The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

In the Khan's Fort in the Gaochang Palace City, Zhao Tao, with his golden sword, was sitting on the king's chair in the palace, slowly drinking milk tea.

Bilego stood respectfully with his hands lowered, with a smile on his face. From time to time he glanced at Lianaza, who was sitting in front of him, and cautiously glanced at her.

Lianaza just pretended not to see it, pursed her lips slightly and remained silent.

After a long time, Zhao Tong put down the sterling silver cup and glanced at them one by one.

There were a lot of people in the hall at this moment. In addition to Bileg, there were more than 30 Uighur ministers standing in the back. They all looked miserable and had evil intentions. Some of them were sweating "crackling", but they didn't dare to raise their hands. Go and wipe.

Zhao Tong smiled, and the spring breeze was warm. Many people breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this, but suddenly they saw him grabbing the silver cup and slamming it forward, hitting the gilded palace stone. It bounced a few times and jumped. After a few jumps, it makes a crisp and sharp sound.

The soldiers on both sides of the hall let out a "crow" and drew out their swords in unison. Cold light shot out, the air was cold, and the smell of blood hit their nostrils.

Those timid ministers couldn't help but sit down on the ground and tremble. The silver cup crashed into one of them's body, so frightened that he rolled his eyes and passed out directly.

Zhao Tong's expression darkened at this time, and he snorted coldly: "You guys... do you know why I came to Gaochang?"

Wherever everyone dared to answer, they all went to look at Biluo. Biluo's face twitched and he said with a trembling smile: "The King of Light, the King of Light is here, and he wants to spread the light to Gaochang and the land of Xizhou..."

Zhao Tong glanced at him, and there was a hint of coldness in the corner of his mouth: "I am here to kill people!"

"Ah?" Big Brother immediately trembled, killing someone? Who to kill? They couldn't be here to kill him. The ministers behind him couldn't help but tremble when they heard this.

"I don't know, I don't know the King of Light..." Biluo said bravely.

Zhao Tong interrupted him: "The land of Gaochang has belonged to the Han Dynasty since ancient times. This city was built by the Han Dynasty. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, you have occupied the magpie's nest and gathered here. However, you have not obeyed the orders of the Central Plains. If you pay homage to the Song Dynasty, but instead exchange your wealth with the Khitan rebels, and secretly exchange music with the Party bandits, shouldn't they all deserve to die!"

"Ah, King of Light, His Highness the King of Light, the guilty minister is willing..." Bi Lege's scalp went numb when he heard it. Forget about the things in the past, but this is indeed how his family treats the Song Dynasty in the east. He has never paid tribute or taxes. There is no certificate of credence to declare a vassal, but he has always regarded Liao as his suzerain and Xixia as his elder brother. This cannot be explained.

Knowing that there was no way to explain, Bilge directly changed his words and professed his vassalship. However, Zhao Tan could not let him go on and sneered: "Especially when he knew clearly that the third princess was my princess, he still had the audacity to send it to Dongkara Khan to ask for peace. This It is difficult to make up for the deeds of others, even if they are cut into pieces with a thousand cuts, I don’t even understand the anger in my heart!”

"Your Majesty..." Biluo heard that something was wrong. He didn't know about this at all. Why did the other party say such things? Although even if he knew at that time, he might not have given it away, but he didn't know that he didn't know. He hurriedly cried out: "Your Highness, King of Light, the guilty person really didn't know that Malika was your Highness's..."

A loud "click" sound came. Before he could finish his words, Zhao Tao slapped the jade table next to him. The jade table was not a whole body, but a combination of shelves. It was heavy and strong, and it took a few steps to disassemble it. Only one person could complete it, but it was knocked down by Zhao Tong's palm, debris flew everywhere, and the round jade tabletop rolled down the steps with a "rumbling" sound, and was crushed forward.

Biluo's face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly dodged to the side. The ministers behind him also followed suit, but the one who kept his head down and was just scared didn't react. He was hit directly by the heavy table, and he immediately vomited blood and broke his bones. His muscles were broken and he was wailing endlessly.

Zhao Tong frowned, and soldiers immediately came over and dragged the minister out of the palace like a dead dog, and then there was no more sound.

Seeing this scene, the ministers in the palace trembled and became silent. Brother Bile did not dare to speak anymore. He bowed his head like a quail, his teeth chattering.

Zhao Tong said: "If I say you know it, you know it! Whoever says you don't know will stand up and let me see it?"

Big Brother complained in his heart. Didn't he say that people in the Central Plains Dynasty were reasonable and willing to convince others with reason? Why didn't this person say anything?

Zhao Tong said in a gloomy tone: "Knowing that she is my princess, you still plan to give her to a foreign thief. I think you all deserve to die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in front immediately fell to their knees, shouting for mercy, and were willing to do whatever they wanted, just asking not to be beheaded.

Brother Bile also wanted to kneel down, but he looked at Liya Naza and gritted his teeth secretly. It's OK to kneel to the King of Song, but he can't kneel to his own daughter, right?

But if she doesn't kneel down and beg for mercy, this daughter has always been a ruthless master. Is she still resenting herself, slandering the King of Song, and planning to chop off the head of Atta?

When he thought about losing his head, his body softened and he was about to kneel down. At this time, Wu Song came over and grabbed him to the side, and then threw several princes by their necks aside.

Zhao Tong didn't even look at Bilge and the others, his eyes swept over the ministers.

"Liyanaza, who wants to send you to Eastern Kara Khan for peace?"

Seeing that Brother Bile was being taken aside, Lianaza breathed a sigh of relief, looked forward and said: "Your Majesty, this..."

Zhao Tong saw the embarrassment on her face and knew that it was difficult to talk about the matter, so he smiled coldly: "That means everyone has a share, and they are all pushed out to beheaded...kill the nine tribes!"

"Ah?!" As soon as these words came out, the ministers in the palace were dumbfounded. They cried for their fathers and mothers, and some fell to the ground with yellow and white blood.

"My lord, this..." Lianaza was immediately shocked when she saw this. She didn't expect that Zhao Tong actually wanted to kill them all, and also wanted to kill the nine tribes.

"Princess, there is no need to plead for them!" Zhao Tong said calmly: "These people don't want to resist the foreign invaders. Some of them want to ask for peace. They want to die. They plan to send you to the hands of the bandits to pray for them to withdraw their troops. They deserve to be damned. I am here. Dongchang, if you don't surrender to Kaicheng, you will die. The three major sins are unforgivable and you must not stay!"

Zhao Tong did not intend to keep any of these Uighur ministers who could go to the temple. They were all a disaster, both for the country and for himself. They must be eradicated. He must not be merciful and leave behind the roots of trouble and sow trouble for the future.

Liyana said: "But Prince, if... everyone is killed, how can the country be governed?"

"If these traitors and traitors are killed, will there be no one left to govern the country?" Zhao Tong flashed the court hall in Tokyo, those golden and purple princes, those ministers, 90% of them were corrupt, perverted the law, preyed on the people, used their power for personal gain, and harmed the country and the people. If you kill him, won't anyone be able to rule the world?

Are you kidding me? The sun rises in the east and sets in the west in the same way, and everything in the world moves in the same way. What's more, if you want to achieve great governance in the world, how can you achieve great governance without killing a group of people and purging the atmosphere?

He said: "Princess, don't worry, how can these useless things govern the country? If you really have that kind of ability, you won't be helpless after losing to Dongkara Khan, trying to use women to please him!" Liyanaza She was speechless after hearing this, but this was a fact. Each of these people wanted to push her out in exchange for Karahan's withdrawal. She also wanted to kill these people. She was just worried that after they were killed, no one would be left to deal with state affairs. But since Zhao Tao She was reassured by this statement. After all, when it came to running the country, Zhao Tong was definitely better than her.

Then all these ministers were escorted out of the palace, and their heads were chopped off without even drawing up charges. Then they went to their respective homes to arrest people, kill the nine tribes, and eradicate the roots!

Next, we will continue to purge. It is not just about killing these ministers who have gone to the temple. The Xizhou Uighurs have been a country for more than two hundred years. All the forces in Gaochang City are intertwined. Anyone who has the slightest intention of refusing to surrender will be killed. The same is true. Execute the nine tribes and leave no one alive!

As for the Uighur Mingjiao, Zhao Tong directly mobilized soldiers to surround the main altar. Persia sent two holy envoys and a new saint. Originally, in order to make it easier to preach in the Uighurs, Princess Liyanaza was responsible for everything within the bishop. , but since Liyanaza gave birth, the Persian Archbishop has been trying to replace her. Now, taking advantage of the opportunity when the Uighur court wanted to give her to Karakhan, they directly sent people to seize her rights.

The army marched into the main altar of Mingjiao, but those who refused were killed. If the blazing holy fire burns your body, then you should really burn it. If there is no joy in life, and no pain in death, then you really don’t know. Just bitter.

Wherever the King of Light goes, all those who oppose and resist are heretics and must die. Even if no one is left alive, there will be a judgment!

More than half of the Uighur Mingjiao people were killed, and every city was covered in blood. It was too horrible to look at.

Zhao Tong was furious at this moment. After killing the Mingjiao, he killed the Zoroastrian. This is different from the Mingjiao. The Mingjiao believes that those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. For the Zoroastrian, they will kill them without questioning or trial, leaving nothing behind. .

Then, before they were done, they continued to kill the Nestorians until the sky was dark and the earth was dark, leaving no one alive.

After killing Nestorianism and then Shamanism, there are not many Uighur shamans in Xizhou now. Influenced by the Tang Dynasty, many Uighurs changed their original belief in Shamanism to Buddhism.

There is also Taoism in the Uighurs, but the two religions, Taoism and Buddhism, Zhao Tao has not moved on for the time being. The ambitions of these two religions are not as great as other sects. They always want to get involved in the imperial power, so they stayed for the time being.

Half a month later, Zhao Tong held a grand banquet in the Khan Castle to entertain the Uighur royal family. Although it was said to be a banquet, the royal family members thought it was a Hongmen banquet and were scared to death. During this period, the Uighur royal family was already in a state of confusion. They were all terrified, worried that the butcher's knife would fall on them.

During the banquet, Zhao Tong looked at the people below. No one dared to raise his head. These people were frightened every day and their nerves were weakened. Some of them had hallucinations. The clouds in the sky were all blood-colored. Whenever there was a disturbance, they would appear. Just like a cup of wine.

Zhao Tong spoke to comfort them, saying that they were relatives, and it was their own fault for killing those traitors and traitors, and they would not do anything to these relatives. After hearing this, the Uighur royal family breathed a long sigh of relief.

Just when the banquet was about to end, a military report was suddenly sent from outside. After reading it, Zhao Tao couldn't help but sneered. It turned out that it was the Eastern Kara Khan who knew that there was chaos in the Uighurs, and did not send Liyana to come over and send troops to suppress the border. Captured the two cities of Wuchi and Qiuci.

He asked someone to read out the military report. Bilego couldn't help but turned pale with shock. Wuchi was fine. After all, it was normal for a border city to gain and lose during a war, but Qiuci was already an important town. Once it was lost, it would be a big loss for him. It’s convenient to have a long drive.

Zhao Tong swept his eyes below and said calmly: "Which of you can lead the troops to retreat from the enemy?"

As soon as they heard that they were being called to fight, these royal families were even more frightened than when they heard that Qiuci had fallen. They all either shook their heads like rattles or buried their faces in the plates in front of them, not daring to lift them up.

Zhao Tie looked at them, then at Liyanaza, and sighed: "If I don't come, wouldn't the Uighurs be safe?"

Liyana rolled her eyes at him: "Your Majesty, why don't you lead your troops there?"

Zhao Tong smiled and said: "The princess is of gold and jade, and Anke can lead the troops. It is up to me to make the arrangements."

Later, he ordered Li Yanxian to take command, Lu Da as the vanguard, Qin Ming, Hu Yanzhuo, Suo Chao, and Guo Sheng as generals, and led him to bring 20,000 of the 30,000 horses and 20,000 Uighur soldiers, for a total of 40,000 People, go straight to the west to fight against Eastern Kara Khan.

Li Yanxian is a handsome man. Although in terms of martial arts, he cannot be the opponent of Lu Da, and he may not be able to defeat Qin Ming or Hu Yanzhuo. However, the commander of an army pays more attention to strategizing and looking at the overall situation. There are not many people like him under him now, except Liu. Apart from Suiyun, there are actually only two and a half left.

One is General Lu, the other is Li Yanxian, and Zhang Xian is only half of them because they are still growing.

The rest of Lu Junyi, Du Bo, and Song Jiang are not handsome men. Wu Yong and Zhu Wu are just military advisors. Although these few can command an army and lead troops to fight alone, they must be taken into account when encountering a large-scale melee between legions. Going around and scheming in all directions is not enough, which is why Zhao Tan promoted Li Yanxian all the way.

Why did the Jurchens suddenly rise up and be able to overthrow the Liao Kingdom and unify the grasslands? I don't talk about the specific combat strength of the soldiers, but only the manpower. In addition to the two heroes Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Wu Qimai, there are also two handsome men Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan.

Without the two characters Zong Wang and Zong Han, it would not be so easy for the Jurchens to destroy the Liao Dynasty, and it might also be difficult. As for going south to attack the Song Dynasty, defeat Taiyuan and trap Tokyo, it is somewhat impossible.

As for Zong Bi and others, although they also took command in the later period, they were actually far inferior to Zong Wang and Zong Han.

This is also the reason why the Jurchens declined rapidly later on, because they were only strong for one generation. Zongwang Zonghan’s generation passed, and there was no one to follow, and they were no longer able to go south. By the end of the period, they could not even compare with the late Liao Dynasty, let alone the late Southern Song Dynasty. .

Before the Western Expedition, Zhao Tong specifically gave Li Yanxian the right to make decisions, so that he could be independent before the battle.

This power is great. It means that Li Yanxian can change the purpose of sending troops. It was originally based on resisting the Eastern Kara Khan and recapturing Wuchi City and Qiuci City. However, when facing the battle, he can analyze the fighter opportunities and send troops independently, which is equivalent to Feel free to fight.

Ten days later, the good news came back. Li Yanxian led an army of 40,000 to attack Qiuci and Wuchi, and drove the Eastern Kara Khan out of the border.

Twenty days later, the military report returned, and Li Yanxian entered the territory of Eastern Karahan and captured Balsi Khan, the important town of Eastern Karahan.

A month later, Li Yanxian supported the war with war, and then sent troops to major cities such as Wugushule and Wuzgen.

Two months later, most of the territory of Eastern Kara Khan was captured, and Li Yanxian's troops surrounded Balashagon, the capital of Eastern Kara Khan.

Three months later, the city of Balashagon was broken and the Khan of Eastern Karakhan, Ahmad Arslan, was captured alive.

Three and a half months later, Eastern Kara Khan was completely destroyed...

(End of this chapter)