Chapter 283 White Mountains and Black Waters, White Dragon and Black Dragon
In the vast primeval forest, a figure slowly stopped on the bank of a large river, looking at the vast snow-capped mountains in the distance. This was Xu Xin, who was traveling north from the Central Plains.
After the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty arrived at Yanmen Pass, Xu Xin left the pass and headed north, all the way to the northeastern region. He wanted to confirm a guess.
In early winter, the Northeast is still experiencing severe cold weather, and occasionally snow flakes can be seen diffused in the cold wind. The white mountains and black waters are very different from the Central Plains. The cold wind and the deep black soil stretch among the high mountains.
The land of white mountains and black waters, from the front, back, left and right of Changbai Mountain, is a primitive jungle. Siberia further north is the most primitive among primitives.
The Jurchens grew up in this place. Because they did not know how to cultivate the black soil, they could only fish and hunt.
Hunters wearing animal skins can be vaguely seen in the vast forest. They are Jurchens who are gathering.
Since Xiao Feng, the king of the Southern Court of Liao, was imprisoned, the news of the imminent war between Song and Liao had become widely known. The Jurchens, who had always regarded the Khitans as their enemies, saw an opportunity to resist the Liao and began to gather under the call of Wanyan Aguda.
The word Jurchen comes from Mohe. The entire land of Liaodong was collectively called Mohe people in the Tang Dynasty. Earlier in the Qin Dynasty, it was called Sushen. The pronunciation of Su Shen, the Chinese literal translation is Jurchen or Jurchen, which is the origin of the name Jurchen.
In the Liao Kingdom, in addition to the Khitans and Han people gathered in the city, there were many tribes such as Bohai people, Xi people, Jurchens, etc. scattered in the wild.
Among them, the Bohai people and the Jurchens are close relatives, and the Liao people call the Bohai people the mature Jurchens. The tribes scattered in the wild, like Wanyan Aguda, are called Shengnuzhen.
Maturity also represents productivity and civilization. The Bohai people are obviously a little more advanced than women. The Bohai people originated from the Bohai Kingdom. They were once a minority political power in ancient history. The Mohe Sumo tribe united with other Mohe tribes and sections. Built by the Goguryeo tribe.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Da Zuorong, the leader of Mohe in the late Su Dynasty, established the political power in Dongmu Mountain and called Da Zuorong the "King of Zhen". After that, the Bohai Sea was destroyed by the Khitan.
"There are not even ten thousand Jurchens, but they are invincible!"
This sentence is said to have come from the mouth of Yelu Abaoji, Taizu of the Liao Dynasty. At that time, Yelu Abaoji, a grassland hero, sought to annex the Bohai Kingdom in the northeast for the sake of the foundation of the Liao Dynasty. As one of the ethnic groups of the Bohai Kingdom, the Jurchens naturally could not sit back and watch the loss of their country and dispatched Tens of thousands of Jurchens fought.
Although the final result of this battle was the defeat of the Bohai Kingdom, the Jurchens' bravery and skill in fighting also left a deep impression on Yelu Abaoji, who praised the Jurchen tribe as "the Jurchens are absolutely invincible."
However, after the praise, Yelu Abaoji also took a series of measures to suppress the Jurchen tribe to avoid leaving endless troubles.
After the destruction of the Bohai Kingdom, the people of the Bohai Kingdom became vassals of the Khitan people. There are also some Bohai people among the current ruling class of the Liao Kingdom.
The Khitan people chose to use the Bohai people to manage Liaodong, and the management of the Liao Kingdom... everyone understands it. When Xu Xin first awakened in this life, he was just being beaten with grass and flying kites.
The Bohai people ruled Liaodong and oppressed the Jurchens. From then on, the Bohai people and the Jurchens became feuds. Because the Jurchens continued to conflict with the Bohai people, the senior officials of the Liao Dynasty also regarded them as a threat, and they would go hunting among the white mountains and black waters from time to time. Suppress.
The Liao State captured people alive in Song and Xixia by plowing grass and valleys, but Xixia and Song people could farm and graze their animals, and they could produce value by taking them as slaves.
The Jurchens... are of little value to them. They are always troublesome, and their method of solving troubles is also very crude, that is, bullying and hunting.
For example, the first encounter between Qiao Feng and Yelu Hongji was when Yelu Hongji led his group to hunt in the vast forests of Changbai Mountain. In addition to hunting wild beasts, he also hunted Jurchens.
Such targeting and suppression naturally made the Jurchens deeply resentful of the Liao Kingdom. But because the Liao Kingdom was so powerful, the Jurchens had never been able to resist.
Until this time, Song and Liao seemed to be about to start another war. Seeing the opportunity, Wanyan Aguda, the leader of the Jurchen tribe, was naturally ready to join in the war.
"The Jurchens are really majestic soldiers and horses. The future Tunguska wild boar skins... Haha, the white mountains and black waters, the white dragons and the black dragons really have dragon veins and dragon aura, so I will cut them off this time..."
Xu Xin stood on the bank of the black water and looked at the snow-white mountains in the distance. In his sight, he could vaguely see countless black and white qi flowing, as if they were vaguely dragon-shaped.
The legend of White Mountain, Black Water and White Dragon and Black Dragon has existed since ancient times. It is said that there are two dragon veins in the Northeast, and the legend of White Dragon and Black Dragon is spread.
Xu Xin was not sure whether the legend was true or not, but the theory of dragon veins...or earth veins seemed to have some truth. In Xu Xin's sight, there seemed to be extremely special energy flowing under the earth.
"The Jurchens are ready to go out, so Yanjing City... it's time to let them cause chaos."
Xu Xin went north this time, mobilizing merchants from the Song Dynasty to encourage the Jurchens to join the Song-Liao War. So far, everything seems to be going well.
Regardless of the reason why Wanyan Aguda chose to join the war, whether it was to save Qiao Feng, for profit, or simply because he wanted to fall out with the Liao Kingdom, anyway, as long as he got involved in this war, he couldn't help but decide when to get off. He did.
Xu Xin has been walking among the white mountains and black waters for a long time, and has some insights into the geomantic omen.
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Just like this, day by day passed, and on this day, chaos suddenly broke out in Yanjing City, Liao Kingdom.
After Duan Yu, the prince of Dali, learned that Qiao Feng had fallen into Yanjing City, he actively contacted the martial arts heroes in the Central Plains.
Shaolin Temple took the initiative to take the lead, and the Beggars' Sect also spoke out at Xu Xin's suggestion. In addition, Qiao Feng's reputation in the Central Plains had always been very good. Soon, many Central Plains masters joined forces and went deep into the Liao territory to rescue people.
These people planned to divide the work clearly. Under the coordination of Dali Duan, Shaolin, Beggars' Sect, etc., they successfully broke through the South Courtyard Palace and rescued Qiao Feng who was imprisoned inside.
"The fire broke out! The fire broke out!"
The streets of Yanjing City were full of shouts in Khitan language. The heroes of the Central Plains set fires everywhere and shouted. At this time, the city was in chaos, and a large group of Khitan cavalry patrolled everywhere to put out the fire. Such a huge movement finally alarmed Murong Fu.
"Hahahaha... Duan Yu, Qiao Feng, do you think you can escape!"
The sound of wild laughter came with a storm, and Murong Fu, dressed in a tight suit, came with rolling black clouds. He locked on Qiao Feng who had just escaped and Duan Yu who came to rescue people, and wanted to catch all the people in one fell swoop.
Murong Fu could have actually killed Qiao Feng a long time ago, but whether it was due to the routine dementia of Hong Kong comics villains, or he felt he could control everything, he did not kill him. He simply defeated Qiao Feng and locked him up. After so many days of recuperation, Qiao Feng has recovered all his strength.