A long time ago, Goryeo once recognized the Great Song as the suzerain, but later the Khitan was strong, so they simply switched to the Liao State as the suzerain. And because of their isolation from the country for a while, coupled with the luxury of the high-level of the Liao State, the external control is getting weaker and weaker, and Goryeo is gradually getting rid of their control and can be independent.

But this kind of autonomy is not entirely obtained by themselves, but because there are many mountains and rivers in Goryeo now, there is really no great strategic value, and the Liao State does not have the original expansion ambitions, so they can be in a corner of peace.

It is conceivable that once there is a careerist in the Liao Kingdom, it will be a matter of time before Goryeo is opened.

The so-called distant friendship and close attack, Goryeo wanted to make friends with the Great Song Dynasty, become allies of each other, and contain their common neighbor Liao.

It's just that before they sent a sea ship to the Great Song Dynasty, they got such a news that the rebels against the Song Dynasty were going to come to their own territory to beg for a living.

"King, we don't need to know Su Shi at all, he is just a traitor to the Great Song Dynasty, if he comes to our Goryeo, it will be a fish and meat sent to the table, and we can do whatever we want. Moreover, this is also a good opportunity for us, as long as we defeat them, catch this Su Shi, and present it to the Song State, the Song Emperor will be very happy for a while, and this will be a great boost to the relationship between our two sides in the future."

Among the courtiers, the general Park Zijie stood up.

As one of the four major generals of Goryeo, Park Zijie, although he is only ranked third, he is extremely belligerent and easy to show, which makes him very famous, at least in the whole of Goryeo, everyone knows his name.

As soon as Park Zijie spoke, Li Shanchang, who was at the end of the four generals, also stood up and said, "What General Park said is good. As a rebel general, Su Shi actually came to my Goryeo thousands of miles away, and he must not have much ability, such a person can be used as a gift for us to befriend the Great Song Dynasty."

"Yes, yes."

When the other courtiers heard these words, they all nodded in agreement.

This is also human nature, if Su Shi is really powerful, then why flee so far?

Running so far has already proved that his strength is mediocre.

As for the news sent by the Liao people that Su Shi was not easy to deal with, it was just an exaggeration, and its purpose was to make Goryeo ask for help from Liao, and they took the opportunity to ask for benefits.

The Goryeo courtiers thought they were very smart, and thanks to Zhang Jian's kindness, they all became donkey livers and lungs.

Originally, Wenzong was still a little worried, but after hearing the court answer of the two generals, he also let go of his originally nervous heart. "Well, if the people have such faith, the king will be at ease. It's just that the other party is coming, so we always have to make some preparations."

As he spoke, Wen Zong's eyes saw Wen Chen's Zheng Toe.

Zheng Toe, the first important minister of Goryeo, is equivalent to the prime minister of the Song Dynasty and the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

It was under a capable courtier like Jeong Toe that Wenzong reformed Goryeo, which led to the so-called prosperous era of Wenzong.

Seeing Wenzong's gaze, Zheng Toe knew what he was going to say, and immediately stepped out and said, "King, we have to make some preparations. We can withdraw the people on the border with Liao, withdraw the grain, and let this person named Su Shi come and get nothing. When an army is on an expedition, there is not enough food and grass to inevitably cause chaos in the army's mind, and at that time, our Goryeo army is dealing a heavy blow, and it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

"Okay, good, Zheng Qing's words are the way for Lao Cheng to seek the country, accurate." Wen Zong was overjoyed when he heard this.

The other courtiers in the court were also happy when they heard this, and at this moment they seemed to have seen the scene of Su Shi's army starving and dying in a foreign land.

After Zheng Toe's proposal was approved, the Goryeo people on the Liaogao border began to migrate, playing the road of strong walls and clearing the wilderness.

However, all the gentry and the common people who had some surplus wealth began to move south under this policy, leaving behind the extremely poor people.

Seeing that the cold winter is not over and spring has not yet arrived, they don't know how to live next.

Maybe one day, the Goryeo army will reappear here and defeat this rebel general of the Great Song Dynasty, but they will be alive

Will you stick with it until that day?

But if they were to move by order of the imperial court, they would have no money to spare, and what would they have to live on when they went to a new place.

Even if you go, you may die, and if you stay, you may die, it is better to die in your hometown, at least it can be regarded as a fallen leaf and return to your roots, and you don't have to continue to toss.

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In the New Year of 1050, Su Shi took the Su family army to spend it in the process of hurrying.

The army rested for two days, and the dinner, celebration, and bonfire party greatly diluted everyone's longing for home.

And this year, the Great Song Dynasty also changed the name of the year, from the original Qingli to Shenyou.

In the first year of God Blessed, because of the appearance of Su Shi, it was a year later than in history.

In February 1050, after a two-month trek, Su's army finally arrived at Baozhou (later Yiju), a border city between Liao and Goryeo. Follow the army along the Great Wall to Yongzhou in the east, and finally enter the Huangcaoling.

Huangcaoling, surrounded by mountains, and the peaks are undulating, and there are very few fertile fields that can really be used for farming.

The harsh geographical environment makes it difficult for the people here to have a real harvest even if they farm. Often when it is not easy to encounter a good year, when the harvest is about to be harvested, the Liao cavalry will kill from the side of the mountain and snatch the food that belongs to them to save their lives.

In such a harsh environment, you can imagine how poor and poor the people who can stay are.

Su Shi's army came through the mountains, and when they appeared in the market town of Huangcaoling, they saw all the Goryeo people with yellow faces and thin muscles.

They all belonged to the lowest level of the people who had no money to migrate and were abandoned by the king of Goryeo.

For them, they have not had enough to eat since the day they were born, and for them, it is often the best relief to die.

A person who is not even afraid of death, how can he be afraid when he sees the arrival of the well-equipped Su Jiajun, one by one staring at the Su Jiajun who is getting closer and closer with curiosity, their idea is very simple, that is, can they ask for some food from these hands that look like nobles.

Even if you eat it, you will die, at least you will be a full ghost.

The carriage of the Su family army walked through the market town, and everywhere you looked, all you saw were the skinny and unclothed Goryeo people.

The weather in February, although the cold winter has ended, but the temperature is still hovering below zero, it is really hard to imagine how they can survive the winter with only a thin coat.

The convoy of the Su family army entered Huangcaoling, guarded along the street, three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, facing those Goryeo people who watched the excitement, as long as they did not take the initiative to approach themselves, they would be ignored.

In the largest carriage where Su Shi was, the curtain had already been lifted, and when Lu Siqiao's eyes fell outside, her mood was mixed.

The other three girls were all very good, and when they saw them, they seemed to remember their past. Speaking of which, none of them are wealthy, and they have all had the experience of not being able to eat.

Only Zhao Huirou, who has lived in the palace for a long time, saw such a scene for the first time, and couldn't help blurting out, "Why are these people so thin, why don't they eat well, is it because they are sick?"

"My sister Rou, of course they know how to eat if they have food, but this is obviously not food for them." Listening to this exclamation, Ye Lengchan smiled, and moved to Zhao Huirou's side to explain.

They were not familiar with each other, but now they are all Su Shi's women, and they are naturally familiar with each other when they stay together every day.

Although Zhao Huirou is the eldest princess of Zhao Song, she is simple-minded and kind-hearted, and she was quickly accepted by the other three daughters. Many times, when Su Shi was busy with big things, the four daughters were all huddled together to sleep, and the relationship couldn't be better.

At this point, Su Shi is also very pleased. After all, the harem is harmonious, and he can spare more energy to do other things.

Not to mention what the four women were talking about there, let's just say that after the Su Jiajun stopped, the old fritters, a member of the Longyin team who arrived here not far away, walked towards here with two men.

The old fritters were left in Huangcaoling by Meng Youde, yes

It is necessary to cooperate with the main work. The old fritters, who have been staying here for more than a month, took a few team members to find out the situation here.

Even when the Goryeo people here retreated before, the old fritters existed, and when Meng Youde left with a group of team members to follow the people, he stayed, and also used this time to do some people's work.

Two local men, an old man and a middle school who followed the old fritters, were the ones he persuaded with some food.

Su Shi walked out of the carriage, dressed in a pure white coat, with his height of one meter eighty-two, how to look at it is very powerful.

When he stood up, he immediately gave people a very eye-catching and standing out from the crowd.

"Wang, this is Huang Dake, this is Zhou Shu, they are all Goryeo natives who have lived here for generations."

When the old fritter stepped forward and introduced Su Shi, the two men on the opposite side, who added up to one hundred and seventy or eighty pounds, pounced and knelt on the ground very simply.

The purity of the color of Su Shi's big coat is not as good as the nobles they have seen before. Coupled with the title of the king, they couldn't help but think that the person in front of them was the same as their identity as the king of Goryeo. Look at the book

When the people saw the king, how could they not kneel?

Su Shi didn't stop the two from kneeling, and now he needed the awe of the local people.

As for influencing them, it will take time, Su Shi does not think that his whole body is a king's spirit, and with a wave of his arms, everyone will truly submit to him.

What Su Shi wants is to conquer first, and then let the people be inseparable from him, and finally completely surrender to himself and believe in himself.

Huang Dake and the two knelt on the ground and lowered their heads very low, as if only by doing so could they feel at ease.