It was the chief general of the leather room army who spoke, he looked up at the Empress Dowager Xiao in fear, lowered his voice and said, "The sheep that the minister said...... Refers to the little lamb......"

"Bang!"

Empress Dowager Xiao slapped the table angrily.

With a murderous look on one's face.

The leather room army is the elite of the Liao State, and the Yulu received is also the most lucrative part of the Liao State.

And the Yilu army can only buy a little lamb.

So, what about the other armies?

What about the people?

A majestic and majestic Great Liao Empire, to this point, can't you play anymore?

"Why is this so? Why didn't Hongu know about this until now? ”

Empress Dowager Xiao was very angry, since the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were unwilling to speak, she could only name her.

"Tobe Shangshu, you tell this palace, why is this happening?"

"Minister...... Guilty ......"

The elderly Hubu Shangshu knelt tremblingly at the feet of the Empress Dowager Xiao.

Empress Dowager Xiao's phoenix eyes were provoked, and she said coldly: "Drag it out, cut it!" ”

"Imperial History? Why has it come to this point, and I don't see you having a song? ”

"Minister......

Yu Shi Zhongcheng had a bitter face, hesitated for a long time, and then said a word.

"Drag it out, cut it!"

“……”

"Drag it out, cut it!"

“……”

"Drag it out, cut it!"

“……”

Empress Dowager Xiao asked sixteen people in a row and beheaded sixteen people.

In her eyes, these people deserve to be guilty and deserve death.

As the imperial historian of the Liao State, if you can't tell the truth what you see, it is a capital crime.

As a household official in charge of the Liao State of Liao, it is also a capital crime to cause such a big turmoil in the Liao State.

Empress Dowager Xiao felt that these officials of the Manchu Dynasty deserved to die.

"Xiao Cheng! You tell this palace, why is there such turmoil in my Daliao? ”

A middle-aged official suddenly fell to his knees, trembling all over.

He is Xiao Cheng, the descendant.

Empress Dowager Xiao's cousin.

Empress Dowager Xiao took Xiao Cheng to open the knife, and the ministers sighed in their hearts.

The officials killed by Empress Dowager Xiao before were all Han Chinese, and there were no people from the Khitan eight tribes.

So one by one, they all pretended to be indifferent and indifferent.

Now that Empress Dowager Xiao is stabbing someone from her Xiao clan, it will be terrible.

According to Empress Dowager Xiao's consistent style, it is natural to slaughter one of her own people first, block everyone's mouths, and then start to kill slowly, one by one.

It's terrifying.

This shows that Empress Dowager Xiao is really angry, and she is really going to raise a butcher's knife and kill them wantonly.

"Queen Mother, this matter has nothing to do with Xiao Cheng, the reason why my Da Liao is so turbulent is all because the Queen Mother favors Hanchen. These Han people are not of the same mind as our Khitans, and they must have planned some shady deeds behind their backs to make my Daliao so turbulent. ”

Take the opportunity to make trouble, and the party will fight against differences.

Find an opportunity to put a black pot on the head of someone who doesn't like it.

This is a common practice in the court.

This trick may have been easy before, but this time it is obviously not good.

Empress Dowager Xiao was really angry, how could she be fooled by the courtiers' words?

Empress Dowager Xiao glared at the phoenix eyes and said coldly: "When the palace asks you to speak, you don't speak." When this palace doesn't let you speak, you want to speak?

This palace is asking Xiao Cheng, did you ask you? ”

The Manchu civil and military forces were frightened, and they stood on the main hall one by one with speculation and anxiety.

"Humph!"

Empress Dowager Xiao snorted coldly and questioned Xiao Cheng again, "Xiao Cheng, this palace is asking you." ”

Xiao Cheng trembled and stammered, "Minister...... Minister...... Minister......"

He seemed so frightened that he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Empress Dowager Xiao frowned, she saw that the Xiao clan was so unbearable, and she was even more annoyed in her heart.

"Something that doesn't make a living, drag it down, cut it!"

“……”

"Sister-in-law and slow!"

At the critical moment, Yelu Hugo spoke out and stopped the Empress Dowager Xiao.

If the knife really fell on the heads of the Xiao clan, that tragic massacre would be inevitable.

Since the Empress Dowager Xiao lowered the curtain, she has cleaned up the court five times, and she doesn't dare to kill it again.

Yelu Xiuge stood up and said in a deep voice: "Sister-in-law, state affairs are important, and now is not the time to wantonly kill. Now that I am worried about internal and external troubles, I still need someone to appease the people.

You might as well give them a chance to make meritorious contributions.

The most important thing at the moment is Da Song.

The envoys we sent this time happened to meet Zhao Guangyi's awakening, and we didn't get any benefits from the Great Song Dynasty.

Tongtai Pass was broken, more than 100,000 tribesmen were slaughtered, we have to ask the Great Song Dynasty for an explanation. ”

Empress Dowager Xiao had a gloomy face, undecided, and for a long time she looked at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and said coldly: "For Brother Hugh's sake, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped." 100,000 head of cattle and 100,000 sheep for each family, for military supplies. There can be no less family, and if there is less of a family, don't blame this palace for killing people. ”

It's in the open robbery.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military suddenly stopped squeaking.

You want too much, we don't want to bleed, you might as well kill someone!

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Xiao raised her eyebrows and prepared to speak.

Brother Yelu took the lead and said coldly: "Don't be embarrassed." Now is the most difficult time for us in Daliao. How much you have earned this year, this king knows very well. It's also for your own good to let you spit out some. You have already forced the queen mother to be anxious, so don't push this king to be anxious anymore.

Otherwise, this king doesn't mind letting one of the eight Khitan tribes be removed.

Under the dangerous nest, there are no eggs.

A person with a small eye is not qualified to rest with Da Liao and the country. ”

At this time, Han Derang suddenly said with a smile: "If the Han family can be promoted to one of the eight Khitan tribes, the minister represents the Han family and is willing to sacrifice 200,000 cattle and sheep each." ”

Caught off guard, a trick to draw salary.

forced the nobles of the Khitan eight tribes to grit their teeth and agree to the threat of Empress Dowager Xiao and Yelu Huge.

The status of the eight Khitan tribes is piled up with their lives.

Their lives far exceeded hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep.

There is no need to abandon the name of the Khitan Eight Tribes for the sake of 200,000 cattle and sheep, and let Han Derang pick up the cheap.

really want to let Han Derang's Han family climb up and become one of the eight Khitan tribes.

Then except for the Yelu clan of the imperial clan and the Xiao clan of the descendant clan, the rest of the clans are all in danger.

In the territory of Liao, there are many Han people who want to become the top nobles of Liao.

They are very energetic and have accumulated a lot of money.

It's just that an opportunity is missing to replace it.

"The ministers obey the orders of the Queen Mother and the Prince."

The civil and military uniforms of the Manchu Dynasty softened.

Only Han Derang sighed unwillingly.

Although he knew that what Jeruxiu had just said was just a threat, he hoped it was true.

No matter how favored Han Derang is, no matter how high his status is.

The Han family is far from being compared with the Khitan Eight Tribes.

Maybe after Han Derang's death, the Han family will decline for three or four generations.

But it is different when you enter the Khitan Eight Tribes.

Once you enter the Khitan Eight Clans, as long as the Great Liao is not destroyed, the clan will continue to prosper.

However, hope can only be hope.

Even if Empress Dowager Xiao had the intention to let the Han family join the Khitan Eight Clans, Yelu Xiuge would not allow it.

After looting the Manchu Dynasty civil and military once, Empress Dowager Xiao's face softened a little.

She began to talk to Yelu Hugo about the Great Song Dynasty.

"Brother Hugh, this envoy to the Great Song Dynasty coincided with Zhao Guangyi's awakening, and our goal was not achieved. If you want to get justice from the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, there is only one battle.

Bengong just ordered someone to take stock of the treasury, the money in the treasury can't even afford to pay the food and salary spent on sending troops, how to fight with the Great Song Dynasty? ”

Han Derang interjected: "Bear with me? ”

"No!"

Jeruxiu shook his head and said, "This battle must be fought. This king knows Zhao Guangyi very well, and Zhao Guangyi also knows me very well. In the past few decades in the face of the Great Song Dynasty, my Da Liao has rarely suffered losses, and even if we suffer losses, we will quickly retaliate back.

We have suffered a loss this time, if we don't retaliate. It is easy for Zhao Guangyi to perceive my Da Liao's internal worries.

When the time comes, Zhao Guangyi will definitely come to attack with heavy troops.

At that time, I and I are only afraid that there is a danger of destroying the country.

Therefore, the more this time comes, the more we cannot avoid the war, but instead we must rise to the occasion.

We want to confuse Zhao Guangyi and let him know that we can't move. ”

Yelu Huge's voice landed, and the civil and military people in the hall spoke out one after another.

Although they are greedy, they also know the root of the Liao State.

On the contrary, because the Tongtai Pass was broken before, Han Derang, who was the main battle, is now cowardly.

"If you rush to send troops, there will be no food and grass, and if you lose, it will be even more unfavorable to my Daliao."

Empress Dowager Xiao frowned and said.

Yelu Huge said: "My Liao people came out between the white mountains and black waters, and the reason why we came out is because we have no food and grass, and we are hungry and cold. All we have is a war horse under our crotch and a sharp knife in our hands.

At that time, we had nothing, and with a pair of hands, we played a huge Liao country.

Now that we have a huge country, how can we learn from the Han people?

The culture of the Han people is worth learning from. However, the military regulations of the Han people are not worth learning.

If the military regulations of the Han people are really good enough, it will not be beaten by our Liao people every time. ”

"The king of the Southern Courtyard is reasonable......

"That's right, why are we Liao people afraid of war?"

"Song people, just a group of lambs."

“……”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty spoke out one after another, supporting Yelu Huge.

Empress Dowager Xiao was undecided.

"Let this palace think again and retreat."

Empress Dowager Xiao said to Brother Yelu Xiu: "Brother Xiu, the responsibility of urging the family to hand over the cattle and sheep will be handed over to you." After getting the cattle and sheep, first send some of them to the leather room army. The Leather Room Army can't be messed up. ”

"Imperial sister-in-law! Great Song ......"

"Let Hongu think again......"

"Hey!"

Jeruhugo let out a long sigh and exited the main hall.

The ministers in the main hall are gone.

Only the Empress Dowager Xiao and the little emperor were left.

Empress Dowager Xiao stroked the little emperor's head with a responsible expression, "Emperor, when will you grow up?" When you grow up, the prime minister will govern the government, and the queen mother will not have to worry about these troubles. ”

The little emperor blinked his big eyes, he felt the sadness in Empress Dowager Xiao's heart, and he felt uncomfortable.

"Queen Mother, Erchen thinks what Uncle Huang said is reasonable, why don't you agree to Uncle Huang's request."

Empress Dowager Xiao stroked the little emperor's head and said with a wry smile: "Emperor, you don't understand. Hugh's argument has some truth, but it is dangerous. If you are not careful, the whole Daliao will be in turmoil.

Once the soldiers and horses going south were defeated, the Song people took the opportunity to invade our Great Liao. When the time comes, my Daliao will become very dangerous. ”

The little emperor clenched his fists and said indignantly: "Uncle Huang is so powerful, he will definitely not be defeated by the Song people." ”

Empress Dowager Xiao was stunned, shook her head and sighed: "It may have been before, but since the Yang family was dominant in the northwest, our soldiers and horses of Daliao have been repeatedly frustrated in front of the Yang family. If your imperial uncle led the troops south this time and ran into the Yang family again, it would be difficult to say. ”

The little emperor frowned and said: "Queen Mother, didn't you say that you are good, a manly man, you must be able to afford to put it down, but more importantly, don't be bullied?"

We've been bullied, why can't we fight back?

Uncle Huang also said that we walked out of the middle of the white mountain and black water with nothing.

As long as the horse under our crotch and the knife at our waist are still there, we are not afraid of anyone. ”

"Hehe......"

Empress Dowager Xiao pinched the little emperor's nose dotingly, and said with relief: "The little guy has grown up and knows how to teach your mother a lesson." ”

"The emperor didn't dare to ......"

Empress Dowager Xiao shook her head and sighed lightly: "Emperor, today's Da Liao is different from the previous Khitan. Before, we didn't have anything, so we could fight for anything. But now that we have everything, and if we take risks with what we have, it will be a bit unworthy.

The Song people have a saying, it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to defend the country.

The queen mother is a woman, and she can't make the rivers and mountains of Daliao bigger, and she doesn't have that ambition.

The queen mother just wants to help the emperor keep this country.

When you grow up in the future, it is up to you to show your ambition and conquer the Song people.

Do you understand? ”

The little emperor tilted his head, nodded, and shook his head again.

He said seriously: "Some understand, some don't." ”

Empress Dowager Xiao was amused by the little emperor's serious appearance, "Hehehe...... When you grow up, you'll understand. ”

"When did he grow up?"

"Soon ......"

"Erchen has grown up, can he go to fight Yang Yanhe? The last time he bullied Sister Han. ”

“……”

There is a saying that Cao Cao will arrive.

Just as the little emperor was talking about avenging Han Qiong, Han Qiong entered the main hall from the apse.

"Meet the Queen Mother, meet Your Majesty."

Han Qiong was wearing a cloak of fox skin symbolizing the concubines of the Liao Kingdom, and inside was a robe made of brocade, and when she arrived in the middle of the main hall, she gave a slight salute.

The little emperor was obviously very happy to see Han Qiong, broke free from the arms of the Empress Dowager Xiao, and pounced on Han Qiong.

"Sister Han!"

Empress Dowager Xiao's brows furrowed subconsciously.

Han Qiong was bumped into the little emperor's arms, she hugged the little emperor, and said with a sweet smile: "Your Majesty can't call your concubine sister in the future." The concubine is your wife, and when Your Majesty and the concubine get married, the concubine will be the concubine. Therefore, you should call your concubine a concubine. ”

Han Qiong playfully winked at the little emperor, and said, "Of course, when you are in the palace, you can still call me Sister Han." But people don't wake up in front of them. ”

Respectful and intimate.

Courteous and warm.

Empress Dowager Xiao's frowning brows subconsciously relaxed.

An emperor is an emperor.

In the past, when Han Qiong was not a concubine, she called the emperor a sister and a brother, which was intimacy.

But if you become a concubine and call the emperor a sister or brother, it is rude.