Han Deshu also returned to Liaoyang Mansion from Liaojin, and when he returned to the house, he happened to see Yeluwu's carriage leaving the house.

With the formation of the "Southern School", as the two civil officials with the widest vision in Liao, Yelu Wuzhi and Han Yanhui are getting closer and closer, this time when he came to Tokyo, he did not go to see Xiao Mengsi, who was the privy counsel of the Northern Court and represented the Southern faction in charge of the Khitan Central Military Department, but he first came to see Han Yanhui and chatted for a long time.

After Han Deshu entered the mansion, after the father and son dealt with some housework, they entered the underground secret room at night, and in this place where there was no heaven above and only earth below, only father and son were left.

Han Deshu said: "Father, how is the situation in Liaoyang Mansion?" What did Jerodzachel do when he came down to the south? And for what did Jerod come to see you? ”

He asked three questions in a row, like a cannon.

Han Yanhui was not surprised, and said: "Liaoyang Mansion was originally safe and sound, but Yelu Cha cut south, which added variables to the peace of Tokyo, and Yelu House came naturally for this matter." ”

Speaking of this, Han Yanhui couldn't help but sigh a little, once upon a time, he was just a domestic slave in the Khitan, but he didn't expect that one day he would be able to get such a status - Yelu didn't go to see Xiao Miansi but came to see him first, this respect can be imagined.

Han Yanhui naturally understands very well that this qiē is related to the current rise in the power of the Han people in Liaodong. Today's Liao State not only relies on the wealth and food provided by the Han people, but also in terms of military strength, the Han army controlled by Mo Baique and the Shijin army brought by Du Chongwei are also forces that cannot be ignored. Even in the new army that Yelu Wuzhen mastered in southern Liaoning, the proportion of Han Chinese was quite high. The enhancement of economic and military strength is the backing for Han Yanhui's increased voice in Tokyo!

Maybe. One day, I can really become the prime minister of Liao.

Seeing that his father seemed to be a little complacent, Han Deshu said something that even his mother and wife didn't dare to confide in outside: "So, Zhang Longxiang's construction, my father doesn't plan to think about it?" ”

Han Yanhui's heart was shocked!

Zhang Longxiang!

This is the name of this era that can be pressed to a qiē, and it represents the power under the sky that is enough to smash a qiē!

After his son returned to Liaodong, he passed on a sentence from this name to himself. The words are very simple, to the effect that if Han Yanhui can abandon the dark and the Ming, abandon Hu and return to the Han, the government of Liaodong in the future can be upheld by him, and the three-year term is over, the meritorious service is established, and he can enter the center as a university scholar, and the position is with Feng Kedao, etc.!

"Three years of government, wait for Feng Dao!"

I have to say. It's a huge temptation!

If Zhang Mai dominates the world, this should be the biggest right he can fight. Of course, the premise is that Zhang Mai can annex Liaodong.

Han Deshu said: "Although the phase of the Liao State is honored, my son always feels that we are not his race, although the position is respected, it is only a false respect. ”

Han Yanhui said: "I just went to Tianjin, although I am respectful." It's also a false respect! ”

Just like what Han Deshu said just now, he is not really persuading Han Yanhui to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. just put forward one point of view, Han Yanhui actually didn't mean to deny Han Deshu's meaning, but just put forward another view: "Although Zhang Mai is a Han Chinese, the one who can really become his confidant is still the first Anxi, and the second is Hexi." Qinxi again, as for the people in the Kanto, they are all on the periphery, not to mention that we are waiting! ”

Han Deshu said: "Father here, naturally just humble respect, son here." In the future, I am afraid that at most it will be a shepherd. But what about children and grandchildren? ”

This sentence pointed out in one fell swoop the difference in the long-term interests of the Han family in Liao and Tang.

Yes, even if the father and son of the Han family return to the Tang Dynasty now, it is unlikely that they will really break into the inner circle, but the Anxi Group is Han Chinese, and the Kwantung Group is also Han Chinese, and they did not have such an unbreakable natural separation between the Khitan and the Han people before. In terms of the political tradition of China, when the founding heroes gradually come to an end, it is possible for the people of any region in the country to rise and uphold the government - whether it is to raise filial piety, or to set the nine grades, or to take the Jinshi examination, in the final analysis, it is to learn to compete for scholars, and a cultural powerhouse like the Han family will have a huge advantage. Unlike the Liao State, the Khitan Emperor could never trust the Han Chinese ministers as the Han Emperor.

Han Yanhui groaned, he had actually thought about this question for a long time, but in the end he couldn't make up his mind. The reason is very simple - the prime minister of Liao State has it now, but the bachelor of Tiance is still an empty cake far away. Long-term interests are important, but people's choices are more inclined to near-term interests.

"Let's take a look at that." Han Yanhui said: "Three years ago, Tiance was indeed invincible and looked at the world. Liaodong is also panicked. But after three years of recuperation, the vitality of the Khitan has been restored, and the current Liao army is no longer as miserable as it was when Linhuang Mansion was just defeated. In the face of the Tang Army, it should also be possible to fight. The land of Liaodong has the victory of mountains and seas, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and now that the interior is stable, it will be difficult for China to attack again. Although Tiance is strong, it is still far inferior to when Sui Yang was in its heyday, and although Da Liao is breaking the country, it is only higher than Goguryeo back then. If you fight for victory or defeat, now Tang is naturally far better than Liao, but when it comes to the trend of survival, if Tiance wants to destroy Liao, I am afraid it is not so simple. Besides, Yanjing has been quite unstable recently. In the coming months, things are likely to change. ”

Han Deshu said: "Mo Fei Yelu is here this time...... Is it planning to take advantage of Tiance's internal instability and want to attack its gaps? ”

Han Yanhui said: "Since the news of Longxiang's western tour and Yanjing's instability came, there is indeed such a voice in Tokyo. You know, how much those old Khitans hate Zhang Longxiang, if they can take the opportunity to take revenge, many people are not afraid to take risks. ”

"Counterattack Tiance?" Han Deshu shouted: "This is the way to self-destruction!" The Earth Queen wouldn't think the same way, would she? ”

He was in a hurry, but he still revealed the tendency in his heart - as a person who grew up in Liaoguo, he still unconsciously put Liaoguo first.

Han Yanhui smiled and said: "Don't worry, those who really plan to do this are all old Khitans who don't enter the stream." The queen of the earth has always advocated recuperation and self-recuperation, waiting for the opportunity, but there are many people in the court who are willing to take advantage of this opportunity of internal instability in Tiance to sort out the interior. ”

When Zhang Mai was in Yanjing, Tiance's huge threat was always a sharp sword hanging above the Khitan's head! So much so that although the Khitan was divided into three factions, none of the three factions dared to act rashly. This is the case. Han Deshu, who was in the game, was naturally very clear.

Han Yanhui said again: "In the past, the Empress of the Earth always wanted to integrate the domestic chaos, but she was afraid that it would affect her whole body, giving Tiance an opportunity, but now this shape is just starting to sort out the various factions." Therefore, the Empress of the Earth issued a stern order to order important generals such as Yelu Chacha and the Tula brothers to enter the Beijing court to meet. ”

Han Deshu said: "It turns out that Yelucha cut into Tokyo. It's an order from the Queen of the Earth. ”

"Yes." Han Yanhui said: "The edict of the Empress of the Earth is a secret edict, hoping to let others see that Yelu Cha cut himself into Beijing, which is conducive to the unity of the Khitan people, but the edict is very strict, if Yelu Cha does not obey the order, then he must be prepared for a real rebellion." ”

When Han Deshu heard this, he already somewhat understood the direction of Tokyo City recently.

Han Yanhui said again: "If the three factions of the Great Liao can really be unified and united with the outside world, then the Liao State will really stabilize in the northeast." As long as you survive the decades when Tiance is in the limelight. Until Zhang Mai's generation dies of old age, then the division of the Northeast will continue, this is the judgment of the Queen of the Earth, and it is also the idea of the father - in this process, the Queen of the Earth must rely on the power of our Hanchen, which is also beneficial to our Hanchen. Also, Yelu Shuogu is expected to come to Tokyo in the near future. ”

Han Deshu said: "In this way, Tokyo will be turbulent." ”

Han Yanhui said: "Exactly." ”

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Day 2. Han Deshu heard that Yelu Cha had entered Liaoyang Mansion. He brought only 3,000 soldiers and horses, and they were all stationed outside the city. He entered the city with several important generals such as the Tura brothers. The queen of the earth was very gracious, and gave him a mansion to wait for the court.

Before Zhang Mai's tour to the west, Shu Luping was like a paste-mounter, pasting here and there in Liaodong, a rotten house full of broken wind. After Zhang Mai's tour to the west, Shu Luping gradually regained his former strength, and he did not dare to disobey her head-on.

That same evening. Shu Luping first summoned Xiao Han, Xiao Miansi, Yelu Wuzhi and Han Yanhui, Xiao Han Han Yanhui is the ruling prime minister, Xiao Miansi Yelu Wuzhi is the privy secretary of the army, Han Yanhui's position among the ministers is only below Xiao Han, for this position, Han Yanhui is still quite satisfied.

After the four important ministers saluted, Shu Luping said straight to the point: "Yelu Cha is here, I plan to summon him in three days, and make him the generalissimo of the Northeast Soldiers and Horses, and from then on he will live in Liaoyang Mansion for a long time, and be the important minister in charge of the army for my center." ”

When the four ministers heard this, they all felt a pang in their hearts, knowing that the queen of the earth was coming for real.

After the Khitan moved eastward, only the Northeast was left in the territory actually controlled, but the Liao State still refused to admit this reality in official documents, the so-called Great Liao is still a country whose territory covers the Northeast, Mobei and even the Western Regions, and there are also many official positions such as Mobei envoys when placing marginalized lords. The Generalissimo of the Northeast Soldiers and Horses, which is equivalent to the military commander of the entire territory of the Northeast, has a very high status, and in terms of the current shape of the Liao State, it is not far from the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses - but everyone in the four ministers knows that this is a trick of rising and descending secretly.

Han Yanhui muttered: "If you want to transfer the border generals to the central military affairs, you need to have a name. ”

Shu Luping said: "The lord of Tiance is patrolling west, the country is empty, the court is chaotic, according to Sang Weihan's invitation, Chang'an and Taiyuan have the intention of raising the flag, Xuzhou is also unstable, Mengshu and Mobei will change, in addition, Li Qi is also willing to help me on the sea of Daliao, I plan to take this opportunity to use troops against Tiance, just to the outside, first manage the inside, the domestic army and horses must be unified first, this main army marshal, it is none other than Yelu Cha cut. ”

Han Yanhui advocated self-defense in the northeast, but he also understood that Shu Luping's move was not really to attack Tiance, but just to use this external situation to unify the mixed Jiang soldiers and horses who were now outside the control of Liaoyang Prefecture.

Xiao Han said: "Generalissimo of the Northeast Soldiers and Horses, this lord is extremely high, and Yelucha will be grateful for this title." ”

Han Yanhui said: "Even so, you need to take precautions to prepare for the unexpected. ”

Shu Luping said: "Don't worry, I have sent an order to Shuo Gu in detail, and he will arrive with his troops in three days." ”

Han Yanhui said: "This is very good, with Shuo Gu being stable and stable, it is expected that the generalissimo of the Northeast Soldiers and Horses will be able to take over safely." ”

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Three days later, Yelu Shuogu also led 5,000 soldiers and horses to the southeast of Liaoyang Prefecture, just as the 3,000 men brought by Yelu Chachai were all his elite men, and the 5,000 men brought by Yelu Shuogu were all elite. Shulu Ping ordered Yelu Shuogu to temporarily stay outside the city, and at the same time held a court meeting to announce the meeting of Yelu Chacha.

On this day, Han Yanhui father and son went to court. Both of them were a little uneasy, and they both knew that the queen of the earth was going to cut Yelu Cha and secretly descend and deprive him of his military power-who knew what would happen in this sensitive season!

The whole of East Asia has been under the shadow of Han culture since the Han Dynasty, and although the Khitan hated the Han people, they still unconsciously imitated various rules and regulations in the Central Plains. The scale and etiquette of the court meeting are also formulated by Han Yanhui, like the old system of the Central Plains, Yelu Cha cut with the drag brother Tiger into the inside, in Mobei he is the general of the defeated army, but in recent years, the commander has mixed with tens of thousands of troops in Jiang, dominating one side, and his majesty is a little more fierce than at the beginning.

Yelude is seriously ill and can't see things, and now he is Yelujing's prison state, and Shu Luping listens to the government - the Khitan shallow Yan clan. Not even drapes are needed.

The scale of this court meeting was very large, almost all the Hu and Han ministers in Beijing arrived, and among the ministers, Yelu An, the father of Yelu Chacha, the king of Dongdan, sat at the top, and he looked at Yelu Chache, who could not withstand the pressure of Shu Luping and was forced to enter Beijing, his eyes were full of worry.

After Han Yanhui and Xiao Han announced several major events in a row, Shu Luping said: "God bless the Khitan, now there are changes in the Western Dynasty. Liu Zhiyuan in Chang'an and An Chongrong in Taiyuan are all ready to move, and Li Qi in Jiangdong will also come to my aid. Wu Desire (Yelu Ruan's nickname) also wants to return to his ancestors and return to his ancestors, I want to make him the king of Western Liao, ruling the north and south of the desert, and cutting it, what do you think? ”

Yelu Bei is her son, and Yelu Ruan is her grandson. Yelu Anduan is her brother-in-law, and Yelu Chacha is her nephew, so Shu Luping's handling of this military affairs is like dealing with family affairs.

Yelu Anduan stared at Shu Luping with extreme vigilance, wanting to see what tricks she was doing. At the same time, he glanced at his son, asking him not to follow Shu Luping's words, and to oppose it first.

Unexpectedly, Yelu Chacha knelt down and said, "The Queen Mother is wise! Zhang Mai's own death gave us an opportunity! If King Yongkang can recapture the north and south of the desert, at that time, Liaodong is the East Khitan, and the desert is the West Khitan, and the descendants sent by the Emperor of Heaven are the masters, and my Great Liao will be considered to be restored. ”

Han Yanhui was also a little surprised to see Yelu Cha so cooperative, and Shu Luping said: "If you want to support the Wu desire to establish a country, you must raise troops to Tiance......"

Before she finished speaking, except for a few people, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but gasp, and the sound of uh-oh was endless!

Yelu Ruan wants to oppose the heavenly policy, everyone is optimistic, after all, the Tang State is too strong now, if Yelu Ruan's plan can succeed and rebuild the Khitan regime in Mobei, then he will be able to fight with Liaodong in the future, that is, if the plot fails, at least it can lead the water north and reduce the pressure on Liaodong.

But if you want to fight Tiance, that's a different matter.

Although it has been a few years since the three defeats of Guanzhong, Mobei and Linhuang, everyone in the palace is a witness to that great battle.

The first battle of Guanzhong broke the myth of the victory of the Khitan, the first battle of Mobei lost the most important depth of the Great Liao, and the first battle of Linhuang even lost the capital, and the emperor was abolished. That's it, the scar forgot the pain?

Yeluan stood up and shouted, "Queen Mother, you have to think twice about this!" ”

Although he is only a false respect in the court, he is also the younger brother of Yelu Abaoji, and he is also a younger brother who can continue to live after making Abaoji - don't think that Abaoji left his life out of family affection, Yelu Anduan can live, it is because there is a force in the clan that supports him, and Abaoji endured it in order to avoid the Khitan split. Now although he is old, there are a few helpers in the court, not to mention that Yelu Cha has supported the army in recent years, Yelu Anduan is naturally more powerful, and there are many ministers in the court who openly and secretly take refuge in their father and son, at this time, as soon as Yelu Anduan spoke, these northern people immediately jumped out and shouted: "Please think deeply!" ”

Shu Luping said: "What does the Privy Council think? ”

Xiao Miansi said: "Although Liaodong has the victory of mountains and seas, it is lonely in the northeast, if it can't expand outward and cheer up, it will definitely decline over time." For long-term calculation, there must be a remote echo of Mobei. In recent years, Zhang Mai has made the people in the desert miserable, and all tribes and tribes are complaining, as long as the king of Yongkang ascends to the heights, Mobei must be full of beacon fires, at that time we are sending troops to respond, and the restoration of the desert can not be said to be completely certain. There is at least a 60% chance of winning. ”

Everyone knows that Xiao Miansi is Yelu Shuogu's spokesperson in the court, and he is also the representative of the southern military.

Shu Luping said: "This is exactly what I think. Then he asked, "Jerod." You have known the truth of the Han people for a long time, what do you think? ”

Yeluwu said: "Although Tiance seems to be strong on the surface, they have expanded too fast, and the domestic foundation is actually unstable, Zhang Mai has always relied on the Anxi people and Hexi people as the team, and now they have annexed the Central Plains, and the scholar families in Shandong and Hebei are actually not convinced, not to mention that he appoints people only to the 'west', and the easterners are very excluded within the Tang Dynasty." In the past, these people were strongly pressed by Zhang Mai and did not dare to speak, but now that Zhang Mai is touring the west, all the contradictions have burst out. I am sure that as long as we send troops and Mobei raises a flag, Jiangdong will also follow, and Chang'an and Taiyuan will also make moves, and the hearts of the people will be in chaos. When the time comes, there will be internal and external troubles, and there will be no time! ”

Shu Luping said: "Very good. Then he asked, "What does the prime minister think?" If there is a real war. Can the country afford it? ”

Han Yanhui said: "After several years of recuperation and recuperation, my Daliao now has more than a million stones of grain? There is also financial leeway, and sending troops on an expedition is completely affordable even if it is a great war for the country. ”

What he said is not a lie at all, after the Liao State retreated to the northeast, although the country was weak. The territory was small, but in the past few years, he concentrated on economic development, and obtained a lot of technical strength from Han Deshu's "secret channel", which made the production technology of Liao State push forward by an unknown amount, and now not only has there been great progress in agriculture. Commerce, through maritime trade, gradually integrated into the Greater East China Sea Economic Circle, the economic achievements achieved are not comparable to the old Khitan regime, which was 80% animal husbandry and 20% agriculture? The "financial resources" of gold and silver treasures that were plundered were lost a lot due to the defeat, but the living "financial resources" of fiscal revenue were far from being able to reach in the era of Linhuangfu.

Shu Luping said: "Uncle Guo knows our country's military well, the prime minister knows our country's political affairs, the enemy knows the enemy's situation, and the Han people's art of war has a saying that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will win a hundred battles!" Now that all three of them feel that this battle can be won, then there is nothing to worry about. Cha cut, the mourning family ordered you to be the generalissimo of the Northeast soldiers and horses, presiding over the military affairs of the Tang Dynasty, and picking up this heavy burden, do you have confidence? ”

The Manchu Dynasty and Hu Han all kept their eyes on Yelu Cha for a while, and Yelu An made a series of glances and asked him to try to oppose it.

Han Yanhui and the others were also worried about their hearts, not only worried that Yelu Cha would refuse to obey the edict, but also afraid that he would have already prepared, lest the police suddenly spread outside the hall and cause some changes.

Unexpectedly, Yelu Cha said: "The minister also thinks that what Uncle Guo said is reasonable, Mobei is my Khitan homeland, and Shangjing is the capital of my Great Liao State, how can I not take it back!" Since the Queen Mother trusts Cha Che, Cha Che is willing to smear her liver and brain for the great cause of Da Liao, and she will not die! ”

The Tula brothers knelt down at the same time and said: "We are also willing to follow General Cha Che and smear our hearts and minds for the great cause of the Great Liao, and we will not spin our heels!" ”

This time it was a big surprise, not only Han Yanhui, Yelu Wuzhi and other southern generals, but even Yelu Anduan almost couldn't believe his ears!

Shu Luping was overjoyed and said: "Since this is the case, then give the edict!" From now on, Yelu Cha will be the generalissimo of the Northeast Soldiers and Horses of my Great Liao, responsible for preparing for the attack on the Tang Dynasty. As for the military affairs of the mixed river, let it be left to Sachel to be in charge. ”

Yelu'an raised his eyebrows, and stood up on the ground, it is acceptable to give Cha Chai the title of the Generalissimo of Northeast Soldiers and Horses, but with such a fictitious title, he will seize the military power of Cha Chai in the mixed river, he will fight hard to the end!

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Jelu Chachel knelt down and said, "The minister receives the order!" ”

Yelian looked at his son, pointed at him with trembling hands, and cried out, "You...... You ......" breathlessly and fell on the chair - above the main hall, he was the only person who had a seat except for the Queen Mother and the Prison State.

When the northern faction Ma Deng was a little confused, Cha Che shouted: "Quickly help my father go down to seek medical treatment!" But he himself stood motionless on the temple and stabilized the situation.

Shu Luping was even more happy, and gave Cha Che an official to the knighthood, and for a time the honor was unlimited, and the dignity of his status was close to his father - as long as Cha Che was willing to hand over the military power of Mingtong Jiang, even if he was crowned king, what did it matter?

However, Yelu Wuzhi, Han Yanhui and others were extremely surprised when they saw Yelu Cha cutting so cooperatively, and they were very clear that the Empress Di wanted to cut the power of the North and send troops to finally achieve the goal of unifying the country, but they didn't expect things to go so smoothly! The Yelu Chachai at today's court meeting is really not like the Yelu Chachai who has seized the black soil and is flying and domineering. (To be continued......)