Chapter 135: The Uncrowned King
Xiao Chara's posture is very low, but he is not willing to give up all his power, but now Xiao Chongjie of Yuanzhou is deprived of all power and confined at home, Geng Shouzhong's soldiers were defeated and surrendered, this is his right-hand man is now gone, and his team is almost exhausted in the offensive and defensive battle for more than a month, and in the face of the 'aggressive' Texas army, he has to temporarily put down his body.
The Texas army marched into Xijing City as liberators, and they quickly extinguished the fires in the city, controlled the transportation arteries in the city, occupied various yamen in the city, received the treasury and warehouses, and collected all kinds of stragglers. The Jurchens spent more than a month unable to occupy Datong, and in one day they were replaced with the banner of the Texas Army, and whether Xiao Chala wanted it or not, he had become a loner.
Of course, Xiao Chala knew what it meant for him to welcome the Texas Army, so he also kept an eye on it, and only handed over the seal letter left behind in Xijing, and left the seal letter of the 'Great Liao' privy envoy, which was self-evident. He also wanted to use the Yeluari he had appointed as a tiger skin, and then these places in Texas must carry out the orders of the central government, so that he could continue to exercise the power of his privy envoy, at least Xijing was still headed by him.
Xiao Chala's abacus is to play well, but it also depends on whether people admit it or not, Texas has never shown that he supports Yelu Yali as the emperor, so his plan is only a wishful thinking in the end, and Yelu Yu does not recognize the 'puppet emperor' they set up at all. Besides, he still has a vote for the prince and princess in his hand, and it is up to him to pull out one to help him take the position, although it is only on the surface, he will not do it.
Xiao Chara and Yelu Yu both wanted to compete for the dominance of Xijing, so as soon as Xijing City got rid of the threat of foreign tribes, there was a dispute within itself. Both of them were important ministers of the Liao State. They are also relatives of the emperor, and they are comparable in status and prestige. All have a certain influence; As for being traitors, the two of them are also half a catty. Who hasn't made a mistake, so no one dares to talk about it.
The second comparison is in terms of strength, Xijing City is the base of the Xiao family, Xiao Chala is a landowner, and there are seven aunts and eight aunts standing behind him. Since you are still a courtier of Da Liao, you can't help but recognize their status, although you have a heavy army, but if you dare to do anything to me, I will call on my relatives to march in the streets. Resolutely stink you, so that you can't gain a foothold in Xijing City.
The 'distribution of spoils' has not yet begun, but although the two sides are tense, they do not want to turn around and lose both, so they are also actively looking for a way to compromise. Zhao Ta's plan was to let Xi Nilie enter Xijing, so he even found someone to write the 'edict' and stamped the national seal that he picked up, which is also orthodox in any way.
But Ji Ji still hasn't caught up with the changes, and he came a little bit earlier. If he waited for the Jurchens to kill a group of those Xiao clans who had the merit of supporting dragons, the resistance would be much smaller, and he still hadn't figured out that this sequelae was left by Zongxiong. They weren't dead, and things were a lot more troublesome. If you set up another one, you will become a nest with two masters, this one of you is orthodox, and the other one of them is rebellion. It should be all over the place.
It's a pleasure to do this, but the sequelae are just as serious. Large-scale killings will not only cause panic among others, but will also lead them to be charged with killing their own royal relatives. It is not conducive to uniting all kinds of anti-gold forces! And Zhao Ta still has a worry, that is, Yelu Yuxuan is now fledgling and has to place his hopes on himself, and now he is respectful to himself, but once he controls the power, no one can say, it is not a bad thing to have such a person to restrain him, and it is also convenient to balance power.
Throwing a rat trap himself, Xiao Chala's side was also worried, afraid of provoking the Texas army, so he would cut down the grass and eradicate the roots and kill them cleanly. So a compromise plan was soon introduced, and the Shaw no longer insisted that Texas must be led by Yeluyali, and Texas should not mention the establishment of a new monarch, and everyone took a step back. But neither side wants to take the other as the leader, even if it is nominal, so they can only choose a person who is acceptable to both parties as a mediator.
Everyone picked and chosen, and the prince who could be found was a Yelu Xi Nilie in front of him, but he was eliminated first, this person used to govern Xijing, so that he had the power Xiao family is not at ease, although he is just a stayer, but he can also take another step forward at any time after gaining a firm foothold.
If the male is not good, then you can only choose from the female, Yelu Yu Liyan suddenly walked into everyone's sight. Yu Liyan's mother, Xiao Sese, was born in the eldest father's house, and the Xijing Xiao family is the same family, and this is still her grandmother's house. And Yelu Yu and Yu Liyan are close relatives and her current guardians, so they can also accept it. Moreover, Yu Liyan is not only good-looking, but also influenced by his mother, virtuous and courteous, knowledgeable and martial, and is a suitable candidate acceptable to both parties.
Of course, Zhao Ta, the lord of Xijing, did not dare to sit on it, and when Yelu Yu asked for his opinion, Zhao Ta agreed. As for how they will divide the spoils next, as long as they don't hurt their own interests, he doesn't want to be overly involved, after all, he is still hidden behind the scenes, and as long as the military power is in hand, he is afraid that they will turn the sky upside down. All parties agreed, and the people on both sides sent a welcoming delegation to Liangcheng to pick up Yu Liyan.
Taking advantage of the fact that the two sides were still in the honeymoon period, Zhao Ta let Yelu Yu's pro-army stay in Datong, and ordered the Dezhou army to quickly move south, recovering Yingzhou and Huanzhou, which were still in the hands of the Jurchens, plus Shuozhou, which was already in his hands, so that all the four states that originally belonged to Hedong were under his control, and a defense line was established on the periphery of Hedong.
Without waiting for Xijing's appointment, Zhao Tan himself gave an order, and the first brigade was still stationed in Dezhou, with Zhang Ting as the envoy of the festival, to control the area from the north to Jiujiuquan, to the east to Baishuiluo, and to the west to Yunzhong; The second brigade was stationed in Shuozhou, with Zhang Pu as the envoy. control the west to Dongshengzhou, north to the Cangtou River Basin; The Third Brigade was stationed in Yingzhou, with Li Lei as the envoy of the Yingjie River, controlling the area from the Sanggan River Basin in the north to Hunyuan in the east; The Fourth Brigade was stationed in Datong to serve as the city defense, with Zhuge Hong as the defense envoy of Xijing City!
At this time, the first round of competition in Xijing City had also ended, and Yelu Yu Liyan was the regent as a princess and the envoy left behind in Xijing; Yelu Yu was in charge of the Xijing Soldiers and Horses, and was in charge of the military as the supreme military commander of the Xijing Road; Xiao Chala is the governor of Xijing City, the prime minister of civil affairs; Qiao Kun, the former governor of Dezhou, was the transfer envoy of Xijing Road, responsible for collecting taxes, raising military funds, and controlling the economic power of Xijing Road. In order to be able to confront Yelu Yuxuan, Xiao Chala strongly recommended Xiao Dexin, the envoy of Yuanzhou Jiedu, as the Xijing inspection envoy, and led 5,000 troops into the city to maintain law and order.
No matter how these people toss, they can't affect Zhao Ta's control of Xijing at all, he has become the real controller of Xijing... (To be continued.) )