Han Shizu

Chapter 952 Influence
The army entered the city, and the triumphant ceremony was held to show off its military power to the people of Tokyo, the people of the world, and various forces in various countries, and to show its illustrious achievements.The Northern Expedition to Khitan was a major event of the Qianyou Dynasty, and it was the most glorious and hearty victory that the Central Plains Empire had won against the Grassland Dynasty in decades.

No matter how easy the process is, what twists and turns there are, and how serious the price is, at the time of victory and return to the court, this feat is worthy of a special book, worthy of unremitting publicity, to enhance the self-confidence of the people and consolidate the rule of the court .

While the emperor was still walking slowly in Hebei, Kaifeng was already making preparations, and all the regional forces that had made friends and surrendered received the invitation, and they all accepted the invitation one after another, and prepared generous gifts to come.Wuyue King Qian Hongchu, a relative of the royal family and uncle of Yong Wang Liu Chengxun, actually came to Tokyo to pay tribute this time. This was the first time since he took the throne.

Even Wang Zhao, the King of Koryo, who was still busy with suppressing the rebellion, prepared some rare relics and sent envoys to celebrate.Wang Zhao was really happy that the Han had defeated the Liao army. The root cause of this internal rebellion in Koryo, which did not exist in official history, was Wang Zhao's reforms, which seriously violated the interests of heroes and tyrants.But on the surface, it was because Wang Zhao wanted to send those dissidents to attack the Liao Kingdom, causing disaster.

Because of the previous exchanges, the royal family of Goryeo and the court still have an attitude of approval, and they also support their counter-insurgency.With the support of the Central Plains court, Wang Zhao also had the confidence to hold high the banner of righteousness and mobilize troops to suppress the rebellion.

There is one thing to say, Wang Zhao is indeed a capable monarch, and his wrist is also very strong. At the same time, as the big man continues to grow stronger, he will make his own strong voice in East Asia. It will still have a great impact on small regional countries like Korea. At the court station, Wang Zhao's suppression of the rebellion went smoothly, and the rebel army has declined, and their fall is not far away.

This time, Goryeo was out of gratitude and out of congratulations. At the same time, he also felt gloating about the failure of the Liao army.The Khitan rose up in the north and almost unified the entire Northeast.And Wang Jian unified the peninsula and established Koryo at about the same time. With such a powerful enemy at his side, how could Koryo be safe?

Especially after the fall of the Bohai Kingdom, its soldiers were not far from Goryeo at all. If it weren't for the Ding'an Kingdom in the north attracting attention, and the increasingly powerful Han Dynasty, the Khitan might not have focused on Goryeo. .

Of course, Liu Chengyou didn't pay much attention to Goryeo, and didn't put much energy on it.Although he has a natural distaste for small countries on the peninsula, it is not enough to affect his major policies. For a long time to come, he will still focus on winning over Korea.

When he was in Youzhou, Luo Yanyu once sent an envoy to Goryeo for Liu Chengyou. After returning, he reported to Liu Chengyou that Goryeo has a large military force, with tens of thousands of people, but the military system is incomplete, discipline is lax, equipment is poor, and the combat power is weak. .

It can be said that Luo Yanyu looked down on Goryeo's army very much, but no matter how weak it was, an army of more than [-] troops was still a huge force.On the other hand, for King Zhao of Korea, Luo Yanyu had a very good evaluation, saying that he was diligent and decisive, strong and decisive.

Regarding the reactions of the various forces, Liu Chengyou was more concerned about the few remaining separatist forces in the south.There is no need for Wu Yue to talk about it. The Central Plains court has always been the leader. After the marriage, they continued to strengthen contacts. This time, they took the initiative to come to Beijing, which shows their obedience and obedience.

It was also the first time in more than ten years that Ping Haijun Jiedu envoy Liu Congxiao came to Tokyo on his own initiative.At that time, when the Southern Tang Dynasty destroyed Fujian, it became a joke. The area was collected by others, and the Southern Tang Dynasty only got the Jian and Ting areas. Later, the Yanping Army was promoted to Jianzhou, which was like a deception to save some face.
Talking about the history of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Jing made a lot of achievements in the early days of his reign, opening up territories, but the results were quite bleak. The extermination of Fujian is still a bit of a joke, and Pingchu suffered a big defeat and suffered setbacks. Completely lost.Inferring the reason from the result, it can be said that Nantang's initiative to attack brought him down alive.

Liu Congxiao was originally conferred by Li Jing as the Jiedu Envoy of the Qingyuan Army, and he maintained his rule over Quanzhang in the open. The letter of appointment of "Dushi" can be regarded as announcing that Quanzhang and Zhangzhou have taken refuge in the central court.This time, Liu Congxiao came here in person, showing his sincerity.

It was also the first time that Li Yiyin, the envoy of the Dingnan Army Jiedu, also entered the court this time. Compared with other forces, the party members knew better about the strength of the Liao Kingdom, and had deeper contact with them on a daily basis.For the Han army who defeated the Liao army and recovered from the clouds, the fear will inevitably skyrocket.

However, the arrival of Li Yiyin was due to the follow-up actions of the Han army in the Hetao area. Li Wanchao rode westward with [-] paces and fought three consecutive battles. He completely defeated Yeluxian Shi's army on the north bank of the Yellow River, regained Hetao, and rebuilt Jiuyuan.

The actions of Li Wanchao's army were only a further blow to the Liao Kingdom, but the strength was limited, but the impact on the Dingnan Army was great.In this way, his party forces are surrounded and monitored by the imperial court in all directions.

Due to the situation, Li Yiyin couldn't sit still anymore, and finally she was willing to move and came to Tokyo for a walk.As soon as Li Yiyin moved, Gao Shaoji also followed, and the grievances and grudges between the two parties were really a big drama.

Therefore, the triumphant return of the Han army was the first gathering of "heads" since the founding of the Han Dynasty.

These people came to court on their own initiative, while others refused the invitation, which made the Han court very dissatisfied.Probably in order to connect the feelings between the two parties and maintain the relationship between the suzerain and the vassals, Liu Chengyou specially asked Tokyo to issue a notice and invited Li Jing, the lord of Jiangnan, to come to watch the ceremony.This is already the second invitation. The last time was at the ten-year celebration. Similarly, this time Li Jing once again declined.

It's a good reason to pretend to be sick, but Li Jing didn't lie this time, he was really sick.Faced with military pressure from the north all the year round, internal party disputes resumed in the court, and the issue of heirs has always troubled him. Then, a year ago, the royal family killed each other and killed uncles with nephews. Every day is not as good as one day.

Of course, in the face of the imperial court's invitation, the factor of fear still accounts for more.Because the Han and Liao countries fought vigorously in the north, the Southern Tang Dynasty had the deepest impact on the southern countries.

Yelujing let go of the envoy Li Hongji had contacted, and sent people to accompany him, inviting Jinling to send troops.Regarding this, the Jinling court was arguing again.Han Xizai, who was suppressed because of the abolition of the prince Li Hongji, directly suggested that, taking advantage of the Han army's inability to go south, they should concentrate their forces on the northern expedition and retake Huainan, and obtained the support of a group of generals in the army headed by Lin Renzhao.

Feng Yansi, Zhong Mo and other ministers firmly opposed it. Their reason was very simple. The victory between Han and Liao was still uncertain. Li Gu had already deployed defenses in Jiangbei. Stand on the sidelines, sit and watch success or failure, and then follow the trend.

The debate on whether to send troops or not lasted for a month and a half, and there was no result. Of course, Li Jing was partial to the latter. After years of failures and blows, he had long since lost his ambition. Its true psychological portrayal.

Later, Zhong Mo took the opportunity to propose the establishment of a prince, which again distracted the attention of the Jinling court.Moreover, this time, Zhong Mo showed his banner and supported Zheng Wang Li Congjia, he saw early on that he was not a suitable heir.
Until the news of the battle in the north came one after another, the Jinling court was not so lively. Lin Renzhao, the main combat faction, was transferred from Runzhou to Hongzhou to strengthen the defense of Nanchang, and guard against Guangdong by the way.Li Jing's remaining energy also began to focus on the cultivation of Li Congjia. After Li Hongji, Li Congjia was the longest among Li Jing's disciples.On the issue of establishing an heir, Li Jing no longer dared to be half-hearted, and directly followed the six sons.

Perhaps it was precisely because of the two ends of the first rat against the court that Li Jing felt uneasy, so he did not dare to go to Tokyo's invitation.

There is also the Kingdom of Guangdong. The current ruler of the Kingdom of Guangdong has changed. Liu Sheng died of illness last year, and the successor is Liu Yu, the famous tyrant and abuser in the "Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms".

This man is quite crazy. After succeeding to the throne, he neither reported to the court nor sent envoys to explain.He also did a few big things, imitated his father, killed his brother, continued to reuse eunuchs, and started the famous "eunuch governing the country" policy, and then enjoyed it comfortably
As for the changes in the situation in the north, I don't care at all, and I don't care.

(End of this chapter)