Yanning, a local hero, has only really entered the official career since the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty began to regain the lost territory, but because of the successive defeats and retreats of the Jin State, the dream of the career of the powerful in these places was shattered instantly.

And after the Song court recovered these lost territories, these Haoqiang, who were supposed to return to the Song Dynasty, seemed to have defected to the Song Dynasty on the surface, but they had always maintained close contact with the Jin people behind the scenes.

A large number of Jin relict ministers were originally retained by the Northland, and these dispatches were almost all inaccessible errands, or some hard work, and the real Zhizhou and other dispatches were naturally served by officials trusted by the Northland.

But even so, over the years, Beidi has not completely eliminated the remnants of the Jin State in the officialdom, whether it is Anton or Anbei, in the past two years, after cleaning up the remnants of the officialdom who are still secretly communicating with the Jin people, there are not a few vacancies, which also makes Ye Qing have to return to Lin'an to solve this matter in person.

In addition to the fact that these remnants who were promised by the Jin people behind their backs that they would be rewarded by high-ranking officials after the reconquest of the lost lands were eliminated in large numbers, the relationship between the local Haoqiang and the Jin people was actually more complicated.

And a local powerhouse like Yan Ning has now become the target of the Jin people secretly wooing, so that one day, they can recapture all the territories recovered by Ye Qing again.

Since Ye Qingjiedu, the northern land has always been mainly appeased for the local heroes, and the officials themselves are not enough, so it also forced the northern land to weigh the pros and cons at this time, and let those relict ministers and the Jin people keep frowning, but as long as it does not endanger the foundation of the northern land.

What's more, since Ye Qingjie went to the north, the first year caught up with the once-in-a-century flooding of yellow water, so that whether it was him or Xin Qiji and others, they did not dare to offend the local Haoqiang at will at this time, after all, the silver grain in Haoqiang's hands could help them help a large part of the victims.

And since Liu Minxue suggested the imperial examination in the north last year, Ye Qing has gradually begun to focus on these local heroes in the north, especially after these people secretly promised to successfully recover the lost territory, they will be promised the heroism of high-ranking officials.

Whether there is Jinan Mansion or not, Ye Qing is not clear for the time being, but Yan Ning, Tian Zhuo, and Wang Tingyu in Yidu are because of the relationship between the defenders stationed in Yidu, so Ye Qing has to start planning how to get rid of this person.

The reason why local heroes are called local heroes is because they have prestige and influence in the local area that even the government is not as good as, and the people are also afraid of them, so they would rather go against the government than dare to offend them.

What's more, in many places, most of the people's livelihoods are tightly held in the hands of Haoqiang, so it is not easy for the government to move Haoqiang.

Ye Qing looked at Wanyan Yongji, whose expression was now even more unnatural, and after smiling, he said magnanimously: "King Wei Shao came to Jinan Mansion this time, obviously not for the sake of Yidu Yanning, but obviously to form an alliance with my Song Court. Today, Ye also gave King Wei Shao a happy heart, that is, Ye will never regret forming an alliance with your country, nor will he ally with the Mongols. ”

"Thank you, Lord Ye, the Holy Lord will definitely ...... after hearing this news." Wanyan Yongji was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly thanked Ye Qing.

"But about Yan Ning, can King Wei Shao give me a satisfactory explanation?" Ye Qing picked up the teacup, looked at Wanyan Yongji, who was a little puzzled, and then said: "If you want people to give people, and you want soldiers to give soldiers, as long as King Wei Shao is willing to remove this heart disease for Ye, I will treat this incident as if it hadn't happened, how about it?" ”

Wanyan Yongji frowned, vaguely guessed what Ye Qing meant, his expression became more solemn, and he hesitated for a moment and said, "What does Lord Ye mean...... Let me ...... it myself. ”

"Yes, this matter started because of your Jin Kingdom, and naturally it was up to you

Isn't it fair to help me out? Ye Qing said with a smile.

Xin Qiji nodded slightly in agreement with Ye Qing's words, the reason why Ye Qing was reluctant to move Yanning was not because he didn't dare, but because he was concerned that once he moved Yidu Yanning, it would cause the worries of other local heroes, which made them secretly move closer to the Jin people, and even did not hesitate to cooperate with the Jin people.

After all, once a chain reaction occurs because of a Yanning, then for the Northland, it is full of powerful holes, and if you want to plug them all one by one, I am afraid that all the cities in the entire Northland will have to be dug three feet into the ground and doubled.

And by Wanyan Yongji, the king of Wei Shao, who can represent the Jin country, to take the lead in doing this, it is naturally not only to kill people with a knife, but also to separate the attitude of the other places who want to continue to rely on the Jin people, so that the entire northern land has been completely stabilized from all aspects after all these years of rule.

Matters such as governance, taxation, and even prison were all resolved and autonomous to a large extent when Ye Qing returned to Lin'an this time, so for Ye Qing or the entire Northland, the next step was to vigorously rectify the entire Northland and make sufficient preparations for the continuation of the Northern Expedition in the future.

Wanyan Yongji looked at Ye Qing with a relaxed expression, couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, coughed twice with a somewhat dry throat, and then looked at Ye Qing and said with a smile: "I'm afraid Lord Ye has known about it for a long time, I'm afraid it's been planned for a long time to bring it up today, right?" ”

Ye Qing didn't deny it, but he didn't admit it either, and said confidently: "Hasn't your country recognized the reality now?" In addition to Yidu, I also know...... On the other side, Wan Yan Jing also gave as many as eight or nine local heroes, is this a fact? ”

Wanyan Yongji continued to sigh, what Ye Qing was talking about right now was the predicament faced by their Dajin Kingdom, just like the melancholy that rose in his heart at the moment he went ashore, the reason why he would win over the powerful from all over the world was not a whim of the imperial court, but a helpless move.

Now that Dajin was attacked on both sides, and the Mongols and the Song people were sandwiched between them in the north and the south, the Jin State had to weigh the pros and cons and began to move most of its forces northward to ensure that the Mongols would not break through.

After all, although the hatred between the Jin people, the Mongols, and the Song people is difficult to resolve, no matter what, the Jin country is also more aware that once the defeat to the Mongols is bound to be much more miserable than the defeat to the Song people.

Defeat to the Song people, the worst situation is just to lose the territory that robbed others before, and if you lose to the Mongols, then the loss is not as simple as your own inherent territory, I am afraid that once the Mongols drive straight in, then the royal family and the people of Li will be brutally murdered, just like the humiliation suffered by the Song Emperor after being captured by their Jin State, I am afraid that they will be fulfilled one by one.

The Song people knew that they were not beasts, and the Mongols were as savage as wolves, and the forces on both sides were now stronger than the Jin people, so the Jin people had to weigh the pros and cons and made up their minds to throw themselves into one of them, and this side was naturally more able to make them feel safer on the side of the Song court.

"Okay, I promise you." Wanyan Yongji didn't wait for Ye Qing to blackmail him, so he said extremely happily.

"Okay, we will leave for Yidu in three days, and once this matter is over, the Song-Jin Alliance is indestructible." Ye Qing also agreed happily.

Wanyan Yongji could only smile helplessly in his heart, people had to bow their heads under the eaves, not to mention that now Song Qiang and Jin were weak, it was naturally difficult for them to have bargaining chips with Ye Qing in their hands.

As a few people had just made a covenant in the main hall, Zhong Silkworm led the gloomy Mu Huali and Bor's magic wind into the main hall.

An eagle-like gaze swept across the hall, Wanyan Yongji frowned slightly, while Ye Qing enthusiastically got up and welcomed the two to Jinan Mansion

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Regardless of the pungent smell left on the two of them in groups of cattle, horses and sheep these days, the enthusiastic Borshu and Mu Huali hugged each other.

In any case, Mu Huali and Borshu had fought with him before, and they were half of their subordinates, plus they hadn't seen each other for a few years, so Ye Qing's enthusiasm was naturally understandable.

However, Mu Huali and Borshu have always kept cold faces, although they did not refuse Ye Qing's hug.

Eight thousand cattle, horses and sheep finally stayed outside the city at the insistence of Zhong Silkworm, and only two thousand of them followed into Jinan Mansion.

But also because of what they saw and heard after entering Jinan Mansion, Borshu and Mu Huali were dizzying, and gradually understood why Zhong Silkworm would rather turn his face with them than let the eight thousand cows, horses and sheep enter the city.

The clean and tidy streets, the rows of shops, the orderly pedestrians and carriages and horses, under the hustle and bustle, even Borshu is a little afraid to imagine what kind of scene it will be if 8,000 cows, sheep and horses are driven onto this street.

But even so, Borshu still disagreed with Zhong Silkworm's reasoning that the righteous livestock were not as valuable as the crops, so after seeing Ye Qing, his mood still didn't improve much.

Ye Qing naturally knew that if he hadn't known the news, he wouldn't have sent Zhong Silkworm outside the city to pick up and stop Bolshu and Mu Huali.

Jinan Mansion finally recovered a trace of the Central Plains style of liveliness and prosperity, if it was the scourge of eight thousand cattle, horses and sheep, Ye Qing didn't dare to imagine how much feces had to be left on this street, and then let the street shops on both sides point at Borshu and others to scold his mother.

Mu Huali was also angry, after the greetings, knowing that the other person was Queen Wei Shao of the Jin Kingdom, Mu Huali just nodded slightly, and then said directly: "This time, in order to express his sincerity to his brother, the Great Khan specially ordered the two of us to select 3,000 good horses and 5,000 cattle and sheep from the grassland to give to Lord Ye. So now, I hope that Lord Ye will personally go and see the gifts that the Great Khan has given you, instead of leaving them outside the city. ”

"The two of you will rest for a while, and then it's not too late to accompany Ye Mou." After ordering the people to bring refreshments again, Ye Qing said with a smile.

Looking at Wanyan Yongji's solemn expression, as if facing a great enemy, Ye Qing was quite happy in his heart, although Beidi was not welcomed in Lin'an at the moment, but now in the eyes of the Jin Kingdom and the Mongols, it has become a fragrant bait that both parties want to compete for.

When the Jin people were afraid that the Mongols would clash with them, Ye Qing would make small moves behind his back, take the opportunity to fall into the well, and wave his troops north. And the Mongols were also afraid that if there was a conflict between themselves and the Jin people, Ye Qing might make small moves in Hetao and other places, or join forces with the Jin people to deal with them.

"Could it be that Lord Ye looks down on the gift that our Great Khan gave you?" Although Mu Huali had worked with Ye Qing and had been following Ye Qing's orders for a long time, today's eight thousand cattle, sheep and horses were stopped outside the city by the Song people inappropriately, which still made him feel unhappy.

"Definitely." Ye Qing smiled, pointed to the courtyard and said, "The place in the house is too small to let go of the heart of the Great Khan, but ...... It would be a good idea to build a pasture at the foot of the mountain, so that the Great Khan's will will always remain, as a symbol of our friendship, at least not to starve the cattle and sheep to death, right? ”

Ye Qing said lightly, and did not immediately show favor to the Mongols in front of Wanyan Yongji because of Mu Huali's reminder.

After all, under the current three-legged situation, since he had already made his position clear with Yan Yongji, not to mention that it was also for the sake of the Northland, Ye Qing would definitely not give up the Jin State, an ally that could be used as a gunman, and in turn join forces with the Mongols.