Chapter 2: Opportunity?
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead my troops to the northwest and recapture the three places of Lanzhou for my Dajin Kingdom."
The hardliners in the DPRK and China, the monk Wanyan Chen, played an impassioned performance, and it seemed that he was not willing to give up the lost territory.
"Monk Chen, Dajin fought for many years, retreated south of the Yellow River, and was no longer able to support the simultaneous use of troops against the Song army and the Tatars. Genghis Khan died of illness and the Tatar army retreated, and my Dajin took this opportunity to recharge his strength in preparation for the return of the Tatar army. ”
Li Qi, the governor of the political council, had a heavy face and was very dissatisfied.
When the civil strife in Mongolia subsides, these wolf-like Mongolian nobles will definitely continue to attack gold in the south. The current situation is not optimistic, Dajin directly fought with the Great Song Dynasty, and the next strategy was made.
The Song army has shown its true colors as a strong army, and the best situation is that Song Meng is dead, and the Jin State stays out of the matter, takes the opportunity to recover, sits on the mountain and watches the tiger fight, and does not get involved.
Surviving in the cracks may be Daikin's only chance.
"Your Majesty, Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty once swore here that if he ascended the throne and became emperor, he would never unite with the Tatars. Instead, they will fight against the Tatar army together with our Dajin Kingdom. Therefore, in the eyes of the minister, it is better to make peace with Emperor Song for the time being, and take the opportunity to restore national strength. This is the best option right now. Your Majesty, please be clear. ”
Wanyan Sai is not serious, and his views are slightly different from Li Qi's, but they are also similar.
After all, the Mongolian army was powerful, and with Song's own strength, it seemed that it could not resist foreign aggression. Only when the Song and Jin sides were united in their efforts to fight against the Tatar army seemed to be able to break the Tatar army's advance step by step.
"The minister seconded the Pingzhang political affairs!"
"The minister seconded Li Xianggong!"
The courtiers in the main hall nodded one after another, echoing Wanyan Saibu's point of view.
The Tatars and the Dajin feud, the Wokotai are eyeing each other, and the heart of destroying the gold is not dead. At this time, it is naturally best not to start a war with the Song people.
"Could it be that the Song people are allowed to take away my three northwest regions, and we are helpless and willing to suffer this great shame? If so, wouldn't I be ashamed to make the people of the world laugh at me? ”
Wanyan Shouxu has already moved, but he is still stubborn.
"Your Majesty, Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty does things in a whimsical way, which is very popular. In Yichen's view, this person is a woman's kindness, he not only wants to save the people of Western Xia, but also is ambitious, wanting to expand the territory and seize the land of horse breeding in Hexi. This can be seen in his poems, which shows his ambition. His Majesty wants to recover the three places of Lintao Mansion, and it may not be easy. ”
Li Qi, the governor of the political affairs, had no choice but to continue to act as a villain and work hard.
Poetry is like its people, or Han people understand Han people. A common cultural heritage, in one line. Unlike Chizhan Hexi, who understands poetry roughly, he can't see anything from Zhao Hong's poems, and he doesn't understand Wanyan Shouxu's hardships.
"Your Majesty, what Li Xianggong said is extremely true. With the current strength of our Dajin Kingdom, it is not enough to start a war with the Tatars and the Song people at the same time. Lintao Mansion and other places have experienced war and are full of devastation, so it is better to "lease" to the Song people for the time being, and then try to restore it in the future. ”
Wan Yan Sai didn't follow Li Qi's words. The state of Dajin was weakened, and natural disasters continued in Shaanxi and Henan, and the emperor was reluctant to send troops.
The emperor can't say these words, he, the minister of the humerus, has to say it, not to mention that Li Qi has taken the lead in setting an example.
"In this way, Zhao Hong will not return Lintao Mansion and other places, and my Dajin Kingdom can only swallow his anger?"
Monk Wanyan Chen sank his face, looking unwilling.
"If that's the case, wouldn't it make the soldiers feel cold, and also make the Song people look down on my Dajin Kingdom?"
Wanyan Heda raised his face, and directly collided with Wanyan Saibu and Li Qilai.
Wanyan Sai is not with Li Qi, a pair of important ministers of the country, who are more cautious and less enterprising, and are too weak in front of the Song people, which really makes them cold.
Wanyan Shouxu glanced at the indignant general and frowned.
Wanyan Sai's words of not being with Li Qi may be the best explanation for the Song army's march into Hexi.
Zhao Hong, who compared himself to the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, waved his troops to approach Hexi, and his courage was commendable, so that he could sweat for the Song army at the same time, he sighed to himself.
Jin Guo is already stretched thin by virtue of self-defense. The weak Song people, however, were not afraid of hardships and dangers, and were about to expand outward.
Song people, are they still the former Song people?
"If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone the safety and survival of my Dajin country."
Wanyan Sai ignored the aggressiveness of the two generals, his face darkened, and his saliva flew sideways.
"Your Majesty, the Song army wants to advance to Hexi, and Lanzhou Lintao Mansion and other places will inherit the upper and lower levels, and the Song army will not return. At least not in the short term. The Song army occupied Hexi and faced the onslaught of the Tatar army. The minister thinks that my Dajin Kingdom can only endure humiliation and burden, and can watch from the wall, wait and see the changes, and don't talk about war with the Great Song Dynasty lightly. ”
"Two generals, most of the land of the two rivers has been lost, the Tatar army is eyeing each other, and my Dajin country is already in a hurry. If you want to move troops with the Song army, won't you put my Dajin to death? Put my Dajin Emperor in danger? ”
Li Qi's face was pale, and the two of them came up.
Since Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty is ambitious, let him guard the border for the Dajin Kingdom and experience and resist the invincibility of the Tatar cavalry.
Dajin Guo can no longer withstand the toss.
"What Lee Sang-gong said is very true! The minister seconded the proposal! ”
Sure enough, as soon as the emperor's safety was mentioned, Wanyan Heda no longer insisted, and immediately changed his mind and supported Li Qi.
Indeed, as Li Qi said, as long as the Song and Jin do not clash and the swords and soldiers meet, as long as they are patient for the time being, they can give the Dajin Kingdom a chance to breathe.
"The minister seconded Li Xianggong!"
Monk Wanyan Chen also changed his mind and said yes.
The situation is unbearable, and under internal and external troubles, even the emperor does not support it, so why should he hold on?
"The minister seconded Li Xianggong!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
The ministers knew it and spoke one after another.
With the strength of the Jin people alone, they could not withstand the impact of the Mongolian army at all. With the Great Song Dynasty, an ally who restricts the Mongolian army, his heart is much more steady.
Moreover, the Song army was able to defeat the first fierce general of the Mongolian army, Subutai, which made the ministers have more expectations for the strength of the Song army.
"Since all the Qing families have agreed to lease a piece of land in Lintao Mansion, I will no longer be reluctant. Zhang Tiangang and Wanyan Hezhou prepared to go to the Song Realm and conclude an alliance with the Great Song Dynasty. ”
Sure enough, Wanyan Shouxu's face was calm, and he said it slowly, not forgetting Yin Yin's advice.
"Tartar is dead, my heart of gold is not dead. Although Song and Jin are feuds, after all, it has been more than a hundred years, and the state of Song etiquette is not as good as that of Tatars. This time, we must endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens, and we must not make the Song people and Tatars conclude a peace agreement and jointly use troops against our Dajin. Do the two families know what's at stake? ”
"Ministers (wait) understand! Minister(s) Command! ”
Wanyan Hezhou and Zhang Tiangang glanced at each other and hurriedly received the order. The ministers in the temple, everyone understands it.
The emperor was painstaking and forbearing, and if he could form an alliance with the Great Song Dynasty, Dajin would be able to avoid the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy.
Thinking of Zhao Hong's words to Princess Wenguo, Zhang Tiangang was a little hesitant for a while, not knowing if it was a good time to tell this in the main hall.
Wanyan Shouxu glanced at Zhang Tiangang, Zhang Tiangang bowed and returned to the class.
This kind of private matter seems to be more appropriate to talk about below.
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you say that the tens of thousands of troops in Subutai were really defeated by the Song army?"
Wanyan Shouxu frowned again, and asked suspiciously.
If the Song army really defeated the Mongol No. 1 fierce general, Subutai, then the combat power of the Song army should not be underestimated.
"Your Majesty, Genghis Khan died of illness, and the Tatar army was disheartened and had no will to fight. Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty drove the expedition in person, with 100,000 elite soldiers and six military lives. Su Butai was used to winning battles, and he was paralyzed and careless, and when he encountered the Song army, he was scheming, and he inevitably suffered defeat. ”
Wanyan Heda has been on the battlefield for a long time, his analysis is reasonable, and the ministers in the palace all nodded.
No matter how strong the Song army is, compared with the powerful Mongolian army, it is still a little immature.
"Your Majesty, the Song army is a blind cat that killed a mouse, and the Song Emperor took advantage of Genghis Khan's illness and death to send troops to save him, which shows that the Song army is weak-hearted. If the Song army is really strong, it can be upright and bright, and confront the Tatar army when it enters the summer land. The Song people are weak, and Your Majesty does not need to worry. ”
The fierce general Wanyan Chen monk played, and his contempt for the Song army was beyond words.
The words of Wanyan Heda and Wanyan Chen made Zhang Tiangang in the main hall frown secretly.
These arrogant generals seem to have forgotten that the Mongol army invaded Western Xia, and the Jin army did not have the courage to send a single soldier. The weak Song army, not to mention sending troops to reinforce Western Xia, also killed tens of thousands of Mongolian troops.
The Jin people looked down on the Song people so much, I don't know if it was deliberate, or if they were unwilling.
Don't they know that the Song and Jin feuds, once they anger the Song people, they will come to Lianmeng to destroy the Jin, and the Jin people will not have time to cry?
"Monk Chen, your body is too thin, go back and recuperate. After Yan Heda, Shaanxi has been poisoned for a long time, and it is about to appease the morale of the army, recruit displaced people, and restore the people's strength. The country is complicated, and it depends on you, the pillars of the country. ”
Wanyan Shouxu nodded and said softly.
With fierce generals such as Wanyan Heda and Wanyan Chen, he is also much more relieved in his heart.
"Your Majesty's grace, the ministers are broken, it is difficult to repay in case!"
Monk Wanyan Chen knelt on one knee and thanked the emperor.
"The minister must do his best and live up to His Majesty's trust!"
Wanyan Heda also followed the order to thank him.
"Your Majesty, in the first war of Shaanxi, the Tatars and the Song people will fight, the Tatars will take revenge, and the two countries will inevitably fight each other. The Tatars are powerful, it is better for our army to release goodwill, so that the Song people will be more at ease, and they will reject the Tatars together! ”
It was Li Qi, the governor of the political council, who came out of the class and made a generous speech.
"If Li Qing has any good plan, just play it."
Wan Yan Shouxu suddenly became interested.
"Your Majesty, in the Battle of Huaikou that year, my Dajin defeated the Song army, and now there are still 3,000 Song prisoners in custody. It is better to return it to the Song Dynasty, so that the Song people can feel at ease. Your Majesty's Holy Judgment! ”
"The minister seconded Li Xianggong, Your Majesty's holy judgment!"
After Yan Sai didn't walk out of the class again, Li Qi said.
Leaving the Song prisoners behind, you can't do much just by eating, so it's better to return it.
"The ministers seconded Li Xianggong, Your Majesty Holy Judgment!"
"The ministers seconded Li Xianggong!"
The ministers followed along, and they all agreed to be friendly with the Song people.
"Zhang Tiangang, you and Wanyan Hezhou sent an envoy to the Song people, so let's properly deal with this matter with the Song people."
Wanyan Shouxu nodded lightly and said softly.
Those 3,000 Song people have been held captive for so many years, I am afraid that they have no will to fight.
"Your Majesty, Shaanxi has been invaded by the Tatars, and there is a drought and little rain, so that the crops have failed and the people have starved to death. I also ask Your Majesty to allocate food for disaster relief to reassure the people. ”
As the official of Shaanxi, Wanyan Heda hesitated for a moment, and played to Wanyan Shouxu.
"The Yellow River is overflowing, and Henan is also suffering from constant droughts and floods, making it difficult for food to continue."
Wanyan Shouxu looked at the ministers in the palace with a sad face.
"Do you have a good plan?"
"Your Majesty, the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, the Song people colonized overseas, and the grain and rice are abundant. It is better to return the prisoners of the Song people and borrow grain from the Song people. ”
Zhang Tiangang said stubbornly.
Dajin only has two places in Henan and Shaanxi, there is no foreign supply, and the country is in danger, so he can only stand up.
"Mr. Zhang, if the world is full of people like you who are worried about the country and the people, why don't I worry about it? At this time, I will leave it to you and Lee Sang-gong. ”
Zhang Tiangang and Li Qi hurriedly received the order.
"Your Majesty, the Tatars are attacking Western Xia, and my Dajin has not been able to reinforce it. How to deal with the Xia people, please also ask Your Majesty to decide. ”
After finishing the competition, he didn't leave class, and played with a black face.
"Western Xia only has the land of rejuvenation, which is like a dead country. After Yan Hezhou, after returning from the mission, you go to Western Xia and talk about the difficulties of my Dajin. I thought, Emperor Xia would understand. ”
Wanyan Shouxu's face was calm, and he said casually.
Western Xia is dilapidated, and there is no use value anymore.
finally retreated, and the ministers dispersed one after another, but Zhang Tiangang stayed.
In the side hall, Wanyan Shouxu and Zhang Tiangang were relatively alone, and everyone retreated.
"Your Majesty, the old minister has a solo."
Zhang Tiangang came up, cautiously, and explained Zhao Hong's original words and dishes.
"Isn't this about forcibly kissing?"
After Yan Shouxu's dissatisfaction, he immediately broke out.
"The Song army has forcibly occupied Lanzhou and other places, do you still want me to send the princess to the Song people? If that's the case, what do the soldiers of the Dajin Kingdom think of me? What do the people of the Great Golden Kingdom think of me? Can I still be the emperor? ”
Wanyan Shouxu's face was gloomy, and he said it indignantly.
wants the princess of Dajin Kingdom to deliver it to the door, didn't Zhao Hong slap him in the face nakedly?
"Your Majesty, now that Emperor Song is vigorously fighting and implementing a new policy, he is no longer the Wuxia Ameng of the past. The Song land is dozens of times the land of my Dajin, and the Song people are dozens of times the population of my Dajin. If you can make peace with Emperor Song, then you will be ...... to my big gold."
Zhang Tiangang still didn't give up, and wanted to continue to persuade hard, but was interrupted by Wanyan Shouxu's voice.
"The Tatars use soldiers, and it is difficult for me to be an enemy. As for the Song people, what a way! Weak and not martial, if a woman is. So that I have 3,000 armor soldiers, and I can crisscross the Jianghuai River. With Song He, don't even think about it! ”
Wanyan Shouxu's face was red, and he brushed his sleeves away. Leaving Zhang Tiangang with a helpless face, standing in the hall in a daze.
Zhao Hong has affection for Wan Yanchun, and Wan Yanchun is interested in Zhao Hong, not to mention that the two of them still have ......
But judging from the attitude of Wanyan Shouxu, Princess Wen and Emperor Song are afraid that they are inseparable, so they can only look at each other from afar.
Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty was ambitious, and the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty was thriving, and his strength should not be underestimated. For Emperor Song, he was in awe, and even fearful.
refusing to be close to the Song Dynasty, for Dajin Guo, which is suffering from internal and external troubles, has it given up a great opportunity to escape from the predicament?