In the winter of the fifth year of Chongming, the Great Xia court still did not stop its conquests.

Emperor Yang Lin, who once swore to the ministers of civil and military affairs that he would release horses to Nanshan and store swords and guns in storage, once again broke his promise.

This time, the external attack on Goryeo and the internal attack on Bozhou were equivalent to attacking two of the three major Wanli campaigns in later generations at the same time.

Wanli exhausted the treasury and left a lot of problems, but now Daxia does not have such troubles.

In the Ming Dynasty, which was also a later generation, Yongle's generosity was many times higher than that of Wanli's three major expeditions, but the treasury was still full.

Because he carried out Zheng He's voyage to the West and made a lot of money from the sea. Now, I don't know how many times he went to the West.

Not only maritime trade, but also the land trade routes extending in all directions, also continuously filled the national treasury.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the country are all used to it. Whenever there is no war, it is called a novelty.

Most of the people in the military, from the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army to the ordinary soldiers, hope to have a war.

Today is a relatively fair era. Pretending to lead military exploits was an unspoken rule in the Song Dynasty, but it is different now.

The development of culture and education has cleansed the atmosphere in the military, and many people are upright.

They fought to protect their homeland and their country, with a full sense of honor and pride, instead of being forced to sacrifice their lives before.

Especially the lower-level officers, if anyone dares to destroy the supreme military honor in their hearts, they probably won't let it go.

There are channels in the army that can reach heaven to listen.

This ensures that today's military promotion channels can give people one more way to change their family's destiny.

A country where civilians have multiple channels for advancement must be full of vigor and ambition.

There is endless money, a solid rear, soldiers eager to fight, and an ambitious emperor.

If Daxia seizes the opportunity to start a war, he will definitely fight.

In a main hall of the palace, two tall copper incense burners were burning brightly. The dripping water turned into ice outside, but inside the hall was as warm as spring.

Yang Lin hosted a banquet here for the ministers and envoys from surrounding vassal states, each of whom presented gifts.

Being a vassal state of Daxia now is a dangerous thing. If you are not careful, you will give him the opportunity to send troops.

Once Daxia sends troops, they will send out several more prefectures and even provinces.

Countries that are conquered often don't even have the dregs left, and many principalities in South Asia have already suffered.

Therefore, all the ministers of the Fan state who were sent as envoys to Daxia sat upright, paying attention, not squinting, for fear of being caught doing something wrong.

Yang Lin himself does not have this idea. In his opinion, he is a very kind person. Even if he is slightly disrespectful, he will not dig into it.

He held the wine glass and talked to the courtiers around him with a smile. It was the end of the year and he had to say some thoughtful words to the courtiers who were close to him.

Sitting in front of him, on the left is Cai Jing, who although his official position is not high, he has the highest rank and prestige.

Cai Jing's beard and hair were all white, and without the intrigues of the Huizong Dynasty, he became older and slower.

He seemed to be in good spirits. In front of him was Cai Sui, his third son and Yang Lin's disciple.

On the right side of the imperial chariot are the prime ministers Bai Shizhong and Fan Zongyin.

The main hall accommodates nearly a thousand people, and it doesn't feel crowded at all. There are several rows of small tables arranged in a zigzag shape, each having a meal or a banquet.

At this time, an official from the Ministry of Rites stepped in, walked up to Yang Lin, clasped his fists and said, "Let me tell you, there are Khitan envoys coming to pay tribute."

"Tribute?"

Everyone, including Yang Lin, was stunned for a moment, but he understood immediately.

Yelu Dashi is truly a hero, he can bend and stretch...

The Khitan envoy, wearing traditional Khitan costumes, walked into the main hall.

Their expressions were solemn. When the Liao Empire was at its peak, they wondered why the always brave Emperor wanted to pay tribute to Daxia.

Although he was not a vassal, his position of strength and weakness was established.

The entire country of Daliao was in an uproar and could not understand His Majesty's actions. In their view, Daliao was entering a period of greater strength than before, and it was just the time to march eastward to compete with Daxia.

In the main hall, all the civil and military officials of the Xia Dynasty were extremely happy.

The most powerful country, the Liao Kingdom, also took the initiative to pay tribute.

When the small countries present took a look, it turned out that being an enemy of Daxia was a dead end. The Liao people were now so powerful that they all gave in.

In the distant city of Fuliao, Yelu Dashi had a sad look on his face. When he was in the prime of life, he had to lower his head.

The more I know, the more I am afraid. Daxia is really too strong now.

What worries Yelu Dashi even more is that Xia Chaoqiang is a civilization and a kind of inheritance. As long as this kind of atmosphere is developed, they will continue to be strong.

However, the Khitan only used force to suppress them temporarily, which made the small uncivilized countries in the West bow their heads.

Moreover, the number of Han people, the main body of the Xia Dynasty, has reached more than 100 million and is still growing rapidly.

As for the Khitan people, there are still hundreds of thousands of them today, and the soldiers and horses under his command are mainly Turks, and there are also various races.

On ordinary days, these people can still be suppressed by force and serve themselves.

Once a war breaks out against the powerful Xia Dynasty, it is doubtful whether they will remain loyal.

Once war breaks out and chaos breaks out in one's own rear, the seemingly powerful Liao empire will collapse.

The Xia Dynasty was different. As long as their civilization was not interrupted, they would revive sooner or later. This is the scary thing.

After realizing this, Yelu Dashi decided to pay tribute to the Xia Dynasty despite the strange eyes of his tribe.

At that time, the remaining tens of thousands of clan members escaped from the purgatory in Yunnei and trudged across mountains and rivers, covered in dust. Yelv Dashi had a firm gaze and an upright posture, and he never lamented even once.

Nowadays, the country is thousands of miles away, the people are billions of people, and hundreds of countries have been destroyed, but the emperor of Daliao no longer has a firm gaze.

He once vowed repeatedly in front of the portrait of Yelu Abaoji that he would fight back to Ma Yu Mountain, the birthplace of the Eight Khitans.

Now Ma Yushan can only be seen in dreams...

Beside the bonfire, Yelu Dashi stood up. Compared to the Dragon City Hall, which was decorated with flowers and burning oil, the palace in Fuliao City was empty.

Even the eunuch Gong'e was driven out by Yelu Dashi.

A boy with short hair and pigtails stood at the entrance of the palace, looking at his familiar father.

For some reason, his eyes became sore and tears rolled down his face.

"Father!"

Yelu Dashi turned around, his eyes finally opened, and he walked over and hugged him.

This was the child he gave birth to after he established his country in the West, named Yelu Dongjin.

There was warmth in Yelu Dashi's eyes, and he looked deeply to the east.

Yang Lin received the Khitan envoys very warmly. The hundreds of years of grievances and resentments between the two countries and the two nations constituted the most magnificent history on this land.

Now that the drama has come to an end, the Khitans who fled East Asia are afraid that when they come back, the people in their homeland will not even be able to speak the Khitan language.

Yang Lin said very sincerely: "I have not seen the Emperor of Liao for a long time. After you return to China, you can send me a message. He is welcome to be a guest in Daxia, and he is also welcome to all Western businessmen, tourists and law-abiding people." of people.”

"If Yelu Dashi intends to come here, I am willing to accompany him to Changchun Prefecture to pay homage to his ancestors."

The Liao envoy wrote them down one by one. After saying goodbye, he set off on his way back home.

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The sixth year of the Chongming Dynasty, early autumn.

Han Shizhong captured Busan and all the nobles of Goryeo, including Li Ziqian, were captured.

The soldiers of the Eastern Expedition sacrificed prisoners in the suburbs of Beijing, killed Li Ziqian's family, and announced that Goryeo would be assigned to Shenyang Prefecture.

At the prisoner presentation ceremony, beside Yang Lin, there was a special guest, Emperor Yelu Dashi of the Liao Dynasty.

Yelu Dashi showed great courage and came to Daxia. The person responsible for welcoming and escorting him was Yao Pingzhong, the governor of Qinluo.

Two people who once cherished each other and were wary of each other's schemes. When the Jurchens were at their peak, it was the two of them who, in the clouds, blocked the arrogant Jurchens.

Let them return home defeated, and for the first time they were discouraged.

Later, Yelu Dashi betrayed Yao Pingzhong and almost killed him. When Yao Pingzhong was in desperate situation, he chose to defend Yunnei until the rescue army arrived. As a result, the Han people took back Yunnei, which had been occupied for hundreds of years.

When Yao Pingzhong saw Yelu Dashi, he punched him angrily, which shocked and angered all the Liao people.

Only Yelu Dashi laughed and said, "Xi Yan, long time no see!"

Then the two of them entered Yan'an Mansion, and Yao Pingzhong personally escorted him to Longcheng.

Ten days after the prisoner sacrifice, Yang Lin personally accompanied Yelu Dashi to Changchun Prefecture.

At Ma Yu Mountain, a memorial ceremony was held for Yelu Abaoji, and then at Zhaohun Bridge, a covenant was signed.

The armies of the border states of the two countries each guard their borders, and residents in both places are prohibited from invading each other.

If there is a person who commits a crime, the two countries should cooperate in escaping without ordering each other to stop.

The two sides set up a market at the border to carry out mutual trade and exempted from tariffs.
Chapter completed!