Chapter 442: The Liao Kingdom Reappears

But he said that Xu Jiu was overjoyed and overjoyed, and spent several days in the house accompanying his wife, amusing his son. Because Zhang Jiujiu was in confinement, Xu Wang's family took care of him in the brother's house, Xu Xiuping heard that her younger sister had given birth to a daughter, and she was a little depressed, but when she saw that Xu Weiman didn't care, she wished for a treasure, so she was relieved, and she often came to visit. Up and down the Xu Mansion, there is laughter and laughter all the time, a scene of family happiness.

In the blink of an eye, the daughter of the Xu Mansion was happy. Xu Wei went through all his books and finally named his daughter Xu Yan. On the day of the full moon, family and friends gather. Needless to say, Xu Xiuping of the Xu Wang clan said that although Xu Shao in Qinzhou did not come in person, he also sent his son Xu Liang and his wife to congratulate him and give him a generous gift. Even Xu Yuan, who was far away in Weizhou, also asked someone to bring Eli Lilly. As for the two uncles Zhang Qing and Yang Yan, they can't escape.

Xu Wei didn't want to be too high-profile, so he only invited close relatives, friends and colleagues. But many people received the news and came uninvited, such as Xu Wei's subordinates, officials from Jingzhao Mansion, and some leading figures in Chang'an City, who even squeezed their heads and wanted to come to Xu Mansion for a glass of wine.

Originally, only three or five tables were expected, but twenty tables were opened, and two rounds of seating were scored. Xu Shao is implementing reforms in Shaanxi, and Xu Wei doesn't want to block him, so except for the relatives of the Xu family and Yang Yan and Zhang Qing and other cronies, no one else will accept gifts. But this can't help but make friends with those who want to befriend him, you don't accept gift money, I will send gold locks and silver rings, and I will use pure gold to give the eldest lady of the Xu family a fight

Although Xu Yan is the main one today, the little guy only came out to show his side. After the baby is full moon, it grows and is completely different from the appearance when it was born. When everyone looked at it, they all said that they followed their mother, and they must be a beautiful embryo Yang Yan and Zhang Qing had different opinions, they thought that the child cried loudly, and in the future, ten dozen and ten will be the door tiger girl, and the women will not let the eyebrows.

Xu Wei didn't think so far, as a father, he only hoped that the child would be healthy and grow up safely, and his wish was enough.

It was not until after noon that Xu Wei stopped after sending all the guests away. He didn't drink less today, firstly because he was happy, and secondly, because people came to congratulate him benevolently and righteously, and you can't help but give face. After sending the official of Jingzhao Mansion away, Xu Wei sat in the flower hall and shook his head vigorously.

"Ninth brother, have you drunk too much?" Xu Liang came in from outside and asked with a grin.

Xu Wei waved his hand: "Ouch, let's not talk about drinking two jars today, and now I see that you are two shadows."

"Haha, when your nephew is full moon, he is like you as a brother. You okay? A bowl of decanting soup? Xu Liang sat down next to him and asked with concern.

"No, just sit down for a while. Hey, what about the sixth sister-in-law? Xu Wei asked.

"I think it's with my sisters, hey, the women have their own words, let's not care." Xu Liang said with a smile.

"The third uncle is too polite, look at it, no one has arrived, how can I be happy to be a nephew when I give such a heavy gift?" Xu Wei sighed. Xu Shao asked Xu Liang to bring a heavy gift, six hundred yuan, and wanted to ask for good luck and hope that the child would be safe.

"You're going to see the outside, what are you polite to the family. Is the uncle so good? My father said that during the Spring Festival this year, you will be asked to take your daughter to visit the New Year, and the New Year's money is indispensable. Ouch, why did I forget, my father didn't give enough, I have to pay for it as the sixth uncle, haha"

After talking for a while, it was all about the family. Xu Liang took a sip of the teacup and said something that caught Xu Wei's attention.

"By the way, I received a copy from Zhenjiang before I came. You know what? Fighting broke out in Tokyo. ”

Xu Wei's heart moved when he heard it, and there was a fight in Tokyo? It can't be the Jin army going south, right? Then he asked, "Jurchens?" ”

"No, high reversal. Gao Xiaogong, the privy envoy of the puppet dynasty, led a large army to attack the Central Plains through Shandong, claiming to be 300,000, and the attack was very urgent. Xu Liang replied.

What the? Gao Shiyu? Which onion is he? How dare you pretend to launch an army? The Tokyo Left-behind Division used to be run by the third uncle himself, and even if he stepped down now, Tokyo was still Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and other generals. With these two alone, I'm afraid it's not something that the puppet army can deal with.

"Gao Shi is an army of bandits and exiles from Hebei, but it is just a rabble, and it will be defeated with one blow."

Xu Liang nodded when he heard this: "Yes, it was really like this at first." There were more than 10,000 Korean troops, so that an officer in the Tokyo Left-behind Division forgot his name and led thousands of people to defeat him. Later, Gao Xiaogong sent tens of thousands of elite soldiers, but Yue Fei could barely raise his head with 6,000 horse steps. Hey, ninth brother, Yue Fei and you seem to have a personal relationship, right? ”

"He taught his mentor Zhou Dong, and he and my father were righteous brothers. Count it up, I should call him Senior Brother. Xu Wei nodded.

"I see." Xu Liang responded and continued, "Later, Gao Xiaogong personally pressed the formation, but he still couldn't help it. At this time, Han Shizhong led troops south from Huazhou to help in the war. ”

Hearing this, Xu Wei knew that there was no suspense. Yue Fei and Han Shizhong teamed up, and Gao Shiyou would not be enough to see those shrimp soldiers and crabs at all. Unexpectedly, Xu Liang said: "At this time, it is estimated that Gao Xiaogong will not be able to hold on, and he will send the Jin army." A fierce battle was fought in Dongming County, not far from Tokyo, and Han Yue was defeated and retreated to the capital. Now the South Korean army is surrounding Tokyo and attacking. ”

Xu Wei couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Han Yue, this was originally a good time to make a name for himself, how could he run into the Jin Army? I think that most of the troops in the Tokyo Left-behind Division have been newly recruited in the past two years, so naturally they can't be the same as the Western Army. The defeat at the hands of the Jin army is also understandable.

"It seems that the Jurchens are trying to fake Gao Shiyou's hands and restrain us." Xu Wei analyzed.

Xu Liang nodded in agreement: "Well, it is estimated that the Jurchens did not expect Gao Shiyou to have such a brilliant record, anyway, it will add to the chaos, and let us not stop."

Xu Wei was silent for a moment and asked, "Sixth brother, what happened?" ”

"Then it is unknown. However, according to my guess, whether the South Korean army can break through Tokyo depends on two theories, and it is even more impossible to continue southward. The Imperial Camp Division is mainly based on the Western Army, with the Fuzhou soldiers who can be sought, as well as the Qin Feng Army of Zhao Dian, not to mention the Chang Jie Army led by He Guan's eldest son He Ji was the elite of Tong Guan's lineage back then. The soldiers and horses of the Imperial Battalion Division are stationed in Jiangbei and Jiangnan, and if the Korean army does not know what to do and continues to invade the south, I am afraid that there is no need to go back. It is estimated that at most, it will be around the Central Plains. Xing is conveying this matter, I want to remind Shaanxi to pay attention to Li Zhi in Hedong. ”

Xu Wei probably drank a little too much, and said disdainfully: "If Li Zhi dares to come, he will not be able to keep Hedong."

"The ninth brother is so angry, my father also said the same, with you in the way, don't say it's Li Zhi, even Jin Jun doesn't want to take a step beyond Lei Chi." Xu Liang praised.

With the help of wine, Xu Wei was quite arrogant, and said to his cousin: "It's still a little early to say this, but the sixth brother is waiting to see, sooner or later, the younger brother will definitely ......" As soon as he said this, Xu Xiuping came in, took the sobering soup, and said: "Sixth brother and ninth brother, you two have not drunk less, eat a bowl of this sobering soup, it is better." ”

was interrupted by her like this, Xu Wei was shocked to realize that he had lost his words. After my sister left, Xu Liu was still asking: "Ninth brother, what did you just say sooner or later?" ”

"Oh, I mean, sooner or later, our brothers will follow the third uncle, expel Beiyi from Shaanxi, and point the sword at the two rivers"

Xu Liu listened to it, and he didn't doubt him. As if he suddenly remembered something, he shifted his body and said, "By the way, let's get down to business." ”

"What?" Xu Wei couldn't help but get serious when he saw his serious appearance.

"Last month, the defenders of the West Road Recruitment Division stationed in Huangzhou patrolled thirty miles north of the Ancient Bone Dragon City. Raided a team of horses and captured a lot of people. At first, he was a member of the party, but when he was caught and asked, the other party claimed to be a Khitan. Xu Liang said.

Khitans? Shouldn't it? The Liao State has been finished for several years, why did the Khitans pop up again? Moreover, Huangzhou is the border of Song and Xia, and the Ancient Bone Dragon City is a fortress in the northwestern border of the Great Song Dynasty, how could the Khitans appear in the territory of the Xia Kingdom?

When Xu Wei expressed these doubts, Xu Liang said: "Exactly, the Huangzhou guard also feels suspicious. You know, in the past two years, the party members have often done some robbery while the fire is hot. So the defenders of Huangzhou didn't plan to ask in detail, and they were clean after killing. And guess what? In order to survive, those people reported to their homes, saying that they were the caravan of the Liao Emperor. ”

"It can really pull the Liao State to die early, and the Liao Emperor is now a prisoner of the Jurchens, where did he come from?" Xu Wei said with a smile.

"No, the Liao Emperor he said is not the deceased monarch Yelu Yanxi, but Yelu Dashi." Xu Liang's words were astonishing.

Jerodashi? Who is this man? I seem to be a little impressed, but I can't remember where I've heard it. Xu Wei thought for a moment and asked, "Oh? What's going on? ”

"It is said that when Liao died, there was a Khitan noble general, Yelu Dashi, who turned his back on Emperor Liao and led his troops to flee west. It is estimated that there are not many soldiers, but it is this remnant of the Liao army that made the Jurchens fight like lost dogs, and they actually became fine in the Western Regions. In the past few years, the Uighur Turks have laid down a piece of land in the area west of the Xia State, and the banner of the Liao State has been erected. Although Xu Liang's words were brief, Xu Wei had a different feeling in his ears. A general of a defeated army, a man who lost his country, led the remnants of his army away, attacked cities and plundered land in foreign lands, conquered foreign races, and rebuilt the country's name. This Yelu Dashi can be regarded as a hero

Xu Wei sighed for a while and asked, "Then does this have anything to do with us?" ”

Xu Liang smacked his lips: "That's right." One of those people captured by the border guards, before he was about to be executed, protested and asked, 'The southerners have turned their backs on the alliance of brothers, helped Jin to attack Liao, and trapped me is equivalent to a land of ten thousand calamities.' Now the Jurchen Nankou, you are at risk of losing the country, just like me, why did you kill in vain? As soon as he said this, the defenders did not dare to kill indiscriminately, and reported all the way, and finally reported to the Xuanfu Disposal Division. ”

"My father thinks it's a big or small thing. It's not a big deal to rob a caravan and kill a handful of people on the border. But if things are really as the other party said, and the banner of Liao is erected again, then this matter has to be considered in the long run. ”

Xu Wei listened to it and understood what Xu Xuanfu meant. The Jurchens attacked and destroyed the once powerful Liao State, and now they have fallen into almost half of the Great Song Dynasty. In this sense, the Khitans and Han had a common enemy. If there is really such a Khitan general, and he erected the banner of the Liao State on another piece of land, and what does he want to do the most? If you want to restore the country, you have to fight the Jurchens, and we are also fighting the Jurchens, doesn't this have a common goal?

Although talking about this now, it feels a bit fantastical. But tentatively touching it, it should be possible.

"If someone really rebuilds the Liao State, we will join forces with it to fight against Jin, and we will have more strength. In view of this, my father had already ordered people to be sent to Qinzhou. At the same time, I am also pondering whether I need to report this matter to Zhenjiang Bank. Ninth brother, what do you think? Xu Liang said.

Xu Wei pondered silently, the enemy of the enemy is his friend, and it is wise to unite all the forces that can be united to work together with the outside world. It's all well and good to work on that, but it's probably wishful thinking. Moreover, it is not known whether it is true or not.

After thinking of this, he replied: "It's too early to say, we don't know which way the rebuilt Liao Kingdom Gate will open, and whether we can count on it is even more distant." But, I think, you can reach out and see. As for whether or not to report to the bank, this is really not something I can weigh. ”

When Xu Liang saw him say this, he didn't say anything more. After saying this for a while, the wine came up, and both of them ate the decanting soup, and Xu Liu went to rest.

But Xu Wei couldn't calm down in his heart, and he tried his best to think about the words "Yelu Dashi". To be sure, where have you heard this name, why can't you remember it? When I used to study history when I was studying, it seems that there was no such a number one person mentioned in the books, right? Also rebuild the Liao State?

After thinking for a while, he had no clue, so he left the flower hall and walked inside, intending to take a nap. As soon as he crossed the threshold, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind to find Ma Kuoya, who had represented the Great Song Dynasty and had envoys to Jinliao countries, and had dealings with many upper-level figures in these two countries, and asked him to know for sure.

didn't care about dizziness at the moment, so he called someone to lead the war horse and went out leisurely. The people in Chang'an City, when they saw the prince full of red light and walked through the streets, they all felt novel. Hey, why are you still shaky? Drink too much, right?

As for the Recruiting Division, the staff have already begun to serve as members. Xu Wei felt that he was a little out of shape when he went to see his subordinates like this, so he didn't go to the second hall, but went straight to the side hall to sit down and called someone to invite Ma Kuo to come. Thinking in his heart, someone once said that Song Jin's offensive and defensive momentum would be difficult for ten years, and if he wanted to turn defense into offense, it would be even more distant. But if there is indeed a force that rises in the west and then unites with it, then the imbalance between the forces of the enemy and us will probably be shortened.

If you have to say that you have any advantages, it is not that you can fight, nor do you know a little fur science, but a world view. I know what the world is like, I know that the sky is not round, the earth is not square, and the land under my feet is actually only a very small part of the world. However, due to the current conditions, it is impossible to unite everywhere. Now that such a Liao country has emerged, it may be an opportunity.

Just thinking about it, Ma Kuo came. When he heard that Xu Wei called him to meet him in the side hall, he still felt very strange, didn't he just meet in the Xu Mansion? Why did you find the yamen again? Isn't there something urgent?

"Solicit justice." Holding his fists and saluting, Ma Kuo called.

Xu Wei opened his eyes and beckoned, "Brother Zichong, sit down and say." ”

"I wonder why you're in such a hurry?" Ma Kuo asked after sitting down.

Xu Wei straightened out his thoughts and asked, "Yelu Dashi, do you know?" ”

Ma Kuo was taken aback and asked what Yelu Dashi was doing? But he still replied: "Yelu Dashi, the word is heavy and virtuous, he is the grandson of Liao Taizu Abao**, the Khitan royal family." He had met him in Yanjing when the Liao Emperor was defeated by the Jin people and fled, and Dashi and a group of Liao ministers supported the new emperor, appointed as the commander of the capital, and was in charge of the military. Later, Tong Guantong commanded hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Liao, but it was defeated by Yelu Dashi. Later, it is said that when this person died in Liao, he led his troops to flee and has not been heard from since. Why did he remember to ask him? ”

Is there really such a person, is there really such a thing?

He didn't answer Ma Kuo right away, but continued to ask, "In your opinion, how is this person Yelu Dashi?" ”

"To be able to defeat my hundreds of thousands of troops in a precarious situation, and even pursue it all the way to Xiongzhou, Yelu Dashi is absolutely unusual. His body is burly, dignified, fluent in Chinese, and proficient in poetry and books. I heard that he was still a serious Jinshi background. At that time, he was very impressed by the humble position, and he still remembered that he once said to the humble position, 'Today's country betrays the alliance and helps the Jurchens, but it is to play with the tiger', and now I think about it, it is really ashamed. Ma Kuo was the main executor of the original Song Jin Haihai alliance, and at the same time, it was also his lingering shadow.

Xu Wei nodded: "You may not guess that Yelu Dashi has rebuilt the Liao Kingdom again." ”

Ma Kuo's face was shocked, and he lost his voice: "Really? ”

Xu Wei then told him Xu Liang's words, and Ma Kuo couldn't help but be fascinated when he heard it, and sighed sincerely: "Yelu Dashi can also be regarded as the hero of the world. In a foreign land, he renewed the country of Liao. Sighing for a while, he hurriedly asked, "What is the plan of Xuanfu Xianggong?" ”

"It's not clear yet, but the border army has been asked to send people to Qinzhou. Anyway, let's get things clear first, after all, this is just a one-sided statement, and no one knows if it's true or not. Xu Wei said.

Ma Kuo's face was full of solemnity: "With the great talent of Dashi, and the pain of losing the country, I would rather believe that this is true." "Then the conversation changed" However, even if this is true, I am afraid I can't count on it. ”

This is very understandable, although the Liao State was destroyed at the hands of the Jurchens, but the Great Song Dynasty was also an accomplice Song Liaoben formed a brotherly country in the alliance of Lanyuan, Song was the brother, and Liao was the brother, and it was agreed that the generations would live in harmony. But how could the Great Song Dynasty forget that the sixteen states of Yanyun were the inheritance of their ancestors? What generation of kings didn't think about recovering their homeland? Seeing that the Liao Kingdom is almost over, what does it matter about the alliance of brothers, take advantage of the fire to rob, and fish in troubled waters

Unexpectedly, the Song army was really not angry, hundreds of thousands of people were defeated and fled, and people chased them to the door of their homes to scold. Think about it, in this case, after the fall of Liao, the Khitan people hated the Jurchens who died in their homeland, but I am afraid that they hated the Han people who did this villainous act. Even if Yelu Dashi really rebuilt the Liao Kingdom, can he have a good impression of you?

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