Chapter 935: Great Mongolia
Zhong Qing hoped that Ye Qing would be able to pay more attention to the court, rather than the Northland, which was already somewhat stable now.
Whether it was Zhong Qing or the rest of the Great Song Dynasty, Ye Qing kept saying that his focus was not in the court, but in the Northland, and this move was more like forcing them to relax their vigilance, rather than really wanting to continue to put their minds on the Northland.
The Great Song Dynasty has now recovered so much land, which is something that the Great Song Dynasty has never had since the Southern Crossing, so it can be said that Ye Qing's exploits are now enough for him to win a big place in the court, and there is no need to use knives and guns again to continue to fight with the Jin people.
After all, with Ye Qing's current merits and prestige, as long as he uses it properly, it is enough for him to turn back on the court and establish his own party power, so why bother to do those thankless things that will make the court officials attack and jealous.
And Ye Qing obviously knows better than anyone that the prosperity and prosperity of the Southern Song Dynasty after a corner of peace has made more people forget that the real danger is still in the Northland, and even most of the people, including Zhong Qing in front of him, have never had a real sense of crisis in the current Northland in their hearts, or, in their opinion, the current power structure will continue like this until the sky is wasted.
Small wealth is peace, lack of enterprising, this is Ye Qing's evaluation of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is also the direction that the Great Song Dynasty strives to yearn for, I don't want to start smoke and fight in the north, I just hope that everything will continue so peacefully, the undercurrent of the Jin, Xia, and Tatar people in the north is surging, for them, before there is nothing to do, it is best to ignore it, and it is enough to sweep the snow in front of the door.
Looking at Ye Qing's melancholy expression, Zhong Qing frowned, all these years of sharing the bed, how could she not know that Ye Qing's mind has always been in the north, and she has always been not very enthusiastic about court affairs.
This is why she reminded Ye Qing that she hoped that Ye Qing could pay too much attention to the court, that is, she hoped that similar things about the mountains would not happen to Ye Qing again, and she only hoped that she could be safe and secure with Ye Qing and grow old.
"Since Sangkun fled to the Xia Kingdom to seek refuge, Temujin has only one opponent left on the grassland, Zamuhe." Ye Qing put down the teacup, glanced at Zhong Qing, and then continued to say slowly: "And since I left Jingzhao Mansion until now, in just a few months, Zamuhe on the grassland has been beaten by Temujin to take care of himself, and he has repeatedly retreated to the east of the grassland. Last year, there was a series of heavy snowfalls, and countless cattle, sheep, horses and horses froze to death in the Zadaran region, and Temujin ...... Because the craftsmen I once sent in the past, the losses were much less than those of the Zadaran tribe, so after the beginning of spring, Temujin had a greater advantage in attacking Zamuhe. ”
"Yes...... But this is the Tatar thing of the steppe after all, isn't it? Zhong Qing's eyes involuntarily appeared Temujin's burly and bold figure, of course she clearly remembered that Ye Qing and Temujin had a long conversation in the Yan family's courtyard: "Even if Temujin can dominate the grassland, and between you and him, aren't there still Jin and Xia countries?" For a while, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to become a big trouble in the North and even in the Great Song Dynasty, right? ”
"Two days ago, Zamuhe has already started to contact Yan Jing, which shows that Zamuhe is already difficult to support alone, and it is only a matter of one or two years for Temujin to dominate the grassland." Ye Qing nodded, then glanced at Zhong Qing thoughtfully, and asked with interest: "If you are Temujin, what will you do next after unifying the grassland?" ”
"I ......." Zhong Qing was stunned for a moment, then bit her lip and fell into contemplation, and after thinking for a long time, she said: "If I am Temujin, and I know that your ultimate goal is the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, I will tempt you to join me in attacking the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, so as to take the opportunity to seize the various passes of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun before you." ”
"Then do you think I'll agree to join him in the gold hunt at this time?" Ye Qing continued to smile and asked.
"I don't know, probably not." Zhong Qing shook his head and said, only to realize that what he was thinking about just now actually seemed to have missed the teacher-student relationship between Ye Qing and Wan Yan Jing.
And now, Ye Qing is still giving Wan Yan Jing a lot of convenience, although there was just a big battle before the first day of the new year, and Ye Qing also captured the third road of Hetao, but the town trade and other exchanges between Jin and Beidi have not been interrupted for even a day because of the short war between the two countries before the first day of last year.
Ye Qing smiled and looked at Zhong Qing, who was deep in thought, and at the same time, in the vast desert, around a royal tent that was enough to be called luxurious, it was also covered with snow-white tents like the leisurely clouds in the sky, as if the clouds in the sky had fallen to the green grassland, dotted with green sky.
Looking at the white tents and herds of cattle and sheep all over the mountains, it gives people a feeling of wealth, peace and beauty, and when they approach the white tents, they begin to feel a tense atmosphere and the unpleasant smell of animal feces all over the ground.
In the huge royal tent in the center, Mu Huali and Borshu had just walked out of the royal tent after reporting the battle report, and a screen standing behind Temujin's back, Qiu Chuji slowly walked out with a smile.
"Congratulations to the Great Khan, who has now finally forced Zamuhe into a lost dog." Qiu Chuji said with a smile as he stood on Temujin's side.
Temujin glanced up at Qiu Chuji, with a satisfied smile on his face: "Before the first snow of winter, if you can dominate the grassland, you can deserve a congratulatory sentence from the immortal chief." Now the Jin people are afraid that they will not let go of this opportunity, and Zamuhe will never restrain his hands
Just captured, if the Jin people intervene, it would be too early to say that they want to dominate the grassland. ”
"In that case, why not take advantage of this opportunity to ...... to Jin." Qiu Chuji was silent at the right time, looking at Temujin with a smile on his face.
After dealing with Temujin for a long time, Qiu Chuji also somewhat understood Temujin's temperament, even if he or his subordinates said it was right or wrong, Temujin had a strong patience to listen to you, and then he would not refute you, but his next actions would never be the same as your advice.
So now, as soon as Qiu Chuji's words came out, looking at the ever-expanding smile on Temujin's face, he knew that what he wanted to say was to use the opportunity of Zamuhe's investment in gold to attack gold, which was obviously a strategy for Temujin.
Qiu Chuji could help Temujin in many places, or help the tribes in the steppe, but on the strategic battlefield, his vision was more than 108,000 miles worse than Temujin's.
Temujin valued Qiu Chuji and Tan Chuduan, and naturally he would not stop the smile on his face in a timely manner like everyone else, seeing that Qiu Chuji also had a deficient side, not every aspect could make him look up, and he was naturally very satisfied with the relationship between them and the top and bottom now.
Now that he is already the Great Khan of the entire grassland, if he is not as good as a mound everywhere, it will naturally have a great impact on Temujin's prestige in the grassland and the prestige in the hearts of his subordinates.
"Attack gold by investing in gold...... When the time comes, I am afraid that it will be cheaper, Ye Qing and Song Ting. Temujin poured a cup of tea for Qiu Chuji, motioned for Qiu Chuji to sit down next to him, and slowly continued: "As the immortal chief said at the beginning, the grudge between Song and Jin is not shared, and now the south of the Jin Kingdom belongs to Ye Qing, if my grassland warriors attack Jin, it will inevitably make the Jin people relax their defense against Ye Qing, and I am afraid that it will be possible for Ye Qing to reap the benefits of the fisherman." ”
"It's true that Ye Qing is ambitious, but ...... Did he really have the courage to touch a territory that had never belonged to the Song court? According to the poor road, I am afraid that it may not be, the Song people have always liked to fight in the nest, not to mention that the Great Khan also knows a little about the Lin'an Song Court, plus last year's battle of Guanshan, the Song Court has been silent, can't the Great Khan still see that Ye Qing is not so popular in the Song Court? ”
"That's the case, but in the north, I'm afraid it's still Ye Qing who covers the sky with one hand, if the Song court can't distract Ye Qing in Lin'an, once we confront and fight with the Jin State on our side, with Ye Qing's nose that is more agile than a dog, how can we not smell benefits? The battle of Guanshan divided the trust of the monarchs and ministers between the Song court and Ye Qing, but Ye Qing was able to immediately backhand to seize Guanshan, which had been occupied by the Xia people for a long time, and he was also able to take the opportunity to seize the three roads of Hetao again, and even got a lot of horse breeding land, which is enough to prove that even if Ye Qing and Song Ting fell out, Ye Qing still had the final say in the north, not Song Ting. Temujin said with some regret.
"So...... The Great Khan is waiting? Wait for the Song court to tie up Ye Qing, or will Ye Qing be deprived of the dispatch of the northern land by the Song court? Qiu Chuji asked as he supposed.
"It's easier said than done. As the saying goes, it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God, at the beginning, in order to not be harassed by the Jin people all the year round, the Song Dynasty had to let Ye Qing come to guard the Huainan East Road, or go north to recover the so-called lost land. Now that Ye Qing has made such a great contribution in the north, the Song court is like raising a tiger, and now it is not easy to weaken Ye Qing. What's more, with Ye Qing's city government and his character of revenge, Ye Qing, who is now in Lin'an, is afraid that he has already stabbed the enemy behind his back. Presumably now, I am afraid that it is precisely for the north to have a stable rear, and to mediate around the Lin'an court, or ...... What kind of agreement has been reached with Song Ting that both parties can accept decently. Therefore, no matter what Ye Qing is doing south of the Jin Kingdom, taking advantage of the matter of Zamu Hetou to attack the gold is a matter that will do more harm than good to us, and now at this time, it is not the time to conflict with Song or Ye Qing. Temujin tasted the tea, as if he had returned to the days with Ye Qing again, and after glancing at Qiu Chuji, who was bowing his head and contemplating, he continued:
"Warring States Policy: Qin Ce III" said: "The king is not as good as a distant friend and a close attack, the inch is the king's inch, and the ruler is also the king's ruler." Now, whether it is a confrontation and war with the Jin people or a confrontation with the Xia Kingdom, it will be used by the Song court or Ye Qing, or it will take advantage of the fisherman. After Xia Guo lost Guanshan, Ye Qing had already become a fierce tiger that always made Xia Guo's back cold, and Jin ...... If you want to swallow gold, you must make Song Ting and Ye Qing give up all precautions against me Temujin, preferably ...... Join forces with Ye Qing or Song Ting, so that we may be able to take advantage of it. ”
"But ...... right now." Qiu Ji stroked his beard, and after Temujin did this, he naturally knew the powerful relationship, but now whether it was Xia or Jin, or Song or their Tatars, they had all been involved in this intricate relationship, and it had completely become a trend that affected the whole body.
Today's Temujin, if he dominates the grassland, the warriors under his command will definitely not be satisfied with plundering the wealth of other tribes in their own grassland, and will definitely extend their hands to the richer Jin, Xia, and even the Song court.
People have such an inferiority, once they find a way to easily get rich, then other methods cannot enter their eyes at all, so in this world, there is no easier way to accumulate wealth than barbaric plunder, and the Tatars must reach out to their surroundings to plunder greater and more wealth when they become more powerful after unification.
"Right now we have to break this
Otherwise, no matter whether we move gold or Xia, there is a possibility that Ye Qing will take the opportunity to take advantage of the fisherman, and Ye Qing will definitely not let go of this great opportunity. Qiu Chuji frowned.
"Not bad." Temujin put down the teacup and said with a somewhat depressed expression: "Once this existing balance of the situation is broken, Ye Qing and I will no longer be brothers, and I am afraid that we will never be the same in this life again." ”
Qiu Chuji's heart was shocked at first, he didn't expect Temujin to attach so much importance to the friendship between him and Ye Qing, and sighed quietly in his heart, Qiu Chuji immediately noticed that Temujin's words also revealed a trace of information.
"So the Great Khan already has ...... Is there a way to upset this balance? Qiu Chuji put aside his mind and asked about the love between Temujin and Ye Qing.
Temujin looked down at the desk in front of him, as if he hadn't heard Qiu's words, and was silent for a long time before he whispered, "Yes, Liaoguo. ”
"Da Liao?" Qiu Chuji blurted out in shock, his eyes widened and he looked at Temujin with a calm face, and muttered, "Zhengliao? Does the Great Khan want to give up the current Jin and Xia and go to conquer Liao? ”
"Only in this way can we break the delicate balance between Song, Jin, Xia and us at the moment, and let Ye Qing think that he has an opportunity. At that time, no matter whether Ye Qing wins gold or attacks summer, in the current situation of discord between Ye Qing and Lin'an Song Ting, it is impossible to conquer Pingchuan easily, and once the war is due, it will inevitably last for several years. And Liao and Ye Qing can be said to be thousands of miles apart, even if he wants to intervene, he can't do anything, and the Xia people will never dare to give up their vigilance against Ye Qing at this time and come to this troubled water, so it is the most suitable for us to conquer Liao. Temujin said in a deep voice.
"The relationship between the princess of Liao and Ye Qing ......." Qiu Chuji looked at Temujin and was extremely shocked, he finally understood why Temujin said just now, once the balance between Jin, Xia, Tatars, and Song Dynasty was broken, he and Ye Qing would no longer be able to become brothers, it turned out that he had already thought about conquering Liao after unifying the grassland.
"The Southern Court and the North Mansion of the Liao State are already on the same page now, not to mention that I have also been to the Liao State with Ye Qing, and I am more familiar with the deployment of the troops of the Liao State, and the combat power of the Liao State is extremely weak now, so the conquest of Liao must be twice the result with half the effort for us. Even after the conquest of Liao, if the Song, Jin, and Xia still maintain a stalemate, then we can continue to move westward in the direction of the Khorezmians, as long as the Song, Jin, and Xia loosen, it is not too late for us to go back and decide what to do. Temujin's hands on the table gradually clenched into powerful fists.
"Since Ye Qing was able to instigate the Great Khan, the Jin people, and the Xia people to help Liao together, then when the Great Khan conquered Liao, it was difficult to guarantee that he would not ...... again." Qiu Chuji said with some frightened worry.
"Jin people and Xia people are not all fools, after being fooled once, how can they be fooled a second time?" Without waiting for Qiu Chuji to ask what he meant, Temujin quickly said: "Song, Jin, Xia, and my Great Mongolia helped Liao, who got the advantage in the end?" It seems to be a helpless result after the failure to stop Ye Qing in Guanshan, but in the final analysis, these are all because of helping Liao together. Under Ye Qing's suggestion, they helped Liao together, and in the end, the Xia Kingdom lost the Guanshan Pass, and the Jin Kingdom lost the Hetao Three Roads, would they be pitted by Ye Qing in the same way again? ”
"It's obviously impossible." Qiu Chuji blurted out his debut.
Temujin instantly showed a satisfied smile, he had already decided in his heart that it was too late for Jin and Xia Fang Ye Qing now, how could they join forces with him again?
Now that he has so many people under his command who can conquer good fighters, as long as the Great Mongolia is established, then he can send troops directly west to conquer Liao, and then he can leave the current mess of Song, Jin, and Xia to them to check and balance each other, and he can continue to march westward, plundering the wealth from any country in the West, and he can also take into account all kinds of changes between Jin, Song, and Xia, so for himself, there is no need to spend it here with them.
More importantly, even if Ye Qing wants to borrow the long and narrow corridor of the Xia Kingdom to help Liao, the Xia Kingdom may never use him, even if he dares to lend it to Ye Qing, but does Ye Qing still have the courage and courage to put himself in the land of death and life again for the sake of a princess of the Liao Kingdom?
Today's Ye Qing is not as good as Ye Qing back then, whether it is in the north or in the court behind him, there are a lot of cumbersome things that involve his energy, so even if he has the heart, I am afraid that he will not be able to do anything for the princess of Da Liao, who is about to die.
"That princess of the Great Liao Kingdom...... What is the Great Khan going to do with it? Qiu Chuji never felt that it was superfluous to discuss these things with Temujin before he completely defeated Zamuhe, and after coming to the steppe for so many years, he now saw the prosperity and strength of the so-called Great Mongolian army in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.
In his opinion, whether it is Jin or Xia, even Ye Qing, whom Temujin regards as his biggest opponent, I am afraid that the troops under their command will hardly be comparable to the cavalry under Temujin's command now.
"Yeruyue?" Hearing Qiu Chuji's question, Temujin couldn't help frowning, for a while, even he didn't know how to deal with this woman who was bent on Ye Qing once he hit the Liao King City.
(PS: It should be able to resume normal updates tomorrow, and the changes are almost the same.) Once you reach a dead end, this feeling is simply tormenting, but fortunately, it is about to come out. Thank you all for your support!! )