In the second year of Kim Zhengda, in September, Henan, Kaifeng, Imperial Palace.

On the top of the main hall, the faces of the ministers in the hall were solemn, the atmosphere was dull, and even a little depressed. Someone secretly looked at the emperor on the throne, his brows furrowed, and his face sank like water.

Since the news of the return of the Mongol army from the westward expedition came, the Dajin Emperor Wanyan Chengxu lost his former calmness, and he was panicked all day long, and his temper was much bigger.

And the arrival of the Western Xia envoy seemed to have aggravated the emperor's worries.

Everyone knows that when the Western Xia envoy came at this time, he must have asked for an alliance with Dajin to fight against the Tatar army together.

"Li Zhongge, the chief envoy of the Great Xia State and the secretary of the Great Xia Minister's Department, Luo Shichang, the deputy envoy and the Xuanhui envoy of the Southern Yuan, and a cadre of Xia Chen, presented the Great Xia State Book and met the Dajin Emperor!"

The eunuch's shrill voice came, and Wanyan Shouxu calmed down, and his face regained his composure.

"Xuanxia envoy enters the palace."

In front of foreign ministers, you can't lose the national body.

Under the guidance of the eunuchs, a group of Xixia envoys entered the hall with the national letter in their hands, knelt down in front of the que, and Li Zhongge, the official envoy and secretary of the Ministry of Western Xia, read aloud:

"Emperor Daxia sent a letter to His Majesty Emperor Dajin! Long live the Daikin Son of Heaven, long live, long live! ”

Among the Jin ministers in the palace, the former Pingzhang political affairs, and now the right prime minister of Shangshu Wan Yan Sai did not take the national letter and read it aloud.

“…… The two countries fought each other, attacked endlessly, and the Tatars reaped the benefits of the fishermen. Today, an envoy will be sent to the two countries to make peace, and Xia will use the name of each country to use the year name of each country, and it will be about the country of brothers......"

Xia Jin attacked year after year, and the two countries had already broken off diplomatic relations. Now that the destruction of the country is imminent, and the new monarchs of the two countries ascend the throne, they are all related to each other, and they finally shook hands and made peace.

"Honorable envoy, please get up!"

Wanyan Shouxu whispered, and he was greatly satisfied psychologically.

Since the Jin Dynasty moved its capital to the south of the Yellow River, state affairs have been difficult to do, and he has been anxious all day long, and he has not felt like a king in the world for a long time.

The glory of the Jurchen ancestors seems to have been in the distant antiquity.

"Your Majesty, I am here today to follow the imperial decree of my Great Xia Emperor, and I am willing to serve the national book as my brother. The two countries will never stop swords and soldiers and resist foreign aggression together! ”

Li Zhongge and Luo Shichang, the deputy envoys of Western Xia, bowed and saluted, and secretly observed their words and feelings.

said that the owner of the money was to fight against the Tatars together, and this was the purpose of their trip.

Resist foreign aggression together!

Wanyan Shouxu's face was ugly, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Mongolian iron cavalry dominates the world, who competes? The Tangut people, is this a burial in Ladajin?

"Dajin Tianzi, Dajin and Daxia are horns of each other, and their lips are dead and their teeth are cold. If the Tatar army goes south, I hope that the Dajin Emperor will send reinforcements, so as not to be broken by the Tatars! ”

Luo Shichang, the deputy envoy of Western Xia, followed suit.

When the Mongol army goes south, it will first destroy the Western Xia, cut off the flanks, and then continue to cut gold. Such a simple truth, children know it, and it is impossible not to understand it.

What the hell was he hesitating about? Was it frightened by the Mongol army?

Luo Shichang's heart couldn't help but feel cold.

"Honorable envoys, resist foreign aggression together, the matter is very high. Let my Dajin Tianzi consider it, and I will reply to Daxia! ”

Wan Yan Sai didn't cough and broke the dullness.

"Yes, yes! A few envoys returned to the post house to rest. After I have consulted with my courtiers, I will reply to the envoy. ”

Wanyan Shouxu nodded again and again, as if he suddenly realized.

"Thank you, Dajintianzi! Wait for the resignation! ”

Li Zhongge and Luo Shichang glanced at each other, bowed to Wanyan Shouxu, and the Western Xia envoys withdrew from the main hall one after another.

Li Zhongge and the others left the main hall, and Wanyan Shouxu wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, and let out a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, if the Western Xia wants to fight the Tatars with my Dajin, what is Your Majesty's holy will?"

I can't hide, and I don't dare to open my mouth.

It seems that the emperor lacked enthusiasm for uniting Western Xia against the Tatars.

"The Tatar army has returned from its westward expedition? Has the old thief of Temujin also returned? ”

Sure enough, at the mention of the Tatar army, Wanyan Shouxu's face became ugly again.

Temujin, Subutai, Okodai, Torre......

These guys, the Mongolian iron horsemen who come and go like the wind and are thirsty for killing and tyranny, are his lingering nightmares.

"Back to Your Majesty, the merchant who returned from the Western Regions got the news. The Tatar army defeated Khorezm and returned victorious, and Temujin divided his brothers and sons outside the fortress. I think that soon, I will go south to use troops. ”

Another Governor and Deputy Privy Envoy Trihan played happily.

Looking at the emperor's nervous appearance, east and west, whether it is war or peace, Chrysostom has to make up his mind.

The emperor doesn't know why, how do the courtiers deal with themselves?

"In the opinion of the people, will the Tatar army attack Xia, or will it attack my Dajin first? How should I deal with it? ”

Wanyan Shouxu's face was solemn, and he kicked the ball to the ministers in the palace.

"Your Majesty, the Tatars hated that the Western Xia had never sent troops to the west, and knew that the Xia lord had conspired to send the northern tribes of the desert as foreign aid to reject the Tatars. The Tatars will destroy the Western Xia first, and then try to make me a big gold! ”

Li Qi, the governor of the political affairs, frowned and stepped forward.

The Western Xia Emperor Li Dewang ascended the throne and changed the Western Xia's long-standing policy of annexing Mongolia in an attempt to confront Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan led an expedition to the Western Regions, and Li Dewang sent envoys to contact the tribes in Mobei that had not been conquered by Genghis Khan, and formed foreign aid to jointly fight against Genghis Khan.

Now that Genghis Khan has returned from an expedition to the Western Regions, with his character of being eager to repay, he will definitely use troops against Western Xia.

However, the Mengjin feud, Genghis Khan destroyed the Western Xia, and the next one is the Jin Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, do you want to send an envoy to the steppe, to probe the Tatars?"

Shang Shu Zuo Prime Minister Yan Zhan Shilu looked at his words and said tentatively.

The Tatars were powerful, and the emperor did not want to grudge with the Tatars again. The courtiers, most of them, did not want to clash with the Tatars again.

"Your Majesty, the nature of the Tatar tiger and wolf, I am afraid to avoid it, let alone have a grudge with it. If you ask for peace with the Tatars, it is better to be friendly. Perhaps, this is the only way to prevent the Tatars from going south to use troops against Dajin. ”

Hou Zhi, the political minister of Pingzhang, was full of pessimism and disappointment about the resistance to the Tatars.

Most of the ministers in the palace, although they usually look down on the new prime minister, are all echoing Hou Zhilai at the moment.

"And pro-Tatar, the minister seconded the Hou Xianggong!"

"The Tatars are invincible, and the ministers seconded the Hou Xianggong!"

The ministers spoke one after another, and the emperor nodded lightly, his face much kinder.

It can be seen that he does not want to be an enemy of the Tatars either.

"Your Majesty, the nature of the Tatar tiger and wolf, the human face and the heart of the beast, must not be kissed. The princess is young and beautiful, let her go to the grassland, what will happen is self-explanatory. Besides, Princess Wen is as fierce as fire, and it is okay not to get along, but once she goes to the grassland, the consequences are unpredictable. Please retract your Majesty's order, and not to make peace with the Tatars. ”

Li Qi, the governor of the political affairs, played coldly, and the ministers in the palace immediately quieted down.

Princess Wen, the emperor's own sister, who dares to speak lightly and kiss.

But if you think about it carefully, there don't seem to be any young women of the right age and outstanding appearance in the clan.

"Your Majesty, what Li Xianggong said is very true. Tatar and my Dajin are feuds, how can they not invade my Dajin? Now the plan can only be to fight. Your Majesty must not be indecisive and chill the hearts of the soldiers of the Six Armies! ”

After the governor finished the political affairs, the generals of the main battle faction couldn't help but say loudly

The Tatars will take revenge, and they will definitely destroy Dajin. What's more, the Tatar soldiers are in full bloom, and they are invincible in the world, and there is no reason to let go of the Jin Kingdom.

"Heda, the Tatar soldiers are strong and strong, and they are more than auspicious to compete with them. If it is a fierce battle on the battlefield, I am afraid that my Dajin is not an opponent of the Tatar army! At that time, you will be the sinner of my Dajin for the ages! ”

Pingzhang political affairs Hou Zhi, with a black face, refuted Wanyan Heda.

"Is there a wolf who doesn't eat sheep? How many gold did Temujin and his men kill me, did they hesitate? Your Majesty, for the sake of today's plan, you must do a good job in the defense of Shaanxi in case the Tatar army comes to attack. ”

Wanyan Heda Zhengse said, it is very disdainful of the soft bones of Hou Zhi and others.

The ministers chattered, and Wanyan Shouxu coughed twice, and when the hall was quiet, he said with a bitter face:

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you mean that this vicious battle cannot be avoided?"

In just over ten years, the Dajin Kingdom was forced south of the Yellow River by the Mongol army. There is a huge Jin country, and only Henan and Shaanxi are left. The national strength is lacking, and the people are struggling to make a living, so what else can they use to compete with the Mongol army?

"Your Majesty, the current plan is to form a brotherly country with Western Xia, send envoys to re-employ, and send troops to garrison Jingzhao Mansion and Fengxiang. As for whether to send reinforcements to fight the Tatars, we can only watch as we go. ”

Shang Shu's right prime minister finished Yan Sai and did not come out of class.

"The minister seconded the right prime minister!"

"The minister seconded the right prime minister!"

The ministers spoke one after another, and Wanyan Shouxu hesitated for a moment before making a decision.

"Wanyan Heda is stationed in Jingzhao Mansion, and the loyal and filial piety army is guarding the front line of Fengxiang. Reply to the summer envoy, about the country of brothers, send the envoy back. As for sending troops to reinforce the Xia people, we will discuss it later. ”

There is no objection to the decree of the ministers.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Dajin's national strength is weak, and it is reasonable that he cannot reinforce Western Xia.

"Your Majesty, once the Tatar army invades the south, it is inevitable that it will use troops against our Dajin. We should also send an envoy to make peace with the emperor of the southerners, so as to ensure that our Dajin has no worries about the future. ”

Governor Li Qi played again.

At both ends of the Southern Song Dynasty, he contacted the Tatars to deal with Dajin together. Once Dajin and Tatar fought, the Southern Song Dynasty could not take the opportunity to sneak attack.

The current emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Hong, who was the crown prince as an envoy to the Jin Kingdom, was almost burned to death in the post house. Who knows if Zhao Hong will take the opportunity to take revenge.

"Li Xianggong, don't be impatient."

Wanyan Shouxu looked at the ministers in the hall, and there was a hint of arrogance in his expression.

"The Tatar army has not yet moved south, and it is not yet known whether it will use troops against our Dajin. At this time, he panicked and went to show weakness to the southerners. Wouldn't it be too hasty? Will it make the southerners look down on my big gold? The matter will be discussed again. That's all for today. ”

Wanyan Shouxu stood up and walked to the side hall.

Dajin may have some difficulty dealing with the Tatar iron cavalry, but it is not more than enough to deal with the weak Song people.

Coming out of the palace, the Western Xia was making Li Zhongge worry and asked.

"Zhang Xianggong, what is the holy will of the Son of Heaven, can you guess it?"

"Zhang Xianggong, the truth of cold lips and teeth, Emperor Dajin won't know it, right? No matter how indecisive you are, disaster will be! ”

Li Shaoying, the Zuo Shilang of Xixia Shangshu Province, was weak and did not seem to be optimistic about the alliance between the two countries.

The Xuanhui of the Southern Courtyard of Xixia made Luo Shichang shake his head secretly. The gold lord was indecisive and sent troops to reinforce Western Xia, which is probably a fool's dream.

"Wait, be patient. Perhaps, my lord will agree to this. ”

Zhang Tiangang, the waiter of the Jin Guoli Department, smiled bitterly, and his heart was very weak.

Wanyan Shouxu has a changeable personality, is indecisive, and is not a ruthless person. He was jealous of the Tatar cavalry, and he was afraid that he would not easily send troops to aid Western Xia.

Zhang Tiangang's reaction was in his eyes, and Luo Shichang and the others were three points colder.

The effect of this peace negotiation may not meet expectations, and Xixia may have to fight alone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Tatar soldiers are in full bloom, and it is difficult to compete, I hope you will understand."

Zhang Tiangang's brainless words made Luo Shichang and the others stunned.

"Zhang Xianggong, what do you mean ......?"

Li Zhongge couldn't help but be ignorant for a while. Jin Guo, has he already given up on reinforcing Great Xia?

"Rest easy, everybody. When the will of our Lord comes down, it is not too late for you to decide. The "Bianjing Bookstore" on the Royal Street has a lot of good books, and the shopkeeper of the bookstore is a strange person. Perhaps, you will have unexpected surprises. ”

Zhang Tiangang stroked his white beard and said meaningfully.