After receiving the military information from the front, Wang De frowned.
what's the situation?
The military report sent back by Yang Wenguang also mentioned that his identity had been exposed and there was a fierce battle with the Liao army.
Wang Deyong knew very well what kind of temperament the Liao people had.
Arrogant and arrogant.
Now that it is known that the Song army broke into the Liao territory and took the initiative to attack, how could the Liao country withdraw its troops?
Is it possible that this is a suspicious strategy?
Thinking of this, Wang Deyong immediately summoned messenger troops and issued an emergency order.
Increase the frequency and scope of horse detection.
It is important to understand the movements of the Liao army.
At the same time, he also sent the news of the suspected withdrawal of the Liao army back to the capital in an urgent manner of 800 miles.
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Three days later.
News of the Liao's withdrawal reached the capital.
Li Jie was extremely surprised when he saw this military letter.
He was ready for a protracted war with the Liao army. To this end, he secretly ordered Cao Wei to transfer the Forbidden Army equipped with new crossbows to Hebei Road.
Now, calculating the schedule, the troops are estimated to have already set off.
As a result, the Liao Kingdom withdrew its troops?
Could it be a stratagem?
At this moment, Li Jie had the same idea.
After all, the Liao army retreated too suddenly. They had previously shown the intention of marching south in a large scale, but now they suddenly returned to the dynasty.
Not only Li Jie had this question, but the ministers of the two governments were also shocked and doubtful when they heard the news of Liao's withdrawal.
It was not until ten days later, when the intelligence from Zhongjing of the Liao Kingdom was transmitted back to Bianliang, that everyone solved their doubts.
The reason why the news was so delayed was, on the one hand, the remoteness of the road, and on the other hand, the Dading Prefecture in Zhongjing was a new city.
Dading Mansion was built by Yelu Longxu.
In the 23rd year of Tonghe (1005), Yelu Longxu built a new capital city in the former land of King Xi, named Zhongjing, and the name of the mansion was Dading.
At this point, Dadingfu became the political center of the Liao Kingdom.
In fact, Yelu Longxu's decision to establish the capital in Zhongjing had a great relationship with the Chanyuan Alliance.
The signing of the Chanyuan Alliance ended the endless wars between the Liao and Song Dynasties. It was precisely because of the imminent peace that Yelu Longxu decided to move the capital from Shangjing to Zhongjing.
Compared with Shangjing, Zhongjing is obviously closer to the Central Plains region.
Without the Chanyuan Alliance, Yelu Longxu might not have moved the capital. After all, Beijing was closer to the Central Plains, which was not conducive to national defense and security.
Therefore, although Zhongjing is the current capital of the Liao Kingdom, its history is too short, with only a dozen years of history.
It is of course more difficult to place spies in such a new city.
Before moving the capital, the main focus of the Imperial City Department's work was on Shangjing. It was not until Yelu Longxu announced the move of the capital to Zhongjing that the Imperial City Department began to make arrangements.
More than ten years are simply not enough time for a spy to reach a relatively high status.
Because of this, there will be an obvious lag in the news.
It wasn't until the palace door was locked that the whole city was in turmoil that the secret agents of the Imperial City Department realized it later.
Funing Hall.
After seeing the secret report submitted by the Imperial City Division, Li Jie couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
The imperial city of Liao Kingdom was suddenly locked up, causing turmoil throughout the city?
Could it be that something happened during the Liao Dynasty's ban?
Thinking of this, Li Jie suddenly remembered the conflict between Brother Xiao Bodhisattva and Xiao Yujin.
Xiao Yujin is a woman with great ambitions but a stupid mind.
In the original history, Xiao Yujin had been trying to frame brother Xiao Bodhisattva in order to prepare his mother to take the throne of the palace by valuing her son.
However, the Liao Shengzong always protected Brother Xiao Bodhisattva. Until he ascended to immortality, the Liao Shengzong still missed Brother Xiao Bodhisattva.
Before his death, Liao Shengzong did not forget to warn Prince Yelu Zongzhen.
'Brother Xiao Bodhisattva has been with me for forty years. Because he has no heirs, he allows Brother Xiao Bodhisattva to adopt Yelv Zongzhen. If I die, you mother and son (referring to Zongzhen and Xiao Yujin) must not harm Brother Xiao Bodhisattva.
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Finally, in the edict left by Liao Shengzong, Queen Qitian was named the empress dowager, and Concubine Yuan was the empress dowager.
Unfortunately, the ambitious Xiao Yujin tampered with the imperial edict, concealed the imperial edict that Queen Qitian be the empress dowager, and established herself as the empress dowager.
Later, Xiao Yujin not only used his power to assassinate brother Xiao Bodhisattva and his accomplices, but also monitored Yelv Zongzhen's every move.
As his power expanded step by step, Xiao Yujin even had the idea of deposing the emperor.
As soon as this thought came out, mother and son instantly turned against each other.
Even if Xiao Yujin is his biological mother, Yelu Zongzhen cannot tolerate it.
In the end, Yelu Zongzhen took the initiative and secretly captured Xiao Yujin and imprisoned him.
Looking at what Xiao Yujin did, it was obvious that her abilities were not worthy of her ambitions. She was in a great situation, but she was so stupid that she committed suicide.
If it were Liu E, Yelvzong would really be unable to fight.
Changing places, a female emperor might appear in the Liao Kingdom, maybe.
Although Song and Liao were brotherly countries, and many of their systems were similar, their cores were completely different.
One was a dynasty established by nomadic people. Even though the Khitan had changed from a nomadic people to a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural people, some old customs still continued.
Disasters caused by foreign relatives and chaos among kings always accompanied the Liao Kingdom.
But Song Ting was different.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, Song Taizu strictly restricted the power of his relatives, and along with the reduction of vassal towns, he adopted a series of measures that emphasized civility over military affairs.
The Song Dynasty was completely free from the troubles caused by foreign relatives, and at the same time, the generals also had no capital to rebel.
However, everything has two sides.
Although the Song Dynasty did not have the shortcomings of the late Tang Dynasty, the backbone of the Song Dynasty's military officials was also interrupted, so that the combat effectiveness of the Song army was not as good as the previous generation.
Even though the Jingkang disaster was ahead, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty still did not wake up.
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Zhongjing.
Martial Arts Hall.
Seeing her husband who was still unconscious, Xiao Bodhisattva's eyes were full of sorrow.
Your Majesty has been 'sleeping' for nearly half a month, and there is still no sign of waking up.
During this period, Brother Xiao Bodhisattva had no idea how many imperial doctors he had visited, but all efforts were in vain. No one could guarantee whether Yelu Longxu would get better.
'Your Majesty, please wake up quickly.'
The sky cannot be left without a master for a day. Yelu Longxu disappeared for nearly half a month, and the capital was already full of storms.
Brother Xiao Bodhisattva has already felt that a storm is coming.
If His Majesty cannot wake up as soon as possible, those relatives and kings who are ready to take action may do something irreverent.’’
Suddenly, Brother Xiao Bodhisattva noticed that Yelu Longxu's eyelids moved.
At first, she thought she was dazzled. It wasn't until her eyelids moved several times that Brother Xiao Bodhisattva woke up.
Immediately afterwards, she rushed to Yelu Longxu's side and held her husband's hand tightly.
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty?"
After a while, Brother Xiao Bodhisattva quickly called to the waiter beside him.
"Royal doctor, call the imperial doctor quickly!"
"Um?"
At this moment, Yelu Longxu slowly opened his eyes, looking at the tearful queen, he couldn't help but feel a sense of astonishment.