Chapter 56: Annexation
After several years of war and development, the situation in the Xijing area has gradually stabilized, the economic situation has also improved greatly, and the grain is basically self-sufficient, and it has become a relatively large force in the region with a population of one million, one prefecture and seven prefectures, and a territory of thousands of miles. But external stability has not eliminated internal divisions.
Because of the war, a large number of Han people from Hedong poured into Xijing, and the majority of Han people also brought a lot of contradictions. The Xijing regime has gradually formed three major forces, one is the Khitan group dominated by Yuanzhou and Datong Xiao; the other is Yelu Yuzhen, who gradually recovered under the support of Zhao Ta, especially after Yelu Ma Wu led the surrender of his headquarters, his strength increased greatly; The other is the increasingly powerful Han Chinese group formed by the Krüpt army system.
In terms of strength, of course, the Krüd army is the strongest, they control Yingzhou, Huanzhou, Shuozhou and Dezhou, and the population here is mainly Han Chinese; In second place were the former Liao royal family headed by Yelu Yuxuan, who controlled parts of Fengsheng Prefecture and Dezhou; The weakest are the Xiao clan, who occupy Yuanju and Datong, but they control Xijing and hold a lot of wealth.
As the saying goes, 'you can share hardship, but you can't share prosperity', the territory of the Krüd army was close to the Great Song Dynasty, which could be cultivated and pastured, and there was coal and iron, and with the northward migration of a large number of workshops, it brought them a lot of wealth. This aroused the enthusiasm of everyone, especially Yelu Yu, who had the hat of the royal family, but the territory they occupied was small, the land was barren, and with the increase of private troops, life became more and more difficult, and they could not make ends meet.
However, Yelu Yu knew that Xijing relied on the Kryu army to maintain the situation, and the soldiers were strong and well-trained. He didn't dare to provoke, so he set his sights on the Xiao family, who held the gold ingots but did not have much strength and occupied the Xijing City. In the past, when Zhao Ta was there. Yelu Yu was still a little jealous, and he became bold after learning that Zhao Ta had returned to Beijing and was placed under house arrest.
Yelu Yu thought that he was greater than Yue. In the name of Gongwei Xijing, he mobilized his own private soldiers to set up camp outside the city, but privately set up cards to collect taxes and absorb wealth, and then gradually cultivated his own power in the court, squeezed out Yu Liyan, squeezed out the territory of the Xiao family, confiscated their shops, and then filled their private pockets.
In the face of constant cannibalization. Of course, Xiao Chala did not want to sit still, and hoped that the princess would administer justice to them and send troops to expel Yelu Yu. Yu Liyan understands that she does not have a soldier or a general in her hands, and only Zhao Xin can be regarded as relying on, and she is also a member of the Xiao family, so if she gives an order, it will not just be a battle between the two clans, but a full-scale confrontation in Xijing, and the last thing left in Daliao will be buried. Therefore, Yu Liyan could only temporarily appease each other and barely maintain the situation!
Xiao Cha was angry about Yu Liyan's attitude. And his ally, Yuanzhou, now has real power in the hands of Xiao Dejian, but he listens to the five girls, but the five girls only listen to Zhao Er, who hasn't shown up for a year, and he can't point to it. Then he moved the idea of establishing a new king again. went to lobby his son-in-law Yelu Yali to try to let him replace Yu Liyan, but Yelu Yali was indifferent by nature and did not worry about eating and drinking now. The free and easy days were very satisfying, and he rejected the 'kindness' of the old man.
Xiao Chala, who felt that there was no hope, was ruthless. He set his sights on the Jurchens, and secretly sent people to contact the Jin army in Fengshengzhou to take refuge in the city for Neiying. In his own name, he will also kill Yelu Yu. However, his plan was still inferior to Yeluyu's, and the messenger he sent was captured by him, and the conspiracy was exposed.
Yelu Yuxuan, who had long wanted to enter Xijing City, found an excuse to enter the city with his troops, and killed Xiao Cha Manmen cleanly, and took advantage of this incident to purge the Xiao clan in Xijing, taking the opportunity to get rid of the people who were his enemies. Because he had the evidence of Xiao Chala's collaboration with the enemy in his hands, Yu Liyan and the others were helpless, Yelu Yu Yan finally extended the power to Xijing City, but it also broke the balance of the various forces in Xijing...
"Lord Wang, Yelu Yu has annexed the Xijing Xiao Clan, and his power is getting bigger and bigger, and his subordinates are worried that he will get involved in our territory!" After introducing the situation, Zhao Yong said that he had learned about the prince's death and escape.
"Hehe, don't call me the prince in the future, the King of Qin of the Great Song Dynasty has already returned to heaven, and there is no prince to say!" Zhao Ta waved his hand and smiled.
"That's... Then let's call you the second master! Zhao Yong thought for a while and said.
"Whatever you want!" Zhao Ta said nonchalantly, "Yelu Yu is a smart man, although he annexed the Xijing Xiao clan, he doesn't dare to challenge us, at least not for the time being." And he actually guessed my thoughts, Xiao Chara has always regarded Xijing as his private secret, and has always hated us outsiders, I just cared about the stability of Xijing City that day and didn't clean him up, so Yelu Yu knew that even if he cleaned up the Xiao family, I wouldn't blame him for this matter! ”
"But now Yelu Yuzhen already has more than 50,000 private soldiers, twice the number of us, and a few more generals, his subordinates are still worried that he will take advantage of the second master's leniency to become more and more unscrupulous in the future!" Zhao Xin said.
"The tiger is not at home, the monkey is called the king, and now that my tiger is back, does he dare to jump this monkey? Besides, we still need to use his influence to stabilize the Khitans, if we kill him, we will only completely push the Khitans to the side of the Jurchens! Zhao said.
At the beginning, his time in Xijing was limited, and the Kryu army had just gained a foothold, so he used the Xiao clan to contain Yelu Yu Zhen and achieve a political balance.
"As soon as the second master arrives, the big ghosts and little ghosts in Xijing don't dare to move!" Zhao Yong said with a smile.
"Are the Jurchens making any big moves now?" Zhao asked again.
"The Jurchens now easily dare not provoke us, but they have subdued the Tatar tribes, used them to frequently harass us, loot livestock and population, and we now have to guard against the Jurchens and deal with the party members, and the troops are stretched, and we can't fortify everywhere, nor can we strike deeply, we are very passive!" Zhao Yong said.
"Well, this situation won't last long, and when Zhao Ren and the others arrive, our situation will be greatly improved!" Zhao said.
"Okay, great, when Brother Ren and they all arrive, our tens of thousands of troops are enough to run rampant in the world, since the Great Song Dynasty does not allow the second master, we will follow the second master to fight another piece of the world!" Zhao Yong said excitedly.
"Tartar..."Zhao Tatar is not as easy as Zhao Yong, if he doesn't handle it well, he will have one more fierce opponent... (To be continued......)