Chapter 695: A Blessing in Disguise
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June of the seventh year of Song Xining, and the tenth year of Liao Xianyong (Yelu Jun succeeded to the throne in the middle of the year, and the yuan has not yet been changed). The newly succeeded Liao Emperor Yelujun suddenly ordered www.biquge.info send troops to attack the Song Dynasty in the south.
As for the reason, it is that the Song Dynasty colluded with Yelu Yixin to murder the former emperor with the intention of subverting the Liao State.
Yelu Yixin fled south at that time, and although his real destination was Youzhou, it seems that he could have fled to the Song Dynasty. Coupled with the two spies who were caught, the evidence is conclusive and self-justifying.
When sending troops, as long as there is an excuse and an explanation for internal and external affairs, logical rigor is not important.
Yelu Jun has a perfect statement in his heart, if it weren't for the collusion between Yelu Yixin and Zhao Zhao, how could he not know about the prophet's "Ten Fragrance Words"? Zhao Zhao's actions in this matter may not be to save his mother, but he has other intentions and is uneasy.
This move was unexpected by everyone.
The Liao State was in an uproar first, and the emperor who had just ascended the throne was thinking about the southern expedition before the throne was secured. In particular, the Liao State had just experienced the Yelu Yixin Rebellion and was not completely stable, so it seemed a little inappropriate to send troops rashly at this time.
Although the Song Dynasty is also in the midst of civil strife now, it is not necessarily a good opportunity for the Liao State to send troops.
There is an agreement between Song and Liao in the "Alliance of the Yuanyuan", and there has been no large-scale war for decades, and peacetime is mainly some skirmishes and frictions on the border.
But this time, if the troops are sent, it is equivalent to completely tearing up the alliance between the two countries, and there will be no peace between the two countries, is it good for the Liao State?
Destroy the Song?
The Khitan nobles shook their heads, how wise and wise was Emperor Shengzong (Yelu Longxu) back then? There are also heroines like the Empress Dowager Chengtian (Xiao Xuan) in charge, as well as famous generals such as Yelu Huge.
With such a strong lineup, the army was still defeated under the city of Shanzhou, and the southern expedition finally failed. After that. The Khitan people clearly recognized the fact that it was not easy to destroy the Song Dynasty, and it was a complete extravagant hope.
Since you can't destroy the Song Dynasty, why bother to go south? The Khitan aristocracy has reached a consensus. Can't take the south of the Yellow River. Don't be delusional about entering the Central Plains at all.
In fact, even if you break through Bianliang City, what can you do? Will the Khitans be able to occupy it completely? Back then, Liao Taizong Yelu Deguang tried, and after the crusade, Jin Shi was valuable. Occupy Bianliang City. In the end, it was not that the army was withdrawn back to the north, but Liu Zhiyuan, the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, and let him establish the Later Han Dynasty.
If you want to rule the Central Plains, you have to face a strong counterattack by the Han Chinese. I want to withstand it. Powerful forces are inevitably needed. For the Khitans, they can't do it, and they don't have to. For a nation and a country, the first thing to consider before expansion is the necessity of expansion.
After two successive failures, the Khitan realized a fact. You only need to occupy the sixteen states of Yanyun. As for the Southern Expedition, it was just a disguise, and it was used when necessary to scare and scare the people of the Song Dynasty. Then extort some benefits. For example, when Song Renzong was in power, he used this as an excuse to ask for an increase in the New Year's coin.
That's it, everyone is happy, Song Liao maintains the so-called peace, and everyone lives a good life. But this time, the emperor suddenly proposed a southern expedition.
At first, the Khitan nobles thought it was as usual, but gradually they found that the emperor's intention was actually a serious southern expedition, which was extremely serious.
No way......
The Khitan nobles were a little shocked, which tendon is wrong with the little emperor? The southern expedition to the Song Dynasty is something that can be joked about? Later, some people guessed that Yelujun was excellent in all aspects and was a good prince of the country. But now a problem has been exposed, that is, it is so joyful, proud and frivolous.
Ping Jurchen, killing Yelu Yixin has already made him a little complacent, and Yelu Jun is now in a state of excitement and pride. It was because he was a little carried away and wanted to use the southern conquest to destroy the Song Dynasty as a greater achievement.
In all dynasties, what is the good end of those who are so happy? Don't you see Emperor Yang of Sui and die? Yelujun's performance is even more worrying, as he has been on the throne for less than a month. Even if you have any ideas, at least you have to wait until the foundation is solid!
Now that the throne has not yet been secured, and the situation in Liao has not been unstable, he wants to hurry south. Such an emperor is really not reassuring, he used to look at Yelujun very well, but he ignored his shortcomings, and now they are all exposed, whether it is a blessing or a curse, it's really hard to say!
The Khitan nobles and the ministers of the Liao State gave advice one after another, hoping that the emperor would think twice and not make mistakes in a hurry. And cited many examples, as well as an analysis of the current situation in Song Liao, and felt that it was not appropriate to immediately march south.
Yelujun himself knew very well that he had thought so before, but since he had met his mother that day, he had made up his mind that the matter of the southern expedition could not be delayed and must not be changed.
Yelujun clearly remembered that when he knocked on the side and probed, and then questioned strongly at the end, the queen mother was stunned and speechless, and did not refute and confess, but acquiesced.
At that moment, Yelujun only felt that the five thunders hit the top, and the sky and the earth suddenly changed color.
There is a personal relationship between the queen mother and Zhao Zhao, she has nothing to do with Zhao Weiyi, but the sentence "only the Zhao family makeup" in the palace is ...... Only know for a month",
Zhao originally referred to Zhao Zhao, a moon should be the moon in the water of the Liao River!
I really can't imagine that the queen mother actually brought a green hat to his father, which made him embarrassed as a son.
If it were someone else, maybe Yelujun would understand and tolerate, at least pretending to be indifferent and not knowing.
But this person is Zhao Zhao, his rival, and the age difference between the two is not big. My sister has a deep affection for him again, what is this called?
Yelujun was very devastated, and the queen mother's move was really difficult for him to accept. Isn't the opponent Zhao Zhao becoming his cheap father, a great shame, how can he bear it?
Revenge, the only way is revenge, and Zhao Zhao must be made to pay a painful price!
Only when Zhao Zhao dies can this matter be over, otherwise he will always be very angry in his heart!
Sending troops to the south was supposed to be at least a year or two later, but now it is urgent. As long as he thought of the affair between his mother and Zhao Zhao, strong hatred and anger surged in his heart, completely shattering his reason.
Yelu Jun didn't think about it, in the matter of Yelu Yixin's rebellion, Zhao Zhao saved the lives of his family. He didn't have the slightest gratitude, only shame and hatred. I don't think about what the result of sending troops at this time will be. What kind of impact will it have on the Liao and Song dynasties?
Risks and results were no longer on Yelujun's list, and at the moment he only had hatred and shame in his mind!
Nothing matters anymore, shame is the number one priority!
Send troops, at all costs. They all have to step on the Yellow River. Behead Zhao Zhao, otherwise this shame will be difficult to wash away!
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Xiao Guanyin sat in the palace and was silent. The mood is extremely heavy.
She finally knew that it was his reminder that saved her family's life. Xiao Guanyin doesn't care about the so-called unpredictable prophet, what she values more is this concern. At least he will remember himself and care about his own safety.
Move? Maybe I felt this way in my heart, but soon, my heart was filled with self-blame. She clearly remembered the appearance of her husband when he died in her arms, and the real apology, which evoked the love of husband and wife that had been put aside for a long time.
Wifery. How can you think of other men? Especially when her husband died, she became the queen mother of the Liao country as a surviving person. Since she is the queen mother, she should set an example for the world. How can there be a private affair? How can you defile the state of Liao because of the delusions in your heart?
Xiao Guanyin decided to completely forget Zhao Zhao, there will be no intersection in this life and this life, it was just an accidental accident back then, it can't be changed, and self-blame is useless, and now it has completely passed and will be forgotten forever.
But just when Xiao Guanyin was about to completely observe the door of memory, his son Yelu Jun brutally dug it out and put it in front of her!
When faced with her son's questioning, Xiao Guanyin did not deny it, she had no confidence to deny it at all, and she was not a person who was good at being a hypocrite.
When he saw his son's instantly gloomy face and almost murderous eyes, Xiao Guanyin's heart was not good.
She wanted to explain, but her son didn't give her a chance at all, and she didn't know how to explain. After all, I did something wrong, where is the face to say more?
She believes in Buddhism and believes in cause and effect. Since there was a bad relationship back then, then there will naturally be a bad retribution now.
Xiao Guanyin was worried about her son, she didn't want her son to be psychologically hit because of this incident, and she was doing something out of the ordinary.
But no matter what he said, his son couldn't hear it at all. At this point, what weight does the queen mother still have? Or what qualifications do you have to be the queen mother of Liao?
Among countless explanations and pleas, Yelujun only agreed to one point, and this matter must not be known to Terry. Maybe it's the greatest luck!
Xiao Guanyin didn't dare to think about how her daughter Yelutri would react if she knew about this?
Such a fact is a little too cruel to her, maybe she will not be able to bear it and collapse on the spot. Therefore, it is better to never let her know that all the blame is borne by herself, and after all, she is sorry for her daughter, husband and son.
Bear? How to afford it?
Yelujun asked rhetorically, he was indeed furious about this matter. But Xiao Guanyin is his mother after all, even if he blames her and resents her, what can he do?
The hatred and anger were all concentrated on Zhao Zhao, and this matter could only be blamed on Zhao Zhao. So the army of the Liao State was dispatched and came towards the Hebei Road of the Song Dynasty.
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At this time, Zhao Zhao happened to lead the army to reach the outside of Luoyang City!
Every move of Liaoguo, he naturally got the news in time.
He ordered someone to go to the interrogation, and even exposed his super foresight, just to save Xiao Guanyin's life.
After all, there was a skin-to-skin relationship in the past, and a husband and wife were kind for a hundred days, so if there was so much affection, how could they watch Xiao Guanyin die of incense?
But the result of the matter was a little unexpected, it was just that Yelu Yixin's calculation was unsuccessful, but it turned out that Yelu Yixin was calculated, and then the dog jumped over the wall and rebelled directly.
Such a result was unexpected, especially the death of Yeluhongji was completely unimaginable, and there was a huge deviation from the original history.
However, the rebellion in the Liao State seems to be a good thing, allowing them to have internal friction, which is actually to buy time for the Great Song Dynasty. In any case, there will be a battle between Song and Liao in the future, which is absolutely inevitable.
Even though Yelujun quickly put down the rebellion, Zhao Zhao still felt that the Liao State had suffered serious internal injuries as a result of this judgment, and it would take a long time to recover. It will not attack the Great Song Dynasty in a short period of time, so at such a moment, if someone takes advantage of the danger, it will be really a little unhappy.
However, the result was really unexpected, and Yelujun actually led a large army to attack the Song Dynasty.
This is unreasonable, is Yelu Jun crazy? Or is it overconfident? Zhao Zhao didn't know what was going on in Liaoguo, but he felt that things were abnormal, and maybe there would be a little trouble!
However, the actual results are not necessarily bad!
When the Western Army attacked Luoyang and Bianjing, and was evenly matched against the Jingying Forbidden Army, another elite Hebei Army of the Great Song Dynasty was very important. Although Wen Yanbo had some deployment on Hebei Road, in fact, only some people were instigated, and the attitude of Wu Chong, the ambassador of Hebei Road, was very important.
Wu Chong himself has a close relationship with Zhao Ji, and his attitude is somewhat ambiguous and uncertain. If he led the Hebei army to turn around and go south, the situation would be very bad, and it would be unfavorable to Zhao Zhao.
But at this moment, the Liao army suddenly moved south.
No matter who Wu Chong favors in his heart, he is a feudal official of the Great Song Dynasty, a person who has been a prime minister, and knows what the overall situation is. He doesn't want to leave a stench for 10,000 years, without clearly expressing his attitude, and in the case of wait-and-see, he will do his best to do his own thing and firmly block the attack of the Khitans, which is enough!
Wu Chong did it, and the Hebei Road army fought fiercely with the Khitans near the border, and never relaxed in the slightest. The army of Hebei Road was also pinned, no matter how Zhao Ji and Zhao Hao urged, there was not the slightest reinforcement coming.
A huge problem was solved, this was a duel between Zhao Zhao and Zhao Ji's brothers, and it was also a duel between the Western Army and the Beijing camp.
It's simple!
The Western Army is already elite, and it has gone through hundreds of battles in recent years, and its advantages are immediately apparent!
In this showdown, in addition to the competition of military strength, the people's will is also very crucial.
The sudden dispatch of troops from the Liao State to the south gave the subjects of the Great Song Dynasty an additional sense of crisis. They hoped that the infighting would stop as soon as possible and face the Khitan.
The common people also know that at this moment, it is impossible for the two sides to stop talking about peace. Then you can only choose a strong person from among them to fight against the Khitan!
Compared with Zhao Hao, who ran out of oil, and Zhao Hao, who was frivolous and flamboyant, Zhao Zhao, the king of Qin, was undoubtedly more suitable.
The people's voices were very high, which put heavy pressure on Zhao Ji and Gao Tao in Bianjing. What's even worse is that the morale of the military has also begun to loosen.
Especially after King Qin broke Luoyang one night, the morale of the army and the people were completely shaken!