Chapter 1: Enough Reason
Zhenjin's silence shocked all the ministers. They had already discovered that after the "recovery", the Khan's temperament changed, his moody and suspiciousness became even more serious. Now he couldn't figure out what he thought, and didn't know what attitude he had towards the "Langzhong Victory". Now everyone talked about it for a long time, and his face drooped.
"The Khan ordered all the Shangguans to come to ask what the Southern Dynasty would do in the 'Langzhong Incident' and how to deal with the aftermath!" Zhen Jin coughed lightly, and He Weixian immediately understood in an instant. This was to let himself speak and tell them what they were doing. He saluted everyone.
"If the war report is true, if the Southern Dynasty suffers a great loss, it will definitely take the opportunity to find a problem. But if the false report is false, the Southern Dynasty will have nothing to say, and there will be no talk of a disaster!" Li Qian pondered for a moment.
"Pingzhang said lightly. The peace talks stipulate that our army and relevant officials must withdraw from Xichuan before May. Now it is the end of July. They have not withdrawn for a long time, which is a loss. Now, a war between the two armies has been triggered. The Southern Army has something to say regardless of the victory or defeat. Therefore, once the news comes back to the Southern Dynasties, they will definitely send envoys to hold our dynasty accountable!" Brother Sang knew that He Weixian had already decided on this matter. Li Qian didn't know whether he was old or did not hear it clearly or wanted to defend him. He had already disobeyed the Khan's intention. Of course, he refused to miss the good opportunity to attack dissidents and snorted coldly.
"Brother Sang said it right. Wang's delay in withdrawing from Xichuan and fought with the Southern Army in Langzhong, which was equivalent to breaking the trust in the Southern Dynasty and breaking the agreement according to the peace agreement. Therefore, regardless of the victory or defeat, he gave the Southern Dynasty a reason to break the agreement!" Zhen Jin took a breath and said, "How to deal with this matter, what are you good plans?"
"The current financial difficulties of our dynasty? Although it has been slightly relieved after the summer harvest, it still cannot support a war. Some of the grassland troops heading south have just arrived at the defense ground and their troops have not stopped. The situation is unclear? The situation is difficult to avoid losses when they take on the battle rashly. The personal guards have been formed, but armor and war horses are short of? Some guards only have half of them, and can barely be able to do one person and one horse? And lack training. In addition, there are insufficient arrow reserves? There are only 500,000 armours, less than 100,000 pairs of bows, and only one million stones of grain reserves." An Tong sighed.
He did not say it clearly, but everyone understood that the court's financial and military strength could not support a slightly larger battle? The meaning behind it was very clear? He did not advocate breaking up with the Southern Dynasty at this time, and tried to maintain the peace reached to prevent another war between the two sides.
"Father Khan, my son thought I should handle this matter carefully." Ganmala said, "Xichuan is vast? The transportation is inconvenient, and the Wang family has lived here for a long time? The affairs are complicated, how can they handle it in just a few months? And this matter was caused by the Southern Army? It was just to stop it for self-defense. Even if it had happened, it was only secondary."
"Hmph? Are you defending him?" Zhenjin snorted coldly.
"Don't you dare? Just tell me the truth!" Ganmala leaned over and said with a polite manner.
"Khan? Your Highness said the truth. The Southern Army was rude, burning, killing, looting, and the Wang counterattack was a just thing. Now our army is in a sluggish momentum, and we also need a big victory to boost morale. This also shows that the Wang family still has the power to fight the Southern Army, and it will be the help of the Khan in the future!" Li Qian saw that Ganmala had angered Zhen Jin and spoke to smooth the situation.
"Pingzhang's words are wrong!" Sang Ge said, "Wang's breaking the contract was unrighteous, and disobeying the king's order was unfaithful. The third prince was also stranded in the Southern Dynasties and was unable to return. This matter even put him in a desperate situation. How could he bear the word "loyalty and righteousness" was actually a slut!"
"Do you instruct the matter in Langzhong?" Brother Sang's words suddenly alerted Zhenjin. He knew that Ganmala and Tiemur were both secretly competing for the position of crown prince. Once the Southern Dynasty pursued this matter, the first one would take Tiemur, who was in Lin'an, to vent his anger, and he achieved the purpose of killing people with a knife.
"The son has nothing to do with this matter, and there is no instructing me to do anything. Please ask my father to investigate clearly!" Ganmala was shocked. He knew that once he was given the title of killing his brother, he would have no chance of the throne, and quickly denied it.
"It's better not!" Zhenjin glanced at his son and hummed.
"My son will never do that!" Ganmala avoided his father's cold eyes and said embarrassedly.
However, Ganmala was still guilty. He knew that he would not like his mother, and his father Khan had never been willing to make him the crown prince. In order to enhance his weight in the competition for the crown prince, he not only continued to maintain close relations with Li Qian and other Han ministers, but also won over powerful people and sects such as An Tong and Boyan who advocated Han law. He also knew that he did not have the army as the backing, and even if he was appointed as the crown prince, it would be difficult to ascend to the Khan throne.
However, the original guards of the guards were almost wiped out under the attack of the Southern Dynasties, and the generals who were close to him were completely lost. This put Ganmala at a disadvantage compared to Tiemur, who had his mother's support in the battle for the throne. At the moment, the kings of the grassland entered the Central Plains, and the guards' soldiers were also rebuilt, but the appointments of the personnel were all in the hands of his father Khan, and he could not get their allegiance.
Therefore, Ganmala could only win over local tyrants, and Wang was an important target. Many of his children were in high positions in the capital, and had deep strength in the northwest. They were in a position to guard the path to the south of the desert. Once something happened, they could cut off the grassland sect king who supported Tiemur and went south, and assist him in suppressing and coercing the "rebellious" sect kings to ensure that they inherited the Khan throne. Wang also expressed goodwill to him, and making them close together was still about Xichuan.
Xichuan was the territory of Wang's family, so of course he was unwilling to "cede" to the Song Dynasty. Therefore, when it was proposed, it was opposed by Wang's family and asked Ganmala to mediate. However, due to the situation and the real gold was eager to reach a peace agreement with the Southern Dynasties, all efforts were empty. However, it also gave the two sides a tacit understanding and formed allies.
The Wang family was unwilling to withdraw from Xichuan, but they also knew that their arms could not twist their thighs, so they wanted to move the family back to their hometown after years of accumulation, and their population restrained the Longnan area. This was not only contrary to peace talks, but also took time, and Ganmala did not want Tiemur to return to Dadu. So the two sides reached a tacit understanding. With Ganmala's tacit approval, the Wang family tried their best to obstruct the Song army's acceptance, in order to anger the Southern Dynasty. It would be better to keep Tiemur, the enemy, in Lin'an forever.
Who knew that another incident happened. Wang Pingchang actually "in privately" the palace ban and killed the palace people, angered the queen, imprisoned all the children of Wang in Beijing, and brought the whole family to the death of genocide. Ganmala also had his own spies in the palace, and soon found out the truth. In fact, the queen was deliberately doing it as a revenge on them.
Ganmala sent people to report to Wang Weixiao, asking him to send capable people to Beijing as soon as possible to deal with him. While trying to rescue him, he tried to save the lives of Wang Pingchang and others. Therefore, the news received by Wang was earlier than the court's case. Wang Weixiao was able to prepare early and sent people to Beijing to carry a huge amount of gold and silver to Beijing to clear the situation, he also submitted a memorial to apologize.
Both sides ran for a while openly and secretly, and they knew that the queen was deliberately revenge and wanted to die in the Wang family. No one could control this matter if he didn't let it go. And Dahan turned a blind eye to his behavior and was confused. So after discussing with Li Qian and others, they came up with an idea, which was to make the matter bigger and forced Dahan to ask about it.
But they were also worried that things would not end. Once the two countries were invaded again, they would end up dying together. Wang Weixiao was also a ruthless person. He thought it would be better to fight to the death than to sit and wait for death. Moreover, your son is a son, and my son is also a son. Since you used sinister means to frame us, we can't blame us for being unrighteous.
Wang Weixiao's confidence also comes from the strategic position of his fiefdom and the current situation. Now the grassland sect king army is heading south into the guards. The remaining troops in the south of the Moon must prevent the rebellion of the rebellious kings in Moon. The court must rely on their Wang family to stabilize the situation in the northwest. On the other hand, hundreds of thousands of troops of the Southern Army were stationed in Huaibei, and they were eyeing the covetous attempt to attack the heartland of the Central Plains. The court had no time to divide the troops to attack. If something happened, it could only be comforted and not be too harsh.
As for the consequences of doing so, Wang Weixiao certainly knew that since then, the True Jin would lose trust in the Wang family, but so what? As long as the person who came to Ganmala inherited the Khan throne, his contributions and failures today will only win more benefits. Ganmala also understood that this was also his chance to turn the tables. As long as Tiemur stayed in the Southern Dynasties, he would lose the strongest opponents, and the Wang family would bear the consequences.
After Wang Weixiao thought it through, he fabricated a "Langzhong Victory", and the envoys who ordered the victory to chase after passing through large prefectures and counties along the way would shout, which made everyone know. In this way, if your great knight punishes the Wang family for this, he will be afraid of the Southern Dynasty and killing heroes without permission. Who will work for you? The worst result is that he is just a reprimand, demoted his title and demoted his post, and withdrew from Xichuan. The Wang family will not suffer much loss.
"Wang is demonstrating to the Khan. The court intends to coerce the court and relieve his son of his crime!" Brother Sang was very good at thinking. Seeing that the Khan was suspicious of Ganmala, he quickly stepped on his feet, "We all know that the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty is narrow-minded and will retaliate. Wang ambushed the Southern Army, causing him to suffer heavy losses, and he will definitely raise an army to retaliate. At that time, the war between the two countries rekindled, the Central Plains was in danger, and the capital was in danger. He would not forgive him easily!"
"Is Zuo Cheng overstatement? Isn't it a joke that the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty would raise troops again for the lives of just a few hundred soldiers!" An Tongyan said.
Chapter completed!