Of course, there are indeed some contents that echo some famous examples of the two emperors, such as the famous Jianyan Northern Expedition eight years ago, and the process in which the emperor later spent seven years repairing the Yellow River and moving the capital.

There is even a letter that clearly records the words of this Zhao Song official encouraging the Western Liao Emperor Yelu Dashi to fight the Seljuk Turks to establish his hegemony over the Western Sea.

If it were not for this letter, the core ministers of Western Liao, including Xiao Tabuyan and Xiao Worila, would never have imagined that the former emperor Yelu Dashi, who commanded the battle with confidence that day, was actually worried about the strength of the Seljuk Turks several months before the war, and even hesitated whether to avoid the war and wait for reinforcements from Zhao Song.

As for the last letter, it is even more touching. There is only one sentence in the letter:

"The reeds are blooming by the river in the old capital, Brother Dashi, please take your time to return."

Combining the date and the previous text, and thinking about the situation when Zhao Song sent envoys to deliver medicine at that time, everyone knew that Yelu Dashi felt that he did not have much time left and wanted to return to his hometown alive. However, perhaps because of a sudden illness, or perhaps because of the overall stability of Western Liao, he finally gave up this decision and instead requested cremation, collecting his bones and burying them in Linhuang Prefecture.

"I still don't understand."

Xiao Tabuyan was silent for a long time before he put down the last letter. Then he looked around and asked seriously, "Why did the late emperor ask us to read these letters?"

The Queen Mother was also met with silence in response.

"The Queen Mother."

After a while, someone finally spoke up. It was the deputy commander of the imperial confidant department, Tai Shi Nu. "Excuse me, I just listened carefully and noticed two critical points..."

"Tell me in detail." Xiao Tabuyan immediately raised his eyebrows to indicate.

"First, it is about the Zhao Song government's request for the six states of Hexi and the former Xixia territory after our dynasty's great victory... The words in the letter are casual, and from the subsequent letters, the late emperor did not hesitate at all... I think this matter is different from what we thought in the past, and it is an unspoken agreement between the two majesties." The Taishi slave with the tattoo of exile on his cheek analyzed seriously. "This should be a reminder for us not to regard this matter as a humiliation and care too much about it."

Xiao Tabuyan thought about it and said nothing for a while. He just looked at the others. After seeing that the others, both civil and military, both Jurchen and Han, all nodded, he followed suit and nodded:

"Yes, that's what I meant...what else?"

"There is another thing. Your Majesty felt unwell last year and was worried for a while. Although the Emperor Zhao Song's reply also expressed condolences, more importantly, the letter actually added a warning... After reading this letter, the late emperor immediately launched an extermination of the Three Surnames Yehu... I think the late emperor not only recognized the Emperor Zhao Song's intentions, but also realized that the Emperor Zhao Song's words were not a joke. At the same time, I am afraid he was hinting to the Queen Mother and the Marshal that this was the bottom line for the Emperor Zhao Song to maintain the continuity of the two countries and even the Liao Dynasty..."

"Bring the letter here." Xiao Tabuyan was excited when he heard this and immediately gave the order.

A moment later, a close official picked up the letter, found that paragraph, and read it out in public:

"Brother Dashi, how ignorant are you? Is the vastness of the Turkic people due to the prosperity of the Turkic bloodline? In fact, the Turkic people ruled Haixi for hundreds of years and were in a superior position, so all the mixed Hu and wild races attached themselves to them, and thus Turkification flourished. As a result, everyone you see is like the Three-surname Yehu who claimed to be a Turk.

China also has similar cases. In the past, when the Xianbei were strong, Gao Huan was of Han descent but was fully accustomed to the Xianbei culture. When China was profound, Liu Yuan and Yuwen Tai were of Hu descent but were fully accustomed to Han culture. Why are the Song and Liao countries brotherly countries now? We can rely on each other because Brother Dashi communicates with me in Chinese, because the palace tents are all in Chinese, and because everyone in the Liao Dynasty knows Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism...

If one day, Brother Dashi really has an accident, and the Liao army abandons the Han and follows the Hu, abandons the Confucian and follows the Yi... then although the two countries are blood relatives, they are still enemies of life and death! At that time, although I am not talented, I can lead 100,000 people from the East and West Mongolia, and imitate Brother Dashi's westward march in the past to clean up the West Sea!

On the contrary, even though Brother Dashi cannot defeat the will of heaven, the Xihai River is in good order, and the palace tents also follow the laws of our ancestors. Even if the Liao Dynasty is in danger of collapse, I can lead 100,000 troops to rescue Hezhong, so that the Liao Dynasty will continue and the bloodline of the Yelu family will not stop!

This is the so-called fundamental matter, don’t say I didn’t warn you about it! ”

After hearing this, everyone became more serious. After a brief discussion, they all felt that this was exactly the reason why Yelu Dashi wanted everyone to come and see.

As for the previous neglect, it was because most of the people present were "old people", that is, they came from the east... No matter how they came, whether they followed Yelu Dashi in the beginning, or they surrendered later, or they were sent as Tai Shi slaves, or even prisoners of war, they all spoke Chinese and believed in the unity of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. It has always been like this, so they did not regard this incident as a "warning".

"What do you think, King Xiao?" Xiao Tabuyan thought again and again and looked at Xiao Wulila.

Xiao Wulila was silent for a moment, then spoke sincerely: "Queen Dowager, please forgive me for being blunt. In fact, the late emperor's meaning is very clear. It's just that General Taishi Nu and others can't speak directly because of their status. They can only say half and keep the other half... In fact, the late emperor only has two intentions."

This time it was Xiao Tabuyan's turn to wait in silence.

Xiao Wulila did not keep the question in suspense, but just paused for a moment before continuing:

"First, the alliance between Song and Liao is the foundation of the country and cannot be easily shaken... The so-called story of the six states in Hexi, the return of the former emperor's bones to Linhuang Prefecture, the eradication of the three surnames and the warning of the Zhao emperor's 100,000 people, all mean the same thing... So I think that while insisting on the major policies of the country, it is better to make a gesture and ask the Zhao Song emperor to send a letter of imperial decree. Even if it is an uncle conferring a title on his nephew, it will not be a loss of dignity. I think Yanjing will not really make things difficult for Ling."

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