"...Nowadays, there is widespread news in the outside world. There is a saying that...the ownership of the next emperor of the Jin Kingdom was originally a matter between Zong Qian and Zong Han, but Wu Qimai's son Zong Pan was very ambitious and insisted on taking the throne.
Of course Wu Qimai disagreed at first..."
In the flickering light, Cheng Min, who was mending socks with old cloth, chatted with Tang Minjie about Wu's begging.
"...No matter compared with Zong Han or Zong Qian, Zong Pan's character and ability are far behind, let alone not making much contribution in the past. Rumor has it that before Wu Qimai suffered a stroke, the father and son
There were quarrels over this, and there were also rumors that it was Zong Pan who was so determined to become emperor that Wu Qimai couldn't afford the stroke."
"...Later Wu Qimai suffered a stroke and became ill, and the east and west armies marched south. Zong Pan took advantage of this opportunity and intensified his efforts to recruit party members. Privately, rumors spread that the purpose of sending the two armies to march south was to provide
He bought time to pave the way for seizing the throne in the future, and some speculators took advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of him. In the intervening two years, he did win a lot of support in the capital area."
"...Wu Qimai was ill for two years. Although he didn't want his son to be involved in the struggle for the throne at first, gradually, he may have lost consciousness, or he may have softened his heart, so he just let it go. In his selfishness, he may still want to give him something.
An opportunity. Then when the West Route Army was defeated, it was rumored that a secret letter was passed into the palace. This secret letter was written by Zong Han. After Wu Qimai regained consciousness, he made some arrangements and changed the edict.
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"...Originally, according to the private agreement between the two governments, this time the East Route Army won and the West Route Army was defeated, the new king should fall on Zong Gan. When the East Route Army came back, the West Route Army was still on the way. If Zong Gan
Qian succeeded to the throne in advance, Zongfu Zongbi could make arrangements immediately. After Zong Han and others came back, they could only go to prison directly, with swords and axes on their bodies. If Wu Qimai did not want Zong Han to die because of his past kindness, he would take the throne
If it is really passed on to Zong Pan or someone else, then this person will not be able to suppress Zong Qian, Zong Fu, Zong Bi and other brothers. Maybe Zong Qian raises the flag of rebellion, and Zong Fu and Zong Bi can eliminate the dissidents before Zong Han comes back.
, Daikin will be divided from now on, and blood will flow like a river... What a pity."
"...But Wu Qimai's edict prevented these things from happening. He did not establish a new king and let the three parties negotiate. Zong Pan, who was powerful in Beijing, felt that he had an opportunity. In order to fight against Zong Gan, who was currently the most powerful,
He just wanted people like Zong Han and Xi Yin alive. It was also for this reason that although Zong Han and Xi Yin arrived late, before they arrived in Beijing, Zong Pan had been fighting against Zong Qian with his father's edict.
Zong Han Xiyin bought time, and when Zong Han Xiyin arrived in Beijing, all parties lobbied, and everyone said that the black flag situation was difficult to control, and the situation became increasingly uncertain."
The woman named Cheng Min said these words, put the thread in her hand to her lips and bit it off. Although she was a woman, she was always in the hook fence, but when facing Tang Minjie, she was really neat and free. I didn't know she
How did he look when facing Lu Mingfang in the past?
After sewing the new socks, she handed them to him directly, and then went to a corner of the room to look for rice and grain. She didn't come to this room often, and there were basically no vegetables or meat. After rummaging for a while, she found some flour and took a wooden basin.
Prepare to add water and bake into pancakes.
"But these things are all hearsay. There are many nobles in the capital, and they usually get together. When they go to the girl's house, they talk about who they know, and what the origin of various things is. Sometimes even casually
I thought it was impossible to spread the private things mentioned casually, but later I found out that they were quite accurate, but some of them were quite accurate, but later I found out that they were completely lies. Wu Qimai died anyway, and there were several people who planned his plans.
You can really explain it clearly."
Tang Minjie was wearing socks: "Such rumors sound more like Xi Yin's style."
"It is true that most of the rumors were deliberately released by them." Cheng Min, who was making the interview, paused slightly in his hands, "Speaking of Zong Han and Xi Yin, although they have lived in Yunzhong for a long time, the nobles who went to Beijing in the past also
I was always worried that the two sides would fight, but after this incident, I realized that the names of these two people are now... useful in Shangjing. Especially after Zong Han gave up the idea of never getting involved in the throne, some old veterans in Shangjing who had accumulated military merits
Gui, everyone is on their side."
Cheng Min said: "They don't want to see Zong Pan, and privately they don't want to see Zong Qian, Zong Fu, Zong Bi and others. They all feel that these brothers are not as talented as Aguda and Wu Qimai. Compared with Zong back then."
The hope is also far behind, not to mention that the veterans who conquered the world in the past have withered away. Zong Han and Xi Yin are all the pillars of the Jin Kingdom. Once Zong Qian comes to power, they may be attacked. In the past, Zong Han wanted to seize the throne, and it was life or death.
The solution, now that this level of thinking has gone, the entire Jin Kingdom still has to rely on them, so Zong Qian's voice has been weakened a bit."
She said calmly: "In the past, I always said that after going south, the East and West Prefectures would meet Zhenzhang. Half a year ago, I always felt that the West Prefecture was weak, and Zong Qian and others would not make it easy for him... Who would have thought that in such a tense situation,
We are still being delayed by Zong Han Xiyin. Although there is a reason why Wu begged for money, we can really see how terrifying these two people are... I just hope there will be a result tonight and God will accept these two people."
Generally speaking, the situation in Shangjing is a three-party game. In fact, there are probably more than a dozen participants. As long as the entire balance is slightly broken, the person with the upper hand may directly cook the raw rice into cooked rice. Cheng Min has been in Shangjing for so many years.
, I have mostly come into contact with information from Dongfu, and I am afraid that I have only really seen the influence and planning ability of Zong Han in the past two months.
At this time, it had just darkened outside, and there were only occasional small sounds. In the warm room, although the two of them were talking quietly, their minds were actually tied to the vast chess game outside. They had no idea at this time.
With the ability to reach out, one can only hope that the situation in the Jin Kingdom will deteriorate quickly - after all, this is the most likely situation.
"Every nation has its own heroes." Tang Minjie said, "The enemy's hero is my enemy... Is there anyone I can help?"
"No, just sit down." Cheng Min smiled, "Maybe there will be a fierce battle tonight and there will be chaos, and we will have to escape then."
High clouds shrouded the sky of this northern city, and the gray night accompanied by the whining of the north wind made the lights of thousands of houses in the city look small. On the outskirts of the city, there were troops advancing, setting up camps, and confronting each other.
The messenger riders passed through the streets of the city, delivering messages of one kind or another to the hands of different powerful people. Countless people like Tang Minjie and Cheng Min were paying attention to the progress of the matter.
In the huge mansion outside the east gate of the palace, elite Jurchen soldiers who had participated in the Southern Expedition were already wearing armor and holding knives. Some of them were checking the iron cannons in the palace. In the capital of the capital, and around the palace, these things——
Especially cannons - according to the law, they are not allowed, but for the generals who returned triumphantly after the Southern Expedition, these laws are no longer in their eyes.
Wan Yanchang, who was wearing a brocade robe and was very fashionable, came in from the outside and walked straight into the courtyard where he was gearing up for a fight. His face was gloomy. Someone tried to stop him, but they failed in the end. Then there was someone who had already put on armor.
Wanyan Zongbi hurriedly greeted him from the other side of the courtyard.
"Uncle, uncle, why don't you say hello to my nephew when you come here? What's the matter? What's the matter?"
Wanyan Zongbi opened his hands with enthusiasm on his face. Wanyanchang has always been one of Dongfu's assistants. Although he was careful in using troops and tended to be conservative, his military exploits were not as good as those of Zonghan, Lou Shi, Zongwang and others.
Dazzling, but now that the first generation of generals are gone, he is already one of the few generals in Dongfu who can compete with Zong Hanxiyin. It is also for this reason that he came in this time.
, and others dare not obstruct it head-on.
"Fourth, I just wanted to ask you, what's going on?"
"Be prepared first." Zong Bi smiled: "Be prepared for a rainy day and be prepared for any trouble, uncle."
"This is called preparing for a rainy day? Do you want to fight in the city! Or do you want to attack the imperial city?"
"My nephew doesn't want to, but as you know, uncle, Zong Pan has already sent Yu Linhu Ben to the streets!"
"The Royal Forest Guards are supposed to guard the palace and protect the capital."
Zong Bi waved his hand violently, a fierce look on his face: "But his forest guard is not one of ours!"
Wan Yanchang looked at this fierce Wushu. After a moment, he said: "Deliberation within the clan is not a child's play. From Jingzu to the present, force has not been the final say in clan affairs. Fourth, if
Today you put all the artillery in the capital, and no matter who becomes emperor tomorrow, you will be the first to be killed by everyone, not even your brothers, no one can protect you!"
His words were extremely harsh. Zong Bi spread his hands and said, "Uncle, you are serious. My nephew didn't say he wanted to beat anyone. Look at the few people in the house, who can be beaten? The army is still outside the city."
Well. I think there might be a fight outside the city."
Wan Yanchang frowned: "Where are the boss and the third child?"
"Sai is also here, and the third brother went out of the city to greet him personally. The eldest brother happened to be picking up some uncles outside, and he doesn't know when he will be able to come back, so the younger nephew is left here to make some preparations." Zong Bi lowered his voice, "Uncle.
, maybe there will be blood tonight, you can’t let my nephew be unprepared, right?”
"No chaos tonight, teach them to put everything away!" Wan Yanchang looked around and waved, then looked around a few more times before turning around, "I'll go to the front and wait for them."
"Uncle, let me take care of this and then go over to pour you some wine!"
Zong Bi waved his hand and said this. After Wan Yanchang's figure disappeared at the entrance of the courtyard, the deputy on the side came over: "Well, Marshal, the people here..."
"Get ready, stay in another yard. Don't be seen again!" Zong Bi waved his hand, and after a moment, he spat on the ground, "Old thing, it's out of date..."
After cursing, Zong Bi left the courtyard and went to the front hall to continue talking to Wan Yanchang. At this time, people were already coming to visit him one after another. According to Wu Qimai's edict, once this time
Wanyan Sai who came over also waited for others to enter the city. At this time, all the members of the Wanyan clan who could speak in the Jin Kingdom had already arrived. As long as they entered the palace and started discussing matters, the identity of the next emperor of the Jin Kingdom would be revealed.
It can be determined at any time.
It is also for this reason that some people who have secretly decided to join Zong Qian are now beginning to gather towards Zong Qian's palace. On the one hand, Zong Qian is afraid that they will betray him, and on the other hand, of course, he also wants to protect him. And even in the end, Zong Qian is afraid that they will betray him.
An embarrassing situation arises. There are too few people supporting Zong Qian's rise to power. By detaining a group of people, this critical moment can be postponed for a few days before making plans.
The same situation should have already happened to Zong Pan, Zong Han and others.
After waiting in the front hall for a while, Zong Qian also brought several elders from the clan. After meeting Wan Yanchang, Wan Yanchang privately talked to Zong Qian about the troops in the rear. Zong Qian then pulled Zong Bi away.
I went aside and whispered for a while as a reprimand, but in fact there was not much improvement.
At this time, it was already halfway through Xu Shi, and the city was under complete martial law. Outside the city, Zongfu led the army to meet Wanyan Saiye who was halfway there. This was the highlight of the whole night. Occasionally, messengers would come back to report the confrontation between the troops near the city wall.
Situation. At this time, another person ran in, knelt down and said: "Bao, Wanyan... Master Gu Shen drove up at the intersection and said he wanted to pay a visit to several princes and handed over a greeting card."
"Xi Yin?" Zong Qian frowned, "Shouldn't he, a dog-headed military advisor, be by Zong Han's side? Or maybe he is busy deceiving Zong Pan, what are you doing here?"
"I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything." Zong Bi said, "I can't see him coming in. It's okay if you don't listen to what he says."
"Hey, Fourth Brother, you're making me angry." An old man said at the side.
Zong Qian nodded and said: "Although there are disputes, in the final analysis, we are still our own people. Since the God of Grain is coming, Xiao Wang will go to greet him personally. Please wait for a moment. Come, please set down the tables and chairs!"
At this time, in the huge hall, everyone was sitting at the top or on both sides. At Zong Qian's signal, servants brought tables and chairs and visited the middle of the hall. They looked like they were being interrogated.
After a while, Wanyan Xiyin, who was thin and had white hair and beard, followed Zong Qian. He looked at the posture in the hall and smiled. He did not sit down immediately, but greeted one by one along the hall.
Even after a few words of reminiscing about old times, someone sighed: "Goddess of the Valley, you are old."
"You're all old." Xiyin smiled, and when he faced Zong Bidu, he cupped his hands grandly. Then he went to the square table in the center of the hall, picked up the jug, poured a glass of wine, drank it, and said, "Good wine!
It’s so cold outside!”
Seeing that he was a bit anti-customer, Zong Qian walked up to the top and sat down, smiling and said: "Goddess of Grain, please sit down. I wonder if you have anything important to do when you come today?"
Xiyin looked around and let out a long sigh. He stood at the table for a while, then pulled out the stool and sat down in front of everyone. As a result, everyone looked a head taller than him.
He didn't insist on arguing, he just looked at them quietly.
The hall was quiet for a moment, and Zong Bi said: "Xi Yin, if you have anything to say, just say it quickly!"
"We are all blood descendants of the clan here. There are uncles, brothers, and nephews... It is not easy to get together this time. I am old and have mixed feelings. I want to reminisce about the past. What does it matter? Even tonight
Now that the important matter has been resolved, we are still a family. We have the same enemy, so there is no need to get into a tense situation... Come on, let me toast you all."
He took the initiative to propose a toast, and everyone also raised their glasses. The old man at the top of the table also laughed while raising his glasses. I don’t know what he thought of. Xiyin smiled and said: "In the fifteenth year, I went to Hushui for a banquet.
Silent, dull, and unsociable, Uncle Qi told me that if he wanted to appear bolder, he would take the initiative to propose a toast. Uncle Qi still remembers this."
With this toast, he seized the initiative in the hall with just one sentence. Zong Bi really wanted to curse, but Wan Yanchang on the other side smiled: "Since the God of Grain knows that something big is going to happen tonight, don't blame everyone.
Nervous. You can talk about old times all the time. If you don’t pour out the ideas in your stomach, I’m afraid everyone will be nervous all night. After this glass of wine, let’s get down to business. After the business is over, we’ll drink again.”
Xiyin nodded, but did not bother: "I'm afraid that when we come here tonight, we really can't reach an agreement with each other outside the city, and we start a fight. As far as I know, Lao San and Shu Liesu have probably started beating the gong outside right now.
The drums were playing, Zong Pan asked Hu Ben to go up to the city wall, because he was afraid that you people would be too busy to drive to the city to play..."
"You don't want to slander others -" Xiyin said this, Zong Bi had already interrupted him, "Is this a frame-up? He climbed up to the city wall because we wanted to rebel. Xiyin, you are really a scholar...
"
"I didn't mean that, Fourth Brother, please listen to me." Xiyin raised his hand, "I don't mean to frame anyone, but if this situation continues, it is really possible that relatives will hate each other and enemies will be happy.
, Old Fourth, if there is a sudden thunder outside today, will the soldiers on your hand have to rush out? Once you rush out, can things be put back together? Just for this reason, I want to be the one to pass on the news.
Let’s talk, I hope everyone can talk calmly.”
"You wear a pair of trousers with Zong Han, are you the right one?" Zong Bi sneered, "There's nothing else to talk about! We agreed at the beginning that when the Southern Expedition is over, things will be clear. The result today is clear, I beat you.
Defeat, this throne should have been my eldest brother’s, let’s take it openly and openly! You still talk about it, I’ll talk about your ancestors..."
There were people talking around.
"The fourth child is right."
"Xiao Si, please pay attention to your words..."
Xiyin frowned and waved his hand: "Don't say that. When Taizu died, he said that he would pass the throne to Nianhan, which was upright. But in the end, you didn't want to, and said that it would be his turn next. Today,
Do you agree? In the Southern Expedition, it is good that the east side won, but the choice of the throne must be recognized by everyone. If the boss is chosen, Zong Pan will not worry, and the commander will not worry, so you can rest assured?
Why is the late emperor's edict like this? It's just because the southwest has become a big problem, and I don't want our Jurchens to fall into civil strife again. Otherwise, one day in the future, the black flag will rise northward, and our Jin Kingdom will follow the same path as the Liao Kingdom. You must also feel this way.
got it."
Zong Bi cursed: "I understand you first...I understand your mother! These rumors about the late emperor's last wish are all rumors created by you and Zong Pan's gang in private!"
"If it were just me, it would probably be a rumor, but before the commander and I went to Beijing, Zong Pan also said the same thing. He is the legitimate son of the late emperor. Doesn't it sound like a rumor?"
Wan Yanchang, the leader, said: "How about asking the boss to swear an oath, with the heads of each branch as witnesses, that after he succeeds to the throne, he will never liquidate the past?"
"After studying history for thousands of years, it is difficult to keep the oath of the emperor's family. Just like the throne of Nianhan. At that time, he said it was him, then he refused to give it, and then he said it would be given to him later. In the end, it was not his turn."
Wan Yanchang smiled: "If you can't trust me, boss, how can you trust Zong Pan? If he succeeds to the throne, it will be very difficult to control today. Who can guarantee that he will not try to make up for it one by one. The God of Grain can teach me.
"
Xiyin nodded: "I came here today and I did think of a way."
Xiyin is known as the God of Valley, and has always been the number one person in the Jurchen clan's strategy. Although Zongqianzong's assistant Zongbi and others gained the upper hand with the power of the Southern Expedition, the situation in Beijing has become entangled to this point. Except for Zonghan's own prestige,
In addition to the continuation of the story, the God of Grains was running around the city lobbying and winning over many people. He came to visit today, and everyone knew that he must have a plan. When the words came to this, including Wan Yanchang, Zong Qian, Zong Bi, etc.
Everyone inside braced themselves up and waited for his next sentence.
I saw Xiyin's eyes were serious and deep, and he looked around everyone: "Zong Qian succeeded to the throne, Zong Pan is afraid of being liquidated, and the heads of the various clans standing on his side now also have the same worry. If Zong Pan succeeds, I believe everyone's
The mood is the same. After all, the commander-in-chief was defeated in the Southwest Battle, so he no longer thinks about it anymore... The situation in Shangjing City is now delicate and has reached a deadlock. Since half of the people are unwilling to take over, it's better...
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"...Let's find someone else to be a kid."
After he finished speaking, Zong Qian's palm in the hall slammed on the table, his face turned livid, and murderous intent emerged.