“…… There is a saying that is rumored in the outside world nowadays...... The ownership of the next emperor of Jin was originally a matter between Zong Gan and Zong Han, but Wu Qimai's son Zong Pan was ambitious and had to ascend to the throne. Of course, Wu Qimai disagreed at first......"

In the flickering lights, Cheng Min, who was sewing socks with old cloth, chatted with Tang Minjie about Wu begging.

“…… No matter compared to Zong Han or Zong Gan, Zong Pan's heart and ability are too far behind, not to mention that he has not made much credit in the past. It is rumored that before Wu Qimai had a stroke, the father and son had a quarrel because of this, and it was also rumored that Zong Pan was determined to be the emperor, so Wu Qimai could not afford to have a stroke. ”

“…… Later, Wu begged to buy a stroke and fell ill, and the eastern and western armies moved south, and Zong Pan got a loophole and took advantage of this opportunity to intensify his efforts to recruit party henchmen. In private, he also released rumors, saying that the two armies were to march south, in order to buy him time and pave the way for the future to seize the throne, and some speculators took the opportunity to repay the service, and in the middle of more than two years, he did attract a lot of support in the area of Beijing. ”

“…… Wu Qimai was sick for two years, and although he didn't want this son to be involved in the battle for the throne at first, he slowly became unconscious, or he may have relented, so he let it go. In his selfish heart, he may still want to give him a chance. Then to the defeat of the Western Route Army, it was rumored that there was a secret letter into the palace, this secret letter was written by Zong Han, and after Wu Qimai sobered up, he made some arrangements and changed the edict......"

“…… Originally, according to the private agreement between the eastern and western governments, this time the East Route Army won and the West Route Army was defeated, and the new monarch should fall on the head of Zong Gan. When the Eastern Route Army returned, the Western Route Army was still on the way, if Zong Gan succeeded to the throne in advance, Zong Fu Zong Bi would be able to make arrangements immediately, and Zong Han and others could only go directly to prison after they returned, with knives and axes. If Wu Qimainian didn't want Zong Han to die in the past, and really passed the throne to Zong Pan or others, then this person couldn't suppress Zong Gan, Zong Fu, Zong Bi and other brothers, maybe Zong Gan raised the flag of rebellion, and Zong Fu Zong Bi cleared the dissidents before Zong Han returned, and Dajin would be divided and bloodied from now on...... It's a pity. ”

“…… But Wu Qimai's edict just avoided these things from happening, he did not set up a new monarch, let the three parties negotiate, Zong Pan, who was powerful in Shangjing, felt that he had an opportunity, in order to fight against the most powerful Zong Gan at the moment, he just wanted Zong Han and Xi Yin to live. It is also for this reason that although Zong Han Xiyin came one step late, before they arrived in Beijing, Zong Pan had always been holding his Laozi's edict against Zong Gan, which bought Zong Han Xiyin time, and when Zong Han Xiyin arrived in Beijing, all parties lobbied, and everywhere said that the black flag was difficult to control, and the situation became more and more unclear. ”

The woman named Cheng Min said these words, put the thread in her hand to her lips and bit it off. Although she is a woman, she is usually in the hook bar, but when facing Tang Minjie, she is neat and easy. I don't know what kind of look she had when she faced Lu Mingfang in the past.

After sewing the new socks, she handed them to him, and then went to a corner of the room to look for rice. She didn't come to this room often, and she didn't have any vegetables and meat, so she rummaged for a while before finding some flour, and put it in a wooden basin to be baked into a cake with water.

But these things are also hearsay. There are many nobles in the capital, and when they get together and look for the girl's house, they all say that they know which big man they know, and what is the origin of all kinds of things. Sometimes even if it's a private thing that is casually said, I think it's impossible to spread it casually, but I later found out that it was quite accurate, but there are also things that are true, and later I found out that it was nonsense at all. Wu Qimai died, and how many people could really explain his plans clearly. ”

Tang Minjie was wearing socks: "Such rumors sound more like Xi Yin's style." ”

"It's true that most of the rumors were deliberately released by them." Cheng Min, who was meeting each other, paused slightly, "Speaking of the two of Zonghan Xiyin, although they have lived in the clouds for a long time, the nobles who went to Beijing in the past were always worried that the two sides would fight, but after this accident, I found out that the names of these two are now in Beijing...... Useful. Especially after Zong Han released the idea of not getting involved in the throne again, some old nobles who had accumulated military merits in the capital were on their side. ”

Cheng Min said: "They don't want to see Zong Pan, and they don't actually want to see Zong Gan, Zong Fu, Zong Bi and others in private. They all feel that these brothers do not have the talents of Aguda and Wu Qimai's generation, and they are far from Zongwang back then, not to mention, the veterans who fought the world back then withered, and Zong Han Xiyin are all pillars of the Jin State. In the past, Zong Han wanted to seize the throne, and there was no way for you to live or die, but now that he has gone to this level of thought, the whole Jin country still has to rely on them, so Zong Gan's voice has been weakened a little. ”

She confronted: "In the past, it was always said that when the southward journey ended, the eastern and western mansions were going to see Zhenzhang, and half a year ago, I always felt that the western mansion was weak, and Zonggan and others would not let him get better...... Who knows that this tense situation has been delayed by Zong Han Xiyin until now, although there is a reason for Wu begging, but it can really see the terrible ...... I just hope that there will be a result tonight, so that God will accept these two. ”

The situation in Shangjing is generally a three-way game, and in fact, there are probably more than a dozen participants, and as long as the entire balance is slightly broken, the person who has the upper hand may directly cook the raw rice into rice. Cheng Min has been in Beijing for so many years, and he has been exposed to most of the intelligence of Dongfu, and I am afraid that it has only been in the past two months that he has really seen the influence and strategic ability of Zong Han's side.

At this time, it was not long after night outside, and only occasionally there was a small and broken sound. In the warm room, although the two of them were talking calmly, their minds were actually tied to the vast chess game outside, and they had no ability to stretch out their hands at this time, and they could only hope that the situation in the Jin Kingdom would deteriorate rapidly - this was also the most likely situation after all.

"Every nation has its own heroes." Tang Minjie said, "But the hero of the enemy, my enemy...... Is there anything I can help with? ”

"No, you're sitting." Cheng Min smiled, "Maybe tonight the soldiers are in danger of fighting and there will be a big chaos, and we will have to run away when the time comes." ”

High clouds hung over the sky of the Northland, and the gray night was accompanied by the whimper of the north wind, making the lights of the city seem small. On the outskirts of the city, there were scenes of armies advancing, camping, and confrontations, and the horsemen of the message passed through the streets of the city, carrying messages of one kind or another to the hands of different powers. There are countless people like Tang Minjie and Cheng Min who are paying attention to the progress of things.

In the huge mansion outside the east gate of the palace, an elite Jurchen soldier who had participated in the southern expedition was already wearing armor and holding a sword, and some were inspecting the iron cannons in the palace. In the Gyeonggi region, and around the palace ban, these things—especially cannons—were not allowed by law, but for the generals who returned triumphantly after the southern expedition, some laws were long gone.

Wan Yanchang, dressed in a brocade robe and fashionable, came in from outside, and went straight into the courtyard where he was preparing to fight, his face was gloomy, and someone tried to stop him, but he couldn't succeed after all. Then Wanyan Zongbi, who had already put on his armor, hurriedly came out from the other side of the courtyard.

"Uncle, uncle, you came to say hello to your little nephew, what's wrong? What's wrong? ”

Wanyan Zongbi opened his hands, his face full of enthusiasm. Wan Yanchang has always been one of the arms and assistants of the Eastern Mansion, although because he is meticulous and conservative in his use of soldiers, so that he is not as dazzling as Zong Han, Lou Mu, Zong Wang and others in terms of military exploits, but now that the first generation of generals has gone to seventy-seven eighty-eight, he is already one of the few generals in the Eastern Mansion who can wrestle with Zong Han Xiyin, and because of this, when he came in this time, others did not dare to obstruct him head-on.

"Fourth. I just want to ask you, what's going on? ”

"Get ready." Zong Bi smiled: "Plan ahead, be prepared, uncle." ”

"What is this called planning for a rainy day? You want to fight in the city! Or do you want to attack the Imperial City? ”

"The little nephew doesn't want to, but uncle, you know, Zong Pan has already let the Royal Forest Tiger Ben go to the street!"

"The Imperial Forest Guard is supposed to garrison the palace and protect the capital."

Zong Bi waved his hand violently, and there was a fierce look on his face: "But he is not our man!" ”

Wan Yanchang looked at this fierce vulture, and after a while, he said: "Clan deliberations are not child's play, since Jingzu has been around, there is no use of force to have the final say in tribal affairs. Fourth, if you fill the capital with artillery mounts today, no matter who becomes the emperor tomorrow, everyone will be the first to kill you, even your brothers, and no one will be able to protect you! ”

His words were already extremely harsh, and Zong Bi spread his hands over there: "Uncle, you are serious, and the little nephew didn't say that he wanted to beat people, you look at this little person in the house, who can beat it, the army is still outside the city." I think there may be a fight outside the city. ”

Wan Yanchang frowned: "What about the eldest and third?" ”

"Sai is also here, and the third brother personally went out of the city to greet him. The eldest brother happened to pick up a few uncles outside, and he didn't know when he would be able to return, so the little nephew was left here to make some preparations. Zong Bi lowered his voice, "Uncle, maybe you really see blood tonight, you can't let the little nephew have nothing to prepare, right?" ”

"Don't mess up tonight, teach them to put everything away!" Wan Yanchang looked around and waved his hand, and looked at it a few more times before turning around, "I'll go to the front and wait for them." ”

"Uncle, then I'll deal with this side and go over and pour you wine!"

Zong Bi waved his hand and said so, and after Yan Chang's figure disappeared at the gate of the courtyard over there, the deputy on the side came over: "Then, marshal, the people here ......"

"Get ready, change yards. Don't be seen again! Zong Bi shook his hand, and after a while, he spat on the ground, "Old thing, outdated......"

After scolding in his mouth, Zong Bi left the courtyard here and went to the front hall to continue talking to Wan Yanchang, and at this time, there were already people coming to visit one after another. According to Wu Qimai's edict, once Wanyan Sai and others who came over at this time entered the city, at this time, all the Wanyan tribes who could speak on the table of the Jin Kingdom had already arrived, as long as they entered the palace and started to discuss the matter, the identity of the next emperor of the Jin State could be determined at any time.

It is also because of this reason that some of the people who have secretly turned to Zonggan have begun to gather at Zonggan's palace, on the one hand, Zonggan is afraid that they will turn against the water, on the other hand, of course, there is also a sense of protection. And even if the most embarrassing situation occurs, the number of people who support Zonggan's ascension is too small, and if a group of people are detained here, they can delay this critical matter for a few days before making plans.

The same situation should have happened to Zong Pan, Zong Han and others.

After waiting in the front hall for a while, Zong Gan also brought a few old people from the clan over, and after greeting Yan Chang, Wan Yan Chang privately talked to Zong Gan about the soldiers and horses in the rear. Zong Gan immediately pulled Zong Bi aside and whispered for a while as a reprimand, but in fact, there was not much improvement.

At this time, halfway through the war, martial law was completely imposed inside the city, and outside the city, Sosuke led the army to meet Wanyan Saiya halfway, which was the head of the whole night's drama, and occasionally a messenger came back to report the confrontation of the army near the city walls. At this time, someone ran in again, knelt on the ground and said, "Report, finish...... Lord Ceres' car appeared at the corner of the street, saying that he wanted to visit several princes, and handed over the worship post. ”

"Hee-Yin?" Zong Gan frowned, "Shouldn't he, the dog-headed military advisor, stay by Zong Han's side, or is he busy deceiving Zong Pan's little cub, come here and do something." ”

"Nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace." Zong Bi said, "I don't think I can let him in, don't listen to what he says." ”

"Hey, fourth, you're so angry." An old man opened his mouth on the side.

Zong Gan nodded and said: "Although there is a dispute, but in the final analysis, everyone is still their own people, since it is the god of grains who is coming, Xiao Wang will personally go to greet you, you will wait for a while." Come on, set up the tables and chairs! ”

At this time, in the huge hall, everyone was sitting on the top or on both sides, and at the signal of the Zonggan, a subordinate came over with tables and chairs, and visited the middle of the hall, looking as if he was on trial.

After a while, Wanyan Xiyin, who was thin and had a white beard, followed Zong Gan over, and looked at the posture in the hall and smiled. He didn't sit down at once, but greeted them one by one along the hall, and even said a few words, and someone in the middle sighed: "Ceres, you are old." ”

"They're old." Xi Yin smiled, and waited until he arched his hand in the face of Zong Bi magnificently, and then went to the square table in the center of the hall, picked up the wine jug, poured a glass of wine, and drank, and said, "Good wine!" It's so cold outside! ”

Seeing that he was a little anti-guest-oriented, Zong Gan walked to the top and sat down, and said with a smile: "Ceres, please sit, I don't know if I came to the door today, but there is something important?" ”

Xi Yin looked around, sighed in his throat, and stood at the table for a long time before pulling out the stool and sitting down in front of everyone. In this way, everyone looked a head taller than him, and he didn't have to fight for it, just looked at them quietly.

The hall was quiet for a moment, and Zong Bi said, "Xiyin, if you have anything to say, just say it quickly!" ”

"They are all of clan blood here, and there are uncles, brothers, and nephews...... It's hard to get together so much this time, I'm old, I have mixed feelings, and I want to talk about the old days, what does it matter? Even if tonight's major events are clear, everyone is still a family, we have the same enemy, and we don't have to make tensions...... Come, I would like to toast you. ”

He offered to toast, and everyone raised their glasses, and the first old man laughed while raising his glass, and he didn't know what he thought. Xi Yin said with a smile: "In the fifteenth year, when I went to Hushui for a banquet, I was silent and unsociable, and Uncle Seventh told me that if I wanted to be bold, I would take the initiative to toast." Uncle Seven still remembers this. ”

With this toast and a word, he snatched the initiative in the hall. Zong Bi really wanted to scold, but Wan Yanchang on the other side smiled: "Since Gu Shen knows that there is a big event tonight, don't blame everyone for being nervous." You can talk about the old days all the time, and if you don't pour out the ideas in your stomach, I'm afraid everyone will be nervous all night. After this glass of wine, let's get down to business, and when we're done, we'll drink it again. ”

Xi Yin nodded, but did not entangle: "Come here tonight, what I'm afraid of is that the city and the outside of the city really can't talk and fight, as far as I know, the third child is with the speed of the Shulie, and now I'm afraid that he has begun to beat gongs and drums outside, Zong Pan called the tiger to go to the city wall, I'm afraid that you people won't want to go to the city to fight ......."

"You don't want to spew blood—" Xi Yin said this, and Zong Bi had already interrupted him, "Is this a false accusation?" He went to the city wall because we were going to rebel, Xi Yin, you are really a scholar......"

"I didn't mean that, fourth, you listen to me." Xi Yin raised his hand, "I don't mean to frame anyone, it's just that if this situation continues, things that really happen to relatives and enemies may really happen, fourth, if there is a sudden thunder outside today, will the soldiers on your hand rush out?" Once you rush out, will things still be able to put things away? It's just for this matter, I want to be a Chinese person, spread some words, and hope that everyone can talk calmly. ”

"You wear a pair of pants with Zong Han, and you are a middleman?" Zong Bi scoffed, "There's nothing else to talk about!" At the beginning, I said that the southern expedition is over, and things will be clear, today's result is clear, I will win and you will lose, this throne should have been my eldest brother, let's take it rightly! You still talk about it, I talk about your ancestors......"

There were people talking.

"The fourth is right."

"Little four, pay attention to ...... talking"

Xi Yin frowned and waved his hand: "Don't say that." When Taizu died, he said that he would pass on the throne to Sticky Han, and he was also upright, but in the end, you didn't want to, and said that the next one would be his turn, and to this day, do you recognize it? The matter of the southern expedition, the east won, which is very good, but the choice of the throne, after all, must be recognized by everyone, let the boss, Zong Pan is not at ease, the marshal is not at ease, you can rest assured? Why is the edict of the first emperor the way it is now, just because the southwest has become a big disaster, and I don't want my Jurchen to fall into civil strife again, otherwise one day in the future, the black flag will go north, and my Jin country will go through the mistakes of the Liao State back then. ”

Zong Bi scolded: "I understand that you ...... first I understand your mother! What kind of last wish of the first emperor is a rumor made up by you and Zong Pan and a group of people in private! ”

"If it's just me saying it, it's probably rumors, but before I went to Beijing with Dashuai, Zong Pan also said the same, he is the son of the first emperor, it's not like a rumor, right?"

Wan Yan Chang of the head said: "How about letting the boss swear an oath and the heads of each branch testify, and after he succeeds to the throne, he will never settle the previous matter?" ”

"Reading history for thousands of years, the oath of the emperor's family is difficult to keep. Just like the throne of Sticky Han, he said that he was him back then, but he didn't give it back then and said that he would give it to him later, but in the end, wasn't it his turn? ”

Wan Yanchang smiled: "If the boss can't believe it, Zong Pan, you can trust it?" If he succeeds to the throne, it will be difficult to control it today, and who can guarantee that he will not find the past one by one. The god of grains has to teach me. ”

Xi Yin nodded: "I came here today, and I did think of a way." ”

Xi Yin is known as the god of ceres, in the Jurchen clan has always been the first person to schemist, although Zonggan Zongfu Zongbi and others have the upper hand with the prestige of the southern expedition, but the situation in Beijing is entangled here, in addition to the continuation of Zonghan's own prestige, it is the god of Ceres who lobbied around in the city and won many people's hearts. He came to visit today, and everyone knew that there must be some plan, and when the words came to this, including Wan Yanchang, Zong Gan, Zong Bi and others, they all cheered up and waited for his next sentence.

I saw Xi Yin's eyes were serious and deep, and he looked around at everyone: "Zong Gan succeeded to the throne, Zong Pan is afraid of being liquidated, and the sect leaders who are standing on his side at the moment are also worried. If Zongpan succeeds to the throne, I think everyone's mood will be the same. Dashuai was defeated in the Battle of the Southwest, after all, and he didn't think much about it...... Now that the situation in Shangjing is delicate, it has become a stalemate, and since half of the people who are in the position are unwilling, it is better to ......"

“…… Find a small one to do. ”

After he finished speaking, the palm of the sect cadre in the hall slammed on the table, his face was pale, and murderous aura emerged.