readx;? Chapter 5: Grass Valley (8)

"Who are you looking for?" This time, it was finally Ning Ziming's turn to be surprised, his eyes widened, and he pressed the handle of the knife with one hand, "You don't want to talk nonsense! My eldest brother and second brother don't know Brother Yeluliu!"

At this moment, Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin have both been awarded officials by the imperial court, although their positions are not high, in case they are caught by someone with a heart for the crime of "colluding with foreign criminals", it will also be a great trouble. What's more, Chai Rong's adoptive father Guo Wei was originally in the same situation as Li Ye, Guo Yunming and others, and he couldn't take the initiative to send the handle to others!www.biquge.info

"I'm not talking nonsense, my master really doesn't know Guo Rong and Zhao Kuangyin. But the master of my house has a common enemy with the two of them. If you want to avenge Han Jing's little lady, joining forces with my master is the only way!" At this moment, Ye Lumin also completely changed to a different face, looked at Zheng Ziming with a blank eye, and added in a loud voice. "Although my master was harmed by Han Kuangsi's dog thief, he did not die! He knows that Guo Rong and Zhao Kuangyin are both extraordinary, and if the two sides join forces, revenge is just around the corner!"

"Let him go first!" Zheng Ziming was thrilled when he heard this, frowned, and commanded in a low voice.

"Yes!" Tao Dachun stepped forward to untie the rope from the trunk of the tree and slowly lowered Yelu Min to the ground. Zheng Ziming stepped forward and personally held this person's shoulder, first ordered his back to rest firmly on the trunk of the tree, and then, after a little silence, he slowly ordered: "What the hell is going on? You make it clear! From beginning to end, tell everything you know, and don't leak anything!"

"The master of my family is Brother Yeluliu!" Yelu Min looked forward to his words, swallowed and foamed, and added eagerly, "He is a descendant of Taizu, and he is an uncle and brother with the former emperor. Over the years, he has made countless achievements for the Great Liao's expedition to the east and west......"

Zheng Ziming, Pan Mei, Tao Dachun, Guo Xin and others gathered around and listened carefully with their ears pricked up, and this time, they finally figured out the ins and outs of the whole thing.

It turned out that Yelu Liuge was the grandson of Yelu Abaoji, and because of his courage and good fighting, he was known as the last emperor of Liao, and Yelu Deguang loved him. Yelu Deguang died of illness on the way back from the north, and his son Yelu Jing happened to be not around. His other nephew, Yelu Ruan, the eldest grandson of Yelu Abaoji, stole the throne with the support of the generals. Yelu Li Hu, the emperor's younger brother who stayed in Shangjing, was furious when he heard the news, and issued an edict in the name of Yelu Abaoji's wife, the empress dowager Shu Luping, announcing that he was the real heir to the throne, and ordered an army of 200,000 to go south, vowing to kill all the "traitorous thieves".

Of course, Yelu Ruan was unwilling to be killed with his neck stretched, and he also led the army to the north and killed Yelu Lihu in the dark. At the critical moment, in order to retain some vitality for the Great Liao Kingdom, Yelu Liuge resolutely led the cavalry under his command and went straight to Yelu Li Hu's royal drive. Frightened, Yelu Lihu and the Empress Dowager Shulu were so frightened that they abandoned the army and left, and they barely stopped until they ran a hundred miles away. ，

Yelu Ruan settled the battle and sat firmly on the throne. Through the maneuvering of the powerful minister Yelu Wu, Yelu Lihu took the initiative to abdicate. Immediately passed down the holy decree, asking the "imperial uncle" Yelu Lihu and the "imperial wife" Shu Luping to move to Zuzhou, and they were not allowed to leave the station without permission for half a step.

With this outstanding military exploit, Yelu Liuge originally thought that he would continue to be reused by the new emperor and become a pillar of the Great Liao Kingdom. Unexpectedly, Yelu Ruan was ungrateful and jealous of Yelu Liuge's martial arts and the bravery of his soldiers. On the surface, he hypocritically crowned him as the great auspicious and stable expedition to the south, but secretly instructed the powerful minister Yelu Wuzhi to divide and disintegrate his army. (Note)

Yeluliuge, who has been in the military since he was a child, could have thought that people's hearts were so sinister, and unconsciously, the eight henchmen under his command were bought by Yelu in half. The remaining three, although they did not accept the offer, began to waver.

After the victory was in hand, the dog emperor Yelu Ruan showed his fangs, renamed Yelu Liuge as the southwest Daxiangwen, and ordered him to move the town of Wolf Mountain to deter the party. That Wolf Mountain is a barren land on the edge of the desert, and the surrounding area is deserted for three to five hundred miles, how can it be possible to raise nearly 10,000 iron horsemen under the command of Yeluliuge? In addition to being shocked, Yeluliuge realized that he had committed the taboo of "high merit and shocking," and he regretted it.

If his best friend at this moment, the privy envoy of the Southern Court, Han Kuangsi, can give some support, or simply choose to stand by and watch, maybe Yelu Liuge will not lose too badly with the three armies that can still be mobilized in his hands. Unexpectedly, without waiting for him to raise troops to disobey his orders, Han Kuangsi killed the killer, ordered more than 100,000 Han troops under his command, and went straight to his expedition to the south of Daxiang!

In a hurry, even if Yelu Liuge had the ability of his grandfather Yelu Abaoji, he was unable to return to heaven. was so angry that Yelu Wuzhi and Han Kuangsi vomited blood, so they could only hand over the last military power and wait to be killed.

Thinking that he did not raise troops to resist, the dog emperor Yelu Ruan also had some scruples about eating and drinking, and after collecting the soldiers and horses, he ordered that he should also be sent to Zuzhou to go to the Empress Dowager Shuluping to "Cheng Huan".

“...... Before Han Kuangsi led the soldiers and horses to arrest him, my master specially ordered me to go south separately to find Guo Rong Gongzi and Zhao Kuangyin Gongzi to help contact the Great Han Kingdom. If the Great Han State can raise troops for the Northern Expedition, he will inevitably reconvene the old troops and rise up to respond. At that time, the Liao and Han countries will always be brothers, and the sixteen states of Yanyun can also be returned!" After saying the "tragic" experience of Yeluliuge in one breath, Yelumin gritted his teeth and continued to add.

"How can I trust you without evidence?" Although Zheng Ziming was in turmoil in his heart, on the surface, he pretended not to be very interested and asked indifferently.

"Yes, there is no evidence, how can we trust you!" Guo Xin took a few steps closer, frowning and bluffing.

If Yeluliuge is a civil official, Yelumin's previous statement is, of course, a bit absurd. can be thought of that Yeluliuge is just a fierce general, and in a hurry, it is quite credible to think of contacting Guo Rong and Zhao Kuangyin to deal with the common enemies of both sides. At least, the two sides have the basis for cooperation, and the families behind Guo Rong and Zhao Kuangyin also have the ability to bring the "Northern Expedition" to the court for discussion.

"It's too hasty, no, I didn't have time to get the token!" Ye Lu Min was stunned and shook his head vigorously.

When Guo Xin heard this, his face was immediately full of disappointment. Ning Ziming smiled and said in a low voice: "Then forget it, there is no token, who knows if it is true or not! You should secretly return to Youzhou, tonight's deterioration, I will not hear you say it!"

Now that Yelu Min had already recognized his identity, how could he miss the opportunity? He quickly rolled around a few times and shouted loudly: "What I said is true, everything is true! If I say that if I am even the slightest false, let God thunder and kill me, and kill me." My master specially inquired about the origin of the three of you later, and knew that Guo Rong's father was the privy deputy envoy of the Great Han Kingdom, and Zhao Kuangyin's father was a general with heavy troops!"

Zheng Ziming glanced at him, shook his head, raised his legs and left. Yelu Min was in a hurry, crawled after a few feet, and added with a red face, "Here, here, in my elbow pads." In the elbow pad, there is a mezzanine in the elbow pad. Inside, there is my master's own monogram!"

"Huh, again?" Zheng Ziming sneered slightly, returned to this person, lowered his head and cut the elbow pad with a knife. Sure enough, in the interlayer of elbow pads, a sheepskin with the smell of sweat was found. It used very scribbled handwriting on it, inviting the Great Han State to send troops to the Liao State to "set things right". Half of the children of the Yelu clan will respond with troops at that time, and thank the sixteen states of Yanyun. At the end, a messy tiger head was carved with a knife to show the true identity of the inviter.

"My master also knows, knows your true identity!" Now that he has put all the chips on the surface, Yelu Min simply gambled to the end, looked up at Zheng Ziming, and added with a smile, "If it happens, Lord Ling Zun ......"

"Your master is acting so sloppily, how can he succeed?!" Zheng Ziming stood up with a sneer and interrupted loudly, "Don't say that this matter involves the exchange of troops between the two countries, and Brother Guo and Second Brother Zhao can't call the shots at all." Even if the two of them can help, just by yourself and this sheepskin, how can you prove that this is not a trap set by the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State. ”

"Also, there are others, other tokens!" Ye Lumin was first hung upside down for a long time, and then was led around by Zheng Ziming's nose, and he had long since lost enough brain power to continue "fighting". Seeing that the other party still refused to believe him, he was so anxious that beads of sweat rolled on his forehead, "My master, the messenger sent by my master, I am not the only one. Also, there are five other ones, carrying different tokens and going south. You, you just need to send me to Guo Rong, and then find a way for me to meet Master Guo Wei. When the other four people also arrive, naturally, they will verify each other and thoroughly figure out the truth of this matter!"

"How many are there?" Zheng Ziming was suspicious, lowered his head and asked.

"Five!" replied Yelumin eagerly, "the five are all the master's own soldiers. The situation at that time was so urgent that the five of us could only escape separately so as not to be given a nest by Han Kuangsi!"

"Then why do you still have two relatives by your side?" Zheng Ziming smiled and asked knowingly.

"I, I used to just, just rush with my master, no, I didn't do anything else. So, so when he left, he temporarily pulled in his own auxiliaries and fought in the grass valley!" Ye Lu Min was a little embarrassed by the question, blushed, and explained curtly.

This guy is brilliant, but his mind is a little simple. So whatever you do, you will instinctively follow the habits you have formed every day. According to the way the Khitan people sent troops, the main army will inevitably be equipped with an auxiliary soldier who manages armor and serves horses, and a "grass valley" who specializes in robbing grain, gold and silver.

"I know!" Zheng Ziming pondered for a while, and understood that what this person said was basically the truth, nodded first, and then asked very kindly: "Do you have anything else you want to say?" or if there is anything unfulfilled in your wishes, you might as well say it together." ”

"My lord, what do you mean by this?" Ye Lu Min's heart throbbed, and the alarm suddenly appeared, "You, you want to kill me?! I told the truth, why do you still want to kill me? You, you, you dare to hide such a big thing?"

"My lord......" Guo Xin, the commander of the guards, was also taken aback by Ning Ziming's tone of speech, and hurried two steps closer, ready to speak out to dissuade him.

"Stand down!" Zheng Ziming glanced at him and scolded in a low voice. Immediately, he turned his gaze to Ye Lu Min, who was full of panic, and added indifferently, "I will send your words and this thing to Brother Guo." However, he will not send you to him, let alone let you go!"

"I, I'm the Messenger, I'm the Messenger!" said Jerlumin, frightened, and shouted loudly. "I, I can use it for you, I can use it for you. Do me a favor, I'll stay and train the cavalry for you. Your men are so bad that I can beat three of them alone, no, at least five!"

Hearing this, not only Guo Xin, Tao Dachun, and Li Shun'er were also excited. Or they cover their mouths with their hands and cough quietly. Or kept glancing at Zheng Ziming.

Among the brothers around him, there are many who can ride horses, but they can really compare with Yelu Min in kung fu immediately, and I am afraid that except for Zheng Ziming himself, there is no second one. Therefore, once this person is brought under the account, it is equivalent to finding a clever cavalry instructor, and it will not be long before a large group of elite cavalry will be brought out!

However, Zheng Ziming turned a blind eye to everyone's reminders. He smiled faintly and added very calmly: "If the two armies capture you in front of the formation, of course I can't kill you." But tonight is not in front of the two armies, if I don't kill you, how can I explain to the people you have killed, and the brothers who died under your arrows?

"Yes!" The soldiers, who had not had the courage to speak before, excitedly agreed, stepped forward and dragged Yelu Min away. Although Guo Xin, the commander of the pro-army, still wanted to speak out against it, he was stunned when he saw the brothers behaving like this, and the words that had already reached his mouth were automatically swallowed back into his stomach.

Only Yelu Min himself, knowing that death was imminent, was particularly unwilling, dragging his legs to the ground and struggling desperately, while shouting: "You, you are not a hero. I've already promised to work for you! I've promised to take refuge in you! You, you can't tell who is lighter and who's heavier! You, you're destined to be a big thing in your life!"

When Zheng Ziming heard this, he just sneered slightly, and he didn't have the slightest idea of changing his mind. The relatives were even more afraid that he would take back his life, so they only dragged a dozen steps, found a snow pit casually, and pressed Yelu Min into it, and cut off the level with a knife!

"You're not a hero!—" Red light splashed, and the rebuke stopped abruptly.

All the relatives and soldiers had tears in their eyes, and their eyes looking at Zheng Ziming were full of closeness from their hearts. Guo Xin, the commander of the pro-soldiers, felt quite embarrassed on his face at the moment, took a few steps forward, and reminded in a low voice, "My lord, this matter ......."

"You immediately take this sheepskin and return to Lijiazhai. Then select a few brothers with the best equestrian skills, each with three horses, and send the sheepskin to Brother Guo as quickly as possible. Zheng Ziming nodded and interrupted loudly. "Remember, that guy's words tonight will be said to Brother Guo as they are, and don't leave a word behind!"

"Yes!" Guo Xin was overjoyed, took the sheepskin, jumped on the horse and left. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace in the night.

"Shunzi, you also return to Lijiazhai immediately, pass on my order, from today onwards, each fort and its own village, set up a card on the road to the south, and anyone who looks like a Khitan will take it first. If you resist, you won't be killed!" Seeing his back go away, Zheng Ziming withdrew his gaze from the night and commanded loudly again.

"Obey!" Li Shun'er had a rare opportunity to perform, shook the reins, and agreed loudly. Riding the horse and running away a few steps, he hesitated and came back, and said cautiously: "Great, my lord, my subordinates advise you to be more careful. The Khitans, I'm afraid the Khitans won't give up!"

Note: Da detailed and stable, the official name of the Khitan of the Liao State. It is equivalent to the governor of the capital, and the envoy of the festival. The military and political power are grasped.