Bei Liao originated from a tribe, and like countless grassland tribes, their life was very tight at first.
The grassland is a hunting ground. Small tribes must rely on large tribes to survive, and large tribes must rely on a larger force to survive.
The leaders and nobles of the big forces were extravagant, fighting for power and profit, and then gradually declined. The big tribes also followed suit. At that time, a hero came out of a small tribe. Seeing this messy situation, he drank too much and shouted
:
Raise an army!
Then they rose up in arms.
After he sobered up, the hero's intestines turned green, but the whole tribe was looking at him eagerly - when he drank too much, he blew up his pen and drew the cake too big, and then,
The whole tribe was waiting to eat the cake.
People on the grassland don't like to show off their clothes, so heroes have no choice but to bite the bullet and raise an army.
What I didn't expect was that the big tribe was already in ruins and would collapse at the first sign of attack.
The big forces don't care at all about the rebellion below, they are all fighting happily within themselves.
As a result, Snake Tunxiang's small tribe got a chance to breathe and gradually expanded to the surrounding areas.
When they felt that they were strong enough, they went to rob the big forces. At first, they were cautious and frightened. When they found out that the big forces had become sick, they couldn't help but cheer and went in.
Later, the Liao Dynasty was founded, and the hero who drank too much became the founding emperor.
This is a country that started in war. After they founded the country, their bloodthirsty instinct drove them to look to the south and the prosperous Central Plains.
Then take action.
However, although the Chen State was in decline at that time, it was not something Bei Liao could covet. The remaining glory of the empire gave the Bei Liao people a severe beating.
Therefore, the Northern Liao Dynasty stayed honest for more than a hundred years, until the Chen Kingdom was in chaos and war was everywhere, so they mustered up the courage to fight in again.
At that time, the grass-head kings in the Central Plains were fighting in a melee, which was a great opportunity. But unexpectedly, the grass-head kings stopped fighting.
If we beat our own people, their brains will be rotten at home. How dare a foreigner from your mother-in-law come to ask for wildfire?
Fuck him!
After discussion, the grass-head kings formed a coalition and set off.
That battle!
The records in the history books are ominous, and only the last scene was recorded.
——More than a year after leaving the fortress, only 3,000 of the 50,000-strong army remained. The enemy attacked fiercely with more than 100,000 people. After nine days of bloody battles, five people survived. Five people lined up to fight back, and four people were killed. The survivor was Liu Daye!
——Da held the sword, facing north and facing south, and was severely wounded. The enemy chief admired his bravery and surrendered. Da said: I am the one who lost the atom, how can I surrender to the barbarians? Then he held the sword forward and killed three people. After exhausting his strength, he stood up with the pestle of the sword, angry.
Never fail.
No one in the 50,000-strong army bowed the knee, and no one fled, which frightened the foreign tribes!
Fifty thousand miscellaneous troops were able to roam outside the Great Wall for more than a year. What would happen if there were logistical supplies and soldiers?
Beiliao was afraid.
As a result, even if the Central Plains was in chaos, they still did not dare to reach out. It was not until the later stage, when the Central Plains was so desolate and desolate, that their ambitions were rekindled.
When the Tang Dynasty was founded, the population was declining and the country was in ruins.
When the Northern Liao Dynasty invaded, the iron cavalry reached a place less than twenty miles away from Chang'an.
For a time, everyone in Beiliao was elated.
The gates of Chang'an were opened, and the emperor came with his army.
There were thousands of horsemen behind him, but looking at the crowds of people on both sides, it was unknown how many people and horses there were.
The general of the Northern Liao Army couldn't help but think of the battle outside the Great Wall. Looking back at the results of the robbery, he thought to forget it and quit as soon as it was good. Afterwards, peace talks were held, and the two sides vowed to be united forever.
The country of brothers.
Three years later, the Tang army went out and defeated the Northern Liao people.
At this point, the Central Plains and Northern Liao were once again in balance.
Until Empress Wu, Li Yuan and Li Mi's father and son devoted themselves to eliminating dissidents and purging officials and generals in the local court, so that the army had no fighting spirit and the generals had no fighting spirit.
The father and son allowed the rich and powerful to annex land, and then the military system of the government was ruined, and there were no more qualified soldiers to provide for the army. Li Yuan and his son changed the military system of the government to a recruiting system, and the border areas to a military envoy system.
Northern Liao took advantage of the situation and sent troops, which suppressed Northern Xinjiang and made it unable to raise its head.
For a time, that powerful
Beiliao seems to be back again.
Ningxing's dignitaries toasted to celebrate, and then those who deserved to be corrupt continued to be corrupt, and those who deserved to enjoy continued to enjoy.
The emperor looked at the world worriedly in the palace. He wanted to make changes, just like the New Deal of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. But with powerful ministers on his side, every decision he made would be blocked.
The struggling emperor realized that time was running out, so he went on a personal expedition, hoping to defeat Northern Xinjiang and make room for internal innovation.
But he died before he left the army!
He Lianchun then succeeded to the throne.
His life was really difficult.
The late emperor's people did not agree with him, Lin Ya's people stabbed him in the back, and other forces were watching him.
What's terrible is that at this time of internal troubles, Northern Xinjiang launched an attack.
Neizhou, Taizhou, Longhuazhou.
Under internal and external troubles, He Lianchun was under great pressure that ordinary people could hardly imagine.
"Cough cough cough!"
Xu Fu turned around and took a look inside the palace, his eyes filled with worry.
The emperor sat there, looking at the mountain of meat.
He looked at the memorial with anger in his eyes and slapped the case, "Idiot, when did the ancients rebel, and Yang Xuan's army in northern Xinjiang pressed the border. At this time, you dare to levy and extort violently. Do you really think those people have no temper? Come on!"
"His Majesty."
The accompanying officials came forward.
The emperor raised his head and said, "Take Han Yuan, the governor of Fenzhou!"
"Take orders!"
"Executed to death!" the emperor was furious. "The whole family was exiled to the far north!"
The original Far North was a famous place of exile in Daliao. Because of the bitter cold, ten people were exiled there. It was considered good luck to survive two or three of them.
But now it is a place where the Shegu people are exiled. Isn’t that sending food?
But in the face of the furious emperor, no one dared to remind him of this.
The emperor gasped, his face still pale.
"Ma Zi!" The emperor's expression suddenly changed.
"quick!"
Xu Fu waved, and someone sent a horse in.
The emperor couldn't wait to go to the side hall. Xu Fu asked people to pull up the curtain and surround the emperor.
After hearing the loud sound of mountains and water flowing down, the emperor let out a sigh of relief.
When the emperor came out, Xu Fu glanced at Ma Zili
Black!
He suppressed the worries in his heart and said, "Your Majesty, how about calling the medical officer for a look?"
"No, it's just diarrhea."
The emperor patted his still huge belly and said with a smile: "I have lost some weight recently."
The emperor once joked that if anyone could make him lose fifty pounds, it would be Uncle Feng.
The medical officers tried their best, and the emperor drank enough medicine to fill the pond, but his weight remained the same.
The emperor later gave up. He should eat and drink, but now he has lost weight visibly.
The emperor sat down and asked, "Is Changling still in the palace?"
Xu Fu said: "Yes." He said cautiously: "Your Majesty, if not, you can ask the Eagle Guard to find out the news."
The emperor glanced at him, his eyes cold.
Plop!
Xu Fu quickly knelt down to plead guilty, "I am a slave who interferes in politics and deserves death!"
Logically speaking, the group of eunuchs should be unknown, but in history, we can often see their names. But they are not good reputations, such as rebellion, collusion, monopolization of power, assassination of emperors, and filth in the palace.
Xu Fu wanted to leave his name in history, so he was very cautious. Today, for some reason, his words slipped.
The emperor looked at him and said, "Thank you for your hard work these days."
"Your Majesty!" Xu Fu felt that this was a sign that he would be punished severely, and he couldn't help but feel sad.
"I know your loyalty. You haven't slept for a while, okay?" The emperor suddenly smiled and said: "My health is not good, and the civil and military officials in the dynasty probably don't take it to heart. Only you. Get up!"
"His Majesty!"
Xu Fu stood up choked with sobs and felt ominous. He quickly wiped away his tears and said, "Your Majesty, if you take good care of yourself, you will definitely live a long life."
"Whenever my body is mentioned, people always say long live it. Look at the history, where is there such a long live emperor? Don't say that.
Long live, not even a hundred years. Whenever an emperor pursues longevity, he will probably lose his head. The Liao Dynasty is like this, I can't lose my head, no!"
The emperor stood up with difficulty and said, "Help me walk."
Two chamberlains came forward, one on the left and one on the right, to hold the emperor.
"Father!"
The prince happened to come in.
"Prince, take a walk with your father."
The prince turned sideways and walked out slowly. The little man's eyes were full of smiles, "Father looks so good today."
"Really?" the emperor smiled.
"Yes! Don't you believe it?" The prince looked at the officials and chamberlains.
"Yes! Your Majesty's face looks red today and he is full of energy."
Everyone agreed, and the emperor was in a happy mood.
"Your Majesty, please see the Privy Council."
A chamberlain came to report.
"Let him come."
The emperor stood outside the palace, looking at the spring scenery outside, and praised sincerely: "It's so beautiful!"
Privy Councilor Xiao came in a hurry.
After the late emperor's defeat, Xiao Cang aged rapidly, his beard and hair turned gray, and he also had a few scars on his cheeks.
"I have met Your Majesty!" Xiao saluted.
"Is there something wrong, Xiao Qing?" It was rare for the emperor to express his mood.
Xiao's face condensed slightly, "There's a war over there."
"how?"
The emperor walked to the railing, holding his hands on it, his eyes calm.
Xiao followed beside him, "Yang Xuan arrived with 80,000 troops, but something went wrong there. He lost the first battle and lost thousands. However, Supervisor Helian came up with a plan, and I and several veterans from the Ministry of War made a plan.
"
He looked at the emperor and said, "Excellent!"
"Oh!" The emperor relaxed. "There are always people who say that Governor Helian made his fortune by flattering. But these people regard the emperor as a fool. There is no shortage of flatterers around the emperor. Flattery is what makes the emperor pay attention.
The reason is: If he has no ability, why do I need him? Can’t people in the palace be flattery? Why do I need an old man to flatter him? "
Xiao smiled and said: "To make both the late Emperor and His Majesty think highly of me, flattery alone is not enough."
"Du Helian is deep-minded and can endure. Yang Xuan's attacks are like fire, invincible. After much deliberation, I can only use Du Helian."
“Conquer strength with softness!”
"It kind of means that. Facing Yang Xuan, you can't confront him. The Northern Xinjiang Army has been trained to be extremely sharp by him. If you confront him, how rare will the winner be? You have to be patient, look for opportunities to strike, and kill with one blow!"
"Your Majesty is wise." Xiao said: "This is exactly how Governor Helian arranged it. He ordered his subordinates to detour to Taizhou and break into the Taoxian area disguised as the traitor Lin Jun. Then Yang Xuan's army was bound to be shaken. Governor Helian was there
The flanks are constantly raided, and the city pretends to be weak."
"Interesting!" The emperor smiled and said: "The key is still the troops, right?"
The emperor was a general who was in command back then, not a simpleton who didn't know anything.
"Yes!" Xiao said: "The troops forced the northern Xinjiang defenders to panic, and then they took a detour and raided the food road of Yang Xuan's army."
"The city's show of weakness is a gesture to hold Yang Xuan back. The same goes for the frequent flank attacks. All the purposes are to cut off the food route. This detour is giving me a headache."
"Yes! When I looked at it, I felt that in the face of such a plan, what could Yang Xuan do?"
"Is there any news?"
"The troops who raided Taoxian County have succeeded and are preparing to raid the grain road."
"good!"
A blush appeared on the emperor's face for a long time, "If we win this battle, the situation will open up."
"Yes!" Xiao said happily: "Then came the Shegu tribe. They suppressed the Shegu tribe and went south to Chang'an with all their strength. They also had to send envoys."
The emperor nodded, "If Li Bi learns about the defeat in Northern Xinjiang, he will be more anxious than us. He will not wait to raise his troops and march north.
"I'm a little confused. He and Daliao have agreed to attack Northern Xinjiang. Aren't they worried that after Northern Xinjiang is lost, Daliao's cavalry will go south?"
"It's hard to guess the emperor's thoughts. I've been thinking about Li Mi's thoughts for a while, and I have a vague feeling that this person doesn't care about the country at all."
"I am terrified, is there such an emperor?"
"There are too many. If you look at history, there are many such emperors."
The emperor smiled contemptuously, "Every one is more ridiculous than the other, and in the end he ruins his country, but he still has no regrets."
Xiao reported a few more things and then left.
"Xiao Qing, wait!"
The emperor stopped him and pondered.
"The situation of the war in the south will be sent to the palace as soon as it arrives, also at night."
"yes!"
The emperor was in a happy mood and immediately ordered people to roast meat.
The father and son had a great time eating and drinking together.
"Prince, do you like it?" the emperor asked the prince who was enjoying the food.
The prince nodded, "I like it!"
"Hahahaha!" The emperor couldn't help but laugh when he saw the grease and stains on his face. "The medical officer said that half of my health is caused by my depressed mood. I will just wait for the big victory in the south and I will be able to relax.
, is it okay for us, father and son, to leave the palace and the city?"
"good!"
The prince raised a smile.
That night, the emperor drank a lot of wine, and rarely invited a beautiful woman to sleep with him.
In the middle of the night, people came from outside the palace.
"Who?" The general at the head of the city held up a lantern and looked down.
"It's me!"
"Privy Envoy?"
"I have urgent military information to report to Your Majesty!"
During the day, the palace had promised that if there was any news from the south at night, it would be sent in immediately.
But it is impossible to open the palace door. In history, it is not uncommon for rebellions to be launched immediately after the palace door is opened by cheating.
Xiao put a hanging basket down at the top of the city and put a battle report into it.
Immediately, a chamberlain took the battle report and hurried outside the palace.
"What's going on?"
Xu Fu came over wearing his clothes.
The chamberlain handed over the battle report.
Xu Fu opened his eyes and took a look, his expression changed drastically, and he whispered: "Your Majesty just fell asleep."
"Ahem!"
The emperor's voice came from the palace, "What's the matter?"
Xu Fu said softly outside the door: "Your Majesty, Yanzhou in the south has been lost."
puff!
There was a sound of vomiting coming from inside.
"His Majesty!"
The sleeping concubine screamed.
"Someone is coming!"
The emperor ordered.
Xu Fu pushed open the door of the palace.
The emperor was sitting on the bed, and the quilt was covered in red.
The concubine who was sleeping looked at the red color in panic and her body trembled.
The emperor looked calm, stretched out his hand to touch Concubine Chiguo's back, and said gently: "You said last night that you wanted to stay with me forever?"
The concubine nodded and tried her best to smile, "Yes, I want to stay with His Majesty forever."
"That's it!"
The emperor coughed dryly, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Then you go down first and wait for me!"