Chapter 1 The Collapsing World
Emperor Wanyanxu of the Jin Kingdom had a wise and martial father, a heroic brother, a gentle and quiet mother, and a generous and loving uncle. His father Wanyan Honglie crushed the conspiracy of the false prince Wanyan Hongyu to rebel.
His brother Wanyankang assassinated the Mongolian Khan Temujin. His mother remained uncontested in the harem. His uncle worked hard to train him and had no intention of usurping the throne.
The imperial family could live in such harmony, and he felt that he was the happiest emperor in the world.
He didn't have a deep impression of his father and brother. His father died due to the conspiracy of foreign enemies, and his brother died for the country. This is worthy of his respect. Since he was a child, he wanted to be a good emperor, inherit his father and brother's legacy, and make the Kingdom of Jin strong.
So he began to listen to politics under the guidance of his uncle. The ministers were very dedicated to answering his questions so that he could rule the country as soon as possible.
He imagined that one day he could die for this country like his father and brother, which would be an honor.
In the autumn of 1222 AD, Emperor Wanyanxu of the Jin Kingdom was eight years old. On this day, he received a pamphlet from the palace servants. This pamphlet changed his life.
The booklet records the life of a person named Yang Kang. The story starts from Niujia Village in Lin'an Prefecture and ends in the palace of Song Dynasty. The whole story is full of legend. In just seventeen years, a person lived
It was more exciting than other people's lives. If this person wasn't related to him, Wanyanxu would just laugh it off. However, this person was his elder brother Wanyankang who he admired.
If according to the description in the pamphlet, the father was murdered by his brother, and the uncle should have known about it, then what about the mother? Why didn't the brother kill himself?
A picture appeared in Wanyanxu's mind. After his father was murdered, his brother and uncle forced his mother. His mother begged to save his life. This should be the real royal life. The so-called
Happiness and harmony are nothing but a sad joke.
In an instant, his world collapsed.
Shi Songzhi and Gongsun Zhi fled all the way north. They did not dare to stop in the Kingdom of Jin. If Wanyankang was Zhao Yun, the Kingdom of Jin would be Wanyankang's base camp. It would be even more dangerous in the Kingdom of Jin, so they fled to Mobei.
Gongsun Zhi was not afraid of coming to Mongolia. He had been disfigured and no one would recognize him as the assassin who assassinated the fourth Mongolian prince Tuo Lei.
After arriving at Qudiao Alan City, Shi Songzhiqiu met with the Mongolian Khan Wokuotai and told Shi Miyuan all about his speculations. He wanted to use the help of the Mongols to expose Wanyan Kang and drive Wanyan Kang from the throne so that he could recover.
Only with the innocence of the Shi family can Shi Songzhi return to the Song Dynasty as a hero.
Wo Kuotai combined the parts speculated by Yelu Chucai and compared the two to restore Wanyan Kang's life. He was defeated by this person, so he asked Shi Songzhi to write a copy of Wanyan Kang's life.
, Shi Songzhi hated Yang Kang so much that he couldn't help but vilify him when writing. He wrote Yang Kang as a ruthless villain who would do anything for the imperial power.
In his writing, Yang Kang secretly killed his biological father Yang Tiexin and his mother Bao Xiruo in order to preserve his identity as the young prince of the Kingdom of Jin. In order to obtain the imperial power of the Kingdom of Jin, he teamed up with the third prince Wanyan Hongxi to murder his adoptive father Wanyan Honglie.
, forced the current Empress Dowager of Jin State, and then came to Song State to kill the descendants of the Zhao family and replaced him as the emperor of Song State. For this reason, he did not hesitate to kill the Empress Dowager of Song State with strange poisons and framed the loyal Shi family
A family...
In short, Yang Kang is a sinister, cunning, and evil villain.
The Mongolian Great Khan Wokuotai sent this biography about Yang Kang to the Lin'an Mansion of the Jin Kingdom and handed it over to the Jin Emperor Wanyanxu. The Mongols had already planned to drive a wedge between Wanyanxu and Wanyan Hongxi.
The emperor of the country, as Wan Yanxu grows up, will definitely have a strong desire for power, and sooner or later there will be a gap between him and the powerful third prince of the Jin Kingdom. A Mongolian spy in the Kaifeng Imperial City bribed a palace official,
With the help of the palace servant, he gave Wanyanxu a gift.
When Wan Yanxu saw the contents in the pamphlet, he immediately lost control of his emotions, but then he forced himself to calm down. This might be a conspiracy of the enemy. He was going to ask Uncle Three Kings and his mother, but of course he would not go there with this pamphlet.
It's not a question, but a circumstantial inquiry.
He first asked Rong Wang Wanyan Hongxi about his brother Wanyan Kang. Wanyan Hongxi loved his little nephew extremely much. The third prince seemed to see Wanyan Kang's figure in Wanyanxu. That nephew would never be seen again.
When he came back, he poured all his efforts into Wanyanxu.
Upon hearing his nephew's inquiry, King Rong started talking about the heroic version of Wanyan Kang, how Wanyan Kang united the countries in the western regions to save the Jin Kingdom, how Wanyan Kang assassinated Temujin, and how Wanyan Kang died heroically.
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"My nephew heard that the emperor is still alive." Wan Yanxu said suddenly.
"Who did you listen to? That's nonsense." The third prince said angrily, "In the future, you should focus on running the country and don't listen to those rumors."
Wanyanxu came to the harem and asked his mother the same question. His mother would not lie. From the mother's hesitant words and panic expression, he knew that what was written in the pamphlet might be true. His brother Wanyan Kang was really still alive.
He is alive and serving as the emperor of Song Dynasty. In this way, everything can be explained.
Why were the Jin and Song states able to form an alliance to defeat the Mongols? Because someone was manipulating them behind the scenes.
Fake, fake, everything is fake!
Wan Yanxu roared in his heart, "Who do you think he is? He is just a puppet put on the front desk. If not, he would have been killed by his brother. The third uncle and his mother knew about it, and those ministers may also know about it."
, only he was kept in the dark, performing like a clown.
Once this pamphlet spreads, the Song Kingdom will definitely oust Wanyan Kang from the throne. If Wanyan Kang returns to the Jin Kingdom, how will he deal with himself? Should he abdicate? Or will he be murdered by Wanyan Kang like his father?
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After coming out of the harem, Emperor Wanyanxu of the Jin Kingdom was thinking deeply in his heart. At this time, he heard the laughter coming from not far away. It was the voice of the little princess Wanyanxu who showed no regrets. His heart couldn't help but move. This adopted child
The face of the little princess in the palace was very similar to that of her mother, but she was the granddaughter of the third uncle. However, he had never seen the son of the third uncle come to the palace to visit his daughter.
This is the case with many things. Once you start to doubt, everything becomes full of doubts.
Wanyanxu finally knew why he could survive and how much sacrifice his mother had made. The third uncle who seemed to be kind and caring and took good care of him actually occupied his mother and queen. This was the emperor's family.
True identity, this was undoubtedly the last straw that broke his heart.
Chapter completed!