In late autumn, the prairie is already yellow. Heavy snow is falling, and a thick layer of snow has already accumulated on the ground.

"The candle dragon perches on the cold door, and the light is still open.

Why not the sun and the moon? But the north wind is angry from heaven.

The snowflakes of Yanshan are as big as a seat, and the pieces are blown down Xuanyuan Terrace.

Youzhou thinks about the woman in December, stops singing and laughing at the double moth. ……”

From Qianzhou to Bei'anzhou, a distance of four or five hundred miles, Chai Jin and his party traveled for more than ten days. Helplessly, the Jinxi Mountains are difficult to walk, and the small whirlwind does not rush to the stars and the moon, even if the horse is fast, but it is more like enjoying the taste of riding freely in the boundless wilderness.

Wanyan Saili looked at Chai Jin's back laughing loudly with a complicated face, the Emperor of the Central Plains used this kind of person to make a trip to Dajin, does it mean anything in itself?

Wanyan Sairi is also the king of heaven in the official history. The Jurchens are still very funny, can the name of Gaitian be easily said, and there are still dragon and tiger kings and black wind kings in the history books, I don't know and think it's a romance commentary. But it's true. Wanyan Saili is the grandson of Amambo's extremely strong Wanyan Xi, known as the king of the sky. In the official history, he was killed when King Hailing usurped the throne.

At that time, the pillar of the Jin State was still a very inconspicuous figure in the star-studded Jurchen clan group.

In his early years, he traveled back and forth between Liaojin and Jin many times with Pu Jianu, and was familiar with etiquette, so he was sent to greet the Central Plains envoy.

But Chai Jin's 'light car and simple travel' startled Yan Saili first. There are no envoys and guards who support the envoys, and the guards are only twenty horsemen, and there are no deputy envoys or counselors, which are the standard configuration of Lu Qi's envoys, and there is only one doctor to accompany them.

On the contrary, it was the Jurchens led by Wanyan Saili, and the number of those who came over was far out. Naturally, there was a steady stream of information sent to Bei'an Prefecture along the way, and even Chai Jin's attitude was also conveyed.

Wanyan Aguda is curious and funny, I still don't know if I have been a microphone for others in this Wanyan Sai, it's really a mallet.

"Your Majesty, there is an old saying in the Central Plains, which calls the price to be repaid on the spot. That little whirlwind is Lu Qian's benefactor, although he has no real power in the Central Plains court, he has a respected status. "As an attendant of Wanyan Aguta, it is natural to follow the saddle before and after the horse. Pity him for being a lot old, and he can't use his idle days. However, in order to take revenge and for the future of the children and grandchildren of the Zeng family, he was willing to work hard.

After he and Zeng Kui arrived in Liaodong, the first thing he did was to ask Zeng Kui to take three or five concubines and two grandsons, and then let Zeng Kui join the army.

Helplessly. Zeng Kui didn't go to the army to fight, and he couldn't marry a noble girl with his identity, and let a flat-headed woman be his wife, not to mention Zeng Kui, even Zeng Lane was unwilling. His son is good at martial arts, and he will fight hard in the army in the future, who dares to say that he will not be able to create anything? At that time, the back house will not be compatible. In this way, it is better to take a few concubines, leave the roots and seedlings first, and then take care of other things in the future.

Wanyan nodded his head, he understood what Zeng had meant, this Chai Jin had a high status, and the emperor of the Central Plains was gracious, according to the latter's reputation of 'benevolence and righteousness', he would never take him to risk. At the same time, this is also saying that the other party attaches great importance to this call, otherwise he will not use Chai Jin's character, so the meaning of this Yan Saili is worth considering, don't think that the other party is just pretending.

A mansion that was cleaned up in Bei'an Prefecture, Wanyan Xiyin introduced a small whirlwind into it with a kind face. Seeing the latter looking east and west, he looked very interested, but he didn't say anything about it, Ren Wanyan Xiyin had a flexible brain, and he was also puzzled. In the end, he simply admitted defeat and took the initiative to ask: "So that the envoy knows that my Dajin Emperor has a life, and Si Zhigui makes him tired all the way, so he sets aside five days and asks the noble envoy to rest in peace." It is not too late to meet my lord later. ”

After all, Wanyan Aguda is to test Chai Jin and see his response, so as to judge the meaning of Emperor Lu of the Central Plains.

Little Whirlwind laughed, "Why bother to meet again." Didn't my lord tell General Seri all about it? Presumably, your lord must have known about it a long time ago. Even so, it took so much money to make a false offer. But there is only permission and disapproval! ”

Chai Jin saluted Yan Xiyin, pulled the fur fur on his body, and Shi Shiran paced back to the mansion. Only Wan Yan Xiyin was left standing alone in the courtyard, like a fool, with his mouth wide open.

"Arrogance!" Wan Yan, who had entered his twilight years, kicked over the bronze incense burner in front of him. Breathing heavily, his chest heaving and heaving, obviously in a hurry of hatred. "But there is only permission and disapproval!" These seven words are like a big slap in the face. Hugh said that now he was already the overlord of the Northlands, and he was the leader of the first part of the Wanyan Department in the past, and he could not be insulted by this and not be angry.

Detachment is not angry. What is the attitude of Emperor Lu of the Central Plains! "No, no! The children of the Central Plains are too deceitful. Father, my son is willing to bring a force of troops and horses to the south in the coming day to sweep the Central Plains, so that the emperor of the Central Plains knows the bravery of my Jurchen man, and he must take this evil breath for his father. "He is the second son of Aguta.

The Jurchen magnates, who have not yet completely extricated themselves from barbarism, are mostly filled with righteous indignation at this time. They heard from Chai Jin's words that the Central Plains Dynasty had contempt for the Jurchens, and they immediately felt a great shame. This is called the Jurchen nobles who are rampaging along the way and are invincible, how can they endure it?

"Your Majesty, today's affairs are the most important thing to destroy Liao. If there is no Central Plains to intervene, it will be easy for me to seize Nanjing and Xijing. When the time comes, it will be not too late to raise the iron horse, and it will not be too late to reason with Nan'er in the Central Plains. Wanyan Xiyin said.

Sticky drank and agreed," Xi Yin said. The top priority at the moment is to destroy Liao. The nephew heard that the emperor of the Central Plains had already toured north to the border, which must have been done in a hurry. Otherwise, the brigade will travel, according to the rules of the Han people, it must have been prepared in advance. Can the message be so carefully hidden? ”

"The Lord of Qi suddenly decided to inspect the northern frontier, which must be related to the fact that my Dajin violated his secret agreement and went south to attack Nanjing Dao. In this way, it is not easy for Emperor Nalu to lead his troops to the north directly, and I am afraid that he will only send envoys to come, and his strength will be light and thin, and he will not be valued by His Majesty. "So people came up with a way to go out on patrol, one is to directly lead the troops to the north, and the other is to cover a layer of thin veil on top of the soldiers, and it is not a direct stab on both sides.

"This Chai Jin is arrogant and hateful, but after thinking about it, he can also see that Emperor Nalu does not really have the intention of competing with my Dajin. Just focusing on the old land of the north, our army attacked Nanjing Dao, and I am afraid that it will really provoke him. ”

Sticky and drunk is the first right-hand man under Wanyan Aguda, in a sense, he is the vice emperor of the Jurchen Jin Kingdom. In many matters, his views are very much in line with Aguta's taste, and he has participated in the formulation of almost all major political and military national policies in the Jin Kingdom.

Now as the marshal of the Jin Kingdom, he is the first person under Ah Gu.

His words made Ah Guda think about it for a while, and only after half a sound did he show a wry smile. "This conflict with the Central Plains, I'm afraid it can't be as gentle as before." It was impossible for him to look at Nanjing Dao and Xijing Dao and turn a blind eye. Lu Qi in the Central Plains gave him a feeling that was completely different from Zhao Song who faced the remnants of the Liao army in Xijin Mansion in the official history and wanted to suffer a big defeat in a row.

Those are two completely different perceptions. One is a gentle and non-threatening little white rabbit, and the other is a tiger with sharp teeth and claws. There is no overlap at all.

Therefore, after taking the Xijin Mansion, Ah Guda was able to generously negotiate money with Zhao Song, and after collecting high fees, he paid the lands of Yanjing, Zhuo, Yi and other six states to Zhao Song.

But he would never face Lu Qi so generously.

The contradiction between the two is an inextricable paradox.

"Your Majesty, the Central Plains and my northern country have been the same for thousands of years. Either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind. Sooner or later, my Dajin and Na Lu Qi will have a showdown. ”

Wanyan Xiyin saw that Ah Guda was unwilling to lose Nanjing Road and Xijing Road. So what else is there to say? The two sides will open the stance, and the fight will start in the future.

……

In Hejian Mansion, all the civil and military officials of northern Hebei were present. The war machine has been launched. The money and grain stored by the local state capitals were sent to the border states of the northern line one after another. Local soldiers and horses are also converging in northern Hebei one after another.

It's not that the Xijin Mansion is not aware of the changes in the south, but they are now crippled, and the only arm is dealing with the Jurchens, and there are soldiers and horses everywhere in the north, and the south is not empty.

In the past few days, the campus of Hejian Mansion University has been full of people coming and going.

"Woo woo woo ......"

The sound of a heavy trumpet resounded over the city. The mobilized troops gathered in one place, and a big review began.

Flags are waving in the wind, warriors are strong, and war horses are fat. The swords and guns are bright, and the armor is sharp.

"Good!"

"I'm mighty!"

On the stage, Emperor Lu cheered loudly. In recent years, the garrison of a province in northern Hebei has expanded to more than 80,000. Now 50,000 people have arrived here, except for the soldiers and horses guarding Zhuozhou and Yizhou.

With more than 30,000 foot cavalry brought by Lu Qian, as well as the Qilu and Central Plains soldiers who have arrived in recent days, the army has gathered 120,000 people. And that's just one part of his Northern Expedition!

There was also a garrison that he had arranged in Hedong, based on Yang Zhibu's troops and the garrison army in the northeast of Hedong, and the army of Guanzhong Province, with no less than 100,000 troops.

In addition, there was Li Jun's subordinate who had returned to Qilu, and his naval division would load an army force to rush to the island from the sea. Because the weather is already cold, there is no guarantee that after a heavy snowfall, the sky will be cold, and the sea ice will already be frozen. So, when Chai Jin boarded the ship and headed north, he had already set off.

This time, the Northern Expedition Emperor Lu was not able to gather all the forces in his hands, and Na Chao Gai and Qin Ming's troops were still in the process of retreating north. But even so, more than 200,000 troops were divided into two routes, from northern Hebei and Hedong to the north, and Emperor Lu did not feel that there was any power in the north to stop.