After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

On October 28th, the sixth year of Jiayou in the Song Dynasty, the seventh year of Qingning in the Liao Dynasty, and the fifth year of Xiadu in the Western Xia Dynasty, all the information about the Tuotuokou ambush was reported by spies from all sides and Han Ming's relevant documents, and was known to the supreme rulers of the three major countries coexisting on the Chinese land.

Since this battle, no one dared to look down on this young man who had just turned twenty.

Of course, people who are awake all the time don’t need to be warned, but people who are pretending to be asleep will not wake up no matter how hard you knock.

This sentence is very applicable to Mo Zang Epang at present, as well as Zhang Yuan who arrived at the border town late.

In the eyes of these two people, Han Ming mainly caught Xixia off guard, and it was not a victory in a head-on battle at all.

At the same time, when Han Ming defeated the Western Army of the Western Xia that was supporting Yanzhou in one battle, Mo Zang Epang was only sad about the death of his good nephew on the battlefield, and he did not think about the tens of thousands of soldiers who were defeated.

In his eyes, these ordinary soldiers were just captives of the Song State. Once they, the Great Xia, could achieve an overall victory, then forcing the Song court to release these soldiers would be no problem at all. This was what happened in the previous Song-Xia War.

But he never expected that Han Ming would completely tear off the mask of "hypocrisy" for the sake of the overall plan and burn the entire Western Route Army of nearly 40,000 soldiers alive at Tuotuokou.

This information did not appear in any intelligence or documents, including the victory report submitted by Han Ming, where it was only mentioned briefly.

This made the Western Xia side think that Han Ming's Tuotuokou ambush could only be fought once, after all, he still had to allocate manpower to guard the prisoners.

It was because of this information gap that Han Ming fully displayed his terrifying military talents and dealt a terrifying blow to Western Xia.

Linhuang Prefecture, the capital of the Liao Dynasty under the Five Capitals System, is particularly lively today.

In order to celebrate this year's harvest, His Majesty the Emperor of Liao and the Empress held a special ceremony.

Looking at the joyful atmosphere of their subjects below, 29-year-old Yelu Hongji and 21-year-old Xiao Guanyin smiled at each other, feeling nostalgic for the present day.

"I am hosting a banquet for all the ministers today to celebrate the good harvest throughout the Liao Dynasty and the people's peaceful and prosperous life."

“Secondly, I feel that I have been unable to share joy with the people for many years since I ascended the throne, and now is the right time to do so.”

"Everyone, just celebrate happily today. I will not pursue any offenses against you."

After Yelu Hongji finished speaking, the ministers were excited and bowed in unison, shouting: "Long live the great emperor!!!"

"Hahahaha, everyone, drink!"

Yelu Hongji was born into a grassland ethnic group. He was heroic and fond of drinking. He did not dare to be lazy on weekdays because of military and political affairs. In addition, the virtuous queen Xiao Guanyin's advice made him dare not enjoy himself.

Today happens to be a celebration, so I can finally enjoy myself to my heart's content.

The beautiful Empress Xiao smiled helplessly and filled a bowl of wine for her husband.

Seeing the emperor so happy, the ministers were naturally pleased and drank up the wine in their bowls.

Yelu Chongyuan, the current uncle of the Liao emperor, the commander-in-chief of the army, and the governor of Wuding Army, was in an unknown place. A hint of coldness flashed across his eyes, and then a hint of disdain and ridicule appeared at the corner of his mouth.

In short, it seems out of place in today's celebration.

Of course, there was another person. Sometimes, when they glanced at each other intentionally or unintentionally, their eyes would meet and sparks would fly. To tell who this gentleman was, he was Yelu Yixin, the current King Zhao of the Liao Dynasty and the Privy Councilor of the Northern Court.

These two can be said to be the two most powerful and treacherous ministers during the reign of Emperor Dao Zong of Liao, but we will not go into their stories for now.

The following banquet gradually reached its climax amidst undercurrents.

But it seemed that there was still a lot to do today. An intelligence officer from the Liao Dynasty ran up to him in small steps, knelt on one knee and touched the document above his head.

Yelu Hongji was drinking happily when he turned his head and saw his personal intelligence chief Yelu Liang kneeling there holding documents.

"A Su, today is a day of national celebration. Please don't bring me any bad news!"

'A Su' is Yelu Liang's nickname. Besides Yelu Hongji, another person who can be called by this name is Xiao Guanyin.

Yelu Liang, also known by his courtesy name Xinian and nickname Su, was born in Qianzhou, the descendant of a young official. He was skilled in poetry, calligraphy, medicine, and witchcraft. Due to his family's poverty, he once worked as a groom for Yelu Hongji, the then King of Yanzhao. Later, he became a close attendant and gradually rose to the position of confidant.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest information on the war between Song and Xia. Please read it."

After hearing what Yelu Liang said, the entire hall fell silent. Everyone was listening attentively, wanting to hear what was going on.

"Oh? News from the south so soon?"

Yelu Hongji rubbed the two carefully groomed whiskers on his upper lip with his thumb with interest.

"Yes, this is the latest information on the Song-Xia war since September 18th. I presented it to Your Majesty as soon as I received the news."

Yelu Liang answered seriously. This was just his nature. As the emperor's close attendant, he had to always remain loyal and prepare for the future.

The entire Liao Dynasty was paying close attention to the Song-Xia War. After all, the military reform initiated by the young man Han Ming in Shaanxi also interested them, and they also wanted to see the results.

If the Song court's military reform is successful this time, then the Liao Dynasty will definitely lead its troops south as soon as possible to put pressure on the Song Dynasty and force them to abandon internal reforms.

After all, between a strong Song State and a weak Song State, they both knew which side to choose.

Once the Song Dynasty unleashes its potential, it will be an unknown whether the Liao Dynasty, which has always been strong, or even the Liao and Xia dynasties can suppress it together.

The ruling classes of both Liao and Xia could see this, but no one knew whether the ruling class of Song could see it.

The saying "It is better to defend internally than externally" meant that the Song Dynasty would find it difficult to face and defeat the powerful nomadic peoples in the north throughout its history.

As for Han Ming today, in Liao Xia's eyes, he is a thorn in his heart that has just sprouted. It can only be said that he is a skin disease, not a serious disease.

The subsequent confrontation between Song and Xia was a testament to the extent of Han Ming's strategic position.

"I won't read it anymore. Just read it out loud and let all the royal relatives and ministers hear it."

Yelu Hongji waved his hand, and his domineering aura slowly flowed through the hall.

Xiao Guanyin, who was standing by, immediately noticed the other party's coldness, and couldn't help but feel moved. She began to yearn for the "Poet Immortal" who was far away in Bianjing City.

After all, she was a famous talented woman in the Liao Kingdom, so she naturally knew about Han Ming, whose poetry was famous all over the world.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the latest situation of the Song-Xia war is that Han Ming personally led a large army to ambush at Tuotuokou..."

Next, Yelu Liang described the details of the Tuotuokou ambush in vivid detail as if he had been there in person.

After all, as a scholar, it was inevitable for him to exaggerate the story. So when Yelu Hongji and others heard about this battle, they couldn't help but think of Han, whom they had never met, as the second Di Wuxiang or the second Yang Wudi. This was simply unbelievable.

Yelu Hongji's square face was solemn, but then his expression changed. He suddenly swallowed a bowl of wine and laughed heartily: "Great! Great!"

"As expected of the Emperor Song's most cherished minister, and indeed the grandson of Grand Chancellor Han Zhang, his military insight far surpasses that of ordinary people."

"The Western Xia's defeat was well deserved! Even if that pig-headed Zang Epang wanted to fight this Han Jinglie, he'd still be far behind."

"At least Li Yuanhao and Zhang Yuan are needed to make it possible!"

Hearing Yelu Hongji's undisguised praise, everyone in the hall couldn't help but whisper to each other. Some couldn't believe that their great emperor, such a conceited person, would actually praise the southerners.

"Everyone, such a talented person is not from our Great Liao. This shows that the political system and cultural system of the Song Dynasty have some advantages, and it also shows that they have a deep foundation."

"Since we, the Liao Dynasty, are brothers with the Song Dynasty, we cannot fall behind."

"Starting tomorrow, the Liao Dynasty will also actively improve its talent selection standards. Anyone with talent can be recommended to me."

Yelu Hongji's words made many people feel a little moved, knowing that Han Ming's appearance had affected the mood of the great emperor.

"Yes! We will obey the order of His Majesty the Great Emperor!!!"

Xiao Guanyin, standing by, took the document from Yelu Liang and read through the details. She then slowly glanced over the word "Han Ming". It seemed as if this name had a unique charm that attracted her...