At nightfall, the Liao Kingdom's city gates had counted the losses of today's battle, and a banquet was held in the city lord's mansion to celebrate this great victory.
Some of the generals who were at the bottom of the table couldn't help but hide their faces and weep when they were happy.
"God bless me in Daliao, God bless me in Daliao!"
This man was crying, but the others did not laugh at him. Instead, they all suppressed their smiles, vaguely feeling the same, and sighing.
When Han Shizhong led his troops to kill across the boundary river, the generals and generals in the Liao army could still be said to be in high spirits. They were determined to make contributions in this battle and leave a name that would be remembered by future generations in the annals of Liao history.
However, after these battles were fought one after another, Han Shizhong's soldiers and horses were like dragons returning to the sea and tigers entering the mountains. There was no trace of the southerners' habit of accumulating weakness. They devoured cattle and wolfed down pieces of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. territory.
These generals in the Liao army tried to fight with high morale, but failed; they tried to regroup, but failed again; they tried to use the spirit of mourning for the soldiers to inspire the three armies to win, but still failed.
Attack, retreat, surprise, defend, cut off, defeat, defeat, defeat.
The enemy's turbulent offensive has almost destroyed the spirit of the Liao generals. This city gate is their last resort, but they are still fighting with fear and fear all day long. They don't know when the city gate will be breached and Youzhou will be lost. , defeated all the way back to the hinterland of Liao Kingdom.
However, this time, they actually won!
No wonder some people were crying with joy. Among the three armies of Daliao, it was not just the generals at this table who were crying at this moment.
Tianshan Yong, the general of the Liao Kingdom, had broad shoulders and a thick waist. He was a tough man. He opened his mouth as big as a basin and chewed a leg of beef with the bone and meat in three or two mouthfuls. He exhaled with contentment and said: "Who would have thought that there would be such a shameless and suspicious king in the world?"
"In the current war, even if the king and the generals are at odds, they can wait until the troops are withdrawn and then slowly try to concoct the plan. Even if the coach is replaced before the battle, that's fine. But that guy actually didn't hesitate to trap Han Shizhong with 20,000 elite soldiers! Ha, Ha ha ha ha!"
When Tianshan Yong said this, he couldn't help laughing loudly, holding his belly with his hands, and laughing so hard that his whole body trembled.
"If I had known this, haha, if I had known this, why would the commander-in-chief send people to Liangshan to form an alliance? He should have sent some gold, jewels and treasures directly to Bianliang and let the emperor stab him in the back. In that case, he might not know what he is doing now. Our Daliao flag will even be planted on the other side of the border river."
Wu Yanguang drank heavily, shook his head and said: "Han Shizhong is certainly a man who will die, but even if he was struck by thunder while walking on the road, choked to death when drinking water, or choked to death when eating, he should not be killed like this by their emperor. "
"And he was able to escape from the city, which is the best of both worlds. He doesn't have to watch the hero be harmed by rats, and he can live in endless hell-like regrets for the rest of his life, and he can also comfort our Daliao soldiers. The spirit in heaven.”
Wu Yanguang filled two wine glasses with wine, stood up with the glasses in both hands, raised the glass in his left hand forward first, and said, "Everyone, this glass of wine should be used to commemorate our warriors who died in the bloody battle of Daliao! "
Many generals raised their glasses together and poured the wine onto the floor of the city lord's palace, seeping into the gaps in the wooden boards and flowing freely.
Wu Yanguang put down the empty cup in his left hand, raised the cup in his right hand, and said to the man with an ashen complexion: "This second cup is for the great warrior Ye Luhui!"
This iron-gray man had just come to the city to offer his services a few days ago. He claimed that he had been living in seclusion in the mountains for a long time. He heard that the Liao Dynasty was in danger, so he came here to offer his services.
Not only did he speak astonishingly, his martial arts skills were also extraordinary. He didn't have any official position in his body. He only relied on his magic skills and his bare hands to conquer several generals one after another.
Wu Yanguang went into battle in full gear, taking advantage of weapons and luck, but he was still only on par with this man.
The supervisor, Yelu Hui, was shocked by this, and treated him with great courtesy. Only then did he arrange for the generals to set up an ambush according to Yeluhui's plan, and he succeeded in one fell swoop.
Facing the generals' toasts, the iron-gray man slowly drank a glass of wine, unfazed by the humiliation.
Wu Yanguang said with emotion: "We have also heard many rumors about the Song emperor, but the rumors have always been exaggerated or even fabricated out of thin air. It is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false."
"Besides, after he ascended the throne, the army of the Song Dynasty became infinitely stronger, and he even accomplished the feat of destroying Xia. I never expected that he was such a ridiculous person. But I don't know how you saw through this and knew that he was eager to To eradicate Han Shizhong, do you not hesitate to take such ridiculous measures?"
The iron-gray man said calmly: "To look at a person's temperament, you can't look at the general situation, but look at the small details. Although there are many rumors about the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the so-called groundless rumors may not be unfounded, and you should not believe them at all. Especially as someone who The benevolence, courtesy, generosity, or cruelty, favor, and favoritism that a king's people often show deliberately are just to consolidate the emperor's supreme authority. Only what is revealed in small ways may be the true temperament."
"I have collected many rumors about the Emperor of Song Dynasty, and found out that he was actually a mean, ungrateful and suspicious person. If the current situation prevails, even if he is facing a long-term general with military power, he can laugh it off and leave a good reputation. It was convenient to attract more loyal people. But now that the Song Dynasty was experiencing frequent civil strife, Han Shizhong suddenly found an excuse to command all the border troops and invade the Liao Kingdom. For the Emperor of Song Dynasty, the situation was obviously extremely bad. .”
He drank another glass of wine and laughed in a low voice, "When I came here yesterday, I climbed up and looked out, and saw Emperor Song's five-colored clouds rolling, but there was no royal guard of honor or personal guards accompanying him. This confirmed my guess and made the inference. .”
The generals nodded one after another and said with a bright face: "I thought in vain that I had both civil and military skills and was in the position of commander. You can see clearly that such a great talent came to join our army. It is indeed God's blessing for Liao Dynasty. Come on, I will show you my respect, commander." One drink for you.”
Just as Wu Yanguang was raising his glass, a very excited voice came from outside.
"It's not God who bless Daliao, it's my Emperor Taizu of Daliao who bless me!"
Prince Yelv Dezhong of the Liao Kingdom hurried in from outside. When he saw the iron-gray man, his eyes filled with tears. He stepped forward and knelt down.
Everyone was shocked.
Wu Yanguang frowned and said: "My lord, today we are celebrating. You came late and neglected our great hero. You really deserve to be punished. However, you are the sibling of the Holy Sage and have a noble status, so you should not give such a gift easily."
Yelv Dezhong turned back angrily and said, "What do you know? This is..."
Seeing that there were many people in the hall, he paused and ordered, "Everyone else, get out."
Everyone looked at Wu Yanguang with astonishment on their faces.
Wu Yanguang said helplessly: "It's time for you to go out and have fun with the soldiers. Go ahead."
After everyone left, Yelu Dezhong sent people to guard outside the hall and cast spells to isolate the sound inside and outside. Then he knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times to the iron-gray man, making a grand salute of prostrating himself to the ground.
"The descendants of future generations, Yelu, will be honored and will be lucky enough to meet Emperor Taizu of the Liao Dynasty!"
Wu Yanguang's expression changed drastically, and he stepped out from behind the table in a frightened manner, yelling: "My lord, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Don't be presumptuous in front of Emperor Taizu."
Without looking back, Yelvde took out a scroll of pictures from his sleeves, held it out with both hands, knocked his forehead on the ground again, arched his buttocks high, and said, "When Emperor Taizu came to the military camp, although he deliberately hid his clumsiness, but The method used is vaguely the method in the "Twelve Volumes of Splitting the Tang Dynasty", the magical power of Daliao to conquer the country, and it is a realm that can only be reached by direct descendants of the royal family above the fourth level of the treasure-bone gods and demons. Daliao has already No one has completed it for hundreds of years.”
"It's a pity that I didn't recognize Emperor Taizu right away, and I still had many doubts in my mind. Later, when I looked closely, I saw Taizu walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger, with skin like a sacred rock, a leopard's neck looking back, etc., many strange phenomena and the secret strategy of the royal family. The records in it are all accurate, and when I fall asleep at night, there are all kinds of auspicious signs, which I can't tell you all at once."
"That's when I remembered to send someone back to ask for the only photo of Shen Yun's true appearance hidden in the royal treasury."
Wu Yanguang was stunned when he heard this.
The royal family of the Liao Kingdom was prone to internal strife and internal strife. There were originally only five scrolls of true images left by Yelu Abaoji, the Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, and three of them were lost. Now there are only two volumes left, which were collected by the Ancestral Temple and the Liao Dynasty respectively. The emperor holds it.
It is an honor among the top officials of the Liao Kingdom to admire Yelu Abaoji's true appearance. Even Wu Yanguang had only been seen twice before with the emperor's permission.
The picture scroll Yelv Dezhong was holding suddenly opened, and a strange light shot out of the picture, reflecting on the iron-gray man.
The martial arts charm of Liao Taizu in the picture is indeed very affectionate to this iron-gray man.
"As expected, as expected, except Emperor Taizu, who else would have such unparalleled magical skills, such strategizing, and who would pity the critical situation of Daliao!"
Yelu had to kowtow again and again.
Wu Yanguang no longer dared to have any doubts, knelt down and paid homage.
The iron-gray man shook his head and sighed: "Everyone, get up. I was originally in the Nine Heavens Gang Wind. Because I sensed that the Liao Kingdom was in turmoil and was about to decline, I woke up and came down to take a look. However, I am an old man. The Lord of the Sun showed up rashly, fearing that it would cause riots. So I hid my name and called myself Yeluhui, which means the Yelu clan's great glory."
Yelu Dezhong had tears streaming down his face and choked with sobs, saying: "Emperor Taizu was benevolent, but Yelu Yanxi, who is now sitting on the throne, has no trace of a human king. He is wavering and has no independent opinion. The loyal ministers persuaded him, but he was temporarily After listening, the traitor persuaded him, and he listened again."
"Afraid that our loyal eunuchs favor the eunuchs, and that they are the embarrassment of the world, I sincerely request Emperor Taizu to bring order to order, return to the throne, and lead our great Liao Dynasty to great glory."
The iron-gray man's face was moved: "Is the current Liao Emperor really as miserable as you say?"
He seemed a little disbelieving and looked at Wu Yanguang.
Wu Yanguang hesitated for a moment. Yelu Yanxi was indeed soft-hearted, but she was very kind to him.
but! Han Shizhong's troops were directed towards Yelu Yanxi, who was arrogant and frightened, changed orders every day, and was in a panic. It was of no help to the front line. Even if he could keep such an emperor, what reputation could he leave behind? And the man in front of him, Emperor Taizu who founded the Liao Dynasty...
"What the prince said is true."
Wu Yanguang's heart became hot, and he bowed to the end, "I beg Emperor Taizu to calm down the war between Song and Liao first, and then bring order to the chaos."
The iron-gray man thought thoughtfully and sighed: "That's alright. Although the Song Dynasty lost their general Han Shizhong, they only lost 20,000 elite soldiers, while the Liao Dynasty suffered more than 100,000 casualties. A truce is the right way. Fortunately, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is eager to go back and quell the rebellion, so he will not bother us any more."
"You draw up a peace treaty immediately, present it to me, and discuss peace with Song Dynasty. Then I will go and see how Yelu Yanxi is doing."
Yelu was very happy and thanked him profusely.
Wu Yanguang took the initiative to give the city lord's palace to the gray man to rest. He and Yelu were in a hurry, so they went to the side hall to convene the generals for discussion.
Watching their departing figures, the iron-gray man rolled his sleeves and sat back behind the wine table, laughing in his heart.
If a dynasty's national movement is in turmoil and is about to decline, it can wake up those demon masters who are chasing the sun. Then when the Tang Dynasty declined, at least thirty or forty precious bones of gods and demons would fall from the sky. Sweeping across Kyushu and reorganizing the country.
But facts have proven that even a relatively recent person like Zhao Kuangyin, who was suffering from erysipelas and was slow to rise in the strong wind, could only be awakened by the active induction of the Emperor of Destiny.
No one in the Liao Kingdom could achieve the strange phenomenon of the Emperor of Destiny riding on the east wind of the resurgence of the devil's way and having to be supported by the whole country. His dynasty's luck was chaotic but not declining, and he was resentful but not weakened.
This is a flaw.
But it doesn't matter.
If a powerful minister like Yelu Dezhong was told directly that he was the Taizu of Liao, he would be suspicious, but if he was allowed to discover it by himself, he would definitely not question it again after he was sure.
Any possible flaws will be explained perfectly by Yelu Dezhong himself, and will be completed to convince himself and others.
"It's too easy to deceive someone with just a painting. Yelu Abaoji, Yelu Deguang, your descendants are all trash too."
Zhao Kuangyin, who had a disguised face, slowly filled two wine glasses. He picked up the two glasses with his fingers and poured them all into his mouth.
"Huh, in that case, all belong to me."
………………
Benedict!
The wine glass clinked on the table.
The Emperor of Heaven set up a small table, a wine bottle, and two wine glasses in the wilderness.
This is already the third day of peace talks between Song and Liao.
Both sides have seen the peace treaty and discussed it with each other several times. Today is the time for the oath of alliance.
Sitting opposite Emperor Tianming was the person recommended by Wu Yanguang and Yelu Dezhong.
The powerful generals of the Song and Liao Dynasties were on guard at the foot of the mountains, and from time to time they looked at the tops of the wilderness hills.
They have different expressions and different moods, especially many of the generals on the Song Army's side, whose expressions are extremely complex. However, whether they are Song generals or Liao generals, they would never have imagined that the two people on the top of the wilderness hill at this moment , there was no talk about the Song-Liao covenant at all.
"Stealing, country, ah!"
The Emperor of Destiny spat out those three words leisurely and said, "With such fanciful talk at night, do our ancestors really want to try it?"
"It's just a tiger joining the flock of sheep, don't worry."
Zhao Kuangyin said calmly, "After I go, I can ensure that the Liao soldiers will not have the opportunity to invade the territory of the Song Dynasty. You can let go and put down the rebellion. Han Shizhong is still alive, which is a big hidden danger. You have to be careful."
Emperor Tianming said: "Since ancient times, kings, kings and ministers, fathers, sons and sons, the laws of nature and human relations, have never been better than this. Commanders rebelled against the king and were killed by their generals in all dynasties. Who is the loyal minister in the camp, who is the second minister, and who is I have many useful people. Instead of worrying about Han Shizhong, it is Guan Luoyang who makes me even more angry."
Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said: "I already know the whole story of the rise of the Liangshan bandits. It is rare for Guan Luoyang to deceive the world and steal his reputation to such an extent. But such a person is just like Wang Mang back then. Once his reputation collapses, his morale will be affected." A great setback, followed by a rout like water and a mountainous defeat, are just around the corner.”
"As an elder, I have a few words for you. You must first avoid his sharp edges and do not confront him head-on. There are many ways to fight against thieves. You must first eradicate the medium ones, suppress the small ones, and then exterminate the strong ones. of."
"You want to disturb Liangshan's mood, undermine their energy, divide their military strength, destroy their calmness, destroy Guan Luoyang's reputation and persistence, and finally..."
Emperor Tianming stopped drinking, raised his eyes, and took the sentence: "In the end, it's time to kill him!"
