Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 667
That night, a raging flame rose from Dading Mansion.

Under the cover of the flames, the Khitan army began to flee northward.

Luo Youdu got the situation in his sleep, he didn't even have time to dress, he was wearing a big leather jacket.

What a vigilant person he is, looking at the flames in the distance, he has an insight into the meaning of the other party in an instant.

The opponent is trying to use the Great Ding Mansion to trap him, making him unable to pursue, or unable to pursue with all his strength.

Luo Youdu didn't complain at all, the two armies were fighting each other by their own methods, regardless of whether the tactics were vicious or not.

He wasn't so naive as to expect the generosity and benevolence of his opponent, that's all.

But he had no choice, even though he knew it was a trick, he had to step on it.

This has nothing to do with the benevolence and righteousness that Zhao Kuangyi said. Luo Youdu is using the banner of benevolence and righteousness, but it is just a means, a way to achieve the goal, not really follow the stupid benevolence and righteousness.

The reason why he can't let go of Dading Mansion is because he needs a stable Dading Mansion to control Monan, not a ruin.

Due to the turmoil of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the population in the north of the Yellow River was severely underpopulated.

Why are there accidents in history?
Is it because of the great turmoil at the end of the Han Dynasty, which led to a large population loss, and the Cao Wei and Jin dynasties wantonly moved the Hu people to the north, resulting in a population imbalance?

Insufficient population in the north will lead to a decline in the imperial court's control over the north, and this decline in the north's control will also affect the imperial court's control over the grasslands.

This chain of causality is mutually reinforcing.

Now the Han people in Dading Prefecture live mixed with the Khitan people, and the Han people are also used to living in Monan. This is a good model.

If it continues, the Central Plains Dynasty will be able to completely control Monan, and thus control Mobei through Monan.

This is the plan for the future development of the Dayu court.

The Dading Mansion was really destroyed, and the people in the city suffered heavy casualties, which caused the herdsmen to scatter, and the Han people found another way to make a living. It was not easy to gather again.

Luo Youdu has a deep understanding of this.

The north is sparsely populated, which is not conducive to control.On this point, someone in the Dayu court had long suggested that people from the south move to the north.

The imperial court has also been persuading the revived Central Plains, as well as the people in Wuyue, Bashu and other places in the south of the Yangtze River who have not experienced wars to move north, and they have also given many benefits.

It's just that there were very few reactions. After all, it's a good life. Who would want to leave their hometown when life is worry-free?
That is to say, the overall situation of the world is not yet determined, Luo Youdu endured it, and did not force it.After the Khitan is destroyed, he will force the people of Ba and Shu to fill the rivers and Longs in the north, and let the people in the south of the Central Plains fill the east and the north.

This forced the people to move to Helong, Hedong and Hebei. According to estimates, even if the people are dissatisfied, they will not resist too much. After all, it is the land of Kyushu in China.But if they really wanted to forcibly relocate the people from Jiangnan in the Central Plains to Monan, they would have to rebel within minutes.

Therefore, in the eyes of Luo Youdu, the Han people in Dading Mansion who have adapted to life in Monan are the supreme treasure.

In any case, he had to maintain the harmonious mixed living pattern of Han and Khitan in Dading Mansion, so that the Khitan could truly integrate into China and become the people of Dayu.

This is also the reason why he asked Zhang Jin to monitor Xing Baopu and Zhang Yong. He needs a complete Dading Mansion.

"Yao Nebin, go and call Yao Nebin here!"

Luo Youdu's reaction was not unpleasant, but he had already made a decision in a flash, and continued: "Tell him not to come, go directly to take over Dading Mansion, appease the people, remember, all troublemakers will be killed without mercy. Let him try to contact his old friends in the city, and give him an official position without reporting. Let him stabilize the situation in the shortest possible time and reduce casualties."

With such a turmoil in Dading Mansion, there will inevitably be merchants and people rushing out of the city, who can directly enter the city to take over.

Yao Nebin, a native of Lulong, Pingzhou, lived under the rule of the Khitan since he was a child, and made great achievements for the Khitan. He once worked as an inspector in Dading Mansion for several years, and was finally transferred to Waqiaoguan as a customs envoy. , thus returning to the Central Plains.

Luo Youdu has a certain understanding of the lives of the generals under his command. Yao Neibin grew up in Khitan, and he is proficient in Khitan and Chinese. He also has some old acquaintances in the city, so it is most suitable for him to appease the people.

"Pass down the order to let Gao Huaide go north immediately to pursue the enemy fleeing north. You don't need to go too deep, just harass it. Let Han Lingkun, Shi Shouxin, and Cao Bin march in the direction of Lao Hahe until dawn, and wait and see the situation."

He did not blindly pursue the Khitans.

It was dark and the roads were difficult to walk, and they were far less familiar with the terrain around Dading Mansion than the Khitan locals.

Blind pursuit will lead to chaos.

Anyway, the direction of Khitan's retreat must be Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing in the north, as long as they go north, the difference will not be too much.

At dawn, let's think about the battle again.

This will test the resilience of those in power in the face of emergencies.

Under such circumstances, he had no time to discuss with Fu Yanqing, Lu Duoxun, and Han Wei at all, relying on his own split-second decision.

One order after another was sent from his mouth to various places.

The Dayu Army Camp, which was resting at night, followed the orders issued, and tens of thousands of torches gathered together, illuminating the sky, like a scorching sun rising from the ground.

"Your Majesty..." Lu Duoxun and Han Wei rushed forward.

Fu Yanqing was old and lethargic, so she came a little later.

When he arrived with a little tiredness, Luo Youdu was ready to leave for the north.

"Go to the outside of Dadingfu to see the situation..."

Luo Youdu said to Fu Yanqing.

In the eyes of many people at this moment, chasing Yelu Bishe is the most important thing at present, but in Luo Youdu's heart, stabilizing the situation in Dading Mansion as quickly as possible is the top priority.

Yelubi ran away as soon as he ran, and he didn't expect to be able to keep them all.

You can run away from the monk, but you can't run away from the temple. When you hit Linhuang Mansion, you have nowhere to escape.But if Dading Mansion is destroyed, it will not be so easy to regroup.

Coming to the south of Dading Mansion, Yao Neibin has already entered Dading Mansion from the south of the city.

Looking into the city from this distance, the city is full of flames, and there are bursts of shouts and exclamations.

The dead soldiers that Yelubi took to cause chaos couldn't cause too much trouble.

But the chaos brought out all the evil in human nature.

Especially those bullies and ruffians who are usually domineering, they know the girl Shui Ling in the city, and they know the position of the richest man in the city, and they start to take advantage of the chaos.

Revenge with revenge, revenge with resentment, intercept and kill each other, all in chaos.

"His Majesty!"

At this time Zhang Jin came out from the south of the city, he led two people to Luo Youdu, and said: "These two are Xing Baopu and Zhang Yong you want."

At critical times, in addition to testing the adaptability of those in power, the ability of the executors to handle things is also the same.

When Zhang Jin learned that Dading Mansion had changed, he immediately contacted Yao Neibin. With his help, he got in touch with Wu Desi's secret agent in the city, and then forcibly brought out Xing Baopu and Zhang Yong, who Luo Youdu wanted.

Xing Baopu and Zhang Yong did not cooperate along the way.

Zhang Jin used some tricks, and the two of them looked a little embarrassed at the moment, and their hands were tied.

"Let's untie!"

Luo Youdu looked at Xing Baopu and Zhang Yong in front of him.

Xing Baopusheng has a square face and big ears, and looks like a nobleman, which gives people a feeling of being easy to talk to, but this gentleman is a well-known expert in solving crimes in Khitan history, and he can be called the Khitan version of Di Renjie and Bao Qingtian.He solved many adult cases in the Liao Dynasty.In particular, Brother Yeluxiu is too kind. When he governed Youzhou, he was courteous beforehand and could not bear heavy punishments, so that a gentleman could be bullied, and he was severely detained in prison in Nanjing.Yelu Longxu sent Xing Baopu to Nanjing to help deal with it.Ten days of suspected cases were all resolved, and there was no unjust case, which was highly praised by the people.

As for Zhang Yong, he was an elderly Confucian scholar, with a wrinkled face, a fringe, and crumpled clothes that were flapping in the cold.

The two were untied, but standing in front of Luo Youdu, they were still a little angry. Both of them were officials of Khitan, and they also had the bad temper of scholars. Facing Luo Youdu, the emperor of the Central Plains of the Southern Dynasty, they did not give any face and ignored them completely.

Zhang Jin gave Wu Desi's pawn behind him a wink.

The pawn went straight up, kicked Xing Baopu to the ground, and said, "Shouldn't you be polite when you see Your Majesty?"

With a sullen face, Xing Baopu got up, patted the dust off his body, but still didn't say a word.

Luo Youdu waved his hand and said to the two of them: "I don't care who your subjects are or who you are loyal to. Now I give you a task to help me appease the people of Dading Mansion. I will let the soldiers in the city cooperate with you. It will be done After that, if you want to leave, I will send you away. If you want to stay, I will remember your merits. If you continue to put on airs, you will want your heads. Zhang Jin..."

He called Zhang Jin's name.

Zhang Jin understood, and drew out his saber.

Xing Baopu and Zhang Yong looked at each other unexpectedly.

A touch of emotion flashed across Xing Baopu's eyes, and he said first, "I would like to help His Majesty appease the people in the city."

In fact, when Xing Baopu was captured, he was trying to appease the chaotic people.

Xing Baopu's talent has long been proven, Yelu must shoot to retreat first to cover a group of talents who are useful to Khitan and go north.

Xing Baopu is one of them.

But Xing Baopu escaped and chose to stay.

Xing Baopu has been an official in Dading Mansion for eight years, and has a certain affection for the people in the city.

Yelv Bishe used this method to retreat, he could understand it, but couldn't accept it.He can't change everything, he can only choose to use his own influence to appease the people in the city and let them reduce the harm as much as possible.

At this time, he was captured by Zhang Jinwu Desi, so he was full of resentment and didn't look good to anyone.

But seeing that Luo Youdu invited him here for the sake of the people in the city, Xing Baopu was moved and accepted his kindness.

The situation of Zhang Yong is a little different from that of Xing Baopu, he is an existence abandoned by Khitan.

A great Confucian like him has a great reputation and has students everywhere, so naturally he has to rely on the old to sell the old, criticize a few things he is not used to, and enjoy his mouth.

During Yelu Bishe's reign, he was threatened by the Central Plains and developed armaments to expand the army.

All this requires money.

Therefore, the taxation of Khitan is very heavy, and the people's life is not good.

Zhang Yong often scolded Yelu Bishe as a tyrant.

If it wasn't for Zhang Yong's high prestige and too many students, Yelv Bishe would have thought of getting rid of him long ago.

People like Zhang Yong's mouth is a little disgusting, but his virtue is beyond doubt. When he is captured, he also plans to mobilize his own contacts, and then find a way to stabilize the situation in Dading Mansion.

He takes teaching and educating people as his duty, and has no intention of becoming an official. At this moment, he bowed solemnly and said: "The old man is also willing to help His Majesty to stabilize the chaos in the city."

"Okay!" Luo Youdu knew that at this critical moment, their thousands of words were not as good as the words of Xing Baopu and Zhang Yong, which gave them a lot of power and said, "Take them to see Yao Neibin." Let Yao Nebin cooperate with them."

Xing Baopu has a very high status in the hearts of the people, just like the master Qingtian, the people are willing to listen to his words.

And Zhang Yong has great prestige among the scholars and gentry in the city.

They heard that Zhang Yong had contacted the Emperor of the Central Plains and was working for him, and they all wanted to show off in front of the new lord, relying on their past influence to make the people in the city obey orders.

This solves the basis for the expansion of the turmoil, and the root cause of the remaining troubles is obvious.

The turmoil in Dading Mansion, thanks to the help of Xing Baopu and Zhang Yong, stabilized at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing that the situation in Dading Mansion had improved, Luo Youdu gave up the idea of ​​entering the city to stabilize the situation himself, and said to the people around him: "Let's go, go to the north of the city!"

He originally planned that if Yao Neibin couldn't control the scene, he would personally go to the city to meet with the wealthy gentry, elders and remaining officials to stabilize the situation.

Now Dading Mansion doesn't need him to go out in person and turn to the north of the city, so he can take care of the situation of Dading Mansion and the pursuers at the same time.

Arriving in the north of the city, Luo Youdu received the first front-line report sent by Gao Huaide.

The messenger led the horse, gave a military salute, and said, "Your Majesty, Marshal Ma asked his subordinates to report to His Majesty that he caught up with the enemy twenty miles to the north of the city and fought with them. It was discovered that the Khitan did not retreat in an emergency, but that they were retreating on foot. After the death, with the intention of luring the enemy, he left slowly, which greatly meant to stimulate our army to go deep into the fierce battle."

Luo Youdu blinked his eyes, looked at Fu Yanqing behind him and said, "The opponent is not retreating, but wants to fight our army?"

At this point, Fu Yanqing also figured out the key point, and said in a deep voice: "It's a good plan, starting with burning Dading Mansion, on the surface it is to create chaos and cover for my retreat, but in fact it is to trap some of my troops. Presumably the other party has seen the disadvantages of our army due to weather problems, fatigue and cold, and also saw through our intention not to let them retreat calmly, so they specially set up a battle..." He took a breath and said: " Thanks to His Majesty's prudence, he didn't pursue rashly, but chose to let Ma Shuai entangle him, and planned to fight again in the morning. If you really want to rush in to win, the consequences will be disastrous."

He said in admiration: "I can't think that apart from Yelu Wuzhi, there are such capable people in Khitan."

Lu Duosun reminded: "Commander Yao may not be able to get anyone out there, and only Commander Liu's guards are available, but the guards are too heavily armored and not suitable for pursuit. In the winter, wearing fifty Laijin Armor took action overnight, and tomorrow, I am afraid that there will not be much combat power. The cavalry we can use is only [-]. The other party initially estimated that there are at least [-]. Counting the nobles who ran with them. Afraid of more."

(End of this chapter)