Liu Jun has been in the throne for ten years, only forty years, but his health has gradually become thinner and has no children for a long time. So he simply adopted his nephew as his adopted son, thinking that he was the emperor's heir.

He studied since childhood and was wise. Compared with his father Liu Chong's military and military service, he managed the country more carefully. Although he established the country with his army, the people's livelihood in the Northern Han Dynasty was much relieved.

Because he was younger than Yelu Jing, Liu Jun called him father and man. The Khitan often issued an order to call him the son emperor, which made him feel depressed and was often harassed by soldiers such as Luzhou, Zhenzhou, and Fuzhou, which made him weaker.

As a result, as his status stabilized, Liu Jun was not as respectful as his father, so the Khitan assistance decreased, but he often condemned and scolded him, making him feel even more uncomfortable.

Now the Song army is coming to besiege the city again, especially the Xinde stone throwing cart, which actually dropped a few stones and went to the palace, scaring him very much.

Seeing his nominal younger brother Liu Jiye working so hard, he felt a little relieved of fear and said with concern: "Thank you for Jiye. After Song Bing retreats, he will definitely be rewarded!"

"This is the last responsibility!" Liu Jiye raised his head and said in a deep voice.

"Okay!" A shout sounded from the side, and Prime Minister Guo Wuwei clapped and shouted: "With General Liu and General Feng, why worry about the national affairs not going on?"

Guo Wuwei was born as a Taoist priest. Even though he was a prime minister, he was still wearing a Taoist robe. Because he had a grudge against the Later Zhou Dynasty, he had always been trusted, but he had lost some momentum in recent years.

Nothing else, he made extensive friends and had a close relationship with Zhao Kuangyin. To put it bluntly, he was the pro-Song faction, so although Liu Jun still trusted him, his precautions gradually emerged.

"Now that the Khitan Iron Cavalry is blocked by Shiling Pass, it will take some time to arrive. I wonder how the defense of Taiyuan City is? So what is the power of the stone throwing cart?"

Guo Wuwei asked softly, but Liu Jun was very concerned, obviously it was just Dai Jun's question.

"The stone throwing car is indeed extremely powerful!" Liu Jiye said in a deep voice: "It is different from the stone throwing car I have seen before. It has greater power and a longer range, but its accuracy is not good. The city wall is solid, so as long as the soldiers hide under the female wall, there will be no big problem!"

"It's just that the rocks entered Taiyuan City, and many people were hit by disaster!"

"Oh!" Hearing this, Liu Jun sighed and said helplessly: "The country is in a difficult situation. Premier Guo, take out a hundred stale money from the treasury and share it with the people who were affected. Although there are fewer, it is better than nothing!"

"No!" Guo Wuwei responded.

This scene is a bit funny, but Liu Jiye is used to it.

There are more than a thousand people in the city, one hundred stakes, and each household is more than a hundred stakes. However, the Northern Han treasury has always been tight, and even the prime minister earns only a hundred stakes a month, and the Jiedushi only has thirty stakes.

It was only one-tenth of the Northern Song Dynasty. Due to the poverty of the country and the price increase, the prices were actually far more than that.

Therefore, even if it is this hundred jin of coins, the imperial court is still a stingy flower. After all, the Khitans pay tribute to tens of thousands of coins every year, so other expenses can naturally be saved.

"Now the food is abundant, the soldiers can use their lives to see them. They can be at least two months!"

Liu Jiye said seriously.

"Okay!" Liu Jun nodded and said, "The Khitan sent someone to speak. Shiling swap was too dangerous and it was damaged. It had to take a detour. If you work harder in the past few days, when the Khitans came, Song Bing would naturally retreat!"

When talking about the Khitans, Liu Jun's face immediately distorted. He asked softly at the monk Jiyong who was meditating on the side: "Master, I don't know if it's enough to save money?"

The monk Zheng was the son of Liu Shouguang, the king of Yan, who became a monk in Mount Wutai. He took advantage of the opportunity that Mount Wutai was close to the Khitan to exchange hundreds of horses every year and even smelted silver mines, which gave the Northern Han a protection of the Khitan. Therefore, he was highly trusted and appointed him as the chief supervisor of the Ten Temples of Wutai Mountain), and rose to the national leader of religious affairs (Kululu), and was also the prime minister (the chief senator of the chief sect and the chief minister of the Central Secretariat). He was the most powerful minister.

It can be said that the Northern Han Dynasty could not have Liu Jiye, but the monk Jiyong could not have been without.

"There are still some remaining reserves, and it is not enough to reward the Khitans!" Monk Jiyong shook his head and said helplessly.

"Forget it!" Liu Jun said with heartache: "Let the court make up for the remaining part. If it is not enough, fill it in the inner treasury!"

"No!" A monk replied softly.

"Everyone, the country exists, and we can recognize loyal ministers. As long as we wait a little longer, it will be fine!"

Liu Jun said weakly.

It seems that this dilapidated palace has been innate since the founding of the Northern Han Dynasty. It has survived in the cracks and consumed the spirit of many people. One day is counted as one day!

Liu Jun also lost his life as a lasting person in the Later Zhou Dynasty. After all, the Northern Han and the Later Zhou Dynasty had a grudge, and had no grudge against the Northern Song Dynasty. Even because of his destruction of the Later Zhou Dynasty, there were still some signs of easing.

At least, he can survive after the city is broken.

Guo Wuwei, who was beside him, had his eyes flashed and his eyes wandered, and he obviously had some thoughts in his mind.

On this side, Yelu Talie personally led 60,000 cavalrymen, set out from Youzhou City, with one man and two horses, taking turns to change cavalry, traveling about two hundred miles a day, and finally arrived at Yanmen Pass five days later.

The guard at the border gate was a Northern Han. When he saw that it was Khitan reinforcements coming, he quickly opened the city gate and went in. Yelu Talie led his troops to rest for a long time, and then went south without stopping to prepare to rush to Taiyuan.

At this time, I suddenly learned that Shiling Pass in the Northern Han territory had been occupied by the Song people, and the leader was named Guo Jin.

Shiling Pass, located in the north of Xinzhou City, is the dividing point between Xinzhou and Taiyuan.

It is located on Xiaowutai in the east and Guanmao Mountain in the west. The mountains are steep and dangerous, and the passes are majestic. It is a must-fight for military strategists in all dynasties. It is the key transportation link between Taiyuan, Yun, Ning and Shuo, and is known as the gateway for entry and exit of Taiyuan Xinding.

When Yelu Talie heard that he was taken away, he cursed a few swear words, and then drove away the defenders from nearby counties without hesitation and attached ants to attack the city.

Shiling Pass is worthy of being a powerful pass, and thousands of Song troops could not do anything about defending well.

Yelu Talie drove away the strong people from several counties and forced them to attack the city. However, after several days of trouble, there was no effect left behind the bodies of the land, and thousands of Han people were killed and injured.

"I'll spare you for a while!" He looked at Shiling Pass fiercely. Yelu Talie led his troops to escape the road. Anyway, he was a reinforcement and never worried about food and salary.

Or if he had no food and salary, he would just rob the Han people. If anyone dared to resist in the Northern Han Dynasty, he would not be able to resist.

"General, the Khitans took a detour!" Shiling Pass.

"I'll spare you for a while!" He looked at Shiling Pass fiercely. Yelu Talie led his troops to escape the road. Anyway, he was a reinforcement and never worried about food and salary.

Or if he had no food and salary, he would just rob the Han people. If anyone dared to resist in the Northern Han Dynasty, he would not be able to resist.
Chapter completed!