Yelu Yanxi, Xiao Fengxian and others were riding on horses, and the scenery along the way amazed them. --
Over the years, due to the invasion of Jurchens, Yelu Yanxi, Xiao Fengxian and others have also been fleeing. They have also passed through countless villages, but none of them can compare with the villages in Goryeo. The people here are not suffering from hunger and cold.
, they were all talking and laughing, and their lives seemed very comfortable.
When passing those villages, they did not see any dead children in the remote areas on the roadside. In the Liao Kingdom or the Song Dynasty, every winter and spring, there were many children who starved to death because they had no food to eat.
There were also corpses of children everywhere in the ditch. Everything in front of them was completely different from the villages they remembered.
"The people here can truly live and work in peace and contentment." Li Chuwen sighed.
"Yes! I have been in Daliao for more than two hundred years, and the people have never lived like this." Xiao Sixian said sadly.
"The Grand Governor of Liangshan is indeed worthy of his reputation. Not only is he extraordinary in martial arts, but he is also capable of political governance. I really want to see him now." Li Chuwen said.
The two of them were talking here, but Yelu Yanxi in front of him was extremely scary. He didn't know how Wu Dong would deal with him after seeing Wu Dong. In addition to being scared, heartbreak was inevitable. He was once a Liao man.
The emperor of a country now wants to come to someone else's territory and pay homage to his conqueror as the king of a subjugated country.
"Kaijing is ahead!" Ruan Xiaoqi ignored the thoughts of these Goryeo monarchs and ministers. He pointed at the city wall in the distance and said with a smile.
After entering Kaijing City, Yelu Yanxi and others saw that it was also very prosperous, almost inferior to Incheon. Kaijing was originally the capital of Goryeo and had a large population. After Liangshan conquered Goryeo, it became Liangshan in Goryeo.
The center of the world is located, naturally this
The development here will not slow down. After Yelu Yanxi, Xiao Fengxian and others came here, they couldn't help but think of Shangjing, Yanjing and other places in the past. They were equally prosperous back then, but now they are in depression, so these people
My mood became more and more uncomfortable.
"I have sent someone to inform the Grand Governor. The Grand Governor asked you to go to the Goryeo Palace. He will wait for you there." Ruan Xiaoqi said with a smile.
Yelu Yanxi and others nodded silently. At this moment, they, the conquered monarchs and ministers, could not help but feel uneasy in their hearts. At the same time, they were also a little curious. They wanted to know what kind of person the Liangshan Governor who conquered the Liao Kingdom was.
The Goryeo Palace is located in the middle of the capital, and it took them less than half an hour to get here. The Goryeo Palace is not luxurious, at least not as good as the palaces of the Liao Kingdom in Shangjing and Yanjing, but these
The palaces all have distinctive Goryeo national characteristics.
, possessing a different kind of elegance. When they came here, Yelu Yanxi and others could not help but admire it for a while. Yelu Yanxi suddenly had the idea in his heart that when the Liao Kingdom was still there, some Goryeo-style buildings should have been built.
Palace, unfortunately there is no chance now.
After they entered the palace, the guards in the palace led them to a side hall. The side hall was not very big, and a banquet had been set up inside. These people sat down one after another. Ruan Xiaoqi was in a good mood, and he and Wu Dong were already there
I haven’t seen you for many days. I still don’t care about this great governor.
He missed it quite a bit, and wanted to ask Wu Dong for some advice on naval construction. However, Yelu Yanxi, Xiao Fengxian and others next to him were extremely uneasy. Yelu Yanxi sat there and seemed to hear the pounding heartbeat in his heart.
Likewise, his body slowly began to tremble.
They didn't wait long in the side hall, but Yelu Yanxi, Xiao Fengxian and others all felt like their days were like a year. It wasn't until there was a sound of footsteps outside that they hurriedly looked up towards the entrance of the palace.
A young man walked over, wearing only an ordinary white robe. However, Yelu Yanxi, Xiao Fengxian and others immediately recognized his identity. This must be Wu Dong, the governor of Liangshan, because he was the only one who gave orders all year round.
Talents have this unique temperament in them. Yelu Yanxi also had this kind of temperament when he was the emperor. Unfortunately, these days, this kind of temperament has disappeared.
Yelu Yanxi panicked. After a moment, he suddenly walked out and knelt on the ground. Xiao Fengxian and others beside him also realized and hurriedly followed him and knelt on the ground.
"Please get up!" Wu Dong smiled and helped Yelu Yanxi up.
He looked at this famous last king of the Liao Kingdom attentively. He had heard that he was very handsome before, and now it seemed that he was indeed so. He was almost 50 years old, but he gave the impression that he was only in his early 30s. It seemed that this Liao Kingdom king was very handsome.
The last king was well maintained. In the original history, this man's fate was extremely miserable. After he was captured by the Jurchens, he was imprisoned in the far north by the Jurchens. Later, the Jurchens let him and the Song Dynasty
Qinzong played polo together, and was trampled to death by Jurchens with horses. Historical records record that his body was almost trampled into pulp. As for his concubines, like the concubines of Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, they all became women.
The real military prostitute endured the humiliation of the Jurchens. Although he has captured Yelu Yanxi now, he will not treat him like the Jurchens. He has no interest in humiliating the enemy wantonly after catching him.
Yelu Yanxi was helped up, and Xiao Fengxian and others next to him were also invited by Wu Dong. Then Wu Dong came to the upper position and sat down. He waved his hand, and Yelu Yanxi, Xiao Fengxian and others also sat down in fear.
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"King of Liao, I have long admired your name! When we meet today, I will give you a toast first!" Wu Dong raised the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile.
"I don't dare take it!" Yelu Yanxi was startled. He stood up quickly and said.
"You don't have to stand up to talk to me! Sit down! Come on, raise your glasses. You used to be my enemies, but you are no longer. I respect you." Wu Dong said.
Yelu Yanxi, Xiao Fengxian and others did not dare to disobey Wu Dong's wishes, so they all raised their glasses to drink.
"These are famous dishes from Goryeo. Come and try them all." Wu Dong pointed to the dishes on the table and said.
Not long after Wu Dong came in, the maids had already served the dishes. These were all famous dishes of Goryeo, including rice with miso soup, beef offal soup, leeks and chicken soup, etc. In the past, it was common for Wu Dong to eat by himself.
, usually there are only three or four dishes, but today in order to entertain them, we specially ordered some more dishes to be cooked.
Wu Dong was eating heavily, while Yelu Yanxi, Xiao Fengxian and others seemed to be unable to taste the food at all. They were uneasy, how could they be in the mood to eat?
"You can go ahead and eat with your appetite! I know you haven't eaten since morning until now." Wu Dong couldn't help but smile when he saw the stunned look of those people.
They were indeed a little hungry, but unfortunately the fear in their hearts had already made them forget their original hunger.
When Wu Dong finished eating, those people stopped in a hurry. Yelu Yanxi looked at Wu Dong, hesitating in his heart until Wu Dong said: "King Liao, what do you have to say?"
Yelu Yanxi said: "Captain, are you really not going to kill me?"
Wu Dong said: "This is natural! A man is a true man and he keeps his word. Don't worry, your life will not be in danger from now on."
Wu Dong's words were very casual, but the more casual they were, the more it showed that Wu Dong didn't take them seriously at all. After Yelu Yanxi heard this, he couldn't help crying with joy. He choked with sobs and could no longer speak.
Wu Dong ignored him, his eyes swept across the faces of Xiao Fengxian and others, and said with a smile: "I invite you here today. Firstly, I want to meet you, and secondly, I want to teach you how to rise and fall."
Xiao Fengxian and others were stunned for a moment, not understanding what Wu Dong meant.
"Tell me, why did the Liao Kingdom fall?" Wu Dong said.
"This... this is God's will! There is no dynasty in this world that lasts forever. Every few hundred years, there will always be a change of dynasties." The ministers of the Liao Kingdom were silent for a long time. Li Chuwen saw the awkward situation and stood up and said
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As he spoke, he secretly looked at Wu Dong. Judging from his appearance, Wu Dong was nothing special. He just had more of the temperament of a superior than others. As long as he was in that position, as long as he often gave orders and commanded thousands of troops,
It is difficult not to develop such a temperament, but this person was able to conquer such a large territory in just a few years and was able to destroy the Liao Dynasty. This shows that this person must have talents that they don't know about.
"God's will? Huh, what God's will? That's what you literati say! The reason why our Liao Kingdom was destroyed was because the Liangshan army was brave and invincible. Our Liao army is no match for you!" Xiao Fengxian stood up and said.
"Two hundred years ago, when the Liao Kingdom was first established, your ancestor Yelu Abaoji led the Liao army across the world and was invincible! Why have you become so weak after 200 years?" Wu Dong said.
After Wu Dong finished speaking, those people were silent again. After a long time, Xiao Fengxian said: "When our ancestors raised armies, life was difficult. We Khitan people are enterprising from top to bottom. Everyone wants to conquer a large territory and own it.
With boundless wealth, I want the younger generations to live a better life! But after the younger generations own territory and wealth, their lives become more and more luxurious. From top to bottom, there is no progress.
The ambition! Each generation of emperors was not as good as the last, and the ministers were not as good as the previous ones, so they perished! In fact, why didn’t our Liao Dynasty, even the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, how powerful they were, also perish in the end? The emperors of later generations are not as good as the previous generations.
They are emperors, they don’t know the sufferings of the people, they don’t know how to work hard, so every dynasty will eventually perish." At this moment, Xiao Sixian stood up and said.
"Can't we let future kings be as self-disciplined and enterprising as the previous kings?" Wu Dong said.
"How is this possible?" Li Chuwen asked.
"Why is it impossible?" Wu Dong said.
"The king is the Son of Heaven and controls the world! The world belongs to him, so naturally he can do whatever he wants. Everyone wants to be leisurely and have fun, and so does the king. In the end, the country will naturally be destroyed." Li Chuwen said.
"So the king is the key to the rise and fall. If the king can be checked and balanced, so that each generation of kings can work hard like the founding king, wouldn't it be enough?" Wu Dong said. Watch the first release without ads -