Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The Northern Han Kingdom is smaller than the Southern Tang and Shu Kingdoms, but when this small country is touched, it attracts more attention than all other countries.

Youzhou's double-eaved city towers, architectural streets and alleys are all signs of Han civilization, but there are a large number of Hu people in the city. People with hairy hair, animal skins, and big earrings can be seen everywhere in the world. Even Han'er's dress is different from that of the Central Plains, and the direction of handing over the collar is reversed. People have long been accustomed to Hu people, and they will never be surprised by those Khitan people and Xi people in strange clothes; even many Han children saw this scene when they were born... The sixteen Youyun Prefectures were officially assigned to the Liao Kingdom in the (later) Jin Dynasty, and it has been a full twenty-six years. Even the Huhua of Hebei took longer. At that time, Datang intended to complete the general trend of national integration, but it was not completed in one day. In the end, the national policy completely collapsed, and the national fortune declined.

In the official residence of the Great King of the South Courtyard, the scene was also the same, there were Hu people and Han people.

A Southern Court general named Xiao Abudi said coldly: "The 'Southern' people have healed their scars and forgot about the pain, and they forgot about the Jin Dynasty being destroyed by the Daliao so quickly. Attacking the Northern Han is blatantly provoking Daliao. If you are sweating profusely..."

Xiao Siwen immediately interrupted this person from the same clan: "There is still a difference between Guo Tiejiang and Shi Chonggui, even if they are enemies, we can't underestimate them."

The Liao Kingdom is now slack in everything, and its toughness is not as good as before. Many nobles are unwilling and resentful in their hearts, but Xiao Siwen can't let his fellow clansmen show their dissatisfaction with the emperor in front of him. Xiao Siwen suffered from Guo Shao's losses in Zhuozhou before, causing heavy losses to the Liao army, so he could curse and hate Guo Shao, but he would never say that Guo Shao was weak... If he was defeated by a very weak person, wouldn't he say that he was weaker? !

Although Xiao Siwen is in charge of the military power in the Southern Academy, he is considered a general, but his father was the Prime Minister of Daliao;

"No one from Shangjing came to make an order, so we have to take care of this matter (the Northern Han was attacked)?" A Khitan general muttered.

After hearing this, Xiao Siwen said solemnly: "Remember, the national power of Daliao is connected with everyone! If there is no power of Daliao, let's not talk about enjoying the output of Youzhou, Bohai and other lands, I am afraid that we will not even have a foothold in the world. Since the founding of the Northern Han Dynasty, we have regarded our dynasty as the suzerain. The loss of this land is not good for the prestige of the entire Daliao; moreover, the position of the Northern Han is important, which is related to the long-term offensive and defensive trend. If Guo Blacksmith takes the Northern Han today, can he not peep Want Youzhou?"

After hearing this, Abudi said angrily: "The Liu family of the Northern Han Dynasty can't fight, and almost every year they ask for help and drag us down, but secretly they just want to use Daliao to protect themselves. Han'er is just unreliable!"

After Xiao Siwen listened, looking back at the Han officials present, most of them were silent. Immediately said: "This statement is biased. How can people become a great country, how can there be today's Daliao? How can all ethnic groups live in harmony in Youzhou?"

As soon as he made a statement, the expressions of the Han officials changed.

Xiao Siwen felt that many Khitan nobles just didn't know how to control people, and they were still the same after occupying Youzhou for many years. After the Liao Kingdom continued to improve the system, the nobles were still complacent and treated Han children as slaves, but it often backfired. Xiao Siwen has been trying to change these strategies since he became the Queen of the South Courtyard. He feels that he can't be in a hurry with anyone. Combining kindness and strength is a long-term solution... This kind of experience is like the woman Bai Shi he snatched. If she was imprisoned and abused like a livestock, she might have already thought about escaping!

These Han officials are all living in Youzhou, and Xiao Siwen gave them a way to survive, and they would not want to kill each other if they couldn't change the situation in Youzhou. As long as people are not at a dead end, they all know how to compromise.

What's more, Xiao Siwen understands Chinese and reads poetry and books, so he is very able to win over Han children.

At this moment, a Han official clasped his fists and said, "The lower official has a word..."

Xiao Siwen immediately made a gesture of accepting advice humbly, and asked: "Mr. Fan, but it's okay to say."

The Han official was named Fan Mingyi, and immediately said with a serious expression of loyalty: "Your official agrees with your majesty's foresight. Protecting the Liu family of the Northern Han Dynasty is of great benefit to Youzhou in Daliao and is very important! To deal with Zhou, let them be hindered by civil war. The Shu Kingdom and Southern Tang are too far away to help, but the Northern Han cannot be easily lost; if the Central Plains are unified, the foresight of the lower official is the same as that of the king, and the next step is for our Youzhou to face the threat of the Zhou army!"

Although the Liu family in the Northern Han Dynasty was too weak compared to the Zhou State, Jinyang City was a majestic city, fortified, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has been a serious problem for the Central Plains for decades; its role is not as bad as General Abudi said. The calamity of the enemy is the advantage of Daliao. The next official said, thinking about the overall situation, the king should write to the emperor, and send troops from Youzhou to reinforce Jinyang; on the other hand, invite troops to reinforce Youzhou, in case of unexpected events in the Northern Han Dynasty, prepare for the defense of Youzhou early! "

Xiao Siwen was very appreciative after hearing this, and said in a sincere tone: "Youzhou is a state of Youzhou people. Although you are not Han children, you are different from Han children in the Central Plains. Today, the king treats you as his own. In the Central Plains Dynasty, can they really treat you as their own people and not take precautions? To be honest, you can be officials in the South Court and enjoy wealth, but you may not have a place in the Central Plains court."

Xiao Siwen can judge whether the plans of the Han'er officials are based on loyalty, and he deeply agrees with what Fan Mingyi said, "Jinyang Xiongcheng is a major disaster in the Central Plains". Since there is a strong city holding back Zhou Jun, how can he not try his best to keep that nail?

He immediately said decisively: "Immediately write a letter to Beijing and ask for an order to send troops! All generals should gather troops and horses as soon as possible and prepare to go out."

This time Xiao Siwen didn't dare to kill first and then act later. In his opinion, the last time he sent troops to loot was almost risk-free, and he wanted to support Li Yun for the overall situation, but immediately he went to Beijing and sent Yang Gun down to inspect, which made Xiao Siwen have to pay attention. On the other hand, he also wanted to prepare for a rainy day and increase troops in Youzhou in advance, and the troops would naturally rely on Beifu (Shangjing) for reinforcements.

He paused and said again: "Jinyang is the front post of Youzhou; to save Jinyang is to guard Youzhou!"

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The army gathered outside the city of Jinyang, the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty, made the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Han Dynasty feel tremendous pressure. This battle to protect the country was no easier than Chai Rong's hundreds of thousands of troops besieging Jinyang after the Gaoping War.

The last time the "Xianjun" of the Northern Han Dynasty was exhausted because of being besieged and died after the war. This time, Liu Jun, the ruler of the Northern Han Dynasty, was still not at ease. He worked hard day and night. He continuously convened ministers to discuss countermeasures, desperate to protect himself! But up to now, it is nothing more than "defend the city and wait for the rescue of the Liao army", and there are really not many choices.

Zhao Kuangyin, who was also in Jinyang City, tried his best to get reused. He found Feng Jinke and met Prime Minister Guo Yuanwei, but he never heard from him. I had no choice but to feel the tense atmosphere of Jinyang's life and death at this time, but sat and waited at home.

In the old house, it was raining lightly outside the window, and the cold wind made the torn window paper "squeak", just like Zhao Kuangyin's state of mind at this time.

Since birth to the present, such a bad mood is indeed rare. He is a person who used to be able to control the army, and even saw a higher power. The most unbearable thing for him is that he cannot control his own destiny! It is a matter of his own life and death but he can only watch on the sidelines. The feeling of entrusting others' hands makes him restless.

Zhao Kuangyin stood in front of the window for a while, then sat down on the chair with a dark face, rubbing his hands and doing some trivial movements.

At this moment, the Great Zhou army was separated by a city wall, and Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help thinking: What would happen if he was caught?

It can be reasonably inferred that he must not survive, and then he will be exterminated|The whole family! When resentment accumulates to a certain level and there is no need to worry about being sanctioned when retaliating, few people will be so tolerant... Zhao Kuangyin recalls Guo Shao's behavior, and doesn't feel that he should be deceived by the superficial benevolence and righteousness. Guo Shao has not killed the Zhao family for the time being.

Back then, Emperor Yin of the Han Dynasty was Hu Gan, and the most threatening Guo Wei hadn't fallen yet, and he was leading soldiers, so he killed Guo Wei's family|! How did it end?

Zhao Kuangyin raised his head and looked at the gray and black sky outside the window, guessing Guo Shao's intentions. This person must hate himself very much, and he also has a vague sense of awe...but it is the most terrifying person who has a sense of awe! Guo Shao is very calm and knows the timing; if he thinks that he can't kill the enemy with one blow and can't fight back retaliatoryly, he is definitely not willing to strike easily.

With a sad face, he stretched out his hand to scratch the hair bun a few times, and murmured in a low voice with complicated emotions: "I really misjudged, people should look at small things... Looking back today, the method of this person's first murder back then should be clear about his character..."

Zhao Kuangyin is usually very kind to people and can win over people around him. He is a natural big brother, but he is not a kind and kind person in his bones. You can't look at what he says or act in, but what he does.

(Historically, the first thing Zhao Kuangyin did after he ascended the throne was to kill the Zhao family feud and Yan family.)

So Zhao Kuangyin understands Guo Shao very well to a certain extent, as the saying goes, the enemy is the real confidant.

He really didn't want to sit and wait for death, and he was very unwilling. However, after the failure, he still maintained his personal style for a long time, taking into account his status and reputation. This is probably because he has not fully realized his own situation, and he is reluctant to leave the state of mind of a bright future.

Now, Zhao Kuangyin finally realized... It is absolutely impossible to get back to his previous ambition! I'm done!

In this situation, he suddenly realized that he had done one wrong thing, and felt regretful: the little strength left in his hand was useless at all, because there was no chance to stand up, and it was not worth nostalgia for; in this life, at most, he could only live in hiding! Like a wanted|wanted criminal with a murder case in hand, it's more serious than that.

But now, once Jinyang breaks, it will be lost forever! Why did you stay here because you cared about the remaining brothers and troops?

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