The dignified emperor of the Liao Kingdom was actually captured alive. This was completely unimaginable for the Liao Kingdom.
Yelu Zongbao, who originally broke out of the siege, was gathering people from all walks of life to prepare to relieve the siege of Shunzhou. However, within two days, he received the news that Yelu Hongji had been captured alive.
Yelu Zongbao picked up the messenger, shouted with red eyes: "Impossible, I have only been away from Shunzhou for two days, how could your Majesty be captured!"
"Sir...Sir, the news is absolutely true. The Song Army has left Shunzhou and returned to Youzhou."
Yelu Zongbao sprayed a mouthful of blood on the messenger's face, and he fell backwards.
"My lord, my lord!"
After a long time, Yelu Zongbao woke up and shouted in a weak voice: "Hurry, prepare your horses, go to Youzhou, and we must rescue your majesty."
However, the general under his command said: "Commander, before a 600,000-strong army besieged Youzhou for a month but failed to conquer it. Now we have only 10,000 troops. How can we save your majesty? Commander, we should recuperate first and wait for the domestic troops to be dispatched before proceeding.
Rescue."
However, will the Liao Kingdom really send heavy troops to rescue Yelu Hongji?
A week later, the Liao Kingdom received news that Yelu Hongji had been defeated and captured, and internal turmoil immediately broke out.
Yelu Yanxi, the grandson of Yelu Hongji, advocated gathering all the troops from across the country to march into Youzhou and force the Song Dynasty to return Yelu Hongji.
However, the tribal leaders of the Liao Kingdom, led by Yelu Zhangnu, felt that a commander like Yelu Hongji who was captured by the enemy was not worth rescuing, not to mention that the previous 600,000-strong army was almost wiped out, and the Liao Kingdom was already severely weakened and could not continue at all.
Fight with the Song Dynasty.
There was only one solution to the different political views in the Liao Kingdom, and that was a coup. This was also the consistent tradition of the Liao Kingdom. Soon Yelu Yanxi and Yelu Zhangnu started fighting.
At the critical moment of seizing power, who would care about a captured former emperor?
On the other side, the Song army, which originally planned to defend Youzhou, also received news of the civil strife in Liao. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
If you don't take the opportunity to recover all the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun at this time, why don't you wait for the Liao Kingdom to slow down?
Zhao Yingce ordered that Qin Hao, Gu Tingye, and the British army should be divided into three groups. Gu Tingye and the British army would attack Yunzhou, which was later known as Shanxi, while Qin Hao would recover the remaining state capitals of Youzhou and clean up the Liao Kingdom.
The power of participation in Youzhou.
Yunzhou's resistance was relatively fierce, while Youzhou basically crushed them all the way. Only some remaining cavalry fled back to the Liao Kingdom. Yelu Zongbao died of illness on the way back to the Liao Kingdom. The last one sincerely wanted to rescue Yelu Hongji.
people have disappeared from this world.
At the border of Tanzhou, Qin Hao ordered to stop.
Cui Zhi said with some regret: "Not far ahead is the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing. Why didn't the Marquis take the opportunity to destroy the Liao Kingdom in one fell swoop?"
Qin Hao shook his head: "The Liao Kingdom has been newly defeated, but its national strength is still there. Now it is just civil strife and there is no time for him to take care of it. If we continue to advance, there is no guarantee that they will not unite again. It is better to let them kill each other and wait until they fight.
Wouldn’t it be better if we come back and pick up the bargains in a few years?”
"Take your troops back to the city!"
"promise."
At this time, the fleet that also sent Yelu Hongji had arrived at the Bianjing Pier. It was crowded for a while, and the people in Bianjing put up lanterns and streamers and were already looking forward to it.
Ever since the news of Yelu Hongji's capture came, the entire Song Dynasty was in a sensation. No one thought that the Song Dynasty army could actually capture the enemy emperor. At first, many people thought this was fake news.
You must know that the Liao cavalry was synonymous with nightmares for the people of the Song Dynasty in the past few decades. Every time I heard the battle report, it was that the Liao army went south to plunder, how much damage it caused, how many people were robbed, and where they conquered.
State capital town.
Once upon a time, the Song army was not only able to defeat the Liao army, but also captured the Liao emperor? This sounds like a fantasy.
However, when the fleet escorting Yelu Hongji and the trophies arrived, the people of the entire Bianjing City rushed over to witness this historic scene.
Since the Song Dynasty, this was the first Liao emperor to appear in the capital of the Song Dynasty, and he was captured.
Yelu Hongji's face was pale and his mental state was not very good. It was not that he had been mistreated. On the contrary, the officers who escorted him carefully served him all the way, for fear that he would die on the way, and then he would be guilty instead of meritorious.
The main reason was that Yelu Hongji had never been on a boat for such a long time and was very uncomfortable, especially during the sea journey. He vomited so much that he almost couldn't carry it.
Fortunately, we arrived in Bianjing safely, and the escorting officers and soldiers could breathe a sigh of relief.
"That's Yelu Hongji? He doesn't look very good. He's not as powerful as an official."
"Yelü Hongji, did you ever think that today would happen?"
Yelu Hongji felt sad and angry in his heart. If it were these untouchables in the past, he would kill all the people watching. Unfortunately, this is the capital of the Song Dynasty, and he is only a prisoner for one term, and he can only be slaughtered by others.
Some people who had lived in the north hated Yelu Hongji so much that they were blocked by officers and soldiers along the way, so they threw rotten vegetable leaves and balls of flour at Yelu Hongji.
Yelu Hongji could only cover his face with his hands in embarrassment. This scene also made the people of Bianjing laugh.
Not long after, people from the Imperial City Department came to protect Yelu Hongji as he headed to the palace. This was Zhao Zongquan's respect for the Emperor of Liao, and it was also to maintain the emperor's dignity. After all, the emperor of the Song Dynasty and the emperor of Liao were both emperors. If
Breaking the mystery of imperial power and divine right can easily arouse the covetousness of others.
"Bring King Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom here!" the eunuch shouted outside the palace.
Zhao Zongquan forcibly suppressed his inner excitement and waved his robe: "Xuan!"
Soon, Yelu Hongji was brought up. At this time, Yelu Hongji had freshly groomed himself. Except for his pale face, his mental outlook was completely new, and he seemed to have a somewhat mighty aura.
Zhao Zongquan said to Yelu Hongji very enthusiastically: "Haha, I have long heard that my brother is so powerful, and now I see that it is really the case."
These words were obviously sarcastic, and the corners of Yelu Hongji's mouth twitched, but there was nothing he could do about it. Who made him a prisoner now?
"Since brother has come to Bianjing, please stay here. The scenery of Bianjing is pleasant. Compared with the cold and cold places of Liao Kingdom, it is much more comfortable. I believe that brother will like it here. Come and send the King of Liao to go first.
Rest." Zhao Zongquan didn't care about Yelu Hongji's reaction. At this moment, the joy in his heart could not be explained to outsiders. He did what many generations of emperors in the Song Dynasty failed to do.
In ancient times, Li Shimin captured Jieli Khan, and now Zhao Zongquan captures the king of Liao. Well, perfect!
After Yelu Hongji was taken away, Zhao Zongquan asked Mr. Han next to him: "How is the battle ahead? When will the army return? How are the preparations for the sacrifices in the temple?"
Mr. Han's face was also full of joy. Such a great contribution to the official family would naturally be recorded in history. As the prime minister of the dynasty, he would naturally be evaluated as a capable minister in governing the world.
"Back to Your Majesty, His Highness King Huan mentioned in his battle report that the Liao Dynasty is currently in civil strife and the army has divided into three groups to recover the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. I am afraid that they will not be able to turn back for a while."
Although Zhao Zongquan was anxious to complete the ceremony of offering prisoners to the Ancestral Temple, he also knew that this was the best opportunity to regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, so he could only wait patiently.
After autumn, the weather in the sixteen states of Yanyun also became colder. After three months of southern and northern wars, the entire Yanyun land had belonged to the Song Dynasty. Zhao Yingce left some generals for defense, and the remaining twenty
The army of ten thousand returned to Bianjing in mighty force.
This battle has completely brought the powerful Liao Kingdom back to its original shape. Coupled with the continuous civil strife, the Liao Kingdom has nothing to fear.
Just when the army was marching to Yingzhou, they suddenly received a secret letter from Han Daxiangong. Zhao Yingce handed over the command of the army to Qin Hao overnight and led two thousand Qingqi directly to Bianjing City.
Zhao Yingce did not explain the reason, but Qin Hao could roughly guess that there was only one thing that could make Zhao Yingce so nervous, and that was the throne.
At this time, Zhao Zongquan's time was running out. After autumn, he was too happy and had a banquet with the officials one day. As a result, a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out at the wine table, and he fell into a coma completely.
The imperial doctor was helpless and could only use ginseng to hang up his life.
By the time Zhao Yingce rushed back to Bianjing City, Zhao Zongquan was speechless. Seeing his proudest son again, Zhao Zongquan used the last bit of strength in his body to shout: "Ancestral Temple..."
Zhao Zongquan had already passed away before he could say the words "offer prisoners". Fortunately, before his death, Zhao Zongquan had issued a will and made Zhao Yingce the crown prince. Zhao Yingce's ascension to the throne was justifiable.
Before Qin Hao and Gu Tingye could lead the army to Bianjing City, Zhao Yingce ascended the throne and inherited the throne with the support of Han Da Xianggong and others.
Zhao Yingce also specially set the posthumous title of "Song Shizong" for the late emperor, but did not hold a funeral. He wanted to wait until the army returned to Bianjing to hold a ceremony to present prisoners at the Ancestral Temple, and then invite the late emperor's tomb to the Ancestral Temple, which was considered a ceremony.
The late emperor's last wish was fulfilled.
Just when the first snow fell this winter, Qin Hao and Gu Tingye finally rushed back to Bianjing City. Zhao Yingce personally led the civil and military officials to welcome them ten miles away. The people of Bianjing spontaneously welcomed the troops home despite the severe cold.
"The humble minister pays homage to the official." Qin Hao and other generals turned over and dismounted from their horses to salute.
Zhao Yingce personally stepped forward and helped everyone up one by one: "My dear friends, you have worked hard all the way!"
In front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the ceremony of presenting prisoners began. A few war horses, cattle and sheep captured from the Liao Kingdom were symbolically paraded around, followed by dozens of rare and rare treasures captured from the nobles of the Liao Kingdom.
car.
The last and most important prisoner was naturally the Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji who walked in the front, followed by a group of Liao nobles.
The entire prisoner presentation ceremony was solemn and majestic. Zhao Yingce, on behalf of all the emperors of the Song Dynasty, "forgave" Yelu Hongji for his sins and "gifted" him a mansion so that he could settle in Bianjing City.
Then came the celebration banquet. Compared with the prisoner presentation ceremony, the celebration banquet was completely a scene of singing and dancing.
Zhao Yingce took the lead in toasting all the generals who had returned from victory. The faces of Grand Prime Minister Han and others on the side were not very good, and they were very worried about Zhao Yingce's promotion of the status of the generals. However, the general's contribution this time was really great and he deserved this honor. They could only
Watching silently and drooling.
When the banquet reached its climax, Zhao Yingce announced the reward for the general.
The title of the Duke of England was already that of a Duke of the country, so being crowned king would undoubtedly hurt him. There was no reward in the title, so Zhao Yingce rewarded the Duke of England with many rare treasures and many fields, and at the same time made the Duke of England's only daughter the county head.
Gu Tingye was promoted to Ning Guogong, Minglan was promoted to the second-rank official, and his son who had just learned to walk was already a fifth-rank official, so he was born in Rome.
Qin Hao was promoted to Duke of Jing, Yu Yanran was granted the title of first-grade imperial concubine, Sister Lan was also granted the title of Lady of Lanxin County, and Brother Ming also had the idle post of General of the Rangers.
Cui Zhi and Cui Hao were also awarded the title of earl for their meritorious service, but they were not the founding uncles. They had to be demoted if they did not inherit the next generation.
In addition, some meritorious generals also received titles and awards, among which 13 were marquises and five were awarded the title of Marquis of the Republic of China.
On the one hand, the military commanders' hearts were chilled if they did not reward him heavily because he had accomplished so much in regaining the Sixteen States of Yanyun. On the other hand, Zhao Yingce had just ascended the throne and it was the moment when he needed to win over people's hearts, so he would not be stingy.
At the end of the celebration banquet, Qin Hao was carried back. At first, he planned to pretend to be drunk, but unfortunately Gu Tingye saw through it and had no choice but to drink. As a result, he became drunk while drinking.
Coupled with the exhaustion of marching all the way, when she woke up again, it was already early morning two days later. When Sister Lan saw Qin Hao open his eyes, she came over in surprise.
"Dad, you're awake."
Seeing that his daughter had grown much taller, Qin Hao happily picked her up and said, "Sister Lan, do you miss your father?"
Sister Lan nodded desperately: "I think so, I think so."
"So good."
The father and daughter were talking thoughtful words when Yu Yanran walked in from the outside and glared at Sister Lan with a cute look: "Didn't I tell you not to disturb your father's rest?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Sister Lan’s mouth was aggrieved.
Qin Hao smiled and said: "Okay, I woke up on my own and don't care about Sister Lan."
"Humph." Sister Lan wrinkled her nose arrogantly, with an expression like: Look, it's not me.
Soon Qin Junye and Qin Liu also came. The family had a meal and chatted about some family issues, which made Qin Hao feel the warmth he had not seen for a long time.
After being promoted to Duke, Zhao Yingce was given another larger house. Two months later, Qin Hao moved in with his entire family, just in time for New Year's Day. Since it was the period of national mourning, there was no big deal, and the family just stayed together.
It's noisy and lively when you get out of the house, but you feel more at ease.
Sister Lan and Brother Ming are almost six years old now, and Brother Ming has already started to go to school as they have grown up. Qin Hao asked Sister Lan to go to school with them. As for the two little ones born later, they are only a little over one year old.
, that is, you can just talk and walk, and you can enjoy a carefree childhood.
At first, the two little guys were a little acquainted, but Qin Hao quickly won their favor with some novel toys and snacks, and soon they started calling "Daddy" non-stop.
Time passed very quickly. Three years later, Zhao Yingce personally conquered Xixia, appointing Qin Hao as commander-in-chief and Gu Tingye as deputy commander. An army of 300,000 troops marched towards Xingqing Mansion. After a month of siege, they finally captured the Xixia royal city and destroyed Xixia.
After two years of recuperation, Zhao Yingce once again went on a personal expedition. This time the target was the Liao Kingdom. This time the Song army directly mobilized troops from the sixteen states of Yanyun, totaling 450,000, and the troops were approaching Linhuang Mansion.
When the army pressed on, the Liao Kingdom was still fighting with each other. It was not until the Song Army arrived at Linhuang Mansion that the Liao Kingdom reunited. However, it was too late. The Song Army laid siege to Linhuang Mansion for a month and a half, and spent a huge amount of money.
After a huge price, this fortified city was finally captured, and the Liao Kingdom was destroyed.
Subsequently, the Song Dynasty army entered an uninhabited territory and wiped out the remaining forces of the Liao Kingdom. At the same time, under Qin Hao's suggestion, Zhao Yingce gave ethnic minorities the "right" to immigrate to Youzhou, the focus of which was the Jurchen tribe living in Baishan and Heishui.
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They all moved back to Youzhou, and the government gave them land for grazing and farming, and allowed their descendants to receive Han education and participate in the imperial examination to become officials in the future.
This plan also won the unanimous support of Han Daxiangong and others, who believed that this method could better reflect the benevolence of the Song Dynasty than direct killing.
Zhao Yingce also showed an emperor's mind and adopted this suggestion. Under so many favorable conditions, except for a few tribes, most of them chose to settle in Youzhou.
As for the few tribes that insisted on surviving in the harsh environment, they could only fight against the power of heaven and earth on their own because they did not have the trade qualifications of the Song Dynasty.
The merchants of the Song Dynasty also issued strict orders. Anyone who dared to smuggle goods to them would have their homes confiscated and their clans destroyed upon investigation.
The risk was too great, and over time no businessman dared to take risks anymore.
Fifty years later, the Song Dynasty became the most glorious dynasty after the prosperous Tang Dynasty. In addition to economic prosperity, military force should not be underestimated. Navigation technology was unprecedentedly developed. It also restarted the Silk Road during the Han and Tang Dynasties, and exerted great influence on the Western Regions.
Each country has a profound influence.
On Zhao Yingce's sixtieth birthday, the scene of all nations coming to court was also recorded in history books and became a bright page in Chinese history.
Qin Hao gradually faded out of the military system in the later period and lived a comfortable life raising his children and grandchildren at home.
Sister Lan finally married Gu Tingye's eldest son. I have to admit that this boy's genes are quite good, he is both civil and military, and his appearance is handsome. In addition, the two families are close, and the two children also have a friendship. Naturally
Just came together.
Brother Ming took Princess Huairou, Zhao Yingce's seventh daughter. This girl was not as delicate as the princess, and was very filial to Qin Hao and Yu Yanran at home.
On the night of Qin Hao's eightieth birthday, he had a premonition that the end was coming, so Qin Hao called all his descendants to him, gave him a few words, and then said them silently in his heart.
"Return to the main world."
"Daddy!"
"grandfather!!!"
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Opening his eyes again, Qin Hao breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with his previous travels in modern society, did he know that the world has brought Qin Hao a completely different experience? In modern society, no matter how good he is, he can't
He is a member of all living beings, but in ancient society, he became a figure that can be recorded in history books.
This made Qin Hao start to look forward to the next world.
"System, what world will you travel to next time?"
[System: Next World: Genius Basic Method, do you want to load it? 】
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Did you know that the world is over? Many friends were dissatisfied with it in the later period, and it did deviate from the main line of the original drama. However, now that I have written it here, I feel that it is really difficult to let go of the story without finishing it.
Okay, the next world genius basic method, friends who skipped it can come back.