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Chapter 556: Realistic Tian Long Ba Bu

Zhao Xu no longer cared about the affairs of the great monks, because the Holy Day of the Queen Mother was coming soon.

He needed to start fulfilling his duties as an emperor - receiving envoys from all over the world.

Just like now, he was at the Zichen Hall to meet with Shi Yitian, the monk commander of Goryeo who came to court again.

The last time Shi Yitian made a speech was in April.

Now he is in court again.

Coming to court again in such a short period of time means that he is no longer a simple Buddhist monk.

It must have a diplomatic mission.

Sure enough, after presenting the credentials in the hall, this eminent monk from the Huayan Sect of the Goryeo Kingdom, wearing the purple cassock bestowed by Zhao Xu, bowed together and said: "I bid farewell to Your Majesty, a poor monk. Your Majesty favors and favors this poor monk by giving him Buddhist scriptures. He also sent poems to my Lord. My Lord was overjoyed and said to the poor monk: When I encounter the Emperor's kindness, I will break my body to pieces to repay the Emperor's kindness!"

"I have heard that your Majesty wants to strengthen trade with this country and open up shipping routes. My Lord has ordered you to allow ships and merchant ships from the Song Dynasty to stop at the ports of Goryeo. He has also ordered the local officials to treat the merchants of the Song Dynasty well and treat them as honored guests. You must not do it at will. disturb……"

The Empress Dowager even wanted to speak out to stop the Korean monk from continuing, but fortunately she was stopped by the Empress Dowager Xiang: "I'll wait and see how Brother Six answers."

"Good!" Zhao Xu was very happy when he heard this.

"Although Goryeo is my vassal, the Liao Kingdom is also an ally of the Song Dynasty!"

While taking advantage of the chaos in the world and the power vacuum in the northeast, he actively expanded externally and even dared to accommodate the prince of the Bohai Kingdom. At the same time, he reorganized the internal affairs, fully implemented the New (Tang) political system, strengthened centralization of power, and suppressed the powerful.

The Liao Kingdom has assembled a large number of elite troops in Liaoyang Mansion.

He also knew that his mission this time was difficult to achieve.

"However, the northern barbarians are rampant and ugly. Since the founding of Goryeo, they have repeatedly raised troops to invade..."

How could it be possible that, like the Tang Dynasty, he would not hesitate to mobilize troops and send large armies to help Goryeo?
However, as a messenger, he has his own mission.

"Amitabha!" Shi Yitian bowed to Jishou again and said, "The poor monk thanks Your Majesty for your grace on behalf of our Lord."

Based on Goryeo's own investigation and the information sent to Goryeo by women's straight ministries.

Today's Goryeo is not the Joseon Dynasty that respected the great doctrines.

Zhao Xu smiled and looked extremely generous: "Master, please tell me, as long as I can do it, I will definitely agree!"

After all, the Song Dynasty was not the father of Goryeo, and the two countries were not bordering each other.

"Master is compassionate!" Zhao Xu said calmly: "However, I also need to be responsible for the people of the Song Dynasty."

Wang's Goryeo Dynasty can be regarded as a very upright dynasty on the peninsula in terms of external relations.

When the ministers in the hall heard this, they immediately looked at each other, and some people had begun to subconsciously distance themselves from Shi Yitian.

As a dynasty that unified the peninsula, Wang's Goryeo was very energetic from the day it was founded.

It’s a huge blow to Sixth Brother’s prestige!
The Queen Mother reluctantly sat down.

However, she was even more afraid that her concubine would interrupt her sixth brother's lecture to the vassal envoys who were coming for pilgrimage.

So, he bowed his head and said: "I know that Your Majesty is in trouble."

He is now a staunch supporter of free trade!
We highly appreciate anything that can enhance trade exchanges and provide trade facilitation.

"Since I came to the throne, the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty have exchanged envoys and celebrated each other's festivals. The diplomatic relations between the two countries have become increasingly close. I and the grandson of the Liao Dynasty often discuss knowledge with each other!"

Many of these soldiers and horses were drawn from the borders of Song and Liao.

As long as the Song Dynasty mobilized troops on the border, it could at least contain a certain number of Liao soldiers and horses, so that the Liao people would not be like now, dispatching elite troops and generals without any scruples.

So the question is, why did the Liao State dare to dispatch troops and horses from the Song and Liao border?
The answer is obviously because the Song Dynasty convinced the Liao Kingdom that even if they mobilized troops and horses from the border, the Song Dynasty would not make the Northern Expedition.

Even the two palaces behind the curtain were a little restless at this time.

"Now the Lord of the North is in his Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo and has ordered one hundred thousand troops, intending to attack me..."

Shi Yitian listened and sighed.

Even though he knew there was a high probability that it would be useless, he still wanted to challenge it.

In early June, he boarded the ship on Shiyitian and embarked on the journey to Bianjing of the Song Dynasty again.

At this moment, Shi Yitian suddenly bowed his head and bowed again: "To be honest with your Majesty, this poor monk is here as an envoy. In addition to congratulating the Queen Mother of the Song Dynasty on behalf of the king and the Queen Mother, he also has one more thing to ask for. Your Majesty, help me!”

This may make Siyi think that Sixth Brother cannot make the decision!

Interpretation Tianbai said: "Your Majesty, Korea is a small country located in the East China Sea. It has been favored and supported by the Emperor of China. Therefore, throughout the ages, the country has been teaching: The Emperor of China should be respected as the main one, the Emperor of China should be regarded as the rightful year, and the Chinese New Year should be celebrated. Number……"

Zhao Xu, however, kept smiling and said with a calm look, "Master may not know yet..."

"Master, please also send my greetings to the King of Korea!" Zhao Xu nodded and was about to stand up.

"Of course, your Majesty, please think of the innocent people of Goryeo and show mercy..."

Of course Shi Yitian knew this was the result.

Then he said: "The King of Goryeo understands justice, and I appreciate it very much."

As a result, there were three wars between Goryeo and the Liao Kingdom, and they withstood three conquests by the Liao Kingdom without destroying the country.

He bowed dejectedly: "But it's the poor monk who is rude."

Although Queen Mother Xiang is also a late-stage patient with Liaophobia.

Especially in the third war, Goryeo achieved the so-called great victory, forcing the Liao people to give up the rude conditions of asking the King of Goryeo to come to the court.

After that, the Great Wall was built on the border to defend against the Khitan cavalry.

This is indeed very strong for the dynasty on the peninsula.

Therefore, the current Goryeo monarchs and ministers have the confidence to negotiate with the Liao Kingdom.

He even dared to respond forcefully in front of the Liao army - Baozhou is the land of Goryeo, and the Liao people will never be allowed to set up a market.

Just when Shi Yitian was disheartened, he heard the Little Emperor of the Song Dynasty in the palace say: "But, soldiers are deadly weapons, and saints have to use them as a last resort!"

"If your country is willing, I can mediate with the Liao Lord on your behalf."

"It is best not to resort to violence if it is possible."

Well, even if Zhao Xu now sends an envoy to Nanjing, where the Lord of Liao is currently located, the Lord of Liao will immediately receive him and agree to Song's mediation.

It's been at least two months since this came and went.

If we also include the time it took for Shi Yitian to ask Gao Li for instructions and get the authorization, it would be at least five or six months.

The Liao army is now gathering in Liaoyang Prefecture.

Will they wait this long?

impossible!

People eat horses' chews. With the current level of development of Liaoyang Mansion, how can it support an army of more than 100,000 to stay for a long time?
Even if you can, winter in the Northeast is very cold.

Are so many soldiers and horses spending the winter in Liaoyang Mansion? is it possible?

Therefore, the time of the Liao army's invasion can actually be deduced, and it was only within a month or two.

You may even be taking action now!
but……

As an international student who has studied abroad in modern times and has seen all kinds of imperialist manipulations, how could Zhao Xu let go of such a good opportunity to create cards in the void?
Shi Yitian has a very good impression of Zhao Xu.

Because in front of him, Zhao Xu had always behaved like a young emperor with intelligence, empathy, and enthusiasm for teaching the Dharma.

Naturally, he listened to Zhao Xu's compassionate words without any doubt, and immediately bowed: "If your majesty can persuade the northern captives to stop their troops, I will be very grateful to you!"

For Korea now, any help, even support, is extremely precious.

Zhao Xu immediately smiled: "Master, you're welcome."

However, his hands started to rub each other habitually.

This is a habit he has developed in modern times. Whenever he does this subconsciously, it usually means that he wants to steal someone's wool.

Therefore, he directly spoke to Shi Yitian: "If I can persuade the Lord of Liao to call off the war, I have only one request..."

"Please ask your country to borrow an uninhabited remote island as a place to rest, take shelter from the wind, and dry the goods for the Song Dynasty merchant ships traveling between your country and Japan."

Well, Jeju Island is very good!

As for whether the Liao Kingdom could destroy Goryeo?
How can you expect Yelu Hongji to do something that even Liao Shengzong couldn't do?

How possible!

It’s not like the Koreans have never had their capital captured by the Liao people.

But the result was that Goryeo's monarchs and ministers moved their capitals and fought again.

Local wealthy families, nobles and officials mobilized tribes and organized troops to harass the Liao people.

The Liao Kingdom was in dire straits and had no choice but to withdraw its troops.

Besides, isn't there Da Song who can do blood transfusions?
At that time, the merchant ships of the Song Dynasty can carry ordnance to Goryeo and give blood transfusions to the Goryeo people.

Let the Koreans bleed the Liao people fiercely.

Even if the Liao people knew this, they would only suffer the loss of being dumb.

Because they have done this kind of thing in the past!
The party members even grew up with the support of the Liao Kingdom.

What the Liao Kingdom did, the Song Dynasty also did.

As long as they don't tell the truth, Song and Liao will still be good brothers.

Regarding Zhao Xu's small request, Shi Yitian didn't even need to ask for instructions from the country, he could make the decision himself.

So he bowed and said: "If the envoy can get your Majesty's help and eliminate the military disaster, I will leave the island and let your Majesty choose!"

A deserted island with no one is worth nothing!

The Song Dynasty wanted to borrow it to berth merchant ships, shelter from the wind, and dry their goods.

Very reasonable!
Just give it!

……

After retiring from the court, the two palaces took Zhao Xu back to the palace and sat in the Qingshou Palace as usual.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to sit down, he asked the Queen Mother: "Sixth brother really plans to send an envoy to mediate?"

Zhao Xu nodded.

"What if the Liao people don't allow it?" Queen Mother Xiang asked worriedly, "Wouldn't this ruin Brother Six's reputation?"

"Don't worry, Queen Mother!" Zhao Xu smiled: "The Liao people will agree."

"Ok?"

Zhao Xu held Empress Dowager Xiang's hand and said: "I don't know what the Empress Dowager is, but I have already consulted Master Fan and Master Xing about all the wars between Liao and Goryeo..."

"Since Liao Shengzong, the Lord of Liao has attacked Goryeo three times, but has gained nothing. In the end, he had to stop his troops and negotiate for peace."

"So, my ministers sent envoys to mediate, which actually gave the Lord of Liao a step forward."

"The Lord of Liao will definitely allow it."

"Oh!" The Queen Mother nodded thoughtfully.

"That's right!" Zhao Xu put this matter aside and asked, "Mother-in-law, Queen Mother, are there any envoys from Dali among the envoys who will make the pilgrimage tomorrow?"

"Hmm!" Xiang Dowager nodded: "Why is Sixth Brother interested in Dali?"

"Just curious..." Zhao Xu said: "Dali has not been in court for many years. When I came to court this time, I heard that a Buddha statue was returned as a tribute, so I wanted to take a look and learn more."

After greeting the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother said at the right time: "Since the officials are curious, I can ask the Dali Tribute Envoy a few more questions in the palace tomorrow."

Neither of the two palaces took this matter seriously.

Because Dali is too remote!
It has been many years since I came to pay tribute. The reason I came this time was because the Song Dynasty's southern expedition to Jiaozhi shook the southwest. Dali could not sit still and sent envoys to pay tribute. They threw stones to ask for directions and to check the direction of the wind.

And Zhao Xu is indeed a little bit curious. Because, at this point in time, it is the main timeline of "Dragon Babu".

The current king of Dali is indeed named Duan Zhengchun.

Of course, Zhao Xu knows that novels are novels.

Duan Zhengchun did not have a son named Duan Yu, nor did he know martial arts. On the contrary, the king of Dali Kingdom had long been ignored.

The status of the Duan royal family in Dali is approximately equal to that of the Emperor of Japan.

The powerful minister Gao was unhappy, so he sent him to become a monk and established a new king.

As an emperor, Zhao Xu would naturally not use his private interests and curiosity to deal with state affairs.

What he is really interested in in the Dali Kingdom is actually only one point - that is the strong influence of the Dali Kingdom in the southwest region, especially in modern Myanmar.

Yes!

Dali Kingdom, the future Yunnan Province, had dominated the entire Burma decades ago and was the co-owner of the Burmese princely states.

In the second year of Emperor Taizong's reign, Dali even held an alliance with thirty-seven tribes in Qujing, making him the emperor of the Southwest Zhou Dynasty.

Even now, the Dali Kingdom has weakened and is no longer the emperor of the Southwest Zhou Dynasty in the past, but it still has a strong influence on the feudal states in the southwest.

This is enough for Zhao Xu to spend some time and form a good relationship - if it comes in handy in the future, wouldn't it be a profit?

Even if you don't use it, you won't lose money.

……

When Shi Yitian met Zhao Xu at the Zichen Palace in Bianjing.

In Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo, Liao Kingdom.

The Privy Envoy of the Northern Court of Liao Dynasty, the Jiedushi Envoy of Tumucheng, and Yelu Dilie, the minister and the left-resident of Liaoyang Mansion, are preparing for the war and are actively preparing for war.

However, his preparation direction was slightly different from the order given to him by Liao Lord Yelu Hongji.

At this moment, this loyal veteran of the Liao Kingdom was staring at an old map of the Liao Kingdom's palace, fascinated.

This map has been handed down from the Holy Sect era.

There are many expedition routes in the Shengzong and Xingzong eras.

The target is directly at the active areas of various ministries where women are born.

Yeludilie's eyes scanned these places.

Especially the daughter who came to Liaoyang Mansion to worship him last month was directly in the Wanyan tribe's territory controlled by Jiedu envoy Wanyan Qilibo.

That's a character!
Yelu Dilie recalled every move, word and deed of Gailibo in front of him.

He was a man of muscular build, poorly dressed, and with vulgar speech.

At the same time, this person is illiterate in grammar and can only speak the native dialect of a girl.

As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was loud, like thunder.

It completely conforms to all Yeludilie's imagination of the savage chief.

However, he is such a savage and rough chief, but he is very submissive and well-behaved in front of him, and he will always find ways to express his loyalty and obedience.

When he first met this person, Yelu Dilie was also amused by him.

However, after the other party left, a few days later, when Yelu Dilie was reading, he saw the description of Anlu Mountain in the Tang Chronicles section of "Zizhi Tongjian" sent by the last envoy from the Southern Dynasty.

Yeludilie suddenly broke into a cold sweat.

Then the more I thought about it, the worse it felt!

So, he kept an eye on it and sent some mature women officials loyal to the Khitan, disguised as merchants, deep into Ying Road to inquire about the situation of the Wanyan tribe.

The intelligence reported by these people one after another frightened Yeludilie.

That Wanyan Qilibo and his father Wugujiu had been using the daughters conferred by the Liao Dynasty to gain the status of military envoys for so many years.

He annexed all the tribes of women, and at the same time extended his hands into the surrounding tribes of women.

Through marriages, alliances and other methods, more and more tribes are allowed to join the Wanyan tribe actively or passively or even forcefully.

What shocked Yelvdilie even more was that according to the detective reports, many people said that Gailibo from the Wanyan Department could speak Mandarin!
what is this?
Naked and alive An Lushan!

Once it was allowed to unify the various ministries outside Daliao's control.

Then, this is another Bohai country!

Therefore, Yelu Dilie shifted his attention from Goryeo to Wanyan Department.

It's not that he doesn't fight Korea anymore.

He did not dare to violate the emperor's will.

Of course we want to fight against Korea!

But Yeludilie knew in his heart that it was easy to defeat the Goryeo soldiers and horses in a field battle.

Even capturing the city of Goryeo was not difficult.

The problem is - conquering Goryeo is difficult!
In the end, due to various reasons, the troops will be withdrawn as they did in the past three conquests of Goryeo.

Things that Shengzong and Xingzong could not do.

It's even less possible now.

Therefore, when withdrawing troops, it is natural to follow the story of the past three conquests of Goryeo - to conquer the women, cut off the heroes, and eliminate the heroes.

This was the daily life of the Liao Kingdom after the destruction of Bohai and the various regimes established by the remaining forces of Bohai.

Even Yelu Dilie did not rule out following the story of Shengzong - Shengzong twice raised troops to attack Goryeo in the first year of Tonghe and the third year of Tonghe.

But before the war, Shengzong suddenly announced that he would change his goal and attack the straight women.

"I wonder if the emperor of Nanjing will agree to my suggestion."

He has already written to the Emperor of Nanjing and put forward his opinion - follow the story of Shengzong, paralyze Goryeo and make it relax, and then rush in with surprise troops. In this way, Goryeo will be destroyed and its king will be captured and held accountable before his majesty.

Just as he was thinking this, there were rapid footsteps outside the door.

"Sir, an angel is here."

Yeludilie raised his head: "Hurry and prepare a bath for me..."

Half an hour later, Yelu Dilie heard the emperor's decree in the palace city of Liaoyang Mansion - Goryeo was rebellious and must be punished first!

As for straight women?

But the disease of mustard moss can be attacked at any time!
After the surrender of Goryeo, it would not be too late to take care of it - for the Khitan people, after they destroyed the Bohai Kingdom and wiped out the various political regimes established by the Bohai Kingdom's survivors, they had never encountered anyone on this land again. What decent resistance.

In the eyes of the Khitan people, the Nüzhi were just some poor clang-dang savage bandits who often plundered the borders of the Liao Kingdom.

After beating Goryeo, let’s beat the female straight.

For the Khitan people, they have already formed a conditioned reflex, just like a gardener pruning a garden and seeing a crooked tree, they will always prune it.

After hearing the content of the edict, Yelu Dilie felt regretful, but he did not have many questions. He bowed three times and said, "I will obey the decree."

After defeating Goryeo, the same goes for returning to the army to attack female straight women.

A hundred thousand troops rushed towards Wanyan's tribe with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai.

Yelu Dilie expected that Wanyan's tribe would have no choice but to surrender.

It is enough to kill Gailibo and capture the livestock and young men of Wanyan tribe as slaves to eliminate this hidden danger.

……

The Goryeo Kingdom, the Julchen Dian area (now in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea) where the Jurchen tribe was active.

Goryeo officials have appeared here frequently recently, using weapons, food, and cloth to recruit strong men from various Jurchen tribes.

It is hoped that through here, a group of warriors who dare to fight will be recruited to deal with the Liao people's conquest.

Therefore, after hearing the news, warriors from various Jurchen tribes began to gather here from all directions.

This is because the conditions offered by the Koreans are very generous!
At the same time, it is also because the knowledgeable people of the various Jurchen tribes have long known that when the Liao people mobilize their troops for the Eastern Expedition, the boomerang will definitely hit them.

The Jurchens may have never heard of the story of dying lips and cold teeth.

However, the Liao people marched eastward again and again, and finally pointed the attack at them.

Even a cat has developed a conditioned reflex after being played with like this again and again.

Therefore, not only the chiefs of the Jurchen tribes have relaxed their restrictions and let the sons of the tribes come over to do odd jobs.

Even some tribes of mature women have quietly sent people over in private.

In the eyes of the Jurchens, it is best for both Liao and Goryeo to suffer losses!
At this moment, on the lazy mountain road, a stout man was riding a horse chasing the young man in front of him who was galloping happily on the horse: "Aguda, please slow down, I won't be able to catch up!"

The young knight grinned on the horse and turned around and said: "Wu Yashu, you are too slow!"

The strong man named Wu Yashu laughed and was extremely tolerant of his brother's naughty behavior.

It can even be said to be pampering.

They are brothers and the future heirs of Wanyan Department.

The Jurchen tribes still have the tradition of brotherhood and brotherhood to this day.

Therefore, in Wu Yasu's eyes, Aguda, who is only 18 years old this year, is actually a son rather than a younger brother.

He is his future heir!

As for Aguda, this was his first time in such a new place, and he was extremely excited and happy.

So he let his horse gallop without scruple.

Wu Yashu always followed his brother with his men, keeping a certain distance.

When Aguda's horse finally got tired, he reined in the horse and jumped off.

Not long after, Wu Yashu also rode behind him.

"Aguda, this is other people's territory. You should be more careful in the future and don't be too showy." Wu Yashu said.

"Yeah!" A Gu nodded: "Brother, I know!"

"But I did it on purpose!" He grinned: "I have long heard that the Jurchen tribe warriors who are lazy are brave and good at fighting. I have long wanted to compete with them."

Wu Yashu looked at his younger brother, patted his head lovingly, then looked at Aguda's strong muscles and said, "Aguda, have you forgotten your father's order?"

"You're here to learn more, not to fight."

"Before the young eagles are fully fledged, they should carefully observe the hunting skills of other hawks and do not show off or provoke them."

"Oh!" Aguda nodded: "I know, brother! I will pay attention!"

But the fire of excitement and excitement in his eyes never stopped burning.

Here to stop laziness, he wanted to have a good look at the Koryo people's armor and soldiers and horses, as well as other Jurchen tribes, especially those mature Jurchen people who worked as dogs for the Liao people.

Aguda never understood why those people wanted to be dogs for the Liao people?
Wu Yashu knew his brother's character.

He was too young, too lively, and at the same time bolder than everyone else since he was a child.

But, at the same time, this younger brother is extremely smart and perceptive.

He is a natural hunter and a natural leader.

So, don't think this brother seems to be reckless, but in fact no one can deceive him. He can always discover many details that others cannot.

This is what Wu Yashu likes the most.

Wu Yashu knew a long time ago that this younger brother was his best successor and would definitely be able to carry forward the Wanyan Department!

(End of this chapter)