The place where Yelu Yanxi wanted to hunt this time was in the Yin Mountains. In the Yin Mountains, there is a secret realm, which is a swamp area more than sixty miles wide.
This place is unknown to anyone except a few members of the royal family. Yelu Yanxi once hunted here, so he knew this place.
Since the war with the Jin Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom has been defeated repeatedly. When Yelu Yanxi was thinking about where to escape in the future, he thought of this place. In the name of hunting, he visited this place successively and knew that it was a good place to hide. A good place to evacuate and be difficult to capture by the enemy.
Now, Yelu Yanxi came here with his concubines, Xiao Wuna and others, called hunting, but actually to avoid capture by the Jin army.
At that time, Yelu Chun once asked Yelu Yanxi where he planned to go hunting. Yelu Yanxi had already planned to go hunting here, but did not tell Yelu Chun. The reason for this was because Yelu Yanxi was worried that people in the court would talk too much, which would inevitably lead to confusion. If the Jin cavalry knew about the news of walking, they would pursue them there. Therefore, Yelu Yanxi did not specify the specific place.
Shortly after Yelu Yanxi took the concubines, Xiao Wuna and others out for hunting, an army of more than 3,000 horses led by Wanyan Zongwang came to Youzhou City to attack Youzhou and capture Tianzha Emperor Yelu Yanxi.
There are still more than 70,000 Liao troops in Youzhou City.
Yelu Dashi ordered the Liao army to strictly guard the city.
Wanyan Zongwang led the Jin army to attack Youzhou City for several days, but failed, so he halted his army under Youzhou City and waited for the arrival of 10,000 infantrymen commanded by Wanyan Nianhan, preparing to attack Youzhou City together after the two armies met.
The Kingdom of Jin arranged spies in Youzhou City. The secret agent learned that Yelu Yanxi was out hunting and was not in Youzhou City. As for where Yelu Yanxi went hunting, the spies didn't know. Youzhou City is temporarily guarded by King Yelu Chun of Wei and guarded by General Yelu Dashi. The secret agent then quietly left the city and reported the above situation to Wanyan Zongwang.
Wanyan Zongwang received the spy report, so he withdrew the soldiers and horses besieging Youzhou, led his own army of more than 3,000 horses, and went west to pursue Emperor Yelu Yanxi of Tianzha.
After Wanyan Zongwang left with the cavalry, Yelu Chun and Yelu Dashi just breathed a sigh of relief. Then they saw Wanyan Nianhan leading 10,000 infantrymen to the foot of Youzhou City again, surrounding Youzhou City.
Yelu Chun and Yelu Dashi organized troops and launched a fierce battle with the Jin army. For more than ten consecutive days, the Jin soldiers and horses failed to capture Youzhou. Wanyan Nianhan urgently sent a message to Wanyan Aguda, requesting Wanyan Aguda to send another large group of troops to attack Youzhou.
In Youzhou City, Yelu Chun and Yelu Dashi learned that the troops of the Kingdom of Jin were dispatched to attack Youzhou. They hurriedly sent generals to sneak out of the city to find Yelu Yanxi and ask for countermeasures.
The generals sent by Yelu Chun and Yelu Dashi searched everywhere for Yelu Yanxi but could not find them, so they had to return to Youzhou and report the situation to Yelu Chun and Yelu Dashi.
Yelu Chun and Yelu Dashi were very angry that they could not find Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi.
At this time, the Jin army's siege became tighter and tighter, and their attacks became more and more fierce.
In Youzhou City, because Yelu Yanxi could not be found and Jin soldiers came to the city again, Yelu Chun and Yelu Dashi panicked and hurriedly summoned all ministers and generals to discuss countermeasures.
Yelu Chun looked at the ministers and generals and said: "The Jurchen siege is very tight, and Youzhou's defense is urgent. I want to ask for the emperor's imperial decree, but I can't find it. In many cases, it is not easy for me to make decisions. In this way, everyone What do you think it should be?”
After hearing the words, all the ministers whispered and discussed, but they could not come up with a good solution.
Yelu Chun was so anxious that he could not sit still.
Seeing this, Yelu Dashi stepped out of the queue and said to Yelu Chun: "The king of Wei is here. The Holy Lord doesn't know where he is, and he can't be found everywhere. When the Jurchen siege tightens, he wants to send people to look for the Holy Lord again, but he's afraid It is not an easy task. In the current situation, we have to make our own decisions. I believe that in order to ensure that Youzhou is not lost, it is necessary to establish a new emperor so that he can order the soldiers and horses from all over the world to coordinate against the Jin."
Yelu Chun was shocked when he heard this.
Yelu Chun was surprised because he had experience in this area. At the beginning of the Jurchen army, the general Yelu Zhangnu rebelled and wanted to make him the new emperor. Fortunately, he did not agree. Otherwise, Yelu Yanxi, the imperial commander who returned to quell the rebellion during the expedition, might have killed him at that time.
Thinking of that incident, Yelu Chun was frightened and did not dare to agree.
Yelu Dashi clasped his hands in his fists, bowed to Yelu Chun, and said: "King Wei, you can't hesitate any longer. If you continue to hesitate, Youzhou City will be destroyed, and we will all become the prey of the Jurchens. What will happen then?" ? Please ask the King of Wei to succeed you, we will only obey the orders of the King of Wei."
"I'm afraid there's something wrong with this." Yelu Chun said hesitantly.
"What's wrong?!" Xiao Puxian, the wife of King Wei, who was sitting next to Yelu Chun, said: "The Holy One doesn't know where he is going. State affairs are at the forefront. Who are the ministers and generals to discuss with? How can a country be without a king for a day? This situation Now, we can only establish a new king as Marshal Yelu Dashi proposed."
Yelu Chun said: "Your Majesty doesn't know what is going on, how can he stand on his own? Besides, I have established myself as king. Can you all obey my envoys?"
When Yelu Chun said this, he already had the idea of establishing himself as king. He just wanted to see the attitude of the ministers and generals.
After hearing what Yelu Chun said, all the ministers and generals had no hope for Yelu Yanxi. They also thought that Yelu Chun would come forward to reorganize the court and deal with the Jurchen soldiers and horses, so they all knelt down and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty." When you support the King of Wei as your king, you will only obey the orders of the King of Wei."
Seeing this, Yelu Chun hurriedly said: "In this case, I will reluctantly take over and be the new king for the time being. In the future, if the Holy One is here, the power should be returned to the Holy One; if the Holy One is no longer here, and so is this king, Yelu Chun will be the new king for the time being. The new emperor. All the ministers must bear witness to this arrangement, it is not because I want to establish myself as the king."
Yelv Ding was the fifth son of Emperor Tianzha Yelu Yanxi, and he was out hunting with Emperor Tianzha at that time.
At that time, Yelu Chun succeeded to the throne of the emperor, named Xiao Puxian the queen, made Yelu Dashi the marshal of the imperial army and the defense envoy of Youzhou, and ordered General Han Weifu to be fully responsible for the defense of Youzhou and the war against Jin.
Yelu Dashi and Han Ao were ordered to rearrange and deploy their troops to tightly defend Youzhou City.
Outside Youzhou City, after Wanyan Nianhan led his troops to besiege Youzhou for more than ten days, he suddenly received an order from Wanyan Aguda to withdraw his troops.
Wanyan Nianhan then withdrew his troops and returned.
What's happening here? Didn't Wanyan Nianhan send people to Zhongjing to ask Wanyan Aguda to send a large force to attack Youzhou City? Why did Wanyan Aguda order Wanyan Nianhan to withdraw his troops?
It turned out that during the period when Wanyan Nianhan was besieging Youzhou, Wanyan Hute and Abo, who were on an envoy to the Song Dynasty, returned to Zhongjing from Bianjing, met with Wanyan Aguda urgently, and informed Wanyan Aguda that Song Dynasty The army will set off in the near future to attack Youzhou.
After learning about this situation, according to the agreement between the two countries, the Song army would be responsible for capturing Youzhou. The Jin State directly sent troops to attack and occupy Youzhou, which violated the covenant signed by the Jin State and the Song State. So, knowing that the Song Dynasty would send troops to attack Youzhou, Wanyan Aguda hurriedly sent people outside Youzhou City and ordered Wanyan Nianhan to withdraw his troops quickly, not only delaying it, but also lest he violate the treaty signed with the Song Dynasty.
After Wanyan Nianhan received the order, he withdrew the siege of Youzhou City by the Jin soldiers.
Where is Song Jun at this time? Let’s talk about the situation in the Song Dynasty.
At that time, Emperor Huizong personally promised Wanyanhu Te and Abo that the imperial army had gathered around Bianjing and would send troops northward in the near future to attack Khitan and regain the homeland of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. He told Wanyanhu Te and Abo to hurry up. After returning the money, he told Wanyan Aguda to send troops as agreed without delay.
Wanyanhute and Abo then left Bianjing and hurried back to their country.
On the second day after Jin envoys Wanyan Hute and Abo left Bianjing, several more uninvited guests came to Bianjing.
These uninvited guests who came to Bianjing were envoys sent by the King of Goryeo to visit the Southern Song Dynasty.
Before this, Korea and the Song Dynasty did not have much contact, but the Song Dynasty court knew about this peninsula-shaped island country on the northeast coast. When Emperor Huizong heard that the envoy from Korea was visiting, he paid great attention to it and immediately received the envoy from Korea.
The official envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom who led a delegation to visit the Southern Song Dynasty was named Li Muchen, and he was the deputy prime minister of the Goryeo Kingdom. According to the principle of reciprocity, the Song Dynasty court arranged for the Grand Prime Minister Wang Fu to accompany Emperor Huizong to receive the Korean envoy Li Muchen and his party.
In the main hall, Li Muchen first paid tribute to Emperor Huizong on behalf of the King of Goryeo, and then talked about Goryeo's desire to establish good relations with the Southern Song Dynasty.
After listening to Li Muchen's words, Emperor Huizong said: "Thank you for the greetings from the king of your country. The country of Koryo is located in a corner of the northeastern sea. The land is small and barren. The difficulties encountered in development should be greater. The Song Dynasty has a vast territory and abundant resources. , with outstanding people, abundant resources and abundant people, it is a central country. Our country is willing to form a friendly federation with Koryo, and is willing to provide support and assistance to the development of Koryo to the best of its ability."
Seeing this, Li Muchen stood up to express his thanks, and then said: "Thank you very much, Emperor. In addition to expressing the desire of the two countries to strengthen cooperation and promote friendly relations, I am on this mission. I also have an important task. I don't know whether I should talk about it or not."
When Emperor Huizong saw this, his facial expression became much more serious, and he said solemnly: "Envoy, please sit down. Since the envoy has other important tasks, just say what you say, there is nothing that should be said or not."
Li Muchen took his seat, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "The Great Emperor is here, and my envoy heard that your country and the Jurchens have formed an alliance and want to conquer the Liao Dynasty together. May I ask the Great Emperor, has this happened before?"
Emperor Huizong glanced at Wang Fu, then turned to look at Li Muchen. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Where did the envoy hear that our dynasty formed an alliance with the Jurchens to conquer the Liao Dynasty?"
Li Muchen stood up, paid homage to Emperor Huizong again and said: "I am beginning to report to you, Great Emperor. Our country borders the Jurchens. If there is any situation with the Jurchens, our country can inquire about it. Before winter last year, your country sent Secretary Zhao Liangsi to represent you. The country sent an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin and signed a maritime alliance between the Song and Jin Dynasties. This is no longer a secret, and the king of our country has been reported."
After speaking, Li Muchen took his seat again.
