Chapter 34 Shocking change
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In February, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, Ma Chao arrived in western Liaoning.
Li Hu urgently asked about the date of the Northern Expedition. Ma Kuo took out the emperor's edict and made an appointment to start the Northern Expedition in September or October this year.
"You will quell the Song Jiang and Fang La Rebellion right away?" Li Hu had doubts about the attack time.
"The official has issued an order to pacify Song Jiang." Ma Kuo said, "Last year, Hou Meng, the governor of Bozhou, wrote a letter to propose a pacification proposal. The official agreed at that time. Unexpectedly, Hou Meng died of illness suddenly and the matter was left unresolved. After Fang La rebelled, the official was eager to quell the rebellion in Jiangnan, so he issued an order to order Zhang Shuye, the governor of Haizhou, to try to pacify Song Jiang."
"Where is Song Jiang now?" Li Hu asked.
"After being severely damaged in Yizhou, Song Jiang went south to Huaiyang Army, but was hit hard again. He had no choice but to turn east and attack Haizhou." Ma Kuo said, "Song Jiang is desperate now. Apart from fleeing to the sea as a pirate, he has no choice but to surrender."
"Will he surrender?"
"I will definitely surrender." Ma Kuo said confidently.
"Why?" Li Hu asked in surprise. Could it be that Song Jiang in reality is like Song Jiang in "Water Margin" and they are surrender factions?
Ma Kuo gave some explanation.**
In December last year, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty appointed Tong Guan as the envoy of Jiang, Huai, Jing and Zhejiang, and led 150,000 troops south to encircle and suppress Fang La. Among these 150,000 troops, 50,000 were imperial guards in the capital and 100,000 were strong troops of Qin and Jin. The Northwest Army, which was originally used to fight the northern expedition, suddenly became a large army to suppress the rebellion, and quickly rushed from Taiyuan to Jiangnan.
After Tong Guan arrived in Hangzhou, local officials reported that the root of the Fang La Rebellion was Hua Shigang. Tong Guan was all thinking about the Northern Expedition and was eager to quell the rebellion. So he repeatedly thought about it and submitted a report to the emperor. He presented the new policy of the rebellion that originated from Cai Jing. He begged the officials to understand the people's sentiments, re-enforce national policies, abolish Hua Shigang, and pacify the people in the south of the Yangtze River. Otherwise, it would be difficult to quell the Fang La Rebellion in the short term, and more and greater rebellions may occur.
After discussing with the prime ministers, the emperor accepted Tong Guan's advice, issued an edict to punish himself, issued an order to revise the national policy, dismissed the Suzhou Bureau, the Hangfa Bureau and the imperial frontier, and the wood, stone, and color, and followed the public's wishes. The officials of the presidency of the flower, stone, and the son, and his brothers and nephews were dismissed.
The emperor first asked Cai Jing to retire and return home, and then stopped Hua Shigang. Su was abolished and the construction bureau was established. The court thought that the emperor understood the public's opinion and wanted to modify the national policy, so he cheered and wrote letters to put forward various opinions.^^
The ministers did not know the emperor's thoughts, but Ma Kuo knew that the reason why the emperor followed the public's wishes was to launch the Northern Expedition as soon as possible. In order to be able to make all the efforts in the Northern Expedition, he wanted to quell the rebellion in the shortest time. For this reason, he transferred Tong Guan and the Northwest Army to the battlefield in Jiangnan, and even issued an order to abolish Hua Shigang to appease the people in Jiangnan.
"So..." Ma Kuo said at last, "As long as the official has the sincerity and need to recruit pacify, Song Jiang will definitely accept pacification when he is desperate."
Li Hu remained silent. If Song Jiang was really a surrendered faction, it would be better if such a person was not saved.
The Emperor of the Song Dynasty told Li Hu in his hand edict that he had sent Zhao Liangsi to Huanglong Mansion for the seventh time and made an appointment for the attack time. In order to prevent it, he asked Li Hu to take the initiative to cooperate with the Jin army and attack the Liao army together.
"What does this mean just in case?" Li Hu asked, "Does it mean that if the Song army is unable to suppress the rebellion, I will bear the Northern Expedition?"
Ma Kuo nodded with a bitter smile.
"Okay." Li Hu smiled, "You go back and tell Your Majesty, give me money, food, and weapons, I will fight this battle."
Ma Kuo knew that Li Hu was going to take the opportunity to blackmail. Fortunately, the emperor was worried about the situation in Liaodong and was eager to recover his hometown. He would spend a lot of money. As long as Li Hu kept his promise and was willing to fight, he would give him money, food and weapons.^^
"In April, the Jin army will attack Zhongjing again." Li Hu said, "I will attack Yanjing in April. Please go back and tell Your Majesty and allocate money, grain and weapons to me immediately."
April? Ma Kurou was shocked, "April will start attacking?"
"You won't naively think that the Jurchens would obey your Emperor's arrangements, right?" Li Hu mocked, "The Song Dynasty gave the Jurchens such generous conditions, and even gave them 500,000 yuan a year for no reason. Of course, the Jurchens have to fight to the death."
Ma Kuo was speechless. At this time, the immortal Longzhu sent news from Yanjing. Because the Song Dynasty was very likely to betray the alliance and launched a northern expedition in the chaos in Liaodong, the Liao Dynasty was full of dangers. So the emperor accepted the advice of the ministers and immediately established a crown prince to prevent accidents, which led to the resurgence of the imperial throne in the palace tent.
At the same time, the Emperor of the Great Liao Dynasty considered that there were civil strife in the Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty and was unable to launch an attack in the short term, and Li Hu, stationed in western Liaoning, immediately became the biggest threat to the Khitans. So despite the dissuasion of the ministers, he issued an order to report to all areas in Liaodong, saying that Li Hu had been dependent and was now the Han King of the Palace of the Western Han Dynasty in Liaoning, and was about to marry the Khitan Princess.\\\
The Emperor of the Great Liao believed that this plan could discord Li Hu and his subordinates, disrupt the morale of the rebels, and thus force Li Hu to be pledged and eliminate a major trouble for the Great Liao. However, some ministers believed that once this plan was implemented, Li Hu was forced to attack with helplessness. Li Hu was definitely unwilling to be pledged, and would not be trapped and watched the Liaodong rebel army fall apart. Therefore, his only way was to attack, use the offense to prove his determination to kill the enemy and restore the Han Dynasty, and use the offense to condense the morale of the rebel soldiers.
The Longzhu Daxian sent Guo Bao to western Liaoning in person and asked Li Hu to launch an attack at all costs to prevent the Khitans from succeeding their treacherous plans.
Li Hu was already prepared for this, but in order to prevent problems, he sent someone to Huanglong Mansion to clarify the misunderstanding. He wrote a letter to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to explain the Khitans' tricks in detail. At the same time, he urgently summoned the commanders of the army and asked them to convey the attack on Yanjing to the level of the team general, thereby ensuring the stability of the army.
In March, the envoy of the Great Liao Dynasty, Han rushed to western Liaoning and was ordered to discuss the marriage and pacification matter again. Li Hu refused, "In April, I will lead a large army to attack Yanjing.
Han sighed speechless when he heard this. Although Li Hu was unwilling to be servile, he was unwilling to help the Jurchens exterminate the Great Liao. Based on Li Hu's interests and needs, he obviously wanted to build a three-point pattern in Liaodong. The three-point pattern was helpless by the Khitans under the current situation, but it was also the best choice. This allowed the Great Liao to have time to breathe, so as to make a comeback. However, the Emperor of the Great Liao thought he was self-righteous and insisted on shooting himself in the foot, making a good thing. He screwed it up and attacked him.
At the same time, the Jin army dispatched again. One by Wanyan Zonghan (Nianhan) led the attack on Zhongjing. One by Wanyan Zongwang led the attack on Xingzhong Prefecture.
Yanjing was panicked. The Emperor of Liao was panicked and ignored the dissuasion and took Xiao Fengxian, Yelu Mage and other groups of trusted ministers to the north to Yuanyanglu and run away first.
Marshal of the capital, Yelu Chun, the remaining officials in Nanjing, was ordered to command the Liao army to guard the two capitals again.
Just as the Jin army and the rebels were preparing to attack, a heavy rain came to their faces. The rain lasted for more than ten days, followed by the mountain torrent. The road surface was destroyed and the attack was forced to stop. In May, a stronger storm suddenly came, and the situation in Liaodong suddenly changed.
Yelu Yuji, the commander of the Northeast Road of the Great Liao Dynasty, led a 100,000 army to rebel and surrender to the Jin Kingdom.
When Li Hu heard the news, he was stunned. He never dreamed that Yelu Yuji would join the Jurchens and took away the entire Northeast Road 100,000 troops. Those were all the elite troops guarding Zhongjing Road. The Liao Kingdom lost Yelu Yuji and the 100,000 troops. What he lost was not just one Zhongjing, but it was very likely that the reign of the Liao Kingdom.
Li Hu stared blankly at the map on the table table, his mind was blank.
Now we can be sure that the story of Daddy is true, and Daddy's story is a prediction of the future. The Jurchens really created a miracle. They received the help of gods, and suddenly their strength increased sharply. They had already gained an absolute advantage in the battlefield in Liaodong. In time, Wanyan Aguda would definitely be able to kill all the Khitans and unify the north. The rest of the land was natural, going south to plunder the Central Plains and attacking the Song Dynasty.
Under the current situation, the Emperor of the Great Liao is no longer able to make the world come true. For the Liaodong Rebel Army, the most urgent problem is survival. As for the hope of building a three-point pattern, it is already very slim. Only God knows whether it can succeed.
Luo Qinghan, Dong Xiaochou, Tie Ying, Huang She, Chai Yun and others were also dumbfounded, and they were all stunned. After a long time, Huang She finally shouted, "How is this possible?" Yelu Yuji was born in the royal family. His wife Xiao had two sisters, one married Yelu Taheli, who was also a royal family, and the other married to the current emperor, who was Concubine Wen. With Yelu Yuji's status and two kinship with the emperor, how could he be rebelled?
"This is all caused by the Emperor's General." Yuan Ye explained, "Concubine Wen gave birth to a son Ao Luwo, and was named King of Jin. He was talented and praised by Yelu Chun and the ministers of the war-first party. The sister of the Prime Minister of the Northern Palace was Concubine Yuan, who gave birth to King of Qin. Xiao Fengxian and a group of leaders and sent ministers wanted to make the King of Qin the heir. Last month, Concubine Wen and his sister met in Yu Ji's army for some reason. Xiao Fengxian used this as an excuse to falsely accuse his son-in-law Xiao Yu and Taholi, and Yu Ji's plan to establish King of Jin. The emperor believed it was true and killed Xiao Yu and Yelu Taholi, giving Concubine Wen to death. He knew that it was difficult to escape, so he led his tribe and a hundred thousand army to surrender to the Jurchens."
In the worst case, the country will be chaotic, and in the worst case, the country will be destroyed. If the Great Liao Dynasty is destroyed, it will be destroyed above the imperial system.
Chapter completed!