Chapter 297: The so-called cataclysm
Xiao Chaoqing's so-called Beihai is neither the Beihai of the Han Dynasty, the later Belga Lake, nor the sea north of Sakhalin Island, but a small natural lake located near Huanglongfu on the banks of the Yazi River.
After Xiao Chaoqing's explanation, Ding Yang finally figured out the location of this place, but what he was more concerned about was the "sunset" news in Xiao Chaoqing's mouth.
“…… This matter has long been known in Tokyo Province, so how can this king talk nonsense? Originally, Xiao Chaoqing was very uneasy about this news, and wanted to ask Bamiao Zhenren to see if it was dangerous.
Since the "Sunset" shocking explosion, it soon caused a large-scale panic among the surrounding people, and even the Liao royal family was at a loss for what to do about it. One after another, I invited senior monks to go over to eliminate difficulties, but it didn't have any bullshit effect.
Since the establishment of the Liao State, Buddhism has been prevalent. But with the gradual expansion of its territory, Taoism also began to gradually emerge.
After the "Sunset" catastrophe exploded, the monks from all walks of life were at a loss, and all the masters who could be found in Liao were found. But it has never had any effect, and it has not been able to dispel the "sunset" catastrophe of Huanglong Mansion.
As the news of the catastrophe spread, the commotion in the Hwangryu Mansion began to spread, gradually spreading to the entire Tokyo Province.
Panic has begun to appear in the Liao court, and there are many rumors circulating at the top level. All of them are directed at the current emperor, Yeluhunki, believing that some of his policies have angered the heavens, which has led to the calamity.
Therefore, Xiao Chaoqing came to Tokyo as an envoy this time, nominally to celebrate the birth of Emperor Shenzong's eldest son, but he also had a secret mission in private, hoping to find a master of the Southern Dynasty to dispel the "Sunset" catastrophe.
After all, the news about the Seven Star Dao Leader had already spread all over the Great Song Dynasty, and it was also spreading abroad.
If he had the opportunity, Yelu Hongji was willing to pay a certain price to see if he could exchange a few "holy relics" that had been consecrated by the Seven Star Dao Masters from the Song Dynasty royal family to bring back to Liao.
Yelu Hongji was already about to be disturbed by the "Sunset" catastrophe, and he was about to lose his mind.
Speaking of which, the key factor causing today's dilemma is that his father Yelu Zong really mishandled things. Yelu Hongji's father, Yelu Zong, was really Liao Xingzong, and he once promised when he was drunk that he would pass the throne to his younger brother Yelu Chongyuan after a hundred years.
Although he was very annoyed after sobering up, he was ashamed of his noble status, and he was embarrassed to publicly regret it.
So until he was dying, he did not make his son Yelu Hongji the crown prince, but only gave him the position of generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses. Although he left a testament before his death, he let his son Yelu Hongji succeed him.
However, his younger brother Yelu Chongyuan has always been secretly dissatisfied with this, and has never given up his coveting of the throne.
In the end, 8 years after Yelu Hongji ascended the throne, Yelu Chongyuan prepared to rebel, attacked and killed Yelu Hongji and usurped the throne and stood on his own. As a result, the conspiracy was unsuccessful, and it was swept away by the army of Yeluhongki.
This turmoil is called the Luanhe Rebellion, and it is also characterized by the name of Yelu Chongyuan as the Chongyuan Rebellion.
But no one expected that more than 6 years had passed. With the advent of the "Sunset" catastrophe, rumors began to appear in the upper Khitan layers.
Roughly speaking, Yelu Hongji is not actually qualified to inherit the throne, and even found out that his father Yelu Zong really died to say that Yelu Hongji was actually usurped by Shi's father.
The details sound like they're real.
Originally, if it was normal, everyone would laugh at such rumors, and no one would take it seriously.
But the "setting sun" catastrophe is just around the corner, and this situation that is completely beyond the imagination of ordinary people is too appalling. As a result, this rumor has spread more and more widely, and at present, there are some people in the Liao State who are faintly unstable.
So Yelu Hongji hurriedly sent Empress Xiao's brother Xiao Chaoqing to the Song Dynasty to congratulate Emperor Shenzong's eldest son on the birth of the full moon, but in private he was on a secret mission.
Xiao Chaoqing was full of worries, and he didn't know how to open his mouth to ask the emperor of the Song Dynasty for help.
After all, this matter really has to be said too widely, and at present, Zhao Ji of Song Shenzong has been working hard since he succeeded to the throne, and he has the image of a Ming Jun who wants to revitalize the Great Song Dynasty.
If these secret news of the Liao State are exposed, no one can say whether it will lead to other thoughts of the Song Dynasty.
After all, recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun is a long-cherished wish left by the royal ancestors of the Song Dynasty, in case the Song Dynasty takes advantage of the instability of the Liao Dynasty this time and takes the opportunity to make a move, who knows what the result will be.
Therefore, Xiao Chaoqing was also very embarrassed, and since he entered the territory of the Song Dynasty, he inquired about the news of famous Taoist masters - but the most widely circulated information is the information of the Seven Star Dao Chief.
When I was restless in my heart, I didn't want to come to Tokyo City, but I caught up with the appearance of the Eight Wonders.
This news is like pie in the sky for Xiao Chaoqing, first carefully observed for a few days, and determined that the Ba Miao real person is indeed different. After that, he began to make careful preparations, and made sure that this time he would go on a trip with eight wonderful people no matter what.
As long as you can invite Ba Miao Zhenren to go to Huanglong Mansion in Liao Kingdom to make a move, presumably the "Sunset" catastrophe will not be a problem.
When inviting Ding Yang just now, Xiao Chaoqing also talked about the "Sunset" catastrophe as if it were news.
Of course, in order not to alarm the Bamiao real person too much, he just mentioned it casually and left it as a foreshadowing.
But he didn't expect that he was not ready to talk about this matter in detail at the first time, for fear that he would hesitate and waver after hearing about the Ba Miao real person. But Ding Yang was very interested, and immediately grabbed the words and began to ask.
After a fierce ideological struggle in Xiao Chaoqing's heart, he decided to take a gamble and simply stopped hiding the details.
He also figured it out now, if he couldn't even do it with the Eight Wonders Real People. Then it is estimated that it is impossible to find a suitable person to overcome the catastrophe.
Since he had made a thought, Xiao Chaoqing no longer had the previous hesitant posture, and began to describe in detail the so-called "sunset" catastrophe.
“…… Well, it was probably the end of last year, in the middle of the winter month, the wind and snow were blowing, the weather was cold, and the surface of Beihai Lake in Huanglongfu was frozen in ice. It's also icy and snowy outside, and I haven't encountered such a snowstorm in more than ten years. It is said that it has reached the point where the water has turned into ice, and many people, horses and livestock have frozen to death. ”
Listening to Xiao Chaoqing, he seemed to be accustomed to the news that many people had frozen to death, and he was not surprised at all.
The location of the Huanglong Mansion was roughly determined in his heart, and Ding Yang just listened quietly without saying a word.
That place was located between the Ice City and the Spring City in the later generations, and it was the general location of the rise of the Jurchen Wanyan Tribe. The so-called white mountains and black waters almost refer to this place.
The most important news at this time is the details of the "Sunset" catastrophe. It's really like an important message he's heard, and it's so much at stake.
Xiao Chaoqing cautiously secretly glanced at Ba Miao Zhenren's face, and seemed to be particularly interested in this news, so he quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, so he continued to speak.
“…… It is good to teach the Bamiao real people to know that the realm was originally the capital of the Bohai Sea, and the situation can be described as a mixture of dragons and snakes, which is very headache. Several unusually savage daughter-born tribes are entrenched on the left and near. These students do not obey discipline and judge impermanence. It is that His Majesty specially built a section of the Great Wall here 1o years ago to monitor these barbarians in case of accidents. ”
The so-called female straight is the Jurchen race.
In order to avoid the true "true" name of Yelu Hongji's father, Yelu Zong, he deliberately called the Jurchen a female straight.
Ding Yang had deliberately read the history books before he came, and he really knew the reason. So when he heard this, he couldn't help but move in his heart and asked: "I don't know what King Xiao said about the barbarian tribe of giving birth to a daughter, and there is a Wanyan tribe among them?" ”
Xiao Chaoqing was stunned for a moment, and said strangely: "How did the Eight Miao Zhenren know about the Wanyan Tribe?" This is indeed a straight daughter, but it is not a conspicuous tribe. ”
Isn't it some conspicuous tribe? Hey...... Ding Yang smiled but said nothing.
He definitely can't say that in the next half a century, it is this Wanyan Department that is not conspicuous enough at present, which directly destroyed your Liao State, and incidentally created the shame of Jingkang, destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty and established the Southern Song Dynasty.
Especially in the battle of Chuhedian, Wanyan Agu defeated the 100,000 army of Liao in a battle with 3,700 people. Immediately caused the entire Liao country to be frightened, and the so-called "Jurchen Man is invincible" rumor was born.
Now the Wanyan tribe is not conspicuous enough, although it once aroused the vigilance of the Liao high-level - building the Great Wall on the bank of the Yazi River, but it did not really see its powerful potential threat ability.
Since Ding Yang refused to say more, Xiao Chaoqing had a request for others, so naturally it was difficult to ask again, so he could only continue to talk about the "Sunset" catastrophe.
“…… Suddenly, one day the wind and snow stormed, and suddenly the mountains shook. Someone saw a huge ball of fire falling from the sky, even brighter than the sun. I don't know how fast it was, and it fell into Beihai Lake in an instant. Thinking that Beihai Lake has long been frozen, even if it runs over thousands of troops and horses, it will not hinder it.
However, under the blow of the setting sun, the ice shattered in an instant, and the lake dried up. The sky collapsed, and countless surrounding houses collapsed, not to mention, along with the Great Wall on the banks of the Duck River. Suddenly dust rose everywhere, and the sky and earth changed color. It was originally a cold winter wax moon with ice and snow, but it immediately became hotter than summer.
"The surrounding trees and grass all burned, and the fire burned for seven days and seven nights before it was gradually extinguished. However, all the surrounding trees have long been burned clean, and there are no casualties among people, animals and animals. The local daughter was killed and wounded heavily, and the army of our court also suffered nearly 10,000 casualties. Then the entire Huanglong Mansion gradually changed the sky, and the ice melted and the snow melted, and overnight it changed from a cold winter wax moon to a summer scorching ......"