Chapter 147: Surrounding Situation
Chapter 147: Surrounding Situation
The next thing was much simpler. "Rebirth Pill" was not a vulgar thing. Yunlong did not give them a container, so he obviously asked them to take it on the spot. The two demons also had great confidence in Yunlong. Under Yunlong's protection, they immediately took the "Rebirth Pill" and spent a day cultivating it.
After being reborn, the second demon's qualifications were greatly improved, and Yunlong taught him the first important method of "Lingyuan Miaojing", so he was grateful to Yunlong. Yunlong didn't ask for anything more, he just asked them to protect Zhao Kuangyin and not let others take advantage of him. The two demons naturally agreed happily and became more and more loyal to Zhao Kuangyin.
Then Yunlong left Zhao Kuangyin and his party again and continued to travel around the world; Zhao Kuangyin and his party found the nearest city and returned to the Northern Han Dynasty with their men. After returning to the Northern Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin immediately reported the news of the invasion of the Southern Tang Dynasty to Liu He. Liu He immediately angrily accused the Southern Tang Dynasty of taking advantage of the situation. However, after all, Liu He had been the leader for decades. In his anger, he still controlled himself and did not do anything. Act irrationally.
After getting angry, he still smiled bitterly and told Zhao Kuangyin the reason why the Southern Tang Dynasty dared to invade semi-blatantly: "All countries in China have established countries and proclaimed themselves emperors, and changed dynasties, but I have not done so in the Northern Han Dynasty; if our country is not weak in strength, the other countries We also need our country to fight against the Later Jin, Northern Liao and other countries, and our country claims to uphold the orthodoxy of the Han people and occupy the right name, which may have long been divided by them."
"In this case, why didn't you establish a country and proclaim yourself emperor early to achieve hegemony?" Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help asking, very puzzled. Liu He smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "It would be a lie to say that I haven't thought about it. However, Taoist Master You Longzi once told me, 'In today's world, ten countries are vying for hegemony, and the destined emperor will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor before he appears. He will generate dragon energy and stand in opposition to the human emperor who is determined by heaven. Although he may be majestic for a while, without the blessing of heaven and earth, sooner or later he will be destroyed by the human emperor and bring disaster to his relatives. 'Therefore, I have never proclaimed myself emperor."
After listening to Liu He's explanation, Zhao Kuangyin was silent and had nothing to say. Since the master had once given a warning, he had his own reasons. He still believed in the master's words. Then he confessed his crime and left Liu He's residence. When Kankan left the door, a voice came to his ears: "According to the Taoist priest's prophecy, the Heavenly Emperor will appear in our country, and he must be a military general, so he can conquer the four directions and rule the world in the future!" Zhao Kuangyin's body collapsed after hearing this. All sorts of thoughts flashed through my mind for a moment, but then I calmed down and left as if nothing had happened. In the room, Liu He looked at Zhao Kuangyin's leaving figure, with complicated expressions of relief, envy, love, fear, and even jealousy, and then turned into a sigh, "God's will."
In the days that followed, the Northern Han officials, led by Liu He, and the generals led by Zhao Kuangyin, repaired internal politics and external military affairs. In just three years, they digested the vast territory and billions of people gained from the annexation of Jin, and their strength grew day by day. The rest of the Middle-earth countries are not without covetousness and covetousness. However, the example of the Southern Tang Dynasty is there. They took action rashly, but got a broken head and retreated in disgrace. They became the laughing stock of the cultivation world, so no cultivator is willing to offend for a little worldly dispute. The Northern Han Dynasty was in full swing.
As for those kings, although they also wanted to get a piece of the pie, they were frightened by the Northern Han Dynasty's great righteousness, and the Later Jin Dynasty was conquered by his family. Logically speaking, they should be merged into their territory. The other countries were unnamed; secondly, because the Northern Han Dynasty was now powerful If forced to invade, it is likely that both sides will suffer and the other countries will gain; thirdly, because the Northern Han Dynasty is surrounded by only the five kingdoms of Northern Liao, Tubo, Houshu, Nanping, and Southern Tang, as well as the nomadic people headed by Dangxiang.
Among them, the only countries under Han rule were Hou Shu, Nanping, and Southern Tang. Nanping was weak and relied on paying tribute to the surrounding countries to maintain its status; the leader of the Later Shu Kingdom was dull in intelligence and only wanted comfort and enjoyment without any enterprising spirit; not to mention the Southern Tang Dynasty because he was eager to snatch food from the tiger's mouth and ended up in the Northern Han Dynasty Having suffered a loss and being caught, it was even more shameless to attack Beihan again. If the other countries want to attack the Northern Han Dynasty, they must pass through the territory of the Three Kingdoms, which is also impossible. Whether they are afraid that other countries will annihilate them under false pretenses, or they are afraid that their own troops will be tricked by others, these countries will not do such stupid things. Therefore, the various Han forces in the mainland maintain this strange balance, with the intention of the country being powerless, and the power of the country being unintentional.
In addition to Han countries, there are also trends in foreign countries. Tubo was in civil strife and had no time for others to care about and could be eliminated; while Dangxiang and other nomadic peoples were scattered and had not yet unified and could not form a joint force and could not cause much harm to the Northern Han Dynasty and could be eliminated. Only the Northern Liao established by the Khitans was not only powerful and vast in territory, but its soldiers were all nomads, brave and good at fighting, and were much stronger than the Han people. Successive generations of rulers in the country, although insufficient, were not fatuous and ruled relatively firmly. Moreover, the Later Jin Dynasty that he single-handedly supported was destroyed by the Northern Han Dynasty and lost part of its source of income, which caused dissatisfaction across the country and clamored for revenge against the Northern Han Dynasty.
However, in the past few years, the emperor in Northern Liao was seriously ill and several princes were vying for the throne and using various methods. All the major forces in the country chose to join him. For a time, the political situation was chaotic and there was a danger of falling into civil strife. There was no time to worry about the collapse of the later Jin Dynasty. After a wave of support was sent but the entire army was destroyed, no one was willing to do such a thing that harmed their own strength.
The year before last, Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty Yelu Deguang died of illness in Luancheng, Hebei Province. Because it was too far away from the capital of the Northern Liao Kingdom and he suddenly died of illness, there was no edict left, so the royal families in the country led their own troops to attack each other to compete for the throne. (At this time, the Liao Kingdom had just transitioned from a tribal and clan society to a slave system. All systems were still very primitive and the political methods were barbaric. Therefore, if the acting leader suddenly died without a designated successor, his subordinates would be in chaos, leading to domestic chaos and disintegration. This is far from the case. Not as good as the Central Plains countries.)
In the end, for the sake of its own interests, the Northern Demonic Cult did not want Bei Liao to excessively consume its own strength in the civil strife. After negotiating and compromising with the major cultivation sects in the country, it chose Yelu Ruan, who had great military exploits and was a lay disciple of the Northern Demonic Cult, as the emperor. Liao Shizong. Under the pressure of Liao Shizong and the Northern Demon Cult, the civil strife in Northern Liao Suiping once again set his sights on the hinterland of the Central Plains, which is now the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty.
(Whenever I work the night shift, the first thing I do when I get home is to catch up on my sleep, so I wake up in the afternoon. It was so hard to code this chapter and find the information. It seems that Yakuza is really not suitable for writing about the army. In the end, I had to make it up haphazardly. A piece of history. Fortunately, this book is mainly about immortals. You don’t need to pursue historical facts too much. I’ll leave it at that. Hehe. The next chapter may be posted very late, probably around 11 or 12 o’clock. If you think it’s too late, you can save it. Get up and watch tomorrow.)
