Xiao Hunian looked at Luo Youdu with complicated emotions.
Little did Luo Youdu know that his image as a lolicon was already deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
At this point, Xiao Hunian had no other ideas.
Apart from Luo Youdu, there is no other person in the world today who can help her take revenge.
Moreover, her ambition is to be like the legendary good woman and become a famous female general and commander in history.
Besides the enlightened Luo Youdu, who else is willing to give her this power?
Xiao Hunian did not shy away from speaking out about some things that he had previously avoided.
Of course, a lot of the news is out of date. The new king of Khitan came to the throne, the ministers in the court, and the national affairs will naturally undergo earth-shaking changes.
After so many years, it has naturally lost its effectiveness.
But there are many details, such as the undisclosed conflict between the royal family Yelu and the descendant Xiao family, as well as the internal chaos within the Yelu and Xiao families, as well as the conflicts between the upper-class Khitan aristocrats Li and Sun and the two Han and one Kang families.
This kind of contradiction is normal when analyzed from the perspective of rational interests.
If there is no conflict between the Yelu family and the Xiao family, the Yelu family can't do anything wrong without establishing a queen.
The existence of the descendants of the Khitan Xiao family is a kind of political compromise.
As for the Li family, the conflict between the Sun family and the two Korean and one Kang families is even more reasonable.
Under the decree of Yelu Abaoji, most of the Khitan nobles changed their surnames to Han surnames.
In addition to the Yelu family, the Xiao family, and the Li family given to the Khitan by Li Tang, the Sun family became the favorite surname of the Khitan nobles.
Two Koreas and One Kang refers to Han Zhigu, Han Yanhui, and Kang Moji, the Han ministers appointed by Yelu Abaoji. The three of them were the main contributors to the sinicization of Khitan and the founding of the country, and they were highly valued by Yelu Abaoji.
The Han people have seized the interests of the Khitan people. How can there be no contradiction?
The Khitan regime was established not long ago, and so far no emperor has successfully ascended the throne.
It can be seen that Khitan has not completely moved from barbarism to civilization, and internal turmoil is inevitable.
In history, it was Yelvxian and Xiao Chuo who really promoted the Khitan to become civilized...
However, there is no news from Eastern Khitan about internal turmoil in Eastern Khitan.
According to the news from the spies, although the Khitan was split into three parts, its strength was greatly affected. However, the new Khitan chief Yelv Bishe of the East Khitan was benevolent and courageous. After losing control of the west, he decisively expanded eastward and reused Handerang and Yelvxiu.
Brother, I have surrendered a large number of Jurchens, and now I have united with the Japanese country and started to send troops to Haidong Goryeo.
The government of the Eastern Khitans was clear and stable. They also opened up a large number of fields on the former site of the Bohai Kingdom to grow food, and their development was not bad.
Their strength has declined, but they still cannot be underestimated.
Luo Youdu thought for a moment, smiled suddenly, and understood the reason.
The Eastern Khitans were attacking Jurchens and Goryeo, which obviously stimulated themselves.
Under the deterrence of foreign enemies, the old and new leaders, led by Yelv Bishe, Yelu Wuzhi, Yelu Talie, Yelu Xianshi, Han Derang, and Yelv Xiuge, gave way to each other, resulting in the current situation where everyone is united.
Strong foreign enemies are the best way to suppress internal troubles.
Thinking of this, Luo Youdu had a plan in mind.
The solution to this situation is extremely simple, and there are generally two methods.
A big victory or a big defeat.
After a great victory, foreign troubles will be lifted, and the benefits will be unevenly distributed, which will make the enemies even more unhappy.
The same goes for a big defeat. Failure brings uncertainty and resentment to each other, and past grudges will be multiplied.
Luo Youdu said in his heart: "The heavier the pressure is now, the stronger the rebound will be later."
Luo Youdu was deep in thought for a while but didn't reply. Xiao Hunian couldn't help but glance at him. Seeing him thinking carefully, he remembered the notes left by Luo Youdu in the study room and felt the great talent and strategy of the founding king of the new dynasty in front of him. He couldn't help but feel like a deer.
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In the evening, Uncle Hu, Chai Kehong, Xiao Hunian, Xiao Chuo and Zhou Xiaomei left the palace.
Zhou Zong was going to attend a poetry meeting with Li Yu, but did not enter the palace with Zhou Xiaomei.
Luo Youdu specially arranged carriages and soldiers from the Royal Camp Division to escort him.
Uncle Huber got on the carriage as he was getting older. Chai Kehong was getting stronger, but he also got on the carriage in order to talk to Uncle Huber.
Xiao Hunian was a woman who did not show respect to men. She disdained riding in carriages and rode war horses whenever she came in or out.
Xiao Chuo also had some Khitan habits, but it was inconvenient to ride a pony on the street, so he rode with Xiao Hunan.
Feeling Xiao Chuo moving around in his arms, Xiao Hunian said: "It still hurts!"
Xiao Chuo said stubbornly: "It doesn't hurt anymore."
Xiao Hunian asked: "Is it your idea to eavesdrop today?"
Xiao Chuo is a child after all, and said with a smile: "Little sister Zhou is too stupid. I can guess what she is thinking. She is three years older than me, and she has lived like a dog. I just said a few words to confuse her, and she took me there."
See you, sister."
After a pause, she said: "I am also worried about my sister! Your Majesty suddenly called my sister out. I am afraid that he will be harmful to my sister."
Xiao Hunian couldn't laugh or cry. He held the reins with one hand and rubbed her head with the other. He said with a bit of shame: "You are young and have random thoughts. What do you know?"
Xiao Chuo said dissatisfied: "I don't understand anything. I'm not a child. It's just that I think I don't understand..."
Xiao Hunian was very angry and said, "Then what do you think you know?"
Xiao Chuo said in an old-fashioned way: "Isn't it just a matter of men and women? Just like Zhou Xiaomei, hum, her father wanted her to participate in the poetry meeting and get to know her husband. She didn't want to, but it happened that Concubine Zhou Xian got "The Song of Colorful Clothes and Feathers".
You are clamoring to study in the palace. Haven't you fallen in love with His Majesty and want to marry Him?"
Xiao Hunian looked incredulous and said: "Really or not?"
Xiao Chuo said dissatisfied: "That's still false. When we sisters chatted privately, we mentioned this matter. Some said that Pan Weizheng in the next class is good-looking and will definitely be as handsome as his father Pan Mei in the future. Xiaomei Zhou
But she said that she wanted to marry the most powerful man in the world, who could pamper her and protect her. Hey, who else could this be except His Majesty?"
Xiao Hunian was stunned for a long time. Are these Central Plains girls so precocious?
She came back to her senses, looked at her sister with a bit of fun, and said, "What about you! Who do you want to marry? Sister, will you be your matchmaker?"
Xiao Chuo snorted contemptuously and said: "They are all a bunch of brats. I don't want to be with simple-minded people like them. I will be angry to death..."
Xiao Chuo is only eleven years old this year. She was kidnapped by Luo Youdu and brought to the Central Plains. She left her parents and her hometown and lived under the care of others. Being precocious, she learned to read people's words, learn to flatter and please, and teased Uncle Hu to treat her as his own daughter.
After being tempered by life, she would be a dimension-reducing blow to her peers in the school.
Xiao Hunian felt a little distressed and couldn't help but withdraw his strength.
"ah!"
Xiao Chuo screamed in pain and said aggrievedly: "Sister, can you hit me a little lighter next time? It's still hurting now!"
Xiao Hunian said: "If you don't hit me harder, do you think His Majesty will open his mouth to intercede for you?"
Xiao Chuo puzzled: "Don't they all say that His Majesty is benevolent? He has forgiven Zhou Xiaomei, how could he be so harsh on a little girl like me..."
Xiao Hunian pinched his little sister's face and said: "What do you think of His Majesty? He is the founding emperor who can be compared with the Qin Emperor and Han Wu Tang Sect. Do you really think you can hide your little thoughts from him? Really?
I thought he couldn’t tell that it was you who instigated Xiaomei Zhou! How can your little cleverness compare with other people’s great wisdom?”
Xiao Chuo was scolded, his self-esteem was hit, and he lowered his head.
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After the first snowfall, the temperature in the north dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In order to escape the wind, snow and cold, the tribes living in Mobei gradually began to migrate south.
The further south you go, the warmer it becomes. This is the survival experience of prairie people.
This is also the reason why prairie people always choose to join the invasion in autumn and winter.
This move to the south means getting closer to the Central Plains. The closer to the Central Plains, the easier it is to plunder.
During the process of migrating south, many tribes learned that the Mongolian Kelei Tribe invited the grassland tribes to go south to plunder the Central Plains, and they responded one after another and joined in the effort.
Ever since the Khitan captured the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, such plundering has never happened.
After all, as the overlord of the grassland, no one dared to offend the Khitan.
It’s not that they don’t know how strong the Central Plains are, but no matter how strong the Central Plains are, can they still go deep into the Mobei grassland to deal with them?
The nomads have no advantage over the nomads. But against the farming peoples, the smaller the tribe, the less afraid they are.
Datong Cloud.
Yelu Dilie, who had been paying attention to the movements in the north, was shocked to learn that his eldest brother Yelu Sage and the Wu family beggar from the Kele tribe had gathered such a large team.
"A hundred thousand troops? Why so many? Are you crazy?"
Yelv Dilie took a deep breath and felt his heart trembling.
Yelu Haisi's face was also very ugly. They first thought that the opponent's troops were at the peak of 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers.
As a result, it expanded wildly to the number of one hundred thousand, which was completely beyond their expectations.
Yelvhaisi smiled bitterly and said: "The weather in the north this time is too abnormal and worse than we predicted. Without the restraint of the Khitan, many tribes attacked and annexed each other, so that many tribes did not reserve enough food for the winter. In previous years, we could
Relying on the food from the Central Plains to survive the winter. Now that the Central Plains has cut off its supply, some people have returned to their old trades in order to survive the tribe. Others are just joining in the fun, after all, it was a long time ago that they went south to thresh the grass valleys."
Yelu Dilie knew what it meant to join in the fun.
Small tribes have the way of survival of small tribes, but do not have the status of large tribes. They follow the army to expand their military power and strengthen their prestige.
Don't expect them to fight. When encountering a situation, these small tribes can run faster than anyone else.
If everything goes well, they won't fight for the fat, but will just take a few sips of the soup.
But no matter what, the number of more than 100,000 is enough to be frightening.
Yelu Dilie hesitated for a moment and said: "Send the order, the enemy is strong, all troops must retreat to the defense line, and do not attack on your own initiative."
He paused for a while and said: "Go and inform Yang Ye personally, asking him not to rush to send troops, but to retreat to Ningwu Mountain to garrison first."
After Luo Youdu captured Yan Qizhou, Yelu House, which was originally stationed in Yunzhong and had a status second only to the emperor, felt that the Northern Han Dynasty could not defend it.
In order to prevent the Central Plains from attacking Yunzhong, he built military villages in the four mountains surrounding Yunzhong: Baishan Mountain, Cailiang Mountain, Ningwu Mountain, and Hengshan Mountain, echoing Datong Yunzhong and guarding Yunzhong City.
Yelu Dilie was confident that as long as the four-mountain defense line was there, it would be difficult for anyone to capture Yunzhong City.
This line of defense is specially designed to deal with the Central Plains who are good at attacking cities. At this time, it is more than enough to deal with the grassland raiding reinforcements.
Yelu Dilie watched Yelu Haisi leave and said in his heart: "Brother, you must understand what I mean."
Not fighting, and not having enough strength to dare to fight are two different concepts.
Yelv Dilie did not want to be an enemy of his brother, let alone offend the Central Plains, so he could only resist the enemy in this way without offending either.
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Bai Shuize.
As far as the eye can see, the tents of the grassland tribes are built in disorder on the wilderness.
Yelu Sage, the beggar of the Wu clan, and more than ten respectable tribal chiefs gathered together to discuss business matters.
Yelu Sage pointed to a map hanging up and said: "Let's go from here..." He drew a half circle on the map with his hand and said: "Go from Fengzhen to Zuoyun, and then to Shan
Yin, and then went south to Yanmen Pass."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately stood up to object.
"What are you doing? Leave Datong Yunzhong alone and go around in a circle to Yanmen Pass?"
The speaker was Xi Zhuo, the leader of the Wuguli tribe. It originated from Wuluohou in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, it was the Wuluohu tribe in Shiwei. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Shiwei tribe disintegrated and acted independently under the name of a tribe. It is connected to Shiwei in the east.
The tribe is bordered by Dilie and Mongolia to the west and the Khitan tribe to the south. Its strength is second only to the Wu clan Qier who unified the Kelie tribe.
If you have soldiers in your hands, your confidence in speaking will be different.
Yelu Sage said: "Datong Yunzhong is not easy to fight. It is a defense line specially built for the Central Plains by Yelu Wuzhi, the first wise man of Khitan. Mountains and cities are connected. Once we enter the boundary of Datong Yunzhong, we will be at risk of attacks from all sides.
We are not good at attacking cities, so there is no point in attacking Yunzhong."
Xi Zhuo looked at Yelu Sage and said, "Is it because Yelu Dilie is your brother?"
There is a reason why he targeted Yelv Kui Sage.
Yelu Sage was responsible for guarding Mobei, and the Wuguli tribe and the Liuxi tribe had a conflict over water and grass issues.
As an arbiter, Yelu Sage awarded the waterweed to the Six Xi Tribe regardless of the rationale. Not only did Xi Zhuo lose face, but also many tribesmen died that winter.
Yelu Sage's partiality is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Yelu Sage didn't hide anything, and said tit for tat: "Yes, it's because Yelu Dilie is my younger brother!"
The Six Xi Tribes surrendered to the Khitan early. Among the elite Khitan troops, Xi tribe soldiers accounted for the majority and made great contributions to the Khitan.
Yelu Sage is naturally partial.
It's the same this time.
Yelu Sage emphasized again: "He is my brother, and I can understand that he has something to hide. I will not rob his people, nor will he attack our troops. I can guarantee you this.
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Wu's beggar said at this time: "Okay, let's go like this!"
Wu's Qier originally unified the largest Kle tribe in Mongolia, and now he has summoned other tribes in Mongolia, and he is already the strongest.
He stood on Yelu Sage's side, and Xi Zhuo couldn't say anything. He just said, "Just don't regret it."
On the grassland, strength is respected, Yelu Kui spreads ge, Wu family beggars agree, and no one else dares to say anything.
After the meeting, Wu's beggar said with some dissatisfaction: "An Da, you are too much for a woman."
Yelu Sage said with a serious face: "I believe in my brother."
As soon as he finished speaking, he vaguely seemed to hear the sound of commotion.