Nanjing in the Liao Kingdom was called Youzhou City by the Song people, but it was called Xijin Prefecture by the Liao people.
Since the envoys from the Song Dynasty were heading north, Nanjing was naturally the best choice to receive them. At this time, the main officials in Nanjing gathered together after learning the news that had been delivered earlier, and discussed how to entertain or deal with these envoys from the Song Dynasty. make.
Since the beginning of the Taizong Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom has formulated a strategy similar to the "one country, two systems" in later generations in order to better rule the country, that is, Liao people govern Liao, Han people rule Han, and Han officials are allowed to govern in Nanjing and other places. This will prevent the two peoples from creating too much hatred between the two ethnic groups, and at the same time win over a large number of learned and talented Han elites. From this, there is a difference between the officials in the south and the officials in the north.
This move undoubtedly greatly promoted the development and prosperity of the entire Liao Dynasty. Because of this, the friction between the Han people and the Khitan people was decreasing day by day, and the Han people who could live and work in peace and contentment no longer cared about whether they were living in the Liao Dynasty. Under the rule of this clan, they still worked diligently and produced, doing their part for the continuous growth of the Liao Kingdom.
Of course, all this is just an appearance. In fact, among the officials in Nanjing's Nanyuan, those who really hold absolute power are still those high-ranking Khitan officials. As for the so-called southern officials, they are just driven by them and have a higher status than ordinary people. , there are very few people who can truly gain the trust and reuse of the Liao court.
For example, the King of Nanyuan who is in charge of Nanjing is a Khitan, and even the chief officials of the many ministries and departments under him who hold real power are mostly Khitan. Among the more than ten important officials who met today, only three were of Han origin. , and they also appeared extremely low-key in this meeting, almost not daring to say anything.
The fierce style of the Liao people was also extremely obvious in this meeting of senior officials from the south. These senior officials were all sitting on the floor. The gold and silver containers placed on the low tables in front of them contained not tea, but the strongest wine. There were several. Even though he was thirsty, he didn't even pour the wine into a cup or bowl. He just grabbed the wine bottle and poured it into his mouth. Before he could say much about this, two people were already blushing from the drink.
This scene made the three Han officials frown slightly, but they did not dare to speak. On the other hand, the man sitting at the top, who looked fierce but had an elegant manner, said with some dissatisfaction: "Yeluda, you guys are so shameless. We have serious things to talk about now. If you want to drink, you won't wait. ?"
"Dashi Linya, you don't know something. We all rushed back from outside the city after receiving the news. We are really thirsty. Do we have to endure it? Besides, we don't understand anything at all. "Etiquette, if the Song people come to invade, we will fight with them, but now they are just envoys. Naturally, Lin Ya and Yelu Xiongge will deal with it. We just listen." The Liao people, especially the Khitan people, The distinction between superiority and inferiority is not as particular as that of the Han people, so Yeluoda's response when his name was called at this time seemed particularly inappropriate. At the same time, it also attracted the agreement and laughter of several other people present: "Yes, With Dashi Linya and the others here, we don’t need to worry about such things at all, you can just make up your mind.”
Yelu Dashi could only smile bitterly. There was really nothing he could do against these people. Then he looked at Yelu Xiongge, who was at the top, the real talker in Nanjing now, the King of Nanyuan. This one seems quite
In order to be calm, he just smiled slightly when he saw this: "Actually, the envoy sent by the Song Dynasty is nothing, but Lin Ya and I discussed it before and found that this time is different. The leader of the Song envoy is actually Tong Guan, then But he is a well-known figure in the Song Army, so this is a bit strange."
"What's so strange?" Several Khitan generals were still a little confused and asked casually without taking it too seriously.
"Since ancient times, how can any military general take people to other countries as envoys? It's not like we are going to use troops against Daliao right away."
"Dashi Linya, aren't you a rare general in our dynasty? Didn't you go to the Song Dynasty before?"
"That's different. I hid my identity and left. At least it was Chen Xiangnan who was the envoy." Yelu Dashi said and glanced at Chen Xiangnan who was also in the hall. The other party nodded and smiled. Then, he continued: "And that time, my main purpose was to dig out Xixia's secrets, and that time it was a small gain. But this time Tong Guan arrives, it is worth thinking about. I'm afraid it's No ulterior motives."
"Then let's get rid of them all on the way. Anyway, they are only a thousand people in Daliao, so it doesn't take much effort to kill them." A northern official sitting opposite Yelu Dashi said lazily. road. This man is tall and looks like an ordinary person standing when he is sitting. The pair of triangular eyes on his sallow face make people feel chilly just looking at him. It is Nanyuan Xuanhui whose status is only lower than that of Yelu Xiongge in Nanjing. It makes Yelu think poorly.
As soon as he said this, Yelu Dashi and others had not yet opened their mouths. Chen Xiangnan and other Han ministers had already exclaimed in surprise: "It is not possible to declare an emblem to envoys. This is giving people a handle, and they may be despised by the world." "
This made Yelv Sibuda's face darken, and he snorted and wanted to scold him, but Yelu Dashi also followed suit and said: "Xuanhui Envoy, this will only provoke an all-out war between the Liao and Song people. Now in our country, Don’t you know what the situation is like, how could you have such thoughts?”
"Then what should we do according to your wishes? Tong Guan must have an ulterior motive for coming to Daliao. Maybe he just wants to steal all the secrets of Daliao as an envoy. Are we going to sit back and watch them succeed? "Yelü Si Da Shi did not dare to embarrass the famous Yelu Dashi in the Liao Dynasty, but he refused to forgive him.
"I'm just saying that there is something suspicious. How can we take action before they take any action. Of course, necessary precautions are still necessary. I came to discuss with you today just to let all your ministries and departments cooperate together. Watch out. This team of envoys from the Song Dynasty. Also, there was news from the Song Dynasty that Tong Guan stayed outside for a while after leaving Bianjing. What we have to do is to find out from his subordinates. The whole story.”
Originally, Yelu Dashi and the others planned to have a good discussion with these people instead of issuing orders directly, otherwise they would make the other party unhappy. But now that the conversation had reached this point, he no longer had too many worries, and in a blink of an eye he gave instructions on the countermeasures he and Yelu Xiongge had decided: "As for the candidates to receive the Song envoy, Chen Xiangnan and a few other When the Han ministers come, and I come in to comfort them, there shouldn't be any problem. Xiongge doesn't need to see them for the time being, let them stay here for a few days first."
There was no objection to this, so this meeting
It finally ended very quickly, and these senior officials of the Liao Kingdom immediately got up and dispersed. While walking out, someone else muttered: "It's such a trivial matter that you have to go out of your way to call us into Nanjing. This Dashi Linya is becoming more and more like Han people."
"Haha, this is reasonable. After all, Dashi Linya is the first genius in the Liao Dynasty who can compete with the Han people in poetry and books in the past hundred years. Maybe if he is in charge, I will General Liao has a new look." Yelv Sibuda seemed to explain a bit, but there was a strange light in his eyes that flashed away, and few people around him noticed it.
After hearing this, Yelu Dashi in the hall could only smile bitterly and looked at Yelu Xiongge who was also helpless: "Xiongge, we have to be more careful next time."
"I know, I can rest assured when you do things." Yelu Xiongge smiled gently. Although he is not as knowledgeable as Yelu Dashi, as a truly important minister of the Liao Kingdom, he is extremely calm in such important matters and is not as flamboyant as others.
"In a few days, the Song envoy team will arrive. We have to prepare well." Yelu Dashi turned around and looked at the empty yard outside, and breathed out softly.
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At this time, the Song envoy team that Yelu Dashi was concerned about was indeed getting closer and closer to Nanjing, and next to this team of one thousand people, there was now an additional Liao army of two thousand people. They are obviously for protection, but they actually have the intention of surveillance. After all, it is always unsafe for an enemy country's elite to penetrate deep into the heart of the country.
After entering the Liao Kingdom, Sun Tu also discovered that some of the common sense he had taken for granted before was wrong. For example, he always thought that it was the Song people who suffered from the constant friction between the two countries, but after entering the Liao Dynasty, he discovered that the lives of the Liao people were actually miserable, almost no different from the Song people. Obviously, when the Liao State sent troops to the Song State to harvest grass and valleys, the Song army was not polite. They harassed the Liao State and plundered, burned and killed them wantonly on their land.
As a result, the Liao people were full of hatred towards the Song people. When they saw the envoys carrying the Song flag passing by, the people in the villages and towns acted as if they might kill them at any time. You must know that this was still the case in the Song Dynasty. They were "protected" by the Liao border troops.
Moreover, what surprised Sun Tu and many Song soldiers was that the vast majority of these Liao people were Han. Originally, the Liao Kingdom divided its people into north and south, and those placed in the south were all Han people.
In Sun Tu's original concept, the Han people in Liao were full of hatred for the Khitans, and an uprising would break out at any time, while they were full of expectations for the Song army. As the saying goes, "The remaining people shed tears in the dust, and look south to Wang Shi for another year." But in reality, it is completely reversed...
In fact, as long as you think about it carefully, you can understand that ordinary people have no idea of home and country. The most important thing for them is survival, food and clothing. As long as the ruler can do this, it doesn't matter who he rules. Are they foreigners or Han Chinese
Now, the Liao people can at least give them food, but the Song people always disturb their peace. How can there be people who are looking forward to the enemy
With some complicated thoughts, Sun Tu and his party finally arrived in Nanjing ten days after entering Liao Dynasty!