The Jurchen army, which had completed the initial integration, braved the bitter cold and set off on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, taking the Liao State by surprise.

Cities were conquered, settlements were slaughtered, and the Jurchens supported an army of 50,000 with the weapons and wealth accumulated by the Liao nobles for more than two hundred years.

When the Shangyuan Festival was approaching, the Jurchen army, which had been like a bamboo, had approached the central capital of Liao, and Emperor Tianzuo was shocked and hurriedly met the enemy.

The heavens and the earth were white, and the two sides set up positions on the frozen grassland.

In the second year of Zhou Qinzong, or the second year of Shengxi, at the end of January, the east side of the central capital of Liao.

Emperor Tianzuo led 450,000 Khitan troops to conquer in person, known as 700,000 troops. Among them were 100,000 tent troops equivalent to the Khitan Forbidden Army, 100,000 tribal armies led by nobles, and 250,000 servant armies composed of subordinate tribes.

Emperor Tianzuo planned to concentrate the strength of the whole country to completely eliminate the Jurchen clan. Many people in the Khitan clearly realized the power of the Jurchen, a fishing and hunting people, early on. Therefore, although there were quite a few complaints about the young Tianzuo Emperor, the Khitan still reluctantly united temporarily.

The Liao State depleted its treasury for this expedition, and 200,000 cavalry and 250,000 infantry had to consume huge amounts of supplies every day. Fortunately, the battlefield is close to Zhongdu and Youzhou, and the material transportation can barely keep up, otherwise it would have collapsed without a fight.

The mobilization capacity of agrarian countries has always been very low, and this kind of big war involves hundreds of thousands of people at one time and mobilizes millions of people. Even a big country like Liao is enough to affect the vitality.

The Jurchen coalition did not have much pressure on logistics, after all, it was fighting within the territory of the enemy. So the Jurchen warriors and the soldiers of the subordinate tribes divided their troops all the way, burned, killed, and plundered.

Not enough food? Rob! I want a woman, grab it! There are not enough farmers, grab it! The nobles of the Liao State, who had long oppressed other ethnic groups, especially the Han people, finally saw a nation that was even more barbaric than them.

The Liao nobles, dressed in silk and precious furs, pleaded, resisted, or cursed like the Han people of the past. However, it was all useless, and only further stimulated the ferocity and savagery of these stout barbarians.

The Jurchens enjoyed the pleasure of killing and fornication, and the Khitans, Han and some other small tribes were all enslaved, whipped, and raped. Ironically, the equality of the Khitan Han advocated by the Liao State was basically realized after the arrival of the Jurchens.

The Han strategist of Ah Guta, the Republic of Korea bitterly advised Ah Guta to kill less, but Ah Guta spoke seriously and said something like this: "The master should know the current situation of my Jurchen, life and death are undecided, and the decisive battle that will determine the fate of the Jurchens is just around the corner." The warriors of our Jurchen tribe climb the ice and lie in the snow, and I don't know if I can see the Changbai Mountain tomorrow. ”

Han Minguo knew that Aguta was telling the truth, and the Jurchens had been hunting in the old forest for a long time and fighting with all kinds of fierce beasts. Since the beginning of the army, although there has been no defeat, it has been exchanged for human lives, which is a heavy casualty for the Jurchens with a small population.

“… It's not that I'm tyrannical, but it's the time to kill and boost morale. It's not that I don't practice righteousness, but that the times are like this..."

"The intention of the Republic of China is clear, it is for the good of my daughter. After my Jurchen conquers the Great Liao, I may be able to exercise benevolence and righteousness, and then I will have to work hard for the Republic of China. The Republic of China needs to understand that killing more people at this time is precisely to kill fewer people in the future. "The slaughter of the city is to save more people, which is consistent with the statements of some butchers in Li Xiang's memory!

Han Min sat down in a daze, he didn't know in his heart that Ah Guda didn't take himself seriously. Without him, Han Minguo, there are Li Minguo, Zhang Minguo. But if you lose Aguta's trust, then your own family ......

The Republic of Korea shuddered, but it was better to obediently cooperate with these butchers. As for the daily massacres, didn't the saints teach us that we can persuade if we can, and even if we can't!

The scholars of the agrarian era, like some elites of the Western contemporary, were the best at self-hypnosis, and the reasons for self-sinking emerged one after another, such as saving the country by curves, entering China by barbarians, and pursuing the Confucian way as Chinese orthodoxy. So Wang Jingwei appeared, Hong Chengchou appeared, Qin Hui appeared, and there were countless leading parties with an inconspicuous reputation.

Listening to the desperate cries of women of all ethnic groups in the vicinity and the lewd laughter of the Jurchen warriors, Han Minguo continued to comfort himself that the old man is now enduring humiliation and burden, precisely in order to let these barbarians practice the way of saints in the future and renew the Taoism!

Wanyan Aqimai walked into Aguta's tent, looked at Aguta's depressed appearance, and couldn't help laughing: "That Han slave in the Republic of Korea, is he persuading the Great Khan to practice benevolence and righteousness again?" I really don't know the duty of being a slave, it's ridiculous, can these Khitans still be kept? ”

"You and I are still brothers, and the Great Khan is called more than a child. These Han Confucian scholars are a little pedantic, but they are still very useful in governing the place. Emperor Tianzuo's movement is not small, how many Khitan troops are on the opposite side? ”

Ah Qimai's expression was solemn, and he replied respectfully: "The rules must be followed, and the younger brother is even more so, otherwise how to control the people below." Several kidnappers and horses have returned, and there are at least more than 300,000 troops on the opposite side, and Emperor Tianzuo has arrived yesterday. ”

"You brute, what a tendon. Hey, I think there are seven brothers in my family, and now there are only three left. Forget it, don't talk about this, tomorrow the whole army will go to war. Lao Tzu wants to see what kind of ability this stinky Tianzuo child has to fight against my Jurchen army. ”

In the evening of the same day, Wanyan Aguta convened a meeting of high-ranking generals to mobilize for war. Ah Guta looked at the generals of all the clans in the hall, many of whom had not yet woken up from the recent carnival, with a crazy expression.

Ah Guta looked at these generals who had been stimulated to madness by the killing and women, and said with satisfaction: "Jurchen and warriors of all races, are the women still satisfied with the wealth they have obtained these days?" Can the production of Khitan pigs be saved? ”

Everyone laughed and was triumphant, and the voice of Ah Guda suddenly became unusual, and many generals shivered. "Although women and wine are good, don't forget that there are still hundreds of thousands of troops in the Liao State opposite."

Seeing that these generals gradually came to their senses, and the obscenity in the tent was swept away, Aguta was satisfied: "Although their warriors are no longer brave, they still have the courage to fight. Whether this battle is won or killed, there must be a result, and we will use a victory of one enemy to ten to crush their fighting spirit! ”

"If we are defeated, then what happened to the Khitans today will happen to our wives and daughters. Jurchen warriors, there is no retreat! Hearing this, the martial artists in the hall were frightened, and their morale was raised to the peak. When it comes to facing their own families, beasts are just men and fathers.

"There is no retreat, there is no death!"

……

Emperor Tianzuo was also full of fighting spirit, and in his opinion, the gap in numbers between the two sides was too big. 450,000 to 50,000, no matter what, you won't lose. Even if those Jurchen savages can fight again, can they still be one and ten?

It's a pity that some discerning generals don't think so. For example, his distant cousin Ye Luming, and his late queen's younger brother Xiao Zhen.

Yelu Ming had been looking sad, and when he saw the optimistic faces of Emperor Tianzuo and most of the generals, he finally couldn't help it, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has something to say." ”

The scene was quiet, and everyone knew that this "General Zhi" was about to splash the emperor's cold water again.

"Aiqing is flat and has something to say." Emperor Tianzuo is in a good mood now, and he doesn't feel angry at all.

"Thinking of my Khitan ancestors, it also started from the end of the micro. At the time of the incident, everyone fought to the death, and finally laid down this great country. The combat power of the army cannot only depend on the number of people, otherwise the Great Zhou will raise millions of soldiers, and my Great Liao State should have retreated a long time ago, but the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are still in the hands of my Khitan clan. I have enjoyed peace for more than 50 years, and my soldiers are weak, so we really shouldn't rush into a decisive battle......"

"Wait, I'm scared of you, Amin. Now that the dynasty has exhausted its treasury and assembled a large army, do you want me to disband the army myself and surrender? Emperor Tianzuo made fun of Yeluming, and some blindly optimistic generals also ridiculed constantly.

Ye Luming didn't pay any attention to this insult, and was still admonishing hard, "After Rong Chen finished speaking, since he has assembled a large army here, it is natural to fight. The minister suggested that when the battle was against tomorrow, the infantry would hold the center steadily, and repeatedly harass the Jurchens with 100,000 cavalry, so that they would take the initiative to attack. Our army will kill and wound with bows and arrows..."Yelu Ming gave his own suggestion, which was reasonable and well-founded, and Emperor Tianzuo finally became serious.

Emperor Tianzuo was thoughtful, and some of the generals showed disapproval or jealous expressions on their faces. “… You need to know that the Jurchen clan is accompanied by tigers and bears in the deep mountains and old forests every day, and as the dead soldiers of my Great Liao, they have fought countless battles in the past ten years! And most of the small tribes who took refuge in the Jurchens were extraordinary, and they were all warriors. On the other hand, in our dynasty, many of the troops in the tent have not been on the battlefield for many years......"

Emperor Tianzuo was a little flustered, could it be that my army of Da Liao was so unbearable? Then tomorrow..."Since the old general Kishige also said so, then do as Amin wants. The order goes down, and from tomorrow onwards, none of the Jurchens, Murwei and Xi people will be left. Blood for blood, tooth for tooth! ”

Emperor Tianzuo issued a killing order to the Jurchens, and Yeluming and the others had no time to stop it. This move not only made the Jurchens who received the news even more murderous, but also completely cut off the hope of peace talks.

……

Li Mengkong in the public middle school is an old boy, not a member of the gentry, but he also came to the door with several other children and asked to see Li Xiang.

"A few gentlemen come to Mongolia to study, why are you doing it?" Li Xiang just finished his history class, wiped his sweat, served tea to several visitors, and asked.

Several middle-aged and elderly people were divided and looked at each other, and finally Li Mengkong cleared his throat.

"Ahem, we idlers came here mainly to ask the master a question."

"Oh, please, boy, listen."

Seeing that Li Xiang was so polite, the faces of several children looked a lot better. Li Xiang is inexplicable, what the hell is going on?

Li Mengkong knew that these children were not valued at all in the village, so he was very comfortable to be treated so politely by Li Xiang.

Slowing down his tone, Li Mengkong asked: "Dare to ask the little master's master, is it not the way of Confucius and Mencius?" Is that Huang Lao, the Legalist, or the Mohist? Because I see that Mengxue has never been scriptural, I have this question. ”

Several children were worried that Li wanted to turn his face, the atmosphere was a little sluggish, and the sound of the tea lid rubbing seemed to be sharper and longer.

"It turns out that a few uncles are talking about this, what should I be? Why don't you teach the Four Books and the Five Classics, ask well. I would like to ask who will teach, how to teach, and what to do? Seeing that several middle-aged and elderly people began to think about their answers, Li Xiang secretly exclaimed proudly.

Li Mengkong was a little weak, and continued: "The way of a saint can be clear......

"Dare to ask us outsiders, do we want to take the imperial examination? May I ask a few uncles, how many times they have taken the test, and how much chance they have of soaring to the sky. Li Xiang pierced the sore spot of several middle-aged and elderly people, Li Mengkong bowed his head and was speechless.

The other three children couldn't hide their faces and left, thinking that the little master had done a good job with this knife. It's not that I've taken the exam many times, and I haven't been admitted every time, the key is that I don't know why I didn't get in!

Li Xiang organized the language, "So the kid thinks that instead of wasting the money and food of the public school, let the one person in a hundred go to Bo that has the opportunity to become a first-line person." It's better to let most young people be able to read and learn crafts so that they can support their families, how many think? ”

"Since the public school gives money and food, we need to consider the interests of the villagers first. Confucius and Mencius's knowledge is broad and profound, how dare a kid mislead people's children. If anyone wants to pursue the path of the saints, he will not hinder him. It's just that they need to bring their own money and food, hire their own tutors, and bring their own pen and ink, and they can't occupy the resources of the public school. Fair, as fair as possible, that's what the kid means. ”

Looking at Li Mengkong, who was thinking and confused, and the others went away, Li Xiang exhaled and secretly thought that he had passed the test temporarily. Money and food and livelihood, these two reasons are very cruel, I believe that these old children who have been poor for half their lives can still understand.

The control of the "Way of the Sage" is really terrifying, and even a few copycat children who don't enjoy much preferential treatment have to "teach" it, in this case... Then before fully understanding the gentry class of the Great Zhou, there is absolutely no teaching of the Four Books and Five Classics!