King of Song

Chapter 64 Yan Yunshang

In October, the weather in Liaodong turns cold.

Yeluren, king of the Song Dynasty, first quelled the rebellion of blocking divination, and his troops had returned to the court. The Liao Lord was about to move his camp back to Shangjing to preside over the ceremony and award the rewards.

At the same time, missions from various countries have also left and returned home.

On the second day of October, the Great Song Mission bid farewell to the Lord of Liao and embarked on the return journey.

This time the envoy of the Song Dynasty behaved unusually, especially because of Lin Zhao's great kindness to the Liao Kingdom, so the courteous treatment was naturally different.

On the day before leaving, hundreds of people from the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom came to see them off, and the scene was quite spectacular.

"Your envoy, go all the way!" Yelu Longji politely came forward to send the Song envoy back to the south.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Zongyi responded politely.

Lord Liao specially found envoy Lin again, and said loudly: "Lin Zhao, you have been kind to Daliao. Welcome to come again as our guest. You will always be my guest of honor!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Lin Zhao shook his head in his heart, and if he left today, he might really dare not come back.

Thinking of this, the image of Xiao Guanyin involuntarily appeared in my heart.Is it difficult to meet again in this life?Why was she not seen in the sending off team?

"Envoy Lin, the white dragon is given to you. Go back and practice horsemanship well. If you have the chance, I will compete with you again!" Yelujun seemed very serious.

Yelu Tri said: "Brother Huang sent you a good horse, I don't have any good things, so I will give you this!" The immature little hand passed over, and it turned out to be a bell!Then move the other one, giggling and said: "This is given to me by the great mage, I can only give you one, and I will keep the other one!"

"Thank you princess!" Lin Zhao took the bell and hung it on Bailong's neck, jingling.

Yelu Hongji had other important matters, so he took Yelu Jun brother and sister and left.

Before leaving, Yelu Tri wondered in a low voice: "The queen mother promised to come, why didn't she show up?"

Yes, is she not coming?Lin Zhao couldn't help being a little disappointed, and seemed to be looking forward to seeing Empress Xiao again!
When he turned around, he saw a beautiful woman in brocade clothes galloping towards her. It was Xiao Guanyin, Queen of Liao Kingdom.She is wearing a royal blue leather jacket today, the white fox fur collar on her neck is more graceful, her leather boots are small and exquisite, very delicate, her heroic posture is very moving, and she is extremely moving.

The tight clothes wrapped around the body, highlighting the exquisite curves.It can be seen that Xiao Guanyin's dress today is very thoughtful, and the color and style are very similar to the day of the horse race.Lin Zhao had mixed feelings in his heart.

As Xiao Guanyin is a queen, it is normal for Xiao Guanyin to send off envoys in the Liao Kingdom.What's more, envoy Lin is also the savior of her mother and daughter, so it is reasonable to give her a thank you gift at the end.

Just as Yelu Hongji and the two children left, Lin Zhao and Xiao Guanyin happened to have a chance to be alone.

"Envoy Lin!" Seeing Lin Zhao, Xiao Guanyin's breath was disordered, and at the same time, he was inexplicably nervous, and his expression was a little unnatural.

Lin Zhao knew it well, and said with a smile, "Empress Xiao is too polite, just call me Lin Zhao, or Dongyang..."

"Lin... Zhao..." Xiao Guanyin's melodious voice was like the sound of nature, especially this call, which was full of indescribable emotion. "Thank you again, Bengong, for saving my life!"

Lin Zhao shook his head and said with a smile, "It's serious, but I should be the one thanking the queen. The scar on my back will remind me that the night by the Liao River will never be forgotten..."

In a word, full of hints!
Sure enough, Xiao Guanyin's eyes froze, what do you mean?Is he teasing me?Or did he remember what happened that night?
"This mission has left me with many good memories, which I will miss forever!"

One night in Liaohe will definitely be engraved in my heart, and I will never forget it, both for Lin Zhao and Xiao Guanyin.

The team was about to set off, Lin Zhao plucked up his courage, and said in a low voice: "Seeing each other is like not seeing each other, how can love seem ruthless, Empress Xiao, let's just say goodbye..."

"By the way, be careful with Yi Xin in the future!" Lin Zhao suddenly remembered something, and did not forget to tell the secret.

"Seeing each other is like not seeing each other, how can there be love without love..." Xiao Guanyin was agitated, muttering to himself, not paying attention to Lin Zhao's advice.Suddenly, Xiao Guanyin seemed to understand a lot, and stared blankly at Lin Zhaoyuan's back, with tears in his eyes...

Today, it will be difficult to see each other again, and a memory will always be in my heart...

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The mission of the Song Dynasty originally had 400 imperial guards, but was involved in the rebellion before, and more than half of them were killed or injured.Therefore, on the return journey, the Liao Kingdom sent a team of thousands of people to escort, and Zhao Wang Yelu Yixin personally escorted them out of the country.

Lin Zhao was in a low mood along the way, and the dewy relationship with Xiao Guanyin was completely accidental.But the fate of the "two generations", the sudden parting is inevitably a bit sad.

He is also very clear that this is destined to be a bad relationship.

On the one hand, there is a disparity in age, and on the other hand, there is a difference in status. After all, Xiao Guanyin is the queen of the Liao Kingdom.This shocking relationship will never be seen in the light of day, and it can only be dusty in the bottom of my heart. It is a beautiful memory that will be missed forever...

It was after Yanshan that day that Lin Zhao completely let go of his love for his children.Because the land under his feet is Yanyun, the Sixteen States of Youyun sent by Shi Jingtang!

A place mentioned countless times in history books, a place that makes people sigh and indignant.

In the Yanyun area, surrounding the Taihang Mountains and Yanshan Mountains, there are sixteen prefecture cities including You, Ji, Ying, Mo, Zhuo, Tan, Shun, Gui, Ru, Xin, Wu, Yun, Ying, Shuo, Huan, and Wei. Youyun sixteen states.

This is the dividing line between the farming civilization of the Central Plains and the nomadic peoples of the northern grasslands.Taihang Mountain and Yanshan Mountain, supplemented by Sanggan River and Juma River, became a natural barrier that could effectively prevent the cavalry from the northern grasslands from going south.

Before the Tang Dynasty, the Yanyun area was always in the hands of the Central Plains Dynasty.Therefore, whether it was the Huns in the Qin and Han Dynasties or the Turks in the Tang Dynasty, it was difficult to break through and go south to the Central Plains.

It is a pity that the world was in chaos at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and the Central Plains fell into the chaotic period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.In the later Jin Dynasty, Shi Jingtang ascended the throne in exchange for the support of the Khitan people. He not only humiliated himself as the son emperor, but also surrendered Youyun Sixteen Prefectures.

The territory of the sixteen prefectures is not very vast, but its impact on the Liao Kingdom and the later Han, Zhou, and Northern Song Dynasties was immeasurable.

Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, although the Khitan has continued to grow, it is still a grassland nomad and its strength is still limited.But since obtaining the fertile, rich and prosperous Youyun Sixteen States, a qualitative leap has taken place.

As a result, the national power of the Liao Kingdom has greatly increased, and a large number of Han people live in the Yanyun area, with advanced technology and culture, which greatly promotes development.At the same time, it also accelerated the process of Sinicization of the Khitan people, opened the mode of dividing and ruling the Han Dynasty, and also opened the imperial examination to establish the official system.

The Khitan was already different from the previous Huns and Turks, and developed from the primitive khan tribal system of nomadic people to the feudal dynastic system.The Liao Kingdom has thus become a big country that dominates the north and can completely compete with the Central Plains Dynasty.

For the Later Han, Later Zhou and Northern Song Dynasties, the loss of Youyun Sixteen States was the beginning of a nightmare.

Without the barrier of Yanshan Mountain, the land of Heshuo was completely exposed to the iron hooves of the Khitan people.It was difficult to stop the Liao army from going south. During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, he even directly attacked to the bank of the Yellow River and approached Bianjing.Later, although the Liao army was repelled, they had to sign the humiliating alliance under the city of Chanyuan.

The emperors of the Central Plains also determined to retake the sixteen prefectures of Youyun. Later Zhou Shizong Chai Rong led his army to the Northern Expedition, recapturing the two prefectures of Ying and Mo within one month, and the three passes of Yijin, Waqiao and Yukou.When the army was approaching Youzhou, Chai Rong couldn't afford it, so he had to return to the imperial court. He died of illness not long after, leaving orphans and widows, and he lost the country directly.

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin adopted the strategy of first south and then north, and planned to unify the south before attacking the Liao country. Unfortunately, before that time, Zhu Ying shook his red and died for no reason.

Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi had great ambitions and led his army to the Northern Expedition twice, but it was a pity that the defeat of the Gaoliang River would be an eternal regret.The second time, the well-known Yang Ye was killed in battle.Once bitten by a snake for ten years, he was afraid of well ropes, and never mentioned the Northern Expedition again. The subsequent monarchs were not as good as the next generation, and the recovery of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures became empty talk.

At this moment, Lin Zhao stood at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, watching the ups and downs of Yanshan Mountain and the towering city, he could not help but let out a long sigh.

The Northern Song Dynasty was different from other feudal dynasties. Its demise was not caused by internal rebellion or bandits, but by foreign invasion.The reason is the sixteen prefectures of Youyun. After the Song and Jin sea alliances jointly attacked Liao, if they could recover and guard Yanyun in time, it would not be easy for the Jin army to go south, and the tragedy of Jingkang would not be staged.

What a pity, what a pity!
Yan Yun, the death of the Northern Song Dynasty!

What happened with Wanyan Aguda this time told him that the direction of history can be changed.Although the Wanyan tribe has been prevented from becoming stronger, the Jurchens' Jin Kingdom may not appear again.But it doesn't mean that the Northern Song Dynasty is absolutely safe. Will the Liao Kingdom invade the south in the future?Will other nations rise?
Everything is unknown, what can be done is to prevent problems before they happen, the best way is to take back the Youyan Sixteen Prefectures, and control the Yanshan barrier and the Central Plains portal in your own hands.

At this moment, Lin Zhao is no longer a little book boy in the time-traveling place, but only wants to turn himself into a master and become a rich man.Entering the official career, getting promoted and getting rich, while proving himself, he also has a vague sense of responsibility.

Back to the Song Dynasty by accident, unconsciously, I fell in love with this beautiful era deeply.If you love Da Song, you will not allow Da Song to be hurt...

It’s okay to take the world as his own, but Lin Zhao is just thinking, should he do his part to make changes as much as possible, so as to make the Song Dynasty rich and powerful, and recover Yanyun?
(End of this chapter)