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Text Chapter 35 The Struggle of the Khitans

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    An error occurred while processing private documents. Li Hu personally sent the eldest son Kangning out of the yard.  .  .  Then he rushed directly to the study.  In the study, Dong Xiaoxiu and Wuyan were discussing the situation in the north.  Li Hu was determined to make the Northern Expedition. The reason was that he could not control the development of the situation in the north. For this reason, Li Hu was determined to turn his passivity into an initiative, take the initiative to attack, and attack the Jurchens from north to south with the Khitans and desert tribes. This immediately involved the issue of money and food.  If money and food are not resolved, and the imperial court's financial crisis cannot be effectively alleviated, then the Northern Expedition will not be able to start.  Li Hu walked into the study and asked in one sentence: "Based on your judgment, can the Khitans survive this attack?" Li Hu did not consider the possibility of the Khitans winning at all.  The Khitans lost the battle, and the Jin army took advantage of the situation to advance into Collapse Ridge. Then the Tiger Army had to take action in order to ensure the safety of Daibei.  On behalf of the Northern Tiger Army, all forces in the north were involved in the battlefield, and then the Tiger Army had to carry out the Northern Expedition.  This is a series of things that will happen soon, so Li Hu must be prepared as soon as possible in order to throw the tiger army into the battlefield at any time.  Dong Xiaoxiu and Wuyan looked at each other, but neither spoke.  "I personally think that the Khitan people's goal may not be to go to Beijing." Li Hu's words immediately attracted the attention of Dong Xiu and Wu Yan.  The two of them looked at the map at the same time, with doubts in their eyes.  "What did the commander think of?" Wuyan asked.  "The Khitans want to survive, and survival is the top priority for the Khitans." Li Hu said, "Yel¨¹ Dashi even traveled thousands of miles to East Karahan in order to survive. Now that he is back, the strength of the Khitans has expanded.  But we have pacified the southeast and are only one step away from the unification of China. As for the Jin Kingdom, its strength has grown rapidly after occupying Hebei and Youyan. Although Wanyan Talan and the Shandong Jin Army were completely wiped out in the Central Plains War, Shandong's Jin Army was completely wiped out.  More than 70% of the Jin army were Han Chinese. The annihilation of the Jin army in Shandong did not really affect the strength of the Jin army. The Khitan people faced two powerful opponents at the same time, and their survival became a major problem that must be solved immediately.  A big problem." Dong Xiaoxiu and Wuyan suddenly realized.  Li Hu¡¯s judgment was correct.  At first, Brother Yeluma was desperate and took the Khitan people to defect to Li Hu, surviving with difficulty.  Now the situation has changed. Li Hu dominates China and fulfills his promise to restore the Khitan people.  Once the Khitans regained their kingdom, their ideas changed.  "When the Jurchens become stronger, the Jurchens will destroy the Khitan; when Li Hu becomes stronger, Li Hu will firmly control the Khitan; what about the Khitan people?  After the restoration of the country, with their own emperor, palace tent, and their own army, are they still willing to be Li Hu's vassals?  Are you still willing to be driven by Li Hu?  People change with different environments.  This is a matter of course, so even after the Khitans knew that Li Hu had pacified the southeast, they still attacked the Jin army. There was obviously something wrong with this.  "What does the commander think the Khitan people's goal is?" Dong Xiuyou frowned and asked solemnly.  "Let's put ourselves in the shoes of the Khitans." Li Hu stood in front of the two people, with a hint of coldness on his face. "I am a Khitan. I want to survive. I want to continue the Daliao nation. This kind of  Under such circumstances, whether I help Zhongtu defeat the Jurchens or help the Jurchens defeat Zhongtu, my fate will ultimately be swallowed up by the victor. There is no guarantee for my survival, and the Liao Kingdom Zuo will be defeated again. " Dong Xiuo.  He Wuyan nodded repeatedly.  Li Hu made it clear enough that if the Khitans want to survive, they must maintain the confrontation between the two powers and maintain the confrontation between the Middle Earth and the Jurchens. Only in this way can their survival be guaranteed and the Liao Kingdom Zuo can continue.  "The Khitans have to step on two boats." Wu Yan sighed, "We needed the Khitans' force at the beginning. We were also willing to take them in, and they did make great contributions in the process of the Tiger Army becoming stronger. At the same time, they  They have also achieved their goals of survival and strengthening themselves. Even if the general does not help them regain their country this time, they will rebuild Daliao. The time has come, and they will not miss such a good opportunity. " "In this case, the Khitan people.  The Jurchens and the Jurchens may be negotiating a peace secretly." Dong Xiujiao shook his head helplessly, "The Khitans launched an attack after we pacified the southeast, but the Jurchens are worried about being attacked from both sides, so they will definitely negotiate for peace." "Then let's guess the conditions for the Khitan peace talks.  What is it?" Li Hu sneered, "It's very simple to conquer the desert again to form a three-legged power in the world." "This is very likely," Wuyan said immediately, "In terms of the general trend of the world, once China and the land are unified,  The world is a situation of confrontation between the north and the south. The southern China has been unified, while the northern Tibetans are each in a state of disunity. This is very unfavorable to the northern Tibetans, so both for the Jurchens and the Khitan people, at this moment  They all hope that the north can be unified. The Jurchens are attacked from both sides and no longer have the conditions to unify the north, while the Khitans can.Everything came together, especially the return of Yelu Dashi, which doubled the strength of the Khitan people.  Based on reality, the desert tribes are very likely to maintain their alliance with the Khitans and defect to the palace of Daliao again.  In this way, the two northern powers can join hands and compete with China.  "    "so.  I think the Khitan people's goal is not to go to Beijing, but to the city of Ketun.  "Li Hu continued Wu Yan and said, "Kedun City used to be the headquarters of the Recruiting Division on the Northwestern Road of Daliao. As long as the Khitans capture Kedun City, they will definitely be able to rebuild the Liao Kingdom in the desert with their strength.  " "The timing at this moment is indeed good for the Khitan people.  We need the Khitans to contain the Jin Kingdom, and the Jin Kingdom needs the Khitans to contend with the Middle Kingdom.  For our own benefit, we and the Jin Kingdom will help the Khitans to restore their country, so the Khitans can quickly occupy the desert.  "Dong Xiaoxiu said with a bitter smile, "It's just that this will be very detrimental to China-Earth.  " "It is especially unfavorable for China and Turkey, which have not yet completed reunification.  "Wuyan shook his head repeatedly, already deeply understanding why Li Hu was eager to launch the Northern Expedition. "I am very disappointed with today's discussion.  Li Hu changed the topic and his tone immediately changed, "If the southeast is pacified, will China be unified?"  Why do so many civil and military officials think that the troubled times are over and that peace has come to China?  Is this really the case?  "Li Hu's eyes turned back and forth from the faces of Dong Xiuxiu and Wuyan twice, and his tone became more severe, "Or is there someone who is deliberately obstructing the great cause of reunification with ulterior motives?  " Dong Xiujiao sighed longly, "Things in China-Earth are very complicated, as far as the current situation is concerned.  We need bureaucrats from China, but these bureaucrats have inherited the old system and bad habits, and their behavior is exactly the same as in the past. It will be too difficult to reverse this situation in the short term.  " "Especially the competition for interests is even worse.  "Wuyan added, "The Hulie people's foundation is too shallow. If things go on like this, they will definitely be annexed by the Chinese bureaucratic forces.  " "The current conflicts are too intense. Frequent wars have led to an increasingly serious financial crisis, and the continuous expansion of territory has led to more and more unstable factors.  Therefore, it is necessary for us to suspend the expedition and focus on easing conflicts and easing the financial crisis, and then stabilize Chang'an and local areas, restore vitality and restore national strength as quickly as possible.  " Dong Xiuqiu spoke in a low and weak voice, looking very tired, giving people a feeling of physical and mental exhaustion. Li Hu was silent for a while and asked: "Do you think Changsun Kangning's method is not advisable?  " The room suddenly became quiet. Wuyan and Dong Xiujiu lowered their heads, as if they didn't want to mention Changsun Kangning. Li Hu asked again. "Commander, the current conflict is centered on Changsun Kangning.  "Wu Yan saw that Dong Xiu Xiao was determined not to speak, so he had to explain reluctantly, "You just returned to Chang'an, you should feel the atmosphere of Chang'an.  Now Chang'an hates Changsun Kangning with all his heart. His financial system reform plan has spread. Everyone in the government and the public knows that one step of the financial reform plan is to attack the interests of the bureaucracy. The primary goal of monetizing government expenditures and official salaries is  Deprive the bureaucracy of the official land on which it depends for its survival.  You can imagine that once this policy is implemented, the bureaucracy will suffer immeasurable losses. This shows how difficult it is to implement this policy.  " Speaking of this, Wuyan sighed, "I don't know how many people want to kill the eldest grandson Kangning now.  Even before the policy is implemented, conflicts have already intensified.  " "The current conditions are not mature, and it will take a long time to implement this policy.  "Li Hu sneered, "The government and the public are in a commotion right now. I'm afraid some people have ulterior motives, right?  "    "Definitely.  "Wuyan said, "Although the wealthy businessmen spared no effort to help the Tiger Army in the unification war, their rewards were also extremely generous. From status, power to money, they were all increasing at an incredible speed. The bureaucracy had long been jealous.  This time the pacification of the southeast is very close to the great cause of reunification of China and Turkey. If the bureaucratic class cannot effectively prevent the wealthy businessmen from directly infringing on their interests, then the situation will become increasingly unfavorable to them, so the conflicts are basically intensifying now.  state.  " The three people discussed for a long time, and finally Dong Xiuo reluctantly accepted Li Hu's idea. That is to actively prepare for the Northern Expedition and continue to provide strong support to Changsun Kangning and the emerging forces headed by him. " Send Dong Xiuo away,  Li Hu and Wu Yan continued to discuss the matter, and Wu Yan consciously tried: "How does the commander plan to alleviate the conflicts in Chang'an?  " "The southeast has just been recovered, and we need important ministers to come and take charge, and we need to implement the New Deal with an iron fist, so I plan to let some of the ministers go to the local area.  "Li Hu said lightly. Wuyan was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Who does the commander intend to let into the center?  " "How is Wang Yuan?  Li Hu asked, "In addition, I also want Mao Jun and Song Jiang to come back."  In the court, we need a group of people who are loyal and willing to uplift China.People who are happy and shed blood and sweat do not need those villains who scheming and scheming.  As for the local level, I plan to send some coaches to serve as transfer envoys and governors of major state capitals to facilitate the smooth implementation of our reform policies.  " "A military man is in charge?  "Wu Yan asked in surprise. "Isn't it possible?  Li Hu smiled and said, "I'm just a warrior."  "
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