Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 163 The King Abandons the North Sea (4)

On the hill where the sky and the earth meet in the east, more than fifty riders galloped out one after another.Laiqi gradually approached, and seeing that the one in front of him was Yelu Bijie, the envoy of the Northwest Road Recruitment Department of the Khitan Kingdom, Toul Mierbo's vigilant expression eased a little.

Many of the needs of the Mierbo tribe were exchanged with the Khitans.In Toul Mierbo's eyes, compared with other tribal leaders in Mobei, this recruiter from the Northwest of Khitan is more reliable.Yelubijie only brought more than 50 horses, and put the scimitar, bow and arrow in the bag, and did not take them out. When he rode closer, he slowed down the horse's speed slowly. I haven't seen you for many years, don't you recognize me?"

The volcanoes mentioned by the Khitan people and the Mobei barbarians are the same place as the small seas called by the Xia people.This is because there are vast lakes, abundant geothermal heat, and hot springs everywhere.A few years ago, the tribes in Mobei formed an alliance, and together promoted Tuoule, the chief of the Mierbo tribe, as Haidu Khan. Yelubijie also attended the meeting, and on behalf of the Khitan court, he named Haidu Khan the King of Volcanoes.Decades ago, the forces of the Xia Kingdom gradually invaded eastward, and even taking advantage of the chaos of Han Changzhi in the Liao Kingdom, they took away the original township of the Khitan Northwest Road recruiting envoy, renamed it Hengsaibao, and sent the Anbei Army The Secretary and Hussars moved from Lingzhou to station in this fort, blocking the passage from the nomadic tribes in Mobei to the water and grassland in the west of Xiaohai.Since then, the Khitan Kingdom has continued to assist the tribes in Mobei to compete with the Xia Kingdom.Most of the leaders of the tribes also held official positions in the Khitan Kingdom.

Yelubijie got off his horse at a distance, handed over the reins to his followers, and strode towards the Mierbo people. Toul Mierbo also waved his hand to let the people put down their bows and arrows, and replied loudly with a smile: "Old friend, how could it be?" He got off his horse, stood facing Yelubijie, and held hands to salute.The ancestors of the Khitan people and the Mierbo tribe are both Xianbei, and they believe that this tribe is the ethnic group of the gods, so they claim that although there are differences, they all have the meaning of "celestial clan".Not only do they speak the same language, but even the etiquette of meeting acquaintances is almost exactly the same.

Tuorle Mierbo also turned his head and greeted loudly: "Tachi, Urgon, come to see the Northwest recruiter." Urgon and Tachi stepped forward one after another, put their right hands on their chests Before him, he bowed slightly and said: "Hello." Yelu Bijie saw that although these two people were the descendants of Haidu Khan, but they still had the simplicity of Mo Beijian, he nodded in approval, and secretly said, I have hundreds of thousands of Khitan men Well, if they are all such simple and strong men, what a little girl is really worth mentioning, and the sweeping of the Southern Dynasty is just around the corner.Dashi Linya wanted to sweep away the rotten habits, although the method was a bit cruel, but it was not unreasonable.Urgon and Tachi met with the etiquette of juniors, and Yelubijie, who was a distinguished guest, also smiled and took out the meeting gift, giving Tachi a dagger made of fine iron, and Urgon a good bow.

The atmosphere of mutual vigilance between the Mierbo people and the Khitan cavalry also relaxed. Under the hospitality of the host, the Khitan cavalrymen dismounted one after another and sat in a big circle on the grass with the higher-status Mierbo people.The low-status Mierbo people continued to tidy up the gazelle, set up several bonfires to boil water and serve tea, roasted the whole sheep, and displayed the oil balls, milk skins, cheese, etc. in their bags to entertain them. guest.

After a short time, the tea boiled, and Toulle Mierbo offered the silver teacup with both hands, and said with a smile, "What is the old friend doing here?"

Yelu Bijie also took the tea bowl with both hands, and sighed: "My Yelu tribe has caused some trouble, and I came here specially to ask you for help."

When the Yelu clan caused chaos, it was a major event in the Liao Kingdom.Tuo Le suddenly showed a look of vigilance, which caught Yelu Bijie's eyes. He smiled slightly, took a sip of tea, and continued: "You also know that Yelu Yanxi has been a little out of line in the past two years. Although his surname was Yelu, he was bewitched by the "Sao" fox, and he rejected the Yelu people in the court. All major state affairs were entrusted to the surname Xiao, and he suppressed the eight tribes of Khitan, causing complaints and chaos everywhere. The people are everywhere. Even the rebellion of the small Jurchen tribe in Liaodong, he couldn't put an end to it, and he lost troops one after another. In order to prevent the foundation of our ancestors from being defeated by this stupid king, I, the Yelu tribe and the leaders of the eight tribes of Khitan, abolished Yelu Yanxi, the foolish king, reopened the Khitan eight-part assembly to elect a new emperor. Now Yelu Dashi is raising troops in Nanjing, preparing to fight Yelu Yanxi to the death."

Although he spoke cleverly, Tuo Le was not stupid. It was clear that some leaders of the Yelu clan and the Khitan tribe were dissatisfied with the current emperor of Liao and rebelled. The northern people borrowed troops.However, in the eyes of the Mobei people, Khitan is still an extremely powerful country, and being hostile to the Khitan emperor is tantamount to seeking death.Tuolle Mierbo's expression suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he said with a smile: "It really is Yelu's family business."

Yelubijie had already prepared, and before he could divert the conversation, he said, "I came here this time on the entrustment of Yelu Dashi, and I borrowed troops from Haidu Khan. I don't need too many troops, I only borrow from Haidu Khan." [-] cavalrymen." He glanced at Haiduhan's perplexed expression, and said slowly, "Yelu Dashi said that when the [-] Mobei cavalrymen arrived in Youzhou, they would be given full armor immediately, and replaced with the latest armor. Good weapons. When the war is over, these armors will belong to the warriors of the Merbor tribe."

The full armor mentioned by Yelubijie is the simplest iron armor used by cavalry and horses. However, the Mobei tribe is extremely short of armor. With these [-] pairs of armor and blades, the Mierbo tribe is like a tiger with wings, and it is difficult for other tribes to shake it. alliance status.The Mierbo people next to him were already a little moved, but Haidu Khan's expression hadn't changed much.

Yelu Bijie smiled slightly, and continued: "Yelu Dashi also said that if the Mierbo tribe helps our Khitan, as a gesture of gratitude, after all the tribes elect the Great Khitan Emperor, they will make the King of Volcano the 'Great Khan', the Great Khan He will be called my Khitan emperor as a brother. The Mierbo tribe will not only be superior to other tribes, but the Great Khan wants to unify all the tribes in Mobei, and I, Khitan, can also help."

Tuorle Mierbo's expression changed slightly when he heard the words, and it was his long-cherished wish to unify all the tribes in Mobei, but after thinking about it, it would be too risky to participate in the civil turmoil of the Khitan royal family, so he held back and refused .Seeing that he was still unmoved, Yelubijie sighed slightly in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "In order to show my Khitan's sincerity, as long as the Huoshan King is willing to send troops to help, my Liao Kingdom is located in the west of Han, Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. The Yunshuo Huanying Prefecture in the middle can be given to the Volcano King as a thank you gift. The Han people in these four states will all be given to the Mierbo Tribe. This piece of foundation, the Great Khan will use it to conquer the tribes in the southern and northern deserts."

After Yelubijie finished speaking, he took a topographic map of mountains and rivers drawn on sheepskin, pointed out the locations of the four prefectures of Yunshuo Huanying to Tuoule Mierbo and other Mierbo nobles, and explained the four prefectures in detail How many people there are, how much tax and food can be collected every year, how many horses can be raised, how much armor and weapons can be made by craftsmen, and so on.As he spoke here, not only Haidu Khan was listening intently, but also the nobles of the Mierbo tribe who sat close to him, including Tachi Mierbo and Urgon Mierbo, were all stunned.Everyone in Mierbo knows that the south is densely populated and rich, but they have never imagined that the four states have such a dense population and so much wealth.Everyone looked at Haidu Khan eagerly, hoping that he would agree.Grassland tribes often fight desperately for the grassland. Fighting a battle for the Khitan Kingdom can get such a big reward, how can they refuse?

What Toul Mierbo thought was that the greater the reward, the greater the danger. Although he has long been known for the wealth of the Han land in the south, he still held back his saliva and did not swallow the bait immediately.Seeing his solemn expression, Yelubijie scolded him like an old fox, leaned over, and said in a low voice, "Tell the truth to Haidu Khan, your department's request to send troops is to use force to ensure safety. I, Yelubi The royal family, those who belong to Yelu Dashi, those who have high status, at least hundreds of people. Yelu Yanxi Hunjun will soon go south, and when the time comes," he pointed at the map and lowered his voice, "even the capital , is also in our hands.”

Tuolle Mierbo was startled, although he didn't know how much Yelubijie's words were worth, but since he said so, it seems to be somewhat true.Yelu Bijie, as the recruiter of the Northwest of the Liao Kingdom, was willing to be a lobbyist for Yelu Dashi, which in itself explained the problem.

He frowned and murmured for a long time, before he said with emotion: "The people of Mierbo respect friends who are forthright and promise the most. Since Yelu Dashi is so sincere, and the Northwest recruiting envoy comes here in person, then I will help my good friend." When he said this, not only Yelubijie heaved a sigh of relief, but all the nobles of the Mierbo Tribe present were overjoyed, thankful that the patriarch seized this once-in-a-century opportunity.