In the tenth year of Shenwu (969), on March 28, it was sunny, the sky was cloudless and the spring was bright.

Li Jia got up early in the morning. Before dawn, the temperature was extremely low in the early morning, which made him wrap a few more clothes.

Those who worked hard with him were civil and military officials, and even many people who had not been sleeping all night, came to the palace to rehearse etiquette.

There is nothing else, today is the day when he sacrifices to the Taimiao.

There are five classics of rituals, and nothing is more important than sacrifice.

The Doctrine of the Mean says: "The etiquette of the sub-society is to serve God. The etiquette of the ancestral temple is to worship it first. It is to understand the etiquette of the sub-society and the meaning of the sutra, and to govern the country as if it were shown to all the palms."

At the beginning and end of the year, and whenever major events occur, we must worship the Taimiao and comfort our ancestors.

In this northern expedition to Youyun, Li Jia naturally chose to sacrifice to the Taimiao, which was the first time in the ten years he became emperor.

Even if he beat Zhao Song, he was confident and did not bother with his ancestors.

It's fun to say that the emperor's ancestral temple is generally seven temples, five temples of the princes, three temples of the officials, and one temple of the scholar. Common people are not allowed to set up temples, but the Tang Dynasty's ancestral temples were nine temples, which has never been seen before.

The blame, including the posthumous title, can only be thrown to the shameless Xuanzong.

Because Li Jia succeeded to the throne, he had two Taimiao in Luoyang.

One is naturally the Taimiao of the Former Tang Dynasty, and the other is the Taimiao of the Later Tang Dynasty.

After working hard all morning, he barely ate something at noon, and began to prepare for a sacrifice from the suburbs.

Suburb sacrifice, as the name suggests, is to sacrifice to heaven, earth, sun, moon, stars, and generally to sacrifice to the sky, and to the winter solstice, to the earth, which is the earth of the emperor and queen.

Since it was a suburb festival, martial law suddenly began in Luoyang City, and the passage inside and outside the city was forbidden, which greatly affected the livelihood of the people.

However, in the feudal era, the monarch was the best, and no matter how wronged he was, he had to obey.

Tens of thousands of people were affected and couldn't help but feel anxious. They hurriedly looked for people around and asked what was going on.

Immediately, Luoyang issued a notice, and under the observation of the crowd, it was finally revealed.

"It turns out that the saint wants to sacrifice for the suburbs, so it's only a day of ban."

After hearing that it was only one day, most of the businessmen breathed a sigh of relief, and only a small number of people said worriedly: "Oh, this has delayed the big thing!"

At this time, a middle-aged man with a pure head, a gentle and gentle man, looked like a scholar. He came out and said in a deep voice: "I guess, the court is going to fight!"

"War?" The people on the side were a little surprised, and even had a high sense of knowledge, and said with disbelief: "Isn't the world unified? Where is there a country?"

"Yes, the saints have sacred the nations, so where do they need to fight?"

"Oh!" the middle-aged man shook his head and said helplessly: "The world is a collapsed country, not an enemy of the imperial court. However, in addition to Song, Shu, Han and other countries, there is another country that entrenches in the north. We have been eyeing us!"

"You, are you talking about Khitan?" At this time, a man blurted out, his voice loudly.

When everyone heard the words "Khitan", they couldn't help but gasp.

Only twenty years after the fall of the Later Jin Dynasty, many people are still there. Most of the people present had heard of the terror of the Khitans as children, and many people couldn't help but show fear on their faces.

The Central Plains had been in chaos for decades. The real decline period was when the Khitans went south. The Khitans who were suppressed and beaten in the Later Tang Dynasty turned around and overturned the Central Plains during the Later Jin Dynasty. If Yelu Deguang did not commit suicide, a Southern and Northern Dynasties would inevitably be eliminated.

"Does Your Majesty want to recover Youyun?" At this time, a young man asked carefully.

"Youzhou, Youyun Sixteen Prefectures!" People with a lot of knowledge became excited, and then it aroused the excitement of more people.

"No wonder, these Tiandi reports always say that Youzhou, Youzhou, is going to fight the northern expedition!"

"Damn it, Khitan barbarians, I don't know how many sins I have done, so I should have taught them a lesson."

The people of Luoyang City have a unique passion for politics. This is the usual style of the people in the capital, and they also value honors more.

They did not understand what national interests were, but they understood that the dignity of the Han people, the land was cut off by the barbarians and the surrender of the Khitans. This was a huge shame in the Later Jin Dynasty.

The Khitans, who had always been younger, turned around and rode on the elder brother, and ordinary people were ashamed of him.

Shi Jingtang died of depression because of this, and his nephew Shi Chonggui could only respond to the will of the people and resist.

This is what the so-called human heart is like.

"Why should you recover Youyun?" asked the person who didn't understand.

"Ignorance!" the middle-aged man immediately said: "Youyun is the barrier of the Central Plains. Without Youyun, you can go south from Youzhou, from Hebei to Luoyang. This is the case with the Anshi rebels back then."

"The Khitans can go south to hunt grass valley at any time, and then they may be eating each other!"

When the people thought of this kind of scene, they nodded, saying that it was very necessary to recover Youyun, and they had to support no matter how hard or tired they were.

"Is this true?" At this time, a young man suddenly rushed out of the crowd, then held the middle-aged man's hand tightly, and asked continuously: "Is the imperial court really going to recover Youzhou? Is it going to fight the north?"

"Mr. Don't be excited, don't be excited!" The middle-aged man couldn't stand it and said helplessly: "This matter should be almost the same. There are endless canal ships on the Yellow River. Apart from the Northern Expedition, I really can't think of why."

"Ah--" The man suddenly knelt on his knees, raised his head and shouted, laughing and crying: "Finally, finally, I can drive away the Khitans, and I can finally return to my hometown--"

"I'm going to join the army, I'm going to kill the Khitan dog--"

As he said that, the man stood up resolutely, laughed from time to time, and cried, which attracted everyone to take care of him frequently.

"This person is probably a Yan man who went south!" The middle-aged man was moved by it and couldn't help but sigh: "If the people of Youzhou were not really unbearable, who would have left their hometown?"

"This kind of warrior is the blessing of the Tang Dynasty!"

When the people heard about it, they were moved. Luoyang was still better. Although it was burned several times, it was still prosperous now.

Immediately, the Imperial Camp began to take a holiday, and the news of the imperial court's northern expedition to Youyun could no longer be concealed, and it spread among the people, creating great public opinion.

In front of the military camp, people kept coming to join the army, hoping to help the court recover Youzhou to do their best.

The prime ministers believed that although these civil warriors were commendable, they could not compare to the imperial camp that had been trained for many years and had been disciplined. If they were added, they would only be a burden.

However, Li Jia, after knowing that many Yan people who went south were among them, he accepted these people. However, he did not include them in the imperial camp, but instead set up a new battalion - Yunzhou camp.

Youzhou Camp is an armored iron cavalry and has already gained its name.

"These people are the guides. Even if they are not capable of combat, it is still feasible to transport supplies and lead the way."
Chapter completed!