Chapter 918: Challenge
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Outside Yanjing City, a team of sergeants escorted Li Keju and his party out of the city. Li Keju poked his head out of the prisoner car and looked at this familiar but unfamiliar city, with mixed feelings and mixed feelings in his heart. From the original lord of Youzhou City, Commander Lu Long, to the general of the defeated army who later defected to Li Jing, and the dog who lost his family, he lost his army and power. Although Li Jing is very good to him, he is always depressed and dissatisfied in his heart. Especially two years ago, Li Jing changed him from a duke to the earl of Shunyi, which made him even more dissatisfied. Seeing that Li Jing is now occupying the magpie's nest, occupying Youzhou City, which originally belonged to him, calling for wind and rain, but he just has an empty earldom, or a title like Shunyi, and the status quo that he no longer has any power, this dissatisfaction is fermenting more and more.
Li Keju, who has no power, has begun to like wine and wealth in recent years, and his voice is doggy. He began to use his name as a Shunyi uncle to do some evil deeds such as bullying men and women, and lending usury. However, Li Keju is usually a little smart, and he also bullies ordinary people, especially those new immigrants, and does not dare to attack those who are rich and powerful. But who would have expected that he would often walk by the river. There will always be a time when your shoes get wet. The bullying of men and women by his subordinates was actually bumped into by Li Jing himself. And Li Jing's reaction was completely unexpected.
When Li Jing returned to the palace that day, he immediately sent people to Shunyi Bofu to arrest Li Keju. His wicked slaves were all caught. The next day, Li Jing personally tried Li Keju in front of the people of the city under the arrow tower of Daqianmen, listed the evidence of his guilt one by one, and finally pronounced the crime and execution. Li Keju and his more than 300 slave families were all exiled to the farms of the Eastern Liao River for labor reform. For his family, Li Jing opened up and confiscated all of Li Keju's property. He was given a settling-in allowance to his family, let them move out of Shunyi Bofu, and handed over all the Li property, without implicating them.
But for a while, those generals of the Qin Domain who had attached themselves to Li Jing really never thought that there would be such a severe punishment.
Li Ke was charged with only one crime: usury, bullying men and women, and mutilating the people. And he is a dignified and righteous uncle, and he was also the marshal of Youzhou Lulong. According to general convention, Li Keju is a character like this, although it is said that he has already fallen into the shelf. But after all, the influence is not small, and this kind of person is undoubtedly better. Unexpectedly, Li Jing would directly make things bigger. came to a public trial, and actually stripped Li Keju of all his official titles, confiscated all his property, and sent him to the Dongliao River, thousands of miles away.
At this time, the entire Yanjing was in an uproar. Especially those generals who have been attached to the Qin Domain, there have been many generals like Li Keju who have been attached to the Qin army in recent years. For example, from the king to the general in Goguryeo, as well as many tribes such as the Xi people, the Tatars, the Sagars, the Anqing, the Qibi, etc., they are all attached to Li Jing, and they are all the same as Li Keju, and now they basically only have an empty title, except for a little family slave in the house, there is not even half a soldier. In the past two years, everyone has lived a comfortable and comfortable life, and they must have done things that violate the law and discipline. Originally, they still relied on the fact that they were this and that uncle, and they didn't care, and they always felt that no matter what, they were not ordinary people. Who would have thought that Li Jing would be so ruthless.
Li Keju was just a loan shark, and he was crippled. And some of them have done more than this, such as occasionally smuggling food, tobacco and alcohol, or something, and they have not done it. Now, they can't help but feel cold all over.
Li Jing issued an official document on the same day, sternly warning the entire domain to take this as a warning. Mi Haiwan and other tribal leaders also received Li Jing's reprimand, asking them to pay attention to restraining the servants in the mansion so as not to do evil outside under their banner. After receiving this official document, Mi Haiwan touched the sweat on his forehead. He knew very well that Li Jing's words were actually a warning, Li Keju was the chicken that was used to set an example to the monkeys, and they were those monkeys.
It can be said that the real impact of Li Keju's case is not the people's appreciation for King Qin's eradication of a powerful man who bullied men and women and made usury, but Li Jing's merciless treatment of a character like Li Keju.
All of us are feeling the changes of the times. The frightened and uneasy Li Keju in the prisoner car means that since the Anshi Rebellion, the tradition of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals in the Tang Dynasty has come to an end in the Qin Domain.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Jing exiled Li Keju to the Tieling Farm in the East Liaohe River in Liaodong Province.
In the Forbidden Palace, under the light of the Guanyin Temple in a corner of the palace garden, Li Jing woke up and looked around, Wang Guiniang, who was dressed in plain clothes, held a whisk in his left hand, and knelt in front of his couch with a large string of Buddhist beads in his right hand, slightly closed his eyes, and recited Buddhist scriptures in his mouth.
"Where is this?"
Wang Guiniang opened her eyes and looked at Li Jing, her face was still calm, "This is the Guanyin Temple in the garden of the palace, you are here alone, half drunk and slightly smoked." β
Li Jing rubbed his head that was a little painful, "What am I doing here?" β
Wang Guiniang's right hand is still turning the head Buddha beads.
Li Jing got up and sat up, sweating profusely: "What am I here for?" β
"You were drunk, and when you came to see me, you started talking nonsense and saying everything, but the most you said Wang Haojun and Yu Youniang, and you also asked me who I should make the son."
Li Jing lay down, took a long breath, and finally said after a long time: "Don't go, just stay here with me." β
He didn't know why he would come here drunk tonight, their former poor couple had actually been separated for several years, and they hadn't even seen each other for a long time. Why did he want to drink, he couldn't remember it with a headache. Headaches, plus a bit of a dazed unreality. He felt like he was in a dream, and the room was silent. He could feel the hot breath coming out of her mouth. On the other hand, he saw Wang Guiniang's serene face under the lamp. And her tight carcass under her plain robe.
He felt more and more confused, an inexplicable feeling of comfort spread out like ripples on his body in circles, and a certain instinct in his body was activated by touch, like a wave running from afar, becoming clearer and more intense.
Here he is confused, his mind wanders, he can't hold on, and finally he leads to indulgence by instinct.
His palms grasped the softness of the plump, firm, and trembling firmness. It's so refreshing. The softness bound him, seduced him, and finally he was completely lost in that desire
Headache!
Li Jing sat up from the couch exhausted, and the sunlight had already poured into the room.
He had a vague impression, as if he came here drunk last night, said a bunch of nonsense to Wang Guiniang, and then seemed to have a dream with her in the middle of the night, and even seemed to stain his pants. But he was puzzled and found that he was very clean around his body, Li Jing was dressing with his still sore head, and Wang Guiniang came.
His demeanor is dignified and his demeanor is elegant, and he has been practicing in Guanyin Temple for a long time. I really have a sense of otherworldliness, and I can't see the slightest feeling of being a little pepper in the countryside. She greeted Li Jing with a calm face. Li Jing smiled and said to him, did anyone come to my house last night?
She shook her head.
Didn't you come after last night? He asked her, she blushed and turned her head to the side, saying I asked for a peace charm for the blue bird, you can bring it to her later, I asked for one for you, you are always outside, remember to bring it with you.
Li Jing sat there, stunned for a while, not knowing what Lu Dao was thinking. After a while, Zhao Jiang and other guards came over, and they had been guarding outside the temple last night until dawn.
In the political hall, the civil and military officers who participated in the political affairs and attended the meeting as observers had already sat down in their respective positions, and were talking to each other and discussing one after another. Li Jing came in wearing a leather jacket with small lapels and a black gauze hat with folded wings on his head, and the hall suddenly fell silent.
"What are you talking about? Before I could come in, I heard your buzzing. He said with a smile.
Jing Xiang, the left envoy of the staff officer, replied: "The person sent to Bohai earlier has returned this morning, and everyone is discussing the news that he brought back. β
"What's the news?"
"The king, the Khitan current Great Dielie Mansion Yili Jin and Diera Department Yili Jian, Yelu Pugu only fell seriously ill and died, and his younger brother Yelu Shilu, who was extremely prestigious in the tribe, and the tart horse tamarin Shari Yelu Sa, the general Yelu Ganggu was killed and captured in battle, as well as the generals such as Yelu Evensi, Yelu Yanmu, and Yelu Wansi were all in the Bohai Sea, and took the opportunity to take over the power, gather the soldiers, set up a banquet, and invite the leaders of the tribes of the grassland. During the feast, he suddenly attacked, killed the puppet khan of the Yaolin tribe, and then broke into the tent of his father, the ninth Yili Jin, Yelu Tie, and demanded that he preside over the election and elect him khan."
Li Jing was stunned, he didn't expect such a thing at all.
"So what's going on now?"
"Now, Yelu Shidi has killed the little khan of the Yaoran clan, breaking the tradition that the Khitan Khan is elected by the Yaoran clan for generations, and Yili Jin is elected by the Shili clan for generations. In the absence of many prestigious tribal generals, he forcibly held an election and a firewood ceremony. Today, Yelu Shidi has become the first Khitan Khan who is not from the two major tribes of the Dahe clan and the Yaoran clan, and has become the first Khitan khan from the Shili tribe. The Shili Diera Department has officially become the only tribe that has the right to serve as the Khan and Yili Jin, Yelu Shidi is now the Khitan Khan, after he held the Chai Book Ceremony to take office, he immediately elected his father, the nine Yelu Tira who had passed the Yili Jian, served as the Khitan Great Dielie Mansion Yili Jin and the Dieli Department Yili Jin, and at the same time, let people elect the younger brother who was appointed to Yue Yelu Shilu, his party brother Yelu Yanmu was appointed Khitan Yuyue, and then let his two brothers Yelu even think as the king of the Southern Courtyard, and Yelu Wansi as the king of the Northern Courtyard, let the son of the former tart horse tamarin Shari Yelu Sasan succeed his father, and let his brother Yelu Shiru's son Yelu Huage be the commander of the palace tent army"
Li Jing was not familiar with the person of Yeludi, so he couldn't help asking, "What's going on with this Yeludi?" β
Jeruhathel was the son of Jerodeth, and he was only half-brother to Jerugangu and Jerupugu, and Jeru-Evens and Jeruyuth were also half-brothers. Jerodethan and Jerujundesh were brothers, so Jerodadhid and Jerushul, Jeruzathorn, and Jerod Rockwood were cousins. Yelu Huage and Yelu Abaoji are his cousins. However, although his father, uncles, brothers and cousins are all famous Khitan warriors. But Jerod was a different kind of people. It's a thin build. There is no force, but the most treacherous and cunning person. Originally, his brother Yelu Pugu was just a sinister girl, according to the rules, he was elected every three years, and his brother was seriously ill, so he would inevitably choose someone else this time. And the position of Yi Lijin is only chosen within the Diera tribe, and within the Diera. Now it is only chosen among the two families of Yelu Tithorn and Yelu Yundeshi.
It stands to reason that Yeluhadi also has a chance to be elected to the position of Yili Sumire, but he has no chance of being elected compared to his own brothers or his cousins. But he was unwilling, and finally came ruthlessly, taking advantage of the absence of his brothers, and the death of his eldest brother Sumire, he suddenly made a difficulty, and came to a coup d'Γ©tat by disgraceful means.
He also knew that it would be difficult for him to sit firmly in the position of Yi Lijin. As a result, he killed the puppet khan of the Yao Ran clan even more ruthlessly and made himself a khan. Then he moved out of his father, who had been the nine-term twenty-seven years of Yili Sumire, as the tenth Khitan Yili Sumire, in charge of military and state affairs, in order to be afraid that his cousin's family would not support him, he let Yelu Iwamu take over Yelu Shilu's position as Yu Yue, and his father was in charge of military and state affairs together, and let his two brothers serve as the king of the South and North Courtyards respectively, and then even the sons of Yelu Shilu and Yelu Sathorn were not missed, one was given the post of commander of the palace tent army, and the other was given the post of commander of the guards in the tart horse tamarin, which can be regarded as well-intentioned, in every detail. He doesn't want anything else, just a good time.
"This Yelu tribe is so chaotic, can the Diera tribe and other Khitan tribes allow him to mess around like this? What is the reaction of the various ministries, and the key is how Yelu Iwaki and others, who are in the Bohai Sea, react? "It would be nice if there was infighting in the Diera Department because of this.
"Yelu Yanmu, Yelu Even, Yelu Yusi and others are all a little dissatisfied, but because Yelu is robbing the Khitan Khan throne and handing over the Yili Jin position to Yelu Sticker, they have not made any public moves for the time being. However, not long ago, the new Yili Jin's Yelu Tithorn had already led 200,000 people to Bohai with Yelu Huage and Yelu Abaoji. β
This news shocked Li Jing and the others.
In the Battle of Daibei, although Li Jing killed 200,000 Hu people, in fact, the Khitan army only had 20,000 soldiers and horses. Lin Wu and Guo Chongtao's two corps swept the grassland, but they only annihilated more than 30,000 Khitan soldiers and horses, and they attacked the Khitan tribes, robbed their cattle and horses, and burned their pastures. The Khitans continued to retreat west and north, making the Qin army's Northern Expeditionary Corps less successful. Now, two years later, the Khitans have also regained some strength, and they have even taken advantage of the threat of the Qin army to the Guanwai tribes to gradually integrate them together.
Yelu Tithorn gathered 200,000 people to go to Bohai at this time, which was indeed a good move. First, through foreign wars, it is the best way to turn internal contradictions into unanimous external relations. Secondly, the Khitans may also take advantage of this to unite the tribes and gather their warriors in the name of fighting against Li Jing, which not only strengthens their strength against the Qin army, but also takes the opportunity to weaken the strength of the tribes, so as not to threaten them. Third, Yelu Tithorn is already the tenth chief of the Khitan military, and he sees the essence of war very clearly.
It was a big mistake to go south last time, and the Qin army fought a tough battle under the fortress of the Central Plains city, which was a short attack on the other.
And if the battlefield is in the Bohai Sea, it is different. Although the Khitan was also far away from the Bohai Sea, the Qin army was even farther away. And relatively speaking, the terrain of the Bohai Sea is more adaptable to the tribes outside the Saiwai than the Qin army. After increasing to the Bohai Sea, the Khitan wanted to take a gamble and pull the Qin army thousands of miles away to the land of white mountains and black waters in Haidong to fight a decisive battle.
For them, having fought and lost many battles with the Qin army, they had no way to retreat. If they don't attack, the Qin army will attack. Although the Qin army's Northern Expedition retreated last time, it will definitely not be so easy to retreat next time. Instead of this, it is better to put the battlefield in the Bohai Sea, and also pull all the tribes to fight together. The bet is that they are more adapted to the weather and terrain of the Bohai Sea than the Qin army, the Qin army's combat methods, which cannot adapt to the severe cold outside the pass, and the Qin army's logistics and supply transportation, which cannot support the thousands of miles long, especially the need for more army supplies.
Yeluthera has drawn up a new Khitan strategy, that is, he will never go directly south to the Central Plains to compete with the Qin army, and he will never go to the territory of the Qin people to compete with them. If you want to fight, you will fight outside the pass, in the grasslands, in the hills, and defeat the Qin army with long supply lines and harsh weather. Then swallow the Bohai Sea, replenish and restore vitality, and then devour the land of Liaodong and Liaoxi little by little, before they have the absolute advantage of being able to completely overwhelm the Qin army, the Khitans will no longer easily set foot in the Central Plains.
They fought with the Qin army outside this pass, fighting little by little, grabbing little by little. Li Jing still has many strong enemies in the Central Plains, but their Khitan can use Li Jing, a strong enemy, to unite all the tribes in the entire Northeast to deal with Li Jing together. You can even take the opportunity of Li to deal with Li Jing to slowly weaken other tribes and annex other tribes.
Li Jing sneered: "The Khitans want to force us to fight them in a decisive battle in the Bohai Sea, are they afraid of them?" This is just in line with Lonely, Lone still thinks that these Khitan wolves are too capable of hiding, since they are all showing up now, it is just right to catch them all. I'm afraid he doesn't know what to do, and he has been waiting for this day for two years. Order, Lone Yao personally led the army, the Eastern Expedition Tribal Alliance! (To be continued......)