Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 580
Luo Youdu chatted with Zhe Saihua.

Zhe Saihua talked about the letter he received from the family: "Daddy said that Yuqing is young, and has the demeanor of a Zhejia son, and has begun to ride a horse and learn to fight. Zhejia will have another good person who can serve the country loyally."

Of course Luo Youdu knew who Zhe Saihua was talking about, the three generations of the famous Zhe family, Zhe Yuqing.

The legend of the Zhe family began with Zhe Congruan, but the origin of the Zhe family general began with Zhe Yuqing.

Both Zhe Congruan and Zhe Dejian belonged to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and were not counted among the generals of the Song Dynasty.

Starting from Zhe Yuqing, the Zhe family will guard Khitan in the east and Xixia in the west, guarding the frontiers of the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is heroic, especially Zhe Yuqing is the most regrettable.Before he was a weak crown, he took on the important task of Fugu, and made great contributions to the Song Dynasty's attack on the Northern Han Dynasty at the age of 21.Afterwards, the Khitan attacked the Song Dynasty in three ways, Zhe Yuqing defeated the West Route Army in Xinzezhai, and captured more than a hundred Khitan chiefs.The subsequent battle of Xuezi River was the pinnacle battle of Zhe Yuqing's career. The Khitan general Han Dewei who fought, crying for his father and mother, confiscated five thousand for his head alone. More than ten people, Han Dewei only escaped with his own body.

After this battle, Zhe Yuqing fell ill from overwork.

After Han Dewei learned about it, he made a comeback.

Zhe Yuqing was ill and went out to fight. When the Khitan people heard that Zhe Yuqing had arrived in person, tens of thousands of Khitan soldiers were frightened and scattered, not daring to fight again.

Not long after Zhe Yuqing frightened the Khitan army back, he died in the army, only in his thirties.

If it hadn't been for the disastrous defeat at the Gaoliang River, and the pressure on the western front had fallen on a young man in his early twenties, Zhe Yuqing might not have ended up like this.

Luo Youdu was quite moved when he thought about Zhe Yuqing in history, but when he thought that another ten years later, there would be another general in the imperial court who could stand on his own, he felt excited and said, "I have a hunch that this little brother-in-law of mine Huo will definitely become my court guard. If you want your father-in-law and brother-in-law, you can let them live in Bianjing for a few days. They have guarded the Fugu for many years, so it's time to relax."

With the destruction of the Dingnan Army and the surrender of Yun Jiuzhou, Fugu is no longer the front line of the battlefield.

Now Fugu's mission is mainly to guard the army's horse farm and support Yunjiuzhou.

Zhe Saihua nodded hurriedly, she really missed her family a little bit.

While teasing the child in his arms, Xiao Chuo eavesdropped on the conversation between the two, and when he heard Luo Youdu praise Zhe Yuqing, he suddenly remembered that when he was reading the newspaper, he saw Luo Youdu's decree on seeking talents, rolled his eyes, and said: " Baby, don’t cry, if you cry, the big black worm will come and take you away.”

Luo Youdu was amused, and said: "Yanyan has also heard of Li Chongjin's name?"

Li Chongjin's nickname was Black King, but Zhang Yongde changed it to Black Tiger.

But Luo Youdu didn't remember what Li Chongjin did to make the child stop crying.

With puzzled eyes, Xiao Chuo said, "Who is Li Chongjin? He's also called Hei Da Chong?"

Luo Youdu wondered, "Then who is your name, that black bug?"

Xiao Chuo said: "Yin Jilun, a fierce looking man, his family lives next to the Shushu. When he was at the door, we dared not pass by. The sister of the Zhou family gave him the nickname "Black Big Worm." She paused and said, "But sir, the eldest son of the Yin family is bold and careful, with outstanding martial arts skills and a famous general's weapon. Let us not be afraid of him..."

Luo Youdu heard Yin Jilun's name a little familiar, thinking about it carefully, his hands were involuntarily put together, it turned out to be him.

He couldn't remember Yin Jilun's life story clearly, but he and Li Jilong defeated the mighty Khitan general Yeluxiu in the battle of Xuhe, which left a deep impression on him.

Brother Yeluxiu thought he was the suffering master of the Song Dynasty, the god of the Gaoliang River Chariot, so he gave him his name.

It was obviously not easy for Yin Jilun to defeat Brother Yeluxiu on the battlefield.

Li Jilong is about fifteen now, and he is exercising with his father in Liangzhou.

Luo Youdu planned to transfer him to his side for reuse in a few years.I don't know how old this Yin Jilun is?

With his love for talents, he didn't care about Xiao Chuo's age, so he hurriedly asked, "Does Yanyan know how old Yin Jilun is?"

Xiao Chuo thought about it for a while, and said, "It's eighteen, it's less than twenty, and it's not yet crowned."

Luo Youdu said happily: "Eighteen, that's enough. Yanyan has made great achievements this time, what reward do you want?"

Xiao Chuo said obediently: "I am satisfied to be able to help His Majesty Yanyan, so I don't want any reward."

Luo Youdu smiled meaningfully and said, "You little guy..."

The next day, Luo Youdu investigated Yin Jilun's situation and found that he also had a father named Yin Xun who served as a commander in the bodyguard department.

This is easy to handle, he issued a decree, appointing Yin Jilun as the inner palace director.

The so-called inner hall straight, to put it bluntly, is the emperor's attendant officer, who is responsible for the emperor's safety and is located in front of the hall. Therefore, most of them are talented and brave children of military officials.

Yin Jilun has a military official father, and there have been no formalities for being transferred to the inner palace.

Yin Jilun, who received the appointment, seemed to have hit the pie, and somehow he was appreciated by the emperor of the Central Plains.

On the second day after being ordered, he entered the palace and reported for duty.

Luo Youdu even took the time to meet him.

Good guy, it's exactly as Xiao Chuo said, with a fleshy face and black charcoal face, he looks like a general's version of a young Bao Qingtian.

But he didn't know that after Yin Jilun defeated Brother Yeluxiu, the Khitan people didn't dare to look him in the face and called him the black-faced king.

Yin Jilun's appearance is not pleasant, but the frivolous spirit displayed by the young man can still be seen to be a little bit better than ordinary people.

Luo Youdu said a few words of praise with satisfaction, and said: "From now on, I will follow me around, and when you are older, I will hire you according to your performance."

Yin Jilun was a bit dazed, but faced with such a good thing, he seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, and said passionately: "I am willing to go through fire and water for your majesty."

Half a month later, Luo Youdu got the news that Yeluxian had entered Beijing.

After recuperating in Zhangjiakou for half a month, Ye Luxian felt even more urgent about going to Beijing.

These days he was lying in bed, bored, so he asked Xiao Hunian to get him some books.

The relationship between the Central Plains court and the Khitan was bad, and many books in the Central Plains could not be circulated in Khitan to Beijing.

Yeluxian loved the Central Plains culture very much, and was extremely happy to see what he couldn't see or learn from it. As soon as his health improved, he couldn't wait to say goodbye to Xiao Hunian and Yelv Pode, and set foot on the road to Beijing.

However, he was weak and unable to rush on the road, so it took some time to come to Bianjing.

Looking at the bustling scene of Bianjing City and seeing the merchants and common people rushing about for their lives, Ye Luxian couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

The expressions on the faces of the Khitan people were numb, facing the high-handed government, they lived like walking corpses.

But the people of the Central Plains have yearning for the future.

This kind of expression is absolutely not seen in Khitan.

It's not just the city of Bianjing, it's the same for all the people I saw along the way.

They may not be rich, but they have hope for life.

(End of this chapter)