Chapter 682: The Darkness Before Dawn
In the Chenghua Hall of the Imperial Palace in the Yanjing City of Jinguo, Wan Yan Jing stepped in under the guidance of the eunuch, and looked at Wan Yan Yong's back that looked a little rickety, and stepped forward quickly: "My grandson has seen the imperial grandfather." ”
Wan Yanyong's expression moved slightly, but he kept the posture just now, and his eyes did not move to look at the spiritual position in front of him.
Wan Yan Jing followed Wan Yan Yong's gaze and looked at the current crown prince of Jin State, his father Wan Yan Yungong's spiritual position, and then Wan Yan Yong's voice sounded in his ears: "How did you negotiate with that Ye Qing?" ”
"My grandson is incompetent, and I still failed to convince Ye Qing." Wan Yanjing's expression was slightly gloomy.
Wan Yan Yong's eyes had a hint of a smile, and he slowly looked back at Wan Yan Jing, and the smile on his face was even more kind: "It's okay, my Dajin can have today's prosperous world, not by one person, Nuo Dajin, presumably can also find someone who Wen Taowu is slightly inferior to Ye Qing." ”
Although Wan Yan Yong's tone was comforting Wan Yan Jing, there was still a trace of regret and regret more or less.
He is known as Xiao Yaoshun, and he has never looked at people from the side, but that Ye Qing back then was completely beyond his expectations.
The reason why he tried his best to win over Ye Qing, in addition to appreciating his talent and wanting him to assist Yan Jing, was that when Ye Qing talked to him in the Jin Kingdom, he could see at a glance that this person's loyalty to the Great Song Kingdom was definitely not much stronger than other Song ministers, and he should belong to a good person to woo.
Especially after the accident in Wuzhou, Ye Qing plunged headlong into the snowy grassland, which made Wan Yanyong even more suspicious of Ye Qing's loyalty to the Song Dynasty, and it was precisely because of this that he swallowed the bitter fruit of three thousand abducted horses being wiped out by Ye Qing.
Over the years, he has always believed that Ye Qing will one day oppose Song Toujin, in addition to the fact that he has an unsatisfactory life in the Song Dynasty and is in danger, it is Wan Yanyong's belief that the high-ranking officials, glory and wealth promised by his side are enough to make anyone in this world tempted.
But in the end...... Wan Yan Yong still can't figure out what this Ye Qing is thinking in his head, how could he refuse such a good future? Could it be that the future of the Dajin Kingdom is really as the kid said, and it has reached a precarious point!
"Grandson really wants to know, what does this Ye Qing want, Grandpa Huang, you promised him a high-ranking official who gave me a lot of gold, it can be said that he is above 10,000 people under one person, why can't he be impressed? Sun Er was puzzled, and sometimes he really wanted to go to Huainan East Road in person to ask him. Wan Yanjing said with some frustration.
The matter of wooing Ye Qing was originally a matter of stability in his heart, but as Ye Qing's current situation gradually turned from dangerous to safe, and he gradually gained a firm foothold on Huainan East Road, Wan Yan Jing was unwilling to figure out what Ye Qing wanted and how to impress him to work for him.
Different from Wan Yan Jing, Wan Yan Yong turned his head again to look at his son's spiritual position, and then the words that Ye Qing said when he was in the same park with Ye Qing kept coming to mind.
So he unconsciously muttered: "Huaxia orthodoxy...... Does he want to complete the unification of the Great Song Dynasty, or does he want to be the unification of today? ”
"Grandpa Huang, what do you mean ......?" Wan Yan Jing was slightly surprised, if it was really as the emperor's grandfather said, wouldn't Ye Qing's ambition be a little too shocking!
Wan Yan Yong looked at Wan Yan Jing, who was a little unbelievable, smiled confidently, and said, "Even if Ye Qing doesn't have the ambition to become a unified person, ...... Opening up the territory and expanding the territory and sealing the king and worshipping the prime minister must be what he Ye Qing wants! My Dajin is not orthodox in China, not to mention, even if we can give him the title of king and prime minister, how can we give him the opportunity to expand his territory...... Ye Qing, are you too confident, do you really think that my Dajin is vulnerable! ”
In the end, Wan Yan Yong's somewhat old eyes instantly became extremely powerful, and the whole person instantly gained a suffocating imperial momentum, and the amiable and kind Wan Yan Yong just now was like two people.
Since Wan Yan Yong is known as Xiao Yao Shun, at this time, if he still can't see Ye Qing's true face and purpose clearly, it will really be too insulting to his name Xiao Yao Shun.
What's more, now that Ye Qing has been appointed to Huainan East Road, he no longer maintains a relationship with them as before, and with Zhao Gou's death, he has completely dissociated himself from them.
"Grandpa Huang, do you mean that Ye Qing will go north to attack my Dajin?" Wan Yan Jing's heart was shocked, and Ye Qing's face that appeared in his mind at this moment always had a sly smile.
"Do you think he will take care of your friendship with his master and apprentice, and will not attack me Dajin?" The fierceness and majesty in Wan Yan Yong's eyes flashed, and when he looked at Wan Yan Jing, he became amiable again.
"The grandson doesn't know, the grandson thinks...... It's a little unrealistic. The Song court attacked my Dajin several times without success, and every time I was beaten by my Dajin to lose my armor, although my Dajin was also defeated ....... When talking about Wan Yan Liang's defeat by the Southern Song Dynasty, Wan Yan Jing hesitated and continued: "But that is more because of my Dajin's problem, not because of the Song army's defeat of my Dajin at the Song Court. Ye Qing is a smart person, even if he wants to go further in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, so he uses attacking my Dajin to gain promotion for him, but if he is defeated by my Dajin, he Ye Qing will be tantamount to self-destruction of his future, and it is impossible for him not to know the consequences of the defeat of Dajin is definitely not something he can afford now. ”
Wan Yan Yong glanced at Wan Yan Jing with relief, and sighed: "But if Ye Qing firmly believes that he will definitely be able to win if he attacks my Dajin?" ”
"Impossible, my Dajin has always had heavy troops and iron cavalry to guard against it on Shandong East Road, just relying on the Song army on Huainan East Road to take the initiative to attack my Dajin, there is no chance of winning." Wan Yan Jing said categorically.
Wan Yan Yong smiled again, patted Yan Jing's shoulder, and then walked out of the palace.
Wan Yan Jing glanced at the lonely father's spiritual position shrouded in green smoke, and then walked out behind Wan Yan Yong.
It is late autumn in the north, the yellow leaves are long, the autumn wind is bleak, and the north wind mixed with the slightly cold air has gradually become more and more fierce, less soft and naughty in the past, and more direct and faint murderous aura.
Ye Qing has always known how dangerous his situation is in the Song court, starting from the deputy commander of the Imperial City Division, relying on the big tree of Zhao Gou must have offended people in the Great Song Dynasty, and now that Zhao Gou is dead, Ye Qing should have been a funeral object, but he survived by luck, and he must have made some plans for his foothold above the court. I don't want to be co-opted by you for a long time...... Wan Yanyong, who was thinking about it while walking, showed a trace of disdain at the corner of his mouth and continued: "It's nothing more than the orthodoxy of Huaxia in my heart, so ...... Ye Qing refuses to return to my big gold, and he doesn't want to assist you, for fear of leaving a lasting reputation for future generations. ”
Wan Yan Jing, who was already twenty-two years old, nodded approvingly behind Wan Yan Yong, and followed: "So with his background as a military general, if he wants to have a place above the Song court, he must make meritorious contributions in battle, so as to be able to protect himself." With the death of Zhao Gou, if he stayed in Lin'an, he would be framed and attacked by other officials of the Song Dynasty sooner or later. Only by attacking my big gold can I still have a glimmer of life. ”
"You've done your best, so you don't have to worry about the so-called master-apprentice relationship. If he can't be used by you, then he can't be a knife in the hands of others. Zhao Gou underestimated Ye Qing, and finally failed to let this outlaw go with him. Ye Qing is trying to survive in danger, and Song and Jin have been on the left and right for many years, so you should send him on the road with your own hands. Behind Wan Yanyong's hands, his hands covered with old age spots kept clenching his fists tightly.
Watching Wan Yan Yong leave without looking back, Wan Yan Jing, who was standing in the alley of the palace, was somewhat contradictory in his messy mind for a while, and Ye Qing was really the enemy, he had secretly thought about it, but when this day really came, he felt a little unbearable, and in this unbearable situation, he was somewhat eager to try!
If you can conquer Ye Qing on the battlefield...... Isn't this more convincing than relying on power and wealth to achieve prosperity and wealth?
It is late autumn in the north, and the south will obviously not escape the natural law of seasonal change, but compared to the bleak autumn wind in the north, Yangzhou, Huainan East Road, although the weather is still mild, but the sky above the government office on Huainan East Road seems to have entered the atmosphere of some bleakness and even some solemnity with the north.
Li Zhixiao, Hong Zun and Zhou Duanchao of the Lianshui Army have always gotten along with each other as "respectful guests", which made Ye Qing, who was a little depressed, a headache, but what he didn't expect was that when Ye Qing had been having a headache and how to create a conflict between them again, Liu Dexiu had a conflict with Zhou Duanchao, who had just been recruited to Yangzhou by Ye Qing.
This kind of news made Ye Qingxi smile smoothly, and he grinned happily for most of the day.
Next to the Moon-Exploring Lake in the backyard, after a fishing rod was hung by Ye Qing and put into the water, it was not mentioned, Ye Gucheng and Ye Wuji, who had been messing with him for a long time, were finally taken away by Fang Fei, Bai Chun looked at the lake and didn't know whether it was fishing, or the husband who was sleeping on the recliner, and silently walked to pick up the fishing rod.
"Are there any fish?" Opened his eyes and glanced at the white beauty, then closed his eyes comfortably again, lay on the chaise longue and asked.
"Don't you want to catch a fish." Bai Chunbai glanced at Master Ye, then squatted down and hung the bait with his own hands, put the fishing rod back into the water again, got up and picked up the leaves that swayed and fell to Ye Qing's chest, and then said, "Dong Chao has a letter over there." ”
"What did you say?" Ye Qing asked with half-open eyes.
"Qi Shilie went south and left Yanjing half a month ago, as for the destination, it doesn't seem to be very clear, there will be stops and stops along the way, and the ...... goes." Bai Chun said with a hint of bitterness in his heart.
"I went to a heavy city guarded by heavy soldiers, but? Have you crossed the Yellow River? Ye Qing sighed, and finally got up from the recliner and asked.
"Yes, I went to heavily guarded cities. Now...... I'm afraid I should have arrived at Jinan Mansion at this time. Bai Chun handed the secret letter in his hand to Ye Qing and said: "Jinan Mansion has always been guarded by Wanyan Yongji, the king of Weishao, who has a good relationship with Wanyan Jing, and now with the fact that Qishi Lie is in charge of going south, does this mean that Jin Ren or Wanyan Jing have noticed something?" ”
Bai Chun's expression was a little helpless, Wan Yan Jing she had seen in Lin'an, even Zhong Qing had seen it, as time went by, now the relationship between Ye Qing and Wan Yan Jing was invisible, and it was becoming more and more tense.
This made Bai Chun feel a little melancholy when he remembered that he was handsome and unseemly, who looked like a girl at first glance, and when he was polite and respectful in front of him.
"Wanyan Yong, Xiao Yaoshun's name, how can it be wasted?" Ye Qing smiled and said, "Last year, Wan Yan Jing's father Wan Yan Yungong passed away, and Wan Yan Jing wanted to take this opportunity to let me go to Yanjing, even ...... Zhao Gou had this intention, but later, for some reason, he didn't do it, and Zhao Gou didn't give me this will. Wan Yan Jing is the grandson of the emperor, and he has won the support of several other uncles, Wan Yan Yong does not have to worry about these sons competing for the throne with Wan Yan Jing, at this time, he must also want to take this opportunity to experience Wan Yan Jing. ”
"What do you mean...... Wan Yan Yong had already sensed that the Song Dynasty would attack Jin, and this time he planned to let Wan Yan Jing transfer troops? Bai Chun was startled, looked at Ye Qing, who was sitting up straight on the recliner and staring at the lake, and asked.
"In fact, it's not so much that I believe in Wan Yan Jing's ability, but that Wan Yan Yong didn't put my Great Song army in his eyes at all, I'm afraid that in his heart, my Great Song Dynasty's garrison army is just a group of rabble, and it is impossible to regain lost territory in the Northern Expedition. So it's better to give Wan Yan Jing a chance, whether it's to establish his authority and pave the way for him to inherit the throne next, in short, Wan Yan Yong's mind should still be more on Wan Yan Jing now, and he didn't worry too much about how many cities the Song army could capture. Zhong Qing walked over slowly, holding the freshly brewed tea in her hand.
"With such an attitude, are you too indifferent to my Fifth Route Army on Huainan East Road?" Ye Qing stared at the eyes of the lake, glanced at Zhong Qing and asked.
"Pacify the ...... The Imperial Commander, you won't forget, Wan Yanyong was in Jinan Mansion back then, and then he was recalled to Yanjing to succeed him. Now Wan Yan Jing is following the old road of Wan Yan Yong and repeating the mistakes of the past, naturally believing in the strength of the Jin army in Jinan Mansion and other places, otherwise how would he let go of Wan Yan Jing and hope to succeed to the throne? Zhong Qing smiled mischievously at Ye Qing, and then sat down next to Bai Chun.
"Even if Wan Yan Yong is jealous, he should be afraid of you Ye Qing, for my Great Song Dynasty's garrison army, let alone Wan Yan Yong, I'm afraid that the Jin people's various defenders and generals on Shandong East Road may not take you seriously." Bai Chun mended the knife on the side and said: "Qishi Liezhong, the eldest son of Qishi Lie Zhining, and the brother of the Qishi Lie Divine Slave, the grievances between you and others, you don't need to be instigated by Yan Jing, whether it is Qishi Liezhong or Qishi Lie Divine Slave, they already hate you to the core." Therefore, people don't need to mobilize at all, once they face the garrison army on your Huainan East Road, they will inevitably be brave and abnormal. ”
"The prestige of your husband is destroyed by the ambition of others, and the two of you are really ...... It's really two ....... Ye Qing turned his head and gave a thumbs up to the two of them, the four words of the ruined girl, when Bai Chun and Zhong Qing's beautiful eyes glared at him, they finally swallowed it back into their stomachs.
"I just hope you don't be careless." Zhong Qing said softly.
"It's those soldiers who go to the battlefield, and it's not your husband and me." Ye Qing sighed, good is not an official, mercy is not in charge of soldiers, how many inhumane helplessness are there.
Charging into battle won't use him at all, and he naturally doesn't need to charge when attacking cities and plundering land, and even if he wants to do so, I'm afraid that other generals won't allow such a thing to happen.
But the more this is the case, as the commander of an army, the greater the pressure and responsibility on his shoulders.
(PS: One more, there is still a lot of information that is not ready.) )