Some people who were unwilling to back down, but were afraid of being implicated and worried about being involved in future disputes, also resigned from their posts and went into seclusion.
Of course, Wanyan Shouxu didn't care at all about all this. He hugged Cui Qing'er and said with a smile: "It would be better for these old men to resign from office. Swans are hard to find. There are plenty of toads with two legs."
Cui Qing'er received a suggestion from her brother and knew that this was a good opportunity to strengthen the Cui family.
So Cui Qing'er said: "These old men are so ignorant. It would be better for them to leave, out of sight and out of mind. It just so happens that my Cui family has many young talents who are determined to serve the country, and they want to share the worries of Master Lang.
Why not promote them one by one, so that the master can sit back and relax, and we can be happy every day, wouldn't it be wonderful?"
"Yes, yes, my concubine is right, exactly."
Wanyan Shouxu was addicted to Cui Qing'er's gentle hometown, and responded to Cui Qing'er's words. Soon, a large number of Cui clan members were promoted and occupied positions in the court. The Cui clan began to prosper, gradually gained power, and became rich and powerful.
Cui Li took control of power and even more aggressively eliminated dissidents, expelling officials who had enmity with him and had different political views from the court.
For a time, Cui Li was extremely powerful, and when Nawo Kuotai learned of all this, he ordered people to come to his mansion with heavy gifts in an attempt to win him over.
The envoy from Wokuotai was named Zhang Ji. When he saw Cui Li, he said: "I heard that your country wants to choose someone to help between my great khan and Tuo Lei, so my great khan sent my envoy to see you. As long as you make me
If we help each other, we will definitely have prosperity and wealth in the future."
Cui Li did not dare to neglect Zhang Ji, because he knew that the Jin Kingdom would be destroyed by the Mongols sooner or later.
The Mongolian cavalry swept across the world, their fighting power was fierce, and they had a feud with the Jin Kingdom. Before the rise of Mongolia, Mongolia was under the rule of the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Kingdom would go to the Mongolian grasslands to kill people every few years to prevent Mongolia from becoming powerful and uninhibited.
Controlled by the Kingdom of Jin.
Unexpectedly, everything backfired. Mongolia had been pregnant for thousands of years, and finally Genghis Khan was born. He led Mongolia to become stronger, led Mongolia to completely get rid of the control of the Jin Kingdom, and began to take revenge on the Jin Kingdom.
Therefore, as long as Mongolia has the opportunity, it will never let go of the Jin Kingdom. This is the general trend. Cui Li naturally understands it, so he has long planned to surrender to Mongolia.
But before that, of course he also wanted to take the opportunity to ask for a price. Otherwise, why would he sacrifice his sister and work so hard to climb to a high position in the Kingdom of Jin?
Cui Li's face was dull, neither happy nor angry. He said to Zhang Jida: "I, a minister, can't influence Master Lang's decision. Even if I have the intention, I am powerless."
Zhang Ji heard Cui Li's implication and knew that Cui Li didn't like the gift he brought today and wanted a higher promise.
Zhang Ji said with a smile: "My Great Khan admires Shi Jun very much. Shi Jun is brave and wise. He is a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. Every time he mentions it, the Great Khan praises him twice as much."
"Oh, did the Great Khan really say that?" Cui Li suddenly became excited and looked happy.
Zhang Ji nodded and said: "It's absolutely true. How dare I dare to speak nonsense about what the Great Khan said? My Great Khan said that if you can get an envoy, if you get a hundred thousand soldiers, if you can help the Great Khan to destroy the Jin Kingdom, one day
They must tear apart the soil and divide the grass, and treat each other with the high status of "king"."
"Is this true?"
When Cui Li heard that Ogootai was willing to recruit him with the high position of "King", he was extremely excited and couldn't help himself anymore.
Seeing that he took the bait, Zhang Ji secretly laughed in his heart, and with a serious face, he nodded and said: "How dare I talk nonsense about this matter of tearing the earth apart and conferring a king, but if one wrong word came to the ears of the Khan, wouldn't it be necessary?
Confiscate the family and exterminate the clan?”
Cui Li no longer had any doubts and said excitedly: "I also asked the angel to report back to the Great Khan, and said that Cui Li was willing to serve the Great Khan. Emperor Wanyan Shouxu of the Jin Kingdom was dissolute and immoral and ignored the government. Cui Li would definitely control the political situation of the Jin Kingdom.
Be the pioneer to lead the way for the Great Khan to destroy the Jin Kingdom."
"Okay, as your envoy has said, our Mongolian cavalry will surely destroy the Kingdom of Jin, and you, your envoy, will also make great achievements that will benefit thousands of descendants."
Zhang Ji was worthy of being a lobbyist. He recruited Cui Li with just a few words and made Cui Li become Wo Kuotai's lackey.
At the court meeting on the second day, Cui Li formally suggested to Wanyan Shouxu that the Jin Kingdom should fully support Wo Kuotai and help Wo Kuotai defeat Tuo Lei. In this way, the Jin Country could help him in exchange for Wo Kuotai retaining the Jin Kingdom Guo Zuo.
Cui Li stated that there were two reasons why he chose to help Ogedai. First, Ogedai succeeded to the throne before Genghis Khan. His legitimacy was unquestionable and he could get more support and help from more people.
Secondly, the territory that Wo Kuotai currently controls is more than ten times that of Tuo Lei, and he has a cloud of advisers and powerful generals like rain. Compared with Tuo Lei, Wo Kuo Tai has a greater chance of winning.
Cui Li was rhetorical, but it was also true. In the end, Wanyan Shouxu couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Finally, Cui Lida said: "Master Lang, in order to show our sincerity to Wokuotai Khan, we should kill Tang Qing, the messenger who dragged the thunder, to show our sincerity."
Wanyan Shouxu nodded and said: "What the Qing family said makes sense."
Tang Qingnai was a subordinate of Tuo Lei. He had previously been sent to the Kingdom of Jin by Tuo Lei's order. He made many unreasonable accusations against Wanyan Shouxu and all the officials, which made everyone in the Kingdom of Jin very angry, but there was nothing he could do about it.
After that, Tuo Lei sent troops to the Song Dynasty, but suffered a setback in the Song Dynasty. Tuo Lei then competed with Wo Kuotai for the throne of Khan. The struggle was fierce and the outcome was unpredictable. Seeing this, Tang Qing did not dare to return to Mongolia rashly, so he used the Mongolian envoy's
I have stayed in the Kingdom of Jin till now.
As soon as Cui Li's proposal came out, all the officials started talking about it, but no one came out to oppose it.
Just when Cui Li thought that his authority had been established and no one in the court dared to violate his power, the minister ordered Li Tangying to stand up and said: "Master, Cui Li's words are absolutely unacceptable!"
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Cui Li was immediately surprised and looked at Li Tangying with eyes like swords, wishing he could kill him on the spot.
Wanyan Shouxu asked Li Tangying: "Why not?"
Li Tangying knew that Wanyan Shouxu had accepted Cui Li's strategy of choosing one person to help, but it was probably difficult to persuade him.
Li Tangying could only say: "Regardless of whether choosing one person to help me is the best choice for Daikin, I have to take 10,000 steps back. Even if I choose one person to help, I should not choose Wo Kuotai, but should choose Tuo Lei.
"
"Why?" Wanyan Shouxu asked.
Li Tangying replied: "Master Lang, Tuo Lei is brave and good at fighting. He is one of Genghis Khan's most effective generals in the world, and the general Borshu also assisted Zuo Tuo Lei. Now Namu Huali's son Bolu has also
Choosing to be loyal to Tuo Lei, Tuo Lei's strength has greatly increased, and he has shown strong potential in the fight against Ogedei."