The term "side by side" needs to be broken down to explain.
The so-called "one-character king" usually only the emperor's brothers and sons can hold such a high title.
For example, the King of Wu, the King of Qin, the King of Chu, etc.
And side by side, this is easy to explain, that is, someone who can stand side by side with the emperor.
In this era of extremely strict hierarchical system, even if they are bandits and robbers in the mountains, the second master will never be able to walk side by side with the first master.
Being able to walk side by side means that you can share the world equally with him!
When Wu Zhi rescued Yelu Yanxi, he didn't expect that Yelu Yanxi would give him such a high title. He thought that it would be good to make him a general or something like that.
After all, for Wu Zhi, being an official of the Liao Kingdom meant nothing.
His real purpose is not here.
But he didn't expect that Yelu Yanxi would give him such a great title. It seemed that he was indeed desperate.
Wu Zhi remembered that Yelu Yanxi fled all the way to Jiashan. Fearing that the Jin people would pursue him, he hid in the Jiashan area for three years.
The princes and ministers of the Liao Kingdom who stayed behind at Xijin Prefecture in Nanjing did not know Yelu Yanxi's life or death.
With no leader, Yelu Yanxi's cousin, "Yelu Chun" came to power with the instigation of the royal family and treacherous ministers.
Obviously, Yelu Yanxi should have realized the seriousness of the problem now. If Tan didn't go back earlier, his status would definitely be in jeopardy!
Moreover, the only people left behind him now are the remnants of defeated generals. If he does not have a powerful person to control him, I am afraid that his men will fall apart even more, and he will not be the emperor for long.
That's why he offered such high conditions to Wu Zhi.
Wu Zhi looked at Yelu Yanxi with a dull expression and said, "You have no joke?"
Seeing that Wu Zhi's words were a little loose, Yelu Yanxi nodded calmly.
"Of course, I am the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, you have no joke!"
"What I say is an imperial edict!"
Unlike southerners, northerners are forthright and straightforward.
Wu Zhi saw deep desire in Yelu Yanxi's eyes.
After all, now Yelu Yanxi has been forced to die, and everyone can see that the Liao Kingdom is finished.
The Jin people had already annexed two-thirds of the territory of the Liao Kingdom, leaving only Nanjing's Xijin Prefecture, Fengzhou, Shuozhou and other scattered areas that had not been captured.
After hearing what Wu Zhi said, the Song Dynasty also sent hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Nanjing, so Nanjing would definitely not be able to defend it.
The Liao Kingdom is dead!
Although Yelu Yanxi was not a good emperor, he was still a man who longed to regain his glory and regain the glory of his ancestors.
But now, the people of Liao country have been beaten and scared!
It can be said that the Jin Kingdom was frightened by the news.
Let alone being beaten, as soon as they heard that the Jin people were coming, everyone would run away.
In this case, what hope is there?
Wu Zhi descended from the sky like a messenger sent by God, not only saving Yelu Yanxi, but also bringing hope to Yelu Yanxi.
So Wu Zhi got on Yelu Yanxi's carriage.
To be precise, it was Yelu Yanxi who boarded Wu Zhi's "thief ship"!
Wu Zhi went with Yelu Yanxi, but he did not let Xiao Yiqing appear.
This was what Wu Zhi and Xiao Yiqing had planned from the beginning.
After all, if two people appear together in a foreign country at the same time, they will definitely attract a lot of criticism.
Under the leadership of Yelu Yanxi, they came to an inconspicuous looking valley.
And there is actually a palace built in this valley.
The so-called palace is naturally a place similar to a manor, with some buildings such as yurts, which is naturally very different from the palace in the Song Dynasty.
If it weren't for Yelu Yanxi's leadership, ordinary people would never find this place.