It’s the New Year. Today is the fifth year of Jianyan, and tomorrow will be the sixth year of Jianyan, or the second year of Jinhuangtong, or the sixth year of Zhengde in Xixia.
On this day, Tokyo is very lively... This is nonsense, which house is not lively during the New Year?
What's more, the Song Dynasty had various established practices here. There were seven days of holidays for the New Year's Day, three days before and four after the New Year. Not to mention buying new year's goods before the New Year, the fourth day after the New Year was the exclusive time for "purchasing".
window period.
The so-called gambling refers to adding a certain gambling component to normal business activities. This was a very common phenomenon in the Song Dynasty. However, because gambling is wrong after all and has been repeatedly banned, the government only targeted it after the year.
A certain legal period has been opened for small daily consumption goods, and legal gambling is allowed in the market.
Of course, business transactions must be taxed, and they also have the meaning of promoting internal circulation of the economy.
However, for the emperor, civil and military officials, nobles, and even imperial students, that is, almost everyone who has a political identity and is in the capital, this holiday is not more comfortable than others, because in the middle of the holiday,
That is, on the first day of the first lunar month, a Zhengdan dynasty needs to be held.
To be fair, this official meeting, which is completely incapable of deliberation, is meaningless.
It is still more formalistic, and it is better to say that it is the so-called sacrificial service among the military and the sacrificial system. To put it bluntly, it is really necessary to engage in internal disputes within the ruling class, to discuss politics with the Imperial Academy, the public cabinet, and the secret cabinet, plus
The metropolitan and provincial system established in Nanyang as early as Nanyang, and the recent reform of ministries, departments, and local officials to match their names and actual status are not better than this thing?
But then again, after all, this is the Zhengdan Dynasty. After all, it is a traditional political activity with a long history. Even if it is just pretentious, it must be shown.
What's more, isn't this year going to be a continuation of the past and a counterattack instead of defense? Moreover, the pacification of the south and the destruction of the puppet Qi are enough to support this great dynasty meeting.
The only trouble is that they have to go to court after watching the New Year's Eve, which is hard for some older ministers. Therefore, on the New Year's Eve, many experienced ministers go to bed early and stay in the room or rest in peace if they can't sleep.
Or meditate, and usually don’t get up until the evening to cope with the torment of the next day.
"Do the officials really want to have dinner at my house today to celebrate the New Year?"
In the late afternoon, there were already scattered sounds of firecrackers, and in the backyard of the old house of the Lu family, the largest family in the dynasty, which had been passed down for four or five generations, beside a few plum blossoms and on the winding corridor, only the public pavilion was left
Lu Haowen, who has been appointed as the chief, is relaxedly playing chess and consulting with others.
The person opposite him was clearly an official of the current dynasty.
"Is there anything wrong?" Zhao Jiu looked at the Go board in front of him and frowned, looking a little doubtful, as if he was at a disadvantage. "Did Lu Qing think I was joking? I even brought chickens and fish to you.
Here it comes...the chicken is not in shape yet. It was indeed purchased from the market, but the fry were very large from the beginning. Now they are indeed usable. I specially asked someone to fish them out for you from the palace...
Let’s see if your family still eats vegetarian food today?”
"Officials, vegetarianism..." Lu Haowen raised his head and glanced at his eldest son, Lu Benzhong, the newly-appointed Central Secretary, who was standing behind the officials. The latter understood and immediately opened his mouth to explain.
"Vegetarianism is a last resort for poor people, but it is a wicked way for people with your family background. It is more troublesome to eat vegetarian food than meat, it is a waste of manpower, and it is just pretentious." Zhao Jiu heard that it was Lu Benzhong who spoke.
If he doesn't show any mercy, he directly scolds him. "Do you really think that I can point to a chicken or a fish to suppress Buddha Zun Yuan? Although I want to respect Yuan Xue, I won't even use it for such things..."
Both Lu and his son were embarrassed.
After a while, Lu Hao asked about the placement of a chess piece on the board, and then smiled bitterly: "That's not what I meant, but today is the New Year's Day after all. Don't officials need to show their filial piety in front of the two queen mothers? There are also two noble concubines...
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"We had a family banquet during the day, and in the afternoon we sent people to Yanfu Palace to perform a new play. Elder Sun beat the Bone Demon three times... which can be regarded as a filial piety." Zhao Jiu looked at the chessboard, picking up the pieces and slightly raising his eyebrows.
"As for the two noble concubines, it would be troublesome to force them to give birth prematurely in these months. It is better for them to enjoy themselves with their families. Besides, isn't it considered business to express condolences to the country's veterans during the New Year?"
Lu Haowen just smiled bitterly, and Zhao Jiu didn't pay much attention... Both of them knew that this was to resolve the embarrassment just now, and it was just a so-called forced change of the topic.
After a while, as Zhao Guan's family and Chief Lu were going back and forth, Lu Benzhong went to the backyard door to give instructions about the kitchen to his younger brothers who were waiting there. When he came back, he continued to stand side by side with Yang Yizhong.
The conversation between the monarch and his ministers here finally turned to some serious matters.
"What does it mean that Wanyan Wushu is having sex with a living girl across the river, but he doesn't know what it means? He is just an ambitious rebel with only 20,000 soldiers, but Wanyan Wushu refuses to make a serious move?"
Lu Haowen looked more serious. "Do you really want to give Yan'an to Xixia?"
"We are used to our own set of things, so naturally we cannot understand the Jurchens' thoughts." Zhao Guanjia responded calmly, but seemed to be a bit wrong in his answer. "What is the foundation of the Jurchens' country? It is not two hundred thousand from the east and west.
Households! Compared with these 200,000 households, the territory and population are not unimportant, but for now, they are just accessories of the 200,000 households..."
At this point, Zhao Guanjia paused for a moment before continuing to explain: "Here, the country is the country, the family is the family, and the army belongs to the country. But from over there, there is no distinction between the country and the family, Wanyan
The clan is divided internally and then monopolizes power; on the other hand, some countries are owned by the military, and everything follows the military power... Of course, there are some Jurchens who understand the truth and know that this is wrong, and they want to change it and are changing it.
, but in the past twenty years, we relied on the army to conquer thousands of miles. How can we say that we can change it by changing it? Therefore, in the case of Yan'an, we only need to grasp this one, that is, the army is as important as the country, or simply the army is more important than the country.
Many strange behaviors of the Jurchens can be clearly seen."
"If that's the case, it makes some sense."
Lu Haowen thought thoughtfully, and then suddenly realized. "I think Wanyan Wushu left Yanjing this time to inspect Hedong. From a public perspective, the first priority was to return the 20,000 soldiers who were alive to the national control. This is the top priority.
And selfishly speaking, it is impossible to say that he has the intention to manage the Western Route Army for himself and expand his influence in the army... As for Yan'an and the Xixia people, whether they should be retained or not has nothing to do with anything else. It only depends on him and the living daughter.
Is there any problem with the result?"
"Absolutely." Zhao Jiu responded easily. "Actually, it's not just the Yan'an incident, but also the various behaviors of the Jin people in the past. As long as you want to understand that the Jurchens have some countries and armies, at least if they pay equal attention to the country and the army, then many of them seem to be
Strange things can also be smoothed out. Not to mention Jingkang, after the Yaoshan War, the Jin army was equivalent to defeating 40,000 households on both the east and west routes at the same time. Therefore, in the eyes of most of them, fighting across the river and waves was tantamount to
It will damage its foundation, and since the army cannot cross the river again, then Jingdong and northern Shaanxi are just useless things. It becomes logical to use them to negotiate peace, and it is pointless to hand them over to Xixia as bait. On the other hand, if
We cannot damage their military strength, and only judge the Jurchens’ decision-making ideas based on their advance and retreat situation and the morality of their people, but it is tantamount to talking between humans and animals, bringing humiliation to themselves... Of course, the further it goes, the harder it is to say this.”
Lu Haowen shook his head, not knowing whether he disagreed or thought of something.
"But no matter what." Zhao Jiu said seriously. "No matter whether he will continue to be entangled with the living girl, or whether he wants to change Yan'an, I don't care, and I don't want to give up this opportunity... If Lu Xianggong wants to
I advise you not to mention it more."
Lu Haowen shook his head more and more, but then asked another very strange question: "May I ask the official, why do you have so much trust in Yue Fei?"
Zhao Jiu raised his head and glanced at the other party, then looked back at Yang Yizhong and Lu Benzhong standing beside him. He was silent for a moment, and then gave an inexplicable answer: "Of course it's because of his life experience."
Lu Hao asked again and again, and blurted out: "It's easy to talk about his experience, but his origin, but he is from Hebei, and he has never changed his heart to fight against the Jin people?"
"Of course it means that, but it's more than that." Zhao Jiu looked at the chessboard in front of him and answered slowly. "There are many people in exile in Hebei, and so is Li Qiong, but why do I only value Yue Fei? It's not because he was a tenant farmer.
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The atmosphere in the corridor was tense for a moment.
"Don't doubt it, I mean what you think." Zhao Jiu made a move without even looking at the reactions of the people around him. "Hanwu employs latecomers first, and it is easier for me to employ poor and lowly people... just like that.
The promotion of Zhao Ding as Prime Minister on that day was partly based on his background as a petty official for more than ten years; and for example, Han Shizhong was born in a rogue village in northern Shaanxi, Zhang Jun, Wu Jie, and Wang De were born in a good family in the border area, which actually also means something like this.
Another example is Qu Duan, who lost his father at an early age, Li Qiong, who died in Hebei, and Li Yanxian, Li Shifu, a border tycoon. They also have merits, but in the end they are not as good as Yue Fei, a tenant farmer and a refugee from Hebei, who is more popular with me because he was a grassroots soldier.
In comparison, I have deliberately suppressed the withdrawal of those general families, and Han Xiaozhou can't even use them. As for Lu Xianggong's family, which has been responsible for the military and state affairs for four generations, if it hadn't been for the Mingdao Palace that day.
What a coincidence, even if a blind cat bumps into a dead mouse, I won’t be able to even notice it.”
Zhao Guanjia was sarcastic. I don’t know if it was because of the mental battle over playing chess, but if so, it can only be said that he did succeed. After hearing this, the atmosphere in the corridor became even weirder. Although Yang Yizhong had no expression on his face, Er Lu was expressionless.
Embarrassment is inevitable.
"The official meaning is that since ancient times, powerful generals must be sent from the ranks of soldiers, and prime ministers must be from states and counties. Is that what it means?" After a pause, Lu Haowen just said awkwardly while playing chess. "And if
How many wealthy families in the world know the sufferings of the people?"
"Almost, but not quite." Zhao Jiu also continued to sigh with emotion while making mistakes. "In the final analysis, I actually still want to say the word experience, even one's birth must be attributed to experience. Just like most people who are born are just ignorant.
Ignorant babies will be very different later on. How much they can reach depends on their experience and how much they have experienced... A person born into a family of sharecroppers and working hard to become a handsome minister will naturally understand the sufferings of the people than a person who is born into a father-in-law.
, understand the thoughts of the soldiers at the lower level, and understand the intrigues of the middle level."
"This is irrefutable." Lu Haowen sneered.
"Just like Yue Pengju." Zhao Jiu continued to chatter. "If you were not born as a tenant farmer, knew the sufferings of the people, and knew the military needs, every bow and arrow would be exchanged for the food in the people's mouth. And the food in the people's mouth, every millet and grain, is so hard-earned.
How could he enforce military discipline so far? Cultivate personal morality so far? In this regard, Han Liangchen, Zhang Boying, Li Shaoyan, and Wu Jinqing were far inferior to him. He was a big man with no appearance, but he probably grew up as an orphan.
Second only to Yue Pengju in terms of military discipline... It is said that I was responsible for guarding Qu Duan and rescuing him, but without his outstanding military discipline in northern Shaanxi and his contribution to calming the people and stabilizing the border, he would not have been revived in the first place."
Lu Haowen said more seriously: "The official's words are extremely correct!"
"The experience I just mentioned at the beginning does not necessarily refer to Yue Pengju's experience of winning the battle. It also refers to his experience of being defeated from Yanyun to Taiyuan, from Taiyuan to Xiangzhou, and then all the way out of Hebei and to the Central Plains.
.It was also his experience of following Wang Yan and Wang Yan's separation, and following the example of Zhang Suo Zhang and his death in battle... Without these experiences, how could he hate the Jin people to the core, where could Jianyan be so persistent in the first two years, and where could he have come from?
Is it appropriate to use troops this year?" Zhao Jiu still sighed. "He Yue Fei is not really the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva.
There are more, coupled with the willingness to learn and think, this is how you become a national star!"
Lu Haowen couldn't help but look at his eldest son, and even Yang Yizhong was slightly moved. He looked at Lu and his son, and then looked thoughtful.
"Actually, I often think about it." Of course Zhao Jiu knew what these people were thinking, and he continued to sigh. "Some things are simply connected by cause and effect... Just like during the Jingkang period, Wen Tian and Wu were playing, and the two saints were in Shaoxing. It was said that at that time, he would take the throne
Just give it to me, but considering the overall situation at that time, can I really be stronger than Yuan Sheng? If nothing else, you, Mr. Lu, ask yourself, you were considered important in the Yuan Sheng Dynasty back then, but looking at it from today's perspective
Was his behavior at that time as ridiculous as watching a clown?"
Lu Haowen, who was opposite, shook his head and couldn't answer, and Lu Benzhong, who was standing on one side, rarely sighed... Because this question has a definite answer. After Jingkang, Lu Haowen recalled the ridiculous actions of Jingkang before, and then saw the fate of the country.
, and then he was hanged up, humiliated and beaten by Li Gang and others, and he almost wanted to commit suicide.
Even Lu Haowen himself publicly admitted those political mistakes three years ago when he was still in the old capital.
"Lv Xianggong, I know what you mean by this question. In the final analysis, I am still worried that Xixia has a deep foundation and cannot succeed. I would like to persuade me to slow down... right?" Zhao Jiu suddenly threw his money at the plate, then raised his head and asked seriously.
...In fact, he had just taken advantage of Lu Haowen's confusion, but suddenly it became boring again, so he simply gave up.
"Yes." Lu Haowen clasped his hands in response, obviously having no reason to deny. "But I am not the only one who is worried. It is that these days, there are statements everywhere in the court, which has caused commotion in the government and the public... For example, Honglu Temple summoned people one after another.
Xixia envoy Gao Shouyi sternly scolded him; the Ministry of Household and Military Affairs arranged the purchase of grain and grass, and the allocation of military supplies was also very obvious; the newspaper in the palace became more and more severe day by day...Those people in the palace, although they did not care about the serious secrets of the court,
But each household has its own involvement and channels, so of course we have already made suspicions, and as the chief minister, I cannot pretend to be deaf and dumb."
"Then both Gongge and Lu Xianggong are worried that they will return without success?" Zhao Jiu continued to face each other seriously. "Are they also worried about the centuries-old foundation of Xixia?"
"yes."
"But have you ever thought about it, Mr. Lu Xianggong, that although Xixia has a century-old foundation, the country is different from the past?" Zhao Jiu sat upright with his hands clasped, shaking his head after hearing this. "In the past, what were those things in the army? Yes.
It’s not that the generals are generals, but the soldiers and horses have no experience in battles, and they don’t have enough military resources and armor? But now that the dynasty has to use commanders, how many generals are there? The soldiers and horses in the imperial camp are fighting again
How many battles won and lost?”
Lu Haowen remained silent.
"Not talking about the experience and equipment of the soldiers, but the most obvious so-called fierce generals must be sent to the soldiers, and the prime ministers must be from the prefectures and counties..." Zhao Jiu snorted coldly and became more and more emotional. "It sounds simple to say, but in peacetime At that time, we did not talk about Zhang Rong and Li Bao, but only Han, Yue, Li, and Zhang. Can they really be handsome ministers? Can those so-called generals really compare with such people who have been tempered by the waves and thousands of battles? In the early years of Jianyan, were the generals and gatekeepers still everywhere? Now, except for Liu Qi and a few Yang Yizhong, who is still alive? I said that people should be employed based on their origins, but that is an afterthought. It is precisely because of these People can't be used, they can't be used. It's precisely because the poor and humble people like Han Yue, Li Zhang and others are in the pocket and their talents are exposed, that I have this habit of using people based on their background... Everyone has experienced it, right? "
Lu Haowen was silent for a moment and could only nod.
"In comparison." Zhao Jiu suddenly smiled again. "Does Mr. Lu know the origins of the people who are in charge of the army and government in Xixia at this time?"
Although Lu Haowen knew nothing about it, he still had a slight guess: "Are they all members of the noble clan?"
"That's right." Zhao Jiu smiled calmly. "On the one hand, Li Qianshun promoted Sinology and worshiped Buddhism, but on the other hand, he still regarded the clan as his relatives... Not only was the leader of the army his brother Cha Ge, but also the leader Weiming Anhui. The clan, the most important Henan transit envoy Li Renzhong among the local officials, is also a clan, and the other governors and officials in other states are either surnamed Li or Wei... So Mr. Lu, you don’t need to persuade me anymore. Since ancient times, the founding of the country There are explanations for the rise of the enemy and the difficulty of defending the city. Nowadays, it is rare for this dynasty to have good generals and fierce soldiers. If I don't give it a try, I will never feel at ease. Moreover, if Yelu Dashi does not respond, I will only bluff. If you return, you will return it directly."
"If the official family has made up its mind, I, as a retired veteran, should not say more." Speaking of this, Lu Haowen could only clasp his hands and sigh. "But what if Yelu Dashi doesn't respond? I think , Since Yelu Dashi wants to run the Western Region, whether he wants to revive the old country or wants to establish a foothold in the Western Region, the land west of Hexi is enough to tempt him...but what if he has insufficient troops and is wary?"
Zhao Jiu nodded slowly: "The foundation of Xixia has been established for hundreds of years, and the Yelu Dashi has only been in the Western Regions for more than a year. It is normal to be worried about the foundation of Xixia... But this is not what I thought. I can only say that today I had a private meeting with Xianggong Lu. In casual conversation, I can say that I secretly believe that this person will come."
"how to say?"
"Don't forget, Mr. Lu, that the most powerful thing in the world is of course the tiger coming down the mountain, and the one who can meet the tiger coming down the mountain can only be a lost dog!" Zhao Jiu finally laughed and sighed again. "And at this moment, Yelu Dashi is the same as us, that is, he has the tendency to go down the mountain, but also has the reality of losing his family... He knows ours, and we also know his."
Lu Haowen first sighed, and then thought about it, but for some reason, when he thought about the Jin people's descent from the mountain, and the fact that the Song people later lost their families, and the various experiences and characters during this period, he couldn't help but feel a little crazy.
"I've finished reading the letter, Mr. Hu, do you know what your official said about us in the letter?"
It gets dark later in the west, but it will get dark eventually. Thousands of miles away, deep in the military camp next to the Gaochang Palace, I don’t know that Yelv Dashi in Tokyo, who must have passed the New Year, has already returned to Qingming, but it has already returned to Qingming. He only summoned a few close generals in the military camp, and then focused on Hu Hongxiu and Yelu Yujian.
Hu Hongxiu, who had taken a break, shook his head seriously: "I don't know."
"Yes, how can I let you know such words?" Yelu Dashi smiled slowly, and then handed the letter in his hand to Xiao Weilila beside him, but suddenly he laughed wildly under the light, leaning forward with laughter.
He leaned back, laughed with his hands on his knees, laughed with his hands and rubbed his belly, laughed with tears streaming down his face, and even laughed so hard that everyone didn't know why.
Only the tears on his face, like the armor and weapons behind him, shimmered slightly in the night.
After a while, Yelu Dashi finally regained his composure, and then revealed the answer to the mystery: "Shilang Hu, your official family said in the letter that I and my Khitan warriors are all lost dogs!"
As soon as these words came out, Yeluyu's face changed drastically, Hu Hongxiu was also slightly startled, and several Khitan generals in the tent even glared at him... After all, this was combined with the temptation in the message to divide the land west of Hexi, and Linhuang Mansion Reed
The elegance of the language of flowers is really very different.
When Yelu Dashi revealed the answer to the mystery, he burst into laughter again.
But he only laughed twice. Xiao Orila, who was reading the letter on the side, handed the letter to another person behind him, then turned towards his king and gritted his teeth:
"Your Majesty, is what I said wrong?"
Yelu Dashi immediately took care of him, but he almost froze in his seat.
"Your Majesty!" Xiao Weili took half a step forward and continued to respond solemnly. "Are the officials of Zhao Song mocking us? Didn't they say that he himself was once a bereaved dog, and he has not captured half of the country in Hebei, so he is still considered a bereaved dog.
Senior? Didn’t people say that only a dog that has lost its family can do things that are difficult to do in ordinary times... We came from Kedun City, don’t we agree with this statement? If we can use the big river as the boundary, take the land west of the Hexi Mountain, and look at Xijing Datong according to the Yinshan Mountain
, isn’t it what we are striving for?”
Yelu Dashi took a long breath and sat down. He looked at Hu Hongxiu, who was as dull as a gourd, and Yelu Yujian, who was abandoned like gravel by the Jin people. What he originally wanted to say to avoid them, he blurted out directly at this time.
: "How could I not know the temptation of the land west of Hexi? And Lou Shi's helmet is enough to make me forget the story of Xuanhe and believe in the new official family of Zhao and Song again... But the problem is that the centuries-old foundation of Xixia is the Yinshan Mountain
How can we be easily shaken if we lose 30,000 troops? We only have these few troops. If we can’t make an effort at one go, what will happen when the time comes?”
"Even if you lose, you can still retreat to Hamili, right?" Xiao Weili responded eagerly. "What's the point? It was clearly stated over there that the officials of Zhao Song Dynasty personally went to Guanzhong and dispatched the army to attack Yan'an and Hengshan to lure the enemy.
Strategy, let’s attack from behind..."
"If we lose, what happens if the Xizhou Uighurs see the situation and rebel?" Yelu Dashi asked seriously. "We are caught in the Hexi Passage, unable to advance or retreat. I am afraid that by then we will have no choice but to surrender to Xixia or surrender to the Song people, right?
"
Xiao Weili was speechless for a moment.
When Yelu Dashi saw this, he sighed and said: "Not to mention the land west of Hexi, why don't I know that we are bereaved dogs? Why don't I want to go back to Linhuang Mansion to see the reed flowers again, and then recite the sentence "Jianjia is green, white dew is frost" when I go out for a picnic in the city in autumn? In fact,
When I went on the Western Expedition, I had already thought that if I could establish a foundation in the Western Regions, I would also mobilize my troops eastward to attack the Jurchens with the Song people... But the country was lost and the Khitan foundation was only left with us, so what?
Dare to make a desperate move? After all, this is a country that has been established for hundreds of years! Once we fall in, we can't accomplish anything, and the Jurchens go to help them, and we are at a loss, what should we do?"
Xiao Weili didn't say anything anymore.
"How will your Majesty drive the Xizhou Uighurs to lead the front to the east?" At this moment, Yelu Yujian, who had never had a chance to speak, suddenly interrupted. "Take Bilu Ge to conquer Xixia together?"
The Khitan generals in the camp made their own moves, but Yelu Dashi just sat in silence.
"Your Majesty, what you said actually makes sense, but have you ever thought about it, if you can't come back today, you will be able to come back in the future?" Yelu Yujian took half a step forward and chased after him.
"What do you mean?" Yelu Dashi was still sitting in his seat without saying anything, but Xiao Weili stepped forward to answer his question.
"I have also been forced to lose my family due to circumstances, but I know that once I live under someone else's roof and gain a little stability, it will be difficult for me to have any ambition." Yeluyu looked embarrassed and lowered his head to face each other. "This escape was also planned by someone.
, just thrown out passively... I dare to ask the king and you, once you gain a foothold in the Western Region and control 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers, will you really have the courage to leave the life of grape wine and luminous cup, and then go to fight for your life against the Jurchens?
Even if you two are willing, how many of the soldiers and horses under your command who know the Khitan will also be willing? And what will the relationship between the Han people and the Jurchens be like then? This opportunity cannot be lost and will never come back. This matter,
Although it is a Han official who came to invite the Khitan King, isn't it a glimmer of hope for the Khitan?"
Xiao Weili did not respond, but turned to look at Yelu Dashi.
But Dashi just sat there with his hands on his forehead, looking thoughtful.
"I fled to Xixia. The Western Xia defender asked me how many soldiers I had. I responded with two or three hundred, and was mocked and rejected." Yelu Yujian took half a step forward again and asked again sincerely. "Today I would like to take the liberty of asking the king...
How many soldiers does the king have?"
"Thirty thousand!"
Yelu Dashi suddenly spoke, but he stared at Hu Hongxiu. "Considering the newly surrendered Uighur tribes in Xizhou, there can be up to thirty thousand people who have lost their families to dogs!"
The generals in the camp were excited for a moment.
"They are almost the same as the people in Huaishang who rejected the Jurchens." Hu Hongxiu bowed his hands and saluted. "Your Majesty, how are the interactions between the Khitan and Xixia people at this time?"
"Quite magnanimous."
"I would like to lend an envoy to Xixia to send foreign ministers back to Lanzhou from the Hexi Passage...According to the agreement, my emperor should first knock on the mountain to shock the tiger and lure the enemy to the Hengshan line. And I will sue the emperor with 30,000 people. If it doesn't happen, it will naturally not happen."
, and if it succeeds, we will naturally send a large number of troops to Hengshan. At that time, your envoy will send his own people to return here quickly. Please also ask the king not to forget today's agreement of 30,000 yuan!" Hu Hongxiu said seriously.
"Bring me a message to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty." Yelu Dashi suddenly smiled. "I am very satisfied with the gifts he sent, the few words he sent, and the Hexi provinces and counties he promised... But those are just details, and I am deeply moved today.
Mine are not as useful as the four words "bereaved dog" because it is so appropriate!"
Hu Hongxiu rarely sneered: "Is your Majesty actually comparing yourself to Confucius? Foreign ministers will definitely bring it."
After saying this, he calmly retired, leaving only Yelu Yujian here.
Spring was warm and the flowers were blooming. After the first day of the dynasty, there were still four days of holiday. On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Guan's family suddenly abandoned the two concubines who were about to give birth, and directly led the imperial camp cavalry, part of the imperial camp's central military headquarters, and
The former military headquarters of the imperial camp arrived in Tokyo as early as the New Year's Day, with a total of 30,000 troops, known as 50,000. With Yue Fei as the leader, they headed west to Chang'an... According to Di Bao, the Jin people had reached a deal with the Xixia people and were going to Yan'an.
With Xixia... which one is tolerable?
Of course, we must send all our troops westward to interrogate Li Qianshun and recapture Yan'an.
The official's trip to Chang'an to the west this time and to sit in Guanzhong was to first shock Xixia and ask Li Qianshun, the leader of Xixia, to come and plead guilty in order to avoid war with Xixia. For this reason, he happened to come to attend the Zhengdan Dynasty again to congratulate the Song Dynasty on its recovery of Jingdong. Zheng Zhichang, an important minister of Goryeo, was invited to accompany them. It is said that he wanted to use his identity as an "international friend" to negotiate with the Xixia people.
Of course, Zheng Zhichang would be extremely happy to be famous all over the world.
"Is there anything else?" Zhao Jiu, who was dressed in military uniform, drank the wine in one gulp and faced the ministers who came to see him off again.
Everyone below Zhao Ding looked at each other in shock, how could they say anything? What happened today was originally facilitated by the Zhao Guan family, including dispatching 10,000 elite troops from Yue Fei's department, all of which he did personally, and his attitude of using his power for his own use has been undoubtedly revealed.
"There is something that has to be decided by the officials." In the silence, suddenly, Zhai Ruwen, the Minister of Rites, finally remembered something. "If there is an heir to the emperor..."
"Let's not make arrangements for the title for now." Zhao Guanjia said calmly. "We will talk about it when I come back, but I have already thought about the names... If it is a boy, he will be called Yuan Zuo, De Zuo, and if it is a girl, he will be called Yuan You, and then he will be called Yuan You. Deyou...the origin of Yuanxue, the virtue of morality...In the name of my father, I wish the power of Yuanxue to be with my eldest son, that's all."
These words were fancy and sounded like the typical words of an official, but the ministers still looked at each other in confusion, really not knowing how to respond.
Zhao Jiu was too lazy to say anything, so he just got on his horse, and then gave a slight signal to the generals Yue Fei, Qu Duan, Wang De and Yang Yizhong, and the army protected Long Yu and went directly to the west.
It is not that the Jurchens did not pay attention to the information in the Di newspaper, but because of the big river, there was a time difference after all, and they never thought that the Song people would pay so much attention to Yan'an. Therefore, in the first month, with the Zhao Guan family leading the cavalry The army, the front army of the imperial camp, and the Chinese army, including fifty thousand elites (actually only thirty thousand), marched westward to enter the pass. The signs of the march were visible across the river... The Jin army in Hebei and Hedong heard the news, and then the Xixia people also received the message from Hedong. But they were shocked one after another.
When the Song Dynasty sent troops, the Jin Dynasty and Xixia were shaken, and naturally the whole world was shaken.
Frankly speaking, Wanyan Wushu is a bit confused.
He just followed Qin Hui's suggestion to test it out and had some contact with the Xixia people, but essentially he wanted to use this method to force the living women to return to Hedong, and he never seriously thought about the ownership of Yan'an.
In fact, in the past two months, His Royal Highness King Wei of Jin Dynasty has successfully attracted Wanyan Salihe and Pucha Huzhan through a multi-pronged approach. Then he persuaded Huonv to a certain extent through Wanyan Mouyan (Huonv's younger brother), and Huonv also stopped Yan'an frontline military activities early and returned to Yan'an... Seeing that he was about to use political means to perfectly solve the problem of Xi'an The issue of the split in the Route Army.
At this moment, the affairs between Yan'an and Xixia had actually been thrown into the Bohai Bay by Wu Shu long ago, but suddenly, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty led a large army to enter the pass for this matter, preparing to conquer it personally?
To fight or not to fight?
To send or not to send?!
PS: Thanks to the new alliance leader Black Dantalin, and thanks to classmate Xiahou Ningyuan for being so cute again.