Chapter 283: The Spring Breeze Leaves the People in the West Garden (3)
After Li Jian left for a long time, Yelu Dashi was still sitting on the chair in a daze.
Xiao Weili stood aside, his eyes watching his nose, his nose watching his heart, silently.
The two of them looked like two stone Buddhas, and the orange-red candlelight danced and swayed on their faces, making them look very strange.
Finally, Yelu Dashi's voice broke the silence.
"Oli La, you understand what Li Jian said, right?"
"Your Highness, I understand this. He keeps saying that he is giving it to you, to give the Yelu family a way to survive, but in his words he is threatening you."
"Yes, he is threatening me." Yelu Dashi sighed, his face full of frustration, "But he just grabbed my lifeline."
There was silence again.
"At the time of the crossing agreement in Orilila, the minister Yelu House came into the account and advised the Empress Dowager Yingtian (Shulu Ping), 'The Lord has been enthroned, so he should agree to it.'"
"Emperor Zhang Su (Yelü Lihu) was present at that time. After hearing this, his expression changed and he said: 'How can Yelv Ruan ascend the throne as long as I am here?' Yelvwu asked: 'Who told you to be cruel and tyrannical and lose the hearts of the people? ?' Empress Dowager Yingtian turned around and said to Emperor Zhang Su: 'In the past, Taizu and I doted on you more than other children. As the saying goes: 'A favored son will not protect his career, and a rare wife will not lead the family.' It's not that I don't want to marry you. , it’s because you don’t have this ability!”
Having said this, Yelu Dashi's eyes became cold and his tone became very serious.
"As the seventh generation grandson of Emperor Zhang Su, I have memorized this passage since I was five years old. This passage made me understand that the so-called destiny lies in the human heart. Which destiny is the people's heart in Nanjing now tied to?"
Xiao Orila lowered his head and did not dare to answer for a long time. This topic was too big and he really did not dare to speak directly.
Yelu Dashi vented his emotions and slowly regained his composure.
"To be honest, I really didn't expect that Yelu Diligu, Yelu Foding, Xiao Chengqian and others had actually had an affair with the Song Dynasty and were willing to serve as internal officials. Yelu Diligu is a patriarch of the clan, and Yelu Foding is one of the most respected members of the clan. Strong general, Xiao Chengqian is the consort, why did they surrender to the Song Dynasty?"
"Your Highness, I have thought about it carefully. Perhaps the death of Emperor Tian Zuo allowed the three of them to see their future clearly, and then they made up their minds."
After listening to Xiao Weili's words, Yelu Dashi was silent for a long time, and then sighed quietly: "Autumn is known when the leaves fall. The death of Emperor Tianzuo made them understand that Daliao will face a stormy power struggle. National strength Already in extreme decline, and after a series of civil strife that we don’t know how long it will stop, in front of the Song people, our Liao Dynasty is like a towering tree with rotten roots that can fall down at the push of a push."
"They see things too clearly. But with their intelligence, why don't they use it to eliminate evil and rejuvenate the country? They just use it to enrich themselves."
"Your Highness, they have also worked hard and cooperated with us to eliminate evil and bring justice. But the situation is over..."
"Yes, the general trend is over. I am not cherishing my own life, convincing myself that I must go with the trend and comply with the destiny... Haha..."
Speaking of this, Yelu Dashi burst into tears. It was unclear whether his voice was crying or laughing.
"Your Highness, those who achieve great things must endure great shame and humiliation. Isn't this the case with King Gou Jian of Yue? Now the war is raging, the ancestral mausoleum of the Liao Kingdom, and the Yelu lineage still need the king to continue to exist."
Yelu Dashi's red eyes stared straight at Xiao Orila. After a while, he lowered his head and bent his waist.
"Olila, you have given me another good reason."
Xiao Weili didn't know how to persuade him for a moment. When he saw the list in Yelu Dashi's hand, he had an idea and asked.
"Your Highness, what does Li Shilang have in mind when he gives us this list? He is not afraid that we will betray him, and he will eradicate all the Khitans and Xi people who are having liaisons with the Song people."
Yelu Dashi's thoughts were immediately attracted. He looked at the list in his hand, raised it in the air, and sneered: "Oli La, without these internal agents, wouldn't the Song army be able to capture Nanjing City?
"
Xiao Weili replied hesitantly: "It can still be captured, but it will take a lot of trouble."
"What a setback? What a setback. Is it as strenuous as crossing the Zhuoshui River?" Yelu Dashi asked sarcastically.
"Li Shilang was so confident that he gave me this list, saying that he wanted me to contact him and help him. In fact, think about it, even the Khitan clan and the Xiren nobles could be instigated by the Song people to rebel against so many people, so the Han people,
What about the Bohai people? Why is there no one on Li Shilang’s list?”
Xiao Weili was startled.
"Li Shilang has concealed his strength! The Song people have more powerful secret chess and plans in Nanjing City!"
Yelu Dashi did not answer his words, but picked up the list and looked at it silently for a while, then raised his head, his face full of panic.
"Olila, how do you think the history books will write about me? I have done almost all the acts of regicide, abuse of power, treason, and disobedience. Will I be infamy for thousands of years?"
"Your Highness, Wen Yuanzi of the former Jin Dynasty once said, 'If you can't be famous for future generations, you can't be reviled for thousands of years!'. A man should act with his heart, why should he worry about those troubles? Besides, we all have to say what the history books say.
What's the use of turning into earth? Your Highness, the important thing is now. Back then, those guys took away Emperor Zhang Su's throne as emperor, but now we have to rely on his descendants to preserve the ancestral mausoleum of Liao and the blood of the Yelu clan."
Yelu Dashi suddenly stood up, looked into the distance with piercing eyes, and said coldly: "That's right. The Emperor of the Rang Kingdom (Yelü Bei) was known as the King of Renhuang. Because of the feud between his brothers, he defected to the Southern Dynasty. But he didn't want to be killed by the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom.
The position still fell into the hands of his lineage. Now his descendants, two generations of ancestors and grandsons, have been ignorant and ignorant for decades, and finally ruined the country of Liao..."
"I spent all my efforts to straighten this rotten tree. I will not be buried for it, because it will be buried with the emperor's lineage. I, the emperor Zhangsu's lineage, will continue to carry the banner of Khitan
, take up the mission of the Yelu family."
Looking at Yelu Dashikang's speech, Xiao Weili thought silently in his heart that maybe the king had really found a perfect reason for himself.
In the city of Nanjing, everything seems more restless and restless.
Yizhou fell, Zhuozhou fell, and the only hope of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Dashi, was also retreating steadily. This made the military and civilian officials of Nanjing fall into a kind of despair.
In desperation, many Khitan nobles and some Han officials either piled up flammable materials in the palace, or secretly purchased poisons such as Hedinghong that would kill them in one drink... They all left behind Kang Gai.
The passionate suicide note declares to the world that they are loyal and loyal ministers of Daliao, and they are willing to die for Daliao!
But more people became restless. They were almost frantically communicating with each other. They didn't speak much, but each understood the other's intentions.
It was in this atmosphere that Yelu Dashi led his troops back to Nanjing.
Hearing that Yelu Dashi had returned to Nanjing, Zhao Si said to his eldest son Moli: "Now the Northern Expedition has become six parts political and four parts military. Inform Liu Fa and ask him to speed up the progress and encircle Yanjing in advance. The opponent's plan
The pace is accelerating and we have to keep up!" This chapter has been completed!
