Piao Tianwen    Chapter 271 The Liao Kingdom’s Dramatic Changes

At the top of the city of Fenzhou, the guards looked at the defeated soldiers under the city in disbelief and shouted loudly: "Where are you troops? Why are you so embarrassed? Are there any leading generals? Let him come out and talk to me!"

The defeated soldiers under the city looked at the Han army flag at the top of the Fenzhou city, and did not bother to reply. They all burst into tears and burst into tears! Everyone was so miserable along the way. The abominable Dong Zunhui actually sent two cavalry troops to pursue them alternately, so that everyone could not get a rest. Finally, they dug out some food from the spheres' nest. Before they could cook in the bonfire, the defeated soldiers heard the extremely hateful horns of the pursuers again! The defeated soldiers who had abandoned all their weapons could only endure hunger and flee continuously. In the end, there were no more than a thousand people who could escape successfully to the city of Fenzhou.

A soldier with a dark face raised his head, looked at the Han army flag on the city, and shouted loudly: "Is this Fenzhou? I am the eldest prince Liu Chengxun! Open the city gate and let us in, and give us some food!"

The Fenzhou garrison looked at the man under the city in surprise, and saw him wearing a tattered leather armor of a soldier, wearing a pair of gray and mud-covered boots, and his face was painted black, and there was no sign of any facial features at all.

The Fenzhou garrison could not help but hesitate. At this time, a general wrapped in bandages next to him stood up under the guards' service and tried hard to shout: "There is General Liu in the city, I am Bai Conghui, and this is indeed His Highness Liu Chengjun."

The Fenzhou garrison recognized Bai Conghui and quickly ordered his men to open the city gate and cook millet porridge. Soon, the defeated soldiers under the city didn't care that the millet porridge was still half-cooked, so they drank it all. Everyone licked the wooden bowl so clean that the beggars in Fenzhou City would feel ashamed of themselves after seeing it!

Later, Liu Chengjun and Bai Conghui washed up and ordered people to carry the unconscious Li Cunqian to appear at the Fenzhou Governor's Mansion. Liu Chengjun told the Fenzhou Governor: "Send people to report to your father that our army was attacked by the central army of Jinzhou, Xizhou and Zhou Dynasty in Changshou Village. Although the soldiers fought bravely, they were outnumbered and had to retreat in a hurry."

The governor did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly ordered someone to bring paper and pen. After Liu Chengjun wrote it properly, he immediately ordered someone to send it out quickly.

Not to mention that Liu Chengjun was still in shock, Jinyang was shocked after receiving the news of the defeat of the army. Although Liu Chong had many troops under his command, he still felt very distressed that he had lost nearly 10,000 elite troops in vain. In addition, the Northern Han Dynasty was first established and suffered defeat in the first time he sent troops, which was suddenly unstable. Liu Chong also had a way to deal with it, which was to send Li Xu, a master of the Communist Party of China, to immediately go to Liao Kingdom to beg for support.

After receiving the order, Li Xu rushed to Linhuang Mansion despite his thin body and strength. After arriving at Linhuang Mansion, his legs were grinding and his legs became cork legs.

The Emperor of Liao was very surprised. He did not expect that the Han people's riding skills were so good. He rushed from Jinyang to Linhuang Mansion within so many times. Is there any trick? So, Emperor Yelu Wuyou immediately met Li Qi.

Li Qi wanted to kowtow to the Liao emperor Yeluwu and said, "Foreign minister Li Qi bowed to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"

Yelu Wuyou was very kind and smiled and said a lot of words. The general translation said: "My dear, please come up. My Linhuang Mansion has been very lively these days. Not long ago, the newly established Zhou Dynasty sent envoy Tian Min here!"

Li Qi felt a chill in his heart, Guo Wei was not slow either, but since the Emperor of Liao received me as soon as possible, it means that he was kind to our Han Dynasty.

Li Zi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Guo Wei is a mean and rude person. He ignored the grace of the late Emperor of the Han Dynasty and actually usurped my country. Our Han Dynasty was incompatible with him! Moreover, Guo Wei had many ambitions and had offended the army and horses of the Liao Dynasty in the past. He was a common enemy of the Liao Dynasty and our Han Dynasty. His Majesty had sent people to express his sincerity in forming an alliance with the Liao Dynasty. Now he is more willing to follow the old rules of the Jin Dynasty and regard Your Majesty as his uncle!"

The general translator frowned in surprise, and still translated it to Yelu Wuyu with great responsibility. Yelu Wuyu laughed and said a few words in a gurgling manner, asking the general translator to translate Li Xi: "At that time, Shi Jingtang was willing to live in the son of the son, and he had to pay 300,000 pieces of silk every year. Now your emperor wants to recognize me as his uncle, how much silk he is going to pay every year? Do you also have to follow this old example?"

Li Qi's heart trembled. Three hundred thousand pieces of silk made the treasury of Jinyang empty, and there was no such much money, let alone tribute for years! Li Qi quickly explained: "Ancestor Gaozu of Jin occupied the Central Plains and collected the glory of Jiuzhou, so that he could provide so much wealth for the superior country. Now, although our Han Dynasty worked hard to govern, he had no choice but to govern, but he was mostly barren land, which was really unable to bear it. However, our country was willing to pay 20,000 yuan of money every year to celebrate His Majesty's birthday."

The general translator quickly translated these words, and Yelu Wuyou's heart moved. How much is it? It's not too small to earn 20,000 yuan per year. However, looking at Li Qi's anxious expression, Yelu Wuyou opened his mouth and said loudly: "100,000 yuan! I will raise troops to go south to fight against Guo Wei with you, Han Kingdom!"

When Li Chi came, Liu Chong had already made it clear to him that he would seek support from the Liao Kingdom at all costs. Although the Liao emperor is asking for a ruthless price, this person is somewhat trustworthy. Thinking about Jinyang City, which is now panicked, Li Chi gritted his teeth and agreed.

Li Qian said to Yelu Wu: "Our Han Dynasty is looking forward to the reinforcements of Liao Kingdom, just like we look forward to nectar after a long drought! Even if there is some difficulty in taking out 100,000 yuan this year, considering the friendly relations between the Han Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, I am willing to agree on my Majesty. I just hope that Your Majesty can send troops as soon as possible to fight against Guo Wei with our Han Dynasty!"

Yelu Wu wanted to nod, but regretted it. If he had known that Liu Chong of the Han Dynasty was so anxious, he would have offered a price of 150,000 yuan just now! He smiled and said, "Okay, okay, what I said is very consistent with my wish. As long as you present the official letter of the country and the corresponding materials, our Great Liao army will go south immediately."

The people of the Central Plains were too treacherous and many of the things they promised did not count afterwards. Yelu Wuyu was not stupid, and would not believe Li Xu's untrue promise.

Li Qi had no choice but to order the guards to rush back to Jinyang overnight to report all this to Liu Chong. Li Qi was also on a high-profile trip in Linhuang Mansion, declaring the close cooperative relationship between the Northern Han and the Liao Kingdom.

Although Liu Chong, who was facing military pressure in the Later Han Dynasty, had no choice but to agree to send Zheng Gong, the Minister of Rites, to bring the official letter of state to Linhuang Mansion immediately, and at the same time, he brought a large number of gold, silver and treasures to be used as a gift in exchange for the Liao army to quickly go south to reinforce.

At this time, the spy set up by Guo Wei in Linhuang Mansion also met Li Rui, who was very popular on the street. He quickly spread the news of collusion between the Northern Han and the Liao Kingdom to the country, which attracted Guo Wei's attention. A few days ago, when the Later Zhou Dynasty was established, the foreign general Zhu Xian came to congratulate him on the order of the Liao Emperor. Now the Liao Kingdom was about to turn to the Northern Han Kingdom, so Guo Wei dared not neglect it. He immediately sent the Left Jinwu Guard General Yao Hanying to the Liao Kingdom to try to ease the relationship between the Zhou Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom.

When Yao Hanying arrived at Linhuang Mansion, the elderly and weak Zheng Gong had not yet entered the Liao territory. Yao Hanying immediately seized this favorable opportunity and strengthened social engagements with the Liao officials, trying to influence the Liao emperor's decision-making through the Liao officials. However, although many Liao ministers helped Yao Hanying give advice, a one-year income of 100,000 yuan was enough to strengthen the Liao emperor's confidence. Poor Yao Hanying, except for making many friends with wine and meat, got nothing.

Of course, the Liao Emperor also ordered people to imply that as long as the Later Zhou Dynasty contributed another 150,000 guan a year, the Liao Kingdom would be willing to help each other. If the Later Zhou Dynasty was willing to contribute 200,000 guan a year, the Liao Kingdom would even be willing to work with the Later Zhou Dynasty to completely eliminate the Northern Han Dynasty.

Yao Hanying dared not agree. If the new emperor Guo Wei knew about it, his life would be over.

Yelu Wu wanted to see Yao Hanying refuse to agree to the terms of the tribute this year, so he was too lazy to pay attention to him and refused to receive him. After Zheng Gong brought a large amount of wealth to Linhuang Mansion, the happy Yelu Wuyu even ordered Yao Hanying to be imprisoned and not be allowed to return south.

Maybe everyone still remembers Zheng Gong, who was the one who admired Dong Zunhui for offering distilled liquor not long ago. Since he returned to Jinyang, he has never been able to drink such good wine again. In the eyes of Zheng Gong, who has been tested in distilled liquor, the wine in the market is just clear water. This time he was able to go on a mission to Liao Kingdom because of Liu Chong's assignment, and on the other hand, it is also to be greedy for the strong liquor of Liao Kingdom.

After arriving at Linhuang Mansion, Zheng Gong immediately went to the palace to present a letter of the country. The first sentence at the beginning was: "The nephew emperor sent a letter to Shutian to be named emperor!"

Liu Chong not only formally established his relationship with Yelu Wuyu's nephew in the letter of the country, but also requested the Liao emperor Yelu Wuyu to enthrone him and provide immediate military assistance to the Northern Han Dynasty.

Yelu Wuyou was very happy, so he agreed and held a banquet to entertain Zheng Gong. He smelled the rich aroma of the wine, although it was a little crude, but Zheng Gong was still extremely excited and kept drinking one cup.

The Liao Kingdom is at the time when nomadic peoples are transforming into farming nations, and they still regard those who can drink as heroes. Many Liao people come to persuade them to drink, which is not only a valuation of the Northern Han vassal states, but also a challenge to Zheng Gong's alcohol tolerance. Especially not long ago, Yao Hanying and everyone formed a deep friendship at the table, but now Yao Hanying has been detained by the emperor. Everyone dares not oppose the emperor openly, so they come to trouble Zheng Gong, hoping to get him drunk and let him show his ugly appearance!

Zheng Gong, who finally satisfied his alcohol addiction, refused to accept everyone. Not only did he drink all the advice from Liao officials, but he also got several generals of Liao who were known for their alcoholism and showed his power! However, Zheng Gong's aging body could not withstand the back and forth, especially after suddenly drinking so much strong alcohol, he was simply seeking death!
Chapter completed!