Gao Pingshi said that he also guessed the same way, and Qi Jiguang couldn't help but smile and said: "So it seems that Jingtai also thinks that Burihatu wants to make a Yelu Dashi?"
"Hahahaha..." Gao pragmatically laughed out loud in a rare way, and then said with emotion: "Burihatu is a great hero of Mongolia, and his mistakes are not made by fate. I really want to make friends with him. It's such a pity. ”
Qi Jiguang smiled and nodded: "This is what the so-called heroes cherish each other."
"Qi Shuai said he wanted to make the Yelu Dashi..." Gao Pingshi paused, frowned and said, "Then who is Emperor Tianzuo? Tumen don't look alike."
The situation Gao pragmatic mentioned here is a series of events caused by Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty in 1124 AD, despite the dissuasion of Yelu Dashi, he insisted on counterattacking the Jin Dynasty. As soon as this happened, Yelu Dashi said to his cronies in private: "Sooner or later, the country will be destroyed by the foolish king. We cannot be foolish and loyal."
So he quickly killed the emperor's ears and eyes, escaped at night with two hundred cavalry, and proclaimed himself king. Not long after, Emperor Tianzuo was defeated and captured.
After Gao Pangshi asked this question, Qi Jiguang did not answer directly directly. Instead, he thought for a moment and then said, "Does the Jingtai also feel that Burihatu and Yelv Dashi are somewhat similar?"
Uh... To be honest, before Burihatu clearly revealed that he wanted to lead the Chahar tribe to move to the west, Gao Pragmatic actually didn't compare him with Yelu Dashi. It was precisely because of the rare move of moving west that Gao Pingshi thought of Yelv Dashi, and then discovered that Burihatu and Yelv Dashi were somewhat similar.
Yelu Dashi is the eighth-generation grandson of Yelu Abaoji, Taizu of Liao Dynasty. This person was characterized by being both civil and military. He passed the Jinshi examination in 1115 and became the only Khitan Jinshi in the entire Liao Dynasty. Because the official was a bachelor of Hanlin, the Hanlin was called "Linya" in Khitan language, so people often called it "Big Stone Linya".
This is very similar to Burihatu. Although Mongolia has long lost its imperial examinations, it is already known to the world that Burihatu is proficient in Sinology. Not only that, Burihatu is not just a rote reader, but can learn and use it flexibly. In addition, he is also good at leading troops. It is not an absurd compliment to praise him for being both civil and military.
However, their abilities may be similar, but from the current point of view, there are still some differences in their personal experiences and status in the country.
Let’s talk about Yelu Dashi first. After the rise of the Jin Dynasty, the Liao army was defeated one after another and soon lost large areas of land. In 1122, the Jin army defeated Zhongjing and Xijing. Emperor Tianzuo fled westward desperately. In his panic, he even lost his jade seal in the Sanggan River. After Emperor Tianzuo fled into Jiashan, the Jin army was unable to invade and could only garrison outside the mountain to prevent Emperor Tianzuo from leaving eastward.
At the same time, Prime Minister Li Chuwen believed that Emperor Tianzuo's whereabouts were unknown, so he, Yelu Dashi and others jointly supported Yelu Chun as emperor. Yelu Chun knew that the Liao Dynasty was declining, so he refused, so someone put the imperial robe on him. After Yelu Chun was forced to ascend the throne, he enfeoffed all the officials, and Dashi was promoted to commander-in-chief of the three armies.
Regardless of whether the previous rejection was true or false, now that the emperor had become emperor, in order to secure the throne, Yelv Chun offered to the Song Dynasty to exempt him from the annual coins that he dedicated to the Liao Dynasty, and also expressed his willingness to become a minister to the Jin Dynasty, but unfortunately, Both Song and Jin mercilessly refused. Soon after, Song Huizong ordered Tong Guan to lead his army to the northern expedition to Yanyun. As a result, the Song army, which had an absolutely superior force, was defeated by Yelu Dashi and his inferior force.
In June, Yelu Chun died of illness. Song Huizong thought there was an opportunity and sent troops to the north again. However, they were defeated by the Liao army again. In December, the Jin army marched south to Yanyun, and the Liao people in Yanyun surrendered one after another, seeing that the situation was over. Since Yelu Dashi was unwilling to surrender, he took Empress Dowager Xiao hostage and went to Jiashan to seek refuge with Emperor Tianzuo.
As soon as Emperor Tianzuo saw Yelu Dashi, he asked: "How dare you make Yelv Chun the emperor while I am still alive?" Yelu Dashi replied seriously: "With the power of the whole country, your majesty cannot resist the enemy and abandons the country to escape. It makes the people miserable. Even if there are ten Yeluchuns, they are all descendants of Taizu, so it is better to beg others!"
Emperor Tianzuo knew that he was in the wrong, so he no longer held Dashi accountable for his "crime". Instead, he had to give him food and wine, reinstate him as the capital, and pardon all the people who had supported Yelv Chun as emperor in order to appease people's hearts. Of course, these were only temporary measures. The narrow-minded Emperor Tianzuo soon executed Empress Dowager Xiao and demoted Yelu Chun to a commoner.
In April 1123, the main force of the Jin army advanced westward and encountered the Liao army led by Yelu Dashi in the east of Fengshengzhou City. Yelu Dashi was defeated and captured. The Jin tied Dashi with a rope and forced him to lead the way, guiding the Jin army to sneak attack on Emperor Tianzuo's camp. The unsuspecting Emperor Tianzuo escaped by chance, but most of his children and concubines were captured by the Jin army.
Afterwards, Taizu of the Jin Dynasty issued an edict to praise Yelu Dashi and gave him wives and concubines, hoping that he would submit to the Jin Kingdom. Although Yelu Dashi was forced to lead the way for the Jin army, he was still unwilling to surrender the gold. So he and the Jin people pretended to be cowardly, but secretly waited for the opportunity. While following the Jin soldiers on their way to the west, he fled into the mountains and gathered up the defeated troops.
In September, Yelu Dashi returned to Jiashan with more than 7,000 soldiers and horses. At this time, Jin Taizu died of illness, and Emperor Tianzuo, who had received support from Yelu Dashi and Moge Shi, wanted to take the opportunity to send troops eastward. However, Yelu Dashi firmly opposed Emperor Tianzuo's risky behavior and advised him to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity, so the previous scene happened.
The departure of Yelu Dashi made Emperor Tianzuo weaker, but Emperor Tianzuo did not wake up and still insisted on sending troops. In February 1125, Emperor Tianzuo was captured alive by the Jin army, and the Liao Dynasty was destroyed. At this point, the only remaining force of the Liao Dynasty was the Liao army led by Yelu Dashi.
The deeds of Yelu Dashi will be mentioned here first, because this was his main activity track before the Western Expedition. Comparing Burihatu, it is obvious that the situations of the two are quite different.
Burihatu, who is also a "royal", at least did not do anything to support a new king. On the contrary, he "took away" Hannaji from Tumote Chechen when his biological father Xin Ai was supported by the Ming Dynasty. After taking the throne of Khan, Tumen Khan defected.
There is a big difference between the two people in this experience. Yelu Dashi obviously cannot be trusted by Emperor Tianzuo because he supported Yelu Chun. In addition, when he went to join Emperor Tianzuo again, he brought many direct soldiers with him. Then Emperor Tianzuo was even more wary.
Burihatu was different. He went to Tumen Khan when he was desperate. At that time, his own strength was not worth mentioning in front of Tumen Khan, so Tumen Khan could use him boldly without worrying. He poses no threat to his rule.
Immediately afterwards, there are similarities and differences between the two people's situations. The similarity is that both of them suffered defeats, but the difference is that not only was Yelu Dashi defeated and captured, he also served as a leader and almost tricked Emperor Tian Zuo to death.
However, Yelu Dashi actually went back after making a circle, and there was a very important condition here that he brought back 7,000 soldiers and horses - just because he was returning with troops, Emperor Tianzuo, who was in urgent need of strength support, could only continue to pinch He admitted it with a pinched nose and didn't even mention the fact that he had been tricked before.
It is difficult to explain that Emperor Tianzuo was eager to fight the Jin army again, because under the situation at that time, any normal person could see that the Liao army could not defeat the Jin army. The so-called decisive battle must be to kill people, but Emperor Tianzuo insisted Want to fight.
If his so-called counterattack at this time is actually just hoping to weaken Yelu Dashi, then there is really no need for him to continue to execute it after Yelu Dashi runs away. But otherwise, Emperor Tian Zuo still insisted on attacking and finally succeeded in hitting GG for himself - this was really inexplicable. Gao Pragmatic could only say: "I can't understand it, but I was shocked."
Compared with the weird boss of Yelu Dashi, Emperor Tianzuo, Tumen Khan, the boss of Burihatu, can be called a wise king. He had enough trust in Buri Hatu. Although after acquiring Buri Hatu, Chahar still suffered two consecutive defeats in Monan and Liaobei, but Tumen Khan never felt that the blame for the failure lay with Buri. Hatu, on the contrary, relied more heavily on it.
Therefore, although Yelu Dashi was forced to lead the Western Expedition, and Burihatu was forced to plan the Western Expedition, Yelu Dashi had no one to assist him and could only take the position himself. Burihatu's boss But he is a good boss. Their situations are obviously different.
In this case, Qi Jiguang wanted to strengthen the impression that Gao Pragmatic was not very firm in the first place that "Burihatu is very similar to Yelu Dashi". Why is this?
Gao pragmatic asked this question with some confusion, and then saw Qi Jiguang smile slightly and said: "The final general saw Tumen in front of the formation and shot him with an arrow... If Tumen's performance at that time was not fake, The general thought that his time might be numbered."
"Oh?" Gao Pingshi was indeed a little surprised, and said in astonishment: "The military report only said that Tumen was hit by an arrow, but he didn't know that the arrow was actually shot by Qi Shuai himself? Haha, Qi Shuai's sword is indeed immortal, I admire him!"
Unexpectedly, Qi Jiguang waved his hands repeatedly: "Jingtai has been over-reputed. This man really has to be admired. To be honest, even ten years ago, the general's arrow could have killed Tumen on the spot, but now But it really didn’t work out... As the saying goes, one cannot rely on one’s muscles and bones for strength, and it’s true.”
Seeing Qi Jiguang's expression of sadness, Gao Pingshi couldn't help but recall the veteran coach's first battle decades ago.
At that time, he was considered a fledgling, and the soldiers under his command were completely useless. The two armies faced each other, but the Ming army collapsed as soon as they saw the Japanese pirates. Qi Jiguang was so frightened that he quickly jumped to a high place, bent his bow and shot two Japanese pirate leaders with two arrows. When the Ming army saw that their generals were so good, they turned around and charged in disorder, thus saving the defeat.
If Qi Jiguang hadn't had this magic shot, he might not have been able to say that he had "not lost a single battle in more than a hundred battles on land and water in the north and south in the past thirty years." Thinking of this, Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but realize. No wonder Qi Jiguang had such emotion. Although he had emphasized throughout his life that the role of military training was higher than the personal force of generals, in fact, deep down in his heart, he was quite confident in his own force.
However, Qi Jiguang obviously just sighed with emotion, and quickly brought the topic back, saying: "General, I heard that Bu Rihatu commanded Buyan Huang Taiji in the battle of Lightning Lake?"
Gao Pragmatic's heart moved, he nodded in approval, and at the same time said thoughtfully: "Qi Shuai means... once Tumen is gone, Chahar will be a weak minister and a weak king?"
"More than that." Qi Jiguang's eyes narrowed: "As far as I know, Buyan Huangtaiji is far less thoughtful and broad-minded than Nai's father."
As a professional conspirator, Gao Pragmatic suddenly laughed: "That's great! Tumen gave the nine-pin white scroll to Burihatu as the acting heir. During the Battle of Lightning Lake, Burihatu was surrounded by enemies. It's a nine-pin white silk banner. This is great. Once Tumen dies, Buyan will probably not be able to accommodate Buriha Tu after he becomes Khan."
Qi Jiguang cupped his hands and said: "Although the situation is like this, I'm afraid we still need to add more fuel to the situation."
"Don't worry, Qi Shuai, the headquarters has its own thoughts on this matter." Gao Pingshi said this very confidently - well, although he has a great reputation in the war field, his family knows about his family affairs, and he knows that he can use force to win. Use troops. If something could be solved by political means, he would definitely not choose military means.
"But..." Gao Pingshi suddenly changed the subject and frowned: "Although this plan is good, if Buri Hatu refuses to be captured by then, I am afraid that Buyan Huang Taiji will not be his opponent, and once Buri Hatu wins, then But it really became the Yelv Stone of Western Liao."
Qi Jiguang was slightly surprised and asked: "Jingtai thinks he, the 'Xi Liao', will still have the energy to invade the Ming Dynasty in the future?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Although he does not have the strength to attack, I cannot allow him to gain a foothold. Qi Shuai, the Western Region is the key point of the Silk Road, and it is also the barrier of Han Dynasty in Gansu. If this place is controlled by heroes like Burihatu, It’s not a good thing for me.”
This was the first time that Qi Jiguang knew that Gao Pangshi was also interested in the Western Regions. From his tone, it seemed that he had long been determined to restore the old frontiers of the Han and Tang Dynasties. He couldn't help but be speechless for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "Jingtai is so big-hearted. It’s a pity that after this battle, I’m afraid it will be difficult to serve in the army again.”
Gao Pingshi was stunned for a moment, and asked subconsciously: "What do you mean by Qi Shuai's words?"
Qi Jiguang smiled bitterly but did not answer, just shook his head slightly. Gao pragmatic thought that Qi Jiguang died of illness in the 16th year of Wanli in history, and thought that he was ill, but after thinking about it, he realized that something was wrong.
Historically, Qi Jiguang's death was due to the liquidation after Zhang Juzheng's death. As Zhang Juzheng's trusted general, he was implicated. He was first transferred to Guangzhou, and then directly impeached. He contracted lung disease on his way back to his hometown and died soon after. Gao pragmatic has always suspected that the most important thing here may not be the lung disease, but Qi Jiguang's depressed mood at the time, and the reason for his death may be more likely to be heart disease.
In this life, because of his superiority to someone, Qi Jiguang, as the commander of the Imperial Guards, was considered the number one military general, so he could not have any heartache. In the same way, I will not get sick midway when I return to my hometown in poverty, so I am in good health now. If so, why did he say this?
Qi Jiguang saw Gao Pragmatic's doubts, but still refused to speak. Gao Pingshi reacted and said to the generals: "You guys should go and rest first."
All the generals had pricked up their ears, but now they were all disappointed, but they did not dare to have any dissatisfaction, so they quickly stood up and left.
After everyone left, Gao Pragmatic looked at Qi Jiguang and waited for his explanation. Qi Jiguang showed a wry smile and sighed softly: "Jingtai, the term of the commander of the Imperial Guard is coming soon, and now he has made some achievements in this battle..."
Gao pragmatic understood immediately: indeed, the court may no longer be able to use him.
The first half of Qi Jiguang's words was just a truthful statement, while the second half was obviously self-effacing.
In fact, Gao Pragmatic told the emperor when he established the Imperial Guard that the commander of the Imperial Guard could not serve for a long time, and the commander of the Imperial Guard was the de facto military commander with the highest power, so it would have been difficult for Qi Jiguang to arrange it after he resigned. . In addition, he made the greatest contribution in the battle against Yuan Dynasty, defeating Chahar's main force head-on and shooting Tumen Khan himself. Once the merits are rewarded after the war... he will probably be knighted.
A military commander might not necessarily be unable to lead troops when he was knighted, but if the former was added, then someone would insist that Qi Jiguang stay with Li Chengliang and stay in Beijing to retire as an honorable minister.
The worst thing is that not even Gao Pragmatic can intervene in this matter, because after this battle, Gao Pragmatic's own situation will probably be no better than Qi Jiguang's!
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