Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Summer rainstorms come and go quickly.

As soon as the rainstorm stopped, the wild flowers all over the mountains and valleys were in full bloom and full of vitality, showing everyone a unique flower sea landscape in Songmo.

Khan Shen Dejin stood on the west building, looking at the envoys of the Kingdom of Xia sitting opposite.The envoy of Xia Guo was also watching him carefully.

"You are a petty official, why should you be an envoy of a great country?" Khan Hendejin asked.

His voice is very soft, mixed in the south wind, if you don't listen carefully, you can hardly hear it.But the coughing sound was very loud, sometimes very severe, his face was distorted and knotted together, and he was extremely painful.

Han Yanhui thought to himself, it was rumored that Khan Dejin had a weak temper and lingering illness.Now it seems that the temperament may not be weak, and the body is indeed not good enough.Perhaps, it was precisely because of this that Yelu Shilu and Yelu Yi's uncle and nephew gradually seized power and emptied the Khan Court.

Han Yanhui is the emissary who sent the letter this time, and he is indeed a small official. He is currently serving as the prime minister of Youdu County.

The Han family can also be regarded as a local force in Youzhou.Han Yanhui's father served as the governor. Han Yanhui himself has little talent and learning, and is famous for his articles.But he was born at an untimely time, and Li Keyong occupied Youzhou. He hated this kind of foreign power and did not become an official.

When Li Cunzhang was staying behind in Youzhou, he conscripted several times, but was rejected by Han Yanhui.

After Shao Shude occupied Youzhou, he issued the "Edict of Seeking Talents".Someone recommended Han Yanhui, and Xiao Yun, the servant of the door, inspected it and was very satisfied. He was awarded the post of Youdu County Chancellor under the eighth rank of the official. To be an official does not necessarily require an imperial examination. If you grasp it, you can get an official.

Han Yanhui also didn't like Shao Xia's external forces.But he is already 23 years old, and if he does not become an official, he may spend his whole life working in Anci County and township.In addition, Daxia is also an orthodox dynasty that abdicated at any rate, much stronger than Li Keyong and others. Outsiders should be outsiders. After much deliberation, Han Yanhui finally accepted it.

At the same time, he has also left a distinct mark on him—Xiao Xiang's people, this time he is sent as an envoy with a letter, is the errand that Xiao Yun arranged for him.

In all fairness, this errand is risky, and it is not surprising that people get killed.But as the "lucky one" in the eyes of many officials, Han Yanhui has to fight to prove to Xiao Xiang that he is worthy of his cultivation.

Everyone is rushing to do something easy and rewarding. Can it be your turn?Only by being able to do what others do not, can you gain the respect of others and the appreciation of your superiors.

"Although my official position is humble, I know the ancient and modern times well, know the sufferings of the people, understand Khitan and ridicule, and have the court talisman. Why can't I be an envoy of a great country?" Han Yanhui asked rhetorically.

Khan Shen Dejin smiled and stopped entangled in this topic.

"Yeluyi has resigned from the post of Yili Jin of the Eight Divisions and Yili Jin of the Diela Division. I wonder if your envoy is still satisfied?" Khan Chen Dejin asked.

"It would be a pity not to kill a traitor like Yeluyi." Han Yanhui said tentatively.

Khan Shen Dejin remained silent, and Yelvhadi, who was sitting by the side, spoke for his nephew in a rare way: "If the emperor of Xia rushes to kill them all, he will be deceiving people too much. There are 50 string-controlling people in the eight Khitan clans. Are you scared?"

Han Yanhui couldn't help smiling, ignored the bottom line, and at the same time understood the attitude of the Khitan people.Inside of them, they haven't reached the point of completely tearing their faces apart.

"I don't know who became Xinyi Lijin?" Han Yanhui asked. "It's the end of the jurisdiction." Khan Shen Dejin stretched out his right hand and said. "Oh, that's disrespectful." Han Yanhui pretended to be surprised.

Judy snorted, but said nothing.

"Is Emperor Xia still fighting in Hebei?" Khan Shen Dejin asked again.

"Hundreds of thousands of sages attacked Yiding, repeatedly broke Chengde, and the reinforcements from Hedong, the outer city of Yizhou has been destroyed, and it is about to go down." Han Yanhui replied.

He wasn't lying.

Hebei is now where I attack the enemy and defend, I am strong and the enemy is weak, there will be no suspense, no waves, everything is done step by step, and there is nothing worthy of special mention, just a boring siege.When the consumption is almost exhausted, the enemy crashes to the ground, and it is enough to reap the fruits.

Even if the Khitan wanted to intervene, they couldn't do it. The only thing they needed to beware of was Hedong, but their army was defeated once they came out of Feihukou, and they went out of Wu'er Valley for the second time.
Attacking and defending, no matter how defeated, there is nothing to do.

Khan Khan Hendejin and Yelvhadi seemed to have a little understanding of this, and they stopped talking after hearing the words, and their expressions became a little more dignified.

Han Yanhui looked at their faces and said with a smile: "When I came, the sage lowered his virtue. Before the Tang Dynasty, when he conquered Goguryeo and the Turks, the Khitan sent troops to follow them. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was delighted, and he conferred the Dahe family as a county. King. I don’t know—”

Having said that, Han Yanhui twitched his beard and waited for the reaction from the other side.

Hearing this, Khan Khan Dejin turned pale, and asked: "If Emperor Xia wishes to confer the title, it is naturally very good, but I don't know how to confer it?"

"The Yaozhan family can inherit the king of Jue Songmo County, and the eight tribes of Khitan belong to the Daxia clan. The western boundary of Khitan is the flat pine forest, and the southern boundary is the northern boundary of Yingzhou, which is roughly under the jurisdiction of Songmo Dudufu in the former Tang Dynasty." Han Yanhui said: " After the Yaozhan clan took over the title, they should send troops to conquer Hedong for the saints. The number of offerings each year still needs to be decided by the Zhengshitang."

Han Yanhui said a lot in one breath.If what he said was true, the territory of Khitan would shrink greatly, and at the same time, troops would be sent to help the imperial court fight. With the intensity of the war in the Central Plains, there would be no casualties.

In addition, there are offerings.Shao Sheng had the nickname of "Shao Papi" many years ago, wouldn't the Khitan people be afraid?
Only the Yaonian family will benefit from this canonization, because they can be the hereditary masters of Khitan.But this is actually useless, the former Tang Dynasty also canonized the Khitan Lord, the hereditary governor, but the government officials under the governor's mansion have high meritorious service, but they can't be promoted, and civil strife will eventually break out. In front of the powerful yamen official, there is only one word of death.

Therefore, this canonization can only be said to be good or bad for the Yaolan family, but it is very difficult for the Yelu family.Yeluhadi was silent, his face was ugly.

He wanted to profess his vassal status, but there was also a trace of fantasy in his heart.If he doesn't have any desires, then he can just take down Abaoji, why bother to be Yilijin himself?
There are not many people who can see things like power.

In addition, the division of national boundaries is also very problematic.The great shrinking of the territory will intensify the internal conflicts in Khitan. If the jurisdiction easily agrees, those who support him now will turn against him, and then Abaoji will come back to life.

In short, this matter cannot be accomplished. What the two sides can achieve now is a truce.

After all, in the outer cavalry battle in the flat pine forest, although the Khitan maintained the situation by relying on their large number of people, and went deep into the enemy's rear, and attacked the places where the Xia army grazed cattle, sheep and horses, and achieved some results, the warriors of various tribes were killed and injured by the iron cavalry. People, I don't want to fight anymore.

Yelu Shilu's attack on the Changxia Palace also caused a lot of losses, losing thousands of people, although the casualties of the Fan tribe on the opposite side were not small.In the direction of Yingzhou, the defeat was even more disastrous. It can be said that they were defeated for hundreds of miles, which was extremely damaging to morale.

Based on these points, the Khitan did not want to fight, and the Xia army did not have enough troops. They planned to accept it as soon as it was good, and successfully defeated the Khitan's most hard-line main combat faction, Yeluyi, sowing the seeds of division.When you free up your hands next time, you can do a lot of work and get twice the result with half the effort.

This matter, that's it, a tacit truce.

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Han Yanhui was fighting with Khan Khan, Yelv Hedi and others in Xilou, Ge Congzhou was commanding Ruoding outside Yizhou City, Liang Hanyong was attacking Weizhou, and He Lianjun and others were in Yingzhou to wipe out the remnants of the enemy. Yes, never idle.

Great Xia sage Shao Shude became the most idle one.

Inside the bamboo forest, there is a cool breeze, holding books in hand, surrounded by beauties, it is very pleasant.

Ashder was eight months pregnant and was about to give birth, so she withdrew from the first-line "main lineup".Sitting aside, Du and Webster explained the allusions in the book to the saint from time to time.

Xiao shook his fan lightly to drive away mosquitoes and flies for the saint.Sometimes some other services are also provided, for example, the sage holds a book in his right hand, and subconsciously kneads something with his left hand.Xiao's capital is proud, so her short jacket is completely open.

Chu stuffed the peeled grapes into the mouth of the saint. She was very focused and had to pay attention to the rhythm.When the sage is inquiring, or when he is fascinated by reading a book, she will stop for a while.

Zhang Hui just got up from the arms of the saint, and his footsteps were vain.

left.She is very frightened, she is not young anymore, she does not have the determination of Zhao Yu to give birth to the eighth son for Shao Shude when Zhao Yu tried his best, recently the saint and the concubine always play on her body in the end - she is really a little scared , but still have to bear the jealous eyes of Xiao Shi, Du Shi, Wei Shi, Pei Shi and other noble women, it is really too much to say.

"Huainan came to report that Yang Xingmi's health is not as good as before. He is sick and recovers from time to time. He has ordered his son Wo to return to Guangling from Shengzhou. This is to pass on the throne." Shao Shude put down the book in his hand and said: "If he passes away, Huainan Will something happen?"

He looked at Du Shi and said.Among the women in the harem, others either hide their clumsiness or are only worthy of serving others with sex. Only Du's quick thinking and clear organization can give him some references.

"It is not advisable for officials to go directly to Huainan if they follow secrets." Du Shi said, "I heard that Yang Wo is surly, arrogant and domineering. He does not look like a master. If you wait for a while, there may be chaos inside. "

"It makes sense." Shao Shude agreed with Du Shi's statement.

In fact, in the past two years, Yang Wu in Huainan has gradually become a conservative regime, and its expansionism has dropped sharply.Manpower is sometimes poor, and Yang Xingmi tossed half his life, but in the end he was no match for his life span.

In the past two years, after experiencing the rebellion of An Renyi, Tian Yu, and Yang Shihou, he has been cleaning up the interior, selecting elite soldiers from various prefectures to Guangling, and expanding the scale of government soldiers.To put it bluntly, it’s really nothing, it’s just a strategy of strong stems and weak branches that every high-ranking person loves to use.

This is a good thing, but also a bad thing.

The advantage is that the possibility of rebellion by the local separatists is greatly reduced, and Yang's status can no longer be threatened.The disadvantages are also obvious. Once there is a change in the central government, the Ya army will directly attack in Guangling. If anyone usurps power and takes power, the local states and counties will not be able to help them if they want to.

After all, Yang Xingmi was still worried that his old brothers would rebel, so he chose to be strong and weak, pinning his hopes on his son Yang Wo's ability to control the Yajun.

Is it reliable?That is a master who can enjoy day and night during the mourning period. When he gets excited, he orders people to light candles and play polo at night.

Arrogant and self-willed, without compulsion.

In order to have a spacious riding place, thousands of elite soldiers left by his father to protect him were transferred out of Yacheng, and the barracks were dismantled to make a horse farm. Obviously, they also lacked an accurate judgment on the surrounding environment.

This is a ***!

It will be much easier to let him make people angry first, and then do the work later. "If Huainan is to be attacked, which branch should be used?" Shao Shude asked again.

"Officials, there are ready-made ones in Yingzhou." Mrs. Du reminded.

"Haha!" Shao Shude laughed heartily, and said, "One south and one north, isn't this a connection? Well, the brothers from the Gao family can go back to Youzhou."

Xiao's upper body leaned forward, with a distorted expression on his face.