In the front hall of Shangjing Palace, Yelu Hongji sat on the dragon throne and looked at the important officials below. The atmosphere in the hall was also a little heavy. After a while, Yelu Hongji spoke: "Dear friends, the Jurchens are coming in full force this time, and the defenders in the eastern region have been in a hurry several times. What solutions do you have to deal with?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the reason why the Jurchens raised troops this time was mainly because the border troops massacred the Jurchen tribe for no reason, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the Jurchens. Therefore, if you want to calm this matter, you must find out the real culprit of the Jurchen tribe!" As soon as Yelu Hongji finished speaking, Yelu Chongyuan was the first to stand up and said, politically he always advocated the invasion of the Song Dynasty, but when facing the Jurchens in the northeast, he always advocated comfort.

"Uncle Huang said it lightly. The troops stationed on the border are no longer the Khitan cavalry of the past. Many garrisons have broken military disciplines and dared to send troops to loot privately for the sake of just money. Even some ministers deliberately condoned this situation, which made the border garrison unable to be disciplined. Every year, countless troops leave the country to loot. In this case, even if a special person is sent to investigate, there will be no results in a short period of time. Those Jurchens will not wait for us to investigate!" As soon as Yelu Chongyuan finished speaking, he saw a middle-aged man in his fifties snorting coldly in the hall.

I saw this middle-aged man with a strong figure and a dignified appearance. He stood there with a sense of majesty, which made people dare not look down on him. This person was Yelu Renxian who Zhao Xu wanted to meet before. The reason why he did not attend the banquet was because the Jurchen people on Changbai Mountain started to make a fuss. He originally thought that the other party would be the same as in previous years. He just made the fuss to calm down, but the news he just received made him realize the seriousness of the matter.

"Yelu Renxian, who do you think will indulge the border army to plunder?" Hearing Yelu Renxian's words, Yelu Chong took a step forward and pointed at his nose and asked. Although he was the Grand Marshal of the Liao Kingdom, although he did not really monopolize the military power, the border army was indeed controlled by him, and the indulgence of the border army to plunder was indeed his indulgence, but he naturally would not admit it in the court. Instead, he questioned the other party with confidence.

"Hmph. Who knows who is mentally conscious? Whether it is the Jurchens or the border of the Song Dynasty, many Liao troops go out to plunder every year. This is an indisputable fact. Among them, the Song people are cowardly. But the Jurchens were originally a group of savages. Now that they annoyed the other party and started to riot, they would not consider any consequences. If they really fight, even if we win in the end, they would be greatly damaged. How could this be exchanged for mere property?" Yelu Renxian also fought back without any concession. He had long been dissatisfied with the fact that Yelu Chongyuan and his son were indulging in the plunder of the border troops. This time he took the opportunity to raise it, which would also attract Yelu Hongji's attention.

However, Yelu Hongji waved his hand and stopped him, "Don't argue with the emperor and King Xu. Now the Jurchens have gathered together, and we cannot find the murderer to kill in a short period of time. In addition, even if we find it, we cannot hand over our soldiers to the Jurchens to deal with it. Otherwise, it will seem that our Daliao is too weak to those Jurchens. So now is not the time to argue about who is right and who is wrong, but how to deal with those Jurchens?"

Hearing Yelu Hongji's words, Yelu Chongyuan and Yelu Renxian stopped quarreling, but they still glared at each other and refused to give in. Anyway, because they were disagreeable in politics, they had already become as powerful as fire and fire, so they didn't have to give each other any face.

"Your Majesty, according to the old ministers, what we, the most important thing for our Daliao now is to send a capable person to the Changbai Mountain area to take charge. It would be fine if the Jurchens did not dare to send troops. If the other party really sent troops, they would raise an army to suppress them immediately. And this time they must be killed once. Only by being afraid of those Jurchen savages will they not dare to resist again in the future!" At this time, Zhang Xiaojie finally stood up and spoke.

"What Prime Minister Zhang said is right. Although the Jurchens are a group of savages, they are not afraid of death during wars. If there is no important minister in charge, the garrison in the east may be difficult to block the Jurchens' attack. Therefore, I also feel that the important ministers must be sent to take charge!" At this time, Yelu Yixin also stood up and said. Although he and Zhang Xiaojie were a little dirty recently, they could still distinguish the importance of such state affairs.

"I must send people, but the question now is who should I send. This person must understand military affairs and have prestige, otherwise I will not be able to command the arrogant border troops at all." Yelu Hongji sighed again when he heard this. The power of the Jurchens has developed rapidly in recent years. Although the Liao people call the Jurchens savages, it seems to be disdainful, but in fact, the Jurchens have long become the biggest trouble for the Liao Kingdom. In addition to the Tanyuan Alliance in recent years, the biggest reason why the Liao army did not invade the Song Dynasty in the south was that the rise of the Jurchens had already restrained a considerable number of the Liao Kingdom's troops.

Hearing Yelu Hongji's words, Yelu Yixin and Zhang Xiaojie also frowned. The candidates sent should be cautious. After all, this is related to the stability of the eastern border of Liao. You must know that Changbai Mountain is not particularly far from Shangjing City. If the Jurchens attacked the interior of the Liao Dynasty, it is likely that they will threaten Shangjing in a few days.

"Your Majesty, I think King Xu is very suitable. He has been a left-behind Tokyo before and has repelled the attacks of the Jurchens several times. I heard that the Jurchens are very afraid of him. In addition, he is now an important official in the court, so this is his fault!" At this time, Yelu Chongyuan suddenly smiled and suggested.

"Hmph, the Emperor Taishu is too modest. Everyone knows that you are the Grand Marshal of the World of the Great Liao Dynasty. If the Emperor Taishu goes to the eastern border, the Jurchens might be so scared that they dare not send troops at all!" Yelu Renxian immediately retorted when he heard the other party's words. In fact, he didn't want to go, but he couldn't go at all. After all, now Yelu Chongyuan is in power. If he leaves, only Yelu Yixin and Zhang Xiaojie will be left, and they will no longer be able to restrain Yelu Chongyuan and his son.

However, what Yelu Renxian never expected was that just as he finished speaking, Zhang Xiaojie suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the Emperor Taishu's advice is very good. When King Xu guarded Tokyo, he beat the Jurchens and did not dare to come out of the mountain. In addition, he saw the important officials in the court, only King Xu had the ability and prestige to deal with this matter."

Yelu Ren heard Zhang Xiaojie's words and immediately stared at the other party with his eyes fixed. Speaking of which, although he and Zhang Xiaojie were incompatible, they were just some personal grudges. In the court, because of Yelu Chongyuan, a common enemy, they could still advance and retreat together. However, now the other party ignored the overall situation and asked him to deal with the Jurchen affairs. This is a bit abnormal. Is it true that the legend of Zhang Xiaojie and Yelu Chongyuan reconciliation true?

Yelu Hongji, who was sitting on the dragon throne, heard the suggestions of Yelu Chongyuan and Zhang Xiaojie, and couldn't help but think about it. Although he didn't like to deal with the government affairs, he still understood the situation in the court. He also knew that Yelu Chongyuan and the others were divided into two factions to maintain a balance. If one person was transferred to leave, it would be possible to break this balance.

However, Yelu Hongji felt that Yelu Chongyuan and Zhang Xiaojie were right. If we say that the most suitable candidate in the court was really Yelu Renxian. Moreover, he trusted Yelu Renxian very much and sent him to Changbai Mountain, he felt more at ease.

Thinking of this, Yelu Hongji couldn't help but be a little moved. Zhang Xiaojie was a master who observed his words and expressions. He immediately saw Yelu Hongji's thoughts and immediately signaled to Yelu Chongyuan. As a result, Yelu Chongyuan also understood it immediately and stepped forward and spoke again: "Your Majesty, the situation on the Jurchen side is extremely critical. You may break out of Changbai Mountain and enter our country at any time, so please make a decision early!"

"This..." Yelu Hongji was still hesitant when he heard this. At this time, Yelu Renxian also found that the situation was not good, and he spoke again, "Your Majesty, the old minister is not willing to go to the East to guard the town, but the affairs in the court are busy. Your Majesty is on his birthday and he really cannot be a clone, so please think twice!"

After hearing this, Yelu Hongji was a little unsteady again. He was not a decisive emperor, so he was unable to make up his mind about this fact. But at this moment, he suddenly saw Yelu Yixin standing there without speaking. This made him happy and said, "King Zhao, I wonder who do you think you should send?"

King Zhao was the title of Yelu Yixin. Now that he heard Yelu Hongji ask his own opinions, Yelu Yixin couldn't help but hesitate for a moment. Finally, he looked up at Yelu Chongyuan and Yelu Renxian, and finally said, "Your Majesty, I also think it's very appropriate to send King Xu to you. However, King Xu is old after all, so I think it can send another young important minister to help him, and King Yelu Nelugu of Chu is suitable to be the deputy of King Xu!"

Yelu Yixin is worthy of being a famous treacherous minister in the history of the Liao Kingdom. His mind was very fast. He didn't like Yelu Renxian, but he didn't want to see the balance in the court break after the other party left, so he simply sent Yelu Renxian and Yelu Nelugu out. Yelu Nelugu was the son of Yelu Chongyuan and one of the most important arms of Yelu Chongyuan. If Yelu Nelugu was gone, Yelu Chongyuan would not be able to make any big waves by relying on Yelu Chongyuan alone.

Hearing Yelu Yixin's words, Yelu Chongyuan immediately glared at him. Yelu Renxian thought about it and nodded gently. Only Zhang Xiaojie was silent, making people unable to guess what he was thinking?

"This method is good. King Xu has prestige and experience, while King Chu is young and energetic. If they were sent to the two of them, I am afraid that even if the Jurchens all formed the entire clan's army, I will rest assured!" Yelu Hongji praised loudly when he heard this, and at the same time he also valued Yelu Yixin more.

Since even Yelu Hongji made the decision, this matter was a foregone conclusion. Yelu Ren immediately agreed. Although Yelu Chongyuan was a little unwilling to give up, he had no choice but to nod in the end.

A few days later, when Zhao Yan and Zhao Xu learned about the above situation, the two became distressed again, because they originally wanted to transfer Yelu Ren away first to break the balance in the court, but unexpectedly, even Yelu Nelugu was transferred away. In this way, the Liao Dynasty court was balanced again. What should we do now? (To be continued...)
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