The beginning of the six years of Jingkang was not peaceful.

At least the news that the Jin envoy was scolded for vomiting blood reached Yanjing and aroused Yanjing's anger.

In the Zhending Mansion area, the two sides began to intensify their troops. Although there was no direct war, it had already caused people to panic.

And just at the beginning of the sixth year of Jingkang, a major event happened in the Kingdom of Jin that would affect the future trend.

The newest crown prince of the Kingdom of Jin has been confirmed.

Neither Wanyan Zonghan, nor Wanyan Zongwang, nor Wanyan Zongpan.

But Wanyan Dan (dan), who is only twelve years old.

What's interesting is that in official history, after Wanyan Gao's death, it was Wanyan Dan who became the crown prince.

There are actually reasons behind why twelve-year-old Wanyan Dan became the new crown prince.

Wanyan Dan is the grandson of Wanyan Aguda, and his father Wanyan Zongjun is the eldest son of Wanyan Aguda.

This is the result of the game between multiple forces in the Kingdom of Jin.

Jin Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai hoped to pass the throne to his son Wanyan Zongpan, but obviously everyone was dissatisfied.

And because the Jin Kingdom did not have a sound heir system, and other people had meritorious deeds, they naturally had their own agendas.

But they also check and balance each other. Whoever takes the upper hand will be dissatisfied by the other party.

In the end, in order to balance the overall situation, the eldest grandson of Taizu Wanyan Aguda was introduced and the debate was stopped.

However, as the situation in the Song and Jin Dynasties developed, it was obvious that various factions within the Jin Kingdom were constantly adjusting their strategies.

While Jin Wushu triumphantly returned from the Western Expedition, Wanyan Zonghan's power was exploited, and a new situation was quietly forming.

They will all play an important role in the overall situation of Song, Jin and Xia.

In the first month of the sixth year of Jingkang, while the letter of indictment from the Jin State to accuse the Song Dynasty was still on the way, the Song Dynasty had already taken the lead in scolding the Jin State, and began to use the broad public opinion base in Zhending, Zhongshan, and Hejian to conquer Taiyuan.

All the original sins of the war were placed on the head of the Kingdom of Jin.

Zong Wang has been promoting a soft policy in Yanyun and the occupied areas, and has won over local officials, gentry, scholars and landlords.

But after the Battle of Taiyuan, the public opinion offensive launched by the Song Dynasty was obviously one step ahead of the Jin Kingdom.

On the evening of the first day of the first lunar month, Li Que, the deputy general manager of the army and horses of Qingyuan Mansion, invited Yu Yunwen to have a drink with him.

Li Que said: "Brother Yu, we are all rough people. We don't understand some things, so just ask."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Why did the imperial court send you here just to scold the Jin people?"

"Yes, but also no."

"Why is that?" Li Que took a sip of wine and laughed, "Shouldn't the matter here be solved with fists and swords? If it can be solved with words, what else do we, the soldiers, have to do?"

His words more or less looked down upon Yu Yunwen.

But Yu Yunwen said without changing his face: "When I said yes, I really meant to scold the Jin people."

"That's not it?"

Yu Yunwen said with a smile: "After scolding, the people in Zhending, Zhongshan and Hejian soon knew that the Jin army's violent conquests in Taiyuan aroused public anger. This is contrary to the people's hearts and will be spurned by more people. And these two

In the year, the Jin State attempted to win over people's hearts, and now there is no doubt that more people want to support us in the Song Dynasty. Only by letting the people know what the Jin army did will more people be willing to resist."

Li Que couldn't help but nod after hearing this. He poured a glass of wine and said, "I was presumptuous. I didn't expect there to be so much knowledge in it."

Yu Yunwen quickly raised his glass and said: "The general also knows that there are anti-Jin rebels among the people of Zhongshan. Only by revealing the more brutal side of the Jin Kingdom will more people be willing to join the anti-Jin rebels."

This is the importance of public opinion.

This is also the reason why since ancient times, China must pay attention to a famous start when fighting.

It is a just battle.

Whether you are just or not depends on whether you are supported by the world.

Time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye it is already the twelfth day of the first lunar month.

The news that the envoy was scolded so much that he vomited blood reached Beijing.

After Wanyan Wu Qimai read the letter, he said, "Has Zong Wang left?"

"Still in Beijing."

"Send him a message to see me."

Not long after, Zong Wang arrived.

"His Majesty."

Wanyan Wu Qimai was so angry that he almost flipped the table over and gave the letter to Zong Wang.

Wanyan Wu Qimai said angrily: "The people of Song Dynasty really bullied others too much! I haven't accused them yet, but they bite me back!"

Zong Wang was not angry, and just said: "Your Majesty, I have already said that it is inappropriate to shrink the center of power in the mainland (Huining Mansion and Shangjing). Every time we attack the Song Dynasty, we need to mobilize from Shangjing, and in terms of righteous speech,

Unable to effectively control the Han and Khitan people in Yanyun, it is imperative to move the capital."

In Shangjing, not only were they unable to deal with many affairs in the south, the most important thing was that Wanyan Wu Qingmai did not dare to safely accumulate a large number of troops in Yanjing.

This is similar to how Zhu Di later moved the imperial capital from Yingtian Prefecture to Shuntian Prefecture.

"You go to Yanjing quickly to stabilize the people's hearts in Zhongshan and Zhongshan. I will send Wushu to assist you. In addition, since we want to do business with the Song Dynasty, Zong Pan should also go to Yanjing together."

"yes."

Zong Wang knew why Wanyan Wu sent Wanyan Zongpan to beg for help. This was to prepare for the move of power to the south.

"By the way, what is the appropriate total number of Chen Bing's troops heading south this time?"

"One hundred and fifty thousand is enough."

"good!"

Obviously, Wanyan Wu Qimai also had the idea of ​​moving the center of power southward, so that it would be more convenient to launch a blitzkrieg against the Song Dynasty in the future.

However, the Kingdom of Jin has not yet noticed that Zhao Ning has quietly deployed an important military force in Liaodong.

Han Shizhong has begun to build a city at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula. The harbor there is docked with a large number of ships, including military ships and private merchant ships.

A large amount of grain transported from Mizhou and Dengzhou was unloaded here.

Groups of people transferred from Jingdong Road disembarked to start their new lives.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the day of the Lantern Festival.

The Song envoy landed in Goryeo.

On the 20th, the Song envoy Xie Qian arrived at the capital of Goryeo. For a time, the capital of Goryeo was in turmoil.

The arrival of the Song envoy affected the domestic power struggle in Goryeo.

On the 21st, the King of Korea met with Xie Qian.

The first words Xie Qian said in the court hall of Goryeo were: "On behalf of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, I am here to question him."

After the translator translated for him, there was an uproar in the Goryeo court.

Wang Kai, the king of Korea, sat on it and asked, "Why did the angel say this?"

Xie Qian smiled and said, "You don't know what your country is doing?"

Wang Kai said: "Little Wang is really confused, please ask the angel to clarify."

Before Xie Qian could say anything, Jin Fushi, the leader of the pro-gold faction in Goryeo, stood up and said: "The envoy is too arrogant. He dares to insult our majesty in the court of Goryeo. Is this the attitude of the Celestial Empire?"
Chapter completed!