Yelü Dashi was a descendant of Yelü Abaoji and a general under Emperor Tianzuo, the last emperor of the Liao Dynasty. He was a famous figure in history. He rarely won when fighting against the Jin army, but that did not mean he was weak. Just a few years ago, Tong Guan's 200,000-strong army attacked Liao, and he repeatedly defeated them.
Moreover, this guy not only has outstanding military talent, but he also has a knack for governing the country.
Historically, after migrating westward, this creature encountered the Seljuk Empire, the most powerful empire in Central Asia at the time. Just how powerful was this empire? Its territory stretched from Central Asia all the way to the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. The area that is now Turkey was part of it at that time, as were parts of Central Asia such as Iran.
By the way, the Seljuk Empire was established by the Turks, the same Turks who were constantly boasting that they were invincible and were utterly crushed by the Tang Dynasty. After being driven to Central Asia by the Tang Dynasty, they never expected that hundreds of years later, they would be utterly crushed by Yelü Dashi.
For this reason, Yelü Dashi was recorded in a historical book called "The World Conqueror".
However, Yelü Dashi's conquest of Central Asia was several years away. Right now, he was still hiding on the Mongolian Plateau, quietly developing his power and remaining king.
Did Yelü Dashi want to return to Northeast China? He dreamed about it constantly! Even after he established a state in Central Asia, he still thought about fighting back to restore his country every day, because in his heart, the land of China was his root!
Why does he have this traditional Chinese idea of returning to one's roots? Because this guy is a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) from the Liao Dynasty! He studied the classics!
Liu Yanzong, with a despicable and shameless demeanor, said, "Your Majesty, quickly send someone to establish relations with Yelü Dashi. His longing for his former Liao homeland is quite strong!"
Zhao Huan became more and more excited as he listened. He wanted to establish a faction within the Jin state to curb the development of the pro-war faction, and create another enemy for the Jin state externally to tie down its military forces!
Liu Yanzong, you're truly despicable! I like it!
Seeing that Zhao Huan was satisfied, Liu Yanzong continued, "Your Majesty, military strategy says that one should use the orthodox to engage and the unorthodox to win. Neither can be lacking. Therefore, Your Majesty should still reorganize the three armies so that all the officers and soldiers are willing to die for their cause!"
For some reason, it's unusually cold this year. Hebei and Hedong have been frozen since March, with heavy snowfall, and it's even worse in Yanjing.
The army transferred from Liaoyang was stationed in Yanjing for several days. It was originally said that they would rest for a day before setting off, but for some unknown reason, they were delayed for two more days. It seems that the commander of this Jin army, Wanyan Chang, said that he would wait for Wanyan Zongpan, the deputy commander of the inner and outer armies, to arrive for a military review.
Why the sudden military parade? It is said that Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang suffered a defeat in the south, and the Jin army needed a morale boost. In addition to being the deputy commander of all the armies, Wanyan Zongpan was also the eldest son of the current Jin emperor, Wanyan Sheng!
In the west of Yanjing, there is a magnificent mansion with a history of over a hundred years. Its ancestor was Han Derang, the famous regent of the Liao Dynasty. The Han family became very wealthy and powerful until Yanjing fell into the hands of the Jin Dynasty, after which they became much more low-key.
On this day, a guest came to the Han family. This guest was none other than Sima Junru, a confidant of the Song Emperor. However, he had a full beard and was dressed in rich clothes, looking like a wealthy merchant.
Han Lixian, the head of the Han family, welcomed him into the house and said, "Friend from afar, what good business have you come to do with this time?"
"I have heard that the Zhao Song territory has abundant iron ore deposits, and I wish to mine them with Brother Han!"
"My friend is joking. Iron ore mining is controlled by the Song court; it's not something we commoners can touch..." Han Lixian looked at Sima Junru's smiling eyes and paused slightly, "Could it be..."
"Brother Han, my lord has said that as long as you are willing to marry your daughter to my lord, the Han family can go south to mine. Not only that, but from now on, all trade between the two sides will be conducted by the Han family!"
Is this really true?
Sima Junru took out Zhao Huan's edict, which contained the marriage proposal and the matter of having the Han family stir up trouble in the Jin Dynasty's court.
Han Lixian took it and looked at it. He trembled all over and was so excited that he couldn't express it.
This is a big deal!
If the Song emperor had made this request a month ago, the Han family would have hesitated. After all, Song was too weak, and the Han family could only be making a show of goodwill to some extent in order to ensure smooth business dealings with Song in the future. However, after the great victory at Licheng, the morale of the Song army was high, and now the whole of Song was talking about war and daring to fight, which effectively contained the offensive of Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang in the Hedong and Hebei regions.
Therefore, Han Lixian's idea changed.
The Song emperor needs him now; this is a chance for him to rise to prominence!
After the death of their ancestor Han Derang, the Han family failed to gain favor in Liao politics and secretly withdrew from public life. They became a wealthy family and began to develop their business. However, the people of Liao were not very good at business, and the Han family had long wanted to embrace the Song Dynasty and get rich together.
Now there's a chance to become the emperor's father-in-law right in front of me!
Think of the prosperous Song Dynasty, think of its huge population. Bianjing alone had 1.5 million people. Think of Hangzhou, Nanjing, Jiangling, and the Sichuan area!
Business opportunities as vast as the ocean, wealth even more majestic than Mount Tai!
Now look at the present situation. Following the Jin people is ridiculous. These savages don't even know how to farm, let alone do business!
"Dear friend, please wait here."
Han Li got up and left to find his daughter, Han Chenchen. Han Chenchen was eighteen years old and the third child in her family. She was beautiful and poised.
In modern terms, she is 1.7 meters tall, with fair skin, beautiful features, eyes like black jade, lips like vermilion, and hair like soft clouds. Most importantly, she exudes vitality from head to toe, a vitality that comes from within, as if she is full of curiosity about the whole world.
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