Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 489: Linjiangxian: The Yangtze River Flows Eastward (Special thanks to book friend Feiwu Zhutiao for his 2 monthly tickets!)

Yelu and the Classical Way:

"Your Majesty's words are golden and will never be false.

Where did my brother and his people move to? I hope you can tell me."

Jing Qiong said:
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, when I was in Huanglong Prefecture, I made friends with Xiao Tiandu, the commander of the Feigusi, and learned about Yelu Xian’s relocation plan.

As far as I know, there is a strait in the extreme northeast of Huanglongfu, which takes about 3 to 5 months to travel by horseback. To the east of the strait is a continent that stretches eastward and southward.

Yelu Xian's plan at the time was to lead the main force of the Liao Kingdom to this continent. As for whether they finally arrived here, I don't know. "

Seeing that Yelu and Gudian looked different, Xiao Hunian knew that it was because he and his wife had parted ways with Yelu Xian at that time, so he hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, Madam, that day in Huanglongfu, in order to ensure the success of the migration plan, and because resources were extremely limited, your husband and I chose to go to Fusang instead of going far away.

This is also because he does not know that Your Majesty is magnanimous, otherwise he should have led his people to surrender to Your Majesty at that time. Yelu Xian only has a few hundred thousand people left in Liao, how can he resist the Great Zhou, the hegemon of the world today! "

Chai Zongxun nodded and said with a smile:

"Yelü Xian is tenacious and unyielding. He would rather lead his people across the ocean to create a new world. I admire his heroism.

He is the elder brother of my beloved concubine, Concubine Shu Guifei. It has been so many years since the Zhou-Liao war, and I have long since lost interest in the grudges and hatreds between the two countries."

Yelu and Gudian asked about the details of the appearance of Yelu Xian and others when they moved to She, and Xiao Hunian answered them in detail one by one.

By the end, Yelu and Gudian's voice were choked with sobs.

Chai Zongxun laughed and said:
"My beloved concubine is really becoming more and more nostalgic!

In this case, now that the four barbarians in my great country are all pacified and the country is prosperous, I will send people to explore the way to the Mayan continent."

Yelu and Gudian hesitated. They wanted to know the exact news about their brother Yelu Xian and other Liao people, but they were also afraid that their brother and others would be conquered by Chai Zongxun's army while they were working hard in the Maya continent. It was really difficult for them to make a decision, but they could not open their mouths to refute at this moment.

After a few more rounds of wine, Chai Zongxun became excited and suddenly he started to chant:
"Linjiangxian
the river is long and tempestuous, it was like a hero.

Success or failure turned empty.

Aoyama is still there, How Many Suns.

The white-haired fisherman Qiao Jiangzhu used to watch autumn and spring.

A jug of muddy wine meets together.

Many things in ancient and modern times are all talked about with laughter. "

After more than ten days of preparation, the officials who were going to Fuso to establish their rule and the Longxiang garrison had all rushed to Yangzhou and set sail on Royal Navy warships.

On August 7, the 36th year of Kaixi, early morning court.

After the emperor and his ministers discussed some important domestic affairs, Chai Zongxun said:
"Now that the four barbarians are all pacified and the country is at peace, I am somewhat missing the missing Liao ruler Yelu Xian.

I wonder if you have any good ideas?" Zhang Yong, the commander of the Dragon Guard, came out and said:

“Your Majesty, the Wei pacification envoy led his Longxiang Guards to track the escape route of Yelu Xian and others and was familiar with the terrain along the way.

Now these lands of Outer Northeast and North Ming have all been brought under Your Majesty's rule, and everything will be easy to handle.

I think you can send the Wei Zhenfu Envoy to lead a large number of people to search for Yelu Xian's escape route and set up military supply points along the way. Once you are fully prepared, Your Majesty can send a large army to try to find Yelu Xian and other Liao people."

Li Hang, the chief minister of the cabinet, came out and said:
"Your Majesty, I understand that Yelu Xian only led a few hundred thousand people to escape, so he can't do much.

It would be better to follow Commander Zhang's advice and send the Dragon Guards to gather detailed intelligence before dispatching troops to attack the remnants of the Liao Kingdom."

Chai Zongxun nodded slightly and said:

"The Liao Kingdom has not been completely destroyed, and will eventually become a threat to our Great Zhou in the future.

We must guard against the possibility of the Liao Kingdom being destroyed and reviving, just as Yue destroyed Wu.

In this case, the Wei Zhenfu Envoy will lead 10,000 Longxiang Guards to once again march to the "Weifeng Peninsula" area and must find the exact whereabouts of Yelu Xian and others.

The military cabinet selected suitable locations along the way to build military settlements and towns, and began to store food and military supplies in preparation for the eastern expedition against the remnants of the Liao Kingdom.

Minister of Rites Kou Zhun came out and said:
"Your Majesty, ever since our Great Zhou civilian merchant ships defeated the warships and pirates of the Angkor Dynasty in the South China Sea a few years ago, this Angkor monkey has been very obedient for a few years and no longer dares to appear in the strait.

Merchant ships of our Great Zhou have been passing through this strait for a long time, and the people named it "Kaixi Strait". They also established more than ten camps and strongholds in the wasteland along the shore as transit stations for our Great Zhou to travel to Hangzhu, Dashi, and Mishir (North and East Africa).

A month ago, Gao Xuan, a member of the Ministry of Rites who was stationed in the Angkor Dynasty and was responsible for its annual tribute, reported that the king and his ministers of the Angkor Dynasty were quite dissatisfied with paying tribute to our dynasty, and that they believed that the "Kaixi Strait" was originally their territory, but was now occupied by our Great Zhou merchants. He reminded the court to be careful of the Angkor people's surprise attacks on our merchant bases.

Ding Qi, who had been promoted to the fourth rank of the Ministry of Revenue for his contributions in the national census, had an idea and said:
"Your Majesty, Angkor is located in the South China Sea. People have never known your majesty's wisdom and our dynasty's great military power. In my opinion, if a minister of high moral character like Kou Shangshu goes to Angkor to announce your majesty's wisdom, it will surely make the king and his subjects of Angkor tremble with fear and serve you with all their heart."

Chai Zongxun knew that with the current means of information dissemination, his own Great Zhou's great achievements in conquering the world of the Star Religion were probably still unknown to the rulers and ministers of Angkor.

In their perception, perhaps it was the Great Zhou's recovery of Annan and capture of Dali nearly twenty years ago, after all, these two places are close to Angkor.

Sending Kou Zhun to Angkor to intimidate the king and his ministers would be a quick and easy strategy that could save a lot of trouble by mobilizing troops. However, Angkor was located in the far south and was barbaric and backward. If it refused to submit to the king, Kou Zhun, who would announce the king's decree, would be in great danger of his life.

In this situation, Kou Zhun certainly could not appear to be afraid of danger, so he said with emotion:
“Your Majesty, as long as it is beneficial to our Great Zhou, I am willing to go as an envoy to the Angkor Dynasty to let their rulers and ministers know your majesty’s reputation and serve you respectfully.

If they do not obey, they will be crushed to pieces by the mighty armies of our Great Zhou!"

Chai Zongxun pondered for a moment, unsure whether Ding Qi was setting a trap for Kou Zhun to fall into, and said:
"The Angkor monkeys arrogantly killed our Great Zhou's overseas merchants. At that time, our country was in the midst of a fierce war with the Star Religion, and all the country's financial resources were concentrated here. I allowed private merchants to form their own caravans and purchase "cannon warships" for self-defense.

The account has not yet been settled with the Angkor monkeys!

Now that the four barbarians are pacified, there is no need to send envoys to Angkor to publicize our might!
I intend to directly dispatch two regiments of the Longxiang Army from Dali and Annan, two places adjacent to the border of Angkor, to conquer it in one fell swoop!"

The military generals were overjoyed when they heard this. For them, the most feared thing was that the empire was at peace and there were no wars to fight. When the Emperor Chai Zongxun had no external enemies to fight, he might take action against the military generals and abandon them.

Conquering new territories would make the country stronger, and civil servants would have more channels for promotion, so they all agreed.

(End of this chapter)