The Kaihuang Hall in the west building of the Khitan Palace.
Yelv Bishe sat on the dragon chair, reluctantly stroking the chair that represented supreme power. The heroic figure of his father Yelv Deguang appeared in his mind. Thousands of words finally turned into a sigh.
"Father, I did my best!"
"The kid thinks he is far better than his brother, but the opponent is too strong, and the kid doesn't have any resentment at all for losing."
A hurried voice came from outside the palace, but it was a panicked eunuch chamberlain. He was holding a gold wine bottle in his hand. He looked left and right when he entered the palace, but he didn't see Yelu Bishe who was at the top.
Yelvbi saw the appearance of the person coming, and knew it well, so he did not get angry, but said: "Go out, there are many treasures in the palace, you will not be able to bear them. Even if you take them and escape by chance, you will only cause trouble."
A fatal disaster."
Only then did the chamberlain notice that there was a figure at the top of the hall, and then he looked closely under the weak candlelight. He was instantly frightened, and he quickly knelt on the ground and shouted incoherently: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this little slave deserves to die, this little slave deserves to die!"
"
He kowtowed, making a "dong dong dong" sound, and all kinds of palace treasures in his arms fell to the ground.
Yelu Bishe waved his hand and said: "Go!"
The waiter was so frightened that he turned around and left.
Yelvbishe stopped him and said, "Wait!"
The chamberlain shuddered, turned his head in a panic, but made preparations to escape.
"Take away all these things on the ground!" Yelv Bishe pointed at the utensils stolen by the servant, thought for a while, took a jade plaque from his waist, threw it over, and said: "I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you."
Leave a souvenir."
The chamberlain hurriedly took the flying jade token, glanced timidly at Yelu Bishe at the top, thought for a while, and mustered up the courage to say, "Your Majesty, won't you run away?"
Yelu Bijie laughed at himself and said: "Run? This is my home, where can I run to?"
The chamberlain paused, thinking about Yelujing who had killed them at every move in the past. In the years since Yelubishe came to the throne, he had never killed a single palace official indiscriminately.
Your Majesty, go down."
Yelu Bishe said: "You go ahead, I don't want to run away."
When the chamberlain saw that Yelu Bishe had made up his mind, and the shouts of killing were getting closer and closer, he did not dare to wait any longer, so he hurriedly picked up the utensils on the ground and ran away.
Not long after the chamberlain left, Yelvbishe heard rapid footsteps coming from outside the palace.
I vaguely heard someone say: "Yelu Bishou is here at the Kaihuang Palace..."
The voice of the other party was a bit flattering, "This Kaihuang Palace is the largest palace in the West Tower. It is the place where the Khitan Emperor is enthroned, the prince is enthroned, and the queen is enthroned. Many imperial artifacts brought from the Central Plains are placed here."
West Tower is the Khitan general name for the west part of the imperial palace. Because the foundation of the imperial city is relatively high and it is located on the west side, it was originally called Mingwang Tower, or simply called West Tower, just like the imperial palace in Bianjing in the Central Plains was simply called Da Nei.
Yelv Bishe heard the voice of the other party, and there was a hint of ridicule on his face. It was Han Deshu, the earliest Han Chinese who became Khitan, Erhan Yikang. He was the son of Han Yanhui, the Khitan's minister, and his father Yelv Deguang affectionately called him "
"National Treasure", he was awarded the title of Taiwei at the age of twenty.
But now...
Yelvbishe did not wait for the other party to enter, but strode down the hall, took out the scimitar from his waist, and came to the outside of the Kaihuang Palace.
Shu Yuan led Han Deshu quickly towards the Kaihuang Palace.
In this surprise attack on the Khitan palace, Luo Youdu personally appointed Shu Yuan as the vanguard.
Shu Yuan, one of the three surrendered generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty who was merged into Luo Youdu's command along with Lin Renzhao and Guo Tingwei, even though he has become famous now, he still never forgets his original intention, and his heart of making achievements and becoming famous has never changed.
Shu Yuan's martial arts skills are not as good as Guo Tingwei's. Kang Zai meets such people, not to mention fierce generals such as Gao Huaide, Lin Renzhao, and Yang Ye. But when it comes to fighting tough battles, Shu Yuan and the Black Cloud Army under his command are worthy of anyone.
, relying on the spirit of going forward indomitably and risking one's life.
In his words, people live their whole lives for "fame and wealth". Instead of dying on the bed of old age, it is better to die vigorously on the road of making achievements and charging into battle.
Unlike Kang Zaiyu, who values righteousness over life, Shu Yuangang has a soft side. He has the courage to fight to the death, but he is also more agile in seizing the opportunity to fight.
In the Battle of Huainan, he led the counterattack and caused Guo Rong to suffer greatly.
As long as he is given a chance to make meritorious deeds, Shu Yuan will be like a sneaky cat, no matter what means he uses, he will accomplish it beautifully.
The same was true this time. After Shu Yuan dug the tunnel into the palace, he did not go straight to the location of Yelu Bishe. Instead, according to the situation, he caused chaos and personally led a team to raid the relatively weakly defended East Tower.
A passage connecting the outside of the city was opened. To prevent the Khitans from taking advantage of the tunnel's slow troop transport, the tunnel entrance was blocked in advance.
This method missed the best opportunity to capture Yelu Bishe, but it ensured the error tolerance rate of this night attack.
When Shu Yuanbu was creating chaos, he accidentally captured Han Deshu.
In order to save his life and for the sake of his family, Han Deshu sold Yelvbishe completely.
Shu Yuan was still the first to find the location of Yelu Bishe.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"
As soon as he arrived outside the Kaihuang Palace, Han Deshu saw Yelv Bishe who was dressed in military uniform and holding a scimitar in his hand.
Shu Yuan looked at Yelv Bishe in front of him. In his eyes, the person standing opposite was not a person, but a moving merit bag. His eyes were so excited that they almost bulged out of their sockets.
Yelu Bishe said with a bit of ease: "In the palace, there are many imperial artifacts from past dynasties that my father brought from the Central Plains. I thought about destroying them with fire. After thinking about it carefully, I felt happy, but
It may anger Emperor Luo and hurt our innocent Khitan people, which is not a good idea. I will exchange these for the safety of our Khitan people, and hope that the general will convey my wishes to the emperor of Nanchao."
Shu Yuan raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, too underestimated me. The safety of the Khitan people is due to my Majesty's kindness. What does it have to do with you? If you really have something to say, why not go and tell it to my Majesty in person!"
He waved his hand, and six soldiers immediately came forward to take him away.
A trace of anger flashed in Yelu Bishe's eyes, and then he shouted with fighting spirit in his eyes: "There are only kings who died in the Liao Dynasty, and there are no emperors who have not surrendered!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he slashed at six soldiers with his sword.
His movements were swift and fierce, and his sword skills were extremely sharp.
Six soldiers forced him to retreat, and three of them were injured.
If the soldiers were not well-armed, their lives would be in danger.
Shu Yuan frowned slightly, seeing that Yelu Bishe was very powerful, and shouted: "Step back and let me come!"
He didn't want to hurt Yelv Bishe and let go of this moving credit card in vain, nor did he want his soldiers to be injured in vain, so he drew out his swords and walked towards Yelv Bishe step by step.
Yelu Bishe faced the difficulty without fear, and the scimitar in his hand drew an arc in the air and slashed at Shu Yuan.
Shu Yuan's original fighting style was to fight for his life, but when faced with Yelu Bishe, he had to hold back and fight.
Yelvbishe, however, used all his moves to risk his life and didn't care about defense at all.
If Shu Yuan really wanted to kill Yelu Bishe, he could easily kill him with one strike, but instead of holding back the attack, he was forced to take a few steps back.
Yelu Bi took three moves to force Shu Yuan back and ran directly towards Han Deshu.
Han Deshu's hands were powerless to restrain the chicken. When he suddenly saw this situation, he was frightened and his hands and feet were cold. Before he could even scream out, Yelu Bishe stabbed his chest with a knife.
A trace of joy flashed in Yelu Bishe's eyes. After killing Han Deshu, he continued to kill Shu Yuan without hesitation.
When Shu Yuan saw Yelv Bishe killing Han Deshu in front of him, there was a hint of anger in his eyes, and he slashed Yelv Bishe in the chest with a knife.
Yelu Bishe was completely unprepared and hit the target with one strike.
It's just that Shu Yuan used the back of the knife.
Yelvbi took the blow, but did not retreat to gather strength. Instead, he grabbed Shu Yuan's wrist with one hand, stabbed Shu Yuan's neck with a cruel smile. He was satisfied that he could take away a traitor and an enemy general before he died.
Shu Yuanhun was frightened, and the knife in his left hand instinctively stabbed Yelv Bishe's chest.
Shu Yuan's weapons are double swords...
Yelu Bishe fell to the ground helplessly, thinking that if he had spent more time practicing martial arts over the years, he might have made money today.
Consciousness dissipates in regret...
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The entire Daliao Imperial City was in chaos.
In addition to the Khitan royal family, there are also many family members of important ministers in the imperial city.
After they heard about the commotion, they ran around aimlessly in fear, trying to avoid the military disaster.
Jing Jizhang, carrying the jade token awarded by Yelu Bishu, sneakily appeared in the blind corner on the right side of the Kaihuang Palace. Seeing no one around him, he came to a dry well at the corner and removed the cover with all his strength.
The Mingwang Tower was originally the most luxurious building in the Khitan Imperial City, and the name of the West Tower was also derived from the Mingwang Tower.
However, in the seventh year when Yelu Abaoji proclaimed himself emperor, a rebellion broke out in Khitan. La Ge, Shen Sugu and others looted the west tower and burned the Mingwang Tower. Yelu Abaoji quickly put down the rebellion, and in Jiazishuo, the 10th month of the following winter,
The Imperial Palace was built on the foundation of the Ming Dynasty King's Tower.
The Kaihuang Hall is much smaller than the Mingwang Tower, so the wells originally allocated to the Mingwang Tower were abandoned, and new wells were dug specifically for the Kaihuang Hall.
Khitan craftsmen planted pines and cypresses next to it to cover the open space, and the old well was hidden among the pines and cypresses.
More than fifty years have passed, and the old well has been neglected for a long time and few people know about it.
Jing Jizhang was responsible for taking care of the vegetation in the palace, so he became a person that few people knew.
He threw all the gold bottles and other objects in his arms into the well.
Unexpectedly, two exclamations of pain came from the bottom of the well.
Jing Jizhang was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he whispered: "Who?"
There was silence for a while under the well, and then a gentle voice came: "I'm Yelu Debin, there is still a place under the well. If the dear friends above want to avoid the disaster, please come down quickly."
Jing Jizhang felt relieved when he heard this.
Yelv Debin was the grandson of the Khitan Yuyue Yelu Wuzhi.
Yelu Wuzhi was respected by the Khitan people, while Yelu Debin became famous in Khitan at a young age and was known for his gentleness, courtesy and frugality. Yelu Debin and Yelu Xiuge became the two Khitan gentlemen.
Jing Jizhang was just about to go down the well, but felt something was wrong. He shouted in Khitan, but the other person answered in Chinese.
Although Khitan and Chinese are both spoken in parallel in Khitan, when Khitan people talk to each other, how can one of them speak Khitan and the other respond in Chinese?
Jing Jizhang thought for a while and threw the dim lantern in his hand into the well.
Under the illumination of the lantern, Jing Jizhang was stunned: there were three people crowded in the well, and there was Yelu Debin, who was clearly Zhao Kuangyi, the favorite of their emperor.
Zhao Kuangyi's palms became sweaty.
He had never thought about advancing and retreating together with Yelu Bishe, but apart from the Khitan, there was no one in the world who could compete with Luo Youdu in the Central Plains, so he could only give out the last glimmer of hope. But with the fall of the Khitan North City,
Zhao Kuangyi knew that there was nothing he could do and planned to escape. However, Yelu Bishe was grateful for Zhao Kuangyi's life-saving grace and when Beicheng fell, he specially sent people to bring him close to the imperial city.
Zhao Kuangyi was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but he had no choice but to become the turtle in the urn.
Zhao Kuangyi was thinking about ways to break the situation while seeking a way out for himself. On the grounds of setting up defenses, he specifically looked at the structural diagram of the Khitan Imperial City and wanted to find a place to hide.
So he discovered the dry well in the pine forest and inspected the environment himself.
Tonight, the Central Plains invaded the imperial city. Zhao Kuangyi knew that the Khitans were gone, so he prepared food and water, took his brother and nephew, and hid in a dry well.
He never expected that someone would actually think of the same thing as him.
Faced with the above questioning, Zhao Kuangyi had no choice. He knew that he had a very bad impression in the hearts of many Khitan people and had even offended many people. If he really reported his name directly, he would most likely be made things difficult for him.
They are undoubtedly the fish on the chopping board.
So Zhao Kuangyi used Yelu Debin's name and wanted to use Yelu Housezhi's influence and Yelu Debin's reputation to overcome this difficulty.
It's not that he doesn't want to use Khitan to deal with it, but even though he has learned Khitan, his strange accent mixed with a Central Plains accent cannot be changed in the short term.
Zhao Kuangyi could only take the risk and respond in Chinese.
I don't want to miss out...
"My dear friend, I don't mean any harm, I just don't want to worry too much."
Zhao Kuangyi was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and the palms of his hands holding the dagger hidden in his sleeves were also covered in sweat.
But there was a trace of hatred in Jing Jizhang's eyes. He was just a small role in the Khitan Palace, and he was bullied by others.
As the saying goes, the world is as dark as crows, and the intrigues among various classes in the Khitan Palace are no less than those in the Central Plains.
Jing Jizhang also had a certain amount of experience in scheming. The dry well was not big and could barely accommodate four people. However, Zhao Kuangyi himself was as fat as a pig, and Zhao Kuangmei was also a true descendant of the Zhao family. He was big and round, so the two of them took up three and a half of them.
There is no place to stay if you go down alone.
If you ask yourself to go down in this situation, you are most likely to be unkind.
At this time, there were sounds of footsteps in the distance. Jing Jizhang had been in the palace for many years. It was not that he didn't know the second hiding place. It was just that his stolen property had been thrown into the well. Now the palace was in chaos. Go out.
Finding other hiding places is also fraught with danger.
After thinking about it, Jing Jizhang suddenly saw an abandoned bluestone brick not far away. His heart suddenly crossed and he said, "I won't squeeze in with you when I go somewhere else."
As he spoke, he pretended to run away, struggled to pick up about fifty kilograms of bluestone bricks, and threw them down towards the wellhead...
One piece was not enough, so he went back and forth to find three bluestone bricks and threw them into the well!!!