Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, a guest came to Brother Hua's residence.

"Dielit, you have made a lot of contributions in the past few years." Brother Hua ordered his wife, Hua Gu, to come out to meet him, cook tea himself, and entertain the guests.

The person who came was Yelu Dielite, the son of Judi, who was in charge of the soldiers and horses under the command of the Fengguo Army.In the 14th year of the founding of the pole, he was rewarded by the sage for his meritorious service against the Tartars.

In 15 years, he attacked the Tatars again, and then conquered the Western Regions, making repeated military exploits.

However, the Fengguo Army may not necessarily be able to preserve its organizational system. It is hard to say where Dielite will go.

Recently, there have been rumors that Dielite was named "Yelu Yongzhen" by the sage because of his merits, and he is very likely to enter the Imperial Army. This is also an important reason why Brother Hua warmly entertained him—not just because of his "citizenship" Friendship.

"You are not bad, magistrate of Ji County." Yelu Yongzhen said: "If you go further up, you will be the assistant officer of Shangzhou. If you make some contributions, the governor of Xiazhou is not out of reach."

Yongzhen's words meant something, Brother Hua was surprised when he heard it, and asked back: "What did you hear?"

"Brother Hua, why is this so?" Yelu Yongzhen smiled and said, "You and I are both members of the Yelu family. If you can know, I can't? Someone from Abaoji went south to vote for you?"

Brother Yelu Hua was startled, and suddenly forced a smile, said: "Someone came to see me. It's a difficult life with A Baoji. It's normal to want to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, isn't it?"

"En." Yelu Yongzhen nodded, and said: "Our eight Khitan tribes, there are not many people who have mixed up in Daxia, just you and me, A Guzhi, Xiao Dilu and so on. The people under Abaoji Don’t be afraid when people come to you, it’s helping them.”

"What am I afraid of?" Now that he had spoken, Brother Hua stopped hiding and said, "The imperial court already knew about this, and asked me to recruit more people secretly, find Abaoji's pasture, and raid it. "

In fact, the court still knew about the general scope of Abaoji's activities.But "roughly" is useless. The grasslands are vast and thousands of miles away. Finding people is like finding a needle in a haystack.Not to mention that people are still nomadic, and the grasslands are constantly changing. If Abaoji hadn't defeated and annexed several small tribes in the north, and contacted Shiwei at the same time, and invaded the border repeatedly, the court would not have been able to catch him.

During the crown prince's eastward tour, Wang Shi defeated Khitan in Da Xianbei Mountain and beheaded more than three thousand ranks, which made A Baoji suffer a lot.

Over the past few years, there were probably 3 or 20 Khitan soldiers of the Abaoji Department who were beheaded.The eight tribes of Khitan that he took away back then had a population of just over [-]. Even though they later annexed some Tatars and Ugus, and then annexed small tribes after going to the north, their strength has increased, but after repeated battles and defeats, there must be some people abandon him.

Three thousand is strong, it is not a small loss for him.Next, if he could accurately detect his location and kick the crumbling house, the tribal alliance he had painstakingly managed would be torn apart and wiped out.

If Abaoji knows the opportunity, he should run this meeting.

With the construction of the three cities in Mobei, Lifanyuan and Beiya are increasingly controlling the grasslands. The tribes that were originally vacillating may gradually tend to the court, and the scope of Abaoji's activities will be greatly restricted. Defeat is inevitable. .

Why bother?Why bother?Brother Hua couldn't understand.

"If Abaoji is defeated, the last enemy of the imperial court in the north will be gone." Yelu Yongzhen was slightly melancholy when he said this.

During Tang Xuanzong's time, the Khitan Dahe Alliance was also wiped out. Finally, the ashes were cleaned up and the Yaolan Alliance was established. After more than 100 years of development, it has grown slowly.

Abaoji, can we still have this chance?

Did Khitan perish forever?Just like the countless tribes that spin up and down on the grassland?
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether Abaoji loses or loses." Brother Hua said seriously: "A few days ago, I went to the mansion of the prince's servant for a banquet. , even if the political opinions are different, they are mostly doing practical things. This imperial court may have a long history."

"I've heard it too, it's just moaning without illness." Yelu Yongzhen laughed, and said: "The crown prince has returned with a big victory on his east tour. I heard the discussion in the army, and I think the crown prince is still a soldier. When he beat Li Maozhen and others, The prince charged into battle, was brave enough to defeat the enemy, and won a complete victory in the end, and the warriors all thought it was good."

"Then I'm relieved." Brother Yelu Hua smiled and said, "If Wu Fu can recognize the prince, the world will be stable."

"Actually, when I first came to the Central Plains, it was an eye-opener. Warriors are even more domineering and fierce than grassland shepherds." Yelu Yongzhen laughed: "In the end, someone told me that 20 years earlier, they would be even more domineering." , haha. Now another ten years have passed, and the army is actually much more honest. The crown prince will be able to control a generation, and it will be almost the same.”

"When you say that, I am more motivated." Hua Gu brought tea at the right time, and Brother Hua personally brought a bowl to Yelu Yongzhen, saying: "You and I are already rich and honored, so we are looking forward to a happy new dynasty." Yes. I don’t want to live those days in the Khitan tribe. Even if it’s Yi Li Jin, it’s not as good as a county magistrate in Jingzhao Prefecture. I didn’t know it before, and I was still silly on the grassland. Now I’m living a good life Days, I don’t want to go back anymore. What I’m most afraid of is that the new dynasty will fall apart. I heard you say that the prince’s ability is not bad, so don’t worry about it. Climbing up is more practical than anything else.”

Yelu Yongzhen thanked him, took the tea bowl, took a sip, and praised: "You can't drink this tea in the Western Regions."

"Then drink more, the Sinong Temple is still cultivating new tea varieties." Brother Hua already treated himself as a person of agricultural science.

"Sinong Temple should send more people to the Western Regions. There are many deserts, but there are also many oases. The weather is very different from the Central Plains. Maybe new things can be produced." Yelu Yongzhen said: "If you can't enter this time For the imperial army, I will join the Western Regions Trading Company to do business, and specialize in the Central Plains and the Western Regions."

"It seems that warriors like to do business..." Yelu Hua said.

Yelu Yongzhen smiled mysteriously, and said: "Annan, Liaodong, Yunnan, Western Regions, and grasslands are places where martial arts are either formed by themselves or hired as guards. They have no skills, and some money cannot be earned. On the other hand, you Are the buyers and sellers so honest? What would you do if you met another group of people in the desert?"

"Murder and robbery?"

Yelu Yongzhen nodded, and said: "It's actually the same at sea. If someone is killed, thrown into the sea, buried in the desert, the body can't be found. Let's not talk about this, let's talk about business. If there is someone on Abaoji's side Come and vote, don’t refuse, it’s good to pull one more out of the sea of ​​suffering.”

"Am I qualified to refuse? During the meeting, people from the Privy Council were the ones talking, so I'll just pull the strings." Brother Hua said with a wry smile.

"You are considered a merit." Yelu Yongzhen nodded, and said: "You can live a good life in Daxia by working hard. Even if you have nothing, as long as you dare to fight for your life, you have a chance to live your life. Just Speaking of Brother Hua, when you ran away with Hua Gu, did you think of today?"

Hua Gu was next to her, she laughed and scolded Yelu Yongzhen a few words.

Yongzhen also laughed, but she was not embarrassed.

"Actually, I've figured it out recently." Brother Hua said, "The new dynasty's elegant government is still very good. Most of us Khitan people are in Liaodong Road. Even if the imperial examinations are divided into Jinshi according to the road, we can't compete with the Han people and Bohai people. But the new dynasty has many ways, so that people like us can have opportunities. Speaking from my conscience, many officials with Jinshi origin are not as diligent as I am, and their credit is not as great as mine. No one was there, and after inquiring about it, I went to travel and write poems. If the officials are so easy to do, I will persuade all the people who come to vote to go back and let them run far away. Then have children and occupy more Grassland, train soldiers, wait for the right time. But if it happens, I advise them to abandon Abaoji and fight for the saint."

"That's the reason." Yelu Yongzhen said: "This time when Chen Cheng was dismissed, it was Wang Yong who took the top spot. It's very good. Wufu Han Jian can also enter the political affairs hall. After hearing about it in the army, they all said that after the Anshi Rebellion in the previous Tang Dynasty, this It was the first time ever, and morale was boosted."

Some things are just weird.

There are only a few prime ministers, but there are tens of thousands of warriors, and most of them are illiterate. Those who have the ability and opportunity to enter the political affairs hall are rare among warriors, and they are destined to have nothing to do with ninety-nine percent of them—— May I ask how many warriors are there in the world who can study hard for decades like Han Jian, are good at governing the country, and have made achievements?
But after the news of Han Jian's visit to the prime minister spread, even the illiterate soldiers felt honored and their morale was boosted.

Identity is such a wonderful thing.

"Okay, I've been bothering you for so long, so it's time for me to leave." After drinking tea, Yelu Yongzhen got up and said.

Brother Hua and his wife were polite and sent it outside the door before returning it.

"There are still ten days until the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting. This time, the sage will probably declare his determination to carry out the new dynasty's elegant government in front of all the officials in the world." Yelu Hua looked at his wife and said.

"Wu Fu returns to his heart."

"Confucian scholars dare not make trouble."

"All kinds of miscellaneous studies are very happy."

"Fans from all over the world are intimidated by the great prestige of Great Xia."

"The prince can control the situation again."

"This world is very stable."

"The next step is to see how far the saint can go."

Huagu was speechless.

She is a woman, and she doesn't know much about these things.But she also knows that the world is now peaceful, and for the people of the world, regardless of the Han, it is a rare era of peace, as long as they work hard, they can realize their original dreams.

The cold wind picked up suddenly, and the trees roared.

The two turned their heads and looked, only to see a loquat tree almost torn by the strong wind, with dead branches and leaves falling all over the courtyard.

In fact, every year, the cold wind will tear off some dead branches and leaves, so that the trees can travel lightly and regain their vitality in the next spring.

But this year's cold wind was particularly harsh, and a seemingly strong branch was blown off.

Brother Hua picked it up and saw a few eggs.

He looked up at the tree again.

The wind is still blowing, the tree is still shaking, as if it will never stop.

In the coming spring, it will grow stronger, right?Until one day it is deeply rooted in the earth, no longer afraid of the cold wind.

(End of this volume)