Yelu Zongzhen suddenly went hunting in the east and arrived at Shenyang Prefecture, the eastern capital of the Liao Dynasty.
In the Shenyang Palace, Yelu Zongzhen wore a felt hat and a loose fur robe, looking elegant and luxurious.
After the beginning of autumn in July, the temperature in Northeast China began to drop a lot, and the nights became quite cold. Therefore, he also abandoned the Song Dynasty silk coat he wore in summer and chose the fur coat commonly worn by the Liao people.
There were several tall figures standing in front of Yelu Zongzhen. These people looked quite strange. Their heads were all shaved, except for the hair on the sides and temples, which were tied into two long braids. They were a bit similar to the traditional hairstyle of the Liao people, but not as thick as the Liao people's braids.
The man in the front also wore a small felt hat, a white linen coat, a large-collared robe lined with velvet, black velvet trousers with lacing, and round boots. He exuded a fierce aura, and his attire was quite capable.
He bowed to Yelu Zongzhen in Liao ritual and said, "Your Majesty, I, Ugunai, pay my respects to you!"
This person was none other than Wanyan Ugunai, the grandfather of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda. His eight-year-old second son, Wanyan Helibo, was Wanyan Aguda's father. The rise of the Jurchens was due to their growing strength under his leadership.
Yelu Zongzhen naturally didn't know that Wanyan Wugunai's grandson would destroy his Liao Dynasty in the future, so when he saw Wanyan Wugunai, he nodded slightly and said, "Well, everyone, sit down."
He had a good attitude towards Wanyan Wugunai, because all the Jurchen tribes were now attached to Wanyan Shixian and were hostile to the Liao Kingdom. Only Wanyan Wugunai had defected to the Liao Kingdom, which made him very happy. Therefore, he immediately summoned him to meet him during this eastern hunting trip.
Wanyan Wugunai and several high-ranking officials from his tribe sat aside. Wanyan Wugunai then said nervously, "I did not expect Your Majesty to come in person. I am flattered."
"hehe."
Yelu Zongzhen naturally would not tell him that if it was just a small rebellion by the Jurchens, he would at most send troops to surrender. This time he came for Goryeo.
So he just smiled, and then said: "This time Wanyan Shixian cut off the eagle route, which caused a lot of dissatisfaction in the country. Naturally, I have to come here in person. I want to see how capable Wanyan Shixian is. How dare he go against me!"
Wanyan Wugunai quickly said, "With Your Majesty here in person, Wanyan Shixian will naturally surrender. However, I believe that this is a minor threat and does not require Your Majesty to initiate a major war."
"oh?"
Yelu Zongzhen became interested and asked with a smile, "This man is arrogant and domineering. I intend to personally lead the army to intimidate the other tribes. From what you said, do you seem to have any ideas to quickly resolve the issue?"
"It's not a solution, but I'm thinking that although Shi Xian is erratic, he wouldn't dare to go against the Liao. Therefore, I have a plan. Especially since Your Majesty has arrived in person, I feel very confident that we can deal with him without a war."
"Tell me about it."
"Since Your Majesty has come to Tokyo in person, I think it would be better to order Shi Xian to come to Shenyang Prefecture immediately to explain to Your Majesty. Then Your Majesty can capture him directly and decide whether to kill or exile him. From then on, the women can obey."
"Will he obey?"
"If he doesn't obey, your majesty's army will march forward, and the tribes will be terrified."
Wanyan Wugunai immediately said, "Besides, I still have some reputation among the Jurchens. If I can sow discord among them, the situation will be resolved."
"good."
Yelu Zongzhen thought there was nothing wrong with this and said, "If this is true, and you can capture Shi Xian effortlessly, I will grant you the title of Jiedushi of Nujur!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wanyan Ugunai was overjoyed.
The Jurchen tribes were independent of each other, and his father's tribe was just a part of it.
Because Wanyan Wugunai's father, Wanyan Shilu, always believed in a pro-Liao policy, he was named Da Tiyin by the Liao Kingdom, thus becoming the nominal chief of the Jurchen tribes.
However, the Jurchen tribes have always been "without written contracts, without constraints, without rules to follow, living in far-flung places, not under each other's rule, killing each other, and vying for supremacy", so they did not obey Wanyan Shilu at all, and even almost killed Wanyan Shilu.
After that, Wanyan Shilu went on expeditions for a long time, conquering various rebellious tribes, which made many Jurchen tribes increasingly dissatisfied with him.
Among them, Wanyan Shixian had a grudge against Wanyan Shilu. After Wanyan Shilu's death, his body was taken away by people sent by Wanyan Shixian. For this, Wanyan Wugunai hated him to the core, but because Wanyan Shixian was so powerful, he dared not take any action.
Now that the Liao Kingdom is willing to support him, Wanyan Ugunai can, on the one hand, rely on the power of the Liao Kingdom to avenge his father, and on the other hand, use the strength of the Liao Kingdom to strengthen his own power. Once he annexes Wanyan Shixian's Wulinda tribe, his tribe will become the strongest Jurchen tribe.
It was only natural that his tribe became powerful from then on.
This is indeed the case.
In history, Wanyan Ugunai designed to have Shi Xian exiled by the Liao Kingdom and annexed Shi Xian's tribe.
This resulted in the Jurchen tribes becoming even more disgusted with him for his betrayal of the Jurchens, but his power grew stronger after he annexed Wanyan Shixian's Wulinda tribe.
In addition, the various Jurchen tribes fought each other and did not unite at all, which led to Wanyan Ugunai and his successor Wanyan Helibo continuously annexing the remaining Jurchen tribes. By the time of Wanyan Aguda, the Jurchens had basically completed their unification.
From then on, Wanyan Aguda had the foundation to destroy the Liao Kingdom and eventually establish the once powerful Jin Dynasty.
At that moment, Yelu Zongzhen followed Wanyan Wugunai's plan and sent people to order Shi Xian to come to Tokyo immediately. After Wanyan Wugunai returned, Shi Xian and the leaders of the Jurchen tribes were indeed holding a meeting to discuss this matter.
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