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Chapter 777 The conspiracy that left the Liao Kingdom unsolved...

Du Sheng was sitting on a donkey cart, and beside him were several Pao Ze who had the same mobility difficulties as him.

They all held tightly the property distributed by Song officials and looked at the dock getting further and further away.

Just after getting the promise from Gao Zhang, the world-famous prodigy of the Song Dynasty.

Almost all Liao prisoners of war could not wait to express their willingness to return home.

As a result, Gao Zhang actually did not put forward any embarrassing conditions at all, and immediately ordered people to start collecting information on these prisoners of war. For example, the first to leave were the prisoners of war whose hometown was in Wanping City, Nanjing, Liao Kingdom.

There were more than [-] people, and each of them received five guan of money. In addition, Gao Zhang also told these prisoners of war who were about to leave that as long as they were in the Song Dynasty, they did not have to worry about food and accommodation.

He would personally order officials in the states and counties along the way to provide them, the Liao prisoners of war, with food and a place to rest at night.

Although Du Sheng didn't know whether these promises could be fulfilled, after the other party distributed five guan of money to each of them, they also specially sent donkeys and carts to transport the wounded who had limited mobility.

This alone is enough to make these Han prisoners of war in Daliao burst into tears of gratitude.

Of course, it was not that no one secretly laughed at the fact that the Emperor of Song State was out of his mind and would actually do such a so-called righteous act that would completely result in a loss and no advantage at all.

However, such ridicule was quickly drowned out by everyone's glares and shouts.

No matter what, the Song Dynasty did this because it was kind to them, the sons of the Han family in the Liao Kingdom.

After walking unsteadily for several days, Du Sheng, who had already recovered from his leg injury, finally got off the carriage and walked on his own before arriving in Bazhou.

And along the way, Gao Zhang, the governor and comforter of the Hebei Road of the Song Dynasty, really fulfilled the promise he made.

On this journey northward, officials from the counties and counties along the way will provide accommodation for both food and accommodation.

After arriving in Bazhou, the accompanying officials told Du Sheng and his party that the next step was the territory of Liao Kingdom.

Due to the restrictions between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, the escort team was naturally unable to move forward.

However, the other party still left dozens of donkey carts for Du Sheng and others to provide for the Han people in Liao who were still injured and unable to walk.

He also entrusted the Liao merchants who came to trade with money and silk to escort these Han people to their hometown.

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And when the Song Dynasty did this, it was naturally impossible to walk at night in brocade clothes and do good deeds without leaving a name.

Through the spies and merchants of the Imperial City Department lurking in the Liao Kingdom, these news began to be widely publicized.

Even the "Tokyo Commercial Daily" and "Suzhou Commercial Daily" of the Song Dynasty reported extensively.

Many of these newspapers also flowed into the Liao Kingdom.

It had only been a few days since Du Sheng and a group of captured Liao soldiers entered the Liao territory. Du Sheng and others had just been reunited with their relatives.

At this time, the envoys of the Song Dynasty arrived at Nanjing Road of the Liao Kingdom and clarified the incident.

This means that the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom are very friendly. The key point is that the Han people in the Liao Kingdom have the same culture and race as the Song Dynasty.

The merchants who were doing business on Liaodong Road in the Song Dynasty could not bear to see the miserable fate of the captured Han people, so they spent a lot of money to save the lives of these Han people in Liao.

And please rest assured, Emperor Liao, I, Song Dynasty, only sympathize with these Han family members who share the same culture and race, and definitely have no evil intentions.

Therefore, I hope that the emperor of Liao and the court of Liao will not over-interpret this matter and affect the goodwill between the Song Dynasty and Liao.

"...Is this possible? Such deception is simply an attempt to make fun of me, the Lord and Minister of the Liao Dynasty, as idiots."

In the city of Nanjing, Yelu Chun, the king of the Qin and Jin Dynasties left behind in Nanjing, sat on the throne with a dark face. On the side, several Khitan officials were already red-faced with anger and began to curse.

As for the Han ministers of the Liao Kingdom, although they fought hard according to their reasons, they were actually somewhat weak.

The important thing is that anyone with a discerning eye can see that when the Song people did this, they clearly wanted to take the opportunity to stir up trouble.

Otherwise, why only release Han prisoners of war?But those Khitan and Xi people prisoners of war were not included in the list of being released?

What, you Han people are the only ones superior?Don't forget, this is Daliao, a powerful empire established by the Khitans.

Why did you, the Song Dynasty, return the Han people but ignore us Khitan people?
Facing the angry questioning of many officials in Nanjing Road of Liao State, this official of Song State said tremblingly, "I know a chicken."

I am just a small envoy who was ordered to deliver credentials. How could I know the thoughts and ideas of those important officials in the imperial court?

As for when I, Da Song, hooked up with a straight woman, it is even more impossible for me to know such information. Even if you kill me, I can't tell you.

Facing the envoys of Song Dynasty who had no idea what to do, all the ministers and workers of Liao Kingdom were really like dogs biting hedgehogs and they had nowhere to bite.

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After the Song envoy left, after a fierce debate, Yelu Chun, who stayed in Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom, finally issued the order.

They dispatched fast horses immediately to report the Song envoy's intention to the Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi, who had no fixed abode and wandered around all day long.

In addition, it was necessary to appease these angry Khitan princes and nobles, so the states and counties in Nanjing were ordered to immediately seize these prisoners of war who had been sent back to their hometowns by the Song people.

Strictly investigate whether they have colluded with the Song people, whether they have defected to the Song Dynasty and become the spies of the Song people.

If it is confirmed that they are not spies of the Song Dynasty, they will naturally not be punished. In this way, those Han officials can also be dealt with in face.

Another very important issue is that the Song Dynasty was able to extend its evil hands to Liaodong and have dealings with the straight woman.

And he was able to start a human trade with straight women. This is definitely far more shocking than the return of prisoners of war, okay?

I hope your Majesty will come up with an idea quickly and send envoys to strongly condemn Song State's shameful actions as soon as possible.

He also asked whether they were secretly supporting straight women and stopped this behavior immediately.

But the problem is that in the corrupt officialdom of Daliao, orders from above naturally changed after they were delivered to local governments at all levels.Not only were a large number of prisoners of war who had just returned home taken to prison and tortured, but the property and belongings of those prisoners of war who had just returned home were also confiscated.

What's more, local officials and the Liao merchants who escorted the prisoners of war back home also locked up and imprisoned them, hoping to get out of prison and redeem them with money and silk.

The actions of officials in these places naturally aroused dissatisfaction among the Han people in the Liao Kingdom, and they were full of complaints.

Han ministers in Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom, such as Zhang Lin, Li Chuwen, the prime ministers of the Nanyuan, wrote letters one after another and sent them to the Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Dynasty, strongly expressing their dissatisfaction and concerns.

He believed that this move would only intensify the conflict between the court and the people.

During this period, Yelu Yanxi finally recovered from the tragic defeat and took time out of his busy schedule to start hunting.

After receiving the snow-like memorials from Nanjing Road, it also aroused disputes among the civil and military ministers around him.

Many ministers believed that Daliao should be wary of Song's actions. In all likelihood, they wanted to take advantage of Daliao's attention to the female straight person and secretly plan the Sixteen States of Yanyun.

Some ministers and ministers believed that the Song State was clearly trying to show favor to the Liao Dynasty and wanted to gain a reputation as a good person, so there was no need to take it too seriously.

Xiao Fengxian stood up to support the second argument. After all, the number of frontier troops in the Song Dynasty was now less than 30 compared to the previous [-].

Isn't this enough to prove that the Song Dynasty is willing to continue to live in peace with Daliao?

If they really wanted to plot the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, why not take advantage of Daliao to mobilize a large number of elite troops and quickly attack the Nanjing Road of Daliao.

Instead, they want to redeem the captured soldiers of Daliao and return them to Liao territory?

It can only show that the Song Dynasty was still afraid of the Liao Dynasty, so it made such a flattering move.

Moreover, the Song Dynasty specially sent envoys to explain the situation. Aren't these enough proofs?
It would be fine if Yelu Yanxi was a wise monarch, but this guy turned out to be an even worse emperor than Zhao Ji.

However, he felt that Xiao Fengxian's analysis was very reasonable, so he did not continue to pursue the matter. Instead, he ordered the county officials in Nanjing Province to recruit more Han people into the army.

Head to the north to reinforce Tokyo Road, where the situation is getting worse and worse, and to strengthen the defense of Chukyo Road.

Instead, he issued an order to urge Xiao Han, the privy envoy of the Northern Court, and Zhang Lin, the prime minister of the Southern Palace, to step up their campaign against Gao Yongchang, who had captured Tokyo in the Liao Dynasty, and against the female Zhi rebels.

Compared with the chaotic Liao Kingdom, the various construction and development of the Hebei Road in the Song Dynasty were still progressing in an orderly manner.

It seemed that the war in the north had not affected the Song Dynasty at all.The dredging project is proceeding rapidly.

The main road on Hebei Road is also stepping up efforts to lay cement pavement. After all, so many soldiers have been separated from the army.

You have to find something for them to do and let them work. This is the most suitable thing.

The industry and commerce of the Song Dynasty were very prosperous, and there was an urgent need for developed transportation.

The important thing is that a large number of projects have enabled the Xiang army and people in Hebei to earn money during their slack farming time.

They can also use the money they earn for consumption, driving the prosperity of the commodity economy on Hebei Road.

The economy in Hebei Road is improving in large areas, but compared with the Liao Kingdom where wars are frequent, the lives of the people are becoming increasingly difficult.

Naturally, the people in Nanjing Road of Liao Kingdom complained a lot.

As a large number of Han prisoners of war from the Liao Kingdom returned to their hometowns, most of the property given to them by the Song Kingdom was taken away by those officials.

It even caused a few small-scale riots in some local states and counties, and all of this was a good thing that Gao Zhang and the entire Song Dynasty were happy to see.

Nowadays, the circle of friends of Ma Zhi, Guanglu Qing of Liao Kingdom, is rapidly expanding.

Because of the emergency on the northern front, the Liao State frequently forced its people to enlist in the army, and even increased taxes in the states and counties where the Han people lived.

Naturally, this also aroused the dissatisfaction of these Han officials in the Liao Kingdom. Some ministers even wrote to the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom, imploring the Emperor to consider the common people in the world.

You must not increase taxes any more, otherwise, people will be resentful and it will not be conducive to Daliao's rule.

But the problem is that nowadays, civil strife is frequent and the Daliao court, which is fighting endlessly outside, can only bite the bullet and continue to increase taxes to ensure that there is enough money and food to continue to conquer and suppress the female direct rebels and the Bohai rebels. thief.

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However, Gao Yongchang's good days did not last long, although the Yuan Kingdom became a vassal of the Song Dynasty and received support from weapons and equipment from the Song Dynasty.

But the Bohai people were ultimately in disarray, even though they repelled Liao's invasion several times.

However, the troops and horses under his command also suffered heavy losses, facing the Liao Kingdom, which frequently increased its troops.

Gao Yongchang had to give up his original plan to besiege Shenzhou and began to retreat.

But what he never expected was that he had just gathered the remaining soldiers and evacuated Shenzhou.

At some point, a group of female soldiers had quietly advanced near Shenzhou, and launched a surprise attack when the Liao defenders were slacking off due to the withdrawal of Yuan soldiers.

By the time Gao Yongchang came to his senses, Wanyan Oru had already commanded the Nüzhi barbarians and had captured Shenzhou, an important Liao stronghold on Tokyo Road.

Gao Yongchang was immediately frightened, and quickly sent his confidant Duola to hold a gold seal and fifty silver medals to go to the Jurchen army to negotiate peace.

On the one hand, he sent people to Chenzhou quickly to ask for help from the Song army stationed in Chenzhou.

He Zhi took over this important task without hesitation and gave advice to Gao Yongchang, who was obviously confused and anxious.

Please escort the queen and prince to Chenzhou, which was ruled by the Song people. With the kindness of the Song people, they will definitely accept your Majesty's family members.

In this way, if you are unable to defeat the enemy, your Majesty can retreat calmly at that time, and you will not be controlled by the enemy because of your family...

(End of this chapter)