Han Shizu

Chapter 1347 They are in Jinshan

At dawn, the sky was dim, and in the palace, except for some faint lights, there was not much light to be seen.After the Northern Expedition completely entered the finishing work, Emperor Liu also got rid of the highly tense military and political quagmire again, and handed over all kinds of affairs to civil and military personnel at home and abroad.

I wanted to rest well, but I woke up early from my sleep and woke up with a start.He got up and left the couch, covered the quilt for Concubine Zhexian who was still sleeping with tears in her eyes, to prevent her from catching cold, took the thick coat hanging on the hanger, and walked out of the inner bedroom in a low voice.

"Officials!" Seeing Emperor Liu walking out sober, the eunuchs and maids on duty couldn't help being startled, and saluted in a panic.

Emperor Liu immediately made a silent gesture, and after feeling over, his spirit improved a lot, and the backlog of negative emotions in his heart also dissipated a lot during the process of comforting the queen and bereavement.

Walking out of the gate of the palace, standing on the flat corridor, the increasingly cold winter wind continuously pierced through the gaps in the robe, making Emperor Liu shiver uncontrollably.

The winter morning in Youzhou was dim and shrouded in a thick mist. Emperor Liu quietly looked at the morning scene of the palace in Youzhou for a while, and his mood became more peaceful.

Due to the imperial physician's advice, Emperor Liu did not dare to blow the cold wind for too long, especially this kind of early cold, he would soon be unbearable and return to the palace.There was no man on the bed, and the woman quickly woke up.

Seeing Zhe Niang dressed under the service of Gong'e, Emperor Liu couldn't help asking: "Why don't you sleep more?"

"The officials are all up, how can a concubine love the couch!" Zhe Niang replied softly, her complexion still looked a little haggard, but she was much more energetic.

"Go get ready and wait for the official to wash up!" He fastened his belt, Zhe Niangzi ordered.

With the addition of lamps and candles, the bedroom became brighter, and Zhe Niangzi, as usual, personally took care of Emperor Liu's early morning clean-up, and there was not much anxiety and sadness on her face. Of course, very It might just be covered up by her.

The rhythm of the Youzhou Palace was not much different from that of the Capital Palace. When Emperor Liu, the master, got up to start a new day, the whole palace quickly woke up.

Had breakfast with Mrs. Zhe, chewed the cakes in her mouth, drank the hot porridge in one gulp, put down the bowls and chopsticks, took the silk handkerchief handed by the maid, wiped her mouth and said to Mrs. Zhe: "I'll go back to the front hall first. Yes! You don't need to be idle in the palace. Go to the Queen's side to discuss Liu Yun's marriage. He is also old. This kid has always escaped laziness. Choose someone who can control him. match!"

When mentioning the marriage of the fifth son Liu Yun, Mrs. Zhe was a little surprised, but a smile finally appeared on her face. Before she knew it, she had to start thinking about the marriage of her second son.

Emperor Liu obviously wanted to use this to distract Zhe Niangzi's attention. Before leaving, he paused and left a solemn sentence: "Liu Fang, I will definitely come back!"

"Go and call Li Chongju!" On the way to the front hall, Emperor Liu flicked his sleeves and ordered Yan Tuo coldly.

Perhaps because of his preparations, Li Chongju entered the palace very quickly for an audience, and within two quarters of an hour, he had bowed down to serve the imperial court.Emperor Liu did not deliberately put on a cold face like before, looked at him, and asked in a calm and gentle tone, "Is there any further situation?"

In this state, Emperor Liu showed no signs of happiness or anger, which often made the courtiers who were familiar with him even more intimidated.The same was true for Li Chongju, but he was prepared for his visit this time, so he was not overly panicked.

"Your Majesty, I have previously selected an officer who was close to the Lord of Liao among the captives of the Liao Kingdom. After treatment, this person regained consciousness. After interrogation, I reconfirmed that the two armies of Yang and Wang were not wiped out.

According to all kinds of information collected by subordinates during this period of time, I can confirm that Yang Ye and Wang Yansheng's two armies fled to the west, and now they are likely to be trapped in the northwest of the desert, fleeing to the east of Jinshan! "

"Jinshan!" Emperor Liu had a general impression of the Liao Kingdom, thought for a while, and said, "Didn't that go to the north of the Western Regions?"

"Exactly!" Li Chongju nodded, and said: "After the analysis of the ministers and others, after the expeditionary army defeated Wugu Mountain, facing the pursuit and killing of the Liao army, the northwestern part of Liaomo cannot be left behind. , the south is the Gobi desert, and the only way to survive is to go west!"

"What's the situation east of Jinshan? Are there any powerful tribes there?" Emperor Liu asked immediately. Obviously, he was more worried about their situation and safety.

Li Chongju said: "Your Majesty, the active tribe east of Jinshan is the Nianbage Tribe. They are mainly descendants of the Uighurs. They once surrendered to the extinct Gaochang Uighurs, and later returned to Khitan!"

"Then their situation is still worrying!" Emperor Liu frowned.

However, Li Chongju said: "Your Majesty, the Nianbage tribe is loosely organized, and the Liao Kingdom also implemented a restraint policy on it. The rule is not firm. When the Liao army marched into the Western Regions, it recruited its tribes as servants, and suffered heavy casualties in the bloody battles in the Western Regions. As a result, the court of the Liao Kingdom became increasingly divorced from Germany.

Due to the long distance, the Liao Kingdom's rule over the northwest of Mo was mainly under the jurisdiction of the Northwest Road Recruiting Division, which was the land that the expeditionary army plundered. The rule over the Nianbage tribe east of Jinshan was very weak.Now the great Han's prestige is far and wide, and his troops spread all over the territory, but the Liao Kingdom has been defeated repeatedly, and its power is no longer there. Those tribes who were already eccentric may not dare to help Khitan to fight against the Han.

The strength of these tribes is not considered strong. Therefore, if the defeated army retreats westward, it is indeed possible to turn the crisis into safety.And it has been more than two months since Wugu Mountain was defeated, so if there was a mistake in such a long time, there would have been news already.

Based on this, I boldly guessed that some difficulties may be encountered, but the expeditionary force is in Jinshan! "

Hearing Li Chongju's words, Emperor Liu kept nodding his head, thinking for a while, the anger on his face seemed to be more active, and he said to Li Chongju: "If that's the case, then continue to search in this direction!"

"I have issued an order to follow up on this clue!" Li Chongju said: "However, if the defeated army is really in the Jinshan area, if you want to make contact, you'd better start from the Western Regions!"

"Oh?" Hearing this, Emperor Liu raised his brows immediately, his thoughts diverged, and said: "Back then when the Liao army marched westward to the Western Regions, they must have crossed the golden mountains and crossed the quicksand!"

"Exactly!"

"It's getting farther and farther away!" Emperor Liu sighed.You know, as far as Emperor Liu is currently, the straight-line distance from Youzhou to Jinshan has to be four thousand miles. For such a long distance, it would take a long time to travel, let alone travel all the way. Smooth roads, deserts, plateaus, mountains and rivers, and various tribes are all obstacles.

"The matter of the Western Regions, I originally planned to let it go and talk about it later, but now it seems that I have to start it as soon as possible!" Emperor Liu said.

Previously, reports on the situation from the Western Regions had been submitted to Emperor Liu's desk several times. Both Guo Jin and Lu Duoxun had submitted their reports, hoping that the imperial court would relax restrictions and provide more support in order to wipe out the remnants of the Liao army and break up the underworld. Khan army to settle the Western Regions.But because that was not the focus, they were all rejected.

Emperor Liu thought about it, and said to Li Chongju: "In this way, you first send people to Jinshan to get in touch with the tribes there. I want more definite news!"

"Yes!"

"It's already deep winter, even if they are really in Jinshan, it's hard to come back in a short time!" Emperor Liu's eyes were a little blurred, and he murmured: "I don't know what is going on with them, I hope they are well!"

(End of this chapter)