Chapter 687 Khitan is destroyed and the Northeast is attached
With the death of Yelu Bishe, the battle in the imperial city also came to an end.
After hearing the news that the emperor had died in battle, they either lost their combat effectiveness, or lost their minds and sacrificed their lives for their country. Some people even shouted "accompany Yelu to take photos" of those who drew their swords and committed suicide.
But no matter what, it can't change the final fate...
After the defeat of Gu Heli, the entire elite Khitan army was wiped out, and the Liao Dynasty was unable to recover.
Beicheng, the imperial city's defense is just trying to survive.
Facing the regularized army in the Central Plains, the newly formed soldiers were no match at all.
Taking advantage of the city and forcing a fight, losing this advantage, you are not even qualified to fight.
All kinds of good news arrived as expected, and news of the capture of important places in the palace came one by one. The most critical news was that the Khitan Emperor Yelv Bishe died in battle.
Luo Youdu was a little amused when he heard how Yelvbishe died in battle. Yelvbishe still wanted to gain a good reputation for himself even when he died.
However, Shu Yuan was a thief and a bad thief and did not follow his wishes. However, Shu Yuan's words made Luo Youdu feel very comfortable.
Originally, the utensils of the Chinese kings of all dynasties were all plundered from the Central Plains by Yelu Deguang in the past. It is only natural and right to take them back today.
Whether he is kind or cruel to the Khitan people is his own business as the emperor of the Central Plains.
When will it be Yelvbi's turn to take what is originally theirs and negotiate terms with him so that he can treat the Khitan people better?
How to treat one's own people, where is the turn of outsiders to make irresponsible remarks?
However, Luo Youdu still ordered Yelu Bishe to be buried generously, and generously gave him the specifications of an imperial funeral.
"Your Majesty, news came from the Divine Guards that they found the bodies of Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangmei, and Zhao Dezhao."
Hearing the news of the three deaths, Luo Youdu was a little surprised and asked: "How did they die?"
It turned out that after Jing Jizhang fell into the well and added insult to injury, he felt relieved and got into the well after hearing that there was no movement below.
There is a saying that when the sky falls, there is a tall one who can hold it up. This sentence is also suitable here.
To add insult to injury, those who are hit with stones are also tall and fat.
The fat Zhao Kuangyi and Zhao Kuangmei were the first to be smashed to death.
Zhao Dezhao followed his mother and did not inherit the strong physique of the old Zhao family. In addition, because of his young age, with the support of his two uncles, he was seriously injured but did not die immediately.
In grief and anger, Zhao Dezhao endured the pain and waited for Jing Jizhang to go down the well, then gave him a knife.
He was crushed under the two corpses and could not move freely. He could only reach Jing Jizhang's Achilles tendon and cut the posterior tibial artery with one knife.
Jing Jizhang was so frightened that he killed Zhao Dezhao, who was already on the verge of death. However, he could not stop the bleeding and could only cry for help underground.
The passing soldiers heard the cry and rescued Jing Jizhang from the dry well.
The soldiers passing by happened to be a detachment of 500 people from the Divine Guards under the command of Liu Fu, a veteran of the Royal Camp Division. Ruan Fuhong, the leader of the capital, knew about the situation between Luo Youdu and Zhao Kuangyin in the past, so he worked hard to remove the stone and move Zhao Kuangyi.
Zhao Kuangmei and Zhao Dezhao both fished them out of the well and reported to their superior Liu Fu.
Liu Fu hurriedly asked people to pass the news to Luo Youdu.
Luo Youdu didn't expect that Zhao Kuangyi would die in such a miserable way, having a young eunuch crush him to death with falling rocks. He couldn't help but be stunned, and sighed: "It's a pity that I haven't had time to thank him yet."
There is a saying that without Zhao Kuangyi's efforts in promoting the ancient war, which gave them the opportunity to annihilate the Khitan elite in the field, the battle to attack Linhuang North City and the Imperial City would not have gone so smoothly.
The performance of experienced veterans and new recruits on the battlefield is completely different.
I didn't expect him to die like this...
"That's all. After all, I contributed to Dayu's unification of the Northern Territory. The dead are great, so let's bury them alive!"
Luo Youdu waved his hand and let people go down.
It's a bit sad to think that Song Taizong died in such a miserable way in history.
Xiao Yilaan was accompanying him to listen to the good news. Seeing Luo Youdu's feelings for the Zhao family at this moment, he couldn't help but wonder: "Yelu Bishe died. Your Majesty has never shown such an expression. What is so special about the three Zhao family members?"
Luo Youdu said: "It's nothing special, it's just..." He thought for a while, but couldn't help but criticize Zhao Kuangyi, and said: "It's just a bit regretful. If Zhao Kuangyi had not died, I would still have the heart to throw him to the Western Regions. Maybe he can
Help me, Dayu, to pacify the Western Regions as soon as possible."
Xiao Yilai looked puzzled.
This Khitan was destined to destroy the Liao Dynasty. Luo Youdu was in a happy mood and couldn't help but say a few more words: "Do you know who is the God of War of the Qin Dynasty? The Qin Dynasty who unified the world as the First Emperor..."
Xiao Yi thought about it lazily and said: "Bai Qi?" Seeing Luo Youdu smile and say nothing, he guessed again: "Wang Jian?"
Luo Youdu said: "Guo Kai who framed Lian Po and Li Mu successively!"
Xiao Yilan was dumbfounded for a moment, then understood, covered his mouth and chuckled.
Luo Youdu was startled and looked away.
The chaos and turmoil in the Khitan Imperial City lasted until noon, not because of the fierce resistance, but because many people, like Jing Jizhang, found a remote and secret place to hide in order to escape the military disaster.
In order to avoid future troubles, soldiers and horses from all walks of life in the Central Plains launched a carpet-like search of the entire imperial city, searching every nook and cranny. After repeatedly confirming the safety, Luo Youdu was notified.
Luo Youdu rode his horse from Dashun Gate to the Kaihuang Palace of Khitan step by step under the gaze of Dayu soldiers.
Standing in front of the main hall, looking at the towering soldiers below, he said loudly: "I will never forget that in the tenth year of Hui Tong, Yelu Deguang entered Bianliang, Tokyo with the honor guard of the Central Plains Emperor, and accepted the congratulations of hundreds of officials in Chongyuan Hall.
, and on February 1st of the same year, he ascended to the main hall of the Tokyo Imperial Palace, accepted congratulations from hundreds of officials, and announced the country's name of 'Liao'."
"This is my greatest shame in the Central Plains. When I hid in my mansion, I made a great ambition to one day go straight to Linhuang and retrieve what belongs to us."
"Today, thanks to your bloody efforts, I stand here and realize my old ambitions."
"You are all well done. The soldiers of Dayu will be victorious!"
After hearing this, all the Imperial Guards of the Three Divisions were all excited. They held their weapons high and shouted loudly: "Ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories!"
Fu Yanqing, who was on the side, also narrowed his eyes in excitement. He had been dealing with the Khitan for half his life and knew how powerful the Khitan was. He never expected that he would be able to see the Khitan's destruction in his lifetime.
Luo Youdu listened to the deafening shouts and walked into the Kaihuang Palace.
Various imperial utensils from past dynasties are displayed in the Kaihuang Hall, including plaques from the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the dragon chair used by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, and various strange and eccentric things.
For example, the Dongyuan Ding made by Wu Zetian, the jade seal forged by the later Jin Dynasty, etc...
In order to show his orthodoxy, Wu Zetian used Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism to consolidate his position, made great music, and cast nine tripods. Many of the big tripods were made of copper and were smelted for future generations. The Dongyuan tripod, which represents Xuzhou, remains
He came down and lived in Khitan.
As for the jade seal forged by the later Jin Dynasty, the Khitan people always believed that it belonged to Qin Shihuang, so they always regarded themselves as orthodox and called themselves: the Great Central Liao Khitan Kingdom.
In fact, these things are of no great use. Luo Youdu doesn't pay much attention to them. He is not used to using other people's things. Imperial utensils. Emperor utensils. The things he uses are also imperial utensils. It's not like they don't exist. Why use other people's things?
But he knew better that he had to take all these back, and staying in Khitan would be a future trouble...
What really excites Luo Youdu are the authentic works of various famous masters collected in the treasure house: when Yelu Deguang, the bastard, left, he brought to the north all the collections of famous masters stored in the palace after the Qin and Han Dynasties, including Wang Xizhi, Li Bai, Du Fu,
Authentic works by Yan Zhenqing, Wu Daozi and others.
What made Luo Youdu most happy was that he found "The Collection of Han Yu" among these original copies.
"Collection of Han Yu" is a forty-volume book compiled by Li Han, a disciple of Han Yu, who compiled his posthumous writings. However, only the "Collection of Han Changli" has been passed down to later generations.
Luo Youdu loved Han Yu greatly in later generations. Compared with popular idols such as Li Bai and Du Fu, he admired Han Yu even more.
When I was in the Central Plains, I wanted to collect Han Yu's collected works, but I didn't want to find them all in Khitan.
Luo Youdu looked at the collection of essays in his hand with some surprise. As the head of the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties, Han Yu's writing style goes without saying. In addition to the familiar "On the Bone Table of Buddha", "On Drought and Human Hunger on the Censor's Stage", "Han Yu Collection"
In addition to "Zhuang", "Zhuang on Huaixi Matters" and "Shi Shuo", there are many magnificent articles that have not been handed down to the world.
Because Han Yu's articles were honest and frank, he was fearless, and he claimed to inherit Confucianism, but he also dared to criticize Confucianism's incorrect traditional concepts. He respected Confucianism but did not adhere to it, and dared to break through popular opinions. He was even able to slap himself in the mouth.
I personally wrote articles to refute my previous views and admit my original shortcomings. Because many of the articles were out of fashion and out of date with the times, coupled with the underdeveloped printing technology and the chaos of the late Tang and Five Dynasties, most of them were lost.
Luo Youdu looked at the enlightened thoughts revealed in Han Yu's article, respected traditional culture, and dared to challenge the decadent traditions that did not adapt to the times. He really liked Luo Youdu's taste, and said with emotion: "It is a pity that Mr. Chang Li's heroic essays have been lost."
Some people say that Han Yuwen started the decline of the Eight Dynasties and was the forerunner of Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming Dynasties.
The first sentence is well-deserved, but the latter sentence is a bit unfamiliar.
As far as Han Yu's enlightened thoughts are concerned, how can the stagnant water of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism be compared?
Luo Youdu paused and said: "The Khitans have always been my subjects of Dayu. I plan to build a library in Linhuang. I plan to print a copy of these articles and leave them in Linhuang for students here to copy and borrow. In addition, I
It is estimated that there are many treasures for Khitan chiefs to reward meritorious ministers. Please pass on the order. I will not take away the love of others, and I will not ask for the original version. I only need to make a rubbing. I don’t want the cultural treasures left by my ancestors to be lost...
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After Luo Youdu captured Linhuang, his greatest concern was the inheritance of Chinese culture.
Luo Youdu did not return home in triumph immediately, but relied on the courage to overthrow the Liao Dynasty and carried out drastic reforms in Linhuang Mansion.
He passed on the ideas of the Han and Khitan families to the Khitan people, and then swept away all the Khitan nobles.
The virtuous Khitan royal family settled in Bianjing and Luoyang, raised them as pigs, and infamously executed them directly to win the hearts of the people, and also to frighten Xiaoxiao. As for many nobles, they were ready to send them to Jiaozhi and Ryukyu to fill the population.
Luo Youdu's tough attitude and approach naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the vast majority of Khitan nobles, but they had no choice.
One hundred thousand elites of Dayu were in Linhuang Mansion. As prisoners of the rank, they could only passively agree.
Of course, Yelvxian and Yelvxianshi also contributed a lot here.
According to Luo Youdu's original plan, he wanted to kill a group of people so that they would feel the pain and naturally follow his lead.
Now with Yelvxian, Yelvxian was able to deal with it, but Luo Youdu did not raise the sword in his hand.
As long as they reached Jiaozhi, Yizhou, and Ryukyu, it was useless even if they were dissatisfied. Without a road guide, even if they were given wings, they would not be able to return to Khitan from Jiaozhi, Yizhou, and Ryukyu.
"Your Majesty! General Lin and Mr. Chen are here..."
Luo Youdu put down everything in his hands and strode out of Longmei Palace. He looked at Lin Renzhao and Chen Chuyao who were waiting outside the palace. He laughed "Haha" and said: "Director Lin, Mr. Chen, please let me wait. Let's go inside."
say."
With a bit of excitement, he took one by one and walked towards the palace.
Lin Renzhao and Chen Chuyao both felt flattered.
Lin Renzhao played an indispensable role in destroying Goryeo and seizing the Bohai Sea.
Chen Chuyao was able to control the situation within Goryeo and give the Central Plains enough legitimate reasons to occupy Goryeo, which was also a great achievement.
Luo Youdu couldn't help but praise them all.
Lin Renzhao and Chen Chuyao both had red faces.
Luo Youdu first expressed his gratitude to the two of them, and then got down to business: "Commander, how is it? It's been a smooth journey?"
When the Khitans were speculating on Lin Renzhao's whereabouts, they always thought that Lin Renzhao's army was planning to make a detour to their rear area.
In fact, this was because they had a high opinion of themselves. Luo Youdu did have this idea at first, but with the help of Zhao Kuangyi, once the Khitan elite was wiped out, he asked Lin Renzhao to lead his troops deep into the northeast.
The Khitan, which had lost its elite troops, only relied on its central army and Pan Mei's troops.
Luo Youdu planned to completely control the Northeast, and he wanted to build a military port at the northeastern seaport.
The reason is naturally that he plans to cross the Bering Sea and head east to the American continent.
Lin Renzhao understood Luo Youdu's ambitions. As the naval commander who was scheduled to go to the American continent to expand territory, he did his best in this regard. He said: "The Khitan helped us a lot in this regard. They almost wiped out the Northeast and many barbarians."
The people all moved away from their hometowns for them. We did not encounter any trouble during this expedition, and occasionally some fish that slipped through the net were easily dealt with."
He put his hand into his arms and said: "Here is the map drawn by Mr. Gu. I personally inspected it and found that there are two places suitable for setting up a camp. They are Sakhalin Island and Shubin Mansion. Your Majesty, please take a look.
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Luo Youdu reached out and took the map handed over by Lin Renzhao. He just glanced at it and couldn't help but smile: Sakhalin Island is naturally Sakhalin Island. There is no need to explain.
Isn’t Zhebin Mansion the same place as Vladivostok?
What two great places.
"Let's just stay at Shuibin Mansion!"
Luo Youdu immediately made the decision and said: "Although Sakhalin Island is good, it is too remote. A port city can be built here in Shubin. Let's call Shubin Port to connect our Haidong Peninsula and Japan to form an economic zone to facilitate development."