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Chapter 1493 The Emperor of Liao, who favored and trusted treacherous ministers and acted recklessly (second update)
Chapter 1502

After the new emperor Yelu Yanxi ascended the throne in the Hedong Road of the Northern Liao Dynasty, people's hearts seemed to be fluctuating, especially in the southern area of ​​​​Hedong Road.

This is because the East Road of the North Liao River is originally a remote area far away from the political center of Daliao. Whether it is to the east or the south, it borders the Song State. What is important is that the combat effectiveness shown by the Song State in recent years has made The defenders of Liaodong Road were very panicked.

Especially in the battle to that Xiazhou, after Xiazhou, the majestic Liaodong Dao government, was taken down by the Song Dynasty's tigers in one day, the morale of the army and the people of Liaodong Dao was devastated.

The civil and military personnel who were able to transfer away all left, and as the Liaodong Peninsula was occupied by the Song people, compared with the Hedong Road, which is far away from the hinterland of the Daliao, most of the elite soldiers and horses here were transferred to the hinterland of the Northern Liao. And let some local troops change their defenses so far.

As a result, the military strength of Hedong Road has dropped a lot, and in order to guard against the Song people, the current 5 Liao army in Hedong Road, with [-] horses, has been stationed in Xiazhou, Mituodong, and Ningbian Prefecture.

The remaining 2 troops were scattered in the vast area in the northern part of Hedong Road. In the consciousness of the Beiliao people, those places were originally sparsely populated and did not have much garrison value.

It's just that in the fertile Mouna Mountain area and the Heqing army each garrisoned [-] troops, and the Jinsu army garrisoned [-] troops.For the rest of the land, there are as many as nearly a thousand, and as few as hundreds.

Before Xiao Shen arrived, several ministers of the DPRK and Central Government had already been relegated to Hedong Road for their faults. It can be said that this place has been regarded as a political trash can by the Emperor of Northern Liao Dynasty, specially used to deal with those unlucky ghosts who do not like it. The place.

This is also the reason why after Xiao Shen was transferred to Hedong Road, he was regarded by the courtiers of the Northern Liao Dynasty as being expelled from the political center and losing the grace of the emperor.

But now, although the target of the new emperor is still only the minions of Yilu Yixin, no one can be sure whether he, the former emperor's favorite minister who had intersected with Yelu Yixin in the past, will become the next victim .

The most important thing is that there is still such a scourge as Zhang Xiaojie around him, in the past, Xiao Shen has been secretly sheltering Zhang Xiaojie for himself, and through Zhang Xiaojie's scheme, he was greatly favored by the late emperor and he was extremely proud.

But now, taking in Zhang Xiaojie has become his fatal cause, this is the reason why Xiao Shen thought about it, and finally decided to secretly collude with Song Guo, waiting for an opportunity.

Now, more than three months have passed since the new emperor ascended the throne. Not only the party members of Yelu Yixin in the past have been arrested, as many as 37 people have had their homes ransacked, and there are [-] officials above the fifth rank.

Even many officials who did not participate in this matter were framed by former political enemies and suffered unjust injustice.

It makes everyone in the court feel insecure, and even before going to court every day, it is as tragic as going to death.Or, just kneel down and lick Xiao Fengxian, a recent dignitary, with the audacity to do so.

Yelu Yanxi has no ability, except for revenge, he almost throws all the government affairs to Xiao Feng to deal with first, while he himself indulges in pleasure.

Among the auxiliary ministers arranged by the late emperor Yelu Hongji, the emperor's uncles Yelu, Lu On and Xiao Wuna had great prestige in the Northern Liao Dynasty and had the greatest influence on the new emperor. However, Yelu Yanxi ignored the two of them.

Although the two of them tried their best to keep some Zhongliang of the Northern Liao Dynasty, it was still difficult to stop the new emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty from acting recklessly.

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"Xiao Fengxian is generous on the outside, but he is jealous and mean in his heart, and he must pay for it. However, the current courtiers are afraid that the emperor's revenge for Prince Zhaohuai will involve a lot of connections, so they all vote under Xiao Fengxian's command and serve as his minions."

"Looking at Xiao Fengxian today, he is also like Chongyuan and Yixin when the late emperor was alive." Xiao Wuna raised the wine glass in front of him with a desolate face, drank the spirits in the glass in one gulp, and sighed repeatedly.

"Yes, it's a pity that His Majesty doesn't listen to us at all, he only listens to brother Xiao Fengxian's flattery and entrusts him with important affairs of the court. This, this kind of stupid behavior is not even comparable to the late emperor. "Yelu and Luwo slammed their fists hard on the table, shaking the table full of delicacies.

"Your Highness, please be careful..." Hearing Yelu and Luwochi Guoguo's complaints, Xiao Wuna couldn't help being startled, and shouted in a low voice.

"Speak carefully? Alas... Gu has been very cautious in his words and deeds, and has advised His Majesty countless times, but what is the result? It made all the Taoists in my Daliao panic, and all the officials were frightened."

"What they think about is no longer the court affairs, no longer the country's critical survival. They just think about how to return to the mansion safely to reunite with their relatives.

Several months have passed since the Song people captured Juehua Island.Even now the Song army in Liaodong has entered Ningzhou, and Kaizhou (Fengcheng, Liaoning) has also fallen behind the Song people. "

"If we, Daliao, don't raise an army to help the Dongdong Dao, I'm afraid it won't take long, and the Liaodong Dao will lose its territory."

Hearing Yelu and Luwo's ​​indignant condemnation, Xiao Wuna also let out a long sigh helplessly. "The old man can empathize with His Majesty's feelings, but His Majesty... Alas, he doesn't listen to bad advice at all."

"Since I took office, apart from arbitrarily installing cronies, I have hunted down Yi Xin's minions, causing great anger and resentment. Even if you and I persuade him, it will not help."

Yelu and Luwo slammed the case with their palms, and said unwillingly. "However, we are entrusted by the late emperor, and as auxiliary ministers, how can we watch Your Majesty continue to go on like this?"

As soon as Yelu and Luwo finished speaking, Xiao Wuna saw the housekeeper outside the room door, looking inside, and couldn't help but frowned and shouted sharply. "Min Zhong, what are you doing out there like a ghost?"

"Master, there is an urgent letter from Mr. Xiao Shen, the head of Hedong Road, you..." Xiao Minzhong quickly prostrated himself outside the house, offering the letter in his arms with both hands.

"Xiao Shen?" Yelu and Lu Wo raised their thick eyebrows, and their eyes fell on the letter. After Xiao Wuna got up and got the letter, he signaled the housekeeper Xiao Minzhong to step back, opened the letter, and after reading what was said in the letter , can't help frowning.

"Unexpectedly, my cousin is also frightened now. He is frightened three times a day. Therefore, he specially came to see me for a letter, hoping that I would endorse it for him." Xiao Wuna read the letter with some helplessness. The letter couldn't help but sigh.

"Compared to those mediocre and ineffective people in the court, Xiao Shen can be regarded as a rare talented person. If it wasn't for his advice to drive apart the Women's Straight Alliance, causing the Women's Straight Alliance to collapse, and then being used by our Daliao, I'm afraid It is that the situation in Tokyo Road will become even more rotten."

Yelu and Luwo nodded in agreement. "Yeah, even though Gu and him have never been on good terms, Xiao Shen does have some intelligence. Now that he has been relegated to Hedong Road due to the defeat of the Liaodong Peninsula Raiders, it is already a matter of course. Why do you need me, my lord? Stand up for him?"

"Hmph, isn't that Xiao Fengxian? Xiao Shen once spoke to the late emperor, causing Xiao Fengxian to be punished. Now, although the privy envoy Yelu Asi presided over the arrest of Yixin's minions, how could Yelu Asi dare to offend Naling?" Xiao Fengxian who obeys what everyone says today?"

"Xiao Shen was demoted by the late emperor to the Hedong Road due to the defeat of the Liaodong Peninsula, where he served as the general manager and presided over the important military and political affairs of the Hedong Road. Now it is just a mess in the court, and it will affect the key corners of Daliao. Earth, if the Song people take advantage of this opportunity to come here, the consequences will be disastrous."

(End of this chapter)