royal robes

Chapter 1066
Yeluzhen admired the beautiful scenery of Baihuagu Jinghu with his hands behind his back. He looked at the beautiful three-story building next to him. It was all made of bricks and cement, and he didn't know what was painted on the outside. Pretty and smooth.

"It's such a beautiful place. It's a blessing to be able to live in seclusion here."

"Do you want me to build you a building next to it, and you come here to live in seclusion and live here with Queen Mother Xiao?" Zong Xin provocatively said, "I'm fine here. If you want anything, go to the market to buy it." Anyway, it takes about half an hour to go down the mountain. I usually hunt and fish here, water and fertilize the flowers when I have nothing to do, and go to the fields to farm. This kind of life is really good. I also raised some chickens, so I can eat fresh eggs every day .”

"I'll forget it. There are too many things I can't let go of. Let alone living in seclusion here, even if I live here for a month, the entire Liao Kingdom will be in chaos, let alone Empress Dowager Xiao. She is from Daliao. emotional support."

Zong Xin curled his lips and said, "The two of you have occupied Daliao. If you gave up your power, Yelujing would not be as decadent as he is now."

"You still have the nerve to say, isn't it good that Yelu Ruan was the emperor at the beginning? Why do you have to help me support Yelu Jing to become the emperor?"

"You have to speak with your conscience. I asked you three times a day if you are sure you want my help, and I kept saying that Yelu Ruan was a good emperor. At that time, you just didn't listen, and your martial arts were better than mine. I I can only advise you a few words, and I dare not confront you."

In fact, Yeluzhen has been thinking about what happened back then. It is true that Zongxin kept reminding him of this problem, but Yeluzhen just couldn't listen to it, and now he really regrets it.If he had done nothing at the beginning and let Yelu Ruan be the emperor properly, things would not have fallen to what they are today.

"Forget about the past, I came to you this time for some serious business."

"If you don't have anything to go to the Three Treasures Hall, you must have something to do when you come to Baihua Valley. What's the matter? It's fine if I come forward to help. It's okay to give you some advice."

Yeluzhen said: "Last time you used the Nine Suns Burning Heaven Art in Pingzhou, and the result scared the people of Pingzhou from going out for several days, but I'm curious, what level of skill did you use?"

"Eight suns burn the sky."

"Eight Yang Fentian? Why am I Nine Yang Fentian?" Yelvzhen said depressedly: "Forget it, this is just a trivial matter. I don't want to discuss martial arts issues. I don't dare to attack you easily now."

"Don't come here, it's easy for you to kill me."

Although Zong Xin is very confident in his martial arts, he is still very rational when facing Yeluzhen.Even if both of them know the Nine Suns Burning Heaven Art, there is still a certain gap in proficiency and skill, but the gap is getting smaller and smaller.

Zong Xin is still very aware of his own strength, and it may take several years before he can stand at the same height as Yeluzhen.But Zong Xin's current martial arts is indeed not bad, even if Yeluzhen wants to kill Zong Xin, he may have to pay a certain price.

If it wasn't for Zong Xin who knew the Nine Suns Burning Heaven Jue, he would not have been so difficult for Yeluzhen. It was because Zong Xin also knew the Nine Yangs Burning Tian Jue, so Ye Luzhen felt that the gap between Zong Xin and himself was very small.

"Is it okay not to talk about martial arts? I want to talk to you about other things. That apprentice of yours..."

"The End of the World?"

"It's him."

"If you find him unhappy, kill him, anyway, I have no objection."

"No, no..." Yelvzhen said, "I mean, do you know what he has done recently?"

"You know, didn't you just teach Li Hongji well? Then he pacified Jiangxi and went to the Wang clan to cause trouble. I admire this guy very much. He dared to go to the Wang clan and attack the white wolf with nothing. I This apprentice taught well."

Yeluzhen nodded and said: "It's really good, you are better at teaching people. So I want to ask, are you interested in teaching another one? You know the situation of Emperor Yelujing of the Daliao Dynasty best, but if you can teach him well, Let me do anything."

"Let's go back to the stove and rebuild, Yelujing can't teach well." Zong said: "If you came to me for this matter, please come back."

"Think of a way."

Zong Dao: "Yelvjing is not stupid, he just didn't do well, and he was very angry about the matter between you and Queen Mother Xiao, that's all. You didn't see Yelvjing's shining point, so you think he is an idiot , but in fact Yelujing is much better than you imagined. Yelujing has not been in office for a long time, but he has reduced the taxes of the common people many times, and he treats ministers with courtesy, which even Chai Rong can't do."

"What you said is true, but he treats ministers with courtesy because these ministers drink with him. After drinking, he feels happy, but when he wakes up, he vents his anger on the people around him. Several people in Jinwei were arrested. He was killed."

"He killed the people you sent to watch him, didn't he? Do you really think Yelvjing is stupid? Yelvjing is good to the ministers and the people, but killing the people you sent to watch him, isn't that smart? Zong Dao: "Actually, Yelvjing's conflict lies in the fact that you and Empress Dowager Xiao are his biological parents. He has nothing to do with the two of you, and you both cling to the power and refuse to let go. What else can he do? He is just broken now." The jar is just broken."

"You mean, if Empress Dowager Xiao and I hand over the power to him, he can be the emperor well?"

"No, that's not what it means." Zong said: "I mean, if you and the Queen Mother give him back the power, he will take good care of being the emperor and won't be drunk all day like he is now. But can he be the emperor? Well, I can't guarantee it. Anyway, it is absolutely impossible for you and Queen Mother Xiao to return the power to him, so why bother to ask."

"That's also..."

Yeluzhen is not selfish either, Yelujing is his own son, if Yelujing can be the emperor well, he will hand over the power in his hands without hesitation.But Yelujing couldn't be the emperor well, Yeluzhen knew this very well.

Anyway, Yeluzhen is doing well now, and Empress Dowager Xiao is also a rare talent in governing the country, so if she keeps her current state, at most, the development of Khitan will be slower, and it will not be destroyed by Yelujing.

Yeluzhen knew very well that Yelujing's greatest dream was to complete Yelu Deguang's unfinished business and march south to settle in the Central Plains.In fact, it is very difficult to achieve this, and it cannot be solved by sending troops.Cangzhou is not so easy to break through, but Yelujing will attack...it will only lead to disastrous results.

The number of Han people was originally ten times greater than that of the Khitan people. If the Han people counterattacked, the Khitan people would not be opponents in the first place, because the difference in numbers is too great.It is a long process to break through Cangzhou and go straight to the Central Plains.

Yeluzhen was afraid that after the power was handed over to Yelujing, he immediately sent troops to attack Cangzhou.As for Yelvjing's dissatisfaction, let him be dissatisfied. Anyway, he is the emperor now, so what else is there to be dissatisfied with?

"Then let me ask about other things. How long can Yelujing live? I remember you once told me that Yelvjing, like Chai Rong, is short-lived."

"It's quite simple. Yelvjing and Chai Rong have very similar faces. Both of them will not live to be 40 years old, but Yelvjing should live a little longer than Chai Rong."

After hearing the news, Yelu was really sad.After all, he is his own son, and the only one, so it is unexpected that he will not live to be 40 years old.I hope Yelvjing works a little harder and gives birth to more grandchildren, otherwise...

"King Shenwu, you don't have to be too awkward. After all, life and death are destiny. Wealth and honor are in the sky. People's longevity cannot be changed. Anyway, you are so young now, you can have ten or eight more births."

"Hmm~" Yeluzhen said, "It's nothing to worry about. By the way, let me ask you one more thing. I was also involved in the matter of Tianya taking Li Hongji to the Wang Clan. At that time, it was said that he had established diplomatic relations with the Southern Tang Dynasty. I was planning to go there myself. I went to the Southern Tang Palace to discuss this matter with Li Jing. Anyway, I finally came to the Central Plains, and of course I have to come to see you, a kid. What do you think about this matter? Can we establish diplomatic relations with the Southern Tang Dynasty and open maritime trade?"

"Of course this is a good thing. I have always emphasized that the economy must be in circulation to prosper, so I am the type of trade that I am in favor of with both hands and feet. Whether it is a hostile relationship or an ally relationship, trade cannot be broken, although people's livelihood is important. The foundation of a country, but the economy is the pillar of the regime. If the people’s livelihood is done well, if the economy is not done well, at most the nation will be strong, but the regime will be overthrown by other people of this nation. Soldiers can defend and expand the territory."

"That's right. Khitan is rich now, but the wealth at this time is due to years of plundering. It's not that Khitan itself is good at creating wealth, but that it's good at plundering wealth created by others. So I attach great importance to maritime trade. I hope to develop Pingzhou and make him another economic pillar. After all, such things as plundering can only temporarily make Khitan rich, and if you want to develop in the long run, you must have your own productivity."

"The productivity of the Khitan people is really low, so you want to introduce the production capabilities of other countries and create your own characteristic productivity so that you can indeed develop in the long run." Zong said: "However, it will take many years for the habit of nomads to change completely. Nomads can create Wealth, but not productivity. If a country develops solely on animal husbandry, it will always be beaten, so light industry and heavy industry are more important. We must learn from Nantang in terms of iron making and metallurgy."

Yeluzhen smiled and said: "That's what I think. Of course, trade is very important, but what is more important is to learn the other party's production technology so that Khitan can have its own productivity. Silk cloth from the Southern Tang Dynasty, porcelain metallurgy and other things I like All of them will be sent to study. As for iron making... I already have my own method."

"Is it trouble for the king?"

"Zongxin is Zongxin, and you can't hide anything from you." Yeluzhen said excitedly: "Although the royal family occupies a good place, there are still many restrictions. After all, it is in my territory. I asked them to send It’s not too much for people to come to Khitan to teach my men how to forge iron. It’s just like collecting their rent.”

(End of this chapter)