Chapter 397: Using the Khitan as a bargaining chip
Youyun Eighteen Riders also thought about how good it would be if they could run around the world with their wives like their masters, and they would be respected wherever they went, and this kind of life was really enviable. However, the Eighteen Riders of Youyun were even more envious of Zong Xin's wealth.
The old one: "Brothers, let's not discuss." I guess I'm going to go to the desert next, we are not very familiar with the situation over there, I'm thinking about a question, others say that Fanbang women are as beautiful as fairies, otherwise...... How many shall we grab and come back?"
"I have something to say about this matter, in fact, we can't rob women, we can also rob money. ”
"Makes sense......"
"I've heard that some women are born with yellow hair, and even red hair. I don't know what color the hair is elsewhere......"
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Youyun Eighteen Riders discussed for a long time, and suddenly felt that his body was very excited. So they went to Yeluhong, of course, they would not do anything similar to the anger of people and gods to an old man, but Yeluhong was a prince anyway, and of course they had to arrange entertainment for the guests.
Yeluhong had originally prepared this kind of activity, but the woman brought by Zongxin was too powerful, so he didn't dare to take it out. Since Youyun Eighteen Rider has this idea, of course he will take them to have a good time, and by the way, he will also make himself relaxed. After all, I just watched the competition of several masters, and the most surprising thing is Zong Xin's knife technique, this knife technique is really powerful, Ye Luhong has secretly written down the place where he saw the three tricks, and then tell him when he sees the younger brother, after all, Zong Xin may be the enemy in the future, so that the younger brother has some understanding of Zong Xin's knife technique.
Most of Yeluhong's feelings about Zongxin revolve around fear, but there is also a glimmer of anticipation. Zong Xin was the only Han he had ever met who had no prejudice against the Khitans. In Zongxin's eyes, there is actually no difference between the Khitans and the Han Chinese.
Zongxin will not help the Khitan to destroy the Central Plains, and he will not help the Central Plains to eliminate the Khitan, but whoever dares to start a war Zongxin will dare to destroy him. For the warlike Khitans, Zongxin is definitely a nightmare, his art of war is by no means comparable to ordinary people, and this person can pinch and calculate, it is no wonder that Yeluhong is not afraid of such a potential enemy.
But this time Yeluhong got good news, Zongxin was going to the desert for treatment. As long as Zong Xin first quells the Khitan civil strife, he can attack the Central Plains while he goes to the desert, as long as everything is decided, there is no way to wait for Zong Xin to come back.
Of course, there are many other things that Yeluhun is worried about, such as...... Why did Zong Xin go to Yelu Ruan, the king of the Southern Courtyard. Although the martial arts of Yelu Ruan, the king of the Southern Courtyard, are not very good, he has countless masters under his account, and if Master Zongxin does something excessive...... When the time comes, he can run away on a wolf, what should he do as a leader?
Too many emotions have accumulated in his heart, and Yeluhong also needs to vent well. Although he is not young, he is not careful, and it is good to accompany Youyun Eighteen to have fun together.
After resting for two days, Yeluhong took a small group of Khitan warriors north and went directly to Youyun Beiping. The king of the Southern Courtyard, Yelu Ruan, is here. Although the population of the sixteen prefectures of Youyun is quite large, it is mainly concentrated in the big cities, in addition to these large cities, it is on both sides of the official road along the city, which is also the population gathering point.
Along the way, Zong Xin's feelings about the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun have changed a lot. In fact, the life of the people in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun is not painful, but quite harmonious. Although the Khitans here are indeed superior, they did not oppress the Han people, Yelu Deguang's policy was very successful in the Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, and the development of the Youyun Sixteen Prefectures was much better than that of the Khitan itself.
Nowadays, there is no emperor in the Khitan, so the richest person is Empress Xiao with the iron arm, and the second richest person is Yelu Ruan, the king of the Southern Courtyard. By threshing the grass valleys, Yelu Nguyen looted too much of the people's fat and ointment, and he deliberately used this custom to drive the people of small villages into the big cities in order to develop the economy of the big cities.
This policy was also very successful, and now the economy of these big cities is developing very well, and taxation is naturally the reason for Yelu Nguyen's wealth. Yelu Ruan has heavy troops in the sixteen states of Youyun, in fact, many people understand that Yelu Ruan is almost the emperor of the sixteen states of Youyun and the prince of Khitan.
Yelu Ruan is now rich and powerful, and of course there are many people who support him as emperor. And they are all those relatives of the emperor who have the power to hold the army, or high-ranking officials and nobles. If the Khitan split, the most qualified to defeat the others and reunite the Khitan are Yelu Ruan and Ye Lu Jing, because they have the largest number of supporters around them and the strongest military power they hold.
Yelu Hong first took Zong Xin and his party to his house in Youzhou to settle down, and then took Zong Xin and Tianya alone to the South Courtyard to meet the king of the South Courtyard.
This was a more formal meeting, so he could only take Zongxin alone. But Zong Xin must take Tianya with him, Tianya is useless, but Zong Xin let his apprentice see how he fools people.
Yeluhong was very depressed, but now he was begging for Zongxin, even if this request was unreasonable, he could only agree. So a group of three people went directly to the South Courtyard,
Yeluhon rode a very ordinary horse, and Yeluhong originally had a good horse, and he liked it a lot. Two days ago, Xiaobai wanted to eat supper again, and the horse became the main dish...... So today, Yeluhong only rode a very ordinary horse to the Southern Courtyard, while Zongxin and Tianya rode a wolf twice as tall as a horse on the street.
When I came to the South Courtyard, the gate of the South Courtyard was open at this time, and a large group of people were waiting to greet Zong Xin. And the one standing in the middle is Yelu Nguyen.
Yeluhong immediately lowered his jaw and came to Yeluruan, then bent down and lowered his head and put his right hand to his heart.
"The king of the Southern Courtyard is polite. ”
Yelu Ruan waved his hand lightly, and his eyes did not look at Yelu Hong, but stared at Zong Xin tightly. He had heard of Zongxin's name for a long time, and after Zongxin came to Nanjing, he was also the first person to get the news. After knowing that Zong Xin and Yelu Hong were walking, Ye Lu Ruan was still a little worried, but someone immediately came to report that Ye Lu Hong and Zong Xin were walking this way, so Ye Lu Ruan immediately ordered someone to greet him.
Although Yelu Ruan did not have any friendship with Zongxin, he admired these eminent monks and worldly masters, and the most important thing was ...... Zongxin killed Yelu Deguang, which also created an opportunity for himself to become emperor. Of course, Yelu Ruan would want to get close to Zongxin, after all, this monk was too powerful, and it was far better to be friends with him than enemies.
Yelu Ruan arched his hand and said: "I don't know if Master Zongxin has come here to miss the welcome, forgive his sins and atone for his sins." ”
Zong Xin also got off the wolf, put his hands together and said: "The king of the Southern Courtyard is so magnificent, this Southern Courtyard ...... I'm afraid it's more luxurious than the Khitan Emperor. ”
"What does Master Zongxin mean by this?" Yelu Ruan suddenly felt that Zongxin's comer was not good, and if Zongxin was really hostile, he would not be able to leave Nanjing alive.
Zong Xin took two steps forward and whispered: "The meaning of the poor monk is very clear, isn't it? The poor monk wants you to be the Khitan emperor, can you take a step to speak?"
"Hehe~" Yelu Ruan suddenly smiled and said, "Master Zongxin, please come here." ”
Zong Xin turned around and gave Tianya a look, Tianya jumped off Xiaobai at this time, and then pulled Xiaobai to follow behind Zong Xin. If an accident happens, Tianya immediately rode Xiaobai away. The two had already discussed, no matter what happened, Tianya would escape first anyway, Zongxin would not be able to die......
The group came to Yelu Ruan's study very secretly, and Tianya asked Xiaobai to stay at the door and keep an eye on the surrounding situation at any time. Yelu Ruan didn't care, after all, this was not their territory, and it was good to be careful.
After coming to the study, there was already hot tea and refreshments in the study, and Yelu Ruan had already arranged it. Unless there is a stiffness on the spot, the group will definitely come to the study, although I don't know what Zong Xin's purpose is, but Yelu Ruan himself wants to have a good chat with Zong Xin.
Taking their seats, Yelu Ruan opened his mouth and asked, "Master Zongxin, what do you mean by what you just said? If you say such things on the street, you will be killed." ”
"The poor monk used his internal force to control his voice, and only the two of us heard the words at that time, and even Yeluhun was so close that he didn't hear a word. Zong Xin said: "But there is no need for the poor monk to deliberately hide it, the poor monk wants to use the Khitan to make a deal with the king of the Southern Courtyard." ”
"Why do you use the Khitan to make a deal with this king?" Yelu Ruan felt uncomfortable when he heard this, did Zong Xin think that the Khitan was his own?
Zong Xin waved his hand and said: "Do you think that the Khitan still has a way to survive now? As long as Guo Wei leads his troops to attack, the Khitan will definitely be defeated, and you will be miserable at that time." Since he is the king of your southern courtyard, it is your policy to fight the grass valley, and the Han people hate it, and you will be the one who will die the worst at that time. Now that the Khitan is divided, if Guo Wei fights, some people will flee with their soldiers, and then enclose the land as king, you can't beat Guo Wei's wolf and tiger army at all. ”
This point really talked about Yelu Ruan's sore spot, and now what he was most worried about was the Central Plains army counterattack. Others may still be able to run, but he will definitely not be able to run away in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. And he knows how much the Central Plains people hate him, if the purpose of this war is to capture himself and publicly behead him, I don't know how many Central Plains people will sacrifice their lives for the siege of the city......
In order to develop the economy, Yelu Ruan did not care about the life and death of the Han people, which he himself knew very well. But this is the policy, a policy that does not allow collusion, if it weren't for this, the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun would not have developed so well at all, and they would not have so many troops to resist the Central Plains forces.
The only problem now is the Khitan civil strife, everyone has their own ghosts, otherwise they will never be afraid of Guo Wei leading troops to attack. On the contrary, he continued to put pressure on Cangzhou, preparing to seize the Central Plains at any time.
Yelu Ruan gritted his teeth and said, "Master Zongxin, this king has always eaten soft rather than hard, you dare to threaten me?"
"No, it's not a threat, it's just to make you aware of your situation. Zong Xin said with a smile: "The poor monk is not Guo Wei, the poor monk is here to point out a way out for the king of the Southern Courtyard, and to let the king unify the Khitan and ascend the throne as the emperor." ”
When Yeluhong heard this, he gritted his teeth in anger, didn't Zong recognize that he had come to the Khitan to let Yelujing ascend the throne and become emperor? Why did this shameless monk suddenly retort and now let Yeluruan be the emperor?
Yelu Ruan had heard it once just now, so he was a little less shocked. But Yelu Ruan really couldn't understand why Master Zongxin came.