Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Xiazhou, known as "Tongwan City" in ancient times, is a very ancient city. The palace where Xiping King Li Yiyin lived was called Dingnan Army Mansion, but it was actually similar to Miyagi.

At this time, the sound of "duk tuk tuk" was being heard from the place where Li Yiyin lived. A young woman wearing a multicolored round hat held three sticks of incense and lit them on a candle, and then handed them to Li Yiyin.

Li Yiyin took the incense, closed his eyes reverently to a clay bodhisattva, and whispered scriptures in his mouth.

The few people standing around were very quiet, only the monotonous knocking sound of the wooden fish remained in the hall.

Li Yiyin's hair on the temples was already grizzled, and his face was not very different from that of people from the Central Plains. Their family made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty, so they changed their surname from Tuoba to Li. It is said that the surname of their ancestors was originally Li.

He was reciting scriptures intently, as if he was praying for something.

Just then, a man wearing a tall conical hat hurried to the door. The woman next to her looked back, put her index finger on her vermilion lips, let out a soft "shush", and then looked at her father who was facing the door with his back.

The woman's eyes are very bright and agile, as if she can speak. The visitor understood immediately, bent down hastily, walked in carefully and stood aside.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Li Yiyin suddenly said: "What's the matter?"

The person who came hurriedly stepped forward and whispered in Li Yiyin's ear: "The officials of the Zhou Dynasty have arrived in Xiazhou, and I ask the king to receive them."

Li Yiyin was not surprised at all, and said indifferently: "The emperor of Zhou will send someone to visit the west." After speaking, he opened his eyes, bowed to the Bodhisattva three times, put the incense in the incense burner, and sat cross-legged on the futon beside him.

The nobleman who had just entered said: "We haven't responded to the Khitan people yet, does your majesty want to see the envoys of the state of Zhou?"

"I want to see you." Li Yiyin said without hesitation, "You ask someone to arrange it and report it to me."

After hearing this, the noble said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is wise. The Khitan envoy was sent by Xiao Siwen, the Deputy Privy Envoy of the Northern Court of the Great Liao Dynasty. I heard that Xiao Siwen is the defeated general of the current Zhou Emperor..."

Li Yiyin made a voice, noncommittal.

Seeing this, the nobleman bowed and retreated. At this time, the woman next to him said, "I'll see off Uncle Mozang."

After the two left the palace one by one, their expressions relaxed.

Didn't hide a smile: "Before I entered the palace, brother Ling asked Princess Yueji."

The little girl named Li Yueji was fair-skinned, with a hint of red on her face, which made her stand out. Her eyes flickered, and she looked around and said, "Both the Khitan people and the Han'er want to form an alliance with father. Which one does Uncle Wuzang like more?"

Wu Zang said: "As far as I like it, I don't like either side. The Han'er looks honest, but in fact he is extremely cunning; the Khitan people are brutal and violent, and they are unreliable. It's better for us to be ourselves."

Li Yueji nodded in agreement.

Wu Zang said: "However, tribal contacts can't be based on preference; I prefer Zhou people to come and go. The meaning of Xiao Siwen's sending people here is that the emperor of Zhou is on a western tour, staring at the Dingnan army and doesn't trust us; if we want us to raise troops against Zhou, Liao is willing to borrow troops to help..."

Li Yueji said: "Father believes in Buddhism, so he is unwilling to resort to war."

Without hiding, he said again: "The Liao people can't take care of themselves. Xiao Siwen was originally the king of the Southern Academy. He repelled the Zhou army's Northern Expedition in Youzhou and was transferred back to Shangjing. Instead, he became the deputy envoy of the Privy Council. It can be seen that there are many inside stories here. Zhou Guo has been growing in strength since Guo Rong, and now the opportunity is not right."

...

In Shangjing at this time, Xiao Siwen saw the messenger sent back from Xiazhou. The messenger brought back news that the negotiations were not going well.

The party members first questioned whether the Liao State could really send troops to help them, and then believed that the Liao State's statement that the Zhou State's forbidden army was going west to attack Xiazhou was not true.

Fan Zhongyi, an official of the Han Dynasty, said directly: "The reasons of the party members are just excuses, but they are actually the people who see the wind and the rudder. When they see Zhou Guo | strong and prosperous, they profess their ministers to Zhou Guo."

Xiao Siwen took it for granted, and sighed: "After all, Daliao's power has declined, and its prestige has declined."

Fan Zhongyi said: "At this time, Zhou's force is growing stronger, and our target is Daliao, so we will not persecute the party too much. At this time, it may not be easy to persuade the party to rebel. It is better to change the strategy and ask them to expand the territory when the Zhou army has no time to go west. The Liao is willing to help... As long as there is movement there, at least it can contain the Zhou army, which is beneficial and harmless."

Xiao Siwen said: "This plan is very clever. I will immediately send people to Xiazhou as soon as possible. I also want to tell the envoys to remind the Li family in Xiazhou to understand that once the Lord Zhou is free, he will not trust the party members. Let him look farther!"

Fan Zhongyi hesitated to speak, and finally couldn't help but said: "Great Khan treats Xiao Gong like this, Xiao Gong is still loyal to Daliao, works hard, and his mind is really admirable."

Xiao Siwen said calmly: "We still focus on the overall situation."

Fan Zhongyi bowed his head and remained silent. As a Han official, Xiao Siwen also knew that it was inconvenient for him to say more.

Many people really feel that this transfer is unfair! Isn't Xiao Siwen angry? At the beginning of the year he defended Youzhou, although he failed to defeat the Zhou army, but if he hadn't defended Youzhou, would Yeluxiu's men have a chance to defeat the Zhou army? Later, in terms of merit, it was all due to the North Route Army, and even Yang Gun, the deputy general of the North Route Reinforcement Army, was more credited than Xiao Siwen.

Xiao Siwen was transferred to the North Court as the Deputy Privy Envoy, and he didn't even have decision-making power...Compared to being the King of the South Court, his power is now greatly weakened.

Xiao Siwen held back his breath and said, "You can rest assured, I have never done anything wrong, and Da Khan won't do anything to me?"

... A few days later, Yelu Xiezhen, the general of the Liao Kingdom, led his troops out on a tour of the capital, and Xiao Siwen helped him clean up the dust.

After drinking in the evening, when Yelu Xiezhen and Xiao Siwen were alone together, Xiao Siwen said: "When I resigned as the king of the South Courtyard, I wanted to recommend the general to preside over the South Courtyard, but I didn't play it after thinking about it. If I came forward to recommend it, I'm afraid it would be bad for the general."

Yelu Xiezhen suddenly looked angry, he is the son of Taizu Abaoji's confidant Yelu Helu, he was born in a high position, much more courageous, he immediately said directly: "When Duke Xiao was still in Youzhou, I sent a confidant to invite you, you don't agree, what now?"

Xiao Siwen said: "If I agree to the general, I'm afraid it's hard to say whether Youzhou is still the land of Daliao."

Yelu Xiezhen frowned and remained silent.

Xiao Siwen said: "If Youzhou is lost, the fate of Daliao will be in jeopardy. If we get to that situation, it will not only be harmful to the overall situation of Daliao, but how can we, as nobles of Daliao, live well?"

After hearing this, Yelu Xiezhen bowed down and said worriedly: "I was only afraid that the Great Khan would harm Duke Xiao, and it's too late to regret it!"

"If fate should be like this, I have to admit it." Xiao Siwen sighed, "But I only think about Daliao, and I haven't harmed my tribe. People from all tribes will comment and give me justice!"

Xiao Siwen bowed under the lamp, and then said in a deep voice: "I guess Guo Tiejiang, the lord of Zhou, will not give up on Youzhou! His western tour is probably to stabilize the rear. If Daliao doesn't make preparations at this time, it will be too late to regret it!"

Yelu Xiezhen boldly said in a low voice: "The current emperor of Daliao is not like a leader. If he wants to restore the country's prestige, he must first change..."

Xiao Siwen shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not that simple."

He thought to himself: The chaos in Daliao at this time is not the responsibility of Yelujing alone, it is really the root of the disaster planted by the many disputes between the two lines of the royal family. If only Yelujing is driven out, the new emperor can control the situation?

According to Xiao Siwen's consideration, it is necessary to fundamentally resolve the grievances that have been going on for many years. There is only one way...

Let Yelvjing bear all the mistakes!

When Yelvjing did many wrong things, many disasters broke out during his administration, and the grievances of various ethnic groups accumulated to a certain extent...then Yelvjing is the real "tyrant".

The so-called good and evil, only the person who replaces the "tyrant" is the virtuous king who puts chaos back into order. At that time, the new monarch will be supported by all parties, and the general trend will truly reorganize the situation!

Before that, instead of continuing civil strife to seize power, it is better to support Yelujing and reduce turmoil.

After thinking about it, Xiao Siwen hurriedly said: "You must not act rashly, at this time you must not trigger a rebellion and civil war, and beware of Zhou people taking advantage of the vacancy.

We have to try our best to resolve internal grievances and support Great Khan, so that we can compete with Zhou Guoren! "

Yelu Xiezhen frowned and said, "Why is Xiao Gong so afraid of Han'er?"

Xiao Siwen said: "Because Guo Tiejiang is in power. From my point of view, this person must be an ambitious person!"

Yelu Xiezhen nodded thoughtfully.

Xiao Siwen said: "Daliao has been difficult these years, as long as we get through it, when the situation in Zhou State changes, then our Daliao will rule again."

Yelu Xiezhen was persuaded by Xiao Siwen, and Zhili agreed.

Early the next morning, Liao Emperor Yelujing couldn't wait to meet Yelu Xiezhen who had just returned to Beijing in the main hall on the hill.

Human nature is that Yelujing is addicted to alcohol and sleepy, but now he is very active.

Above the main hall, the atmosphere was very dull, and the nobles were frightened. At this moment, Yelu Xiezhen reported the matter of the tour, with a submissive attitude, and praised Yelujing many times, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Later, Xiao Siwen also stood up to report on Xiazhou's affairs, and he had no complaints about his position transfer in his tone. The people in the main hall gradually began to talk about the matter, expressing their opinions, and inevitably scolded Han'er and the party members together.

The superior Yelvjing was taciturn, looking at the faces of the nobles, and gradually his expression relaxed a little.

At this time Xiao Siwen put his hands on his chest, bowed and said: "Daliao is blessed by the gods, and the Khitan warriors are brave and good at fighting. As long as everyone is united, they will surely defeat the Zhou people."

Brother Yeluxiu, who was at the side, said proudly: "The Great Khan only hopes that those betrayals in the past will not happen again."

Xiao Siwen said: "Whoever has two minds and does something that makes relatives and enemies happy, the officials and others cannot let him go!"

For a time the situation seemed to change. In the past few years, Zhou State in the south had made two consecutive Northern Expeditions, and they never forgot about Youzhou. The external pressure actually promoted the Liao State internally. Since the beginning of this year, there has never been any rebellion in Shangjing.