"Twenty-four years of family and country, eight thousand miles of mountains and rivers. The iron horse and the golden war are like a dream, millions of soldiers are like smoke, and now they are all in vain..."
In the twelfth year of Hongwu in the Song Dynasty, on the fourth day of April, when Wan Yanliang, the last emperor of the Jin Dynasty, walked into the Ancestral Temple in tears and reported the bad news of the country's subjugation to the few former emperors of the Jin Dynasty, he couldn't help but read out His own "word of national subjugation".
His "Poem for the Subjugation of the Country" was adapted from Li Yu's "Broken Array. Family and Country in Forty Years".
Of course, Wan Yanliang's literary talent cannot compare with that of empress Li, but the process of the country's subjugation was much more tragic!
All the iron horses and gold were exhausted, the million-strong army was exhausted, and the last capital, Linhuang Mansion, was besieged for several months. The two to three hundred thousand nationals were almost ready to eat human flesh and were still unwilling to surrender... .... It wasn't until the heads of Jin Wushu and his son were brought to the Linhuang Mansion Palace that the kings and ministers of the Great Jin Kingdom agreed to the humiliating surrender terms in mourning.
"Your Majesty, it's almost time..."
Wan Yanliang was only halfway through his "Chapter of National Subjugation" when Xiao Zhonggong's voice rang in his ears.
Wan Yanliang looked back at Xiao Zhonggong, who had already changed into the official uniform of the Liao Kingdom, and sighed softly: "Now that things have happened, what do you still call me, Your Majesty? I am already the king of the subjugated country... .”
"Your Majesty, don't be sad. The king of the subjugated country may not be able to stand out..." Xiao Zhonggong comforted Wanyan Liang and said, "Look at the Marquis of Haibin. Now he has been restored to his original position as emperor, and he has become the leader of the Liao Kingdom. He is an emperor, even though he is a son-emperor, he is still an emperor after all!"
Wan Yanliang smiled bitterly: "Yu has always looked down on Haibinhou, but I didn't expect to become like him!"
This Wan Yanliang finally lived like what he hated the most.
After saying this, Wan Yanliang turned his head again, with tears in his eyes, and said to the ancestral tablet in the Ancestral Temple: "My ancestors, the unworthy descendant Wan Yanliang has to move a place for you... This You can no longer live in the Ancestral Temple, Yelu Abaoji, Yelu Deguang and their whole family are still waiting to move in!"
It turns out that Zhao Kai also lent Linhuang Mansion to Yelu Yanxi and Yelu Yuliyan to live in. The emperor and his granddaughter couldn't live without a place!
Moreover, Yelu Dashi would definitely not let the two of them stay on the Mobei grassland. He was willing to admit Yelu Yanxi's throne as a last resort - this was the great honor of Daliao!
If the great righteousness belongs to Yelu Yanxi and Yelu Yuliyan, Yelu Dashi's appeal will decrease, and Mobei under his rule will also face the infiltration of the Confucian imperial court. In fact, the Confucian imperial court's penetration into Mobei had already begun. As early as the 10th year of Hongwu, the Confucian imperial court opened a Mobei academy in Wangting Kedun City in Yelv Dashi, and used this as a base to start cultivating Mobei students. Confucians preach the principles of heaven and morality.
However, the activities of the Confucian imperial court in Mobei are all under the control of Yelu Dashi... Yelu Dashi himself is also a Confucian scholar. He is also proficient in Confucian principles and can see the essence of Confucianism clearly, and he can also understand the principles of natural law and order of things. What does this set of New Confucianism mean?
Therefore, his control over Mobei Confucianism is still in place... Under his instructions, Mobei Confucianism downplayed the study of things and at the same time strengthened the ethical order. The principles of heaven are no longer the goal sought by the study of things, but the human world. The master of ethical order.
And the Confucian ethical order adopted by Dashi is not the official version, but the feudal version... The version is more primitive, but it is more in line with the actual situation of the grassland.
To sum it up briefly, it is the Khitan version of the Xia monarch and the Yi people plus the hierarchical concept of monarch, minister, minister, father, father and son. This version of Confucian ethical order plus the military order provided by bastions and camel cannons can establish a relatively stable feudal country on the Mobei grassland - even if the grassroots nomadic tribes still have to move within a certain range, But as long as the nomads in Mobei are unable to break any fortress with hard power and are unable to fight against the Khitan cavalry with camel cannons, then the feudal order in the Mobei grassland will gradually stabilize.
However, a feudal country that introduces Confucianism, no matter which version it is, must always recognize the right status... And the highest right status of the grassland empire established by Dashi was in Yelu Yanxi and Yelu Yuli Yan hands.
Of course, Yelu Dashi was not afraid when he was still alive, but once he is gone, it is difficult to say whether his grassland empire will fall into the hands of Yelu Yanxi and Yelu Yuliyan, who have great reputations and the support of Zhao Kai.
If Yelu Dashi was smart enough, he should have turned his country from an empire into a kingdom before he died, and joined the vassal system with the Emperor of the Song Dynasty as the core.
At that time, Yelu Yanxi and Yelu Yuliyan will also give up their empty names of emperor and empress dowager and become vassal kings of the Song Dynasty. And Yu Liyan's heir will be Zhao Kai's son.
But those are things in the future. Linhuang Fucheng has now become the capital of the Liao Empire again.
When Wan Yanliang walked out of the Ancestral Temple of Linhuang Mansion holding the tablet of Wanyan Agu and a group of "Wanyan" who also held the tablet of a certain ancestor like him, he saw Yelu Yanxi leading a group of people named Yelu. The Khitan people with the surname Xiao were waiting outside the Ancestral Temple holding their ancestral tablets!
Not all of these "Yelu" and "Xiao" came here following Yelu Dashi, many of them were loyal ministers of the three dynasties... not long ago they were flattering Wanyan Liang, but now they have all replaced The official uniforms of the Liao Kingdom looked at Wan Yanliang and his clan members with cold eyebrows, eager to bite them.
However, Yelu Yanxi, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, did not take the opportunity to add insult to injury. He even came up to greet Wanyan Liang with Abaoji's tablet in his hand - he probably wanted Yelu Abaoji and Wanyan Agu to say hello to each other, right?
Yelu Yanxi smiled and comforted Wanyan Liang and said: "Don't be sad, Mr. Hun De. It is not your fault that the country of Jin has been destroyed, but the fate of the country has really come to an end... The fate of the country has come to an end, even if there is a wise king and a heroic lord. It is also difficult to recover. The fate of the country is not over yet, even if there is a fool like me, it can still be delayed for a while."
When Wan Yanliang heard what Yelu Yanxi said about "Gou Yan", he felt so envious and jealous!
He really wants to live in peace!
Two or three years ago, he looked down on Gou Yan very much, and even wrote a poem saying that he wanted to "raise a million troops into Luoyang and build the first peak of Mount Song." Now he just wants to live happily. Even if there is only one city, he will be very happy as the city lord.
But Zhao Kai wouldn't even grant Wan Yanliang a city, and would only give him a valley called Yunnan Worm Valley. He knew it wasn't a good place upon hearing it.
But no matter how bad the place is, it is still better than the underworld!
Thinking of this, Wan Yanliang could only say with a sad face: "My fortune as a great Jin country is really at an end. From today on, there will be no Great Jin country in the world. I just want to be a rich man who wants to be rich...please forgive me." The Emperor of Liao said a few kind words for me in front of the high official's house."
Yelu Yanxi nodded repeatedly, "Absolutely...Oh, it's almost time. I'm going to carry the ancestral tablet into the Ancestral Temple, so let's say goodbye!"
After saying this, Yelu Yanxi held Abaoji's tablet and walked to the Ancestral Temple. As he walked, he muttered: "Ancestor, ancestor... let's go home!"
It turns out that this Ancestral Temple was left over from the Liao Kingdom, but Aguda and Wu Qiqi bought their memorial tablets and lived there for a few years. Now the temple has returned to its original owner.
Seeing Yelu Yanxi and a group of loyal ministers from the three dynasties entering the Ancestral Temple happily holding the ancestral tablets, Xiao Zhonggong, the "Quan Tongzhi surrender officer" who was responsible for the surrender of the Jin Kingdom, came up to Wanyan Liang and said: "Hunde Gong, I resigned from the temple. The ceremony is over, now it’s time to perform the ceremony of leading the sheep... Please take off your clothes!"
The so-called ceremony of leading the sheep is a surrender ceremony. The party requesting surrender, whether male or female, must take off his shirt, put on a sheepskin, tie a rope around his neck, and walk to the place designated by the surrendering party. The moral of this set of etiquette is to be like a sheep and let the other party slaughter you.
"Everyone has to take off their clothes?" Wan Yanliang said while looking back at the female relatives behind him. Of course he is not afraid of taking off his clothes. But what about the women? There are his three wives and two mothers here!
Xiao Zhonggong also felt that this was not in good taste, but he could not decide to add more clothes to the female family members privately, so he had to turn to a tall man wearing an official uniform of the Song Dynasty and said: "King Dali, do you think this is to allow the female family members to add more clothes?" Cover it up? These women may not necessarily go to Yunnan!"
This tall man turned out to be Duan Yu... He now serves as the "capital officer" and is responsible for managing the surrender affairs of the Kingdom of Jin together with Xiao Zhonggong. In addition, he had to select a group of people from Linhuang City who were suitable for traveling thousands of miles to follow Wan Yanliang to settle in Yunnan. Oh, he also has to find some kind of "Insect Valley" in Yunnan to accommodate these people.
What a headache!
But no matter how hard my head hurts, I still have to do my errands well!
Because he himself is almost the same as Wan Yanliang!
Duan Yu listened to Xiao Zhonggong's suggestion and immediately understood... Young and beautiful female relatives will not go to Yunnan! So I have to give them some clothes, it shouldn't be too degrading. Otherwise, he won't be able to bear it if the wind blows next to him in the future!
Thinking of this, Duan Yu nodded and said, "What King Xiao said makes sense, so just follow what King Xiao wants."
Xiao Zhonggong's "Quan Tongzhi's surrender" was just a temporary assignment, not a formal official position. His official official position was the King of the South Branch of the Liao Kingdom.
Xiao Zhonggong, Prince Xiao, turned back to Wan Yanliang and said, "Mr. Hun De, is this all right? It's getting late, please undress quickly... Come here, pick a cleaner sheepskin for Mr. Hun De." , and choose a softer hemp rope.”
It has to be said that this loyal minister of the Three Dynasties has a good character and will not take revenge on Wan Yanliang because of the grievances he suffered back then. Now he not only asked someone to choose a good sheepskin for Wan Yanliang, but also found the softest hemp rope and tied it around Wan Yanliang's neck himself. After tying it, he tried to hold it and asked Wan Yan Liang Is it comfortable or not? If not, you can tie it again. I don’t know how long it will take to tie this rope, so don’t be careless!
