Chapter 8 The Last Hope of the Khitans

Section 1 The Expedition of Yelu Dashi

Feelings [Part 7]

There are red oranges in the south of the Yangtze River, which are still green in winter.

How could it be that the weather in Yi is warm, but the heart feels cold all year round?

I can recommend Jiake, but there are many obstacles.

Destiny can only be encountered, and the cycle cannot be found.

It's just a peach and plum tree. How can this tree have no shade?

Although the orthodox Liao Kingdom has been destroyed and the emperor was captured. But we should not forget that there was a man who led two hundred warriors to leave Yelu Yanxi early and develop on his own. This man was Yelu Dashi.

He took those two hundred people to the Western Regions and established a new dynasty there, the Western Liao Dynasty. The Western Liao Dynasty rose rapidly in the Western Regions and continued to expand its territory. They fully embodied the bravery and bravery of the earlier Khitan warriors, and once became

A new star in Central Asia. But later, it still ended under the Mongolian cavalry. At this point, the last hope of the Khitan people was also shattered.

Yelu Dashi was the eighth-generation grandson of Yelu Abaoji, Taizu of the Liao Dynasty. He was good at riding and shooting since he was a child, and he was proficient in Khitan and Chinese. He could be said to be both civil and military. After he led two hundred people to escape from Yelu Yanxi,

He came to the distant Western Region, and in this land, he wanted to lead the Khitan people's last hope to take root.

At the beginning, in order to escape the pursuers sent by Yelu Yanxi, he ran day and night, and finally crossed the vast snow-capped mountains, crossed the rushing Blackwater River, arrived at the settlement of the Tatars, and received

Their warm welcome and help.

Yelu Dashi did not stay here, but continued to lead his headquarters to move westward. They came to Kedun City. This place was once a military center of the Khitan Empire in the northwest. Since the founding of Yelu Abaoji, the Khitan has been very important.

Paying attention to the northwest region, Yelu Abaoji also personally campaigned against various ministries in the northwest. During the Yelu Longxu period, Queen Mother Xiao Chuo sent her sister Xiao Hunian to lead troops to quell the northwest rebellion, and established the Jian'an Army Jiedushi Department in Kedun City.

More than 20,000 soldiers and horses were stationed here.

Because this place is far away from the central rule of the Khitan, while the Khitan Empire suffered from the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom, the northwest region was still able to live a stable life without being affected at all.

Yelu Dashi also took a fancy to this, so he led his men all the way to the west, worked tirelessly to reach Kedun City, and convened a meeting with the seven local governors and the leaders of 18 tribes.

At the meeting, Yelu Dashi was impassioned. He first talked about how difficult it was for his ancestors to start a business, and then said that the Jin Kingdom has always been a vassal state of our Khitan, but now it has committed the following crimes, causing our emperor to run around and our people to be displaced.

How can this not make us sad? As a glorious Khitan, I feel sad about the current situation of Khitan day and night, don't you all?

After Yelu Dashi finished speaking, one stone stirred up a thousand waves. Everyone present was infected by his concern for the country and the people, and they all expressed their desire to restore the Khitan's national prestige under the leadership of Yelu Dashi.

Therefore, Yelu Dashi established a new country here, set up management, and trained the army, and soon achieved certain results. However, he knew that his power was far from being able to compete with the Kingdom of Jin, so he decided to continue to recuperate.

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While Yelu Dashi is striving to develop and grow, it is also actively developing friendly diplomatic relations with surrounding tribal countries. All the ministries in the northwest have made it clear that they will support Yelu Dashi in resisting the Jin Kingdom. The Tatars also expressed their refusal to sell to the Jin Kingdom in order to support Yelu Dashi.

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At that time, Jin Taizong Wanyan Wu Qimai was busy going south to attack the Song Dynasty, so he didn't have much time to spare to deal with the newly emerged Western Liao Dynasty. However, he was not unaware that Yelu Dashi was growing rapidly. He also reminded the Jin Kingdom of its power in the northwest.

The generals paid close attention to the movements of Yelu Dashi. It was precisely because the Jin Kingdom had no time to take into account the development of Western Liao that they gave Yelu Dashi a few years to develop.

Yelu Dashi used the past few years to gather strength and quickly started an expansion campaign.

Yelu Dashi thought about restoring the old land all the time, but he was not a match for the powerful Jin Kingdom. He was too ambitious and weak to restore the original territory of the Khitan Empire. At this time, he set his sights on several declining countries in Central Asia.

As for the country, the Gaochang Uighur Dynasty and the Hara Khan Dynasty in Central Asia have already experienced centuries of development and have already begun to decline. They are relatively easy places to conquer.

Therefore, Yelu Dashi temporarily gave up the Eastern Expedition, and instead led his headquarters to develop westward, first expanding his territory and expanding his own strength, and then turning back to settle accounts with the Jin Kingdom when he became stronger.

Life insights: Conflicts will inevitably arise when people interact with each other. When conflicts arise, it is certainly the best policy to sit down and exchange opinions calmly to resolve them, but sometimes things are not that simple, so it is better to be confused. Confusion can bring problems to people

Comes with many benefits:

On the one hand, it can reduce unnecessary worries in life. Around us, whether colleagues, neighbors, or even people who meet by chance, there will inevitably be some friction and cause some anger. If we care about everything and worry about gains and losses, we will often become more and more angry as we think about it.

It won't help things, and it won't benefit your body. If you can be more confused when things happen, you will naturally have much less troubles. We only live in this world for a few decades, but we worry about small things that will soon be forgotten by people.

The trouble is really not worth it.

Second, confusion can make us concentrate on our career. After all, a person's energy is limited. If you blindly go around in circles about personal treatment, fame, fortune, and status, or spend your energy in intrigues and playing power, it will not be beneficial to your career.

own development. Although doing this may make you become a high-ranking official of a certain status, it is just another mediocre official in the world. Anyone who has made great achievements in the world is a little confused. The "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" in the Qing Dynasty

"Zheng Banqiao claimed to be confused and encouraged himself as "it is rare to be confused". His attainments in poetry and painting reached a very high level in his "confusion".

Third, confusion is conducive to eliminating barriers for the long term. There is a saying in "Zhuangzi": "Life is like a white foal passing through the gap, and it suddenly dies." Life is short, so why bother with trivial matters?

What are you holding back? Even if it is a "big event" and others feel ashamed of you, if you are a little confused, it will move people and change them.

Fourth, being confused when encountering problems can also be regarded as a psychological defense mechanism, which can avoid psychological trauma caused by external blows. Zheng Banqiao once wrote a banner that says "Suffering a loss is a blessing". Under it is the following: "Those who are full will lose their opportunities."

, those who lose will gradually gain. If you lose to yourself and others, you will gain peace of love on the outside, and peace of mind on the inside. If you are at peace and safe, you will be blessed!" It was based on this idea that Mr. Zheng Banqiao was dismissed from office.
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