In June of the sixth year of Song Qingli, with the first information being sent, there was a steady stream of replies.

Qin Feng Road transfer envoy Yang Kai wrote seven official letters in five days, telling about what happened in Qingtang and the deployment of their Qin Feng Road side.

Li Yuanhao occupied Qingtang, plundered for three days, and then went south to Huangzhou and launched a fierce attack on Huangzhou City, which was in danger.

He was seriously injured and did not recover, and many of the soldiers and horses in his headquarters were scattered and demoralized, so he had to retreat to Lanzhou.

Yang Kai sent Jia Kui to lead 5,000 men to Lanzhou first, and discussed it with Jing Tai, the deputy transport envoy and the chief of soldiers and horses, and then began to gather troops on the road and enter Lanzhou at any time to start a war with Li Yuanhao.

This is the power given by the imperial court to Qin Fenglu's transit envoy.

The Constitutional Yuan also sent a reply to Yang Kai, and then officially appointed Han Qi as the Shaanxi Road Economic Strategy to pacify and recruit envoys, Zhang Fangping as the Shaanxi Road Deputy Economic Strategy Envoy, and Zhang Kang as the Shaanxi Road Soldiers and Horses Chief.

Before the Qingli reform, the economic envoy was a temporary official position, and it was at the same level as the transit envoy, and they were all positive four products, but nominally the economic envoy was the superior, but the local transit envoy and the deputy envoy of the economic strategy had greater sovereignty.

For example, in history, when Xia Zhu was the strategic envoy of the Shaanxi Road, Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan had different opinions with him, and the local transit envoys also had the phenomenon of disobedience and disrespect.

Obviously, this is still the tradition of the Song Dynasty, and there must be someone to guard against the feudal officials with military power.

However, now after the reform, the economic envoy is the second grade, and the deputy envoy and the general manager of the soldiers and horses are the second grade. Basically, the envoy is already in power, and he is in charge of the military and political power of a place, which can be said to be very powerful.

Zhao Zhen was actually a little worried, or the Great Song Emperor attached too much importance to military power.

However, Zhao Jun told him that under the existing system, it was impossible for the feudal officials to rebel. First, Han Qi was transferred temporarily, he had no prestige, and he couldn't convince the public if he wanted to rebel. Second, Zhang Kang is also there, what did he do to rebel?

Unless Zhang Kang rebelled, Zhang Kang made many meritorious contributions in the war with the Liao State of Western Xia in Jingyounian, and his prestige in the army was second only to Fan Zhongyan and Wang Deyong, and his rebellion was a little more interesting.

But the soldiers' families are all in Bianliang, and Fan Zhongyan and Wang De use the words of the horse, believe it or not, those soldiers who followed Zhang Kang will surrender soon?

Therefore, when the emperor has sometimes, he should be more relaxed and not too unfounded.

Under Zhao Jun's persuasion, Zhao Zhen dispelled his worries, and ordered Han Qi and Zhang Kang to lead the Bianliang forbidden army of 30,000 to the northwest, so that with about 120,000 troops on the Shaanxi Road, it was enough to compete with the Western Xia.

After Qin Fenglu sent people to Lanzhou first, he immediately sent people to condemn Li Yuanhao, saying that he attacked the allies of the Great Song Dynasty, which was wantonly provoking a war with the Great Song Dynasty.

Li Yuanhao responded that this was an old grudge between them and Qingtang and had nothing to do with the Great Song Dynasty.

If the Great Song Dynasty sent troops, then the Great Song Dynasty would be the responsible party for tearing up the peace talks between the two sides, and the blame would be on the side of the Great Song Dynasty.

A war of words began between the two sides.

This kind of war of words seems meaningless on the surface, but in fact the intention is very large, which is to compete for the name of righteousness.

The Great Song Dynasty accused the Western Xia of provoking the war first, and it was their side that took charge.

The Western Xia said that they did not attack the Great Song Dynasty, but Qingtang and the Western Xia had a feud, and it was reasonable for them to fight with the enemy, and if the Great Song sent troops, it would be the Great Song Dynasty that provoked the war first.

Don't look at this kind of righteous name as if it is useless, after all, who fights a war is strong, not that whoever takes advantage of it will gain an advantage.

Yet, it may seem like this, but in fact, sometimes, the name of righteousness is the key to victory.

Because whoever is in charge has a different mentality of the soldiers.

Cao Cao has the name of righteousness in his hands, he can constantly claim that he is following the edict of the Son of Heaven, and he will crusade everywhere, and the soldiers under him will be willing to obey, feel at ease, and have high morale, so that he will win many battles.

Nurhachi's "Seven Hatreds" fully mobilized the resentment of the soldiers, so Manchurian fought fiercely, treating the Han people as if they were enemies.

After all, for the low-level soldiers, no one wants to fight, no one wants to die on the battlefield, so they may retreat when they fight.

But if we give them a reason, tell them how the enemy is bullying us, or if we are on the side of reason, and we are fighting according to the mandate of heaven, God is on our side.

In this way, the morale of the soldiers will definitely be boosted, and they will fight to the death, so that the war will go smoothly.

Therefore, in ancient times, the name of righteousness was definitely an important condition.

Not only in ancient times, but also in later generations. It's like the anti-fighter Qichuan Army, "the internal war is like a worm, and the external war is like a dragon".

National hatred and family hatred are in themselves the greatest righteous name. As a result, they are not afraid of death, carrying a banner with the word "death", holding the most rudimentary and worst weapons, and daring to fight to the death with the Japanese invaders.

The Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia were competing with each other for this righteous title, in order to give the soldiers below a reason to go to war.

Both sides blame each other, but neither side is prevented from continuing to mobilize for war.

Han Qi, Zhang Fangping, and Zhang Kang soon arrived in Shaanxi and began to mobilize the entire Shaanxi Road.

Because Qin Fenglu's army was stationed in Lanzhou, after Li Yuanhao conquered Huangzhou, he occupied the mouth of the river, that is, the junction of Huangshui and the Yellow River, and sat back and watched the reaction of the Great Song Dynasty.

Because Li Yuanhao knew that there were only two roads in front of the Great Song Dynasty now, one was to go west to fight Huangzhou, and the other was to go north to play Wei to save Zhao.

No matter which way it goes, he will fall into Li Yuanhao's traps and traps, so he is not worried.

And just when the two sides were in full swing preparing to start a war, at this moment, in the Liao State, which is far away in the northeast, it is a different situation.

Yelu Zongzhen suddenly hunted east and arrived in Shenyang Mansion in Tokyo, Liao.

In the palace of Shenyang Mansion, Yelu Zongzhen wore a felt hat and a wide fur robe, looking graceful and luxurious.

After the autumn of July, the temperature in the northeast began to drop a lot, and the nights became quite cold, so he also gave up the silk coat of the Song Dynasty worn in summer and chose the fur coat often worn by the Liao people.

There are still a few tall figures standing in front of Yelu Zongzhen, these people look quite strange, all of their heads are shaved, except for the sideburns on the sides and forehead, which are tied into two long braids and left, which is a bit similar to the traditional hairstyle of the Liao people, but not as thick as the braids of the Liao people.

The man in the front also wore a small felt hat, a white linen coat on the top, a large collared robe with suede on the inside, black velvet trousers with tied legs, and round boots on his feet. The whole person reveals a fierce temperament, and he is quite capable of dressing.

He bowed to Yelu Zongzhen with Liao salute and said, "Minister, Wu Gu Nai, see Your Majesty!" ”

This person is Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguta's grandfather Wanyan Wugunai, his now eight-year-old second son Wanyan Impeachment Libo is Wanyan Aguta's father, and the Jurchens can rise from his hands to grow stronger and stronger.

Yelu Zongzhen naturally didn't know that Wanyan Wugunai's grandson would destroy his Da Liao in the future, so when he saw Wanyan Wugunai, he nodded slightly and said, "Well, sit down." ”

He has a good attitude towards Wanyan Wugunai, because now all the tribes of the Jurchens are attached to Wanyan Shixian and are hostile to their Liao State. Only Wanyan Wugunai defected to the Liao State, which made him quite happy, so this time he immediately summoned him to come over to meet.

Wanyan Wugunai and several high-ranking officials of his tribe sat aside, and then Wanyan Wugunai said a little nervously: "The minister didn't expect that His Majesty would come over in person, which flattered the minister. ”

"Huh."

Yelu Zongzhen naturally wouldn't tell him that if it was just a small rebellion of the birth of a Jurchen, he would at most send troops to surrender, and this time he came over for Goryeo.

So he just smiled, and then said: "This time, Wanyan Shixian cut off the Eagle Road, which made many people dissatisfied in the country, I naturally want to go in person, but I want to see how capable this Wanyan Shixian is, and he dares to go against me!" ”

Wanyan Wugunai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is here, Wanyan Shixian will naturally be arrested obediently, but the minister thinks that there is no need for Your Majesty to make a big move. ”

"Oh?"

Yelu Zongzhen became interested, and asked with a smile: "This person is arrogant and domineering, I plan to personally recruit to deter the tribes, listen to your meaning, do you seem to have any way to solve it quickly?" ”

"I can't talk about solving it, it's just that the minister is thinking, Shi Xian is perverse, but after all, he doesn't dare to go against Da Liao, so the minister has a plan, especially after His Majesty arrives in person, the minister feels very sure that he can deal with him without fighting."

"Tell me about it."

"The minister thinks that since His Majesty has come to Tokyo in person, it is better to order Shi Xian to come to Shenyang Mansion immediately to explain to His Majesty, and when the time comes, His Majesty will directly capture him, kill or exile, and it will be decided by His Majesty, and from then on, the woman will be able to obey."

"Will he obediently obey?"

"If he does not listen, His Majesty's army will march out, and the tribes will be terrified."

Wanyan Wugunai immediately said: "What's more, the minister still has a slight reputation among the female straights, if the minister is divided among them, then the big thing can be decided." ”

"Okay."

After hearing this, Yelu Zong really felt that there was no problem, so he said: "If this is the case, if you can capture Shi Xian without much effort, I will give you the female straight festival envoy!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wanyan Wugunai's heart was full of joy.

The Jurchen tribe was divided into its own, and his father's tribe was only a part of it.

Because Wanyan Wugunai's father, Wanyan Shilu, had always believed in a pro-Liao policy, he was named Da Tiyin by the Liao State, and became the titular chief of the Jurchen tribes.

However, the Jurchen tribes have always been "no deed, no constraints, no rules to follow, living in a remote place, not subordinate to each other, cannibalism, and competing for their own strengths", so they did not obey Wanyan Shilu at all, and even almost killed Wanyan Shilu.

After that, Wanyan Shilu fought everywhere for a long time, crusading against the tribes that were not subordinate to all sides, causing many Jurchen tribes to become more and more dissatisfied with him.

Among them, Wanyan Shixian had a grudge against Wanyan Shilu, and after Wanyan Shilu's death, the body was taken away by Wanyan Shixian, so Wanyan Wugunai hated him to the bone, but because Wanyan Shixian was powerful, he never dared to make a move.

Now that the Liao State is willing to support him, Wanyan Wugu Nai can avenge his father with the help of the Liao State's strength, and the other is to strengthen his own power with the help of the Liao State's strength, once he annexes Wanyan Shixian's Wulin Dabu, then his tribe will become the strongest tribe in the Jurchens.

In this way, it was only natural that his tribe would go strong from then on.

In fact, this is also true.

In history, Wanyan Wugunai designed Shi Xian to be exiled by the Liao State and annexed Shi Xian's tribe.

As a result, although his betrayal of the Jurchens made the Jurchen tribes even more disgusted, he became stronger because of his annexation of Wanyan Shixian's Wulin Dabu.

In addition, the Jurchen tribes fought separately and were not united at all, which led to the continuous annexation of the rest of the Jurchen tribes by Wanyan Wugunai and his successor, Wanyan Impeachment Libo, and by the time of Wanyan Aguta, the Jurchens basically completed the unification.

Since then, Wanyan Aguta has the foundation to destroy the Liao State and finally establish a powerful Jin Dynasty.

At that moment, Yelu Zongzhen sent someone to immediately order Shi Xian to come to Tokyo according to Wanyan Wugunai's strategy, and after Wanyan Wugunai returned, Shi Xian and the leaders of the Jurchen tribes were really meeting to discuss this matter.

The Jurchen tribes mainly have two camps, pro-Liao and traitorous Liao, Wanyan Wugunai is the leader of the pro-Liao camp, and Shi Xian is the boss of the rebel Liao camp.

The rebel Liao camp is very strong, because the Jurchen tribes are unrestrained and do not want to be enslaved by the Liao State, so in the face of the blackmail of the Liao State for many years, they have always resisted constantly, and various uprisings are frequent.

However, the military strength of the Liao State has been strengthened in recent years, and in addition to the Jurchens, many other ethnic groups, such as the rebellions of the Mengwu, Bohai, and Murowei tribes, were quickly pacified by the Liao, so the Jurchens were still full of reverence for the powerful Liao State.

This time, Yelu Sect was really close, and Wanyan Wugunai was sowing discord in it, and many Jurchen tribes thought that as long as Shi Xian explained in the past and found a reason to prevaricate, he should be able to get away with it.

So everyone agreed to let Shi Xian go to Shenyang Mansion to meet Yelu Zongzhen in person, after all, the people who went to Liao were not the chiefs of the tribes, and they had nothing to do with them.

Although Shi Xian didn't want to agree, because everyone agreed, he couldn't support it alone, and in the end he could only reluctantly cope with it. In his mind, anyway, he just cut off the Eagle Road, and there was no open rebellion, so the Liao side should not do anything to him.

But what Shi Xian never expected was that as soon as he arrived in Shenyang Mansion, he was immediately taken down, and then exiled to Mongolia in the northwest of Liao, and disappeared without a word since then.

As soon as he didn't see it, the Wulin Da Department had no leader, and the Liao State canonized Wanyan Wugunai as the female direct tribe festival envoy, and the position was still above the Great Tiyin, even in the Liao State, it belonged to a high-ranking feudal official, and Wanyan Wugunai annexed the Wulin Da Department.

At this time, the Jurchen tribes immediately realized that Shi Xian had been calculated by Wanyan Wugunai, and for his naked betrayal of the Jurchen tribe and his own nation, the tribes were angry for a while and full of contempt for him.

But either way, this has become an established fact. The tribes did not dare to be enemies of the Liao State, so they could only pinch their noses and admit it.

In the midst of this turmoil, the Liao State reorganized its soldiers and horses, and in August, it recruited some soldiers from the Wanyan tribes, led by Wanyan Ugunai, and officially went south and began to approach Goryeo.

(End of chapter)