The Khitan envoys who came to Luoyang, under the hospitality of Luoyang officials with their ulterior motives, have already been happy. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because of the relationship between the Khitan and the Tang Dynasty, under the promotion of Li Congjing and Ye Lumin, the Khitan set up an institution similar to the Jinju Yuan in Luoyang to maintain the connection between the two countries from time to time.

After Ye Lumin knew about this matter, she was quite happy, and said to Kang Moji with emotion: "The native Khitan people now want to stay in Luoyang as officials, which shows that we have implemented the Sinicization of Khitan for many years, and we have indeed achieved great results, which is gratifying." ”

Kang Moji sighed: "In the past, Emperor Abaoji migrated the Han people of Youyan into the grassland, let the Han people become Khitan officials, and when the Khitan promoted Confucianism, built Confucian temples, and imitated the Tang Dynasty to establish Han cities and systems, I don't know if I thought of this day." ”

Yelu Min said with a smile: "Although the first emperor has fought all his life, brought many disasters to the grassland tribes, and also invaded Youyan, he is indeed prescient in this matter. If it weren't for the fact that the first emperor had already laid such a good foundation, no matter how much I wanted to turn the grassland people into Tang people, I am afraid that there would be many resistances. There is such a good start for the first emperor, I am just Xiao Gui Cao Sui, and it is much easier to do things. ”

Kang Moji said sincerely: "If Emperor Abaoji knew what the prime minister is doing now, he will be very pleased, he did not do what he did during his lifetime, and now in the hands of the prime minister, he will do it well." ”

Ye Lumin sighed, looked out the window, and said with a distant gaze: "Li Congjing once said that no matter how hard the world tries, the tide of history can never be reversed. The grassland people will one day become Tang people, and this is probably an irreversible trend. ”

As Yelu Abaoji's daughter, whether Yelu Min admits it or not, she knows very well in her heart that if Yelu Abaoji knew that the Khitan Dynasty that he had spent his whole life working on would eventually be wiped out in the hands of Yelu Min, and the Khitan warriors who fought with him everywhere eventually became Tang people, they would definitely crawl out of the grave in anger.

When Yelu Min and others left from Luoyang, Li Congjing specially rewarded many treasures, which was also a signal to the Khitan: Those who come to the court sincerely will not be treated badly by the Tang Dynasty. In this way, Li Congjing also supported Yelumin's errand, so that the Khitans realized that there were many benefits to becoming a Tang person.

When bidding farewell outside the city, the battle was quite huge, and the Tang Dynasty sent a lot of "sugar-coated shells" to the Khitan, loaded with more than 100 cars, and Li Congjing wanted to use this to break the will of the Khitan people, and he would not show stinginess within a certain range.

Just like the farewell in the West Building in the first year of Tiancheng, Yelu Min still wants to say and stops, he wants to say a lot of things, but he can't say anything.

The autumn wind gusts, up and down.

In the end, Ye Lumin walked into the carriage and slowly drove away from Luoyang City with the Khitan envoys and the officials sent by Li Congjing to carry out the internal attack work in the Khitan.

Yelumin, who was sitting in the carriage, lowered the curtains.

She didn't want to take another look at Luoyang outside the window, and it would be sad to look at it more.

She didn't dare to take another look at Datang outside the window, and she was reluctant to take more looks.

She was afraid that she would suddenly not be able to bear it, so she pulled up the curtain and jumped out of the carriage and ran back to Luoyang City.

Women are emotional animals, and sensibility is their true nature.

The carriage swayed, and the wheels creaked.

At some point, Yelumin burst into tears.

There was one sentence that she never could ask. It was like this in the West Building back then, and it's still like this in Luoyang today.

She wanted to look him in the eye and ask seriously, "Do you know that I think of you day and night?" ”

There was one thing she never said. It was like this in the West Building back then, and it's still like this in Luoyang today.

She really wanted that even if she just stood in front of him, he could feel it: If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was not you, I wouldn't want to erase the name Khitan from history and let them all become Tang people; If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was not you, I would not want to erase the name of the Khitan Dynasty from history and let the grassland become the back garden of the Tang Dynasty.

On the way back to the palace, Mo Li suddenly came to Li Congjing's side, and said to him in a rather strange tone: "Your Majesty, the minister has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not. ”

Li Congjing rode his horse slowly, "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Mo Li asked, "What does Your Majesty think of the Khitans?" ”

Li Congjing was stunned, he didn't expect Mo Li to ask such a strange question.

Mo Li continued: "If one day, the Khitan Kingdom ceases to exist, and there are only grassland people on the grassland, can Your Majesty really treat the Khitan people equally and treat them all as Tang people?" ”

Li Congjing pondered for a moment and said slowly: "All those who practice Sinology, speak Chinese, revere Han civilization, and regard the Tang Dynasty as heaven, whether they are Khitans or Tatars, I will treat them equally. ”

Mo Li nodded, but did not speak.

Li Congjing smiled and said: "If I don't have such a heart, what qualifications do I have to say, 'The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king'?" ”

Mo Li suddenly sighed and said, "The minister made a bet with Your Majesty." ”

Li Congjing was curious: "What kind of bet?" ”

Mo Li said: "In Your Majesty's heart, he just treats Yelu Min as a chess piece. ”

Li Congjing was stunned.

After being stunned, Li Congjing pointed at Mo Li and smiled: "Okay, you Mo Shenji, you want to trick me?" I'm telling you, no way! ”

Panyu.

Liu Yan stood on the city wall, raising his eyes to look at the sea.

Countless ships of the Tang Army's naval division are docked on the coast, and buildings and ships that are more than ten zhang high abound, and there is no end in sight. In Liu Yan's eyes, the Tang Army's naval division at this time was deeper than the sea, and more terrifying than the sea, and full of dangers.

The Tang army was landing, and the dense soldiers were divided into two parts, one part was arrayed everywhere, guarding the dangerous terrain, and the other part was carrying baggage, which was lively and extraordinary. In Liu Yan's eyes, the Tang Army Sailor was a giant beast that had never been seen before, and at this time, this giant beast was laying cubs.

The scary thing is that there are too many of its cubs, and they are too scary.

The sky was gray, like a pot lid clasped in the sky, and Liu Yan's face was gloomy, as if he was about to drip water.

"Since the Tang Army's naval division began to land, our army fought with it seven times in two days, except for the first battle, both sides were evenly matched, and the rest were defeated, which allowed the Tang Army to land safely." Zhao Guangyin, the secretary of the military department, reported on the side, "In view of the fact that the Tang army's battle formation is too fierce, the ministers and the generals have agreed that it is the best policy to stand in the city and defend the side. ”

Liu Yan looked at the outside of the city expressionlessly, and the whole person was gloomy, like a poplar about to die in the desert.

Zhao Guangyin paused, and saw that Liu Yan had nothing to say, so he continued: "In Panyu City, there are 30,000 of my elite soldiers, and outside Panyu City, there are 30,000 soldiers and horses mobilized from various towns, and they set up camp as a city, echoing each other with Panyu, coupled with the complete defense of Panyu City, it is not easy for the Tang Army to capture Panyu. ”

Liu Yan still didn't speak, and his godless eyes were like dead people.

Just when Zhao Guangyin thought that Liu Yan wouldn't say anything, Liu Yan suddenly muttered: "It's not easy? ”

It seems to be asking Zhao Guangyin, and it seems to be talking to himself.

Zhao Guangyin was silent, not knowing how to respond for a while.

Ma Huaiyuan had already arrived at Panyu, and the Lingnan army fought several battles with him, all of which were defeated. Now Ma Huaiyuan has set up camp.

The Tang Army's naval divisions had tens of thousands, and even if the naval divisions and the troops who stayed in Fujian were excluded, the number of people who could go ashore to attack the city exceeded 30,000.

60,000 against 60,000, even if there is Panyu City in Lingnan that can be defended, Zhao Guangyin does not dare to win.

In the past few days, the Tang army has fought with Ma Huaiyuan and the naval division, and the Lingnan soldiers have seen the power of the Tang army's strong bows, crossbows, artillery, and hand-grenades.

Therefore, no matter how bold Zhao Guangyin is, he only dares to say that it is not easy for the Tang army to capture Panyu.

If Zhao Guangyin knew the actual situation of the Tang Army's attack on Jinling, the words "not easy" would not be able to be said.

Panyu is naturally not as strong as Jinling.

The Lingnan soldiers naturally do not have the elite of the Wu army.

Liu Yan and Zhao Guangyin knew that Tang Jun was determined to win Panyu. The failure of the Lingnan Army to rely on the "danger of mountains and rivers" they had previously agreed to keep the Tang Army out of Panyu already showed that the Lingnan Army was difficult to resist the Tang Army's advance.

Liu Yan looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh.

He said slowly: "When the world was in turmoil, my father served as the assassin of Fengzhou, and there were no more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and no more than 100 ships; Then my brother settled in Lingnan and founded the Dahan Foundation, which made the Han country prosperous; Since I was in charge, I have worked hard to make the country prosperous, which has made this corner of the Han Dynasty able to mobilize more than 100,000 available soldiers and thousands of ships. ”

"On weekdays, you all say that the Central Plains is cross-current, while Lingnan is alone, a rich land, rich inside, and resistant to the Central Plains outside. But what are the facts? More than 100,000 soldiers of our Han Dynasty, who were brave and brave, once fought with the Tang Army, they were even vulnerable, and they were defeated one after another, and almost no victory. I am a dignified man, depending on the danger of mountains and rivers, according to the screen of rivers and seas, but I can't protect myself...... In the middle of the day, the Tang army was in the city, the Han Society was dying, and Panyu was in danger of being destroyed overnight. Luck also? ”

Liu Yan's words were calm, as if he was at home, and there was no heart-rending cry at all, but Zhao Guangyin listened to it in his ears and felt pain in his heart, how could he not understand the pathos in Liu Yan's chest?

Liu Yan's father and brother are not faint masters, and the governance of Lingnan Africa is not hard, and all kinds of policies are more praised by the people, although Liu Yan himself has some minor problems, but he is generally unhindered in state affairs, but what has he gained in exchange for decades of hard work?

The Tang army pressed the border, and Lingnan rose up to resist, but there was almost no victory. In less than a month, let the Tang army come to the city!

How can Liu Yan not be aggrieved, how can he not be in pain?

So far, who is to blame? No one can blame it.

Time also, luck also.

Liu Yan couldn't stay on the city wall, he faced the Panyu army and people, the land of Lingnan, and the iron armor of the Tang army, and refused to move a single step.

He said: "Since my father and brother have been in charge of Lingnan for decades, we have raised the people internally, and resisted border troubles outside, and there has been almost no peace. Thousands of years later, when future generations comment on this history, will they remember that when my Liu family was in charge of Lingnan, they fought a bloody war with Nanzhao for decades, desperately protecting the peace of the people, and completing the exploits of Kang Chengxun and Gao Yuwei? Will you remember that my Liu clan used troops in the south year after year, and its children and grandchildren suffered countless casualties, and spent a huge amount of money and food, just to prevent Annan from separating one side? ”

Liu Yan's voice couldn't tell whether it was calm or desolate, flat or sad, but these words came out of the mouth of the king of a country at this moment, and they were extremely heavy and profound.

The heaviness is better than the mountains, and the depth is better than the sea.

Perhaps, everyone wants to be recognized by others, at least those merits; Every king wanted to be recognized by history, at least for those merits.

In the long course of history, all people will die, all kingdoms will perish, what can they and them desire to leave behind?

Liu Yan knows, but he doesn't know.

So in the face of 100,000 Tang troops, when the Panyu Dynasty was in danger, he would say such things.

The autumn breeze has passed.

Heaven and earth are silent, but there is also sound.

Everyone wants to live a better life, every kingdom wants to exist more brilliantly, to be remembered by more people, even if it's just their name.