Cao Guangbi and Xiao Tienu had a heated argument in front of Zhi Yanchong, but no one could convince anyone. Time is passing little by little, and seeing that Wu begging to buy the country is getting more and more stable, it is possible to openly order the Han Department to invade the south at any time! However, the contradictions within the Han Ministry because of the "war and Song" debate have deepened with time.

On the map of the northern country, Yang Yingqi used a red pen to divide the area of Daikin into four pieces. The first is the inherent territory of the Jurchens with Huining as the core, extending outward to part of Tokyo Province and Nakyodo Province, which is the area directly controlled by the Wu Qimai family and the heart of the Dajin Kingdom. Last winter, shortly after his accession to the throne, Wu Qimai canonized his fifth brother Xianye as the successor of Xianye in accordance with the tradition of the Jurchen brothers, which also established the status of Xianye as the next heir. At the same time, he was promoted to Zonggan and took over the vacant position vacated by the oblique side. In the areas under the direct control of Hoeryeong, Wu Qimai gradually strengthened the centralization of power and tried to resist the subtle influence of Han customs, although this resistance had little practical effect, but because both Han and Goryeo appeared to be honest in the near future, the people of Tokyo Province and the mixed Tongjiang River valley were able to enjoy this brief period of peace.

Then, Yang Yingqi drew a circle in the area of Yunzhongfu in Xijing, circled Xijing Road, part of Zhongjing Road and Eilechuan, and wrote a Han character. This vast land encircled by Yang Yingqi is now Zong Han in charge. Originally, according to the agreement of the "Maritime Alliance", Xijing Road was to be returned to the Great Song Dynasty. But Zong Han also has the heart of being the king of the land at this time, where is he willing to spit it out if he gets such a good place? Therefore, he wrote to Wu and asked him to refuse the Great Song Dynasty's request to Xijing. At this time, Wu Qimai was in need of Zong Han's strong support, and had to sell his face, and besides, it was a good thing for the Jin State not to cut the Xijing Road, so he sent an envoy to Bianliang, and only promised to return the southernmost states of Wu and Shuo. As a result, a large area of territory from Taihang Mountain in the southeast and Yin Mountain in the northwest became Zong Han's sphere of influence, and Wu Qimai gave him another 100 empty name announcements, which meant that he was allowed to appoint bureaucrats here independently.

Then, Yang Yingqi focused his pen on Pingzhou, which had just fallen, where the Jurchen army commanded by Zongwang was located. Wu Qimai had just given Zongwang fifty empty names and ten silver medals, and his power was similar to that of Zonghan, so Zongwang could be said to be the actual ruler of the southern part of Nakyo-do, the western part of Tokyo Province, and the Pingzhou region.

The troops led by Zong Han were known as the Jurchen Western Route Army. The corresponding Zongwang army was called the Eastern Route Army. The location of Zongwang and Zonghan, because of the strong color of autonomy, is also privately called the "Eastern Court" and "Western Court" by the Chinese people. These two "imperial courts" not only had military power, because they each absorbed a large number of Han officials during the Liao conquest, Zong Han and Zong Wang formed their own civilian staff and think tank teams, and both had a complete tax collection system and military privy system.

In addition to the Eastern and Western Courts, there was also a "Han Imperial Court" at the southern end of southern Liaoning that was more distant from Huining!

In terms of military strength alone, both the Eastern Route Army and the Western Route Army were on a par with the Han Army. However, if the economy, politics, and culture are taken into account, the national strength of the Han Department is naturally more prominent. However, if Wu Qimai can successfully unify the forces of the Eastern Route Army and the Western Route Army, plus the soldiers and horses of the Huining headquarters, then the land military force in front of the Han Department will be difficult to resist the enemy!

"Fortunately, it seems that Zong Han doesn't want to be destroyed now." Yang Yingqi thought.

Zong Han and Zhi Yanchong had a good relationship, although his attitude towards the Han Department became much more indifferent after the death of his father Sagai. But even so, out of interest considerations, Zong Han did not want Hoeryong's centralized power to completely overwhelm the local forces. Although he was also afraid of the development potential of the Han Ministry, he still took a less positive attitude towards the actions of the Huining side to weaken the Han Ministry. Unlike Zong Wang, who wanted to completely solve the Han Ministry, Zong Han only wanted the Han Ministry to be weakened rather than completely eliminated, so his attitude was actually to move between weakening the Han Ministry and supporting the Han Ministry. In his opinion, the burning of Liaokou City was enough to warn Zhi Yanchong that he would not dare to act rashly, so after Ah Gu was killed, Zong Han immediately went to the table, hoping that Wu Qimai would appease Zhi Yanchong with the overall situation.

"We still have time." Yang Yingqi thought to himself: "At least for a year, we should be able to avoid conflict." ”

The division of the Jin Kingdom is now quite obvious: the West Road is headed by Zong Han, and the people who unite around him are the Wanyan clan such as Wanyan Xiyin and Lou Mur, who have a relatively thin relationship with Aguta; On the east road, Zongwang is the actual leader, and there are Zongfu (the fifth son of Aguta, the third son of Yan), Zongbi (the sixth son of Aguta, the fourth son) and other descendants, and there is also the eldest brother Zonggan in Huining in the center to echo in the center; As for Wu Qimai himself, he was actually actively expanding his own control, supporting his son Zongpan to take the throne in the center, and letting his younger brother who was closest to him tart lazy to garrison Zhongjing locally; Coupled with Zhe Yanchong, who seized southern Liaoning, the Jin State was completely divided in terms of political power after Ah Gu's death. Seeing this situation, those who really plan for the Jin Kingdom will probably understand the painstaking efforts of Ah Guda to "tour the south" before his death, when the conditions are not sufficient.

In this delicate situation in front of them, none of the major forces within the Jin Kingdom dared to act rashly to avoid being weakened by the other three parties joining forces.

"We have to wait, but we can't wait!"

Yang Yingqi knew that if the four major forces of the Jin Kingdom had the will to join forces, then the first to be attacked by the other three parties must be the Han Department! From this point of view, Hanbe cannot wait. But if the Han Department moves recklessly, it will definitely stimulate the other three parties to unite against him in advance, so the Han Department has to wait!

"What a dilemma......

Thinking of this, Yang Yingqi suddenly remembered Xiao Tienu's proposal, although he still thought that it would be extremely unwise to cut the Song Dynasty from Jin in the long run, but considering the short-term situation in three or five years, it was really a good choice to divert the disasters of several major forces in the north to the south.

"The four tigers in the north stared at each other, hungry and afraid to move, and at this time there happened to be a white and fat elephant next to it......"

Yang Yingqi quickly shook his head and told himself to be calm and not to be misled by this temptation. Yang Yingqi does not have as much conscience for his compatriots in the Great Song Dynasty as Cao Guangbi, but he does not have it at all like Xiao Tienu. More important than the war of conscience is utilitarian considerations - Yang Yingqi needs Cao Guangbi's support.

Cao Guangbi is a force with both rationality and strength within the Han Ministry, while Xiao Tienu is the opposite, he is a double-edged sword for Yang Yingqi, he can hurt others and hurt himself! In Yang Yingqi's heart, the military layout of the Han Department must be the pattern of Cao Nei and Xiao Wai. If Cao Guangbi sinks, then the Han military may lean towards Xiao Tienu's side. Xiao Tienu is Yang Yingqi's elder brother, but if the situation gets out of control, then he may become a more terrible henchman than all the Jurchens combined!

Just when Yang Yingqi felt in a dilemma, the servant came to report: "Seventh General, the general asks you to go over to discuss the matter." ”

"Oh, got it."

Yang Yingqi looked out the window, the moon was already hanging in the sky, and the eldest brother actually came to summon him.

"It seems that the eldest brother and the second brother have already talked a little bit......" He suddenly had some hope that Zhi Yanchong had already decided what to do next, although he knew that no matter how Zhi Yanchong decided, the things he would encounter next would become more and more tricky.

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