Han Shizu

Chapter 114 Yelu Ruan Proclaimed Emperor

Youzhou, Jicheng, it is more accurate to say Nanjing at this time.

As a thousand-year-old city with profound heritage, it is the political, military, economic, and cultural center of the north no matter what age it is.Yelu Deguang has shown great importance since he was cut off from Khitan by Shi Jingtang.

In the hands of the Khitan people, after ten years of development, it has maintained prosperity, even more than under Shi Jin's rule.The gap between them is not only due to the stable political situation and military strength of Khitan during the years of Yelu Deguang's rule, but also the Sinicization policy it implemented and the use of a large number of Han people.

The city of Nanjing is very large, with a circumference of 36 miles. There are two gates in each of the four directions, and two avenues run through the east, west, north and south.There is a city in the north of the city, where land and sea department stores are gathered. There are 26 squares, where the people of Hu and Han live.

In terms of overall layout, the Khitan people did not carry out large-scale expansion and reconstruction of Nanjing City, and basically followed the appearance of Youzhou City since Tang Dynasty.However, for the defense of the city and the repair and reinforcement of the city wall, great efforts have been made.

The potential is already huge. After years of development, Nanjing has become the most prosperous and prosperous city under the Khitan rule, providing Khitan with a large amount of taxes every year.Compared with Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, the capital city, there is no comparison at all except for its political status and significance.

In fact, if Yelu Deguang can successfully annex the Central Plains, Nanjing is more suitable as the capital of the Liao Kingdom.

The current Nanjing City has a population of more than [-]. In this era of sharp population decline, such a city is definitely a first-tier city.In the meantime, Hu and Han lived together, and besides the Han, more than half of them were Hu.At the beginning, Yelu Deguang migrated a large number of Khitan, Xi, Bohai and other foreign populations to the south and mixed them.

If the Northern Expedition is rashly made to subdue Youyan, it is not certain which side has the superior mass base in Youzhou.

With the "withdrawal" of the southern expedition to Shijin, a large number of soldiers and horses were concentrated in Nanjing, making the city's population approach 300,000 in a short period of time.

However, the situation in Nanjing City during this period of time is very bad.

The state of Jin was successfully wiped out, but the final result was not very good, and it could even be described as bad.The emperor died suddenly on the way home, the army was defeated, the results of the battle were lost, and news of internal struggles spread unknowingly.

A large number of negative situations have plunged the city into turmoil.Issues between races have never been so harmonious.It has always been normal for the Khitan people to bully the Han people. Before that, Zhao Yanshou supported them and suppressed them with the Khitan nobles. On the surface, they were able to live in peace.

However, this time, following a bloody encounter in the south, the conflict between Hu and Han, who were already full of conflicts, was directly detonated.

The defeated Khitan soldiers who returned pushed all the responsibility for the defeat of Luancheng to the Yan soldiers, and publicized the rebellion of the Yan soldiers, which unintentionally cooperated with Liu Chengyou's propaganda.The spearhead was directed at the Han people, venting all the grievances of the defeat on the Han people. The Hu people in the city also took the opportunity to vent their anger by beating, smashing, and looting.

How can the Han people with unbroken backbones be so easy to bully, and they resolutely resisted.Moreover, they also had resentment in their hearts. I don't know how many people in the city. The men in the family fought with the Liao Emperor's southern expedition. They didn't come back, but they ended up betrayed.The conflict between the Hu and the Han was fierce, but the Han people without the support of the army were no match for the Hu people and suffered a lot.

As for Yeluruan, it is estimated that he also had some resentment towards Yan Bing's betrayal. Although he did not support the Hu people to plunder the Han people, he did not do anything.

In the end, Zhang Li couldn't see it, and strongly remonstrated with Yelu Ruan.He even asked face to face, if Nanjing is in chaos, can King Yongkang go north to seize the throne with peace of mind?

Although it made Yelu Ruan furious, it also calmed him down.Soon, Yeluruan began to gather the army and sent troops to suppress it, killing many people, and the chaos stopped.The chaos subsided, but the tense atmosphere in the city did not abate in the slightest.

Just like Liu Chengyou was having a headache with the food problem, Yelu Ruan was also having a headache.Before Yelv Deguang's southern expedition, the treasury of Youdu was emptied, and there were even more people on his side.Fortunately, it was not until the summer harvest that it eased.

Over the past few days, Yeluruan has been reorganizing the army in Youzhou, concentrating food and grass, and repairing the military equipment. It is obvious that some big move is brewing.

At dawn, the Khitan army of the brigade occupied all the main roads in the city and imposed martial law. This sudden action made the atmosphere in the city even more tense, especially the Han people.

It was a good day, the weather was obviously good, the sun was rising high, and the rays of light were brilliant, reflecting in the office of Yangong Mansion in Nanjing.The security level of Yan Palace is obviously higher, and the army of guards is also more elite. Early in the morning, all the Han officials in Nanjing City were gathered here.The nobles and generals of all ministries also came together in plain clothes and bright armor.

A side hall of Yan Palace is majestic and majestic. The originally empty hall is now full of people.Except for a small number of Han officials, most of them are Khitan nobles, headed by the kings of the Northern and Southern Courts, and a series of ministers and generals surnamed "Yelü".

Everywhere in the palace is still covered with white silk cloth.In the center, a huge coffin stood there quietly, and Yelu Deguang's spiritual tablet was also placed in front of the coffin, with the words on the spiritual tablet gilded.

Even though it had been marinated, there was still a strange smell coming from his coffin, permeating the air, but the Chinese and martial arts in the palace seemed to be unaware of it.

The main character in the hall is obviously Yelu Ruan. At this time, he is dressed in filial piety clothes, kneeling quietly on the cushion, immersed in the solemn and solemn atmosphere expressionlessly, and intoxicated by the lingering smell.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Yelu Antuan, who was appointed by Yeluruan as the envoy of the North Privy Council, took out a brocade, spread it out, pulled it hard, and said loudly: "Here is the edict, civil and military listen to the announcement!"

After these words fell, the whole group of people were all refreshed and fell to their knees in unison.

Yelu An Tuan's voice was very steady, probably after rehearsal, he read this Yelu Deguang's will.There are quite a few words in the posthumous edict, but the general meaning is very clear: King Yongkang, the grandson of Taizu, the eldest son of King Dongdan, loved by the Empress Dowager, and returned by everyone, can be the emperor in Zhongjing.

As a matter of fact, preparations for proclaiming himself emperor and ascension to the throne have been in place for a long time, and all aspects are in order. Yeluruan has already received the support of Nanjing's civil and military forces.This edict proclamation ceremony is really just a ceremony, just a formality.

Not a bit of a surprise, Yelu Ruan directed and acted the scene of Biqian succeeding to the throne very smoothly.A group of nobles, civil and military, also cooperated in place. After the edict was read out, they immediately greeted Yelu Ruan in unison, His Majesty.

Yeluruan is a person who likes the culture of the Han family. With the support of everyone, Yeluruan Yijifu, wrapped in a dragon robe and wearing a crown, went straight to the main hall of Yan Palace to accept civil and military worship.Soon, the sound of singing and blowing could not stop in the palace.

With the support of the ministers and generals, he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, which created an established fact. Yelu Ruan Fang sent an envoy to report the matter to the Empress Dowager Shulu in Beijing.At the same time, he continued to prepare for the war. He had a very clear understanding that the battle for the throne would definitely involve bloodshed!

(End of this chapter)