Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 150 Arriving in Youzhou in October (1)

Xiao Fengxian, the privy envoy of the Northern Academy, failed to conquer the Jurchen tribe. News of the defeat was sent back to Nanjing Road again and again, and the dissatisfaction of the Khitan people in various tribes also spread rapidly.At the end of September, Xiao Fengxian was besieged by the Jurchens in the Huanglong Mansion, and all the Khitan ministries in Nanjing were full of curses.The Great Khitan, which conquered the 59 northern vassals, unexpectedly lost consecutive defeats to the Jurchen tribes.Whether it was the chieftain of the tribe or the ordinary Khitan people, when they mentioned Emperor Yelu Yanxi and Xiao Fengxian, they all shook their heads and sighed.In order to break the siege of Huanglong Mansion, Yelu Yanxi is preparing to march in person, and the imperial court will dispatch elites from Nanjing Road to help the north.After the distribution of the military letter requiring all tribes to select men for conscription, there was an uproar in every tribe.

Tribal Khitans from all directions continued to enter the city on horseback, and the sound of intensive hooves followed one after another.A pair of sons and daughters of Zhang Hulu who runs a soy sauce shop in Nancheng opened their eyes wide and hid in the arms of their mother Lu Shi. "Good boy, don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Lu Shi comforted the baby softly while stroking the baby's cheek with one hand, but her own eyes were looking outside in fear.Too many Khitan people came into the city to make trouble today, although Zhang Hulu is a spectator, he dare not go out on the street, he turned around and said to his wife: "There are not thirty thousand, but there are twenty-seven thousand. "There is an uncertain tone in his words, "The people of the country are fighting among themselves, just pass by the south city." Lu closed her eyes and murmured: "Amitabha, Maitreya Buddha bless you." The Han people all closed their doors, and could only look out through the cracks in the windows with terrified eyes.Since the Han clan was exterminated for their "rebellion", the Liao Dynasty stipulated that every five households of the Han family should share a kitchen knife. If there was a "chaos", ordinary people would not even have the power to protect themselves.

At the gate of the mansion where Yelu Dashi stayed behind in Nanjing, three or five soldiers stood beside the stone lion, holding a machete and looking at the crowd outside, with excitement on their faces.For more than ten days, nobles from the Khitan tribe came to visit Yelu Dashi every day.It was not yet clear today, and a large number of Khitan people wearing leather jackets had gathered outside in darkness.A few days ago, various ministries had been spreading rumors that the only way to save the Khitan tribe from sinking was to depose Yelu Yanxi, the faint king, and support the Khitan hero Dashi as emperor.While these people yelled loudly to see the left-behind adults, they talked about the defeat of Liaodong at the same time.

"I heard that the artillery of the Jurchen is very powerful. Every bombardment can break bricks and rocks." Brother Zha of the Wugu tribe said worriedly, "It was just conscripted once at the beginning of the year. Could it be that the northern conscripts of our clan The warriors have all been ruined by Xiao Fengxian's idiot." Suo Dong from the enemy's war department stared and scolded: "Instead of going to Huanglong Mansion to die, it's better to just turn against Dashi Guiren."

People from Xuete and Salige followed suit and shouted: "Yes." "The only one who enjoys blessings is Shangjing. Those who die will think of the Khitans from the Eighth Division." The Khitan heroes were sent to the Jurchens." "Is it true?" "It's absolutely true!" "These people are rotten!" There are more and more Khitans gathered outside Nanjing's left-behind mansion, almost tens of thousands , these Khitan people were all equipped with scimitars, at this time the crowd was excited, they pulled out their scimitars from time to time, making a clanging sound, the yamen guards patrolling the city didn't dare to talk to these people at all.

Outside the mansion of Xiao Xiaode, Privy Envoy of the South Court, it was a different scene. About [-] Khitan cavalry had already surrounded the mansion, and the sound of dense iron hooves was chaotic.Behind the courtyard wall, except for a few guards who were still calm, most of the hastily armed servants turned pale.Xiao Xiaode's general, Xiao Gusa, stood on the wall of the courtyard and shouted loudly: "How dare you besiege the Privy Envoy of the Southern Court, are you waiting to rebel?" Before he finished speaking, a strong arrow brushed against the top of his head And pass.Abohe from Wubald Department pointed at him with his bow and scolded loudly: "You dog, you stayed in the house with your master honestly, you delayed the great cause of revitalizing Khitan, and slaughtered your whole family. Stay." A group of tribal troops wearing wolf fur cloaks surrounded him and shouted together: "Revitalize the Khitan! Revitalize the Khitan!" The bald cavalry, who had never dared to provoke the dignitaries, laughed unscrupulously, pointing at Shouting loudly from the wall, some people were firing random arrows, and some were screaming like wolves.

Being so intimidated by the barbarians of the Khitan tribe, Xiao Gusa's face turned ashen. He had long felt that the commanders of the tribes below were a little contemptuous of the imperial court, with undercurrents surging, and it was always difficult to instruct them.But looking around, the soldiers either looked downcast or showed signs of shaking, and more people were panicked.With a sharp look in his eyes, he saw a well-ordered cavalry coming along the street, and the leader was Yelu Yanshan, the commander of the army under Yelu Dashi's tent.The tribal cavalry surrounding the Privy Envoy's mansion in the South Court withdrew one after another, Yelu Yanshan let the cavalry stay outside the mansion and dismounted from their horses.Not long after, the pale Xiao Xiaode followed Yelu Yanshan out.The cavalry of the Wubald troops around, seeing the privy envoy of the South Court coming out, cheered as if they had won.Half of the people stayed outside the Privy Envoy's house in the South Court, still tightly surrounded, and the other half followed Yelu Yanshan and Xiao Xiaode to Nanjing's Liushou Mansion.

At this time, there were almost [-] to [-] Khitan tribes gathered outside Nanjing Liushou Mansion, like a lively market, all Khitan people riding horses with knives and bows, and the streets of Beicheng were filled with a smell of horse dung. Sao'dao, the noise of people and horses is extremely noisy.Walking through the street full of Khitan people, Xiao Xiaode couldn't help frowning, and tried not to cover his nose with his hand.He was a little worried about being robbed by these wolf cubs, so he quietly took off the suet white jade ring on his thumb.These ordinary Khitan people who didn't get the surname "Yelü" or "Xiao", apart from being able to domineering over Han'er, are also similar to Jurchen barbarians in the eyes of many Khitan nobles.He rides horses, shoots arrows and drinks all day long, is neither literate nor can afford incense, wears a leather jacket all year round, and always smells stinky.Apart from food and clothing, the most I can do is to serve the Buddha with all my heart and hope for wealth and honor in the next life.But recently, these barbaric Khitan tribes don't even believe in the Buddha.

Xiao Xiaode walked into Nanjing Left-behind Mansion with anxiety. "Yelu Dashi, you don't really want to rebel, do you?" The five hundred swordsmen who were expected to ambush on both sides of the road did not appear.Instead, what surprised him was that Yelu Dashi had completely changed the back garden of Liushou Mansion. All the old pavilions and pavilions were gone, and instead, there was a huge and empty flat land where tents that could accommodate hundreds of people were set up. .Some were Khitan officials and Han'er generals that Xiao Xiaode knew, some were tribal leaders he knew, and more faces were unknown to him, or in other words, even if they met, they were Khitans from the tribe that he didn't take to heart.

"Secretary envoy Xiao is here." Yelu Dashi walked over with a smile, took Xiao Xiaode's hand, and led him into the seat. Xiao Xiaode was used to sitting in the armchairs of people from the Southern Dynasty, and it seemed rather awkward to sit cross-legged now.His clumsy posture immediately attracted the hostile gazes of several young tribal leaders beside him. In their eyes, pure Khitans and corrupted Khitans are enemies like wolves and dogs. Only by completely eradicating the traitorous clansmen can the fierce and bloody nature of the Khitan clan be revived.

Yelu Dashi stood up, looked around, and raised his hands. The tribal leaders who were still talking in low voices fell silent, and a few of them were dumbfounded, and they were stopped by the shouts beside them.Seeing this situation, Xiao Xiaode secretly sighed, people are so popular, if it is really going to be difficult, no one in Nanjing Road can stop it.However, the elite Palace Division and Pishi Army stationed near Shangjing to guard the royal family are better than Nanjing Dao soldiers in terms of number of troops and armored troops. Is this Yelu Dashi really going to take a risk?

Yelu Dashi cleared his throat, and said in a deep voice: "Since the clansmen elected me to be the general of the Eight Tribes, I will take on the important task of revitalizing the Khitan. When Yelu Yanxi, the foolish king, is eliminated, the eight tribes will jointly elect the real general. The emperor of the Khitan people." As soon as he said this, Xiao Xiaode's heart sank, if he opposed it, blood would be splashed on the spot, if he was against it, it would be a death penalty for the king's teacher to wipe out the 'rebellious' bandits in the future.Just as he was thinking, he heard someone shouting: "Yelu Dashi, you traitor!" Xiao Xiaode turned his head and saw that it was Xiao Dabuya, the great king of the Southern Courtyard.The old Marshal Xiao Dabuye's official position and seniority were higher than Yelu Dashi's. He usually took good care of Yelu Dashi's Yourong, and even gave in a little. He didn't expect that he would stand up and oppose Yelu Dashi when the sword was on the verge of breaking out.

Xiao Da's beard and hair were all stretched out, his eyes were wide open, and he said loudly: "You traitor, if you want to rebel, step over my corpse!" He paused, and then said to the leaders of the Khitan tribes around: "Right now, the Jurchens are besieging the Yellow Dragon Mansion in the north, and the Song State is stalking them in the south. The Daliao will never be able to survive the 'chaos' again. Don't you all become sinners of the Khitan people through the ages! This crime of treason and attachment will destroy the entire family!" Xiao Dabu also had some prestige among the Khitan people, and at this moment he raised his arms and shouted, and there was hesitation in the eyes of some unresolute tribe leaders.

Yelu Dashi secretly sighed, he originally thought that under the circumstances, he might be able to change the old marshal Xiao Dabuye's determination.Now it seems that there can only be bloodshed.He didn't speak, his eyes turned to the side, and he looked around the field coldly. The young Khitan noble guards around him also pressed their hands on the handle of the scimitar.According to many people's thinking, these old dogs are too rotten, and to restore Khitan's decline, it is best to kill them all.The Khitan leader who was already in a commotion was quieted down after being reminded and reprimanded by the people around him.Looking at Xiao Dabuye with compassionate eyes like looking at a dead person, he stood alone in the tent, cursing loudly like a widow in vain.

Already standing beside Xiao Dabuye on Yeluyan Mountain, Xiao Chala'a and Xiao Orilisa rushed up from both sides, they were respectively attached to Xiao Dabuye's left and right arms, and one pierced the back of his heart with a short knife.Isn't Xiao Da also nearly half a hundred years old, how could he defeat three young and strong young men, he couldn't even struggle, so he fell into a pool of blood in the banquet.

Yelu Dashi said slowly: "I am bothering King Xiao to report to the ancestors. I, Yelu Dashi, did the rebellion today, not for personal honor or disgrace, but for revitalizing Khitan's prestige!" His face changed, and he said in a deep voice: " Xiao Da is also obsessed with being delusional, he is the enemy and sinner of our clan, his wife, concubine, children, slaves, servants and treasures are divided among the three fierce heroes." Looking around the audience, he said sharply, "Still Is there anyone who wants to follow him and hinder Khitan's revival?"