Chivalrous Song Dynasty

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Bai Sheng's behavior can be said to have followed the etiquette of Chinese men in later generations.

When he traveled through his previous hometown, a modern boy married a girl, and when he accompanied his wife back to his mother's house in the first year, he also had to kneel and kowtow when seeing his father-in-law and mother-in-law.The kneeling he just did was in accordance with the rules of his hometown, and it also showed his respect for Yelu Guyu. He and Yelu Guyu shared life and death, shared adversity, no less than the relationship between him and Xiao Feng. Shallow half point.

What's more, he can feel that the old man's enthusiasm for him is from the heart. If so, how can he be slightly disrespectful to this 50-year-old man?It's not the imperial power that bows down, but the family affection, the family affection extended from love, love the house and Wu.

Yelu Yanxi heard that her daughter would come back, and she was even more delighted, then she looked at the guard leader on the ground and said, "How capable is my son-in-law? If you people can prevent him from tyrannizing the world, then he will also be called You are no longer the great hero who saved Khitan! Get up, I forgive you for your innocence."

At this moment, Yelu Yanxi is like the drowning man in Wang Yang, who has already regarded Bai Sheng as the only life-saving straw.He didn't ask for anything else, but Bai Sheng could reverse the situation for him and help him preserve the inheritance passed down by his ancestors.

From an objective point of view, it cannot be said that Yelu Yanxi's choice was blind.For a long time, no matter what the reasons were, the generals and soldiers of the Liao Kingdom had been in a state of low morale. No one dared to kill all the political leaders of the Jin Kingdom like Bai Sheng did, and no one could obtain the kind of power that Bai Sheng obtained tonight. Hearty victory.

Although the Taiyi Chaotian Xiangzhen trapped and killed 2 Jin Guo Qingqi yesterday morning, how can this compare with Bai Sheng's record?When Bai Sheng first arrived, he killed [-] iron pagodas and more than [-] light cavalry in the Kingdom of Jin, and only less than [-] Jurchen Qingqi fled. No matter in terms of quality or quantity, Wu Yanguang's record is no match. Compared with Bai Sheng.

Moreover, Yelu Yanxi's urgent need is not just one or two victories, he urgently needs the spirit and fighting spirit brought by Bai Sheng.Without people like Bai Sheng, the Khitan soldiers are like patients suffering from rickets. In the sickly army, the Khitan family can't see any hope.

So he did not hesitate to praise his son-in-law with all kinds of compliments. In fact, he wanted to use Bai Sheng to inspire the blood and fighting spirit of the Khitan soldiers, so Bai Sheng became "other people's children" again.

But everything has two sides, or too much is too much, the more Yelu Yanxi praised Bai Sheng, the more uncomfortable his soldiers felt.

People who feel uncomfortable usually have two reactions, one negative and one positive.Negative people can't help thinking, since your son-in-law is so powerful, let your son-in-law fight this war, and don't let us rush to the front and fight desperately, okay?Positive people will go to the other extreme, your son-in-law is amazing, right?Well, I'll let you see whether your son-in-law is the best, or us.

Of course Yelu Yanxi wanted to see a positive reaction, but there were two kinds of positives, one was to swear to fight with the people of the Kingdom of Jin to compete with Bai Sheng, and the other was to directly compare with Bai Sheng.Unfortunately, the latter kind of people are more common.

Among the latter type of characters, they were either old, or well-connected, or had a strong family, or had real talents and knowledge. In short, these four types of people could not accept the emperor's reliance on Bai Sheng.Yelu Dashi is naturally one of them, He Chongbao is also one of them, and Qu Li Chuqing is still one of them. In short, everyone is very upset with Bai Sheng in their hearts.

Most of these people have the same thoughts in their hearts, even if you are from the Song Dynasty, you are favored by Yelu Guyu, why come to our Khitan to overwhelm us?

However, Yelu Dashi's resentment towards Bai Sheng is much more complicated. In addition to sharing the same ideas with others, it also involves emotional disputes between men and women.

Therefore, Emperor Tianzuo proposed to return to the palace immediately for a banquet, but Bai Sheng proposed to properly arrange for his soldiers. When Emperor Tianzuo ordered Yelu Dashi to arrange, Yelu Dashi raised objections.

There was no barracks in Yanjing City that could accommodate 40 soldiers. When the Liao Army guarded Emperor Tianzuo and retreated to Yanjing, the Liao Army requisitioned a large area of ​​Yanjing people’s houses. Yelu Dashi, the king of Nanyuan, originally had his official residence outside Yanjing, and those civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor, and nobles and nobles also requisitioned the houses of the common people as residences.

It is not enough just to requisition the house, but also to requisition the land to build a new house.Just make do with living in a residential house for the rest of your life?You ask which official or rich person is willing to wrong themselves so much?Putting aside the fact that the Liao Kingdom is immortal, one must have a spacious and bright big house to live.The home furnishing concept of Khitan nobles is quite similar to that of Chinese people in later generations.

So the question arises, if you expropriate the houses of the common people, where will the common people go?At that time, it was Yelu Dashi who was in charge of this official business. Yelu Dashi proposed two methods for the people to choose: first, move out of Yanjing, and the court will pay a settling fee and issue a migration certificate, and the people can go to Yanjing. Second, if there is a homeland that is difficult to leave, they can only live together with the neighbors.

The method Yelu Dashi proposed is a no-brainer, and the people are naturally miserable. Who wants to leave their hometown?Who wants to live with someone else's house?Men sleep with men, and women sleep with women. Not only can husbands and wives not be able to share the same bed, but even the same room is impossible. For several months, the common people in Yanjing City have not enjoyed a one-time life. Who can be willing?

It is said that the composition of the residents in the city of Yanjing is very complicated, and the Khitan people are less than half. Except for the ethnic minorities who settled from outside, the majority are Han and Tang survivors.

Many years ago, Jin Emperor Shi Jingzhang rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and gave Youyun Sixteen Prefectures to Yelu Abaoji for his thigh. At that time, the people in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures were almost all the people of the Tang Dynasty. Many years have passed, although this Chu has always belonged to the Liao State, but it is not the economic, cultural or even political center of the Liao State, so the loyalty of the Han people here to the Liao State is not high.

Of course, the Han people here have no feelings for the Song Dynasty, but instead have deep affection for the Han and Tang Dynasties.

When Yelu Dashi forcibly expropriated houses and land, he treated the Han people and the Khitan people differently. The Khitan people were often able to take care of them, but the Han people could only admit that they were unlucky and choose one of the two paths given by Yelu Dashi.

It's not that Yelu Dashi didn't know that this move was a big loss to the people, but he had no choice. If he didn't do this, Yanjing would be unable to defend. Can you let 40 Liao troops sleep on the ground in the streets and alleys?

So at that time, he made a promise to those people who were unwilling to relocate, saying that once the attack of the Jin people was repelled, or the military camps were built in other locations, these houses would be returned to the people intact, and after returning Only by giving a certain amount of economic compensation on the basis of the people's grievances can the people's grievances be calmed down.

Now Wu Yanguang has moved 20 troops out of the city to form the Taiyi Huntian Array. He is considering whether to return the vacated houses to the people to fulfill his original promise. How can Xuju be transferred to the army of the Song Dynasty brought by Bai Sheng?

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. Your Majesty, this must not be done!" Yelu Dashi made an impassioned statement, which made Emperor Tianzuo's face turn red and turn white, and he couldn't refute it.

Yelu Dashi, however, was not finished. He first said that there was no accommodation in Yanjing City, and then turned to Bai Sheng and said, "Bai Sheng, since your ministry is here to assist the Liao Kingdom in fighting the gold, why do you have to enter the city? But there are no Jin people who are easy to kill, and the Jin people are all outside the city, so I thought that your ministry might as well garrison the Jin camp in the south of the city, which happened to be the horns of our army's battle formation in front of the city, and waited for the Jin army to attack. At that time, wouldn’t it be beautiful for our Liao and Song armies to fight together?”

What you said has a lot of overtones, it means that if you must lead the army into Yanjing City, then I suspect that your purpose is not pure, what are you doing?Do you want to hijack our emperor and then take back Yanyun Sixteen States?

It is no secret at all that the emperors of the Song Dynasty took it as their mission to recapture the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.Although there has been no large-scale war between the Liao and Song Dynasties for nearly a hundred years, and the two sides have always exchanged envoys and friendly exchanges, it is well known that the emperor of the Song Dynasty never forgets the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

As the great king of the Southern Court of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Dashi had to be wary of this uninvited Song army who came here for no reason. As for Bai Sheng's claim that he came to protect the safety of his father-in-law, he just ignored it and didn't believe it at all.What about lying to children?If you, Bai Sheng, want to protect the safety of your father-in-law, you have to see if the emperor of the Song Dynasty is willing or not!

What Yelu Dashi said was justified and well-founded, and all civil and military officials echoed, saying that what Dashi Linya said was justified, and please think twice, making Yelu Yanxi hesitate, and had to look at Bai Sheng in embarrassment, meaning It's you, I don't welcome you if it's not your father-in-law, it's because the conditions at home are limited

Bai Sheng watched coldly from the sidelines for a while, and guessed about the psychology of everyone present. Seeing his father-in-law was in a difficult situation, he laughed and said, "Since that is the case, of course my son-in-law will not make things difficult for my father-in-law and everyone. Our army will retreat to Ji The state is well, if the battle in Yanjing is urgent in the future, as long as the father-in-law calls, the son-in-law will lead the army to help, but it is hard to say whether it will arrive in time."

Want to use my Liangshan soldiers as cannon fodder?Go dreaming!I am here to protect my father-in-law, not to serve as cannon fodder for you brains.

Originally, if someone had quietly informed him of the current situation in Yanjing City, then he was not unreasonable. When the horse launches a counterattack, he can also choose to fight or avoid the edge, which is not a grievance.

But Yelu Dashi was so passionate in front of everyone, if he camped south of the city according to the intention of the Liao people, it would be impossible, because that would be tantamount to bowing his head to Yelu Dashi.

I, Bai Sheng, came to Yanjing with a hot face, not to stick to a cold ass, not to mention you, Yelu Dashi, even my father-in-law!It's love to help you, it's duty not to help, why?Helping people and getting revenge?

Therefore, it is necessary to advance by retreating and bring Emperor Tianzuo into the army.

General Lao Zhangren's army is actually General Yelu Dashi. Didn't you prevent my team from entering Yanjing City?Well, can I hide away?Let's see what you do with Yelu Dashi.

Sure enough, Emperor Tianzuo was the first to lose his temper, and glared at Yelu Dashi angrily.Can you Yelu Dashi win the hearts of the people?But you have to repel the people of Jin Kingdom!You can't beat the people of the Jin Kingdom, so what are you doing beeping here?If my virtuous son-in-law returns to the country in a rage because of this, you will kill Wanyan Aguda for him?

Of course, Yelu Yanxi would not say this in public, but the look she gave Yelu Dashi said everything, "No, they must be allowed to enter the city, how about this, I will let them camp in the palace."

Seeing the anxious expressions on the faces of the officials and wanting to stop him, he immediately turned his face down, "What? The Daliao has not yet died, so what the emperor said doesn't matter?"

The officials immediately bowed their heads and shut up, knowing that the matter was irreversible, and persuading them would be tantamount to confronting the emperor, and since there was nothing wrong with them, what good would it do to confront the emperor?

After everyone stopped talking, Emperor Tianzuo calmed down his anger and said, "Come here, tell Wu Yanguang to open the passage and let our Daliao allied forces enter the city!"

Chapter 978

To let the Song army led by Bai Sheng enter the city, Wu Yanguang must be found. Although besides Wu Yanguang, Wu Yanguang's master Zhuge Wuzhi understands this formation, but Wu Yanguang is the actual control of this large formation. Or, well, there is no reason to replace him with someone else.

Emperor Tianzuo went down with his will, and his own eunuch trotted dozens of steps to the side of the flag gate, and shouted the emperor's will in a high-pitched voice. Someone in the flag gate immediately answered in a low voice, and the officials on the city gate also listened. It is not clear what the people in the formation said.The eunuch turned around immediately, trotted all the way back to the city gate, and reported out of breath: "My lord, Marshal Wuyan is not in the formation, his subordinates said that he just went to the Golden Camp to observe the enemy's situation."

Emperor Tianzuo couldn't help frowning deeply when he heard the words, glanced at Bai Sheng, and said in doubt: "My son-in-law, haven't all the enemies in the Jinying been killed by your army? What else can be seen about the enemy? Just now I ordered him to fight with you." Secret envoy Xiao Shu went to pick you up together, have you ever met Marshal Wuyan?"

Bai Sheng shook his head and said, "Going back to my father-in-law, my son-in-law has never met Marshal Wuyan. As for Marshal Wuyan's intentions when he went to Jinying to inspect it, my son-in-law can't speculate."

Bai Sheng always called Yelu Yanxi his father-in-law, but he refused to call Yelu Yanxi His Majesty or His Majesty like all the officials in the Liao Kingdom. Jurisdiction, even including Emperor Tianzuo.

But calling him like this will inevitably arouse the resentment and jealousy of the officials of the Liao Kingdom. You are the only one, right?You can, right?His Majesty refused to call.

Three of Emperor Tianzuo's six daughters have been married off, including Yelu Guyu.The other two sons-in-law did not dare to call Yelu Yanxi that way, they must honestly regard themselves as courtiers, and their status in the court of the Liao Dynasty was far inferior to civil servants and military generals like Yelu Dashi and Wu Yanguang, and even Yelu Guozhen. Such a royal family can't compare.

Relatives are outsiders after all, not relatives after all.Bai Sheng is a relative, but not a relative.Even if he is a relative of the state, he cannot be above the emperor's relatives and officials.

If Wu Yanguang cannot be found, Bai Sheng's team will not be able to enter the city. If Bai Sheng's team does not enter the city, the banquet in the palace will not start. The enemy's situation is his own duty, even the emperor can't stop it, otherwise if the enemy suddenly strikes, how should we deal with it?

After all, before finding out Bai Sheng's true intentions, Emperor Tianzuo could only use Bai Sheng to stimulate his generals and soldiers, but he dared not really bet on Bai Sheng for the future of Liao Kingdom. Now, he still needs the Xudan people under his command to come to Anbang to stabilize the country, so he can't punish Wuyanguang and Yelu Dashi too much.

Seeing this scene, Yelu Dashi had already guessed what Wu Yanguang was thinking. Although he didn't know that Wu Yanguang dared to use formations to scare Bai Sheng, he could infer that Wu Yanguang intended to prevent the Song army from entering the city. , except for Emperor Tian Zuo and Xiao Long, any Khitan official should have this attitude.

So he stood up again to smooth things over for Wu Yanguang: "Yesterday, the Jin army suffered a series of disastrous defeats. Marshal Wu Yan must be worried that the Jin army in the east of the city will counterattack the south of the city, so he went to investigate the enemy's movements. Your Majesty will return to the palace to rest for the time being."

It was late autumn at this time, and winter was coming in a blink of an eye. Yanjing City was located in the northern country, and it was quite cold at midnight.Yelu Dashi's concern didn't seem false, but his actual intention was to save the emperor from the banquet.Isn't he just a Bai Sheng from the Song Dynasty, what kind of wind do you give him, does he have the qualifications?

Yelu Yanxi subconsciously wrapped the fur cloak wrapped around her body, shook her head and said, "No, I'll just wait here, you go tell Wu Yanguang's subordinates, let his generals go out to look for it immediately, and if you find him, I will wait here. He will come back immediately! In addition, Xiao Long, please go and inform, let the chief generals of each city gate come to the palace, this banquet tonight is not all for my son-in-law, but also to discuss how to cooperate with the friendly army!"