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Chapter 785 Daliao Hanmin, so what is the price of loyalty?

"The letter from across the boundary river has arrived again, this time it's a little different..."

"Is it okay for the two countries to reconcile? Alas, it would be great if that is the case, but it has already reached such a point, it is not easy!"

The generals of the Han people gathered together and whispered.

Since Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty established the ruling policy of "government according to customs", the basic state policy of the Liao Kingdom was to divide the rule between Fan and Han, that is, "govern the Khitan with the state system, and treat the Han people with the Han system".

In order to appease the Han people under his rule, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom even adopted two sets of ceremonies when he ascended the throne, one was the traditional "Chai Book Ceremony" of the Khitan nationality, and the other was imitating the one held when the Han emperor ascended the throne "Big Book Ceremony".

Of course, the most practical thing is the official selection system. The Liao Kingdom also adopted two methods. Officials in the north were selected through the world election, similar to the "Shi Qing Shi Lu" system to supplement them, and officials in the south were selected through imperial examinations.

However, a system is always just a system. It is another matter to actually implement it, and it will change as time goes by.

The generals of the Han people present here are very clear that the promotion of the Han people in the officialdom of the Liao Kingdom has its own rules.

To sum it up simply, if you curry favor with the Khitan nobles, you can be promoted.

Who is the master needs to figure out, otherwise he really thinks that he will be treated equally, or that he will be able to rise to the top based on his ability, and whichever is cooler will stay.

Of course, those who can sit here are all those with vested interests who have achieved success and fame. Although they have a Khitan father on their heads, they really want peace.

Because no matter which side has undergone drastic changes, it is hard to say whether people like myself can still have a place in the officialdom.

So before Shi Qian used the name of unified recovery to persuade them to surrender, this group of people scoffed and directly refused to accept it.

Now in the name of peace, it hit their minds, and they immediately started discussing it.

"Your Majesty has already forced the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty to flee far away from Jinling. Such achievements are beyond the reach of the predecessors. Why don't you return to the court as a teacher?"

"Your Majesty is too high-spirited, how can you be reconciled to being blocked by the Daming Mansion?"

"I think at least one of the four capital cities in the Southern Dynasties must be destroyed to reward the three armies. If they plan to go south in the future, all ethnic groups will follow them!"

"In my opinion, that foreign relative Xiao Feng advanced the slander, there are treacherous ministers around His Majesty!"

"Shut up, is this something we can talk about?"

……

"Shut up! You shouldn't have said those words!"

They were discussing in a low voice when a strong voice suddenly came from behind.

Everyone was shocked, and immediately got up when they saw the person coming, and saluted respectfully from the bottom of their hearts: "Sun Tuanlian."

The person who came was called Sun Zhong, with the word Xiancheng, and he was the training envoy of the Zhuozhou regiment who was in charge of the military and administration of a state.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, they were basically noble officials who did not hold real power, and their status in the Liao Dynasty was also very honorable. The generals of the Han people basically reached the end when they achieved this position. The honor and trust Sun Zhong received can be seen at the age of his early forties.

In addition to Sun Zhong, Zhang Qi and Xie Wu also walked over. They are both top-ranked generals in the land of Yanyun, and they are also the most prestigious figures of the Han people. Everyone can look up to them.

The three of them came hand in hand, and a group of Han generals suddenly became serious. They heard Sun Zhong sternly said: "At this critical moment, you are still together. Are you really not afraid of getting into trouble and affecting the whole family?"

The expression of the generals of the Han people changed slightly. In fact, they have been hugging each other like this for warmth, and their sudden separation will also attract suspicion. There is always no excuse for incriminating crimes. However, Sun Zhong has good intentions, and no one will deliberately refute them. .

What Sun Zhong said just now was just to set the tone, and the next words are the key: "Don't even read the letters from the other side of Jiehe, and hand them all over to His Highness's personal guards, as much as you have, and you have to hand it in as soon as possible. Hand it in, understand?"

The generals of the Han people hurriedly nodded and began to express their loyalty: "Please rest assured, Sun Tuanlian, we are loyal to Daliao, how could we collude with the Southern Dynasty?" Territory, loyalty is undivided!" "Never fall into that divisive scheme!"

However, Sun Zhong was not happy but worried: "You have such a casual attitude, but you still don't know what kind of crisis we are facing..."

The general of the Han people was stunned, then he heard Zhang Qi beside him ask: "Do you guys know about the fall of Yingzhou, Pingzhou and Luanzhou?"

Everyone responded: "Of course I know that a group of thieves from Shandong landed in Yingzhou from the Bohai Sea, and then took advantage of my unprepared frontline to steal the three states..." What's the point?" "I don't need to pay attention to the rumors in the rear, as long as I wait for the front line to stay in chaos, the people everywhere will not be in chaos!"

These words are not unreasonable, but Xie Wu also sighed and said: "Don't you just ask, who are the generals sent by His Highness to recover the three states?"

After the generals of the Han people stared at each other in blank dismay, their expressions suddenly turned ugly.

In fact, do I need to inquire? This group of familiar people are all here, and those who went to recover Yingzhou, Pingzhou and Luanzhou were naturally all Khitan generals.

In this way, Yelu De, the great king of the South Court, became suspicious of them again?
Seeing everyone's gloomy expressions, Sun Zhong sighed deeply: "In fact, I can understand Your Highness very well. Since the Song and Liao wars, everyone has been exhausted. Because of the stubborn resistance of the people of the Southern Dynasty, Yanyun was affected again. How to arrange the relationship between the Khitan and the Han people?" Dispatch, the superiors of the South Court must be very worried, we Han people should think more about His Highness, and we can't let others worry about everything!"

Some generals of the Han nationality felt very intimidated, but they also understood why they were able to serve as regimental envoys. Some generals of the Han nationality immediately stated: "Please don't worry, Sun Tuanlian, we will definitely hand in the letter!"

Sun Zhong hummed: "At this juncture, we must do every detail well to show our loyalty, and we must not slack off!"

"We are all one. If anything happens to one of them, it will cause others to become suspicious, and it will also affect the overall situation of Yanyun's defense. If it benefits the Southern Dynasty, it will harm the country!"

"Remember, remember!"

After earnestly and earnestly instructing Sun Zhongcai to leave with Zhang Qi and Xie Wu, the remaining group of Han generals lost their interest in talking and went back to their respective camps.

In their minds, the next step is nothing more than defending against danger and performing their duties.

Fighting is often very boring, especially the offensive and defensive confrontation at the border.

But in the middle of the night, many people were woken up by the noise outside, and then the Khitan guards rushed in like wolves and tigers, which made them even more angry: "What are you doing? We are loyal ministers! Loyal ministers!"

Soon the loyal ministers gathered together and were taken to the camp of the Chinese army.

Yelude sat upright, surrounded by hundreds of soldiers in strong and sharp clothes, and these Han generals who were brought in found that three people had already arrived first, kneeling on the ground, it was Sun Zhong, Zhang Qi and Xie Wu.

Seeing the pile of letters on the desk in front of Yelu Dezhong, the generals deeply felt the foresight of Sun Zhong and the others, and at the same time, their faces became more and more ugly.

They worked so hard for the Daliao. The Song army went north to confront each other for less than half a month. Yelu Dezhong, the king of the Southern Court, distrusted the generals of the Han people to such an extent, which is really chilling.

Sun Zhong also realized this. Although the high-level generals are basically Khitans, there are too many Han Chinese in the middle and lower levels of the Yanyun Land. In addition, the Yanyun Land is already turbulent. The situation of the battle changed, and he hurriedly said: "These letters are the renegade strategy of the thieves. I hope that your highness will forgive me if I overlook it!"

"You guys raise your heads!"

After a depressing silence, Yelude got up slowly, and after all the Han generals raised their heads, he drew his sword and pointed it at the table.

The generals held their breath, realized something, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

According to their understanding, Yelu Dezhong should have slashed at the table case with his sword, and then shouted: "All generals who dare to meet Lin Chong will be the same as this case!"

But Yelu must respect what the great king of the Southern Court wanted, and it was definitely not such superficial warnings. He said indifferently: "Everyone should have heard that this king was severely beaten by a group of township warriors from the Song Army in Zengtou City. Defeated, escaped back to Yanyun alone, right?"

Where did the generals dare to answer, they quickly lowered their heads again.

"I am a Khitan warrior. Victory is victory, and failure is failure. There is nothing to hide, but the defeat in Shandong is naturally impossible because my Daliao army lost to that mere Xiangyong. Due to it!"

"From the beginning, this king should not let Zeng's father and son and coach Su Ding move freely, but should imprison these people who can make decisions in the castle!"

Yelu had to show deep remorse again.

If he really did this, even if the Liao soldiers bullied and abused Zengtou City, without the leadership of the leader, the rest of the people could only endure it forcefully and fight to the end with the township warriors outside.

It is the same now.

As a ruler, Yelu Dezhong naturally knew that, just like the relationship between the Khitan and the Jurchens, the Khitan and the Han people were also full of conflicts. In the past, Liao Taizong's national policy of "dividing the Han from the Han" had long been a verbal empty talk after years of political corruption. , especially under the pressure of this war, the government is persecuting, the victims are everywhere, the backyard is on fire, and rumors are everywhere...

Under such circumstances, the Han army was about to set foot on this land again. It was impossible for any Khitan leader to be absolutely at ease with the Han generals under his command, and Yelu Dezhong was particularly sensitive.

The key is how to solve it?
He thought for a long time and found that he couldn't solve it.

Because there are so many Han people!

According to the rough statistics of later generations, the total population of the Liao Kingdom in this era was more than [-] million, of which [-] million were Khitans, accounting for less than [-] percent, and there were more than [-] million Han people, accounting for [-] percent. Forty, most of these Han people lived in the land of Yanyun.

Of course, this number may not be completely accurate, but one thing can be guaranteed, the Han people in the land of Yanyun are actually much more than the Khitan people who are the rulers.

It is obviously unrealistic to solve the conflict between the Khitan and the Han people by separating the two. Once separated, if the Han people want to rebel, it will be easier, and there is no one to supervise.

Yelu Dezhong also considered other methods, and then found that none of them were appropriate, so he had to go straight to the root, follow Zengtou City's method of Zhuge Liang after the fact, and take the lead with prestige and ability to deal with it first, so as to prevent it from happening.

So at this moment, Yelv Dezhong came to Sun Zhong, leaned over and said, "Sun Tuanlian, for the sake of Daliao, are you willing to show your loyalty?"

In fact, Sun Zhong didn't understand the meaning of the previous words, but he didn't hesitate for a moment, and kowtowed: "The official is loyal to Daliao and Khitan. If there is any violation, five thunders will strike the top, and the sun will learn from you." !"

"good very good!"

Yelude nodded emphatically, and then the sharp sword that was supposed to cut the corner of the table turned around and pierced Sun Zhong's chest smoothly.

Puff!

Blood came out suddenly, and all the Han generals in the camp were stunned, their eyes widened, and the eyeballs wanted to bulge out.

Sun Zhong looked at Jian Feng in disbelief, as if falling into a nightmare.

Yelu has to pay attention to "Zeng Nong" in this game.

If the Han officials were to betray, who would have the greatest influence on the Liao army guarding Yanyun?

Very simple, the first person to recommend Sun Zhong.

This is the training envoy of the Zhuozhou regiment. Zhuozhou is the place where the Liao army is stationed today. It is separated from Xiongzhou in Hebei by a white ditch. It is the border to resist the Song army. Sun Zhong has a deep influence in the army and has the highest prestige among the generals of the Han people. , can respond to everything, if he betrays, the consequences will be disastrous.

How to solve it?
Imprisonment?
Do not!
It is different from Zengtou City. Zengtou City is the territory of Zeng and his sons. If you kill them directly, the people below will be forced to turn against you. However, the land of Yanyun is the territory of him, the king of the South Court. , On the contrary, it will make the generals of the Han people have a mentality of rescue, and they will simply do nothing.

"Your Highness... I... I am... loyal to Daliao..."

When the severe pain surged out and spread rapidly throughout his body, Sun Zhong was sure that it was not a dream. He held the blade with both hands, his facial features twisted, and he trembled in extreme pain.

Sadness also flashed across Yelu Dezhong's face, and he leaned in front of him again and whispered: "This king knows that Sun Tuanlian is loyal to me, Daliao, but just like that Wuyan Sizhong, he knelt down on the ground at first, respectful, In the end, it was only because of a trivial matter that I turned against the Liao army..."

"People are subject to change. Being loyal now does not mean you will be loyal in the future. Even if Sun Tuanlian has always been utterly loyal, what if your cronies around you voted for Lin Chong and rebelled in your name?"

"One mistake can never be repeated! The land of Yanyun is the lifeblood of my Daliao. Facing an opponent like Lin Chong, this king must eliminate all dangers in the bud. Your family will be rewarded heavily by this king. Go!"

Sun Zhong opened his mouth, and then heard two screams, and saw Zhang Qi and Xie Wu, who were also kneeling in front, were also chopped down by Yelu Dezhong's personal guards.

The blood of the three most prestigious Han people generals, the blood of sincerity to Daliao flowed from their bodies and gradually spread, reflecting the expressions of the other Han people generals in the tent who were silent.

"The generals who dare to meet Lin Chong are the same as these three!"

Accompanied by Yelu Dezhong's ferocious warning, Sun Zhong fell heavily to the ground, and the last thought in his mind was: "My Land of Yanyun in Daliao...I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it!"

(End of this chapter)