Chapter 686: The Crisis of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Borrowing Troops from the Liao Kingdom Ji Fengwu was so furious that she cursed the State of Jin for taking advantage of the situation and acting like a shameless villain. The ministers also pleaded with the empress not to be confused by the State of Jin, and the most urgent task was to repel the enemy. However, for some time there was no capable person available among the civil and military officials in the court. When it comes to leading troops to fight, military generals are more capable than civil officials, but none of the remaining military generals in the court can fight. It is said that the most capable fighter, Prince Beichen, fell off a cliff and died. Even Prince Rui, an expert in fighting, had his arm broken, his military token confiscated, and he is under house arrest. It is said that he was attacked and injured a few days ago and is still lying in bed. In the end, it was the old national defense general who stepped in, but having only one old general was not enough. The other side has a million-strong army. In recent years in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, due to the incompetence of the empress, disasters have occurred everywhere. Corrupt officials have extorted money from the people, and the disaster relief funds issued by the authorities have been exploited at every level, leaving little left in the hands of the people. Furthermore, the soldiers do not have a good commander to lead them. The soldiers are all lazy and cunning. The military pay allocated from above is also embezzled by their superiors. The money issued to them is not enough to buy warm clothes, let alone military rations. How can they fight when they can't even get enough food to eat? The left prime minister Yan Qingping proposed to borrow troops from the Liao Kingdom. Although the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom did not have much friendship, we should not forget the relationship between Wu'an Huangguijun during the reign of Emperor Gaozong and the Liao Kingdom. He was also the emperor and the emperor emeritus of the Liao Kingdom at that time. With such a close relationship by marriage, could the Liao Kingdom just sit back and watch when the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was in trouble? Everyone thought about it and agreed. After all, having one more helper would increase the chances of defeating the enemy. But would the Liao Kingdom agree to lend them troops? Whether he agrees or not, let's try it first. So Ji Fengwu ordered the left prime minister to go to the Liao Kingdom to borrow troops. If he can borrow, that's good. If he can't, he won't offend the Liao Kingdom.
It was unexpected that the Eastern Zhou Dynasty sent people to borrow troops. The ministers of the Liao Kingdom held different opinions. Some thought that they should lend the troops. After all, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was borrowing troops based on their marriage relationship. If they did not lend the troops, it would make people think that the Liao Kingdom was unkind. Moreover, once the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, would the Jin Kingdom target the Liao Kingdom next? If the Liao Kingdom joined forces with the Eastern Zhou to repel the Jin Kingdom, it would not only demonstrate the Liao Kingdom's benevolence and righteousness, but also prevent the Jin Kingdom from attacking the Liao Kingdom after eliminating the Eastern Zhou Kingdom. But some people also believed that since Jin was coming at them aggressively and had allied with the Tibetan Rong, there would be no benefit in borrowing troops from them at this time. After all, there was the Eastern Zhou Dynasty between the Liao and Jin, and Jin was too far away from the Liao. What if the troops were loaned out and they never came back? Moreover, even if they repelled the Jin army, they could not occupy Jin's territory, and they could not gain any advantage. All the benefits went to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Wouldn't their efforts have been in vain? Just asking, why do they borrow troops? Just because you, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, are related by marriage, you should be able to confidently ask the Liao Kingdom to lend you troops? Where is your face? Each side held its own opinion and argued fiercely in the court. In the end, it was the Regent who made the final decision to borrow troops. This decision took everyone by surprise. Is there any chance that this big devil will be kind? The sun comes out in the west? No matter what the regent is planning, the matter of Liao Kingdom borrowing troops from Eastern Zhou Dynasty has been settled. It was at this time that the Left Prime Minister Yan Qingping learned that Di Ran was not dead and had transformed into the Crown Princess of the Liao Kingdom. The two friends met secretly and discussed for a long time in the study. Zuo Xiang quietly left before dawn the next day. The enemy was coming with great force, and we won one or two battles at the beginning. However, the Jin State and the Zang Rong used endless cruel tactics, and finally after several consecutive defeats, our morale was greatly damaged. At this time, all the soldiers in the army were vomiting and having diarrhea, and it was suspected that the water was poisoned. At this time, news came that Western Shu took advantage of the situation and successively seized two cities in the southwest of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The news had only arrived now, and the empress was furious. She scolded several ministers in charge of the southwest and killed two ministers to vent her anger. (End of this chapter)