Tong Guan makes Liao
This is really too traditional, too routine thing, and the Great Liao State has been established diplomatic relations for 107 years, every year to usher in four or five times, a lot of time, such as the two emperors and queens together to die, then each other mourning, back and forth more than 20 times, this does not include the two princesses and princes marriage or something. So 107 years of relatives strung together, and no one was interested in visiting anymore. But this time was different, the Song Dynasty sent an envoy, and the selected candidates made the entire Kaifeng City depressed. It's actually a eunuch!
The entire ranks of officials blackened their faces. Cai Jing, who never spoke ill of eunuchs and was close to eunuchs like a family, couldn't help but scold his mother. In front of the emperor and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, he openly said, "Send a eunuch as an ambassador, is there no one in the Central Plains?" Isn't this taking the initiative to let Liao, Xixia, Tubo, and Dali see jokes, "Is it tolerable or unbearable!" The Great Song Dynasty was the era when the Han style was the strongest and purest, boasting of foreign countries with poetry and book etiquette, and never embarrassed people in the rules! But now that a yin and yang person is allowed to represent the whole country, can the men of the whole country agree?
Disagree? But then I agreed. To tell the truth: it's not that the man is not masculine, but the eunuch is too mighty, and his deeds are synonymous with all the mighty deeds of the Song Dynasty at that time! He is a military strongman who commands thousands of troops and horses, and destroys the country and expands thousands of miles of land while talking and laughing! The exotic scenery of Zhao Ji's era was occupied by him alone - armed eunuch Tong Guan!
Previously, he had created the pinnacle of military achievements since the founding of the Song Dynasty, allowing Zhao Ji to enjoy unprecedented material, spiritual, and supernatural pleasures while constantly climbing the peak. Let's be honest: if these things have been carried out, if there are no later accidents, Zhao Ji will surpass all the emperors of the Song Dynasty, including the founding monarch Zhao Kuangyin!
On such days, Zhao Ji was chic and hedonistic, and lived happily. Cai Jing accompanied Zhao Ji to play, and pointed out how Zhao Ji played, with the Song Dynasty, which was the richest and most playful in the world at that time, and used the wealth of the whole country to play as he wanted. How jolly is this? Zhao Ji and Cai Jingjing are very satisfied...
But in comparison, Tong Guan is in pain! The crown is covered with Jinghua, and Tong Guan is alone and haggard! In such a life and such a country, do you need a soldier and a god of war? And Tong Guan clearly knew that if he couldn't become the god of war, then he could only be a cripple who lost his male function! A slave who can't leave the country, has no status and no reputation!
In the midst of this torment, the time came to September 1111... Tong Guan seized the task of envoying to the Great Liao State. Before leaving, he set two principles for himself: 1 He must do something, otherwise appearing abroad as a eunuch is not only insulting the Song Dynasty, but also insulting himself! 2 But anyway. He can't be the second...
He is a soldier and a representative of the Western Army, and no identity allows him to be bullied in the slightest! How easy is it to say? From the moment he accepted the task, the provocation accompanied him from beginning to end...
Before going abroad, his old friend Cai Jing sneered at him. After entering the Liao Kingdom, the Khitan people reacted a little strangely. Almost everyone who saw him was in awe of him before he was introduced, and after the introduction, they all showed suspicion and ambiguous smiles...
This is what Tong Guan can't stand the most! "He is burly and magnificent." Yi Xia has to be a dozen people, his skin and bones are as strong as iron, and he is not like a eunuch" is simply a strong and powerful man, from which point of view. None of them are eunuchs... But he's just a eunuch! He couldn't explain why he grew a beard, and he couldn't help but think that he had a long beard, stayed in the deep palace, and had military merits. Is there anything else hidden in this series of events?
This is simply a huge insult! Tong Guan was furious! He couldn't bear it anymore but he endured it, he knew what he was going to do. For that purpose, he confessed all kinds of grievances! In the days of Liao. He calmly came into contact with the leaders of the military and political circles of the Liao State and got to know them deeply and carefully. At the same time, the geographical mountains and rivers passed along the way are carefully recorded, and the analysis is always made... Because he was doing something that all the soldiers of the Song Dynasty did not dare to do during the nearly 100 years period!
The military of the Song Dynasty began with Song Zhenzong and has always followed a principle - if you want to break the Liao State, you must first level the Western Xia. When he arrived at Song Shenzong, he added another point - if he wants to calm Xixia, he will return to Hehuang first. Now that Hehuang has recovered, the second step is Western Xia? But the Great Liao Kingdom jumped out and was always inserted between Song and Xia, making the Song Dynasty fearful. So why can't we reverse the order?
Liao is skin, Xixia is hair, plucking fur will move? If you can peel the skin, does Mao dare to object? Take the Great Liao Kingdom and start it once and for all! With this ideal, Tong Guan persisted until he returned home. On the way, we passed a river, a bridge...
At that time, no one knew what the meaning of the river and the bridge was. Because they're so commonplace. From this time until more than 800 years later, they have become synonymous with changing Chinese history and changing the fate of the Chinese nation twice! The river became world-famous after 826. Every Chinese will always remember that on July 7, 1937, the Japanese launched a "full-scale war of aggression against China" near this river and this bridge
Yongding River, Lugou Bridge! That is the shame of the Chinese nation sinking to the bottom, and it is also a witness to the first struggle of the newborn China!
Back in the Song Dynasty, around October 1111, when Tong Guanyi walked here, the Yongding River was still full of water and not as dry as it is now. It is also a stone bridge with a length of 266.5 meters, a width of 7.5 meters, 10 piers, 11 bridge holes, 140 pillars, and 627 stone lions... The bridge was not built until 78 years later, and the stone lion was not completed until the Ming Dynasty. When Tong Guanyi walked here, it was just a pontoon bridge... Walking here, it is customary to rest for a few days, because it has arrived in Yanyun 16 states, and then it is the land of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Khitan people want to do their best here to make the last landlord friendship...
One evening in the past few days, a local Han man quietly approached Tong Guan and spoke to him. After that, the man disappeared, and no one knew where he went, leaving Tong Guan alone at the scene. He was so engrossed and imaginary that he couldn't believe his ears! He was ecstatic and skeptical; Amazed, dreaming even more...
Before meeting this person, Tong Guan did some preliminary work, and it was all theoretical possibilities. For example, he collected intelligence from all sides to prepare for the future attack on Liao. It looks very positive, but in fact it is very ethereal. What's the use of him collecting more and more? War is fought with strength. As long as the Song and Liao do not go to war, as long as the Song Dynasty is not stronger than the Liao State, and as long as Zhao Ji does not want to fight with the Liao State, then his collection is a waste of useless work!
But after this person appeared, everything was different! He cured the phobia that had existed in the Song Dynasty for 132 years in an instant, and the Great Liao State, a behemoth that had dominated East Asia for more than 200 years, no longer had a sense of deterrence. For the Song Dynasty, it became the sweetest and most delicious cake! It's fluffy and soft, ready to bite! Eat it, not only the Song Dynasty will rise strongly. Tong Guan can ascend to the sky in one step and become the greatest hero since the Song Dynasty!
At that time, no one would care that he was a eunuch, only that he was a groundbreaking figure! Stronger than the founding lord Zhao Kuangyin, and greater than the Later Zhou Shizong Emperor Chai Rong!
The premise is: what that person said is true...
Subjectively, Tong Guan's prayer is true. Intellectually, he always reminded himself: no matter what, you can't believe it until the real evidence is revealed! With this judgment, he returned to the country...
As for the night, that person, and that conversation by the Lugou Bridge, Tong Guan didn't mention it to anyone. Including his sworn friend Cai Jing, but also Emperor Zhao Ji... And the night of the Lugou Bridge, which has a great impact on Chinese history, the year 1111 has passed...
On February 10, the 2nd year of Zhenghe (1112), the eyes switched to the Great Liao Kingdom: Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, the emperor's rhythm of life, and Zhao Ji cooperated very well. and Zhao Ji ascended the throne with his feet in front and behind. After ascending to the throne, he was radiant and lived a hedonistic life in the style of Zhao Ji. It's just that the property and cultural conditions in the north are a little worse, and he is very stubborn in this regard, only knowing how to run horses and hunt, worship Buddha and build pagodas, and he seems to be uncreative? But he has a characteristic...
It is a very chic banquet, which is mostly held around the second lunar month and the New Year in the very cold winter, and the venue is usually mixed with the river. At that time, the heavy snow sealed the river and the jade belt was thousands of miles. In this environment, the royal tent was set up, and the leaders of the tribes came to see them. The guards smashed through the ice. The first fish caught, with this batch of fish to pay tribute to the Khitan Emperor ... It's for the head fish feast!
Sounds elegant, but looks interesting? But this is really a big problem for the leaders of these remote tribes, every time it comes. They all lost their freedom and dignity and became toys for the Khitans!
The emperor wants to hunt? They went to call the deer. Want to see a long-distance hunt? They had to shoot tigers. Want to see a live-action version of hand-to-hand combat? They've got to fight the bears... When the emperor is thirsty and hungry, and wants to eat a fish feast? They have to dance, sing, and have fun...
Every year, it's the same this year. At that time, Yelu Yanxi was very drunk and ordered the chiefs to enter. Jump for me!
So the chiefs of various nationalities and tribes brewed emotions, moved their bodies, and started jumping in turn. One after another, Yelu Yanxi's interest reached a climax. But it was suddenly interrupted! The stage is cold! After jumping in front, sit still in the back! The audience looked over and found that it was a big man, tall and majestic, he sat coldly, motionless!
The person next to him asked "why don't you jump for the sake of the lun?"
"I won't" was a very bland 3 words, and Yelu Yanxi jumped! This is a provocation! It is a naked, first-ever face-to-face provocation in the history of the Great Liao Kingdom! It will not be tolerated, kill him!
Yelu Yanxi pulled out his knife and wanted to cut down this little flea who dared to sweep him with his own hands! History proves: At this moment, just like Song Zhezong lying on the hospital bed, fate sent the initiative to his hands, as long as he grasps it, history will be rewritten! Yelu Yanxi is the same, as long as he cuts it down, then everything will be nothing, and it will be a hundred!
It's a pity that he was stopped! Xiao Fengxian, his favored minister, the third traitor of Daliao, and the privy envoy of the Northern Yuan, said with a smile, "It's really not worth being angry for a barbarian, not to mention that if you kill him, you will frighten these toys around you, who will come to play with you in the future?"
"It's... Yelu Yanxi slowly put down the knife, he grew up in hatred, especially very sensitive to Yelu Yixin-style traitors, his scrutinizing eyes wandered on the body of the third traitor, trying to think, he couldn't think of what the high-ranking officials in the capital of Liao could have to do with the Diao people in this poor mountain and bad water?
After that, he sat down slowly. Also, it's not worth it to spoil the fun for a little flea... Come! Jump up and keep having fun!
In this way, the day was full of food and dance, all parties were gone, no one died or bleed, and no one paid attention to the sacredness of the stunned young man who claimed that he couldn't dance. The stunned young man's name is Wanyan Aguta, and he is a raw girl. Lives near Anide Torami. It is said that he doesn't care about the humiliation of recommending the pillow, let alone being oppressed by the silver angel, why is he so hostile to the emperor of Liao?
The ghost knows that you will definitely dance, but you just won't dance for Yelu Yanxi!
Of course, there is a reason, as I said earlier, mature women are really bitter, and they have to cut people and grab eagles every year, and a large number of people are killed and injured. But what about the Jurchen? didn't recruit anyone to provoke anyone, but he was cut down every year, and the reason for this was because of Yelu Yanxi and the Great Liao Kingdom!
Wanyan Aguta is a free-born northern hero, and he is not like a mature woman who has been raised to be servile. If there is fire, it will be sent out! (To be continued......)