Although the final result is that Xiao Qi joins the Song Dynasty household registration and marries Liu Erhua, there are deep cracks hidden in the seemingly happy ending.

Just like Xiao Qi said, even if he joins the Song Dynasty household registration, will Wang Shiyong still trust him? Even his former brothers Yelvhou and Xiao Nuoyan no longer trust him, and even have some doubts about him.

Alienation.

After learning too much about Huayi Debate and being loyal to the emperor and patriotism, Xiao Qi was already considered an outsider to Xiao Nuoyan and Yelu later...

Xiao Qi didn't know how to prove himself, let alone who to blame.

Do you blame Erhua for being brainless? Erhua is so infatuated that she wants to marry him even if she gives up her household registration in the Song Dynasty. Can she blame him?

Do you blame yourself for your hesitation at the time? Yes, it is true that you longed for the Song Dynasty household registration, but at that time, you hesitated to join the Song Dynasty household registration. Is it a betrayal of Yelu Dashi? This is not wrong, right?

Xiao Qi was completely confused.

It was not until he, like the cavalry from Western Liao, listened to the lectures of those gentlemen in the army that Xiao Qi's doubts were answered.

As the teacher said, filial piety has great filial piety and small filial piety, loyalty has great loyalty and small loyalty, and righteousness has great righteousness and small righteousness.

I was originally from the Liao Kingdom, and it was right to be loyal to Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi, even if I became hostile to the Song Dynasty because of it.

But what now?

Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi hunted Huanglong Mansion in the east, and the Liao Kingdom did not fall. He followed Yelu Dashi to the Western Regions. This is also loyalty. However, this is only a small loyalty and a small righteousness.

Like Xiao Nuoyan, he defended the Xijin Mansion, surrendered because of the people, and finally found his way back and returned to the Song Dynasty. This is great loyalty and righteousness. Because the current officials of the Song Dynasty want to call Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi uncle -

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When Emperor Tianzuo hunted Huanglong Mansion in the east and did not clearly designate a successor to the throne of Liao Kingdom, the current official family, the nephew of Emperor Tianzuo, naturally had the obligation and responsibility to take care of the people of Liao Kingdom.

As for whether the people of the Liao Kingdom would choose Song nationality or retain their original Liao nationality, isn't that what the people want? Even if Emperor Tianzuo returns from Huanglong Mansion's eastward hunt, he will certainly not object.

Therefore, Yelu Dashi's behavior of marching westward to the Western Regions was opening up and expanding territory for the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty. As long as he did not proclaim himself emperor, he would still be the royal brother of the official family of the Song Dynasty and a minister of the Liao Kingdom - and as long as he still recognized that he was

The ministers of the Liao Kingdom, the so-called Western Liao, are naturally the land of the Liao Kingdom.

Therefore, Western Liao is equivalent to the land of Song Dynasty.

Therefore, what is the difference between Khitan people in Western Liao applying for Song Dynasty household registration and retaining Liao household registration?

We are all one family, so why should we distinguish them so clearly?

Of course, we have to say there are differences, and there are indeed some differences.

The gentleman who teaches in the military still uses Xiao Qi’s marriage as an example——

Although the Liao Kingdom was temporarily managed by the officials of the Song Dynasty due to Emperor Tianzuo's hunting eastward, the Liao Kingdom was not completely destroyed after all. Emperor Tianzuo was still there, and there was Yelu Dashi to expand the territory in the Western Regions. In addition, the Liao Kingdom was

The Song Dynasty did not recognize the existence of dual nationality, so the marriage between Xiao Qi and Liu Erhua could only be resolved if one of the two parties chose to give up their original nationality.

Then Xiao Qi realized——

Sure enough, every mistake is your own fault!

The officials of the Song Dynasty never regarded themselves as outsiders. Everything was just overthinking! Even if they applied for the nationality of the Song Dynasty, there was no such thing as betraying Yelu Dashi, because the reason why they followed Yelu Dashi to the west was to keep the

The Liao Kingdom will not be destroyed by the Jinlu!

Now, the Liao Kingdom has not been destroyed, it is only managed by the officials of the Song Dynasty, and the officials of the Song Dynasty also recognize Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom as their uncle, so it is appropriate for him to be loyal to the officials of the Song Dynasty!

I have to admit that although Confucianism or Confucianism is sometimes very deceptive, if used in the right place, it can exert unimaginable strength.

Anyway, the theory that Zhao Huan thought was nonsense was perfectly instilled into the Xiliao cavalry by these gentlemen of Confucianism. Xiao Qi even succeeded in knocking himself out when his head was a mess.

Then Zhao Huan suddenly felt that Confucianism was a good thing.

And not only Confucianism, the Buddhism that existed in the Song Dynasty is also a good thing.

Then Zhao Huan called Fang Zian, the Minister of Rites, and Zhuang Chengyi, the Minister of Hubu, to the palace.

However, Zhuang Chengyi got a little excited when he heard Zhao Huan mention Buddhism - What, your father became a Taoist emperor, do you still want to be a Buddhist emperor?

Those bald donkeys chant sutras every day when they have nothing to do. They neither farm nor work. They cry out every day that monks and nuns are empty. However, these bald donkeys who value emptiness not only have wine to drink and meat to eat, but also receive incense money from believers.

It was collected very easily, but where was the empty space?

Isn’t there an old saying among the people that everyone who is called a monk has good skills...

But these bastards are so reluctant to pay even a penny in taxes. The treasury is so empty that rats are running around every day. You still say that Buddhism is very good and can be of great use?

Then, before Zhao Huan could say how he was going to mess with Buddhism and Confucianism, Zhuang Chengyi, who had first made a fuss about himself, slandered Zhao Huan in a sly way. What he meant in his words was that the officialdom, you want everything to be in vain? Anyway,

The Song Dynasty already had a Taoist emperor, but it didn’t need a Buddhist emperor, either?

Zhao Huan thought, why the hell did I say something about Buddhism before I even said that Buddhism is very good and can be used in many ways, so why did you, an old man, just give me a slap in the face?

It’s his mother’s fault!

Then Zhao Huan said with a gloomy face: "Originally, I think there are a lot of places that need money this year, and the treasury has always been empty, so I planned to borrow some money from the Buddha. But looking at Zhuang Qing's appearance, it is probably

No more use."

Zhuang Chengyi didn't care about anything else, but what Zhao Huan meant was that there seemed to be a large amount of money that had already reached the treasury, but now it flew away inexplicably?

"Who said that!"

Zhuang Cheng Yiqi’s beard was sticking out.

"Does it cost money to repair roads? Does it cost money to dredge rivers? Does it cost money to build social schools?"

“Now the treasury is already empty enough for rats to run away!”

"No, it's so empty that I can run a horse!"

“Who said the treasury doesn’t need money?!”

After being angry for a while, Zhuang Chengyi suddenly came back to his senses.

If Zhao Huan said that he had money from internal funds, Zhuang Chengyi believed it. If Zhao Huan said that he could get a large amount of money in a short time, Zhuang Chengyi also believed it.

But when it came to borrowing money from the Buddha, Zhuang Chengyi couldn't believe it no matter what -

Those bald donkeys don't pay a penny in taxes, and they do things like usury, usurping farmers' fields, and having children without a way to farm. Do you want them to spit out their money?

"The officials want to borrow money from the Buddha? Do they really want to be Buddhas and emperors?"

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