Although all of this was within Li Qi's expectation and was proceeding according to his plan without any deviation, Niu Gao only gave a general idea and he did not know the specific details, so this made Li Qi still
I'm a little worried, but these details will have to wait until he returns.
"No one was hurt, right?"
After Li Qi listened quietly, the first thing he said was that he was concerned about whether anyone would be harmed.
Niu Gao shook his head and said: "We have tens of thousands of imperial troops guarding the palace. He Guan's few men and horses are not enough to fill the gap between his teeth. How dare the other party dare to move."
Li Qi asked again: "Where are the Cai family and the Bai family?"
Niu Gao shook his head again and said, "I don't know about that. When I came, the emperor had just ascended the throne. He didn't do much to deal with the government affairs. Instead, he first dispatched troops to support you."
This is in line with Zhao Kai's character. He really wanted to wash away the previous humiliation of the Song Army. If the driving force that pushed him to this point was dignity, that is, the humiliation Wanyan Zongwang had brought to him. Therefore, he ascended the throne for the first time.
One thing must be the war against the Jin army.
Li Qi nodded and asked again: "What about the prince?"
Niu Gao said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had been staying in the East Palace at that time without even leaving the door. Before the Emperor boarded the plane, the Supreme Emperor had already named His Highness the Crown Prince as the Assistant King."
Li Qi hummed. He also knew that Zhao Kai was unlikely to launch any Xuanwu Gate changes like Li Shimin. Li Shimin had no choice. Li Jiancheng was not a fool. He was also a very talented person. If he became the emperor,
He is not necessarily worse than Li Shimin. If he does not kill Li Jiancheng, it will be a big hidden danger. But if Li Shimin wins, then of course he will make excuses for himself. It is inevitable to discredit Li Jiancheng, and Zhao Huan has a character like this.
No matter what you do, it doesn't matter if you keep him.
Niu Gao suddenly said: "Bu Shuai, how are we doing now? I've had a good rest. Don't forget about me from fighting or something."
Li Qi glanced at this guy and said hehe: "If you came here with this purpose, then I can only regret to tell you that you will definitely be disappointed. It is impossible to continue this battle."
Niu Gao opened his eyes and said, "Why?"
Li Qi chuckled: "Go and ask Jin Guo. They don't dare to fight. What can I do?"
"Then we can fight there!"
"Are you going?"
"I would like to be the vanguard."
"I'm talking about you alone."
"Uh... Bu Shuai, stop playing with me."
"If you're like this, I won't look for you if you're gay. You'd better go out and look for Yue Fei and the others."
"oh."
Not long after Niu Gao left, Zhong Shidao walked in. Before Li Qi could congratulate him, he asked, "How's it going in the capital?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Brother, please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Emperor will do it to scare the monkeys, and will never attack his own relatives."
Zhong Shidao breathed a sigh of relief and said: "One general can make thousands of bones wither! I only hope that the emperor can be lenient."
Li Qi thought the same as Zhong Shidao on this point. He didn't want to go on a killing spree, but he couldn't stop it now. It just depends on what Zhao Kai will do.
But no matter what, this is always great news. This army is no longer alone overseas. They have the strongest backing. The officers and soldiers of the three armies are very happy. If the war had not stopped, they would have celebrated it.
Ichiban.
Officials like Zongze, Zhang Shuye, and Han Shizhong who had not been reused in the past, or who had offended Cai Jing, Li Bangyan and others. The moment they received the imperial edict, they burst into tears. For them, this was really a huge blow to their hearts.
The sun emerged from the dark clouds. Although it was much late, it was better than never coming, which also made them cherish the remaining time even more.
Now that the reward has arrived, the military's morale has stabilized. There are no worries anymore and morale is high. Zongze also quickly issued various orders, on the one hand to defend against enemies in the north, and on the other hand to start dealing with internal affairs.
Soon, the news of Zhao Kai's accession to the throne spread. For Li Qi, and even for the people of the Song Dynasty, no one thought it was sudden, but took it for granted. But for the surrounding countries, it was really
It was too sudden. Because Song Huizong was still young and in good health, why did he abdicate suddenly?
But along with the news of Zhao Kai's accession to the throne, the news of the Song Army's defeat of the Jin Army also spread to neighboring countries. These countries have always been very concerned about the dispute between Song and Jin. After all, these are the two superpowers in this land, and victory or defeat will matter.
have the most direct impact on them.
Originally, when they saw that the Jin army had reached Kaifeng, they were worried about the Song Dynasty. But in a blink of an eye, they saw the Song army fight back again. This made them even more afraid to underestimate the Song court. Countries began to send troops one after another.
People went to Kaifeng to congratulate Zhao Kai.
Among them, the most anxious ones are the various political forces in Tubo. Now that Song Huizong abdicates, it heralds a reshuffle. Those previous regimes that had a bad relationship with the Song Dynasty, or those small countries in the south, are also rushing to prepare gifts, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity.
Taking this opportunity to make good relations with the Song Dynasty.
Of course, the Kingdom of Jin also learned the news immediately, which made Wanyan Zongwang very depressed. The reign of Song Huizong was the best guarantee for them. Although he looked down on Zhao Kai, he also knew that in the
At this critical moment, Zhao Kai's sudden accession to the throne foreshadows something.
Obviously, his worries are not unreasonable. Since Zhao Kai came to the throne, the Song army in the Yanyun area began to become restless, and subsequent supplies poured into the Yanyun area continuously, whether it was food, people, or some
Essential necessities for life.
Under Qin Hui's series of propaganda, the people of the entire Song Dynasty were united and fully supported the fight against the Jin Dynasty.
The balance of victory began to tilt towards the Song Dynasty.
There is a saying that when the house leaks, it rains all night.
The stalemate in the Yanyun area caused changes within the Jin Kingdom. Although the Song Dynasty was very empty inside, the Jin Kingdom was not much better. They had always supported war with war, using war to obtain salaries and rob others.
Property, but now there is no breakthrough trend at all. Instead, the Song Dynasty has begun to continuously increase its troops in the Yanyun area.
If there is no war, hundreds of thousands of troops will just be stored there. Not to mention the salary, your court must pay for this military girl. And the treasury of the Jin Kingdom was robbed by everyone together, and the founding achievements of the Jin Kingdom
, seeing that the money from the treasury was flowing out like water, but could not see any return, I felt that this war would not be profitable at all, and might even lead to bankruptcy. Song Chao was rich, but we were poor.
You can't fight a war of attrition with the Song Dynasty!
After all, interests still control the entire war situation.
Wanyan Sheng is now preparing to engage in internal affairs, and he is hesitating in his heart. It is completely meaningless to continue this fight, but they are all afraid of Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan. If there is no particularly good reason, they will not let him go.
The two men retreated.
However, at this moment, Gao Li gave Wanyan Sheng a perfect reason.
It turned out that after Goryeo learned about the stalemate between Song and Jin in Yanyun, the King of Goryeo wanted to take advantage of the situation and completely consolidate Baozhou, so he secretly sent heavy troops to Baozhou to garrison and build the Great Wall to resist the Jin Kingdom.
The Goryeo looked down on the Jurchens. They admired Han culture and liked to deal with the Song people. Moreover, at first the Jurchens had to pay tribute to them. However, after Wanyan Aguda unified the Jurchens, their tone began to change. It was impossible to pay tribute.
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In the beginning, Wanyan Aguda and Goryeo were still regarded as a kingdom of brothers. Of course, the Jin Kingdom was the elder brother. After the Liao Kingdom was completely destroyed, Wanyan Aguda's tone changed again, and they were regarded as a kingdom of father and son.
Of course Goryeo will not agree, but Wanyan Aguda’s diplomatic strategy towards Goryeo is to suppress Goryeo without attacking. Although Baozhou is controlled by you, if you do not surrender to me. If you do not act like father and son, I will not recognize Baozhou as yours.
Yes, my soldiers can capture Baozhou at any time.
This made Goryeo feel uncomfortable, but he did not dare to contradict Wanyan Aguda. After Wanyan Sheng came to the throne, he originally thought that Goryeo would definitely surrender after the Song Dynasty was defeated, but unexpectedly he failed and suffered heavy losses. Instead, he was tricked by Goryeo.
one time.
The reason why Goryeo dared to do this was also due to Li Qi. Li Qi opened up the road to Shanghai, allowing Goryeo and the Song Dynasty to bypass the Jin Kingdom and negotiate directly, and the sincerity shown by Li Qi made Goryeo feel that he and the Song Dynasty were the same
The relationship between fish and water doubled the confidence of the King of Korea.
Wanyan Sheng used this as an excuse to issue an imperial edict to Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan, saying that if this war continues, there will be no result, and now that our chrysanthemum has been stabbed, are we now facing enemies from both sides, or should we negotiate peace with Song Dynasty?
Okay, you guys come back first and solve this chrysanthemum problem first.
Although Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan were unwilling to lose to the Song army, which was difficult for people to accept in the Jin Kingdom at that time, they also knew that the current Song army's morale was high and they were united. They wanted to break this deadlock.
It's very difficult. If we still have to face a two-sided battle, we simply can't deal with it head-to-head, so we can only agree to it.
The two of them agreed, and Wanyan Sheng felt much more relaxed and began to negotiate with the Song Dynasty. Wanyan Sheng was not as good at fighting as his brother, but he was still very skillful in handling these matters. He knew that Zhao Kai would be a very good person when he came to the throne.
The opportunity, because the reason they sent troops before was all against the regime of Song Huizong. As soon as Song Huizong stepped down, the previous grievances could be erased, so he first sent someone to congratulate Zhao Kai.
Then He Shiliebohe was re-activated, because now Li Qi is the king of Yanyun, who is specifically in charge of the Yanyun war, and he must be the one to negotiate. Looking at the entire Jin Kingdom, it is Heshiliebohe and
Li Qi had the best relationship with him, and it was for this reason that Wanyan Zongwang first forced He Shiliebohe to become an official and return home. Now that peace talks are about to begin, it is logical to send Heshiliebohe.
In fact, the Song court saw that it was impossible to go any further and did not want to fight. After all, Zhao Kai had just ascended the throne and the national treasury was almost in negative assets. He had a lot to do, and the supplies he sent to Yanyun were already at the end of their strength.
If the war continues, the Song Dynasty will not be able to bear it. Now the entire Song Dynasty is focusing on Yan Yun. If this continues for a long time, the country will definitely fall apart.
It can be said that the two parties hit it off immediately.
But Zhao Kai was not prepared to humiliate himself and sue for peace like Song Huizong and others. He gave full power of negotiation to Li Qi, but his attitude was very clear. There must be no concessions on land, money, and people. If the Jin Kingdom refused,
, I would rather the jade be broken into pieces than be destroyed.
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