The dignified emperor of the Liao Kingdom was actually captured alive. This was completely unimaginable for the Liao Kingdom.
Yelu Zongbao, who originally broke out of the siege, was gathering people from all walks of life to prepare to break the siege of Shunzhou. However, within two days, he received the news that Yelu Hongji had been captured alive.
Yelü Zongbao picked up the messenger, shouted with red eyes, "Impossible, I have only been away from Shunzhou for two days, how could your Majesty be captured?"
"Sir, the little news is absolutely true. The Song Army has left Shunzhou and returned to Youzhou."
Yelü Zongbao sprayed a mouthful of blood on the messenger's face, and he fell backwards.
"My lord, my lord"
After a long time, Yelu Zongbao woke up and shouted in a weak voice, "Quick, prepare your horses, go to Youzhou, we must rescue your majesty." ."
However, the general under his command said, "Commander, before a 600,000-strong army besieged Youzhou for a month and failed to conquer it. Now we have only 10,000 troops. How can we save your majesty? Commander, we should recuperate first. Let’s wait until the country sends a large army to rescue him.”
However, will the Liao Kingdom really send heavy troops to rescue Yelu Hongji?
A week later, the Liao Kingdom received news from Yelu Hongji. The news of the defeat and capture immediately caused internal turmoil.
Yelu Yanxi, the grandson of Yelu Hongji, advocated gathering all the troops from across the country to march into Youzhou and force the Song Dynasty to return Yelu Hongji.
However, the tribal leaders of the Liao Kingdom headed by Yelu Zhangnu felt that a commander like Yelu Hongji who was captured by the enemy was not worth rescuing, not to mention that the previous 600,000-strong army was almost completely wiped out, and the Liao Kingdom had already His vitality was severely damaged and he was unable to continue fighting against the Song Dynasty.
There was only one solution to the different political opinions in the Liao Kingdom, and that was a coup. This was also the consistent tradition of the Liao Kingdom. Soon Yelu Yanxi and Yelu Zhangnu started fighting.
At the critical moment of seizing power, who would have the heart to care about a captured former emperor?
On the other side, the Song army, which originally planned to defend Youzhou, also received orders from the Liao Dynasty. With news of domestic chaos, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
If you don’t take the opportunity to recover all the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun at this time, why don’t you wait for the Liao Kingdom to slow down
Zhao Yingce ordered that Qin Hao, Gu Tingye, and the British soldiers were divided into three groups. Along the way, Gu Tingye and the British attacked Yunzhou, which was later known as Shanxi, while Qin Hao recovered the remaining state capitals in Youzhou and cleared away the Liao Kingdom's participation in Youzhou.
Yunzhou’s resistance was relatively fierce, but Youzhou basically crushed them all the way. Only some remaining cavalry fled back to the Liao Kingdom. Yelu Zongbao died of illness on the way back to the Liao Kingdom. The last one was sincere. Those who really wanted to rescue Yelu Hongji disappeared from this world.
At the border of Tanzhou, Qin Hao ordered to stop.
Cui Zhi said with some regret, "Not far ahead is the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing. Why didn't the Marquis take the opportunity to destroy the Liao Kingdom in one fell swoop?"
Qin Hao shook his head, "The Liao Kingdom Newly defeated, but the national strength is still there, now it is just civil strife and there is no time for himJust worry about it. If we continue to advance, there is no guarantee that they will not reunite. It is better to let them kill each other. Wouldn't it be better to wait for them to fight for a few years and then take advantage of us?"
"Retract the troops Return to the city"
"No. ”
At this time, the fleet that also sent Yelu Hongji had arrived at the Bianjing Pier. It was crowded for a while. The people in Bianjing put up lanterns and streamers and had been looking forward to it for a long time.
Since then The news of Yelu Hongji's capture caused a sensation throughout the Song Dynasty. No one thought that the Song Dynasty army could capture the enemy's emperor. At first, many people thought it was false news.
You must know that the Liao cavalry was synonymous with nightmares for the people of the Song Dynasty in the previous decades. Every time I heard the battle report, it was that the Liao army went south to plunder. How much damage was caused, how many people were robbed, and where they conquered.
Once upon a time, the Song army was not only able to defeat the Liao army, but also captured the Liao emperor. This sounds like a fantasy.
However, when he was escorted. When Yelu Hongji and the fleet of trophies arrived, the people of the entire Bianjing City rushed to witness this historic scene.
This was the first time since the Song Dynasty that this event had occurred. The emperor of the Liao Kingdom in the capital of Song Dynasty was captured.
Yelu Hongji looked pale and was not in a good mental state. It was not that he had been mistreated. On the contrary, the officers who escorted him were careful and careful all the way. He died on the way, and then he would be guilty instead of meritorious.
The main reason was that Yelu Hongji had never been on a boat for such a long time and was very uncomfortable, especially on the sea. He was vomiting so much that he almost couldn't carry it.
Fortunately, he arrived in Bianjing safely, and the escorting officers and soldiers could breathe a sigh of relief.
"Even Yelu Hongji didn't look like that. What's the matter? It's not as powerful as the official family. ”
“Yelü Hongji, have you ever thought that this day would happen?”
Yelü Hongji felt sad and angry in his heart. If it were these untouchables in the past, he would kill all the people watching. Kill them all, but it is a pity that this is the capital of the Song Dynasty. He is only a prisoner and can only be slaughtered.
There are people who have lived in the north who hate Yelu Hongji deeply. There are people along the way. The officers and soldiers were unable to pass, so they threw rotten vegetable leaves and balls of flour at Yelu Hongji.
Yelü Hongji could only cover his face with his hands in embarrassment. This scene also made the people of Bianjing laugh out loud. Laugh.
Not long after, people from the Imperial City Department came to protect Yelu Hongji as he headed to the palace. This was considered a sign of respect from Zhao Zongquan to the Emperor of Liao, and it was also to maintain the dignity of the Emperor. After all, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty , The emperors of the Liao Kingdom were all emperors. If the mystery of the imperial power was broken, it would easily arouse the covetousness of others.
"Bring King Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom" the eunuch shouted outside the palace. p>
Zhao Zongquan forcibly suppressed his inner excitement and waved his robe "Xuan"
Soon, Yelu Hongji was brought up.Yelu Hongji had freshly groomed himself. Apart from his pale face, his mental outlook was completely new, and he looked somewhat majestic.
Zhao Zongquan said to Yeluhong Ji very enthusiastically, "Haha, I have long heard that my brother is so powerful, and now I see that it is really the case."
This statement was obviously sarcastic, Yeluhong The corner of Ji's mouth twitched, but there was nothing he could do. Who made him a prisoner under his command?
"Since my brother has come to Bianjing, he should stay here. The scenery of this city is pleasant. Compared with the bitter cold of Liao Kingdom, it is much more comfortable. I believe that my brother will like it here. Come here." I'll send the King of Liao to rest first." Zhao Zongquan didn't care about Yelu Hongji's reaction. At this moment, the joy in his heart was not enough to explain to outsiders. He did what many generations of emperors in the Song Dynasty had not been able to do.
In ancient times, Li Shimin captured Jieli Khan, and now Zhao Zongquan captures the king of Liao. Well, perfect
After Yelu Hongji was taken away, Zhao Zongquan asked Han Daxianggong beside him "How is the war going ahead and when will the army return to the temple to offer sacrifices? How are they prepared?"
Xianggong Han was also full of joy. Naturally, such a great contribution to the official family will be recorded in history. As the prime minister of the dynasty, Supplementary, naturally can also gain the evaluation of a capable minister in governing the world.
“Back to Your Majesty, His Highness King Huan’s battle report mentioned that the Liao Dynasty is currently in civil strife, and the army has divided into three groups to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, and I am afraid that they will not be able to turn back for a while.”
Although Zhao Zongquan was anxious to complete the ceremony of offering prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, he also knew that this was the best opportunity to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun, so he could only wait patiently.
After autumn, the weather in the sixteen states of Yanyun also became colder. After three months of southern and northern wars, the entire Yanyun land had been assigned to the Song Dynasty, and Zhao Yingce left some The generals defended, and the remaining 200,000 troops returned to Bianjing in a mighty manner.
This battle has completely brought the powerful Liao Kingdom back to its original shape. Coupled with the constant civil strife, the Liao Kingdom has nothing to fear.
Just when the army was marching to Yingzhou, they suddenly received a secret message from Han Daxiangong. Zhao Yingce handed over the command of the army to Qin Hao overnight and led two thousand light cavalry directly to Bianjing City.
As for the reason, Zhao Yingce did not explain it, but Qin Hao can roughly guess it. There is only one thing that can make Zhao Yingce so nervous, and that is the throne.
At this time, Zhao Zongquan did not have much time left. After autumn, he was too happy and had a banquet with the officials one day. As a result, a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out on the wine table, and he fell into complete turmoil. coma.
The imperial doctor was helpless and could only use ginseng to hang up his life.
By the time Zhao Yingce rushed back to Bianjing City, Zhao Zongquan was speechless. Seeing his most proud son again, Zhao Zongquan used the last bit of strength in his body to shout "Ancestral Temple"
< p> Zhao Zongquan had already passed away before he could say the words "offer prisoners". Fortunately, before his death, Zhao Zongquan had already issued a will and made Zhao Yingce the crown prince. Zhao Yingce's ascension to the throne was justified.AlsoBefore Qin Hao and Gu Tingye could lead the army to Bianjing City, Zhao Yingce ascended the throne and inherited the throne with the support of Han Daxiangong and others.
Zhao Yingce also specially set the posthumous title of "Song Shizong" for the late emperor, but did not hold a funeral. He wanted to wait for the army to return to Bianjing to hold a prisoner dedication ceremony at the Ancestral Temple, and then give the late emperor the posthumous title "Song Shizong". Inviting the spirit throne to the Ancestral Temple can be regarded as fulfilling the late emperor's last wish.
Just when the first snow fell this winter, Qin Hao and Gu Tingye finally rushed back to Bianjing City. Zhao Yingce personally led the civil and military officials to welcome them ten miles away. The people of Bianjing spontaneously marched along the way regardless of the severe cold. Welcome the troops home.
"The humble minister pays homage to the official." Qin Hao and other generals turned over and dismounted from their horses to salute.
Zhao Yingce personally stepped forward to help everyone up one by one. "My dear friends, you have worked hard all the way."
In front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the prisoner presentation ceremony began, with the symbols of war horses, cattle and sheep captured from the Liao Kingdom. I got a few of them for a formality, and then there were dozens of carts of rare treasures seized from the nobles of the Liao Kingdom.
The last and most important prisoner was naturally the Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji at the front, followed by a group of Liao nobles.
The entire prisoner presentation ceremony was solemn and majestic. Zhao Yingce, on behalf of the emperors of the Song Dynasty, "forgave" Yelu Hongji's sins and "gifted" him a mansion so that he could settle in Bianjing City.
Then came the celebration banquet. Compared with the prisoner presentation ceremony, the celebration banquet was completely a scene of singing and dancing.
Zhao Yingce took the lead in toasting all the generals who had returned from victory. The faces of Grand Prime Minister Han and others were not very good, and they were very worried about Zhao Yingce's promotion of the status of the generals. However, the generals' contribution this time was really great and they deserved it. For this honor, they could only watch silently and drool.
When the banquet reached its climax, Zhao Yingce announced the reward for the general.
The title of the British Duke is already that of the Duke of the country, and the title of king will undoubtedly harm him. There is no reward in the title, so Zhao Yingce rewarded the British Duke with many rare treasures and many fields, and at the same time, he was granted the title of Duke of England. The only daughter is the county head.
Gu Tingye was promoted to Ning Guogong, Minglan was promoted to the second-rank official, and his son who had just learned to walk was already a fifth-rank official, and he was born in Rome.
Qin Hao was promoted to the Duke of Jing, Yu Yanran was granted the title of First Grade Madam, Sister Lan was also granted the title of Lady of Lanxin County, and Brother Ming also had the idle post of General Ranger.
Cui Zhi and Cui Hao were also awarded the title of earl for their meritorious service, but they were not the founding uncles. They had to be demoted if they did not inherit the next generation.
In addition, some meritorious generals also received titles and awards, including thirteen marquises and five founding marquises.
On the one hand, the military commanders’ hearts were chilled if they did not reward him heavily. On the other hand, Zhao Yingce had just ascended the throne. It was the moment when he needed to win over people’s hearts, so he would not be stingy. .
At the end of the celebration banquet, Qin Hao was carried back. At first, he planned to pretend to be drunk. Unfortunately, Gu Tingye saw through it and had no choice but to drink. As a result, he drank as much as he could. drunk.
Coupled with the exhaustion of marching all the way, when she woke up again, it was already early morning two days later. Sister Lan came over in surprise when she saw Qin Hao open his eyes.
"Daddy, you're awake."
Seeing that his daughter had grown a lot taller, Qin Hao hugged her happily and said, "Sister Lan, I miss you daddy."
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Sister Lan nodded desperately, "I think about it, I think about it."
"So good."
The father and daughter were saying thoughtful words, and Yu Yanran came from Walking in from the outside, she glared at Sister Lan with an irritated look, "Didn't I tell you not to disturb your father's rest?"
Sister Lan's mouth was aggrieved.
Qin Hao smiled and said, "Okay, I woke up on my own and don't care about Sister Lan."
"Humph." Sister Lan wrinkled her nose proudly , with an expression like "Look, it's not me."
Soon, Qin Junye and Qin Liu came. The family had a meal and chatted about some family issues, which made Qin Hao feel the warmth he had not seen for a long time.
After being promoted to Duke, Zhao Yingce was given a larger house. Two months later, Qin Hao moved in with his family, just in time for New Year's Day. Since it was the period of national mourning, there was no big house. It's a big deal, and the family is more comfortable behind closed doors.
Sister Lan and Brother Ming are almost six years old now, and Brother Ming has started to go to school as they have grown up. Qin Hao asked Sister Lan to go to school with them. As for the two children born later The little guy is just over a year old, that is, he has just learned to talk and walk, so he can enjoy a carefree childhood.
The two little guys were a little acquainted with life at first, but Qin Hao quickly won their favor with some novel toys and snacks, and soon they started calling "Daddy" non-stop.
Time passed very quickly. Three years later, Zhao Yingce personally conquered Xixia, appointing Qin Hao as the commander-in-chief and Gu Tingye as the deputy commander-in-chief. An army of 300,000 troops approached Xingqing Mansion. After a month of siege, they finally captured the city. The royal city of Xixia was captured and Xixia was destroyed.
After two years of recuperation, Zhao Yingce once again went on a personal expedition. This time the target was the Liao Kingdom. This time the Song Army directly mobilized troops from the sixteen states of Yanyun, totaling 450,000, and the peak of the troops was approaching Lin. Huangfu.
When the army pressed on the border, the Liao Kingdom was still fighting with each other. It was not until the Song army arrived at Linhuang Mansion that the Liao Kingdom reunited. However, it was too late, and the Song army besieged Linhuang Mansion. After a month and a half, after paying a huge price, this fortified city was finally captured, and the Liao Kingdom was destroyed.
Subsequently, the Song Dynasty army entered an uninhabited country and wiped out the remaining forces of the Liao Kingdom. At the same time, under Qin Hao's suggestion, Zhao Yingce gave the ethnic minorities the "right" to immigrate to Youzhou, among which the key points They are the Jurchen tribe living in the white mountains and black waters.
They all moved back to Youzhou. The government gave them land for grazing and farming, and allowed their descendants to receive Han education and participate in the imperial examination to become officials in the future.
This plan also won the unanimous support of Han Daxiangong and others, who believed that this method could better reflect the Song Dynasty's ideals than direct killing.Kindness.
Zhao Yingce also showed an emperor's mind and adopted this suggestion. Under so many favorable conditions, except for a few tribes, most of them chose to settle in Youzhou.
As for the few tribes that insisted on surviving in the harsh environment, they could only fight against the power of heaven and earth on their own because they did not have the trade qualifications of the Song Dynasty.
The merchants of the Song Dynasty also issued strict orders. Anyone who dared to smuggle goods to them would have their homes confiscated and their families destroyed upon investigation.
The risk is too great, and over time no businessman dares to take risks anymore.
In the blink of an eye, fifty years later, the Song Dynasty became the most glorious dynasty after the prosperous Tang Dynasty. In addition to economic prosperity, military power should not be underestimated. Navigation technology was unprecedentedly developed, and it restarted the Han and Tang Dynasties. The Silk Road has a profound influence on various countries in the Western Regions.
On Zhao Yingce's sixtieth birthday, the scene of all nations coming to Korea was also recorded in history books and became a bright page in Chinese history.
Qin Hao gradually left the military system in his later years and lived a comfortable life raising his children and grandchildren at home.
Sister Lan finally married Gu Tingye’s eldest son. I have to admit that this boy’s genes are quite good, he is both civil and military, and his appearance is handsome. In addition, the two families are close, so the two The two children also developed a friendship and naturally came together.
Brother Ming adopted Zhao Yingce’s seventh daughter, Princess Huairou. This girl is not as delicate as the princess, and is very filial to Qin Hao and Yu Yanran at home.
On the night of Qin Hao's eightieth birthday, he had a premonition that the end was coming, so Qin Hao called all his descendants to him, gave him a few words, and then said them silently in his heart.
"Return to the main world."
"Dad"
"Grandpa
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Reopen Looking at it, Qin Hao let out a sigh of relief. Compared with his previous travels in modern society, did he know that the world has given Qin Hao a completely different experience? In modern society, no matter how good he is, he is just an ordinary person among all living beings. However, in ancient society, he became a figure in history books who could be written down and passed down.
This made Qin Hao start to look forward to the next world.
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