"Oliyan (the nickname of Lou's wife, original name) heard that the king was dead, so he came all the way from Shanxi to see the king for the last time... He came late, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to see him again in this life." End.
Yan Lou, who was all in armor, held the hand of the country's leader Wu Qimai and said this, which immediately caused a commotion in the hall.
After all, these words are so thought-provoking.
Several young 'princes' thought that this was Nianhan's extravagance. It was not enough to introduce Wanyan Yinshu and Wanyan Xiyin (Wanyan Gushen) into the center, so they actually wanted to imitate the southerners to engage in 'military advice'?
However, whether it is Nianhan or Wu Qibian, including the eldest prince Wanyan Oben, the right deputy marshal of the Du Marshal's Mansion Wanyan Talan, and now the upstart Yanjing left behind Wanyan Yinshuke, they are promoting the reform of the official system and want to take up their posts.
Prime Minister Wanyan Xiyin (Gu Shen), and all the older and more powerful people, none of them had this idea.
Because they knew that, unlike everyone else here, this man who suddenly arrived would not take the initiative to get involved in such things. His coming this time must be for official business.
Therefore, the commotion in the hall was suppressed almost instantly by the eyes of several elders.
While the king of the country, Wanyan Wu, was begging for money and talking to each other, because he didn't know the other party's intention, he could only pretend to be stupid and smile bitterly: "Oliyan (the original name of the Lou family, nickname), I don't even know how I died, how do you know?
, did you hear the wrong message somewhere?”
"Report to the Lord."
Lou Shi stared at the other person's eyes and continued to answer in a loud yet calm voice. "I made a guess."
At this moment, Wu Qimai didn't know what to say at all.
However, at this moment, a young nobleman who was dressed luxuriously and could hardly tell whether he was a Han or a Jurchen seemed to have seen the embarrassment of the king, so he simply stood up and yelled: "Lou Shi, how can anyone speculate that the king is dead?"
, based on this, I should give you twenty..."
Everyone looked up and saw that it was Wanyan Arubu, the fourth son of the current king of the country, who was only in his twenties this year.
As soon as Arubu opened his mouth, he really solved the siege of the king... Seeing that Wu Qimai was about to receive amnesty, he immediately let go of Lou Shi's hands, rushed to his son in a few short steps, grabbed the other's silk collar with one hand, and
He slapped his son repeatedly with one hand, and slapped his son more than ten times in a row right in the lobby of Yanjing Shangshu Province.
Well, I must say one more thing here. Theoretically, Arubu, who seeks benevolence and gets benevolence, did not make a fool of himself, because according to the glorious tradition of the Jurchens, the former tribal leader and the current leader of the country have slapped other people in the face during discussions.
power, just like other people can drag the king down and beat him with a stick... It's all a standard and good tradition.
When the ruler of the country is beaten with a stick, it is said that the superior and the subordinates are unified, and the law is enforced like a mountain. There is also a saying that the ruler of the country slaps others in order to maintain order and demonstrate authority.
All in all, in any case, this kind of slap itself has no intention of deliberately humiliating the personality. It even represents trust and intimacy to a certain extent. This time, Wu Qimai just used this behavior to change hands... not Aru
Do you want to be this tool to alleviate the embarrassment?
But the question is, what age is this?
People like Arubu grew up in a wealthy family, and were influenced by Han culture since childhood. However, unlike Wanyan Wushu's slightly older contemporaries, he did not have rich military experience...
Wanyan Wushu joined the army in his teens and was already one of the last clan members to participate in the rise of the Jin Kingdom. No matter how young he was, he could not be called a founder of the country.
And this is another important reason why the war led by the fourth prince Wu Shu has not gone smoothly, but he has been able to get closer and closer to the core power of the central government - even Wu Shu is now a qualified founding general.
No matter what happened, when he came back to the scene, Arubu received a slap in the face for nothing. He was so embarrassed and angry that he could only lower his head and sit down. However, even the few young nobles below Wanyan Wushu made a slight mocking gesture, and most of the powerful people in the hall
Noble people, but no one cares.
Everyone just wanted to hear what Lou Shi had to say.
"Oliyan (Lou Shi)." Nianhan, who was sitting at the top, saw this and spoke at the right time. "Although Alubu doesn't know etiquette, your words are really weird... The king is in good health and there is no trace of it.
What's wrong, why did you guess that he was going to die? There must be some evidence, right?"
"Not only the king, I think the marshal is about to die too." Lou Shi saluted sincerely towards his superior.
Nianhan was startled for a moment, then laughed, then immediately put away his smile and went straight to pick up the tea on the table in front of him without saying a word.
That's not all, Lou Shifu turned to his old friends Yin Shuke and Wanyan Xiyin, his voice was still loud and his tone was still sincere: "Not only the marshal, I came here this time to see Yin Shuke, too."
, because you are also afraid that you are about to die... But the right governor (Wanyan Xiyin), who is both civil and military, and has a good heart, may be able to live a long life."
Yin Shuke and Wanyan Xiyin looked at each other, but didn't say a word at all... There was no way, they were too familiar with Lou Shi, and they knew from the beginning that this man could only talk about military affairs, so they just listened to the previous words.
Don't worry about it unless it's a military issue.
Of course, Lou Shi had no intention of showing off. Seeing the opportunity to speak quietly, he turned to Wu Qimai and continued to speak sincerely:
"Your Majesty, I'm not just saying this randomly... Think about it, last year, Banbo Jilie Xieye (Wanyan Xieye, the emperor's younger brother) died of illness, and the left-behind mother in Xijing (Datong) also died of illness, and
Over the past year, my health has been gradually getting worse. On rainy days, I feel unbearable pain all over my body, as if I am being tortured. I can see that I will not be able to live for another year or two... So I would venture to speculate that those of us who used to work in Taizu Ma
People who have been running hard in the past, by the time they are forty or fifty years old, are gradually unable to hold on."
As soon as he said this, Wu Qimai stood beside his son, Nianhan did not move while serving tea, and several older founding officials in the hall also felt sad for a moment... The whole hall was silent for a while.
Because these people knew very well that what Lou Shi was telling was the truth.
"More than just two uncles?" In the midst of the dullness, the first person to break the silence was the Fourth Prince Wanyan Wushu, who had shaved his beard and looked much younger. He had a weird sitting posture, but his sincere words attracted everyone in the palace.
They looked at each other sideways. "The second brother (Wan Yan was not inseparable, the coach of the Eastern Route Army) was only in his thirties when he suddenly died of illness; the other uncle was the commander-in-chief of the Western Front against Korea, Lou.
General Shi was just a soldier under his command, and he died of illness in his thirties; there was also my eldest cousin Mou Lianghu, who was appointed marshal by my father at that time.
He died at the age of forty? My eldest brother even married his wife and took care of her..."
Familiar names floated past their ears one after another, and many Jurchen nobles in the hall became increasingly sad.
But so what?
As the first generation to start a family, what sins did you suffer when you were young? What did you eat and what did you use? Who has never been hungry or cold? How many open and covert injuries did you suffer during the war? If you live to be thirty or forty years old, you will die.
It’s a common thing. If you die in your forties or fifties, I’m afraid it’s a joyous occasion!
So logically speaking, if you die, you will die!
Only wealth, glory, power and wealth are all in front of us. Life is no longer what it used to be, and everyone is unwilling to accept it.
By the way, before talking about this, we must first take a look at the internal turmoil in the Jin Kingdom last year.
First of all, it must be confirmed that the Jin Kingdom really had no intention of going south last year, and it was not some pretense. Even this New Year's Day dispatch was really just a separate operation promoted by Wanyan Loushi, and the East Route Army had no intention of going south.
Even if they are mobilized, they are not mobilized.
The reason is that Jin is facing domestic and foreign troubles, and many problems have occurred intensively within a year...
The most obvious one is that the emperor's younger brother, Wanyan Xie, suddenly became seriously ill and died, leaving the reserve vacant, which then triggered three major factions to compete for the reserve. Needless to say, this was a dispute based on the country.
While competing for the reserve, there were also Mongol people who raised troops and declared war;
Also, Liu Yu’s puppet Qi army was defeated in Jingdong.
There are also meng'anmoke in the northern region who also collectively petitioned in autumn to expand their territorial authority.
A more serious foreign threat was that it was also in this year that Yelu Dashi completely integrated the remaining forces of Daliao in the Western Regions.
This general of the Liao clan and a Jinshi of the Khitan clan who had been captured by Wanyan Lou's family in the past, relied on his 200 cavalry remnants to move across the Western Regions. He forcibly linked up eighteen coalition forces in seven years and integrated the entire
In the Western Regions, they re-launched the banner of Daliao, and just after the autumn of last year, they began to gather troops on a large scale, as if they were going to make a big move.
When the news came, even if there were Mongol or Xixia people in between, the three words Khitan, Daliao and Yelu were still taboos that must be taken seriously for the Jurchen Daijin Wanyan clan.
And sure enough, following an accident, the Khitan nobles in Datong, Xijing suddenly rebelled in response to Yelu Dashi, and the Mengwu Hebule Khan.
Then, there was the incident where the Xiaowu Xun ferry was completely lost during the Chinese New Year...
These things happened one after another. It was reasonable for the Central Committee of the Jin Kingdom to decide to slow down the journey south while being very anxious.
However, returning to some of the fundamental issues behind the matter, the reason why it was so embarrassing was that the gradual decline of the founding fathers mentioned by Lou Shi was a factor that cannot be ignored.
For example, the reserve issue that caused the fierce battle between the three major factions was not due to the sudden collapse of the emperor's brother Xie Ye's body, which completely invalidated the succession order arranged by Wanyan Aguda, thus breaking the balance of the three major factions?
Moreover, in the process of fighting for the throne, what caused the situation to become unbalanced across the board was none other than the death of another brother of the Jin Kingdom, Aguda, Wu Qimai, and Xieye, who stayed behind in Datong, Xijing.
Wanyan's mother suddenly died of illness, and the consequences were no less serious than the death of the emperor's brother Xie Ye.
This man was the supervisor assigned to the Nianhan West Route Army by Aguda in the past. He had outstanding military exploits and was the theoretical superior of Lou Shi and Yin Shuke. He was Marshal Zuo Dujian when the Du Marshal Mansion was first established.
He was one of the few close clan generals in the West Route Army who could effectively suppress Nianhan.
Later, when Tarlan used a trick to gain power, he dismissed Marshal Zuo Dujian and stayed in Datong, Xijing. However, he still sat in the capital and enjoyed a very high political status. Then he was still like a dagger, firmly holding Nianhan
behind.
Although before the death of his mother, Nianhan had already succeeded in consolidating and expanding his authority by raising prices in the Aguda direct line and the Wu Qimai line. However, the death of his mother left Nianhan with a political and military
Completely shameless.
Wanyan Yinshu was promoted from Taiyuan Liubei to Yanjing Liubei, and Wanyan Xiyin (Gushen) was ordered to enter Yanjing to carry out political reforms, all of which were the direct consequences of the death of Yan Mu.
Not to mention, the Khitan Rebellion in Datong, Xijing, was undoubtedly another direct result of the death of Yan Mu, and it was Lou Shi who later went to clean up the mess.
In addition, Yan's mother had always supported Aguda's eldest son, Wanyan Oben, during the fight for the throne. His presence and stable attitude kept the Aguda clan, one of the three major factions, closely united. But when the emperor's uncle waited
He suddenly died of illness and everyone in Yanjing knew about it, but the third prince, Wanyan Yinliduo, started to think about competing for the throne again.
Therefore, not to mention that the dispute over this matter was like a farce, and not to mention that it was fundamentally related to the position of the country's leader. No one wanted to relax. It was just that the two brothers, the mother and the brother, died one after another, but it made this fierce
When the dispute and struggle came to the present, Nianhan was already in a state of complete victory!
But today, the Lou family suddenly arrived, and a sentence made everyone wake up... The matter was so unbearable, not only the two major legacy problems since the founding of the People's Republic of China, that is, the inability to establish a reasonable succession law for the throne, and the antagonism between the three major factions
The problem behind it seems to be directly related to the large-scale upgrading of the Jin Kingdom's top management.
It has only been twenty years since Aguda de facto unified the Jurchens. However, due to the harsh living conditions in their youth, the founding veterans are indeed withering away day by day, and the rise of newcomers is unstoppable.
As for the relationship between the old and the new, if one is not good, it may shake the foundation of the country.
Of course, for the past six months, this naked political dispute, which was almost a farce, had actually shaken the country, but they may not be willing to admit it.
"Oliyan (Lou Shi) is interested."
After Wu Qimai was dejected, he came back and held Lou Shi's hand. "But although I also have physical problems, it's not as bad as that. On the contrary, it's you. Isn't it true that I'm not good anymore?"
"If I lie down at home, I don't think I have two or three years left to live." Lou Shi's words were as calm as ever.
But the people around him smiled bitterly, because everyone who really knows Lou Shi knows that this person cannot go home to enjoy happiness, he will die in the military camp, and when he thinks about it, he is good at silver skills, Wanyan Xiyin (Gushen)
The two comrades who were familiar with Lou Shi had already begun to test each other with their eyes, and they vaguely guessed something.
"Is there something that needs to be explained?" Wu Qimai thought for a moment and then asked seriously. "I still have something to ask for, even if I say..."
"It's true," Lou Shi replied seriously. "My two children in the family, both living and planning, are useless. But now I am willing to die, just because I am afraid that they will not have a good outcome in the future..."
Wu Qimai couldn't help but look back at the silent Nianhan behind him, but he was rarely excited - although the leader of the Jin Kingdom knew very well that Lou Shi's trip might have something to say, but regardless of this
There is something in it. Since the words have come here, he must go beyond Nianhan to show this kindness.
When he thought of this, Wu Qimai simply answered:
"Oliyan's hard work has yielded great results. I have long wanted to give you a gold medal to avoid death."
"I would like to thank the Lord for his great kindness, but neither of my sons are people who would break the law or cause trouble. Although the Lord's gold medal is good, it is of little use." At this point, Mr. Lou finally laughed. "And I don't hide anything.
Lord, what I am worried about is that even if my two sons do not cause trouble, they will inevitably die one day and destroy the family..."
After saying this, the Jurchen nobles in the hall suddenly became embarrassed again... because these words sounded like a mockery of the excessive internal fighting in the center in the past six months.
"No." Wu Qimai couldn't help but smile to cover it up, but then looked around. "Even if we are all dead, I dare to ask these young people in the hall today, who would touch Orliyan's son? Why?
As for saying that one’s body will be destroyed and one’s family will be destroyed…”
"Song Renhui! That Cangzhou Zhao Jiuhui!"
Just when Lou Shi was about to get down to business, Wanyan Wushu spoke first again, causing the former to stare at the young fourth prince for a moment.
But Wu Shu ignored Lou Shi at all, and instead stood up and turned around. After scanning the many Jurchen nobles in the hall, he pointed his finger to the sky and continued speaking loudly:
"Not only is Oriyan's son, but all your sons will also be killed by him! Your wives and daughters will also be snatched to Tokyo like the female family members of the Zhao family and rationed to Song soldiers! They will be here all day long
Fighting for power and position, regardless of military and national plans, I take advantage of General Lou Shi's trip today to ask you, when the Jin Kingdom is gone, why will your descendants not die and be wiped out?!"
Seeing that Wu Shu was behaving crazily and speaking absurdly again, the king of the country Wu Qimai, the marshal Nianhan, the eldest prince Oben, and the third prince Yinli Duo were the only four people present who were qualified to restrain Wu Shu.
They all stood up, ready to scold!
Wu Qimai even let go of Lou Shi and turned around, not knowing whether he wanted to slap Wu Shu again.
However, at this moment, Lou Shi suddenly said: "Lord, the marshal and the princes know... What the fourth prince said is exactly what Oriyan must say today. If we continue like this
If this continues, the Kingdom of Jin may not be a rival to the Song people in the future."
Wu Qimai had already taken three or five steps and froze on the spot. Nianhan, Oben, and Yinliduo, who stood up, were also stunned as if they had been hit by a restraining spell. Even many dignitaries around him were also stunned.
I lost my mind for a moment...because the same words, spoken by different people, are not the same thing at all.
In fact, even Wu Shu was a little confused.
After a while, the first person to make a move was Wanyan Yinshuke. The newly appointed Yanjing left-behind couldn't help but move his buttocks, revealing his uneasy mentality... After all, if we say, in this world,
If there is one person whose military judgment Yin Shuke can trust unconditionally, it can only be Wanyan Loushi who stands in the hall.
Yin Shuke was frightened, and so were the others.
ps: I wanted to sleep, but I didn’t fall asleep... I coded it and sent it.