1224 Jeremiah the Lobbyist
In November, Yanjing once again ushered in snowflakes, and in some gray air, snowflakes began to dance silently, once again decorating the mountains and rivers.
In addition to the snowflakes, Yanjing City also ushered in a team of envoys from the grassland, so Ye Qing, who looked up at the sky and stretched out his hand to catch the snow, blamed the snowflakes that fell in the sky of Yanjing on the heads of the envoys from the grassland, thinking that the envoys from the grassland brought this heavy snow.
In just half a day, the corners and corners of the streets and alleys of Yanjing City have been covered with snowflakes, and the main streets have begun to become muddy with the trampling of cars, horses and pedestrians.
The black dirt roads and the light white snow weave through the city, like a link that leads to the inn where the Mongolian envoys were located.
Liu Keshi and Yelu Chucai stood at the gate of the post house, looking at a slowly approaching carriage in the distance, this was the first time they didn't know, standing at the cold door and looking forward to the oncoming carriage, it was the carriage carrying Ye Qing.
The disappointment of the first few times made the two of them not have much hope for the carriage that was slowly coming at this time, until through the snowflakes dancing in the air, it became clear that the person driving was Jia Shehou, Liu Keshi and Yelu Chucai rubbed their hands with some excitement, and then hurriedly greeted the carriage.
Perhaps it was based on the behavior of Mu Huali and Borshu when they were in Jinan Mansion, so the number of Mongolian envoys who came to Yanjing this time was also controlled by Ye Qing within five hundred, which made the Nuoda Post House, even after staying with five hundred people, still seem a little empty in the cold winter.
It is still the black fur that Wan Yan Jing gave to Ye Qing earlier, even if there are dazzling patches on the shoulders, Ye Qing is still extremely satisfied with this fur fur, and even looks extremely precious.
With Ye Qing's status now, it is obvious that he will no longer be in the accident, and naturally he does not need to rely on some expensive furs or expensive and gorgeous clothes to highlight himself.
It is precisely because of his current status that Ye Qing naturally fell into another clichΓ©, that is, his dress became more and more ordinary, and his material needs began to become more and more weak, just like those who are really rich and no longer highlight their wealth through cheesy situations.
Ye Qing has now embarked on the road of returning to the basics, and Temujin has obviously not reached such a situation, although he has just arrived at the Yanjing Post House early this morning, but in this short half a day, he has also been asked to rearrange the interior of the post house according to the requirements of their Mongolians, so that Ye Qing, who stepped into the post house, felt a little incredible in the face of some drastic changes in the furnishings of the post house.
Yanjing City was originally subordinate to the Jin Kingdom, so that now there is a style different from that of the Song Dynasty in terms of architectural style and in some daily life habits.
The post house after the relocation of the Mongolian envoys is quite similar to the architectural style left by the Jin Kingdom, and they also attach great importance to showing their majesty or bearing through various furnishings and arrangements.
Mu Huali and Borshu were obviously used to Ye Qing's low-key, so when Ye Qing appeared in front of the king's tent in the post house with Liu Keshi and Yelu Chucai, Mu Huali and Borshu were not surprised by Ye Qing's low-key dress, but instead relied on the plainly dressed monk inside, and when they saw Ye Qing for the first time, a trace of surprise flashed in their eyes unconsciously.
Temujin sat high in the center of the extraordinarily golden royal tent, and on the left was a golden futon, also slightly higher than the others, apparently for the simple monk.
Seeing Ye Qing stride into the so-called king's tent, Tie
Mu Zhen slowly got up and walked over to Ye Qing with a smile.
The carefully laid out royal tent is obviously not only to highlight Temujin's authority, but also to show the wealth and luxury of the Mongols in front of Ye Qing at this time, and even the carpet that was trampled under his feet was extremely precious in Ye Qing's opinion.
And what is extremely inconsistent with this luxury is probably only Ye Qing's dress, and the monk's simple clothes.
After calmly looking at the furnishings of the entire royal tent and embracing Temujin warmly, Ye Qing's eyes once again fell on the plainly dressed monk Ba Sipa.
With Temujin's blunt introduction, and when Ba Sipa also greeted Ye Qing in a stiff Chinese, the smile on Ye Qing's face became more and more prosperous.
At the same time, in the mansion where Li Shi'er is now, Wanyan Chen, Wanyan Xianlie, and Qishilie Baishan, who has never appeared, are standing opposite Li Shi'er.
Li Shi'er, who had a hidden worry between his brows, looked through the three of them looking at the snowflakes fluttering silently outside, and from time to time in his mind would come up with the scene when they escaped from the Jin Kingdom in the snowy winter when the first heavy snow of this winter came.
"In this way, what Ye Qing wants is definitely not only my Dajin Kingdom, it seems that his idea is even planned by the Goryeo Kingdom." Monk Wanyan Chen said after a moment of silence.
Li Shi'er, who was staring out the window, sighed silently, and said dumbfoundedly: "Yes, what Ye Qing wants is far from the territory of my Dajin Kingdom, and the Goryeo Kingdom is obviously also in his plan, but I don't understand...... He told me what the purpose of this was. β
As Li Shi'er's doubts fell into a short silence again, Wan Yan looked at Li Shi'er's side face and then spoke: "The Mongolian envoy has arrived at the Yanjing Post House today, and Ye Qing is also going to ...... in the afternoon. β
"He didn't greet him personally?" Li Shi'er turned her head and asked in some surprise.
Wanyan Xilie shook his head silently, and said, "It was Yelu Chucai and Liu Keshi who greeted them at the gate of the city, and the ceremony was very simple, and it was not grand at all. Therefore, the last general felt that Ye Qing wanted to show us through this move that in fact, he was not so close to the Mongols...... β
"What about being close, and what about not being close?" Li Shi'er sighed, she believed that what Ye Qing told her in Wanning Palace that day, Ye Qing had always been afraid of beware of the Mongols was true, and similarly, for the relationship between Ye Qing and Temujin, she actually didn't think it was an important matter, just like the teacher-student relationship between Wan Yan Jing and Ye Qing, in the face of the general trend of the world, she couldn't influence any emotions about Ye Qing at all.
"What Wan Yan means is that maybe we can take this opportunity to get in touch with the Mongols, so that you may be able to regain some leverage in the negotiation with Ye Qing." Wanyan Chen monk pondered.
Li Shi'er shook his head unconsciously and muttered, "Ye Qing should have thought of this." β
After finishing speaking, Li Shi'er sighed again before explaining: "I always feel ...... What Ye Qing said about Goryeo should have some purpose, and this seems to have something to do with the Mongolian envoys who came to Yanjing. β
"What does the queen mean...... Ye Qing is guarding against our contact with the Mongols on the grounds of the Koreans? Monk Wanyan Chen's eyes lit up and said.
Li Shi'er nodded silently, and then said, "Yes, I think so." Therefore, if we want to put pressure on Ye Qing by contacting the Mongols in exchange for some bargaining chips, then we must find out what Ye Qing's purpose is to help us seek revenge against the Koreans. β
After finishing speaking, Li Shi'er's eyes slowly moved from the snowflake window to the beggar indoors
Shi Lie Baishan's body, seeing that there was still some dust on his body, frowned slightly and asked: "Since now that Qi Shi Lie Baishan has found out that the Goryeo people are indeed related to Wanyan Xun's embarrassment and usurpation, then in addition to proving that Ye Qing still has spies in the Jin Kingdom, it is enough to show that Ye Qing probably already has a complete plan in his heart, and ...... Whether it is us, or even the Mongols, I am afraid that we will become pawns on his chessboard. β
Monk Wanyan Chen glanced at Qishi Lie Baishan, and then sighed helplessly, in fact, he also knew very well that in the current situation, no amount of resourcefulness could actually reverse the current situation that was not favorable to them, after all, in front of Ye Qing, an important person with absolute power, all conspiracies and conspiracy would seem a little pale.
What's more, since Ye Qing returned to Yanjing, after just a few contacts, Monk Wanyan Chen has experienced Ye Qing's city government and scheming, and the queen has told them in detail how Ye Qing has been able to reach today's status step by step in the deceitful Song Dynasty over the years, which makes Monk Wanyan Chen feel admiration and amazement, and unconsciously rise a sense of helplessness.
It was precisely because of this that they had to dispel their plan to bypass Ye Qing and directly seek refuge from the Young Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and turned around again to negotiate with Ye Qing.
Ye Qing wants to borrow the murder of Yan Jing and the death of Li Shi'er's mother and son, and Li Shi'er wants to use Ye Qing's power to avenge Wan Yan Jing and regain his position for his son Wan Yan Ankang.
Ye Qing would never make wedding dresses for others, and Li Shi'er would never be willing to let Ye Qing manipulate their mother and son at will, obviously this is where the contradiction lies.
So now, if he wants to make Li Shi'er take a step back, Ye Qing has to make the ambitions of the various armies of the Great Song Dynasty greater, and transfer Li Shi'er's hatred from Wanyan Xun to the Korean people.
"Even if Ye Qing chooses to help your mother and son regain the throne of the Jin Kingdom, the Mongols will never give up the opportunity to bully your orphans and widows. Although Yanjing is not the place you want to stay for a long time, you obviously have no better place to go in the current situation. Ye Luyue pushed the door in at some point, shook off the snowflakes on her fur, swept her eyes over the people in the room, and continued: "Since Ye Qing has agreed to Yan Jing's entrustment to take care of your mother and son, if you can't be the emperor for the time being, why can't you choose to take a step back and become the king first?" β
After this escape, Li Shi'er is no longer the queen who will only be brutal in front of Ye Qing and others, she has always been smart, combined with Ye Luyue's words and what Ye Qing said to her in Wanning Palace two days ago, her mind suddenly became quite clear at the moment.
"What does Sister Yelu mean by this?" Li Shi'er took two steps forward and walked to the opposite side of Yeluyue and asked.
"Why not exchange the territory of Wujing for being the king in Goryeo, or even choose the opportunity to become emperor in the future? At that time, as long as your mother and son do well in Goryeo, then it is not impossible to become emperor, or even ...... One day, he will recapture the land of Wujing from the Song court. Ye Luyue said without hesitation.
"Go to Goryeo and claim the king?" Li Shi'er repeated with some surprise with the Wanyan Chen monk behind him.
"Why can't you take advantage of this time to avenge Yan Jing and plot against Goryeo?" Yeluyue asked rhetorically.
"But...... How can Sister Yelu be sure that Ye Qing will not have ambitions for Goryeo? Li Shi'er asked.
"Why do you think I'm so sure?" Yeluyue asked rhetorically with a meaningful smile on her white face.