"What, the Bohai people rebelled in Liaoyang Mansion, and Xiao Yanshou's army was attacked by the Jurchens when they retreated to Huanglong Mansion, and they suffered heavy casualties?" Zhao Yan repeated it in disbelief, and his eyes looking at Xu Shan were also full of incredulity.

"Your Highness, the news from the north has just arrived, this is the details of the changes in the Liao Kingdom, please take a look!" Xu Shan, who only had one arm left, took out a thick piece of information from his arms, and then respectfully sent it to Zhao Yan and said, since Zhao Xu was in power, his status in the Imperial City Division has also risen, after all, everyone knows that His Majesty is the closest to King Yue, and as the person of King Yue, he naturally has a deeper background, and even the new head of the Imperial City Division also looks at him differently.

Zhao Yan didn't expect that in such a short period of time, such a big change would happen in Liao, although the effect of Liao's suppression of the Jurchens was not very good, but at least the general situation was still Liao's upper hand, but now a Bohai man-made rebellion suddenly appeared, and the whole situation was completely reversed, which made him have to pay attention.

At that moment, I saw Zhao Yan take the information with an anxious face and look at it carefully, and then I understood the process of the rebellion of Wang Yongchang, a Bohai man, but it didn't matter if he rebelled, but he forced Xiao Yanshou's army into a dilemma, and finally Xiao Yanshou ventured to evacuate in the direction of Huanglongfu, but was blocked by the Jurchens on the way, although he set a trap and caused heavy casualties to the Jurchens, but in the following journey, the Jurchens launched a more crazy revenge against them, Nearly 100,000 troops were able to return to Huanglong Mansion in the end, and only 60,000 people remained, and the remaining 30,000 people either died on the road or were separated from the army without a trace, and many of them fled halfway to avoid being pursued by the Jurchens.

The 100,000 army lost nearly one-third, but thanks to the experienced veteran Xiao Yanshou leading it, he was able to counterattack the Jurchens on the road. Otherwise, their 100,000 troops will be blocked by the Jurchens in the absence of supplies, especially when the military rations are exhausted, and I am afraid that they will all die on the road in the end, and it can be said that the more than 60,000 people can survive in the end, almost all of them are thanks to Xiao Yanshou's proper command.

But not everyone thinks so. For example, Zhao Yan's eldest brother Yelujun, the emperor of the Liao State has long since exhausted his sharpness in the wine, and he is even more loyal to the people in the court, and he doesn't care about Xiao Yanshou's situation at the time, in his opinion, there was a rebellion in Liaoyang Mansion, and Xiao Yanshou went to quell the rebellion from the front, but instead of going to quell the rebellion, he fled in the direction of Huanglong Mansion. He was even attacked by the Jurchens on the road, resulting in heavy losses, which was absolutely unforgivable for Yelujun, so not long after Xiao Yanshou arrived at Huanglong Mansion, Yelujun sent someone to arrest him back to Shangjing and detain him, although he has not yet been convicted, but the situation is very bad for him.

After reading this information, Zhao Yan couldn't help but ponder for a moment. Then he asked Xu Shan in front of him: "Xu Shan, about Xiao Yanshou." What do you Imperial City Division think? ”

The Imperial City Division is not only responsible for the collection of intelligence, but also conducts some detailed analysis of the intelligence to make some inferences, so Zhao Yan wants to hear the analysis of these professionals.

"Your Royal Highness, according to the analysis of our Imperial City Division, Xiao Yanshou is likely to be in a catastrophe this time. Yelu Jun has lost his mind, in order to calm his anger, he is likely to put Xiao Yanshou to death, and Yelu Yixin and others don't want to see Xiao Yanshou again, so he is almost certain to die. Xu Shan replied at this time.

"Mortal situation?" Zhao Yan also frowned when he heard this. If Xiao Yanshou is executed, then no one in the Liao State will be able to stop the Jurchens in the north, coupled with the rebellion of the Bohai people in Liaoyang Mansion, the Liao State must be too busy to take care of itself, with Zhao Yan's understanding of Aguta, the other party will definitely take the opportunity to invade the Liao State in a big way, and then develop and strengthen itself with the help of the materials of the Liao State, maybe it will not be long before a more powerful Jurchen regime will appear in the north of the Liao State.

"By the way, Xiao Yanshou has a son named Xiao Dilie, how is he doing now?" Zhao Yan asked again at this time, in the information sent by Xu Shan, there was no mention of Xiao Dilie's whereabouts, the other party was a dark chess piece that Zhao Jia had won with great difficulty, and it would be a pity if he accompanied his father to die in prison like this.

Xu Shan didn't know that Xiao Dilie had secretly defected to the Great Song Dynasty, and he was also stunned when he heard Zhao Yan's question, but he quickly replied: "Your Royal Highness, Xiao Yanshou seems to have known that he has long known that he is more than lucky this time, so he has made arrangements in advance, just before he was escorted back to Beijing, his family members were all missing, including Xiao Dilie's eldest son, for which Yelujun was also furious, scolding Xiao Yanshou for being a disloyal, and now Xiao Dilie and others are also wanted everywhere in Liao, But strangely, no clues have been found. ”

Hearing that Xiao Dilie was not caught, Zhao Yan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this was the only good news among all the bad news, but then he thought of the consequences of the Jurchens' growth, and he couldn't help but sink his face at the moment, and asked again: "Does Your Majesty already know the news?" ”

"Such a big matter, the big boss didn't dare to delay, he has already rushed to His Majesty to report, it is estimated that His Majesty has already known about this matter now, maybe now he is sending someone to invite His Highness into the palace to discuss matters." Xu Shan said with a smile at this time.

Since the death of the Empress Dowager Gao, Zhao Xu is completely pro-government, and he usually likes to discuss with Zhao Yan about any matters related to court affairs, and he often invites Zhao Yan into the palace during this time, and even Zhao Xu also hopes that Zhao Yan will re-enter the court to take up a position, but he was rejected by Zhao Yan, he can provide Zhao Xu with some opinions on government affairs, but he will never enter the court again, after all, Zhao Xu is getting older and older, and he is becoming more and more familiar with government affairs, so there is no need for Zhao Yan to help him handle government affairs.

It's really a coincidence, just as Xu Shan's words fell, he only heard a rush of footsteps outside, and then someone knocked on the door outside and reported: "Your Highness, someone from the palace, Your Majesty invites Your Highness to enter the palace!" ”

Xu Shan was also stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect what he said to be really accurate, but it is not strange to think about it, Zhao Yan has always had a clear opinion on the matter of the Liao State and the Jurchens, and it has been proved that he is also right, and now the Jurchens have indeed threatened the safety of the northern part of the Great Song Dynasty, so Zhao Xu invited Zhao Yan into the palace is also a very correct choice.

Zhao Yan also knew that the matter was urgent, and the Great Song Dynasty had to deal with the imminent rise of the Jurchens, so he did not delay time, and after sending Xu Shan away, he immediately entered the palace in a carriage, and on the way he saw the prosperous scene on the streets of Tokyo, and he couldn't help but sigh at the moment, in the original history, the bustling metropolis of Tokyo City was destroyed by the hands of the Jurchens, but now that he has traveled to this era, he will definitely not let the tragedy in the original history repeat!

The carriage drove quickly into the palace, and finally Zhao Yan saw Zhao Xu with an anxious face in the vertical arch hall, the vertical arch hall is still the same as before, but in Zhao Yan's memory, the owner of the palace has changed three, from his father to his eldest brother, and then to the current Zhao Xu, looking at Zhao Xu, who is very similar to Zhao Xu, and even makes Zhao Yan feel in a trance, as if the deceased Zhao Xu is in front of him.

"Third uncle, you can count it, take a look at this information, something big has happened in Liao!" Although Zhao Xu has been in power for a long time, after all, he is still a young man, and he is not calm enough when encountering major events, especially the affairs of the Liao State are related to the safety of the northern Song Dynasty, so he can't help but be in a hurry.

"I have also received the news just now, I didn't expect the situation in Liao to be reversed, and the rise of the Jurchens is just around the corner, I don't know what your majesty has planned?" Zhao Yan asked very calmly at this time, when he was in the carriage just now, he had already measured the current situation and thought of a way to deal with it, so now he wanted to see Zhao Xu's performance.

"This ......" Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment when he heard Zhao Yan's words, although he dealt with a lot of government affairs during this time, but this time the affairs of the Liao State were different, and it was even likely that the Great Song Dynasty would once again use troops abroad, soldiers, and major affairs of the country, and if it was not done well, it would even threaten the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Song Dynasty, so Zhao Xu didn't dare to make an idea for a while, which was also the reason why he quickly summoned Zhao Yan into the palace, because he wanted to let his third uncle help him get an idea.

Zhao Yan watched Zhao Xu grow up, and naturally knew his temperament very well, and at this time he also saw through Zhao Xu's thoughts at a glance, but he did not let Zhao Xu get his wish, but kept looking at him calmly, after all, Zhao Xu is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, he can help him once or twice, but he can't help him every time, the key is to exercise Zhao Xu's own ability.

Looking at Zhao Yan's calm gaze, Zhao Xu also slowly understood what the third uncle meant, and his face flushed with some embarrassment at the moment, and then he finally began to ponder, and after a long time, he finally raised his head and said: "Third uncle, judging from the current situation in the Liao State, even if they can suppress the rebellion of the Bohai people, they will definitely not be able to deal with the rise of the Jurchens, if the Jurchens really rise, judging from the current situation of the Liao State, I am afraid that in a few years, the vast area in the north of the Liao State will be occupied by them, At that time, the Jurchens will be able to use this to establish a country, and I am afraid that even if our Great Song Dynasty sends troops, it will be difficult to easily eliminate the Jurchens. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty's analysis is indeed very reasonable, since you know that the Jurchens will rise rapidly, how is Your Majesty prepared to deal with this situation?" After listening to Zhao Xu's analysis, Zhao Yan nodded approvingly and said, being able to see clearly that the current situation in Liao is nothing, the key is to see if Zhao Xu has the courage to deal with this matter? (To be continued.) )