Chapter 3 There are many storms in the rivers and lakes
Faced with emergencies, and a wave of internal waves in the court that seemed unexpected but had been expected for a long time, the Zhao Guan family still chose to maintain the established policies and political structure, which was the simplest tinkering... To put it bluntly,
During a national war, internal stability always comes first.
Tolerance is for the sake of the country, and tolerance for the sake of the country is probably what it means.
As for letting Lu Yihao go to the southeast, there must be different interpretations in different people's eyes, but from Zhao Jiu's point of view, Lu Yihao is definitely the most suitable one:
First of all, this person is capable and courageous, and he can do things after being dictatorial. Moreover, this person himself was expelled from Yangzhou by Li Gang. He is very familiar with Yangzhou and Southeast. He can get started when he returns, and being able to do things now is the most important thing.
An important one;
The second is the so-called political consideration... Zhao Jiu is not deaf or blind. Of course he knows that Prime Minister Lu has attracted public anger in Tokyo recently. Putting such a person in the southeast is not only to protect Lu Yihao himself, but also to affirm him.
The punishment was a compromise for some of the officials in the palace that day, but it was also a kind of warning.
After all, Lu Yihao's trip to Yangzhou this time has the same role as Li Gang's previous role in the southeast. It is like a hanging sword, reminding some people not to mess around at any time.
Li Gang can no longer oppress you, and Lu Yihao, just do things honestly.
However, generally speaking, everyone still has a general understanding, and the prestige that the Zhao Guan family has just accumulated has not been exhausted, so the conflict in the Sun Palace was limited to the Chongzheng Palace and did not spread too much.
If it really spreads, it doesn't seem to matter.
It must be understood that the city of Tokyo at this time is simply an empty city with a population of less than 200,000 except for sergeants. No matter how lively the discussion is, it will not form the so-called public opinion, let alone have political influence and cause the Tai students to smash the door... because the Tai students
None! Even if a certified Tai student comes back, he will basically be admitted directly and then sent to various places in Henan to serve as officials.
In short, emergencies are destined to be far-reaching and have countless linkage effects. However, if they are just discussed at the highest level, the tone has been set early and implemented quickly... If nothing else is mentioned, the most direct one is Gao Jin, the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin.
When Jingshan heard about Zhao Guan's 'preconditions', he maintained his restraint. He just smiled, said no more words, and directly asked to leave.
Obviously, the Jin army was just testing the situation. Seeing Zhao Song's resolute attitude, they simply gave up the negotiation without any pretense or false threats.
It can only be said that if the battle at Huaishang only made Wanyan Wushu, Ali, and Zan Lubu, the three top brass of the Jin Army, realize the change in their opponents, then the massive invasion that just passed made the entire Jin Kingdom realize their change.
Together we realized the top-down changes in Zhao Song Chaotang.
Therefore, at this time, there is no point in pretending or making false threats.
Of course, after all, they were sending the princess back, and Gao Jingshan and his party were not buried in the Genyue ruins for no reason. At the end of March, in late spring, this senior official of the Jin Kingdom came and went in a hurry, almost following Lu Yihao.
After leaving the city, we crossed the river again from Huazhou and prepared to return to Damingfu.
Let's say that at this moment, because the Zhao and Song officials are still in the old capital, there are a lot of troops and horses along the Yellow River, and Damingfu is the key point for the Jin army to control the Yellow River. The left can assist Liu Yu in Jinan, Jingdong, and the right can guard against the heavy troops around Tokyo and return them.
But in the sweep of the Hebei Plain, after the troops were withdrawn, when the military confrontation was formed, they immediately followed Nianhan's arrangements and jointly stationed more than twenty men'an and four or five generals, which became the frontline hub of the Jin army.
Therefore, when Gao Jingshan rushed to Huazhou, someone from the other side sent a boat to pick him up early... The person who came was none other than the former ten thousand households under Changshe City?
The two of them crossed the river in separate boats. When they reached the other side, it was already dark, so they simply stayed at the ferry and went to get fresh fish from the river. Then they found a house at the Hebei ferry, lit a fire, made fish soup, and drank wine.
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You know, Gao Jingshan and Da? are naturally acquaintances... Thanks to the great development during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Liaodong has become a civilized highland from a cultural perspective, but geographically it is a civilized highland.
In the border area, Jurchen, Bohai, Goryeo, Khitan, Xi, Han, and even some Mongol people lived together in various ways, but they had their own set of cultural characteristics and logic.
The reason why the Jurchens were able to gain momentum, aside from the decadence of the Liao and Song Dynasties, and the heroes of Wanyan Aguda's generation, was that there was a developed civilization behind them, at least Liaodong, which had a very developed military civilization.
A place to rely on.
In fact, after Wanyan Agu started his army, he spent a lot of energy and time to integrate the various tribes in Liaodong according to the tribal alliance method. As soon as the Jin Kingdom was founded, in the so-called most basic Meng'an Muke system, Xi, Khitan, and Goryeo
, Bohai, and Han ethnic groups all have people in high positions. The so-called Jurchens with less than ten thousand Jurchens are by no means a single Jurchen ethnic group that emerged from the deep mountains and old forests.
Of course, the place in Liaodong was too chaotic, with civilization and barbarism, backwardness and advancement coexisting. This did lead to a chaotic system within the Jin Kingdom, but this chaos was covered up by the Jin Kingdom's continuous and strong expansion.
That's all.
Back to the present, the Gao family behind Gao Jingshan, you can say that he is the Bohai ethnic group, but it is also okay to say that he is the Goryeo ethnic group, because the two ethnic groups themselves are one family, which is nothing more than saying that nowadays there are
The existence of a Goryeo regime is a matter of whether it can be attached to... In fact, some of Gao Jingshan's compatriots once raised troops to fight against Wanyan Aguda in Liaodong, trying to seize control of Liaodong.
It's just a defeat.
Therefore, Da? and Gao Jingshan are definitely family friends, acquaintances, and can even be called compatriots.
"The people of Song Dynasty really don't want to negotiate peace?"
After three rounds of drinking, both parties were tipsy, and after talking a lot about common things, the young elder raised his glass and asked the question.
"I don't want to talk about it..." Gao Jingshan simply answered. "Then Zhao Song's official family is really tough."
"I want to talk about something today." Da? Hearing this, he chuckled. "It has been almost fifteen years since the founding of Da Jin. Although we are invincible, when we encounter a country with hundreds of millions like the Song Dynasty, it is difficult for us to defeat millions of people."
We can't afford it... They all say that I buried fifteen men under Changshe City, but they don't mention how many people were gradually consumed by the war with the Song Dynasty over the years."
"That's the truth." Of course Gao Jingshan knew that the other party was resentful, so he hurriedly came to persuade him. "But after all, it was a defeat. I just won't let you lead the army as a general. You are still the hereditary Men'an, the garrison general of Daming Mansion.
This place is so important. If there is a war in the future, as long as you make sure you don't make any mistakes, you can always lead the troops out again..."
"Of course I know that according to military discipline, I should have been cut off a long time ago. The reason why I have fallen behind now is just because my brother died for the country, and our family is the number one noble in our Bohai clan. If I were cut off again, I'm afraid it would be a disaster.
It will cause trouble again, so I will be given a lighter sentence." Da? shook his head. "It's just General Gao, I still have two major dissatisfaction with this handling..."
After all, Gao Jingshan was older and had a sound mind, so he did not respond after hearing this. He just stood up and served himself fresh fish soup.
As for the older one, he was younger, and he inherited the throne from his younger brother, so he had some yamen vibes. Instead, he became more and more careless after drinking a glass of wine: "General Gao, you are here to comment. I will naturally take responsibility for the war that day, but
What about the right deputy marshal? He was the serious commander on the battlefield that day. Why did I lose ten thousand households, lose the right to lead troops, and fined me gold and silver, but he didn't even lose his official rank?"
"General, you are overthinking." Gao Jingshan was relieved after hearing these words, but he put down his soup bowl and started laughing. "The right deputy marshal is actually dealing with you in the same way... You are the No. 1 noble in Bohai.
He is from Wanyan's family, your brother died for the country, and he is the brother and confidant of the country's leader, so you are just not allowed to lead troops, and the right deputy marshal, based on this discussion, although you still have the title of right deputy marshal.
, but you will definitely not be able to lead the army again next time! The two sides are actually the same!"
"If you just look at it this way, it's naturally the same!" Da? Hearing this, he sneered. "But what if we include Liu Yu?"
Gao Jingshan, who picked up the soup bowl, was slightly startled: "What does this have to do with Liu Yu?"
"You don't know yet?" Da? sneered more and more. "A few days ago, the Prime Minister of Nianhan and the eldest prince had a face-to-face discussion with the king. If the people of Song Dynasty are unwilling to surrender, they will cede the land of Jingdong in Guanzhong.
Then Liu Yu will be made emperor... Jinan, Qingzhou, Zizhou, Laizhou, Dengzhou, Mizhou, Yanzhou, the seven major states will be under the control of this consigned prefect! And today, since General Gao is back,
As soon as we enter Daming Mansion, the envoy of the king over there will get the message and will directly cross the river to Jinan and make him the emperor."
The surface of Gaojing Mountain remained unchanged, but their hearts were shaken... In other words, although this news had spread all over the sky a long time ago, when it came to them, these people were still shocked beyond words.
After all, this is the emperor! He is the head of a country!
Of course, Gao Jingshan, who bowed his head to sip the fish soup, quickly realized that he put down his soup bowl and calmed down a little: "In fact, it makes sense. In this massive invasion, the West Route Army won a great victory and captured all of northern Shaanxi and eastern Shaanxi."
However, the route army returned in vain, and not even half of the land in Henan was obtained. The more this happened, the more it was necessary to hold on to Jinan, the foothold of Henan, in order to win or lose in the future... On the contrary, it was northern Shaanxi, and there was no way to win.
Do you think you want to be an emperor?"
"Zhe Keqiu asked, but he didn't want to, so he just stopped." Da? replied casually.
"This makes sense. The situation in the west is very good, so there is no need to establish an emperor." Gao Jingshan said earnestly.
"The truth is the truth, and the comparison is the comparison." Da? finally held the cup and faced each other coldly. "I didn't say whether Liu Yu was right or wrong in becoming emperor. I just compared this Liu Yu with myself and the right deputy marshal.
I can’t help but feel chilled…”
Gao Jingshan's heart moved slightly, and he hurriedly went to drink soup again, but unexpectedly the soup bowl was empty. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed, so he could only pour the wine instead.
And Da? After all, he was young and energetic, so he didn't care about these actions at all, but he used the strength of wine to directly say the words hidden in his heart:
"The Wanyan clan is the head of the Jin Kingdom. I can do whatever they want. I can't say, but I have to talk about fair rewards and punishments for the people below, right? Our Da family and your Gao family lead the Bohai Sea, and there are countless Korean men.
, following Taizu's army, many people died before and after, but I didn't see Wanyan give our Da family a prince, give your Gao family a governor, and then separate each of them into a state and county to be happy! How can one just surrender?
A southerner who has been living for more than a year can become an emperor and take over seven such wealthy states and counties just because he knows how to flatter?! I will speak frankly today, the leader of the country (Wan Yan Wu Qi Buy), the prime minister of the country (
Wanyan Nianhan), and several princes are unfair!"
Gao Jingshan was in a complicated mood and remained silent.
Upon seeing this, Da? knew that he was unhappy, but he didn't care at all. He was just looking for someone to vent to, so could he hope to join forces and force Yanjing to give him a Daming Mansion to stay behind? So he simply sneered and drank.
He was speechless all night. At dawn the next day, Gao Jingshan entered Daming Mansion. As expected, he saw the emperor's envoy in the city, but ignored him. Instead, he rode northward. A few days later, he entered Yanjing and arrived in the old Liao Dynasty.
In the palace, I saw the king, the prime minister, the eldest prince Wanyan Oben, and the fourth prince Wushu, who presented them with what they had seen in Tokyo.
Unexpectedly, the four nobles did not pay attention to him. They directly expressed their hardship and let him out of the palace.
And that evening, it was already the turn of spring and summer, but the land of Yanjing was constantly windy and sandy. Gao Jingshan went out again, but he paid a private visit to the Fourth Prince Wanyan Wushu.
"Is that what you said?"
Wanyan Wushu shaved off his beard, but he looked a bit like a young man, but his tone became more mature.
"Yes." Gao Jingshan said carefully.
"It doesn't matter, it's normal for him to have grievances." Wu Shu rubbed his smooth chin, sat on the soft futon, and sighed slightly. "The key to this matter is not Liu Yu, Liu Yu is just an introduction, the key is that there is no gain in defeat.
...As for Ta Lai, I wish I could skin Ta Lai alive, but the king is showing favoritism. My eldest brother and I want to deal with him, but the king only talks about the number of soldiers lost, saying that the soldiers and horses I lost are not as good as Ta Lai.
Much less, and the lives of ten thousand households were also lost...But our East Route Army was defeated, but the West Route Army was victorious. Nianhan became arrogant for a while, and my eldest brother had to advance and retreat with the king."
"That's the truth." Gao Jingshan sighed slightly. "As I walked along the road, I really felt that there was an undercurrent... But with Liu Yu's incident, it was not just the big one who was dissatisfied in the army."
"Is that so?" Wu Shu continued to frown and said. "But there is nothing we can do... General Gao, you are a mature man, and I won't hide it from you. Last winter, when we went south, my fifth uncle Xie Ye also
I suddenly fell ill, and now I have difficulty even getting on the horse. I don't know how long I can endure... This entanglement in the middle school may be delayed for a long time! At this time, I can only rely on Liu Yu to delay for a while!
Let him be the emperor, not only to reward him, but also to make him and the Zhao family incompatible!"
Gao Jingshan's heart was extremely shaken.
Let us also say that Wanyan Xieye was the fifth brother of Emperor Taizu and the current ruler of the country. He was also a serious and well-versed Banbo Jilie, a veritable heir and the crown prince's brother.
In the past, the political struggle between the three major factions was largely centered around the three-party struggle for position among Wanyan Xieye, Agudazhi (that is, the Wushu brothers), and the leader of the country, Wanyan Wu, who begged his parents and children. Now Wanyan
Once Xie Ye became seriously ill, Yanjing was naturally turned upside down. It was no wonder that the top brass of the Jin Kingdom held up the person responsible for the Southern Expedition and gently put him down. It was also no wonder that no one cared about peace and frontline affairs.
, and dissatisfaction among the military.
However, the foundation of the Jin Kingdom lies in military affairs. In the end, court disputes are often determined by the success or failure of the frontline military and the merits. So in this matter, can several princes really win over the Prime Minister Nianhan?
You are the ones who lost the battle! But Nianhan's confidants were methodical and without any flaws, they directly took over the entire northern Shaanxi.
Do you really expect a mere emperor to confer military honors on you? But isn’t this emperor still being snatched away by the prime minister? What does it have to do with you?
At this thought, Gao Jingshan wanted to persuade him again, but for some reason, he just stuffed his words into his stomach. Instead, he had a look of realization on his face, and then calmly stood up and left... He was a Gao family member who couldn't tell his ethnicity. Why?
Are you worried about Wanyan's family?
Are you worthy? If so, why not make you a governor and give you a happy state?