Chapter 291: The Kingdom of Jin is not peaceful
The two-way army attacked the Song Dynasty, and there was no hope that the Song State could be destroyed in one go, after all, compared to the Jin State, the Song State was still a highly developed behemoth. However, the easy destruction of the Liao State gave the nobles of the Jin State unprecedented confidence, from His Majesty the Emperor to the desire of the nobles of all sizes to expand infinitely. In the hearts of these careerists, the combat effectiveness of the Song army could not catch up with the Western Xia army, and the Western Xia army could not catch up with the Liao army, so since the Jin army could fight the Liao army, then the Song army was not invincible and invincible?
With contempt for the Song army, the Jin army began to provoke on the Hebei Road, and as a result, they surrendered Guo Yaoshi's resentful army, and then obtained Youzhou City. Officially, due to the betrayal of Guo Yaoshi, the details of the Great Song Dynasty were unabashedly displayed in front of the nobles of the Jin State.
The rich but not powerful Song State was nothing more than a paper tiger, and as long as the Jin army went south, it would definitely be able to defeat it. This is the understanding of the nobles of the Jin Kingdom of the Song State, that is, to invade the Song Dynasty and plunder, extort, and slaughter each other fiercely. The war progressed unusually smoothly, and the Eastern Route Army soon occupied the Hebei Road, crossed the Yellow River, and besieged the Beijing Division. The Western Route Army also slaughtered in all directions, swept across the Hedong Road, and finally besieged Taiyuan City.
The balance of victory did not always tilt in favor of the Jin army, and finally in the battle of Qingluan Town, the Jin army was defeated by the Han army, but the Eastern Route Army still carried five million guan money and countless booty, and hundreds of thousands of ordinary people crossed the Yellow River north and returned to the Jin country, which can be regarded as a triumphant return.
The triumphant return of the Eastern Route Army could not overwhelm the defeat of the Western Route Army, at this time, the people of the Jin Kingdom were boiling with resentment, and the nobles were arguing all day long, and there was no doubt that these quarrels were due to the total annihilation of the Western Route Army.
Although Marshal Wan Yan Xian also defeated the 200,000 troops of Western Liao with 100,000 troops, this was not enough to cover up the annihilation of the Western Front army and to calm the anger of the nobles.
You must know that the army of the Jin State does not belong to the country, but to the aristocracy, and the nobles are the ones who lose the most, so it's no wonder they don't make trouble?
In the case of the turmoil, the emperor of the Jin State, Wanyan Wu Qimai, ordered Marshal Wanyan Xian to also withdraw his troops from Yunzhou and return to China to recuperate, and at the same time discussed with the other party how to fight the next stage of the battle.
In fact, Wanyan Wu begged to buy selfishly, but this selfishness could not be said to the outside world, that is, after many years with the strategist Han Lie, he was gradually influenced by Han culture, and began to reject the system of brother and brother in his bones.
However, this is just an inner thought that cannot be spoken, because once it spreads, it will definitely cause an uproar, and if it is not good, it will be a fire merger, and the Dajin Kingdom will be torn apart. However, Wanyan Wu begged to buy it with this thought, and he began to talk to Han Lie about the possibility of learning sinicization, and the implementation of it step by step in the Huining Mansion in Shangjing, because it did not touch the root of the imperial court, it was not very difficult to touch the military resistance.
In the case of Wanyan Zonghan's defeat, the annihilation of the entire army on the Western Front, and Wanyan Xian was also blocked in Yunzhou, Wanyan Wu Qimai seemed to see a glimmer of light, and he told Han Lie his true thoughts for the first time.
In the secret room, Wanyan Wu begging to buy and Han Lie were drinking, the reason why they chose to drink was because Wanyan Wu begged for money was not confident, if the content of the conversation was leaked, it could be excused that it was drunk and could not be taken seriously. Of course, it also shows that the authority of His Majesty the Emperor has not yet reached the realm of the Han Emperor's dictatorship, and many things must be constrained by the aristocracy, especially by the Taizu lineage, after all, Taizu's prestige is too high, and most of the children below are relatively powerful, which is far better than Wanyan Wu begging to buy children, and this gap is simply a gap that cannot be crossed.
Taizu's Wanyan Zonggan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongbi, Wanyan Zongfu, Wanyan Zongjun, etc. are all very good, and occupy important positions and master heavy troops, in this case, if the Bo Jilie system is overthrown rashly, the situation will get out of control, plus the crown prince Wanyan Xian is also the heir de jure and indisputable, the second person in the Dajin Kingdom, with heavy troops, how can he easily give up the right to inherit the throne?
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Wanyan Wu begged to buy and asked tentatively: "What is the system adopted by the Han people for the succession to the throne?" ”
"The eldest son is the first choice, of course, there are also virtuous and long-term people, but the eldest son is the best candidate."
Han Lie had long known that this day was coming back, and he had been enduring this day for nearly twenty years, since it had arrived, of course he didn't want to miss it, so he briefly introduced it, and finally said: "The Han people have been in the country for thousands of years, and the primogeniture system is conducive to the stability of the dynasty, after all, the father-son attack is orthodox and fundamental. ”
"However, there is also Taizu in the Song Kingdom, and Taizong ascended the throne, not Taizu's son."
"That's just a special case, but it's an invisible harm to Da Song. Otherwise, there would not have been a hundred years of weakness in the Great Song Dynasty and would not have been able to fight against the Liao State. ”
"You say, is it feasible for our Jin country to be fully sinicized?"
"It's not feasible.,The conditions are not ripe.,But,Part of the sinicization is still possible.。 Han Lie knew what Wanyan Wu wanted to say, but he just didn't want to be picky, and he didn't want to be led by the nose by this old fox.
Wanyan Wu Qimai could vaguely guess what Han Lie meant, so he said tentatively: "I don't know which ones can be sinicized, and which ones can't be sinicized?" ”
"The situation of the dynasty can be sinicized, but the military cannot be sinicized, you must know that the Jin army is invincible and invincible. The Song army was weak and weak, and its combat strength was worrisome, so the military could not be sinicized. Speaking of which, Han Lie didn't plan to go around in circles, he asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, do you want to say that you want to change the imperial succession system, right?" ”
"Is that okay?"
Han Lie said in a voice that could almost only be heard by the two of them: "Yes, but there is a premise, that is, to destroy the Song Kingdom, otherwise, once the imperial succession system is changed, the Jin Kingdom will definitely be in chaos." ”
"Destroy the Song Kingdom, it doesn't seem to work!"
Wanyan Wu Qimai said in disappointment: "The two armies attacked the Song Dynasty, the Eastern Route Army was defeated by the King of Han, and the Western Route Army was annihilated, how could it be possible to destroy the Song State in this case?" ”
"Your Majesty, you are a fan of the authorities, and I am a bystander." After Han Lie poured the wine for Yan Wu to buy, he said: "The Jin army was defeated by the King of Han, not by the Song army. As long as the Jin army did not fight with the Han army and concentrated on destroying the Song state, it would still be more than enough. ”
At this moment, Wanyan Wu Qimai was confused by Han Lie, and he asked puzzledly: "Isn't the King of Han a courtier of the Song Kingdom, and the army under his command is not the Great Song Army." As long as the Jin army and the Song Kingdom, how could the King of Han not send troops? ”
It seems that it is necessary to teach the Emperor of Jin a lesson, Han Lie said with a smile: "Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the kings of all dynasties have guarded against military generals, for fear of adding yellow robes again, regardless of whether it is the Emperor Zhao Ji of the Great Song Dynasty or the current Emperor Zhao Huan who has put the King of Han. Of course, the Han King was also ambitious, aiming to tear the soil and seal the king, and the army under his command had been restructured into the Han army, completely out of the control of the Song court. As long as we plan it, we will definitely be able to destroy the Song Kingdom. ”
"May Sir help me."
"My ambition is to destroy the Song Kingdom, and I have been planning, of course, this time I am willing to wish Your Majesty to destroy the Song Kingdom. Let me ask, Your Majesty, if the Jin State attacked the Song Dynasty with all its might, how many troops could be gathered. ”
After pondering for a long time, Wu Qimai said: "If you drive the raw Jurchen out of the mountains, plus the vassal armies such as the grassland tribes, the total strength can reach 400,000, which is the limit, of course, it is possible to recruit another 200,000 among the Han people on Hebei Road, but there is no combat effectiveness, and it only increases food consumption." Now you can give your advice. ”
Han Lie said unhurriedly: "The destruction of the Song Dynasty is divided into three steps, the first step is to negotiate with the Song State, let the Song State pay a tribute of one million a year, and in addition, we must cede Taiyuan and recognize that Hebei Road belongs to our Dajin." The condition of the negotiation was that the Song State wanted to depose the Han King, and in order to make the Song court agree, he sent people to the Song territory to preach that the Han King was going to rebel and the Han King was going to seek to usurp the throne. The Song State is a civil official world, and the whole country must denounce the King of Han, a rebellious minister and thief, and accelerate the break between Liu Zhenglong and the Song State. ”
"Wait a minute, do this, will the Song court believe it, since the King of Han has the strength to plot the dynasty and usurp the throne, can the Emperor of Song influence the King of Han?"
"Yes, this is the characteristic of the Song Kingdom, and it is also the characteristic of the Zhao family. For a long time, the civil official group of the Song State has been criticizing Liu Zhenglong for a long time, and as long as we add fuel to the fire, that group of guys will definitely attack Liu Zhenglong. After all, the Emperor of the Song State is orthodox, and the people of the world support the Emperor of the Song State, and the forces that can be mobilized, although they will not destroy Liu Zhenglong, will definitely be able to entangle the Han army and make it impossible for the Han army to participate in the war. ”
Wanyan Wu begged to buy half a doubt, but whether the Han army participated in the war or not, the Jin State was going to destroy the Song State, so whether the first step had an effect or not did not affect the Jin army's southward movement, so he didn't say anything more.
"And what about the second step?"
"The second step is to make peace with the Western Liao army and urge the Western Liao army to attack the Western Xia. If there is not enough grain and grass to support, the Western Liao army will not be able to resist, and the condition of sending troops to Western Xia can be achieved, we just need to ensure that we do not stumble behind and provide grain and grass. ”
This point, Wanyan Wu begging to buy is recognized, the Western Liao army is thousands of miles away, there is no logistics supply, and a piece of territory must be taken. After the battle with the Jin army, the Western Liao, which had been wiped out with an army of 130,000, did not have the courage to fight against the Jin army again, and invading the Western Xia became an inevitable choice.
"The third step is to integrate the resources of the grassland, you must know that the warriors of the tribes on the grassland are much stronger than those Han people on the Hebei Road, and at least 200,000 troops can be pulled out. In this way, the total strength can reach 600,000, which is enough to destroy the Song Dynasty, and it can deter the Han army from daring to attack rashly. After the Jin army attacked with a blitzkrieg and destroyed the Song state with lightning speed, it turned back to destroy the Han army, and then drove out the Western Liao army and occupied the Western Xia. ”
Wanyan Wu begged to buy that Han Lie didn't expect Han Lie to take great pains to destroy the Song Kingdom, he personally poured the wine for the other party and said, "What about when the army was dispatched? The Prophet has no suggestions. ”
The soldiers were divided into three routes, the first of which started from the western front, crossed the Yellow River to occupy Luoyang, and blocked the Han army's march into the Central Plains. The second road went straight to the capital, and the third road sent troops to Jingdong Road to occupy Shandong, so that no matter whether the Han army would participate in the war or not, the destruction of the Song Dynasty was unstoppable. ”
Han Lie was very smart, he knew that he could only say a rough idea, and he had to finish Yan Wu begging to buy an idea, and when he was acting on his behalf, this cunning guy would not do it.
"According to what you said, the Song Kingdom was destroyed, so how to change the crown prince system in the next step?"
Han Lie kept his mouth shut and didn't answer.
Wanyan Wu begged to know what the other party cared about, so he said: "I will never fail you." ”
"To change the crown prince system, we must do the following things, the first thing is to confirm the status of the crown prince of Marshal Wanyan Xianye, let him participate in the reform, and at the same time be responsible for the First Route Army to occupy Luoyang and block the eastward advance of the Han army, which is destined to fight to the death with the Han army. If you can't win, your prestige will be ruined. The second thing is to let the eldest prince Wanyan Zongqi lead the army to attack the capital, and he must take the capital and capture the emperor of the Song State to establish his authority. The third and most difficult thing is to weaken the power of the Taizu lineage. The fourth and most critical step is to move the capital to Bianliang, fully sinicize, and at the same time remove the military power of the Taizu family, which must be fast and accurate. ”
The difficulty is not small, Wanyan Wu begging knows that it is difficult, but he knows that this matter is difficult, but even if it fails, there is no loss. Whether or not he can make his son the crown prince is actually nothing to lose.
"Okay, I know, Rong Zhen think about it."
Wanyan Wu Qimai knew that this matter needed to be considered in the long run, but he had already made a decision in his heart, and no one could stop his ambition to change the crown prince system.
On the second day of the second month of the second month of the third year of Jingkang, Huining Mansion, inside the palace.
Wan Yan Xian was also very uncomfortable, this time the troops were basically a failure, in this case, seeing His Majesty the Emperor, of course, I felt uncomfortable.
Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai said with a smile: "Fifth brother, you don't have to blame yourself, we will destroy the Liao State, take Hebei Road from the Song State, and at the same time let the Song State compensate five million, this time it is not a loss, you don't blame yourself, today, I have important things to discuss with you." ”
"Your Majesty, if there is something, please tell me."
"Our territory is getting bigger and bigger, there are more and more people in the country, and the government affairs are complicated, and the original system is no longer suitable for the needs of the current situation. We should follow the example of the Han people and carry out some reforms, but my energy is a little lacking. Speaking of this, Wanyan Wu begged for a long time and then said: "Fifth brother, you are no longer young, the matter of going on the expedition should be left to the next generation to do, I think that if you don't leave (Wanyan Zongwang), you can do a good job, he can lead the team to go on the expedition, and the injury of Hu Liyan (Wanyan Lou Room) is almost recovered, and he should go on the expedition." You will sit in the capital and serve as the Chen Ban Bo Jilie, to be responsible for this restructuring. ”
"Brother obeys." Wan Yan Xian himself was indeed tired, when he was facing the Western Liao army, he had the idea of retiring, and he was not young anymore, he was still sitting in the capital, and it was good to be a good soldier. As for the attack on the Song Dynasty, after Yan Zonghan was captured alive and commanded by the Han army, he was unwilling to lead troops to the expedition again.
Seeing that Wan Yan Xian also agreed, Wan Yan Wu begged to buy a sigh of relief, he said with a smile: "The children have grown up, we are old, and it is time to relax." By the way, what do you think of destroying Goryeo? ”
"Destroy Goryeo, Your Majesty, why do you want to destroy Goryeo?"
Wanyan Wu Qimai had already thought of the wording, and he said unhurriedly: "The Song State is not exhausted, and it is difficult for us to destroy it now, the Han army of the Han King is too strong, and for a while, we really have no way to annihilate it." The losses on the Western Front are too great, we must get them back, otherwise those nobles will not give up, you don't know, and I am also under great pressure. ”
Wanyan Wu begged to buy it easily, but Wanyan also sounded very heavy, obviously, those nobles were denouncing themselves, after all, they were the marshals. This time the Western Front was defeated, and the troops were lost, and he bore unshirkable responsibility. Your Majesty has helped you bear so much pressure, and you should really show yourself and share your worries for Your Majesty.
Wan Yan Xian also hurriedly said: "Brother Chen thinks that since he sent troops, he can also destroy the tribes on the grassland that are making waves while destroying Goryeo. When the rear of our Jin Kingdom is stable, we will wave our army south to destroy the Song Kingdom. ”
"Very good, fifth brother, who do you think is the best way to go on the expedition?"
After all, Wanyan Xian did not have the scheming of Wanyan Wu Qimai, he pondered for a moment and said: "If you go to Goryeo, let Wanyan Lou Room send troops, and if you send troops to the grassland, the troops will be divided into three roads, let Wanyan Zongbi lead the troops on the east road, let Wanyan Tart lazy on the west road, and let Wanyan Hulu go out on the middle road." ”
Wanyan Xian also felt that he was planning for the country, but in Wanyan Wu Qimai's opinion, he was very unhappy, such a war should be his own general, he is no longer the marshal of the capital, how can he overstep his bounds?
Wu Qimai, who was very deep in the city, didn't say anything, but Lu Liang had already been born in his heart. However, the top priority now is to hand over the military power to Wan Yan Xian, as for other things, it can only come step by step, anyway, there will be no troops to destroy the Song Dynasty in a short time, and there is enough time to control the military power.
On the tenth day of the first month of February, in the palace, the emperor of the Jin State Wanyan Wu begged to buy a banquet to invite Yan Zongbi, Wanyan tart lazy expedition, Wanyan Hulu and Wanyan Lou room.
In the past, this kind of banquet before the expedition was also responsible for Marshal Wan Yan Xian, this time His Majesty the Emperor personally set up a banquet, on the surface it was a high standard of the banquet, but in fact, Wan Yan Wu begged to buy the first step for the emperor of the Jin State to control the army, for him, this step is very important, and it is even more important for the Jin State. It's just that this step laid the foundation for the later civil strife in Jin, but unfortunately, Wanyan Wu begged to buy it.
The foreshadowing of the civil strife in Jin was buried at this banquet, but unfortunately no one in the entire Jin country found out about the problem, of course, this is all Han Lie's plan, this guy's city is too deep, and no one in the entire Jin country can see his true face of Lushan. Wanyan Wu begged to buy in the play, so he couldn't see through it, and as for Wanyan Xian, he was also trying his best to be the crown prince and didn't care about the army. Take a hundred plating and read the latest chapter of "Da Song Super Bully Claw Book House" for free for the first time.