One Piece of Song Dynasty

A student named Qi Feng asked: "Teacher, how big will our empire's final territory be in the future?"

Li Xin took out a map he had already drawn and said: "You can take a look. This is a preliminary idea. In addition to the current Xizhou Uighurs, Uighurs, Black Khans, Xia Kingdom, Tubo tribes, Dali, and the original Liao Kingdom, Part of the territory outside Shangjing Road, these are the places we need to recover in the future." This map was basically drawn by Li Xin according to later generations, but Vladivostok was added to the east, and parts of present-day Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were included to the west, along with Huahua Lazmo borders the Philippines, Alaska, and Guam. Li Xin has not drawn them yet, but he will definitely draw them in the future.

The students came forward and looked at the large map carefully. Zhai Liang asked: "My lord, why did you give up part of the Shangjing Road of Liao Kingdom?"

Li Xin said: "The grassland has always been difficult to control, and the grassland area is too large. If we want to completely control it, it will cost too much money and food. We only need to control the grassland close to us. This picture is just Temporarily, but our final territory should not be too different from this picture. When our empire reaches such a large territory, you must be cautious. Of course, someone will also formulate legal restrictions at that time. You must not start border wars without permission, but we cannot lose an inch of our territory. Our principle in dealing with foreign countries is "I will not attack others unless they attack us. If they attack me, I will attack them."

Li Xin actually has his own plans for the grassland. He plans to release the Mongolian tiger. The presence of the Mongolian tiger will be very helpful in combating the Camel Cult. After all, in the previous life, Mongolia almost wiped out the Camel Cult through three western expeditions. Of course, if Mongolia dares to take advantage of the Central Plains, Li Xin's empire will not hesitate to hurt it.

Everyone replied: "Yes, teacher."

Li Xin continued: "We are not warlike, but we are not afraid of war. You must always remember that peace and respect cannot be bought. They are achieved by yourself. I believe you all know the results of the two Northern Expeditions of the imperial court, so we have to Not to mention a few empty cities, a large amount of money is donated to the Kingdom of Jin every year. Where does this money come from? It is not all the hard-earned money of the people. This is the consequence of our own lack of strength. Is this a shame for us Han people?"

The students shouted: "Destroy the Jin Kingdom and regain our homeland."

Li Xin pressed down his hands and said: "Okay, then you must study hard and train hard, and in the future we on the battlefield will regain the lost glory of us Han people."

In April of the fifth year of Xuanhe, after Jin Taizu withdrew from Yanjing, he left Juyongguan and headed west. Han officials knew that the Privy Council envoy Liu Yanzong and others accompanied him. According to relevant intelligence reports, Emperor Tianzuo had left Jiashan at this time and traveled north to Tatar, hoping to make a comeback. Jin Taizu ordered Oru and Zongwang to lead their troops to attack.

Oru heard that Yelu Dashi led a Liao army and was living miles east of Longmen in Fengsheng Prefecture, so he sent Lou Shi, Ma Heshang and others to lead their troops there to capture Yelu Dashi alive and "surrender them all."

After breaking up with Xiao Qian in Gubeikou, Yelu Dashi and his concubine Xiao Pu went through many hardships and finally arrived at Jiashan in March of the fifth year of Xuanhe and found the camp of Emperor Tianzuo. Unexpectedly, Emperor Tianzuo became furious as soon as he saw Xiao Puxian and ordered her to be killed without saying a word. Poor Concubine Xiao De, she died like this.

Emperor Tianzuo also wanted to order the execution of the traitor Yelu Dashi to vent his hatred.

Emperor Tianzuo said in a stern tone: "How dare you establish Chun while I'm here?"

Yelv Dashi's face did not change, and he replied sternly: "Your Majesty, with the power of the whole country, was unable to resist the invasion of the enemy. He abandoned the country and fled far away, causing the people to suffer. Even if I raise ten Yelv Chun, they are still descendants of Taizu, which is better than It is much better to beg others.”

Yelu Dashi's words made Emperor Tianzuo so ashamed that he had nothing to say, so he had to give him food and wine, and ordered the pardon of all those who participated in the establishment of Yelu Chun.

Soon, Emperor Tianzuo appointed Yelu Dashi as the commander-in-chief and ordered him to lead his army down the mountain and attack the Jin army in Fengsheng Prefecture eastward.

Yelu Dashi did not expect that the Jin army's offensive would be so fierce, and the Liao army would be so afraid of the Jurchens. As soon as the two sides fought, the Liao army surrendered, and Yelu Dashi also became a prisoner of the Jin army.

Oru and Zongwang did not kill Yelu Dashi. They forced Yelu Dashi to lead the Jin army to Jiashan to attack Emperor Tianzuo's camp. Yelu Dashi was tied to the horse with a rope and staggered forward. Jiashan was the base camp of Emperor Tianzuo's counterattack against the Jurchens. The Jin army tried to enter many times, but gave up because they didn't know the way. They could only sigh as they looked at the sixty miles of mud. Now, with Yelu Dashi leading the way, Oru and Zong Wang hope to catch Emperor Tianzuo in one fell swoop.

The Jin army, with ten thousand cavalry, rushed all the way and finally caught up with Emperor Tianzuo's baggage at Qingzhong. Emperor Tianzuo's sons, King Qin, King Xu, concubines, princesses, etc., as well as thousands of carriages, were all captured by the Jin army. Only King Yeluyali of Liang escaped under the protection of Taibao Temoge. Emperor Tianzuo was in the Yingzhou area at this time, so he survived.

Emperor Tianzuo was very angry after hearing the news. He hurriedly gathered five thousand soldiers and horses and rushed to Baishuiluo to fight the Jin army. Zong Wang sent only a thousand elite cavalry and defeated the Liao army in one fell swoop, captured Zhao Wang Xi Nilie, the son of Emperor Tianzuo, and also captured a jade seal inherited from the country. Emperor Tianzuo himself was able to escape with only a hundred steps.

Jin Taizu was very happy about the successive victories of the Jin army. He said: "This is all the credit of the ministers." After saying that, Jin Taizu held the jade seal in his arms, faced the east, and respectfully thanked heaven and earth. He asked the relevant personnel to carefully record the combat achievements of each general and reward them according to their merit.

At this time, Jin Taizu had arrived at Baishuiluo. This is a lake with an area of ​​about square kilometers. The water is dark blue, reeds are thick, water birds gather, and the scenery is picturesque.

Jin Taizu's body was getting weaker and weaker, and his clothes were often wet with sweat. He felt that his condition was getting worse, and he wanted to rest here and spend this hot summer.

The Jin army made good progress in encircling and suppressing the remnants of Emperor Tianzuo. However, the transfer of Yanjing's wealthy craftsmen from Songting Pass to the mainland of Jin was progressing very slowly. The Yan people were generally resistant, which made Jin Taizu very depressed.

Liu Yanzong suggested: "You can send Zuo Qigong and others back to help our army relocate the people. Civilians can do this kind of thing better than soldiers, and the people may be more obedient."

Liu Yanzong was forty-seven years old, calm in appearance and steady in his work. He once served as a left-behind judge in Nanjing and served as a Privy Council member during the regency of Concubine Xiao De. Jin Taizu only talked with him for a long time in Yanjing and felt that this person could be of great use.

Taizu of the Jin Dynasty accepted Liu Yanzong's suggestion and sent Zuo Qigong, Kang Gongbi and others back to the Yanjing area to organize and lead Yanjing's rich craftsmen from Yuguan, Pingzhou and Luanzhou to the Jin Kingdom to go to Beijing.