Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 566 Scaring Artifact
Yelu Dilie was greatly shocked by the madness displayed by Bianjing scholars, warriors, and common people. Looking back at Yelu Haisi, Xiao Daqian, Xiao Shululie, Xiao Talin and others beside him, everyone's expression was tense. stretch.

The scene in front of them is their world view, which is incomprehensible.

As long as the imperial court can solve the food and clothing of the people, in the feudal era, the power it can generate is quite terrifying. This is the foundation of the Huaxia Dynasty.

Even after entering the imperial city, Yelu Dilie could still hear the shouts behind him.

Following the guidance of the Ministry of Rites, Yelu Dilie and his group finally met the legendary emperor of the Central Plains.

Looking at Luo Youdu on the stairs, Yelu Dilie secretly sighed that he was young, and at the same time willingly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed.

Yelu Dilie was still a little hesitant when he decided to go to Nantou, but what he saw and heard about going to Beijing this time dispelled all his worries.

Yelv Dilie could feel the strength of the Central Plains from all aspects.

Not just power, but also culture, system, people's livelihood, technology...

He is completely convinced.

"Chen Yelv Dilie pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor, may His Majesty's holy body be safe and live forever!"

Luo Youdu looked at Yelu Dilie who was submitting, waved his big hand and long sleeves and said, "Excuse me, I'm flat. In my Central Plains, there is no worship. The general and you enter our Central Plains, and you are your own people, so there is no need to be so polite." .”

He didn't ask Yelu Dilie to abide by the etiquette of the Central Plains, but spoke bluntly about his own people.

Although the meaning is the same, the meaning is completely different.

Yelu Dilie's heart was also hot. After licking for so long, he finally saw the real person. He even said that he was one of his own, and shouted: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Yelu Dilie thanked him, he put on the "Na Di Biao" with both hands.

Yelv Dilie was not good at writing articles, and this "Na Di Biao" was written by Ma Dechen himself.

Ma Dechen was a well-known scholar in Khitan in history. He was eager to learn erudition and was famous for his integrity. He won the trust of Liao Jingzong Yeluxian and Xiao Chuo. "Three Records of Action" exhorted Liao Shengzong and made great contributions to Khitan's culture and education.

With the appearance of Luo Youdu, Ma Dechen did not become an official in Khitan, but was trapped in Yunjiuzhou because of Khitan's split.

In the end, due to various reasons, Ma Dechen entered Bianjing for a scientific examination, and was awarded a Jinshi in high school.

Ma Dechen didn't want to go to Yunjiuzhou to be an official, but wanted to stay in the Central Plains.

It was after Luo Youdu had an in-depth conversation with him that Ma Dechen returned to Yunjiuzhou just now.

"Na Di Biao" is very well written, and it also emphasizes the legitimacy of Yunjiuzhou, stepped on Shi Jingtang a few times, and also protected Yelu Dilie's face.

Luo Youdu is in a good mood. The attachment of Yunjiuzhou means that the Luoyu court has a strategic depth of hundreds of miles in Monan, and Datong Yunzhong, Yanmen Pass and Yanshan defense line are connected together.

To advance can be attacked, and retreat can be defended.

Taking the current situation as an example, the Eastern Khitan's strategic center of gravity is now shifting eastward, and its sphere of influence will probably be the three eastern provinces in the future.

In this way, their attack direction was stuck on the front line of Yuguan and Juyongguan.

At the same time, the soldiers and horses of Yunjiuzhou can also cross the Monan grassland, attacking the flanks of the Eastern Khitan, and even the rear.

Of course, they can also choose to avoid Yuguan and Juyongguan from Zhongjing Dading Mansion, and directly attack Yunjiuzhou.

This is even simpler. The soldiers of the Yanshan defense line will be able to cut off the communication between East Khitan and Dading Mansion directly from the Miyun Gubeikou.

The same is true for Mobei Khitan and the rising Mongolia.

With the existence of Yunjiuzhou, they cannot directly threaten Yanmen Pass in Shanxi.

When attacking Yunjiuzhou, they will face the threat of the Yanmenguan and Yanshan defense lines, and occupy the initiative in the war.

This is also the reason why Yelu Deguang wanted Yanyun sixteen prefectures.

The line of defense in the Sixteen States of Yanyun is a strategically important place to resist nomads created by Huaxia Erlang with countless life experiences.

Regarding Yelu Dilie's reward, Luo Youdu was not stingy, and awarded him the title of Yingguo Duke, and at the same time, he was also named Wuning Army Jiedushi, Youxiaowei General, platinum, silk, and Shiyi are naturally indispensable. But of course, I added a sentence to stay in the capital and serve the court.

Yelv Dilie showed no dissatisfaction on his face, but sighed secretly, and finally stayed in Bianjing.

It's not that Luo Youdu can't tolerate Yelu Dilie, but he won't make an exception for him.

Contributing clouds to Kyushu is a great achievement, and he has the final say on how to reward him.Instead of giving Yelu Dilie whatever he wanted.

As for Yelu Haisi, Xiao Daqian, Xiao Shululie, Xiao Talin and others who followed Yelu Dilie, they also had their own rewards.

Compared with Yelu Dilie, they all took the real power position of governor, relatively speaking, they are quite satisfied.

After the reward, it was natural to have a banquet.

Luo Youdu invited Qian Hongchu, Liu Congxiao, Li Jing and others to accompany him.

Seeing that Yelu Dilie was not in high spirits, Luo Youdu raised his glass and said with a smile: "The general is not in line with the rumors."

Yelu Dilie quickly raised his glass and said, "Your Majesty laughed."

Luo Youdu said: "I heard that when the general was weak, he was able to shoot eagles and tigers, and he was called 'Battelle' by the grassland people. Why do you have a sick face? I still count on you, the grassland 'Battle', to be my vanguard general .”

The translation of Battelle means warrior.

Yelu Dilie looked at Luo Youdu in disbelief.

Luo Youdu smiled and said, "Why? Don't you want to? Or do you dislike the vanguard general, and the position is not high enough?"

Yelu Dilie came out in surprise, bowed and said: "No, Your Majesty, I was so happy that I lost my mind all of a sudden. It is my blessing, Yelu Dilie, to be your Majesty's vanguard."

Luo Youdu waved his hand and said: "Get up, don't let this great atmosphere become stiff."

Yelv Dilie was overjoyed, and finally let go of the depression in his heart, thinking that Luo Youdu had called himself a general from the beginning, not Ying Guogong, and understood the meaning, and secretly scolded himself for being stupid and worrying about nothing.

Luo Youdu smiled knowingly when he saw this.

Yelv Dilie presented it with Cloud Kyushu, and Luo Youdu kept this credit in his heart.

He will try his best to satisfy Yelu Dilie's request.

However, Yelv Dilie had a special status, and the environment and customs of Khitan were also different from those of the Central Plains.

Let Yelv Dilie return to Yunjiuzhou, which means that it is difficult for the Khitan people in Yunjiuzhou to really integrate into the Central Plains and become a part of the Central Plains.

At the same time, his attitude will change as the environment changes. Now Yelu Dilie is very close to the Central Plains and can be regarded as loyal.

What about the future?
No one can tell whether the mentality will change due to the influence of the environment.

Cloud Kyushu is the front line of the border. Other places can be chaotic, but the border cannot be chaotic.

Luo Youdu could satisfy Yelv Dilie's unwillingness to be drunk, but he couldn't let him return to Yunjiuzhou and continue to lead his clan Qubu.

Yelv Dilie originally thought that he would be trapped in Bianjing for the rest of his life, but now that he has hope, he doesn't care about other things so much.

Luo Youdu chatted with Yelu Dilie a few words about Khitan.

While responding to the topic, Yelu Dilie felt a little surprised in his heart. He felt that Luo Youdu revealed some internal affairs of the Khitan that he didn't know very well, and he wondered who the Khitan was.

Luo Youdu raised his glass to Xiao Shululie and Xiao Talin, and said: "General Xiao and his son, with [-] troops, ran amok among [-] rebels. I am shocked by their great wisdom and bravery. Come, I respect you two." Have a glass."

Xiao Shululie raised his glass with some trepidation, Xiao Talin was not afraid when he was a newborn calf, instead he hesitated to speak.

Luo Youdu originally wanted to mention Xiao Hunian and Xiao Chuo's affairs, but seeing Xiao Talin's appearance, he asked with a secret smile, "Does the little general have something to say to me?"

Xiao Shululie's face changed slightly, and he wanted to pull Xiao Talin secretly.

Xiao Talin took the first step and said: "Going back to Your Majesty, the general wants to ask the sisters of the Xiao family how they are?"

Xiao Shululie looked embarrassed.

Luo Youdu said: "Xiao Hunian and Xiao Chuo live in the former residence of Zhenqian's residence, which is on the North Street, and you two can visit at any time."

At this point, Xiao Shululie could only bite the bullet and say thanks.

Yelu Dilie held the wine glass and drank the wine, but felt a chill down his spine, and drank the hot wine into his belly in one gulp, the steaming hot wine could not suppress the futile chill.

Yelv Dilie always thought that it would be harmless for the civil service to infiltrate the Central Plains, as long as the military was in control, it would be fine to advance and retreat freely.

Listening to Xiao Talin's question now.

military?

Xiao Shululie and Xiao Talin's elbows were obviously turned outward.

Could there be others besides them?

Glancing at the emperor of the Central Plains at the top, a sense of awe rose, and he felt that he was completely in control of him.

He didn't dare to imagine what would happen to him if he chose to stick to Yunjiuzhou, or give up Yunjiuzhou to hide from the Central Plains.

"General, general?"

Yelu Dilie heard two yells before he came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I'm here."

Luo Youdu smiled and said: "I know that the general loves horseback riding and archery, so he may not be used to it in Beijing. It just so happens that there is an imperial hunting ground in Xutian, and I allow you to play as you please. But I am greedy, and I will get a share of the prey I hunt."

Yelu Dilie came back to his senses, and thought: What are you afraid of now?
They are all his people, and they will harm themselves again?

Yelu Dilie was really discouraged, and responded with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty likes to eat wild game. If you have free time, I will hunt some prey and add food to Your Majesty."

He put on a smiley face.

Zhao Pu on the opposite side somehow felt that the smiling face was familiar to the hot eyes.

Luo Youdu was in a happy mood today, drank a little more, and walked into Mrs. Huarui's residence with a little tipsiness.

Mrs. Huarui knows how to serve people best, and she provides one-stop service for undressing, washing, washing and playing.

Luo Youdu can enjoy the bliss on earth without even lifting a finger.

Early in the morning, Luo Youdu and Mrs. Huarui got bored with each other for a while, and practiced reading as usual before going to court.

Luo Youdu obviously felt that the civil and military officials at the meeting were more interested than before.

After all, with the attachment of Yun Jiuzhou, the imperial court can be said to have completed the great cause of unification and occupied all the core territories of China.

The rest of the Eastern Khitan, Mobei, and Western Regions will all belong to the act of expanding the territory.

At the court meeting, it was necessary to discuss the arrangement and management of Yunjiuzhou, and the time for the next court was delayed by an hour compared to the past.

Luo Youdu returned to Wende Hall hungry, saw Mrs. Huarui handing over the hot pastries, couldn't help giving her a sweet kiss, and ate hungrily.

Just after filling his stomach, Luo Youdu was about to deal with government affairs, but the servant came to report: "Your Majesty, the Armament Superintendent Yao Sui and Master Huai Bing are asking to see you."

Luo Youdu cheered up and said, "Please hurry up!"

Without moving his place, he met Yao Sui and Huai Bing in the Wende Hall where he rested in the court to express his trust in them.

Yao Sui was the military supervisor of the imperial court, responsible for the research and development of weapons.

Luo Youdu, as a descendant, attaches great importance to the quality of weapon manufacturing.

South and North workshops and workshops for bows, armors, swords and stirrups were set up in central Beijing, which were specially responsible for the production and research of bows and crossbows, armors, swords and stirrups.There is also a strict supervision system, and every crossbow weapon and armor needs to be checked repeatedly before being sent to the battlefield.

As for the monk Huai Bing, he is the Zhending monk who salvages the iron bull in the elementary school text.

Luo Youdu knows that mathematical physics is the key to the development of science and technology.

Monk Huai Bing has a lot of research on mechanics. He knows a lot of mechanics, such as using buoyancy to salvage iron bulls in textbooks, and using the physical center of gravity to straighten the thirteen-level pagoda, as well as levers, fulcrums, and other physics-related things. .

It's just a cliché. Monk Huai Bing understands what he understands, and what he uses is what he uses. Everything is his research experience, and he has not expressed these mechanical relationships to form a set of theories.

Luo Youdu gave him fifteen students and asked Huai Bing to try to sort out a set of theories.

At the same time, Huai Bing also has a task to assist the military supervisor in making weapons.

All long-range weapons can use the principle of mechanics, and Huai Bing can be of great help in this regard.

Through his improvement, the power and accuracy of large equipment such as catapults and bed crossbows of the Luoyu court have been improved to a certain extent.

Seeing that the time was right, Luo Youdu gave the Military Weapon Supervisor and Monk Huaibing a task a year ago, asking them to improve the crossbow arrows.

Luo Youdu got the news that the Khitan had discovered an open-pit mine vein in the northeast and obtained a large amount of iron ore.

Through the smelting technology they learned from the Central Plains, they built two elite troops, one was called the Iron Forest Army, and the other was still called the Iron Harrier.

Before the Khitan split, they acquired tall Liangzhou horses through transactions with Dingnan, Uighur, Tubo and other places, and built an armored cavalry.

They have been learning from the fiasco of the Sanggan River.

With the improvement of technology, the armor rate of soldiers is getting higher and higher, and the effect of ordinary bows and crossbows has also lost its former style.

Faced with this situation, Luo Youdu knew that a brand new bow and crossbow must be born in order to take advantage of the strong bow and crossbow of the Central Plains.

There is no doubt that this powerful bow has only one name, the God Arm Bow.

The god arm bow is called a bow, but it is actually a crossbow. It is so powerful that it is the most powerful in the Song Dynasty in history.

The Song Dynasty was able to rely on infantry to fight against the cavalry on the grassland. In addition to the tortoise-like infantry armor, the god arm bow was the main reason.

It's just that Luo Youdu is not good at this. He has only heard of the name of the god arm bow in history, and he knows nothing about it.

He could only tell Yao Sui and Monk Huai Bing their purpose, and they had to study the rest by themselves.

Luo Youdu asked many times, but the progress was slow. It was not until recently that a breakthrough was reported.

See you now, don't you?

(End of this chapter)