Chapter 616: Loyalty Khan and the Eight Parts of the New Khitan
Chapter 616 Loyal Khan and the Eight New Khitans
Cangzhou's Henghaijunjiedushi was originally supposed to be Ma Quanjie.
This is a fierce general. During the Battle of Yangcheng, he and Li Shouzhen stormed the Khitan army against the wind in Bai Tuanwei Village.
After the war, Ma Quanjie was appointed to stay in Yedu. His original intention was to provide logistical support to the army. However, Du Chongwei immediately surrendered at the Hutuo River, and the Khitan troops soon descended on the city of Yedu.
Ma Quanjie was unwilling to serve Yelv Deguang, so he resigned and returned home.
But Yelu Deguang didn't mind, and he pretended to be generous and appointed him as the military governor of Cangzhou Henghai Navy, and ordered him to visit Tokyo.
Ma Quanjie had no choice but to do as he was told. Before leaving for Tokyo, someone ridiculed him for not being able to do it all. Ma Quanjie was ashamed and angry, and died of illness on the way.
Historically, the death of Ma Quanjie is quite magical. It is said that when he took office as the military governor of Zhaoyi Army in Luzhou a few years ago, he took in a singer and kept him in his outer room.
Later, someone falsely accused Ma Quanjie, saying that the concubine he kept had cuckolded him. Ma Quanjie was extremely angry and sent people to kill the singer without investigation. Finally, he found out that the singer had not committed adultery at all.
Just when Ma Quan was on his way to take office according to the imperial edict, he suddenly saw a singer dressed in a rich dress coming to invite her affectionately, "I have already invited you, please invite me."
Ma Quanjie suddenly realized that the singer had been dead for more than two years and was still killed by someone he ordered.
After waking up, Ma Quanjie knew that he was going to die soon, so he calmly said to his family: "I am going to die soon. Please prepare the coffin and prepare for the funeral!"
As a result, he really died a few days later.
The reason why Zhang Yan is familiar with this story is not because he heard it in later generations, but because he only learned about it in this era.
Because before leaving, He Ning specially introduced Ma Quanjie to Zhang Yan.
Because at this time, Hebei should not be a gate of three generals, but a gate of four generals.
Moreover, Ma Quanjie's reputation is better than that of Fu Yanqing, Gao Xingzhou and Huangfu Yu.
Among these four people, Fu Yanqing came from a well-known family, and his father was one of Li Keyong's thirteen eunuchs. Fu Yanqing was also raised in the palace by Li Keyong since he was a child. In fact, he was a close relative of the royal family like Wang Zhongsi.
In addition, Fu Yanqing also has the attribute of social cattle, so he can eat everywhere, and many people say good things about him.
But compared to Fu Yanqing's martial arts and loyalty, he is more outstanding because of his naughty person and wide acquaintance. He likes flying eagles and lackeys, and commits crimes committed by subordinates. No matter how big or small, as long as he offers an eagle and a famous dog, Fu Yanqing will definitely pardon him.
This is not to say that Fu Yanqing is bad, but that Fu Yanqing comes from a well-off family and has been well-fed and well-off since he was a child. He cannot have any sympathy for the hardships and hardships of the lower class people and their corresponding living conditions.
Therefore, everyone praised him at the court level, but few people praised Fu Yanqing.
Gao Xingzhou also came from a famous family. He was a typical Five Dynasties general. He was not particularly cruel, but he was not particularly friendly to the people. In addition, he was a bit honest and honest, so his reputation was average.
As for Huangfu Yu, he is really loyal, but his character should be similar to Zhang Zhaozhong (Barbarian Bear) and Wang Tongtong who are around Zhang Gao. If he is close to him, he will be an invincible general. If he is released to Fang Town, that is
A scourge.
During his tenure in Luzhou, Heyang and other towns, he governed harshly and enforced the law brutally. His administration was entirely based on military law. The people suffered a lot. In history, if he had not sacrificed his loyalty to the country, his reputation would not have been that good.
But Ma Quanjie alone is a strange flower at this time. This strange flower is not a word with a derogatory meaning in later generations, but its original meaning. Ma Quanjie is a unique and outstanding general in the Five Dynasties.
This gentleman was born in the military and democratic environment of Weibo's Zhenya soldiers, but he always knew loyalty. Unlike other Weibo Ya soldiers who frequently threatened Shangguan, Ma Quanjie always adhered to his duty and was extremely filial to his mother.
At the same time, Ma Quanjie also attached great importance to the role of literati. He did not despise literati just because he was born in Weibo. On the contrary, in Ma Quanjie's configuration of military commanders, the team of civil servants and advisers headed by the secretary in charge had always been highly valued.
This allowed Ma Quanjie, a child who died young in primary school, to go from a dangerous place like Weibo to a high-level national level without ever missing a critical moment.
The most important point is that Ma Quanjie started from the bottom and was very empathic with the people at the bottom. Whenever he took office in Fangzhen, when he left office, the people cried and shouted and refused to leave.
Historically, after Shi Jingtang defeated An Chongrong, he ordered Du Chongwei to guard Zhenzhou and Ma Quanjie to guard Dingzhou.
Du Chongwei was Ma Quanjie's old superior. He took the lead in hoarding and even robbing people's wealth when Zhenzhou suffered from floods, droughts and locust disasters. Other towns also followed suit, but Ma Quanjie did not follow suit.
A general from the Yiwu army in Dingzhou came to the Yamen of Ma Quanjie to advise Ma Quanjie to follow Du Zhong's example and harm the people to enrich himself, and even threatened not to comply. The sergeants below would definitely be dissatisfied.
While Ma Quanjie comforted the sergeants and severely suppressed those Ya soldiers and Ya generals with evil intentions, he spoke to the volunteers with deep affection.
"The people on the border are faced with a locust drought, and their food is scarce. If lawsuits continue to disturb them, their lives will be unbearable. I am an honest police officer, and I will be patient and follow suit."
Ma Quanjie quickly punished those who wanted to harm the people, and treated the rest of the soldiers with affection and reason. These two preparations produced very good results.
At that time, the people in all parts of Hebei were miserable. Only in Ding, Yi and other prefectures that he guarded did no harm to the people. The voice of benevolence and righteousness spread throughout the states and counties.
It can be said that among the four generals in Hebei, Ma Quanjie must be the worst in terms of force alone. But in terms of overall quality, Ma Quanjie surpasses the other three by countless ways.
After hearing Ma Quanjie's deeds, Zhang Zhang felt it was a pity that he was only fifty-four years old when he died. If he could live as long as An Shenqi and Gao Xingzhou, he would be the best person to guard Hebei!
And thanks to Ma Quanjie's good reputation, the local tycoons in Hebei, especially those in Cang, Ying, Mo, Yi and other states, trust Ma Quanjie very much.
In addition, Ma Quanjie served as the military governor of Cangzhou Henghai Navy for three years ten years ago. After the Khitans entered the Central Plains, he was again appointed the military governor of Cangzhou Henghai Navy. Although he himself did not take up the post, his eldest son, second son and close relatives of the clan were all
Passed ahead of time.
When the army went out for battle, He Ning specially advised Zhang Yan, saying that if Ma Quanjie's eldest son Ma Sizhong and second son Ma Siyi did not come to join the army in person after the army arrived in Cangzhou, then he must be careful.
Because if the two brothers defected to the Khitans, then Gao Xingzhou might not be able to control the local situation. The intelligence the army received in Cangzhou was likely to be adulterated or even completely false.
So Zhang Jian led the main force of the Chinese army to the area between Dongguang Baiqiao and Nanpi in Cangzhou.
Even though according to the intelligence, the Khitan army had begun to move south rapidly, and at the critical moment when the leading probing horses of both sides were about to come into contact, Zhang Yan still ordered the army to stop and recuperate for a day.
Therefore, Zhang Yan's raid was kept secret from the Khitans, but it was not kept secret from the high-ranking local tycoons in Cang, Ying, and Mo.
Brothers like Ma Quanjie's son Ma Sizhong and Ma Siyi would definitely know the location of his army.
Zhang Gao took the risk and stopped here for a day. If Ma Sizhong and Ma Siyi didn't come to pay their respects, he must have defected to the Khitans.
Then Zhang Yan would have to wait for Murong Nobunaga to cast a net to hunt down and confirm the traces of the Khitan army. Or he could just turn back, and a good horse would turn around and take advantage of him, and attack Liu Zhiyuan first.
Of course Murong Nobunaga knew the importance of this matter, but compared to Zhang Yan who had to be cautious as an emperor, Murong Nobunaga was bolder and more confident.
Because purely from a military perspective, the local tycoons in Cangzhou are not that important. Otherwise, how would the Khitans dare to set out from Youzhou and go south from Cangzhou.
The Khitan people's arrangement can only show that the local tycoons in Cangzhou are powerful, but they are not strong enough to resist the army of a big country.
Murong Nobunaga's arrangement was very simple. He personally led the main force to continue searching for traces of the Khitan army based on the intelligence obtained by Gao Xingzhou.
On the one hand, he ordered Zhang Xibao and Gao Xingzhou's son Gao Huaide to go directly to 'persuade' Brother Ma Sizhong.
This method was effective. As soon as Zhang Xibao and Gao Huaide appeared near Cangzhou City, Brother Ma Sizhong appeared in front of Zhang Xi with dozens of Cangzhou local tycoons.
Of course, they were not caught by Zhang Xibao and Gao Huaide. They were informed first and then came over themselves.
Ma Sizhong is in his thirties, has a broad mouth, and has a very positive appearance.
His younger brother, Ma Siyi, was twenty-three or four years old. He was long at the top and short at the bottom, which was very in line with the aesthetics of that time.
Because the ancient Chinese didn't like long legs very much, and usually long legs at the top and short at the bottom were considered noble people's appearance.
Ma Siyi not only has a long upper body, but also has longer hands. This is the standard figure for a crossbow expert.
When Ma Sizhong saw Zhang Yan, he immediately prostrated himself in the dust and sobbed.
"The people of Cangzhou have been deeply oppressed by the Northern Captives. Since the Shi family betrayed the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, their sufferings have become even more severe. Today, the clouds have finally cleared and the sun has come to light. Your Majesty has come to rescue them."
Zhang Hao's face became solemn, showing a bit of intolerance. As he walked over quickly, he sighed deeply, as if he felt deeply for the suffering of the people of Cangzhou, and helped Ma Sizhong up.
"A poor family misses a good wife, and a country in crisis misses a good general. The people in Cangzhou are suffering because they have no good wife at home and the country has no good generals."
I have brought a large number of soldiers here to rescue the people, but to kill the northern captives, avenge my tens of millions of people who died in vain, and to recapture the sixteen states of Yanyun betrayed by the Shi family, we still need the help of everyone in the world.
It's a pity that Taishi Ma has passed away due to illness, otherwise he would have been a good general in Hebei."
After all, who can't do it well? Zhang Yan's words clearly expressed that as long as the Ma brothers and Cangzhou local tycoons are willing to sincerely join, Zhang Yan can definitely be reused and even be entrusted with part of the task of recovering Yanyun.
Ma Sizhong raised his head with great joy, not because of the promise made by Zhang Hao, but because Zhang Hao showed extremely high imperial standards.
Acting has always been one of the magic weapons of emperors. It is hard for people to believe that a king who cares about the world and can not act well with his king and his ministers is a heroic master.
So Ma Sizhong bowed down again, because he saw that Zhang Yan's rank was very high, and now he could move on to the next step.
Ma Sizhong cried loudly as he prostrated himself, "Your Majesty, my father did not die of illness! My father was loyal, righteous, filial and filial throughout his life. He valued these four words more than his life, and often used these four words to teach his brothers.
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At that time, the Khitan leader used family coercion to ask my father to visit Tokyo. My father told me that the superiors could not protect the family and the country, so that the capital was lost and the emperor was humiliated. The subordinates could not protect the country and the country, causing the northern captives to plunder everywhere.
Now that loyalty is gone, how can we still bend our knees to worship the captive lord? Therefore, by not eating or drinking, we are sacrificing ourselves for our country!
It is well known throughout the country that Grand Master Huangfu died for his country, and the emperor gave it to the Prince of Changshan County with the posthumous title of Zhongmin. My father died in a country posthouse, and no one knows about it. I ask the saint to make the decision for my father."
Zhang Hao suddenly looked at Ma Sizhong, who was crying on the ground, and immediately realized that Ma Sizhong on the ground was definitely a master.
No wonder He Ning specially reminded that the Ma brothers were all talented and it was necessary to confirm whether they would come to surrender.
Ma Quanjie's death, how should I put it, can be true or false.
It is true that people like Ma Quanjie are definitely not willing to go to worship Yelv Deguang, and his family members were detained by the Khitan people. It is very likely that he will fall ill and die out of grief and anger.
But whether it is true that he committed suicide and sacrificed his life for his country by not eating or drinking any decoction is definitely worthy of scrutiny.
But Ma Sizhong said this in front of Zhang Yan, just to confirm the matter and gain the reputation of a loyal minister for his father Ma Quanjie.
And the word "loyalty" is what Zhang Gao admires the most.
Didn't you see that Huangfu Yu's nephew Huangfu Chong was only a cavalry commander, but now he is serving as the commander-in-chief of the pro-army army, and he was also appointed as the military supervisor in Zhaozhou, a foreign country.
Zihuang Fujie was still in his prime years and had already been granted the title of Chang Shanbo. He was also raised by Zhang Zhan in the palace and kept company with the princes and princesses. In the future, the noblest princess was guaranteed.
Even Huangfu Yu's personal attendant Du Zhimin, a warrior who knew nothing, only relied on the halo of being a loyal minister and righteous man to join the pro-army of Suwei Fan.
In today's Zhang Zhou, no sign is as useful as the sign of a loyal minister and a filial son.
As long as his father, Ma Quanjie, becomes a loyal minister, how can the Ma family get the favor and salary of high-ranking officials? It doesn't matter whether they are granted an official title or not, they will definitely be rich and powerful in the future.
Therefore, Zhang Yan only listened to Ma Sizhong's words and understood that either Ma Sizhong was a great talent, or he had a great talent as his adviser behind him.
No matter how bad it is, this is Ma Sizhong's real idea. If he accidentally gets lucky, he can at least gain a loyal minister and filial son who doesn't even care about his official position and only wants to clear his father's name.
He, Zhang Zhang, can also take the opportunity to promote loyalty, justice, filial piety, and no loss at all.
Thinking of this, I, Zhang Shengren, raised his head to forty-five degrees and let out a long sigh. Water seemed to be swaying in his eyes. Behind him, Yang Jiye, who was looking around, suddenly became solemn.
Because Old Linggong, who often followed Zhang Yan, knew that the emperor's adoptive father was going to make a big move.
Sure enough, when Zhang Yan lowered his head again, tears had already flowed down his cheeks. He helped Ma Sizhong up and said with choked sobs.
"I didn't expect that the Grand Master would be so staunch. There are so many loyal ministers and righteous men in Hebei! It's a pity that Shi and his son can't investigate.
If the righteous men of Hebei could be reused, the country would be ruined and the family would be destroyed, and our people would suffer such disasters, and the loyal ministers and righteous men would bleed in vain. I use them today to make the Khitan dare not look southward."
Well, it's a bit plagiarized from Emperor Wu of Wei, but it doesn't matter, because if you look closely, Zhang Yan's children really have a bit of Prime Minister Cao's blood flowing through them.
"Where is Mr. Li?" Zhang Yan picked up Ma Sizhong and immediately started to drink loudly.
"I'm here!" Qi Julang, who was affiliated with Zhongshu Province, immediately arrived in front of him.
Zhang Zhi appointed a total of three living assistants to record daily living notes, and he strictly abided by the daily living rules and never asked to read the contents of daily living notes.
To restore the dignity of civil servants, we must first start with the dignity of historians and lay officials.
"Master Matthew's loyalty and martyrdom for the country will be remembered immediately!"
"Here! I will record the words of the Ma brothers in detail." Qi Julang immediately agreed, while Zhang Xuan nodded happily.
What Qi Julang said was a detailed description, but he did not know how to record things as Ma Sizhong said. He already had some character.
Of course, Ma Sizhong did not understand the meaning behind this. After hearing this, he and his younger brother Ma Siyi bowed down for the third time.
"Brother, please thank Your Majesty for rectifying my father's name."
"Ma Quanjie was given posthumously as Taiwei, General Lin Wei of Youyu, and Prince of Yangping County. After returning to Beijing, he chose a posthumous title.
Ma's mother was posthumously given the title of Madam of the State of Wei, Ma's wife Zhou was granted the title of Lady of the State of Wei, the eldest son Ma Sizhong was appointed the Superintendent of the Army and Horses of Cangzhou, the Army and Horses Envoy of the Henghai Navy, and the second son Ma Siyi was appointed the Marquis of Yu, the capital of You Qianniu Guards."
Ma Quanjie was a native of Yuancheng, Weizhou. However, in view of Wei Boya's historical reputation, Weibo Town was abolished in the Later Tang Dynasty. Li Cunxu founded the country in Weizhou, so Weizhou was renamed Xingtang Prefecture, and later Jin Dynasty was changed to Guangjin Prefecture.
When it came to Zhang Yan, the Guangjin Mansion was definitely going to cancel it, so they simply gave Ma Quanjie the name of Yangping County, which was used in Weizhou in history, and also gave Ma Quanjie's mother and wife titles.
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After the Ma brothers got what they wanted most, they immediately fell on the ground and shouted long live the mountain. Behind him, the Cangzhou rich people and the tooth generals who once dominated the navy also started to dance with the mountain shout.
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After recruiting the Ma brothers, the situation in Cang, Ying, Mo and other states became clear at once.
According to Ma Sizhong's report, the Khitan army divided into two groups, one going south from Yingzhou and the other going south from Cangzhou.
The two armies met in Cangzhou City. The current army camped in Cangzhou City last night and is leaving Cangzhou City today and heading south along the Yongji Canal.
Zhang Gao looked at Ma Sizhong in surprise, because his report was completely consistent with the situation Zhang Gao currently had. In this way, the information he had received before was all true.
Ma Sizhong knew what Zhang Xuan was surprised about, and said softly: "If I cannot be favored by your majesty, I should return to my hometown to support my old mother. How can I forget my official duties due to personal selfish interests and put the imperial army in danger?"
Zhang Hao was greatly moved and said nothing. He just patted Ma Sizhong on the shoulder.
But everyone familiar with her knows that this is a sign that Jane is in the emperor's heart. The emperor will only be so close to people he likes.
Now that the location of the Khitan army is clear, all that's left is to kill them!
Zhang Yan looked at the footprints of the Khitan army, and the more he looked at it, the angrier he became.
Because the Khitan's 40,000 men were all cavalry, their troops had all gone from Xiangzhou to the vicinity of Nanpi in Cangzhou, and the Khitans had only just arrived in Cangzhou.
You know, it is a full 750 miles from Xiangzhou to Cangzhou, while it is only 400 miles from Youzhou to Cangzhou.
The Khitans moved so slowly. In addition to not being able to compare with Zhang Zhang in terms of organization, it was very likely that they were still doing the same old thing, that is, sending troops without food and grass, and relying entirely on collecting grass and grain along the way.
Needless to say, north of Cangzhou, the old and the weak must have been killed, the strong men and women taken away, the food, grass and livestock were all gone, and the huts and huts were burned down.
"These beasts! Send the order and we must annihilate all the Beilu!"
Zhang Gao originally planned to keep Yelu Ruan, Yelu Wuzhi and others to deal with Liaoxi, but now it seems that it is unnecessary.
Ma Sizhong stepped forward and said: "Sage, after leaving Cangzhou City, the Khitans will definitely go to Lutai to plunder salt bricks. There will be no day that they can't carry them away, and they may have to stop at Lutai for one night. If they take a rest,
At this time, my divine soldiers will descend from the sky, and you can capture them in one battle!"
The city of Cangzhou at this time was not in the same place as the city of later generations. The city of Cangzhou at this time was in Changlu County of later generations.
The name Changlu was even more famous than Cangzhou during the Republic, because Changlu Saltworks, one of the largest saltworks in my country, was located nearby.
In this era, in the third year of Tongguang in the Later Tang Dynasty (925), the Later Tang Dynasty set up a salt field in Lutai, east of Cangzhou City, specializing in the production of salt bricks, which was the origin of the Changlu Salt Field.
It goes without saying what the status of salt was at this time. The salt bricks in Lutai not only produced a large amount of salt, but also contained mostly refined salt.
From the Later Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, many dynasties used salt as a standard tribute, so the Khitans would leave the city and go east to plunder the Lutai Salt Fields no matter what.
Zhang Gao immediately ordered Tangma's urgent envoy to find Murong Nobunaga, and ordered him to arrive near Lutai immediately to search for the main Khitan force and reduce their scope of activities.
The Chinese army immediately attacked and rushed to Lutai to deliver a surprise!
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Murong Nobunaga had actually found a place less than thirty miles away from the city of Cangzhou, because after searching and comprehensive judgment, Murong Nobunaga, Gao Xingzhou and others unanimously concluded that the intelligence was correct and the Khitan people were moving around Cangzhou.
When we arrived near the city of Cangzhou, we continued to encounter small groups of Khitan cavalry, which also confirmed this judgment.
When he received Zhang Gao's military order, Gao Huaide defeated a Khitan detachment and killed more than ten people.
Murong Nobunaga made a prompt decision and sent Feng Jiye to report the situation to the Chinese army in person. He led the main force to cross the Yongji Canal and detour to the north of Cangzhou City to block the route of the Khitans returning north.
In Paizhang, Xibao took 200 cavalry and disguised themselves as Khitans to accurately detect the whereabouts of the Khitans.
Zhang Xibao's complexion is dark, and his face is covered with fine wounds left by years of wind and sand. Although he has followed Zhang Xifugui for seven or eight years, he still maintains quite the nomadic habits. Zhang Xibao's unwillingness to take a bath is almost the most obvious one.
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But because of this, Zhang Xibao has managed to maintain a strong smell of sheep. Wrapped in a fur coat, he looks almost exactly the same as when he herded sheep in Shanzhou. Anyone who looks at him will think that he is an authentic grassland herdsman.
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And among these two hundred people, 100% are herdsmen.
Don't forget, Zhang Shengren also has the title of Great Khan, who is the dwarf of Ili Khan. This title is almost no longer mentioned in the Central Plains, but in Liangzhou to the west, it is very prestigious.
All the grassland tribes in the Yinshan Mountains, Altun Mountains, and Tianshan Mountains to the west of the desert recognize the title of Ili Khan.
Only the obedient tribes have the right to trade from Anxi, Beiting and Guasha, and can exchange for grain, tea bricks, cloth, sugar and a small amount of iron. The tribes can also obtain beef tendons, cowhide, horns and various furs and skins.
Sale.
Coupled with the blessing of Hexi Buddhism, according to custom, a large number of prairie tribe princes come all the way to Tokyo every year to become the protons of the Great Khan.
In addition to the Bashmi, Uighur tribes, Ogus, and Zhang Gao who had surrendered long ago, there were almost two thousand elite prairie cavalry around them, and there were even more in Anxi, Beiting, and Hexi.
Among the two hundred people led by Zhang Xibao, there were thirty or forty people from various tribes, including princes and kings. The rest were also warriors from the clan brought by princes from various tribes, and they were full of gold.
It is much more valuable than the poor herders whom Yelu Ruan deceived in Yuanyang Po, who were so poor that they shed tears.
Aluojun was also among them. He was the small leader of the Naiman tribe who refused to surrender to Yelu Ruan in Yuanyangbo and was imprisoned and beaten with wounds all over his body.
As soon as you hear it, you will know that Aluojun is a name with Buddhist connotations. If you simply translate it, it can be literally translated as king.
This is obviously not Aluajana's real name, but the name given to him by Zhang Zhi as a reward for his loyalty after he traveled thousands of miles to Tokyo.
At this time, it was the formation period of the Naiman tribe. They broke away from the traditional category of Xijiasi people and continued to move south from the Altai Mountains to Beiting and even the Ili River Valley as nomads. After coming into contact with Hexi Buddhism, they were quickly captured.
That's why Alajya was dissatisfied with the actions of some Xijiasi people who betrayed the Great Khan and took advantage of Yelu Ruan.
In Aluoja's view, Zhang Chang is not only as simple as shaming Ili Khan, but he is also the only true god left in the world after the Buddha went into seclusion - the Supreme Dharma King.
If you betray the Supreme Heaven, you will enter the eighteen levels of hell and be reincarnated into the animal realm after death.
Beside the Yongji Canal, Murong Nobunaga led the main force to the north. Zhang Xibao, Aluoji, and a group of princes and warriors from various tribes all knelt on the ground and devoutly chanted the Sutra of the Supreme Dharma and Heaven to Save Advocates and Solve Troubles.
When the chanting was over, Yelu Sizhong stood up and said to Zhang Xibao and Aluoji.
"When we meet Khitan people, we tell them that they are from Yuerluo, Shangjing Road. That is my hometown and there will be no problems.
When we meet Chigas, Ogus and others, if Aluajana comes forward, they won't be able to see any flaws."
Yelu Sizhong was of course a Khitan, but his surname was not Yelu. He was a Khitan attendant who escorted Yelu Abli to Liangzhou.
Zhang Gao used a particularly cruel trick. He gave the surname Yelu to all the Khitan people who followed Yelu Abli on his westward journey, and then gave them names one by one.
And he told them clearly that after conquering the Khitan, the vast Khitan land would be sealed to them.
At that time, the eight tribes of Yelu were established, with the eight characters of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, trust, and fraternity as the title of the tribe, and they ruled all the territory from Cali (Boli) to the Yalu River.
Now all the Khitan people and Bohai people will become their slaves, and the eight tribes will take the son of Zhang Zhi and Yelu Abri as their king in the future.
Of course, this is just painting the cake, and the Northeast region will never become a frontier.
But it is okay to use the eight tribes to control the fishing and hunting peoples among them, and to use the Han people led by their own sons to expand the territory to guard the key areas.
Perhaps a hundred years from now, these eight Khitan tribes will be completely Chineseized and there will no longer be any need to distinguish them from each other.
Therefore, Yelu Abli and more than a thousand Khitan people who were still in the Central Plains worked for Zhang Gao like crazy.
Under the leadership of Yelu Abuli, all of them believed in Hexi Buddhism and became Zhang Gao's secret weapon in preparing to overthrow the Liao Kingdom.
Zhang Xibao grinned, "How do you get in? A certain family doesn't care.
But you have to remember clearly what that old boy Yelu Ruan looks like. This will be a great contribution to making your sons and grandchildren still appreciate your kindness hundreds of years later."
I have received opinions from book friends, but this is the rhythm of Tiger's book writing, and the battle will be written in more detail, so please be patient, Tiger will take good care of how to write excitingly, and will make a surprise attack tomorrow.