Chapter 54
When the news that Yun Yimo had retreated Murong Yanzhao's 100,000 army with a plan came, all the ministers in the court of Daliao were discussing.
Han Zhigu said: "Your Majesty, it is really inappropriate for you to promise to give the three cities of Liaodong to Murong Yanyun!" The land of our Great Liao is all bought by the first emperor Yelu Abaoji and the warriors of Daliao with blood and life, we should fight for every inch of land, how can we give three cities to these grass robbers because of a promise? ”
Yelu Hugo also led the troops back to Beijing at this time, and he also said: "Lord Han, you and I have been disagreeing for many years, but this matter is completely consistent. I also think that I, Da Liao, must not give away the three cities to outsiders! ”
Yelu Punu said: "The words of the two adults, it is difficult for the lower officials to agree!" I think I'm Da Liao, I've always kept my promises, when will I lose my trust? Now that Yun Yimo has retreated from the enemy with a plan and solved the crisis of the Northern Han Dynasty, if we go back on our word, won't it make the world laugh? ”
Han Zhigu was a little angry and said, "Yelu Punu, you brought Yun Yimo to my Great Liao Dynasty a few days ago, and I strongly objected to it. Now you want to intercede for him and give him our city, what is your intention, could it be that you have been bought by them? ”
Yelu Punu hurriedly shook his head and explained: "Lord Han, you have really wronged your subordinates, I have always been loyal to Da Liao, and I have no second thoughts about Your Majesty, how can I be bought by others!" ”
The dispute between the three of them caused the Manchu civil and military forces to quarrel with each other, some of them were inclined to Yelu Punu, but more of them were on Han Zhigu's side. The ministers, you said a word, I said a word, the noise was so lively, but Yelujing on the dragon chair was already impatient and fell asleep soundly.
While everyone was talking, they suddenly smelled a strong aroma of wine, coming in from outside the main hall. With the aroma of wine, Yun Yimo cranked the folding fan and walked into the hall slowly, and there were two attendants behind him pushing a small cart, which carried seven or eight jars of wine, and this mellow wine smell was emanating from these wine jars.
Yelu Jing slept soundly, and when he smelled the wine, he suddenly opened his eyes, and his face was excited, "Yun Yimo, you are here!" This is the beautiful bar you said a few days ago, bring me a jar, I want to have a drink! ”
Yun Yimo smiled, "Your Majesty, why is it difficult for you to drink this drunken immortal brew, but you must first hand over the seals of the three cities of Liaodong to you, otherwise these wine jars may not be broken, then it will really be a tyrannical thing!" He said and made a gesture to break the jar by the jar.
Yelu Jing hurriedly said: "Yun Yimo, you stop me!" Don't break the jar! As he spoke, he got up from the dragon chair and wanted to step forward to stop Yun Yimo.
Yun Yimo nodded and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry, what I said next is that if you don't hand over the city, I will break it, so now I won't break the wine jar." ”
"That's good, that's good!" Yelu Jing relieved his heart slightly, and shouted: "Come on, quickly bring the seals of the three cities of Liaodong to the widow!" ”
The chief of Ouchi took a key from his bosom and handed it to a eunuch, who took the key and went into the harem to get the seal. Seeing this, Yun Yimo couldn't help but feel proud, "I didn't expect this faint monarch to be really trustworthy, it seems that the three treasures I brought are useless." ”
Yun Yimo was thinking about it, but Han Zhigu walked over, "Yun Yimo, do you want to exchange my Daliao city for just a few jars of broken wine?" Don't be delusional! As he spoke, he lifted up a jar of wine and threw it on the ground.
The wine jar fell to the ground, shattered in an instant, and the wine inside spilled to the ground. The aroma of wine in the hall became more and more intense, and Yelu Jing smelled the aroma and swallowed greedily. But Han Zhigu was completely unmoved, and still smashed the wine jar.
"Han Aiqing, stop it, don't smash it, leave a few altars for me!" When Yelu Jing saw a jar of fine wine being smashed, he was so distressed that he almost fainted.
"Your Majesty, you are confused! Do you want the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in our Daliao, or do you want these jars of yellow soup? Han Zhigu said angrily.
Soon, seven or eight jars of wine were smashed by him, and the wine flowed all over the ground. When Yun Yimo saw this scene, he didn't even blink his eyes, he still smiled and shook the folding fan gently, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.
It wasn't until Han Zhigu had smashed all these wine jars that he smiled and said, "Lord Han, are you done smashing?" Do you want me to order someone to bring in a few more jars so that you can have a good time? ”
Han Zhigu thought that the wine was smashed and Yun Yimo would be extremely depressed if he had no utensils to blackmail the emperor, but he didn't expect Yun Yimo to be so calm, as if he had expected that he would smash it.
"Yun Yimo, what other ideas do you have, just use it. I, Han Zhigu, were condemned by Your Majesty today, and I will never let Your Majesty send the city to you grass cowards! Han Zhigu shouted loudly.
Yun Yimo smiled, "Lord Han, don't be excited, my lord Murong Yanyun just wants to restore Da Yan, and this is just a matter of being a fool, so it's better for you to be respectful." Moreover, your Liao country is already in the same vein, and since you are connected with each other, what do you divide into each other? ”
Han Zhigu thought to himself, "Hundreds of years have passed since Dayan, and it is impossible for Dayan's token to remain to this day, so why don't I use this to embarrass him." ”
Thinking of this, he asked, "Everyone knows that every emperor must have two treasures. One is a jade seal, the other is a hereditary watch, if you can make these two treasures of Dayan public, we believe that your lord is really a descendant of Dayan. Then if you want the city again, I will have nothing to say. ”
Yun Yimo smiled: "What's so difficult about this? But when he clapped his hands, three attendants walked in from outside, each holding a treasure in their hands.
"Lord Han, borrow your eyes." Yun Yimo looked at Han Zhigu with a smile. Han Zhigu snorted, and hurriedly stepped forward to take a closer look, he already had some understanding of these royal artifacts, and after reading them, he naturally knew that they were not fakes, and he couldn't help but be stunned in his heart, and regretted what he said just now.
Yun Yimo deliberately asked, "Lord Han, you have nothing to say now?" If I want the city now, will you still stop it? ”
Han Zhigu shook his head helplessly, unable to say a word.
Yelu Jing looked at the other one curiously at this time, using a wooden plate covered with good satin, he asked Yun Yimo: "Yun Yimo, you said that these two are the tokens of Emperor Dayan, and the few people believe you." I just don't know what's in this wooden plate? ”
Yun Yimo smiled, "Your Majesty, this thing is a treasure that no one in the world loves. As he spoke, he lifted the satin to reveal its contents. Everyone gathered around, but saw that there was a jade seal on the plate, which was carefully carved with flawless jade, which was more simple and crystal clear than the big Yan jade seal, and it was difficult to describe the feeling in words.
"Yun Yimo, which country's jade seal is this?" Jeremy asked.
Yun Yimo replied: "This jade seal does not belong to any country, it belongs to the whole world. Before the Yellow Emperor ascended to heaven, he personally made this seal, and only when the troubled times came out of the Ming Lord, this seal would appear in the world and help the Ming Jun dominate the world. ”
He deliberately sold a pass and asked, "Lord Han, you are knowledgeable, do you know this jade seal?" ”
Han Zhigu thought for a long time before he said in surprise: "Could it be ...... Could it be that this is the Kyushu Treasure Seal? I have heard that whoever obtains this seal will win the world! Back then, King Wu of Zhou, Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, and Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty all had this seal, creating three peaceful and prosperous worlds where all things were peaceful! ”
Yun Yimo smiled, "Lord Han really has insight, since you can recognize this seal, I don't need to say anything, right?" ”
Yelu Jing said happily: "Yun Yimo, you want to dedicate this jade seal to the widow!" ”
At this time, the eunuch who went to get the seal ribbon had already returned, and he was only waiting for the emperor to give the seal ribbon to Yun Yimo. Yelu Hugo said: "Your Majesty, you must not give him the seal, if you want this jade seal, we will spend a lot of money in exchange!" ”
Yun Yimo saw that Brother Yelu Xiu was obstructing, and picked up the jade seal, but he didn't give it to Yelu Jing, just held it high and said, "Your Majesty, this jade seal is a priceless treasure, even if Your Majesty takes more gold, silver and jewelry, I won't change it!" ”
Yelu Hugo was furious, "Yun Yimo, don't rely on merit with me, just be so arrogant!" You dedicate the jade seal to me today Da Liao, we are still friends, if you don't make it, Hugh blames His Majesty for ordering to forcibly seize this seal! ”
Yun Yimo shouted: "General Yelu, don't push people too much, if you push me too hard, I won't be able to die, but you can't imagine this jade seal!" As he spoke, he was about to smash the jade seal in his hand.
Han Zhigu was shocked when he saw the situation, and shouted: "Your Majesty, don't let him fall, if this jade seal is destroyed in my Great Liao, my Great Liao will not only be unable to dominate the world, but will also suffer the disaster of destroying the country and destroying the species!" ”
Yelujing was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Yun Yimo, I have never asked for anyone in my life, and today I beg you!" Don't drop the jade seal, as long as you don't fall, I will add two more cities to you! ”
Yun Yimo nodded, "Okay, Your Majesty, quickly hand over the seals of the five cities to me, otherwise I will fall!" ”
Yelu Jing hurriedly shouted: "Quickly bring two more seals, and I will hand them over to Yun Yimo!" ”
The emperor gave an order, and the eunuch took two more seals and handed over all five seals to Yun Yimo. Yun Yimo saw that the seal ribbon was in his hand, and his attitude eased, handed over the jade seal to the eunuch, and hugged his fist, "Thank you, Your Majesty, I am leaving!" ”
He turned to leave, his movements were so elegant, and his back made the ministers of Da Liao unforgettable for the rest of their lives......
Two days later, Yun Yimo and Wan Mengsheng rode back to the place where Murong Yanyun was. When the soldiers guarding the gate saw Yun Yimo and Wan Mengsheng coming back, they had already run in and reported to Murong Yanyun.
When Murong Yanyun heard that Yun Yimo was back, she was extremely excited, and hurriedly brought several other people out to greet her.
"Brother Yun, thank you for your hard work!" Murong Yanyun said, personally helping Yun Yimo to get off the horse, "Brother Yun is really an immortal, your strategy can be described as a clever calculation, admire and admire!" ”
Li Minghe and the others also smiled and said, "Since Murong Yanzhao was born, when have you suffered such a big loss?" I'm afraid I'll never be able to attack again! ”
Yun Yimo shook his head, took out the seal ribbon and said: "This time, in order to ask the Great Liao Emperor for these five cities, the plan is too vicious, with Murong Yanzhao's character, he will definitely repay this revenge." Therefore, we must first go to the city to recuperate and prepare for battle, and sooner or later there will be a big battle. ”
When Murong Yanyun heard that there was still a war with Murong Yanzhao, he asked, "Brother Yun, although we have a place to live now, if we want to compete with Murong Yanzhao's army, we still hit the stone with an egg!" I wonder if you have any other plan to give us another victory? ”
Yun Yimo nodded with a smile and said confidently: "Haha, the lord relaxes, not only do I have a good strategy to retreat from the enemy, but this time the power of the Northern Han Dynasty will be in our hands!" ”
Murong Yanyun hurriedly asked, "Brother Yun, why did you say this?" Although the Northern Han is weak, it is difficult to conquer our current strength! ”
Yun Yimo waved his folding fan lightly, "Lord, forgive me for not being able to tell me now, have you forgotten about the iron pulley?" We have to guard against it! Only when Murong Yanzhao led the army to attack could everything be understood. ”
Murong Yanyun nodded, "Okay, just according to what Brother Yun said." Let's go to Liaodong! Everyone set off in full gear and headed for Liaodong.
When he arrived in Liaodong, he took over five cities effortlessly with the ribbon in his hand. Yun Yimo's talent can be said to be through heaven and earth, not only on the battlefield there are countless tricks, but also very good at governing the city, under his governance, the five small cities, soon developed extremely prosperous.
During this period, Yun Yimo bought two close servants around Yelu Jing with a lot of money, and they had to take action just when Murong Yanzhao sent troops.
One day half a year later, Yun Yimo was doing official business in the mansion when Bai Xue flew to his desk. Yun Yimo hadn't seen Bai Xue for half a year, and he couldn't help but miss it a little in his heart, so he stroked the pigeon feathers for a while, and then took out the letter paper on its feet.
After he finished reading the letter, he said softly: "Murong Yanzhao, I expected that you, a horseman, would act like this, you are really coming!" Our chance has also come! He gently let Bai Xue go, and came to Murong Yanyun alone, and the two discussed.
"Brother Yun, do you also believe that Murong Pingzhou is Zhao Kuangyin's person?"
Yun Yimo smiled slightly, noncommittal.
Three days later, the news came from Liao that Yelujing had been killed by his close attendants, and the court was in chaos. Another day later, Murong Yanzhao's army also pressed to the border of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Northern Han wanted to ask the Liao State for help, but the Liao State was in civil strife at this time, and the various factions were in dispute, so who could care about sending troops to help the neighboring countries, and the Northern Han Dynasty fell into an unprecedented predicament.
On this day, Liu Jiyuan, the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, ascended to the palace to discuss matters, he was young and incompetent, and he could only listen to the advice of Prime Minister Guo Wuwei in everything.
"Guo Aiqing, this time the Song army came to attack my Northern Han, how do you think we should resist?" Liu Jiyuan asked.
Guo Wuwei frowned and said: "Your Majesty, my Northern Han Dynasty has always been dependent on the Liao State, and there have been many crises, but I have to be helped by the Liao State to survive so far." But now that the army of the Song Dynasty is pressing, the Liao State is unable to send troops to help, with the existing strength of our Northern Han Dynasty, it is really difficult to resist, and Weichen has nothing to do this time! ”
Liu Jiyuan sighed and said: "Alas, I used to fear that the generals would support their own troops, and they killed many generals by mistake, but now they have tens of thousands of troops, but no one can lead the troops to the battle, I really regret it!" ”
While the two were talking, a small eunuch suddenly came to report, "Your Majesty, there are two young people outside, claiming to be Murong Yanyun and Yun Yimo, and they want to ask to see Your Majesty." ”
Guo Wuwei was taken aback, and hurriedly said to Liu Jiyuan: "Your Majesty, Murong Yanzhao came to attack the previous time, thanks to Yun Yimo's clever calculation. If it weren't for them, we would have been wiped out by the Song Dynasty a long time ago, and now that they are here, God really helps Your Majesty! ”
Liu Jiyuan also said: "Yes, Murong Yanyun is also a young hero, and Yun Yimo is a genius through the ages, they are here, my Northern Han is saved!" Invite them in! ”
The little eunuch saw that the emperor wanted to see the two of them, so he was busy passing on the decree and announcing the two of them entering the palace.
Soon, the two walked into the main hall. Seeing Liu Jiyuan, both of them saluted respectfully, Murong Yanyun hugged his fists, and said first: "I have seen Your Majesty below, I heard that the Northern Han Dynasty is in trouble, and I specially brought people to help!" ”
Yun Yimo also said: "My lord has always been wise and benevolent, and he can't bear to see the people of the Northern Han Dynasty endure the war, so he intends to help His Majesty repel the Song soldiers." ”
Liu Jiyuan was overjoyed, "Great, if I can really retreat the Song soldiers, I will definitely have a heavy reward!" ”
Yun Yimo smiled, "Your Majesty, there is no need for heavy rewards, my lord will never take advantage of others." We are now going to retreat from the Song soldiers, and everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. It's just that this last step must be sacrificed by His Majesty. ”
Liu Jiyuan said: "As long as I can defend the Northern Han Dynasty, any sacrifice I make is worth it!" ”
Yun Yimo nodded, "That's good!" My lord is now short of men and horses, and with our strength alone, we will definitely not be able to fight hard with the 80,000 army of the Song Dynasty, so we want to use His Majesty's control to control all the soldiers and horses of the Northern Han Dynasty. If you are willing to hand over this power to us, we will surely defeat the Song army and restore peace to the Northern Han Dynasty! ”
Liu Jiyuan was shocked in his heart, and he didn't know how to speak, Guo Wuwei said first: "Master Yun, your request is too unreasonable, we will definitely not accept it!" ”
"Master Guo, since you think it's inappropriate, then we'll leave. Whether the Northern Han Dynasty dies or not, it depends on the creation of heaven's will, and I hope to see His Majesty and Lord again in my lifetime. Yun Yimo said that he was about to leave with Murong Yanyun.
Liu Jiyuan hurriedly said: "Slow down!" ”
Hearing this, the two turned around, and Yun Yimo asked, "Your Majesty, I think this is the first time we have met, and it is also the last time, do you have anything else to say?" If not, we're leaving! ”
Liu Jiyuan hesitated again and again, and said: "Please stay together, I promise to hand over the power of the soldiers and horses to you!" As he spoke, he hurriedly ordered his subordinates to take the tiger talisman and solemnly handed it to Murong Yanyun.
Murong Yanyun bowed slightly, "Your Majesty, now that we are fighting the enemy together, we are destined." Since you can trust us, I will definitely share your worries for Your Majesty and do my best to defend the enemy of the Northern Han Dynasty, you can rest assured! ”
Guo Wuwei was helpless, looking at the backs of the two of them leaving the Golden Palace, he couldn't help but sigh, "Alas, I only hope that Murong Yanyun can return the power of soldiers and horses after this battle, otherwise although the Northern Han Dynasty has not been destroyed, what is the difference between it and the country!" ”
Murong Yanzhao led an army of 80,000 to make a comeback, and the momentum was violent, and the whole country of the Northern Han Dynasty was panicked. And Murong Yanyun and the others were also ready to meet the enemy, and hurried to the border of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the big battle was about to break out!