Taijun She sighed and said, "The reason why the Liao people are like this is because all the people who died are the elites or leaders of various sects and fields in our Song Dynasty, and they are the national heroes of our Song Dynasty."
"The Liao people were afraid that after returning the bones, people would see with their own eyes the bones of the knights and soldiers who died fighting for the country, which would further arouse the enthusiasm of the sects and the people of the world to fight against the Liao.
Secondly, when the Song Dynasty went north to conquer Liao in the third year of Yongxi, when the Han people in the Yanyun land saw the Han army that had been away for a long time, they all burst into tears. Everyone ate pots of pulp to welcome the king's army, or Whether it is to guide the army and guide the direction, or to cooperate with the inside and outside of the city to capture the enemy city, and deal a major blow to the Liao Kingdom..."
"The Liao people showed their corpses to the Han people in the Yanyun land to propagate that the Song Dynasty was an unjust country, and they did not care about the lives of the soldiers, so as to drive a wedge between the Song Dynasty and the Han people in the Yanyun land. The purpose of people-to-people relations.”
"The Liao people hid everyone's bones in the Brahma Forest and the Taiyi Pagoda on the coast of the North Sea. In order to prevent the bones from being snatched back, the Liao people arranged many traps in the Brahma Forest and the Taiyi Pagoda, as well as several people from the Liao Kingdom. The masters and the fierce generals in the army protect it, which can be said to be impregnable.
Your fourth uncle Yanzhao’s letter some time ago revealed that eighteen years ago, he was dispersed by enemy forces during the Battle of Chenjiagu, lost his way and was captured by the Liao army, but the Liao army did not know his identity;
He learned that in the Battle of Chenjiagu, the Song army was defeated and all died, he wanted to commit suicide and die for his country. However, when he learned that the bones of your grandfather and the others were hidden in the Taiyi Tower, in order to retrieve the bones of your grandfather and the others, he concealed his identity and changed his name. Mu Yi pretended to surrender to the Liao army and married Yelu Jin'e, Princess Tiejing of the Liao Kingdom.
He had sneaked into the Taiyi Tower several times in an attempt to retrieve the bones of your grandfather and others. However, the mechanisms in the Taiyi Tower were very powerful, and there were several masters from the Liao Kingdom protecting the tower. Your fourth uncle was defeated and seriously injured. Escape from Taiyi Tower...
When Yang Yunfan heard this, he asked in surprise: "The fourth uncle is still alive? So how is he doing now?"
Taijun She also smiled happily and said: "Yes, your fourth uncle is still alive. I only learned the news some time ago. He is now trying to escape from Liaodi."
One of the reasons why your master Zhou Zhenren asked you to come down the mountain this time was for this purpose. He asked you to take the letters he wrote to various sects to contact the elites of each sect, and together they went north to the Brahma Forest and Taiyi Pagoda to retrieve all the people. The corpse of a hero," She Taijun said earnestly.
Yang Yunfan said solemnly, "No matter how dangerous the Brahma Lin Taiyi Tower is, my grandson will never disgrace his life."
"Okay, okay, I believe Fan'er will be able to resolve this matter, but this matter is not urgent. It needs to be decided after discussing with all the sects in the world." After speaking with a smile, Taijun She offered a red sandalwood tree in front of the table in the ancestral hall. A book was taken out of the box;
Taijun She said, "This book is "The Mental Method of Suppressing the Army." It is a set of mental methods for army formation that your grandfather has summarized from his many years of service in the army and hundreds of battles.
As a member of the Yang family, you will inevitably be exposed to leading troops in battles in the future. No matter how strong your personal martial arts skills are, you will not be able to make any waves in front of a battle formation with thousands of troops. This book contains methods for forming formations and breaking them. "Dharma, you have to practice it diligently, and it will be of great benefit in the future."
In the Kunlun Sect, in the Ziguang Palace, Zhou Buhuo frowned and sat on the Grand Master's chair, tapping his fingers back and forth on the table beside him. Elder Chen Buwei, who was sitting on the other side of the desk, looked at Zhou Buhuo's expression and said with a smile: "Brother, you asked me to come, but because of the attack on Fan'er and Zishan in Longmen Town?"
"Yes, junior brother, what do you think about this matter?" Zhou Buhuo stopped what he was doing and asked.
"Isn't it already spread? It's a killer sent by the Liao people. They want to attack Fan'er and the others, but they don't want to be defeated by Fan'er, haha" Chen Buwei said with a smile. I was also pleased with the bravery of the disciples of our sect.
Zhou Buhuo did not smile when he heard this, but shook his head and said, "I'm not asking about this, but I'm saying that Fan'er and the others were ambushed by Liao assassins as soon as they came down the mountain. Isn't this strange? Who gave them the message?”
Chen Buwei also suppressed his smile after hearing this, thought for a while, and said: "The Liao people's "Zhi Fang Si" has many spies, and they are all over the place. As long as you are careful, it is not difficult to figure out the whereabouts of Fan'er and the others down the mountain, right?"
Zhou Buhuo still shook his head after hearing this, and then said: "No, Fan'er has never been down the mountain. How could the Liao assassin recognize Fan'er?"
"Senior brother, do you have a Liao artist in my Kunlun sect?" Chen Buwei said in surprise.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out. And the fact that this person has access to this level of intelligence shows that we are not wary of this person." Zhou Buhuo said.
"Who could that be?" Chen Buwei said.
Zhou Buhuo shook his head and said: "Guessing won't work. Forget it, fortunately Fan'er and the others are fine. We just need to pay more attention in the future. That person will leak out sooner or later."
Outside Yanmen Pass
In the north of the grassland, the capital of the Liao Kingdom is Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing. It has been the political and military center of the Khitan since the Khitan leader Abaoji proclaimed himself emperor in the second year of Liang Zhenming in the Five Dynasties and established the political power.
Later, several Khitan leaders conquered the east and west, conquering cities and territories. First, in the first year of Yuanxian, they conquered the Bohai Kingdom and established Tokyo Liaoyang Prefecture in Dongping County.
In the 10th year of Yuanxian Dynasty, the Khitan leader Yelu Deguang made the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures from the hands of the later Jin'er Emperor Shi Jingtang and set Youzhou as Nanjing Xijin Prefecture.
In the twenty-fifth year of the Tonghe period, the Zhongjing Dading Prefecture was established at the original location of King Xi's Yazhang. In the thirteenth year of Chongxi, Liao Dynasty promoted Yunzhou to Datong Prefecture, named Xijing.
Datong Mansion in Xijing spans Xixia Dangxiang to the west and the Song Dynasty to the east. The city is high and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The geographical location is very important, and no one but the prince can claim it. These five places are what the Liao people call the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom.
In the Longhe Hall of Linhuang Mansion in the capital of Liao Dynasty, there is a tall man with a thick beard on his chin, a crown on his head, and hair hanging down by his ears. He is wearing a gold crown with inscriptions on it, a white silk robe, a red belt hanging with fish, and staggered seams. boots. The young priest wore a hard hat and sat on the right side of the throne in the palace, looking at all the ministers. This person was Han Derang, the king of Jin, who was in charge of political affairs of the Liao Kingdom.
On the left side of the throne next to him, there is a middle-aged woman wearing mink fur and purple clothes, an jade belt around her waist, a phoenix hairpin and a gold hairpin, and her beautiful hair is wrapped in a dragon bun on her head.
A pair of phoenix eyes looked at the people in your highness with scorching eyes. There was a hint of courage and perseverance in his graceful temperament. This person was Xiao Chuo, the supreme empress dowager of the Liao Kingdom, whose nickname was Xiao Yanyan.
Although she is over forty years old, she is still charming, dignified and elegant.
On both sides of the jade steps of His Highness stood two guards holding iron bone flowers. The one under the jade steps was the 21-year-old Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Kingdom.
As the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Longxu was already twenty-one years old, but he still could not take charge personally, because the power was still firmly in the hands of his mother, the Queen Mother Xiao, and the Queen Mother had no intention of returning power to the emperor.
So much so that every morning during the morning court, he could only sit with the ministers to discuss matters. However, because Han Derang was Xiao Yanyan's lover, and during the Northern Expedition of the Song Army more than ten years ago, he stood firm in Youzhou and fought hard, and finally waited until Brother Yelvxiu's reinforcements came and defeated the Song army. Because of his merits, he was appointed as the supervisor of the country by Empress Xiao.
Every time, he sat at the same table with the Queen Mother, looking down at her Royal Highnesses. This made Yelu Longxu unhappy, but he did not dare to say anything in view of the Queen Mother's majesty and harshness.
"To report to the Queen Mother, I believe that the Song Dynasty was severely weakened by the battle of "Gaoliang River" more than ten years ago and is unable to invade the north again. In these years, the Song people have only been tired of defense. However, what Han Dewei, the Privy Councilor of the South Court, said in his memorial The people of the Song Dynasty want to go north to attack our country and request the imperial court to send heavy troops to station at the border. This is completely nonsense. We also ask the Queen Mother to clearly understand this and send someone to investigate clearly before making a decision." Your Highness, Yelu Hugu, the governor of Zhuozhou, walked out of the queue, bowed and spoke loudly.
It turned out that Han Dewei, the younger brother of King Han Derang of the Jin Dynasty, who was currently the privy envoy of the South Courtyard in Xijing of the Liao Dynasty, reported in a report a few days ago that he had found signs of Song people in the south heading north, and requested the imperial court to send troops to the border to prevent unexpected events.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see the trick at a glance. After several major defeats, the Song Dynasty army in the south has long lost the combat power and morale of the Zhou Shizong Chai Rong and Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin periods, and is simply unable to take the initiative to attack the Liao Kingdom.
The reason why Han Dewei reported this was because of the military system of the Liao Kingdom. Except for the royal bodyguards, the Liao Army did not provide military rations to other armies, whether they were fighting or guarding the border. The military rations were all provided by the army. They plundered the territory themselves, which is what the Liao people called "grazing the valley."
The purpose of Han Dewei's petition to the imperial court to send troops was to lead the army to the Song Dynasty to harvest grass and valleys, so as to avoid falling into a situation where the army was short of food and soldiers rioted.
The second reason is that he wants to purge generals who do not belong to his own faction through repeated military transfers and replace them with his own people, so as to better control the army.
Most of the courtiers saw this, but because they were afraid of the power of the two Han brothers, they kept silent and chose to ignore it;
