The Shangyuan Festival was originally only a festival for the Central Plains, but with the annexation of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the Khitan people gradually accepted this festival.

In particular, Liao Taizong Yelu Deguang taught the disobedient Shi Jingjiao that he once led his army south to break through Bianliang City.

This trip was not only a military victory, but also took away the culture of the Central Plains and absorbed it for its own use.

For example, the strategy of dividing the Liao State and the Han Dynasty divided the country into southern and northern officials. In the north, the Khitan aristocracy governed the Khitan and other nomadic peoples, while in the south, the Han bureaucracy mainly governed the Han and Bohai people in the Yanyun area.

In addition, the Khitan people also have great admiration for the culture of the Central Plains, such as the classics, poems and songs of the Central Plains people, and so on.

In the early years, it may not be obvious, but when Yelu Hongji of Liao Daozong reigned, as long as the geniuses of the Central Plains had any good works, they would immediately become popular in Shangjing, and the Khitan nobles scrambled to sing.

At this time, it has not yet reached that point, but it is a fact to accept some traditions and culture of the Central Plains, such as the Shangyuan Festival, the Khitan people also have similar celebrations.

Although the weather in the north is still a little cold, and the ice in the lakes and blisters has not yet melted, the Khitan people's spring bowl has begun.

The Khitan language means the emperor's camp, a nomadic people who still maintain the traditions of their ancestors despite the fact that they are now the capital of the country. The emperor did not live in the city for a long time, but followed the tradition of making bowls at four o'clock, and most of them lived in various places.

The first move was to train the Khitan warriors and keep them alive the Khitan tradition of hunting and warfare as a means of increasing their combat effectiveness.

At this time, the Khitans almost controlled the northern grasslands from the sea in the east to the Altai Mountains in the west, which can be described as vast.

Four o'clock bowl, pay attention to the spring water and autumn mountains, winter and summer bowl.

Spring is mostly the Liaohe River, Songhua River, and even the Yalu River in the eastern region. Or next to some of the great lakes in the Northeast. What they did was to release eagles to hunt swans, wild ducks, geese and ice-hooked fish, etc., and the main deterrent was the Jurchens.

The current emperor of Liao is named Yelu Jing, who is the eldest son of Taizong Yelu Deguang.

The inheritance of the Liao throne from Taizong was more chaotic, first Taizong Yelu Deguang's nephew Yelu Ruan, known as Emperor Sejong. Later, during the battle, Liao Shizong Yelu Ruan was killed by Yelu Cha and others.

Yelu Jing happened to be in the army, and randomly killed Yelu Cha and other traitors who were plotting rebellion, plus he was the eldest son of Taizong Yelu Deguang, so he was naturally enthroned as the emperor of Liao.

This Yelu Jing has a fierce personality. The battle is a fierce general, and as an emperor, he is somewhat brutal and brutal. However, the Khitan power was in his hands, and others did not dare to say anything.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Shangyuan Festival of the Song Dynasty, the Khitan Emperor who was making a spring bowl also held some celebrations, and a group of Khitan nobles set up a banquet on the side of the ice lake.

The north is still a land of ice and snow, and it is not possible to let women sing and dance lightly, in order to add to the fun, Yelu Jing arranged a group of Khitan warriors to wrestle and fight with Jurchen slaves.

I don't know if it was a Jurchen with a thin body who was deliberately chosen. Or the Khitans are really tough, in short, the winners are basically Khitan warriors. There are Jurchen slaves who can't be beaten, and they can't bear the torture and want to escape. As a result, Jerejing himself drew a bow and shot an arrow. Shot through the thigh and knocked to the ground.

Later, the warriors of the leather room army who accompanied him were arrested and brought back, and Yelu Jing seemed to be unsatisfied, in front of many Khitan nobles. staged a scene of Ling Chi.

The fleeing Jurchen warriors were tied to pillars and cut off one by one. When his body was covered with wounds, Yelu Jingjing sent people to completely strip him of his clothes. Poured a trace of cold water on it, and in the cold wind, a blood gourd was instantly frozen into an iceman, and the Jurchen slave was tortured to death.

When the Khitan nobles present saw this situation, they were a little shocked in their hearts, and they understood that Yelujing was doing this for them. That is, to tell them that all of them are the servants of his Jerejen, and if anyone dares to have a different heart, this is the end. This is to use violence to intimidate all the Khitan nobles and submit to them.

Although the faces of the Khitan nobles were not good-looking, they were quite calm, but they were eleven or twelve-year-old boys, and when they saw this bloody scene, their faces turned pale and even trembled.

"Brother Xian, what's wrong with you? Afraid? When Yelu Jing saw this, he asked with a smile.

The trembling young man's name is Yeluxian, the son of Yeluruan of Liao Shizong, although he is Yelujing's cousin, but the two are somewhat "contradictory" in the right to inherit the throne. However, when Yelujing ascended the throne, Yeluxian was not four years old and was not competitive, so he tolerated it and survived.

After hearing the emperor's inquiry, Ye Luxian said softly: "Uncle Huang, kill people like this...... Not good......"

"What's wrong? My Khitan man has always been known for his bravery, but you are weak by nature, and you are afraid of any blood, this is not good......" Ye Lujing suddenly felt a little unhappy in his heart, he didn't like to listen to different voices, especially from potential contenders for the throne.

"Brother Huang!" Yelu Xian boldly said softly: "The courtiers think that the Jurchens are also subjects of Daliao, so they should not kill innocents indiscriminately......

"Innocent? The Jurchens surrendered to the feet of the Khitans, they are the slaves of our Khitans, just a group of slaves, why care about their life and death? Of course, Yelu Jing disagreed, and even sneered.

Ye Luxian whispered: "Brother Huang, if the Jurchens submit to us, we should treat them as subjects, not to mention treating them equally, but at least we can't treat them harshly...... It is not appropriate to counter violence with violence, and it is necessary to convince people with virtue......"

"Haha, convince people with virtue?" Yelujing seemed to have heard a big joke, and said coldly: "My nephew actually told me to convince people with virtue...... It seems that I have to get rid of your Han masters, so that I don't have to teach a little sheep......"

"Uncle Huang, no...... It's ......"

"Not a little sheep? Well, let us prove that Emperor Sejong's son is a wolf, go, take my sword, and kill that slave. Jerejen smiled, unsheathed his sword, and gestured to the slave in the distance.

"Uncle Huang, I'm ...... I ......"

"What's wrong? A sheep after all? ”

"No...... Be! ”

"Then go, this is my will, you must obey, I will practice your courage today." The smile on Yelujing's face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a gloomy face.

The hearts of the Khitan nobles present sank, did Yelu Jing want to take the young son of Emperor Sejong and kill the chickens and monkeys? To prevent future troubles? Is it necessary?

Yeluxian is young and weak, so he won't threaten him?

Yelu Jing's mind is also narrow-minded, and he can't get along with a child!

The Khitan nobles were a little disdainful and sympathetic to the young Yeluxian, but because of the emperor's majesty, no one dared to open their mouths to advise.

Yeluxian was coerced to pick up the treasure knife, trembling towards the Jurchen slave, raising the sharp knife several times, and finally trembling and putting it down.

"Uncle Huang, I'm ...... Not ......"

"He must be killed, or he will be ...... of resistance"

"But......" Twelve-year-old Yeluxian stood in the center of the room, trembling, his face frightened, and almost crying.

All the Khitan nobles were very unbearable, didn't they just express a different opinion, why bother a child like this? But the more the emperor established his authority, the more people really did not dare to open their mouths to admonish, and whoever spoke at this time was tantamount to challenging the emperor's majesty. For the sake of a "sideline" royal child, risking the risk of offending the emperor, no one is willing to take such a risk.

No one expected that at this time, an eight or nine-year-old girl ran in with a smile, wearing a mink coat to show her noble status. The little girl ran to Yeluxian's side, took out a handkerchief to help him take the cold sweat from his forehead, and comforted him softly: "Don't be afraid! ”

The frightened Yeluxian looked back at this little girl carved in pink and jade, and there was a hint of warmth in his eyes, and his whole heart seemed to have suddenly stabilized.

And Xiao Siwen, the colt outside the field, was frightened, first, he didn't notice, his little daughter ran out, isn't this a trouble? I was at a loss for a while.

When the Khitan nobles were surprised, Yelu Jing asked with interest, "Whose girl is this?" I'm a little timid! ”

"Your Majesty, the courtier's daughter Xiao Xuan, the small character Yanyan, my mother is the eldest princess of the Yan Kingdom, it stands to reason that the courtiers should call you uncle; However, my sister is married to His Majesty's younger brother, King Taiping, so the courtiers can also be called Majesty's brother. ”

Although the little girl was only eight or nine years old, she was not afraid and answered with a clear answer. (Due to the marriage of the royal Yelu clan and the descendant Xiao clan in the Liao Kingdom, some husbands and wives may be different)

"Yanyan, don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Siwen hurriedly rushed forward, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister's discipline is not strict, so that the little girl has lost her honor in front of the emperor, please forgive your majesty." ”

"It turned out to be your Xiao Siwen's daughter, interesting, young, Bing Xue is smart, and her courage is also outstanding." Yelujing connived at displeasure, and he had to give Xiao Siwen some face. After all, he is an important minister of the descendants, the nephew of the prime minister Xiao Dilu, and he also married his sister as his wife, and his status is noble. Moreover, Yelu Jing was really interested in this Xiao Xuan's behavior.

"Thank you for your compliment!"

Yelu Jing asked, "Yanyan, why did you suddenly break in?" ”

"Please spare Prince Xian."

"I didn't punish him, it was to exercise his courage, how can I forgive him?" Yelu Jing seemed a little displeased.

Xiao Xuan said softly: "Prince Xian is simple-hearted and believes in the Buddha, so he can't bear to kill, it may not be cowardly, and please don't embarrass him." ”

"But...... Don't even dare to kill a slave, where can you lead the army to serve the Great Liao in the future? ”

"Your Majesty, a commander doesn't necessarily need to kill people with his own hands, just like Your Majesty, as long as you give an order, the leather room army, and even the warriors of the entire Great Liao will help you kill people......" Bing Xue replied cleverly.

"That's right!" Yelujing smiled: "Okay, then let him find someone to help him kill people...... No, Yanyan, since you came out to help him intercede, then it's up to you to do it.

You can do it yourself, or ...... Everyone here, whoever you ask for help can help, as long as someone helps you kill this slave, I will spare him and give you a reward, how about it? (To be continued......)