Chapter 124: The Dragon Movement Two

After Yelu Abaoji, some tribes gradually changed to settle down, but the habit of nomadic chasing water and grass was not changed. On the one hand, it retained the barbarity and combat effectiveness of the Khitans, but at the same time it hindered the civilization of this nation. Although Yelu Abaoji built the imperial capital when he was founded, the three generations of monarchs still did not have the habit of settling in the capital. The emperor's palace tent was located at the center of the decision-making.

The winter in the northeast this year came a little earlier. When the first cold wind came south, some sections of the Huangshui River actually formed ice, but only a layer of ice skin on the surface was formed. A cavalry picked up a huge hammer and smashed a hole in the ice surface. A heroic man in his thirties caught a big fish. The knights standing around cheered and shouted: "Long live the emperor!" "Long live the great sweat!"

This man was the Khitan Emperor Yelu Yaogu who was so powerful in the world - that is, the one whose Chinese name was Yelu Deguang.

At that time, the Central Plains were divided into pieces, but the Khitan was rising like the sun. Yelu Deguang's authority was still above the Later Tang Emperor Li Congke. But at this moment, he was patient and personally grilled the fish. Thousands of hearts around him, also known as Pishi Army, were all standing upright, and even in the bitter cold wind, they were still moving.

Yelu Deguang grilled the fish and looked at it for a while before he got a large tent of gold. Inside the tent, there was a general sitting in the east, which was Yelu Shuogu, the right commander of the skin chamber. There was a civil servant standing in the west, but it was the political affairs (prime minister) Han Yanhui.

In the middle of the tent, Xie leaned against an old woman, looking forward to mink fur around her neck, her eyes closed, but her majesty and murderous aura ejaculated from the corners of her eyes. Yelu Deguang held the newly roasted fat fish and knelt down to present it, saying, "Empress, try the fish that the child has just caught."

The old woman opened her eyes, stretched out her left hand and took it and said casually: "Not bad."

This old woman is Yelu Abaoji's wife, Yelu Deguang's mother, and Shuluping, who is respected as "Empress of the Earth" by the Khitans!

"Report! An envoy from Beiting arrived!"

Yelu Deguang stood up and sat next to Shuluping. Han Yanhui said, "Chuan."

Viaga's younger brother Luo E crawled in and shouted, "Piga, the little minister of Beiting, greeted the Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Khitan Emperor."

Shulu Ping said lightly: "It's also my own family, get up." Because Shulu Ping was from the Uighur Shulu tribe, he said this.

Luo E stood up flatteredly, but still bent down and did not dare to straighten his back. Shu Luping said, "He came to see me in a hurry. What happened again?"

"Empress Dowager!" Luo E said tremblingly: "The situation in the Western Regions... is not good in the Western Regions. That Han man Zhang Mai has now annexed the Guiyi Army and sent people to the north. We Khan are afraid that we will not be able to resist it, so..."

"Bastard!" Shu Luping sat upright, and his right sleeve was empty. When A Baoji died, Shu Luping was in pain and wanted to be buried with him. He was cried and dissuaded by the ministers. Shu Luping actually pulled out his knife and cut off his right hand as a burial! You can imagine how strong this woman is!

At this time, the expression on Shuluping's face did not change much, but just a glance at the corner of his eyes made Luo E tremble all over his body: "The useless things have lost all the face of my Hui tribe!" After Shuluping cursed Luo E, he said: "What do you want now?"

Luo E lay on the ground and shouted: "Empress Dowager, please send troops to reinforce for the sake of our loyalty for many years, for the sake of the same clan."

Shuluping lay down again and said, "I haven't been in charge for a long time. If you want to talk about family matters, come to me, ask for help from the emperor, and ask for help from the emperor."

Luo E faced Yelu Deguang again: "Please be kind to His Majesty the Emperor."

Yelu Deguang glanced at Yelu Shuogu, and Yelu Shuogu said, "This Zhang Mai is so hateful. When I lead my troops to take him, I will flatten the Western Regions and lay the foundation for my Khitan Western Vocation!"

Shuluping had already lie down, but then suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, "Miguding, why are you doing this for too long? You've been fighting for such a big deal! Is it so easy to fight in the Western Regions? How much effort did we use to fight a Futu City? Are you stronger and more powerful than the Emperor (Yelu Abaoji)?"

Yelu Shuogu is a powerful general who can kill in and out of the army. At this time, he was so scared that he lowered his head and did not dare to say anything.

Shuluping continued: "Zhang Mai can travel northwest for a few days, and he has a great reputation. He has a foundation in Anxi. Even if our Khitan cavalry is strong, he will become a guest army when we go there thousands of miles. There is a saying by the Han people: A strong dragon will not suppress local snakes. If Zhang Mai is in the southern border, you may not be able to beat him even if you bring all the elite soldiers in the skin room!"

Luo Er knelt down and said, "Empress Dowager, please send troops to reinforce the Khitan. Although Zhang Mai is powerful, he will only fight against Satuk and others. If he meets the elite Khitans, he will definitely not be able to resist. Our Beiting food and grass can still be used for a year! When the army arrives in the Western Regions, he can completely shed horses in Beiting, so there is no need to worry about lack of supplies."

Shuluping said: "Yao Gu, what do you think?"

Yelu Deguang said lightly: "The small interests of the Western Regions are difficult from the moment, and the great interests of the Central Plains are easy from the near future."

These two sentences are very brief, but in fact they have already shown his attitude.

Unlike the Later Tang Dynasty, the Khitan had already paid attention to Zhang Mai because of the Beiting relationship. Although he had not sent troops, he had collected a lot of information from all aspects. Therefore, Shuluping's judgment of the situation was not too arrogant, and Yelu Deguang also saw that Zhang Mai was not so easy to fight. Compared with Zhang Mai, the Later Tang Dynasty was full of flaws in Yelu Deguang's view, so he came to the conclusion that the Western Regions were difficult and the Central Plains were easy.

When Luo Er saw Yelu Deguang saying this, Shu Lu Ping nodded slightly, and his heart suddenly became cold. Han Yanhui suddenly said, "Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, although the Western Regions are far away, since Zhang Mai has annexed the Guiyi Army, there is something to worry about."

"What's the matter?" Yelu Deguang asked.

"Zhang Mai has entered Hexi, and this is what we need to consider." Han Yanhui said: "Since ancient times, the key to life and death in Mobei and the Central Plains is in Monan and Yanyun. If the Han family loses Yanyun, they will be in a slump; if my seeds lose to Monan, they will be in danger of destruction for a long time!"

Han Yanhui was originally a Han native, but after he entered the Khitan for a long time, he spoke "I planted me and planted me" and completely forgot his ancestors.

Yelu Deguang nodded, and Han Yanhui's words hit his heart. The reason why he was unwilling to rush into the muddy waters of the Western Regions was because of the meaning of the Southern Tu.

Han Yanhui said: "However, although Yanyun in the south of the Mohan is the key to the life and death of the Huhan, Longyou also dominates the rise and fall of the strength of the Huhan! Therefore, since the Han and Wu connected to the Western Regions, they cut off the Huns' arm! The Tang Dynasty's defeat of Turkic forces also depended on the many cavalry of Longyou. If Zhang Mai had both Anxi and Hexi, and the Central Plains and the North of Mohan, they would become a tripod. Now that the Central Plains are weak and our Khitan is strong, there is another Zhang Mai who regards himself as the Han throne, it is not a blessing for our Khitan. Therefore, if Zhang Mai attempts to enter the east of Liangzhou, we must try our best to curb it."

Luo E was delighted, but he didn't dare to interrupt.

At this moment, someone entered the account and submitted a document. This was information from the south. Han Yanhui took it and opened it and looked slightly moved. Yelu Deguang asked, "What's wrong?"

Han Yanhui said: "Zhang Mai has merged with the two prefectures of Gansu and is now watching Lianglan. This is news from the Southern Dynasty. It seems that Li Congke is preparing to enthrone Zhang Mai and Xu to use Liang and Lan to make him go north to annex Beiting and attack Mobei."

Shuluping heard this and shouted, "What! How dare the Li family children do this!"

Yelu Deguang's face also turned dark and he said coldly: "Isn't Li Congke afraid that I will launch an army to go south now?"

Han Yanhui said: "Your Majesty, this is just a rumor, not a definite information. Even if Li Congke invites Zhang Mai to attack Mobei, he will definitely be a secret discussion for the time being. Besides, now the Southern Dynasties have no choice but to take advantage of the sudden launch of troops. I am afraid that the number of winners and loses will be difficult to determine for the time being."

The Later Tang Dynasty had far better economic strength than the Khitan. As for military affairs, they had victory or defeat, and they were both equally pounded and defeated each other. They were really fighting to the country. None of the two families could guarantee victory. Shuluping said: "There is a strong enemy in the northwest, which is not the welfare of our Khitan. At present, Yanyun has no chance to take advantage of it. Yao Gu, why don't we move the tent to Yinshan to hunt in winter?"

Yelu Deguang pondered: "A mere Zhang Mai doesn't need to work as a lady. And if we, mother and son, are moving west at the same time, I'm afraid Li Congke will make some moves. The Human Emperor seems to be returning home recently. If Li Congke uses it, there may be changes in the Bohai Sea."

The "Human Emperor" that Yelu Deguang mentioned was his brother Yelu Bei. Yelu Deguang was originally just his second son, and it was not his turn to the emperor, but Shuluping favored Yelu Deguang, so he launched a political tide, dragged Yelu Bei down and helped Yelu Deguang as the emperor. Yelu Bei had no choice but to return to his fiefdom, Bohai, but was still constantly attacked by Yelu Deguang. In order to avoid being wiped out, he built a ship to cross the sea and fled from Liaodong to the Central Plains. The wandering emperor became a guest of honor for the Later Tang Dynasty.

Shuluping nodded, was silent for a while, and then summoned Han Yanhui and said, "Prime Minister, Prime Minister, what do you have to say?"

Han Yanhui thought for a while and said, "Empress Dowager Qi, in my opinion, Zhang Mairou really annexes Liang and Lan, is not good for Li Congke! Since this boy can travel thousands of miles, how could he be willing to bow his head to others and submit to others? If he really wants to attack Lanzhou, I am afraid that Li Congke will feel more uncomfortable than us!"

Shuluping said: "Yes, the Han people will kill themselves, and they will not be merciful than outsiders."

Han Yanhui said: "Since that's the case, why don't we destroy Zhang Mai first, together with Li Congke."

Shu Luping laughed and said, "There is no reason why lions and tigers snatch a wolf together in the world." He paused and said, "We and Li Congke have difficulty trusting each other for a while, so we have to join forces and have no way to join forces. Although the two strong teams join forces to defeat the weak, it is no problem to destroy Zhang Mai, if they join forces to Longyou, if they go to Longyou, according to the military terrain, Li Congke has a much greater chance of taking the opportunity to annex his land than us. If Zhang Mai is allowed to annex Liang and Lan, it is a problem to raise tigers, but if Li Congke annex Hexi, he will become a dragon, and this threat is greater than that of Zhang Mai!"

Han Yanhui said: "The Queen Mother means..."

Shuluping said: "We have worries, isn't Zhang Mai? From Shule to Liangzhou, it stretched for eight thousand miles. How many soldiers and horses can Zhang Mai have to defend the eastern and western territory at the same time? His territory is like a long snake, just cut it in half and the snake's momentum will be destroyed!" After raiding Luo'er, he said: "Boy, come here."
Chapter completed!