Monument Yangmen

Chapter 796
Ding Wei bowed humbly and smiled: "I am ashamed and dare not take it. It is all thanks to Your Majesty's blessing that I can come up with such a plan."

Zhao Defang smiled even more satisfied.

He just likes Ding Wei's look of taking credit but not being arrogant.

Even though Zhao Pu hated Ding Wei as a sycophant, he had to admit that Ding Wei was really smart and unparalleled.

The admiration in his heart returned to the admiration in his heart, Zhao Pu still had a stern face, and poured cold water on him, "This matter has a lot to do with it, if you can come up with a plan that kills two birds with one stone, others will also be able to see through your plan.

Judging from my many years of experience as an official.The little fox in the Liao Kingdom who proposed to form an alliance after the defeat is far better than you.

So you must not be complacent and need to proceed with caution.

Don't be calculated by others when you are calculating others. "

When mentioning the little fox in Liao Kingdom, especially when Zhao Pu praised that little fox as better than Ding Wei, Ding Wei's eyes flashed with anger, which turned into a trace of disdain.

He still had a smile on his face and said: "What Zhao Xianggong taught is that I should remember it carefully."

Seeing that Ding Wei was so knowledgeable, it was rare that Zhao Pu didn't say anything to teach him again.

The three monarchs and ministers got together and began to make arrangements for the subsequent battle.

Zhao Defang asked the eunuch to take a map, put it on the dragon case, and said: "Once we start conquering the southern kingdom, only Dali can rush to help the Liao kingdom.

So we must send a heavy army to Dali to contain the Cao family.

Who do the two lovers think is suitable? "

Zhao Pu and Ding Wei looked at the location of Dali on the map, looked at each other, and said in unison: "Huyanzan..."

"Hahaha... The two lovers really know my heart very well."

Zhao Defang said with a smile: "The only generals who can be reused in the Song Dynasty are Hu Yanzan and Shi Shouxin. Shi Shouxin is going to attack the southern kingdom, so the heavy responsibility of containing Dali can only fall on Huyanzan."

Zhao Pu frowned and said in a low voice: "As far as I know, Hu Yanzan has been staying at the mansion since he was defeated in Yanyun, refusing to go out, complaining to the court all the time, and not going to the court.

Who is going to persuade him to lead the army to contain Dali? "

Ding Wei said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao doesn't have to worry about this matter. Now Huyanzan's family members are all in our hands. He can't go if he doesn't go..."

After a pause, Ding Wei laughed softly: "Including his daughter who is Princess Yan..."

"Sigh~"

Hearing this, Zhao Pu gasped, and with a dark face, he said in a deep voice, "Wife and children are worse than the disaster, how can you do this?"

Zhao Defang frowned, but did not speak.

Ding Wei said with a smile: "As long as it can make my Song Dynasty stronger, the officials are willing to do these dirty things, and they are willing to bear the infamy."

Zhao Pu still had a dark face, and said in a low voice: "So you tried every means to trick even Huyan Chijin who was far away in Yan Kingdom back, and controlled every member of Huyan's family in your hands?"

Ding Wei nodded slowly, "Naturally, otherwise Hu Yanzan would be obedient."

Zhao Pu was shocked and said: "Before you did this, did you ever think that if Yang Yansi happened earlier, you would get angry?"

Ding Wei said proudly: "Yang Yansi has many spies, and he has some skills. But compared with the Buddhist and Taoist schools with thousands of years of accumulation, they are still far behind.

With the help of Buddhism and Taoism, how could Yang Yansi find out. "

Zhao Pu lost his voice and said, "Buddhism and Taoism are also involved?"

As the prime minister of the empire, how could he not know such an important matter?
Zhao Pu was a little distracted, and at the same time, a trace of vigilance rose in his heart.

Hearing Zhao Pu's question, Ding Wei glanced at Zhao Defang.

After seeing Zhao Defang nodding his head to benefit, Ding Wei said with a smile: "After Yang Yansi established the Yan State, he frequently suppressed the Buddhist and Taoist schools in the Yan State. Naturally, some people were offended.

Because of Yang Yansi, the Taoist sect had a disagreement.

There is such a group of Taoist priests who are determined to kill Yang Yansi.

After they could not get the support of old Taoist Chen Tuan, they rebelled from Taoism and joined the Liao Kingdom.

So the Daoist line was established by the Liao Kingdom for us. "

"Why don't you vote for us?"

Zhao Pu questioned.

Before Ding Wei could speak, Zhao Defang smiled wryly and said, "Old Taoist Chen Tuan has an agreement with my father. During the Song Dynasty, only Huashan, Laoshan, and Longhushan were recognized as orthodox. Therefore, we have no way to take in traitors."

Zhao Pu frowned and said, "What about Buddhism?"

Ding Wei continued: "Since the Buddhist sect welcomed back the bones of the Kunpeng, they are planning to hold a grand water and land ceremony. It's a pity that their money and food have been looted by Yang Yansi.

So when we came to the door, they tacitly agreed to help us block the news.

In exchange for our support for their water and land ceremony. "

Zhao Pu nodded slowly, and said with emotion: "The Song and Liao countries, plus the Buddhist and Taoist families, are attacking Yang Yansi together, even if Yang Yansi has three heads and six arms, it is difficult to resist.

The old man is worried about one thing now.

Since the Liao Kingdom was defeated by Yang Yansi, they suffered heavy losses. Can they recover in such a short period of time and organize a certain force to counterattack?
The reason why our Great Song Dynasty was able to recover so quickly was that the wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River were almost wiped out. "

Zhao Pu is right.

The reason why Song Dynasty was able to organize troops so quickly to attack Yang Qi despite the heavy losses in the defeat.

It is because of the ruthless hand of the imperial court, using various means and various charges, to kill a wave of big fat pigs.

Only in this way did the court quickly gain weight.

But compared with Da Song.

The Liao Kingdom is already barren, even if you want to kill big fat pigs, it is difficult to find too many.

"This……"

Zhao Pu raised this concern, which also awakened the complacent Zhao Defang.

Ding Wei murmured: "We don't have to worry about this matter. If the Liao Kingdom doesn't attack, we won't. Once the Liao Kingdom makes an attack, they will contain Yang Yansi. Even if they are defeated, by the time they finish fighting, we will have taken the entire Southern Kingdom .

At that time, even if Yang Yansi wants to attack my Great Song Dynasty, it will be difficult to form a general trend of encirclement between the north and the south. "

"I hope so……"

"..."

……

Just when the three monarchs and ministers of Song State were worried about Liao State.

The news that Yang Qi was assassinated and his life was dying also spread to the Liao Kingdom.

Liao.

Shangjing.

Inside the palace.

A side hall.

Only four people are here.

Xiao Zhuo, Brother Yeluxiu, Han Derang, Han Qiong.

Xiao Zhuo sat at the top, Han Qiong sat on the side, Yeluxiu lay on a recliner, and Han Derang sat opposite the three of them.

Holding a letter in his hand, Xiao Zhuo said excitedly and sadly: "Yang Yansi was assassinated and his life was in danger. God bless me, Daliao...just suffering my poor Haijing child..."

Although Brother Yeluxiu recovered from his serious injuries, his legs were broken and he could only lie paralyzed on the recliner.

He closed his eyes slightly, and when he heard Xiao Zhuo's words, he said quietly: "That girl Haijing died for me, Daliao. She died well, and won a chance for me. I believe that all the monarchs after Daliao will not Forget her merits. If the queen mother thinks of her, she might as well build a temple for her..."

"Cough cough..."

Han Derang coughed and said, "We'll talk about Princess Haijing later. The most urgent thing is to talk about how to win Yanyun Sixteen States. Now that Yang Yansi's life is dying, and all the dragons in Yan Kingdom have no leader, it is we who took back Yanyun Sixteen Good time for the state."

Xiao Zhuo and Yeluxiu nodded slowly when they heard the words.

Princess Haijing's death was only cherished by those closest to her.

Sad for her, cry for her, probably can't do it.

As qualified politicians, their hearts have long been tempered as hard as iron.

Xiao Zhuo looked at Han Qiong who had been silent beside him, and said, "How is the arrangement?"

Han Qiong nodded slowly, with a dazzling light in his eyes, and said with a low laugh: "Now the border of Yan Kingdom is like a wall of iron and steel built by Yang Yansi, and there are only two places that can be invaded.

One is the port city of Yan State on the coast, and the other is Dongcheng Mansion of Yan State.

We Liao people are good at horse fighting, not suitable for naval battles.

So half a year ago, I asked the Queen Mother and Da Yue for orders, and asked Yelu Xiezhen to lead a hundred thousand soldiers and horses to the northeast of the Liao Kingdom to ask for a navy from a neighboring country. "

Xiao Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and said in astonishment: "You asked Yelu Xiezhen to lead one hundred thousand soldiers to attack Goryeo just to get a navy?"

Han Qiong nodded, then shook his head again, "Yes and no... Yelu Xiezhen was sent to attack Goryeo in order to borrow Goryeo's money to quickly restore my Daliao's vitality.

Goryeo has lived in the southeast for a long time, and has survived attacks, but it has survived.They must have accumulated a lot of wealth, which is enough to support our Liao country through this crisis of defeat.

I believe the three of you can see the wealth of Goryeo from the loot sent back from Yelu Xiezhen.

But Goryeo's navy was useless.

The navy that can really help us is only the navy of the Japanese country.

The Wa Kingdom has lived in the depths of the sea for a long time, and every Wa Kingdom person has good water skills, and their navy is also extremely sturdy, which is just right for us.

So when I asked Yelu Xiezhen to attack Goryeo, I beat the Wa country and robbed a lot of slaves and warships from there.

At that time, it will be enough for us to conquer the country of Yan. "

Xiao Zhuo looked at Han Qiong with a complicated expression.

Han Qiong seemed to feel Xiao Zhuo's gaze, and said shyly: "My daughter-in-law made the decision without authorization, and please don't be offended by the Queen Mother and Da Yue. Everything...is also for my Liao Kingdom."

"Hehehe..."

Brother Yeluxiu squeezed a smile on his face, and said with a low laugh: "No blame! How could you be blamed? You did a good job. With the help of the slaves and warships from the Wa Kingdom, we will be more confident in conquering the Yan Kingdom.

If you really want to blame, you can only blame us old things for being incompetent. Not only did we lose Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, but we were almost buried in Shangjing.

If you hadn't stepped forward and dealt with it at the beginning, it would have made sense for the Pishi army guarding Shangjing to turn against you.

I'm afraid that the Liao Palace has changed its owner now. "

The smile on Yeluxiu's face became more and more ugly, half angry and half smiling, it was hard to tell whether he was angry or laughing.

His words were understated, but the meaning contained in them was enough to shake the world.

Xiao Zhuo also smiled and said: "Han Aiqing, you really gave birth to a good girl. With her help, our Daliao can not only take back the Sixteen States of Yanyun. In the future, with her assistance, my emperor will definitely be able to win the world."

Han Derang said cheerfully: "Everything is taught by the Queen Mother."

Han Qiong smiled brightly when he heard the praise.

She humbly said: "You three have praised me..."

After a pause, she continued: "With the help of Japanese slaves and warships on the sea, it is easy for us to attack the port city. As for Dongsheng Mansion, Yelu Xiezhen will lead the elite troops to bypass Waiyun Prefecture and go straight to the city. Dongsheng Mansion caught Yan Guo by surprise.

As long as these two gates are broken, the land of Yan Kingdom is free for us to claim. "

Brother Yeluxiu nodded slowly and said: "That's a good plan... It's just that Yelu Xiezhen went to attack Dongcheng Mansion, who is responsible for attacking Yan Kingdom from the front? And who will restrain the Zhe family in Fuzhou?

If no one directly restrains the main force of Yan State, even if they break through the gate of Yan State, they will eventually be kicked out like last time.

The Zhe family in Fuzhou is now strong and strong, and they are related to the Yang family by marriage. If they rush to help the country of Yan.

I'm afraid that Yelu Xiezhen's soldiers and horses who went to attack Dongsheng Mansion will be wiped out. "

Han Qiong took out a secret letter from his bosom, handed it to Xiao Zhuo, and when Xiao Zhuo read the letter, he explained: "These two things are bigger than the ones you don't have to worry about, this secret letter is from Yang Yansi. It was sent by an old rival.

It is because of him that I can guarantee that Yelu Xiezhen will be safe in attacking Dongcheng Mansion..."

While speaking, Xiao Zhuo had already read the letter, and the letter had been handed to brother Yeluxiu.

Brother Yeluxiu finished reading the letter, and murmured: "It turns out that he... he is also considered an outstanding man, if he hadn't met Yang Yansi, he would have dominated the Northwest sooner or later.

This king originally thought that after he was defeated by Yang Yansi, he would never have the chance to see him again in this life, but he did not expect him to make a comeback..."

Han Derang hadn't read the letter yet, but when he heard Yeluxiu's words, he felt itchy in his heart, but he couldn't snatch the letter from Yeluxiu, so he asked anxiously.

"who is it?"

Brother Yeluxiu passed the letter to him, and faintly said a name.

"Li Jiqian!"

"Li Jiqian?!"

Han Derang was stunned, hurriedly took the letter, read it carefully, and said in shock: "He is still alive, and he actually accumulated such a large group of people when the Zhe family swept the northwest?"

Brother Yeluxiu said with emotion: "Thinking about it, it was the Zhe family who swept the Northwest to fulfill him. The Zhe family ran amok in the northwest, leaving no blade of grass where they passed. The rulers of those small countries in the northwest met the big evil star of the Zhe family. , can only flee in embarrassment. Li Jiqian can just take this opportunity to subdue them..."

Han Derang was still shocked, "But in just a few years, he has accumulated 40 horses..."

Brother Yeluxiu glanced at Han Derang, and said calmly: "The people of the countries in the Western Regions are very similar to our Daliao. They mount their horses to serve as soldiers, and dismount to serve as the people. So it is not surprising that he can accumulate 40 horses.

If he is given enough goods, he may gather more.

It's just that the fighting power of these people may not be able to withstand the [-] elite soldiers of our Liao Kingdom.

So don't look at their large number, in fact, there is nothing to be afraid of.

But it was very easy for these people to drag the Zhe family to the northwest. "

Han Qiong nodded slowly, agreeing: "I think so too...and I think we can agree to the request he mentioned in the letter."

Xiao Zhuo said in astonishment: "After taking down the Yan State, help him conquer the Zhe family and restore the party?"

Han Qiong nodded seriously.

Brother Yeluxiu said indifferently: "You can promise him... Once Yang Yansi is eliminated, Zhejia will pose the greatest threat to us compared to Dangxiang."

Xiao Zhuo nodded and said: "It is true that you can promise him... Li Jiqian's help in the attack on Dongcheng Mansion should be sure to win the battle. Then who will face the Yan army head-on?"

Xiao Zhuo's voice fell to the ground.

Han Qiong stared blankly at Brother Yeluxiu.

(End of this chapter)