Liu Jun was a son emperor and recognized Yelu Shulu, who was nicknamed Sleeping King, as his father (five years younger than Liu Jun). In a sense, the Northern Han Dynasty and the Khitan were the differences between the sect leader and the vassal state.

Speaking of the son emperor, those who are familiar with history know that Shi Jingtang, the Emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty.

This person was originally just the governor of the Later Tang Dynasty. He wanted to be an emperor and was "blind". In order to gain the support of the northern power Khitan, he not only "gracefully" to cede the dangerous land-Six Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, but also shamelessly recognized the foreign king who was ten years younger than him as his father, calling himself "child emperor", and finally got his wish.

It is okay to be called the largest traitor in history, because this is the first emperor to become a traitor and the first child emperor.

In fact, Shi Jingtang was not a Han Chinese, but a Shatuo people. However, since the Han Chinese was transformed at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Shatuo people, like the Xianbei people, have been integrated into the Han Chinese, and he himself regarded himself as a Han Chinese, so it doesn’t matter if he calls him a traitor.

Everyone knows that Confucian culture has its own characteristics, which are self-pride. The Northern Di, Southern Barbarians, Western Rong, and Dongyi are all despicable. Therefore, Shi Jingtang's discomfort in the throne was like the original boss who recognized the second son as his father, and coupled with the influence of Confucian culture, he became depressed.

It's really embarrassing to call someone who is ten years younger every day.

Then, a few years later, the Khitan envoy scolded him, and Shi Jingtang died of sorrow and depression.

The same is true for Liu Jun. It is difficult to be an emperor, and he is also quite depressed.

His father Liu Chong was fine, and he was called the nephew Emperor (the famous nephew Emperor in history, Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty and Ningzong, too). At least his status was equal, but when he came to him, he was the son emperor.

Every time Liu Jun submitted a letter to the Emperor of Liao, he called himself "male". When the Emperor of Liao issued an edict, he directly called Liu Jun "son Emperor".

The emperor's authority was wiped out.

The key point is that over the past few years, Liu Jun has been scolded by his father and has become depressed again.

A few years ago, he became the emperor and changed his reign to "Xiaohe". He killed the powerful minister Duan Chang and sent troops to support Li Yun. These three things were repeatedly scolded by the Khitans. The King of Sleeping constantly sent envoys to scold:

Your son is too brave and has no father’s approval. Why do you do it casually?

Therefore, the Khitans no longer helped him, and Liu Jun became even more depressed.

Without the help of the Khitans, how can we go south to grab money and population?

"What do you think about Guo Xiang?" Liu Jun thought for a moment, but still couldn't make up his mind and looked at the old god's original prime minister Guo Wuwei.

Although Guo Wuwei was the prime minister, his real identity was a Taoist priest. He was a master of Wudang Mountain. He looked fierce and looked like Lei Gong. He was slandered by Guo Wei before, so he went north to Taiyuan.

Because of being insulted, he had been fighting with Hou Zhou and never gave up.

However, he had a good relationship with Zhao Kuangyin and was also very upset. He didn't want to go south to fight and wanted to surrender.

When he arrived at the Northern Han Dynasty, Liu Jiyuan, he led his troops south to surrender to Song, and was hanged by Liu Jiyuan.

"The Khitan has an order that any matter of going south must be submitted to the east. No matter how much we talk about it, it is useless."

When Liu Jun thought of sending someone to the Khitan again, he was instantly angry. Over the past few years, the Khitan had been using trivial matters to hit him.

The lord of a country knelt on the ground and was called the son emperor and the son emperor right in front of the ministers. Who can bear this? And it will come every three or five days.

Liu Jun was tortured and exhausted, and he really dared not disturb the Khitan anymore.

"What do you think of Master Jiyong?" Liu Jun was still hesitant. He looked at the Minister of the Honglu Temple who was resting with his eyes closed.

Master Jiyong was also the son of King Liu Shouguang of Yan, so he became a monk, Wutai Mountain. He was wise and good at business and financial resources. Moreover, Mount Wutai was close to Khitan and believed in Buddhism. Therefore, Master Jiyong obtained hundreds of horses every year to subsidize national use, and bought silver in Baigu to collect mountains and mines, cook silver in order to save money, and Liu family was willing to use it for enough, that is, he built Baoxing Army.

It can be said that this Taoist monk is the pillar of the Northern Han Dynasty.

Master Jiyong was the prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty and the bridge for Liu Jun to improve the relationship between Khitan, so he must be respected.

"Oh, Your Majesty called me? I was old and sick, and I fell asleep for a moment. Don't blame me." Master Jiyong opened his eyes and apologized.

"I don't know what the mage thinks when joining the Khitan to go south?" Liu Jun asked without hesitation.

"Going south is a national policy, and I have no choice but to let it go!" Master Jiyong said lightly with his eyes hanging down:

"But now the Khitans have no intention of going south. Besides, it is summer. The Khitans are not resistant to summer heat, and the high and fat horses are the most serious."

"Besides, Your Majesty, although the national strength has been growing over the years, the national treasury has not been much money in stock. He has to pay tribute to the Khitan every year. If he fails this time, what will happen to the tribute next year?"

As soon as he said this, the entire court suddenly became solemn, and some ministers even turned pale and kept trembling.

If I can’t feed my Khitan, I will definitely kill someone.

Master Jiyong seemed not to see everyone's expressions and continued, "Also, according to my opinion, the Khitan Emperor was indulging in wine and was insatiable for hunting. I am afraid that if we go south without intention, we will definitely be defeated when we go south alone. In this way, it is better to keep it the same."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jun was also stunned, his face turned pale and he remained silent.

In fact, after years of cultivation and rest, Liu Jun didn't want to go south. The reason why he wanted to go south was to turn the Khitans' attention to the Central Plains. Don't teach him a lesson every day, and he would be a child emperor. It's really frustrating.

But the Sleeping King was in power and went south to waste his life.

He didn't dare to send troops south directly. It was enough to be trained in the past few years, and he really didn't want to continue!

"Since that's the case, then forget it!" Liu Jun sighed, shook his head, looked at Yang Ye, and said:

"Jiye, you must continue to train troops, and you must not slack off. One day there will be a chance."

"No--" Yang Ye responded unwillingly.

Yang Ye, whose original name was Chonggui, was given the surname Liu by Liu Chong, the founder of Northern Han Dynasty. He was named Jiye (it was wrong to call him Yang Ye at this time, but Liu Jiye knew who it was!) Later, he became Liu Chong's defense commander and became famous for his bravery and good combat.

After being promoted to the Jiedushi of Jianxiong Army many times, he made military achievements many times, and he was able to win every time. The Chinese people gave him a nickname called "Invincible".

In a sense, he was also Liu Chong's adopted son and had the right to inherit the foundation of the Northern Han Dynasty. After all, in the chaotic times of the Five Dynasties, it was normal for adopted sons to inherit the country, such as Guo Rong.

Therefore, while Liu Jun was interested in him, he was more afraid of him, especially when he was in his thirties and had no children.

In the author's opinion, the reason why Liu Jun had no son was that the Khitans were under too much pressure and were depressed all year round. Later, he died because of the humiliation and worries.

Soon, the court meeting ended, and Yang Ye rode his horse and quickly returned home.
Chapter completed!