Chapter 57 second quarter
Yanjing's remnant Liao regime was originally a regime that was born from the cracks and survived the cracks.
Existence determines consciousness. According to the objective fact of living in the cracks, the vast majority of its ruling classes have correspondingly produced a kind of "philosophy in the cracks", which has become the basis of their thinking, and this has led to many serious problems. illusion.
One of these serious illusions is that when it comes to dealing with Song and Jin's attack, they believed that they had a clear division of labor with the remnant forces of Emperor Tianzuo from the very beginning.Emperor Tianzuo's task was to deal with the Jin army who followed and pursued him.Their task is to deal with the Song army who wants to reap the benefits of the fisherman.They each have their own tasks, each has its own specialty, and they don't get entangled or interfere with each other.
This illusion comes from the "Sea Alliance" between Song and Jin.The Sea Alliance stipulated that the Song Dynasty could take back the land of Yanyun. The Song people regarded it as a natural right, and the Liao people also regarded it as a unilateral patent right owned by the Song Dynasty.Wanyan Agu's vow to bet on the God's Punishment Curse not only deceived the rulers of the Song Dynasty, but also deceived the monarchs and ministers of the remnant Liao Dynasty.They all believed that Aguda was a sincere gentleman who would not look at or do anything against injustice, and would not even look straight at the land of Yanyun that had been assigned to the Song Dynasty.Therefore, when the rulers of the Liao Dynasty used all their strength to deal with the Song army on the Baigou River in Qianmen, Juyongguan in the back gate was almost in a state of defenselessness.
During the six months from March when the regime was first established until mid-August, there were frequent alarms at the front gate, but the back gate was really peaceful.Nianhan invaded Yunzhou and the land behind the mountain, claiming that it was due to military needs, and it was a temporary excuse, and he really didn't go overboard in the future.Yunzhou is an area beyond the reach of Yeluchun and Empress Xiao's regime, so it doesn't matter to them.It wasn't until after mid-August that Wanyan Aguda came to Fengsheng Prefecture that the atmosphere became tense.The guards at Juyongguan sensed that something unexpected might happen on this front, so they repeatedly reported to Empress Xiao.At that time, Empress Xiao had already detained Yelu Dashi, and was busy comforting and mediating with his subordinates, so as to pave the way for Li Chuwen to take over the military power.Li Chuwen's new official took office and was very busy.How can I have the spare time to take care of Juyongmen's affairs?This is also a historical law. Those who are busy with internal strife must be negligent in external defense.These important alerts were put on hold and forgotten.
At the end of October, after a day of bloody fighting in Yanjing City, the Liao army defeated the Song army led by Liu Yanqing again, and chased them all the way to the Hutuo River, where the court rejoiced.At this time, Xiao Qian, Xiao Orila, Yelu Dashi and other military commanders all set up new lines of defense on the southern front.At the beginning of twelfth month, when there was a sudden thunderbolt from the blue sky, the army led by Wanyan Aguda was about to leave overnight.This sudden blow frightened Empress Xiao out of her body. How could she have expected that a real big insect would suddenly emerge from the crack?Now, no matter how smart and capable she is, she has no way to return to heaven. After thinking about it, she has no choice but to follow in the footsteps of Emperor Tian Zuo and do it with the word "escape".
But Empress Xiao was scheming after all. On the night of Juyongguan's emergency, she quickly summoned Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian, and asked the locals to bring all the Xi and Khitan troops who were capable of fighting out of Yanjing to Songting. Off to concentrate on standby.When fleeing for life, after all, armed protection is also needed.
Before leaving Yanjing, Empress Xiao herself performed another special show called "Crying for the Spirit of the Temple".Then he gathered the left-behind ministers and bid them a generous farewell, saying that he would go to a decisive battle with the Jin army in person, "If the battle is invincible, I will never see you again! It has been rough for several months, and we share sorrows and sorrows. Today is the farewell, and the waves are in the lap." Speaking of this, the tears really hung down like pearls with a broken thread.
If the tragedy she performed at the gate of the palace for the first time had the unexpected effect of inspiring people and saving danger, then history would not repeat itself.Now the repetition of this tragedy has turned into a comedy that will make people laugh through the ages.The left-behind minister who heard her farewell had to shed a few miserly tears on the spot, but he was eager to leave the scene early so that he could refuel his feet and arrange the grand ceremony for welcoming the new master as soon as possible.They were originally "everyone can be king", and they don't necessarily have to nail a Queen Xiao.
After that detention incident, the rift between Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian could no longer be healed.Facing the critical moment of life and death of the two tribes, they had great differences.Nobility Xi has long lost confidence in Emperor Tianzuo, and he does not want to escape to Yunzhong to share his fate.They asked Xiao Qian to escape to his hometown in Yibei to wait and see, so that he could create another situation.Xiao Qian followed the advice of his subordinates and refused to go west with Yelu Dashi again.Yelu Dashi believed that this was an act of rebellion in danger, and he firmly refused.The two fell into a stalemate, and the subordinates lined up to confront each other, ready to fight.Fortunately, Empress Xiao arrived at Songting Pass from Yanjing in time. She intervened between the two armies, persuaded them left and right, and finally decided to go their own way without interfering with each other.
Empress Xiao herself is a member of the Xi clan, and has a blood relationship with the noble Xi.But after the earth-shaking changes these days, she trusted Yelu Dashi's intelligence and loyalty even more, and would rather go west with him.Xiao Orila, who advocated the most original creation of the situation, was persuaded by Yelu Dashi, and finally decided to abandon his tribe and travel westward with the Queen and Lin Ya.
In fact, no matter whether you go west or north, you are equally dangerous and have a bright future.But the former is more dangerous.It is necessary to find a way out in the cracks where the Jin army is densely covered, dig traps everywhere, and spread the sky and earth nets everywhere, and escape safely to Yunzhongyin Jiashan Yuanyangluo (this is the place where the emperors of the Liao dynasty spent their summers. Recently, Emperor Tianzuo fled Come here), unless it is a miracle, it is hard to imagine.Sure enough, they were chased and blocked by the Jin army several times during their escape, and they repelled them several times.In the end, the food ran out and the soldiers dispersed, leaving only a few people to accompany them. Unfortunately, they were chased by the fast troop of Wanyan Huonu.Wanyan Huonu is an expert at criticizing falsehoods and finding gaps. His troops often appear at places and times that people don't expect.Yelu Dashi stepped forward to fight, and entangled the living girl hard. When outnumbered, he was defeated and captured, but Empress Xiao slipped away while Yelu Dashi was fighting hard.Later, they went through untold hardships, and finally only Empress Xiao, Xiao Orila and a guide miraculously arrived at the destination.
When Empress Xiao went to see Emperor Tianzuo, she was confident in her heart.First, she clearly felt that Emperor Tianzuo had always had a good impression of her personally. Women generally pay too much attention to this kind of personal relationship and use it to replace political interests. Thousands of miles away.Second, after she lost her country, she did not follow her brother to escape to Yibei, but rather wandered and went through all kinds of hardships to return to Emperor Tianzuo's side, which shows that she is loyal to the country and has no regrets in her heart.Both of these two ideas are romantic, and there is a third, more realistic idea. She believes that she still has considerable prestige among the Khitan nobles who have fled from Yanjing to Yuanyangluo before or in the future.If Emperor Tianzuo wants to unite and win over them, there must be a lot of relying on her.
She was wrong!None of these three thoughts saved her life.
Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi was a typical subjugated king who was insane and moody.Anyone who has held unlimited power for a long time but lacks a certain amount of control and cannot control his emotions to use this power can easily fall into this type.He had long hated Yeluchun and his wife for taking advantage of his danger and usurping his throne as emperor.In the previous proclamations issued by the Yanjing regime, there were words condemning Emperor Tianzuo's immorality. These were just bureaucratic articles. If they hadn't set their words in this way, they would have been unable to explain the basis on which their new regime was established. .But in Emperor Tianzuo's eyes, there was a skin-cut carbuncle.She wished she could eat the couple alive, Yixue hated her deeply.Empress Xiao finally threw herself into a trap today, how could he let her go lightly.
Emperor Tianzuo received Empress Xiao in his luxurious tent covered with fox fur and mink curtains.
"I don't know that Your Majesty is here," Emperor Tianzuo said cheerfully, in the mood of a cat who had put its paws on the mouse's body and wanted to tease it, "My minister, Yelu Yanxi, is far away from welcome. capital offense!"
When Empress Xiao heard that the omen was bad, she hastily replied with a serious face:
"The concubine and his wife lost their family and country, and failed His Majesty's great trust. Today I come here alone to accept the crime, and I will listen to His Majesty's instructions."
"Your Majesty is serious. When Yelu Yanxi left Yanjing, he never entrusted the country to the emperor and the empress. How can we live up to the words today?" Emperor Tianzuo laughed, "Besides, Yelu Yanxi is in the five capitals. The fourth thing is that she has never made apology to anyone. The empress lost a mere city of Yanjing, so it’s nothing! It’s just that Yelu Yanxi hid some belongings in the secret room in the back garden of Yanqing Palace. Did the empress bring them along? "
"Your Majesty's secret room has been sealed up. Who is the concubine? How dare you open it up? I brought a little trouble here, and was chased by the golden soldiers several times on the way, but it was lost. I came to see Your Majesty today empty-handed. "
"How dare Yelu Yanxi blame the queen for mere gold treasures? He just heard that His Majesty and Li Chuwen's little bastard were enjoying themselves in the secret room, allowing that little bastard to enjoy the world's best fortune. How could he not dare to open the secret room? Ever heard of that?"
The people on the left and right replied in a loud voice:
"This is true!"
"Did the Empress really listen to what they said? But it's not Yelu Yanxi who is talking nonsense here. We know that all the treasures have gone to Li Chuwen's family. I can't blame the Empress for coming here empty-handed today. This account must be settled."
Empress Xiao knew that she was going to die, so she dared not make any further defenses.Emperor Tianzuo had had enough of playing around, and then he parted his lips, curled up his bright red tongue, showed his white teeth, and said viciously:
"Xiao Puxian, you usurped the great treasure and lost the country. I don't blame you. You abuse the grace and squander the country's money, and I don't blame you. It's just that you favor and trust you, pollute the palace, and ruin the reputation of the royal family. My Nine Emperors After the uncle died, he was also called unclean. Such a person, how can she be allowed to be reborn in the world. Today, I will punish your uncle for the crime of not purging your boudoir. After you die, you will know, Don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless. You guys, hang Miss Xiao Puxian on the flagpole, beat her to death with the whip."
Poor Empress Xiao risked her life to escape to Yuanyangluo, but she was not allowed to say a few words, so she died under the furious whip of Emperor Tianzuo.
Emperor Tianzuo's own fate was not much better.
After the Jin army pursued and searched repeatedly, Yuanyangluo couldn't live anymore. He ran here and there, running for his life.Two years later, he was still captured by Jin Dynasty general Lou Shi near Wuzhou.Later, after nearly 40 years of living with another high-ranking prisoner, another type of subjugated king, Song Huizong's son Qinzong Emperor Zhao Huan, Jin Hailing King Jin Hailing met with a sadistic murderer. During the polo match, the two captive emperors, both over sixty years old and with barren teeth, were deliberately ordered to command a team of horses to gallop. In the end, they were knocked off their horses by the pre-arranged knights and trampled to death. Under ten thousand hooves.
Xiao Qian's Xi Wang was also short-lived.A few months later, he was defeated by Guo Yaoshi's Ever-Victorious Army at Fengshan, his team was dispersed, and only a few of them fled, only to be killed by his subordinates.The head of King Xi, who was sent to Tokyo, was worthy of the Song court's great boast, and became a stepping stone for Guo Yaoshi to climb higher ranks and develop greater ambitions.
Only Yelu Dashi is a truly outstanding hero.
After he was captured by the Jin army, he still maintained the dignity of a commander, which did not reduce his heroic spirit at all.He was sent to Nianhan's camp, and Nianhan treated each other with courtesy, not daring to neglect him.Legend has it that when the two gambled in Shuanglu, Yelu Dashi won several games in a row and refused to give in. Nianhan suddenly became murderous, and he hesitated to do it if he wanted to murder him.Yelu Dashi took Nianhan's steed and made it away by night.This kind of legend is obviously speculation and unreasonable, but it is a fact that Yelu Dashi was captured by the Jin army and later escaped from the Jin army.
After Yelu Dashi regained his freedom, many Khitan people came to follow him because of his reputation.He led his followers all the way to the west, hoping to open up a situation.At that time, Xiao Orila also escaped from Emperor Tianzuo, gathered some troops to join him, and became his main assistant ever since.After Emperor Tianzuo was captured, the rest of the Khitans tried to join him.When they arrived in the Uighurs, they had already become a large force with 70,000 horses.He asked to go west by way.Frightened by his power, the Uighur king agreed to his request, held a three-day banquet in the palace, and then gave him many horses, cattle and sheep to enrich his military supplies.They crossed the Congling Mountains, defeated 100,000 coalition troops from Western countries, marched forward and reached Qierman, and established a Western Liao Dynasty that lasted 88 years, spanned East Asia and Central Asia, and surpassed the Jin Dynasty in territory.In that area, it was the only big country at the time.
Yelu Dashi defeated the Northern Song army twice, bringing back the dying Yanjing remnant Liao regime. Later, he resurrected the corpse of the dead Khitan Dynasty and established the Xiliao Dynasty, becoming another founding hero after Wanyan Aguda.Judging from his personal history, the acquisition of these achievements is by no means accidental.
History does not proceed according to people's subjective intentions.
But history has never ignored people's subjective initiative.All human efforts must be reflected in objective consequences.Wanyan Aguda and Yelu Dashi's efforts were aimed at establishing their respective dynasties, just as the efforts of the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty and Can Liao Dynasty were aimed at destroying their respective dynasties. Judging from the final results, their efforts were not in vain.They seek benevolence to obtain benevolence, seek wisdom to obtain wisdom, seek sunshine to obtain sunshine, and seek rain to obtain rain.The rise and fall of these dynasties must be credited to them.
The fate of these characters and many historical events mentioned above happened in the months, years or even decades after Wanyan Aguda took Yanjing.Putting them together to describe is purely for the sake of convenience.
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