Xiao Duoli Lai's beautiful eyes were filled with tears.
When Wang Lin saw that she was so excited, he knew that the identity of the young Khitan man outside could not be fake, otherwise why would Xiao Duoliilai be like this?
Wang Lin held Xiao Duolilai's cold little hand.
Xiao Duolilai's excitement gradually calmed down, and she choked with sobs: "Your Majesty, this person..."
A strange thought came to Wang Lin's mind, and he thought to himself: Could this be Xiao Duoli Lai's son... Well, the prince of Emperor Liao?
No, this person claimed to be a subordinate of the Liao Emperor's prince, Qin King Yelv Ding... and as far as he knew, Yelv Ding was born to brother Xiao Gui, and Xiao Duolilai, the empress of the Liao Kingdom, was childless according to historical records.
But I heard Xiao Duoli Lai timidly say: "Prince, he..."
Wang Lin: "???"
Xiao Duoli Lai Yin Ya secretly said: "Your Majesty, this is my nephew Xiao Wan. He is serving as an errand under the command of King Qin."
Wang Lin was inexplicably relieved. Considering that Xiao Duolilai was in his early thirties, he would not have such an old son.
Wang Lin was silent for a while. He could probably guess why Yeluding sent people to sneak into Hebei to ask for him. It was just to ask for help or even asylum.
"I thought he was your son, he's grown so big..."
Wang Lin saw that Xiao Duolilai was in a sad mood, so he deliberately made a joke. Xiao Duolilai's face turned red, he stamped his feet and said shyly: "Your Highness..."
Wang Lin looked up to the sky and laughed, patted Xiao Duolilai's shoulder, and said softly: "Okay, since we are relatives, you can take Yelu Yuliyan and others to meet him first. After that, take him to my study.
Come, let me see him."
Wang Lin turned around and left.
Xiao Duolilai calmed down, then walked out of the screen and walked towards the vestibule.
When Yan Qing saw it was Xiao Duoli Lai, he smiled, got up and retreated quietly.
Xiao Duolilai came slowly with tears on his pretty face. Xiao Wan was shocked, and then he prostrated himself in surprise and said: "Aunt, no, the Queen, you are indeed in the Song Dynasty!"
The aunt and nephew hugged each other and cried.
…
Yanbei, Yingzhou, Hunyuan River Valley.
The biting north wind swept through the river valley like a knife cutting through it.
At some point in the cold Hunyuan River Valley, an army of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses was stationed, flying the broken Khitan wolf flag.
In a large tent in the deepest part of the river valley, a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old was wearing a royal robe from the Liao people and a Xiaoyao crown on his head, with a melancholy look on his face.
The young man walked out of the tent quietly and looked at the misty sky. A fairy-like figure of a woman dressed in white appeared in front of his eyes.
The young man looked up with admiration.
A Han Chinese-looking Confucian scholar in his thirties hurried over: "Your Highness, Xiao Wan entered the Song Dynasty in Hebei a few days ago. With Miss Murong's token, he will definitely be able to meet Wang Lin."
The young man was Yelu Ding, the fifth son of Emperor Liao, who was granted the title of King of Qin.
Yelu Ding nodded slowly and said: "Mr. Song, Miss Murong is the most amazing woman I have ever seen in my life... This extraordinary woman in the world is willing to devote herself to King Yan of the Song Kingdom. This shows that she is definitely different from ordinary people."
Confucian scholar Song Lan cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, this person can defeat the Jin people with the weak soldiers of the Song Dynasty. He is certainly not an ordinary person."
Yelu Ding said again: "Mr. Song, Miss Murong told Gu when she was overseas that instead of fleeing overseas for the rest of her life and being in panic all day long, it would be better to break the cauldron and sink the boat, return to China and summon our old Liao troops and loyal and brave people from all over the country to fight to the death with the Jin people, and then Xu Xu
To restore the great cause of my motherland!
I think it makes sense. Instead of living in fear and fear, it is better to put yourself to death and survive!"
Song Lan cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness has risen up in the country, and our Daliao martyrs have flocked to us. Now we have gathered tens of thousands of troops. As long as we can get the help of Song soldiers to restore our Daliao foundation, it will be possible in the future."
Yelu Ding suddenly sighed: "Mr. Song, do you think that the King of Yan and the Song soldiers will send troops to help Gu gain a foothold in Liao?"
Song Lan also fell silent.
The matter was this, but Song Lan was not sure at all whether he could get Wang Lin's response.
Regardless of the fact that Yelu Ding gathered many remnants of the Liao soldiers and clan dignitaries to follow him in the Liao territory, with these troops, not only to regain the entire territory of the Liao Kingdom, but also to establish a foothold in the Yanbei area where the Jin army was weak, it was all nonsense.
Once the Jin soldiers stationed in Xijing get the conclusive news, Yelvding's final outcome will inevitably be his death.
…
Xiao Duolilai took Xiao Wan into Wang Lin's study.
There is a fire burning in the study, and the room is as warm as spring.
Under the huge map, Wang Lin stood tall and straight, and slowly turned around. What appeared in front of Xiao Wan's eyes was a young face with bright eyes and a formidable bearing, with an indifferent smile.
Angry and self-defeating.
Wang Lin's sharp eyes were cast on Xiao Wan. Xiao Wan felt awe-inspiring in his heart. Remembering his aunt's repeated instructions, he honestly put away the arrogance of the Liao nobles and paid homage to him: "Xiao Wan pays homage to King Yan!"
"Get up."
Xiao Wan stood up and saw his aunt walking over and standing behind Wang Lin, with lowered eyebrows and a complicated expression.
Wang Lin smiled: "Tell me, what are Yelv Ding's requirements? Let's hear it."
Only then did Xiao Wan remember his important mission of sneaking into the Song Dynasty, and he calmed down and said: "King Yan, my Highness is currently gathering old troops in Daliao, and ordered loyal and brave men from all over the country to gather tens of thousands of troops. My Highness's
What I mean is, I beg the King of Yan to send troops to help our army capture Xijing, and then march eastward to capture Youyan and restore our homeland of Daliao."
Wang Lin shrugged: "Then what? Keep talking!"
Xiao Wan's eyes were eager as he said: "My Highness has said that as long as the Song Dynasty sends troops to help us restore the Liao Dynasty, the Sixteen States of Yanyun will be returned to the Song Dynasty! And my Highness is willing to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty forever and become a country of brothers forever.
"
Wang Lin laughed: "With tens of thousands of remnants of your army, it's really ridiculous to claim to have restored the country. Not to mention restoring the country, even Xijing cannot be conquered."
"Moreover, the Jin people have amassed more than 100,000 troops in Yanyun. They are all cavalry capable of conquering and fighting. Even I dare not move lightly. Where did you get the courage and confidence to dare to attack a stone with an egg?"
Xiao Wan's face turned red, but he said forcefully: "King Yan, the common enemy of Song and Liao is the Jin State. If the Jin State is not driven out of Yanyun and the Liao territory, the Song State will fall to the Jin soldiers sooner or later.
King Yan doesn’t know why his lips are dead and his teeth are cold under the hooves of a horse.”
Wang Lin couldn't help but sneered: "Lun has long since died, the Khitan Kingdom has been destroyed, and you are just the remnants of the Liao people! The Jin people are currently powerful, let alone you, even I, the Song Dynasty, can only temporarily recuperate and station troops to prepare for war.
future."
Xiao Wan was greatly disappointed.
He couldn't help but look anxiously at Xiao Duolilai beside him, hoping that she could help him speak.
Xiao Duolilai stood there with his head bowed and said nothing.
Of course she hopes that Wang Lin can send troops to help the Liao people recover, but the current situation... it is basically impossible for the Liao people to recover.
Xiao Duolilai's original intention was to hope that Wang Lin could accept Yelu Ding's troops. If he could carve out a territory for them in the Song Dynasty, it would be best for them to survive.
But Xiao Duoli had been serving Wang Lin for so long and knew his character. He knew that he would never change his mind because of the words of the women around him, not to mention her, not even Han Yan or Zhu Lian.
Moreover, people in the Song Dynasty have always said that "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics", so how could Xiao Duoli dare to talk too much.
Thinking of Yelu Ding and his tens of thousands of Khitan people waiting anxiously in the Hunyuan River Valley, with their life and death uncertain, Xiao Wan bowed in a mournful voice and said: "Please, King Yan, for the sake of Miss Murong, help me restore the Liao Dynasty! I, all the people of the Liao Dynasty,
, I’m so grateful!”
Wang Lin slowly walked to the map and said calmly: "For the time being, don't even think about restoring the country, it's unrealistic.
But I have a suggestion for your way out."
Xiao Wan took a deep breath and said: "Prince Yan, please speak!"
"The entire Liao territory is in the hands of the Jin people. The Jin people have gathered heavy troops in the seven states of Hebei, but the troops in Yanbei are slightly weaker, and the center of gravity is Datong, Xijing."
Wang Lin drew a circle on the map with his hand and said: "Gu Zhi suggested that Yelu Ding lead his army to capture Shuozhou, Yingzhou and Wuzhou, temporarily use this as a foothold, ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, and conquer
Raise the banner to resist the Jin Dynasty and restore the Liao Dynasty!"
"King Yan, the total number of Jin soldiers in these three states is only over 10,000. It is easy to capture, but how can we hold it? Once His Highness ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, raises a big flag, and attracts an army of Jin people to attack, won't we?
Is this the turtle in the urn?" Xiao Wan's smooth forehead had fine beads of sweat sticking out.
"You want to restore the country. If you don't ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor, how can you command the rest of the Liao people? The three states mentioned above are bordering our Yandai. I can promise to support you in seizing these three states. If the Jin people come
If we attack, our Hedong army should also send troops to assist in the defense!"
"Don't worry. With me personally leading the army in Hebei, the Jin people will definitely not dare to put heavy troops in Xijing. Otherwise, I will go straight to Huanglong and catch him by surprise!"
Wang Lin spoke with certainty, and Xiao Wan's eyes flickered.
What Wang Lin said is not unreasonable. If he puts himself to death and survives, this can be regarded as a way out for the remaining Liao people. With the support of the Song Dynasty and Wang Lin's army, they occupy the land of three states, ascend the throne and proclaim themselves emperor, and order the remaining Liao people to fight against the Jin Dynasty.
, slowly accumulate strength.
But Xiao Wan always felt that Wang Lin had ulterior motives.
Does this count as using the wealth and lives of the remaining Liao people as spearheads?
That's all Wang Lin said, and he didn't bother to say anything more.
This in itself was just a casual move by Murong Wan'er, and Wang Lin followed the trend.
Of course, this is consistent with Wang Lin's idea and principle of uniting all forces that can be united to fight against gold.
If the remnants of the Liao people can develop and grow, and even evolve into another Khitan military group like the Western Liao, this will be helpful to Wang Lin in destroying the Jin Dynasty.
Of course it's good if it works, but it doesn't matter if it doesn't.
Anyway, the pressure of the Jin people is now in Hebei, and the west of Xijing is empty.
On the other hand, if the Yanbei land is occupied by the remaining Liao people and the Liao people's regime is established, Wang Lin can transfer some of the troops from Hedong to defend Hebei and continue to strengthen Hebei's defense.
…
"Your nephew is gone?"
Xiao Duolilai said faintly: "As for the prince, let's go. Xiao Wu and his people are staying in the Hunyuan Valley under the nose of the Jin man. He is really worried."
Wang Lin glanced at her and said calmly: "Has he figured it out?"
Xiao Duoli sighed deeply, came over and knelt down beside Wang Lin, reached out and pinched Wang Lin's calf, and said: "Your Majesty, the Khitan has been destroyed, and the restoration of the country is almost a dream. But as a Khitan royal family, if you don't want to die, you can only
Do your best, obey destiny, and give it a try!"
"I just hope that in the future, if we are at the end of our rope, the prince can take them in and give them a way to survive."
Xiao Duoli was feeling sad when suddenly Wang Lin lowered his head and picked him up, placing him on his lap.
She blushed with embarrassment and said with a hint of resentment: "Your Majesty... I haven't finished speaking yet..."