Feelings of Heaven and Earth(48)

When I left Beijing, it was the season of colorful fallen flowers.

Facing north all the way, flowers are blooming one after another, and there is an occasional drizzle, so it doesn't hinder the journey.

There is always a post station in Dachen territory, and all arrangements are naturally the best. And the Khitan envoys are also waiting at the junction of Dachen and Khitan, waiting to pick up the group of people into Khitan territory.

Seeing that they were approaching someone else's territory, Fourth Master repeatedly warned Tongtong: "The principles of foreign affairs are all the same. Do not interfere in other countries' internal affairs!"

Understood! I am very good at diplomacy. Just when I thought about it, something flashed through my mind. But the Fourth Master reminded me that this sentence is engraved in my bones: don’t interfere in other people’s housework, we understand this!

Okay! Just remember this sentence.

Seeing him acting so seriously, Tongtong guessed what he was planning in his mind. She asked him secretly, "Is there something big going to happen?"

Well! Something big is about to happen, and I really want to do something. However, telling you in advance may not be a good thing! I'm most afraid of half-baked historians like you doing trouble. It's better not to know anything at all.

At least it doesn't interfere with your judgment.

I can't go into details, but I still need to let her know right now: "The Khitan is using troops against the Bohai State, and I'm afraid they are not far away from winning."

Bohai Country?

This Tongtong knew that this place included the Northeast, part of Goguryeo, and part of the Russian Far East. "Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty canonized the founding emperor of the Bohai Kingdom as the Bohai County King, is that right?"

Yes, "At that time, they claimed to be King Zhen. Later, because they were canonized as Bohai County King and were awarded the Governor of Huhan Prefecture, they took the name Bohai. Later, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty allowed them to be promoted to the state, and then they were called

Bohai Country.”

Lin Yutong suddenly realized, "Khitan and some surrounding small countries still only recognize the Tang Dynasty?"

The Fourth Master looked complicated, "Many tribes still have people with the surname Li. This was the surname given to their ancestors by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty at that time."

The Tang Dynasty...so many people surrendered to it!

Lin Yutong asked: "The Tang Dynasty has been canonizing the emperor of Bohai Kingdom?"

Yes! The heir to the Bohai Kingdom is not called the crown prince, but the crown prince.

Lin Yutong glanced at the fourth master. Most of the Northeast, half of the original Goguryeo, and part of the Far East, this area is quite large. The Bohai Kingdom has been accepting the canonization of the Tang Dynasty, so what now? What if it can accept the canonization of the Tang Dynasty?

The canonization of...

Just thinking about it, Tongtong shook his head: "The Khitan is about to win."

What are you afraid of if you win? If you defeat someone, is it considered a conquest?

Of course not! One thing Tongtong firmly believes is: Where there is oppression, there is resistance! The Khitan destroyed the Bohai Kingdom, how can people not think about restoring it?

The fourth master laughed, "Yes! The king of the Bohai Kingdom surrendered, and the prince fled to Goryeo. However, the prince's brother had been lurking in the territory of the Bohai Kingdom and fought for a long time. Finally, Longquan Mansion was captured. The prince who fled to Goryeo was in Goryeo.

With the support of the emperor, he ascended the throne in Yalu Mansion..."

Lin Yutong said, "There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, so the uncle and nephew must be fighting among themselves."

Look! Tongtong doesn’t need to remember history. Once the facts are laid out, Tongtong can almost guess what happened next.

The Fourth Master nodded affirmatively and asked, "Which one of these uncles and nephews will win?"

"My uncle must have won!" Tongtong said, "This prince's younger brother lurked and tried his best to survive. He was united with the power of the Bohai Kingdom. He has prestige! But this prince will run away when trouble comes.

He only regained the throne with the support of Goryeo. He was born with a lack of foundation...he was no match for his uncle."

They are all right! The fourth master revealed the answer, "In the end, the prince fled to Goryeo. From then on, he disappeared and was gradually assimilated by Goryeo. Later, even his surname was changed. The surname of King Bohai was 'Da', which was later changed to

The surname is 'Tai'." Tongtong understood, "We have to find a way to contact this brother Wang!"

Um!

"But...what is the name of this royal brother?"

There is no name left in history, and I don’t know what it is called. Let’s find out slowly.

The two of them were talking in the pavilion when they saw the eldest prince coming with Han Siyuan, "I guess you are also talking here. I asked people to prepare wine and food. After a bumpy journey, let's drink some."

Tongtong looked back, "Where is the fourth princess?"

They arrived shortly. The eldest prince called Eunuch Qiu, "Invite three envoys, the chief and deputy envoys, to come to the banquet."

The envoy's name was Wan Sheng, and he was a close confidant of Emperor Wen Zhao. He was a short, middle-aged man.

Deputy envoys Tan Sheng and Feng Shan were both former members of Emperor Wen Zhao's army in suppressing bandits, so they came as soon as they were invited.

The eldest prince greeted: "Not outsiders, everyone is sitting here."

The three of them were about to sit down. The fourth princess came over in a hurry, raised her hand to tell the three of them to sit down, and whispered to Tongtong, "It's hard to comb the wind-blown hair, it's taking too much time."

Lin Yutong raised his hand and said "shush", and the fourth princess became silent.

Han Siyuan poured wine for the three envoys, and the eldest prince asked first, "Everything is fine. Sir Wan, would you like to tell us about this Khitan Khan?"

Wan Sheng raised his hand and drank the wine in the cup. He looked at the rain falling in the sky again, and then he sighed, "Yelu Abaoji is really a hero! As long as we abandon the old system of the grassland, can we

Imitating the imperial court of the Central Plains... This is especially remarkable. Think of the rebellion of the brothers, they rebelled three times and were put down three times..."

"Three rebellions?"

Yes! He was defeated once, spared once, rebelled again, and so on again and again. In the end, Yelu Abaoji did not kill his brothers. The two older ones were whipped a few times, and the two younger ones only scolded them, but did not kill them.

punishment.

The fourth princess said: "This is too merciful for a woman. Such a crime should not be spared at all."

But the eldest prince waved his hand to the fourth princess, "That's not the case! Looking at the history books, there are countless brothers who killed each other, but it is indeed rare to see them like Yelu Abaoji. This is not the kindness of a woman, but self-confidence!"

His face was solemn, "This is because Yelu Abaoji has enough confidence in his dynasty, and it is also because Abaoji himself is extremely confident. He has courage, courage, and confidence. He doesn't think there is anything he can't conquer. The more

A powerful dynasty, the more powerful the king, the more tolerant it is!"

Lin Yutong and Fourth Master looked at each other, then looked at the eldest prince in surprise.

Wan Sheng and the two deputy envoys stood up at the same time, then took a step back and raised their hands towards the eldest prince. Wan Sheng said with a smile: "Your Majesty's words, I feel very relieved after hearing these words."

The eldest prince stood up and returned the greeting: "It is precisely because we have civil servants like your lord and generals like the two generals that we dare to be confident. You are our courage!" After saying that, he raised his hand.

Cup, "We brothers and sisters would like to toast some adults. I have to rely on three of you for this trip."

Dare you disobey your orders!

On the second day, after walking for half a day, we arrived at the frontier fortress.

In the small border town, all the people were soldiers. When they saw the small city from a distance, a small group of people came to greet them. From a distance, someone could be heard shouting: "Is that the envoy in front of you?"

Tan Sheng sent someone over, "Ask who it is."

As a result, the scouts went out to welcome him, and then came back after a while, "Reporting to the deputy envoy, he is the Major General of the Lin family stationed at this pass."

Major General?

Tongtong quickly opened the curtain: "Which brother is it?"

The eldest prince, fourth master and Han Siyuan all got off their horses. Tongtong got out of the carriage, stood on the shaft and waved over there, "Brother - brother -"

Lin Chong slightly squinted his eyes and saw the little girl standing on the shaft of the carriage. He smiled and said, "This must be the princess."

Well! Lin Chonglue urged the horse to go over, and Tongtong had already jumped off the carriage and came over. The horse didn't stop, she passed over, startling Lin Chonglue, and reined in the horse's head, with no expression on his cold face.

, but didn’t want to look down and see a smiling face like a sunflower. The expression on his face was almost unbearable.

As soon as he got off the horse, his hand was grabbed, "It must be the sixth brother. As my brother wrote before, only the sixth brother looks the most like my grandfather."

Lin Chonglue: "..."

Before he could speak, he was dragged away and heard the voice belonging to Lady Jun saying: "Sixth brother, go see some of your highnesses..."

When he arrived, he was about to kneel down to salute, but he was stopped, "Call you Liulang! Go into the city quickly, look at the wind blowing, the sand and dust are so big..."

Han Siyuan even rushed to Lin Chonglue's horse, "Brother Six, let me try your horse!"

Hey! You should be careful, that's a war horse!

The fourth princess shouted in the car: "Lin Liulang, is there a bathing place in the camp? I want to bathe..."

Lin Chonglue: "..." We are not that familiar! This is the first time, are we so familiar?

Only this Fourth Highness looked more normal. He pulled him into the carriage and said, "When the Lin family's grandfather returned to Beijing, he didn't say that you were guarding the border town."

"I knew that the Khitan was going to be sent as an envoy, so I specially sent my ministers here."

"It's a good thing you're here, otherwise we'd be embarrassed to let people know that we can't stand it. We use the inns along the way as they prepare them, so we don't dare to be picky. Not to mention that the princess and the princess can't stand it.

We can't stand it anymore. Let's have some porridge today. A little porridge or some pickles will do. Is that okay?"

The eldest prince also took advantage of the opportunity and got on the car here, "Tongtong was still shouting that the wild vegetables are growing, this is also good!" Then he whispered to Lin Chonglue, "Don't let others know, let's just eat it like this.

"

Lin Chonglue: "..." It seems that I am really not an outsider! If you dare to let me know things that you dare not let others know, then you cannot be an outsider.

After entering the city, the yard was tidied up so that people could live in it. As a result, they heard Tongtong and the fourth princess quarreling again, with one shouting: "Lin San, I won't wash with you..."

"I won't wash with you either, get out!"

"Ah - ah - you dare to splash water on me - Lin San, just wait for me..."
To be continued...