Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 187 Beat him to his knees and do

Mrs. Cao was already nine months pregnant, but she didn't know who she was, so she had someone send her to Yanjing. She was originally betting on giving birth to a son, but when she gave birth to a daughter, she didn't feel disappointed at all.

She originally had some thoughts when she knew she was pregnant, but when she later learned about what the Empress Dowager Yelu, the Princess of Liao and the Princess of Han had done, she began to feel a little scared.

All of them are women who dare to wear armor and go into battle. How can I compete with them?

When the baby was finally born, Po Wen told her it was a daughter, and all Cao's thoughts were completely cleared.

Liu Ling stood at the door and washed his hands and face, then walked in, closed the door behind him, pulled up a chair and sat not far away. The wet nurse he had found in advance was taking care of the children in the cubicle, so he did not dare to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Concubine." Mrs. Cao wanted to say a few words of apology, because she gave birth to a daughter, and she knew that the generals under the King of Han wanted him to have more sons.

"The girl is pretty good."

Liu Ling said calmly. He didn't say much. After sitting for a while, he stood up and rubbed Cao's head.

"Have a good rest. If you need anything, send someone to tell the housekeeper. Anyone who dares to gossip behind his back will be dragged out and beaten."

"I thank you, Your Majesty."

After a moment of silence, the wet nurse came out of the cubicle holding the baby girl. Ms. Cao looked over, took her child from her hand, and coaxed her in a low voice.

In the lobby, after everyone had supper, they found out that Mrs. Cao from the Han Palace had given birth to a daughter. They immediately congratulated her, but their eyes were a little disappointed.

The baby girl is very well-behaved, except that she cried for a while at the beginning and is now squinting her eyes while drinking milk.

But in the eyes of the Jin people, a princess might not be able to make the King of Han in the south settle down.

"When Wanyan Lao Er saw the letter, he must have been very panicked, right?"

Liu Ling put down the secret letter and took the Shanhaiguan topographic map from Chen Wenkang. The so-called Shanhaiguan today is actually a place whose name is close to the place where Liu Ling sent people to build Guancheng. It is actually closer to Zhangjiakou in later generations.

However, some people in the court also raised objections, saying that judging from the current situation of Dai Jin, there was simply no spare power to start another war with Yan Yun under Liu Ling's rule. The latter was not the Liao army, let alone the Song army.

Wanyan Zongwang breathed a sigh of relief after reading the letter. Even he didn't realize that he was actually a little panicked after hearing the news that the King of Han might lead his army northward.

Soon, when the news of Yanyun's large-scale military mobilization was reported back in detail, commotion began in Juyongguan and Hengzhou at the same time. Wanyan Zongwang almost dropped the cup in his hand and shouted to his confidants in front of him. Said: "Is Liu Ling sick and dying?"

When they began to discuss and make decisions again, Liu Ling placed his hand on the Yinshan Mountain and said in a deep voice:

"Destroy Wanggu first, and then defeat the Xia people. After this battle, we should designate the south of Yinshan Mountain as a large county, and use this to title my son."

When the door was closed, Mr. Cao's tender eyes gradually dimmed, with a complicated expression, staring at the door in a daze.

Could it be that my uncle was made of clay and wood?

Before Wanyan Zongwang could think about how to solve the problem, Liu Ling sent someone to send a secret message, clearly stating the goal of this northward journey, so that he could relax.

Liu Ling sent people to build the city day and night, and he must be on high alert against them. Once a war started, the first thing to do was to set up a big enemy in the south. At the same time, Liu Ling relied on the Song Dynasty and had the money and food support of the Song people. The third thing was whether he could defeat him. Liu Ling.

That's what he said, but Wanyan Zongwang never expected that when Xi Zuo had clearly reported back the news, the court was still hesitating about whether to send troops.

There were a lot of things going on in the evening, and Liu Ling couldn't stay long. He just came over to take a look, but in the end he even forgot to see what his daughter looked like. Mrs. Cao felt cold when she saw that he didn't even want to take a look at her daughter.

To the north of Yandi, the Yan people built a new big city, and to the north of Yunzhong, they were working hard to build Shanhaiguan Pass. There was no discussion about this in the court, because it was obvious that when the former was completed, if the Jin Kingdom wanted to go south again, The difficulty will increase countless times.

Some ministers openly said in the court that Wanyan Lou's family had a brutal attack in Ningyuanpo last year. At least four Meng'an died inside, as well as thousands of elite Jurchen troops. The rest of the Liao army surrendered and suffered even more casualties. If they can't defeat them again, how can the Jin Kingdom find the strength to face Liu Ling and many rebels in the country at the same time?

In the world, sometimes the most unstable relationship is the marriage relationship. The Song Dynasty married three concubines to the King of Han. In fact, both parties knew that it was just a stopgap measure. In the eyes of the Song people, the King of Han should be a lustful person. disciples, and the former can save a lot of money and food by using three emperor concubines, which is a huge profit.

Judging from the topography of the Jin Kingdom and Yanyun, Liu Ling has been building the Guancheng Fort in the north in the past two years, almost completely surrounding the southern Jin Kingdom from east to west, forming a semicircular solid defense line.

Yanmen Pass and Jingxing in the north of the Song Dynasty were both in Liu Ling's hands, which meant that Liu Ling could go south if he wanted.

In fact, it is the same now. When the defense line of Shanhaiguan and surrounding cities is completed, the Jin people will no longer be able to actively harass Liu Ling, but the latter can go north whenever he wants. Yanyun's territory was either large or small. At least in the late Tang and Five Dynasties, there was no problem in segregating this area to become king, but there was certainly no way to hide the movement of troops and horses within the territory from the north and the south.

Compared with the tense court halls of the Song and Jin Dynasties, the soldiers and civilians of Yanyun only felt excited. After all, the idea that Liu Ling had instilled in them in the past three years was: Those who have made military achievements will get rich.

In the lobby, Liu Ling put the secret letter and map on the desk, and then several maids and soldiers came over and put on new royal clothes for him, and then put on the black armor.

Liu Ling, who was wearing armor, stretched out his hand to shake off the bloody cloak behind him, slowly sat on the chair, and looked at the thirty-five generals below.

The latter lowered their heads one after another, feeling a cold gaze sweeping over them. At this moment, even Han Shizhong, who had just returned from the military camp, couldn't help but tremble, and his head dropped even deeper.

"Thousands of years ago,"

Liu Ling spoke.

"There was once a Wu king, Sun Quan. He and his descendants wanted to draw a river to rule, but he was eventually destroyed. His backer was not the Wu officials, but the Yangtze River in front of him. In the next few hundred years, After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the north and the south were divided, and they faced each other across the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. After four generations, the south still fell to the north.

Now, Yanyun is sandwiched between Song and Jin. It is a land of four wars. Jin can go south, Song can go north, and Xia dares to shout to us to march eastward. We have fought so many wars in the past three years, all of them are forced to agree

How many soldiers, how many common people, how many of our fathers and brothers, our brothers and sisters, died in the hands of outsiders! "

"Everyone raise their heads and look at me!"

Liu Ling roared and stood up facing the gazes of the generals. He suddenly pulled out his sword and inserted it into the desk in front of him, nailing through the secret letters and military reports about Song Jinxia.

"Yanyun is not the state of Wu, not the two Jin Dynasties, and not the four dynasties of Jiangnan. We don't have the Great Wall to the north, and there are no Yangtze and Yellow Rivers to the south. But we still survived these three years, and survived these three years when God wanted us to die. !

Three years later, they still say that Yanyun is just a land of four wars that must be surrendered at any time. They can fight when they want and leave when they want. Their court naturally regards us as vassals,"

Liu Ling paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "Even those grassland people who only know how to raise animals now dare to hide it from me and collude with others in private. What are they thinking? They are looking down on us! "

"As for you, do you feel that life is easier now? You all really think that the world is at peace. Do you feel that you can live comfortably behind closed doors like the four generations of the court of Wu, Jin, and Jiangnan?"

Liu Ling reached out and grasped the hilt of the sword, pulled out the blade inch by inch, then picked it up and pointed at the generals below.

"I tell you that during the Song and Jin Dynasties, the desire to destroy me has never been extinguished, and the desire of millions of Yanyun old people in the Jin Kingdom to return home still exists to this day.

We have to do something to give them hope of returning home, so that they can still think of their roots in Yanyun within ten or a hundred years! "

Liu Ling shouted: "Where is Han Shizhong?"

"The general is here!"

Liu Ling sheathed the sword and handed the entire sword to Han Shizhong. The latter was slightly startled and stepped forward to take the sword. When he wanted to take his hand back, he found that Liu Ling was still holding the scabbard.

"I am too lazy to ask for peace for three to five years. I want the prairie people not to dare to think about this battle again for three generations!"

King Han let go of his hand, and the look in his eyes made Han Shizhong stunned.

After a moment, he took the sword and bowed to salute.

More than thirty generals in the hall all followed him, clasping their fists and bowing to the King of Han.

Liu Ling said loudly: "This battle will let the world know that Yanyun is the place where four come out."

In May of the first year of Jingkang, the Shanhaiguan Pass in Yandi was built, and the Jin people sent envoys to angrily rebuke the King of Han.

June,

The King of Han sent a message to the world, saying that the grassland was secretly connected with gold, so he sent 100,000 troops to the northern expedition to the grassland!

(End of this chapter)