hahaha!"
Wang Ningan laughed loudly, "Alas, if you write down your words, there may not be many scoldings?" ”
"Sinners who resist the Celestial Empire and bring about their own destruction have long been infamous, and they don't care about these things." Yelu Hongji humbly said.
Wang Ningan shook his head, "It's rare for Your Majesty to have such an awareness, don't worry, my Great Song will entertain Your Majesty well." ”
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"Master, that Yelu Renxian has always been loyal to Da Liao, and he doesn't even want his life, but Yelu Hongji is so ruthless and unrighteous, it's incredible, is he still a human?"
Wang Ningan smiled faintly, "Your Majesty forgot to be happy?" ”
"Oh!" Zhao Shu laughed and said: "I understand, it turns out that he is pretending to be a dead dog and wants to save his life!" ”
"Well, from the moment he decided to surrender, Yelu Hongji was no longer a proud Khitan emperor, he just wanted to survive...... Perhaps, he still wants to see Da Song unlucky! If you can't win the Great Song Dynasty, you will try to live for a few more years, which is actually quite inspiring! ”
Wang Ningan saw Yelu Hongji's ghost tricks clearly...... But Yeluhonki still has a layer of hope...... Don't think that if you defeat the Khitan, the world will be peaceful, and the grassland, Liaodong, have been a mixed place of Hu and Han for thousands of years, and the nomadic tribes have long occupied the advantage.
Now that the Khitan has been defeated, there are still Jurchens in Liaodong, and there are barbarians in the grassland...... Huge vacancies, which will quickly be filled by these tribes.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and the barbarians in the extreme north are moving south, and they have fought with the Khitan many times, although the scale is not large, but it is like a spark falling in the firewood and grass, I don't know when, a fire will be ignited!
The best thing is that the Khitan is gone, it turns out that the Khitan elite leather room army, the palace division army, and various tribes, there will be many people who defect to the barbarians, and they will also bring advanced weapons and experience in leading troops to fight.
It won't be long before the tough nomadic tribes will go south, and then the hard days of the Great Song Dynasty will come!
I want to live, even if I am humble, I must work hard to live, sooner or later, one day, the Great Song Dynasty will not be able to clean up the mess in the north, maybe his opportunity will come.
I have to say that Yelu Hongji's abacus is very shrewd, but he underestimates the wisdom of the Great Song Dynasty too much.
Wang Ning'an had foreseen this a long time ago, "It's easy to defeat the Khitan, but it's too difficult to govern such a huge territory." Zhao Shu smiled irresponsibly: "The disciple also knows, so I also ask the master to carry it, except for the master, the disciple doesn't believe it." ”
Wang Ningan snorted, "Your Majesty, if this is not the case, send Wen Yanbo over and make him the governor of Liaodong, with Lao Wen's means, there is absolutely no problem." ”
Don't say it, Zhao Shu's heart is moved.
But after being silent for a while, Zhao Shu shook his head.
"Master, the disciple can't promise you this, Xianggong Wen still has a heavy responsibility." Zhao Shu said very seriously.
Wang Ning'an is speechless!
Wen Kuanfu is really an old demon who can't be killed, when did he fool his apprentice...... Looking at Zhao Shu's appearance, he has a lot of trust in Wen Xianggong, and he has to reuse it, what is going on?
The more Wang Ningan thought about it, the more confused he became, but our Wen Xianggong was proud of the spring breeze, and he wanted to laugh!
"Wang Ning'an, you can't imagine that you actually helped the old man a lot!"
Wen Yanbo was overjoyed and couldn't help but show off with his son.
"Wang Ning'an cultivated His Majesty and encouraged His Majesty to be the first emperor of the ages, expand the territory, and conquer the world...... But he didn't know that the First Emperor of the Ages was not so easy to be! In order to go all out, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went all out to conquer the Xiongnu in the north, appointed Zhang Tang and Sang Hongyang to help him collect wealth and bear infamy. Now that Your Majesty wants to conquer the world, how can you not use the right talents? ”
"Wang Ning'an is too strong, he can't stay in the political hall, and Wang Anshi is His Majesty's father-in-law, with his style, he shouldn't fully support His Majesty's great cause...... Therefore, among the courtiers, only the old man, and only I, Wen Yanbo, can do whatever it takes to fully assist Your Majesty and achieve hegemony! Now, Your Majesty doesn't need an old man, who else can you use? Hahaha! ”
Wen Xianggong is so happy, he is quite old, he actually galloped on his horse, and threw the people behind him a long way, Wang Ning'an, you are scheming, but you still can't suppress the old man!
The two of us have been fighting for so many years, and in the end, the old man won!
As early as when there was a shortage of grain in the southeast, Wen Yanbo was desperate to sell well, and his efforts finally paid off, and Zhao Shu's heart was warmed by him, and he felt that he couldn't do without him.
No, send him back to Beijing in advance, firstly, to report the victory, and secondly, to welcome His Majesty back to Beijing in triumph!
Since there was a railway, the spread of news has also been much faster, and on the third day that Yunzhou was taken down, the capital knew about it...... All the newspapers were running at full speed, day and night, to print the news.
Declare this a big victory!
Although the big guys were full of confidence when they went on the expedition, it was really happy to be able to defeat the Khitan so quickly and capture the Khitan Emperor.
The teahouses and restaurants in the capital, the streets and alleys, are full of lively and talking crowds, the big guys are talking and laughing, some people say that Shi Jingjiao was the emperor of the Khitan people and ceded the sixteen states of Yanyun, which is really a great shame.
It is better to let Yelu Hongji also give the Great Song Dynasty as the emperor...... Uh-no, it's Emperor Sun!
One return and one report, it is called happy!
Some people also said, what do you do with that effort, just cut him directly, if you don't get angry, you can cut him with a thousand knives!
The big guys are talking about it, and at most it's just a joke.
It was officialdom and the business community that were really shaken.
First of all, the Khitan is a large empire with an area almost equal to that of the Great Song Dynasty, although the population is dozens of times different, but with such a large territory, how many resources and how many minerals are there?
The industrial machinery of the Great Song Dynasty has been activated, coal, steel, and the gap is frighteningly large. However, the resources in the Great Song Dynasty are not abundant, and the only thing that can be satisfied is coal, and the others are a big difference.
The word "Liao" has the meaning of iron, and there is a large iron ore mine in the territory of Khitan, which is the most coveted thing by the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty.
Secondly, there are timber, ginseng, Dongzhu, and I heard that in the north of the Khitan, the area inhabited by barbarians, there is also gold and silver!
Are you kidding?
The gang of people who went to the Western Regions to pan for gold back then have now become rich, and many of them have bought real estate after returning to Beijing, and they can receive a soft hand for rent alone every year.
Who doesn't want to climb to the top in one step? Many people are thinking about going to the Khitan to open mines and make a fortune.
As for the court, what they think about is the interests of officialdom, it turns out that the Great Song Dynasty is only the size of a palm, and there are a lot of officials, and now the Western Regions, Western Xia, Khitan, such a large land, must be included in the territory, how many officials should be added, how to adjust the official system, is there a good opportunity to develop all of a sudden?
A little thought about it makes these people unbearable.
Our Wen Xianggong is a cultivated character, he patted his chest and told everyone.
"Your Majesty is eloquent and magnificent, my Great Song Dynasty has a million soldiers, and a thousand good generals, as long as you are attentive to the king's affairs, you will inevitably have a chance to take revenge...... There are thousands of things, what we have to do now is to welcome His Majesty's triumphant return, be sure to be grand and solemn, and tell the envoys of the subject countries in Beijing, let them watch the ceremony together, appreciate the style of my Great Song Dynasty, don't be afraid of spending money, we must let the Great Song Tianwei be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. ”
Wen Yanbo said, looked at Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, and said in an old-fashioned manner: "Two ministers, this majesty can't be bought with money, right?" ”
Wang Anshi didn't say anything, just nodded. Sima Guang was angry, could he not hear it? Lao Wen is purely a fox and a fake tiger, but he can't turn a blind eye.
"Just do what Wen Xianggong wants." Sima Guang said: "The Ministry of Industry already has a plan, and we are already implementing it. ”
The implication is that you old guy don't pretend to be garlic.
Wen Yanbo was stunned for a moment, and then didn't say much.
This Sima Guang is not a good stubble, but don't be complacent, just wait for Wang Ning'an to be driven to Khitan by the old man, you guys are just fish on the chopping board, and none of them can run!
Wen Xianggong thought secretly...... In the next half month, it was the day when these ministers competed for flattery, and Lao Wen ordered the deployment to mobilize the people in the city, the students in Beijing, and the state capital and county troops along the way. It's still freezing, but don't forget what kind of place Xijing is!
Wen Xianggong told the flower farmers early that they would contribute the best peonies, and just wait for His Majesty to return triumphantly, and greet them with flowers, and he also ordered that all the people who participated in the welcome ceremony should wear brand new costumes, be clean and beautiful, and show the bearing of the Celestial Empire.
He recruited all the drum bands, dragon and lion dances, and all the means came out, and he must make His Majesty happy!
"Dad, I think if it goes on like this, Wen Yanbo will steal the limelight!" Wang Yan said in a depressed mood: "I don't think my father can be silent anymore, Your Majesty has won the battle easily, and it is to please Your Majesty." ”
The second brother Wang Bei disagreed, "I think Wen Kuanfu is so tormented, he has the potential to be a traitor, and he can't help but guard against it!" ”
"What's that called?" Wang Yan was unconvinced: "Your Majesty personally conquered, destroyed the country and returned, and the whole world celebrated, if there is no movement, it will be a dereliction of duty!" ”
He also wanted to persuade Wang Anshi, but he waved his hand.
"Okay, Sima Junshi will arrange these things, we don't have to get involved!"
In a blink of an eye, Zhao Shu and Wang Ning'an led the troops to triumph, along the way the army and civilians, the road welcomed, which made Zhao Shu's heart bloom, especially when he arrived in Xijing, he got off 30 miles in advance, and hundreds of officials greeted him, Zhao Shu looked up, and saw a huge building, which was a grand arch, more than ten zhang high, and Zhao Shu was dumbfounded.
Sima Guang hurriedly explained: "This gate was prepared by the ministers for His Majesty and the triumphant soldiers, is Your Majesty still satisfied?" While speaking, Sima Guang also peeked at Wen Yanbo, who had a black face, and said nothing......