Now under the rule of the Song people, although the Anxi Protectorate is in Xingqing, Li Heng, who is now the deputy protector of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, has been stationed in Xiping Mansion, the westernmost frontier city of the Hexi Corridor, since the first year of Qing.

With Li Heng's arrival in Xiping Mansion, facing the original Liao State Frontier City Gate to the west, which has now become the direction of the territory under the rule of the Mongols, almost every day there will be intermittent people entering from the west, and even cavalry riding war horses and dressed as Mongolian soldiers will enter Xiping Mansion from time to time.

Within one day, dozens of people entered, and hundreds of people would enter Xiping Mansion from the original territory of the Liao State, so that at the gate of Xiping Mansion to the east, there would often be cavalry with thousands of cavalry as a unit, and the Song army rushed to the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty.

Although the Hexi Corridor has resumed the trade channel, but now the business travel is much less than before, the original endless stream of business travel began to become scattered, but because of the movement of some cavalry in the past six months, it has made this choke point a lot more lively than usual.

Since the beginning of the first year of Qingyuan, this should have been used as a choke point for business travel, and after a period of time, there will be cavalry slowly going to the hinterland of the Song Dynasty, and then after a short rest from Pingliang Town, it will enter the Guanlong Road and enter the Andong Protectorate, which will be received by Yelu Yixue, a general under the command of Yelu Yue, the princess of Liao.

When Yeluyue fled to Chang'an, the Liao army around her was only less than 10,000 horsemen, but since entering the first year of Qingyuan, in this short period of half a year, using the intelligence network in Bai Chun's hands and Xiping Mansion bordering the former Liao State as the contact point, so that some remnants of the Liao army that were unwilling to submit to the rule of the Mongols began to enter Xiping Mansion in a steady stream, and then reached Chang'an through the Hexi Corridor.

And in the past six months, for Yeluyue, in addition to giving birth to a daughter, her harvest is her borderless army, which has reached a very large scale of 30,000 people.

The reputation of the princess of Liao still has a high influence and cohesion in the territory of the Liao State that has died, and the scale of more than 30,000 troops has exceeded her expectations, but the news from Xiping Mansion is that Yeluyue's hands, after entering the second half of the year, is likely to have an army of more than 50,000 people, and these 50,000 people do not include the remnants of the Liao people who can't stand the strict rule of the Mongols.

In addition to the remnants of the soldiers after the fall of the Liao State, a steady stream of soldiers entered Xiping Mansion, and then set foot on the Hexi Corridor to Chang'an, gathered under the command of Yeluyue, Liu Keshi and Li Heng, the two deputy protectors of the two Anxi Protectorates, also in the territory of Xia, by seeking to usurp the throne before the fall of the country and succeeded, but the influence of Li An'an, who sat on the throne of the Xia State for less than three months, also gathered a lot of soldiers from the original Xia State in Xia.

It's just that unlike the remnants of the Liao State that will be transferred to the Borderless Army led by Yelu Yixue after entering Chang'an, the remnants of the Xia State gathered by the Liao State will be scattered by Li Heng, and then filled into the various armies of the Anxi Protectorate, so that the Xia Army cannot pose any threat to the current Song Army, but it can also increase the scale of the Anxi Protectorate.

Such a rapid expansion naturally brings about the problem of insufficient military salaries and other materials, and this is why Ye Qing has to start brewing, in addition to finding something to do for Zhong Qing, who only reprimands himself all day long, or misses Zhong Ye, is that he now continues to have some quick money in his hand to help the Anxi Protectorate relieve the urgent need for materials such as military salaries, food, armor, etc.

The Mongols also saw the remnants of the Liao State flocking to Xiping Mansion under the rule of the Song Dynasty, but they were helpless, after all, no matter how strong the Mongol cavalry was, they could not block all the frontiers with the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, they could only watch as the remnants of the Liao State gathered under the command of Yeluyue, the princess of the Liao State.

Since there are the remnants of the Liao State and the people, they will enter and migrate to the Song court because of the only remaining royal family in the Liao State, then Temujin and the others don't have to think about it, they will know that in the Xia territory controlled by the Song court today, the Song people will never let go of the influence of Li An'an, the king of the Xia State, to recruit the remnants of the Liao State.

The remnants and remnants of the Liao and Xia countries, who had already perished, were wantonly recruited by the Song court by taking advantage of the only remaining royal influence of the two countries, which made Temujin sneer again and again in his heart, Ye Qing's insidiousness...... It can be described as a hateful itch, and this is also the most important reason why Temujin is unwilling to offend Ye Qing and is willing to show the greatest sincerity to win over Ye Qing.

It was not that Temujin did not think of joining forces with the Jin people to deal with the Song court, but the Jin people's trust in them was not as firm as that of the Song court. What's more, Temujin also has unspeakable secrets, whether it is his beggar tribe or other tribes, they all have an inseparable blood feud with the Jin people.

And if he formed an alliance with the Jin people to fight against the Song Dynasty in this delicate period, when there were still a few tribes who secretly wanted to replace him, it would do more harm than good, and it would cause dissatisfaction among other tribes, and even make the various tribes that were finally unified under his command fall apart again and become a plate of scattered sand.

In addition, even if he was able to comfort the leaders of other tribes and agree to the alliance between the Great Mongolian Kingdom and the Jin people, Ye Qing still had two trump cards in his hand, that is, the royal families of the Liao Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom that everyone knew to the world were all controlled by Ye Qing.

Once the Mongols form an alliance with Jin, Ye Qing will inevitably use the royal families of Xia and Liao to create more chaos for Mongolia, so that Ye Qing can still form a perfect barrier between the two of them for Liao and Xia to fight against Mongolia, but he hides behind and watches the show.

This was for Temujin

, obviously not what he wanted to see, after all, if Ye Qing really supported Li An'an and Yeluyue's return to the country, then their Mongolian kingdom would be trapped in the grassland, not only would they not be able to turn their faces against the Jin people, but they would not even be able to go west to conquer the Khorezm people without any worries.

In short, if Temujin wanted a strategic depth of freedom of advance and retreat, then he must reach a certain tacit understanding with Ye Qing or the Song court, and the best result is, of course, an alliance with the Song court and Ye Qing, so that the Mongols can form a real and unscrupulous strategic situation of attacking, retreating, and defending.

Temujin did not want to give up his revenge on the Jin, after all, the hatred of the Mongol tribes for the Jin was the cohesion and combat effectiveness of their Great Mongolia, and if they formed an alliance with the Jin, it would be like digging their own grave to make the Mongols fall apart.

In the same way, Temujin did not want to watch it, and when he chose to go west, Ye Qing took this opportunity to attack the Jin State again, thus rejecting them Mongols from the lofty mountains.

Therefore, the result that can be accepted by both him and Ye Qing is whether the two are willing to take a step back, Temujin does not seek an alliance with the Jin State, and Ye Qing will not support the Xia and Liao royal families to restore the country when he Temujin goes west.

In this way, it is obvious that the interests of the Mongols must be placed on Khorezm, and the interests of Ye Qing or the Song court are naturally placed on the objects of the alliance, the Jin people.

"All I can do is take a step back." Ye Qing played with the teacup in his hand, and said to Mu Huali and Borshu with a solemn expression with a relaxed expression.

"Lord Ye thinks that with his own strength, he will be able to fight against my Great Mongolian Kingdom and the iron cavalry of the Jin people? Lord Ye, don't forget, although you now have the upper hand over the Jin people, the Song Dynasty has never been defeated by the Jin people! Once my Great Mongolia forms an alliance with the Jin people, Lord Ye, your northern land, even the Song court behind you, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop, right? Mu Huali said with a gloomy face and a cold tone.

"Two fists are hard to beat four hands, yes, with my own strength, I naturally can't fight against the alliance of Mongolia and Jin, but ...... Mu Huali, if you form an alliance with the Jin people, will the tribes on the grassland agree? How did the Jin people oppress, plunder, and kill you Mongols in the first place, I guess I don't need to say more, right? What's more, I still have in my hands Li An'an, the deceased monarch of the Xia Kingdom, who is now in Xiping Mansion, and Ye Luyue, the princess of the Liao Kingdom, as long as I nod slightly and turn a blind eye, then I believe that when you join forces with the Jin people to crusade against me Ye Qing, they will not be idle. Therefore, unless your Great Khan Temujin is willing to spit out the territory of Xia Liao that you have just swallowed, the price you will pay if you want to form an alliance with the Jin people against me is probably enough to make your Great Mongolia fall apart in a short period of time and become a mess of sand again. Ye Qing still said with a relaxed expression.

The biggest bargaining chip in his hand against the Mongols now is that he controls the dead royal families of Xia and Liao, and although the royal families of these two countries are already difficult to achieve, if they let them retaliate against the Mongols, even if they can't really restore the country, at least they can make the Mongols who are now bent on plundering and expanding be trapped in the steppe and it is difficult to move forward.

"Just two dead royal families, Lord Ye, you don't think our Great Khan will care, right?" Borshu sneered and said with some disdain.

"There are now nearly 30,000 Liao soldiers in the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, and ...... If it is not as I expected, there will be a steady stream of remnants of the Liao Kingdom to throw themselves at Princess Chengli this year, not to mention more than 100,000 people, even if it is more than 50,000 people, for Temujin, it will be enough to give him a headache. If my Great Song Dynasty supplemented them with grain and grass, the two generals, who do you think the Liao people would settle accounts with first? Oh, by the way, and the Xia people, Li An'an's idea of recovering the country has never been interrupted, and now if he is not chained by Li Heng every day, I am afraid that this goods will still be able to rely on the influence of his fallen emperor to gather more remnant troops, and by then the remnants of Liao and Xia will add up to nearly 200,000 people, do the two generals still think I am alarmist? Ye Qing's calm and calm expression was extremely sinister in the eyes of Borshu and Mu Huali.

Whether it was the Mongols who took the initiative to conquer Liao, or Ye Qing who took the initiative to conquer Xia, these two battles seemed to be the Mongols who occupied the most interests, taking all the territories of Liao, as well as most of the territory of Xia, which were visible to the naked eye, but Ye Qing, who seemed to get fewer benefits than the Mongols, got all the invisible interests, that is, the two royal families of Liao and Xia.

The benefits that Ye Qing got were obviously not benefits that could be valued by everyone in this era, but now the role that these can play is much more important than those territories that cannot be moved.

In this way, in the current complicated situation, the chips in Ye Qing's hand were like a killer weapon, giving Temujin a feeling of helplessness.

Mu Huali and Borshu glanced at each other, they were also intimidating Ye Qing with the alliance of Mengjin, just as they also knew that the remnants of Liao and Xia that Ye Qing had just said would never be as many as Ye Qing said.

After all, if the royal families of Liao and Xia can really gather 200,000 troops, then the first thing to worry about will not be their Mongols, but he Ye Qingcai.

But they also know that although Liao and Xia are now dead, because the two banners of the two royal families are still there, no matter how many troops they have, it will be a big obstacle for the Mongols who are bent on plundering other people's wealth and expanding their territory.

The two are also testing each other's bottom line, what Mu Huali and Borshu can use, since

However, it was an alliance with the Jin people, so as to coerce Ye Qing to take a step back and form an alliance with them instead.

But obviously, Ye Qing also had bargaining chips in his hands to refuse to form an alliance with them, so as to make a false alliance with the Jin people, and then covet the territory of their Song court that was seized by the Jin people.

Since noon, the three of them have fallen into repeated entanglements and threatening negotiations, and now the sunset has slowly fallen under the tall walls of Jinan City, and the lanterns have been lit in the post house, and there is still no compromise between the three of them.

Each other knows the chips in each other's hands, but they still hope to be able to squeeze more favorable conditions from each other.

Even the spirits that had no name that they drank in Changfeng Tower that night were half sold and half given by Ye Qing to Mu Huali and Borshu, but the Mongols' desire to form an alliance with Ye Qing was still quite firm.

Ye Qing is not a real politician, the reason why he has been able to sit firmly in Diaoyutai and not let go of the alliance is entirely because of his strong cheating ability, knowing that the consequences of forming an alliance with the Mongols are the tragic end of the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species.

It is precisely because he already knows the answer that he can take the lead and gain the upper hand step by step in the process, so that in this era that can be repeated, he will not repeat the stupid strategy of the original Song court, and finally lead the wolf into the house and make himself exterminated by the Mongols.

This kind of psychological warfare is obviously more exhausting than fighting on the battlefield, and now under the light of the raging fire, whether it is Mu Huali or Borshu, even Ye Qing, his face is already full of deep exhaustion at this moment.

"Lord Ye...... How can we ensure that Xia and Liao will not attack our Mongolia and will not mention the restoration of the country again? Borshu took a deep breath, at this time, he was already planning to compromise and make concessions, but in the final stage, he also hoped to get an answer once and for all from Ye Qing.

Mu Huali, who almost had the same heart and mind with him, continued to say after Borshu finished speaking: "If Lord Ye is really sincere, then you only need to present the head of Li An'an, the deceased monarch of the Xia Kingdom, just like Wan Yan Jing, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, in order to show favor to you, he presented the head of Zamuhe. Perhaps we can convince the Great Khan that he will not form an alliance with the Jinren, nor will he force an alliance with you, my lord. ”

"As soon as Li An'an dies, I, Ye Qing, will be the first target of the people of the Xia Kingdom who want to take revenge, and at that time...... The chips in my hand will be a dagger to pierce myself, do you think I'll say yes? Ye Qing is obviously not fooled, Li An'an is like a double-edged sword in his hands, it must be himself who is injured after killing, and it is naturally the Mongols who benefit.

And staying in his hands all the time, and always governing the Xia Kingdom under the banner of Li An'an, for him Ye Qing, it is naturally only beneficial and not disadvantageous.

Borshu and Mu Huali laughed at the same time, looked at Ye Qing and said, "In this way, Lord Ye has no sincerity at all?" Don't forget, my lord, that the Great Khan, in order to show our most sincere attitude, has sent you eight thousand cattle, sheep, horses, and ....... ”

"Perhaps you two can remind Temujin, if your country is not allied with the Jin, what good will it do me for me to acquiesce in the restoration of the royal families of Xia and Liao?" Ye Qing spread his hands, and then continued: "Obviously, there is no benefit to me in this way, but it is possible to raise tigers, right?" ”

"Since Lord Ye knows the stakes, then he should be decisive, kill Li An'an and the other royal families, and completely eliminate the Xia people's desire to restore the country." Borshu gave Ye Qing a cheer up in confusion.

Ye Qing watched the eyes of the two of them flickering under the bonfire, and after stretching a long lazy waist, he said: "Ming people don't say dark words, the two of you know that killing Li An'an will do more harm than good to me Ye Qing, so why continue to provoke?" This would only make the two of them seem to be rather clumsy. Forget it, you are tired today, you two can think about it tonight, and if you can't make up your mind, you can discuss it with Temujin. Anyway, now we still have time, even if the two of you live in Jinan Mansion for half a year, I can afford to eat. ”

After finishing speaking, Ye Qing got up and walked out, and after taking two steps, he turned to look at the two people who were still sitting in front of the bonfire, and after thinking for a while, he said: "I know that Temujin's ambition is very big, but I hope that his ambition can always go west, instead of looking at us all the time." I have no intention of being an enemy of him, and in the same way, the current Song Court is not afraid to fight with anyone. ”

While Ye Qing was talking, the two people who got up silently glanced at each other again, and wanted to say something to Ye Qing, but Ye Qing obviously had no interest in listening, and after finishing speaking, he decisively turned around and walked towards the outside of the post house.

Looking at Ye Qing's tall back, slowly disappearing into the night, as if he merged with the endless night, Mu Huali's eyes instantly became extremely cold, and he said with a faint murderous aura in his tone: "Qiu Guoshi once said that if there was no Ye Qing in the Northland, Song Ting would still be the weak Song ......." ”

"But ...... in Jinan."

"What about the end together? Even if it is to take more than a thousand of our lives, if it can be exchanged for Ye Qing's life, ....... ”

"No, I'm just worried that it's not that easy." Mu Huali said solemnly.

"How do you know if you don't try? Even if he missed, would Ye Qing still dare to kill a thousand of us? Borshu said coldly.

"But if you do that, you will only be afraid that it will cause a lot of inconvenience to the Great Khan. But....... Mu Huali looked at Borshu, and after thinking for a long time, his eyes became quite fierce and said: "Maybe you can find a chance to try, if you can really succeed, our more than 1,000 people will be worth the life of Ye Qing!" ”