Chapter two hundred and sixty-one: great cause
Slowly turning the handle, several hares skewered on the iron rod sizzled with oil. The oil dripped on the fire, and red flames rose up. Yelujun carefully put the condiments in the bottles and jars.
Sprinkle it on the golden meat, and then use a small brush to brush it evenly. As he moves, the aroma overflows.
"Teacher, this meat is particularly fragrant if you roast it yourself." Yelujun smiled and said, "Even if the emperor's chef roasts it, it doesn't taste as fragrant as roasting it yourself."
Lin Jing laughed loudly: "Making it with your own hands gives you more of a sense of accomplishment, and the appetite comes second."
"The teacher is right." Ye Lujun took out a knife and cut off the fattest parts of the rabbit piece by piece, put it on a small plate and handed it to Lin Jing. "Teacher, try my craft."
Lin Jing smiled and took the plate, but his eyes fell on the small jars, "Now you are not tired of fine food and fine food. You didn't care much about these things before."
"Teacher, now I am a Jinshi!" Yelujun smiled and carried the rabbit that had just been sliced into pieces onto the plate in front of him, but threw the other rabbits to the side of Wanyan Starling, who had just swallowed his saliva.
The voice was a bit too loud. "When it comes to such exquisiteness, compared with the teacher, I pale into insignificance."
"You kid, you know how to make fun of the teacher!" Lin Jing smiled. He was from a large Han family in Liao. He had been well-dressed and well-fed since he was a child. The family's exquisiteness was no worse than those of the aristocratic families in the Song Dynasty. "But my lord, you
He is the first royal family to pass the Jinshi Examination in Daliao, and the first high-ranking heir who is qualified to aspire to the throne."
"My teacher was the top pick at the time, and my senior brother was also the top pick. Before I took the exam, I also wanted to win the top prize. If I were to win, it would be an elegant thing to win the top prize three times in one subject. But unfortunately, the student's strength is still a little inferior," he said.
It’s such a pity!” Yelujun shook his head repeatedly while chewing on the bones.
"It's already very good." Lin Jing said with a smile: "My lord, have you now figured out why I asked you to study hard in the past few years so that you can become a Jinshi?"
"I've thought about it a long time ago, otherwise, how could I be willing to do such hard work!" Yelujun looked around with a smile. Wanyan Bago immediately stood up with a roast rabbit in his mouth, walked a few steps outside, and then
He was nibbling rabbits with one hand and holding a knife with the other. Whenever someone came even a little bit closer to this place, he would immediately open his eyes and groan a few times.
"Teacher, take this hunting trip as an example. The people who came with me are very different. Most of them are descendants of officials from Han families!" Yelujun said: "When they came with me, I hadn't taken the exam yet.
Being a Jinshi is just like studying with you! But in their eyes, I am a very different person from the previous Liao royal family."
"To be precise, they think that you, who have read the book, will not be as harsh and arrogant as others!" Lin Jing said unceremoniously.
Yelujun raised his eyebrows and said, "Teacher, with all due respect, our Liao people's ideas are not necessarily wrong. Over the years, our Liao people have always been one step ahead of the Song people. More importantly, we rely on our toughness."
combat effectiveness."
"How long can this kind of combat effectiveness last?" Lin Jing stared at him and said, "I won't talk about other places, but the Nanjing Road you led. When it comes to combat effectiveness, leaving aside the Jurchens, who is better, the Han or the Liao people?
Stronger? Is it the Han army? They are more organized, more concrete and collective, and they are better led."
Yelujun fell silent.
"Barbarism can only dominate for a while, and civilization can be long-lasting!" Lin Jing raised his head, looked at the fiery sunset on the other side of the horizon, and said: "You will understand if you look at the inheritance of the Song people. Since the beginning of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Han, Li
From the Tang Dynasty to the Zhao and Song Dynasties, there were twists and turns and ups and downs, but the Han people still passed it down from generation to generation, and in each generation, the Han people would give birth to a powerful dynasty. What about the Khitan people? Your Majesty, have you ever thought about it?
Will the Khitans still exist in tens or hundreds of years?"
"So we need civilization!" Yelujun said in a solemn voice, "But what we want cannot be the civilization of the Han people!"
Lin Jing laughed loudly: "My lord, if you want the Khitan civilization, then you have to wait until you ascend to that position, and then figure out how to integrate the various civilizations in the vast land together smoothly. This is a
If you can accomplish this great undertaking, you will be the only king in the world, and your name will go down in history forever."
"This is exactly what I want to do!" Yelujun clenched his fist.
"But before that, you need to get more support. Now that the Han people in Liao have regarded you as their leader, you naturally know how strong they are." Lin Jing said with a smile: "And on the Liao people's side,
You are also the object of admiration for the young heroes of Liao, because you can bring them military exploits. The future is very bright. In this battle for the throne, you have undoubtedly taken the lead and have unquestionable power.
Leading edge.”
"My uncles won't give in!" Yelujun said with a smile.
"The inheritance of the throne of Daliao has never been peaceful." Lin Jing spread his hands, "But it is good that the inheritance in blood and fire will further stimulate the victor's sense of accomplishment and prestige."
"I still need the teacher to plan for me."
"Of course!" Lin Jing looked at Yelujun in front of him, his heart and eyes full of pride.
The Liao officials were divided into two parts. The North Court was mainly Khitan, and the military power was mainly in the hands of the North Court. The North Court basically followed the emperor around throughout the year. The Nabo system in spring, summer, autumn and winter allowed the Liao to control them.
A vast and boundless land. And the Nabo system, to put it bluntly, is a nomadic system, a parade of force. Anyone who dares to disobey will be destroyed.
The South Courtyard was dominated by Han officials. They mainly governed the place for the Liao emperor, formulated laws and regulations, and governed the people in the four borders.
There has always been a dispute between the Northern and Southern Courts in the Liao Kingdom. The Khitans were the main ethnic group in the Liao Kingdom and held military power. Naturally they felt superior to others and looked down on the Han people in Liao. Even the Han officials in the South Court had always looked down upon them.
In the eyes of the Han people in Nanyuan, the Liao people are synonymous with strict barbarism and do not know how to govern a country at all.
There has been a long-standing conflict between the northern and southern chambers.
Of course, the Emperor of Daliao preferred his own family, but he also knew that if there were no Han officials from the Southern Court to govern the place, Daliao would probably be in chaos. Therefore, balancing the Northern and Southern Courts has always been an important issue for the Emperor of Liao.
But after hundreds of years, this situation is slowly changing.
As Lin Jing said, as the country has been established for a long time, the power of civilization is slowly emerging.
As the upper class, everything comes easily to the Liao people. Power and money, two invincible corrosives, are causing the Liao people to slide into the abyss step by step. However, the Han people in Liao, who have always been oppressed, are slowly rising.
The power of the Han families in Liao has formed a huge force. The most representative symbol of the ebb and flow of these two forces is that the combat effectiveness of the private soldiers of the Han families is surpassing the Liao Gongfen army.
The combat effectiveness of some private soldiers from top aristocratic families can even compare with that of the Pishi Army.
After these Liao Han people had knowledge and wealth, they were gradually reaching out for military power. This was why Lin Jing had planned for Yelujun to reach a consensus with these people and gain their support many years ago.
As a sober person among the Liao people, Yelujun also knew very well that the Liao people needed drastic reforms, otherwise in dozens or hundreds of years, the Khitan clan would really cease to exist.
Now we are attacking the Han forces in Liao. Although they still have the advantage in strength, during the civil war, the happiest people are the Song people who are watching eagerly. By that time, I am afraid that the Song people will inevitably launch a large-scale Northern Expedition.
At a critical moment, the Han families in Liao would naturally lead the way.
If you want to reform, you must shed blood, whether it is the blood of the Liao people, the blood of the Han people, or both. By then, the Liao Kingdom will inevitably face a period of weakness.
Yelujun was sure that he would definitely do this after taking the throne. This was for the eternal foundation of Daliao.
But before doing so, he had to put the Song Dynasty into a period of absolute weakness.
When both tigers are dying, they have no strength to interfere in other people's affairs.
For this purpose, Lin Jing, Lin Ping, Ye Lujun, and Yelu Zhen who were still on the Nanjing Road have been planning for several years, and now, they have finally entered the harvest period.
The plan is being implemented smoothly step by step.
"Teacher, I have something unclear." Yelujun looked at Lin Jing and said.
"I know what you want to ask!" Lin Jing said with a smile: "You want to ask me, as a Han from Liao and from a Han family, why should I help you when I know that your success in ascending to power will weaken the power of the Han family?
Right?"
"Yes! Master is so powerful. If I don't ask clearly, I will always feel uneasy." Yelujun said calmly.
"I also want to build an empire with a foundation for eternity!" Lin Jingdao: "But I also know very well that once the power of the Han family reaches a certain level, ambition will immediately breed. At this time, they will become the source of turmoil.
, only by weakening and integrating. Your Majesty, what I seek is the strength of the empire, not the strength of aristocratic families, nor the strength of a certain tribe. Only when you achieve this can you truly speak of integration and be qualified to speak of the foundation of all eternity.
, can be like the Han people, who, no matter what kind of hardships they go through, will still rely on their civilization to build great empires one after another. If this is achieved, then even if the Liao Dynasty is destroyed many years later, but
It won't be long before the successors of Daliao will build an equally great country on top of the ruins. My lord, if we do this, you and I will be remembered by generations to come, and not just in the history books.
Leave a simple sentence on it, no more than one page."
Holding the wine glass, Yelujun had completely forgotten about drinking, and just looked at his teacher dully.
He had never thought so far. He just wanted to defeat those competitors, become the emperor of Liao, and then work hard to defeat Song and dominate the world.
But what Lin Jing said was something else entirely.
But there is no doubt that what Lin Jing said was something greater than him defeating the Song Dynasty and unifying the world.
There is no immortal country in this world.
Ye Lujun not only read, but also read very deeply, and he was a person who had achieved good results. Naturally, he knew that no matter how powerful a country was, it would eventually disappear as time went by. Like the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, which lasted for hundreds of years
It is quite rare in history for a country to still maintain its power even though it is a year ago.
Perhaps, it is precisely because these two countries are enemies of each other, compete with each other, and promote each other that they can maintain a dynamic balance. If one country really becomes the dominant one, it may not be far from destruction.
"Teacher, senior brother's plan in the Song Dynasty has made a major breakthrough!" Yelujun came back to his senses and brought his thoughts back to the reality in front of him. What the master said was very tempting, but that was
What happened after he became the emperor, but now, there are more important things to do.
Things can only be done one by one, and the road can only be walked step by step.
"So, the Song Kingdom is going to be in chaos?" Lin Jingxiao asked.
"Unless there is a big accident, it should be like this!" Yelujun nodded and said: "So I must fight for this year's Zhengdan Envoy, and Master will also help me plan more."
"Since Bianliang is about to be in chaos, it will be dangerous for you to go to Bianliang." Lin Jing frowned.
"Exactly like this, they dare not touch me, and I am safer!" Yelujun said: "First, I want to see Bianliang in the Song Dynasty in person, and second, I also go to welcome my senior brother back. Teacher
, Bianliang is stable, senior brother can hide and ensure safety, but if it is really chaotic and there are no rules, then senior brother may be in danger, but as long as I go there, I can ensure that senior brother returns home safely.
.”
Lin Jing glanced at his disciple and said calmly: "Is it because of that little girl from the Xiao family?"
Ye Lujun laughed loudly: "Master knows me. Once this incident is launched, the Xiao family will definitely not be spared. When the time comes, I want to bring this girl back."
"Don't forget, her brother is Xiao Ding and Xiao Changqing. Yeluhuan is having a headache right now, and Xiao Ding is looking for trouble for him!" Lin Jing said.
"The person I want to get, even if his brother is the King of Heaven, he can't stop me!" Yelujun raised his glass and drank it all.
"That girl is not easy to get along with. She is indeed talented, but talented people are also arrogant." Lin Jingdao: "It is even harder to tame a daughter from a family like this."
"That will give me a sense of accomplishment!" Yelujun said: "Teacher, somewhere, I always feel that this woman will be of great help to the great cause I am going to do. I can't explain the reason, although I only met her.
Chapter completed!