The corruption of the ruling class, the lack of respect for the lower class people and grassroots cadres as human beings, and the creation of a super foolish king, at this time, the Liao Kingdom has embarked on a path of no return.
It is said that when Zhao Zhen died, news spread to the Liao Kingdom in the north. At that time, Liao Daozong Yelu Hongji cried bitterly for Zhao Zhen's death. But don't think that Zhao Zhen, the foreign emperor who can cry, is a good bird.
The Liao Kingdom was one of the few ethnic minority regimes whose national fortunes lasted more than a hundred years. Before Yelu Hongji succeeded to the throne, there were several heroes who helped up the decline of the Liao Kingdom, but their efforts were completely defeated by Yelu Hongji. .
If an emperor makes a difference, the longer he reigns, the better it is for the dynasty, and vice versa. Jiajing Wanli of the Ming Dynasty and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, these people brought down their ancestral foundations in life. Yelu Hongji, Daozong of the Liao Dynasty, was such an outstanding prodigal emperor.
In the 47th year of Liao Daozong's reign, he forced his uncle to rebel, created the "Chongyuan Rebellion", and bloodbathed the royal family. Then he became superstitious about Buddhism and carried out large-scale construction projects, which further exploited the people. Then he listened to Yelu Xinyi's greedy words and ordered the death of Xiao Guanyin, the queen of the Xiao family who had three queens and ten kings in four generations.
Xiao Guanyin was well-respected in the court, and was said to be 'the most beautiful, good at poetry and poetry, and especially good at playing the pipa with her own lyrics. Yan, suspected of adultery with the actor, forced her to commit suicide.
The most incredible thing is that he didn't even spare his own son, causing an uproar in the country. He also killed the ministers who were close to the prince Ye Jun. One of them, Yelu Yanxi, was more cruel than him. The combined operations of the two were simply incredible. Let the ancestors of the Khitan people jump from their graves, completely draining the national destiny of the Liao Kingdom.
Historians even suspect that when Zhao Zhen died, Liao Daozong behaved like a cat crying like a mouse. He must have been afraid that the new emperor who succeeded the Song Dynasty would not be as benevolent as Zhao Zhen. When the war resumed, the Liao Kingdom would be destroyed! What I am afraid of is that my world will not be protected, not that I will mourn for Zhao Zhen!
The productivity of the nomadic people itself cannot be compared with that of the farming people. After the Khitan people took over the dominant position, they forgot their old profession, turned from hardworking to lazy, and even forgot about fighting! They do not regard the people at the bottom as human beings, they are just their own private property and production tools for their selfish desires, and they exploit them to the extreme.
Not only the common people, but also the lower class Khitan people like Yelu Chongguang were living in dire straits. As the mood of resistance grew, the common people and the lower-level Khitans chose to flee, returned to their old ways, and fled deep into the grasslands. In order to prevent escape, the government used cruel means to suppress and crack down, which further aggravated social conflicts and caused even more serious damage to agricultural production!
The Song Dynasty treated the Liao envoys very well. The consequence of this was that the Liao envoys came to the Song Dynasty as envoys not as a chore, but as a nice job. They were provided with fine wine and good meat, and they could take away a lot of it when they were done. The valuable money, the Liao embassy, like the Qingyuan stronghold that Yelv Chongguang and his men infiltrated, became a place for these Liao nobles to gain access to and exploit.
The Khitan people were used to being arrogant. Even in the territory of the Song people, they thought they were invincible. The fearless Song people did not dare to do anything to them. The Song people really didn't dare to cause trouble with them, but the Tubo people did!
When the Tibetans broke into the Daliao embassy, the gate of the embassy was open without even a hint of security. The people inside were extremely drunk. Karma Gongbu rushed into the embassy to chop melons and vegetables. They had been forging all their lives. They were all fighting against nature. Their physical fitness was not comparable to that of these fat Khitan people. They were so bloody that they fell on their backs. When Liang Chuan brought people into the hall to stop them, only a few were left alive.
Yelv Chongguang did not expect these Tubo people to be so crazy. They were originally Khitan people. Although the motherland had forgotten them for decades, they still had the same blood in their bones. They fought hard to save several Khitan people in a pool of blood.
Cheng Lin hurried over with people. He was shocked by the bloody scene. More than 20 envoys from Daliao died, all of whom were stabbed to death. Under his rule, Bianjing City suffered a series of murders. If he did not control this situation, It's obvious that his position will be taken to the end!
"Arrest everyone!" Cheng Lin ordered. The senior officials could only cooperate with the governor. This kind of situation was beyond his control. Cheng Lin brought all the Khitan people alive and the Tubo people headed by Karma Gongbu back to Kaifeng Mansion.
He didn't dare to make it public until the matter was finalized. Fortunately, there weren't many residents near Chongmingmen Street. Although there was a lot of news about this matter, not many people knew about it!
Inside Kaifeng Mansion.
"Were you responsible for the assassination of Xia Mansion?" Cheng Lin began to interrogate Karma Gonpo.
Karma Gompo naturally denied it. Catching a thief in bed would yield stolen goods. There was no evidence for the arson case at Xia Song's house, so he was not stupid enough to take the responsibility on himself.
"Then I'll ask you again, why did you attack the Daliao embassy at night!" Cheng Lin's face showed no color at all. He didn't know when these Tubo people came to confront Xia Song. What made him even more troubled was that these People also killed Khitans in his territory. This was no ordinary trivial matter.
Karma did not deny the killing of the Khitan people anymore: "The Khitan dogs are bullying you Song people too much! They have nothing to do with them, but they are acting like dogs for you Song people, and they are monitoring our post house, and they are doing nothing without stopping." Let’s kill them!”
He didn't hide it, he spit it out. The more this happens, the more difficult Cheng Lin becomes. What can he do? The Khitans were almost killed by him, so he asked them to come out for a confrontation?
Although the Song people and the Khitan people had not been at war for decades, when did the two countries form an alliance?
"The Khitans are driving us? What are you talking about?"
"The Khitan man was tortured by me and then released. You can search the Liao embassy. If you find him, you will know whether what I said is a lie!"
As soon as Cheng Lin heard this, she immediately brought up the few living Khitans, as well as the bodies of the killed Khitans, and asked Karma Gonpo to identify them one by one!
Yelvxian is from Liangchuan. Wherever he is from the Liao embassy, Karma Gongpo can't find him even if he searches all over the world!
Karma Gonpo looked and looked, but couldn't find Yelvxian and said angrily: "The person must have been hidden by you!"
Cheng Lin sneered and said: "The person you said was beaten half to death by you, and there are countless scars on his body. See for yourself who is the person you are talking about!"
In fact, Karma Gonpo felt something was wrong when he entered the Liao Pavilion, but he couldn't tell what was wrong for a while. If this was done for the Khitan people, how could they be unprepared and drink and have a carnival in the house?
This was naturally not the result Cheng Lin wanted. What she was afraid of was that the Tibetan people's ambition was to provoke a war between the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, which would cause great trouble. Cheng Lin did not get any useful information from the interrogation, so she took the confession in person and went to the hospital overnight. Knock and send it to the inner palace.
The matter involved the Liao Kingdom, which frightened Zhao Zhen to a loss. He had no choice but to invite the Queen Mother Liu E, who had not fully recovered from her illness!
Empress Dowager Liu's health was getting worse, and some things were put behind her at the end of her life.
When Zhao Zhen saw important matters, he still asked her to make the decision, and he did not shirk. He still sat in the hall and listened to Cheng Lin's report.
Zhao Zhen only called a few chief officials from the East and West mansions. Jia Chaochang, Xia Song, newly promoted Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan and Yang Chongxun were among them. It was useless to call the other six minor officials. This matter was too serious. If the news leaked out, it would be used by people with ulterior motives and cause unnecessary panic.
When everyone saw it, the old queen mother came out again. This woman had been through three dynasties. Taizong could not do anything to her, Zhenzong was eaten to death by her, and even if the officials were in trouble today, she could only let her decide.
It's a pity that no matter how powerful a person is, he can't resist the ravages of time. After a serious illness, the old queen mother has shown signs of aging, and her face is no longer as sharp as before, but more graceful.
Everyone knelt down.
Xia Song originally thought that Cheng Lin was doing something secretly and still had a grudge against him, but now he couldn't say anything because he was the victim himself and didn't understand the connection, so he could only remain silent for the time being.
Yang Chongxun is about to retire from politics, so he will naturally not be talkative.
The others were newly promoted officials. Han Qi said first: "To the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, Tubo and the Western bandits have had a centuries-old feud. Now that the Western bandits have been established, our dynasty has just begun to settle down. The world has begun to be at peace. The party cannot defeat the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. We have settled down." They will once again raise their military front against Tubo. In order to protect themselves, Tubo naturally wants to stir up strife in the world and then reap the benefits!"
Empress Dowager Liu said: "Cheng Qing, what should you do?"
Cheng Lin bowed and said: "What Mr. Han said is certainly reasonable, but the evidence obtained so far is not enough to support this conclusion. I'm afraid of jumping to conclusions..."
Han Qi belongs to the meritorious faction of the Western Army. Now the two factions are in the same situation. Cheng Lin only spoke based on her own conscience, but it changed when it reached Jia Chaochang's ears.
"I agree with what Mr. Cheng said. Peace is hard-won at present. Although the Tubo people are uncivilized, they have lived in peace in Bianjing for hundreds of years. I dare to ask you to find out this matter!"
Jia Chaochang insinuated the matter back to Xia Song, clearly saying that the Tibetans killed people because of Xia Song. The reason behind this may be the bitter fruit planted by Xia Song during the Western Expedition!
What a vicious intention! If such Tubo people fall into his hands, it will be a matter of course to ask them to say anything under torture, and the black ones will become white by then!
Fan Zhongyan stepped out and said: "No, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Zhen said: "What does Fan Qing mean?"
"The Tubo people first burned the Xia family's house, and then led troops into the Liao palace to kill them. This was a plan to lure the tigers and drive away the wolves. If we hadn't caught the thieves on the spot this time, the Tubo people would have denied that they had burned down the Xia family. Then the Khitans would have attacked us. To answer the question, before we faced the Khitan army, our own ministers became suspicious."
Fan Zhongyan didn't say what he said next, but it slapped Jia Chaochang in the face. This kind of person's first belief is whether it is beneficial to him or not, and no matter what, he should eliminate his differences first.
Now Fan Zhongyan has stated that the nature of the matter is biased in favor of Han Qi. Otherwise, if Jia Chaochang is allowed to intervene in this matter, not only will he not get a fair result, but he will probably add insult to injury.
The two groups started to fight tit for tat again. They couldn't argue with each other. This was when the officials of the two governments were present. Zhao Zhen shook his head in disgust. He really hated the continuous conquest.
The Dangxiang people's conquest has just been put down, and the world is showing signs of peace. These annoying Tubo people have jumped out again, and they have also dragged in the violent Khitan people. Is this the rhythm of a restart in troubled times?
He rubbed his temples painfully. Recently, because Shen Qingyi made him forget about food and drink, the two beauties Yang Shang in the harem were having trouble with the Queen Mother Guo every day. What this official did was really tasteless!
There was still one person here who didn't say a word.
"Look, Queen Mother..." Zhao Zhen finally had to rely on Liu E to make the decision.
Liu E looked up and sighed, as if recalling some past events and said: "Since I followed the late emperor, I have met countless heroes. In the Northern Liao Dynasty, Xiao Chuo, the mother of the country, led an army to confront the late emperor. I only hate it. I was born a few years late and couldn’t compete with her!”
Upon hearing this, everyone was suddenly stunned and unconsciously lowered their heads.
Liu E's words seemed to be spoken to herself, and at the same time she seemed to be scolding everyone. Her voice was not loud but it was deafening.
"What did the Liao soldiers point to? This matter was instigated by Tibet. If we are afraid of others, we are afraid that Dali, Goryeo, South Vietnam and other countries will cause chaos in the future. When will the end of blindly fearing war!"
"I hate that I am a girl, otherwise I will follow Taizu's ambition to pacify the fifty states of Hebei! There are clowns today who are not yet known to be hostile to you, but you are already heartbroken! Just ask them to raise troops to invade, and I, an old bone, will be free by then Leading the army of Song Dynasty to practice benevolence and righteousness to protect the country and the people, why should we be afraid!"
Liu E's words made everyone feel ashamed and their waists bent deeper unconsciously.
Although Liu E is old, she is full of ambition at this moment. Zhao Zhen has no doubt that if she were ten years younger, the country would change its surname and owner!
Liu E didn't really want to provoke a war when she said this. She was old and weak, and she didn't want her hard-won peace to go to waste. These words are just to remind the people in front of me that they have been comfortable for too long and have forgotten the legacy of Emperor Taizu.
"What does the Queen think should be done?"
"This was not instigated by the Song Dynasty. We only need to handle it according to the law and interrogate the confessions of all parties. The incident happened in the Liao embassy and is not under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty. We can let these Khitan people go back and resume their lives. If the Khitan lets me When the Song Dynasty makes friends, just make friends with them. We, the Song Dynasty, will wait for the conclusion of all parties. If Tubo intends to instigate, we will have reason to refuse at that time, and we can also turn enemies into friends with the Khitan!"
Liu E's meaning is very clear. They want to use the Song Dynasty to make a fuss. We can't mess up the situation first. As long as this fog dissipates, it will be self-evident who is behind it!
Everyone paid homage: "The Queen Mother is a saint!"
The next day, the Kaifeng Prefecture, together with the Honglu Temple Criminal Court and the Dali Temple, conducted an interrogation on the murder case in the Liao Guild Hall and finally made a determination. The conclusion was that the incident occurred in the Guild Hall, which was the internal affairs of the Liao Kingdom. The application of the Song Dynasty law was inappropriate. The report was sent to Kong Fudao to the Liao Kingdom!
Karma Gonpo was detained for one night, and was released without torture or torture. He thought he was dead this time, so he walked out of Kaifeng Mansion intact. He still didn't understand what the operation was!
Forbidden City.
"Just let him go?" Yelu Zhongguang couldn't believe it when he heard what the senior official said! Not only him, but everyone who experienced the murder on Chongmingmen Street looked confused.
According to the style of doing things in the Song Dynasty, they usually stated their position, and then brought the murderer to justice and dealt with him severely. Then he showed concern for the Liao Kingdom, and then sent a large amount of gold and silver to the Liao Kingdom to express condolences to the living. The Liao Kingdom was furious. After accepting the gifts, the diplomatic relations between the two countries returned to normal, and then they took care of Tubo in private. This is normal operation!
"Surround the Tubo Guild Hall for me. I will bring the leader and question it myself! Chongguang, go to the Liao Guild Hall and ask what happened here!"
If we don't understand how these Tibetans like grandma are messing around in Bianjing City every day, I am afraid that the position of senior officials will not be secure. On the critical day, Liang Chuan saw these Tubos appearing in the Forbidden City, and he was afraid of these If people cause trouble in the Forbidden City, the losses will be huge!
Yelv Chongguang originally wanted to meet the Tubo people for a while to show them some color and avenge the dead Khitans. He listened to Liang Chuan's instructions as if he had been given chicken blood, and immediately led people to intercept the Tubo people at the gate of Kaifeng Mansion.
Karma Gonpo and others had just come out of Kaifeng Mansion. They were still laughing at Song Ting for not doing anything to them. They were thinking about how to make more noise. As soon as they returned to Chongmingmen Street, Yelv Chongguang had already asked senior officials to borrow troops. The street was blocked, someone closed the door and beat the dog, and then arrested Karma Gongpo!
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