Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 664: Full of ugliness

The reason why Zhao Mu rejected the kindness of Gong Ye Qian and others was simply because he didn't want them to cause trouble for him.

After all, Murong Fu’s army has not yet formed any decent combat effectiveness. If a fight really breaks out, it will only hold themselves back.

Moreover, he had to keep their troops to fight the Jurchens in the future. If there were too many casualties, even with his help, it would be difficult to defeat the tens of thousands of Jurchen soldiers.

After sending everyone away, Li Canghai said, "Do you want me to go into the city and talk to His Majesty? This way, both sides can minimize casualties."

Zhao Mu shook his head and said, "There is no need for this. Since I am personally doing it, there won't be too many casualties. Well, Master, you are tired these days, so you should have a good rest these few days. You don't have to wait on me all day in the future."

Hearing Zhao Mu's words, Li Canghai couldn't help but sigh.

Li Canghai said at this time: "If that's the case, then I'd better go back to Xixia first. After all, the fall of the Liao Dynasty is imminent, and I don't want to see you humiliating the Liao Dynasty's royal family."

Zhao Mu thought about it carefully. Now that he had already reached Shangdu, the main force of the Liao Kingdom had been completely wiped out in Youzhou City. Even if he let Li Canghai go now, she would not do anything to hinder the Northern Expedition.

Moreover, even if she was faster, it would only take three days for her to capture the city, and she would not hold Zhezong hostage to restore the Liao Kingdom. After all, she did not have as many hostages as herself.

Zhao Mu said, "Well, since Master wants to go back to Lingzhou, then you can go back first. I'm sure Master's Wife will miss you a lot too."

Li Canghai didn't say much, just sighed. Then he turned and left the big tent. She looked at the Liao Kingdom's Shangdu from afar, and came to a secluded place. She knelt directly in the direction of Shangdu, took off her mask and cried: "Your Majesty! The great shaman is sorry for the Liao Dynasty and the people of Khitan!" Li Canghai kowtowed three times in the direction of Shangdu.

When she stood up again, her forehead was already slightly bruised, perhaps the pain made her sober up a little. Li Canghai then wiped her tears and left the camp. She asked for a fast horse in the army as a dragon guard and rushed to Lingzhou. She wanted to go to Lingzhou now, and she hoped that Zhao Mu could keep his promise and let the Liao Dynasty revive in the west.

The Song army held a grand banquet for three days in the camp. During these three days, there was wine and meat, and everyone ate and drank well.

Because Zhao Mu had issued a military order, he would personally lead the vanguard in three days and vowed to capture Shangdu City! After the battle, everyone returned to Youzhou, and Zhao Mu had another reward for everyone.

Because of the continuous victories, the morale of the Song army has now reached its peak. Now Zhao Mu is personally in charge of the central army and personally leads them to attack the city, and the morale of the Song army is even higher. After all, nothing can boost morale more than the emperor leading the army in person. And it was the Emperor Wu who was victorious in every battle.

Looking at the Song army outside the city celebrating all night long, Yelu Hongji and others in Shangdu City were frowning.

Because the Liao army's scouts saw Zhao Mu's imperial flag and imperial carriage. They knew that the Liao's old enemy, the Emperor Zhong, who always advocated war, had arrived. And now the entire Song army was holding a banquet to celebrate, probably to reward the troops before the war began.

Yelu Hongji was lying on his back on the hospital bed at this time. The Liao emperor no longer had the bravery and spirit he had in the past when hunting.

The fall of the Western Capital, the Central Capital, the Eastern Capital, and the Southern Capital had dealt a heavy blow to his spirit and body. In addition, the city was surrounded by enemies, and although there were food and grass, it was difficult to defend. Now the soldiers in the city could only defend the city and had no way to break out. This made Yelu Hongji see the end of the Liao Dynasty.

This series of blows made him sick and bedridden. He could only rely on a few taels of ginseng to survive. Yelu Hongji looked at the Crown Prince Chongyuan, the King of Chu Yelu Neguru, and Yelu Yanxi, who was previously appointed as the Crown Prince by him.

Yelu Hongji said: "Uncle, I am afraid that my health is not good anymore. I will leave the Liao Dynasty to you."

Hearing Yelu Hongji's words, Yelu Chongyuan was like a frightened rabbit, with his hair standing on end. He waved his hands and said, "No! Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune, and he will surely recover. Even if Your Majesty really has an accident, Your Majesty has already appointed Yanxi as the Crown Prince in front of all the civil and military officials. Even if Your Majesty wants to pass on the throne, it should be to him."

After hearing this, Yelu Yanxi also hurriedly said, "Uncle, you are too polite. Back then, the Grandfather appointed Uncle as the Crown Prince, and Grandfather appointed Uncle as the Crown Uncle. Now that the child is young, the throne should belong to Uncle."

Yelu Neguru also said to Yelu Yanxi humbly: "My nephew is wrong. Now that my father is old, he can no longer sit on the throne. My nephew is upright and promising. He should be the successor."

Neguru knelt down and kowtowed to Yelu Yanxi, saying, "Please do not refuse, I respectfully invite you to succeed me."

Yelu Yanxi also knelt down in front of Yelu Chongyuan and Neguru and said, "No, no, no! The throne should belong to my uncle and great-uncle." As he spoke, Yelu Yanxi also kowtowed to Yelu Neguru.

Seeing this scene, Yelu Hongji and the Empress Dowager couldn't help but sigh.

But the concubines and princesses around were all crying.

However, Yelu Chongyuan looked at Yelu Hongji with resentment on his face.

Now the throne of the Liao Dynasty is like a hot potato. Since ancient times, few kings who lost their country have had a good ending. Moreover, the Song and Liao are enemies. Now the Song army is approaching, and the city is about to be broken. If you take the throne at this time, it will undoubtedly be a road to self-destruction.

Yelu Chongyuan was now cursing Yelu Hongji in his heart.

He was scolded for being shameless and for not giving up the throne to him while he was enjoying the throne.

Now that the disaster is imminent, they are so hypocritical. The same goes for Neguru and Yelu Yanxi, they both know that this is a dead end, so no one is willing to take over, so they act in an ugly manner.

Yelu Hongji also sighed. Now his Liao Dynasty has reached the point where no one is available. In the past, Liao envoys were almost free to walk around in the Song Dynasty, and in other small countries, they could even have the princesses of various countries accompany them. How come they are in such a situation now?

This really made Yelu Hongji sigh. Although he was not a wise ruler, he did not think he was a tyrant. During the years he was in charge of the Liao Dynasty, he used Han officials and rectified the administration of officials. The Liao Dynasty was also thriving. Why did it end up with a country destroyed in the end?

Now Yelu Hongji also understood the evil deeds committed by his ancestors. When the Khitans went south to destroy the Later Jin Dynasty, Shi Chonggui of the Later Jin Dynasty also sent envoys to seek peace. However, Yelu Yaoguang did not agree, but instead abducted all the royal family members of the Later Jin Dynasty to the Liao Dynasty.

Yelu Hongji was also feeling sad that the world was changing. He never expected that they, the Khitan, would be in such trouble today.

(End of this chapter)