When Hongying arrived at Yang's mansion, she was favored soon. Although she was a disabled person, she was both beautiful and skillful, and she was very good at pleasing Yang Ye. However, she often served in bed, and Yang Ye was a young and strong martial artist, and Hongying felt a little overwhelmed.

A few days later, a "cousin" from Hongying's hometown came to join us, and she also had a Yangzhou accent. Because she had no provincial level, she wanted to make a living in the mansion and successfully became the groom of the Yang family. In this world, wealthy families accepted people mainly to prevent people who committed crimes from coming in. As long as they were from a good family, it would be no big problem; because there had never been an undercover thing like this, people didn't understand... And that cousin had a master who favored his concubine as a guarantee, so there was no problem.

...In a few days, it will be even more difficult for people outside to enter Jinyang, because news of wars and wars came from the market. The Great Zhou army claimed to launch a large-scale attack of 200,000!

In early July, the Zhou army left Liaozhou (southeast of the Northern Han border, now Zuoquan County, Shanxi). The city walls in Liaozhou were not strong enough and were repeatedly fought over the years. First, the territory of the Northern Han Kingdom was invaded, and Li Yun found an opportunity to occupy Liaozhou. Later, the Zhou court could not take care of the north, and Li Yun had no intention of fighting with the Northern Han Kingdom. There was a violent change of power within the Zhou court, and the Northern Han Kingdom easily took back this place. Not long ago, Murong Yanzhao became the governor of the Zhaoyi Army in Luzhou, and then took back Liaozhou, which had no troops to defend.

Two days later, the Zhou army attacked northwest and approached the city of Longzhou. Longzhou was in a hurry.

Now the Northern Han court really felt urgent. Longzhou's status was completely different from that of Liaozhou. It was the gate of the southern part of the Northern Han Kingdom! The gateway was Fenzhou to the west (Jinzhou was also an important town in the hands of Zhou Kingdom), and Longzhou to the east! If Longzhou was lost, the Zhou army would occupy an important town directly at the gate of the capital, which could threaten the capital of the Northern Han at any time. In that case, the Northern Han Kingdom would not be safe.

The Northern Han lord first sent Feng Jinke, the general of the Guards, to lead the imperial cavalry and mobilized various troops to aid Longzhou. The two sides set up a big battle. Although Feng Jinke fought hard, he was defeated by outnumbering and fled back to Jinyang.

The Northern Han ruler sent Yang Ye to lead his army to resist the enemy. Yang Ye annexed Baigu, remained unmoved and was unwilling to go to the decisive battle... The Northern Han court did not blame and urged him, and even many ministers made pragmatic suggestions. The Zhou army was coming in full force, and Yang Ye had few major generals and could not win. The stationing of Baigu could prevent the enemy soldiers from both sides of Longzhou and Liaozhou from raiding the capital.

Longzhou was besieged and attacked by the Zhou army and asked for help many times. Liu Jun had no choice but to retreat, so he hurriedly sent envoys to the Liao Kingdom to ask for help.

...The capital of Liao Kingdom was in Shangjing (probably located south of the Greater Xing'an Mountains and north of the Henghe River). They sent troops to the Northern Han Dynasty, but they would not be able to send troops as far as Shangjing, but they had to go to Shangjing if they wanted to discuss sending troops.

The Liao Kingdom has been established for more than 50 years, and the Khitan forces' existence in the Northeast cannot be ignored since the middle of the Tang Dynasty. Now, the Liao Kingdom is no longer a completely nomadic country. It is a half-cultivation and semi-pardon country. Even in Youyun, Bohai and other areas, farming is the main economic mode. The capital Shangjing also showed this form very well. Shangjing is not a place to build tents, it is indeed a city; it is divided into imperial city and Seoul, with a circumference of more than ten miles, and it is a big city. Especially in Seoul in the south, there are settled craftsmen workshops and commercial areas, and porcelain can be produced.

The main palace of the palace is on a hill in the middle of the imperial city. However, the place where the Northern Han envoys were received and settled was on the open ground north of the palace. There were many tents here, and the envoys lived in the tents.

The envoy did not see the Emperor of Liao during the day. No matter how anxious he was, he could only stay in the tent all day. He vaguely heard that the emperor was sleeping now! So he could not meet him. The envoy once heard in Jinyang that the Emperor of Liao was very cruel and had to have two things in his life, namely sleeping and killing! However, drinking and hunting were also his hobbies. This is just a rumor, but now it seems that it is most of the truth.

The next morning, the envoy still did not see the emperor, but met the ministers sent by the Liao Kingdom in an official office. There was no practical progress in this meeting. They just submitted the letter of state. The officials said some clichés in the tone of the emperor's imperial edict. As for discussing the issue of sending troops to rescue, they could not give a reply on the spot... The situation was urgent, and the envoy did such a thing in two days after going to Beijing.

However, if you do real things, you don’t go on the scene, you will discuss them privately. This is the politics of the Central Plains dynasty. The Liao Kingdom has the imprint and characteristics of the tribe, but because of long-term learning of the Central Plains official system, it has also become infected with some habits.

The envoys of the Northern Han Dynasty wanted to bribe the prime minister of the Liao Kingdom with the money they brought, but the staff dissuaded them. The Northern Han Dynasty was equally important to the Liao Kingdom, and they would not sit idly by. If they were too humble, it would be inappropriate. However, the envoys of the Northern Han Dynasty were worried that the Liao Emperor was a foolish monarch, so they decided to visit the prime minister without caring about the overall situation, so they wanted to teach someone to help them speak.

The Emperor of Liao had known in private that the Zhou army had invaded the Northern Han Dynasty, before the arrival of the Northern Han envoy.

...The Liao Emperor Yelu Jing, when he learned about this, he was secretly reported from the "Da Liao Posthouse" (embassy) stationed in Jinyang. But Yelu Jing ignored it... The city of Jinyang is solid and will not be captured and destroyed so quickly, otherwise the Liao Kingdom would not be able to protect them; if the Liao Kingdom showed too urgent rescue, it would be difficult to control the country when it was diplomatic relations with the Northern Han Dynasty.

At this moment, people reported Yelu Dilu to meet (Yang Gun, the Khitan general who reinforced the Northern Han Dynasty during the Battle of Gaoping).

Yelu Jingxuan saw him. Yang Gun had just returned from Youzhou and looked tired on his face, but as soon as he entered the palace, he was already afraid, so he immediately bowed and bowed in front of the soft couch.

Seeing this, Yelu Jing sighed inwardly, thinking to himself that I am that scary; he looks really fierce, his eyebrows and beard are very hard... According to the way the Khitans treat him, Yang Gun can be without kneeling and bowing with his hands on his chest; but he still gave a big gift.

This person was considered a general that Yelu Jing trusted more. Yelu Jing even sent him to Youzhou to visit Xiao Siwen, but he was still trembling in front of the emperor.

Yelu Jing thought to himself: No one can understand my difficulties. Others are afraid of him, probably because he often kills people around him with his own hands, but Yelu Jing feels that he really has not killed people randomly. He usually only kills two kinds of people, one is a noble who was demoted to a slave first, and the other is a person who has long wanted to find an opportunity to get rid of... Of course, sometimes he will cut off some irrelevant slaves. However, he has never killed ministers and nobles who have a little status for no reason, and he dare not.

But he is indeed cruel by nature and is very happy when he kills people! Just like drinking and hunting, he often gets drunk, and it is not all pretending. This is also a hobby for a long time.

So people are afraid of him, which is also the situation he wants to see... Yelu Jing, the emperor, was not easy and his position was not very stable. This is also the essential reason for the turbulent and unstable situation in the Liao Kingdom for many years. He wants people to be afraid of him, otherwise he would have been killed long ago!

The current situation of the Liao Kingdom is very uneasy. After Yelu Jing ascended the throne, the internal rebellion and the desire to kill the king had already occurred three times. It seems that he did not stop there. As for the small rebellion and the intention to rebel, even Yelu Jing himself could not remember it clearly. There were too many... In addition, the Shiwei and Wugu tribes, who had long been dependent in the Liao Kingdom, also betrayed the Liao Kingdom and were pacified by war.

Yelu Jing felt that this situation could not be blamed entirely on him, but everyone seemed to want to put all the blame on him! The reason was that he was cruel... If he was not cruel, many people would have wanted this throne and would have been killed long ago! This made him very unhappy. When he thought that he would definitely be called "Bao Jun" after his death, he became even more angry. But there was nothing he could do for a moment.

Why do so many people want this throne? This goes back to the time when Emperor Taizong of Liao died, Emperor Shizong was supported by military generals (there was a Yizong between Emperor Taizong and Emperor Shizong, who was posthumously named, and he had never actually become an emperor)... Looking at the posthumous title of Emperor Shizong, you can tell that Emperor Shizong was not the son of Emperor Taizong; the empress dowager who went to the capital at that time did not recognize this emperor, and he failed to win a battle. He reconciled under the persuasion of the nobles and recognized Emperor Shizong of Liao.

This laid the root of disaster for the later legitimacy of the throne. However, after Emperor Taizong of Liao, several emperors of the Liao Kingdom could not suppress the great achievements and prestige of the tribes; so Abaoji's descendants all felt that they should be emperors, and even felt that the throne was theirs.

The throne of Emperor Shizong of Liao was only three years old, and the Fire God Dian Rebellion broke out. Emperor Shizong of Liao was cut off and killed by Yan King Yelucha, and Cha made himself emperor; Emperor Taizong's son Yelu Jing killed Yelucha and ascended the throne to become emperor. Does this throne belong to the Yizong lineage, or Taizong, or the Emperor Shizong lineage? (Yizong and Taizong are both sons of Abaoji, Taizu of Liao Kingdom) Obviously, the descendants on both sides feel qualified and feel that they are well-founded.

In just a few years, through military transformation, the emperor was changed three times. The first two times did not last long, and several times were killed before he became accused... Only Yelu Jing was still sitting in this position, although it was not so stable.

In this case, who can be at ease to be the emperor? Yelu Jing is actually very scared... Of course, he also makes others very scared.

He is in a bad mood every day, and only after drinking a lot of wine can he feel the joy for a moment. Some people say that he is a violent king, but he still knows himself and admits the account; but if he is a stupid king, he doesn't want to admit that the stupid king can sit on the emperor in such a situation? If it is really that easy, Emperor Shizong of Liao was not too stupid and should not be killed.

Recently, Yelu Jing has a headache. He found that the real danger may not only come from the Yelu family... Because no matter who kills him, the essence remains unchanged after taking the throne, and it is still unstable. But what if the Xiao family, which has always been a royal marriage and has been designated as the prime minister for a long time, is involved?

Yelu Jing was nervous every day and thought a lot. He even suspected that his reputation was so bad, which was Xiao's long-term strategy; Xiao wanted to put all the blame on himself, and then came forward to support someone ascending the throne, trying to end the chaos of the throne dispute... But the prestige of the new king is also very important! If Emperor Shizong of Liao could be as good as Emperor Taizong at the time, there might not be any chaos that would be later.
Chapter completed!