Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

Zhao Chen and others entered the Palace of Qinzheng.

This palace is a typical Khitan style, and its layout is very similar to that of the Yanjing Palace. Compared with the Han palace, the Khitan Palace is less refined but more magnificent.

The palace is very empty, no furnishings can be seen, dust is everywhere, obviously no one has been here for a long time.

The guards walked in with torches and lanterns in their hands, and their eyes gradually brightened.

"There is a picture here." Suddenly Qu Duan said in surprise.

Everyone headed towards the place where Qu Duan was, and as expected there was a painting hanging on the wall here.

There was dust on the painting too, Qu Duan took the painting off and flicked the dust away, only to see a middle-aged Khitan man on the painting. This middle-aged man is unusually strong, and the lines on his face seem to be carved out of stone, giving people an unusually firm feeling. His eyes are very bright and full of wisdom. He wears a sword on his waist, holds the hilt in one hand, and his hand is full of strength. Although it was only a painting, the extraordinary breath came to his face.

"Your Majesty, this is a portrait of Liao Taizu Yelu Abaoji." Wan Yanchang said.

There are many portraits and sculptures of Taizu Liao in the Zhongjing Imperial Palace. Wanyanchang has seen many of them before, so he recognized them all at once.

"It turned out to be Yelu Abaoji, he is a generation of heroes!" Zhao Chen said with emotion.

More than two hundred years ago, the Khitan was only a small clan in the north, with a population of only hundreds of thousands! At that time, the Khitan tribes were divided into dozens of large and small tribes. In order to survive on the bitter grassland, the Khitan tribes united to form a tribal alliance!

Yelu Abaoji's father was originally the leader of a tribe, but his father died early, so he could only grow up with his uncle!

In his youth, Yelu Abaoji showed extraordinary talents. He led his tribe’s Khitan soldiers and horses to attack the Xi tribe to the west, winning the territory and population of the tribesmen! Yelu Abaoji did not kill the Xi people, but united with the family members, making many Xi people a part of his tribe! After that, Yelu Abaoji's strength greatly increased, and he became the military leader of the Khitan Alliance, so he took all the Khitan people to the south and attacked Hedong, Daibei and other places! In the past, the Khitan people just looted food and wealth, but Yelu Abaoji drove countless Han people to the northern grasslands! After Yelu Abaoji went north to defeat Jurchen, he had become the leader of the Khitan Alliance!

Although he looted the Han people, he did not treat the Han people as slaves, but was different from the later Jin Kingdom and Mongolia. Instead, he adopted a policy of equality among all ethnic groups in name! He set up the North and South Courts, the North Court handles the affairs of the Khitan and Xi people, and the South Court handles the affairs of the Han people. The status of the North and South Courts is nominally equal. He learned the knowledge of the Han people and built an imperial city on the grassland, which was later on to Beijing. Later, he promoted farming, developed salt and iron, formulated laws, and determined taxes. He built Confucian temples, temples, and Taoist temples on the grassland. According to Chinese Create Khitan characters! It took him more than 20 years to bring the Khitan people from the slavery society into the feudal society, and the Khitan national power greatly increased! Then he led the army into Liaodong and conquered the Bohai Kingdom, which was called the "Sheng Guo of Haidong" at that time. The name of Yelu Abaoji made the entire East Asia tremble at that time. The Liao Kingdom finally entered its heyday, and the capital of the Liao Kingdom for two hundred years It was the number one power in East Asia until the rise of Jurchen.

Such a character can be called a generation of heroes.

"Any founder of the country is a majestic generation, including the Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty, Wanyan Aguda, the founder of the Kingdom of Jin, and so on! These founders have experienced hardships and hardships and are determined in their minds, so they can make great achievements. "Qu Duan said.

"That's right, hardships and hardships, Yuru Yucheng, if I hadn't experienced the hardships when I was a child, I might not have succeeded later." Zhao Chen smiled.

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

"Unfortunately, the Liao Kingdom, which was founded for more than 200 years, will also have a day of extinction! Even if the founder of the country is so powerful, the descendants may not have the abilities and methods of their ancestors, and may not be able to control the country! Relying on the rule of man, after all, will not work." Zhao Chen Dao.

Qu Duan and others were all taken aback, wondering what Zhao Chen meant by saying this.

"What is the main population composition in Shangjing and Zhongjing?" Zhao Chen said.

"The upper and middle capitals are dominated by Khitan people, but there are also a lot of Han people! Before the war, there were more than 3 million Khitan people in this area, about 2 million Han people, and more than 600,000 people. People of the family, and some other foreigners! It’s just that after the Jurchen invasion, the population is no longer counted. The Khitan and Han people suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, we don’t know the specific number of people of each ethnic group in Beijing and Zhongjing.” Qu Duan said.

"It seems that the Khitans and Hans are the main ones! Although the Hans here are our people, they have been ruled by the Liao Kingdom for more than two hundred years, and they are no longer familiar with us! You can talk about it, if you want to appease What is a good way for people of all ethnic groups, such as the Khitan, Han, and tribes?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, the Weichen thought that there is no way to appease here." Wan Yanchang is a surrender, he has been following everyone behind, and suddenly spoke at this moment.

"Oh? It doesn't need too many methods? How do you say this?" Zhao Chen said.

"In the past two decades, the northern land has been conquering endless wars. There have been countless wars in the Beijing and Zhongjing areas, and the people are not living! Now in the Beijing and Zhongjing areas, whether it is the Khitan, the Han, the Xi people, or the people of other ethnic groups, who They are unwilling to continue fighting! For twenty years of the war, the people’s mind is determined! Your Majesty only needs to adopt the strategy in the Central Plains, distribute land and pastures, tax lightly, and punish your majesty. People of all races will support your Majesty! After so many years, no one wants to If we fight again, everyone wants to live a stable life!" Wan Yanchang said.

After Yanchang finished speaking, Zhao Chen nodded slightly, and Qu Duan and others also nodded one after another.

Indeed, since the rise of Jurchen, the world war has not stopped. The people in the north have been poisoned by war. Now who can let them lead a peaceful life, who can let them no longer be frightened by the war, they will support whom! The reason why the Yanjing area was able to calm down quickly was that on the one hand, Zhao Chen used iron and blood to remove the Khitan rebels, and on the other hand, it was also because of the people's will. Now, the same is true of Shangjing and Zhongjing!

"I understand! In winter, I will transfer materials to Shangjing and Zhongjing for disaster relief, so that the people can spend the winter first. In addition, I will send people to publicize the court's policies so that the people of all ethnic groups will understand that the war is over. Now, they can live a peaceful life. Under my rule of Song Dynasty, taxes are very low, and there is almost no corvette. All ethnic groups are equal, and Han people will not oppress them!" Zhao Chen said.

"This is the best policy for pacifying Beijing and Zhongjing." Wan Yanchang said.

"There are still tens of thousands of Jurchen army in Zhongjing City, and some Jurchen people, but they may not be willing to obey the rule of our Song Dynasty, Wan Yanchang, do you have a way?" Zhao Chen looked at Wan Yanchang and said.

"Your Majesty, according to my Jurchen tradition, the king's master defeated my Jurchen army, and all the Jurchen army should be demoted to slaves. Our Jurchen people rebel against the king's master during the war, and should be demoted to slaves! Your majesty can first demote them to slaves, They must be disheartened and uninterested! After a period of time, your Majesty promises to redeem them again. They must be grateful to your Majesty. In this way, they can temporarily regain the hearts of the people!" Wan Yanchang said.

"Then do it for the time being! The hatred of Jurchens and Hans cannot be resolved in a short time. I need to suppress all those who dare to resist, and use gentle means while suppressing and giving relief! Wan Yanchang, you were originally. Taishi Jurchen also has prestige among Jurchens, and you also have to help me manage Jurchens." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty doesn't care about the guilt of the ministers, but gives them a heavy responsibility, and the ministers dare not follow their orders." Wan Yanchang was overjoyed and said.

Everyone went around in the Imperial Palace of Zhongjing, and was now ready to rest in the palace. At this moment, Kang An looked hurriedly from the outside to pay homage to Zhao Chen.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Chen asked Kang An in surprise.

"Your Majesty, we just got the news that the leader of the army of resentment Guo Yaoshi has not left Zhongjing. He is still lurking in Zhongjing, and it seems to be against your Majesty!" Kang An said.

"If there is such a thing, you must be careful! Yao Shi is a master of magic, and martial arts has already reached the peak of innateness, we can't help but guard." Qu Duan said.

"Your Majesty, the general will think that we should find the place where Yao Shi is hiding and punish it." Kang An said.

"What is the chance of finding him?" Zhao Chen said.

"This..." Kang An and Qu Duan glanced at each other, and both shook their heads.

It has been many years since the Intelligence Department has entered the north, and many of them are lurking among the grieving army! Yaoshi Guo has been operating in Jin Country for many years. He also has several strongholds in Zhongjing. Among them, there are spies from the Intelligence Department. Unfortunately, the status of the spies in the Intelligence Department is low, and there is no way to contact Yao Shi Guo. Now I don't know that Yao Shi is lurking somewhere! Zhongjing City is so big and there are so many people, it is really difficult to find Pharmacist Guo.

"Since ancient times, there is only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no thousand days to defend against a thief! If there is really no way to find him, then lead the snake out of the cave! He is lurking here, just wanting to kill me, I give him a chance What's wrong?" Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

"No, Your Majesty, this is too dangerous! You are a Jiangshan Shiji, you can't do this!" Qu Duan hurriedly said.

"I have my own plan, so let's make a plan for the head of the staff to draw him out!" Zhao Chen said.