Chapter 9 The Age of No Choice
The summer in Chang'an City was a bit sultry, and Yang Kang was looking through the information from the Quanzhen Sect in his study, most of which came from Mobei.
No matter how reluctant Yin Zhiping was, in order to ease the relationship with the Kingdom of Jin, he would abide by the agreement, not to mention that His Royal Highness did not interfere too much in the affairs of the Quanzhen Sect, which made him relieved. The new
What the headmaster of the Quanzhen Sect needs to do now is to maintain stability within the sect, train his own team, and compete for power with the old Taoist priests within the sect, rather than going against the prince of the Kingdom of Jin.
The group of Quanzhen Taoist priests who were sent to Mobei two years ago have already taken root in the grassland and have a large number of believers. Temujin did not impose restrictions on this. After all, the Quanzhen Taoist priests brought knowledge from the Central Plains.
, it can improve the lives of herders, which is a good thing.
The news that came through was a bit scattered, but one thing can be seen from it. There is a large-scale recruitment and army recruitment on the grassland. Every herdsman family has to have one or two men to go out to fight. On the grassland, as long as they are over fourteen years old, they are considered
There are men, and there are young reserve troops between the ages of ten and fourteen.
Such a large-scale conquest is a prelude to expansion. Xixia and the Jin Kingdom are undoubtedly the targets of Mongolia. According to Yang Kang's speculation, the target of Temujin's attack this time will be Xixia. The political situation in Xixia has been in turmoil, and the people in the country are in dire straits.
Lax armaments make it easier to be conquered.
Troubled times are finally coming!
His Royal Highness put down the information in his hands, feeling a little worried and a little excited at the same time. He is not a warlike person. If he traveled back to the peaceful and prosperous times, he would rather be a little person who eats and waits for death. He would rather be a peace dog than a peace dog.
People in troubled times will die unexpectedly at any time.
But he traveled to this era, which was something he couldn't choose. He traveled through time and became the little prince of the Kingdom of Jin. This was also something he couldn't choose. Since he traveled through time, he has been working hard to change his living conditions and want to give himself
Create a broader living space.
It seems pretty good so far. At least he doesn't have to worry about dying at the hands of Xiao Huang Rong. Hong Qigong and Huang Yaoshi should be on his side. Otherwise, Huang Yaoshi won't let Mei Chaofeng come over, even though he still can't control Quanzhen.
Teach me, but it is possible for everything to go well in life.
However, the overlord on the grassland is an issue that neither he nor this era can avoid. Throughout Chinese history, it took thousands of years for a Temujin to appear, but he did not want to be encountered.
Just like traveling to the end of the Warring States period and meeting Qin Shihuang, traveling to the end of the Sui Dynasty and meeting Li Shimin, traveling to the end of the Yuan Dynasty and meeting Zhu Yuanzhang, these are undoubtedly the tragedies of the time travellers. What is more tragic than these is traveling to the end of the Song Dynasty and meeting him.
Temujin, the founder of the Yuan Empire, conquered most of the earth with his Mongolian cavalry.
Thinking of this, Yang Kang couldn't help but reveal a wry smile. There was still a big gap between him and this hero. He only hoped that Wanyan Honglie could last a few more years and leave more time for him to develop. Even if he still couldn't compete with him by then,
Temujin resisted, and at least he had the capital to protect himself.
He walked out of the study and went to the courtyard, looking at the children who were practicing hard. These children were his future team.
At this moment, Qian Qingjian came over and told Yang Kang that someone was coming from the palace. It was none other than Prince Li Chengzhen of Xixia who had left a month ago. Along with Li Chengzhen was Tang Zude.
The former captain of the guard of Prince Zhao has now become the deputy commander of the Imperial Palace Yulin Army, and he is very proud of himself. After receiving Li Chengzhen, Yang Kang and Tang Zude came to the study.
"Your Majesty, this is the Emperor's secret decree for you." Tang Zude carefully took out a letter from his arms and handed it over.
Yang Kang took the letter and read it without any expression on his face. He put the letter on the table and showed a gentle smile to Tang Zude.
"I understand, you are an old man from Prince Zhao's Mansion. Don't be too restrained here." Yang Kang said with a smile, "Father, do you have any other instructions?"
"The emperor has ordered the young general to follow the prince from now on and serve him from the front and back." Tang Zude said sincerely.
"My father was very considerate and sent you here at the right time. The king is in need of an old man who knows everything, and those new servants are not easy to use." Yang Kang said happily, "You will still be responsible for the guard of the palace in the future.
Well, with you here, I can feel more at ease."
"Yes, the young general will definitely live up to the prince's high expectations." Tang Zude saluted respectfully.
Yang Kang looked at Tang Zude's leaving figure, and his face turned cold. It seemed that Wanyan Honglie was still worried about him.
When he left Zhongdu City, he did not take any of the servants from Prince Zhao's palace with him, but only Qian Qingjian. Unexpectedly, just a few months later, the emperor would send someone to monitor him.
Maybe it was his killing of Zhao Zhijing that aroused Wanyan Honglie's alert, or maybe it was because of other things. In short, Wanyan Honglie sent Tang Zude over, and from then on there were no secrets in the Prince's Palace.
Yang Kang had no good way to do this. He could neither drive away Tang Zude nor kill Tang Zude. He could only wait and see what happened. He picked up the secret edict and read it carefully again. Wanyan Honglie actually asked him to help Li Chengzhen go to Xixia.
To seize the imperial power.
Is this a test or is there really no one available in the Great Jin Kingdom?
His Royal Highness the King of England was thinking hard. This was most likely a way for Wanyan Honglie to test whether he was ambitious. If he helped Li Chengzhen successfully seize the imperial power of Xixia, he would have a certain power in Xixia, and Wanyan Honglie would be even more powerful.
of vigilance.
But if you don't go to Xixia, you are disobeying the imperial edict. If you go to Xixia and fail, you will be in trouble. The best way is to get seriously ill immediately and then shirk this difficult job. But just now, both Li Chengzhen and Tang Zude saw themselves
There's nothing going on when I'm bouncing around, so why should I go crazy again at night?
Yang Kang didn't want to go to Xixia. Xixia couldn't stop Temujin. It didn't really matter whether he could regain the imperial power of Xixia. But at this time, he had no choice. Wanyan Honglie had blocked his retreat, so he could only go there once.
Xixia, and then be accused of failing to do things well, which is much lighter than the crime of resisting the decree.
Wanyan Honglie's move was helpless. Now it was just when Temujin was about to attack Xixia. He could not send troops to help Li Chengzhen recover, otherwise the emperor of Xixia, Li Zunxu, might immediately surrender to Temujin. That would be more loss than gain. Wanyan Honglie thought
Control Xixia without causing too much shock.
He thought of A'kang who was far away in Chang'an City, so he asked his son to give it a try in Xixia. Regardless of success or failure, the loss would not be big, and he could also test A'kang's sincerity.
Prince Li Chengzhen of Xixia was very disappointed with this trip to Zhongdu. In addition to verbal support, Wanyan Honglie did not send any soldiers. He just asked him to come to Chang'an City to find His Highness the King of England. I believe that with the help of His Highness the King of England,
Things will be resolved satisfactorily.
This is a lie!
Li Chengzhen is not a three-year-old child. He knows that apart from his status as a prince, he has no leverage to impress the emperor of the Jin Kingdom. However, it is his bloodline from the Xixia royal family that makes him qualified to become the emperor of Xixia, but God does not give him a chance.
, there is no way to restore the country without soldiers and horses.
So when King Wan Yankang of England agreed to go with him to Xixia to seize the imperial power, Li Chengzhen thought that the young prince was joking, and His Royal Highness only brought a blind woman with him, not even a team of guards.
Is this going to die?
Yang Kang wanted to say that I was forced to have no choice but to go to Xixia and come back. Don't have high hopes, but what came out of his mouth was something else.
"Brother Chengzhen, Xiao Wang is moved by your determination to restore the country, and is determined to go to dangerous places with you and fight hard. How can we, a good man, be intimidated by the difficulties in front of us? If there are conditions, I will go, but if there are no conditions,
We must also create conditions. Instead of wasting our lives, it is better to sacrifice our lives to create a future." Yang Kang said impassionedly.
Mei Chaofeng shook her body slightly at the side. She knew that the child was deceiving people again because Yang Kang had just said such things to her.
"Aunt Mei, we don't have to do anything this time. If we encounter danger, just run away with me and don't care about the lives of others."
When Li Chengzhen heard the heroic words of His Royal Highness, he suddenly felt heroic in his heart. Although he didn't know why His Royal Highness accompanied him to Xixia, a young man from the Jin Kingdom had such pride. As the prince of Xixia, he
Don’t you still have the determination to fight to the death?
In this way, the two princes and their royal highnesses embarked on the westward journey with their respective entourages.
On the grasslands of Mobei, there are busy scenes everywhere. Following Temujin's order, the Mongolian men who had just been recruited into the army picked up their swords and guns and began their military career.
The men of Mobei are born warriors. They have been able to ride horses and shoot arrows since they were young. They do not need training. The battlefield is the best training ground. Only the men who survive the baptism of blood are real men. They are not afraid of death.
, they want to conquer, to kill, to obtain better living conditions.
"General Mu, a military order came from above. We are the vanguard army to attack Xixia." A sergeant ran over to report.
"Let the soldiers be ready and set off in three days." General Mu ordered.
This General Mu is Yang Tiexin who came to the Mobei grassland. He originally came to look for Li Ping's mother and son, but how to find them in the vast grassland? The Seven Monsters of Jiangnan also searched for several years before they met Guo Jing by chance. At this time, Guo Jing was not famous yet.
, Li Ping is even more unknown.
Yang Tiexin did not expect that these two people would be with Temujin. He only searched among the herdsmen. Two years passed quickly and he still found nothing. He happened to encounter a large-scale recruitment on the grassland and was arrested. For this reason, he and
The Mongolian sergeants fought fiercely, and the Yang family's marksmanship was indeed extraordinary. Dozens of Mongolian sergeants were no match for him. Mu Huali happened to be passing by and saw him.
Mu Huali was one of Temujin's four heroes and was responsible for the vanguard of the attack on Xixia. He saw that Yang Tiexin was a good marksman and was suitable for battlefield combat. He was a rare talent, so he personally invited Yang Tiexin into the camp.
Ask him to serve as a military general and lead an army.
Yang Tiexin couldn't resist, so he had to agree. He had been searching for the Guo family for two years without any results. He thought that if he could have some subordinates, it would be easier to find the Guo family's sister-in-law through the relationship with the high-level Mongolian generals.
Three days later, Yang Tiexin led his sergeants towards Xixia, and the troubled times began.
Chapter completed!