Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 276: When a bird is about to die, its cries are mournful; when a man is about to die, his words are also kind.
The development of the situation can be said to have taken a turn for the worse.

The Pishi Army's attack did not achieve as great a result as imagined. Instead, it caused complete riots within the Liao Kingdom, which was already full of contradictions.

This is tantamount to openly contradicting the Shulu Department. In fact, Xiao Siwen really doesn't want to do this if possible, and the scattered nobles of the Liao Kingdom are all pretending to be ostriches at this time.

Although most people did not do it openly like the Shulu Department, when faced with Yelvxian's mobilization order, everyone tacitly pretended not to notice.

In other words, they watched and summoned them, but only a small number were summoned and they had no intention of rushing to Beijing to help.

So that normally, Daliao, which could recruit at least about 60 string-controllers in a comprehensive mobilization, could only recruit about [-] soldiers and horses in such a life-and-death situation.

He walked slowly, not caring about anything.

The remaining troops in Beijing were actually inferior to the Youyan rebels led by Handerang, who was slowly walking over with infantry!
You must know that this is the capital of the Liao Kingdom. There is no serious city defense, and it is impossible to fight a city defense battle with Handerang. There are only two options in front of Yelvxian, either to take the initiative and kill Handerang in a field battle. , or run away quickly and stay somewhere else.

The North Court of the Liao Kingdom was essentially a nomadic regime, and the royal court was inherently mobile, so it was very reasonable to move around.

Of course, if he moved at this time, he would definitely lose his face, but in fact, it would definitely be okay to leave a nomadic tribe of Diela tribe deep in the grassland.

But when it comes to fighting, to be honest, Yelvxian really doesn't have the confidence right now.

He has more than 2 people, but Han Derang has 2. Although these 1 people are probably elites, at least [-] of them have an inexplicable relationship with the Shulu Department.

Again, the Pishi Army military organization itself was founded by Shulu Ping, a woman from the Shulu Department. The royal family and descendants are inseparable. It is the relationship between you and me. How easy is it to cut?

Moreover, the Han soldiers in Liao were not given for free. Their combat effectiveness was very high when they formed a formation to fight.

Of course, in fact, it didn't matter how he fought this battle. The military power was not in his hands from beginning to end.

"Father, Handerang's rebels are coming fiercely now, but reinforcements from all over the country have been nowhere to be seen. Whether this is a fight or a flight, please make your final decision."

Seeing this, Yelu Wuzhi glanced at Yelvxian, but his face finally showed no respect. He smiled and said: "Whether to fight or to run, that is your Majesty's business, old minister, since the time of Taizu , I have served your family all my life, and now that I am old, I really can’t bear to see my country, the Liao Dynasty, subjugated and our species wiped out. I am old, and I don’t have the courage to do so anymore. Whether my country is subjugated or my species is wiped out, it has nothing to do with me.”

After saying that, he laughed, but he lay down on the ground without any manners in front of Yelu Xian, with no trace of worry on his face.

Yelvxian suppressed his temper and said: "My dear father, what do you mean by this? The sky is about to fall. You are the pillar of the Liao Dynasty. My nephew, I still count on you for everything." "

"Hehehe, Your Majesty, is there any wine in the palace? I suddenly want to drink some wine."

Yelu Xian didn't know what was going on with him, so he had to patiently order people to bring the wine and food. Yelu Xian happily sat up, grabbed the wine and meat with his hands, and ate it.

"My father-in-law seems to be in a good mood? Could it be that he already has a good strategy to defeat the enemy and is confident?"

"No, the Liao Dynasty has become what it is today. It is almost dead. The more the nobles in the army know about the military power of the Song Dynasty, the more they know that we will definitely not be able to win. Otherwise, a group of rabble led by Handerang will , Not to mention fighting, there is no way they could have appeared outside Shangjing City, they should have been wiped out by warriors from various tribes on the way, haha, Mother Dute just didn’t want to get blood on her hands, she was afraid of the Song people’s revenge afterwards.”

"Ah...this...is there no remedy? Didn't you say before...didn't you say..."

"Yes, as long as we kill each other and form hatred, Daliao will not really be subjugated. Hatred will support our backbone and the blood flowing in our regime. In the first step, I have You did it, and what you do next is up to you.”

"What do you mean?" Yelvxian was a little annoyed. Today's Yelu house was obviously a bit inconsistent.

"Xiao Siwen is more decisive than I thought. A large part of this hatred has been taken over by Handerang and his Southern Han Army. These Southern Han Army may be vulnerable, but what happens next?"

"The results of the Pishi Army's battle are not as expected, but it doesn't matter. As long as this battle is fought, it will become impossible for Song State to peacefully annex us. Brother Yelu Xiu and Yelu Xiezhen will wait and see, and they will not listen to your orders. , but he probably won’t take the initiative to vote for Song Dynasty, which gives you a chance.”

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you fight these Nanyuan Han Han people in Han Derang or not. They are all infantry. What does it matter if they are available in Shangjing or not? I guess the Song Army will not mobilize so quickly. When we go to Taiyuan, we'd better go to Xiongzhou and just hide from them. It's not like they can catch up with us with infantry. Please hit you."

"Currently, there are still about [-] to [-] troops in Shangjing. In fact, as long as you don't fight directly with the Shulu Department, your loyalty should still be trustworthy. If you want to fight to the end, just lead these cavalry to attack Waqiao Pass. Go to Taiyuan Prefecture, kill people, and just run back after killing them."

"I...I will lead the troops myself? What about you? Besides, don't we still have a group of elites in Dading Mansion?"

"Dading Mansion?"

Yelu Wuzhi looked at him and smiled mockingly: "The soldiers and horses of Dading Mansion belong to me, what does it have to do with you?"

Yelvxian finally lost his patience and couldn't help but slap the table and said: "My dear father, what do you mean? Please tell me clearly!"

"Hehehe, Your Majesty, the people of Song Dynasty may be able to defeat our Liao Kingdom, but they absolutely cannot kill us until our species is exterminated, but the people of Shiwei can."

"At this critical moment, the Song State and Shiwei will definitely find peace. The Shiwei people have collected Song's war loans many years ago. They will definitely fight at this time. The Song people still want to rule here in the future. , I still want to regain the Khitan, maybe I won’t be too ruthless, Shiwei people don’t have such scruples, our two families have long had a hatred as high as the sky, and a hatred as deep as the sea.”

"So, Your Majesty, choose the lesser of two evils. Veteran, as the founding father of the country, as early as the Taizu Dynasty, Emperor Taizu and Empress Zhenlie entrusted me with important responsibilities. Veteran, how can I look down on me in the Liao Dynasty?" , are you caught in this danger of national subjugation and species extinction? Even if you risk your life, you will definitely fight to the death with Shi Wei's wolf ambition."

"Your Majesty, I have ordered my younger brother Yelu Chong to lead my own soldiers to Dading Mansion. I have ordered all the soldiers in Dading Mansion to obey Yelu Xiezhen and fight against Shi Wei." Er finally understood a little bit and said anxiously: "I understand, you want to be the hero of the Khitan people, and let me bear the eternal infamy and become the sinner of Daliao?"

After Yelu Wuzhi heard this, he finally laughed out loud, with a hint of ridicule in his laughter, and said, "Then it depends on your majesty's choice."

"But it was you! It was you who asked the Pishi Army to go to the Song Dynasty to burn, kill and loot! The military power in Beijing has long been in your hands, and I am just a puppet in your hands!"

Yelu Wuzhi nodded when he heard this and said, "Yes, but who knows? History books won't know, future generations won't know, and even people in the Song Dynasty won't know."

"I killed you!"

In anger, Yelvxian drew out his sword.

Yelu Wuzhi, however, smiled mockingly and did not hide. He even took the initiative to put his neck towards the tip of Yelu Xian's sword.

Instead, Yelvxian was so frightened that he strode back in horror and sat down on the ground.

In fact, Yelu Xian had already understood everything at this moment. This time, he was tricked by the old fox Yelu Wuzhi again.

Who is the hostage of Yelv House?The royal family member of the Liao Kingdom, the nephew of Yelu Abaoji, and a veteran of the Five Dynasties, he turned the tide several times and supported the building as the pillar of the sky that was about to collapse. At this time when the country was about to fall, this powerful man The prime minister handed over all the military power in his hands to his younger brother Yelu Chong to resist the barbarian Shi Wei to ensure that the Khitan nation could be subjugated without annihilation. He himself died in the hands of his own subjugated king.

What kind of image is this?
This is simply Daliao's competition!
Anyway, he doesn't have a few more years to live as an old guy.

Taking a step back, in the future, as long as the Song Dynasty still wants to govern this place and be gentle to the Khitans, or as long as the Khitans can regain political power in the future Song Dynasty, this is the essence of Yelvwu. He was rushing to get his posthumous reputation as a saint.

What's more, he has already handed over the military power to Yelu Chong.

To put it bluntly, the State of Song negotiated with Xiao Siwen and the others, and since they wanted to protect Yelujing again, the hostage of Yelujing knew that he, a rebellious minister and traitor, was in danger.

He also wanted to betray the country, but the problem was that the Song Dynasty did not have the price he wanted.

Zhao Guangmei and Xiao Siwen had agreed to secretly eat his flesh.

So the Yelu house must be dissatisfied. If the Liao Kingdom really returned to the Song Dynasty in complete peace, the betrayal of the country and the division of flesh would be nothing to do with him.

So this old guy used a little trick to completely mess up the world. First, he cut off the possibility of a complete peaceful merger of the Liao and Song Dynasties. At the same time, he also involved Shi Wei, and then let Yelv rush to defect to Yelu Xiezhen.

He died as a national hero, so that his younger brother Yelv Chong could continue to betray the country by taking advantage of the halo of this national hero.

If they win the war with Shi Wei, then their traitor Zhao Guangmei will definitely be able to give him a share of the pie this time and give him a good price. A title like a national hero is still very valuable.

If Shi Wei becomes unstoppable, Shi Wei's ambition will inevitably annex most of the Liao land, and the relationship with Song will naturally become antagonistic. Zhao Guangmei also needs the Khitans to check and balance the Shi Wei people.

At this time, Yelv Chong went to join the Song Dynasty again, which was called a profound understanding of righteousness.

It is even better to sell the country and sell it at a good price.

At least hang out for a while and pretend there's no problem at all.

This is an old fox, an old bastard!

To put it bluntly, no one in the Liao Dynasty except him, the emperor Yelu Xian, could betray the country, including his uncle, a veteran of the Five Dynasties. In fact, he could also betray the country.

The buyer didn't take him with him when buying, but he was able to sell the country in various ways!
But Yelvxian would be miserable if he came like this. Even if he was the emperor, he couldn't sell him at a high price if he wanted to betray the country. To put it bluntly, everyone had united to sell him.

After a long time, Yelvxian regained his composure, took a deep breath and said: "Before my father-in-law is about to die, can you give me another plan? What should I do? In order to repay you, I will make a clear decree to kill him." You, to clarify the punishment."

Seeing this, Yelu Wuzhi also smiled and said: "It depends on whether Your Highness wants to live or die. If you want to live, I said, His Highness can personally lead the troops and lead the army to attack Taiyuan or Xiongzhou, and personally massacre the people." , resulting in this inextricable and deep hatred."

"Afterwards, Your Majesty can escape deep into the grassland and lead his people to herd horses and sheep. As long as you kill ruthlessly, once the Song people launch reciprocal revenge on the Khitans, those nobles from all over the country who refuse to obey the imperial edict will naturally have to do the same. Following the imperial edict, our Khitan tribe will also be divided into two. One part will follow the Shulu tribe and serve as dogs for the Song people, and the other part will follow you to the depths of the grassland to drink from the northwest wind."

"The Song people are short of horses and have no ability to kill all the Khitans. The rest will be left to God's will. I speculate that the Song people will not even hunt down us personally, but will leave it to the Shiwei people. At that time, Your Majesty only needs to wait until Shi Wei grows stronger and has huge ambitions to fall out with the Song Dynasty. If you don't fall out with the Song Dynasty, you can only resign yourself to fate and wait for the right time. The Jurchen today may be the Jurchen in the future. Khitan, but who can say that today’s women will never rise again?”

"Of course, there is another way. Don't pay attention to Song Jun, Han Derang, or Yelu Xiezhen. Just pretend that this matter has nothing to do with you. He and Brother Yeluxiu are surrendering to the Song Dynasty. No matter whether you are fighting against the Song Dynasty or not, you don't have to worry about it. Take the tribesmen who are still loyal to you and go all the way to the west. You can unite with the Gaochang Uighurs and show up when Yelv Xiezhen is fighting crazy with the Shiwei people. In the rear of Shiwei, they burned, killed, looted, killed their children, and robbed their women, cattle and sheep."

"Not everyone in the Liao Dynasty is willing to return to the Song Dynasty. If the Liao Dynasty disappears, the Uighurs in Gaochang will also be lost. You can unite, as long as you can stand firm on the Mongolian plateau and are not willing to be the Khitan people of the Song Dynasty. They will take the initiative to defect to you, and the Uighurs who have lost their country and family but are unwilling to change their beliefs will also defect to you, and you can lead them to fight with the Shiwei people."

"Since the Song Dynasty destroyed the Liao Kingdom, Shi Wei will definitely become a big trouble. With you remnants restraining Shi Wei on the Mongolian Plateau, it is suitable for the Song Dynasty to divide and rule. They will only be happy to see its success. Not only will they not kill you all, but they may even Can I give you a war loan? Haha, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangmei are smart people. In this way, the Liao Dynasty will have some remaining fire to burn. Although it will be a little more difficult, it may not have no chance of rising again. At least, it will be better than Taizu's business in the past. By then, it will be much better.”

"Your Majesty, when a bird is about to die, its song is mournful. When a man is about to die, his words are also kind. The old minister has decided to die. These are the words from the bottom of his heart. If you are willing to listen, you can listen. If you are not willing to listen, then that's okay. It’s up to you, please fulfill your promise and grant this old minister a death.”

(End of this chapter)