Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 474 Xiao Pu Xian Daughter (please subscribe!)
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Yeluchun did mean to call himself a vassal to Song.

In fact, Yeluchun has been very uneasy since he became the emperor.

Especially when he recently learned that Emperor Tianzuo was not dead or captured, but took refuge in Jiashan, and gathered a lot of people, Yeluchun felt exhausted physically and mentally.

Today's Yanjing is in the midst of a storm, no, it is more appropriate to describe it as "at stake".

To the north, the Jurchens are sharpening their knives.

To the west, Li Yan stared at him.

To the south, the army of the Song Dynasty suppressed the border.

And Emperor Tianzuo, if Emperor Tianzuo successfully wiped out Li Yan and returned to Yanjing, it would be a catastrophe for those who seek to usurp the throne.

To be honest, Yeluchun didn't want to become a vassal to the Song Dynasty who took advantage of others, but he had no choice.

The Jurchens in the north were the chief culprits for their Liao Kingdom to fall into the land it is today, and they also dug up and burned the tombs of their Khitan ancestors. There is an endless hatred between them.

Li Yan in the west is not much better than the Jurchen. He forcibly occupied the cloud land of their Liao Kingdom, and didn't even bother to give them an excuse. Yes, Li Yan's strategy is to kill the rich and help the poor. He is the natural enemy of the rich and powerful, so Li Yan doesn't have to think about it.

As for Emperor Tianzuo, Yeluchun was extremely disappointed in him. If it wasn't for him, how could their Daliao Empire fall into such a precarious situation?
Yeluchun is fifty-nine years old this year, and his health is not good. Therefore, he does not miss this thankless throne. The reason why he became emperor is to save this empire that is slowly slipping into the bottomless abyss, and to keep what his ancestors owned. The brilliance of creation, even if it is only a part.

pity!

He overestimated his own ability, and underestimated the severe situation facing the empire!
Now, only by calling the Song Dynasty a vassal, with the help of the Song Dynasty's army, can we resist the two tigers and wolves, one in the north and one in the west, and save a place for the Daliao Empire and our ancestors.

But this was just Yeluchun's own thoughts. He didn't know what the attitudes of the ministers were, so he wanted to know about it before making any plans.

Yeluchun called Li Chuwen and others to the bedside, then looked at the Prime Minister Li Chuwen first, and asked, "What do you think about the Song Dynasty Imperial List?"

Li Chuwen said: "This is a major matter for the military and the country. Although I am the head of a hundred bureaucrats, I dare not represent everyone's opinions with my own opinions. This matter still needs to be discussed with the ministers, and it depends on Your Majesty's wisdom and discretion."

Li Chuwen and Ma Zhi (that is, Zhao Liangsi) are old friends. Before Ma Zhi defected to the Song Dynasty, the two of them often discussed Emperor Tianzuo together, saying that he would waste political affairs and the country would be in danger. Therefore, the two formed an irreversible friend. They once secretly burned incense and worshiped each other in the Beiji Temple in Yanjing, drenched wine and swore to return to the south together.

Later, Ma Zhinan returned to Song State, while Li Chuwen stayed in Yanjing.

Therefore, Li Chuwen also wanted to submit to the Song Dynasty.

But Li Chuwen didn't dare to speak out.

Because Li Chuwen helped Yeluchun ascend the throne as emperor, Li Chuwen won the trust of Yeluchun because of his support.

However, Li Chuwen is a Han Chinese after all. Although he is valued by Yeluchun, he has caused dissatisfaction from the Khitan and Xi tribes such as Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi. Currently, Xiao Defei, the concubine Xiao Puxian who is currently in power for Yeluchun who is in poor health, is also very fond of Li Chuwen. disgusted.

Therefore, Li Chuwen had to be cautious, and could only vaguely let Yeluchun make a decisive decision.

Although Li Chuwen didn't say what he meant, Yeluchun could tell that Li Chuwen was in favor of calling the Song Dynasty a vassal.

Yeluchun looked at Xiao Puxian again, and asked, "What do you think?"

Xiao Puxian is a girl from the Xiao family of the concubine family of the Liao Kingdom. She is not Yeluchun's original spouse, but married Yeluchun, who was still the county king at that time, after the death of Yeluchun's original spouse. She was only 13 years old at that time.

Later, in the seventh year of Liao Shouchang, Liao Daozong Yelu Hongji died of illness, Emperor Tianzuo succeeded to the throne, made Yeluchun King Zheng, and Xiao Puxian became Princess Zheng.

In the second year of Liao Qiantong, Emperor Tianzuo made Yeluchun the king of Yue, and Xiao Puxian became the princess of Yue.

In the sixth year of Liao Qiantong, Emperor Tianzuo changed Yeluchun to be the king of Wei, and Xiao Puxian became the princess of Wei.

Yeluchun's father, Yelu and Luwo, former generals of the army and horses of the Liao Kingdom, died of illness. Yeluchun's successor was left behind in Nanjing of Liao Dynasty.

Since then, Xiao Puxian has been in charge of the Nanjing Harem for 16 years.

Even Yeluchun himself admitted that the reason why he was respected by the people of Yan and even the people of Liao had a lot to do with his little wife.

That's right, it's the little wife.

Although she has been married to Yeluchun for 21 years, Miss Xiao Puxian is actually only 34 years old, 25 years younger than Yeluchun, only three years older than Li Yan, and the same age as Brother Xiao Gui.

Because Yeluchun was already 38 years old when he married Xiao Puxian, and his body began to decline, and Xiao Puxian was still young at that time, so Yeluchun's sexual interest could not be aroused too much.

Later, when Miss Xiao Puxian grew up to be a stunning beauty and Yeluchun was old, he could only let Xiao Puxian give birth to a daughter for him, so he could only watch Xiao Puxian from a distance and could not play with her.

Of course, this is also because Yeluchun is really not a womanizer.

Because of his lack of lust, Yeluchun only had one son and one daughter in his life.

His son Yelv Asa, born to his ex-wife, was secretly executed for participating in the Yelv Zhangnu rebellion a few years ago.

As a result, now Yeluchun doesn't even have anyone who can inherit his throne to help him share his worries.

In the end, Yeluchun could only ask his little wife to help him temporarily.

Because she couldn't get nourishment from Yelu Chun, Xiannv Xiao Pu devoted all her energy to politics a long time ago.

Yes.

Xiao Pu Xiannv is a very ambitious woman.

She has always used subtle and ingenious methods to coordinate all aspects of personnel relations, and has won unanimous praise from Khitan, Xi nobles and Han'er senior officials from Emperor Tianzuo down.

She persuaded Yeluchun to donate a lot of money to repair temples. Today, the three major ancient temples in Yanjing City, Minzhong Temple, Beibei Temple, and Jinggui Temple, are erected with stone towers and stone pagodas built by a good man, Yeluchun, and a trustworthy daughter, Xiao Puxian. .

She is also a language expert, fluent in Khitan, Chinese and Xixia, and can converse fluently with several Mongolian tribesmen.

She single-handedly promoted her husband, Yeluchun, to stand out from all the clans, to be the chief of the Khitan nobles, and later made him emperor.

What's more, what others don't know is that when she was a girl, she was very good at bowing horses.

It can be said that in both civil and military aspects, she can do both.

When her husband, Yeluchun, was seriously ill, she had actually taken care of everything on his behalf.

Today, Miss Xiao Pu is already an indispensable person in the political group of Beiliao, even the helmsman of this political group, so much so that Yeluchun had to ask her what she meant.

Miss Xiao Puxian actually didn't want to claim vassal status to Song.

Miss Xiao Puxian was very angry with Song Guo. She thought that Song Guo wantonly broke the century-old covenant, turned back on what he said, was dishonest, narrow-minded, and unreliable.

But Xiao Puxian, who knows how to be restrained, did not express her own meaning clearly, but said: "It is best to seek the opinions of the King of the Fourth Army and generals such as Lin Ya Dashi on this matter."

Generals such as Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi all demanded a decisive battle to the end, and they all held the belief of mortal death. Therefore, although Xiannv Xiao Pu didn't express her position, Yeluchun still knew what Xiao Puxian meant.

Yeluchun looked at Zuo Qigong again.

Zuo Qigong saw it and said: "Your Majesty, although the Song Dynasty has many soldiers and horses, they are vulnerable to a single blow. Dashi can kill them with two thousand soldiers and horses. The Song Dynasty is nothing to worry about. The focus should be on defending Jurchen and Li... "

Zuo Qigong hadn't finished speaking when someone suddenly rushed in and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the spies have sent back news that the King of Xiangyin has gathered Fanhan soldiers from Tiande, Yunnei and other places to join the Xixia and Mongol armies. A total of 20 (actually less than 20) left the Tiande army and went straight to Xijing, saying that they would regain their homeland, capture... and kill the rebels. In addition, Li Yan also personally led an army of [-] (actually only [-]) to go out. Leaving Yundi to face west, the two sides may have a decisive battle in a few days."

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(End of this chapter)