Thirty miles away from the city, Yelu Deguang and other civil and military officials, relying on and entourage, stopped on the grassland, facing west.

Soon, first the vanguard rangers came to connect, and then later, Yelu Deguang and others saw a black line rising on the horizon, and not long after, the tide of the western expeditionary army appeared in everyone's field of vision, and approached everyone majestically.

Yelubei led several generals and walked at the front of the team.

As the commander of this expedition to the west, Yelu Bei relied on the elite ability of the Khitan army, coupled with the best assistance and conquest of the generals, and made great achievements on the Western Front, and successfully completed the task set by Yelu Abaoji before the westward journey. Now the triumphant Yelubei, at this time, is the most dazzling hero of the Khitan Kingdom, and is the object of admiration and worship of countless people.

And Jerubi on horseback is indeed worthy of such attention, a year's conquest is an extremely difficult thing, whether the army wins or not, the pressure to endure and the collision of various affairs, and the long-distance march is not an easy thing. However, at this time, Yelubei was radiant, majestic and chic, and he was dressed in gorgeous robes and armor, which set him off more and more like a god of war. When he appeared in front of everyone, some of the Khitan civil and military officials were old, as if they had seen Yelu Abaoji's demeanor when he was young.

Yelude was the leader, he walked briskly to meet Yelubei, and said happily: "The emperor led the civil and military officials of the North and South Courts to welcome the triumph of the imperial brother's westward expedition!" ”

At the beginning of seeing Yelu Deguang, Yelu Bei had a great air flow in his heart taking off, which was raised eyebrows and proud, and he was also proud, seeing that Yelu Deguang was in good order, Yelu Bei rolled off the saddle and came to Yelu Deguang, laughing and said: "How can you be embarrassed to let the emperor personally greet him?" ”

"The success of the imperial brother's expedition to the west has brought my Khitan country to a new level, and he is the immortal hero of my Great Khitan Kingdom, don't say it's me, it's all the Khitan people, they should come out to greet me." Yerod said sincerely, "Heroes should be admired and respected!" ”

Yelubei felt comfortable in his heart, and laughed again, "This time the Western Expedition can be won, firstly, thanks to my father's thoughtful planning, secondly, thanks to the generals who took the lead, thirdly, thanks to the strong domestic assistance of my Great Khitan, and fourthly, thanks to the desperate efforts of the front-line soldiers, I am just accompanying him, and I can't talk about any credit." ”

Yelu Bei was modest, and he spoke decently, so that all the civil and military officials who came to greet him bowed their heads and said yes, Yelu Deguang also smiled: "Brother Huang is right, it depends on the unity of my Great Khitan Kingdom to have today's great achievements." Brother Huang, please enter the city! ”

"Good!" Yelu Bei glanced at Yelu Deguang, and suddenly noticed that today's Yelu Deguang's temperament is a little weird, which is different from usual, which makes him a little puzzled, but he can't say what's wrong for a while, and he doesn't know why.

On the same day, Yelu Abaoji met with Yelu Bei and several generals of the Western Expedition in the Taiyi Palace, and held a banquet to celebrate the achievement that day and night, which was not mentioned.

Let's say that three days later, Yelu Abaoji summoned the important ministers of the court to the Taiyi Palace, and officially made the plan to go to the Bohai State public, and asked for good ideas. For a time, the courtiers were excited, full of fighting spirit, and offered advice one after another. Yelu Abaoji wrote down these strategies one by one.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Yelu Abaoji summoned Yelu Bei and Yelu Deguang to the imperial study to discuss state affairs until late at night.

The next day, Yelu Abaoji summoned Yelu Deguang to the imperial study.

Looking at Yelu Deguang, whose temperament had changed greatly in front of him, Yelu Abaoji nodded with satisfaction and said to him: "In the past year, you have not been out of the door, neither seeing guests nor hunting, which can be described as quiet as water. In the past few days, I have watched your actions, and they have been as warm as jade, and it seems that you have not been in vain in the past year. At the beginning, you took the initiative to unload the burden of the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and I was still worried that you would be disheartened, but now it seems that I am really worried about it. I heard that in the past year, you have not done anything else except reading and learning calligraphy? ”

Yelu Deguang calmly met Yelu Abaoji's scrutinizing gaze, and said: "Reading and learning words is indeed what Erchen does all day long, but reading and learning words is only a technique, and the most important thing is that Erchen hopes to cultivate his self-cultivation through these two things." ”

"Self-cultivation?" Yelu Abaoji repeated these two words, with the meaning of inquiry.

Yelu nodded and said, "It is indeed self-cultivation. He smiled indifferently, "Back to my father, since the defeat in Danzhou last year, Erchen has learned from the pain and has been asking himself, why was Erchen defeated by Li Congjing?" ”

"Why?" Yelu Abaoji asked with interest.

Yelu Deguang replied: "Erchen thinks that his talent is not lost to Li Congjing, and the reason why Erchen lost is because of the word 'heart'. The heart is unstable, so he behaves at a loss and reveals flaws, which gives Li Congjing a chance to take advantage of it, and he is the most popular. So in the past year, on the one hand, Erchen has been familiar with poetry and books, accumulating knowledge, and on the other hand, he is polishing his mind, hoping to make Erchen become free of shortcomings. People are not flawed, and there are no flaws in their ability to act. ”

Rao is Yelu Abaoji, hearing these words, his eyes lit up, he nodded slightly, "Now it seems that you have indeed done it." ”

"Being able to live up to my father's expectations is what my sons are most happy about." Jerod's light path.

Yelu Abaoji waved his hand, "In this case, I can rest assured that the power of the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses will be handed over to you again." But before I do that, I ask you, are you sure that you are up to the job? ”

Yelu Deguang said calmly: "At least in the current Khitan Kingdom, except for the father and emperor, no one is more suitable to hold this power than his sons. ”

"Good!" Yelu Abaoji finally let out a sigh of admiration, "Sharp and introverted, firm but not rigid, soft but not weak, warm as jade, and murderous, both gentle and modest, and full of sharpness, can know how to retreat, and has the ambition to advance." Dejin, you will never live up to my expectations. ”

"Thank you, Father!" Yerod said sincerely.

Yelu Abaoji showed a satisfied smile on his face, he said to Yelu Deguang: "Although the Bohai country is small, but after all, it is not comparable to the Tatars, Dangxiang and other tribes, he is a complete state, there is a court, there are Xiongcheng, and there is a vast land, although the national strength is not as good as my Great Khitan, but it can not be underestimated, this time to attack the Bohai country, if you don't fight, you will win, I am ready to pour the country's troops, drive the expedition in person, and destroy it by thunder means, and do not give it room to turn around." Now that you have regained the power of the generalissimo of the world, you should know my intentions. ”

"At present, there is the Tang Dynasty in the south, and the grassland tribes in the west are unwilling to fail, and my Great Khitan attacks the Bohai Sea in order to destroy it in a war. If we let it slow down and let my army fall into a long battle, then the forces of all parties will definitely not sit idly by, and only by destroying the country with thunder can we not give others the opportunity to take the opportunity to make trouble, and can we deter Xiaoxiao, and it will be the most beneficial to our Great Khitan Kingdom! "Jerod said lightly.

"That's right, exactly." Yelu Abaoji nodded, "But at the moment, attacking the Bohai Kingdom, although the victory is in hand, it is not without trouble." ”

Yelu Deguang knew what Yelu Abaoji was referring to, and said in a deep voice: "As long as I wait for the thunder to destroy the Bohai Sea, the Tang Dynasty in the south, and the various departments in the west, there is no need to worry." The only one who will not sit idly by and watch my Great Khitan send troops is Li Congjing. And now that Da Ming'an is in charge of the Bohai Kingdom, after this period of training, he has also become quite capable and can cause us some trouble. ”

Yelu Abaoji bowed his head and said: "Da Ming'an is a stinky kid after all, that is, he has some ability, but Bohai Country is not something he can hold up alone, if there is no Li Congjing, what can he do?" In this battle, the most critical obstacle is in Li Congjing. In the past few years, Li Congjing has been in Youzhou Taoguang to raise obscurity, and it is Tuntian, and it is to expand the army, and the traces of war preparations are obvious, with his temperament, once my Khitan and Bohai start a war, he will definitely not sit idly by, and will definitely support Bohai State. ”

"Because he wants to attack the Bohai Kingdom, Li Congjing must be guarded." Yelude said, "Father, how to deal with Li Congjing, does Father have a plan?" ”

Yelu Abaoji didn't answer, but asked Yelu Deguang: "Do you have a plan?" ”

Yerod Guang showed a faint smile, and the smile contained a deep murderous intent.

Yelu Abaoji also showed an old fox-like smile.

……

Unconsciously, the hot summer is gone, and the autumn is in.

Youzhou.

Li Congjing summoned many civilian and military generals who are now the most powerful in Lu Long, and informed everyone of the news that Yelu Abaoji was about to send troops. This news was handed back from the West Building by the Military Intelligence Service, and the accuracy is needless to say.

"Yelu Abaoji has been plotting against the Bohai Kingdom for a long time, as early as the beginning of the marshal to Youzhou, the envoy to the Khitan, in the West Building, he got a glimpse of Abaoji's plan. At that time, Da Ming'an, the prince of Bohai, also happened to be an envoy to Khitan, and during the trip, Ben Shuai got acquainted with Da Ming'an, and Da Ming'an, as the prince of Bohai, saw Yelu Abaoji's intentions of plotting his country clearly. Because of the common enemy of the Khitan, Ben Shuai and Da Ming'an became good friends, and you all know that Mo Li and Tao Yaoyao led the military intelligence department to return to China with Da Ming'an and help him master the military politics of the Bohai State, all of which were planned by Ben Shuai. After the Battle of Liaodong began, 200 students from the Yanwu Academy entered Liaodong, which was also personally instructed by Ben Shuai. The reason for all these actions is to deal with today, Yelu Abaoji poured the country's troops and launched a battle to destroy the Bohai Kingdom. At present, Yelu Abaoji's expedition to the Bohai State has been decided, and the entire Khitan country is preparing for this matter, every day, there is a steady stream of troops to the West Building to station, and now, not only the West Building, but also the border between my Tang Dynasty and the Khitan, and the key military areas in the Khitan country, there are Khitan troops. The situation is such that there is no doubt that a major war is about to break out. I invite you to come here today for one thing, how to deal with Yelu Abao's attack on the Bohai Kingdom. Li Congjing looked at everyone and said, "The time for the Khitan to send troops is approaching, and this matter cannot be delayed. Because after today, you may be too busy to speak in front of this commander. ”

In front of Li Congjing, a civil official in Youzhou, each wearing an official robe, sat on the left side, which was headed by Mo Li and Fei Gaozhang, including Ye Lumin, Wei Dao, Wei Xingming, Wei Ziren, Wang Pu, Du Qianshu, Wang Buqi, Zhang Yilou and other high-ranking civil officials in Youzhou; Sitting on the right are the generals of the army who hold real power in Youzhou, led by Li Shaocheng and Li Yanchao, including Meng San, Meng Ping, Li Yanrao, Guo Wei, Huang Fulin, Peng Zushan, Wu Gou, Chen Qinglin and the main generals in the army; In addition, it is Tao Yaoyao, Zhao Xiangyao, Fifth Girl and other senior commanders of the Military Intelligence Department. In the hall, there are many talents and a brilliant hall.

After listening to Li Congjing's words, these people also know that Li Congjing's meaning is obvious, that is, the Khitan uses troops against the Bohai State, and Lu Long also wants to support him no matter what, and now Li Congjing has gathered everyone to discuss the issue of how to support it.

The matter of conquest involves all aspects, and the civil and military are among them, and it is a matter that affects the whole body, so everyone here has affairs within the scope of their respective responsibilities. Li Congjing is right, it's okay if the war doesn't start, once the war starts, and it doesn't say that the battle begins, as long as Lu Long begins to make all-round preparations for this, everyone here, Lu Long's machine, will run at high speed.