The Northern Han Kingdom was smaller than the Southern Tang Dynasty and Shu Kingdom, but once this small country was moved, it attracted more attention than all other countries.

The heavy eaves of the city towers, buildings and alleys in Youzhou are all signs of Han civilization, but there are a large number of Hu people in the city, and people with hair, animal skins, and big earrings can be seen everywhere in the world. Even Han'er's dress is different from that of the Central Plains, and the direction of the collar is reversed. People have long been accustomed to the Hu people, and they will never be surprised by those Khitan people and Xi people in strange costumes; Even many Han'er saw such a scene when they were born...... The sixteen states of Youyun were officially assigned to the Liao State in the (later) Jin Dynasty, and it has been twenty-six years. Even Hebei Huhua took a longer time, when the Tang Dynasty intended to complete the general trend of national integration, but it was not completed in the end, and finally the national policy completely collapsed, and the national fortunes declined.

In the official residence of the king of the Southern Courtyard, there is also such a scene, there are Hu people and Han people.

A general of the Southern Courtyard named Xiao Abudi next to him said coldly: "The 'Nanren' is a good scar and forgets the pain, so quickly forget that the Jin Dynasty was destroyed by the Great Liao, and attacking the Northern Han is a blatant provocation of the Great Liao." If the Great Khan ......"

Xiao Siwen immediately interrupted the words of this person from the same clan: "There is still a difference between Guo Blacksmith and Shi Chonggui, even if it is an enemy, we can't underestimate the enemy." ”

The Liao State is now slacking off in everything, and the toughness is not as good as before, and many nobles are unwilling and resentful in their hearts, but Xiao Siwen can't let his fellow clans show dissatisfaction with the emperor in front of him. Xiao Siwen had suffered Guo Shao's losses in Zhuozhou before, which caused heavy losses to the Liao army, so he could scold and hate Guo Shao, but he would never say that Guo Shao was weak...... If you lose at the hands of a very weak person, don't you say that you are weaker?!

Although Xiao Siwen is in charge of the military power of the Southern Courtyard and is considered a military general, his father is the person who is the prime minister of Da Liao; The Xiao clan is the formulation clan of the prime minister of the Liao State, and he is naturally not a person who does not know strategy.

"No one in Shangjing has come to give an order, let's take care of this matter (the Northern Han was attacked)?" A Khitan military general muttered.

Xiao Siwen listened and said: "Remember, the national power of Da Liao is connected with everyone!" If there is no power of the Great Liao, let alone enjoy the output of Youzhou, Bohai and other lands, I am afraid that we will not even have a foothold in the world. Since the founding of the Northern Han Dynasty, it has taken our dynasty as its suzerain, and the loss of this land is not beneficial to the entire Great Liao; Moreover, the location of the Northern Han Kingdom is important, and it is related to the long-term offensive and defensive momentum. If Blacksmith Guo takes the Northern Han Kingdom today, can he not peep into Youzhou? ”

Abudi said indignantly after hearing this: "The Liu family of the Northern Han Kingdom can neither fight, but will ask for help and drag us down almost every year, but behind the scenes, they just want to use Daliao to protect themselves. Han'er just can't be trusted! ”

Xiao Siwen listened, and looked back at the Han officials present, most of them were silent. immediately said: "This statement is biased, how can people become a big country, how can there be today's great Liao?" How can all ethnic groups live in harmony in Youzhou? ”

As soon as he said something, sure enough, the expressions of the Han officials changed.

Xiao Siwen felt that many Khitan nobles just couldn't control people, and they had occupied Youzhou for many years, and the nobles were still like that after the Liao State continued to improve the system, the nobles still kept themselves in their own hands and treated Han'er as slaves, but it often backfired. Xiao Siwen has been trying to change these strategies since becoming the queen of the Southern Courtyard, and he feels that he can't force anyone anymore, and the combination of grace and power is the long-term way...... This kind of experience is like the woman Bai Shi who he robbed, because Xiao Siwen showed an attitude of acceptance, didn't Bai Shi stay in the house for so many years, and even the hairstyle clothes gradually accepted the Khitan habit? If she had been imprisoned and tortured as an animal, she would have thought about running away for a long time!

These Han officials are all people living in Youzhou, Xiao Siwen gives them a way to live, and they can't change the situation in Youzhou, and they won't want to break the net at every turn. As long as people don't reach a dead end, they all know how to compromise.

What's more, Xiao Siwen understands Chinese and reads poetry and books, so he can connect with Han children.

At this moment, a Han official clasped his fists and said: "The lower official has a word......

Xiao Siwen immediately made an humble gesture of acceptance and asked, "Mr. Fan, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

The Han official's name was Fan Mingyi, and he immediately said with a loyal expression: "The lower officials agree with the king's foresight, and the Liu clan of the Northern Han Kingdom is of great benefit and vital to the Great Liao Youzhou!" Dealing with the Zhou State and letting them be constrained by civil war is the best strategy. Shu and Southern Tang were too far away to help, but the Northern Han could not be easily lost; If the Central Plains are unified, the lower officials' foresight is the same as that of the king, and the next step is for us to face the threat of the Zhou army in Youzhou!

Although the Liu family of the Northern Han Dynasty was too weak compared to the Zhou State, Jinyang City was a Xiongcheng City, which was strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and had been a major disaster in the Central Plains for decades; Its role is not as unbearable as General Abudi suggests. The calamity of the enemy country is the advantage of the Great Liao. Xia Guan Jinyan, thinking about the overall situation, the king should write to the emperor, while sending troops from Youzhou to reinforce Jinyang; On the one hand, he asked troops to reinforce Youzhou, just in case of an accident in the Northern Han Dynasty, and prepare for the defense of Youzhou as soon as possible! ”

Xiao Siwen was greatly appreciative after hearing this, and said in a sincere tone: "Youzhou is the state of Youzhou people, although you are not Han'er, but it is different from the Central Plains Han'er. Today, this king will treat you as his own people, in the Central Plains Dynasty, can they really treat you as their own people and not guard against them? To tell the truth, you can be an official and enjoy wealth in the Southern Courtyard, but you may not have your place in the Central Plains Imperial Court. ”

Xiao Siwen can judge whether the Han'er officials' plan is loyal, and deeply agrees with Fan Mingyi's statement that "Jinyang Xiongcheng is a major disaster in the Central Plains".

He immediately decisively said: "Immediately write to Beijing and ask for troops!" The generals should gather their troops and horses as soon as possible and prepare for the battle. ”

This time, Xiao Siwen didn't dare to cut first, the last time he sent troops to loot, in his opinion, there was almost no risk, and he also wanted to deal with Li Yun for the overall situation, but he immediately sent Yang Gon down to inspect in Beijing, which made Xiao Siwen have to pay attention. On the other hand, he also wanted to take precautions to increase his troops in Youzhou in advance, and his troops naturally had to rely on Beifu (Shangjing) to reinforce them.

He paused and said, "Jinyang is the outpost of Youzhou; To save Jinyang is to guard Youzhou! ”

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The large army gathered outside Jinyang, the capital of the Northern Han Kingdom, which made the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Han Kingdom feel tremendous pressure. This time the battle to protect the country was no lighter than Chai Rong's hundreds of thousands of troops besieging Jinyang after the Battle of Gaoping.

The last time the "first monarch" of the Northern Han Dynasty was emaciated by the siege and died after the war. This time, Liu Jun, the monarch of the Northern Han Dynasty, was not easy, he worked hard day and night, and he had never been so diligent since he ascended the throne, probably everyone was forced out. He constantly convened the ministers to discuss countermeasures, desperate to protect himself! But now, it is nothing more than "defending the city and waiting for the rescue of the Liao army", and there are really not many choices.

Zhao Kuangyin, who was also in Jinyang City, tried his best to get reused, he found Feng Jinke, and also met Prime Minister Guo Yuanwei, but there has been no news. I had to feel the tense atmosphere of Jinyang's life and death at this time, but I sat and waited at home.

In the old house, there was a light rain outside the window, and the torn window paper blown by the cold wind sounded "whoosh", just like Zhao Kuangyin's state of mind at this time.

Since he was born, there are indeed very few such bad moods. He is a person who has been able to control a large army, and even sees higher power, and the most unbearable experience for him is not being able to control his own destiny! The feeling that his own survival is at stake but can only be watched from the sidelines, and the feeling of pinning his trust in the hands of others makes him restless.

Zhao Kuangyin stood in front of the window for a while, sat on the chair with a dark face, rubbed his hands and made some trivial movements.

At this moment, the Great Zhou army is separated by a city wall, and Zhao Kuangyin can't help but think: If he is caught, what will happen to him?

It can be reasonably inferred that he will definitely not survive, and then he will be wiped out|The whole family! When the grudge accumulates to a certain level, and there is no need to worry about being sanctioned when revenge is obtained, few people will be so tolerant...... Zhao Kuangyin recalled Guo Shao's personality, and didn't feel that he should be deceived by the superficial benevolence and righteousness, Guo Shao didn't kill the Zhao family for the time being, just because he used the car as a lesson!

Back then, Emperor Yin of the Han Dynasty was Hu Gan, and the most threatening Guo Wei had not yet been arrested, and with his soldiers, he killed Guo Wei's entire family! What happened to you?

Zhao Kuangyin raised his head and looked at the gray and dark sky outside the window, speculating about Guo Shao's intentions, this person must hate himself very much, and there is a vague sense of awe...... But it is precisely the people who have reverence that are the most terrible! Guo Shao is very calm and knows the timing very well; If he thinks that he can't kill the enemy with a single blow and can't retaliate back, he is not willing to strike lightly.

He frowned, stretched out his hand and scratched his hair bun a few times, and whispered with mixed emotions: "I really looked away, people should look at small things...... Looking back today, I should understand the ...... of his first murder back then."

Zhao Kuangyin is usually very kind-hearted, very able to win over the people around him, a natural big brother, but he is not a kind old man in his bones, and he can't look at what he says or acts, but what he does; This is the same as Guo Shao, then Guo Shao is benevolent and righteous when he opens his mouth and closes his mouth, is he a good stubble?

(In history, the first thing Zhao Kuangyin did after he ascended the throne was to behead the Zhao family's feud and the Yan family.) ）

So Zhao Kuangyin understands Guo Shao very well to a certain extent, and the so-called enemy is the real confidant.

He really didn't want to sit still, and he was very unwilling. But after the failure, he still maintained his own style of life for a long time, taking into account his identity and reputation, which is probably not fully aware of his own situation, and he is reluctant to get out of the state of mind of a great future.

Now, Zhao Kuangyin finally really realized...... It is impossible to get back to the future of your old aspirations! I'm done!

In this situation, he suddenly realized that he had done something wrong and felt regretful: the little strength left in his hand was of no avail, because there was no chance to turn over, and it was not worth nostalgia again; In this life, at most, you can only hide in Tibet and steal your life! Like a wanted criminal with a murder in hand, it's even more serious than that.

And now, as soon as Jinyang is broken, it will be a catastrophe when he is caught! Why did you stay here because you took care of the remaining brothers and men before?