In early summer, the mountains and rivers on both sides of the Dongliang River in Liaoyang Prefecture are now shrouded in lush green.
This is the best season of the year in the Black Water Land of Beishan!
Sitting cross-legged on a rickety cart with his eyes closed, Yelu Yanxi, who had been the king of the country for two and a half years, seemed to have returned to the peaceful days of the Liao Kingdom... At that time As the emperor of the Liao Dynasty, Yanxi, at the end of spring every April, would move from Yuerluo or Huntongjiang in the spring Nabo area to Yongan Mountain in the Xia Nabo area under the protection of his imperial army. . On the way, he would have fun and safari, and many tribal leaders and local officials from Daliao would come to worship him, presenting him with various delicacies and game, and sometimes fresh and tender beauties would serve him... ..Now that I think about it, it is an infinite scenery!
However, Yelu Yanxi, who has been a subjugated king for two and a half years and has been suffering in a shack in a valley at the eastern foot of Changbai Mountain for more than two years, has now slowly adapted to his hard life.
Although it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. But no matter how hard it was, Yelu Yanxi survived, and he did not take advantage of the Jurchens who were guarding him to kill himself. How terrible it is to commit suicide. If Yelu Yanxi had had the courage, he would have fought with the Jurchens long ago!
Of course, Yelu Yanxi doesn't think that she is so cowardly... No! He wanted to defeat his enemies Wanwanyan Wu Qimai and Zhao Ji!
Well, nothing beats them in longevity!
Yelu Yanxi is still very confident in this!
He is in good health and has never been sick since he was a child. Even the imperial doctors of Liao Kingdom did not recognize him.
Moreover, Yelu Yanxi also paid great attention to exercise. Even when he became a subjugated king and was imprisoned in Changbai Mountain, he insisted on doing sports.
For two years, I have continued to participate in outdoor sports such as hunting, cutting firewood, and farming every day.
Moreover, Yelu Yanxi's current life is also very abstemious. She eats only moderate meals, never flirts with women, and goes to bed early and gets up early every day.
Therefore, after two years of self-cultivation, his physical condition was even better than when he took power as emperor. In terms of health, it is estimated that Emperor Wu Qimai of the Jin Dynasty and Zhao Ji, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, are not as good as him.
Oh, he still doesn’t know that the emperor of the Song Dynasty has been replaced, let alone the last emperor of the Liao Dynasty who has lost his country. He also doesn’t know that the emperor has also been replaced... This is really an unpredictable world!
Yelu Yanxi was sitting cross-legged in the car, with her eyes closed, basking in the sun, breathing fresh air, almost forgetting the hunger caused by light fasting, when the carriage suddenly stopped, and then there was a blunt instrument knock. The sound of sticks rang in his ears.
"Yelü Yanxi, wake up quickly, dinner is ready!"
Ah, dinner is ready!
Hearing these three words, Yelu Yanxi's appetite immediately aroused!
His current appetite must be greater than that of Wu Qimai and Zhao Ji. Every time it is meal time, he is so hungry that his chest touches his back. If you give him a cow, he will eat it.
Yelu Yanxi, who was almost starving, opened his eyes suddenly and peeped through the wooden fence of the prison car, trying to find today's dinner... By the way, he had been eating two meals a day since two years ago. It's time to have breakfast, breakfast at 6 o'clock in the morning and dinner at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. There is no snack fruit to be eaten between morning and evening meals.
After opening his eyes and searching for a while, Yelu Yanxi didn't see any food, and he also found that the sun was still hanging above his head. It was almost noon, and it wasn't even meal time!
"It's not even dinner time yet!"
Yelu Yanxi weakly said to a Jurchen guarding him: "It's only noon..."
The Jurchen smiled and said to Yelu Yanxi, "Yelü Yanxi, look up and see where you are."
Where have you been? Does this have anything to do with lunch? There is no free lunch anywhere, right?
Yelu Yanxi looked up and saw a city gate. After taking a closer look, he realized that this seemed to be Liaoyang City...the former Tokyo of Liao Dynasty!
Unfortunately, it is the former Daliao Tokyo. Now he no longer belongs to Yelu Yanxi, so he will not provide free lunch to Yelu Yanxi.
As soon as he thought about lunch, he heard a very familiar voice calling in Khitan dialect: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Yelu Yanxi didn't react at all, and still sat upright in the prison car.
A Jurchen Muke who was in charge of escorting him reminded Yelu Yanxi: "Yelu Yanxi, someone called you to go to dinner!"
Yelu Yanxi shook her head and said, "I didn't hear that. No one called me, except you..."
Of course those two calls of "Your Majesty" couldn't be calling him... He is now a prisoner. Although the Kingdom of Jin gave him the title of "King of the Seaside", it was just for fun and should not be taken seriously.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is Xiao Zhonggong! Why don't you recognize me? Your Majesty, you have lost weight...I can hardly recognize you!" The person who called "Your Majesty" has already arrived at this time In front of the prison car where Yelu Yanxi was riding, she held her hands on the railings of the prison car. Looking at Yelu Yanxi who had successfully "lost weight", she was so distressed that she shed tears.
Yelu Yanxi turned around and saw that Xiao Zhonggong was indeed his former loyal minister, Xiao Zhonggong who had followed him to the last moment.
But Xiao Zhonggong, a loyal minister who is now an official of the Kingdom of Jin, still shouted "Your Majesty" to Yelu Yanxi. This doesn't seem right!
"So it's Shuli," Yelu Yanxi quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't call me Your Majesty. I am no longer the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, and the Liao Kingdom is gone." He pointed to the prison car where he was imprisoned, " I'm a prisoner now!"
Xiao Zhonggong said: "Your Majesty, it is true that you are no longer the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom, but the Liao Kingdom has recently reopened, and you are still honored as the Supreme Emperor."
What?
Yelu Yanxi was dumbfounded when he heard this...Did the Liao Kingdom fake the corpse?
Who is so powerful that he can defeat Liao Dynasty with the help of the golden army? Could it be Yelu Dashi?
Thinking of Yelu Dashi, Yelu Yanxi became angry!
He was not angry with Yelu Dashi, but angry with himself. Because deep down in Yelu Yanxi's heart, he himself is also a strange man like Dashi, with lofty ambitions, outstanding talents, and perseverance... But why is the reality so different from imagination?
When Yelu Yanxi was confused, Xiao Zhonggong had already handed a token to the Jurchen Muke who was escorting Yelu Yanxi.
"Did you see? This is the emperor's token. I am here to welcome the Seaside King... Now you can release the Seaside King from the cage."
It turned out that Xiao Zhonggong went to meet Yelu Yanxi outside Liaoyang City on Wanyan Wu's order to beg for money.
After finishing the instructions, Xiao Zhonggong smiled and said to Yelu Yanxi: "Your Majesty, the official has arranged a temporary residence for you in the Guanyi in Liaoyang City... and also arranged a banquet for you to welcome the wind!"
Hearing that there was a banquet, Yelu Yanxi's belly began to growl, and the amount of saliva in her mouth suddenly increased several times, almost flowing out...
...
Guanyi in Liaoyang City is very close to the west gate of Liaoyang City, just entering the city. When Yelu Yanxi arrived with Xiao Zhonggong, big fish, meat and Yelu Yanxi's favorite wine were already on the table.
They are all great things that I haven’t seen in two years!
Yelu Yanxi didn't care that he was "lightly fasting", or that there were several Jin officials watching him in the hall, so he went directly to the table, grabbed a pot of wine, and put it to the spout first. He took a big mouthful, then reached out and grabbed the skin-on fat leg of lamb, which was cooked soft and tender, and gnawed on it. The appearance of this hungry ghost's reincarnation made the two "big Wanyan" present, Wanyan Alu and Wanyan Alan, stunned...
Wanyan A'lu asked Xiao Zhonggong: "Does he know all the people in the art?"
Xiao Zhonggong smiled bitterly and replied: "The Seaside King is here in an emergency. Before I have time to say anything... let him have a good meal first."
This sounds a little wrong!
Yelu Yanxi, who had some long-lost oil and water in his belly, finally sensed that something was wrong, so he carefully placed the mutton leg that had been chewed to only one bone on a plate (this was something he had cultivated over the past two years). Get used to it, there is still a lot of meat on the leg bones, even if there is no meat, it will still taste delicious), and then looked at Xiao Zhonggong.
When Xiao Zhonggong saw Yelu Yanxi's questioning look, he stopped hiding it and said everything!
"Your Majesty, just now Xianguan told you about the reopening of the Liao Kingdom, do you still remember?"
"Remember," Yelu Yanxi nodded, "Did Yelu Dashi do it?"
"No," Xiao Zhonggong shook his head, "Although Dashi has gathered many strong men in Kedun City, Mobei, they are not strong enough after all, and they dare not reopen Daliao."
"Who is that?" Yelu Yanxi asked in her heart: Is there a hero in Daliao who is more powerful than Dashi?
"It's the princess of Shu!"
"Who?" Yelu Yanxi thought she heard wrongly.
"It's the Princess of Shu..." Xiao Zhonggong said, "It's your eldest daughter, the Princess of Shu, who reopened the Liao Kingdom. She has now occupied the land of Fuzhou in Liaodong and calls herself Empress Chengtian. She also respects you as Your Majesty."
"How is that possible?" Yelu Yanxi stared, "Either Yu Liyan was robbed by the second prince... or she was made a concubine. How could she become the empress?"
Xiao Zhonggong said: "It's a long story... Our Kingdom of Jin has been at war with the Song Dynasty for the past two years."
Yelu Yanxi nodded: "I've also heard about this. It seems that the fight went smoothly...Did you catch Zhao Ji?"
Xiao Zhonggong smiled bitterly and said: "This Zhao Ji has gone to Yangzhou to enjoy his fortune a long time ago. He has also stopped serving as an official and left it to his third son Zhao Kai."
"Zhao Kai? That nerd?" Yelu Yanxi said, "Did you catch Zhao Kai?"
"I didn't catch him either..." Xiao Zhonggong shook his head, "This Zhao Kai is not a nerd, but a hero second only to Zhao Kuangyin since the founding of the Song Dynasty!"
"What? That nerd is a hero?" Yelu Yanxi was stunned again and again, "Could it be that Dajin..."
Did Daikin lose?
I dare not say this!
Wanyan A'lu, who was standing next to him, didn't pay much attention to it and said: "Yes, the battle of the Southern Expedition went very poorly. A'lubu, Shiyema, Ahuli and Yili were not involved in the war. Your daughter Yu Liyan was also snatched away by that Zhao Kai. Moreover, Zhao Kai not only humiliated Yu Liyan, but also used her as a banner to create a Liao Kingdom in Fuzhou. Yu Liyan became the queen, and you ...Haha, you are not even worthy of being the king of a subjugated country!"
