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In July of the fourth year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty (1122 AD), the army approached Juyongguan and joined forces with Yelu Dashi to support Empress Xiao. This effectively alleviated the tension in Yanjing.

Li Hu killed Hukou and suffered a great victory. He severely damaged the Jin army, forcing the Jin army to negotiate peace with him. This battle shocked all the officials of the Han and Fan governments in Yanjing. The prime ministers of the north and south prefectures, Xiao Gan and Li Chuwen, rushed to Juyongguan in person and discussed in detail the way out of Yanjing with Li Hu.

The Han people in Youyan believed that Li Hu was from the Liaodong Han people. Everyone was of the same clan and had common interests. Li Hu would stand on their side. Therefore, the Han people in Youyan were very confident and believed that they could control the situation in Youyan. The representatives of the Han forces in Youyan were the four major clans, the four major surnames of Han, Liu, Ma and Zhao. The great Liao countries have been honored for generations. They rushed to Juyongguan to pay homage to Li Hu and persuaded Li Hu and Li Chuwen to join forces. They took this opportunity to drive the Khitans out of Youyan. Then everyone brought Youyan back to the Song Dynasty together.

Li Hu agreed. But considering that Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi held military power and if they were forced to suppress it, it might cause trouble to Youyan. So he made a request to stabilize the situation in Yanjing first and then take action.

Li Chuwen believed that Li Hu was a Han Chinese and was already a vassal king of the Song Dynasty. Whether from the perspective of the Han Chinese or from the interests of the Song Dynasty, Li Hu should support Li Chuwen and the Youyan Han Chinese to control Yanjing.

Under the mediation of Li Hu, Empress Xiao and Hanfan officials from the north and south prefectures unanimously agreed to welcome the second son of the former Emperor of Dalia, Yelu Yanxi, to be the new emperor of Dalia. Xiao was appointed as the empress dowager. He was in charge of military and national affairs and to take control of the power of Dalia.

Yelu Yanxi was fleeing in the desert. It turned out that the King of Jin, who had the most hope of inheriting the throne, was killed. Another King of Qin who was qualified to inherit the throne, also fled in the desert. In other words, as long as the King of Qin did not welcome him, it was Empress Dowager Xiao who had the final say in Yanjing.

The candidate for this imperial throne was repeated discussions by Empress Xiao, Li Hu and Yelu Dashi. It was full of profound meaning.

After the loss of Yanjing, the royal family, palace tents and Khitans in Yanjing were all going to evacuate from the desert. But in Yelu Yanxi's eyes, they were all betrayers. Both sides wanted to fight in internal conflicts and kill each other. Let the Qin king inherit the imperial rule. This problem was just right. The old emperor defeated the country and was unpopular. At this moment, Yanjing supported the Qin king as the emperor. The Qin king had the strength. The people's hearts wanted. The army surrendered. This could force the old emperor Yelu Yanxi to abdicate. He abdicated. The Khitans in Yanjing were not only innocent but also made contributions. Therefore, the Khitans were able to work together.

Strive to rebuild the Great Liao. In addition, this move can also be used for Yelu Chun to usurp the exile. Yelu Chun was because the emperor fled. The country had no monarch. Finally, he ascended the throne under the forced force of his ministers. Now he is dead. Let the King of Qin succeed to the throne. This can fully demonstrate Yelu Chun's loyalty to the Great Liao. Yelu Chun became a loyal minister. The act of splitting the Great Liao also became a result of saving the Great Liao. Then, does his wife, children, old officials, and old ministers still have any guilt? Of course, there is no more. Everyone is a hero of the Great Liao. So after this proposal was put forward, all the officials of the Han and Fan families understood it and agreed.

Empress Dowager Xiao called the system and changed the era to Dexing.

The situation in Yanjing has temporarily stabilized. However, the Han people in Youyan have a close relationship with the Song Dynasty and want to betray Empress Dowager Xiao and the Liao Dynasty. Of course, Empress Dowager Xiao did not dare to trust them. So he valued the foreign officials. Ministers such as Xiao Gan, Xiao Delidi, and Yelu Dashi completely controlled the military and political power.

Li Chuwen realized that he had been deceived. The Han people in Youyan were deceived by Li Hu. Li Hu joined Song as a vassal king. It was just a temporary solution. Li Hu would never be willing to be a vassal king. But he woke up late. Empress Dowager Xiao, Xiao Gan and others did not wait for him to react. He arrested him on the charge of colluding with the enemy and traitoring the country. His home was confiscated. The next day, Li Chuwen and his father and son were executed. The old friends and officials in Li Chuwen were either implicated and arrested or demoted. The Han forces in Youyan suffered severe setbacks overnight.

The Han people in Youyan were shocked and hated Li Hu even more. If Li Hu had not deliberately deceived them, they could have gathered the Han army to launch a mutiny in the shortest time. But Li Hu deceived them and supported Empress Dowager Xiao to kill Li Chuwen and severely injured the Han people in Youyan.

However, the disaster of the Han people in Youyan has just begun.

Empress Dowager Xiao then issued an order to thoroughly investigate the case of Li Chuwen's stolen country. In a short period of time, everyone in the Han officials in Yanjing were in danger. The four major families of Youyan were all implicated. Thousands of officials and wealthy families were arrested and their families were confiscated.

Empress Dowager Xiao then issued an edict to the prefectures of Youyan to resist the strong enemies of the Song and Jin dynasties, protect the country's destiny and serve the people, increase the collection of taxes, levy and levy, and at the same time expand the conscription of military service. It is required that each prefecture and county recruit 200,000 townships and towns to guard the four passes of Youyan and go to Juyong Pass.

The change in Youyan situation made Tong Guan angry. Yelu Chun died. Empress Dowager Xiao was in charge of the court. Li Chuwen was killed. The Han officials of Youyan were blood-slaughtered. The Khitans began to plunder Youyan's wealth in a mad manner. What's more, the Khitans were extremely vicious. They even urgently recruited 300,000 local soldiers in Youyan to fight.

In the area of ​​the Sijin Prefecture in Yanyun, there were about 800,000 soldiers in the villages of Datong Prefecture. Among them, there were at least 500,000 soldiers in Xijin Prefecture. In recent years, due to frequent wars in Liao and Jin, the Khitans repeatedly recruited soldiers in Yanyun Township. Many villages became prisoners of the Jin Kingdom. The number of villages in Yanyun decreased sharply. This time, Yanjing suddenly recruited 300,000 villages. It was basically a waste of Youyan Township. This means that the Song Dynasty not only lost its internal support, but also paid a greater price during the attack.

The reason is that Li Hu is trying to do something behind his back.

Tong Guan and Li Chuwen have always maintained close contact. Li Chuwen even promised to wait for the royal army to come to Yanjing City and open the city gate to welcome the royal army. However, when Li Hu appeared in Juyong Pass, everything changed. Tong Guan’s dream of regaining Youyan without bloodshed was shattered.

Representative Tong Guan of Liu asked Li Hu. "Where is the sight of the minister? In order to help you maintain Datong, the Song Dynasty did not hesitate to help you. But how can the minister repay the minister?"

"I am helping the Song Dynasty recover Youyan." Li Hu said slowly. "The Song Dynasty is not ready for attack. At this moment, the Yanjing is in chaos. Yanjing is the Jurchens. So I helped Empress Xiao to rule the country, stabilize Yanjing, and avoid internal strife in Yanjing. This move can give the Song Dynasty time to attack."

Liu was speechless to Li Hu. The truth was indeed so. If Li Hu hadn't taken action in time, Yanjing would have been bloody now. However, because Da Song was not ready for attack, he could only lose the opportunity.

"But why do you support Empress Xiao in killing Li Chuwen?"

"Li Chuwen is a traitor." Li Hu took a letter from the case table and threw it to Liu. "He told Grand Master Tong that he was willing to take Empress Xiao to surrender to Song and hand it over to Youyan and the provinces. But the same thing happened. He also said to Wanyan Aguda." Li Hu sneered. "Li Chuwen is very cunning. In order to ensure his own interests, he stepped on two boats and was able to get along with the Song and Jin dynasties. If such a person is not killed, what chance does the Song Dynasty have to recover Youyan?"

Liu didn't believe in Li Chuwen either. But Tong Guan thought that Li Chuwen was a secret move. He spent a lot of money on Li Chuwen. Now he lost all his money. Of course, Tong Guan was furious.

"What explanation do you have for Yanjing to recruit 300,000 rural residents?"

"I have to explain this?" Li Hu sneered and answered disdainfully. But under Liu's gaze, he still said a few words reluctantly. "The levy of taxes will inevitably arouse the anger of the people. At this moment, recruiting 300,000 rural soldiers is no less than adding fuel to the fire. Once the Song army in the northward expedition, these people will inevitably turn against each other. Song Dynasty received 300,000 reinforcements in a blink of an eye. With such a strong strength, are you still afraid that Yanjing will not be able to take it? Are you afraid that the seven states in front of the mountain will not be able to recover? Are you afraid that the Jurchens will take advantage of the situation to rob?"

Liu was stunned for a long time and scraped his stomach. He just couldn't find a reason to refute.

No matter how you think about this, Li Hu would never have a purpose for the Song Dynasty. But Liu could not find the reason and could not guess the mystery. He had to say goodbye and leave.

As soon as Liu Qianjiao left, Tieying arrived. Yelu Dashi and Xiao Delidi also came from Yanjing.

Xiao Delidi was much more energetic. Li Hu found a way to survive for Daliao. This path is very pragmatic and the hope for success is also very great. Xiao Delidi was determined to follow this path to the end and rebuild Daliao.

According to the strategy formulated by Li Hu, Empress Dowager Xiao and Yelu Dashi, the Khitans scraped three feet of the ground in Youyan and moved all the wealth of Youyan to the desert. But wealth was dead. The reconstruction of the Great Liao Dynasty still required army. The source of the soldiers was the 300,000 village heads who were urgently recruited. The population could not be moved away. The army could take it away. This trick was very clever.

Today, Yelu Dashi came. In addition to discussing some specific things with Li Hu, the most important thing was to ask Li Hu for help and contact Yelu Yanxi, who fled to the desert. "The Empress Dowager meant that it was best to find the King of Qin and protect it in case of an accident."

"I will send someone to do this matter immediately." Li Hu nodded and agreed. "The matter of Yanjing has come to an end. I am going back to Datong. We will keep in close contact."

Yelu Dashi and Xiao Delidi sent Li Hu out of Juyong Pass and watched Li Hu lead his army away.

While resting on the way, Tieying hesitated for a long time. He still couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "You asked the Khitans to rebuild the Great Liao. Are you not afraid of raising tigers in the future?"

"Of course I'm afraid." Li Hu smiled. "I'll ask you. Does Yanjing trust me?"

Tieying looked at him and shook his head. "The genius believed in you."

"Then why did Yanjing listen to me?"

"Because you have a role to them." Tieying sneered. "In the future, if you block their way, both sides will turn against each other and fight."

"Yes. So I want to fight Yanjing." Li Hu laughed proudly. "When they grab Youyan's wealth and train 300,000 village heads, I can take action. I will plunder Youyan without any effort. Haha... Although the Song Dynasty recovered Youyan, they only got a few empty cities."
Chapter completed!